10-K 1 10-K DOCUMENT CONFORMED COPY SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ----------------------- FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 1994 ----------------------- REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Commission File Number 0-15734 Michigan 38-2604669 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 1070 East Main Street, Owosso, Michigan 48867 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code (517) 725-7337 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $5.00 par value (Title of Class) 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, and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes X No ----- ------ Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein and will not be contained, to the best of registrant's 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. [ ] Aggregate market value of the voting stock (which consists solely of shares of Common Stock) held by non-affiliates of the registrant as of February 1, 1995, based on the last reported sale price on that date of $10.125 of the registrant's Common Stock outstanding: $134,165,980. Number of shares of the registrant's Common Stock outstanding as of March 10, 1995: 15,115,948 DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE PART II: Certain portions of the registrant's Annual Report to Shareholders for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1994. PART III: Certain portions of the registrant's definitive Proxy Statement in connection with the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the registrant to be held on April 26, 1995. PART I Item 1. BUSINESS General Republic Bancorp Inc. (the "Company") is a bank holding company headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan which offers retail, commercial and mortgage banking services through its bank subsidiary, Republic Bank, and its savings bank subsidiary, Republic Savings Bank ("Republic Savings"), formerly Horizon Savings Bank, and mortgage banking services through its non-depository mortgage banking subsidiaries, Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. ("Republic Mortgage"), Market Street Mortgage Corporation ("Market Street") and CUB Funding Corporation ("CUB Funding"). The Company's mortgage banking services include the origination or purchase, short-term funding, sale and servicing of residential first mortgage loans, and the purchase and sale of servicing rights associated with such loans. At December 31, 1994, the Company had consolidated total assets of $1.4 billion, total deposits of $819 million and shareholders' equity of $118 million. For the year ended December 31, 1994, the Company reported net income of $15.7 million versus $23.2 million for 1993 and originated or purchased $2.8 billion of residential mortgage loans versus $4.9 billion for the prior year. At December 31, 1994, the Company had a mortgage loan servicing portfolio of $4.7 billion. The Company's current operating strategy is to grow its mortgage banking fee income and related interest income while managing its liquidity needs and the interest rate risks of its balance sheet. The Company's mortgage banking operations earn origination and loan servicing fees and typically sell their mortgage loan originations into the secondary market. Between the time the Company funds its mortgage loans and their delivery into the secondary market, the mortgage loans are held for sale. The Company can thereby, in effect, earn long-term interest rates on short-term investments while minimizing interest rate risk. Consistent with a strategy of managing interest rate risk, the Company typically securitizes and sells all long-term fixed-rate mortgages and retains a portion of variable rate and short-term fixed-rate mortgages. The growth of the Company's residential mortgage origination business has been funded primarily with Republic Bank's and Republic Savings' retail deposits and short-term borrowings, and the mortgage subsidiaries' warehousing lines of credit. On November 1, 1994, pursuant to an agreement with Home Funding, Inc. of Hopewell Junction, New York, the Company's subsidiary, Republic Mortgage, purchased the assets and mortgage origination network of Home Funding, Inc. The purchase included the acquisition of Home Funding's $130 million mortgage servicing portfolio. The total purchase price was approximately $2.5 million, of which $1.2 million was attributable to goodwill. The purchased assets and results of operations of Home Funding, Inc. are included in the consolidated financial statements from November 1, 1994, the effective date of the acquisition. -1- Mortgage Banking The Company originates residential mortgage loans through 78 retail offices located in Michigan, Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Texas, Virginia and Washington and through its wholesale operations. The Company's wholesale operations are conducted from 8 offices (one each in Michigan, Arizona, Iowa and Oregon and four in California), and involve the purchase of residential loans from approximately 200 participating correspondent institutions and brokers. Each retail office is responsible for processing loan applications and preparing loan documentation. Residential loans purchased through the wholesale operation are processed and prepared by the correspondent institutions and brokers. Quality control personnel then review loans to be purchased through the wholesale operation using certain verification procedures. Loan applications are then evaluated by the underwriting departments of either the Company's mortgage or banking subsidiaries for compliance with the Company's underwriting criteria, including loan to value ratios, borrower qualifications and required insurance. The substantial majority of the loans are conventional mortgage loans which are secured by residential properties and comply with the requirements for sale to, or conversion to mortgage-backed securities issued by, the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA") or the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC"). The Company also originates Federal Housing Administration ("FHA") insured and Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA") guaranteed mortgage loans for sale in the form of modified pass-through mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the Government National Mortgage Association ("GNMA"). The residential loans originated or purchased by the Company are funded by either: (1) Republic Bank or Republic Savings retail deposits or short-term funding sources such as Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") Advances or reverse repurchase agreements; (2) Republic Mortgage through borrowings under a $20 million warehousing line of credit with NBD Bank, N.A.; (3) Market Street through borrowings under a $75 million warehousing line of credit with G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc and Cooper River Funding Inc; or (4) CUB Funding through borrowings under a $16 million warehousing line of credit with The Prudential Home Mortgage Company, Inc. While some variable rate residential loans may be retained by Republic Bank and Republic Savings, the majority of all residential loans are held for a short period of time (generally less than 60 days) and are then sold to secondary market investors either directly or by pooling them and selling the resulting mortgage-backed securities. Such residential loans and mortgage-backed securities are typically sold without recourse to the Company in the event of default by the borrowers. To minimize the interest rate risk, the Company obtains purchase commitments from investors prior to funding the loans. -2- When the Company sells the residential loans it has originated or purchased, it may either retain or sell the rights to service those loans and to receive the related fees. While there is an active market for selling servicing rights (which are generally valued in relation to the present value of the anticipated cash flow generated by the servicing rights), the aggregation of a servicing portfolio can also create a substantial continuing source of income. Republic Mortgage, Market Street and CUB Funding receive servicing fees ranging generally from 25 to 45 basis points per annum on their respective servicing portfolios. Commercial and Retail Banking The Company's bank subsidiary, Republic Bank, is a Michigan chartered bank which engages in the business of commercial banking and exercises the powers of a full service commercial bank with the exception of trust services. See "Regulation." Republic Bank operates in six distinct market areas in Michigan. At December 31, 1994, the subsidiary bank had assets of $801 million, deposits of $608 million, and 25 offices. The Company's savings bank subsidiary, Republic Savings Bank, is an Ohio chartered savings bank which engages in the business and exercises the powers of a savings bank. See "Regulation." Republic Savings operates primarily in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area and at December 31, 1994, had assets of $407 million, deposits of $217 million and 11 offices. Republic Bank and Republic Savings offer checking, savings and time deposits, loans to individuals, commercial enterprises and governmental agencies, installment credit to consumers and small businesses, and other banking services. While Republic Bank's and Republic Savings' lending activities focus primarily on residential real estate mortgages, they also emphasize loans to small and medium-sized businesses through the Small Business Administration ("SBA"). The Company's general policy is to originate SBA-secured loans or real estate secured commercial loans with loan to value ratios of 70% or less. Republic Bank and Republic Savings target that segment of the banking market which is interested in personalized service for their deposits. The deposits are primarily retail deposits from within their market areas. At December 31, 1994, the subsidiaries' combined interest-bearing deposits comprised 85% of total deposits, and time deposits of $100,000 or more comprised 24% of interest-bearing deposits. Revenues The principal sources of revenue for the Company are interest income and fees on loans and mortgage banking income. On a consolidated basis, interest and fees on loans accounted for approximately 35%, 39% and 52% of total revenues in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. Non-interest income, primarily consisting of mortgage banking income (i.e., gain on sales of mortgage loans and mortgage servicing rights, origination fee income and mortgage loan servicing fees, net of amortization), gain on sale of securities, and service charges accounted for approximately 49%, 54% and 33% of total revenues in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. -3- Interest income from securities, money market investments and interest earning deposits accounted for approximately 16%, 7% and 15% of total revenues during 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. For further information, see the Company's financial statements incorporated herein by reference. Competition The Company is subject to and has faced increasing competition from other banking and non-banking institutions in attempting to negotiate bank and mortgage bank-related acquisitions. Under Michigan and Ohio law, bank holding companies located in other states having appropriate reciprocal legislation are also allowed to acquire Michigan or Ohio banking institutions, respectively. Effective September 29, 1995, under certain circumstances bank holding companies in other States will be allowed to acquire Michigan or Ohio banking institutions without regard to State law reciprocity requirements. See "Recently Enacted and Proposed Legislation". Generally, larger banking institutions have greater resources to use in making acquisitions and higher lending limits than the Company's bank or savings bank subsidiaries or any banking institution that the Company could acquire. Such institutions can perform certain functions for their customers which the Company or its subsidiary bank or savings bank may not offer. The principal factors in the markets for deposits and loans are interest rates paid and charged. Republic Bank and Republic Savings compete for deposits by offering depositors a variety of savings accounts, checking accounts, convenient office locations and other miscellaneous services. The Company competes for loans through the efficiency and quality of the services it provides to borrowers, real estate brokers and home builders. The Company seeks to compete for mortgages primarily on the basis of customer service including prompt underwriting decisions and funding of loans and by offering a variety of loan programs as well as competitive interest rates. Regulation Bank holding companies, banks and savings banks are subject to extensive regulation under both federal and state law. To the extent the following material describes statutory and regulatory provisions, it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statutory and regulatory provisions. A change in applicable law or regulation could have a material effect on the business of the Company. 1. Bank Holding Company The Company, as a bank holding company, is regulated under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended ("BHC Act"), and is subject to the supervision of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Federal Reserve Board"). The Company is registered as a bank holding company with the Federal Reserve Board and is required to file with the Federal Reserve Board an annual report and such additional information as the Federal Reserve Board may require pursuant to the BHC Act. The Federal Reserve Board may also make inspections and examinations of the Company and its subsidiaries. -4- Under the BHC Act, bank holding companies such as the Company are prohibited, with certain limited exceptions, from engaging in activities other than those of banking or of managing or controlling banks and from acquiring or retaining direct or indirect ownership or control of voting shares or assets of any company which is not a bank or bank holding company, other than subsidiary companies furnishing services to or performing services for its subsidiaries, and other subsidiaries engaged in activities which the Federal Reserve Board determines to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto. Under the BHC Act, bank holding companies may not (subject to certain limited exceptions) directly or indirectly acquire the ownership or control of more than 5% of any class of voting shares or substantially all of the assets of any company, including a bank or bank holding company, without the prior written approval of the Federal Reserve Board. The BHC Act prohibits the Federal Reserve Board (subject to certain limited exceptions) from approving the acquisition, by a bank holding company such as the Company, the principal banking operations of which are conducted in one state, of control of a bank or bank holding company conducting its principal banking operations in another state, unless the statutory laws of the state in which the principal banking operations of the bank holding company or bank to be acquired are conducted explicitly authorize such an acquisition. Effective September 29, 1995, the BHC Act will no longer prevent the Federal Reserve Board from approving the acquisition of a bank because of contrary State law. See "Recently Enacted and Proposed Legislation." Under existing Michigan law and with the approval of the Commissioner of the Michigan Financial Institutions Bureau, a Michigan- based bank or bank holding company (such as the Company) may be acquired by a bank holding company located in any state, if the laws of such state would grant Michigan-based banks or bank holding companies the right to acquire one or more banks or bank holding companies located in such state under conditions which are not unduly restrictive. Under the Michigan statute, the Commissioner of the Michigan Financial Institutions Bureau must not approve any such transaction without first determining among other things that the other state's law satisfies the reciprocity requirement imposed by the Michigan statute. Most states have adopted legislation that permits out-of-state bank holding companies to acquire local banks and bank holding companies subject, in most cases, to reciprocity requirements. Under Federal Reserve Board policy, the Company is expected to act as a source of financial strength to Republic Bank and Republic Savings and to commit resources to support them. This support may be required at times when, in the absence of such Federal Reserve Board policy, the Company would not otherwise be required to provide it. -5- Under Michigan law, if the capital of a Michigan state chartered bank (such as Republic Bank) has become impaired by losses or otherwise, the Commissioner of the Michigan Financial Institutions Bureau may require that the deficiency in capital be met by assessment upon the bank's shareholders pro rata on the amount of capital stock held by each, and if any such assessment is not paid by any shareholder within 30 days of the date of mailing of notice thereof to such shareholder, cause the sale of the stock of such shareholder to pay such assessment and the costs of sale of such stock. The Commissioner may appoint a receiver for any bank failing for two months after receiving such notice from the Commissioner either to restore its capital or to take steps to liquidate its business. Any capital loans by a bank holding company to a subsidiary bank are subordinate in right of payment to deposits and to certain other indebtedness of such subsidiary bank. In the event of a bank holding company's bankruptcy, any commitment by the bank holding company to a federal bank regulatory agency to maintain the capital of a subsidiary bank will be assumed by the bankruptcy trustee and entitled to a priority of payment. This priority would apply to guarantees of capital plans under the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 ("FDICIA"). The Federal Reserve Board has adopted capital adequacy guidelines to provide a framework for supervisory evaluation of the capital adequacy of bank holding companies. The guidelines measure four principal ratios: (1) primary capital to total assets; (2) total capital to total assets; (3) qualifying capital to weighted-risk assets; and (4) Tier 1 capital to total assets. Primary capital consists of common stock, certain amounts of perpetual preferred stock, surplus (excluding surplus related to limited-life preferred stock), undivided profits, capital reserves, allowance for loan and lease losses, certain types and amounts of convertible debt instruments, and minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries. Total capital consists of primary capital plus certain limited-life preferred stock (and related surplus), certain unsecured long-term debt, and certain subordinated notes and debentures. Total assets for purposes of ratios (1) and (2) consist of total assets plus the allowance for loan and lease losses, all measured at the end of appropriate fiscal periods. For purposes of ratio (3), weighted-risk assets consist of total risk-adjusted assets (as described below) less the amount of assets not included in qualifying capital (as described below), all measured at the end of appropriate fiscal periods. For purposes of ratio (4), total assets consist of quarterly average total assets (net of the allowance for loan and lease losses) less (i) goodwill, (ii) excess purchased mortgage servicing rights and purchased credit card relationships, (iii) all other intangibles, (iv) investments in subsidiaries deducted from Tier 1 capital, and (v) excess deferred tax assets realizable only from future taxable income. -6- The Federal Reserve Board measures ratios (3) and (4) pursuant to its risk-based capital adequacy guidelines. These guidelines are intended to make regulatory capital requirements more sensitive to the risk profile of each bank holding company, to factor off-balance-sheet exposures into capital adequacy assessment, to minimize disincentives to holding liquid, low-risk assets, and to further uniformity of capital measurement on a worldwide basis. Under the risk-based guidelines, qualifying capital is measured against a bank holding company's total risk-adjusted assets. Each asset on the balance sheet, as well as a balance sheet equivalent amount of certain contingent liabilities that are off-balance-sheet, is assigned to a broad risk category, ranging from zero to 100%. The sum of these risk-weighted items is the bank holding company's risk-based assets. Effective March 22, 1995, the Federal Reserve Board has reduced the regulatory capital requirement for certain recourse obligations resulting from asset transfers to reflect the maximum contractual liability of the bank holding company under the recourse agreement. This change was mandated by the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 (the "Riegle Act"). See "Recently Enacted and Proposed Legislation". Qualifying capital consists of Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital less (i) aggregate investments in banking or finance subsidiaries which are not consolidated for financial accounting or regulatory purposes and in certain other subsidiaries to the extent designated by the Federal Reserve Board, and (ii) aggregate reciprocal holdings of capital instruments of other banking organizations. Tier 1 capital must comprise at least 4% of risk-adjusted assets and consists of common stock, related surplus, retained earnings, net of any treasury stock, certain amounts of qualifying cumulative and noncumulative perpetual preferred stock (including related surplus) and certain minority interests in equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, less goodwill, and effective April 1, 1995, deferred tax assets realizable only from future taxable income, other than the amount of such assets not exceeding the lesser of the Company's projected taxable income within one year of the relevant quarter-end report date or 10% of Tier 1 capital (net of goodwill and intangible assets other than purchased mortgage servicing rights and purchased credit card relationships but before any disallowed deferred tax assets are deducted), and generally all identifiable intangibles other than readily marketable purchased mortgage servicing rights and purchased credit card relationships, each valued by the bank holding company at least quarterly at the lesser of 90% of their fair market value or 100% of their book value, in an aggregate amount not exceeding 50% of Tier 1 capital (net of goodwill and all identifiable intangible assets other than such purchased mortgage servicing rights and purchased credit card relationships), with a separate sublimit of 25% of Tier 1 capital for purchased credit card relationships. Tier 2 capital, which may be included in qualifying total capital in an amount not exceeding 100% of Tier 1 capital (net of goodwill and other identifiable intangibles required to be deducted from Tier 1 capital), consists of certain amounts of the reserve for loan and lease losses, perpetual preferred stock and related surplus, certain types -7- of hybrid capital instruments and mandatory convertible debt instruments, and certain types and amounts of term subordinated debt and intermediate-term preferred stock (including related surplus). After extended consideration of Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 115 (relating to valuation of investments in debt and equity securities), in December 1994, the Federal Reserve Board determined to adhere to longstanding supervisory practice by generally not recognizing unrealized appreciation or depreciation of such assets in capital ratio calculations. Unrealized net losses on marketable equity securities will, however, continue to be deducted from Tier 1 capital. Under current regulations, the following minimums are prescribed for the capital adequacy ratios: (1) primary capital to total assets, 5.5%; (2) total capital to total assets, 6.0%; (3) qualifying capital (Tier 1 plus Tier 2) to risk-weighted assets, 8.0%; and (4) Tier 1 capital to total assets, 3.0% to 5.0%. The Federal Reserve Board has published for public comment two proposed changes to its capital adequacy regulations for bank holding companies. If adopted, these proposals would, respectively, (i) change the conversion factors currently applied to calculate the potential future exposure resulting from certain derivatives contracts and permit a reduction in potential future exposure for certain such transactions which are subject to qualifying bilateral netting arrangements, and (ii) implement lower regulatory capital requirements for qualifying recourse transfers of small business loans and leases, as required by the Riegle Act. The comment periods on these proposals expired on October 21, 1994, and February 27, 1995, respectively. FDICIA requires the federal bank regulatory agencies biennially to review risk-based capital standards to ensure that they adequately address interest rate risk, concentration of credit risk and risks from non-traditional activities and, since adoption of the Riegle Act, to do so taking into account the size and activities of depository institutions and the avoidance of undue reporting burdens. See "Recently Enacted and Proposed Legislation." Effective January 17, 1995, the Federal depository institution regulatory agencies adopted regulations identifying concentrations of credit risk and risks arising from nontraditional activities as important factors to consider in assessing an institution's overall capital adequacy. The agencies have not yet adopted final regulations concerning interest rate risk. 2. Bank Subsidiaries The Company's commercial bank subsidiary, Republic Bank, is subject to regulation and examination primarily by the Michigan Financial Institutions Bureau. The Company's savings bank subsidiary, Republic Savings, is subject to regulation and examination primarily by the Ohio Superintendent of Savings Banks. As insured state banks, Republic Bank and Republic Savings are also subject to regulation and examination by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"). -8- These agencies and federal and state law extensively regulate various aspects of the banking business including, among other things, permissible types and amounts of loans, investments and other activities, capital adequacy, branching, interest rates on loans and on deposits, the maintenance of non-interest bearing reserves on deposit accounts, and the safety and soundness of banking practices. As insured banks, Republic Bank and Republic Savings are subject to uniform real estate lending regulations adopted by the Federal depository institution regulatory agencies. These regulations require each institution to adopt comprehensive and appropriate real estate lending policies, including underwriting standards and measurable loan to value ratios which are consistent with safe and sound banking practice, and documentation, approval and administration standards, all of which are reviewed and approved annually by the institution's board of directors. The regulations provide specific guidance on loan to value ratios which are acceptable, ranging from a maximum of 65% for loans secured by raw land up to 85% for loans secured by 1-4 family residential construction or improved property. Although no maximum is prescribed for home equity or 1-4 family permanent mortgage loans, the regulations indicate that such loans equal to or in excess of a 90% ratio would be expected to be supported by private mortgage insurance or readily marketable collateral. The FDIC imposes capital adequacy guidelines on Republic Bank and Republic Savings. Subject to certain variations and exceptions, these guidelines are generally similar to those of the Federal Reserve Board discussed above with respect to bank holding companies. Banking laws and regulations also restrict transactions by insured banks owned by a bank holding company, including loans to and certain purchases from the parent holding company, non-bank and bank subsidiaries of the parent holding company, principal shareholders, officers, directors and their affiliates, and investments by the subsidiary bank in the shares or securities of the parent holding company (or of any other non-bank or bank affiliates), and acceptance of such shares or securities as collateral security for loans to any borrower. The bank's regulators also review other payments, such as management fees, made by the subsidiary bank to affiliated companies. The Company's bank subsidiaries are also subject to legal limitations on the frequency and amount of dividends that can be paid to the Company. A Michigan state bank may not declare a cash dividend or a dividend in kind except out of net profits then on hand after deducting all losses and bad debts, and then only if it will have a surplus amounting to not less than 20% of its capital after the payment of the dividend. Moreover, a Michigan state bank may not declare or pay any cash dividend or dividend in kind until the cumulative dividends on its preferred stock, if any, have been paid in full. Further, if the surplus of a Michigan state bank is at any time less than the amount of its capital, before the declaration of a cash dividend or dividend in kind, it must transfer to surplus not less than 10% of its net profits for the preceding half-year (in the case of quarterly or semi-annual dividends) or the preceding two consecutive half-year periods (in the case of annual dividends). -9- An Ohio savings bank must pay all its expenses each year only out of its gross earnings. Only after provision has been made for the payment of such expenses, interest, and the maintenance of a reserve for absorption of bad debts and other losses and other net worth accounts at levels required by Ohio law and regulations of the Ohio Superintendent of Savings Banks, may an Ohio savings bank declare and pay dividends. Such dividends may be declared and paid out of current earnings and undivided profits. The payment of dividends by the Company and its bank subsidiaries is also affected by various regulatory requirements and policies, such as the requirement to maintain adequate capital above regulatory guidelines. The "prompt corrective action" provisions of FDICIA impose further restrictions on the payment of dividends by insured banks which fail to meet specified capital levels and, in some cases, their parent bank holding companies. FDICIA establishes five capital categories, and the federal depository institution regulators, as directed by FDICIA, have adopted, effective December 19, 1992, and subject to certain exceptions, the following minimum requirements for each of such categories:
Total Tier 1 Risk-Based Risk-Based Leverage Capital Ratio Capital Ratio Ratio Well capitalized 10% or above 6% or above 5% or above Adequately capitalized 8% or above 4% or above 4% or above Undercapitalized Less than 8% Less than 4% Less than 4% Significantly undercapitalized Less than 6% Less than 3% Less than 3% Critically undercapitalized __ __ A ratio of tangible equity to total assets of 2% or less
Subject to certain exceptions, these capital ratios are generally determined on the basis of periodic Reports of Condition and Income ("Call Reports") submitted by each depository institution and the reports of examination by each institution's appropriate federal depository institution regulatory agency. FDICIA generally prohibits a depository institution from making any capital distribution (including payment of a dividend) or paying any management fee to its holding company if the depository institution would thereafter be undercapitalized. -10- The FDIC may prevent an insured bank from paying dividends if the bank is in default of payment of any assessment due to the FDIC. In addition, payment of dividends by a bank may be prevented by the applicable federal regulatory authority if such payment is determined, by reason of the financial condition of such bank, to be an unsafe and unsound banking practice. The Federal Reserve Board has issued a policy statement providing that bank holding companies and insured banks should generally only pay dividends out of current operating earnings. These regulations and restrictions may limit the Company's ability to obtain funds from its subsidiaries for its cash needs, including funds for acquisitions, payment of dividends and interest and the payment of operating expenses. Republic Bank is subject to FDIC deposit insurance assessments paid to the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF"). Republic Savings is subject to FDIC deposit insurance assessments paid to the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF"). Pursuant to FDICIA, the FDIC has implemented a risk-based assessment scheme. Under this arrangement, each depository institution is assigned to one of nine categories (based upon three categories of capital adequacy and three categories of perceived risk to the applicable insurance fund). The deposit insurance assessment ranges from 23 basis points for well-capitalized institutions displaying little risk, to 31 basis points for undercapitalized institutions displaying high risk. In February, 1995, the FDIC published for comment a proposed rule which would automatically reduce the insurance premium assessments for BIF-insured institutions in all but the worst assessment risk classification when the BIF reaches the mandated reserve ratio. Under the proposal's new schedule, insurance premium assessments for BIF-insured banks would range from 4 basis points to 31 basis points. Because of continued underfunding of the SAIF, the FDIC has proposed no change to the existing insurance assessment for SAIF-insured banks (such as Republic Savings). The comment period expires April 17, 1995. In addition, in October, 1994, the FDIC issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking to redefine the deposit insurance assessment base. The comment period expired on February 2, 1995. There can be no assurance whether, or in what form, either of these regulatory proposals will be finally adopted. The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 ("FIRREA") provides for cross-guarantees of the liabilities of insured depository institutions pursuant to which any insured bank subsidiary of a holding company may be required to reimburse the FDIC for any loss incurred or reasonably anticipated to be incurred by the FDIC after August 9, 1989 in connection with a default of any of such holding company's other insured subsidiary banks or from assistance provided to such other subsidiaries in danger of default. This right of recovery by the FDIC generally is superior to any claim of the shareholders of the depository institution that is liable or any affiliate of such institution. The bank and savings bank subsidiaries of the Company are subject to such cross-guarantees. -11- Among other things, FDICIA requires the federal depository institution regulators to take prompt corrective action in respect of depository institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. The scope and degree of regulatory intervention is linked to the capital category to which a depository institution is assigned. A depository institution may be reclassified to a lower category than is indicated by its capital position if the appropriate federal depository institution regulatory agency determines the institution to be otherwise in an unsafe or unsound condition or to be engaged in an unsafe or unsound practice. This could include a failure by the institution, following receipt of a less-than-satisfactory rating on its most recent examination report, to correct the deficiency. Among other things, undercapitalized depository institutions are subject to growth limitations and are required to submit capital restoration plans. A depository institution's holding company must guarantee a capital restoration plan, up to an amount equal to the lesser of 5% of the depository institution's assets at the time it becomes undercapitalized or the amount of the capital deficiency when the institution fails to comply with the plan. The Federal depository institution agencies may not accept a capital plan without determining, among other things, that the plan is based on realistic assumptions and is likely to succeed in restoring the depository institution's capital. If a depository institution fails to submit an acceptable plan, or fails in any material respect to implement an approved plan, it is treated as if it is significantly undercapitalized. In addition to these restrictions applicable to undercapitalized institutions, significantly undercapitalized depository institutions may be subject to a number of requirements and restrictions, including orders to sell sufficient voting stock to become adequately capitalized, reduce total assets, make changes in management personnel, prohibit payment of dividends by its parent holding company, and require such holding company to divest or liquidate any affiliate of the institution under certain circumstances. Subject to certain exceptions, critically undercapitalized depository institutions are required to be placed in conservatorship or receivership, generally within 90 days. The FDIC is further required by FDICIA to establish the BIF and SAIF deposit insurance assessment rates, respectively, at a level which will maintain, or restore over a period of not more than 15 years, the mandated reserve ratios of 1.25%. In February, 1995, the FDIC published projections indicating that the BIF would reach the mandated reserve ratio by July 31, 1995. The FDIC does not expect the SAIF to reach the mandated reserve ratio until 2002. FDICIA also grants the FDIC the power to impose special deposit insurance assessments in addition to the regular assessments. -12- FDICIA added numerous other provisions, including new accounting, audit and reporting requirements, new regulatory standards in areas such as asset quality, earnings and compensation, and revised regulatory standards for, among other things, powers of state chartered banks, branch closures, and reduction of systemic risk in the payments system. 4. Mortgage Subsidiaries The Company's non-depository mortgage banking subsidiaries, Republic Mortgage, Market Street, and CUB Funding are engaged in the business of originating or purchasing, selling and servicing mortgage loans secured by residential real estate. In the origination of mortgage loans, Republic Mortgage, Market Street and CUB Funding are subject to State usury and licensing laws and to various federal statutes, such as the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Truth in Lending Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, and Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, and the regulations promulgated thereunder, which prohibit discrimination, specify disclosures to be made to borrowers regarding credit and settlement costs, and regulate the mortgage loan servicing activities of such entities, including the maintenance and operation of escrow accounts and the transfer of mortgage loan servicing. The Riegle Act imposed new escrow requirements on depository and non-depository mortgage lenders and servicers under the National Flood Insurance Program. See "Recently Enacted and Proposed Legislation." Republic Mortgage, Market Street and CUB Funding purchase mortgage loans from approved correspondents. In addition to the underwriting done by the correspondent, each of the mortgage companies performs its own underwriting review of the mortgage loans it purchases. Correspondents qualify to participate in Republic Mortgage, Market Street and CUB Funding's wholesale program only after a review of their reputation, mortgage lending experience and financial condition, including a review of references and financial statements. In such activities, the mortgage companies are also subject to applicable usury and other state and federal laws, including various states' licensing statutes. As a seller and servicer of mortgage loans, each of Republic Mortgage, Market Street and CUB Funding is a participant in the secondary mortgage market with some or all of the following: private institutional investors, FNMA, GNMA, FHLMC, VA and FHA. In their dealings with these agencies, Republic Mortgage, Market Street and CUB Funding are subject to various eligibility requirements prescribed by the agencies, including but not limited to net worth, quality control, bonding, financial reporting and compliance reporting requirements. The mortgage loans which they originate and purchase are subject to agency-prescribed procedures, including without limitation inspection and appraisal of properties, maximum loan-to-value ratios, and obtaining credit reports on prospective borrowers. On some types of loans, the agencies prescribe maximum loan amounts, interest rates and fees. When selling mortgage loans to FNMA, FHLMC, GNMA, VA and FHA, each of Republic Mortgage, Market Street and CUB Funding represents and warrants that all such mortgage loans sold by it conform to their requirements. If the -13- mortgage loans sold are found to be non-conforming mortgage loans, such agency may require the seller (i.e., Republic Mortgage, Market Street or CUB Funding) to repurchase the non-conforming mortgage loans. Additionally, FNMA, FHLMC, GNMA, VA and FHA may require Republic Mortgage, Market Street or CUB Funding, respectively, to indemnify them against all losses arising from their failure, respectively, to perform their contractual obligations under the applicable selling or servicing contract. Certain provisions of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, and regulations adopted thereunder may affect the operations and programs of FNMA and FHLMC. See "Recently Enacted and Proposed Legislation." 5. Recently Enacted and Proposed Legislation The Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 ("HCDA") amended (i) the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act ("RESPA") to extend its coverage to loans made to refinance existing residential loans and to residential loans secured by junior liens, and (ii) the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act ("HMDA") to require that covered lenders make a modified form of their mortgage loan application registers available for public inspection on request, and more rapidly make available to the public their mortgage loan disclosure statements. The Federal Reserve Board published final regulations implementing the changes to HMDA on March 11, 1993. The Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD") adopted regulations implementing the extension of RESPA to junior lien and refinancing transactions which became generally effective on August 9, 1994. HUD has also adopted, now effective May 24, 1995 with respect to new mortgage loans (and phased in over a three-year period for existing mortgage loans), detailed regulations governing escrow accounting practices (including mandatory use of the aggregate accounting method) and periodic escrow disclosures by servicers of mortgage loans (including lenders which service the loans they originate). Further, effective June 19, 1995, HUD has adopted regulations under RESPA revising the mortgage servicing transfer disclosure requirements to implement amendments made to the statute by the Riegle Act, and also to exempt mortgage loans secured by subordinate liens and open-end lines of credit secured by first liens from such requirements. Finally, in July, 1994, HUD published for public comment regulations which would (i) prohibit the payment by an employer of fees to its employees calculated as a function of the number or value of referrals of business from the employer to an affiliated entity, (ii) regulate the operation and fees of computer loan origination services, and (iii) expand the scope, and require consumer acknowledgment, of disclosures of business affiliations by mortgage loan service providers which refer customers to affiliated entities. The comment period expired September 14, 1994. -14- HCDA established housing goals for FNMA and FHLMC for low- and moderate-income housing, special affordable housing, and central cities, rural areas, and other underserved areas, each as defined by the Act. Each of FNMA and FHLMC is required to (i) review its underwriting guidelines, (ii) take affirmative steps to assist primary lenders such as the Company in making housing credit available in areas with concentrations of low income and minority families, (iii) collect expanded data from seller servicers on mortgage loans (including race, gender and income of mortgagors), and (iv) assist governmental agencies in investigations of, and take remedial actions against, mortgage lenders violating the Fair Housing Act or Equal Credit Opportunity Act. The Secretary of HUD is required to issue implementing regulations, and to monitor and enforce compliance by FNMA and FHLMC with those goals and provisions. The Secretary of HUD has extended the 1994 housing goals of FNMA and FHLMC to 1995 on an interim basis, pending final action on new goals. In February 1995, the Secretary of HUD published for public comment proposed regulations for FNMA and FHLMC which among other things would establish annual goals, stated as a percentage of the number of dwelling units financed by each agency's mortgage purchases during the year. The aggregate of the goals for the HCDA - established categories for each of FNMA and FHLMC under the proposed regulations are 67% for 1995 and 73% for 1996. The proposal stated the Secretary's intention that accomplishment of these goals should not cause FNMA or FHLMC to reduce the volume of their respective purchases of mortgage loans granted to higher income borrowers. The comment period expires May 2, 1995. HCDA also established the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight ("OFHEO"), a new supervisory authority over FNMA and FHLMC. Among other things, the Director of OFHEO is required to adopt regulations within 18 months of appointment prescribing minimum risk-based capital levels for FNMA and FHLMC, to take supervisory action against such an enterprise which fails to meet required capital levels (including the adoption of a capital restoration plan and restrictions on capital distributions by the enterprise to its shareholders such as the Company), and, in the Director's discretion, to take other supervisory action, including appointment of a conservator for an enterprise which becomes significantly or critically undercapitalized. These provisions are generally subject to phased introduction over the period expiring one year after final adoption of the risk-based capital regulations of the Director. In February 1995, the OFHEO published an advance notice of proposed rule-making, seeking public comment on various issues prior to the publication of proposed rules to implement the foregoing provisions of HCDA. It is not possible to predict the potential impact upon the Company, if any, of compliance by FNMA and FHLMC with the requirements of HCDA and such regulations. -15- As part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, Congress amended the Federal Deposit Insurance Act ("FDIA") to require receivers of failed depository institutions to give priority to depositors over general creditors, subordinated creditors and shareholders when distributing assets of a failed institution. This depositor preference will apply on a nationwide basis. In 1994, the Congress enacted two major pieces of banking legislation, the Riegle Act and the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 (the "Riegle-Neal Act"). The Riegle Act addressed such varied issues as the promotion of economic revitalization of defined urban and rural "qualified distressed communities" through special purpose "Community Development Financial Institutions", the expansion of consumer protection with respect to certain loans secured by a consumer's home and reverse mortgages, and reductions in compliance burdens regarding Currency Transaction Reports, in addition to reform of the National Flood Insurance Program, the promotion of a secondary market for small business loans and leases, and mandating specific changes to reduce regulatory impositions on depository institutions and holding companies. Among other reforms to the National Flood Insurance Program, the Riegle Act requires (i) FNMA and FHLMC to implement procedures reasonably designed to ensure that mortgage loans sold to such agencies and secured by properties located in a special flood hazard area (a "Flood Property") are covered by flood insurance for the full term of the loan, even if the identification of the special flood hazard area occurs after the loan is closed, (ii) that if an escrow account is established by a lender or servicer with respect to a mortgage loan secured by a Flood Property, the escrow must cover flood insurance payments, and (iii) a lender or servicer with respect to a mortgage loan secured by a Flood Property to "force place" flood insurance for such property if the borrower fails to obtain such insurance. The provisions of the Riegle Act described in clauses (i) and (ii) apply to mortgage loans made, increased, extended or renewed after September 23, 1995; the provisions regarding "force placement" of flood insurance took effect on September 23, 1994. The Riegle Act seeks to encourage the development of a secondary market for small business loans and leases by amending the Secondary Mortgage Market Enhancement Act of 1984 to expand the scope of loans eligible for securitization thereunder to include small business loans and leases (subject to the right of any State to opt out within seven years of enactment), and by making such securities legal investments for depository institutions. It further facilitates such securitizations by directing the Federal depository institution regulators to treat transfers of small business loans and leases by depository institutions in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and to limit the capital required to be maintained by such institutions with respect to such transfers to the amount of the institution's contractual recourse liability. -16- The regulatory reform provisions of the Riegle Act require Federal banking agencies to consider burdens and benefits to depository institutions and their customers before imposing new compliance requirements, and in general to make new or amended regulations effective on the first day of a calendar quarter. Each such agency must review and streamline its regulations and policies within two years, and establish an internal administrative appeal procedure for "material supervisory determinations" within six months. The agencies are directed to coordinate their examinations of depository institutions, and to simplify and permit electronic filing of statements of condition (known as Call Reports) by depository institutions. The Act also repealed the requirement of newspaper publication of statements of condition. Among other things, the Riegle Act also (i) modified certain consumer disclosure requirements, (ii) directed the agencies to complete their regulatory review of the Community Reinvestment Act at the earliest practicable time, (iii) modified the FDIA to give the agencies more flexibility in implementing safety and soundness standards, (iv) provided simplified procedures for formation of one-bank bank holding companies, (v) mandated expedited notice procedures to the Federal Reserve Board for bank holding companies to engage in non-banking activities, (vi) reduced the 30-day post-approval waiting period for certain depository institution mergers and bank holding company acquisitions to 15 days under certain circumstances, (vii) eliminated the requirement of prior board of directors' approval of first-mortgage home loans to executive officers of the depository institution and expanded the Federal Reserve Board's authority to provide regulatory exceptions in respect of loans to certain directors and officers of subsidiaries of a bank holding company, and (viii) modified FDICIA by directing the Federal banking agencies to take into account the size and activities of depository institutions, and not to cause undue reporting burdens, in their biennial review of capital adequacy standards. The Riegle-Neal Act will substantially change the geographic constraints applicable to the banking industry. Effective September 29, 1995, the application of a bank holding company located in one State (the "home State") to acquire a bank located in any other State (the "host State") may be approved by the Federal Reserve Board under the BHC Act notwithstanding any prohibition of such acquisition in the law of the host State. The Riegle-Neal Act permits States to require that a target bank have been in operation for a minimum period, up to five years, and to impose non-discriminatory limits on the percentage of the total amount of deposits with insured depository institutions in the State which may be controlled by a single bank or bank holding company. In addition, the new Act imposes Federal deposit concentration limits (10% of nationwide total deposits, and 30% of total deposits in the host State on applications subsequent to the applicant's initial entry to the host State), and adds new statutory conditions to Federal Reserve Board approval, i.e., that the applicant meets or exceeds all applicable Federal regulatory capital standards and is "adequately managed." -17- Also effective September 29, 1995, any bank subsidiary (and, in certain circumstances thrift subsidiary) of a bank holding company may receive deposits to existing accounts, renew time deposits, and close, service and receive payments on (but not disburse proceeds of) loans, as an agent for its depository institution affiliates without being considered a branch of the affiliate under any otherwise applicable law. Such agency activities must be conducted on terms consistent with safe and sound banking practices. The Riegle-Neal Act also authorizes, effective June 1, 1997, the responsible Federal banking agency to approve applications for the interstate acquisition of branches or mergers of depository institutions across State lines without regard to whether such activity is contrary to State law. Any State may, however, by adoption of a non-discriminatory law after September 29, 1994 and before June 1, 1997, either elect to have this provision take effect before June 1, 1997 (as Virginia and Utah have already done) or opt-out of the provision. The effect of opting out is to prevent banks chartered by, or having their main office located in, such State from participating in any interstate branch acquisition or merger. Each State is permitted to prohibit interstate branch acquisitions (i.e., acquisition of a branch without acquisition of the entire target bank), to examine acquired or de novo branches of out-of-State banks with respect to compliance with certain host State laws, and to retain a minimum age requirement of up to five years, a non-discriminatory deposit cap, and non-discriminatory notice or filing requirements. The responsible Federal agency will apply the same Federal concentration limits and capital and management adequacy requirements noted above with respect to BHC Act applications. Branches acquired in a host State by a State-chartered bank will be subject to the activity limits and other laws of the host State to the same extent as a branch of a bank chartered by the host State. Branches acquired in a host State by an out-of-State national bank will be subject to community reinvestment, consumer protection, fair lending and intrastate branching laws of the host State (except to the extent the application of such laws to national banks is preempted by Federal law or is determined by the Comptroller of the Currency to be discriminatory), and to other non-tax laws of the host State to the same extent as branches of a national bank having its main office in the host State. The establishment of de novo branches by an out-of State bank will continue to require express statutory authority under the law of the host State and of the chartering jurisdiction. Among other things, the Riegle-Neal Act also preserves State taxation authority, prohibits the operation by out-of-State banks of interstate branches as deposit production offices, imposes additional notice requirements upon interstate banks proposing to close branch offices in a low or moderate-income area, and creates new Community Reinvestment Act evaluation requirements for interstate depository institutions. The Act mandates new restrictions on interstate activities of foreign banks, and requires public notice of, and opportunity to comment on, any proposed ruling by a Federal banking agency which would preempt certain State laws. -18- At the request of the Administration, the Federal depository institution regulatory agencies published in December 1993 proposed rules to replace completely existing regulations under the Community Reinvestment Act. Following receipt of over 6,700 written comments on the December 1993 proposals, the Federal bank regulatory agencies published revised proposed CRA rules in October, 1994. In January, 1995, the chair of the House Banking Committee's financial institutions subcommittee wrote to the agencies requesting a delay in promulgating revised CRA rules until her panel could conduct hearings. In March, 1995, the Comptroller of the Currency stated publicly that issuance of the new CRA rules would not occur until April, 1995. In addition, on March 8, 1994, the Interagency Task Force on Fair Lending, a body consisting of the Federal depository institution regulators, the Departments of Justice and Housing and Urban Development and four other Federal agencies (including the OFHEO), issued a joint policy statement on discrimination in lending. The policy statement applies to all lenders, and provides an agreed basis for future agency rulemaking and administrative enforcement of various federal laws prohibiting lending discrimination. Each of the chairman of the House and Senate banking committees has introduced in Congress a bill to repeal certain of the investment banking restrictions applicable to commercial banks under the Banking Act of 1933, commonly known as the Glass-Steagall Act. The Administration announced in February, 1995, that it would propose legislation permitting common ownership of commercial banks, securities firms and insurance companies, by repeal of provisions of the Glass-Steagall Act and revision of the BHC Act. In addition, bills are pending in Congress to impose a general moratorium on issuance of regulations by Federal agencies, which may be made applicable to the Federal banking agencies. There can be no assurance whether, or in what form, any of these bills will become law. -19- 6. Regulation of Proposed Acquisitions In general, any direct or indirect acquisition by the Company of any voting shares of any bank which would result in the Company's direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of any class of voting shares of such bank, and any merger or consolidation of the Company with another bank holding company, will require the prior written approval of the Federal Reserve Board under the BHC Act. In reaching its decision on an application for such approval, the Federal Reserve Board must consider a number of factors, including the effect of the proposed acquisition or merger on competition in relevant geographic and product markets, the financial condition of both parties, capital adequacy before and after the proposed acquisition, the managerial resources and future prospects of the parties, the convenience and needs of the communities to be served, and the prior record of both the Company's existing bank subsidiaries and the bank to be acquired (or the bank subsidiary of the other party to the merger) under the Community Reinvestment Act. Amendments made to the BHC Act by FDICIA further require the Federal Reserve Board (a) to disapprove any application by a bank holding company which fails to provide the Board with adequate assurances that it will furnish to the Board information on the operations and activities of such bank holding company and its affiliates determined by the Board to be appropriate to determine and enforce compliance with the statute, and (b) in its consideration of managerial resources, to include consideration of the competence, experience and integrity of the officers, directors, and principal shareholders of the parties. In addition, subject to certain exceptions, the Federal Reserve Board may not approve any such application by a bank holding company to acquire a bank or bank holding company located outside the state in which the applicant's banking subsidiaries conduct their principal banking operations unless the acquisition is expressly authorized by the statute laws of the state in which the bank or bank holding company to be acquired is located. Effective September 29, 1995, the BHC Act will no longer prevent the Federal Reserve Board from approving the acquisition of a bank because of contrary State law. See "Recently Enacted and Proposed Legislation." The merger or consolidation of an existing bank subsidiary of the Company with another bank, or the acquisition by such a subsidiary of assets of another bank, or the assumption of liability by such a subsidiary to pay any deposits in another bank, will require the prior written approval of the responsible Federal depository institution regulatory agency under the Bank Merger Act. In reaching its decision, the responsible Federal depository institution regulatory agency must consider a number of factors, including the effect of the proposed transaction on competition in relevant geographic and product markets, the financial and managerial resources and future prospects of the parties, capital adequacy before and after the proposed transaction, the convenience and needs of the communities to be served, and the prior record of both the Company's existing subsidiaries and the other bank under the Community Reinvestment Act. In addition, an application to, and the prior approval of, the Federal Reserve Board may be required under the BHC Act, in certain such cases. -20- In all of the foregoing cases, the required regulatory approvals are subject to public notice and comment procedures. Adverse public comments received, or adverse considerations raised by the regulatory agencies, may delay or prevent consummation of the proposed transaction. In addition, such a transaction generally may not be consummated before the thirtieth calendar day (or if the Attorney General has made no adverse comment to the Federal Reserve Board thereon, such shorter period not less than 15 calendar days as the Board may specify with the concurrence of the Attorney General) after final approval of the transaction by the Federal depository institution regulatory agency. In some of the foregoing cases, prior approvals of state bank regulatory authorities must also be obtained prior to consummation of the proposed transactions. With certain limited exceptions, the BHC Act prohibits bank holding companies, such as the Company, from acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of voting shares or assets of any company other than a bank, unless the company involved is engaged solely in one or more activities which the Federal Reserve Board has determined to be so closely related to banking or managing or controlling banks as to be a proper incident thereto. Any such acquisition will require, except in certain limited cases, at least 60 days' prior written notice to the Federal Reserve Board. In evaluating a written notice of such an acquisition, the Federal Reserve Board will consider whether the performance by an affiliate of the Company of the activity can reasonably be expected to produce benefits to the public (such as greater convenience, increased competition, or gains in efficiency) that outweigh possible adverse effects (such as undue concentration of resources, decreased or unfair competition, conflicts of interest, or unsound banking practices). The Board may apply different standards to activities proposed to be commenced de novo and activities commenced by acquisition, in whole or in part, of a going concern. The Board's consideration will also include an evaluation of the financial and managerial resources of the Company, including its existing subsidiaries, and of any entity to be acquired, and the effect of the proposed transaction on those resources. The required notice period may be extended by the Board under certain circumstances, including a notice for acquisition of a company engaged in activities not previously approved by regulation of the Board. This required regulatory written notice is subject to public notice and comment procedures, and adverse public comments received, or adverse considerations raised by regulatory agencies, may delay or prevent consummation of such an acquisition. If such a proposed acquisition is not disapproved or subjected to conditions by the Board within the applicable notice period, it is deemed approved by the Board. Such an acquisition may also require 30 days' prior notice to the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission. -21- FIRREA amended the BHC Act in 1989 to permit the Federal Reserve Board to approve an application by any bank holding company to acquire and operate a savings association as a non-bank subsidiary of such bank holding company. A bank holding company such as the Company may submit a written notice to the Board of the acquisition of a savings association engaged in deposit-taking, lending and other activities that the Board has determined to be permissible for bank holding companies, in accordance with the procedures and standards described in the preceding paragraph. Subject to certain exceptions, the direct or indirect association by a bank holding company such as the Company which does not already control a savings association will cause the bank holding company to become a savings and loan holding company. Each company becoming a savings and loan holding company must register as such with the Office of Thrift Supervision ("OTS") within 90 days after becoming a savings and loan holding company. Thereafter, the savings and loan holding company is subject to regulation, periodic reporting requirements, and examination by the OTS. In the case of a bank holding company which is also a savings and loan holding company, such OTS regulation is in addition to continuing regulation by the Federal Reserve Board under the BHC Act. Item 2. PROPERTIES AND EMPLOYEES The executive offices of the Company are located at 1070 East Main Street, Owosso, Michigan, a two-story building which is also occupied by the Owosso branch of Republic Bank. This building is owned by Republic Bank. The Company also maintains administrative offices at the principal office of Republic Bank in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Currently, the Company's bank subsidiary Republic Bank, operates 25 offices, including two loan production offices within the State of Michigan, of which fourteen are owned and eleven are leased. The Company's state savings bank operates eleven offices within the state of Ohio, of which two are owned and nine are leased. Currently, the Company's mortgage banking subsidiaries operate ten offices in Michigan, one office in Iowa, twelve offices in Florida, two offices in Virginia, one office in North Carolina, two offices in Maryland, two offices in Alabama, one office in Illinois, two offices in Georgia, one office in Colorado, one office in Texas, five offices in California, three offices in New York, two offices in Connecticut, one office in Massachusetts, two offices in Arizona, one office in Washington and one office in Oregon. All of the Company's mortgage banking offices are leased, with the exception of Republic Mortgage's corporate office located in Farmington Hills, Michigan. At December 31, 1994, total annual rental expense under real estate lease obligations of the Company and its subsidiaries, other than intercompany items, was approximately $3.7 million. Rental expense for 1995 is expected to decline due to the closing of certain mortgage banking offices during the third and fourth quarters of 1994. The Company had approximately 1,050 full-time equivalent employees at December 31, 1994. -22- Item 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS The Company and its subsidiaries are parties to certain ordinary, routine litigation incidental to the Company's business. Management considers that the aggregate liability, if any, arising from such actions would not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company. Item 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS Not Applicable PART II Item 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT'S COMMON STOCK AND RELATED SECURITY HOLDER MATTERS The information set forth under caption "Summary of Common Share Market Data" on Page 46 of the 1994 Annual Report of the Company is incorporated herein by reference. Item 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA The information set forth under the caption "Five Year Summary of Selected Financial Data" on Page 6 of the 1994 Annual Report of the Company is incorporated herein by reference. Item 7. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATION The information set forth under the caption "Management's Discussion and Analysis" on Pages 7 through 20 of the 1994 Annual Report of the Company is incorporated herein by reference. Item 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA The information set forth on Pages 21 through 43 and Pages 45 and 46 of the 1994 Annual Report of the Company is incorporated herein by reference. Item 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES Not Applicable -23- PART III Item 10. DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT The executive officers of the Company as of March 1, 1995 are as follows:
Position Name Position Held Since Age Jerry D. Campbell Chairman of the Board, President 1985 54 and Chief Executive Officer Dana M. Cluckey Executive Vice President, 1986 35 Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Barry J. Eckhold Vice President, Chief Credit 1990 48 Officer and Secretary Richard H. Shaffner Vice President 1992 41 Thomas F. Menacher Chief Financial and 1992 38 Accounting Officer
The information set forth under the caption "Directors" on Pages 5 through 7 of the definitive Proxy Statement of the Company dated March 27, 1995 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A is incorporated herein by reference for information as to directors of the Company. Item 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION The information set forth under the captions "Compensation of Executive Officers" on Pages 10 through 14 of the definitive Proxy Statement of the Company dated March 27, 1995 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A is incorporated herein by reference. Item 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT The information set forth under the caption "Principal Holders of the Company's Common Stock" on Pages 2 through 4 of the definitive Proxy Statement of the Company dated March 27, 1995 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A is incorporated herein by reference. -24- Item 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS The information set forth under the caption "Related Transactions" on Page 9 of the definitive Proxy Statement of the Company dated March 27, 1995 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A is incorporated herein by reference. PART IV Item 14. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K (a) The following documents are filed as a part of this Report: 1. Financial Statements:
Page * Consolidated Balance Sheets - December 31, 1994 and 1993... 21 Consolidated Statements of Income - Three Years Ended December 31, 1994........................................ 22 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity - Three Years Ended December 31, 1994...................... 23 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows - Three Years Ended December 31, 1994............................ 24-25 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements................. 26-43 Independent Auditors' Report............................... 45
*Refers to page number of the Annual Report of the Company for the year ended December 31, 1994. 2. Schedules: I - Indebtedness to Related Parties (Not Applicable) II - Guarantees of Securities of Other Issuers (Not Applicable) (b) Reports on Form 8-K: Not Applicable (c) Exhibits: 3. (a) Articles of Incorporation, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to Form 10K filed March 17, 1994. (b) Bylaws, as amended, are incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3(b) to Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed March 1, 1990, Registration No. 33-33811. -25- 4(a) Indenture dated as of February 1, 1993, between the Company and NBD Bank, N.A., as Trustee, relating to 9% Subordinated Notes due 2003, including Form of 9% Subordinated Note due 2003: filed as Exhibit 4(d) to Amendment No. 1 to Form S-4 filed January 28, 1993, Registration No. 33-56112, and incorporated herein by reference. 4(b) Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1992, between Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., the banks named therein and NBD Bank, N.A., as Agent: filed as Exhibit 4(c) to Form S-3 filed January 8, 1993, Registration No. 33-56328, and incorporated herein by reference. 4(c) First Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of May 1, 1993, between Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., the banks named therein and NBD Bank, N.A., as Agent, filed as Exhibit 4(c) to Form S-3, filed May 26, 1993, Registration No. 33-61842, and incorporated herein by reference. 4(d) Second Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of December 17, 1993, between Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., the banks named therein and NBD Bank, N.A., as Agent: filed as Exhibit 4(d) to Form 10-K, filed March 17, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference. 4(e) Third Amendment dated as of March 31, 1994 and Fourth Amendment dated as of April 30, 1994, to Warehousing Credit Agreement between Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., the banks named therein and NBD Bank, N.A., as Agent. 4(f) Fifth Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1994, between Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., NBD Bank, N.A., and NBD Bank, N.A., as Agent. 4(g) Revolving Credit Agreement between the Company and Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A., dated as of January 26, 1995. 4(h) Collateral Pledge Agreement between the Company and Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A., dated as of October 1, 1993: filed as Exhibit 4(g) to Form 10-K, filed March 17, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference. 4(i) Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, among Market Street Mortgage Corporation and G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, among Market Street Mortgage Corporation, Cooper River Funding, Inc., as lender, and G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc., as Agent: filed as Exhibit 4(h) to Form 10-K, filed March 17, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference. -26- 4(j) Term notes dated December 29, 1992, in the amounts of $2.2 million and $211,000 given by Republic Mortgage in favor of Poughkeepsie Savings Bank, FSB: filed as Exhibit 4(h) to Form S-3 filed January 8, 1993, Registration No. 33-56328, and incorporated herein by reference. 4(k) First Amendment dated as of October 16, 1993, Second Amendment dated as of February 23, 1994, Third Amendment dated as of May 20, 1994, Fourth Amendment dated as of July 30, 1994, and Fifth Amendment dated as of August 31, 1994, to Warehousing Credit Agreement between Market Street Mortgage Corporation and G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. 4(l) First Amendment to Warehousing Security Agreement, dated as of February 23, 1994, between Market Street Mortgage Corporation and G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. 4(m) First Amendment dated as of May 20, 1994, Second Amendment dated as of July 30, 1994, and Third Amendment dated as of August 31, 1994, to Warehousing Credit Agreement between Market Street Mortgage Corporation, Cooper River Funding, Inc., as lender, and G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. as Agent. 4(n) Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 29, 1994, between Market Street Mortgage Corporation and G. E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. 4(o) First Amendment to Term Loan Agreement, dated as of November 11, 1994, between Market Street Mortgage Corporation and G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. 4(p) Debenture Purchase Agreement dated as of March 30, 1994, between the Company and Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc., Business Men's Assurance Company of America, Columbus Life Insurance Company and Mutual of America Life Insurance Company, related to 7.17% Senior Debentures due 2001. 4(q) Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of August 11, 1994, between CUB Funding Corporation and The Prudential Home Mortgage Company, Inc. 4(r) First Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of November 1, 1994, between CUB Funding Corporation and The Prudential Home Mortgage Company, Inc. 10(a) Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan of the Company, effective March 24, 1986, as amended and restated: filed as Exhibit 10(b) to Form 10-K, filed March 23, 1993 and incorporated herein by reference. 10(b) Restricted Stock Plan of the Company, effective March 24, 1986, as amended and restated: filed as Exhibit 10(c) to Form 10-K, filed March 23, 1993 and incorporated herein by reference. -27- 10(c) Form of Indemnity Agreement and Schedule of officers and directors of the Company who executed such agreements: filed as Exhibit 10(e) to Form S-2, Registration No. 33-46069, and incorporated herein by reference. 10(d) Directors Compensation Plan of the Company, adopted by the Board of Directors on October 15, 1992: filed as Exhibit 10(e) to Form 10-K, filed March 23, 1993 and incorporated herein by reference. 10(e) Deferred Compensation Plan of the Company, adopted by the Board of Directors on December 16, 1993: filed as Exhibit 10(e) to Form 10-K, filed March 17, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference. 11. Statement Re: Computation of per share earnings (See Annual Report to Security Holders, Pages 36 and 37, filed herewith as Exhibit 13). 13. 1994 Annual Report of the Company and Independent Auditors' Report on the Company's December 31, 1994, 1993, and 1992 Financial Statements. 22. Subsidiaries of the Registrant are incorporated by reference to Note 1 to the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. 23. Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP to incorporation by reference of its report dated January 18, 1995 appearing in the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994 into the Company's Registration Statements on Form S-8 dated December 4, 1992, Registration No. 33-55336, and Form S-8 dated December 4, 1992, Registration No. 33-55304, and Form S-8 dated May 10, 1993, Registration No. 33-62508, and the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated May 26, 1993, Registration No. 33-61842. 27. Financial Data Schedule containing summary financial information extracted from the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 1994 and consolidated statement of income for the twelve months ended December 31, 1994. 28(a) Form of Servicing and Disposition Agreement for Inventory and Construction Loan Portfolio, dated November 21, 1992, between Market Street Mortgage Corporation and the Company: filed as Exhibit 2(b) to Form 8-K filed November 23, 1992, and incorporated herein by reference. 28(b) First Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Reorganization, dated as of October 29, 1992, by and between the Company and Horizon Financial Services, Inc.: filed as Exhibit 2 to Form 8-K filed November 6, 1992, and incorporated herein by reference. 28(c) Agreement and Plan of Merger between the Company and Premier Bancorporation, Inc., dated as of March 31, 1993: filed as Exhibit 28(c) to Form 10-K, filed March 17, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference. -28- 28(d) Agreement of Consolidation, dated as of July 23, 1993, by and among the following six consolidating banks: Republic Bank, a Michigan banking corporation, Republic Bank - Central, a Michigan banking corporation, Republic Bank - North, a Michigan banking corporation, Republic Bank Ann Arbor, a Michigan banking corporation, Republic Bank S.E., a Michigan banking corporation (collectively the "Constituent Banks"), and Premier Bank ("Premier"), a Michigan banking corporation: filed as Exhibit 28(d) to Form 10-K, filed March 17, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference. 28(e) Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Republic Bancorp Inc. ("Purchaser") and California United Bank, National Association ("Seller"), dated October 22, 1993: filed as Exhibit 28(e) to Form 10-K, filed March 17, 1994 and incorporated herein by reference. 28(f) Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. ("Purchaser") and Home Funding, Inc. ("Seller"), dated November 1, 1994. 28(g) Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Republic Bank ("Seller") and CB North ("Purchaser"), dated as of September 27, 1994. 28(h) Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Republic Bank ("Purchaser") and Standard Federal Bank ("Seller"), dated as of November 14, 1994. NOTE: Items 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 26, and 29 are not applicable. -29- Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, on the 16th day of March, 1995. /s/ Jerry D. Campbell /s/ Thomas F. Menacher ------------------------- ------------------------- Jerry D. Campbell Thomas F. Menacher Chief Executive Officer and President Chief Financial and Accounting Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in their capacity as Directors of the Company on the 16th day of March, 1995. /s/ Jerry D. Campbell /s/ Stephen M. Klein ------------------------- ------------------------- Jerry D. Campbell Stephen M. Klein /s/ Dana M. Cluckey ------------------------- ------------------------- Dana M. Cluckey John J. Lennon /s/ Bruce L. Cook ------------------------- ------------------------- Bruce L. Cook Sam H. McGoun /s/ Richard J. Cramer ------------------------- ------------------------- Richard J. Cramer Kelly E. Miller /s/ George A. Eastman /s/ Joe D. Pentecost ------------------------- ------------------------- George A. Eastman Joe D. Pentecost /s/ Howard J. Hulsman /s/ George B. Smith ------------------------- ------------------------- Howard J. Hulsman George B. Smith /s/ Gary Hurand /s/ Jeoffrey K. Stross ------------------------- ------------------------- Gary Hurand Jeoffrey K. Stross ------------------------- ------------------------- Dennis J. Ibold Lyman H. Treadway
EX-4.E 2 3RD AMEND. WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGMT. Exhibit 4(e) THIRD AMENDMENT TO WAREHOUSING CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS THIRD AMENDMENT TO WAREHOUSING CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of March 31, 1994 (this "Amendment"), is by and between MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), the banks named in Section 2.1 of the Warehousing Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively referred to as the "Banks" and individually referred to as "Bank") and NBD BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as agent for the Banks (in such capacity, the "Agent"). RECITALS A. The Company, the Banks and the Agent are parties to a Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1992, and amended by a First Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 1993 and by a Second Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 1993 (as so amended, the "Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which the Banks agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to extend credit to the Company. B. The Company has requested that the maturity date of the Notes be extended, and the Banks and the Agent have so agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment. Therefore, the parties agree as follows: ARTICLE I. AMENDMENTS. Upon fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Article III hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows: 1.1 The definition of "Termination Date" contained in Section 1.1 is hereby deleted and the following is substituted in place thereof: "Termination Date" shall mean the earlier to occur of (a) April 30, 1994, and (b) the date on which the Credit shall be terminated pursuant to Section 2.3 or 7.2. ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTS. The Company represents and warrants to the Agent and the Banks as follows: 2.1 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and all other agreements and documents executed pursuant hereto have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and are not in contravention of any Governmental Regulation, or of the terms of its charter or by-laws, or of any contract or undertaking to which it is a party or by which it or its property may be bound or affected, the breach of any of which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and do not result in the imposition of any Lien except for Permitted Liens. 2.2 This Amendment and all other agreements and documents executed pursuant hereto are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, to the discretionary nature of specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies, and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity). 2.3 The representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true on and as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the date hereof, except that Schedule 5.4 thereto shall be replaced by the attached Schedule 5.4, and the forms of the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, resolutions and certificates of incumbency of the Company delivered to the Agent and the Banks on December 18, 1992 and December 17, 1993, continue to be true, correct and complete in all material respects and have not been modified or amended in any respect. 2.4 No Default or Event of Default exists as of the date hereof. ARTICLE III. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall not become effective until each of the following has been satisfied: 3.1 The Company shall have delivered to the Banks promissory notes in the forms attached as Exhibits 3.1(a) and (b), appropriately completed for each bank and duly executed on behalf of the Company (the "New Notes"). 3.2 Copies of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, certified by an officer of the Company as being true and correct and in full force and effect without amendment as of the date hereof, authorizing the Company to enter into this Amendment and the New Notes, shall have been delivered to the Agent and the Banks. 3.3 This Amendment shall have been fully executed and delivered to the Agent and the Banks. 3.4 The Company shall have delivered to the Agent and the Banks such other documents and instruments as the Agent or the Banks may request in connection herewith. ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS. 4.1 References in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and as further amended from time to time. 4.2 The Company agrees to pay and to save the Agent and the Banks harmless from the payment of all costs and expenses arising in connection with this Amendment, the New Notes and the documents and agreements executed hereunder or thereunder, including the fees of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, counsel to the Agent, in connection with preparing this Amendment, the New Notes and such other documents and agreements. 4.3 Except as expressly amended hereby, the Company agrees that the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and agreements executed by the Company in connection with the Credit Agreement in favor of the Agent and the Banks are ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect and the Company acknowledges and agrees that it has no setoff, counterclaim or defense with respect to any of the foregoing. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. Not withstanding anything in the Credit Agreement or the Collateral Documents to the contrary, all collateral granted by the Company to the Agent and the Banks pursuant to the Collateral Documents secures all Advances and all other present and future indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Company owing to the Agent and the Banks in accordance with such Collateral Documents. 4.4 This Amendment may be signed upon any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties signing this Amendment have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of March 31, 1994. MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. By: /s/ Richard H. Shaffner ----------------------------- Its: President and Chief Executive Officer NBD Bank, N.A. (as a Bank and as Agent) By: /s/ ----------------------------- Its: ------------------------------------- Comerica Bank By: /s/ --------------------------------- Its: -------------------------------------- FOURTH AMENDMENT TO WAREHOUSING CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS FOURTH AMENDMENT TO WAREHOUSING CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of April 30, 1994 (this "Amendment"), is by and between MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), the banks named in Section 2.1 of the Warehousing Credit Agreement referred to below (collectively referred to as the "Banks" and individually referred to as "Bank") and NBD BANK, N.A., a national banking association, as agent for the Banks (in such capacity, the "Agent"). Recitals A. The Company, the Banks and the Agent are parties to a Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1992, and amended by a First Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 1993, a Second Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 1993 and a Third Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 1994 (as so amended, the "Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which the Banks agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to extend credit to the Company. B. The parties desire to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions of this Amendment. Therefore, the parties agree as follows: ARTICLE I. AMENDMENTS. Upon fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Article III hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows: 1.1 The definitions of "Borrowing Base", "Floating Rate" and "Termination Date" contained in Section 1.1 are hereby deleted and the following are substituted in place thereof: "Borrowing Base" shall mean, as of any date, an amount equal to the sum of the following: (a) 97% (but not to exceed $10,000,000 in the aggregate) of the Collateral Value (as defined below) of Acceptable Mortgage Loans (other than Uncommitted Loans) which are advanced against by means of a Draft Advance or Good Funds Advance and which have constituted Collateral for not more than 5 Business Days; (b) 97% (but not to exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate) of the Collateral Value of Gestation Loans); (c) 97% (but note to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate) of the Collateral Value of Conforming Acceptable Mortgage Loans (other than Gestation Loans and Uncommitted Loans) which have constituted Collateral for not more than 90 days; (d) 95% (but not to exceed $50,000,000 in the aggregate) of the Collateral Value of Conforming Acceptable Mortgage Loans (other than Gestation Loans and Uncommitted Loans) which have constituted Collateral for 91 to 180 days; (e) 95% (but not to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate) of the Collateral Value of Uncommitted Loans constituting Acceptable Mortgage Loans; and (f) 95% (but not to exceed, when combined with the Mortgage Loans described in (g) below, $7,500,000 in the aggregate) of the Collateral Value of Non-Conforming Acceptable Mortgage Loans which have constituted Collateral for not more than 60 days; (g) 90% (but not to exceed, when combined with the Mortgage Loans described in (f) above, $7,500,000 in the aggregate) of the Collateral Value of Non-Conforming Acceptable Mortgage Loans which have constituted Collateral for 61 to 120 days. For purposes of the foregoing, "Collateral Value" shall mean (i) with respect to a Mortgage Loan subject to an outstanding Purchase Commitment, the lesser of (A) the unpaid principal amount of such Mortgage Loan, less all discounts collected by the Company or other originator in connection with such Mortgage Loan, and (B) the purchase price with respect to the Purchase Commitment relating to such Mortgage Loan, and (ii) with respect to an Uncommitted Loan, 95% of the unpaid principal amount of such Mortgage Loan, less all discounts collected by the Company or other originator in connection with such Mortgage Loan. "Floating Rate" shall mean the per annum rate equal to: (a) with respect to Draft Advances and Good Funds Advances, the greater of (i) the Prime Rate in effect from time to time or (ii) 100 basis points plus the Federal Funds Rate; (b) with respect to Advances secured by Gestation Loans, the sum of 125 basis points plus the Federal Funds Rate; and (c) with respect to all other Advances, the sum of 175 basis points and the Federal Funds Rate. Such Floating Rate shall change simultaneously with any change in the Prime Rate or Federal Funds Rate, as the case may be. "Termination Date" shall mean the earlier to occur of (a) April 28, 1995, and (b) the date on which the Credit shall be terminated pursuant to Section 2.3 or 7.2. 1.2 Clause (a) of the definition of "Adjusted LIBOR Rate" contained in Section 1.1 is hereby deleted and the following is substituted in place thereof: -2- (a) one and three-fourths percent (1-3/4%), 1.3 The following definitions are hereby added to Section 1.1, to be inserted in appropriate alphabetical order: "Agency" shall mean FHLMC, FNMA or GNMA. "Gestation Loan Sublimit" shall mean, with respect to all Banks in the aggregate, $15,000,000. "Gestation Loans" shall mean Acceptable Mortgage Loans which have been certified by the Company to be (a) subject to outstanding Purchase Commitments and (b) either (i) included by the Company in a pool of mortgage loans intended to underlie one or more mortgage-backed securities to be issued or guaranteed by an Agency and certified by the applicable Agency or its approved document custodian to be eligible for inclusion in such a pool (or, in the case of a GNMA mortgage-backed security, initially certified) or (ii) included in a pool of mortgage loans underlying one or more mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by an Agency; provided, however, that a Mortgage Loan shall not be deemed a Gestation Loan under clause (i) above for more than 30 days nor a Gestation Loan under clause (ii) above for more than 15 days. "Parent" shall mean Republic Bancorp, Inc., a Michigan corporation and the sole shareholder of the Company. 1.4 The last paragraph of Section 2.1 is hereby deleted and the following is substituted in place thereof: Furthermore, in no event shall the aggregate unpaid principal balance of (i) all outstanding Draft Advances and all outstanding Good Funds Advances exceed the Wet Closing Sublimit and (ii) all Advances secured by Gestation Loans exceed the Gestation Loan Sublimit. 1.5 Sections 3.3(d) and 6.2(c) are hereby deleted, and Section 6.1(d)(iv) is hereby deleted and the following is substituted in place thereof: (iv) Upon request, from time to time, by the Agent or any Bank, a Borrowing Base Certificate in the form of Exhibit 6.1(d)(iv) appropriately completed as of the last day of the calendar month immediately preceding the date of such certificate. 1.6 The Guaranty Agreement is hereby terminated and deemed null and void for all purposes, including with respect to any and all obligations of the Company whether incurred before or after the date hereof, and the Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: -3- (a) all references to the "Guaranty Agreement" in the definition of "Loan Documents", Article VII and Sections 8.8 and 9.17, are hereby deleted; (b) all references to "Guarantors in the definition of "Obligations", Article VI (other than any such references in Section 6.1(d)), Article VII (other than any such references in Sections 7.1(g), 7.1(h) and 7.1(i)) and Article VIII, are hereby deleted; and (c) all remaining references to "Guarantor" in the Credit Agreement, including those references in Sections 6.1(d), 7.1(g), 7.1(h) and 7.1(i), and in any other Loan Document, are hereby deemed to be references to "Parent". 1.7 The attached form of Request for Advance (Exhibit 3.1(a)) is hereby substituted for the form of Request for Advance attached as Exhibit 3.1(a) to the Credit Agreement. ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Company represents and warrants to the Agent and the Banks as follows: 2.1 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and all other agreements and documents executed pursuant hereto have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and are not in contravention of any Governmental Regulation, or of the terms of its charter or by-laws, or of any contract or undertaking to which it is a party or by which it or its property may be bound or affected, the breach of any of which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and do not result in the imposition of any Lien except for Permitted Liens. 2.2 This Amendment and all other agreements and documents executed pursuant hereto are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, to the discretionary nature of specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies, and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity). 2.3 The representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true on and as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the date hereof, and the forms of the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, resolutions and certificates of incumbency of the Company delivered to the Agent and the Banks on December 18, 1992 and December 17, 1993, continue to be true, correct and complete in all material respects and have not been modified or amended in any respect. -4- 2.4 No Default or Event of Default exists as of the date hereof. ARTICLE III. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall not become effective until each of the following has been satisfied: 3.1 The Company shall have delivered to the Banks promissory notes in the forms attached as Exhibits A and B, appropriately completed for each Bank and duly executed on behalf of the Company (the "New Notes"). 3.2 The Company shall have executed and delivered to the Agent, on behalf of itself and the Banks, a Second Amendment to the Pledge and Security Agreement in the form attached as Exhibit C (the "Pledge Agreement Amendment"). 3.3 Copies of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, certified by an officer of the Company as being true and correct and in full force and effect without amendment as of the date hereof, authorizing the Company to enter into this Amendment, the New Notes and the Pledge Agreement Amendment, shall have been delivered to the Agent and the Banks. 3.4 This Amendment shall have been fully executed and delivered to the Agent and the Banks. 3.5 The Company shall have delivered to the Agent and the Banks such other documents and instruments as the Agent or the Banks may request in connection herewith. ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS. 4.1 References in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the Credit Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and as further amended from time to time. 4.2 The Company agrees to pay and to save the Agent and the Banks harmless from the payment of all costs and expenses arising in connection with this Amendment, the New Notes, the Pledge Agreement Amendment and the documents and agreements executed hereunder or thereunder, including the fees of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, counsel to the Agent, in connection with preparing this Amendment, the New Notes, the Pledge Agreement Amendment and such other documents and agreements. 4.3 Except as expressly amended hereby, the Company agrees that the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and agreements executed by the Company in connection with the Credit Agreement in favor of the Agent and the Banks are ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect and the Company acknowledges and agrees that it has no setoff, counterclaim or defense with respect to any of the foregoing. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in the Credit Agreement or the Collateral Documents -5- to the contrary, all collateral granted by the Company to the Agent and the Banks pursuant to the Collateral Documents secures all Advances and all other present and future indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Company owing to the Agent and the Banks in accordance with such Collateral Documents. 4.4 This Amendment may be signed upon any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties signing this Amendment have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of April 30, 1994. MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. By: /s/ Lawrence Rosenberg ------------------------------- Its: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER -------------------------- NBD BANK, N.A. (as a Bank and as Agent) By: ------------------------------- Its: ------------------------- COMERICA BANK By: ------------------------------- Its: ------------------------- -6- to the contrary, all collateral granted by the Company to the Agent and the Banks pursuant to the Collateral Documents secures all Advances and all other present and future indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Company owing to the Agent and the Banks in accordance with such Collateral Documents. 4.4 This Amendment may be signed upon any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties signing this Amendment have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of April 30, 1994. MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. By: ------------------------------- Its: -------------------------- NBD BANK, N.A. (as a Bank and as Agent) By: /s/ Carolann M. Morykwas ------------------------------- Its: Vice President ------------------------- COMERICA BANK By: /s/ Donald Kent ------------------------------- Its: Vice President ------------------------- -6- Exhibit 3.1(a) REQUEST FOR ADVANCE The undersigned, Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies as follows pursuant to the Warehousing Credit Agreement entered into as of December 18, 1992, as amended, among the Company, the banks which are parties thereto and NBD Bank, N.A., as agent for such banks (the "Credit Agreement," to which reference is made for definitions of capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein): 1. The Company hereby requests an Advance in the aggregate amount of $_________to be made on ____________, 199__, as specified on Schedule 1 attached hereto. The Company hereby acknowledges that such advance will become a part of the Obligations owed under the Credit Agreement, as evidenced by the Notes delivered thereunder. 2. The Company requests that the specified portion of such Advance be applied to the repayment of the Obligations specified below or be made available in immediately available funds to the following account: 3. The Company hereby represents and warrants that, after giving effect to the Advance requested hereby, (a) the aggregate outstanding amount of all Advances to the Company under the Credit Agreement will not exceed the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the Total Commitments, (b) if such Advance is a Draft Advance or Good Funds Advance, the aggregate outstanding amount of all Draft Advances and Good Funds Advances will not exceed the Wet Closing Sublimit, and (c) if such Advance is to be secured by Gestation Loans, the aggregate outstanding amount of all Advances secured by Gestation Loans will not exceed the Gestation Loan Sublimit. 4. The representations and warranties of the Company in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (both before and after giving effect to such Advance). 5. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof (whether before or after giving effect to the Advance requested hereby). This Request for Advance is executed and delivered to NBD Bank, N.A., as Agent, by the undersigned authorized officer of the Company on ________, 199__. MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. By: -------------------------------- Title: ------------------------ Schedule 1 to Request for Advance Amount of Applicable Loan Advance Rate* Period** ---------- ---------- -------- * Specify "Floating" or "Adjusted LIBOR." ** Applicable to LIBOR Rate Loans only; specify 30 or 60 days. -2- Exhibit A PROMISSORY NOTE $25,000,000 April 30, 1994 Detroit, Michigan FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of NBD Bank, N.A. (the "Bank"), at the main office of the Agent (as such term and each other capitalized term used herein is defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) in the City of Detroit, Michigan, or at such other place as the holder hereof may from time to time designate in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the principal sum of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000), or such lesser amount as shall have been loaned by the Bank to the Company in accordance with the Credit Agreement referred to below, together with interest on the outstanding balance thereof as provided below, payable on the Termination Date. The indebtedness outstanding hereunder shall bear interest at the rates per annum and be payable on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement. The Bank is hereby authorized by the Company to record on the Schedule attached hereto, or on the Bank's books and records, the date, amount and Floating Rate or Adjusted LIBOR Rate, as applicable, of each Advance, and the amount of each payment or prepayment thereon, which shall be prima facie evidence of the information set forth therein for all purposes absent manifest error. The failure of the Bank to record, or any error in recording, any such information shall not relieve the Company of its obligation to repay the outstanding principal amount of the Advances, all accrued interest thereon and other amounts payable with respect thereto in accordance with the terms of this Promissory Note and the Credit Agreement referred to below. The Company and all endorsers, guarantors and sureties of this Promissory Note severally waive demand, presentment, protest, diligence, notice of dishonor and any other formality in connection with this Promissory Note, and expressly agree that the maturity of this Promissory Note, or any payment hereunder, may be extended from time to time without in any way affecting the liability of the Company or such endorsers, guarantors or sureties. If the indebtedness evidenced by this Promissory Note or any part thereof shall be collected in any proceeding or be placed in the hands of attorneys for collection, the Company and all endorsers, guarantors and sureties of this Promissory Note severally agree to pay, in addition to the principal and interest due and payable herein, all costs of collecting this Promissory Note, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. This Promissory Note evidences the Advances made under a Warehousing Credit Agreement entered into as of December 18, 1992, and amended by a First Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 1993, a Second Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 1993, a Third Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 1994 and a Fourth Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 1994 (as so amended and as it may be further amended, the "Credit Agreement"), by and between the Company, the banks who are parties thereto and NBD Bank, N.A., as Agent, to which reference is hereby made for a statement of the circumstances under which this Promissory Note is subject to prepayment and under which its due date may be accelerated and other terms applicable to this Promissory Note. This note is secured by certain collateral referred to in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the Pledge and Security Agreement). This Promissory Note is made under, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State and without giving effect to choice of law principles of such State. This Promissory Note is in replacement of, and substituted for, that certain promissory note dated March 31, 1994, which in turn had been issued in replacement of that certain promissory note dated December 17, 1993, which in turn had been issued in replacement of that certain promissory note dated December 18, 1992, from the Company to the Bank and shall not be deemed a notation of, or to have satisfied, such previously issued promissory notes. Accrued but unpaid interest under such previously delivered promissory note to the date hereof shall be deemed due and owing as interest under this Promissory Note on the first Interest Payment Date under this Promissory Note or, with regard to LIBOR Rate Advances outstanding on the date hereof under such previously delivered promissory note, upon expiration of the applicable Advance Period. MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. By: -------------------------------- Its: -------------------------- SCHEDULE TO PROMISSORY NOTE Payment or Adjusted Prepayment Date of Type of Advance LIBOR of Advance Amount Advance* Period** Rate** Principal ------- ------ ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------------------------------------ * Floating Rate or LIBOR Rate. ** Applicable to LIBOR Rate Advances only. -3- Exhibit B PROMISSORY NOTE $25,000,000 April 30, 1994 Detroit, Michigan FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), hereby promises to pay to the order of Comerica Bank, a Michigan banking corporation (the "Bank"), at the main office of the Agent (as such term and each other capitalized term used herein is defined in the Credit Agreement referred to below) in the City of Detroit, Michigan, or at such other place as the holder hereof may from time to time designate in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America and in immediately available funds, the principal sum of Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($25,000,000), or such lesser amount as shall have been loaned by the Bank to the Company in accordance with the Credit Agreement referred to below, together with interest on the outstanding balance thereof as provided below, payable on the Termination Date. The indebtedness outstanding hereunder shall bear interest at the rates per annum and be payable on the dates provided in the Credit Agreement. The Bank is hereby authorized by the Company to record on the Schedule attached hereto, or on the Bank's books and records, the date, amount and Floating Rate or Adjusted LIBOR Rate, as applicable, of each Advance, and the amount of each payment or prepayment thereon, which shall be prima facie evidence of the information set forth therein for all purposes absent manifest error. The failure of the Bank to record, or any error in recording, any such information shall not relieve the Company of its obligation to repay the outstanding principal amount of the Advances, all accrued interest thereon and other amounts payable with respect thereto in accordance with the terms of this Promissory Note and the Credit Agreement referred to below. The Company and all endorsers, guarantors and sureties of this Promissory Note severally waive demand, presentment, protest, diligence, notice of dishonor and any other formality in connection with this Promissory Note, or any payment hereunder, may be extended from time to time without in any way affecting the liability of the Company or such endorsers, guarantors or sureties. If the indebtedness evidenced by this Promissory Note or any part thereof shall be collected in any proceeding or be placed in the hands of attorneys for collection, the Company and all endorsers, guarantors and sureties of this Promissory Note severally agree to pay, in addition to the principal and interest due and payable hereon, all costs of collecting this Promissory Note, including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. This Promissory Note evidences the Advances made under a Warehousing Credit Agreement entered into as of December 18, 1992, and amended by a First Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 1993, a Second Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 1993, a Third Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 1994 and a Fourth Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 1994 (as so amended and as it may be further amended, the "Credit Agreement"), by and between the Company, the banks who are parties thereto and NBD Bank, N.A., as Agent, to which reference is hereby made for a statement of the circumstances under which this Promissory Note is subject to prepayment and under which its due date may be accelerated and other terms applicable to this Promissory Note. This note is secured by certain collateral referred to in the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents (including, without limitation, the Pledge and Security Agreement). This Promissory Note is made under, and shall be governed by and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan applicable to contracts made and to be performed entirely within such State and without giving effect to choice of law principles of such State. This Promissory Note is in replacement of, and substituted for, that certain promissory note dated March 31, 1994, which in turn had been issued in replacement of that certain promissory note dated December 17, 1993, which in turn had been issued in replacement of that certain promissory note dated December 18, 1992, from the Company to the Bank, and shall not be deemed a notation of, or to have satisfied, such previously issued promissory notes. Accrued but unpaid interest under such previously delivered promissory note to the date hereof shall be deemed due and owing as interest under this Promissory Note on the first Interest Payment Date under this Promissory Note or, with regard to LIBOR Rate Advances outstanding on the date hereof under such previously delivered promissory note, upon expiration of the applicable Advance Period. MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. By: /s/ Lawrence Rosenberg -------------------------------- Its: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER -------------------------- -2- SCHEDULE TO PROMISSORY NOTE Payment or Adjusted Prepayment Date of Type of Advance LIBOR of Advance Amount Advance Period** Rate** Principal ------- ------ ------- -------- -------- --------- ----------------------------------- * Floating Rate or LIBOR Rate. ** Applicable to LIBOR Rate Advances only. -3- SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT ("Agreement") dated as of April 30, 1994, is made by and between Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), and NBD Bank, N.A., a national banking association ("NBD"), as agent (in such capacity, "Agent") for the benefit of the banks ("Banks") who are parties from time to time to the Credit Agreement (as such term is defined below). Recitals A. The Company, the Banks and the Agent are parties to a Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1992, as amended by the First Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 1993, the Second Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 1993 and the Third Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 1994 (as so amended, the "Pledge and Security Agreement"). B. It is a condition precedent to the Banks' execution and delivery of a proposed Fourth Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement to be dated the date hereof that the Company shall have entered into this Agreement. Therefore, the Company hereby agrees with the Agent as follows: Article I. Amendment. The Pledge and Security Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsection at the end of Section 4 thereof: (a) A Gestation Loan shall be delivered to the Agent for pledge under this Agreement by the delivery of the following described documents to the Agent prior to the making of the related Advance by the Agent on behalf of the Banks, which documents shall be delivered at the same time and in the same manner as those instruments and documents described under subsection 4(c) above are required to be delivered with respect to such Pledged Mortgage (and for purposes of this Agreement, the following described documents shall also be deemed "Mortgage Loan Documents"): (i) certification of the Company that such Pledged Mortgage conforms to the definition of a Gestation Loan; and (ii) evidence of the certification by the applicable Agent (or its approved document custodian), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, that such Pledged Mortgage has been found to be eligible for inclusion in a pool of mortgage loans intended to underlie, or underlying, one or more mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by such Agency (with respect to certificates from FHLMC, the parties agree that a copy of the completed Form 939 from FHLMC shall satisfy this requirement with regard to Gestation Loans underlying FHLMC mortgage-backed securities). Article II. Miscellaneous. 2.1 References in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the Pledge and Security Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Pledge and Security Agreement as amended hereby and as further amended from time to time. 2.2 Except as expressly amended hereby, the Company agrees that the Credit Agreement, the Pledge and Security Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and agreements executed by the Company in connection with the Credit Agreement in favor of the Agent and the Banks are ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect and the Company acknowledges and agrees that it has no setoff, counterclaim or defense with respect to any of the foregoing. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement or the Pledge and Security Agreement. 2.3 This Amendment may be signed upon any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties signing this Amendment have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of April 30, 1994. MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. By: /s/ Lawrence Rosenberg -------------------------------- Its: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER -------------------------- NBD BANK, N.A., as Agent By: /s/ Carolann M. Morykwas -------------------------------- Its: Vice President -------------------------- SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO PLEDGE AND SECURITY AGREEMENT ("Agreement") dated as of April 30, 1994, is made by and between Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), and NBD Bank, N.A., a national banking association ("NBD"), as agent (in such capacity, "Agent") for the benefit of the banks ("Banks") who are parties from time to time to the Credit Agreement (as such term is defined below). Recitals A. The Company, the Banks and the Agent are parties to a Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1992, as amended by the First Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 1993, the Second Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 1993 and the Third Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 1994 (as so amended, the "Pledge and Security Agreement"). B. It is a condition precedent to the Banks' execution and delivery of a proposed Fourth Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement to be dated the date hereof that the Company shall have entered into this Agreement. Therefore, the Company hereby agrees with the Agent as follows: Article I. Amendment. The Pledge and Security Agreement is hereby amended by the addition of the following subsection at the end of Section 4 thereof: (a) A Gestation Loan shall be delivered to the Agent for pledge under this Agreement by the delivery of the following described documents to the Agent prior to the making of the related Advance by the Agent on behalf of the Banks, which documents shall be delivered at the same time and in the same manner as those instruments and documents described under subsection 4(c) above are required to be delivered with respect to such Pledged Mortgage (and for purposes of this Agreement, the following described documents shall also be deemed "Mortgage Loan Documents"): (i) certification of the Company that such Pledged Mortgage conforms to the definition of a Gestation Loan; and (ii) evidence of the certification by the applicable Agent (or its approved document custodian), in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Agent, that such Pledged Mortgage has been found to be eligible for inclusion in a pool of mortgage loans intended to underlie, or underlying, one or more mortgage-backed securities issued or guaranteed by such Agency (with respect to certificates from FHLMC, the parties agree that a copy of the completed Form 939 from FHLMC shall satisfy this requirement with regard to Gestation Loads underlying FHLMC mortgage-backed securities). Article II. Miscellaneous. 2.1 References in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the Pledge and Security Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Pledge and Security Agreement as amended hereby and as further amended from time to time. 2.2 Except as expressly amended hereby, the Company agrees that the Credit Agreement, the Pledge and Security Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and agreements executed by the Company in connection with the Credit Agreement in favor of the Agent and the Banks are ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect and the Company acknowledges and agrees that it has no setoff, counterclaim or defense with respect to any of the foregoing. Terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement or the Pledge and Security Agreement. 2.3 This Amendment may be signed upon any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties signing this Amendment have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of April 30, 1994. MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. By: /s/ Lawrence Rosenberg -------------------------------- Its: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER -------------------------- NBD BANK, N.A., as Agent By: /s/ Carolann M. Morykwas -------------------------------- Its: Vice President -------------------------- EX-4.F 3 5TH AMEND. TO WAREHOUSE AGMT. Exhibit 4(f) FIFTH AMENDMENT TO WAREHOUSING CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO WAREHOUSING CREDIT AGREEMENT, dated as of September 1, 1994 (this "Amendment"), is by and among MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), NBD BANK, N.A., a national banking association ("NBD"), and NBD BANK, N.A., as agent for NBD and such other banks named from time to time as one of the Banks in the Warehousing Credit Agreement referred to below (in such capacity, the "Agent"). Recitals A. The Company, NBD and the Agent are parties to a Warehousing Credit Agreement, dated as of December 18, 1992, and amended by a First Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of May 1, 1993, a Second Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of December 17, 1993, a Third Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of March 31, 1994, and a Fourth Amendment to Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of April 30, 1994 (as so amended, the "Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which NBD and Comerica Bank agreed, subject to the terms and conditions thereof, to extend credit to the Company. B. In connection with a proposed restructuring of the indebtedness under the Credit Agreement, Comerica Bank has sold, assigned, conveyed and transferred all of its rights and obligations under the Credit Agreement to NBD. C. The parties desire to amend the Credit Agreement on the terms and conditions ofthis Amendment. Therefore, the parties agree as follows: ARTICLE I. AMENDMENTS. Upon fulfillment of the conditions set forth in Article III hereof, the Credit Agreement shall be amended as follows: 1.1 The definitions of "Commitments" and "Total Commitments" contained in Section 1.1 are hereby deleted and the following are substituted in place thereof: "Commitments" shall mean the commitments of the Banks to make advances pursuant to Section 2.1 in the amounts set forth opposite each Bank's name on the attached Schedule 2.1, as such amounts may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.3. "Total Commitments" shall mean the total amount of the Commitments specified on the attached Schedule 2.1. 1.2 The following definition is hereby added to Section 1.1, to be inserted after "Appraised Value": "Bank" shall mean each of the Banks or other financial institutions listed from time to time on the attached Schedule 2.1. 1.3 Section 2.1 is hereby deleted and the following is substituted in place thereof: 2.1 Commitments of the Banks. Each Bank agrees, for itself only, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, to advance to the Company from time to time from the Effective Date until the Termination Date on any Business Day sums not to exceed in aggregate principal amount at any time outstanding the amount set forth opposite its name on the attached Schedule 2.1. The aggregate outstanding amount of the Advances at any time shall not exceed: (a) the Borrowing Base, as determined by the Agent from its records, or (b) the Total Commitments, or (c) such amount as would cause the unpaid principal balance of the Note payable to a Bank to exceed the amount of such Bank's Commitment. Furthermore, in no event shall the aggregate unpaid principal balance of (i) all outstanding Draft Advances and all outstanding Good Funds Advances exceed the Wet Closing Sublimit and (ii) all Advances secured by Gestation Loans exceed the Gestation Loan Sublimit. 1.4 The attached form of Request for Advance (Exhibit 3.1(a)) is hereby substituted for the form of Request for Advance attached as Exhibit 3.1(a) to the Credit Agreement. 1.5 The attached Schedule 2.1 is hereby added as Schedule 2.1 to the Credit Agreement. ARTICLE II. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. The Company represents and warrants to the Agent and the Banks as follows: 2.1 The execution, delivery and performance of this Amendment and all other agreements and documents executed pursuant hereto have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and are not in contravention of any Governmental Regulation, or of the terms of its charter or by-laws, or of any contract or undertaking to which it is a party or by which it or its property may be bound or affected, the breach of any of which could reasonably be expected to materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its obligations under this Amendment, the Credit Agreement or the other Loan Documents, and do not result in the imposition of any Lien except for Permitted Liens. 2 2.2 This Amendment and all other agreements and documents executed pursuant hereto are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with their respective terms, subject to the effect of any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally, to the discretionary nature of specific performance, injunctive relief and other equitable remedies, and to general principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity). 2.3 The representations and warranties contained in Article V of the Credit Agreement are true on and as of the date hereof with the same force and effect as if made on and as of the date hereof, and the forms of the Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws, resolutions and certificates of incumbency of the Company delivered to the Agent and the Banks on December 18, 1992 and December 17, 1993, continue to be true, correct and complete in all material respects and have not been modified or amended in any respect. 2.4 No default or Event of Default exists as of the date hereof. ARTICLE III. CONDITIONS OF EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment shall not become effective until each of the following has been satisfied: 3.1 The Company shall have delivered to NBD a promissory note in the form attached as Exhibit A, duly executed on behalf of the Company (the "New Note"). 3.2 Copies of resolutions adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company, certified by an officer of the Company as being true and correct and in full force and effect without amendment as of the date hereof, authorizing the Company to enter into this Amendment and the New Note, shall have been delivered to the Agent. 3.4 This Amendment shall have been fully executed and delivered to the Agent and NBD. 3.5 The Company shall have delivered to the Agent and NBD such other documents and instruments as the Agent or NBD may request in connection herewith. ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS. 4.1 References in the Credit Agreement or in any other Loan Document to the Credit Agreement or to the Notes shall be deemed to be references to the Credit Agreement as amended hereby and as further amended from time to time or to the New Note, respectively. 4.2 The Company agrees to pay and to save the Agent and the Banks harmless from the payment of all costs and expenses arising in connection with this Amendment, the New Note and the other documents and agreements executed hereunder or thereunder (including the Assignment and Assumption Agreement among NBD, Comerica Bank and the Agent), including 3 the fees of Honigman Miller Schwartz and Cohn, counsel to the Agent, in connection with preparing this Amendment, the New Note and such other documents and agreements. 4.3 Except as expressly amended hereby, the Company agrees that the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents and agreements executed by the Company in connection with the Credit Agreement in favor of the Agent and the Banks are ratified and confirmed and shall remain in full force and effect and the Company acknowledges and agrees that it has no setoff, counterclaim or defense with respect to any of the foregoing. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Credit Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in the Credit Agreement or the Collateral Documents to the contrary, all collateral granted by the Company to the Agent and the Banks pursuant to the Collateral Documents secures all Advances and all other present and future indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Company owing to the Agent and the Banks in accordance with such Collateral Documents. 4.4 This Amendment may be signed upon any number of counterparts with the same effect as if the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties signing this Amendment have caused this Amendment to be executed and delivered as of September 1, 1994. MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. By: /s/ Lawrence Rosenberg ------------------------------------- Its: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER -------------------------------- NBD BANK, N.A. (as a Bank and as Agent) By: /s/ Carolann M. Morykwas ------------------------------------- Its: VICE PRESIDENT -------------------------------- 4 Exhibit 3.1(a) REQUEST FOR ADVANCE The undersigned, Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., a Michigan corporation (the "Company"), hereby certifies as follows pursuant to the Warehousing Credit Agreement entered into as of December 18, 1992, among the Company, the banks which are parties thereto and NBD Bank, N.A., as agent for such banks (as the same may be further amended, restated, modified or supplemented from time to time, the "Credit Agreement," to which reference is made for definitions of capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein): 1. The Company hereby requests an Advance in the aggregate amount of $_______ to be made on ______________, 199_, as specified on Schedule 1 attached hereto. The Company hereby acknowledges that such advance will become a part of the Obligations owed under the Credit Agreement, as evidenced by the Notes delivered thereunder. 2. The Company requests that the specified portion of such Advance be applied to the repayment of the Obligations specified below or be made available in immediately available funds to the following account: 3. The Company hereby represents and warrants that, after giving effect to the Advance requested hereby, (a) the aggregate outstanding amount of all Advances to the Company under the Credit Agreement will not exceed the lesser of the Borrowing Base and the Total Commitments, (b) if such Advance is a Draft Advance or Good Funds Advance, the aggregate outstanding amount of all Draft Advances and Good Funds Advances will not exceed the Wet Closing Sublimit, and (c) if such Advance is to be secured by Gestation Loans, the aggregate outstanding amount of all Advances secured by Gestation Loans will not exceed the Gestation Loan Sublimit. 4. The representations and warranties of the Company in the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects as of the date hereof (both before and after giving effect to such Advance). 5. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing as of the date hereof (whether before or after giving effect to the Advance requested hereby). This Request for Advance is executed and delivered to NBD Bank, N.A., as Agent, by the undersigned authorized officer of the Company on ____________, 199_. MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, d/b/a Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. By: -------------------------------------- Title: -------------------------------- Schedule 1 to Request for Advance Amount of Applicable Type of Loan Advance Rate* Advance** Period*** * Specify "Floating" or "Adjusted LIBOR." ** Specify if a Draft Advance, Good Funds Advance or Gestation Loan. *** Applicable to LIBOR Rate Loans only; specify 30 or 60 days. Schedule 2.1 Banks and Commitment Amounts Bank Commitment NBD Bank, N.A. $20,000,000 EX-4.G 4 REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT Exhibit 4(g) REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT This Revolving Credit Agreement (the "Agreement") is made and entered into this 26th day of January, 1995 by and between Republic Bancorp Inc. (the "Borrower") and Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A. (the "Bank"). ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS 1.1 Adjusted LIBOR Rate. The term "Adjusted LIBOR Rate" means, for any Interest Period, one and seventy-five one-hundredths percent (1.75%) per annum in excess of the annual rate of interest obtained by dividing (i) the LIBOR Rate for such Interest Period, by (ii) an amount equal to one minus the stated maximum rate (expressed as a decimal) of all reserve requirements (including any marginal, emergency, supplemental, special or other reserves) that is specified on the first day of such Interest Period by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or a successor agency) for determining the maximum reserve requirement with respect to Eurocurrency fundings (currently referred to as "Eurocurrency liabilities" in Regulation D of such Board) maintained by a member bank of such system and having a term equal to such Interest Period. 1.2 Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan. The term "Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan" means any loan hereunder bearing interest at the Adjusted LIBOR Rate. 1.3 Business Day. The term "Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which the Bank is not open for the transaction of substantially all of its banking functions; provided, however, that for purposes of determining the LIBOR Rate for an applicable Interest Period, references to Business Day shall include only those days on which dealings in dollar deposits are carried out by U.S. financial institutions in the London Interbank market. 1.4 Financial Definitions. Except as otherwise provided, all accounting terms shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied and consistent with those applied in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in section 4.11, and financial data submitted pursuant to this Agreement shall be prepared in accordance with such principles. As used herein: (a) The term "Assets" means the sum of all assets including Loan Loss Reserves of the Subsidiary Bank accounting principles applicable to banks, consistently applied. (b) The term "Consolidated Net Worth" means the consolidated shareholders' equity of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including common stock, additional paid-in capital, retained earnings, preferred stock and any paid-in capital attributable thereto) determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. (c) The term "Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio" means the ratio calculated on a consolidated basis for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries of the sum of pre-tax income and Interest Expense to Interest Expense. (d) The term "Interest Expense" means the interest expense on short term and long term borrowings and does not include interest expense on deposits, fed funds borrowings, advances from any Federal Home Loan Bank or reverse repurchase agreements. (e) The term "Loan Loss Reserves" means the loan loss reserves of the Subsidiary Bank reported in the most recent call report of the Subsidiary Bank. (f) The term "Nonperforming Loans" means the sum of those loans 90 days or more past due and those loans classified as non-accrual or renegotiated as reported in the most recent call report of the Subsidiary Bank. (g) The term "Other Real Estate" means the value of all real estate owned by the Subsidiary Bank and classified as such by the examiners of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Federal Reserve Board or appropriate state agency responsible for examining the Subsidiary Bank, as shown on the Subsidiary Bank's most recent examination report. (h) The term "Primary Capital" means primary capital as such term is used in the risk-based capital guidelines applicable to the Subsidiary Bank. (i) The term "Risk-Weighted Assets" will have the meaning attributed to such term in the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and in effect from time to time. (j) The term "Tier 1 Capital" means tier 1 capital as such term is used in the risk-based capital guidelines issued by the primary regulator of the Subsidiary Bank and in effect from time to time. (k) The term "Total Capital" means core capital and supplementary capital (provided that supplementary capital shall only be included in Total Capital to the extent permitted by the Risk-Based Capital Guidelines issued by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and in effect from time to time). (l) The term "Total Loans" means the aggregate outstanding principal amount of all loans shown as assets of the Subsidiary Bank in its most recent call report; provided, however, in any event Total Loans will include portfolio loans and loans held for sale. 1.5 Interest Period. The term "Interest Period" means with respect to each Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan, the period commencing on the applicable Borrowing Date and ending 1, 3 or 6 months thereafter, as specified by the Borrower in the related notice of borrowing pursuant to Section 2.6 below, and with respect to a Variable Rate Loan converted to an Adjusted LIBOR Rate 2 Loan, or in the case of a continuation of an Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan for an additional Interest Period, the period commencing on the date of such conversion or continuation and ending 1, 3 or 6 months thereafter, as specified by the Borrower in the related notice pursuant to Section 2.8 below; provided that: (a) any Interest Period which would otherwise end on a day which is not a Business Day will be extended to the next succeeding Business Day unless such Business Day falls in another calendar month, in which case such Interest Period will end on the immediately preceding Business Day; (b) any Interest Period which begins on the last Business Day of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically corresponding day in a calendar month at the end of such Interest Period) will, subject to clause (c) below, end on the last Business Day of a calendar month; and (c) no Interest Period for an Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan will extend beyond the Termination Date. 1.6 LIBOR Rate. The term "LIBOR Rate" means, for any Interest Period, the annual rate of interest equal to the rate at which deposits in dollars are offered to the Bank in the London Interbank Eurocurrency market for such Interest Period as determined by the Bank from the dollar offered rates which appear on the Telerate System page setting forth such rates on the first day of such Interest Period. 1.7 Prime Rate. The term "Prime Rate" means the prime rate of interest announced by the Bank and in effect from time to time, with the rate thereon changing as and when such prime rate changes. 1.8 Variable Rate Loan. The term "Variable Rate Loan" means any loan hereunder bearing interest at the Variable Rate. 1.9 Variable Rate. The term "Variable Rate" means a rate of interest equal to .25% per annum less than the Prime Rate. The Variable Rate shall change as and when such Prime Rate changes. ARTICLE II. LOANS, INTEREST RATE, FEES 2.1 Revolving Credit Facility. From time to time prior to January 25, 1996 or the earlier termination hereof pursuant to Section VI (the "Termination Date"), the Borrower may borrow from the Bank up to the aggregate principal amount outstanding at any one time of up to $18,000,000 (the "Loan Amount"). All loans hereunder shall be evidenced by a single promissory note of the Borrower payable to the order of the Bank in the principal amount of $18,000,000 (the "Note"). Although the Note shall be expressed to be payable in the amount of $18,000,000, the Borrower shall be obligated to pay only the amount of loans actually disbursed hereunder, together with accrued interest on the outstanding balance at the rates and on the dates specified therein and such other charges provided for herein. 3 2.2 Advances and Paying Procedure. The Bank is authorized and directed to credit any of the Borrower's accounts with the Bank (or to the account the Borrower designates in writing) for the loans made hereunder, and the Bank is authorized to debit such account or any other account of the Borrower with the Bank for the amount of any principal or interest due under the Note or other amount due hereunder on the due date with respect thereto. The Borrower will maintain a demand deposit account at the Bank to facilitate borrowings and repayments hereunder. 2.3 Commitment Fee. For the period from the date hereof until January 25, 1996, the Borrower shall pay to the Bank a commitment fee computed at a rate of 1/8% per annum of the Loan Amount. Such commitment fee shall be payable on a quarterly basis in arrears. 2.4 Security. The revolving credit facility provided for hereunder shall be secured by all of the common and preferred stock of Republic Bank (the "Subsidiary Bank") now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower, except director qualifying shares, if any. 2.5 Interest Rates, Method of Calculation and Payment Dates. (a) Interest Rate. The unpaid principal balance of each loan outstanding from time to time hereunder shall bear interest at the Variable Rate or the Adjusted LIBOR Rate as selected by the Borrower in accordance with the procedure set forth in Section 2.6. (b) Minimum Amount. Each loan shall be in the minimum amount of $100,000 or in integral multiples of $100,000. (c) Computations of Interest. All computations of interest and other amounts due under the Note and this Agreement shall be based on a year of 360 days using the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest or other amounts are payable. (d) Payments of Interest. The Borrower shall pay interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Note as follows: (i) Variable Loans. Accrued and unpaid interest on Variable Rate Loans shall be payable quarterly beginning March 31, 1995 and continuing on the last day of each third month thereafter and with the final payment of principal. (ii) Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans. Accrued and unpaid interest on each Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan with an Interest Period of 1 or 3 months shall be payable on the last Business Day of the applicable Interest Period therefor and with the final payment of principal. Accrued and unpaid interest on each Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan with a 6 month Interest Period shall be payable on a Business Day that is 3 months after the first Business Day of such Interest Period and the last day of such Interest Period and with the final payment of principal. 4 (e) Limitation on Prepayments. A Variable Rate Loan may be voluntarily prepaid in whole or in part at any time without premium or penalty. An Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan may not be paid prior to the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto. (f) Interest Following Maturity. Principal amounts and accrued interest thereon unpaid at the maturity thereof (whether by fixed maturity or acceleration of maturity) shall bear interest from and after maturity until paid computed at a rate equal to two percent (2%) per annum in excess of the rate or rates then applicable to each advance hereunder. 2.6 Procedure for Borrowing. The Borrower shall give notice to the Bank of a proposed borrowing not later than 10:00 a.m. Milwaukee, Wisconsin time on a proposed borrowing date in the case of a Variable Rate Loan or, in the case of an Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan, at least three Business Days prior to the proposed borrowing date. Each such request shall be effective upon receipt by the Bank, shall be in writing or by telephone to be promptly confirmed in writing and sent to the Bank at the address specified below, shall specify the proposed borrowing date, whether the requested loan is to be a Variable Rate Loan or an Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan, the amount of such loan and in case of an Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan, the initial Interest Period therefor. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the proceeds of each loan shall be made available to the Borrower by depositing the proceeds thereof in immediately available funds in an account maintained by the Borrower at the Bank. 2.7 Conversion of Variable Rate Loans to Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans. So long as no default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may convert all or any part of any outstanding Variable Rate Loan into an Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan by giving notice to the Bank of such conversion not later than 10:00 a.m. Milwaukee, Wisconsin time on a Business Day that is at least three Business Days prior to the date of the requested conversion. Each such notice shall be effective upon receipt by the Bank, shall be in writing or by telephone to be promptly confirmed in writing and sent to the Bank at the address specified below and shall specify the date and the amount of such conversion and the initial Interest Period therefor. Each conversion of a Variable Rate Loan to an Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan shall be on a Business Day. 2.8 Procedures at the End of an Interest Period. (a) Automatic Conversion. Unless the Borrower requests a new Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan in accordance with Section 2.6 above or requests an extension of an Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan in accordance with Section 2.8(b) below, the Bank shall automatically and without request by the Borrower convert each Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan to a Variable Rate Loan on the last day of the Interest Period applicable thereto. (b) Extension of Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan. So long as no default has occurred and is continuing, the Borrower may cause all or any part of any outstanding Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan to continue to bear interest at an Adjusted LIBOR Rate at the end of an Interest Period by notifying the Bank not later than 10:00 a.m. Milwaukee, Wisconsin time on a Business Day that is at least three Business 5 Days prior to the first day of a new Interest Period. Each such notice shall be effective upon receipt by the Bank, shall be in writing or by telephone to be promptly confirmed in writing and sent to the Bank at the address specified below and shall specify the first day of the Interest Period, the amount of the new Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan and the duration of such Interest Period. Each new Interest Period for a new Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan shall begin on the last Business Day of the immediately preceding Interest Period. 2.9 Special Provisions. (a) Basis for Determining Interest Rate Inadequate or Unfair. If with respect to the Interest Period for any Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan: (i) the Bank determines in good faith (which determination will be binding and conclusive on all parties) that by reason of circumstances affecting the London interbank market adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining the applicable Adjusted LIBOR Rate; or (ii) the Bank reasonably determines (which determination will be binding and conclusive on all parties) that the Adjusted LIBOR Rate will not adequately and fairly reflect the cost of maintaining or funding such Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan for such Interest Period, or that the making or funding of Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans has become impracticable as a result of an event occurring after the date of the Agreement which in the reasonable opinion of the Bank materially affects Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans; then, [a] the Bank will promptly notify the Borrower thereof, and [b] so long as such circumstances will continue, the Bank will not be under any obligation to make any Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan so affected. (b) Changes in Law Rendering Certain Loans Unlawful. In the event that any regulatory change should make it (or, in the good faith judgment of the Bank, should raise substantial questions as to whether it is) unlawful for the Bank to make, maintain or fund an Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan, (i) the Bank will promptly notify the Borrower thereof; (ii) the obligation of the Bank to make Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans will, upon the effectiveness of such event, be suspended for the duration of such unlawfulness; and (iii) upon such notice, any outstanding Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan will automatically convert to a Variable Rate Loan. (c) Funding Losses. The Borrower hereby agrees that upon demand by the Bank (which demand will be accompanied by a statement setting forth the basis for the calculations of the amount being claimed) the Borrower will indemnify the Bank against any net loss or expense which the Bank may sustain or incur (including, without limitation, any net loss or expense incurred by reason of the liquidation or reemployment of deposits or other funds acquired by the Bank to fund or maintain Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans), as determined by the 6 Bank, as a result of (i) any payment, prepayment or conversion of any Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan of the Bank on a date other than the last Business Day of an Interest Period whether or not required by any other provision of the Agreement, or (ii) any failure of the Borrower to obtain an advance by reference to the Adjusted LIBOR Rate on a Borrowing Date or to convert a Variable Rate Loan to an Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan or to continue an Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loan at the end of any Interest Period on a borrowing date, as specified by the Borrower in a notice to the Bank as set forth above. All notices to the Bank pursuant to this Agreement with respect to Adjusted LIBOR Rate Loans will be deemed to be irrevocable. (d) Conclusiveness of Statements. Determinations and statements of the Bank pursuant to this Section 2.9 will be conclusive absent manifest error. ARTICLE III. CONDITIONS TO BORROWING 3.1 Conditions to Borrowing. The Bank shall not be obligated to make (or continue to make) advances hereunder unless (i) the Bank has received executed copies of this Agreement, the Note and Amended and Restated Collateral Pledge Agreement (together with the Note, collectively, the "Loan Documents"), in form and content satisfactory to the Bank; (ii) the Bank has received original stock certificates representing 1,014,389 shares of common stock of Republic Bank and certificates representing 510,000 shares of preferred stock of Republic Bank and stock powers thereto; (iii) the Bank has received certified copies of the Articles of Incorporation, By-Laws and a certificate of status or good standing for the Borrower and the Subsidiary Bank; (iv) the Bank has received a certified copy of a resolution or authorization in form and content satisfactory to the Bank authorizing the loan and all acts contemplated by this Agreement and all related documents, and confirmation of proper authorization of all guaranties and other acts of third parties contemplated hereunder; (v) the Bank has been provided with an opinion of the Borrower's counsel in form and content satisfactory to the Bank confirming the matters outlined in Section 4.1 and such other matters as the Bank reasonably requests; (vi) no default exists under this Agreement or under any other Loan Documents, or under any other agreements by and between the Borrower and the Bank; and (vii) all proceedings taken in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and all instruments, authorizations and other documents applicable thereto, shall be satisfactory to the Bank and its counsel. ARTICLE IV. WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS During the term of this Agreement, and while any part of the credit granted the Borrower is available or any obligations under any of the Loan Documents are unpaid or outstanding, the Borrower warrants and agrees as follows: 4.1 Organization and Authority. The Borrower is a validly existing corporation in good standing under the laws of its state of organization, and has all requisite power and authority, corporate or otherwise, and possesses 7 all licenses necessary, to conduct its business and own its properties. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents (i) are within the Borrower's power; (ii) have been duly authorized by necessary corporate action; (iii) do not require the approval of any governmental agency; and (iv) will not violate any law, agreement or restriction by which the Borrower is bound. This Agreement and the other Loan Documents are the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with their terms. 4.2 Subsidiaries. As of the date hereof, the Borrower has five subsidiaries consisting of the Subsidiary Bank, Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, Republic Savings Bank, Market Street Mortgage Corporation and CUB Funding Corporation (individually a "Subsidiary" and together, the "Subsidiaries"). The Borrower agrees to notify the Bank immediately of any entities which after the date hereof become subsidiaries of the Borrower or the Subsidiaries. The Subsidiary Bank, as of the date hereof, has issued and outstanding 1,014,389 shares of common stock, par value $10 per share, which are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, of which the Borrower owns 1,014,389 shares, which represent one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding common stock of the Subsidiary Bank. The Subsidiary Bank has issued and outstanding 510,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $10 per share, which are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and non-assessable, of which the Borrower owns 510,000 shares, which represent one hundred percent (100%) of the issued and outstanding preferred stock of the Subsidiary Bank. The common stock and preferred stock of the Subsidiary Bank are free and clear of any liens, charges, encumbrances, rights of redemption, preemptive rights or rights of first refusal of any kind or nature whatsoever, except liens in favor of the Bank. Except as permitted under Section 4.15, the Subsidiary Bank has no other shares of capital stock (common or preferred), or securities or other obligations convertible into any of the foregoing, authorized or outstanding and has no outstanding offers, subscriptions, warrants, rights or other agreements or commitments obligating the Subsidiary Bank to issue or sell any of the foregoing. 4.3 Litigation and Compliance with Laws. The Borrower and the Subsidiaries have complied in all material respects with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations, the failure to comply with which would have a material adverse effect on the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Except to the extent previously disclosed to Bank, there are no claims, actions, suits, or proceedings pending, or to the best knowledge of Borrower, threatened or contemplated against or affecting Borrower or any Subsidiary, at law or in equity, or before any federal, state or other governmental authority, or before any arbitrator or arbitration panel, whether by contract or otherwise which, if adversely decided, would have a material adverse effect on the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole, and there is no decree, judgment or order of any kind in existence against or restraining Borrower or any Subsidiary, or any of their officers, employees or directors, from taking any action of any kind in connection with the business of Borrower or any Subsidiary which decree, judgment or order has remained unvacated, unbonded and unstayed for sixty (60) days following the date of entry thereof and which, if it remains unvacated, unbonded and unstayed, would have a material adverse effect on Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Except to the extent previously disclosed to 8 the Bank, neither Borrower nor any Subsidiary has (i) received from any regulatory authority any criticisms, recommendations or suggestions and Borrower has no reason to believe that any such is contemplated, relating to any problem perceived by such regulatory authority with any Subsidiary's capital structure, loan policies or portfolio, or other banking and business practices which problem, if uncorrected, would have a material adverse effect on the Borrower and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole and which has not been resolved to the satisfaction of such regulatory authority prior to taking any enforcement action with respect thereto, or (ii) entered into any memorandum of understanding or similar arrangement with any federal or state regulator relating to any unsound or unsafe banking practice or conduct or any violation of law respecting the operations of the Borrower or the operations of the Subsidiary Bank, which memorandum of understanding or similar arrangement reflects a problem with such practice, conduct or operations that is materially adverse to Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. 4.4 F.D.I.C. Insurance. The Subsidiary Bank and Republic Savings Bank are insured as to deposits by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and no act has occurred which would adversely affect the status of such banks as insured banks. 4.5 Corporate Existence; Business Activities; Assets. The Borrower shall (i) preserve its corporate existence, rights and franchises; (ii) carry on its business activities in substantially the manner such activities are conducted as of the date of this Agreement; (iii) not liquidate, dissolve, merge or consolidate with or into a nonaffiliated entity; and (iv) not sell, lease, transfer or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its assets. 4.6 Use of Proceeds; Margin Stock; Speculation. Advances by the Bank hereunder shall be used by the Borrower to fund the purchase of mortgage servicing rights and for the Borrower's other corporate purposes. The Borrower will not use any of the loan proceeds to purchase or carry "margin" stock (as defined in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System). No part of any of the proceeds shall be used for speculative investment purposes, including, without limitation, speculating or hedging in the commodities and/or futures market. 4.7 Restriction on Liens. The Borrower will not create, incur, assume or permit to exist any mortgage, pledge, encumbrance or other lien or levy upon or security interest in any of the Borrower's property now owned or hereafter acquired, except (i) with respect to taxes and assessments which are either not delinquent or which are being contested in good faith with adequate reserves provided; (ii) easements, restrictions and minor title irregularities and encumbrances which do not, as a practical matter, have an adverse effect upon the value to the Borrower and use of the affected property; (iii) liens in favor of the Bank; (iv) other liens disclosed in writing to the Bank prior to the date hereof; and (v) judgment liens arising in connection with court proceedings, provided the execution or other enforcement of such judgment liens is effectively stayed and the claims secured thereby are being actively contested in good faith and by appropriate proceedings. 9 4.8 Restriction on Contingent Liabilities. The Borrower will not guarantee or become a surety or otherwise contingently liable for any obligations of others, except pursuant to the deposit and collection of checks, the issuance or confirmation of letters of credit by the Subsidiary Bank and Republic Savings Bank and similar matters in the ordinary course of business; provided, however, the Borrower may guarantee or become a surety or otherwise contingently liable for any obligations of its Subsidiaries to other creditors under warehouse lines of credit for mortgage loans; and further provided, the Borrower may guarantee or become a surety or otherwise contingently liable for any other obligations of its Subsidiaries which do not, in the aggregate, exceed $10,000,000. 4.9 Insurance. The Borrower will maintain insurance to such extent, covering such risks and with such insurers as is usual and customary for businesses operating similar properties, and as is reasonably satisfactory to the Bank, including insurance for fire and other risks insured against by extended coverage, public liability insurance and workers' compensation insurance. 4.10 Taxes and Other Liabilities. The Borrower will pay and discharge, prior to the time they become delinquent, all of its taxes, assessments and other liabilities, except when the payment thereof is being contested in good faith by appropriate procedures which will avoid foreclosure of liens securing such items, and with adequate reserves provided therefor. 4.11 Financial Statements and Reporting. The financial statements and other information previously provided to the Bank or provided to the Bank in the future are or will be complete and accurate and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. There has been no material adverse change in the Borrower's financial condition since such information was provided to the Bank. The Borrower will (i) maintain accounting records in accordance with generally recognized and accepted principles of accounting consistently applied throughout the accounting periods involved; (ii) provide the Bank with such information concerning its business affairs and financial condition (including insurance coverage) as the Bank may reasonably request; and (iii) without request and provided the Borrower has received the consent of any person or regulator which it deems necessary or appropriate for disclosure of such information, if applicable, provide the Bank with: (a) Borrower's annual financial statements prepared and audited by a nationally recognized certified public accountant within 90 days of the end of the Borrower's fiscal year accompanied by a certificate by the accountants who prepared the audit report, as of the date of such audit report, stating that in the course of their audit, nothing has come to their attention suggesting that a condition or event has occurred which constitutes a default hereunder or which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default hereunder (or if there was such a condition or event, specifying the same); but such accountants shall not be liable for any failure to obtain knowledge of any such condition or event. (b) notice of the filing by the Borrower of the following with the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System promptly after the filing thereof: (i) the Borrower's FR Y-6 Report; (ii) the 10 Borrower's FR Y-9 Report; (iii) notices of all acquisitions; (iv) notices of the declaration and/or payment of all dividends; and (v) notices of additions to and deletions from the Borrower's Federal Reserve Bank stock; (c) quarterly call reports prepared on FFIEC forms, or any successors thereto, of the Subsidiary Bank within 45 days of the end of each quarter prepared in accordance with the guidelines of the regulatory agency which regulates such bank; (d) notice of any memorandum of understanding or any other agreement with any banking regulatory agencies, or cease and desist order, immediately after entered into by or issued against Borrower, any Subsidiary or any of their officers, employees or directors in their capacity as such; (e) promptly after request therefor, any other information concerning the business affairs and financial condition of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries as the Bank may reasonably request; and (f) a certificate of the chief financial officer, executive vice president or treasurer of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, within 30 days of the end of each fiscal quarter stating (i) that no default or event or condition which, with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default, has occurred and is continuing or, if a default or such an event or condition has occurred and is continuing, a statement setting forth the details thereof and the action which the Borrower has taken and proposes to take with respect thereto, and (ii) that the Borrower is in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 4.13(a) and (b) hereof. 4.12 Information. The Borrower will make available for review by the Bank at any reasonable time, promptly upon reasonable notice of a request therefor, financial statements, call reports and any other records or documents of the Borrower or any Subsidiary that the Borrower or any Subsidiary is not prohibited from disclosing. The Borrower and any Subsidiary will use reasonable efforts to obtain the consent of any person or regulator which it deems necessary or appropriate for disclosure of the information described above. 4.13 Financial Status. (a) The Borrower will maintain as of the end of each fiscal quarter: (i) Consolidated Net Worth of at least $100,000,000. (ii) a Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of greater than 1.75 to 1. (iii) a four quarter rolling average return on assets of the Borrower of greater than 0.75%. The Borrower's average return on assets will not be less than 0.5% for any two consecutive quarters. 11 (b) The Borrower will cause the Subsidiary Bank to maintain as of the end of each fiscal quarter: (i) a ratio of Primary Capital to Assets of at least 6%. (ii) a ratio of Nonperforming Loans less loans 90 days past due but still accruing interest plus Other Real Estate to Total Loans plus Other Real Estate of not greater than 3%; (iii) a ratio of Nonperforming Loans less loans 90 days past due but still accruing interest plus Other Real Estate to Primary Capital of not greater than 24%. (iv) a four quarter rolling average return on assets of at least 0.75%. The average return on assets of the Subsidiary Bank will not be less than 0.5% for any two consecutive quarters. (v) a ratio of Total Capital to Risk-Weighted Assets of at least 12%. 4.14 Access to Records. The Borrower will permit representatives of the Bank to visit and inspect any of the properties and examine any books and records of the Borrower and any Subsidiary including without limitation the stock transfer records of the Subsidiary Bank, at any reasonable time upon reasonable notice and as often as the Bank may reasonably desire. 4.15 Issuance of Stock. The Borrower will not permit the Subsidiary Bank to issue any additional shares of common or preferred stock, or any options, warrants or other common stock equivalents, or sell or issue securities or obligations convertible into such ("New Stock"), whether in the form of stock dividends or stock splits or otherwise, unless such New Stock shall be issued to the Borrower and delivered by the Borrower to the Bank, together with any additional documents reasonably required by the Bank in connection therewith, as additional collateral to secure the loan provided for hereunder. ARTICLE V. COLLATERAL 5.1 Collateral. This Agreement and the Note are secured by an Amended and Restated Collateral Pledge Agreement dated October 1, 1993. 5.2 Credit Balances; Setoff. The Borrower grants the Bank a security interest and lien in any credit balance or other money now or hereafter owed the Borrower by the Bank, and, in addition, agrees that the Bank may, at any time after an occurrence of an event described in Section 6.1 below (notwithstanding any cure periods), without notice or demand, set off against any such credit balance or other money any indebtedness outstanding hereunder or under the Note. The information in this Article V is for information only and the omission of any reference to an agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability thereof. The rights and remedies of the Bank outlined in this Agreement and the documents identified above are intended to be cumulative. 12 ARTICLE VI. DEFAULTS 6.1 Defaults. The occurrence of one or more of the following events shall constitute a default: (a) Nonpayment. The Borrower shall fail to pay (i) any interest due on the Note, or any other amount payable hereunder, by five days after the same becomes due; or (ii) any principal amount due on the Note when due. (b) Nonperformance. The Borrower or any guarantor shall default in the performance of any agreement, term, provision, condition, or covenant (other than a default occurring under Section 6.1(a), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) or (h) of this Agreement) required to be performed or observed by the Borrower or any guarantor hereunder or under any other Loan Document, continuing for a period of 30 days. (c) Misrepresentation. Any financial information, statement, certificate, representation or warranty given to the Bank by the Borrower or any guarantor (or any of their representatives) in connection with entering into this Agreement or the other Loan Documents and/or any borrowing hereunder, or required to be furnished under the terms hereof, shall prove untrue in any material respect (as determined by the Bank in the exercise of its reasonable judgment) as of the time when given. (d) Default on Other Obligations. The Borrower or any guarantor shall be in default under the terms of any loan agreement, promissory note, lease, conditional sale contract or other agreement, document or instrument evidencing, governing or securing any indebtedness owing by the Borrower or any guarantor to the Bank and the period of grace, if any, to cure said default shall have passed or any indebtedness in excess of $1,000,000 owing by the Borrower to any third party provided the Borrower has received a notification from such third party declaring the unpaid balance of the indebtedness together with interest thereon and other amounts accrued thereunder to be immediately due and payable. (e) Judgments. Any judgment shall be obtained against the Borrower, any guarantor or any Subsidiary, the uninsured amount of which, together with all other outstanding unsatisfied judgments against the Borrower, any guarantor or any Subsidiary, shall exceed the sum of $500,000 and shall remain unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 60 days following the date of entry thereof. (f) Regulatory Orders. The Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries shall enter into (i) any memorandum of understanding or other agreement with any banking regulatory agency relating to any unsound or unsafe banking practice or conduct or (ii) any memorandum of understanding or other agreement with any banking regulatory agency relating to any violation of law respecting the operation of Borrower or such Subsidiary which has the effect of prohibiting such Subsidiary from declaring and paying any dividends or making any other distribution on account of any shares of any class of its 13 stock; or Borrower or any Subsidiary or any of their officers, employees, or directors shall be the subject of a judicial or administrative determination restraining any of them from taking any actions of any kind in connection with the business of Borrower or such Subsidiary, assessing a civil penalty, finding that any criminal offense occurred in connection with the operations of Borrower or such Subsidiary, or suspending or removing any officer or director of Borrower or such Subsidiary. (g) Insolvency/Bankruptcy. The Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or any guarantor shall: (i) become insolvent; or (ii) be unable, or admit in writing its inability, to pay its debts as they mature; or (iii) make a general assignment for the benefit of creditors or to an agent authorized to liquidate any substantial amount of its property; or (iv) become the subject of an "Order for Relief" as said term is defined under the United States Bankruptcy Code; or (v) file an answer to a creditor's petition (admitting the material allegations thereof) for reorganization or to effect a plan or other arrangement with creditors; or (vi) apply to a court for the appointment of a receiver for any of its assets; or (vii) have a receiver appointed for any of its assets (with or without the consent of the Borrower, such Subsidiary or such guarantor, respectively) and such receiver shall not be discharged within 60 days after the appointment; or (viii) be closed or taken over by any regulatory agency; or (ix) sell or have sold all or substantially all of its assets to any nonaffiliated entity; or (x) otherwise become the subject of an insolvency proceeding or an out-of-court settlement with its creditors. (h) Adverse Change. There is a material adverse change in the financial condition of the Borrower, any of the Subsidiaries or any guarantor. 6.2 Termination of Loans. Upon the occurrence of any of the events identified in Section 6.1, the Bank may at any time thereafter (notwithstanding the cure periods identified in Sections 6.1(a), 6.1(b), 6.1(d) and 6.1(e)) immediately terminate its obligation to make additional loans hereunder, without demand or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived. 6.3 Acceleration of Obligations. Upon the occurrence of any of the events identified in Sections 6.1(a) through 6.1(f) and 6.1(h), and the passage of any applicable cure period, the Bank may at any time thereafter, (i) by written notice to the Borrower, declare the unpaid principal balance of the Note, together with the interest accrued thereon and other amounts accrued hereunder, to be immediately due and payable and the unpaid balance shall thereupon be due and payable, all without presentation, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents and (ii) require the Borrower to cause the Subsidiary Bank to appoint an independent transfer agent for the purpose of registering and transferring ownership of the capital stock of the Subsidiary Bank. Upon the occurrence of any event under Section 6.1(g), then the unpaid principal balance under the Note, together with all interest accrued thereon and other 14 amounts accrued hereunder, shall thereupon be immediately due and payable, all without presentation, demand, protest or notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived, and notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents. 6.4 Other Remedies. Nothing in this Article VI is intended to restrict the Bank's rights under any of the Loan Documents or at law, and the Bank may exercise all such rights and remedies as and when they are available. ARTICLE VII. MISCELLANEOUS 7.1 Delay; Cumulative Remedies. No delay on the part of the Bank in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein specified are cumulative and are not exclusive of any rights or remedies which the Bank would otherwise have. 7.2 Relationship to Other Documents. The warranties, covenants and other obligations of the Borrower (and the rights and remedies of the Bank) that are outlined in this Agreement and the other Loan Documents are intended to supplement each other. In the event of any inconsistencies in any of the terms in the Loan Documents, all terms shall be cumulative so as to give the Bank the most favorable rights set forth in the conflicting documents. 7.3 Participations. The Bank may, at its option, sell all or any interests in the Note and other Loan Documents to other financial institutions, and in connection with such sales (and thereafter) disclose any financial information the Bank may have concerning the Borrower to any such participant or potential participant. 7.4 Successors. The rights, options, powers and remedies granted in this Agreement shall extend to the Bank and to its successors and assigns, shall be binding upon the Borrower and its successors and assigns and shall be applicable hereto and to all renewals and/or extensions hereof. 7.5 Expenses and Attorneys' Fees. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Bank for all reasonable fees and out-of-pocket disbursements incurred by the Bank in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, administration and enforcement of this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and any waivers or amendments with respect hereto, including all reasonable costs of collection before and after judgment, and including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel (including inside counsel) for the Bank. 7.6 Payments. Payments due under the Note and other Loan Documents shall be made in lawful money of the United States, and the Bank is authorized to charge payments due under the Loan Documents against any account of the Borrower. All payments may be applied by the Bank to principal, interest and other amounts due under the Loan Documents in any order which the Bank elects. 15 7.7 Notices. All notices, requests and other communications that are required or may be given under this Agreement shall be in writing, and shall be deemed to have been given on the date of delivery, if delivered by hand, telecopier or courier or three days after mailing, if mailed by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, addressed as set forth below (which addresses may be changed from time to time by notice given in the manner provided in this Section): If to Borrower: Republic Bancorp Inc. 1060 East Main Street P.O. Box 70 Owosso, MI 48867 Telecopy No. (517) 725-2319 Attn: Thomas F. Menacher, Chief Financial Officer If to Bank: Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A. 777 East Wisconsin Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53202 Telecopy No. (414) 765-6236 Attn: Peter M. Kronberg, Vice President 7.8 Applicable Law and Jurisdiction; Interpretation and Modification. This Agreement and all other Loan Documents shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of Wisconsin. Invalidity of any provision of this Agreement shall not affect the validity of any other provision. The provisions of the Loan Documents shall not be altered, amended or waived without the express written consent of the Bank (and the Borrower, when appropriate). THE BORROWER HEREBY CONSENTS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF ANY STATE OR FEDERAL COURT SITUATED IN THE COUNTY OR JURISDICTION WHERE THE BANK'S OFFICE WHICH IS DESIGNATED IN THE NOTE AS THE PLACE FOR PAYMENT IS LOCATED (OR, IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH DESIGNATION, THE BANK'S MAIN OFFICE), AND WAIVES ANY OBJECTION BASED ON FORUM NON CONVENIENS, WITH REGARD TO ANY ACTIONS, CLAIMS, DISPUTES OR PROCEEDINGS RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE COLLATERAL, ANY OTHER LOAN DOCUMENT, OR ANY TRANSACTIONS ARISING THEREFROM, OR ENFORCEMENT AND/OR INTERPRETATION OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING. This Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any amendments hereto (regardless of when executed) will be deemed effective and accepted only at the Bank's offices, and only upon the Bank's receipt of the executed originals thereof. 7.9 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE BORROWER AND THE BANK HEREBY JOINTLY AND SEVERALLY WAIVE ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO ANY OF THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, THE OBLIGATIONS THEREUNDER OR ANY TRANSACTION ARISING THEREFROM OR CONNECTED THERETO. THE BORROWER AND THE BANK EACH REPRESENT TO THE OTHER THAT THIS WAIVER IS KNOWINGLY, WILLINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY GIVEN. 7.10 Previous Agreement. This Agreement amends, restates and supersedes the Revolving Credit Agreements dated January 27, 1994, as amended and December 28, 1992, as amended. 16 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this REVOLVING CREDIT AGREEMENT as of the 26th day of January, 1995. REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. a Michigan corporation By: /s/ Thomas F. Menacher ----------------------------- Name and Title: Thomas F. Menacher Chief Financial Officer FIRSTAR BANK MILWAUKEE, N.A. By: /s/ Peter M. Kronberg ----------------------------- Peter M. Kronberg, Vice President 17 EX-4.K 5 AMEND. 1 TO WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGMT. Exhibit 4(k) AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 16th day of Oct, 1993, by and between MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION (the "Borrower") and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. (the "Lender"). BACKGROUND The Borrower and the Lender entered into a Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993 (the "Warehouse Credit Agreement") pursuant to which the Lender agreed to make advances (the "Advances") to the Borrower in the maximum aggregate outstanding principal amount of $85,000,000 in accordance with the provisions of the Warehouse Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Advances are evidenced by the Borrower's promissory note dated as of July 30, 1993 (the "Note") in the stated principal amount of $85,000,000, and secured by, among other things, a Warehouse Security Agreement dated as of July 30, 1993 (the "Warehouse Security Agreement") between the Borrower and the Lender granting the Lender a security interest in certain of the Borrower's assets. The Borrower and the Lender now desire to amend the Warehouse Credit Agreement to provide for a new category of mortgage loan against which the Borrower may request Advances. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: a) The definition of "Mortgage Loan" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: "Mortgage Loan" shall mean a loan evidenced by a Mortgage Note and secured by a Mortgage encumbering a completed one to four family residential property (including, without limitation, condominium units and excluding cooperative ownership interests); provided, however, that each loan listed on Schedule X shall constitute a Mortgage Loan if such loan is evidenced by a Mortgage Note and secured by a Mortgage encumbering a one to four family residential property." b) The definition of "Origination Date" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: "Origination Date" shall mean, with respect to any Mortgage Loan other than a Mortgage Loan listed on Schedule X, the date such Mortgage Loan was funded to the obliger thereon and shall mean, with respect to any Mortgage Loan listed on Schedule X, the date on which the Lender shall make an Advance to the Borrower against the pledge by the Borrower of such Mortgage Loan as Collateral for such Advance." c) Section 2.07(a) of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: "The Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the outstanding principal amount of the Advances from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to the Borrower until the maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) (i) with respect to Advances secured by Mortgage Loans (other than Special Collateral or the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule X) or Mortgage-backed Securities, at a rate per annum equal to the lower of (x) 2.25% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect from time to time, and (y) 2.25% in excess of the LIBOR Rate in effect from time to time (provided, however, that at all times that the Commercial Paper is rated A-1 or better by S&P such rate shall in no event be less than 1.75% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect from time to time, (ii) with respect to Advances secured by Special Collateral, at a rate per annum equal to .125% in excess of the Prime Lending Rate in effect from time to time, and (iii) with respect to Advances secured by the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule X, at a rate per annum equal to 1.00% in excess of the Prime Lending Rate in effect from time to time". d) Section 6.19(a), clause (vii) of the Warehouse Credit Agree- ment is amended to read in full as follows: "(vii) unless such Mortgage Loan is one of the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule X, be fully disbursed, the final disbursement to the mortgagor in connection therewith having been made no more than 30 days prior to the date of pledge is such disbursement was made by the Borrower (unless such Mortgage Loan is delivered as Collateral securing the initial Advance made to the Borrower hereunder, is delivered as Collateral securing an Advance made for the purpose of enabling the Borrower to terminate or reduce its obligations under each warehouse credit facility in existence on the date hereof or is delivered as Special Collateral);" e) There shall be added to the Warehouse Credit Agreement a new Schedule X which shall read in full as set forth in Exhibit I attached hereto. 2. Reference to Warehouse Credit Agreement. Except where the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to the Warehouse Credit Agreement in the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note, the Warehouse Security Agreement and in any other document delivered to the Lender in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to the Warehouse Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 1. 3. Ratification of Documents. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement and agrees that the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 1 does not in any way diminish or invalidate any of its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement. 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby certifies that (i) the representations and warranties which it made in the Warehouse Credit Agreement and the Warehouse Security Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and (ii) no Event of Default and no event which could become an Event of Default with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, under the Note, the Warehouse Credit Agreement or the Warehouse Security Agreement exists on the date hereof. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by the construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall be binding upon the shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. (b) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. (CORPORATE SEAL:) MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION ATTEST: By: /s/ Tracy S. Jackson -------------------------- ------------------------- Secretary Senior Vice President (CORPORATE SEAL:) GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. ATTEST: By: /s/ William E. Mezger -------------------------- ------------------------- Secretary Senior Vice President AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGREEMENT ("Amendment No. 2"), dated as of February 23, 1994, between MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation (the "Borrower"), and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the "Lender") WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Lender entered into a Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, which was amended by an Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of October 16, 1993 (as so amended, the "Original Warehouse Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which the Lender has agreed to make certain advances (the "Advances") to the Borrower in a maximum aggregate principal amount of $85,000,000 (the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement, as amended by this Amendment No. 2, is herein referred to as the "Warehouse Credit Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Advances are evidenced by the Borrower's promissory note dated as of July 30, 1993 (the "Note") in the stated principal amount of $85,000,000, and are secured, among other things, by the Warehouse Security Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, between the Borrower and the Lender (as amended from time to time, the "Warehouse Security Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Borrower and the Lender desire to further amend and supplement the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement in order to provide additional terms and conditions for the incurrence by the Borrower of certain Advances thereunder; NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Definitions. (a) Definitions in Original Warehouse Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 2 and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings assigned to such terms in the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement. (b) Amendments to Original Definitions and Exhibits. (i) The definition of "Borrowing Base" contained in Section 1.01 of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Borrowing Base" shall mean, as of any date, an amount that is the sum of the following, with respect to all Eligible Mortgage Loans, Special Collateral, Liquid Assets and REO Collateral pledged to the Lender as of such date: (i) the sum for all Conforming Loans that are Committed Mortgage Loans of the product of (x) the Mortgage Loan Aging Percentage with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (y) 99% of the Market Value of such Mortgage Loan, (ii) the sum for all Conforming Loans that are Uncommitted Mortgage Loans of the product of (x) the Mortgage Loan Aging Percentage with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (y) 96% of the Market Value of such Mortgage Loan, (iii) the sum for all Nonconforming Loans (each of which shall be a Committed Mortgage Loan) of the product of (x) the Mortgage Loan Aging Percentage with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (y) 99% of the Market Value of such Mortgage Loan, (iv) the sum for all Mortgage Loans that are FHA Loans, VA Loans or State Loans of the product of (x) the Mortgage Loan Aging Percentage with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (y) 98% of the Market Value of such Mortgage Loan, (v) 99% of the Market Value of each Mortgage-backed Security, (vi) the sum for all Mortgage Loans that are Special Collateral of the product of (x) the Special Collateral Advance Rate with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (y) the outstanding principal amount of such Mortgage Loan, (vii) if any Liquid Assets are so pledged, an amount equal to the lesser of (x) the aggregate principal amount of the Liquid Assets and (y) $0, and (viii) if any REO Collateral is so pledged, an amount equal to 100% of the Repurchase Price for all REO Loans which are included in such REO Collateral, provided that the aggregate amount of REO Advances outstanding at any time may not exceed $3.9 million. (ii) The definition of "Request for Advance" contained in Section 1.01 of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Request for Advance" shall mean (i) with respect to all Advances other than REO Advances, a request for Advance substantially in the form of Exhibit A to the Warehouse Credit Agreement, and (ii) with respect to REO Advances, a request for Advance substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Warehouse Credit Agreement. - 2 - (iii) The Original Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add a new Exhibit A-1, in the form attached hereto, which shall be used by the Borrower to request REO Advances, and a new Exhibit I-1, in the form attached hereto, which is an amendment to the Warehouse Security Agreement. (c) Additional Defined Terms. Section 1.01 of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to add the following new definitions, in the appropriate alphabetical order: "Agency" shall mean, as the context requires, FHLMC, FNMA or GNMA. "Agency Agreement" shall mean the agreement or agreements (including all exhibits and schedules attached thereto or delivered pursuant thereto and all amendments and supplements thereof) between the Borrower and an Agency relating to Mortgage Loans owned by such Agency and the servicing thereof by the Borrower or otherwise affecting the Servicing Rights associated with such Mortgage Loans. "Agency Requirements" shall mean the applicable rules, regulations, directives and instructions of (i) an Agency, including, without limitation, the applicable requirements of the Guides and the Agency Agreements, and (ii) VA and FHA. "Amendment No. 2" shall mean this Amendment No. 2 to Warehouse Credit Agreement. "Amendment No. 1 to Security Agreement" shall mean Amendment No. 1 to Warehouse Security Agreement, dated as of February 23, 1994, between the Borrower and the Lender. "Custodial Agreement" shall mean, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the agreement or agreements governing the retention of the originals of the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, any assignment of the Mortgage and any other Mortgage Loan Documents as referred to and in accordance with the related Agency Agreement. "Guides" shall mean, as applicable, (i) the FHLMC Sellers' & Servicers' Guide, (ii) the FNMA Selling Guide and the FNMA Servicing Guide, and (iii) the GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide, and any amendments and additions to any thereof. - 3 - "REO Advance" shall mean an Advance made to fund, or to reimburse the Borrower for payments previously made by the Borrower to fund, the Repurchase Price of one or more REO Loans. "REO Claims" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1(c) of Amendment No. 1 to the Warehouse Security Agreement. "REO Collateral" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2 of Amendment No. 1 to the Warehouse Security Agreement. "REO Loan" shall mean a Mortgage Loan in respect of which monthly payments are delinquent, and which the Borrower is required, on account of such delinquency, to repurchase from GNMA in accordance with Agency Requirements. "REO Obligation" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1(c) of Amendment No. 1 to the Warehouse Security Agreement. "REO Property" shall mean the real property on which a lien has been granted pursuant to a Mortgage to secure the repayment of an REO Loan. "Repurchase Price" shall mean, with respect to any REO Loan, the aggregate amount which the Borrower is required to remit to GNMA to repurchase such REO Loan in accordance with Agency Requirements. "Serviced Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1(c) of Amendment No. 1 to the Warehouse Security Agreement. "Servicing File" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1(c) of Amendment No. 1 to the Warehouse Security Agreement. "Servicing Rights" shall have the meaning provided in Section 1(c) of Amendment No. 1 to the Warehouse Security Agreement. 2. Amendments to Original Warehouse Credit Agreement. (a) Section 2.01 of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "2.01 Commitment". Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender agrees, at any time and from time to time prior to the Expiry Date (or such earlier date as the Commitment shall have been terminated pursuant to the terms hereof), to make an - 4 - advance or advances (each an "Advance" and, collectively, the "Advances") to the Borrower, which Advance: (i) shall be made at any time and from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof on and after the Effective Date and prior to the Expiry Date; (ii) shall bear interest as provided in Section 2.07; (iii) may be prepaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof; and (iv) shall be made against the pledge by the Borrower of Eligible Mortgage Loans, Special Collateral, Liquid Assets or REO Collateral as Collateral for such Advance as provided herein and in the Warehouse Security Agreement; provided, however, that (1) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed the lesser of (x) the Commitment and (y) the Borrowing Base, at such time, (2) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Mortgage Loans shall not exceed 100% of the Commitment, (3) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Mortgage-backed Securities shall not exceed 0% of the Commitment, (4) the aggregate principal amount of Wet Advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed 40% of the Commitment, (5) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Special Collateral shall not exceed 4.7% of the Commitment, (6) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Nonconforming Loans shall not exceed 75% of the Commitment, (7) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Uncommitted Mortgage Loans shall not exceed 3% of the Commitment, (8) the aggregate principal amounts of Advances outstanding at any time secured by FHA Loans, VA Loans and State Loans shall not exceed 100% of the Commitment, and (9) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by REO Collateral shall not exceed 4.6% of the Commitment." (b) Section 2.04 of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "Whenever the Borrower desires to incur an Advance hereunder, it shall deliver to the Lender at its office a Request for Advance substantially in the form of either Exhibit A or Exhibit A-1, as applicable, not later than 12:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day prior to the proposed date of such Advance. Each Request for Advance in the form of Exhibit A: (i) shall be appropriately completed to specify the aggregate principal amount of the Advance or Wet Advance to be made and the proposed date of such Advance (which shall be a Business Day); (ii) shall have attached thereto each of the Collateral Documents specified therein, including, without limitation, in the case of each Advance or Wet Advance to be secured by a pledge of a Mortgage Loan, an assignment by the Borrower to the Lender of the related Mortgage fully completed and in - 5 - recordable form, and a Borrowing Base certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit C (a "Borrowing Base Certificate"); and (iii) shall, in the case of a Wet Advance, include instructions with respect to the disbursement of such Wet Advance. Each Request for Advance in the form of Exhibit A-1: (i) shall be appropriately completed to specify the aggregate principal amount of the REO Advance to be made and the proposed date of such REO Advance (which shall be a Business Day); and (ii) shall have attached thereto a description of each REO Loan the Repurchase Price of which is to be funded by such REO Advance, which description shall be in substantially the form of Schedule I to Exhibit A-1." (c) Section 2.07(a) of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(a) The Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the outstanding principal amount of the Advances from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to the Borrower until the maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) (i) with respect to Advances secured by Mortgage Loans (other than Special Collateral or the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule X) or Mortgage-backed Securities, at a rate per annum equal to the lower of (x) 2.25% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect from time to time and (y) 2.25% in excess of the LIBOR Rate in effect from time to time (provided, however, that at all times that the Commercial Paper is rated A-1 or better by S&P such rate shall in no event be less than 1.75% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect from time to time), (ii) with respect to Advances secured by Special Collateral, at a rate per annum equal to .125% in excess of the Prime Lending Rate in effect from time to time, (iii) with respect to Advances secured by the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule X, at a rate per annum equal to 1.00% in excess of the Prime Lending Rate in effect from time to time, and (iv) with respect to Advances secured by REO Collateral, at a rate per annum equal to 1.00% in excess of the Prime Lending Rate in effect from time to time." (d) The first sentence of Section 3.01(c) of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows: "(c) The Borrower shall pay the Lender an administration fee (the "Administration Fee") with respect to each calendar month during the term of this Agreement in an amount equal to the sum of (i) $12.50 for each Mortgage Loan pledged as Collateral for the first time during such calendar month, and (ii) $12.50 for each REO Loan the Repurchase Price of which is funded by an REO Advance during such calendar month." - 6 - (e) There shall be added to Section 4.02 of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement a new paragraph (u), which shall read in full as follows: "(u) if on any date the aggregate principal amount outstanding of REO Advances exceeds 4.6% of the Commitment, the Borrower shall immediately prepay the principal of REO Advances in an aggregate amount equal to such excess." (f) There shall be added to Section 4.03 of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement a new paragraph (c), which shall read in full as follows: "(c) Anything to the contrary in paragraphs (a) and (b) above notwithstanding, the Borrower shall be entitled to have REO Collateral released from the Lien granted pursuant to the Warehouse Security Agreement, upon the Borrower's written request therefor to the Lender, without prepaying any Advances; provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of making any such request, or would result therefrom, (ii) the Borrower reimburses the Lender promptly upon request for any fees, costs or expenses incurred by the Lender in effecting such release of REO Collateral, and (iii) the Borrower shall have demonstrated to the Lender's satisfaction that immediately following such release the Borrower's Servicing Portfolio will equal or exceed $600,000,000 and will continue to comply with Section 7.14 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement." (g) There shall be added to Section 5 of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement a new Section 5.18, which shall read in full as follows: "5.18 Conditions Precedent to REO Advances. The obligation of the Lender to make each REO Advance to the Borrower under the Warehouse Credit Agreement is subject, at the time of the making of each such REO Advance, to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent, in addition to the satisfaction of all other applicable conditions precedent described in this Section 5: (a) Amendment to Warehouse Security Agreement: UCC's. The Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered an amendment to the Warehouse Security Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit I-1 hereto, covering all of the Borrower's present and future REO Collateral, together with: (i) acknowledgement copies of proper financing statements (Form UCC-1) (in form satisfactory to the Lender), duly filed under the UCC of each jurisdiction as may be necessary or, in the opinion - 7 - of the Lender, desirable to perfect the security interest purported to be created by the Warehouse Security Agreement in the REO Collateral; and (ii) copies of such other documents or reports, or evidence of completion of such other recordings and filings as the Lender may request comparable to those described in Section 5.09(b), (c) and (d) of this Agreement but with specific reference to the REO Collateral. (b) Diligence. Prior to the making of any REO Advance, the Lender shall have satisfactorily completed any due diligence review with respect to the Borrower's Servicing Portfolio or other REO Collateral, as the Lender shall then require." (h) There shall be added to Section 6 of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement a new Section 6.24, which shall read in full as follows: "6.24 Representations Relating to Servicing Portfolio, Etc. (a) The Borrower has serviced all Serviced Loans in the Borrower's Servicing Portfolio, and has kept and maintained complete and accurate books and records in connection therewith, in accordance with all Agency Requirements and all applicable laws and regulations. (b)(i) Except for any subservicing arrangements of the Borrower with respect to some Serviced Loans, the Borrower is the sole owner and holder of the Servicing Rights, has good and marketable right, title and interest therein, and has the full right and authority, subject to no interest or agreement with any other party, to grant a security interest therein to the Lender; (ii) except for any pledge or security interest granted in connection with the Poughkeepsie Savings Bank Note Payable (due November 30, 1995) described in Item 3 of Schedule V to the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Servicing Rights have not been assigned or pledged to any other party, and the security interest therein granted pursuant to the Warehouse Security Agreement is the only outstanding and existing interest that the Borrower has granted to the Lender or any other party in the Servicing Rights." (i) There shall be added to Section 7 of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement new Sections 7.13 and 7.14, which shall read in full as follows: "7.13 Covenants Respecting REO Loans and REO Claims. (a) The Borrower will comply promptly and fully with all Agency Requirements, and all applicable laws, rules and regulations of any - 8 - governmental authority or other Person relating to the repurchase of REO Loans, the filing, processing and collection of all REO Claims, and all foreclosure or other enforcement actions or remedial proceedings with respect to all REO Loans and REO Properties; (b) The Borrower shall promptly file, and thereafter shall diligently process to completion, all requests for reimbursement or collection of all REO Claims, and shall promptly institute, prosecute and enforce all foreclosure and other enforcement actions or remedial proceedings with respect to all REO Loans and REO Properties, which the Borrower is entitled to institute and prosecute under applicable law; (c) The Borrower shall promptly advise the Lender, by facsimile transmission, of its receipt of any amounts collected with respect to any REO Claim, identifying the mortgagor and property address for each REO Loan which is the subject of any such REO Claim." "7.14 Covenants Respecting Servicing Portfolio. Except for the impact of transactions undertaken in the ordinary course of business, the Borrower shall maintain at all times in the Borrower's Servicing Portfolio a mix of Serviced Loans having characteristics (including, without limitation, geographic dispersion of mortgage properties, delinquency rates, percentage of Conforming Loans, Nonconforming Loans, VA Loans, FHA Loans, State Loans, balloon loans, variable rate loans, buy-down loans, refinance loans and loans secured by condominiums) substantially similar to those in the Borrower's Servicing Portfolio on the date of Amendment No. 2." 3. Further Assurances. The Assignor shall execute and deliver to the Lender from time to time all such other agreements, instruments and documents (including without limitation, any consents, approvals, acknowledgments or agreements of any Agency) and shall do all other and further acts and things, as the Lender may request in order to further evidence or carry out the intent of this Amendment No. 2. 4. Ratification of Original Agreement. This Amendment No. 2 is executed and delivered, and shall be considered as, an amendment and supplement to the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement and shall form a part thereof and, except as otherwise provided herein (or in Amendment No. 1 to the Warehouse Credit Agreement), the provisions of the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement, including without limitation, all representations, covenants, agreements, obligations and rights contained therein, are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in all respects. - 9 - 5. Confirmation of Other Obligations. The Assignor hereby confirms and agrees that the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 2 does not in any way diminish or invalidate any of its obligations under the Warehouse Security Agreement and the Note. 6. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby certifies that (i) the representations and warranties which it made in the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement and the Warehouse Security Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and (ii) no Default or Event of Default under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Warehouse Security Agreement or the Note has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof. 7. Governing Law. This Amendment No. 2 shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns. 8. Counterparts. This Amendment No. 2 may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Lender. 9. Effectiveness. This Amendment No. 2 shall become effective on the date on which the Borrower and the Lender shall have signed a copy hereof (whether the same or different copies) and shall have delivered the same to the Lender at its Office. 10. Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several sections and subsections of this Amendment No. 2 are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment No. 2. - 10 - IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Amendment No. 2 as of the date first above written. Address: MARKET STREET MORTGAGE 2650 McCormick Drive, Suite 200 CORPORATION Clearwater, FL 34619 Attn: Tracy S. Jackson Facsimile No.: (813) 791-4136 BY: /s/ Tracy S. Jackson ----------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President Three Executive Campus GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 SERVICES, INC. Attn: William E. Mezger Facsimile No.: (609) 486-2777 BY: /s/ William E. Mezger ----------------------------- Title: Senior Vice President - 11 - AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 20th day of May, 1994, by and between MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION (the "Borrower") and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. (the "Lender"). BACKGROUND The Borrower and the Lender entered into a Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, as amended (as so amended, the "Warehouse Credit Agreement") pursuant to which the Lender agreed to make advances (the "Advances") to the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Warehouse Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Advances are evidenced by the Borrower's promissory note dated July 30, 1993 (the "Note") in the stated principal amount of $85,000,000, and secured by, among other things, a Warehouse Security Agreement dated as of July 30, 1993, as amended (as so amended, the "Warehouse Security Agreement") between the Borrower and the Lender granting the Lender a security interest in certain of the Borrower's assets. The Borrower and the Lender now desire to amend the Warehouse Credit Agreement to extend the period for which the Lender's commitment under the Warehouse Credit Agreement has been made and to reduce the amount of the Lender's commitment. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: a) Effective June 1, 1994, the definition of "Commitment" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: ""Commitment" shall mean the obligation of the Lender to make Advances in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $40,000,000, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.03." b) The definition of "Expiry Date" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: ""Expiry Date" shall mean the earlier of (i) July 30, 1994, as such date may be extended upon mutual agreement between the Borrower and the Lender from time to time and (ii) the date on which the Cooper River Warehouse Credit Agreement shall terminate." c) Effective June 1, 1994, Section 2.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: "2.01 Commitment. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender agrees, at any time and from time to time prior to the Expiry Date (or such earlier date as the Commitment shall have been terminated pursuant to the terms hereof), to make an advance or advances (each an "Advance" and, collectively, the "Advances") to the Borrower, which Advance: (i) shall be made at any time and from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof on and after the Effective Date and prior to the Expiry Date; (ii) shall bear interest as provided in Section 2.07; (iii) may be prepaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof; and (iv) shall be made against the pledge by the Borrower of Eligible Mortgage Loans, Special Collateral, Liquid Assets or REO Collateral as Collateral for such Advance as provided herein and in the Warehouse Security Agreement; provided, however, that (1) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed the lesser of (x) the Commitment and (y) the Borrowing Base, at such time, (2) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Mortgage Loans shall not exceed 100% of the Commitment, (3) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Mortgage-backed Securities shall not exceed 0% of the Commitment, (4) the aggregate principal amount of Wet Advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed 40% of the Commitment, (5) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Special Collateral shall not exceed 6.75% of the Commitment, (6) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Nonconforming Loans shall not exceed 75% of the Commitment, (7) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Uncommitted Mortgage Loans shall not exceed 3% of the Commitment, (8) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by FHA Loans, VA Loans and State Loans shall not exceed 100% of the Commitment and (9) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by REO Collateral shall not exceed 9.75% of the Commitment." d) Effective June 1, 1994, Section 2.03 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: "2.03 Voluntary Reduction of Commitment. Upon at least ten Business Days' prior written notice to the Lender, the Borrower shall have the right 2 without premium or penalty to terminate or partially reduce the unutilized Commitment at such time; provided that any partial reduction pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be in the amount of $100,000 or an integral multiple thereof; provided further, that the Commitment may not be reduced in part to an amount less than $40,000,000." e) Effective June 1, 1994, Section 4.02(e) of the Warehouse Credit Agreement shall be amended to read in full as follows: "(e) if on any date the aggregate principal amount outstanding of Advances secured by Special Collateral exceeds 6.75% of the Commitment, the Borrower shall immediately prepay the principal of Advances secured by Special Collateral in an aggregate amount equal to such excess;" f) Effective June 1, 1994, Section 4.02(u) of the Warehouse Credit Agreement shall be amended to read in full as follows: "(u) if on any date the aggregate principal amount outstanding of REO Advances exceeds 9.75% of the Commitment, the Borrower shall immediately prepay the principal of REO Advances in an amount equal to such excess." 2. References to Warehouse Credit Agreement. Except where the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to the Warehouse Credit Agreement in the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note, the Warehouse Security Agreement and in any other document delivered to the Lender in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to the Warehouse Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 3. 3. Ratification of Documents. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement and agrees that the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 3 does not in any way diminish or invalidate any of its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement. 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby certifies that (i) the representations and warranties which it made in the Warehouse Credit Agreement and the Warehouse Security Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and (ii) no Event of Default and no event which could become an Event of Default with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, under the Note, the Warehouse Credit Agreement or the Warehouse Security Agreement exists on the date hereof. 3 5. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. (b) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: /s/ Tracy S. Jackson -------------------------------- Senior Vice President GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ William E. Mezger -------------------------------- Senior Vice President 4 AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 30th day of July, 1994, by and between MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION (the "Borrower") and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. (the "Lender"). BACKGROUND The Borrower and the Lender entered into a Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, as amended (as so amended, the "Warehouse Credit Agreement") pursuant to which the Lender agreed to make advances (the "Advances") to the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Warehouse Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Advances are evidenced by the Borrower's promissory note dated July 30, 1993 (the "Note") in the stated principal amount of $85,000,000, and secured by, among other things, a Warehouse Security Agreement dated as of July 30, 1993, as amended (as so amended, the "Warehouse Security Agreement") between the Borrower and the Lender granting the Lender a security interest in certain of the Borrower's assets. The Borrower and the Lender now desire to amend the Warehouse Credit Agreement to extend the period for which the Lender's commitment under the Warehouse Credit Agreement has been made. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Warehouse Credit Agreement. The definition of "Expiry Date" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: ""Expiry Date" shall mean the earlier of (i) August 31, 1994, as such date may be extended upon mutual agreement between the Borrower and the Lender from time to time and (ii) the date on which the Cooper River Warehouse Credit Agreement shall terminate." 2. References to Warehouse Credit Agreement. Except where the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to the Warehouse Credit Agreement in the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note, the Warehouse Security Agreement and in any other document delivered to the Lender in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to the Warehouse Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 4. 3. Ratification of Documents. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement and agrees that the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 4 does not in any way diminish or invalidate any of its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement. 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby certifies that (i) the representations and warranties which it made in the Warehouse Credit Agreement and the Warehouse Security Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and (ii) no Event of Default and no event which could become an Event of Default with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, under the Note, the Warehouse Credit Agreement or the Warehouse Security Agreement exists on the date hereof. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. (b) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: /s/ Tracy S. Jackson ------------------------------- (Vice) President GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ William E. Mezger ------------------------------- Senior Vice President 2 AMENDMENT NO. 5 TO WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 31st day of August, 1994, by and between MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION (the "Borrower") and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. (the "Lender"). BACKGROUND The Borrower and the Lender entered into a Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, as amended (as so amended, the "Warehouse Credit Agreement") pursuant to which the Lender agreed to make advances (the "Advances") to the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Warehouse Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Advances are evidenced by the Borrower's promissory note dated July 30, 1993 (the "Note") in the stated principal amount of $85,000,000, and secured by, among other things, a Warehouse Security Agreement dated as of July 30, 1993, as amended (as so amended, the "Warehouse Security Agreement") between the Borrower and the Lender granting the Lender a security interest in certain of the Borrower's assets. The Borrower and the Lender now desire to amend the Warehouse Credit Agreement to extend the period for which the Lender's commitment under the Warehouse Credit Agreement has been made and to modify certain other terms and conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: a) Effective August 1, 1994, the definition of "Commitment" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: ""Commitment" shall mean the obligation of the Lender to make Advances in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $25,000,000, as such amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to Section 2.03." b) The definition of "Expiry Date" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: ""Expiry Date" shall mean the earlier of (i) August 31, 1995, as such date may be extended upon mutual agreement between the Borrower and the Lender from time to time and (ii) the date on which the Cooper River Warehouse Credit Agreement shall terminate." c) Effective September 1, 1994, Section 2.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: "2.01 Commitment. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender agrees, at any time and from time to time prior to the Expiry Date (or such earlier date as the Commitment shall have been terminated pursuant to the terms hereof), to make an advance or advances (each an "Advance" and, collectively, the "Advances") to the Borrower, which Advance: (i) shall be made at any time and from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof on and after the Effective Date and prior to the Expiry Date; (ii) shall bear interest as provided in Section 2.07; (iii) may be prepaid and reborrowed in accordance with the provisions hereof; and (iv) shall be made against the pledge by the Borrower of Eligible Mortgage Loans, Special Collateral, Liquid Assets or REO Collateral as Collateral for such Advance as provided herein and in the Warehouse Security Agreement; provided, however, that (1) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed the lesser of (x) the Commitment and (y) the Borrowing Base, at such time, (2) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Mortgage Loans shall not exceed 100% of the Commitment, (3) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Mortgage-backed Securities shall not exceed 0% of the Commitment, (4) the aggregate principal amount of Wet Advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed 40% of the Commitment, (5) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time prior to May 14, 1995 secured by Special Collateral shall not exceed 16.0% of the Commitment and the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time on or after May 14, 1995 secured by Special Collateral shall not exceed 8% of the Commitment, (6) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Nonconforming Loans shall not exceed 75% of the Commitment, (7) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by Uncommitted Mortgage Loans shall not exceed 3% of the Commitment, (8) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by FHA Loans, VA Loans and State Loans shall not exceed 100% of the Commitment and (9) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by REO Collateral shall not exceed 15.6% of the Commitment." d) Effective August 1, 1994, Section 2.03 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: 2 "2.03 Voluntary Reduction of Commitment. Upon at least ten Business Days' prior written notice to the Lender, the Borrower shall have the right without premium or penalty to terminate or partially reduce the unutilized Commitment at such time; provided that any partial reduction pursuant to this Section 2.03 shall be in the amount of $100,000 or an integral multiple thereof; provided further, that the Commitment may not be reduced in part to an amount less than $25,000,000." e) Effective November 14, 1994, Section 2.07(a) of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: "(a) The Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the outstanding principal amount of the Advances from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to the Borrower until the maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) (i) with respect to Advances secured by Mortgage Loans (other than Special Collateral or the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule X) or Mortgage-backed Securities, at a rate per annum equal to the lower of (x) 2.00% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect from time to time and (y) 2.00% in excess of the LIBOR Rate in effect from time to time (provided, however, that at all times that the Commercial Paper is rated A-1 or better by S&P such rate shall in no event be less than 1.75% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect from time to time), (ii) with respect to Advances secured by Special Collateral, at a rate per annum equal to 2.50% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect from time to time, (iii) with respect to Advances secured by the Mortgage Loans listed on Schedule X, at a rate per annum equal to 3.00% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect from time to time, and (iv) with respect to Advances secured by REO Collateral, at a rate per annum equal to 3.00% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect from time to time." f) Effective September 1, 1994, Section 4.02(e) of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: "(e) if on any date prior to May 14, 1995, the aggregate principal amount outstanding of Advances secured by Special Collateral exceeds 16% of the Commitment or if on any date on or after May 14, 1995, the aggregate principal amount outstanding of Advances secured by Special Collateral exceeds 8% of the Commitment, the Borrower shall immediately prepay the principal of Advances secured by Special Collateral in an aggregate amount equal to such excess;" g) Effective September 1, 1994, Section 4.02(u) of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: 3 "(u) if on any date the aggregate principal amount outstanding of REO Advances exceeds 15.6% of the Commitment, the Borrower shall immediately prepay the principal of REO Advances in an amount equal to such excess." h) Section 8.03(c) of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: "(c) The Borrower will not at any time declare or pay any dividends, or return any capital, to its stockholders or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for a consideration, any shares of any class of its capital stock now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants issued by the Borrower with respect to its capital stock), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for a consideration any shares of any class of the capital stock of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants issued by the Borrower with respect to its capital stock), or pay any special distributions or bonuses not in the ordinary course of business to any officer or employee that owns capital stock of the Borrower, if after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Borrower would be less than $5,000,000." i) Section 8.08 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: "8.08 Maximum Consolidated Tangible Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit its Consolidated Tangible Leverage Ratio at any time during any fiscal year to be greater than 18 to 1." j) Section 8.09 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: "8.09 Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. The Borrower will not permit its Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at any time during any fiscal year to be less than $5,000,000." k) Section 8.17 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: "8.17 Minimum Consolidated Net Worth. The Borrower will not permit its Consolidated Net Worth at any time during any fiscal year to be less than $10,000,000." 4 2. References to Warehouse Credit Agreement. Except where the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to the Warehouse Credit Agreement in the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note, the Warehouse Security Agreement and in any other document delivered to the Lender in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to the Warehouse Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 5. 3. Ratification of Documents. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement and agrees that the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 5 does not in any way diminish or invalidate any of its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement. 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby certifies that (i) the representations and warranties which it made in the Warehouse Credit Agreement and the Warehouse Security Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and (ii) no Event of Default and no event which could become an Event of Default with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, under the Note, the Warehouse Credit Agreement or the Warehouse Security Agreement exists on the date hereof. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. (b) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: /s/ Tracy S. Jackson -------------------------------- Senior Vice President GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ William E. Mezger -------------------------------- Senior Vice President 5 EX-4.L 6 AMEND. 1 TO WAREHOUSE SEC. AGMT. Exhibit 4(l) AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO WAREHOUSE SECURITY AGREEMENT AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO WAREHOUSE SECURITY AGREEMENT ("Amendment No. 1"), dated as of February 23, 1994, between MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation (the "Assignor"), and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the "Lender") W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Assignor and the Lender entered into a Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, which was amended by an Amendment No. 1 thereto dated as of October 16, 1993 (as so amended, and as hereafter amended or supplemented, the "Warehouse Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which the Lender has agreed to make certain advances (the "Advances") to the Assignor, in a maximum aggregate principal amount of $85,000,000; and WHEREAS, the Advances are evidenced by the Assignor's promissory note dated as of July 30, 1993 (the "Note") in the stated principal amount of $85,000,000, and are secured, among other things, by a Warehouse Security Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, between the Assignor and the Lender (the "Original Warehouse Security Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Assignor and the Lender desire to further amend and supplement the Warehouse Credit Agreement (by an "Amendment No. 2" of even date herewith) in order to provide additional terms and conditions for the incurrence by the Assignor of certain Advances thereunder; and WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the effectiveness of Amendment No. 2 to the Warehouse Credit Agreement that the Assignor shall have executed and delivered to the Lender this Amendment No. 1 to the Warehouse Security Agreement; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the benefits to the Assignor, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Assignor hereby makes the following representations and warranties to the Lender and hereby covenants and agrees with the Lender as follows: 1. Definitions. (a) Definitions in Original Warehouse Security Agreement. All capitalized terms used in this Amendment No. 1 and not otherwise defined herein shall have the same meanings assigned to such terms in the Original Warehouse Security Agreement or in the Warehouse Credit Agreement (including, without limitation, Amendment No. 2 thereto). (b) Amendments to Original Definitions. The definition of "Collateral" in Section 1 of the Original Warehouse Security Agreement is hereby amended to add the definition of the "REO Collateral" set forth in Section 2 of this Amendment No. 1, which shall henceforth be deemed to be paragraph (x) of the definition of "Collateral." (c) Additional Defined Terms. Section 14 of the Original Warehouse Security Agreement is hereby amended to add the following new definitions, in the appropriate alphabetical order: "Amendment No. 1" shall mean this Amendment No. 1 to Warehouse Security Agreement. "Mortgage File" shall mean the file containing the Mortgage Loan Documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan. "Mortgage Loan Documents" shall mean the loan documents pertaining to any Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, any assignment of the Mortgage, any loan guarantee, the title insurance policy and, if applicable, the policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance. "REO Claims" shall mean all rights of the Assignor to receive, from an Agency, FHA, VA, or any other Person, any payment, compensation, reimbursement, cost, expense or other amount in connection with (i) the Assignor's repurchase of an REO Loan from GNMA, or (ii) the foreclosure, acquisition, conveyance, assignment, operation, protection or preservation of any REO Loan or REO Property (including, without limitation, loan guarantee payments, servicing advances, taxes, insurance, rental expenses, inspection fees, costs of maintenance and upkeep, title charges, bankruptcy fees, costs of sheriff's sales, advertising, filing fees, appraisals, recording fees and the fees and expenses of attorneys, appraisers, realtors or other parties in connection with any of the foregoing). -2- "REO Collateral" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2 of this Amendment No. 1. "REO Obligations" shall mean Obligations which constitute any of the following: (a) the obligation of the Assignor to repay all REO Advances pursuant to the terms of the Warehouse Credit Agreement, and all other indebtedness, fees, obligations and liabilities (including, without limitation, guarantees or other contingent liabilities) of the Assignor to the Lender or the holder of the Note relating to REO Advances or REO Collateral arising under or in connection with any Credit Document; (b) any and all sums advanced by the Lender in order to preserve the REO Collateral or preserve its security interest in the REO Collateral and any other amounts owing to the Lender under the Warehouse Security Agreement in connection with the REO Collateral; and (c) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of any indebtedness, obligations or liabilities of the Assignor referred to in clause (a) after an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the reasonable expenses of re-taking, holding, preparing for sale or lease, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on the REO Collateral, or of any exercise by the Lender of its rights under the Warehouse Security Agreement with respect to the REO Collateral, together with reasonable attorneys' fees and court costs. "Serviced Loan" shall mean any Mortgage Loan from time to time included in the Borrower's Servicing Portfolio. "Servicing File" shall mean, collectively, the documents, files and other items pertaining to a Mortgage Loan including, but not limited to, the computer files, data disks, books, records, data tapes, notes and all additional documents generated as a result of, or utilized in originating and/or servicing, such Serviced Loan. "Servicing Rights" shall mean, with respect to any Serviced Loan, any and all of the following: (a) all rights to service the Serviced Loan; (b) any payments or monies payable or received for servicing the Serviced Loan; (c) any late fees, assumption fees, penalties or similar payments payable or received with respect to the Serviced Loan; (d) all rights to receive (from the mortgagor, from insurance proceeds, claims settlements, or any other source) funds advanced (i) to cover delinquent loan payments or (ii) in the performance of other servicing obligations (including, without limitation, the preservation, protection, management and disposition of mortgaged properties and the enforcement of judicial or other remedial proceedings with respect thereto); (e) escrow payments or other similar payments payable or received with respect to the Serviced Loan; (f) all -3- accounts and other rights to payments related to any of the property described in this paragraph; (g) possession and use of any and all Servicing Files pertaining to the Serviced Loan or pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Serviced Loan; (h) all rights under all agreements or documents creating, defining or evidencing any such servicing rights; and (i) all rights, powers and privileges incident to any of the foregoing. 2. Pledge of REO Collateral. (a) As additional security for the prompt and complete payment and performance when due of all REO Obligations, the Assignor does hereby sell, pledge, assign, hypothecate, transfer and grant unto the Lender, a continuing security interest of first priority in all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor in, to and under all of the following, whether now existing or hereafter from time to time acquired (all of the following, collectively, the "REO Collateral"): (i) all Servicing Rights; (ii) all Servicing Files and Mortgage Files relating to Serviced Loans; (iii) all REO Claims; (iv) All General Intangibles, Instruments, Documents, Chattel Paper, Receivables, Contracts, and Contract Rights evidencing, securing, supporting or relating to Servicing Rights or REO Claims; (v) All other documents, instruments, certificates, forms, statements, surveys, appraisals, correspondence, files, tapes, disks, cards, computer programs, accounting records and other information and data relating to any and or all of the foregoing; and (vi) Any Proceeds of any and all of the foregoing. (b) The security interest in the REO Collateral granted pursuant to clause (a) above is intended as additional security for the REO Obligations only, and does not secure any other Obligations. 3. Amendments to Original Warehouse Security Agreement. (a) Section 2 of the Original Warehouse Security Agreement is hereby amended to insert the following provision immediately after the phrase "to endorse any checks or other instruments or orders in connection therewith": -4- ", to exercise or perform (and to arrange for any subservicer to exercise or perform) any and all Servicing Rights, to execute and deliver any consents, approvals, powers of attorney, assignments of mortgages, assumption agreements, termination agreements, purchase contracts or any other document related to the Servicing Rights, the termination or cancellation of the Assignor's rights with respect to the Servicing Rights, or the transfer or sale to, or assumption by, the Lender or its designee of any Servicing Rights, and to request, seek to arrange, and cooperate with any Agency or any other Person in effecting the termination, sale or transfer of any Servicing Rights or other REO Collateral." (b) Section 3 of the Original Warehouse Security Agreement is hereby amended to add the following sentence at the end of said Section: "Anything to the contrary herein notwithstanding, any sums of money paid in respect of any REO Collateral which is received by the Assignor and paid to the Lender under this Section 3 shall be credited solely against REO Obligations." (c) There shall be added to Section 4 of the Original Warehouse Security Agreement a new paragraph (f), which shall read in full as follows: "(c) Anything to the contrary in this Section 4 notwithstanding, the Borrower shall be entitled to have REO Collateral released from the Lien granted pursuant to this Agreement, upon the Borrower's written request therefor to the Lender, without prepaying any Advances; provided that (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing at the time of making any such request, or would result therefrom, (ii) the Borrower reimburses the Lender promptly upon request for any fees, costs or expenses incurred by the Lender in effecting such release of REO Collateral, and (iii) the Borrower shall have demonstrated to the Lender's satisfaction that immediately following such release the Borrower's Servicing Portfolio will equal or exceed $600,000,000 and will continue to comply with Section 7.14 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement." (d) Section 6 of the Original Warehouse Security Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to said Section, to read in full as follows: "(c) If any Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then and in every such case, in addition to the remedies provided under paragraphs (a) and (b) above, the Lender may, but shall not be obligated to, assume the servicing of any or all of the Serviced Loans or arrange for a subservicer with respect thereto. If the Lender exercises such remedy, the Assignor shall be responsible for, and shall remit to the Lender promptly upon request, all fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Lender in connection therewith, and shall use its best efforts to assist the Lender (or any designated subservicer) in effectuating the assumption of such servicing rights (including, without limitation, executing and delivering to the -5- Lender any consents and approvals, powers of attorney, transfer or assumption documents, or any other document or instrument requested by Lender, or required pursuant to Agency Requirements or the requirements of any other governmental authority, and shall also use its best efforts to obtain for the benefit of the Lender any consents or approvals of any Agency, or any other Person required to effectuate such assumption." (e) Section 8 of the Original Warehouse Security Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph (d) to said Section, to read in full as follows: "(d) It is further understood by the parties that the proceeds of any REO Collateral shall be applied (in the order of priority set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) above), solely to the payment of REO Obligations, and fees and expenses associated with the disposition of REO Collateral. Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this paragraph (d) or elsewhere in this Agreement shall limit or restrict the Lender's right to apply proceeds of any Collateral other than REO Collateral to the payment of REO Obligations, at such times and in such order of priority (subject to paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) above) as the Lender shall determine, nor shall the Lender be required to realize upon, or exhaust the proceeds of disposition of, any REO Collateral before using proceeds of other Collateral to satisfy REO Obligations." (f) Section 10 of the Original Warehouse Security Agreement is hereby amended by adding a new paragraph (l) to said Section, to read in full as follows: "(l) Servicing Files and Related Records. The Assignor will maintain (and will cause any subservicer thereof to maintain) satisfactory and complete records with respect to all Serviced Loans whose related Servicing Rights are pledged as Collateral hereunder, sufficient to permit the proper servicing thereof. If an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Assignor will (i) deliver and turn over the Lender, or at the option of the Lender shall provide the Lender with access to, at any time on demand of the Lender, the Servicing Files and Mortgage Files maintained by the Assignor with respect to such Serviced Loans, and/or (ii) allow the Lender to occupy the premises of the Assignor where such Servicing Files and Mortgages Files are located and utilize such premises and the equipment located thereon to service and administer the Serviced Loans and make collections with respect to the REO Collateral." 4. Further Assurances. The Assignor shall execute and deliver to the Lender from time to time all such other agreements, instruments and documents (including, without limitation, any consents, approvals, acknowledgments or agreements of any Agency) and shall do all other and further acts and things as the Lender may -6- request in order to further evidence or carry out the intent of this Amendment No. 1 or to preserve or perfect the security interests created hereby or intended so to be. 5. Ratification of Original Warehouse Security Agreement. This Amendment No. 1 is executed and delivered, and shall be considered as, an amendment and supplement to the Original Warehouse Security Agreement and shall form a part thereof and, except as otherwise herein provided, the provisions of the Original Warehouse Security Agreement, including, without limitation, all representations, covenants, agreements, obligations and rights contained therein, are hereby ratified, confirmed and approved in all respects. 6. Confirmation of Other Obligations. The Assignor hereby confirms and agrees that the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 1 does not in any way diminish or invalidate any of its obligations under the Note and the Warehouse Credit Agreement. 7. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby certifies that (i) the representations and warranties which it made in the Original Warehouse Credit Agreement and the Original Warehouse Security Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and (ii) no Event of Default and no event which could become an Event of Default with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, under the Note, the Warehouse Credit Agreement or the Warehouse Security Agreement exists on the date hereof. 8. Governing Law. This Amendment No. 1 shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns. 9. Counterparts. This Amendment No. 1 may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Assignor and the Lender. 10. Effectiveness. This Amendment No. 1 shall become effective on the date on which the Assignor and the Lender shall have signed a copy hereof (whether the same or different copies) and shall have delivered the same to the Lender at its Office. 11. Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several sections and subsections of this Amendment No. 1 are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Amendment No. 1. -7- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Amendment No. 1 as of the date first above written. Address: MARKET STREET MORTGAGE 2650 McCormick Drive, Suite 200 CORPORATION, as Assignor Clearwater, FL 34619 Attn: Tracy S. Jackson Facsimile No.: (813) 791-4136 BY: /s/ Tracy S. Jackson ------------------------------ Title: Senior Vice President Three Executive Campus GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 SERVICES, INC., as Lender Attn: William E. Mezger Facsimile No.: (609) 486-2777 BY: /s/ William E. Mezger ------------------------------ Title: Senior Vice President -8- EX-4.M 7 AMEND. 1 TO WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGMT. Exhibit 4(m) AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of this 20th day of May, 1994, by and among MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION (the "Borrower"), COOPER RIVER FUNDING INC. (the "Lender") and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. (the "Agent"). BACKGROUND The Borrower, the Lender and the Agent entered into a Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993 (the "Warehouse Credit Agreement") pursuant to which the Lender agreed to make advances (the "Advances") to the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Warehouse Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Advances are evidenced by the Borrower's promissory note dated July 30, 1993 (the "Note") in the stated principal amount of $50,000,000, and secured by, among other things, a Warehouse Security Agreement dated as of July 30, 1993 (the "Warehouse Security Agreement") between the Borrower and the Agent granting the Agent a security interest in certain of the Borrower's assets. The Borrower, the Lender and the Agent now desire to amend the Warehouse Credit Agreement to extend the period for which the Lender's commitment under the Warehouse Credit Agreement has been made. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: a) The definition of "Expiry Date" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: ""Expiry Date" shall mean the earlier of (i) July 30, 1994, as such date may be extended upon mutual agreement among the Borrower, the Lender and the Agent from time to time, (ii) the date which is fifteen days prior to the Liquidity Termination Date in effect from time to time (which, as of the date of this Amendment No. 1, is March 31, 1995) and (iii) the date on which the GECMSI Warehouse Credit Agreement terminates." b) The definition of "Liquidity Termination Date" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: ""Liquidity Termination Date" shall mean the earlier of (i) March 31, 1995, as such date may be extended in accordance with the terms of the Liquidity Agreement and (ii) the date on which the commitment of the Liquidity Lenders under the Liquidity Agreement is terminated following the occurrence of an event of default thereunder." 2. References to Warehouse Credit Agreement. Except where the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to the Warehouse Credit Agreement in the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note, the Warehouse Security Agreement and in any other document delivered to the Lender or the Agent in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to the Warehouse Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 1. 3. Ratification of Documents. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement and agrees that the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 1 does not in any way diminish or invalidate any of its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement. 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby certifies that (i) the representations and warranties which it made in the Warehouse Credit Agreement and the Warehouse Security Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and (ii) no Event of Default and no event which could become an Event of Default with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, under the Note, the Warehouse Credit Agreement or the Warehouse Security Agreement exists on the date hereof. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. (b) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: /s/ Tracy S. Jackson --------------------------------- Senior Vice President COOPER RIVER FUNDING INC. By: /s/ William E. Mezger --------------------------------- Assistant Treasurer GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ William E. Mezger --------------------------------- Senior Vice President AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 30th day of July, 1994, by and among MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION (the "Borrower"), COOPER RIVER FUNDING INC. (the "Lender") and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. (the "Agent"). BACKGROUND The Borrower, the Lender and the Agent entered into a Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, as amended (as so amended, the "Warehouse Credit Agreement") pursuant to which the Lender agreed to make advances (the "Advances") to the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Warehouse Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Advances are evidenced by the Borrower's promissory note dated July 30, 1993 (the "Note") in the stated principal amount of $50,000,000, and secured by, among other things, a Warehouse Security Agreement dated as of July 30, 1993 (the "Warehouse Security Agreement") between the Borrower and the Agent granting the Agent a security interest in certain of the Borrower's assets. The Borrower, the Lender and the Agent now desire to amend the Warehouse Credit Agreement to extend the period for which the Lender's commitment under the Warehouse Credit Agreement has been made. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: a) The definition of "Expiry Date" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: ""Expiry Date" shall mean the earlier of (i) August 31, 1994, as such date may be extended upon mutual agreement among the Borrower, the Lender and the Agent from time to time, (ii) the date which is fifteen days prior to the Liquidity Termination Date in effect from time to time (which, as of the date of this Amendment No. 2, is June 30, 1995) and (iii) the date on which the GECMSI Warehouse Credit Agreement terminates." b) The definition of "Liquidity Termination Date" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: ""Liquidity Termination Date" shall mean the earlier of (i) June 30, 1995, as such date may be extended in accordance with the terms of the Liquidity Agreement and (ii) the date on which the commitment of the Liquidity Lenders under the Liquidity Agreement is terminated following the occurrence of an event of default thereunder." 2. References to Warehouse Credit Agreement. Except where the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to the Warehouse Credit Agreement in the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note, the Warehouse Security Agreement and in any other document delivered to the Lender or the Agent in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to the Warehouse Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 2. 3. Ratification of Documents. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement and agrees that the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 2 does not in any way diminish or invalidate any of its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement. 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby certifies that (i) the representations and warranties which it made in the Warehouse Credit Agreement and the Warehouse Security Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and (ii) no Event of Default and no event which could become an Event of Default with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, under the Note, the Warehouse Credit Agreement or the Warehouse Security Agreement exists on the date hereof. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. (b) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: /s/ Tracy S. Jackson --------------------------------- Senior Vice President COOPER RIVER FUNDING INC. By: /s/ William E. Mezger --------------------------------- Assistant Treasurer GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ William E. Mezger --------------------------------- Senior Vice President SCHEDULE I Exceptions to Representations in Warehouse Credit Agreement Capitalization: 40,000 shares of Series A preferred stock were issued in February 1994. Total shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding are 560,000 for $14,000,000. Contracts: Servicing Sale Agreement with GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. $600-900 million servicing sales in 1994 Date: January 31, 1994 FHLMC Master Commitment #M94032833 $75 million mandatory master commitment Date: March 28, 1994 $12 million Term Debt with GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. Date: April 29, 1994 Leases: Additional lease space has been added at the Clearwater home office and at various branch locations. AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO WAREHOUSE CREDIT AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 31st day of August, 1994, by and among MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION (the "Borrower"), COOPER RIVER FUNDING INC. (the "Lender") and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. (the "Agent"). BACKGROUND The Borrower, the Lender and the Agent entered into a Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, as amended (as so amended, the "Warehouse Credit Agreement") pursuant to which the Lender agreed to make advances (the "Advances") to the Borrower in accordance with the provisions of the Warehouse Credit Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Advances are evidenced by the Borrower's promissory note dated July 30, 1993 (the "Note") in the stated principal amount of $50,000,000, and secured by, among other things, a Warehouse Security Agreement dated as of July 30, 1993 (the "Warehouse Security Agreement") between the Borrower and the Agent granting the Agent a security interest in certain of the Borrower's assets. The Borrower, the Lender and the Agent now desire to amend the Warehouse Credit Agreement to extend the period for which the Lender's commitment under the Warehouse Credit Agreement has been made and to modify certain other terms and conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Warehouse Credit Agreement. The Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended as follows: a) The definition of "Expiry Date" contained in Section 1.01 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: ""Expiry Date" shall mean the earlier of (i) August 31, 1995, as such date may be extended upon mutual agreement among the Borrower, the Lender and the Agent from time to time, (ii) the date which is fifteen days prior to the Liquidity Termination Date in effect from time to time (which, as of the date of this Amendment No. 3, is June 30, 1995) and (iii) the date on which the GECMSI Warehouse Credit Agreement terminates." b) Effective November 14, 1994, Section 2.07(a) of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: "(a) The Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the outstanding principal amount of the Advances from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to the Borrower until the maturity thereof (whether by acceleration or otherwise) with respect to Advances secured by Mortgage Loans or by Mortgage-backed Securities, at a rate per annum equal to the lower of (x) 2.00% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect from time to time, and (y) 2.00% in excess of the LIBOR Rate in effect from time to time (provided, however, that in any month in which the Lender has made no borrowings under the Liquidity Agreement such rate shall in no event be less than 1.75% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect for such month, and in any month in which the Lender has made borrowings under the Liquidity Agreement, such rate shall in no event be less than the greater of (i) 1.75% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate (excluding any consideration of borrowings made by the Lender under the Liquidity Agreement) for such month or (ii) 1.00% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate for such month." c) Section 8.03(c) of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: "(c) The Borrower will not at any time declare or pay any dividends, or return any capital, to its stockholders or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for a consideration, any shares of any class of its capital stock now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants issued by the Borrower with respect to its capital stock), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to purchase or otherwise acquire for a consideration any shares of any class of the capital stock of the Borrower now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants issued by the Borrower with respect to its capital stock), or pay any special distributions or bonuses not in the ordinary course of business to any officer or employee that owns capital stock of the Borrower, if after giving effect thereto the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of the Borrower would be less than $5,000,000." d) Section 8.08 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: "8.08 Maximum Consolidated Tangible Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit its Consolidated Tangible Leverage Ratio at any time during any fiscal year to be greater than 18 to 1." e) Section 8.09 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: "8.09 Minimum Consolidated Tangible Net Worth. The Borrower will not permit its Consolidated Tangible Net Worth at any time during any fiscal year to be less than $5,000,000." f) Section 8.17 of the Warehouse Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows: "8.17 Minimum Consolidated Net Worth. The Borrower will not permit its Consolidated Net Worth at any time during any fiscal year to be less than $10,000,000." 2. References to Warehouse Credit Agreement. Except where the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to the Warehouse Credit Agreement in the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note, the Warehouse Security Agreement and in any other document delivered to the Lender or the Agent in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to the Warehouse Credit Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 3. 3. Ratification of Documents. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement and agrees that the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 3 does not in any way diminish or invalidate any of its obligations under the Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Note and the Warehouse Security Agreement. 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby certifies that (i) the representations and warranties which it made in the Warehouse Credit Agreement and the Warehouse Security Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and (ii) no Event of Default and no event which could become an Event of Default with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, under the Note, the Warehouse Credit Agreement or the Warehouse Security Agreement exists on the date hereof. 5. Miscellaneous. (a) This Agreement shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, their successors and assigns. (b) This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the day and year first above written. MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: /s/ Tracy S. Jackson --------------------------------- Senior Vice President COOPER RIVER FUNDING INC. By: /s/ William E. Mezger --------------------------------- Assistant Treasurer GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ William E. Mezger --------------------------------- Senior Vice President EX-4.N 8 TERM LOAN AGREEMENT Exhibit 4(n) $12,000,000 TERM LOAN AGREEMENT between MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION, as Borrower, and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., as Lender ____________________________________ Dated as of April 29, 1994 ____________________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Section 1. Definitions and Principles of Construction 1 1.01 Defined Terms 1 1.02 Principles of Construction 12 Section 2. Amount and Terms of Credit 13 2.01 Commitment 13 2.02 Minimum Borrowing Amount 13 2.03 Reserved 13 2.04 Request for Advance 13 2.05 Disbursement of Funds 13 2.06 Note 13 2.07 Interest and Principal Payments 14 2.08 Increased Costs 15 2.09 Increased Capital 15 Section 3. Fees and Charges 16 3.01 Fees and Charges 16 Section 4. Prepayments 17 4.01 Reserved 17 4.02 Mandatory Prepayments 17 4.03 Release of Collateral; Substitution 18 4.04 Sale of Collateral 18 4.05 Method and Place of Payment 19 4.06 Net Payments 19 4.07 Breakage Costs 20 Section 5. Conditions Precedent 20 5.01 Execution of Agreement; Note 20 5.02 No Default: Representations and Warranties 21 5.03 Request for Advance 21 5.04 Opinions of Counsel 21 5.05 Diligence 21 5.06 Corporate Documents; Proceedings 21 5.07 Financial Statements 22 5.08 Mandatory Prepayment 22 5.09 Term Loan Security Agreement; UCC's 22 5.10 No Adverse Change 23 5.11 Insurance 23 5.12 Fees 23 5.13 No Litigation 23 5.14 Legal or Regulatory Proceedings 24 5.15 Eligible Portfolio 24 5.16 Servicing Documents 25 5.17 Sale and Transfer Dates 25 5.18 No Repurchase; No Material Change 25 5.19 Initial Appraisal 26 5.20 Assignment of Purchase Contract, etc. 26 5.21 Other Conditions Satisfied 26 Section 6. Representations, Warranties and Agreements 26 6.01 Corporate Power and Authority 26 6.02 No Violation 27 6.03 Governmental Approvals 27 6.04 Financial Condition; Undisclosed Liabilities; etc. 27 6.05 Litigation 27 6.06 True and Complete Disclosure 27 6.07 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations 28 6.08 Compliance with Statutes, etc 28 6.09 No Burdensome Agreement 28 6.10 Security Interests 28 6.11 Representations in Warehouse Agreement 28 6.12 Representations in Purchase Contracts 29 6.13 Representations Relating to Servicing 29 Section 7. Affirmative Covenants 30 7.01 Information Covenants 31 (a) Financial Statements 31 (b) Notice of Default 31 (c) Agency Related Defaults 31 (d) Change in Servicing Procedures 31 (e) Sale of Servicing Rights 31 (f) Portfolio Appraisal 31 (g) Monthly Portfolio Analysis 32 7.02 Collateral 32 ii 7.03 Covenants in Warehouse Agreement 32 7.04 Transfer of Servicing Rights 32 Section 8. Negative Covenants 33 8.01 Liens 33 8.02 Indebtedness 33 8.03 Modifications of Certain Agreements and Collateral 33 8.04 Negative Covenants in Warehouse Agreement 34 Section 9 Events of Default 34 9.01 Payments 34 9.02 Representations, etc. 34 9.03 Covenants 35 9.04 Term Loan Security Agreement 35 9.05 Defaults Under Warehouse Agreements 35 Section 10. Miscellaneous 36 10.01 Payment of Expenses; Indemnity 36 10.02 Notices 38 10.03 Benefit of Agreement 38 10.04 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative 38 10.05 Calculations; Computations 38 10.06 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue 39 10.07 Participation and Syndication 39 10.08 Obligation to Make Payments in Dollars 39 10.09 Counterparts 40 10.10 Effectiveness 40 10.11 Headings Descriptive 40 10.12 Amendment or Waiver 40 10.13 Survival 40 10.14 Waiver of Jury Trial 40 iii EXHIBITS EXHIBIT A - Form of Request for Advance EXHIBIT B - Form of Note EXHIBIT C - Form of Opinion of Special Counsel for the Borrower EXHIBIT D-1 - Form of Officers' Certificate for Borrower EXHIBIT D-2 - Forms of Owners' and Officers Certification EXHIBIT E - Form of Term Loan Security Agreement EXHIBIT F - Form of Servicing Release Commitment SCHEDULES SCHEDULE I - Liabilities and Obligations SCHEDULE II - Exceptions to Representations in GE Warehouse Credit Agreement SCHEDULE III - Existing Indebtedness iv TERM LOAN AGREEMENT, dated as of April 29, 1994, between MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation (the "Borrower"), and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the "Lender") W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested the Lender to make a secured term loan to the Borrower, in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $12,000,000, to finance the Borrower's purchase from time to time of mortgage loan servicing rights; and WHEREAS, the Lender is willing to make such secured term loan to the Borrower, but only subject to and upon the terms and conditions herein set forth; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises, and the mutual covenants hereinafter contained, the parties hereto agree as follows: Section 1. Definitions and Principles of Construction. 1.01 Defined Terms. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings (such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the terms defined): "Acknowledgment Agreement" shall mean, with respect to any Serviced Loan, the agreement or agreements (including all exhibits and schedules attached thereto or delivered pursuant thereto and all amendments and supplements thereof), if any, by and among the Borrower, the Lender and an Agency, pursuant to which the Agency has consented to the Borrower's grant to the Lender of a security interest in the Servicing Rights associated with such Serviced Loan to secure Advances made hereunder. "Adjustable Rate Loan" shall mean a Mortgage Loan where the initial interest rate is subject to adjustment after closing under the circumstances described in the Mortgage Note. "Administrative Costs" shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(b). "Advance" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01. "Affiliate" shall mean, as to any Person, any other Person (other than an individual) directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under direct or indirect common control with, such Person. A Person shall be deemed to control another Person if such Person possesses, directly or indirectly, the power to direct or cause the direction of 1 the management and policies of such other Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. "Agency" shall mean, as the context requires, FHLMC, FNMA or GNMA. "Agency Agreement" shall mean the agreement or agreements (including all exhibits and schedules attached thereto or delivered pursuant thereto and all amendments and supplements thereof) between a Seller and an Agency relating to Serviced Loans owned by such Agency and the servicing thereof by the Seller or otherwise affecting the Servicing Rights associated with such Serviced Loans, which Agency Agreement shall be transferred to the Borrower pursuant to the Purchase Contract for such Servicing Rights. "Agency Consent" shall mean the written consent or approval of an Agency to the transfer of Servicing Rights from a Seller to the Borrower as contemplated by the related Purchase Contract. "Agency Requirements" shall mean the applicable rules, regulations, directives and instructions of an Agency, including, without limitation, the applicable requirements of the Guides, the Agency Agreements, the Agency Consents and the Acknowledgment Agreements. "Agency Rights" shall mean all rights, powers and prerogatives of an Agency under or pursuant to any Servicing Documents or the Guides, and all claims of an Agency arising out of any and all defaults and outstanding obligations of the Borrower to such Agency. "Agreement" shall mean this Term Loan Agreement (including all exhibits and schedules attached hereto or delivered pursuant hereto), as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time. "Amortizing Installment" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.07(b). "Appraisal" shall mean any appraisal of a Servicing Portfolio or of Comparable Servicing Rights made by the Lender or by an Appraiser and delivered to Lender pursuant to Section 4.03(b), Section 5.19 or Section 7.01(f); provided that (i) no Appraisal shall attribute any value to Servicing Rights, or the Comparable Servicing Rights described in Section 4.03(b), for Delinquent Loans, Foreclosure Loans, or Mortgage Loans with respect to which litigation (except any class action suit where the mortgagor is not the class representative) or bankruptcy proceedings have been commenced, and (ii) the methodology and assumptions used by any Appraiser shall have been approved by the Lender in its reasonable discretion. 2 "Appraised Value" shall mean, with respect to any Servicing Portfolio or Comparable Servicing Rights, the value set forth in the most recent Appraisal thereof which has been delivered to the Lender pursuant to Section 5.19 or Section 7.01(f). "Appraiser" shall mean a Person (who shall not be an Affiliate of the Lender or the Borrower) experienced in the valuation of mortgage servicing rights, selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the Lender. "Assignment of Mortgage" shall mean, with respect to any Serviced Loan, an assignment of the related Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, to reflect the sale of the Mortgage to the Agency who has purchased the same, which assignment, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument may be in the form of one or more blanket assignments covering Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the same jurisdiction. "Balloon Loan" shall mean a Mortgage Loan where the scheduled monthly payments of principal and interest are based on an amortization schedule longer than the actual loan term and a larger final payment is required at the end of the loan term to pay the remaining principal balance. "Borrower" shall mean Market Street Mortgage Corporation, a Michigan corporation, and its successors in interest and permitted assigns. "Borrowing Base" shall mean, with respect to any Servicing Portfolio, an amount equal to 70% of the lesser of (x) the Purchase Price of such Servicing Portfolio (excluding, however, any amount allocated under the Purchase Contract to Servicing Rights for Delinquent Loans, Foreclosure Loans and Mortgage Loans with respect to which litigation or bankruptcy proceedings have been commenced) or (y) the Appraised Value of such Servicing Portfolio (as reflected in an Appraisal delivered pursuant to Section 5.19); provided that, in any event, (i) the Borrowing Base for any Servicing Portfolio where the Serviced Loans are owned by FHLMC or FNMA shall not exceed 1.0% of the aggregate unpaid principal balance of such Serviced Loans, and (ii) the Borrowing Base for any Servicing Portfolio where the Serviced Loans are owned by GNMA shall not exceed 1.2% of the aggregate unpaid principal balance of such Serviced Loans. "Business Day" shall mean any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day which shall be in New York, New York, a legal holiday or a day on which banking institutions are authorized or required by law or other government action to close. "Buy-Down Loan" shall mean a Mortgage Loan which is subject to an interest rate buy-down arrangement whereby the borrower, the seller of the Mortgaged Property, or another party pays an amount to the lender or its agent to reduce or subsidize the loan payments, or to obtain a lower interest rate for all or a portion of the loan term. 3 "Cash-Out Refinance Loan" shall mean either (i) a Mortgage Loan obtained to repay an existing debt secured by the Mortgaged Property, where the loan amount includes additional cash paid to the borrower, in an amount which would qualify it as a cash-out refinance loan under applicable Agency Requirements, or (ii) a Mortgage Loan where the borrower is the present owner of the Mortgaged Property and the Mortgaged Property does not already have a mortgage lien against it. "Collateral" shall mean all "Collateral" as defined in the Term Loan Security Agreement. "Commercial Paper" shall mean the short-term promissory notes of GE Capital Corporation. "Commercial Paper Rate" shall mean, with respect to any calendar month, a rate per annum determined by annualizing the aggregate interest expense of GE Capital Corporation (determined on an accrual basis) for such calendar month in respect of Commercial Paper outstanding during such calendar month. "Commitment" shall mean the obligation of the Lender to make Advances in an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $12,000,000. "Commitment Fee" shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(a). "Comparable Servicing Rights" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.03(b). "Contingent Obligation" shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person guaranteeing or intended to guarantee any Indebtedness, leases, dividends or other obligations ("primary obligations") of any other Person (the "primary obligor") in any manner, whether directly or indirectly, including, without limitation, any obligation of such Person, whether or not contingent, (i) to purchase or repurchase any such primary obligation or any property constituting direct or indirect security therefor, (ii) to advance or supply funds (x) for the purchase or payment of any such primary obligation or (y) to maintain working capital or equity capital of the primary obligor or otherwise to maintain the net worth or solvency of the primary obligor, (iii) to purchase property, securities or services primarily for the purpose of assuring the owner of any such primary obligation of the ability of the primary obligor to make payment of such primary obligation or (iv) otherwise to assure or hold harmless the holder of such primary obligation against loss in respect thereof; provided, however, that the term Contingent Obligation shall not include endorsements of instruments for deposit or collection in the ordinary course of business. The amount of any Contingent Obligation shall be deemed to be an amount equal to the stated or determinable amount of the primary obligation in respect of which such Contingent Obligation is made or, if not stated or determinable, the maximum reasonably anticipated liability in respect thereof (assuming such Person is required to perform thereunder); provided, that with 4 respect to Contingent Obligations that consist of an obligation to repurchase Mortgage Loans, or fund any losses related thereto, sold by the Borrower with recourse the amount of such Contingent Obligations at any time shall in no event be less than an amount equal to the sum of (i) 40% of the outstanding principal balance of all such Mortgage Loans as to which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced with respect to the underlying property or bankruptcy or insolvency proceedings have been commenced with respect to the obligor thereon, (ii) 30% of the outstanding principal balance of all such Mortgage Loans with respect to which any payment due thereunder is more than 89 days delinquent, (iii) 15% of the outstanding principal balance of all such Mortgage Loans with respect to which any payment due thereunder is more than 59, but less than 90 days, delinquent, (iv) 4% of all such Mortgage Loans with respect to which any payment due thereunder is more than 29 days, but less then 60 days, delinquent and (v) 0.50% of the aggregate outstanding principal balance of all such Mortgage Loans as to which no payment due thereunder is more than 29 days past due. "Cooper River Warehouse Credit Agreement" shall mean the Warehouse Credit Agreement dated as of July 30, 1993 among the Borrower, Cooper River Funding Inc., as lender, and GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc., as agent, as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time. "Credit Documents" shall mean this Agreement, the Note and the Term Loan Security Agreement. "Custodial Agreement" shall mean, with respect to any Serviced Loan, the agreement or agreements governing the retention of the originals of the Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other Mortgage Loan Documents as referred to and in accordance with the related Agency Agreement, which agreements are to be assigned by the Seller to the Borrower pursuant to the related Purchase Contract. "Custodian" shall mean an entity acting as a Mortgage Loan Document custodian under any Custodial Agreement or pursuant to any Agency Requirements, and any successor in interest to such entity. "Default" shall mean any event, act or condition which with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute an Event of Default. "Delinquent Loan" shall mean a Mortgage Loan in respect of which any Monthly Payment due thereon is more than thirty (30) days overdue. "Dollars" and the sign "$" shall each mean freely transferable lawful money of the United States. "Downpayment Amount" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04(c). 5 "Effective Date" shall have the meaning provided in Section 10.10. "Escrow Account" shall mean an account or accounts maintained for the deposit of Escrow Payments received in respect of one or more Serviced Loans. "Escrow Payments" shall mean, with respect to any Serviced Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, buy-down funds, optional insurance funds and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the requirements of the related Mortgage, the related Agency Agreement, or any other documents. "Event of Default" shall have the meaning provided in Section 9. "Expiry Date" shall mean the earlier of (i) December 31, 1994, as such date may be extended upon mutual agreement between the Borrower and the Lender from time to time and (ii) the date on which the commitment to advance funds to the Borrower pursuant to either the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement or the Cooper River Warehouse Credit Agreement, or both, shall terminate. "Extended Advance" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.01. "Extension Period" shall have the meaning provided in Section 3.01(a). "Fees" shall mean the Commitment Fee and the Administrative Costs. "FHA" shall mean the Federal Housing Administration or any successor thereto. "FHLMC" shall mean the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or any successor thereto. "FHLMC Guide" shall mean the FHLMC Sellers' & Servicers' Guide, any amendments or additions thereto, and any successor publication respecting the subject matter thereof. "FNMA" shall mean the Federal National Mortgage Association, a corporation in conformance with Title III of the National Housing Act, as amended, or any successor thereto. "FNMA Guides" shall mean the FNMA Selling Guide and the FNMA Servicing Guide, any amendments and additions thereto, and any successor publication respecting the subject matter thereof. 6 "Foreclosure Loan" shall mean a Mortgage Loan with respect to which foreclosure proceedings have been referred to an attorney or have been instituted and are pending or have been completed, or a deed in lieu of foreclosure has been accepted or delivery thereof is pending. "GE Warehouse Credit Agreement" shall mean the Warehouse Credit Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, between the Borrower and the Lender, as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time. "GE Warehouse Security Agreement" shall mean the Warehouse Security Agreement, dated as of July 30, 1993, between the Borrower and the Lender, as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time. "GNMA" shall mean the Governmental National Mortgage Association, a corporation in conformance with Title VIII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, as amended, or any successor thereto. "GNMA Guide" shall mean the GNMA Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide, and any amendments and additions thereto, and any successor publication respecting the subject matter thereof. "Guides" shall mean the FHLMC Guide, the FNMA Guides and/or the GNMA Guide, as applicable. "HUD" shall mean the Department of Housing and Urban Development or any successor thereto. "Indebtedness" shall mean, as to any Person, without duplication, (i) all indebtedness (including principal, interest, fees and charges) of such Person for borrowed money or for the deferred purchase price of property or services, (ii) the face amount of all letters of credit issued for the account of such Person and all drafts drawn thereunder, (iii) all liabilities secured by any Lien on any property owned by such Person, whether or not such liabilities have been assumed by such Person, (iv) the aggregate amount required in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles to be capitalized under leases under which such Person is the lessee and (v) all Contingent Obligations of such Person. "Initial Borrowing Date" shall mean the date on which the initial incurrence of Advances occurs. "Lender" shall mean GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc., a New Jersey corporation, and its successors in interest and assigns. "Lien" shall mean any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), preference, priority or security 7 agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing or similar statement or notice filed under the UCC or any other similar recording or notice statute, and any lease having substantially the same effect as any of the foregoing), and any Agency Rights. "Margin Stock" shall have the meaning provided in Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. "Maturity Date" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.06. "Monthly Payment" shall mean the scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest and taxes and insurance on a Mortgage Loan. "Mortgage" shall mean the mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt, or other instrument securing a Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee simple or a leasehold estate (as permitted by the relevant Agency) in real property. "Mortgage File" shall mean the file containing the Mortgage Loan Documents pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan. "Mortgage Bankers' Reporting Forms" shall mean all Mortgage Bankers' Financial Reporting Form Statement of Condition (designated as FHLMC Form 1055 and FNMA Form 1002, respectively, and any successor thereto or replacement thereof) filed by the Borrower with FHLMC or FNMA. "Mortgage Loan" shall mean a loan evidenced by a Mortgage Note and secured by a Mortgage encumbering a completed one to four family residential property (including, without limitation, condominium units and excluding cooperative ownership interests). "Mortgage Loan Documents" shall mean the loan documents pertaining to any Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, any Assignment of the Mortgage and all other assignments, the title insurance policy and, if applicable, the policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance. "Mortgage Loan Schedule" shall mean, with respect to any Servicing Portfolio, the mortgage loan schedule setting forth the information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the Servicing Portfolio as required by Agency Requirements. "Mortgage Note" shall mean the promissory note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor which is secured by a Mortgage. 8 "Mortgaged Property" shall mean the real property securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note. "Mortgagor" shall mean the obligor on a Mortgage Note. "New Servicer" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.04. "Note" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.06. "Obligations" shall mean all "Obligations" as defined in the Term Loan Security Agreement. "Office" shall mean the office of the Lender located at Three Executive Campus, Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002 or such other address as the Lender may specify from time to time in a written notice to the Borrower. "Operating Account" shall mean the operating account number 890-0026723 maintained by the Lender at Bank of New York or such other account as the Lender may specify from time to time in a written notice to the Borrower. "Parent" shall mean Republic Bancorp Inc., a Michigan corporation. "Person" shall mean any individual, partnership, joint venture, firm, corporation, association, trust or other enterprise or any government or political subdivision or any agency, department or instrumentality thereof. "Pool" shall mean a group of Mortgage Loans which is segregated on the basis of applicable Agency Requirements and which is considered to be aggregated for the purposes of servicing. "Purchase Contract" shall mean the agreement or agreements (including all exhibits and schedules attached thereto or delivered pursuant thereto and all amendments and supplements thereof) pursuant to which a Seller has agreed to sell and transfer to the Borrower certain Servicing Rights. "Purchase Price" shall mean the aggregate amount to be paid by the Borrower to a Seller pursuant to a Purchase Contract as the full purchase price for the Servicing Portfolio being purchased thereunder. "Request for Advance" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.04. "Sale Date" shall mean, with respect to any Purchase Contract, the date on or as of which ownership of all Servicing Rights being purchased thereunder shall have been sold and transferred to the Borrower by the Seller in accordance with the terms thereof and 9 the Borrower has remitted to the Seller the portion of the Purchase Price then required to be paid for such Servicing Rights. "Seller" shall mean a Person who owns certain Servicing Rights which it has agreed to sell and transfer to the Borrower pursuant to a Purchase Contract. "Serviced Loan" shall mean a Mortgage Loan which is subject to an Agency Agreement and whose Servicing Rights are the subject of a Purchase Contract. "Servicing Documents" shall mean, with respect to any Servicing Portfolio, the following documents and instruments related thereto: (i) the Purchase Contract; (ii) the Servicing Manual, if any; (iii) all Agency Agreements (containing both the original Mortgage Loan Schedule and an updated Mortgage Loan Schedule as of the relevant Sale Date); (iv) all Agency Consents, consents from any other applicable parties, and tri-party agreements with an Agency required in order to effect the valid transfer of the related Servicing Rights pursuant to Agency Requirements; (v) all Acknowledgment Agreements; (vi) all Custodial Agreements; and (vii) any assignment, conveyance agreement or other document or instrument (not otherwise described in clauses (ii) through (vi) above) required under the terms of the Purchase Contract to be executed and delivered by the Seller, the Borrower or any other party to effect the purchase and sale of the Servicing Rights thereunder. "Servicing File" shall mean, collectively, the documents, files and other items pertaining to a particular Serviced Loan including, but not limited to, the computer files, data disks, books, records, data tapes, notes, and all additional documents generated as result of or utilized in originating and/or servicing such Serviced Loan. "Servicing Manual" shall mean any manual or similar collection of directories or instructions detailing the procedures pursuant to which the Seller is to effect the transfer 10 of the Servicing Rights, the Servicing Files, the Agency Agreements and all other applicable Servicing Documents to the Borrower pursuant to the related Purchase Contract. "Servicing Portfolio" shall mean all Servicing Rights which are the subject of a particular Purchase Contract. "Servicing Rights" shall mean, with respect to a Serviced Loan, any and all of the following as defined and permitted in the related Servicing Documents and the Guides: (a) all rights to service the Serviced Loan; (b) any payments or monies payable or received for servicing the Serviced Loan; (c) any late fees, assumption fees, penalties or similar payments payable or received with respect to the Serviced Loan; (d) all rights to receive (from the Mortgagor, insurance proceeds, claims settlements, or any other source) funds advanced (i) to cover delinquent Monthly Payments or (ii) in the performance of other servicing obligations (including, without limitation, the preservation, protection, management and disposition of Mortgaged Properties and the enforcement of judicial or other remedial proceedings with respect thereto); (e) escrow payments or other similar payments payable or received with respect to the Serviced Loan; (f) all accounts and other rights to payments related to any of the property described in this paragraph; (g) possession and use of any and all Servicing Files pertaining to the Serviced Loan or pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Serviced Loan; (h) all rights under all agreements or documents creating, defining or evidencing any such servicing rights; and (i) all rights, powers and privileges incident to any of the foregoing. For purposes of Section 4 and Sections 7.01(f) and (g), the term "Servicing Rights" shall also include all Comparable Servicing Rights which have been substituted for Servicing Rights previously pledged to the Lender pursuant to Section 4.03(b). "Servicing Sale Agreement" shall mean a written agreement between the Borrower and a New Servicer which provides for the purchase by the New Servicer of Servicing Rights which are then pledged as Collateral under the Term Loan Security Agreement. "Standard Fee Period" shall mean the period beginning on the first day immediately succeeding the Expiry Date and ending on the next succeeding December 31, and each one-year period thereafter (beginning on each January 1) until the Term Loan shall have been paid in full. "Subsidiary" shall mean, as to any Person, (i) any corporation more than 50% of whose stock of any class or classes having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the directors of such corporation (irrespective of whether or not at the time stock of any class or classes of such corporation shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time owned by such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person and (ii) any partnership, association, joint venture or other entity in which such Person and/or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person has 11 (A) more than a 50% equity interest at the time or (B) an interest satisfying the provisions of clause (i) above in any general partner of any limited partnership or joint venture. "Taxes" shall have the meaning provided in Section 4.06. "Term Loan" shall have the meaning provided in Section 2.07(b). "Term Loan Security Agreement" shall have the meaning provided in Section 5.09. "Transfer Date" shall mean, in connection with any Purchase Contract, the date on or as of which (i) the Seller shall have transferred to the Borrower the Servicing Files, the Agency Agreement, the Mortgage Files and any other documents relating to the Serviced Loans whose Servicing Rights were transferred to the Borrower as of the relevant Sale Date, and (ii) the Borrower shall have assumed the actual servicing of the Serviced Loans in accordance with the terms of such Purchase Contract and any relevant Agency Requirements. The Transfer Date may be on or subsequent to the Sale Date, but in any event shall be no later than three months after the Sale Date. "UCC" shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as from time to time in effect in New Jersey or Florida or any other relevant jurisdiction, as applicable. "United States" and "U.S." shall each mean the United States of America. "VA" shall mean the Veterans Administration or any successor thereto. "VA Loan" shall mean a Mortgage Loan which is eligible for guarantee by VA and is either so guaranteed or is subject to a current binding and enforceable commitment for such guarantee pursuant to the provisions of the Servicemen's Readjustment Act, as now in effect and as may be hereafter amended from time to time, and is otherwise eligible for inclusion in a GNMA mortgage-backed security pool. 1.02 Principles of Construction. (a) All references to sections, schedules and exhibits are to sections, schedules and exhibits in or to this Agreement unless otherwise specified. The words "hereof," "herein," "hereto" and "hereunder" and words of similar import when used in this Agreement shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. (b) All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in conformity with those used in the preparation of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.07. 12 Section 2. Amount and Terms of Credit. 2.01 Commitment. Subject to and upon the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Lender agrees to make an advance or advances (each an "Advance" and, collectively, the "Advances") to the Borrower, each of which Advances: (i) shall be made at any time and from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof on and after the Effective Date and prior to the Expiry Date (or such earlier date as the Commitment shall have been terminated pursuant to the terms hereof); provided, that certain Advances (herein called "Extended Advances") may be made after the Expiry Date to fund a purchase of Servicing Rights which was approved for funding by the Lender prior to the Expiry Date; (ii) shall bear interest and shall be repaid as provided in Section 2.07; (iii) shall be prepaid in accordance with the provisions hereof; and (iv) shall be made against the pledge by the Borrower of Servicing Rights as Collateral for such Advance as provided herein and in the Term Loan Security Agreement; provided, however, that (1) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time shall not exceed the lesser of (x) the Commitment and (y) 70% of the Appraised Value of all Servicing Portfolios then pledged as Collateral under the Term Loan Security Agreement (as set forth in the most recent Appraisal delivered to the Lender hereunder), (2) the aggregate principal amount of Advances incurred and outstanding as of the Expiry Date shall equal at least $1.5 million, and (3) the aggregate principal amount of Advances outstanding at any time secured by a particular Servicing Portfolio shall not exceed the Borrowing Base for such Servicing Portfolio. 2.02 Minimum Borrowing Amount. The principal amount of each Advance shall not be less than $500,000 and, if greater, shall be in an integral multiple of $100,000. 2.03 Reserved. 2.04 Request for Advance. Whenever the Borrower desires to incur an Advance hereunder, it shall deliver to the Lender at its Office a request for Advance substantially in the form of Exhibit A (the "Request for Advance") not later than 12:30 p.m. (New York City time) on the Business Day prior to the proposed date of such Advance. Each Request for Advance (i) shall be appropriately completed to specify the aggregate principal amount of the Advance to be made and the proposed date of such Advance (which shall be a Business Day), and (ii) shall have attached thereto each of the exhibits or other attachments specified herein, including, without limitation, a Borrowing Base certificate substantially in the form of Schedule I to Exhibit A. 2.05 Disbursement of Funds. No later than 3:00 P.M. (New York City time) on the date specified in the Request for Advance, the Lender shall make available to the Borrower the amount of such Advance requested to be made on such date in Dollars by wire transfer to an account of the Seller, in accordance with the instructions set forth in the Request for Advance. 13 2.06 Note. The Borrower's obligation to pay the principal of, and interest on, all Advances made to it by the Lender shall be evidenced by a promissory note substantially in the form of Exhibit B (the "Note"). The Note shall (i) be executed by the Borrower, (ii) be payable to the order of the Lender and be dated the Initial Borrowing Date, (iii) be in a stated principal amount equal to the Commitment, (iv) be payable in the aggregate principal amount of the Advances evidenced thereby in Amortizing Installments as provided in Section 2.07, (v) mature (with respect to each Advance evidenced thereby not previously repaid) on the earlier to occur of the fifth anniversary of the Effective Date or the maturity of the promissory note delivered by the Borrower pursuant to the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement (the "Maturity Date"), (vi) bear interest as provided in Section 2.07, (vii) be subject to mandatory prepayment as provided in Section 4.02 and (viii) be entitled to the benefits of this Agreement and the other Credit Documents. The Lender will note on its internal records the amount of each Advance made by it and each payment in respect thereof and, prior to any transfer of the Note, will endorse on the reverse side thereof the outstanding principal amount of Advances evidenced thereby; provided, however, that failure to make any such notation shall not affect the Borrower's obligations in respect of such Advances. 2.07 Interest and Principal Payments. (a) The Borrower agrees to pay interest in respect of the outstanding principal amount of each Advance from the date the proceeds thereof are made available to the Borrower until such principal amount shall be paid in full (whether through payment of Amortizing Installments, at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) at a rate per annum equal to 3.75% in excess of the Commercial Paper Rate in effect from time to time. (b) The aggregate principal amount of all Advances which shall have been incurred and are outstanding as of the Expiry Date, together with any Extended Advances, is herein referred to as the "Term Loan." The Borrower shall repay the Term Loan (including any Extended Advances) in forty-eight (48) consecutive monthly installments (each, an "Amortizing Installment"), beginning on the first Business Day of the calendar month immediately succeeding the month in which the Expiry Date occurs and on the first Business Day of each calendar month thereafter; provided, that, the repayment of any Extended Advance shall begin on the first Business Day of the calendar month immediately succeeding the month in which such Extended Advance was made, and provided, further, that the incurrence of any Extended Advances will not extend the period for repayment of the Term Loan beyond the 48-month repayment period described above. Each of the first forty-seven (47) Amortizing Installments shall be in an amount which would be sufficient to repay the principal of the Term Loan (including any Extended Advances) in sixty (60) equal, consecutive monthly installments, and the forty-eighth (48th) Amortizing Installment shall be in an amount sufficient to pay the remaining balance of the Term Loan. The amount of all Amortizing Installments due after the incurrence of any Extended Advance shall be increased to provide for the repayment of such Extended Advance in equal installments over the remainder of the original 48-month repayment period. 14 (c) Overdue principal and, to the extent permitted by law, overdue interest, and any other overdue amount payable by the Borrower hereunder, shall bear interest at a rate per annum equal to 4% per annum in excess of the rate specified in clause (a) above in effect from time to time; provided, however, that no Advance shall bear interest at a rate in excess of the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. (d) Accrued (and theretofore unpaid) interest shall be payable in respect of the Advances (i) monthly in arrears on the fifth Business Day of each calendar month with respect to interest accrued during the preceding calendar month, (ii) on any prepayment of Advances permitted under this Agreement, (iii) on the Maturity Date and (iv) after the Maturity Date, on demand. The Lender shall provide the Borrower with a notice setting forth the interest accrued with respect to each calendar month not later than the third Business Day following the end of such calendar month. 2.08 Increased Costs. If, due to either (a) the effectiveness or introduction of, or any change in, or any change in the interpretation of, any law or regulation by any court or administrative or governmental authority charged with the administration thereof or (b) compliance after the date hereof with any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority or official (whether or not having the force of law), there shall be an increase in the cost to the Lender of making, funding or maintaining any Advance or the Commitment hereunder or the Lender shall be required to make a payment calculated by reference to the principal of, or interest on, any Advance made by it or the Commitment (other than any such increased cost, reduction in the amount receivable, or payment required to be made resulting from the imposition or an increase in the rate of any Taxes unless such Taxes are payable by the Borrower under Section 4.06), then the Borrower shall, from time to time, upon demand by the Lender, pay additional amounts sufficient to compensate the Lender for any such increased cost (subject, however, to the limitation contained in the last sentence of this Section). A certificate of an officer of the Lender as to the amount of any such increased cost actually incurred by the Lender (and the calculation thereof) submitted to the Borrower shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any increased cost otherwise payable under this Section 2.08 to the extent that such payment, when added to the aggregate amount previously paid by the Borrower under this Section 2.08 and Section 2.09, would exceed 1% of the aggregate principal amount of Advances then outstanding. 2.09 Increased Capital. If after the date hereof either (a) the introduction or effectiveness of, or any change in, or in the interpretation of, any law or regulation or (b) compliance with any guideline or request from any central bank or other governmental authority or official (whether or not having the force of law and including, in any event, any law, regulation or interpretation with respect to capital adequacy or request in connection with any of the foregoing) affects or would affect the amount of capital required or expected to be maintained by the Lender or any corporation controlling the Lender and the Lender reasonably determines that the amount of such capital is increased by or based upon the 15 existence of the Lender's agreement, in its discretion, to make or maintain Advances hereunder and other similar agreements or facilities, then, upon demand by the Lender, the Borrower shall immediately pay to the Lender for the account of the Lender from time to time, as specified by the Lender, additional amounts sufficient to compensate the Lender in light of such circumstances, to the extent that the Lender reasonably determines such increase in capital to be allocable to the existence of the Lender's agreements hereunder (subject, however, to the limitation contained in the last sentence of this Section). A certificate as to such amounts (and the calculation thereof) submitted to the Borrower by the Lender shall be conclusive and binding for all purposes, absent manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Borrower shall not be obligated to pay any amount otherwise payable under this Section 2.09 to the extent that such payment, when added to the aggregate amount previously paid by the Borrower under this Section 2.09 and Section 2.08, would exceed 1% of the aggregate principal amount of Advances then outstanding. Section 3. Fees and Charges. 3.01 Fees and Charges. (a) The Borrower shall pay the Lender a commitment fee (the "Commitment Fee") with respect to each Advance made hereunder, which shall be calculated and paid as follows: (i) on the date the Advance is made, an amount equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of such Advance, prorated for the period beginning on such payment date and ending on the Expiry Date; provided, however, that if the Expiry Date is subsequently extended pursuant to the terms hereof (the time period beginning on the first day after the previously stated Expiry Date and ending on the new Expiry Date being herein referred to as an "Extension Period") the Borrower shall pay, on the first day of the Extension Period, an additional Commitment Fee in an amount equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of all Advances then outstanding, prorated for the Extension Period, and (ii) beginning on the first Business Day immediately succeeding the Expiry Date, and on each January 1 thereafter, until the Term Loan shall have been paid in full, an amount equal to 0.25% per annum of the principal amount of the Term Loan outstanding on the particular payment date (which amount shall be prorated for any Standard Fee Period which is less than a full calendar year, and shall be subject to partial rebate under the circumstances described in the next sentence of this Section). If at any time during any Standard Fee Period the Borrower sells all or any portion of a Servicing Portfolio then pledged as Collateral under the Term Loan Security Agreement and the Lender shall have received any required prepayment of Advances with respect thereto and shall have released its Lien on such Collateral pursuant to Section 4.04, the Lender shall rebate to the Borrower that portion of the Commitment Fee for such Standard Fee Period attributable to the Advances being prepaid, pro-rated for the period beginning on the first day of such Standard Fee Period and ending on the date of such prepayment; provided, however, that the rebated amount shall in no event exceed 50% of the total Commitment Fee for such Standard Fee Period attributable to the prepaid Advances. 16 (b) The Borrower shall pay to the Lender, promptly following the Lender's request therefor, all reasonable costs and expenses (the "Administrative Costs") incurred by the Lender in connection with (i) the making of an Advance (including, without limitation, all costs associated with the review and processing of the applicable Servicing Documents and any other documents, and the costs of overnight and express delivery, wire transfers, notary, recording and filing fees and any similar fees and charges), and (ii) the Lender's review (and, if applicable, preparation) of Appraisals, and the Lender's review and assessment of the qualifications, methodology and assumptions of any Appraiser other than the Lender. (c) The Lender shall provide the Borrower with a notice setting forth the Commitment Fee accrued with respect to each one-year period referred to in clause (a) above not later than the third Business Day following the end of such one-year period and shall provide the Borrower with a notice setting forth the Administrative Costs incurred with respect to each calendar month not later than the third Business Day following the end of such calendar month. Section 4. Prepayments. 4.01 Reserved. 4.02 Mandatory Prepayments. Except as set forth in Section 4.03(b) and Section 4.04, a prepayment of Advances shall be required, without notice or demand of any kind to the Borrower, as follows (any such prepayment occurring after the Expiry Date shall be deemed to refer to prepayment of the Term Loan or the applicable portion thereof): (a) if any Servicing Rights in respect of which an Advance has been made hereunder are sold or otherwise transferred (including, without limitation, in connection with any repurchase of such Servicing Rights by a Seller pursuant to the related Purchase Contract), the Borrower shall immediately prepay outstanding Advances in an aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the Advances which were incurred to purchase such Servicing Rights; (b) if on any date the aggregate principal amount of Advances then outstanding (after giving effect to all other repayments thereof on such date, including, without limitation, any Amortizing Installment), exceeds 70% of the Appraised Value of all Servicing Rights then pledged as Collateral (as set forth in the most recent Appraisal which has been delivered to the Lender pursuant to Section 7.01(f)), the Borrower shall immediately prepay outstanding Advances in an aggregate principal amount equal to such excess amount; and (c) if the Borrower becomes aware that the Borrower's rights to service all or any portion of the Serviced Loans whose Servicing Rights have been pledged as Collateral may be terminated, the Borrower shall immediately prepay an amount equal to the 17 outstanding principal amount of all Advances which were incurred to fund the purchase of such Servicing Rights. 4.03 Release of Collateral; Substitution. (a) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom, upon the Borrower's request for the release of the Lender's Lien with respect to any specified Servicing Rights then pledged as Collateral, accompanied by a prepayment by the Borrower of Advances in an aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the Advances which were incurred to purchase such Servicing Rights, and a deposit by the Borrower of such amount as the Lender shall designate as a reserve for application to any fees, accrued interest or breakage costs payable as of or with respect to the calendar month in which such prepayment occurs, the Lender shall, within one Business Day after the later of the receipt of such request or such prepayment and deposit, release from the Lien granted pursuant to the Term Loan Security Agreement and deliver to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Term Loan Security Agreement the Collateral corresponding to or related to such Servicing Rights. (b) So long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in lieu of any required prepayment of Advances pursuant to Section 4.02(a) or Section 4.03(a) or Section 4.04, the Borrower may, subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the prior consent of the Lender, substitute and pledge either (i) additional Servicing Rights comparable to those being released from the Lender's Lien, or (ii) other comparable servicing rights, reasonably acceptable to the Lender, for Mortgage Loans originated by the Borrower and not purchased from a Seller ("Comparable Servicing Rights"), whose Appraised Value (based on a new Appraisal), in either case, is such that immediately after giving effect to such substitution or addition, such prepayment is no longer required. 4.04 Sale of Collateral. (a) In the event that the Borrower determines to sell all or any portion of a Servicing Portfolio, the Borrower shall be required to prepay Advances in an aggregate principal amount equal to the then outstanding principal amount of the Advances which were incurred to purchase the Servicing Portfolio (or portion thereof) being sold. (b) The Lender shall take such action as the Borrower shall reasonably request pursuant to this Section 4.04 to effect the sale and transfer of a Servicing Portfolio, and any related Collateral, to the purchaser thereof (the "New Servicer"), including, without limitation, executing and delivering any appropriate amendments to, or assignments of the Lender's rights under, any pertinent Servicing Documents; provided, however, that: (i) prior to taking any action pursuant to this Section 4.04, the Lender shall have received any indemnity or other assurances requested by the Lender from the Borrower with respect to any actions to be performed by the Lender pursuant to this Section 4.04; 18 (ii) the Borrower shall reimburse the Lender, immediately upon request, for all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) incurred by the Lender in connection with any such sale of Collateral and release of Lien and any other actions to be taken by the Lender pursuant to this Section 4.04; and (iii) the Lender shall not be required to release its Lien on any Collateral until it shall have received the full amount of the prepayment required pursuant to Section 4.04(a). (c) Upon the execution and delivery by the Borrower and a New Servicer of a Servicing Sale Agreement, the Lender, at the Borrower's request and upon receipt of a copy of the executed Servicing Sale Agreement, shall issue and deliver to the New Servicer a written commitment (a "Servicing Release Commitment"), substantially in the form set forth in Exhibit F hereto, whereby the Lender will agree to release the Servicing Portfolio (or portion thereof) being sold to the New Servicer from the Lien granted pursuant to the Term Loan Security Agreement, upon the Lender's receipt from the New Servicer, in immediately available funds, of the full amount of the prepayment required under Section 4.04(a) on account of the sale of such Servicing Portfolio (less any applicable Downpayment Amount previously received by the Lender pursuant to the next sentence of this subsection (c)). The Borrower shall pay to the Lender immediately upon receipt (or cause the New Servicer to pay directly to the Lender) the full amount of any down payment, installment payment, "earnest money" or similar amount (collectively, the "Downpayment Amount") which the Borrower shall have received (or be entitled to receive) from the New Servicer pursuant to the Servicing Sale Agreement prior to the date of the New Servicer's payment to the Lender pursuant to the immediately preceding sentence of this subsection (c). 4.05 Method and Place of Payment. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all payments under this Agreement and the Note shall be made to the Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date when due and shall be made in Dollars in immediately available funds for deposit to the Operating Account as directed by the Lender. Any payment received after 2:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day shall be treated as being received on the next succeeding Business Day. Whenever any payment to be made hereunder or under the Note shall be stated to be due on a day which is not a Business Day, the due date thereof shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day and, with respect to payments of principal, interest, fees and penalties, shall be payable at the rate otherwise applicable on the scheduled payment date. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender to deduct from each Advance to be made hereunder all amounts due and owing to the Lender including interest, penalties, fees or mandatory prepayments. 4.06 Net Payments. All payments made by the Borrower hereunder will be made without setoff, counterclaim or other defense. Promptly upon (and in no event later than 10 days following) notice from the Lender to the Borrower, the Borrower agrees to pay, prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, all present and future income, 19 stamp and other taxes, levies, or costs and charges whatsoever imposed, assessed, levied or collected on or in respect of an Advance and/or the recording, registration, notarization or other formalization of an Advance or the execution and delivery or otherwise with respect to this Agreement or the other Credit Documents or any Servicing Documents and/or any payments of principal, interest or other amounts made on or in respect of an Advance (all such taxes, levies, costs and charges being herein collectively called "Taxes"); provided that Taxes shall not include taxes imposed on or measured by the overall net income or receipts of the Lender by the United States of America or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein. The Borrower agrees to also pay such additional amounts equal to increases in taxes payable by the Lender described in the foregoing proviso, which increases arise solely from the receipt by the Lender of payments made by the Borrower described in the immediately preceding sentence of this Section 4.06. Promptly (and in no event later than 10 days) after the date on which payment of any such Tax is due pursuant to applicable law, the Borrower will, at the request of the Lender, furnish to the Lender evidence, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, that the Borrower has met its obligation under this Section 4.06. The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Lender against, and reimburse the Lender on demand for, any Taxes, as reasonably determined by the Lender in good faith. The Lender shall provide the Borrower with appropriate receipts for any payments or reimbursements made by the Borrower pursuant to this Section 4.06. 4.07 Breakage Costs. If the Borrower shall prepay any principal of Advances, whether pursuant to a voluntary or mandatory prepayment, Borrower shall pay to the Lender (in addition to principal and interest) such additional amounts as may be necessary to compensate the Lender for any loss and any direct or indirect costs, including the cost of reemployment of funds so prepaid at rates lower than the cost to the Lender of such funds, except that no such additional amount will be required in any case where the Borrower has given the Lender at least 45 days' prior written notice of a particular prepayment of Advances. Such losses and costs, which the Lender shall exercise reasonable efforts to minimize, shall be specified in writing to the Borrower by the Lender and, absent manifest error in computation, shall be binding on the Borrower. The Borrower shall make any required payment of such costs and losses on the date on which interest in respect of the Advances prepaid is otherwise due and payable. Section 5. Conditions Precedent. The obligation of the Lender to make each Advance to the Borrower hereunder is subject, at the time of the making of each such Advance (except as hereinafter indicated), to the satisfaction of the following conditions: 5.01 Execution of Agreement; Note. On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, (i) the Effective Date shall have occurred and (ii) there shall have been delivered to the Lender the Note executed by the Borrower in the amount, maturity and as otherwise provided herein. 20 5.02 No Default Representations and Warranties. At the time of the making of each Advance and also after giving effect thereto (i) there shall exist no Default or Event of Default, and (ii) all representations and warranties contained herein and in the other Credit Documents shall be true and correct in all material respects with the same effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the date of such Advance. 5.03 Request for Advance. Prior to the making of each Advance, the Lender shall have received a Request for Advance with respect thereto meeting the requirements of Section 2.04. 5.04 Opinions of Counsel. On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Lender shall have received from outside counsel for the Borrower (who shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Lender) an opinion addressed to the Lender and dated the Initial Borrowing Date covering the matters set forth in Exhibit C and such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated herein as the Lender may reasonably request. If, at the time of the making of any Advance subsequent to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Lender shall have requested same, the Lender shall have received from counsel for the Borrower (who shall be reasonably satisfactory to the Lender) an opinion in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Lender, addressed to the Lender and dated the date of such Advance, covering such matters as the Lender shall specify or such other matters incident to the transactions contemplated herein as the Lender may reasonably request. 5.05 Diligence. (a) On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Lender shall have satisfactorily completed its due diligence review of the Borrower's operations, business and financial condition and its mortgage servicing practices and procedures, including, without limitation, the due diligence practices and procedures employed by the Borrower in assessing any proposed purchase of Servicing Rights. (b) Prior to the making of any Advance, the Lender shall have satisfactorily completed its due diligence review with respect to (i) the Servicing Rights which are the subject of the particular Advance, the Seller's servicing practices and procedures with respect thereto, and the related Servicing Documents and Servicing Files, and/or (ii) the results of the Borrower's due diligence review with respect to the matters described in clause (i). (c) The completion of any due diligence review pursuant to paragraph (a) or (b) above shall in no manner limit or compromise the Lender's rights and remedies in the event of any breach by the Borrower of its obligations, representations or warranties hereunder. 5.06 Corporate Documents; Proceedings. (a) On the Initial Borrowing Date, the Lender shall have received a certificate, dated the Initial Borrowing Date, signed by the President or any Vice President of the Borrower, and attested to by the Secretary or any 21 Assistant Secretary of the Borrower, substantially in the form of Exhibit D-1 and with appropriate insertions, together with copies of the resolutions of the Borrower referred to in such certificate, a good-standing certificate from the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Borrower dated not later than 20 days prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, and any amendments to the Borrower's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws adopted by the Borrower after July 30, 1993. (b) At the time of making each Advance, all corporate and legal proceedings and all instruments and agreements in connection with the transactions contemplated in this Agreement and the other Credit Documents shall be reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender, and the Lender shall have received all information and copies of all documents and papers, including records of corporate proceedings and governmental approvals, if any, which the Lender reasonably may have requested in connection therewith, such documents and papers where appropriate to be certified by proper corporate or governmental authorities. 5.07 Financial Statements. On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Lender shall have received to the extent not already delivered pursuant to the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement (i) the consolidated and consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its Parent for the fiscal year most recently ended and the related statements of income and retained earnings and statements of cash flows of the Borrower and its Parent for such fiscal year, certified by an independent certified public accountant of recognized national standing reasonably acceptable to the Lender and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States consistently applied, together with "management letters" detailing any "material weaknesses in internal controls" (as defined by the Financial Accounting Standards Board) noted by such accountants for such period and (ii) copies of any uniform single audit reports in respect of the Borrower, any audits or financial reports in respect of the Borrower completed or requested by HUD, GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC or any other governmental agency or institutional investor, and any Mortgage Bankers' Reporting Forms prepared by the Borrower, in each case during the year preceding the date hereof. 5.08 Mandatory Prepayment. After giving effect to the proposed Advance, no prepayment would be required pursuant to Section 4.02. 5.09 Term Loan Security Agreement; UCC's. (a) On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Borrower shall have duly authorized, executed and delivered a Term Loan Security Agreement substantially in the form of Exhibit E (as modified, supplemented or amended from time to time, the "Term Loan Security Agreement") covering all of the Borrower's present and future Collateral, together with: (i) acknowledgment copies of proper financing statements (Form UCC-1) (in form satisfactory to the Lender) duly filed under the UCC of each jurisdiction as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Lender, desirable to 22 perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Term Loan Security Agreement; (ii) certified copies of "Requests for Information or Copies" (Form UCC-11), or equivalent reports, listing the financing statements referred to in clause (a) above and all other effective financing statements that name the Borrower as debtor and that are filed in the jurisdictions referred to in said clause (a), together with copies of such other financing statements (none of which shall cover the Collateral, except to the extent evidencing Liens permitted pursuant to Section 8.01); (iii) evidence of the completion of all other recordings and filings of, or with respect to, the Term Loan Security Agreement as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Lender, desirable to perfect the security interests purported to be created by the Term Loan Security Agreement; and (iv) evidence that all other actions necessary or, in the opinion of the Lender, desirable to perfect and protect the security interests created by the Term Loan Security Agreement have been taken. (b) On or prior to the date of the first Advance in respect of any Servicing Rights, the Borrower shall have executed and delivered to the Lender (and any Agency requiring the same) (i) acknowledgement copies of proper financing statements (Form UCC-1) (in form satisfactory to the Lender and any such Agency) covering such Servicing Rights and any related Collateral, which shall have been duly filed under the UCC of each jurisdiction as may be necessary or, in the opinion of the Lender, desirable to perfect the Lender's security interest therein, and (ii) copies of such other documents or reports, or evidence of completion of such other recordings and filings, described in paragraph (a)(ii)(iii) and (iv) above but with specific reference to such Servicing Rights and related Collateral, as the Lender may request. 5.10 No Adverse Change. Since July 30, 1993 there shall have been no material adverse change in the operations, business, property, assets or financial condition or prospects of the Borrower or the Parent. 5.11 Insurance. The insurance required pursuant to Section 5.11 of the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement shall be in full force and effect. 5.12 Fees. Prior to the making of any Advance, the Borrower shall have paid all Fees then due and payable to the Lender. 5.13 No Litigation. There shall be no judgment, order, injunction or other restraint which shall prohibit or impose, and no litigation pending or threatened against or affecting the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which, in the opinion of the Lender, would 23 prohibit or result in the imposition of materially adverse conditions upon, the financing contemplated hereby, or otherwise have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, properties or assets, or on the condition, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. 5.14 Legal or Regulatory Proceedings. On or prior to the Initial Borrowing Date, the Borrower shall have delivered to the Lender certificates of the principal shareholders and senior officers of the Borrower, in substantially the form of Exhibit D-2, with respect to certain legal and regulatory proceedings relating to such persons. 5.15 Eligible Portfolio. The Serviced Loans in a Servicing Portfolio which is the subject of an Advance shall meet all of the following criteria as of the applicable Sale Date for such Servicing Portfolio (except if and to the extent waived in writing by the Lender): (a) the weighted average age of the Serviced Loans in such Servicing Portfolio does not exceed nine months; (b) Serviced Loans totalling at least 95% of the aggregate principal amount of all Mortgage Loans in the Servicing Portfolio shall have interest rates not greater than 0.5% above the FHLMC 60-day commitment rate for Mortgage Loans with like maturities; (c) no more than 35% of the Serviced Loans shall be VA Loans; (d) no more than 10% of the Serviced Loans shall be Balloon Loans; (e) no more than 10% of the Serviced Loans shall be Buy-Down Loans; (f) no more than 10% of the Serviced Loans shall be secured by Mortgages on condominium units; (g) no more than 30% of the Serviced Loans shall be Adjustable Rate Loans; (h) no more than 5% of the Serviced Loans shall be Cash-Out Refinance Loans; (i) no more than 2% of the Serviced Loans shall be secured by Mortgaged Property which is not owner-occupied; (j) the delinquency rate of the Serviced Loans shall not exceed the average delinquency rates applicable to Mortgage Loans of the same type and location as the Serviced Loans as shown on the most recent National Delinquency Survey of the Mortgage Bankers Association; 24 (k) the geographic dispersion of the Mortgaged Properties which secure the Serviced Loans has been approved by the Lender in its reasonable discretion; and (l) none of the Serviced Loans shall contain graduated payment, shared appreciation or contingent interest provisions, or be subject to special escrow arrangements, unless approved by the Lender. 5.16 Servicing Documents. Prior to the making of the first Advance in respect of any Servicing Rights: (a) the Lender shall have received executed counterparts (or certified copies of executed counterparts acceptable to the Lender) of all related Servicing Documents requested by the Lender; (b) all such Servicing Documents (i) shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, (ii) shall be in full force and effect, and shall not have been amended, modified or altered except as previously disclosed to and approved by the Lender, and (iii) shall comply with all Agency Requirements; and (c) no default, or event which, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default under, any such Servicing Documents shall have occurred and be continuing. 5.17 Sale and Transfer Dates. Prior to or on the date of making the first Advance in respect of any Servicing Rights: (a) the related Sale Date shall have occurred; (b) either the related Transfer Date shall have occurred, or the Borrower shall have submitted to the Lender certifications or other assurances satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion that the Transfer Date will occur simultaneously with the incurrence of such Advance; and (c) the Borrower shall have paid to the Seller any portion of the Purchase Price not being financed through Advances. 5.18 No Repurchase; No Material Change. On the date of making any Advance, no event shall have occurred and be continuing that would (i) obligate the Seller to repurchase any of the Servicing Rights which are the subject of such Advance, (ii) entitle an Agency to terminate the Borrower's right to service the Serviced Loans, or (iii) cause any material change in the Borrower's servicing practices and procedures with respect to the Serviced Loans which in the Lender's reasonable judgment would materially prejudice the Lender's interest in any of the Collateral or its rights under this Agreement. 25 5.19 Initial Appraisal. Prior to the making of the first Advance in respect of any Servicing Rights, the Lender shall have received an Appraisal of such Servicing Rights acceptable to the Lender. 5.20 Assignment of Purchase Contract, etc. Prior to the making of the first Advance in respect of any Servicing Rights, the Borrower, if so requested by Lender, shall have executed and delivered to the Lender (a) an assignment of the Borrower's rights (but not its obligations) under the related Purchase Contract (together with the Seller's written consent to such assignment if required under the Purchase Contract), and (b) an assignment or assignments of the Borrower's rights under any related Custodial Agreements, Escrow Accounts, tax service contracts or other agreements related to the Serviced Loans or Servicing Rights. 5.21 Other Conditions Satisfied. Prior to the making of any Advance, any conditions precedent contained in any Servicing Documents and any Agency Requirements which relate to or would otherwise affect the sale of any Servicing Rights to the Borrower or the financing thereof under this Agreement, and which are required under the terms of such Servicing Documents or Agency Requirements to have been satisfied as of the date of such Advance, shall have been satisfied. The acceptance of the benefits of each Advance shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower to the Lender that all conditions required under this Section 5 to have been satisfied as of the date of such Advance have been satisfied. All of the Note, certificates, legal opinions, Appraisals and other documents and papers referred to in this Section 5, unless otherwise specified, shall be delivered to the Lender at the Office and shall be satisfactory in form and substance to the Lender. Section 6. Representations, Warranties and Agreements. In order to induce the Lender to enter into this Agreement and to make the Advances, the Borrower makes the following representations, warranties and agreements as of the Effective Date, all of which shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Note and the making of the Advances (with the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the making of each Advance thereafter being deemed to constitute a representation and warranty that the matters as specified in this Section 6 are true and correct in all respects on and as of the date hereof and as of the date of such Advance, unless stated to relate to a specific earlier date): 6.01 Corporate Power and Authority. The Borrower has the corporate power to execute, deliver and perform the terms and provisions of each of the Credit Documents and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of each of such Credit Documents. The Borrower has duly executed and delivered each of the Credit Documents, and each of such Credit Documents constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation enforceable in accordance with its terms. 26 6.02 No Violation. Neither the execution, delivery or performance by the Borrower of the Credit Documents, nor compliance by it with the terms and provisions thereof, (i) will contravene any provision of any law, statute, rule or regulation or any order, writ, injunction or decree of any court or governmental instrumentality, (ii) will conflict or be inconsistent with or result in any breach of any of the material terms, covenants, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation or imposition of (or the obligation to create or impose) any Lien other than a Lien permitted pursuant to Section 8.01 upon any of the property or assets of the Borrower pursuant to the terms of any indenture, mortgage, deed of trust, credit agreement, loan agreement or any other agreement, contract or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its property or assets is bound or to which it may be subject or (iii) will violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or by-laws of the Borrower. 6.03 Governmental Approvals. No order, consent, approval, license, authorization or validation of, or filing, recording or registration with (except as have been obtained or made prior to the Effective Date), or exemption by, any governmental or public body or authority, or any subdivision thereof, is required to authorize, or is required in connection with, (i) the execution, delivery and performance of any Credit Document or (ii) the legality, validity, binding effect or enforceability of any such Credit Document. 6.04 Financial Condition; Undisclosed Liabilities; etc. (a) Since July 30, 1993, there has not been any material adverse change in the business, operations, property, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower. (b) Except as fully reflected on the financial statements referred to in Section 5.07, there will be as of the Effective Date no liabilities or obligations with respect to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any nature whatsoever (whether absolute, accrued, contingent or otherwise and whether or not due) which, either individually or in the aggregate, would be material to the Borrower or to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Except as set forth in Schedule I to this Agreement, as of the Effective Date the Borrower does not know of any basis for the assertion against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries of any liability or obligation of any nature whatsoever that is not fully reflected in the financial statements referred to in Section 5.07 which, either individually or in the aggregate, could be material to the Borrower. 6.05 Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or threatened with respect to any Credit Document or any Servicing Documents to which the Borrower is a party. 6.06 True and Complete Disclosure. All factual information (taken as a whole) heretofore or contemporaneously furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower in writing to the Lender (including, without limitation, all information contained in the Credit Documents or any Servicing Documents to which the Borrower is a party) for purposes of or in connection with this Agreement, the Term Loan Security Agreement or any transaction 27 contemplated herein or therein is, and all other such factual information (taken as a whole) hereafter furnished by or on behalf of the Borrower in writing to the Lender will be, true and accurate in all material respects on the date as of which such information is dated or certified and not incomplete by omitting to state any fact necessary to make such information (taken as a whole) not misleading in any material respect at such time in light of the circumstances under which such information was provided. 6.07 Use of Proceeds; Margin Regulations. All proceeds of each Advance will be used by the Borrower to finance the Borrower's acquisition of Servicing Rights. No part of the proceeds of any Advance will be used by the Borrower to purchase or carry any Margin Stock or to extend credit to others for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any Margin Stock. Neither the making of any Advance nor the use of the proceeds thereof will violate or be inconsistent with the provisions of Regulation G, T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. 6.08 Compliance with Statutes, etc. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance with all applicable statutes, regulations and orders of, and all applicable restrictions imposed by, all governmental bodies, domestic or foreign, in respect of the conduct of its business and the ownership of its property, except such noncompliances as would not (i) in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, property, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Borrower and (ii) affect in any respect the validity or enforceability of any Credit Document, any Servicing Document or the Lender's rights in the Collateral. 6.09 No Burdensome Agreement. Neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary is a party to any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any lease or other agreement or instrument or subject to any charter or corporate restriction which by its terms would have a material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise), operations or properties of the Borrower or such Subsidiary or on the ability of the Borrower to carry out its obligations under the Note, the other Credit Documents to which it is a party or any Servicing Documents to which it is or shall become a party. 6.10 Security Interests. The Term Loan Security Agreement creates, as security for the Obligations, valid and enforceable security interests in and Liens on all of the Collateral in favor of the Lender which are perfected and superior and prior to the rights of all third Persons (except Agency Rights) and are subject to no other Liens (other than Liens permitted pursuant to Section 8.01). The Borrower has, or will have at the time of pledge thereof, good and marketable title to all of the Collateral, free and clear of all Liens except those described in the preceding sentence. 6.11 Representations in Warehouse Agreement. Except as set forth in Schedule II, each of the representations, warranties and agreements made by the Borrower pursuant to Sections 6.01, 6.05(a), 6.06, 6.09, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.14, 6.16, 6.18, 6.21, 6.22 and 6.23 of the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement (collectively, the "GE Representations") is 28 incorporated herein by reference as if set forth herein in full. As of the date hereof and as of the date of each Advance the Borrower makes each of the GE Representations for the benefit of the Lender under this Agreement. The Borrower's obligation under this Section 6.11 to make the GE Representations shall continue regardless of, and shall be unaffected by, the expiration or termination of the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement. 6.12 Representations in Purchase Contracts. The representations and warranties made by the Seller and the Borrower in the related Purchase Contract with respect to all matters affecting the related Servicing Rights, Servicing Documents and Serviced Loans (collectively the "Purchase Contract Representations") (a) were true and correct in all material respects on the dates so made, and are deemed to be incorporated herein by reference as if set forth herein in full. As of the date of each Advance, the Borrower makes to the Lender, for its benefit under this Agreement, each of the related Purchase Contract Representations. 6.13 Representations Relating to Servicing. As of the date of each Advance: (a) The Borrower, the Seller, and any other parties thereto, have duly executed and delivered each of the related Servicing Documents which is required to have been executed and delivered as of such date, and each of such Servicing Documents constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of all parties thereto, enforceable against such parties in accordance with their respective terms; (b) (i) Each Serviced Loan, whose Servicing Rights are the subject of such Advance, was underwritten in accordance with the underwriting standards of the related Agency in effect at the time the Serviced Loan was originated; (ii) each such Serviced Loan is in conformity with such underwriting standards on the date of such Advance; and (iii) the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to such Agency; (c) The Seller has serviced the Serviced Loans and has kept and maintained complete and accurate books and records in connection therewith, in accordance with all Agency Requirements and all applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitation, all FHA and VA regulations, and the Seller has remitted to each Agency all distributions to which such Agency is entitled under the relevant Agency Requirements; (d) The Seller and the Borrower have performed all obligations to be performed under Agency Requirements in respect of the transfer and sale of the Servicing Rights and the other transactions contemplated by the Purchase Contract, and no event has occurred and is continuing which, but for the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute a default under or breach of such Agency Requirements; (e) Except as to recourse for breaches of representations and warranties given by the Seller in Agency Agreements, none of the Servicing Rights are subject to recourse against the servicer for losses in connection with the liquidation of a Serviced Loan, 29 borrower defaults or repurchase obligations upon the occurrence of non-payment or any other event; (f) No Agency Agreement or other Servicing Document contains any uncustomary, unusual or burdensome servicing obligations with respect to the Servicing Rights or contains provisions which vary from published Agency standards; no waivers with respect to any Agency Requirements have been obtained which adversely affect the quality of any Serviced Loans; and no Agency Consent reduces or limits the rights or compensation of the servicer under the applicable Agency Agreement. (g) (i) Each Serviced Loan included in a Pool of Serviced Loans meets all eligibility requirements for inclusion in such Pool, in accordance with all applicable Agency Requirements for loan pooling; (ii) all such Pools have been finally and properly certified or recertified in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and Agency Requirements; (iii) the Servicing Rights in respect of each Pool are eligible under all applicable laws, regulations and Agency Requirements to be transferred to the Borrower; (iv) no Serviced Loan has been bought out of a Pool without all required prior written approvals of the applicable Agency; and (v) the Servicing Files to be delivered to the Borrower pursuant to the related Purchase Contract for any Pool of Serviced Loans will include all documents necessary in order for the appropriate Custodian to recertify such Pool in accordance with Agency Requirements; (h) (i) Immediately prior to the transfer and sale of the Servicing Rights pursuant to the related Purchase Contract, the Seller was the sole owner and holder of such Servicing Rights; (ii) such Servicing Rights had not been assigned or pledged to any other party; and (iii) the Seller had good and marketable right, title and interest therein, and had the full right and authority, subject to no interest or agreement with any other party, to sell, transfer and assign the Servicing Rights pursuant to the Purchase Contract to the Borrower, free and clear of any Lien (except Agency Rights); and (i) The security interest in the Servicing Rights granted pursuant to the Term Loan Security Agreement is the only outstanding and existing interest that the Borrower has granted to the Lender or any other party in the Servicing Rights; and (j) The Borrower has complied in all material respects with and is not in material violation of, and will comply in all material respects with and will not be in material violation of, any law, regulation, Servicing Document or Agency Requirement relating to any Servicing Rights. Section 7. Affirmative Covenants. The Borrower covenants and agrees that as of the Effective Date, and thereafter for so long as this Agreement is in effect and until the Note is no longer 30 outstanding and the Advances, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations, are paid in full: 7.01 Information Covenants. The Borrower will furnish to the Lender (unless otherwise indicated): (a) Financial Statements. At the times specified in the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement, the quarterly and annual financial statements, management letters, officers' certificates and other information required pursuant to Section 7.01(a), (b), (c) and (d) of the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement; provided, however, that any references to a "Default" or "Event of Default" in any certification to be provided under the aforesaid provisions of the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement shall also include and take into account, for purposes of the information required under this Section 7.01(a), knowledge of any Default or Event of Default hereunder. (b) Notice of Default. Promptly (and in no event later than one Business Day following the occurrence thereof), notice of the occurrence of any event which constitutes a Default or Event of Default, detailing the nature of such Default or Event of Default and any actions taken or proposed to be taken to cure such Default or Event of Default. (c) Agency Related Defaults. Promptly, and in any event within five Business Days after the Borrower's receipt thereof, copies of any notices or information given to or received from any Agency relating to (A) any actual or alleged default under or breach of any Agency Agreement, Acknowledgment Agreement or Agency Consent, (B) any request for, or assertion of rights to, repurchase any Serviced Loan pursuant to the terms of any Agency Agreement or Agency Requirements, (C) the disqualification of, or any proposal to disqualify, the Borrower as an Agency-approved seller/servicer of Serviced Loans, the termination of any Agency Agreement, or the termination, transfer or sale of any Servicing Rights. (d) Change in Servicing Procedures. Any material change in the Borrower's practices or procedures respecting the servicing of any Serviced Loans, or the practices or procedures or identity of any subservicer thereof. (e) Sale of Servicing Rights. Written notice not less than 30 days prior to any sale of Servicing Rights as to which an Advance has been made and is then outstanding (including, without limitation, any repurchase by the Seller pursuant to the related Purchase Contract, in any one month, of more than three of the Serviced Loans whose Servicing Rights were the subject of such an Advance). (f) Portfolio Appraisal. On or before (i) October 20, 1994, and (ii) the 20th day of the calendar quarter immediately succeeding the calendar quarter in which Expiry Date occurs and on or before the 20th day of each calendar quarter thereafter, an 31 Appraisal of all Servicing Portfolios as to which Advances have been made and are then outstanding, which shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender. (g) Monthly Portfolio Analysis. Borrower shall include in the monthly servicing report which Borrower is required to furnish to Lender pursuant to Section 7.01(h) of the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement (in addition to all information required under Section 7.01(h)) a separate report containing the following information for all Serviced Loans whose Servicing Rights are then pledged to Lender under the Term Loan Security Agreement: (1) the number of such Serviced Loans, (2) the principal balance of such Serviced Loans as of the end of the calendar month preceding the month in which the report is furnished, (3) the weighted average interest rate with respect to such Serviced Loans, (4) the weighted average net servicing fee with respect to such Serviced Loans, and (5) which of such Serviced Loans (A) are current and in good standing, (B) are more than 30, 60 or 90 days past due, and (C) are the subject of pending litigation, bankruptcy or foreclosure proceedings. 7.02 Collateral. The Borrower will (a) warrant and defend the right, title and interest of the Lender in and to the Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (except Agency Rights); (b) service, or cause to be serviced, all Serviced Loans in accordance with the requirements of the related Servicing Documents, all applicable Agency Requirements, and all applicable laws and regulations, including, without limitation, FHA and VA requirements, and will take all actions necessary to enforce the obligations of the obligors under such Serviced Loans; (c) hold all Escrow Payments collected in respect of Serviced Loans in trust, without commingling the same with non-custodial funds, and apply the same for the purposes for which such funds were collected; (d) comply in all respects with the terms and conditions of all Servicing Documents, and all extensions, renewals and modifications or substitutions thereof or thereto; and (e) maintain, at its principal office or in a regional office approved by the Lender, and, upon request, shall make available to the Lender the originals, or copies in any case where the original has been delivered to an Agency or subservicer, of all Servicing Files and Mortgage Files relating to Serviced Loans whose Servicing Rights have pledged as Collateral, and all other information and data relating to the Collateral. 7.03 Covenants in Warehouse Agreement. The Borrower, for the benefit of the Lender pursuant to this Agreement, shall perform and observe each of its covenants and agreements contained in Sections 7.01(e), 7.02 through 7.07, 7.09, 7.10 of the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement (collectively, the "GE Covenants"), all of which are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth herein in full. The Borrower's obligation under this Section 7.03 shall continue regardless of, and shall be unaffected by, the expiration or termination of the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement. 7.04 Transfer of Servicing Rights. In the event that an Agency shall exercise its rights under any Agency Agreement, Acknowledgement Agreement or otherwise to disqualify the Borrower as an Agency-approved seller/servicer of any Serviced Loans, and 32 shall take steps to transfer and sell all or any portion of the related Servicing Rights, the Lender may (but shall not be obligated to) seek to arrange the sale or transfer of such Servicing Rights to the Lender or its designee, or to arrange for an interim servicing agent approved by the Agency, all in accordance with the related Agency Agreement, Acknowledgment Agreement and any other Agency Requirements. The Borrower shall cooperate with the Lender in any way that the Lender may request in order to effect any such sale or transfer of such Servicing Rights, and shall be responsible for, and pay promptly upon receipt, all fees and expenses incurred by the Lender in connection with any such sale or transfer. Section 8. Negative Covenants. The Borrower covenants and agrees that as of the Effective Date, and thereafter for so long as this Agreement is in effect and until the Note is no longer outstanding and the Advances, together with interest, Fees and all other Obligations, are paid in full, without the prior written consent of the Lender: 8.01 Liens. The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien upon or with respect to any Collateral except: (a) Liens created pursuant to the Term Loan Security Agreement and the GE Warehouse Security Agreement; and (b) Agency Rights. 8.02 Indebtedness. Without the prior written consent of the Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, contract, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Indebtedness, except (i) Indebtedness of the Borrower incurred under the Credit Documents, (ii) Indebtedness incurred or permitted to be incurred or to exist under the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement and the Cooper River Warehouse Credit Agreement, (iii) Indebtedness to the Parent, (iv) Indebtedness listed on Schedule III hereto ("Existing Indebtedness"), and (iv) accrued expenses and current trade accounts payable incurred in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries, which are to be repaid in full not more than one year after the date on which such Indebtedness is originally incurred; provided that the Borrower and its Subsidiaries shall not be permitted to incur any Indebtedness otherwise permitted under this Section 8.02 so long as any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or if a Default or Event of Default would occur as a result of the incurrence of any such Indebtedness. 8.03 Modifications of Certain Agreements and Collateral. The Borrower will not (a) amend, modify or waive any of the terms of, or settle or compromise any claim with respect to, any Collateral or any Servicing Document, or (b) modify or waive any term 33 of any Serviced Loan or release any security or obligor, if as a result thereof such Serviced Loan would become, nor cause, through any activity or inactivity, a Serviced Loan to become, ineligible for FHA insurance or VA guaranty, if applicable, or for repurchase by a Seller or an Agency (to the extent such repurchase would otherwise be required under the terms of the related Purchase Contract, Agency Agreement or other Agency Requirements). 8.04 Negative Covenants in Warehouse Agreement. The Borrower, for the benefit of the Lender pursuant to this Agreement, shall perform and observe each of its covenants and agreements set forth in Section 8 of the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement (collectively, the "GE Negative Covenants"), all of which are incorporated herein by reference as if set forth herein in full. The Borrower's obligation under this Section 8.04 shall continue regardless of and shall be unaffected by, the expiration or termination of the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement. In addition to the foregoing, the Borrower covenants and agrees that, to the extent any of the GE Negative Covenants provides that the Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, engage in certain actions upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any "Default" or "Event of Default" under the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement, the Borrower likewise will not, and will not permit any its Subsidiaries to, engage in any such actions upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Default or Event of Default hereunder. Section 9. Events of Default. Upon the occurrence of any of the following specified events (each an "Event of Default"): 9.01 Payments. The Borrower shall (i) default, and such default shall continue unremedied for three or more days, in the payment when due of any principal of any Advance (including, without limitation, any Amortizing Installment) or (ii) default, and such default shall continue unremedied for three or more days, in the payment when due of any interest on any Advance or any Fees or any other amount owing hereunder or under any Credit Document; or 9.02 Representations, etc. (a) Any representation, warranty or statement made or deemed made by the Borrower herein (except for any representations made or deemed made pursuant to Section 6.13(b) through (h) hereof) or in any other Credit Document or in any certificate delivered pursuant hereto or thereto shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made; or (b) Any representation made or deemed made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 6.13(b) through (h) hereof shall prove to be untrue in any material respect on the date as of which made or deemed made and remains untrue in such material respect for 30 days after the first to occur of (i) the date the Borrower becomes aware of 34 such circumstance or (ii) the date on which the Lender gives notice of such circumstance to the Borrower; provided, however, that in the case of any such default that cannot be remedied by the payment of money, if such default is of such a nature that it cannot be remedied within such 30-day period but is capable of being remedied, and the Borrower is making diligent efforts to remedy the same, such default shall not constitute an Event of Default until such default shall have continued unremedied for a period of 120 days after the first to occur of the dates specified in (i) and (ii) above; or 9.03 Covenants. The Borrower shall (i) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in Sections 7.01(b) or 8 or (ii) default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (other than those referred to in Sections 9.01 and 9.02 and clause (i) of this Section 9.03) and such default shall continue unremedied for a period of 30 days after the date on which the Lender gives notice of such default to the Borrower; provided, however, that in the case of a default that cannot be remedied by the payment of money, if such default is of such a nature that it cannot be remedied within such 30-day period, but is capable of being remedied, and the Borrower is making diligent efforts to remedy the same, such default shall not constitute an Event of Default until such default shall have continued for a period of 90 days after the date of such notice from the Lender; or 9.04 Term Loan Security Agreement. The Term Loan Security Agreement or any provision thereof shall cease to be in full force and effect, or shall cease to give the Lender the Liens, rights, powers and privileges purported to be created thereby, or the Borrower shall default in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or agreement on its part to be performed or observed pursuant to the Term Loan Security Agreement; or 9.05 Defaults Under Warehouse Agreements. There shall occur any event which is defined and described as an "Event of Default" under either the GE Warehouse Credit Agreement or the Cooper River Warehouse Credit Agreement, regardless of whether either such Agreement is then in effect and whether the Lender shall have exercised any of its enforcement rights or remedies with respect thereto; then, and in any such event, and at any time thereafter, if any Event of Default shall then be continuing, the Lender may, by written notice to the Borrower, take any or all of the following actions, without prejudice to the rights of the Lender or the holder of the Note to enforce its claims against the Borrower: (i) declare the Commitment terminated, whereupon the Commitment of the Lender shall forthwith terminate immediately and any Fees shall forthwith become due and payable without any other notice of any kind; and (ii) declare the principal of and any accrued interest in respect of all Advances and all Obligations to be, whereupon the same shall become, forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which are hereby waived by the Borrower. 35 Section 10. Miscellaneous. 10.01 Payment of Expenses; Indemnity. (a) Whether or not the transactions contemplated hereby are consummated, the Borrower agrees to pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses in respect of the perfection and maintenance of the security interests created by the Credit Documents (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses) and all reasonable costs and expenses in connection with the servicing, management, handling, processing and liquidation of the Collateral, any Serviced Loans and any Servicing Documents. The Borrower further agrees to pay on demand all reasonable costs and expenses, if any (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses), in connection with the enforcement (whether through negotiations, workout, legal proceedings or otherwise) of the Credit Documents and the other documents to be delivered thereunder, including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses in connection with the enforcement of rights under this Section 10.01(a). (b) Without limiting any other rights which the Lender, or any Affiliate thereof, as well as their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns (each, an "Indemnified Party") may have hereunder or under applicable law, the Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Party from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, fees, expenses and liabilities (including reasonable attorneys' fees) (all of the foregoing being collectively referred to as "Indemnified Amounts") arising out of, relating to or resulting from (i) this Agreement, (ii) any Servicing Rights or other Collateral, (iii) any Serviced Loans or Servicing Documents, (iv) the mortgage servicing, escrow and custodial practices and procedures of the Borrower, any subservicer or other agent of the Borrower, or any Seller, and (v) the use of any proceeds of Advances, excluding, however, Indemnified Amounts to the extent resulting from gross negligence or willful misconduct (as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction) on the part of such Indemnified Party or any Affiliate of such Indemnified Party which directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by or is under common control with such Indemnified Party or is a director or officer of such Indemnified Party or of an Affiliate of such Indemnified Party. Without limiting or being limited by the foregoing, the Borrower shall pay on demand to each Indemnified Party any and all amounts necessary to indemnify such Indemnified Party from and against any and all Indemnified Amounts relating to or resulting from: (i) the failure of any Servicing Portfolio to meet the eligibility requirements of Section 5.15; (ii) reliance on any representation or warranty or statement made or deemed made by the Borrower (or any of its officers, employees and agents) or any Seller under or in connection with any Credit Document or any Servicing Document which shall have been incorrect when made; (iii) the failure by the Borrower to comply with any applicable law, rule, regulation or Agency Requirement with respect to any Collateral, any 36 Serviced Loan or any Servicing Document, or the nonconformity of any Collateral, any Serviced Loan or any Servicing Document, with any such applicable law, rule, regulation or Agency Requirement; (iv) the failure to vest in the Lender under the Term Loan Security Agreement a valid first priority security interest in the Servicing Rights and the other Collateral, except as otherwise permitted by this Agreement; (v) the failure to have filed, or any delay in filing, financing statements or other similar instruments or documents under the UCC of any applicable jurisdiction or other applicable laws with respect to any Collateral, whether at the time of any Advance or at any subsequent time; (vi) the breach of any of the Borrower's or any Seller's obligations to any Agency in respect of any Servicing Document, Serviced Loan or Servicing Rights; (vii) the sale or transfer to the Lender of any Servicing Rights (including, without limitation, any Agency approvals related thereto), or the assumption by the Lender of the servicing with respect to any Serviced Loans; (viii)(A) the termination of, or inability of the Lender to enforce its security interest in, the Servicing Rights or any other Collateral or (B) the Lender's inability to collect, share in, or receive, or any waiver of, any distribution from the sale by an Agency of any Servicing Rights or other Collateral, in either case as a result of the Agency's termination of any Agency Agreement or any other agreement or arrangement between the Agency and the Borrower, and regardless of whether the Lender shall have consented to the occurrence of any of the circumstances described in clauses (A) or (B) above pursuant to any Acknowledgement Agreement or other agreement with such Agency; (ix) any investigation, litigation or proceeding related to this Agreement or any other Credit Document or the use of proceeds of Advances or in respect of any Serviced Loan, any other Collateral or any Servicing Document; and (x) the making of any wire transfer to an incorrect account or in an incorrect amount in accordance with instructions received from the Borrower or any Seller, it being understood and agreed that, notwithstanding the indemnity under this Section 10.01(b)(x), the funds represented by any such wire shall constitute an Advance hereunder. 37 10.02 Notices. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all notices and other communications provided for hereunder shall be in writing (including telegraphic, telex, telecopier or cable communication) and mailed, telegraphed, telexed, telecopied, cabled or delivered: if to the Borrower or the Lender, at its address specified opposite its signature below, or at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to the other party hereto. All such notices and communications shall, when mailed, telegraphed, telecopied or sent by overnight courier, be effective when deposited in the mails, delivered to the telegraph company or overnight courier, as the case may be, or sent by telecopier, except that notices and communications given to the Lender pursuant to Section 2 and Section 4 shall not be effective until received by the Lender. 10.03 Benefit of Agreement. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto; provided, however, that the Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the prior written consent of the Lender. The Lender may at any time assign any of its rights and obligations hereunder or under the Note. 10.04 No Waiver; Remedies Cumulative. No failure or delay on the part of the Lender or the holder of the Note in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document and no course of dealing between the Borrower and the Lender or the holder of the Note shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder or under any other Credit Document preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege hereunder or thereunder. The rights, powers and remedies herein or in any other Credit Document expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any rights, powers or remedies which the Lender or the holder of the Note would otherwise have. No notice to or demand on the Borrower in any case shall entitle the Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a waiver of the rights of the Lender or the holder of the Note to any other or further action in any circumstances without notice or demand. 10.05 Calculations; Computations. (a) The financial statements to be furnished to the Lender pursuant hereto shall be made and prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States consistently applied throughout the periods involved (except as set forth in the notes thereto or as otherwise disclosed in writing by the Borrower to the Lender); provided that, except as otherwise specifically provided herein, all computations determining compliance with Section 8 shall utilize accounting principles and policies in conformity with those used to prepare the historical financial statements referred to in Section 5.07. (b) All computations of interest and the Fees hereunder shall be made on the basis of a year of 360 days for the actual number of days occurring in the period for which such interest or fees are payable. 38 10.06 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Venue. (a) This Agreement and the other Credit Documents and the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder and thereunder shall be construed in accordance with and be governed by the law of the State of New Jersey. Any legal action or proceeding against the Borrower with respect to this Agreement or any other Credit Document may be brought in the courts of the State of New Jersey located in Camden County or in the United States Federal courts located in Camden County, and, by execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Borrower hereby irrevocably accepts for itself and in respect of its property, generally and unconditionally, the jurisdiction of the aforesaid courts. (b) The Borrower hereby irrevocably waives any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any of the aforesaid actions or proceedings arising out of or in connection with this Agreement or any other Credit Document brought in the courts referred to in clause (a) above and hereby further irrevocably waives and agrees not to plead or claim in any such court that any such action or proceeding brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum. 10.07 Participation and Syndication. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Lender may at any time and from time to time enter into participation agreements or syndication agreements with one or more participating financial institutions whereby the Lender will allocate to them certain percentages of the Commitment, or the Lender's right to receive payments in respect of any Advances. The Borrower acknowledges that, for the convenience of all parties, this Agreement is being entered into with the Lender only and that its obligations under this Agreement are undertaken for the benefit of, and as an inducement to, any such financial institution as well as the Lender. The Borrower agrees to cooperate with the Lender and any such participating financial institution in effectuating such a participation or syndication and shall, upon the request of the Lender, execute a replacement note or notes and such other documents or instruments as may be reasonably necessary to evidence the debtor-creditor relationship between Borrower and such participating financial institution. The Borrower hereby grants to each participating financial institution, to the extent of its participation in the Commitment, or in the Lender's right to receive payments in respect of any Advances, the right to set off deposit accounts maintained by the Borrower with such financial institution. The Borrower shall pay all costs and expenses (including, without limitation, reasonable counsel fees and expenses incurred by the Lender and the participating financial institutions) in connection with effectuating any participation or syndication that is requested by the Borrower; provided, however, that nothing herein shall obligate the Lender to enter into any participation or syndication agreement which may be requested by the Borrower. 10.08 Obligation to Make Payments in Dollars. All payments of the principal and interest on the Note and any other amounts due hereunder or under any other Credit Document shall be made in Dollars. 39 10.09 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. A set of counterparts executed by all the parties hereto shall be lodged with the Borrower and the Lender. 10.10 Effectiveness. This Agreement shall become effective on the date (the "Effective Date") on which the Borrower and the Lender shall have signed a copy hereof (whether the same or different copies) and shall have delivered the same to the Lender at its Office. 10.11 Headings Descriptive. The headings of the several sections and subsections of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or construction of any provision of this Agreement. 10.12 Amendment or Waiver. Neither this Agreement nor any other Credit Document nor any terms hereof or thereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated unless such change, waiver, discharge or termination is in writing signed by the Lender. 10.13 Survival. All indemnities set forth herein including, without limitation, in Sections 2.08, 2.09, 4.06 and 10.01 shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Note and the making and repayment of the Advances. 10.14 Waiver of Jury Trial. THE LENDER AND THE BORROWER EACH HEREBY KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES THE RIGHT EACH OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT, THE NOTE AND ANY AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED TO BE EXECUTED IN CONJUNCTION HEREWITH, OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT, COURSE OF DEALING, STATEMENTS (WHETHER VERBAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY RELATING HERETO OR THERETO. THIS PROVISION IS A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT FOR THE LENDER TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT. 40 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Agreement as of the date first above written. Address: MARKET STREET MORTGAGE 2650 McCormick Dr., Suite 200 CORPORATION Clearwater, FL 34619 Attn: Tracy S. Jackson By /s/ Tracy S. Jackson Facsimile No.: (813) 791-4136 ------------------------------ Title: Sr. V.P. & Treasurer Three Executive Campus GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. Cherry Hill, New Jersey 08002 Attn: William E. Mezger By /s/ William E. Mezger Jr. Facsimile No.: 609-486-2777 ------------------------------ Title: Sr. V.P. 41 EX-4.O 9 AMEND. 1 TO TERM LOAN AGMT. Exhibit 4(o) AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO TERM LOAN AGREEMENT ("Amendment No. 1") is made as of the 11th day of November, 1994, by and between MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation (the "Borrower") and GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the "Lender"). BACKGROUND The Borrower and the Lender entered into a Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 29, 1994 (the "Term Loan Agreement") pursuant to which the Lender has agreed to make certain advances (the "Advances") to the Borrower in a maximum aggregate principal amount of $12,000,000 in accordance with the provisions of the Term Loan Agreement. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth in the Term Loan Agreement. The Advances are evidenced by the Borrower's promissory note dated May 6, 1994 (the "Note") in the stated principal amount of $12,000,000, and are secured, among other things, by a Term Loan Security Agreement, dated as of April 29, 1994, between the Borrower and the Lender (the "Term Loan Security Agreement") granting the Lender a security interest in certain of the Borrower's assets. The Borrower and the Lender desire to amend the Term Loan Agreement to increase the amount of the Lender's commitment thereunder, to provide for the amendment and restatement of the Note and to modify certain other terms and conditions. NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound hereby, agree as follows: 1. Term Loan Agreement. The definition of "Commitment" contained in Section 1.01 of the Term Loan Agreement is amended to read in full as follows: "Commitment" shall mean the obligation of the Lender to make advances is an aggregate principal amount outstanding at any time not to exceed $16,000,000." 2. Note. The Borrower shall execute and deliver to the Lender an amended and restated Note in the stated principal amount of $16,000,000 (the "Amended and Restated Note"). Upon the Lender's receipt of the Amended and Restated Note, executed by the Borrower, the Lender shall return the original Note to the Borrower. 3. References to Term Loan Agreement and Note. Except where the context clearly requires otherwise, all references to the Term Loan Agreement and the Note in the Term Loan Agreement, the Amended and Restated Note, the Term Loan Security Agreement and in any other document delivered to the Lender in connection therewith shall be deemed to refer to the Term Loan Agreement as amended by this Amendment No. 1 and to the Amended and Restated Note. 4 Condition Precedent. The effectiveness of the amendments set forth above is subject to the condition precedent that the Lender shall have received, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender, the Amended and Restated Note, duly executed by the Borrower. 5. Ratification of Documents. The Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Term Loan Agreement, the Note and the Term Loan Security Agreement and agrees that the execution and delivery of this Amendment No. 1 does not in any way diminish or invalidate any of its obligations under the Term Loan Agreement, the Term Loan Security Agreement and the Note. 6. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby certifies that (i) except as set forth on the attached Schedule I, the representations and warranties which it made in the Term Loan Agreement and the Term Loan Security Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof and (ii) no Default or Event of Default under the Term Loan Agreement, the Term Loan Security Agreement or the Note has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof. 7. Miscellaneous. (a) This Amendment No. 1 shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey and shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto, and their respective successors and assigns. (b) This Amendment No. 1 may be executed in any number of counterparts and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 2 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their duly authorized officers to execute and deliver this Amendment No. 1 as of the date first above written. Address: MARKET STREET MORTGAGE 2650 McCormick Dr., Suite 200 CORPORATION Clearwater, FL 34619 By: /s/ Tracy S. Jackson Attn.: Tracy S. Jackson --------------------- Facsimile No.: (813) 791-4136 Title: Three Executive Campus GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC. Cherry Hill, NJ 08002 Attn.: William E. Mezger By: /s/ William E. Mezger Facsimile No.: (609) 661-7528 ---------------------- Title: 3 SCHEDULE I PREFERRED STOCK REDUCED TO $8,000,000. 4 AMENDED AND RESTATED NOTE U.S. $16,000,000 Cherry Hill, New Jersey Originally issued: May 6, 1994 Amended and Restated: November 11, 1994 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of Michigan (the "Borrower"), hereby promises to pay to the order of GE CAPITAL MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., a New Jersey corporation (the "Lender"), in lawful money of the United States of America in immediately available funds on the Expiry Date (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement referred to below) the principal sum of Sixteen Million United States Dollars ($16,000,000), or, if less, the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Advances (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) made by the Lender to the Borrower pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement. The Borrower promises also to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount of each Advance from the date such Advance is made until paid in full, at the interest rates, and at the times, as specified in the Term Loan Agreement. This Note is the Note referred to in the Term Loan Agreement, dated as of April 29, 1994, as amended (the "Term Loan Agreement"), between the Borrower and the Lender, and is entitled to the benefits thereof. This Note is secured by the Term Loan Security Agreement, dated as of April 29, 1994, between the Borrower and the Lender. This Note is subject to mandatory prepayment as provided in Section 4.02 of the Term Loan Agreement and, in case an Event of Default (as defined in the Term Loan Agreement) shall occur and be continuing, the principal of and accrued interest on this Note may be declared to be due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Term Loan Agreement. This Note amends, restates and supersedes a Note in the principal amount of $12,000,000 payable to the order of the Lender dated May 6, 1994 (the "Original Note"). However, without duplication, this Amended and Restated Note shall in no way extinguish Borrower's unconditional obligation to repay all indebtedness evidenced by the Original Note. The Borrower hereby waives diligence, presentment, protest, demand or notice of every kind in connection with this Note. THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY. MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION By: /s/ Tracy S. Jackson ----------------------------- Name: Tracy S. Jackson Title: Sr. Vice President EX-4.P 10 7.17% SENIOR DEBENTURES Exhibit 4(p) ========================================================================== REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. $25,000,000 7.17% SENIOR DEBENTURES DUE APRIL 1, 2001 ---------------------------- DEBENTURE PURCHASE AGREEMENT ---------------------------- Dated as of March 30, 1994 ========================================================================== TABLE OF CONTENTS (Not Part of Agreement) Page 1. AUTHORIZATION OF ISSUE OF DEBENTURES. . . . . . . . . . 1 2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF DEBENTURES . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 4. NO PREPAYMENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 5. COVENANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 6. EVENTS OF DEFAULT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 7. REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES . . . . . . . 7 8. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS . . . . . . . . . . . 10 9. SUBSEQUENT OFFERS AND RESALES OF THE SECURITIES . . . . 10 10. DEFINITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 11. MISCELLANEOUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 PURCHASER SCHEDULE EXHIBIT A - FORM OF DEBENTURE EXHIBIT B - FORM OF OPINION OF COMPANY'S COUNSEL EXHIBIT C - LIST OF AGREEMENTS RESTRICTING DEBT REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. 1070 East Main Street Owosso, Michigan 48867 As of March 30, 1994 SCUDDER, STEVENS & CLARK, INC. 600 Vine Street - Suite 2000 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 BUSINESS MEN'S ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA One Penn Valley Park BMA Tower - 18th Floor Kansas City, Missouri 64141 COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 400 Broadway Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 MUTUAL OF AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 666 Fifth Avenue New York, New York 10103 Gentlemen: The undersigned, Republic Bancorp Inc. (herein called the "Company"), hereby agrees with you as follows: 1. AUTHORIZATION OF ISSUE OF DEBENTURES. The Company will authorize the issue of its Senior Debentures (herein called the "Debentures") to be issued in global form, in the aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000, to be dated the date of issue thereof, to mature April 1, 2001, to bear interest on the unpaid balance thereof from the date thereof until the principal thereof shall have become due and payable at the rate of 7.17% per annum, paid semiannually, and to be substantially in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto. The term "Debentures" as used herein shall include the global Debenture delivered pursuant to any provision of this Agreement and each Debenture delivered in substitution or exchange for any such Debenture pursuant to any such provision. 2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF DEBENTURES. The Company hereby agrees to sell to you and, subject to the terms and conditions herein set forth, you agree to purchase from the Company the aggregate principal amount of Debentures set forth opposite your name in the Purchaser Schedule attached hereto at 100% of such aggregate principal amount. Payment of the purchase price for and delivery of the Debentures to be purchased by the Purchasers shall be made through the systems of the Depository Trust Company, with delivery of the Debentures to the accounts of the Purchasers to be made against payment for the Debentures in same day funds, or in such other manner as shall be agreed upon by the Purchasers and the Company, at 10:00 A.M. on the fifth New York business day following the date hereof. 3. CONDITIONS OF CLOSING. Your obligation to purchase and pay for the Debentures to be purchased by you hereunder is subject to the satisfaction, on or before the date of closing, of the following conditions: 3A. Opinion of Purchasers' Special Counsel. You shall have received from Brown & Wood, who are acting as special counsel for you in connection with this transaction, a favorable opinion satisfactory to you as to: (i) the due organization, existence and good standing of the Company; (ii) the due authorization by all requisite corporate action, execution and delivery and the validity, legally binding character and enforceability of this Agreement and the Debentures; (iii) the absence of any requirement to register the Debentures under the Securities Act or to qualify an indenture under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended; and (iv) such other matters incident to the matters herein contemplated as you may reasonably request. In rendering such opinion, such counsel may rely, as to matters of Michigan law and the matters specified in clause (i) above, upon the opinion referred to in paragraph 3B. Such opinion shall also state that, based upon such investigation and inquiry as is deemed relevant and appropriate by such counsel, the opinion referred to in paragraph 3B is satisfactory in form and scope to such counsel and, while such investigation and inquiry into the matters covered by such opinion (other than the matters specified in clauses (ii) and (iii) above) were not sufficient to enable such counsel independently to render such opinion, nothing has come to the attention of such counsel which has caused it to question the legal conclusions expressed in the opinion referred to in paragraph 3B and such counsel believe that you are justified in relying on such opinion. 3B. Opinion of Company's Counsel. You shall have received from Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman, special counsel for the Company, a favorable opinion satisfactory to you and substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto. 2 3C. Representations and Warranties; No Default. The representations and warranties contained in Section 7 shall be true on and as of the date of closing, except to the extent of changes caused by the transactions herein contemplated; there shall exist on the date of closing no Event of Default or Default; and the Company shall have delivered to you an Officer's Certificate, dated the date of closing, to both such effects. 3D. Proceedings. All corporate and other proceedings taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby and all documents incident thereto shall be satisfactory in substance and form to you, and you shall have received all such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such documents as you may reasonably request. 4. NO PREPAYMENTS. The Company shall not, and shall not permit any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates to, prepay or otherwise retire in whole or in part prior to their stated final maturity (other than upon acceleration of such final maturity pursuant to paragraph 6A), or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, Debentures held by any holder. 5. COVENANTS. 5A. Limitation on Funded Indebtedness and Indebtedness. The Company will not, and will not permit any Subsidiary to create, incur, issue, assume, guarantee or otherwise become directly or indirectly liable in respect of any: (i) Funded Indebtedness unless, after giving effect thereto, Funded Indebtedness shall not exceed 70% of Consolidated Net Worth; (ii) Indebtedness unless, after giving effect thereto, Indebtedness shall not exceed 75% of Consolidated Net Worth. 5B. Consolidated Tangible Equity Capital. The Company will at all times maintain Consolidated Tangible Equity Capital in an amount no less than the greater of $50 million or 4.0% of Consolidated Assets. 5C. Restrictions as to Dividends and Certain Other Payments. So long as the Debentures are outstanding, the Company will not declare or pay any dividend or make any other distribution on its capital stock or to its respective stockholders (other than dividends or distributions payable in its capital stock) or purchase, redeem or otherwise acquire for value (except pursuant to a bona fide pledge or employee benefit plan) any of its capital stock or permit any Subsidiary to do so, 3 if at the time of such action (i) there exists a default in the payment of interest on the Debentures which has continued for 15 days or more (except that dividends declared prior to such a default may be paid) or if such a default has occurred during the preceding 12 months or such shorter period as the Debentures have been outstanding, (ii) the aggregate amount of any such dividends, distributions or other payments during the period from January 1, 1994 through and including the date of any such dividend, distribution or other payment would exceed an amount equal to the Company's cumulative Net Income for such period plus $10 million or (iii) the Total Shareholders' Equity of the Company is or as a result of such action would become, less than $50 million. 5D. Merger, Consolidation or Sale of Assets; Successor Corporations. The Company will not merge or consolidate with, or sell all or substantially all of its assets to any person, firm or corporation unless it is the continuing corporation in such transaction and, immediately thereafter, it is not in default under this Agreement or, if it is not the successor, the successor corporation expressly assumes the Company's obligations under this Agreement and immediately after such transaction, it is not in default under this Agreement. Any successor corporation shall succeed to and be substituted for the Company as if such successor corporation had been named as the Company in this Agreement. 5E. Modification of the Debentures or the Debenture Purchase Agreement. With the consent of the holders of not less than 66 2/3% in principal amount of the Debentures, any term, covenant, agreement, or condition of the Debentures or this Agreement may be amended or compliance therewith waived, provided that no amendment or waiver shall, without the consent of the holders of all the Debentures: (i) change the principal amount of any Debenture or the maturity of the principal of any Debenture or (ii) reduce the rate or extend the time of payment of interest on any Debenture or (iii) reduce the percentage of holders of Debentures required to consent to any such amendment or waiver. 5F. Line of Business. So long as the Debentures are outstanding, the Company will remain principally engaged in the business of banking or mortgage banking. 6. EVENTS OF DEFAULT. 6A. Acceleration. If any of the following events shall occur and be continuing for any reason whatsoever (and whether such occurrence shall be voluntary or involuntary or come about or be effected by operation of law or otherwise): 4 (i) default in the payment of the principal of or premium, if any, on any Debenture when the same becomes due and payable at maturity, upon redemption or otherwise; (ii) default in the payment of interest on the Debentures when the same becomes due and payable and the continuance of such default for a period of 15 days; (iii) failure to comply with any agreement or covenant of the Company in, or provisions of, the Debentures or this Debenture Purchase Agreement and the continuance of such default for a period of 60 days; (iv) an event of default occurs under any mortgage, bond, indenture, loan agreement or other evidence of indebtedness under which there may be issued or by which there may be secured or evidenced any Indebtedness (other than non-recourse Indebtedness) for money borrowed by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof (or the payment of which is guaranteed by the Company or any Subsidiary) whether such Indebtedness or guarantee now exists or shall be created hereafter; provided, however, that no such event of default shall constitute an Event of Default unless the effect of such Event of Default is to cause the acceleration of such Indebtedness prior to its stated maturity, which, together with the principal amount of any other such Indebtedness so caused to be accelerated, aggregates $2,000,000 or more at any time; (v) a final judgment or final judgments for the payment of money are entered by a court or courts of competent jurisdiction against the Company or any Subsidiary thereof which remains or remain undischarged for a period (during which execution shall not be effectively stayed) for 45 days, provided that the aggregate of all such judgements is $10,000,000 or more at any time; (vi) any representation or warranty made by the Company in this Agreement, or made by the Company in any written statement or certificate furnished by the Company in connection with the issuance and sale of the Debentures or furnished by the Company pursuant to this Agreement proves false in any material respect as of the date of the issuance or making thereof; 5 (vii) the Company or any Subsidiary thereof shall institute proceedings to be adjudicated insolvent, or shall consent to the filing of an insolvency proceeding against it, or shall file a petition or answer or consent seeking reorganization, readjustment, arrangement, composition, appointment of a receiver or similar relief under the federal insolvency laws, or any other similar applicable law of any governmental unit, domestic or foreign, or shall consent to the appointment of a receiver or conservator or liquidator or trustee or assignee in insolvency of it or of a substantial part of its property, or shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts generally as they become due, or if the Company shall voluntarily suspend transaction of its business, or if corporate action shall be taken by the Company or any Subsidiary thereof in furtherance of any of the aforesaid purposes; then in the cases of (i), (ii), (iv) (v), (vi) and (vii) above, unless the principal of the Debentures shall have already become due and payable, holders of no less than 51% in aggregate principal amount of the Debentures then outstanding may declare the principal of the Debentures to be immediately due and payable, anything in this Agreement or in the Debentures to the contrary notwithstanding. In the case of (iii) above, unless the principal of the Debentures shall have already become due and payable, holders of no less than 51% in aggregate principal amount of the Debentures then outstanding may declare the principal of the Debentures to be due and payable, along with all accumulated interest, 10 days after the Company has been in default under (iii) above and the applicable grace period set forth therein has expired. A Debenture holder, by written notice to the Company, may waive all defaults and rescind such acceleration and its consequences as to the Debentures held by such Debenture holder; but no such waiver or rescission and annulment shall extend to or shall affect any subsequent default or shall impair any right consequent upon any subsequent default. The Company shall deliver to the Purchasers, within 15 days after it becomes aware of the occurrence thereof, written notice of any event which with the giving of notice and the lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default under (iv) or (v) above, its status 6 and what action the Company is taking or proposes to take with respect thereto. In the event Debenture holders shall have proceeded to enforce any right under this Agreement and such proceeding shall have been discontinued or abandoned or shall have been determined adversely to the holders, then in every such case the Company and the Debenture holders shall be restored, respectively, to their former positions under the Debentures and this Agreement, and all other rights, remedies and powers of the Company and the Debenture holders, respectively, under the Debentures and this Agreement shall continue as though no such proceedings had been undertaken. 6B. Other Remedies. If any Event of Default or Default shall occur and be continuing, the holder of any Debenture may proceed to protect and enforce its rights under this Agreement and such Debenture by exercising such remedies as are available to such holder in respect thereof under applicable law, either by suit in equity or by action at law, or both, whether for specific performance of any covenant or other agreement contained in this Agreement or in aid of the exercise of any power granted in this Agreement. No remedy conferred in this Agreement upon the holder of any Debenture is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy, and each and every such remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy conferred herein or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or otherwise. 7. REPRESENTATIONS, COVENANTS AND WARRANTIES. The Company represents, covenants and warrants: 7A. Organization. The Company is a corporation duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Michigan, each Subsidiary is duly organized and existing in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, and the Company has and each Subsidiary has the corporate power to own its respective property and to carry on its respective business as now being conducted. 7B. Financial Statements. The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries included in the Private Placement Memorandum, dated February 11, 1994 the "Private Placement Memorandum") present fairly the consolidated financial position of the Company and its subsidiaries as of and at the dates indicated and the consolidated results of their operations for the periods specified and said consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles applied on a basis 7 consistent in all material respects during the periods involved and the independent certified public accountants who certified the financial statements included in the Private Placement Memorandum are independent public accountants as required by the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations thereunder. 7C. Actions Pending. There is no action, suit, investi- gation or proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, or any properties or rights of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, by or before any court, arbitrator or administrative or governmental body which has not been previously disclosed to the Purchasers and which might result in any material adverse change in the business, condition or operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. 7D. Outstanding Debt. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has outstanding any debt with a term in excess of one year except as disclosed in the Private Placement Memorandum. There exists no default under the provisions of any instrument evidencing such Debt or of any agreement relating thereto. 7E. Title to Properties. The Company has and each of its Subsidiaries has good and indefeasible title to its respective real properties (other than properties which it leases) and good title to all of its other respective properties and assets, subject to no Lien of any kind, other than a lien held by Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A. pursuant to a security agreement dated September 27, 1993 and except for any liens, encumbrances or defects in title which are not material to the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as whole. All leases necessary in any material respect for the conduct of the respective businesses of the Company and its Subsidiaries are valid and subsisting and are in full force and effect. 7F. Taxes. The Company has and each of its Subsidiaries has filed all Federal, State and other income tax returns which, to the best knowledge of the officers of the Company, are required to be filed, and each has paid all taxes as shown on such returns and on all assessments received by it to the extent that such taxes have become due, except such taxes as are being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate reserves have been established in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 7G. Conflicting Agreements and Other Matters. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or agreement or subject to any charter or other corporate restriction which materially and adversely affects its business, property or assets, or financial condition. Neither the 8 execution nor delivery of this Agreement or the Debentures, nor the offering, issuance and sale of the Debentures, nor fulfillment of nor compliance with the terms and provisions hereof and of the Debentures will conflict with, or result in a breach of the terms, conditions or provisions of, or constitute a default under, or result in any violation of, or result in the creation of any Lien upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to, the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, any award of any arbitrator or any agreement (including any agreement with stockholders), instrument, order, judgment, decree, statute, law, rule or regulation to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is subject. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to, or otherwise subject to any provision contained in, any instrument evidencing indebtedness of the Company or such Subsidiary, any agreement relating thereto or any other contract or agreement (including its charter) which limits the amount of, or otherwise imposes restrictions on the incurring of, Debt of the Company of the type to be evidenced by the Debentures except as set forth in the agreements listed in Exhibit C attached hereto. 7H. Offering of Debentures. Neither the Company nor, to the Company's knowledge, any agent acting on its behalf has, directly or indirectly, offered the Debentures or any similar security of the Company for sale to, or solicited any offers to buy the Debentures or any similar security of the Company from, or otherwise approached or negotiated with respect thereto with, any Person other than institutional investors, and neither the Company nor any agent acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action which would subject the issuance or sale of the Debentures to the provisions of section 5 of the Securities Act or to the provisions of any securities or Blue Sky law of any applicable jurisdiction. 7I. Governmental Consent. Neither the nature of the Company or of any Subsidiary, nor any of their respective businesses or properties, nor any relationship between the Company or any Subsidiary and any other Person, nor any circumstance in connection with the offering, issuance, sale or delivery of the Debentures is such as to require any authorization, consent, approval, exemption or other action by or notice to or filing with any court or administrative or governmental body (other than routine filings after the date of closing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and/or any state securities commissions) in connection with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the offering, issuance, sale or delivery of the Debentures or fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and provisions hereof or of the Debentures. 9 7J. Disclosure. Neither this Agreement nor any other document, certificate or statement furnished to you by or on behalf of the Company in connection herewith contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein and therein not misleading. There is no fact peculiar to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries which materially adversely affects the business, business prospects, property or assets, or financial condition of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and which has not been set forth in this Agreement or in the other documents, certificates and statements furnished to you by or on behalf of the Company prior to the date hereof in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. 7K. Rule 144A Eligibility. The Debentures are eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and will not be, at the Closing Time, of the same class as securities listed on a national securities exchange registered under Section 6 of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), or quoted in a U.S. automated interdealer quotation system. 7L. No General Solicitation. None of the Company, its affiliates (as defined in Rule 501(b) under the 1933 Act) or any person (other than the Purchasers, as to whom the Company makes no representation) acting on its behalf has engaged, in connection with the offering of the Securities, in any form of general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under the 1933 Act. 7M. No Registration Required. Subject to compliance by the Purchasers with the representations and warranties set forth in Section 8 and the procedures set forth in Section 9 hereof, it is not necessary in connection with the offer, sale and delivery of the Securities to the Purchasers and to each Subsequent Purchaser in the manner contemplated by this Agreement and the Private Placement Memorandum to register the Debentures under the 1933 Act. 8. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE PURCHASERS. 8A. Each Purchaser hereby represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the Company that it (i) is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the meaning of Rule 144A under the 1933 Act and an "accredited investor" within the meaning of Regulation D under the 1933 Act; (ii) has not and will not solicit offers for, or offer or sell, Debentures by means of any general solicitation or general advertising within the meaning of Rule 502(c) under Regulation D under the 1933 Act; and (iii) will otherwise act in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, including Section 9 hereof, in 10 connection with the placement of the Debentures contemplated hereby. 9. SUBSEQUENT OFFERS AND RESALES OF THE SECURITIES. Each of the Purchasers and the Company hereby establish and agree to observe the following procedures in connection with the offer and sale by the Purchasers of the Debentures. 9A. Offers and Sales Only to Institutional Accredited Investors or Qualified Institutional Buyers. Offers and sales of the Debentures will be made by the Purchasers only to (i) institutional investors that are reasonably believed to qualify as accredited investors (as defined in Rule 501(a) under the 1933 Act) (each such institutional investor being hereinafter referred to as an "institutional accredited investor"), or (ii), in the case of Debentures resold or otherwise transferred pursuant to Rule 144A, to institutional investors that are reasonably believed to qualify as qualified institutional buyers (as therein defined) (each such institutional investor being hereinafter referred to as a "qualified institutional buyer"). 9B. No General Solicitation. The Debentures will be offered by the Purchasers only by approaching prospective purchasers on an individual basis. No general solicitation or general advertising (as such terms are used in Regulation D under the 1933 Act) will be used in connection with the offering of the Debentures. 9C. Purchases by Non-Bank Fiduciaries. In the case of a non-bank purchaser of a Security acting as a fiduciary for one or more third parties, in connection with an offer and sale to such purchaser pursuant to clause (a) above, each third party shall, in the judgment of the applicable Purchaser, be an institutional accredited investor or a qualified institutional buyer. 9D. Minimum Principal Amount. No sale of the Debentures to any one purchaser will be for less than U.S. $100,000 principal amount and no Security will be issued in a smaller principal amount. If the purchaser is a non-bank fiduciary acting on behalf of others, each person for whom it is acting must purchase at least U.S. $100,000 principal amount of the Debentures. 9E. Restrictions on Transfer. The transfer restrictions and the other provisions set forth in the Debentures shall apply to the Debentures except as otherwise agreed by the Company and the Purchasers. Following the sale of the Debentures by the Purchasers to subsequent purchasers pursuant to the terms hereof, no Purchaser shall be liable or responsible to the Company for any losses, damages or liabilities suffered or incurred by the 11 Company, including any losses, damages or liabilities under the 1933 Act, arising from or relating to any resale or transfer of any Debenture. 9F. Company to Provide Certain Information. The Company will make available, upon request, to any seller of the Debentures the information specified in Rule 144A(d)(1) under the Securities Act. 10. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Agreement the following terms shall have the meanings specified with respect thereto below: "Affiliate" means any Person (i) which directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company, (ii) which beneficially owns or holds 5% or more of any class of the voting stock of the Company or (iii) which beneficially owns or holds 5% or more of the voting stock (or in the case of a Person which is not a corporation, 5% or more of the equity interest) of the Company or a Subsidiary thereof. The term "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise. "Capitalized Lease" shall mean any rental obligation which, under generally accepted accounting principles, is or will be required to be capitalized on the books of the Company or any Subsidiary, taken at the amount thereof accounted for as indebtedness (net of interest expense) in accordance with such principles. "Consolidated Net Worth", shall mean Stockholders' Equity plus the unallocated Allowance for Loan Losses plus Deferred Loan Fees. "Consolidated Tangible Equity Capital", shall mean Consolidated Net Worth minus Goodwill. "Event of Default" shall mean any of the events specified in paragraph 6A, provided that there has been satisfied any requirement in connection with such event for the giving of notice, or the lapse of time, or the happening of any further condition, event or act, and "Default" shall mean any of such events, whether or not any such requirement has been satisfied. "Funded Indebtedness" shall mean all Indebtedness that matures more than one year from the date of creation thereof, or that is extendible or renewable at the option of any party 12 thereto to a date more than one year from the date of creation thereof (whether or not renewed or extended). "Indebtedness" shall mean all indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations, direct or contingent (other than deferred income taxes and other credits, outside minority interests and items of Stockholders' Equity) which would, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, be classified upon the consolidated balance sheet of the Company as liabilities, but in any event including without limitation: 1) all guarantees, other than guarantees on secured indebtedness; 2) all indebtedness, liabilities and other obligations arising under any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, whether or not the rights and remedies of the seller or lender under such agreement in the event of default are limited to repossession or sale of such property; provided, however, that the terms "Funded Indebtedness" and "Indebtedness" shall not include any obligation of the Company or of any Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of its banking, mortgage banking or trust business, with respect to: a) any deposits with it or funds collected by it; b) any banker's acceptance or letter of credit issued by it; c) any check, note, certificate of deposit, money order, traveler's check, draft or bill of exchange issued, accepted or endorsed by it; d) any discount with, borrowing from, or other obligation to any Federal Reserve Bank, the FDIC or any Federal Home Loan Bank (or successor organization) which discount or borrowing is in the ordinary course of its banking business and not incurred in connection with any unusual or extraordinary "rescue loan" or substantially similar investment by such Federal Reserve Bank, the FDIC or the Federal Home Loan Bank (or successor organization); e) any agreement, made by it in the ordinary course of its banking business, to purchase or repurchase securities, loans or federal funds, or to participate in any such purchase or repurchase; 13 f) any transaction made by it in the ordinary course of its banking business in the nature of any extension of credit, whether in the form of a commitment, guarantee or otherwise, undertaken by it for the account of a third party with the application by it of the same banking considerations and legal lending limits that would be applicable if the transaction were a loan to such party; g) any transaction in which it acts solely in a fiduciary or agency capacity; h) other obligations incurred by it in the ordinary course of its banking, mortgage banking or trust business to its customers solely in their capacities as such; i) any other liability or obligation of such Subsidiary incurred in the ordinary course of its banking business not involving any obligation for borrowed money; j) any borrowing under mortgage warehousing lines of credit; k) any borrowings under any revolving line of credit with a maturity date of less than one year up to an aggregate amount at any time outstanding equal to 30% of Consolidated Net Worth; and l) drafts outstanding or official bank checks outstanding used to fund mortgage loan volume; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, Indebtedness shall not be deemed to include the guaranty by the Company of any secured Indebtedness of any Subsidiary which is permitted to be incurred pursuant to subsection 2(d). "Person" shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, a corporation, a trust, an unincorporated organization and a government or any department or agency thereof. "Stockholders' Equity", "Allowance for Loan Losses", "Deferred Loan Fees", "Consolidated Assets", "Net Income", "Consolidated Net Loss", and "Goodwill" shall be defined according to generally accepted accounting principles applicable to the Company and in effect on the date the Debentures are issued. 14 "Subsidiary" shall mean: any entity (i) that is organized under the laws of the United States of America or any state hereof or the District of Columbia and (ii) of which at least 50% (by number of votes) of the voting stock of such entity and all outstanding shares of preferred stock, all outstanding securities convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock and all outstanding warrants, rights or options to purchase shares of capital stock of such entity are owned directly by the Company or by another Subsidiary. 11. MISCELLANEOUS. 11A. Debenture Payments. The Company agrees that, so long as you shall hold any Debenture, it will make payments of principal thereof and premium, if any, and interest thereon, which comply with the terms of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately available funds for credit to your account or accounts as specified in the Purchaser Schedule attached hereto, or such other account or accounts in the United States as you may designate in writing, notwithstanding any contrary provision herein or in any Debenture with respect to the place of payment. You agree that, before disposing of any Debenture, you will make a notation thereon (or on a schedule attached thereto) of all principal payments previously made thereon and of the date to which interest thereon has been paid. The Company agrees to afford the benefits of this paragraph 11A to any Transferee which shall have made the same agreement as you have made in this paragraph 11A. 11B. Indemnification. The Company agrees to pay and save you and any Transferee harmless against liability for the payment of the costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred by you or any Transferee in enforcing any rights under this Agreement or the Debentures or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process issued in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or by reason of your or any Transferee's having acquired any Debenture, including without limitation costs and expenses incurred in any bankruptcy case. The obligations of the Company under this paragraph 11B shall survive the transfer of any Debenture or portion thereof or interest therein by you or any Transferee and the payment of any Debenture. 11C. Survival of Representations and Warranties; Entire Agreement. All representations and warranties contained herein or made in writing by or on behalf of the Company in connection herewith shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the Debentures, the transfer by you of any Debenture or portion thereof or interest therein and the payment of any Debenture, and may be relied upon by any subsequent 15 purchaser, regardless of any investigation made at any time by or on behalf of you or any subsequent purchaser. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement and the Debentures embody the entire agreement and understanding between you and the Company and supersede all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof. 11D. Successors and Assigns. All covenants and other agreements in this Agreement contained by or on behalf of either of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto (including, without limitation, any Transferee) whether so expressed or not. 11E. Notices. All written communications provided for hereunder shall be sent by first class mail or nationwide overnight delivery service (with charges prepaid) and (i) if to you, addressed to you at the address specified for such communications in the Purchaser Schedule attached hereto, or at such other address as you shall have specified to the Company in writing, (ii) if to any other holder of any Debenture, addressed to such other holder at such address as such other holder shall have specified to the Company in writing or, if any such other holder shall not have so specified an address to the Company, then addressed to such other holder in care of the last holder of such Debenture which shall have so specified an address to the Company, and (iii) if to the Company, addressed to it at 1070 East Main Street, Owosso, Michigan 48867, Attention: Thomas F. Menacher, or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to the holder of each Debenture in writing; provided, however, that any such communication to the Company may also, at the option of the holder of any Debenture, be delivered by any other means either to the Company at its address specified above or to any officer of the Company. 11F. Descriptive Headings. The descriptive headings of the several paragraphs of this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement. 11G. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the law of the State of New York. 11H. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and it shall not be necessary in making proof of this Agreement to produce or account for more than one such counterpart. 16 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance on the enclosed counterpart of this letter and return the same to the Company, whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company. Very truly yours, REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. By /s/ Thomas F. Menacher ----------------------- Title: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted as of the date first above written. SCUDDER, STEVENS & CLARK, INC. By: -------------------------- Title: BUSINESS MEN'S ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA By: -------------------------- Title: COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: -------------------------- Title: By: -------------------------- Title: MUTUAL OF AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: -------------------------- Title: 17 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance on the enclosed counterpart of this letter and return the same to the Company, whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company. Very truly yours, REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. By ----------------------- Title: The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted as of the date first above written. SCUDDER, STEVENS & CLARK, INC. By: /s/ John Schaefer -------------------------- Title: Managing Director BUSINESS MEN'S ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA By: -------------------------- Title: COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: -------------------------- Title: By: -------------------------- Title: MUTUAL OF AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: -------------------------- Title: 17 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance on the enclosed counterpart of this letter and return the same to the Company, whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company. Very truly yours, REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. By ----------------------- Title: The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted as of the date first above written. SCUDDER, STEVENS & CLARK, INC. By: -------------------------- Title: BUSINESS MEN'S ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA By: /s/ Conaught M. Troutman -------------------------- Title: Vice President-Securities COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: -------------------------- Title: By: -------------------------- Title: MUTUAL OF AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: -------------------------- Title: 17 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance on the enclosed counterpart of this letter and return the same to the Company, whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company. Very truly yours, REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. By ----------------------- Title: The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted as of the date first above written. SCUDDER, STEVENS & CLARK, INC. By: -------------------------- Title: BUSINESS MEN'S ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA By: -------------------------- Title: COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/ W. F. Ledwin -------------------------- Title: Vice President By: /s/ D. J. Wuebbling -------------------------- Title: Vice President MUTUAL OF AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: -------------------------- Title: 17 If you are in agreement with the foregoing, please sign the form of acceptance on the enclosed counterpart of this letter and return the same to the Company, whereupon this letter shall become a binding agreement between you and the Company. Very truly yours, REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. By ----------------------- Title: The foregoing Agreement is hereby accepted as of the date first above written. SCUDDER, STEVENS & CLARK, INC. By: -------------------------- Title: BUSINESS MEN'S ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA By: -------------------------- Title: COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: -------------------------- Title: By: -------------------------- Title: MUTUAL OF AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY By: /s/ Robert Stuart -------------------------- Title: Senior Executive Vice President 17 PURCHASER SCHEDULE Aggregate Principal Amount of Debentures to be Purchased SCUDDER, STEVENS & CLARK, INC. $15,000,000 (1) Address for all notices relating to payments: Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. 600 Vine Street Suite 2000 Cincinnati, OH 45202-2430 Attention: John Schaefer, Managing Director (2) Address for all other communications and notices: Scudder, Stevens & Clark, Inc. 600 Vine Street Suite 2000 Cincinnati, OH 45202-2430 Attention: John Schaefer, Managing Director PURCHASER SCHEDULE Aggregate Principal Amount of Debentures to be Purchased BUSINESS MEN'S ASSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA $5,000,000 (I) Address for all notices relating to payments: Business Men's Assurance P.O. Box 419458 Kansas City, MO 64141 Attention: Investment Accounting - 876 (2) Address for all other communications and notices: Business Men's Assurance P.O. Box 419458 Kansas City, MO 64141 Attention: Investment Department - 1865 PURCHASER SCHEDULE Aggregate Principal Amount of Debentures to be Purchased COLUMBUS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $2,500,000 (1) Address for all notices relating to payments: Columbus Life Insurance Company P. O. Box 1119 Cincinnati, OH 45201 Attention: Treasurer (2) Address for all other communications and notices: Columbus Life Insurance Company P. O. Box 1119 Cincinnati, OH 45201 Attention: Treasurer PURCHASER SCHEDULE Aggregate Principal Amount of Debentures to be Purchased MUTUAL OF AMERICA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY $2,500,000 (1) Address for all notices relating to payments: Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation 666 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor New York, NY 10103 Attention: Investments - Private Placement Group (2) Address for all other communications and notices: Mutual of America Capital Management Corporation 666 Fifth Avenue, 19th Floor New York, NY 10103 Attention: Investments - Private Placement Group EXHIBIT A [FORM OF DEBENTURE] THIS DEBENTURE IS A GLOBAL SECURITY WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE DEBENTURE PURCHASE AGREEMENT HEREINAFTER REFERRED TO AND IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF THE DEPOSITORY TRUST COMPANY, A NEW YORK CORPORATION ("DTC"), OR A NOMINEE THEREOF. THIS GLOBAL SECURITY MAY NOT BE EXCHANGED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR A SECURITY REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF ANY PERSON OTHER THAN DTC OR A NOMINEE THEREOF, AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE RESTRICTIONS SET FORTH IN THE DEBENTURE PURCHASE AGREEMENT. UNLESS THIS DEBENTURE IS PRESENTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC TO REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. (THE "COMPANY") OR ITS AGENT FOR REGISTRATION OF TRANSFER, EXCHANGE OR PAYMENT, AND ANY CERTIFICATE ISSUED IN EXCHANGE FOR THIS DEBENTURE IS REGISTERED IN THE NAME OF CEDE & CO. OR IN SUCH OTHER NAME AS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC (AND ANY PAYMENT IS MADE TO CEDE & CO. OR TO SUCH OTHER ENTITY AS IS REQUESTED BY AN AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF DTC), ANY TRANSFER, PLEDGE OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON IS WRONGFUL INASMUCH AS THE REGISTERED OWNER HEREOF, CEDE & CO., HAS AN INTEREST HEREIN. THIS DEBENTURE HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"). THE HOLDER HEREOF, BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF, AGREES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT THIS DEBENTURE MAY BE RESOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED ONLY (1) TO THE COMPANY, (2) SO LONG AS THIS DEBENTURE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("RULE 144A"), TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER, AS DEFINED IN RULE 144A, THAT IS PURCHASING FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER TO WHOM NOTICE IS GIVEN THAT THE RESALE, PLEDGE OR OTHER TRANSFER IS BEING MADE IN RELIANCE ON RULE 144A, (3) PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT (IF AVAILABLE), (4) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL INVESTOR THAT IS AN "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" AS DEFINED IN RULE 501(a)(1),(2),(3) OR (7) UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT ("INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR") THAT IS ACQUIRING THIS DEBENTURE FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, AND A SIGNED CERTIFICATION LETTER (A FORM OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE COMPANY) IS DELIVERED BY THE TRANSFEREE TO THE COMPANY OR (5) PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT, IN EACH CASE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ANY APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE OF THE UNITED STATES. BY PURCHASING THIS DEBENTURE, THE HOLDER HEREOF AGREES AND REPRESENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMPANY THAT (A) IT IS (1) A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER WITHIN THE MEANING OF RULE 144A OR (2) AN INSTITUTION THAT IS AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR ACQUIRING THIS DEBENTURE FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT OR THE ACCOUNT OF ANOTHER INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND (B) IT WILL NOTIFY ANY PURCHASER OF THIS DEBENTURE FROM IT OF THE RESALE RESTRICTIONS REFERRED TO ABOVE. THIS LEGEND WILL BE REMOVED AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THREE YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF THE DEBENTURE EVIDENCED HEREBY. REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. 7.17% SENIOR DEBENTURE DUE APRIL 1, 2001 $25,000,000 March 31, 1994 FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. (herein called the "Company"), a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Michigan, hereby promises to pay to Cede & Co., as nominee for the Depository Trust Company, or registered assigns the principal sum of $25,000,000 on April 1, 2001, ("Maturity") with interest (computed on the basis of a 360-day year-30-day month) on the unpaid balance thereof at the rate of 7.17% per annum from the date hereof, payable semiannually on the 1st day of April and October in each year (each, an "Interest Payment Date"), commencing with the October 1 next succeeding the date hereof, until the principal hereof shall have become due and payable. In the case where the applicable Interest Payment Date or Maturity with respect hereto, as the case may be, does not fall on a Business Day, payment of principal or interest otherwise payable on such day need not be made on such day, but may be made on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force and effect as if made on the Interest Payment Date or at Maturity and no interest shall accrue with respect to such payment for the period from and after the Interest Payment Date or such Maturity, as the case may be, to the date of payment. The Debentures (including all of the obligations of the Company hereunder) are direct, unconditional obligations of the Company and rank without preference or priority among themselves and at least pari passu with all other existing and future unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company. The Debentures will not be subject to any sinking fund and, except as described below, will not be redeemable or repayable prior to their Stated Maturity. Payments of principal, premium, if any, and interest are to be made at such other place as the holder hereof shall designate to the Company in writing, in lawful money of the United States of America. This global Debenture is issued pursuant to a Debenture Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 30, 1994 (the "Debenture Purchase Agreement") between the Company and the respective original purchasers of the Debentures named in the Purchaser Schedule attached thereto and is entitled to the benefits thereof. In case an Event of Default, as defined in the Debenture Purchase Agreement, shall occur and be continuing, the principal of this Debenture may be declared or otherwise become due and payable in the manner and with the effect provided in the Debenture Purchase Agreement. The Debenture Purchase Agreement permits, with certain exceptions as therein provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the Company and the rights of Holders of the Debentures to be affected thereby by the Company with the consent of the Holders of 66 2/3% of the aggregate principal amount of Debentures at the time outstanding. The Debenture Purchase Agreement also contains provisions permitting the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the outstanding Debentures to waive compliance by the Company with certain provisions of the Debenture Purchase Agreement. Any such consent or waiver by or behalf of the Holder of this Security shall be conclusive and binding upon such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Security and of any Security issued upon the registration or transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof, whether or not notation of such consent or waiver is made upon this Security. No provision of this Security or of the Debenture Purchase Agreement shall alter or impair the obligations of the Company, which are absolute and unconditional, to pay the principal of and interest on this Security at the time, place, and rate herein prescribed. This Debenture shall be construed and enforced in accordance with the law of the State of New York. REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. By ------------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer By ------------------------------------- President and Chief Executive Officer EXHIBIT B [FORM OF OPINION OF COMPANY'S COUNSEL] [Date of Closing] [Names and addresses of purchasers] Dear Sirs: We have acted as counsel for Republic Bancorp Inc. (the "Company") in connection with the Agreement, dated as of March _, 1994, between the Company and each of you (the "Debenture Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company has issued to you today 7.17% Senior Debentures of the Company due _________ __, 2001 in the aggregate principal amount of $25,000,000. All terms used herein that are defined in the Debenture Purchase Agreement have the respective meanings specified in the Debenture Purchase Agreement. In this connection, we have examined such certificates of public officials, certificates of officers of the Company and copies certified to our satisfaction of corporate documents and records of the Company and of other papers, and have made such other investigations, as we have deemed relevant and necessary as a basis for our opinion hereinafter set forth. We have relied upon such certificates of public officials and of officers of the Company with respect to the accuracy of material factual matters contained therein which were not independently established. With respect to the opinion expressed in paragraph 3 below, we have also relied upon the representation made by each of you in the first sentence of paragraph 9 of the Debenture Purchase Agreement. Based on the foregoing it is our opinion that: 1. The Company is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Michigan. Each Subsidiary is a corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation. The Company and its Subsidiaries have the corporate power to carry on their respective businesses as now being conducted. 2. Assuming that the Debentures have been duly authorized by the Company, when delivered and paid for by the Purchasers in accordance with the terms of the Debenture Purchase Agreement, the Debentures will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company. 3. The Debentures conform in all material respects to the descriptions thereof in the Private Placement Memorandum. 4. There are no laws or regulations, or any pending or threatened legal or governmental proceedings or any contracts or documents to which the Company is a party, that are material to the Company's operations which are not described in the Private Placement Memorandum. 5. No consent, approval, authorization, order, decree, registration or qualification of or filing with any court or governmental authority or agency is necessary or required for the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder or in the Private Placement Memorandum, except such as may be required by state securities or Blue Sky law. 6. To the best of such counsel's knowledge, the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of the Debenture Purchase Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated therein will not conflict with or constitute a breach of, any applicable law or any rule, administrative regulation, judgment or order of any governmental agency or body or any administrative or court decree thereof. EXHIBIT C LIST OF AGREEMENTS RESTRICTING DEBT NONE EX-4.Q 11 CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT Exhibit 4(q) CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of August 11, 1994 between CUB FUNDING CORPORATION as Borrower and THE PRUDENTIAL HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC., as Lender TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Section 1.01. Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Section 1.02. Accounting Terms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Section 1.03. Computation of Time Periods. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Section 1.04. Rules of Construction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 ARTICLE II. LOANS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Section 2.01. The Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Section 2.02. Notice and Manner of Borrowing . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Section 2.03. Reduction or Termination of Commitment . . . . . . . . 21 Section 2.04. [Intentionally Omitted.] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Section 2.05. Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Section 2.06. Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Section 2.07. [Intentionally Deleted]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Section 2.08. Mandatory Prepayment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Section 2.09. Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Section 2.10. Method of Payment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Section 2.11. Use of Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Section 2.12. Reliance Upon Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Section 2.13. Additional Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 ARTICLE III. COLLATERAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Section 3.01. Grant of Security Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Section 3.02. Wet Closing Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Section 3.03. Responsibility for Collateral. . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Section 3.04. Release of Security Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Section 3.05. Creation of GNMA Securities and Other Agency Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Section 3.06. Payment for Securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Section 3.07. Representations Concerning Collateral. . . . . . . . . 28 Section 3.08. Covenants and Agreements Concerning Collateral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Section 3.09. List of Qualified Investors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Section 3.10. Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Section 3.11. Collection Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Section 3.12. Attorney-in-Fact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Section 3.13. The Borrower Remains Liable. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 Section 4.01. Conditions Precedent to Initial Loan.. . . . . . . . . 37 Section 4.02. Conditions Precedent to All Loans. . . . . . . . . . . 39 Section 4.03. Deemed Representation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Section 5.01. Formation, Good Standing and Due Qualification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Section 5.02. Power and Authority; No Conflicts. . . . . . . . . . . 41 Section 5.03. Legally Enforceable Agreements . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Section 5.04. Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Section 5.05. Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Section 5.06. Ownership and Liens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Section 5.07. Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Section 5.08. ERISA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Section 5.09. Subsidiaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Section 5.10. Operation of Business; Prior or Existing Restrictions, Etc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Section 5.11. No Default on Outstanding Judgments or Orders. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Section 5.12. No Defaults on Other Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Section 5.13. Labor Disputes and Acts of God . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Section 5.14. Partnerships . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Section 5.15. Environmental Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Section 5.16. Management of Borrower . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Section 6.01. Maintenance of Existence . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Section 6.02. Conduct of Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Section 6.03. Maintenance of Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Section 6.04. Maintenance of Records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Section 6.05. Maintenance of Insurance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Section 6.06. Compliance with Laws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Section 6.07. Right of Inspection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Section 6.08. Reporting Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Section 6.09. Compliance With Environmental Laws . . . . . . . . . . 51 Section 6.10. Agency and Purchase Commitments. . . . . . . . . . . . 51 Section 6.11. Agency Approvals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51 ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Section 7.01. Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Section 7.02. Guaranties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Section 7.03. Liens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Section 7.04. Investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Section 7.05. Sale of Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Section 7.06. Transactions with Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Section 7.07. Mergers, Etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Section 7.08. Leases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Section 7.09. Dividends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Section 7.10. Recourse Mortgage Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Section 7.11. Other Warehouse Facilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 ARTICLE VIII. FINANCIAL COVENANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Section 8.01. Adjusted Tangible Net Worth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Section 8.02. Current Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Section 8.03. Adjusted Leverage Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Section 8.04. Minimum Unencumbered Servicing Rights. . . . . . . . . 57 ARTICLE IX. EVENTS OF DEFAULT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Section 9.01. Events of Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Section 9.02. Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Section 9.03. Application of Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Section 9.04. Lender May Perform . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Section 9.05. The Lender's Duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Section 9.06. Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Section 10.01. Amendments and Waivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Section 10.02. Usury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Section 10.03. Expenses; Indemnification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Section 10.04. Assignment; Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Section 10.05. Notices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Section 10.06. Setoff. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Section 10.07. Table of Contents; Headings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Section 10.08. Severability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Section 10.09. Counterparts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Section 10.10. Integration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Section 10.11. Governing Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Section 10.12. Jurisdiction; Immunities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 EXHIBITS Exhibit A Form of Note Exhibit B Loan Request Form Exhibit C Borrowing Base Certificate Exhibit D Opinion of Counsel to Borrower Exhibit E Compliance Certificate Exhibit F Collateral Agency Agreement Exhibit G Assignment and Assumption Agreement Exhibit H Schedule of Investments Exhibit I Wet Closing Notice Exhibit J Management of Borrower Exhibit K Mandatory Purchase Commitment Report Exhibit L List of Qualified Investors Exhibit M Addendum to Closing Instructions CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT dated as of August 11, 1994, between CUB FUNDING CORPORATION a California corporation (the "Borrower") and THE PRUDENTIAL HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. (the "Lender"). The Borrower desires that the Lender extend credit as provided herein, and the Lender is prepared to extend such credit. Accordingly, the Borrower and the Lender agree as follows: ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING TERMS Section 1.01. Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms have the following meanings (terms defined in the singular are to have a correlative meaning when used in the plural and vice versa): "Adjusted Tangible Net Worth" means an amount equal to (1) the sum of: (a) Total Assets plus (b) an amount equal to one percent (1%) of Primary Non-Recourse Servicing Rights, minus (2) the sum of (a) Total Liabilities plus (b) Capitalized Excess Servicing Rights plus (c) Purchased Servicing Rights plus (d) Total Intangible Assets. "Affiliate" means, with respect to the Borrower, any Person: (1) which directly or indirectly controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with the Borrower; (2) which directly or indirectly beneficially owns or holds five percent (5%) or more of any equity or partnership interest of the Borrower; or (3) five percent (5%) or more of the equity or partnership interest of which is directly or indirectly beneficially owned or held by the Borrower. The term "control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise. "Agency" means one or more of GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC, HUD, VA or FHA. "Agency Approvals" means the full approval and good standing of the Borrower as a seller, servicer, issuer and mortgagee by and with GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC, HUD, FHA and VA under all applicable provisions of the Guides. "Agency Commitments" means firm written commitments issued by any of the Agencies to issue or guaranty Securities issued or to be issued in respect of Mortgage Loans. "Agency Securities" means GNMA Securities and Other Agency Securities. "Agreement" means this Credit and Security Agreement, as amended, supplemented or modified from time to time. "Assignee" has the meaning specified in Section 10.04. "Assignment and Assumption Agreement" means an Assignment and Assumption Agreement in the form of Exhibit G. "Borrowing Base" means, as of the date of determination, with respect to all Collateral the sum of: (1) the Collateral Value of Eligible Mortgages for all Eligible Single Family Mortgage Loans; provided, however, in no event will the Collateral Value of Eligible Mortgages include Wet Mortgage Loans in excess of the Wet Mortgage Loan Commitment; (2) the Collateral Value of Eligible Securities for all Eligible Securities which are not Shared Collateral; (3) the Collateral Value of Shared Collateral for all Eligible Securities which are Shared Collateral; and (4) the amount of cash held by or for the benefit of Lender in the Cash Collateral Account. "Borrowing Base Certificate" means a Certificate in the form of Exhibit C hereto and to the Collateral Agency Agreement, properly completed, executed and delivered by the Collateral Custodian. "Business Day" means any day (a) on which commercial banks are not authorized or required to close in New York or Maryland and (b) which is also a "Business Day" under and as defined in the Collateral Agency Agreement. "Capital Lease" means any lease which has been or should be capitalized on the books of the lessee in accordance with GAAP. "Capitalized Excess Servicing Fees" means capitalized excess servicing fees of the Borrower, all as determined in accordance with GAAP. "Cash Collateral Account" means the account or accounts established by the Lender with the Collateral Custodian for the benefit of Lender for purposes of maintaining cash and investments of such cash where such account is under the sole dominion and control of the Lender or an agent, including the Collateral Custodian on behalf of Lender, and all steps have been taken to perfect the Lender's Lien in such account and all assets included in such account. "Certified Loans" means Loans made in respect to Mortgage Loans for which the Collateral Custodian has certified in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate that such Mortgage Loan meets the pool documentation requirements of the applicable Qualified Investor. "Closing Date" means August 11, 1994. "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. "Collateral" has the meaning specified in Section 3.01. "Collateral Agency Agreement" means the Collateral Agency Agreement in the form of Exhibit F hereto, among the Lender, the Borrower, the Collateral Custodian, or such other custodial agreement approved by the Lender. "Collateral Custodian" means Chemical Bank or such other collateral agent selected by the Lender in accordance with the Collateral Agency Agreement. "Collateral Custodian Account" means any account established by Collateral Custodian at Collateral Custodian's offices for the benefit of Lender and other Warehouse Lenders for purposes of receiving Collateral Sale Proceeds from Securities which are Shared Collateral, if applicable. The Collateral Custodian Account shall be under the sole dominion and control of Collateral Custodian on behalf of Lender and such other Warehouse Lenders having an interest in Collateral Sale Proceeds from Pledged Securities which are Shared Collateral and Borrower shall have no interest of any kind in the Collateral Custodian Account or any funds deposited therein. "Collateral Documents" means documents, instruments and agreements related to a Pledged Mortgage or a Pledged Security which the Borrower is obligated to deliver to Collateral Custodian in accordance with the Collateral Agency Agreement. "Collateral Market Value" means the then current market price obtainable for any Pledged Mortgage or Pledged Security, as reasonably determined by the Lender, in the commercial markets regularly trading Mortgage Loans and Securities of a similar nature. "Collateral Sale Proceeds" means all proceeds of the sale of Pledged Mortgages or Pledged Securities. "Collateral Value of Eligible Mortgages" means, as of any date of determination, in the case of each Eligible Single Family Mortgage Loan, an amount equal to the lesser of: (a) the outstanding principal amount of the Eligible Single Family Mortgage Loan, and (b) ninety-eight percent (98%) of an amount equal to the weighted average purchase price for such Eligible Single Family Mortgage Loan under all Purchase Commitments pursuant to which such Eligible Single Family Mortgage Loan may be delivered. "Collateral Value of Eligible Securities" means, as of the date of determination, in the case of an Eligible Security, an amount equal to ninety-eight percent (98%) of the least of (1) the outstanding principal amount of such Eligible Security, (2) the weighted average purchase price of such Eligible Security under all Purchase Commitments pursuant to which such Eligible Security may be delivered, and (3) with respect to each Eligible Security that is not covered by a firm priced Purchase Commitment, the Collateral Market Value of such Eligible Security. "Collateral Value of Shared Collateral" means, as of any date of determination, in the case of each Eligible Security which is Shared Collateral, an amount equal to the Collateral Value of Eligible Securities for the Eligible Security multiplied by the Lender's Shared Percentage. "Commitment" has the meaning specified in Section 2.01. "Compliance Certificate" means a compliance certificate in form attached as Exhibit E and otherwise acceptable to the Lender to be delivered to the Lender quarterly by the Borrower in accordance with Section 6.08(4) and certified by the chief financial or other authorized officer of the Borrower. "Conventional Conforming Mortgage Loan" means a Mortgage Loan which satisfies all requirements for sale to FNMA and FHLMC under FNMA and FHLMC standard purchase programs. "CP Rate" means the annual interest rate for composite commercial paper for high-grade unsecured notes having a maturity of 30 days as published in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) under the heading "Commercial Paper." In the event that such rate ceases to be regularly published in Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) then the CP Rate shall, unless otherwise provided in this Agreement, be such other commercial paper rate as is published on a regular basis and is acceptable to Lender. "Current Assets" means total current assets of the Borrower minus all prepaid expenses, all as determined in accordance with GAAP. "Current Liabilities" means total current liabilities of the Borrower, all as determined in accordance with GAAP. "Debt" means: (1) indebtedness or liability for borrowed money, or for the deferred purchase price of property or services (including trade obligations); (2) obligations as lessee under Capital Leases; (3) current liabilities in respect of unfunded vested benefits under any Plan; (4) obligations under letters of credit issued for the account of any Person; (5) all obligations arising under bankers' or trade acceptance facilities; (6) all guarantees, endorsements (other than for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business), and other contingent obligations to purchase any of the items included in this definition, to provide funds for payment, to supply funds to invest in any Person, or otherwise to assure a creditor against loss (other than commitments to make Mortgage Loans extended in the ordinary course of business of the Borrower); (7) all obligations secured by any Lien on property owned by such Person, whether or not the obligations have been assumed; and (8) all obligations under any agreement providing for a swap, ceiling rates, ceiling and floor rates, contingent participation or other hedging mechanisms with respect to interest payable on any of the items described above in this definition. "Default" means any event which with the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default. "Default Rate" means, with respect to an amount of any Loan not paid when due, a rate per annum equal to the then applicable interest rate accruing on the respective Loans plus one hundred (100) basis points. "Disbursement Account" means account no. 530-042770 established by the Lender with the Collateral Custodian at Collateral Custodian's offices for purposes of receiving funds from Lender to fund Loans in the manner provided in the Collateral Agency Agreement. The Borrower shall have no interest of any kind in the Disbursement Account or any funds deposited therein by the Lender. "Documented Loans" means Loans made in respect of Mortgage Loans for which a Borrowing Base Certificate has been delivered to the Lender by the Collateral Custodian in accordance with this Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement in which the Collateral Custodian has certified to the Lender that all of the required documents have been received and accepted by the Collateral Custodian and, to the extent such Mortgage Loan was previously classified as a Wet Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage Loan is no longer classified as a Wet Mortgage Loan. "Dollars" and the sign "$" mean lawful money of the United States of America. "Earnings Before Interest and Taxes" means Net Income plus Interest Expense (other than Interest Expense incurred under this Agreement and under other Warehouse Facilities) plus Taxes. "Eligible Security" means a GNMA Security or Other Agency Security which in each case: (1) is, in the case of Securities which are not Shared Collateral, backed solely by Eligible Single Family Mortgage Loans which were Collateral or is, in the case of Securities which are Shared Collateral, backed in part by Eligible Single Family Mortgage Loans which were Collateral; (2) complies with all requirements (including all covenants, representations and warranties) of this Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement for the inclusion of such Security in the Borrowing Base, including the documentary and other requirements specified in this Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement; (3) is subject to a Purchase Commitment; (4) has been properly issued and validly authorized by, and is enforceable against, all parties thereto and constitutes the item of Collateral purported to be represented by the documents, instruments and agreements relating thereto delivered to the Collateral Custodian; (5) is effectively pledged to the Lender and in respect of which the Lender has a first perfected Lien subject to no other Liens, except with respect to Shared Collateral Liens granted to Warehouse Lenders providing Warehouse Facilities to the Borrower who have entered into and are subject to an Intercreditor Agreement; (6) is not pledged as Collateral for a period exceeding ninety (90) days calculated from the date that any of the Mortgage Loans backing such Security were originally pledged as Collateral or, with respect to any Security backed by Mortgage Loans in an aggregate principal balance of not more than Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000), is not pledged as Collateral for a period exceeding one hundred twenty (120) days, calculated from the date that any of the Mortgage Loans backing such Security were originally pledged as Collateral; (7) satisfies all requirements of and is being held and maintained in the manner contemplated by the term "Pledged Security"; or (8) is not a Security which Lender notifies the Borrower and the Collateral Custodian that, in Lender's reasonable opinion, it is not satisfactory as Collateral. "Eligible Single Family Mortgage Loan" means a Single Family Mortgage Loan which meets each of the following criteria, as applicable: (1) is a Mortgage Loan that is one of the following: (a) a FHA Mortgage Loan or VA Mortgage Loan; (b) a Conventional Conforming Mortgage Loan; or (c) a Non-Conforming Mortgage Loan; (2) complies with all requirements (including all representations, covenants and warranties) of this Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement for the inclusion of such Mortgage Loan as Collateral eligible to be included in the Borrowing Base, including all documentary requirements specified in this Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement; (3) has been properly closed and funded, issued and validly authorized by, and is enforceable against, all parties thereto and constitutes the item of Collateral purported to be represented by the documents, instruments and agreements relating thereto delivered to the Collateral Custodian and/or pledged to the Lender; (4) is effectively pledged to the Lender and in respect of which the Lender has a first perfected Lien not subject to any other Liens or claims of any kind; (5) is a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance equal to or less than One Million Dollars ($1,000,000); (6) is subject to a fixed price Purchase Commitment from a Qualified Investor, and, in the case of a Mortgage Loan with a principal balance of $650,000 or more, has been preapproved for purchase by such Qualified Investor; (7) is either held by the Collateral Custodian on behalf of Lender pursuant to this Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement or is pledged as Collateral in accordance with the Wet Closing provisions in the Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement; (8) was pledged to Lender as Collateral within thirty (30) days after the date of its origination and has not remained as Collateral for more than ninety (90) days or, with respect to Single Family Mortgage Loans pledged to Lender as Collateral in an aggregate principal balance of not more than Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($2,500,000), has not remained as Collateral for more than one hundred twenty (120) days; (9) is not in payment default for a period of sixty (60) days or more under the terms of such Single Family Mortgage Loan; (10) is a Mortgage Loan that will fully amortize within thirty (30) years after the date of origination and is not subject to any negative amortization; (11) is a first Lien on a Single Family Residence; (12) is not a Mortgage Loan in respect of a cooperative unit; (13) is not a Mortgage Loan in respect of which forty-five (45) days have elapsed from the date such Mortgage Loan was delivered to a Qualified Investor for examination and purchase; (14) is not a Mortgage Loan in respect of which ten (10) days have elapsed from the date a Collateral Document with respect to such Mortgage Loan was delivered to the Borrower for correction or completion without the return thereof to the Collateral Custodian of the corrected and completed Collateral Documents complying with the terms of the Collateral Agency Agreement; (15) is not a Wet Mortgage Loan in respect of which the Collateral Custodian has not received all Collateral documents required to be delivered to the Collateral Custodian within five (5) Business Days after the funding of such Wet Mortgage Loan; (16) is in respect of a Single Family Residence which is and will continue to be occupied by the mortgagor or grantor thereunder; (17) is not a Mortgage Loan that is committed to be sold to an investor subject to Recourse Obligations; and (18) is not a Mortgage Loan, which the Lender notifies the Borrower and the Collateral Custodian that, in the Lender's reasonable opinion, is not satisfactory as Collateral. "Environmental Discharge" means any discharge or release of any Hazardous Materials in violation of any applicable Environmental Law. "Environmental Law" means any Law relating to pollution or the environment, including, without limitation, Laws relating to noise or to emissions, discharges, releases or threatened releases of Hazardous Materials into the workplace, the community or the environment, or otherwise relating to the generation, manufacture, processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or handling of Hazardous Materials. "Environmental Notice" means any complaint, order, citation, letter, inquiry, notice or other written communication from any Person (1) affecting or relating to the Borrower's compliance with any Environmental Law in connection with any activity or operations at any time conducted by the Borrower, (2) relating to the occurrence or presence of or exposure to or possible or threatened or alleged occurrence or presence of or exposure to Environ- mental Discharges or Hazardous Materials at any of the Borrower's locations or facilities, including, without limitation (a) the existence of any contamination or possible or threatened contamination at any such location or facility and (b) remediation of any Environmental Discharge or Hazardous Materials at any such location or facility or any part thereof; and (3) any violation or alleged violation of any relevant Environmental Law. "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, including any rules and regulation promulgated thereunder. "ERISA Affiliate" means any corporation or trade or business which is a member of the same controlled group of corporations (within the meaning of Section 414(b) of the Code) as the Borrower or is under common control (within the meaning of Section 414(c) of the Code) with the Borrower. "Escrow Deposits" means all monies held by the Borrower representing principal, interest, tax, insurance and other deposits or payments made by mortgagors under Mortgage Loans. "Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 9.01. "Facility Fee" has the meaning specified in Section 2.09. "FHA" means the Federal Housing Administration and its successors. "FHA Mortgage Loan" means a Mortgage Loan which satisfies all applicable rules and requirements to be insured by the FHA and which is insured by the FHA. "FHLMC" means the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation and its successors. "Financial Intermediary" means any securities clearing house, financial intermediary, clearing corporation or depositary institution, including the PTC and Federal Reserve Bank, which may receive, hold or transmit payments to or on behalf of the Lender or Collateral Custodian representing Collateral Sale Proceeds. "Fiscal Year" means each period from January 1 to December 31. "FNMA" means the Federal National Mortgage Association and its successors. "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America as in effect on the date of the financial statements referred to in Section 5.05. "GNMA" means the Government National Mortgage Association and its successors. "GNMA Security" means Mortgage-backed securities issued by the Borrower and guaranteed by GNMA. "Good Faith Contest" means the contest of an item if, in the Lender's sole determination: (1) the item is diligently contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings timely instituted; (2) adequate reserves are established with respect to the contested item; (3) during the period of such contest, the enforcement of any contested item is effectively stayed; and (4) the failure to pay or comply with the contested item could not result in a Material Adverse Change. "Governmental Approvals" means any authorization, consent, approval, license, permit, certification, or exemption of, registration or filing with or report or notice to, any Governmental Authority. "Governmental Authority" means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof, and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government. "Guides" means the seller, servicer, issuer, mortgagee or related guides, Laws, obligations, rules and regulations applicable from time to time with respect to GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC, HUD, FHA or VA and the creation, origination, sale and servicing of Mortgage Loans and Agency Securities subject to such guides, Laws, obligations, rules and regulations. "Hazardous Materials" means any pollutant, effluents, emissions, contaminants, toxic or hazardous wastes or substances, as any of those terms are defined from time to time in or for the purposes of any relevant Environmental Law, including, without limitation, asbestos fibers and friable asbestos, polychlorinated biphenyls, and any petroleum or hydrocarbon-based products or derivatives. "HUD" means the Department of Housing and Urban Development and its successors. "Increased Wet Mortgage Loan Period" means the period of time commencing on the fifth to last Business Day of any month during the term hereof and ending on the fifth Business Day of the immediately succeeding month. "Interest Expense" means interest expense of the Borrower, all as determined in accordance with GAAP. "Intercreditor Agreement" means an intercreditor agreement in form and substance acceptable to the Lender between the Lender and a Warehouse Lender providing a Warehouse Facility to the Borrower. "Law" means any federal, state or local statute, law, rule, regulation, ordinance, order, code, policy or rule of common law, now or hereafter in effect, and in each case as amended, and any judicial or administrative interpretation thereof by a Governmental Authority or otherwise, including any judicial or administrative order, consent decree or judgment. "Lender Express Program " means the Lender Express wholesale mortgage loan purchase program of the Lender in which the Borrower is a participant. "Lien" means any mortgage, deed of trust, pledge, security interest, hypothecation, assignment, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), or preference, priority, or other security agreement or preferential arrangement, charge, or encumbrance of any kind or nature whatsoever (including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease having substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing, and the filing of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction to evidence any of the foregoing). "List of Qualified Investors" means the List of Investors approved by the Lender from time to time in accordance with Section 3.09; the initial List of Qualified Investors is attached hereto as Exhibit L. "Loan" has the meaning specified in Section 2.01. "Loan Documents" means this Agreement, the Note, the Collateral Agency Agreement, each Loan Request Form, each Compliance Certificate, each Borrowing Base Certificate, and the UCC-1 financing statements delivered in connection with this Agreement, together with any and all documents, instruments and materials issued, executed and/or delivered by the Borrower in connection with any of the foregoing. "Loan Request Form" means a Loan Request Form in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. "Material Adverse Change" means (1) a material adverse change in the status of the business, results of operations, condition (financial or otherwise), property or prospects of the Borrower, (2) any event or occurrence of whatever nature which could have a material adverse effect on the Borrower's ability to perform its obligations under the Loan Documents to which it is a party or (3) any material adverse change in the Collateral or any event or occurrence of whatsoever nature which could have a material adverse effect or result in an adverse change in the value, enforceability, collectability or the nature of the Collateral. "Maximum Credit Limit" means Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000), as such amount may be reduced in accordance with Section 2.03. "Monthly Date" means the first (1st) day of each month. "Mortgage" means a mortgage, deed of trust, security deed or similar lien encumbering residential real property securing a Mortgage Loan more fully described therein. "Mortgage Loan" means a loan secured by a Mortgage, the proceeds of which are used to purchase or refinance the purchase of a Single Family Residence. "Mortgage Pool" means all Mortgage Loans owned by the Borrower and held by the Collateral Custodian pursuant to the terms of the Collateral Agency Agreement. "Multiemployer Plan" means a Plan defined as such in Section 3(37) of ERISA to which contributions have been made by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and which is covered by Title IV of ERISA. "Net Income" means net income of the Borrower, all as determined in accordance with GAAP. "Non-Conforming Mortgage Loan" means an Eligible Single Family Mortgage Loan that is not a VA Mortgage Loan, an FHA Mortgage Loan or a Conventional Conforming Mortgage Loan. "Note" has the meaning specified in Section 2.06. "Obligations" means (1) each and every obligation, covenant and agreement of the Borrower now or hereafter existing contained in this Agreement, and any of the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower is a party, whether for principal, interest, fees, expenses, indemnities or otherwise, and any amendments or supplements thereto, extensions or renewals thereof or replacements therefor, including but not limited to all indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of the Borrower to the Lender now existing or hereafter incurred under or arising out of or in connection with the Note, this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, and any documents or instruments executed in connection therewith, (2) all sums advanced in accordance with this Agreement by or on behalf of the Lender to protect any of the Collateral purported to be covered hereby, and (3) any amounts paid by the Lender in preservation of any of the Lender's rights or interest in the Collateral, together with interest on such amounts from the date such amounts are paid until reimbursement in full at a rate per annum equal at all times to the Default Rate; in each case whether direct or indirect, joint or several, absolute or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, now or hereafter existing, renewed or restructured, whether or not from time to time decreased or extinguished and later increased, created or incurred, and including all indebtedness of the Borrower under any instrument now or hereafter evidencing or securing any of the foregoing. "Operating Account" means the Borrower's account no. 530-042800 maintained with the Collateral Custodian at Collateral Custodian's offices for purposes of (1) depositing the Borrower's portion of any amount necessary for the funding of a Wet Mortgage Loan closing, (2) receiving the proceeds of any Loans other than Wet Loans, and (3) receiving the Borrower's portion of the proceeds from the sale of Collateral or Shared Collateral, which proceeds are in excess of the amounts necessary to repay the Obligations. Once amounts are deposited in the Operating Account, such may be disbursed to or at the direction of the Borrower. "Other Agency Securities" means either a security, pass through certificate or similar instrument issued or guaranteed by FHLMC or FNMA and backed by a pool of Mortgage Loans. "Outstanding Credit" means, as of the date of determination, the aggregate principal amount of all outstanding Loans. "Participant" has the meaning specified in Section 10.04. "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and any entity succeeding to any or all of its functions under ERISA. "Permitted Liens" has the meaning specified in Section 7.03. "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, Governmental Authority or other entity of whatever nature. "Plan" means any employee benefit or other plan established or maintained, or to which contributions have been made, by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate and which is covered by Title IV of ERISA or to which Section 412 of the Code applies. "Pledged Mortgages" means all Mortgage Loans (1) covered by or referred to or included in a Loan Request Form, or (2) relied on by the Lender in making a Loan, or (3) for which any of the documentation related thereto is received by the Lender or the Collateral Custodian under or pursuant to any of the Loan Documents, or (4) which are the subject of the Wet Closing provisions of this Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement. "Pledged Security" means all Securities issued in respect of Mortgage Loans some or all of which were, until the issuance of the Security, Pledged Mortgages, and (1) in the case of a certificated Security not maintained or traded in book entry form, delivered in accordance with the terms of any of the Loan Documents to the Lender, the Collateral Custodian or a Person acting on behalf of the Lender, (2) in the case of an uncertificated Security or a certificated Security maintained or traded in book-entry form, either (a) posted in the name of the Lender or the Collateral Custodian for the benefit of the Lender to the PTC Account, an account maintained with the Federal Reserve Bank, or other applicable account, or (b) registered in the name of the Lender or the Collateral Custodian for the benefit of the Lender with the Financial Intermediary at whose offices or in whose name such account is held or maintained in accordance with the procedures for the formation of pools and Securities specified in Section 7 of the Collateral Agency Agreement. "Presence", when used in connection with any Environmental Discharge or Hazardous Materials, means and includes presence, generation, manufacture, installation, treatment, use, storage, handling, repair, encapsulation, disposal, transportation, spill, discharge and release. "Primary Nonrecourse Servicing Rights" means the Servicing Rights which are (1) secured by the Borrower on a primary basis and not as the subservicing agent for a Person that has the primary Servicing Rights, (2) not subject to any recourse arrangement and (3) in full force and effect, and in respect of which Borrower has satisfied all of its servicing or other obligations in a timely manner in accordance with its terms. "Prohibited Transaction" means any transaction set forth in Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code. "PTC" means the Participants Trust Company or any successor, in either case approved by GNMA for purposes of holding certificated GNMA Securities so they can be traded in book entry form. "PTC Account" means any trading accounts not subject to any Liens and any other accounts not subject to any Lien maintained at the PTC into which GNMA Securities or proceeds or interest on or other amounts payable in respect of any GNMA Security are deposited. "PTC Participant" means any Person eligible to trade securities through the PTC who is in good standing in accordance with the PTC rules as in effect from time to time. "Purchase Commitments" means valid and enforceable written mandatory or standby commitments issued by Qualified Investors to purchase Mortgage Loans or Securities. "Purchased Servicing Rights" means purchased servicing rights of the Borrower, all as determined in accordance with GAAP. "Qualified Investors" shall mean GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC, and each investor approved by the Lender in accordance with Section 3.10 and listed on the list of Qualified Investors which may include banks, insurance companies, mortgage bankers, pension funds, investment bankers, securities dealers, state, county or municipal housing agencies and other financially responsible private investors. "Repayment Account" means the account No. 530-042797 maintained by the Lender with the Collateral Custodian for purposes of receiving repayments, including Collateral Sale Proceeds, of all portions of the Obligations and other amounts required to be paid by the Borrower under this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents. The Repayment Account shall be a Lender access only account in Lender's name and the Borrower shall have no interest therein or access thereto. "Recourse Obligation" shall mean the obligation of the Borrower to repurchase Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Investor or any other Person other than as a result of (a) a breach of any representations or warranties contained in any Guide, (b) a breach by Borrower of any term, covenant or agreement of Borrower contained in any Purchase Commitment with respect to the sale of such Mortgage Loans or Securities except, in the case of clauses (a) or (b), a breach resulting from a Mortgage Loan default. "Security" means, as applicable, a GNMA Security or Other Agency Security. "Servicing Contracts" means all Mortgage Loan servicing contracts and servicing rights of the Borrower, including the right of the Borrower to act as servicing agent for, and otherwise to service (whether on a primary or subservicing basis), Mortgage Loans and any Securities backed by Mortgage Loans owned or held by the Borrower or any other Person (including the Agencies), including, without limitation, all rights of the Borrower to receive, hold, collect and distribute principal and interest payments on, and to receive, hold, collect and distribute insurance, tax or other escrow deposits made in respect of, Mortgage Loans and Securities, to administer such Mortgage Loans and Securities, including the right to send notices and other communications with respect to such Mortgage Loans and to pursue remedies under such Mortgage Loans, the right to receive, hold and collect compensation, fees and other income (whether payable directly or through the utilization by the Borrower of escrow or related deposits or otherwise) in respect of such servicing rights, all documents, files, data, agreements and instruments creating, affecting, defining or evidencing such servicing rights and all accounts, receivables, files, data, computer tapes, information and data and all records, contract rights and general intangibles relating to any of the foregoing. "Servicing Right" means the right of the Borrower to service its own Mortgage Loans and Securities or Mortgage Loans and Securities of other Persons pursuant to Servicing Contracts. "Shared Collateral" means any Pledged Securities which are backed in part but not in full by Mortgage Loans which were previously Collateral under this Agreement, any Agency Commitments issued in respect of Mortgage Loans which will back a Pledged Security which is Shared Collateral, Purchase Commitments which have been pledged to both Lender and a Warehouse Lender and all Collateral Sale Proceeds from Pledged Securities which are Shared Collateral in the Collateral Custodian Account. "Shared Percentage" means the interest of Lender and any other Warehouse Lender in any Pledged Security which is Shared Collateral expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is in the case of the Lender, the Collateral Value of Eligible Mortgages for all Mortgage Loans backing such Pledged Security which were pledged to Lender under this Agreement or in the case of any other Warehouse Lenders, the collateral value attributed to all Mortgage Loans under the applicable Warehouse Facility backing such Pledged Security which were pledged to such Warehouse Lender under such Warehouse Lender's Warehouse Facility and the denominator of which is the sum of: (1) in the case of the Lender, the Collateral Value of Eligible Mortgages for all Mortgage Loans pledged to Lender and, (2) in the case of all other Warehouse Lenders, the collateral value of all Mortgage Loans pledged to such Warehouse Lenders, in either case backing such Pledged Security, determined in each case as of the date of the pledging of such Mortgage Loans to Lender or such other Warehouse Lenders. "Single Family Mortgage Loan" means a Mortgage Loan which is secured by a Mortgage which is a first Lien on a Single Family Residence. "Single Family Residences" means completed one (1) to four (4) family residential dwellings and property related thereto. "Subsidiary" means, as to any Person, a corporation of which shares of stock having ordinary voting power (other than stock having such power only by reason of the happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or other managers of such corporation are at the time owned, or the management of which is otherwise controlled, directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, or both, by such Person. "Tangible Net Worth" means Total Assets minus Total Intangible Assets minus Total Liabilities. "Taxes" means taxes of the Borrower, all as determined in accordance with GAAP. "Termination Date" means August 9, 1995; provided, however, the Lender may in its sole discretion agree in writing to extend such date for successive periods of three hundred and sixty four (364) days. "Total Assets" means total assets of the Borrower, all as determined in accordance with GAAP. "Total Intangible Assets" means the intangible assets of the Borrower as reflected in the balance sheet of the Borrower, prepared in accordance with GAAP, including but not limited to non-compete contracts, employment contracts, deferred or prepaid transaction costs, capitalized research and development costs, capitalized interest, debt discount and expenses, goodwill, patents, trademarks, copyrights, franchises, licenses and other intangible assets. "Total Liabilities" means total liabilities of the Borrower, all as determined in accordance with GAAP. "Type of Loan" has the meaning specified in Section 2.01. "VA" shall mean the Veterans Administration and its successors. "VA Mortgage Loan" means a Mortgage Loan which satisfies all applicable rules and regulations to be guaranteed by the VA and is guaranteed by the VA. "Warehouse Lender" means Lender and any other lender which is (1) providing a Warehouse Facility to the Borrower, (2) a party to an Intercreditor Agreement to the extent that such Warehouse Lender has a Lien on Shared Collateral and (3) is, in the case of a Warehouse Lender other than Lender, a party to a collateral agency agreement similar to the Collateral Agency Agreement with Collateral Custodian. "Warehouse Facility" means each credit facility to which the Borrower is a party, the proceeds of which are used to finance the origination or acquisition of Mortgage Loans. "Wet Closing" means a Wet Mortgage Loan closing where the Lender is requested to make a Loan, on the date of, or after, the closing and funding of the Wet Mortgage Loan, but prior to the delivery of the Collateral Documents related thereto required to be delivered to the Collateral Custodian in accordance with the procedures outlined therefor under this Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement. "Wet Closing Agent" means each authorized title insurance representative or Mortgage Loan closing attorney who (a) is designated by the Borrower as responsible for the closing of a Wet Mortgage Loan, (b) is subject to approval by the Lender in its sole discretion, and (c) has received from the Borrower with the Mortgage Loan closing instructions an Addendum to Closing Instructions in the form of Exhibit M whereby it has been instructed to act as agent for the Lender with regard to each Wet Closing, so that upon satisfaction of all applicable closing conditions, it will close each Wet Mortgage Loan, disburse the Wet Loan proceeds and receive properly completed Collateral Documents on behalf of the Lender, and deliver such documentation to the Collateral Agent, all in accordance with the Addendum to Closing Instructions. "Wet Collateral" has the meaning specified in Section 3.02(3). "Wet Loans" means Loans made to originate Wet Mortgage Loans. "Wet Mortgage Loan" means any Eligible Single Family Mortgage Loan that is pledged to the Lender pursuant to the Wet Closing provisions contained in this Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement. "Wet Mortgage Loan Commitment" means the lesser of (a) Six Million Dollars ($6,000,000.00), or (b)(1) with respect to any time other than an Increased Wet Mortgage Loan Period, twenty percent (20%) of the Maximum Credit Limit, and (2) with respect to any time which is an Increased Wet Mortgage Loan Period, thirty percent (30%) of the Maximum Credit Limit. Section 1.02. Accounting Terms. All accounting terms not specifically defined herein shall be construed in accordance with GAAP, and all financial data required to be delivered hereunder shall be prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied. Section 1.03. Computation of Time Periods. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, in the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word "from" means "from and including" and words "to" and "until" each means "to but excluding". Section 1.04. Rules of Construction. When used in this Agreement: (1) "or" is not exclusive; (2) a reference to a Person includes its permitted successors and permitted assigns; and (3) a reference to an agreement, instrument or document shall include such agreement, instrument or document as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time in accordance with its terms and as permitted by the Loan Documents. ARTICLE II. LOANS Section 2.01. The Loans. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Lender agrees to make loans (the "Loans") to the Borrower from time to time during the period from the Closing Date up to but not including the Termination Date, provided that after giving effect to such Loan (1) the Outstanding Credit does not exceed the lesser of (a) the Maximum Credit Limit, or (b) the Borrowing Base (the "Commitment") and (2) the Wet Loans do not exceed the Wet Loan Commitment. The Loans may be outstanding as Wet Loans, Documented Loans and Certified Loans (each a "Type" of Loan). Each Loan which shall not utilize the Commitment in full shall be in the minimum amount set forth in Section 2.14. Within the limits of the Commitment, the Borrower may borrow, make prepayments pursuant to Section 2.02 and Mandatory Payments of Collateral Sale Proceeds pursuant to Section 2.03, and reborrow under this Section 2.01. The Loans may be: (1) Wet Loans; (2) Documented Loans; (3) Certified Loans; or (4) any combination of the foregoing, as determined by the Borrowing Base Certificate. Section 2.02. Notice and Manner of Borrowing. The Borrower may request a Loan hereunder by delivering to the Lender, with a copy thereof to the Collateral Custodian, a signed telefax of a Loan Request Form in the form of Exhibit B not later than 7:30 a.m. (eastern time) on the Business Day of the requested Loan. Such Loan Request Form shall specify (1) the Business Day on which the Loan is to be made, and (2) the total amount of the Loan requested. The Borrower shall deliver written originals of each telefaxed Loan Request Form to the Collateral Custodian on a weekly basis, to be delivered to the Collateral Custodian not later than the first Business Day of the week immediately following the delivery of the telefaxed Loan Request Form. Upon satisfaction of the terms of this Agreement, including satisfaction of all conditions precedent, the Lender will make the requested Loan by wiring the proceeds of the Loan to the Disbursement Account in accordance with the terms of the Collateral Agency Agreement. Section 2.03. Reduction or Termination of Commitment. The Borrower shall have the right, upon not less than thirty (30) days' written notice to the Lender and the Collateral Custodian, to terminate the Commitment, in whole or in part, provided, however, at the time of such termination the Borrower makes a payment on the Loans to the extent the principal amount of the Loans exceed the Commitment as so terminated, together with all interest and other amounts payable thereon to the date of payment. Any partial termination shall be in the amount of One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) or an integral multiple thereof. Upon termination in whole or in part of the Commitment, the Commitment to the extent so terminated may not be reinstated without the written consent of the Lender. Section 2.04. [Intentionally Omitted.] Section 2.05. Interest. The Borrower shall pay interest to the Lender on the Outstanding Credit, at a rate per annum as follows: (1) for a Wet Loan at a rate equal to the CP Rate plus two and three quarters percent (2.750%); (2) for a Documented Loan at a rate equal to the CP Rate plus one and three quarters percent (1.750%); and (3) for a Certified Loan at a rate equal to the CP Rate plus one and one quarter percent (1.250%). Any principal amount not paid when due (at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest thereafter, payable on demand, at the Default Rate. The interest rate on each Loan shall change when the CP Rate changes. Interest on each Loan shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted under applicable law and shall be calculated on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days for the actual number of days elapsed. Interest on that portion of the Outstanding Credit which the Lender determines is attributable to all Documented Loans shall bear interest at the CP Rate plus one and three quarters percent (1.750%) and interest on that portion of the Outstanding Credit which the Lender determines is attributable to Wet Mortgage Loans shall bear interest at the CP Rate plus two and three quarters percent (2.750%). Loans that were initially made in respect of a Wet Mortgage Loan will begin to accrue interest at the CP Rate plus one and three quarters percent (1.750%) on the Business Day that the Collateral Custodian certifies to the Lender in a Borrowing Base Certificate received by Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) on such Business Day that all of the required documents have been received and accepted by the Collateral Custodian and that such Mortgage Loan is no longer classified in the Borrowing Base as a Wet Mortgage Loan. Loans accruing interest at the rate of the CP Rate plus one and three quarters percent (1.750%) will begin to accrue interest at the CP Rate plus one and one quarter percent (1.250%) on the Business Day that the Collateral Custodian certifies in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate received by Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) on such Business Day that the underlying Mortgage Loan meets the pool documentation requirements of the applicable Qualified Investor. Section 2.06. Note. All Loans made by the Lender under this Agreement shall be evidenced by, and repaid with interest in accordance with, a single promissory note of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit A duly completed, in the original principal amount equal to the initial Maximum Credit Limit, dated the Closing Date, payable to the Lender and maturing as to principal on the Termination Date (the "Note"). The amount of each Loan, the type of the Loan and each renewal, the accruing interest rate and payment of principal amount received by the Lender shall be recorded in the books and records of the Lender, which books and records shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive as to the outstanding balance of and other information related to the Loans made by the Lender. Lender shall be entitled at any time to endorse on a schedule attached to the Note the amount and type of each Loan and information relating thereto. Section 2.07. [Intentionally Deleted]. Section 2.08. Mandatory Prepayment. To the extent that the Outstanding Credit exceeds the then effective Borrowing Base, the Borrower shall immediately either (1) make a prepayment on the Outstanding Credit in an amount equal to the excess of such Outstanding Credit over the then effective Borrowing Base or (2) provide additional Collateral so that the Outstanding Credit does not exceed the Borrowing Base. All Collateral Sale Proceeds shall be paid directly to the Repayment Account by the Qualified Investor or Financial Intermediary making such payment to be applied by the Lender to reduce the Outstanding Credit and interest payable thereon. The application of Collateral Sale Proceeds to the repayment of the Outstanding Credit and interest thereon shall not be subject to the prior notice or minimum amount requirements specified in Section 2.07. If for any reason a Wet Loan shall be made in respect of a Wet Mortgage Loan which is not closed and funded on the scheduled funding date, then the Borrower will prepay the Wet Loan made in respect of such Wet Mortgage Loan on the following Business Day. Section 2.09. Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Lender a non-refundable facility fee (the "Facility Fee") equal to one fifth of one percent (0.20%) of the Maximum Credit Limit as of the Closing Date which fee shall be payable in advance in monthly installments on each Monthly Date. Section 2.10. Method of Payment. The Borrower shall make each payment under this Agreement and under the Note not later than 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) on the date when due in Dollars by Federal Reserve wire transfer to the Repayment Account in immediately available funds. If a Federal Reserve wire reference number for the wire transfer is not received by Lender by 2:00 p.m. (eastern time), the payment will be credited to the Borrower's account on the next Business Day. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender, if and to the extent payment is not made when due under this Agreement or under the Note, to charge from time to time against any account it maintains with the Lender or Collateral Custodian on behalf of Lender or any amount so due to the Borrower by the Lender the amount so due. Accrued interest shall be due and payable in arrears as follows: (1) The Lender will send by telefax or first class U.S. mail to the Borrower monthly bills for interest and other amounts payable under this Agreement and the Note on or about the first day of each month covering the immediately preceding month. Such amounts shall be due and payable on each Monthly Date, commencing the first such date after the commencement of the Loan, and such bills shall be paid not later than five (5) days after the receipt of same by Borrower; (2) Accrued interest shall be due and payable upon any payment or prepayment of principal; and (3) Interest accruing at the Default Rate shall be due and payable on demand. The Borrower shall take all actions required so that all Collateral Sale Proceeds will be (1) paid directly to the Repayment Account or the Collateral Custodian Account in the case of Collateral Sale Proceeds in respect of Shared Collateral by a Qualified Investor or a Financial Intermediary acting on behalf of such Qualified Investor, and (2) applied to repay the Loans. Except to the extent provided in this Agreement, whenever any payment to be made under this Agreement or under the Note shall be stated to be due on any day other than a Business Day, such payment shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day, and such extension of time shall in such case be included in the computation of the payment of interest. Section 2.11. Use of Proceeds. The proceeds of the Loans hereunder shall be used by the Borrower solely for the purpose of purchasing, acquiring and originating Mortgage Loans which will be Eligible Single Family Mortgage Loans. The Borrower will not, directly or indirectly, use any part of such proceeds: (1) for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any margin stock within the meaning of Regulation U of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, or (2) to extend credit to any Person for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any such margin stock. Section 2.12. Reliance Upon Instructions. Without limiting the coverage of any other indemnities provided in this Agreement, the Borrower hereby indemnifies and agrees to hold harmless the Lender, the Collateral Custodian and their respective officers, employees and agents from and against any and all liabilities, damages, losses, costs and expenses, including counsel fees, howsoever arising out of any actions taken in reliance upon telephonic, telecopier or other instructions believed in good faith to have been given under this Agreement on the Borrower's behalf by a Person designated by the Borrower. Section 2.13. Additional Costs. The Borrower shall pay directly to the Lender from time to time on demand such amounts as the Lender may determine to be necessary to compensate it for any increased costs which the Lender determines are attributable to its making or maintaining any Loan at a CP Rate, or any reduction in any amount receivable by the Lender hereunder in respect of any of such Loans or such obligation. Determinations by the Lender for purposes of this Section 2.16 shall be conclusive absent manifest error. ARTICLE III. COLLATERAL. Section 3.01. Grant of Security Interest. The Borrower hereby assigns and pledges to the Lender and hereby grants to the Lender a security interest in and to the following, whether now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower (the "Collateral"): (1) All Pledged Mortgages and Pledged Securities; (2) All commitments and other approvals, issued by or on behalf of the FHA or VA to insure or guarantee and any FHA or VA insurance or guarantees of any Mortgage Loans included in the Pledged Mortgages; (3) all Purchase Commitments and Agency Commitments held by or issued to the Borrower (whether or not the Pledged Mortgages or the Pledged Securities are intended for delivery and sale pursuant to, or in connection with, such Purchase Commitments or Agency Commitments); (4) All cash from time to time delivered to the Lender or the Collateral Custodian, which cash is deposited by the Lender or the Collateral Custodian in the Cash Collateral Account, the Repayment Account, the Operating Account, the PTC Account, the Collateral Custodian Account, the Disbursement Account, any accounts maintained by a Wet Closing Agent for purposes of holding Loan proceeds and all cash and other property from time to time delivered by the Borrower to the Lender or the Collateral Custodian or received by the Lender or the Collateral Custodian in respect of the Collateral; (5) All deposits, deposit accounts, accounts, accounts receivable, contract rights, inventory, equipment, personal property, chattel paper, instruments, acceptances, drafts, and other obligations of any kind, together with all ledger sheets, files, records and documents relating to any of the foregoing, including, without limitation, all computer records, programs storage media and computer software useful or required in connection therewith (including without limitation the right to receive payments and deposits of any kind under or in connection with, and all Servicing Rights related to, the Pledged Mortgages and Pledged Securities) of whatsoever kind relating to the Pledged Mortgages, Pledged Securities, the PTC Account, the Operating Account, the Repayment Account, the Disbursement Account, the Collateral Custodian Account, any accounts maintained by a Wet Closing Agent for purposes of holding Loan proceeds, general intangibles, documents, agreements, data, records, information (including, without limitation, the right to receive income, interest, payments and deposits of any kind under or in connection with all Collateral) of whatsoever kind relating to or in respect of the foregoing items of Collateral (and without regard to whether any of the foregoing may be in the possession of the Lender or the Collateral Custodian), including, without limitation, the right to receive all hazard, private mortgage and title insurance proceeds and condemnation awards which may be payable in respect of the premises encumbered by any Pledged Mortgage; and (6) All proceeds of any and all of the foregoing Collateral (including, without limitation, proceeds which constitute property of the types described in any of the clauses of this Section 3.01 and, to the extent not otherwise included, all payments under insurance (whether or not the Lender or the Borrower is the loss payee thereof), or any indemnity, warranty or guaranty, payable by reason of loss or damage to or otherwise with respect to any of the foregoing Collateral. The pledge, assignment and security interest granted under this Section 3.01 secures the payment and performance in full of the Obligations. Section 3.02. Wet Closing Provisions. In the event of a Wet Closing, the Borrower agrees that: (1) The Borrower shall deliver to the Collateral Custodian and the Lender, not later than 4:00 p.m. of the Business Days immediately prior to the scheduled date to close the Wet Mortgage Loan, (a) a Wet Closing Notice in the form of Exhibit I specifying the amount of the Wet Mortgage Loan, the date of the Wet Mortgage Closing, the name and address of the Wet Closing Agent, and such other information set forth in the Wet Closing Notice; and Borrower shall comply with all provisions of the Collateral Agency Agreement required to be complied with in connection with the making of a Wet Loan. (2) The Borrower will cause the Wet Mortgage Loan to properly close and fund on the date specified therefor, and will cause all Mortgage Loan documents to be properly completed, executed and, where applicable, recorded and filed; (3) The Lender shall have a Lien in each Wet Mortgage Loan and all documents and agreements delivered in connection therewith or relating thereto including, without limitation, the Mortgage note, Mortgage and all items of Collateral related thereto (such Wet Mortgage Loan and all such documents, instruments and agreements and other items of collateral related thereto, being herein collectively called, the "Wet Collateral") immediately upon the funding of the Loan in respect thereof and the creation of the Wet Mortgage Loan; (4) the Borrower shall as soon as reasonably possible, but in no event later than five (5) Business Days after the date of the making of the Wet Loan, deliver to the Collateral Custodian all documents and instruments related to the Wet Collateral which are required to be delivered to the Collateral Custodian pursuant to this Agreement; and (5) the Borrower shall execute any and all additional documents, agreements, notices or acknowledgments as the Collateral Custodian shall reasonably request to maintain, preserve, perfect or protect the Lender's Lien in such Wet Collateral. While the Borrower is in possession of the Wet Collateral, it will hold same exclusively for the Lender, without authority to make any other disposition thereof, or of the proceeds thereof. Section 3.03. Responsibility for Collateral. To the extent required by Section 9-207 of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code or other applicable law, the Lender shall use reasonable care in the care, transmittal, custody and preservation of Collateral in its possession; reasonable care shall be deemed to be such care that the Lender exercises in the transmittal, care, preservation and custody of its own property of a similar nature. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Lender shall have (1) no responsibility with respect to the risk of accidental loss or damage to Collateral either in its possession or in the possession of the Collateral Custodian, (2) no obligation to provide insurance for or in respect of the Collateral or the duties performed by the Collateral Custodian and (3) no responsibility for Collateral not in its possession. The Lender shall have no fiduciary responsibility or duty to the Borrower with respect to the care, preservation, holding, maintenance or transmittal of the Collateral delivered to the Collateral Custodian or any other Person. Section 3.04. Release of Security Interest. The Collateral Custodian is authorized under the Collateral Agency Agreement, within a reasonable time of the receipt of a request therefor from the Borrower, to release any Collateral specified in such request from the Lien granted hereby and thereupon deliver the same to the Borrower, provided, however, that (a) no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and (b) after giving effect to such release and delivery, the Borrowing Base of the remaining Collateral shall be at least equal to the Outstanding Credit. Section 3.05. Creation of GNMA Securities and Other Agency Securities. With respect to each Mortgage Loan pledged under this Agreement, which Mortgage Loan is intended for inclusion in a GNMA, FNMA or FHLMC Mortgage Loan pool to back certificated or book-entry Securities, the Borrower agrees that it will enter into and conform to such agreements and procedures, including the timely delivery of all Agency required delivery documents in accordance with the Guides, as are established by the Collateral Agency Agreement or otherwise with the approval of the Lender from time to time for the delivery of Pledged Mortgages to the GNMA, FHLMC or FNMA pool custodians and the issuance, maintenance and transfer of Securities at the PTC or through the Federal Reserve System and the maintenance and preservation of the Lender's perfected Lien in Pledged Mortgages intended to back such Securities (prior to the issuance of Securities in respect thereof) and in such Securities when issued. All procedures relating to the creation of Securities shall be subject to the approval of the Lender. Section 3.06. Payment for Securities. All Securities delivered to a Qualified Investor at the PTC or through the Federal Reserve System shall be against same day payment in good funds in accordance with applicable rules and regulations of the PTC or the Federal Reserve System relating to the delivery and transfer of such Securities. Section 3.07. Representations Concerning Collateral. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender and by submitting each Loan Request Form shall be deemed to have represented and warranted to the Lender that as of the date of such Loan Request Form. (1) Ownership; No Liens; Pledge to the Lender. The Borrower is the legal and equitable owner of the Pledged Mortgages, the Pledged Securities and all other items of Collateral, free and clear of all Liens, except (a) for the Lien granted under this Agreement and (b) Liens held by Warehouse Lenders in Shared Collateral complying with the requirements of this Agreement. All Pledged Mortgages, Pledged Securities and other items of Collateral have been duly authorized and validly issued or transferred to the Borrower and all items of Collateral (a) comply, as applicable, with all of the requirements of this Agreement and the Collateral Agency Agreement, including those required for inclusion in the Borrowing Base, and (b) have been validly pledged or assigned to the Lender, subject to no other Liens (other than Shared Collateral), and the Lender has a first perfected Lien therein within the meaning of the applicable Uniform Commercial Code if and to the extent governed by the Uniform Commercial Code. The Borrower has the full right and authority to pledge the Collateral pledged by it hereunder and has not pledged the Collateral, or any part thereof, to any Person other than to Persons holding Shared Collateral. (2) Compliance with Laws; Enforceability; Modification; Required Documents, Etc. All Pledged Mortgages and documents related thereto (a) have been made in compliance, in all material respects, with all requirements of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Federal Truth-In-Lending Act and all other applicable Laws governing residential Mortgage lending, (b) are genuine, valid, duly authorized, properly executed, properly recorded or filed and enforceable in accordance with their terms, without defense or offset, (c) have not been modified or amended and have not had any requirements thereof waived except (i) for minor modifications in the ordinary course of the Borrower's business which do not in any event materially adversely affect the value or marketability of the relevant item of Collateral or (ii) modifications or waivers which are required by GNMA, FNMA, FHLMC, FHA, VA in connection with changes to the Guides, (d) comply with the terms of this Agreement, are subject to and comply with a Purchase Commitment issued by a Qualified Investor, (e) have been fully advanced in the respective face amounts thereof and (f) are secured by Mortgages which are first Liens on the respective Single Family Residences described therein. With respect to each Pledged Mortgage, the Borrower has in its possession all documents and instruments required to be possessed by the Borrower (a) under the Collateral Agency Agreement, (b) under the Guides in the case of all Mortgage Loans other than Non- Conforming Mortgage Loans, and (c) under a Purchase Commitment for all Mortgage Loans required to be covered by a Purchase Commitment pursuant to this Agreement, other than those documents and instruments which are in the possession of the Collateral Custodian or in the possession of a party to whom delivery was made in accordance with the Collateral Agency Agreement. (3) Defaults. No default, nor any event which would become a default with notice or lapse of time or both, has occurred and is continuing under any Pledged Mortgage for a period in excess of sixty (60) days, and with respect to Pledged Mortgages, if any such default or event has occurred and has continued for more than sixty (60) days, the Borrower has notified the Collateral Custodian and the Lender thereof in the Borrower's most recent monthly Collateral report. (4) Compliance with Agency Requirements; Status with Agencies. The Borrower has complied in all material respects with all Laws relating to obtaining and maintaining FHA insurance or VA guarantees with respect to each Mortgage Loan included in the Pledged Mortgages which was designated by the Borrower as an FHA Mortgage Loan or a VA Mortgage Loan, and such insurance or guarantee is in full force and effect. All Conventional Conforming Mortgage Loans included in the Pledged Mortgages comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements for purchase under the FNMA or FHLMC standard form of selling contract for similar Mortgage Loans and any supplement thereto then in effect, including, but not limited to, the representations and warranties made therein. All Non- Conforming Mortgage Loans included in the Pledged Mortgages comply in all material respects with all applicable requirements for sale to a Qualified Investor, including, but not limited to, the representations and warranties required by such Qualified Investor. If required by any Qualified Investor, the Borrower shall become a qualified HUD/FHA lender, mortgagee and servicer and in good standing, and shall become eligible fully to participate as a lender, mortgagee and servicer in good standing under the VA guaranty program. To the extent Borrower intends to pledge Mortgage Loans to back GNMA Securities, the Borrower is fully approved by and in good standing with GNMA as an issuer, servicer under all provisions of the Guides. The Borrower is fully approved by and in good standing with GNMA, FNMA and FHLMC as a seller, servicer to sell and pledge Mortgage Loans to back Other Agency Securities under all provisions of the Guides. Each Pledged Mortgage which is intended to back a GNMA Security or Other Agency Security complies in all respects with the requirements applicable thereto to such Mortgage Loans as required from time to time by the applicable Agencies, and in the creation of any such Security, the Borrower has complied with and has satisfied all rules, requirements, procedures, representations, warranties and agreements promulgated or required by such Agencies. All Pledged Securities comply with terms of this Agreement and except as provided in Section 3.03 are subject to and comply with a Purchase Commitment held by the Borrower or as provided in Section 3.03 are completely covered by one or more. (5) Insurance Relating to Pledged Mortgages. All fire and casualty policies covering the premises encumbered by each Mortgage included in the Pledged Mortgages (a) name the Borrower as an additional insured under a standard mortgagee clause not less favorable to the Borrower than the applicable standard mortgagee endorsement, (b) are in full force and effect, and (c) afford insurance against fire and such other hazards as are usually insured against in the broad form of extended coverage insurance from time to time available. All flood, title and other insurance policies (including required private mortgage insurance) (i) name the Borrower as an additional insured under a standard mortgagee clause not less favorable to the Borrower than the applicable standard mortgagee endorsement, or in the case of title insurance, the insured mortgagee, (ii) are in full force and effect, and (iii) afford insurance against the hazards and risks required to be insured against by any Agency or prudent underwriting practices. The Borrower has complied with all requirements of the Agencies or any Qualified Investor for obtaining insurance with respect to any Pledged Mortgage or Mortgage Loan serviced under any Servicing Contract. (6) Purchase Commitments; Agencies Commitments. All Purchase Commitments and Agency Commitments included in the Collateral constitute legally binding and enforceable obligations of the Borrower and the Qualified Investors or Agencies who are parties thereto. (7) Servicing Contracts. All Servicing Contracts are valid and binding agreements between the Borrower and/or the other Person thereto, are full and complete statements of the terms and provisions of the transactions contemplated thereby, are unmodified and in full force and effect, and the Borrower's rights thereunder are not subject to any offset, counterclaim or defense. (8) Escrow Deposits. All Escrow Deposits are held by the Borrower in accordance with applicable Laws and any agreements relating to same and have been and will be applied to the obligations for which they were deposited in accordance with any agreements relating to same. Section 3.08. Covenants and Agreements Concerning Collateral. The Borrower covenants and agrees as follows: (1) Defense of Interests. The Borrower covenants and agrees that it will defend the right, title and interest of the Lender in and to the Pledged Mortgages, the Pledged Securities and all other items of Collateral against the claims and demands of all Persons. (2) Modification; Etc. The Borrower shall not amend, modify, or waive any of the terms and conditions of, or settle or compromise any claim in respect of, any Pledged Mortgages, Pledged Securities or other Collateral, or any rights related to any of the foregoing, except in the ordinary course of business conducted in accordance with (a) standards of servicing consistent with customary and usual practice in the industry, and (b) standards and rules of the respective Qualified Investors. (3) Sale or Encumbrance. The Borrower shall not sell, option, assign, transfer or otherwise alienate any Collateral, other than in the ordinary course of its business and in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement, or permit any Collateral or any interest therein to be subject to a Lien, except the Lien granted under this Agreement and Shared Collateral. (4) Performance under Servicing Contracts; Escrow Deposits. The Borrower shall service or cause to be serviced all Pledged Mortgages, Mortgage Loans backing Pledged Securities, Pledged Securities and Mortgage Loans serviced under Servicing Contracts in accordance with the standard requirements of the issuers of Purchase Commitments covering the same, all requirements of applicable Servicing Contracts and all applicable Agency requirements. The Borrower shall hold all Escrow Deposits in accordance with all applicable Laws and all agreements relating to such Escrow Deposits, without commingling the same with non-escrow funds, and shall hold and apply the same for the purposes for which such Escrow Deposits were collected in accordance with all applicable Laws and agreements. (5) Failure to Qualify for Inclusion in Borrowing Base and Related Matters. The Borrower shall notify the Collateral Custodian and the Lender of (a) any default under any Pledged Mortgage which continues beyond sixty (60) days in each monthly Collateral report, (b) the failure of any item of Collateral which is required by the terms hereof to be so covered by a Purchase Commitment, (c) the failure of any item of Collateral to satisfy any requirements of this Agreement for inclusion in the Borrowing Base, and (d) any other matter which in the reasonable determination of the Borrower has a material adverse effect on the Collateral. (6) Further Assurances. The Borrower agrees that from time to time, at the expense of the Borrower (including the payment of all filing fees whether the items are filed by the Borrower or by the Lender), the Borrower will promptly execute and deliver all further instruments and documents, and take all further actions, that may be necessary or desirable, or that the Lender may request, in order to preserve, perfect and protect any security interest granted or purported to be granted hereby or to enable the Lender to exercise and enforce its rights and remedies hereunder with respect to any Collateral. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Borrower will execute and file such financing or continuation statements, or amendments thereto, and such other instruments or notices, as may be necessary or desirable, or as the Lender may request, in order to perfect and preserve the security interest granted or purported to be granted to the Lender hereby. (7) Inspection. The Lender and the Collateral Custodian, or any agent or representative thereof, shall have the right at any reasonable time from time to time, beginning during normal business hours, upon prior notice to enter the Borrower's premises to inspect the Collateral, documents and agreements related thereto and the records relating to the Collateral. The Lender and the Collateral Custodian shall have the right to make abstracts or photocopies, at the Borrower's sole cost and expense, from or of the Borrower's books and records pertaining to the Collateral. (8) Servicing Rights Valuation. The Borrower shall designate annually a recognized independent appraiser acceptable to the Lender in the exercise of its reasonable discretion to the Lender to review the Servicing Contracts and determine the value thereof. In the event the Borrower fails or refuses to designate such an appraiser to value the Servicing Contracts or such appraiser fails to timely deliver such appraisal, the Lender shall have the right upon prior notice to the Borrower to designate an appraiser to perform such valuation. The Borrower shall pay the reasonable costs incurred by the Lender and any independent appraiser from time to time in determining the value of the Servicing Contracts. (9) Review of the Borrower with the Agencies. The Lender shall have the right from time to time to contact the Agencies to review and discuss the Borrower's status and standing with the Agencies and to otherwise review and discuss the Borrower's business and other relationship and information with any Agency, including, without limitation, the Borrower's Servicing Contracts with such Agencies. The Borrower authorizes the Agencies to review and discuss all such matters with the Lender as permitted hereby and shall confirm such authorization in writing to any one or more of the Agencies at the request of the Lender. Section 3.09. List of Qualified Investors. Contemporaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Borrower shall submit to the Lender, and the Collateral Custodian for the approval of the Lender, a List of Qualified Investors to which the Borrower may direct the delivery of Collateral in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, from time to time. The Lender shall have the right, in its sole discretion, to approve or disapprove of any Qualified Investors so listed by the Borrower at any time upon notice to the Borrower (which notice may be telephonic) and the initial acceptance of a Qualified Investor by the Lender shall not prevent the subsequent rejection of any such Qualified Investor by the Lender. In the event Lender disapproves or rejects a Qualified Investor, Lender shall make a good faith effort to minimize the affect of such disapproval or rejection on the business of the Borrower, provided, however, Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender shall have no obligation or liability to Borrower or any other party as a result of such disapproval or rejection. The Borrower may add or delete Qualified Investors from the List of Qualified Investors by submitting an updated List of Qualified Investors to the Lender and the Collateral Custodian, which updated List of Qualified Investors shall be subject to the approval in all respects of the Lender. Section 3.10. Uniform Commercial Code Financing Statements. The Lender is hereby authorized to file in the name of the Borrower, without the need for the Borrower's signature thereto, such Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, amendments thereto and continuations thereof which the Lender at any time reasonably determines is necessary to perfect or better assure the Lien and other benefits intended to be afforded hereby. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement or any financing statement covering the Collateral or any part thereof shall be sufficient as a financing statement where permitted by law. Section 3.11. Collection Rights. Unless a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and except with respect to Collateral Sale Proceeds which shall be paid to the Repayment Account directly by a Qualified Investor or through a Financial Intermediary as provided in Section 2.10, the Borrower shall be entitled to receive and collect directly all sums payable to the Borrower in respect of the Collateral and to exercise all voting or consensual powers in respect of the Collateral in a manner not inconsistent with the terms of this Agreement. Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default, the Lender or at the direction of the Lender, the Collateral Custodian shall be entitled to receive and collect all sums payable to the Borrower in respect of the Collateral subject to applicable law and Qualified Investor and mortgage insurer requirements, and in such case (a) the Lender or Collateral Custodian at the direction of the Lender may, in the Lender's or the Collateral Custodian's name or in the name of the Borrower or otherwise, demand, sue for, collect or receive any money or property at any time payable or receivable on account of or in exchange for any of the Collateral, but shall be under no obligation to do so, (b) the Borrower shall, forthwith pay to the Lender or, if required by the Lender, to the Collateral Custodian at their respective principal offices all amounts thereafter received by the Borrower upon or in respect of any of the Collateral, advising the Lender and Collateral Custodian as to the source of such funds, and (c) all amounts so received and collected by the Lender and Collateral Custodian shall be held by them as part of the Collateral. Section 3.12. Attorney-in-Fact. The Lender and the Collateral Custodian are each hereby appointed the agent and attorney-in-fact of the Borrower for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Agreement, taking any action and executing any instruments which the Lender may deem reasonably necessary or advisable to accomplish the purposes hereof and to obtain for the Lender the benefits of this Agreement, the other Loan Documents, the Collateral and the security intended to be provided to the Lender hereby and thereby subject to applicable law and Qualified Investor and mortgage insurer requirements, which agency and appointment as attorney-in-fact is irrevocable and coupled with an interest. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Lender and the Collateral Custodian (at the direction of the Lender) shall have the right and power in the place and stead of the Borrower, and in the name of the Borrower or otherwise (from time to time and without prior notice to or consent from the Borrower, and without releasing or in any manner affecting the Borrower's obligations to the Lender): (a) to receive, endorse and collect all checks, drafts or chattel paper made payable to the order of the Borrower representing any payment on account of the principal, interest or other amount on any of the Pledged Mortgages, Pledged Securities or other items of Collateral, to give full discharge for the same and to complete any endorsements or assignments made in blank or which are updated or otherwise incomplete or to execute new endorsements or assignments to any persons, (b) to ask, demand, collect, sue for, recover, compound, receive and give, acquittances and receipts for moneys due and to become due under or in respect of any of the Collateral, (c) to file any claims or take any action or institute any proceedings which the Lender may deem necessary or desirable for the collection or completion of, or perfection of the Lender's interest in any of the Collateral or otherwise to enforce the rights of the Borrower or the Lender with respect to any of the Collateral, this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, including, without limitation, the endorsement of any Mortgage note, and the creation, execution and recording of any Assignment of Mortgage for any Pledged Mortgage and (d) if the Borrower fails to perform any obligation under this Agreement or the other Loan Documents, to perform to cause performance of such obligation. Section 3.13. The Borrower Remains Liable. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding: (1) the Borrower shall remain liable under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral to the extent set forth therein to perform all of its duties and obligations thereunder to the same extent as if this Agreement had not been executed; (2) the exercise by the Lender of any of the rights hereunder shall not release the Borrower from any of its duties or obligations under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral; and (3) the Lender shall not have any obligation or liability under the contracts and agreements included in the Collateral by reason of this Agreement, nor shall the Lender be obligated to perform any of the obligations or duties of the Borrower thereunder or to take any action to collect or enforce any claim for payment assigned hereunder. ARTICLE IV. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT Section 4.01. Conditions Precedent to Initial Loan. The obligations of the Lender to make the initial Loan is subject to the condition precedent that the Lender shall have received on or before the Closing Date each of the following documents, in form and substance satisfactory to the Lender and its counsel, and each of the following requirements shall have been fulfilled: (1) Evidence of Due Incorporation and all Corporate Action. A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, attesting to the certificate of incorporation and by-laws of the Borrower and all amendments thereto, and to all corporate actions taken by the Borrower, including, without limitation, resolutions of its board of directors, authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Loan Documents, and each other document to be delivered by the Borrower pursuant to the Loan Documents; (2) Incumbency and Signature Certificate of the Borrower. A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, certifying the names and true signatures of the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign the Loan Documents, and the other documents to be delivered by the Borrower under the Loan Documents including, without limitation, each Loan Request Form; (3) Good Standing Certificates for the Borrower. A certificate, dated within forty-five (45) days of the Closing Date, from the Secretary of State (or other appropriate official) of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the Borrower certifying as to the due incorporation and good standing of the Borrower and certificates, dated within one (1) month of the Closing Date, from the Secretary of State (or other appropriate official) of each other jurisdiction where the Borrower is required to be qualified to conduct business or where such qualification is necessary to enforce any Mortgage Loan, certifying that the Borrower is duly qualified to do such business and is in good standing in such state; (4) Note. The Note duly executed by the Borrower; (5) Financing Statement, Etc. (a) Duly executed financing statements (UCC-1) to be filed under the Uniform Commercial Code of all jurisdictions necessary or, in the opinion of the Lender, desirable to perfect the Lien created by the Agreement; (b) duly executed copies of the financing statements (UCC-3) to be filed under the Uniform Commercial Code of all jurisdictions necessary, or in the opinion of the Lender, desirable to terminate any Liens in favor of any party other than the Lender; and (c) Uniform Commercial Code searches identifying all of the financing statements on file with respect to the Borrower in all jurisdictions referred to under (a), including the financing statements filed by the Lender against the Borrower, indicating that no party other than the Lender claims an interest in any of the Collateral; (6) Collateral Agency Agreement. The Borrower and the Collateral Custodian shall have duly executed and delivered the Collateral Agency Agreement; (7) Material Adverse Change. As of the Closing Date no material adverse change shall have occurred in the financial position, management, business or operations of the Borrower since March 31, 1994. (8) Fees. All fees, costs and expenses payable to the Lender and its legal counsel and agents required to be paid at or prior to the closing of the transactions contemplated thereby, shall have been paid in full including the Facility Fee and fees and expenses of Lender's counsel due on the Closing Date. (9) Agency Good Standing. The Lender shall have received evidence that the Borrower has been approved and is in good standing with each of the Agencies with respect to all Agency Approvals. (10) Licenses, Etc. Copies of all licenses, qualifications (including licenses and qualifications required in each state where each Single Family Residence securing each Mortgage Loan acquired or originated by the Borrower is located), Agency Approvals, permits, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names, or evidence of rights thereto in form acceptable to Lender, required in order for Borrower to conduct its business substantially as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted. (11) Approval of Borrower in the Lender Express Program. Borrower shall be an approved Seller (as defined in the Lender Express Seller Guide) in good standing under the Lender Express Program; (12) Opinion of Counsel for the Borrower. A favorable opinion of Soosman & Associates, external counsel for the Borrower, dated the Closing Date, in substantially the form of Exhibit D, together with all opinions relied upon by Soosman & Associates, if any, and as to such other matters as the Lender may reasonably request; (13) Certificate. The following statements shall be true and the Lender shall have received a certificate signed by the chief financial officer of the Borrower dated the Closing Date stating that: (a) The representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and in each of the other Loan Documents are correct on and as of the Closing Date as though made on and as of such date; and (b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or could result from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Loan Documents; and (14) Certificate from Parent. Lender shall have received a certificate signed by the chief financial officer of Republic Bancorp, Inc., the parent entity of Borrower, dated the Closing Date certifying that the parent entity has made all necessary equity contributions to Borrower to cause all financial covenants contained herein to be satisfied. (15) List of Investors. An initial List of Qualified Investors; (16) Additional Documentation. Such other approvals, opinions or documents as the Lender may reasonably request. Section 4.02. Conditions Precedent to All Loans. The obligations of the Lender to provide each Loan (including the actual Loan), shall be subject to the further conditions precedent that on the date of providing each such Loan: (1) The following statements shall be true: (a) All the representations and warranties contained in this Agreement and in each of the other Loan Documents are correct on and as of the date of providing such Loan as though made on and as of such date; and (b) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or could result from providing such Loan. (2) Loan Request Form. The Lender and the Collateral Custodian shall have received a Loan Request Form for such requested Loan duly completed and executed by the Borrower. (3) Pledged Mortgages. Except for the Wet Mortgage Loans covered by and included in a Loan Request Form, all documentation required to be delivered pursuant to the Loan Documents for such Pledged Mortgages covered by and included in a Loan Request Form must have been delivered to the Collateral Custodian; such documentation shall include but not be limited to: (a) original signed Mortgage Notes endorsed in blank; (b) certified copy of the Mortgage; (c) a recordable assignment; (d) all intervening assignments, as appropriate, and all as more full provided in the Collateral Agency Agreement. (4) Borrowing Base Certificate. The Lender shall have received a Borrowing Base Certificate duly completed and executed by the Collateral Custodian indicating that requested Loan is available to the Borrower in accordance with the terms of the Loan Documents. (5) Qualified Investor Requirements. The Borrower shall have possession of all other documents required by the relevant Qualified Investor to be held by Borrower. (6) Other Approvals, Opinions and Documents. The Lender shall have received such other approvals, opinions and documents as the Lender may reasonably request. In the event of a Loan made based upon a Wet Mortgage Loan, the provisions of Section 3.02 of this Agreement shall govern instead of the above closing provisions. Section 4.03. Deemed Representation. Each request for a Loan and acceptance by the Borrower of any Loan shall constitute a representation and warranty that the statements contained in Section 4.02 are true and correct both on the date of such notice and, unless the Borrower otherwise notifies the Lender in writing prior to the receipt of such Loan, as of the date of the providing of such Loan. ARTICLE V. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES The Borrower hereby represents and warrants that: Section 5.01. Formation, Good Standing and Due Qualification. The Borrower is duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation, has the power and authority to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is now engaged or proposed to be engaged, and is duly qualified and in good standing under the laws of each other jurisdiction in which such qualification is required or where such qualification is necessary to permit Borrower to enforce any Mortgage Loan. Section 5.02. Power and Authority; No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of the Loan Documents to which it is a party have been duly authorized and do not and will not: (1) contravene its articles of incorporation or other formation documents; (2) violate any provision of, or require any filing (other than the filing of the financing statements contemplated by this Agreement), registration, consent or approval under any Law (including, without limitation, Regulation U), order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award presently in effect having applicability to such corporation; (3) result in a breach of or constitute a default under or require any consent under any indenture or loan or credit agreement or any other agreement, lease or instrument to which the Borrower is a party or by which it or its properties may be bound or affected; (4) result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than as created under this Agreement) upon or with respect to any of the properties now owned or hereafter acquired by the Borrower; or (5) cause the Borrower to be in default under any such Law, order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, determination or award or any such indenture, agreement, lease or instrument. Section 5.03. Legally Enforceable Agreements. Each Loan Document to which the Borrower is a party is a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower, enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms, except to the extent that such enforcement may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency and other similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally. Section 5.04. Litigation. There are no actions, suits or proceedings pending or threatened, against or affecting the Borrower before any court, governmental agency or arbitrator, which could, in any one case or in the aggregate, result in (1) a Material Adverse Change or (2) liability to the Borrower in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). Section 5.05. Financial Statements. (1) Financial statements as of March 31, 1994. The interim balance sheet of the Borrower as of March 31, 1994, and the related statement of income and retained earnings for the three (3) month period then ended, copies of which have been furnished to the Lender, are complete and correct and fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower as of such dates all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied (subject to year-end adjustments), and since March 31, 1994 there has been no Material Adverse Change. There are no liabilities of the Borrower, fixed or contingent, which are material but are not reflected in the financial statements or in the notes thereto, other than liabilities arising in the ordinary course of business since March 31, 1994. No information, exhibit, or report furnished by the Borrower to the Lender in connection with this Agreement contained any material misstatement of fact or omitted to state a material fact or any fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading. Section 5.06. Ownership and Liens. The Borrower has title to, or valid leasehold interests in, all of its properties and assets, real and personal, including the properties and assets, and leasehold interests reflected in the financial statements referred to in Section 5.05 (other than any properties or assets disposed of in the ordinary course of business), and none of the properties and assets owned by the Borrower and none of its leasehold interests is subject to any Lien, except as may be permitted under this Agreement. Section 5.07. Taxes. The Borrower has filed all tax returns (federal, state and local) required to be filed and has paid all taxes, assessments and governmental charges and levies thereon to be due, including interest and penalties, except to the extent they are the subject of a Good Faith Contest. Section 5.08. ERISA. The Borrower is in compliance in all material respects with all applicable provisions of ERISA. Neither a Reportable Event nor a Prohibited Transaction has occurred with respect to any Plan; no notice of intent to terminate a Plan has been filed nor has any Plan been terminated; no circumstance exists which constitutes grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA entitling the PBGC to institute proceedings to terminate, or appoint a trustee to administer, a Plan, nor has the PBGC instituted any such proceedings; neither the Borrower nor any ERISA Affiliate has completely or partially withdrawn under Sections 4201 or 4204 of ERISA from a Multiemployer Plan; the Borrower has met its minimum funding requirements under ERISA with respect to all of its Plans and there are no unfunded vested liabilities; and neither the Borrower nor any of its ERISA Affiliates has incurred any liability to the PBGC under ERISA. Section 5.09. Subsidiaries. The Borrower has no Subsidiaries. Section 5.10. Operation of Business; Prior or Existing Restrictions, Etc. The Borrower possesses all licenses, qualifications (including licenses and qualifications required in each state where each Single Family Residence securing each Mortgage Loan acquired or originated by the Borrower is located), Agency Approvals, permits, franchises, patents, copyrights, trademarks and trade names, or rights thereto, to conduct its business substantially as now conducted and as presently proposed to be conducted and the Borrower is not in violation of any valid rights of others with respect to any of the foregoing. The Borrower has disclosed all written reports, actions and/or sanctions of any nature threatened, and all reviews, investigations, examinations, audits, actions and/or sanctions that have been undertaken and/or imposed within two (2) years prior to the date of this Agreement by any federal or state agency or instrumentality (including any Agency) with respect to either the lending or related financial operations of the Borrower or the ability of the Borrower to perform in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, including any of the events described in Section 9.01(11). Except as may have been disclosed to and approved by the Lender in writing, the Borrower is not operating under any type of agreement or order (including, without limitation, a supervisory agreement, memorandum of understanding, cease and desist order, capital directive, supervisory directive, consent decree, and any actual or threatened suspensions, revocations or other event described in Section 9.01(11) with any state or federal banking department or government banking or other agency or instrumentality (including any Agency), and the Borrower is in compliance with any and all capital, leverage or other financial standards and requirements imposed by any applicable regulatory authority, agency or instrumentality, including any Agency. Section 5.11. No Default on Outstanding Judgments or Orders. The Borrower has satisfied all judgments and the Borrower is not in default with respect to any judgment, writ, injunction, decree, rule or regulation of any court, arbitrator or federal, state, municipal or other Governmental Authority, commission, board, bureau, agency or instrumentality, domestic or foreign. Section 5.12. No Defaults on Other Agreements. The Borrower is not a party to any indenture, loan or credit agreement or any lease or other agreement or instrument or subject to any certificate of incorporation or corporate restriction which could result in a Material Adverse Change. The Borrower is not in default in any respect in the performance, observance or fulfillment of any of the obligations, covenants or conditions contained in any agreement or instrument which could result in a Material Adverse Change. Section 5.13. Labor Disputes and Acts of God. Neither the business nor the properties of the Borrower are affected by any fire, explosion, accident, strike, lockout or other labor dispute, drought, storm, hurricane, hail, earthquake, embargo, act of God or of the public enemy or other casualty (whether or not covered by insurance), which could result in a Material Adverse Change. Section 5.14. Partnerships. The Borrower is not a partner in any partnership. Section 5.15. Environmental Protection. The Borrower has obtained all permits, licenses and other authorizations which are required under all Environmental Laws, except to the extent failure to have any such permit, license or authorization could not result in a Material Adverse Change. The Borrower is in compliance with all Environmental Laws and the terms and conditions of the required permits, licenses and authorizations, and is also in compliance with all other limitations, restrictions, conditions, standards, prohibitions, requirements, obligations, schedules and timetables contained in those Laws or contained in any plan, order, decree, judgment, injunction, notice or demand letter issued, entered, promulgated or approved thereunder, except to the extent failure to comply could not result in a Material Adverse Change. To the best of Borrower's knowledge, the Collateral contains no Hazardous Materials that, under any Environmental Law currently in effect, (1) would impose liability on the Borrower that could result in a Material Adverse Change, or (2) could result in the imposition of a Lien on the Collateral or any portion thereof or any other assets of the Borrower, in each case if not properly handled in accordance with applicable Law. Section 5.16. Management of Borrower. As of the Closing Date, Exhibit J sets forth the key persons providing the management of the Borrower's business. Section 5.17. No Other Warehouse Facility. As of the Closing Date, Borrower (1) has no Warehouse Facility other than the Loan contemplated by this Agreement, and (2) has made no application for or otherwise arranged to obtain any other Warehouse Facility. ARTICLE VI. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS So long as the Note shall remain unpaid or the Commitment shall exist hereunder, or any other amount is owing by the Borrower to any Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall: Section 6.01. Maintenance of Existence. Preserve and maintain its existence and good standing in the jurisdiction of its formation, and qualify and remain qualified in each jurisdiction in which such qualification is required except to the extent that its failure to so qualify could not result in a Material Adverse Change. Section 6.02. Conduct of Business. Continue to engage in a business of the same general type as conducted by it on the Closing Date. Use its best efforts to adhere to customary practices and standards in effect from time to time in the mortgage banking industry. Section 6.03. Maintenance of Properties. Maintain, keep and preserve all of its properties (tangible and intangible) necessary or useful in the proper conduct of its business in good working order and condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted. Section 6.04. Maintenance of Records. Keep adequate records and books of account, in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP, reflecting all of its and their financial transactions. Section 6.05. Maintenance of Insurance. Maintain insurance with financially sound and reputable insurance companies or associations in such amounts and covering such risks as are usually carried by companies engaged in the same or a similar business and similarly situated or as is required by the Agencies or any agreement to which the Borrower is a party. Section 6.06. Compliance with Laws. Comply in all respects with all applicable Laws and orders, such compliance to include, without limitation, paying before the same become delinquent all taxes, assessments and governmental charges imposed upon it or upon its property, except to the extent they are the subject of a Good Faith Contest. Section 6.07. Right of Inspection. At any reasonable time and from time to time upon reasonable notice to the Borrower, permit the Lender or any agent or representative thereof, to examine and make copies and abstracts from the records and books of account of, and visit the properties of, the Borrower and to discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower with any of its officers and directors and the Borrower's independent accountants. Section 6.08. Reporting Requirements. Furnish directly to the Lender: (1) Annual Financial Statements of Borrower. As soon as available and in any event within one hundred twenty (120) days after the end of each Fiscal Year of the Borrower (a) the balance sheet of the Borrower as of the end of such Fiscal Year, the statement of income and retained earnings, the statement of accounts receivable and payable and the statement of cash flows of the Borrower for such Fiscal Year, and the accompanying footnotes, all in reasonable detail and stating in comparative form the respective figures for the corresponding date and period in the prior Fiscal Year and all prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied, accompanied by an opinion thereon acceptable to the Lender by an independent accountant selected by the Borrower and acceptable to the Lender in exercise of its reasonable discretion and (b) a Compliance Certificate. (2) Quarterly Financial Statements. As soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each calendar quarter, (a) the balance sheet of the Borrower as of the end of such quarter and statements of income and retained earnings and the statement of cash flows of the Borrower for the period commencing at the end of the previous Fiscal Year and ending with the end of such quarter, all in reasonable detail and stating in comparative form the respective figures for the corresponding date and period in the previous Fiscal Year and all prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied and (b) a Compliance Certificate. (3) Management Letters. As soon as available and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each Fiscal Year, copies of any reports submitted to the Borrower by independent certified public accountants in connection with the examination of the financial statements of the Borrower made by such accountants. (4) Compliance Certificate. Concurrently with the delivery to the Lender of the financial statements in Section 6.08 (1) and (2), the Borrower will provide the Lender with a certificate of the chief financial officer in the form of Exhibit E (a) certifying that to the best of his or her knowledge no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing or, if a Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, a statement as to the nature thereof and the action which is proposed to be taken with respect thereto, and (b) with computations demonstrating compliance with the covenants contained in Article VIII as of the end of the prior quarter. (5) Notice of Litigation. Promptly after the commencement thereof, notice of all actions, suits, and proceedings before any court or Governmental Authority, affecting the Borrower which, if determined adversely to the Borrower, could result in (1) a Material Adverse Change, or (2) liability to the Borrower in excess of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000). (6) Notices of Defaults and Events of Default. As soon as possible and in any event within five (5) days after the occurrence of each Default or Event of Default of which Borrower has knowledge, a written notice setting forth the details of such Default or Event of Default and the action which is proposed to be taken by the Borrower with respect thereto. (7) ERISA Reports. As soon as possible and in any event within twenty (20) days after the Borrower knows or has reason to know that any Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction has occurred with respect to any Plan or that the PBGC or the Borrower has instituted or will institute proceedings under Title IV of ERISA to terminate any Plan, the Borrower will deliver to the Lender a certificate of the chief financial officer of the Borrower setting forth details as to such Reportable Event or Prohibited Transaction or Plan termination and the action the Borrower proposes to take with respect thereto. (8) Reports to Other Creditors. Promptly after the furnishing thereof, copies of any statement or report furnished to any other party pursuant to the terms of any indenture, loan or credit or similar agreement and not otherwise required to be furnished to the Lender pursuant to any other clause of this Agreement. (9) Audit Reports. Promptly after receipt thereof by the Borrower, copies of each HUD Single Family Audit Report and FNMA and FHLMC audit reports on the Borrower and its operations. (10) Securities Reports. Promptly after filing, copies of all financial information, proxy materials and other information and reports, if any, which the Borrower shall file with the Securities and Exchange Commission or any governmental agencies substituted therefor. (11) Mortgage Banking Reports. Promptly after filing with FNMA and FHLMC, a copy of the Borrower's Mortgage Bankers Financial Reporting Form Statement of Condition (designated as FHLMC Form 1055 and FNMA Form 1002, respectively, and any successor thereto or replacement thereof). (12) Insurance. Upon the occurrence of any casualty, damage or loss, whether or not giving rise to a claim under any insurance policy, in an amount greater than One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000), notice thereof, together with copies of any document relating thereto (including copies of any such claim) in possession or control of the Borrower or any agent of the Borrower. (13) Material Adverse Change. As soon as possible and in any event within five (5) Business Days after Borrower has knowledge of the occurrence of any event or circumstance which could result in or has resulted in a Material Adverse Change, written notice thereof. (14) Offices. Thirty (30) days prior written notice of any change in the chief executive office or principal place of business of the Borrower. (15) Management. Thirty (30) days prior written notice of any change in the management of the Borrower as set forth in Exhibit J. (16) Liens. As soon as possible and in any event within five (5) days after Borrower has knowledge of the assertion of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) against the Collateral or the occurrence of any event that could have a material adverse effect on the value or marketability of the Collateral or the validity, enforceability or priority of the Liens created under this Agreement, written notice thereof. (17) Environmental Notices. As soon as possible and in any event within five (5) days after receipt, copies of all Environmental Notices received by the Borrower which are not received in the ordinary course of the Borrower's business. (18) Reports Relating to Collateral. (a) As soon as available and in any event within ten (10) days after the end of each month: (1) A schedule in form acceptable to the Lender hereto of all commitments to make Mortgage Loans, commitments to purchase Mortgage Loans and other information related to all Mortgage Loans pledged or intended to be pledged under this Agreement. (2) A schedule in form acceptable to the Lender hereto of the outstanding principal amount and the amount advanced by the Borrower with respect to each Mortgage Loan included in the Pledged Mortgages, the date of origination of each such Mortgage Loan, the interest rate borne by each such Mortgage Loan and the type of each such Mortgage Loan listing the aggregate outstanding principal amount, and the aggregate amount advanced by the Borrower with respect to such Mortgage Loans grouped first by type then by interest rate, together with a schedule listing all cash, Securities, and other items of Collateral hereunder; (3) A schedule in form acceptable to the Lender hereto of all Purchase Commitments held by the Borrower grouped by type of Mortgage Loan or Security (whether or not delivered as Collateral hereunder) which qualifies for delivery pursuant to such Purchase Commitments, listing the name of the investor, the commitment type (i.e., mandatory, optional, standby, etc.), the commitment amount which remains available for future deliveries, the yield requirement or the price and interest rate for which said price is quoted, and the expiration, delivery or settlement date for each such Purchase Commitment, and the weighted average yield requirement or the weighted average price at each applicable interest rate for each such group of Purchase Commitments and (b) a schedule in the form of Exhibit K hereto listing the mandatory Purchase Commitments held by the Borrower which shall be satisfied by delivering Mortgage Loans or Securities which the Borrower has committed to purchase; (4) A schedule in form acceptable to the Lender hereto of all Mortgage Loans and Securities held by the Borrower (whether or not delivered as Collateral hereunder), listing the aggregate principal amount of such Mortgage Loans and Securities, the aggregate dollar amount of discount points charged upon origination of such Mortgage Loans and the aggregate amount which is secured by the pledge of such Mortgage Loans and Securities (whether or not a part or all of this sum represents the Outstanding Credit) for each group of Mortgage Loans and Securities arranged first by type then by interest rate, together with an additional schedule in the form of Exhibit J hereto listing this information as it relates to commitments issued by the Borrower to make Mortgage Loans during the next three (3) calendar months; and (5) A schedule in form acceptable to the Lender listing the principal amount of Servicing Contracts and subservicing rights by the Borrower as of the date of such schedule, identified where applicable by pool numbers of Mortgage Loan pools serviced thereunder, the delinquency rates (listed by thirty (30), sixty (60) and ninety (90) day defaults) of Mortgage Loans serviced thereunder and the principal amount, weighted average interest rates, term and type of guarantee and insurance, the amount of escrow balances maintained thereunder, the amount of unfunded obligations which are due and remain unpaid under the Servicing Contracts and subservicing rights, the amount of all FHA and VA insurance and guarantee payments that have been paid and which remain to be paid thereunder, the principal amount of Mortgage Loans prepaid, and such other information concerning the Servicing Contracts and subservicing rights as the Lender may require; (6) From time to time, with reasonable promptness, such further information regarding the Collateral as the Lender may reasonably request, including copies of any financial or other reports required to be delivered to any other party, including, without limitation, the Agencies. (b) As soon as available, but in any event not later than the date that such reports are delivered to the Agencies, copies of all annual and regularly delivered reports to the Agencies relating to the Borrower's Servicing Contracts with such Agencies, the Borrower's Mortgage Loan origination and acquisition activities and other matters requested or required by the Agencies. (c) As soon as available, but in any event not later than five (5) days after the receipt thereof by the Borrower (1) any notice received by an Agency relating to matters described in Section 9.01(11), and (2) any notice from a Qualified Investor or a party to a Servicing Contract relating to a material default or other deficiency under a Servicing Contract which could result in termination thereof. (d) As soon as available, but in any event not later than forty-five (45) days from the Closing Date, a balance sheet of the Borrower and all related financial statements requested by the Lender, together with an opinion thereon of Deloitte & Touche, independent certified public accountants that such financial statements are complete and correct and fairly present the financial condition of the Borrower for the periods covered by such statements, all in accordance with GAAP consistently applied. (19) General Information. Such other information respecting the condition or operations, financial or otherwise, of the Borrower as the Lender may from time to time reasonably request. Section 6.09. Compliance With Environmental Laws. Comply in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws and immediately pay or cause to be paid all costs and expenses incurred in connection with such compliance. Section 6.10. Agency and Purchase Commitments. Maintain valid Agency Commitments sufficient at all times in accordance with customary business practices to permit the creation of Securities in respect of all Pledged Mortgages, other than Pledged Mortgages otherwise subject to and intended to be delivered in accordance with Purchase Commitments for the direct purchase thereof. Maintain valid and enforceable Purchase Commitments sufficient at all times to (i) satisfy the requirements of this Agreement and (ii) in accordance with prudent business practices to protect the Borrower against interest rate risk with respect to Mortgage Loans and Securities originated or acquired by it and to permit the timely sale of Mortgage Loans and Securities and in accordance with prudent mortgage banking industry practices. Section 6.11. Agency Approvals. Take all actions required to maintain all Agency Approvals. ARTICLE VII. NEGATIVE COVENANTS So long as the Note shall remain unpaid or the Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or any other amount is owing by the Borrower to the Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document, the Borrower shall not: Section 7.01. Debt. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Debt, except: (1) Debt of the Borrower under this Agreement or the Note; (2) accounts payable to trade creditors for goods or services which are not aged more than thirty (30) days from the due date (or if there is no specified due date or if such account payable is due immediately, are not aged more than ninety (90) days) and current operating liabilities (other than for borrowed money) which are not more than ninety (90) days past due, in each case incurred in the ordinary course of business and paid within the specified time, unless subject to a Good Faith Contest, and, in any event, in an amount not greater than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); (3) Debt secured by purchase money Liens permitted by Section 7.03; (4) Guaranties permitted under Section 7.02; (5) Debt owed to Warehouse Lenders (including Lender) of up to a maximum aggregate amount outstanding at any time of an amount equal to the sum of Thirty Million Dollars ($30,000,000) provided all such Debt complies with the conditions, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement; and (6) Unsecured debt of Borrower to Republic Bancorp, Inc., the parent entity of Borrower, having a maximum principal amount of Two Million Dollars ($2,000,000), which debt is subordinate in all respects to any financial accommodation of Lender to Borrower, including, without limitation, the Loan. Section 7.02. Guaranties. Assume, guarantee, endorse or otherwise be or become directly or contingently responsible or liable (including, but not limited to an agreement to purchase any obligation, stock, assets, goods or services or to supply or advance any funds, assets, goods or services, or an agreement to maintain or cause such Person to maintain a minimum working capital or net worth or otherwise to assure the creditors of any Person against loss) for the obligations of any Person, except: guaranties by endorsement of negotiable instruments for deposit or collection or similar transactions in the ordinary course of business. Section 7.03. Liens. Create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien, upon or with respect to any of its real or personal properties (including, without limitation, leasehold interests, leasehold improvements and any other interest in real property or fixtures), now owned or hereafter acquired, except the following ("Permitted Liens"): (1) Liens granted to the Lender under and pursuant to the Loan Documents; (2) Liens for taxes or assessments or other government charges or levies if not yet due and payable or if due and payable if they are the subject of a Good Faith Contest; (3) Liens imposed by law, such as mechanic's, materialmen's, landlord's, warehousemen's and carrier's Liens, and other similar Liens, securing obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business which are not past due for more than thirty (30) days, or which are the subject of a Good Faith Contest; (4) Liens under workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance, social security or similar legislation (other than ERISA); (5) Liens, deposits or pledges to secure the performance of bids, tenders, contracts (other than contracts for the payment of money), leases (permitted under the terms of this Agreement), public or statutory obligations, surety, stay, appeal, indemnity, performance or other similar bonds, or other similar obligations arising in the ordinary course of business; (6) judgment and other similar Liens arising in connection with court proceedings, provided that the execution or other enforcement of such Liens is effectively stayed and the claims secured thereby are the subject of a Good Faith Contest; (7) easements, rights-of-way, restrictions and other similar encumbrances which, in the aggregate, do not materially interfere with the occupation, use and enjoyment by the Borrower of the property or assets encumbered thereby in the normal course of its business or materially impair the value of the property subject thereto; (8) purchase money Liens on any real property, fixtures or equipment hereafter acquired or the assumption of any Lien on real property, fixtures or equipment existing at the time of such acquisition, or a Lien incurred in connection with any conditional sale or other title retention agreement or a Capital Lease; provided that: (a) any property subject to any of the foregoing is acquired by the Borrower in the ordinary course of its business and the Lien on any such property is created contemporaneously with such acquisition; (b) the Debt secured by any Lien so created, assumed or existing shall not exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the lesser of cost or fair market value as of the time of acquisition of the property covered thereby; (c) each such Lien shall attach only to the property so acquired and fixed improvements thereon; (d) the Debt secured by such Lien is permitted by the provisions of Section 7.01; and (e) all Debt secured by all such Liens shall not exceed at any time in the aggregate One Million ($1,000,000); (9) Liens on the Borrower's Servicing Rights which (i) do not violate Section 8.04; and (ii) do not cover the Borrower's Servicing Rights on any of the Collateral; and (10) Liens granted to secure Warehousing Facilities provided that no such Lien extends to or covers any of the Collateral, except Shared Collateral. Section 7.04. Investments. Make any loan or advance to any Person (including, without limitation, loans made to shareholders of Borrower) or purchase or otherwise acquire any capital stock, assets, obligations or other securities of, make any capital contribution to, or otherwise invest in, or acquire any interest in, any Person, except: (1) direct obligations of the United States of America or any agency thereof with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition; (2) commercial paper with maturities of two hundred seventy (270) days or less of a domestic issuer rated at least "A-1" by Standard & Poor's Corporation or "P-1" by Moody's Investors Service, Inc.; (3) certificates of deposit with maturities of one year or less from the date of acquisition issued by any commercial bank operating within the United States of America whose outstanding short-term debt is rated in the highest rating category available by either Standard & Poor's Corporation or Moody's Investors Service, Inc.; (4) stock, obligations or securities received in settlement of Debts (created in the ordinary course of business) owing to the Borrower; (5) Mortgage Loans or Securities; (6) investments existing on the date hereof as set forth in Exhibit H hereto, but not the increase in amount thereof; (7) investments required to be made or purchased by any Agency or any applicable provisions of Law; and (8) Purchase Commitments. Section 7.05. Sale of Assets. Sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of any of its now owned or hereafter acquired assets; except: (1) for inventory disposed of in the ordinary course of business; (2) the sale or other disposition of assets no longer used or useful in the conduct of its business; or (3) the sale of Mortgage Loans, Securities and Servicing Contracts and Servicing relating to Mortgage Loans and Securities which are not Collateral, provided the such sale is made in the ordinary conduct of its businesses upon fair and reasonable terms and such sale otherwise complies with the other terms and provisions of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents. Section 7.06. Transactions with Affiliates. Enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, the purchase, sale or exchange of property or the rendering of any service or the payment of any management fees, with any Affiliate or enter into any transaction, except in the ordinary course of and pursuant to the reasonable requirements of the Borrower's business and upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Borrower than the Borrower would obtain in a comparable arm's length transaction with a Person not an Affiliate. Section 7.07. Mergers, Etc. Merge or consolidate with, or sell, assign, lease or otherwise dispose of (whether in one transaction or in a series of transactions) all or substantially all of its assets (whether now owned or hereafter acquired) to, any Person, or acquire all or substantially all of the assets or the business of any Person (or enter into any agreement to do any of the foregoing). Section 7.08. Leases. Create, incur, assume, or suffer to exist any obligation as lessee for the rental or hire of any real or personal property except (1) Capital Leases, and (2) leases that do not in the aggregate require the Borrower to make payments (including taxes, insurance, maintenance, and similar expenses which the Borrower is required to pay under the terms of the lease) in any Fiscal Year in excess of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000). Section 7.09. Dividends. Declare or pay any dividends, or return any capital, to its stockholders or authorize or make any other distribution, payment or delivery of property or cash to its stockholders as such, or redeem, retire, purchase or otherwise acquire, directly or indirectly, for consideration, any shares of any class of its capital stock now or hereafter outstanding (or any options or warrants issued by the Borrower with respect to its capital stock), or set aside any funds for any of the foregoing purposes in any such event in excess of fifty percent (50%) of Net Income of the four quarters that ended immediately prior to paying such dividend, less any dividend previously made based on Net Income for such four quarters reduced by all applicable taxes. Section 7.10. Recourse Mortgage Loans. After the date of this Agreement, Borrower shall not make or enter into commitments to make, or sell or pledge or enter into agreements to sell or pledge, Mortgage Loans either in connection with the creation of Securities to be backed by such Mortgage Loans or otherwise, in any such case with Recourse Obligations to the Borrower. Section 7.11. Other Warehouse Facilities. Apply to or obtain from any Warehouse Lender any Warehouse Facility without the prior written consent of Lender, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld so long as, in connection with any such Warehouse Facility (1) Borrower enters into an Intercreditor Agreement in form and substance acceptable to Lender in all respects, and (2) the Collateral Custodian is used for such Warehouse Facility pursuant to a collateral agency agreement in form similar to the Collateral Agency Agreement and acceptable to Lender in all respects. ARTICLE VIII. FINANCIAL COVENANTS So long as the Note shall remain unpaid or the Lender shall have any Commitment hereunder or any other amount is owing by the Borrower to the Lender hereunder or under any other Loan Document: Section 8.01. Adjusted Tangible Net Worth. The Borrower shall maintain at all times an Adjusted Tangible Net Worth of not less than Three Million Dollars ($3,000,000). Section 8.02. Current Ratio. The Borrower shall maintain at all times a ratio of Current Assets to Current Liabilities of not less than 1.05 to 1. Section 8.03. Adjusted Leverage Ratio. The Borrower shall maintain at all times a ratio of Total Liabilities to Adjusted Tangible Net Worth of not greater than 7.0 to 1. Section 8.04. Minimum Unencumbered Servicing Rights. The Borrower shall at all times maintain all of its Servicing Rights without Liens or security interests. In the event Borrower shall fail to satisfy any of the financial covenants set forth in Sections 8.01, 8.02 and 8.03, Borrower shall have thirty (30) days after the first date of any such failure within which to cure such failure, provided, however, during the continuance of any such cure period, all amounts payable under this Agreement shall accrue interest at the Default Rate. Any cure period provided under this Article VIII shall not serve to modify or postpone the occurrence of any other Event of Default or Lender's remedies enumerated in Article IX hereof. ARTICLE IX. EVENTS OF DEFAULT Section 9.01. Events of Default. Any of the following events shall be an "Event of Default": (1) the Borrower shall: (a) fail to pay the principal of the Note, or (b) fail to make any of the prepayments required by Section 2.08 as and when required, or (c) fail to pay interest on the Loan or any fee or interest or any other amount due under this Agreement or any other Loan Document as and when due and payable and such failure shall continue for five (5) days; (2) any representation or warranty made or deemed made by the Borrower in this Agreement or in any other Loan Document to which it is a party or which is contained in any certificate, document, opinion, financial or other statement furnished at any time under or in connection with any Loan Document shall prove to have been incorrect in any material respect on or as of the date made or deemed made; (3) the Borrower shall fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Loan Document (to which it is a party) (other than obligations specifically referred to elsewhere in this Section 9.01); (4) the Borrower shall: (a) fail to pay any Debt, (other than the payment obligations described in (1) above), of the Borrower when due (whether by scheduled maturity, required prepayment, acceleration, demand or otherwise), including but not limited to Debt owed in connection with any Warehouse Facility; or (b) fail to perform or observe any term, covenant or condition on its part to be performed or observed under any agreement or instrument relating to any such Debt, when required to be performed or observed, if the effect of such failure to perform or observe is to accelerate, or to permit the acceleration of, after the giving of notice or the lapse of time, or both, of the maturity of such Debt, whether or not the failure to perform or observe shall be waived by the holder of such Debt; or any such Debt shall be declared to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a regularly scheduled required prepayment), prior to the stated maturity thereof; (5) the Borrower: (a) shall generally not, or be unable to, or shall admit in writing its inability to, pay its debts as such debts become due; or (b) shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors, petition or apply to any tribunal for the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee for it or a substantial part of its assets; or (c) shall commence any proceeding under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law or statute of any jurisdiction, whether now or hereafter in effect; or (d) shall have had any such petition or application filed or any such proceeding shall have been commenced, against it, in which an adjudication or appointment is made or order for relief is entered, or which petition, application or proceeding remains undismissed or unstayed for a period of thirty (30) days or more; or shall be the subject of any proceeding under which its assets may be subject to seizure, forfeiture or divestiture; or (e) by any act or omission shall indicate its consent to, approval of or acquiescence in any such petition, application or proceeding or order for relief or the appointment of a custodian, receiver or trustee for all or any substantial part of its property; or (f) shall suffer any such custodianship, receivership or trusteeship to continue undischarged for a period of thirty (30) days or more; (6) one or more judgments, decrees or orders for the payment of money in excess of Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000) in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Borrower, and such judgments, decrees or orders shall continue unsatisfied and in effect for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days without being vacated, discharged, satisfied or stayed or bonded pending appeal; (7) any of the following events shall occur or exist with respect to the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate: (a) any Prohibited Transaction involving any Plan; (b) any Reportable Event shall occur with respect to any Plan; (c) the filing under Section 4041 of ERISA of a notice of intent to terminate any Plan or the termination of any Plan; (d) any event or circumstance exists which might constitute grounds entitling the PBGC to institute proceedings under Section 4042 of ERISA for the termination of, or for the appointment of a trustee to administer, any Plan, or the institution by the PBGC of any such proceedings; (e) complete or partial withdrawal under Section 4201 or 4204 of ERISA from a Multiemployer Plan or the reorganization, insolvency, or termination of any Multiemployer Plan; and in each case above, such event or condition, together with all other events or conditions, if any, could in the opinion of any Lender subject the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate to any tax, penalty, or other liability to a Plan, Multiemployer Plan, the PBGC, or otherwise (or any combination thereof) which in the aggregate exceeds or may exceed Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000); (8) this Agreement shall at any time and for any reason cease: (a) to create a valid and perfected first priority Lien in the Collateral; or (b) to be in full force and effect or shall be declared null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by the Borrower, or the Borrower shall deny it has any further liability or obligation under this Agreement; (9) if there is a material adverse change in the Collateral, or if there shall occur a Material Adverse Change (as determined by the Lender in its reasonable discretion), or if the Lender in good faith believes that the prospects of payment, performance or realization upon the Collateral is impaired, or if the Lender shall deem itself insecure; (10) if the Collateral Agency Agreement shall cease at any time to be in full force or effect or shall be declared null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto, or any party thereto shall deny it has any further liability or obligation under such Agreement, or any party thereto shall fail to perform any of its obligations under such Collateral Agency Agreement; (11) if there is a threatened revocation of, or an investigation by an Agency which has a reasonable likelihood of resulting in the revocation of, any Agency Approvals, or if any Agency Approvals shall, in whole or in part, be cancelled, terminated, suspended or withdrawn, or if in the reasonable determination of the Lender, if any operating restrictions or other limitations (including any moratorium on commitment authority with any Agency resulting from the failure of the Borrower to satisfy or comply with any applicable Agency's standards, rules, regulations, guidelines or directives) shall be imposed upon the Borrower by any Agency, or if an Agency has given notice to the Borrower of material servicing deficiencies requiring correction within a time specified, which (a) if not corrected, could result in the termination of the Borrower's Servicing Contracts or commitment authority with such Agency and (b) which are not corrected within the time period specified by such Agency or if no such time period is specified, within such reasonable time period established by the Lender, or if an Agency shall impose supervisory controls upon the Borrower or a moratorium on transfers of additional Servicing Contracts to the Borrower; (12) if any of the Persons listed in Exhibit J as the key members of the management of the Borrower are no longer actively engaged for any reason in the management of the Borrower's business; unless within thirty (30) days after any such key member terminates his active involvement in the management of Borrower, Borrower submits a plan or indicates the appointment of another Person acceptable to the Lender in its reasonable judgment to ensure that management of the Borrower continues at a level acceptable to Lender in its reasonable judgment; (13) if there shall occur a material default by the Borrower under (a) the Lender Express Program (b) under a Servicing Contract or (c) under a Purchase Commitment; or (14) If an Intercreditor Agreement shall, at any time after its execution and delivery and for any reason cease to be in full force and effect or shall be declared null and void, or the validity or enforceability thereof shall be contested by any party thereto or any party thereto shall deny it has any further liability or obligation under the Intercreditor Agreement, or shall fail to perform its obligations under such Intercreditor Agreement. Section 9.02. Remedies. If any Event of Default shall occur and be continuing, the Lender may, by notice to the Borrower, (1) declare the Commitment to be terminated, whereupon the same shall forthwith terminate; (2) declare the Note, all interest thereon, and all other amounts payable under this Agreement, and any other Loan Documents to be forthwith due and payable, whereupon the Note, all such interest, and all such amounts due under this Agreement, and under any other Loan Document shall become and be forthwith due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest, or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; and/or (3) exercise any remedies provided in any of the Loan Documents, at Law or otherwise, with respect to the Collateral and the Loans; provided, however, that upon the occurrence of an Event of Default referred to in Section 9.01(5), the Commitment shall automatically terminate and the Note and any other amounts payable under this Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, and all interest on any of the foregoing shall be forthwith due and payable without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower. Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Lender may exercise in respect of the Collateral, in addition to other rights and remedies provided for herein, at Law or otherwise available to it, all the rights and remedies of a secured party on default under the applicable Uniform Commercial Code (whether or not the applicable Uniform Commercial Code applies to the affected Collateral) and also may (i) require the Borrower to, and the Borrower hereby agrees that it will at its expense and upon request of the Lender forthwith, assemble all or part of the Collateral as directed by the Lender and make it available to the Lender at a place to be designated by the Lender which is reasonably convenient to the parties, and (ii) without notice except as specified below, sell the Collateral or any part thereof in one or more parcels at public or private sale, at any of the Lender's offices or elsewhere, for cash, on credit or for future delivery, and upon such other commercially reasonable terms. The Borrower agrees that, to the extent notice of sale shall be required by law, notice to the Borrower of the time and place of any public sale or the time after which any private sale is to be made shall constitute reasonable notification. The Lender shall not be obligated to make any sale of Collateral regardless of notice of sale having been given. The Lender may adjourn any public or private sale from time to time by announcement at the time and place fixed therefor, and such sale may, without further notice, be made at the time and place to which it was so adjourned. All cash proceeds received by the Lender in respect of any sale of, collection from, or other realization upon all or any part of the Collateral may, in the discretion of the Lender, be held by the Lender as Collateral for, and/or then or at any time thereafter applied (after payment of any amounts payable to the lender pursuant to Section 9.03) in whole or in part by the Lender against, all or any part of the Obligations in such order as the Lender shall elect. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Lender shall have the right to deliver any Pledged Mortgage or Pledged Security into any Purchase Commitment and to obtain the benefits of any Agency Commitment and of any commitments held by the Borrower to issue or receive FHA insurance and VA guarantees, in any such event either in the name of the Lender or the Borrower, pursuant to the power of attorney granted under this Agreement or otherwise. Section 9.03. Application of Proceeds. The proceeds of any sale or enforcement of all or any part of the Collateral shall be applied by the Lender: First, to the payment of the costs and expenses incurred by the Lender in connection with such sale or enforcement of any rights and benefits afforded hereby, by any other Loan Documents or at Law, of the security interest granted hereunder of all or any part of the Collateral or of the security interest, collateral, any guaranty or other assurances granted under the other Loan Documents, all costs and expenses incurred in collecting, maintaining and preserving the Collateral, the enforcement of this Agreement, the Note and the other Loan Documents, including payment to the Lender's agents and counsel in accordance with Section 10.03, and all expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by such parties in connection therewith; Second, to the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest due and owing on the Outstanding Credit; Third, to the payment of all accrued and unpaid Outstanding Credit; Fourth, to the payment of all other amounts owed by the Borrower in respect of the Loan Documents; and Finally, to the payment to the Borrower, or to its successors or assigns, or as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct, of any surplus then remaining from such proceeds. If the proceeds of any such sale are insufficient to cover the amounts described in clauses First through Fourth, inclusive, above, the Borrower shall remain liable for any deficiency. Section 9.04. Lender May Perform. If the Borrower fails to perform any agreement contained in this Agreement, the Lender may itself perform, or cause performance of, such agreement, and the expenses of the Lender incurred in connection therewith shall be payable by the Borrower under Section 10.03. Section 9.05. The Lender's Duties. The powers conferred on the Lender under this Agreement are solely to protect its interest in the Collateral and shall not impose any duty upon the Lender to exercise any such powers. Except for the safe custody of any Collateral in its possession and the accounting for moneys actually received by it hereunder, the Lender shall not have any duty as to any Collateral or as to the taking of any necessary steps to preserve rights against prior parties or any other rights pertaining to any Collateral. Section 9.06. Continuing Security Interest; Transfer of Note. This Agreement creates a continuing security interest in the Collateral and shall (i) remain in full force and effect until payment in full of all the Obligations to the Lender after the Termination Date, (ii) be binding upon the Borrower, its successors and assigns, and (iii) inure to the benefit of the Lender and its successors, transferees and assigns. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing clause (iii), the Lender may assign or otherwise transfer any document evidencing any Obligation held by it to its successors or any Affiliate, and such other person or entity shall thereupon become vested with all the benefits in respect thereof granted to the Lender herein or otherwise. Upon the payment in full of the Obligations after the Termination Date and cancellation of the Commitment, the Lien granted hereby shall terminate and all rights to the Collateral shall revert to the Borrower. Upon any such termination, the Lender will, at the Borrower's expense, execute and deliver to the Lender such documents as the Borrower shall reasonably request to evidence such termination. ARTICLE X. MISCELLANEOUS Section 10.01. Amendments and Waivers. No amendment or waiver of any provision of this Agreement or any other Loan Document nor consent to any departure by the Borrower therefrom, shall in any event be effective unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Lender and then such waiver or consent shall be effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which given. No failure on the part of the Lender to exercise, and no delay in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof or preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right. The remedies herein provided are cumulative and not exclusive of any remedies provided by law. Section 10.02. Usury. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, the obligations of the Borrower under this Agreement and the Note shall be subject to the limitation that payments of interest shall not be required to the extent that receipt thereof would be contrary to provisions of law applicable to a Lender limiting rates of interest which may be charged or collected by the Lender. Section 10.03. Expenses; Indemnification. The Borrower agrees to reimburse the Lender on demand for all costs, expenses, and charges (including, without limitation, all reasonable fees and charges of external legal counsel for the Lender) incurred by the Lender in connection with the preparation, review, performance, or enforcement of this Agreement, the Note, or any other Loan Documents. The Borrower agrees to indemnify the Lender, and its directors, officers, employees and agents from, and hold each of them harmless against, any and all losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by any of them arising out of or by reason of any investigation or litigation or other proceedings (including any threatened investigation or litigation or other proceedings) relating to any actual or proposed use by the Borrower of the proceeds of the Loans, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel incurred in connection with any such investigation or litigation or other proceedings (but excluding any such losses, liabilities, claims, damages or expenses incurred by reason of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Person to be indemnified). The obligations of the Borrower under this Section shall survive the repayment in full of the Loan and all amounts due under or in connection with any of the Loan Documents and the termination of the Commitment. Section 10.04. Assignment; Participation. This Agreement shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the Borrower, the Lender and their respective successors and permitted assigns. The Borrower may not assign or transfer its rights or obligations hereunder. The Lender may at any time grant to one or more banks or other institutions (each a "Participant") participating interests in the Loans. The Lender may at any time assign to one or more banks or other institutions (each an "Assignee") a proportionate part of all of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Note, provided, that such Assignee shall assume rights and obligations, pursuant to an Assignment and Assumption Agreement executed by such Assignee and the Lender. Upon execution and delivery of such instruments and payment by such Assignee to the Lender of an amount equal to the purchase price agreed between the Lender and such Assignee, such Assignee shall be a secured party under this Agreement and shall have all the rights and obligations of the Lender with a Commitment as set forth in such Assignment and Assumption Agreement, and the Lender shall be released from its obligations hereunder to a corresponding extent, and no further consent or action by any party shall be required. Upon the consummation of any assignment pursuant to this paragraph, a new Note or Notes shall be issued by the Borrower. The Borrower agrees to provide all assistance reasonably requested by the Lender to enable the Lender either to sell participations in or to make assignments of its portion of the Loans as permitted by this Section 10.04. Section 10.05. Notices. Unless the party to be notified otherwise notifies the other party in writing as provided in this Section, and except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, notices shall be given to the Lender by telephone, confirmed by telecopy or other writing, and to the Borrower by ordinary mail or telecopy addressed to such party at its address on the signature page of this Agreement. Notices shall be effective: (1) if given by mail, upon receipt; and (2) if given by telecopy, when the telecopy is transmitted to the telecopy number as aforesaid; provided that notices to the Lender shall be effective upon receipt. Section 10.06. Setoff. The Borrower agrees that, in addition to (and without limitation of) any right of setoff, bankers' lien or counterclaim the Lender may otherwise have, the Lender shall be entitled, at its option, to offset balances (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final) which are not Escrow Deposits held by it for the account of the Borrower at any of the Lender's offices held for the Lender's benefit at any bank, in Dollars or in any other currency, against any amount payable by the Borrower to the Lender under this Agreement or the Note, or any other Loan Document which is not paid when due (regardless of whether such balances are then due to the Borrower), in which case it shall promptly notify the Borrower thereof; provided that the Lender's failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity thereof. Section 10.07. Table of Contents; Headings. Any table of contents and the headings and captions hereunder are for convenience only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this Agreement. Section 10.08. Severability. The provisions of this Agreement are intended to be severable. If for any reason any provision of this Agreement shall be held invalid or unenforceable in whole or in part in any jurisdiction, such provision shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffec- tive to the extent of such invalidity or unenforceability without in any manner affecting the validity or enforce- ability thereof in any other jurisdiction or the remaining provisions hereof in any jurisdiction. Section 10.09. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart. Section 10.10. Integration. The Loan Documents set forth the entire agreement among the parties hereto relating to the transactions contemplated thereby and supersede any prior oral or written statements or agreements with respect to such transactions. Section 10.11. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and interpreted and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York. Section 10.12. Jurisdiction; Immunities. The Borrower hereby irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of New York or United States Federal court sitting in New York over any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement, the Note or any other Loan Document, and the Borrower hereby irrevocably agrees that all claims in respect of such action or proceeding may be heard and determined in such New York or Federal court. The Borrower irrevocably consents to the service of any and all process in any such action or proceeding by the mailing of copies of such process to the Borrower at its address specified below. The Borrower agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. The Borrower further waives any objection to venue in such State and any objection to an action or proceeding in such State on the basis of forum non convenience. The Borrower further agrees that any action or proceeding brought against the Lender or any Lender with regard to this Credit Agreement shall be brought only in New York or United States Federal court sitting in New York. Nothing in this Section 10.12 shall affect the right of the Lender to serve legal process in any other manner permitted by law or affect the right of the Lender to bring any action or proceeding against the Borrower or its property in the courts of any other jurisdictions. To the extent that the Borrower has or hereafter may acquire any immunity from jurisdiction of any court or from any legal process (whether from service or notice, attachment prior to judgment, attachment in aid of execution, execution or otherwise) with respect to itself or its property, the Borrower hereby irrevocably waives such immunity in respect of its obligations under this Agreement, the Note, and any other Loan Document. THE BORROWER WAIVES ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO JURY TRIAL. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed as of the day and year first above written. CUB FUNDING CORPORATION By /s/ Douglas E. Jones -------------------------------- Name: Douglas E. Jones Title: Chief Executive Officer Address for Notices: 26565 West Agoura Road Suite 305 Calabasas, California 91302 Attn: Mr. Douglas E. Jones Telecopy No.: (818) 880-9087 THE PRUDENTIAL HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. By /s/ Russell R. Anderson -------------------------------- Name: Russell R. Anderson Title: Vice President Address for Notices: 7435 New Technology Way Frederick, Maryland 21701 Attn: Mr. Russell R. Anderson Vice President Telecopy No.: (301) 815-6494 and The Legal Department of The Prudential Home Mortgage Company,Inc. Address for Notices: 7485 New Horizon Way Frederick, Maryland 21701 Telecopy No.: (301) 696-7555 EX-4.R 12 PRUDENTIAL HOME MORTGAGE Exhibit 4(r) [ Letterhead of Prudential Home Mortgage ] The Prudential Home Mortgage Company, Inc. 7485 New Horizon Way Frederick, MD 21701 301 696-7900 November 1, 1994 Mr. Douglas E. Jones Chief Executive Officer CUB Funding Corporation 26565 West Agoura Road Suite 305 Calabasas, California 91302 Re: Amendment No. 1 to Credit and Security Agreement Dear Doug: We refer you to the Credit and Security Agreement dated as of August 11, 1994, (the "Agreement") between The Prudential Home Mortgage Company, Inc. (the "Lender") and CUB Funding Corporation (the "Borrower"). Unless otherwise defined in this letter amendment (the "Amendment"), the terms defined in the Agreement shall be used in this Amendment as defined in the Agreement. The Lender and the Borrower desire to amend certain provisions of the Agreement to reduce the amount of the Commitment in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Agreement and to change the interest rate and fees payable in connection with the Loans, as more particularly described below. Accordingly, it is hereby agreed by the Lender and the Borrower, effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), as follows: A. REDUCTION OF COMMITMENT 1. Amendment of "Maximum Credit Limit." The definition of "Maximum Credit Limits" contained in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is deleted and the following substituted therefor: "Maximum Credit Limit" means, Sixteen Million Dollars ($16,000,000), as such amount may be reduced in accordance with Section 2.03." 2. Note. The first sentence of Section 2.06 of the Agreement is deleted and following sentence substituted therefor: All Loans made by the Lender under this Agreement shall be evidenced by, and repaid with interest in accordance with, a single promissory note of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit A duly completed, in the original principal amount equal to the Maximum Credit Limit, payable to the Lender, and maturing as to principal on the Termination Date (the "Note"). Mr. Douglas E. Jones November 1, 1994 Page 2 of 5 B. AMENDMENT OF INTEREST AND FEES: 1. Deletion of "Certified Loans." The definition of "Certified Loans" contained in Section 1.01 of the Agreement is deleted and the following substituted therefor in the proper alphabetical order: "Shipped Loans" means Loans made in respect of Mortgage Loans for which the Collateral Custodian has certified in the applicable Borrowing Base Certificate that such Mortgage Loans have been shipped to a Qualified Investor under a Purchase Commitment or Agency Commitment. 2. Amendment of Available Loans. The references to "Certified Loans" in Section 2.01 of the Agreement are deleted and the defined term "Shipped Loans" is substituted therefor. 3. Amendment of Interest. Section 2.05 of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor: Section 2.05. Interest. The Borrower shall pay interest to the Lender on the Outstanding Credit, at a rate per annum as follows: (1) for a Wet Loan at a rate equal to the CP Rate plus two and three quarters percent (2.750%); (2) for a Documented Loan outstanding for no more than three (3) days, at a rate equal to the CP Rate plus one and three quarters percent (1.750%); (3) for a Documented Loan outstanding for longer than three (3) days, at a rate equal to the CP Rate plus one and one quarter percent (1.250%); and (4) for a Shipped Loan at a rate equal to the CP Rate plus one percent (1.000%). Any principal amount not paid when due (at maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) shall bear interest thereafter, payable on demand, at the Default Rate. The interest rate on each Loan shall change when the CP Rate changes. Interest on each Loan shall not exceed the maximum amount permitted under applicable law and shall be calculated on the basis of a year of three hundred sixty (360) days for the actual number of days elapsed. Loans that were initially made in respect of Wet Mortgage Loans, will begin to accrue interest at the interest rate applicable to Documented Loans on the Business Day that the Collateral Custodian certifies to Douglas E. Jones November 1, 1994 Page 3 of 5 the Lender in a Borrowing Base Certificate received by the Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) on such Business Day what all of the required documents have been received and accepted by the Collateral Custodian and that such Mortgage Loans are no longer classified in the Borrowing Base as Wet Mortgage Loans. Loans accruing interest at the initial rate applicable to Documented Loans will begin to accrue interest at the CP Rate plus one and one quarter percent (1.250%) on the Business Day that the Collateral Custodian certifies to the Lender in a Borrowing Base certificate received by the Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) on such Business Day that such Documented Loans have been outstanding for more than three (3) days. Loans accruing interest at the rate applicable to Documented Loans will begin to accrue interest at the rate applicable to Shipped Loans on the Business Day that the Collateral Custodian certifies to the Lender in a Borrowing Base certificate received by the Lender not later than 2:00 p.m. (eastern time) on such Business Day that such Documented Loans have been shipped to a Qualified Investor. 4. Amendment of Fees. Section 2.09 of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the following substituted therefor: Section 2.09. Fees. The Borrower shall pay to the Lender a non-refundable facility fee (the "Facility Fee") equal to one fifth of one percent (0.20%) of the Maximum Credit Limit, which fee shall be payable monthly in advance in monthly installments on each Monthly Date. C. MISCELLANEOUS 1. Reaffirmation of Loan Documents. Except as expressly amended herein, the Loan Documents shall remain in full force and effect as currently written. The Borrower hereby affirms and agrees that: (a) the execution and delivery by the Borrower of and the performance of its obligations under this Amendment shall not in any way impair, invalidate, or otherwise affect any of the obligations of the Borrower or the rights of the Lender under the Agreement or any other Loan Documents; (b) the term "Obligations" as used in the Agreement includes, without limitation, the Obligations of the Borrower under the Loan Documents as amended by this Amendment and (c) the pledge of a security interest in the Collateral by the Borrower to the Lender in the Agreement remains in full force and effect in that such pledge constitutes a continuing first priority security interest in and lien upon the Collateral securing all of the obligations. Douglas E. Jones November 1, 1994 Page 4 of 5 2. Effective Date. This Amendment shall be effective as of November 1, 1994, (the "Effective Date") provided that there shall have been delivered to the Lender each of the following, duly executed by all required hereunder: (a) This Amendment; (b) A $16,000,000 replacement Note dated as of November 1, 1994; (c) A Certificate of the Secretary of the Borrower (in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A) certifying that the Borrower has the necessary corporate authorizations to execute, deliver, and perform this Amendment; and (d) Such other additional documentation as the Lender may reasonably request in connection herewith. 3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which when taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 4. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby represents and warrants to the Lender as follows: (a) The Borrower has the power and authority and the legal right to execute, deliver, and perform this Amendment, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment. This Amendment has been duly executed and delivered on behalf of the Borrower and constitutes the legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Borrower enforceable against the Borrower in accordance with its terms. The execution, delivery, and performance of this Amendment will not violate any Law or require any consent, approval, authorization of, or registration, declaration, or filing with, any Governmental Authority. (b) At and as of the date of execution of this Amendment and at and as of the Effective Date, and both prior to and after giving effect to this Amendment: (1) the representations and warranties of the Borrower contained in the Loan Documents are accurate and complete in all respects, and (2) there has not occurred a Default or Event of Default under the Agreement or any other Loan Document. Douglas E. Jones November 1, 1994 Page 5 of 5 Very truly yours: THE PRUDENTIAL HOME MORTGAGE COMPANY, INC. By /s/ Russell R. Anderson -------------------------- Name: Russell R. Anderson Title: Vice President AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 1994, BY: CUB FUNDING CORPORATION By /s/ Douglas E. Jones -------------------------- Name: Douglas E. Jones Title: Chief Executive Officer NOTE $16,000,000 November 1, 1994 For value received, the undersigned CUB FUNDING CORPORATION, a California corporation (the "Borrower"), promises to pay to the order of The Prudential Home Mortgage Company, Inc. (the "Lender"), at its office at 7485 New Horizon Way, Frederick, Maryland 21701, in lawful money of the United States and in immediately available funds, the principal amount of Sixteen Million Dollars ($16,000,000) or the aggregate unpaid principal amount of all Loans made to the Borrower by the Lender pursuant to the Credit and Security Agreement (as defined below), whichever is less, on the Termination Date, and to pay interest from the date of this Note on the unpaid principal amount of this Note, in like money, at said office, at the time and at the rate per annum as provided in the Credit and Security Agreement. Any amount of principal hereof that is not paid when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, or otherwise, shall bear interest from the date when due until said principal amount is paid in full, payable on demand, at the Default Rate. The Borrower hereby authorizes the Lender to endorse in the books and records of the Lender all Loans made to the Borrower by the Lender, the amount of each Loan, the type of Loan and each renewal and all payments of principal amounts in respect of such Loans, which endorsements shall, in the absence of manifest error, be conclusive as to the outstanding principal amount of all Loans made to the Borrower by the Lender; provided, however, that the failure to make such notation with respect to any Loan or payment shall not limit or otherwise affect the obligations of the Borrower to the Lender under the Credit and Security Agreement or this Note. This Note is a Note referred to in, and is entitled to the benefits of, the Credit and Security Agreement dated as of August 11, 1994 (as amended from time to time, the "Credit and Security Agreement") among the Borrower and the Lender. This Note replaces the Note of the Borrower to the Lender dated August 11, 1994, in the amount of $30,000,000; and any outstanding Obligations under such former Note are incorporated under this replacement Note. All capitalized terms used herein and not defined in this Note shall have the meanings given to them in the Credit and Security Agreement. The Credit and Security Agreement contains, among other things, provisions for the prepayment of and acceleration of the maturity of this Note upon the happening of certain stated events as specified therein. This Note is secured as provided in the Credit and Security Agreement and certain of the Loan Documents referred to therein, reference to which is hereby made for a description of the Collateral provided for under the above- referenced documents and the rights of the Borrower and the Lenders with respect to such Collateral. This Note shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York, provided that, as to the maximum rate of interest that may be charged or collected, if the laws applicable to the Lender permit it to charge or collect a higher rate than the laws of the State of New York, then such law applicable to the Lender shall apply to the Lender under this Note. CUB FUNDING CORPORATION By /s/ Douglas E. Jones ---------------------------- Name: Douglas E Jones Title: Chief Executive Officer EX-13 13 MINUTES OF EXEC COMMITTEE MTG Exhibit 13 TABLE OF CONTENTS Financial Highlights 3 Letter to Shareholders 4 Five Year Summary of Selected Financial Data 6 Management's Discussion and Analysis 7 Consolidated Financial Statements 21 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 26 Report of Management 44 Independent Auditors' Report 45 Summary of Common Share and Quarterly Data 46 Republic Affiliates 47 Republic Bancorp Inc. Board of Directors and Officers 56 Corporate Information 57 COMPANY PROFILE Republic Bancorp Inc. is a bank holding company established in 1986 which currently operates 86 banking and mortgage banking offices in 19 states. The Company owns Republic Bank based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, with 25 offices in Michigan, and Republic Savings Bank with 11 offices primarily in the greater Cleveland, Ohio area. The Company's two banking entities engage in the business of commercial banking and exercise the powers of a full-service commercial bank and savings bank, respectively, with the exception of trust services. To complement its retail banking activities, the Company maintains a nationwide mortgage banking presence with Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., located in Farmington Hills, Michigan, which operates its retail and wholesale mortgage operations in 19 offices located in 6 states; Market Street Mortgage Corporation, a retail mortgage company based in Clearwater, Florida with 24 locations in 9 states; and CUB Funding Corporation, a retail and wholesale mortgage company, headquartered in Calabasas, California with 7 offices in 3 states. During 1994 the Company originated or purchased $2.8 billion in residential mortgage loans. The Company also performs servicing of mortgage loans, which includes the processing and administration of mortgage loan payments. At December 31, 1994, the mortgage loan servicing portfolio was $4.7 billion.
Financial Highlights % (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) 1994 1993 Change NET INCOME $15,719 $23,183 (32)% PER COMMON SHARE DATA: Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 1.00 1.45 (31) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - .06 - Net income - primary 1.00 1.51 (34) Net income - fully diluted 1.00 1.50 (33) Cash dividends declared .32 .23 39 Book value per common share outstanding 7.73 7.37 5 Average shares outstanding (000s) - fully diluted 15,751 15,437 2 OPERATING DATA (IN MILLIONS): Residential mortgage loan closings $2,837 $4,911 (42)% Mortgage loan servicing portfolio 4,669 3,023 54 YEAR-END BALANCES: Total assets $1,363,614 $1,170,594 16% Portfolio loans, net 599,545 399,903 50 Total deposits 818,742 833,734 (2) Shareholders' equity 117,914 111,433 6 FINANCIAL RATIOS: Return on average assets 1.23% 1.94% (37)% Return on average equity 13.43 23.72 (43) Total shareholders' equity to assets 8.65 9.52 (9) Total risk-based capital 21.05 20.19 4 ASSET QUALITY RATIOS: Non-performing assets to loans and other real estate owned .54% .58% (7)% Non-performing assets to total assets .30 .45 (33)
3 Letter to Shareholders RESULTS We are pleased to report your Company earned net income of $15.7 million in 1994. While 1994 earnings were below our banner year of 1993 in which the Company earned $23.2 million, they are very respectable in relationship to both our peer group and the volatile interest rate environment in 1994. Our return on average assets was 1.23% for 1994, compared with national peer of 1.11%, and our return on average equity was 13.43%, compared with peer of 12.77%. Included in net income for 1993 was $950,000 in earnings for the Company's change in accounting for income taxes, or $.06 per share. Fully diluted earnings per share was $1.00 for the year ended December 31, 1994 compared to $1.45 in 1993, excluding the earnings for the Company's change in accounting for income taxes. All earnings per share amounts presented are restated to reflect the 10% stock dividend issued December 2, 1994. Mortgage loan closings were $2.8 billion for the year ending December 31, 1994, a decrease of 42% from the $4.9 billion closed during 1993. While the dramatic increase in interest rates throughout the year substantially reduced the volume of refinance mortgages, the Company's origination of home purchase mortgages actually increased by 28% during 1994 through our nationwide mortgage network. STRENGTH OF ASSET QUALITY AND CAPITAL The Company's total assets increased to $1.36 billion at December 31, 1994, compared to $1.17 billion reported at December 31, 1993. Republic's asset quality ratios continue to be among the best in the country. Net charge-offs in 1994 were only .20% of average total loans and non-performing assets were only .30% of total assets at December 31, 1994. These ratios reflect the Company's emphasis on conservative lending policies. At December 31, 1994, approximately 90% of the Company's loan portfolio consisted of residential mortgages and commercial loans secured by real estate. The Company also continues to enjoy very strong capital levels with total shareholders' equity increasing to $118 million at December 31, 1994 from $111 million at December 31, 1993. The Company's capital ratios are more than double the regulatory requirements of a well-capitalized financial institution, with a Total Risk-Based capital ratio of 21.05% at December 31, 1994. 1994 OVERVIEW The year ending December 31, 1994 was a year of significant change in our industry. The dramatic increase in both short-term and long-term interest rates during the year caused a reduction in mortgage loan volume, a fall-off of the refinance business, overcapacity in the mortgage market and very competitive pricing. In this challenging environment, the Company still closed $2.84 billion in mortgages during 1994. Other than for the refinance boom of 1993, our mortgage loan closings in 1994 represent the highest volume ever at the Company. The Company also did very well in Small Business Administration (SBA) lending in 1994. Based on number of loans closed, Republic Bank was the Number One SBA originator in the state of Michigan. As a Company, we closed over $12 million in SBA loans during the year. While 1994 also saw a reduction in the price of the Company's stock, the Company's five year average return on stock of 31% continues to exceed that of the NASDAQ Stock Market composite for all U.S. companies of 20% and the NASDAQ bank stocks of 15%. 4 During 1994, the Company also took the following steps to better position itself for 1995 and beyond: Republic acquired Home Funding with seven mortgage origination offices in the states of New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts and Maryland. Additionally, we expanded into the Southwest market in Phoenix, and into the Northwest in Portland and Seattle. Also, in December, 1994 we sold our bank branch offices in the Traverse City, Michigan region and redeployed those assets through an acquisition of deposits in the Flint, Owosso and Flushing, Michigan markets. This expansion has been coupled with a review of the staffing levels and profitability of all of our offices. During the fourth quarter, the Company sold approximately $47 million of lower yielding, adjustable rate securities. The proceeds from the securities sale were redeployed into higher yielding adjustable rate residential mortgage loans which will improve our future interest income. The Company significantly increased its mortgage loan servicing portfolio to $4.7 billion, an increase of more than 50% since 1993. This servicing has value in that it may either be sold or retained and recognized as an income stream over an extended period. Our mortgage loan servicing portfolio also acts as a natural hedge against rising interest rates, in that its value increases as mortgage loan interest rates increase. As of December 31, 1994, we estimate the market value of this servicing portfolio exceeds its book value by more than $10 million. DIRECTORS John F. Northway retired from the Board of Directors in January 1995 and became a director-emeritus. We would like to acknowledge his many significant contributions and counsel to the Company over the last nine years. Additionally, Lyman H. (Tim) Treadway has chosen to retire from the Board effective with the 1995 annual meeting. We would like to express our sincere appreciation for his efforts and guidance. OUTLOOK In February 1995, your Board of Directors approved a 12.5% increase in the quarterly dividend to $.09 per share, as a result of the Company's strong capital position and positive outlook for 1995. This is the third increase in Republic's regular quarterly dividend in the last three years and represents a cumulative increase of 140% over this period. Additionally, the Company has acquired approximately 250,000 shares under the previously announced stock repurchase program. We believe the actions we have taken and those we continue to implement will create additional opportunities in our fundamental business. Republic is a geographically diversified organization with 86 offices in 19 states, and our emphasis remains on our strengths of mortgage banking, SBA lending and personal banking. With the talent of Republic employees and a clear vision of our goals and objectives, we will continue to create value for our shareholders. The directors, officers and staff look forward to 1995 and want to thank you for your continued support. Sincerely, /s/ Jerry D. Campbell ----------------------- Jerry D. Campbell Chairman and President 5 FIVE YEAR SUMMARY OF SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA The selected consolidated financial information for the Company and its subsidiaries presented below for each of the five years in the period ended December 31, 1994 has been derived from the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and the related notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements.
Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 STATEMENTS OF INCOME INFORMATION (Dollars in thousands): Total interest income $78,219 $78,831 $74,068 $70,886 $71,106 Total interest expense 44,999 42,268 40,339 43,990 48,015 Net interest income before provision for loan losses 33,220 36,563 33,729 26,896 23,091 Provision for loan losses 94 603 3,967 2,135 1,151 Mortgage banking income 69,899 85,128 30,697 8,985 5,652 Other non-interest income 5,762 6,992 6,113 4,482 1,578 Non-interest expense 85,021 93,539 47,811 29,325 25,246 Provision for income taxes 8,047 12,308 7,339 3,342 1,497 ------ ------ ------ ----- ----- Net income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 15,719 22,233 11,422 5,561 2,427 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - (950) - - - ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Net income $15,719 $23,183 $11,422 $ 5,561 $ 2,427 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= PER COMMON SHARE DATA: Net income (primary) (1) $1.00 $1.51 $.83 $.45 $.17 Net income (fully diluted) (1) 1.00 1.50 .80 .44 .17 Cash dividends declared .32 .23 .20 - - Dividend payout ratio 32% 15% 25% - - Book value per common share outstanding (1) $7.73 $7.37 $5.93 $5.30 $5.18 OPERATING DATA (Dollars in millions): Residential mortgage loan closings $2,837 $ 4,911 $ 2,078 $ 528 $ 267 Mortgage loan servicing rights sold 4,508 2,301 1,213 201 103 Mortgage loan servicing portfolio 4,669 3,023 2,049 284 150 YEAR-END BALANCES (Dollars in millions): Total assets $1,364 $1,171 $1,126 $838 $743 Total earning assets 1,224 1,078 1,041 801 703 Net loans 600 400 519 459 466 Total deposits 819 834 898 686 630 Long-term debt 56 20 5 7 9 Shareholders' equity 118 111 84 65 59 PERFORMANCE RATIOS: Return on average assets 1.23% 1.94% 1.20% .71% .33% Return on average common equity 13.43 23.72 15.05 8.91 3.60 Net interest margin 2.88 3.29 3.70 3.62 3.30 ASSET QUALITY RATIOS: Non-performing assets to loans and other real estate owned (2) .54% .58% 1.01% 1.68% 1.78% Non-performing assets to total assets .30 .45 .69 1.07 1.16 Allowance for estimated loan losses to non-performing loans 158.61 148.34 163.73 78.41 54.37 Allowance for estimated loan losses to loans .92 1.77 1.46 1.16 .94 Net charge-offs to average loans outstanding (2) .20 .06 .26 .23 .12 CAPITAL RATIOS: Total shareholders' equity to assets 8.65% 9.52% 7.48% 7.74% 7.96% Tier 1 risk-based capital 17.57 16.35 12.97 13.07 12.99 Total risk-based capital 21.05 20.19 14.23 14.54 14.37 Tier 1 leverage 8.43 8.43 7.51 8.02 7.83 (1) All per common share amounts have been restated to reflect stock dividends and stock splits. (2) Includes mortgage loans held for sale.
6 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OVERVIEW FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Net income in 1994 totaled $15.7 million, compared to $23.2 million earned in 1993. This decrease in earnings was due primarily to a significant decline in single-family mortgage volume, which resulted in a reduction in mortgage banking income. Net income per common share, fully diluted, was $1.00 for 1994, compared to $1.50 earned in 1993. Return on average assets in 1994 was 1.23%, while return on average equity was 13.43%. Republic Bancorp Inc. has five subsidiaries engaged in two business segments, mortgage banking and commercial banking. The subsidiaries in the mortgage banking segment include: Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. ("Republic Mortgage"), Market Street Mortgage Corporation ("Market Street") and CUB Funding Corporation ("CUB Funding"), while the commercial banking segment includes Republic Bank and Republic Savings Bank ("Republic Savings"). MORTGAGE BANKING During 1994, the Company closed $2.8 billion in single-family, residential mortgage loans, compared to $4.9 billion during 1993, a decrease of 42%. The decline in the Company's residential loan closings for 1994 was due to the significant increase in both short-term and long-term interest rates which substantially reduced the volume of mortgage loan originations. The decrease in mortgage loan volume resulted in a decrease of mortgage banking income of $15.2 million, or 18% from $85.1 million in 1993 to $69.9 million in 1994. A breakdown of income from mortgage banking activities is summarized as follows:
Year ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 (Dollars in thousands) Net mortgage loan servicing fees $7,439 $4,558 $918 Origination fee income 25,054 34,044 9,550 Gain on sale of mortgages 4,968 33,190 17,760 Gain on sale of servicing 32,438 13,336 2,469 ------- ------- ------- Total mortgage banking income $69,899 $85,128 $30,697 ======= ======= =======
The Company generates origination fee income primarily through its retail mortgage loan operation. The Company's retail mortgage loan closings were $1.77 billion in 1994 compared to $2.35 billion for 1993. This decrease in retail mortgage closings resulted in a decrease in origination fee income of $9.0 million from $34.0 million in 1993 to $25.0 million in 1994. The Company typically sells all of its long-term fixed rate and a significant portion of its variable rate mortgages to the secondary market. During 1994, the Company's gain on sale of mortgages totaled $5.0 million compared to $33.2 million for 1993. The decrease in the gain on sale of mortgages was due to lower volume and the significant decline in margins. The margin decline was caused by an overcapacity in the mortgage market, resulting in very competitive pricing for a significant portion of 1994. During 1994, the Company continued its emphasis on the purchase of and retention of mortgage loan servicing rights. This emphasis contributed to the increase in the mortgage servicing portfolio from $3.0 billion at December 31, 1993 to $4.7 billion at December 31, 1994. This increase in the servicing portfolio resulted in net mortgage loan servicing fees of $7.4 million for the year ended December 31, 1994, or a 63% increase over the $4.6 million in fees in 1993. The servicing fees are net of the amortized cost of the purchased mortgage servicing rights for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 of $5.0 million, $4.6 million, and $1.4 million, respectively. During 1994 and 1993, the Company sold both purchased and originated mortgage servicing rights of $4.5 billion and $2.3 billion, respectively, resulting in gains of $32.4 million and $13.3 million, respectively. For a further discussion of the mortgage banking segment, please refer to Notes 4 and 19 of the Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements. The remainder of the Management's Discussion and Analysis provides various disclosures and analysis relating principally to the commercial banking segment. 7 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) RESULTS OF OPERATIONS NET INTEREST INCOME Net interest income totaled $33.2 million in 1994, a decrease of 9.1% from the $36.6 million earned during 1993. The decrease in net interest income was primarily due to the decline in the net interest margin from 3.29% in 1993 to 2.88% in 1994. The decrease in the net interest margin was a result of a decrease in mortgage loans held for sale and a subsequent redeployment of assets into lower yielding securities as well as a significant increase in short-term borrowing costs. While average earning asset balances grew 3.6% or $40.4 million, to $1.15 billion as of December 31, 1994, the yield on average earning assets decreased from 7.08% to 6.78%, resulting in an overall decrease of $612,000 in interest income. As a result of the rise in interest rates and the decline in mortgage production, the average mortgage loans held for sale balance decreased from $382 million in 1993 to $214 million in 1994. These assets were redeployed primarily into investment securities, which earned 161 basis points less on average than mortgage loans held for sale. An additional factor in the decline in yield on interest earning assets was the 84 basis points decline in average rates earned on portfolio real estate mortgages from 1993, a significant portion of which reprice annually based on the one-year Constant Maturity Treasury, plus an index. Interest expense for 1994 increased $2.7 million compared with 1993. This was a result of an increase in average interest bearing liabilities of $51.9 million, or 5.5%, over 1993 and an increase in the average rates paid on liabilities from 4.47% to 4.51%. As a result of the decrease in mortgage loan originations, the 1994 average borrowings of the Company's mortgage affiliates under the higher cost warehousing facilities decreased $60.7 million while the average borrowing rate increased from 5.77% to 6.19% in 1994. Offsetting the reduction in these borrowings was an increase of $136.0 million in other short-term borrowings of the bank affiliates, primarily reverse repurchase agreements. Average balances and rates on these borrowings were $159.6 million and 4.83% in 1994 and $23.6 million and 3.78% in 1993, respectively. Net interest income totaled $36.6 million in 1993, an increase of 8.4% from 1992. The increase in net interest income in 1993 compared with 1992, resulted from an increase of $4.8 million in interest income offset by an increase of $1.9 million in interest expense. The increase in both interest income and interest expense was primarily due to an increase in interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities partially offset by general declines in interest rates. The net interest margin decreased from 3.70% in 1992 to 3.29% in 1993. 8 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) The following table presents an analysis of average balances and rates for each of the three years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992.
Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 Average Avg. Average Avg. Average Avg. Balance(1) Interest Rate Balance(1) Interest Rate Balance(1) Interest Rate (Dollars in thousands) AVERAGE ASSETS: Money market investments $13,163 $474 3.60% $50,541 $1,473 2.91% $47,942 $1,572 3.28% Mortgage loans held for sale 213,593 15,317 7.17 382,196 27,361 7.16 153,754 10,966 7.13 Securities 434,440 24,128 5.56 213,984 10,823 5.06 205,832 14,391 6.99 Commercial loans 114,954 10,599 9.22 148,707 13,213 8.89 193,595 18,493 9.55 Real estate mortgage loans 326,902 23,243 7.11 270,537 21,520 7.95 262,214 23,662 9.02 Installment loans 50,120 4,458 8.89 46,830 4,441 9.48 48,290 4,984 10.32 Total loans, net of ------- ------ ---- ------- ------ ---- ------- ------ ----- unearned income 491,976 38,300 7.78 466,074 39,174 8.41 504,099 47,139 9.35 --------- ------ ---- --------- ------ ---- ------- ------ ---- Total interest earning assets 1,153,172 78,219 6.78 1,112,795 78,831 7.08 911,627 74,068 8.12 --------- ------ ---- --------- ------ ---- ------- ------ ---- Allowance for loan losses (6,360) (7,594) (6,147) Cash and due from banks 25,758 20,467 14,525 Other assets 108,549 71,892 35,435 ---------- ---------- -------- Total assets $1,281,119 $1,197,560 $955,440 ========== ========== ======== AVERAGE LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY: Deposits: Interest bearing demand deposits $86,965 2,295 2.64 $65,392 1,846 2.82 $57,552 1,907 3.31 Savings deposits 188,267 6,212 3.30 179,988 5,093 2.83 178,072 6,451 3.62 Time deposits 420,995 19,754 4.69 512,666 25,346 4.94 489,934 28,338 5.78 ------- ------ ---- ------- ------ ---- ------- ------ ---- Total interest bearing deposits 696,227 28,261 4.06 758,046 32,285 4.26 725,558 36,696 5.06 Short-term borrowings 216,663 10,902 5.03 141,409 6,479 4.58 28,776 1,557 5.41 FHLB advances 42,796 2,237 5.23 28,008 1,781 6.36 23,546 1,666 7.05 Long-term debt 42,499 3,599 8.47 18,833 1,723 9.15 6,410 420 6.55 ------- ------ ---- ------- ------ ---- ------- ------ ---- Total interest bearing liabilities 998,185 44,999 4.51 946,296 42,268 4.47 784,290 40,339 5.14 ------- ------ ---- ------- ------ ---- ------ ------ ---- Non-interest bearing deposits 121,594 127,562 62,605 Other liabilities 44,273 25,951 30,708 --------- --------- ------- Total liabilities 1,164,052 1,099,809 877,603 --------- --------- ------- Shareholders' equity 117,067 97,751 77,837 Total liabilities and ---------- ---------- -------- shareholders' equity $1,281,119 $1,197,560 $955,440 ========== ========== ======== Net interest income $33,220 $36,563 $33,729 ======= ======= ======= Net interest spread 2.27% 2.61% 2.98% ==== ==== ==== Net interest margin 2.88% 3.29% 3.70% ==== ==== ==== (1) Non-accrual loans and overdrafts are included in average balances. No significant amounts of tax-exempt income were earned by the Company or its subsidiaries during 1994, 1993 or 1992.
9 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) Net interest income can be analyzed in terms of the impact of changing rates and changing volumes of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities. The following table sets forth certain information regarding changes in net interest income due to changes in the average balance of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities and due to changes in average rates for the periods indicated.
Year Ended December 31, 1994 versus 1993 1993 versus 1992 Increase/(Decrease) Increase/(Decrease) Due to Change In: Due to Change In: Average Average Net Average Average Net Balance(1) Rate(1) Change Balance(1) Rate(1) Change (Dollars in thousands) INTEREST INCOME: Money market investments $(1,285) $286 $(999) $83 $(182) $(99) Mortgage loans held for sale (12,082) 38 (12,044) 16,350 45 16,395 Securities 12,140 1,165 13,305 598 (4,166) (3,568) Loans, net of unearned income(2) 2,129 (3,003) (874) (3,414) (4,551) (7,965) ----- ------ ---- ------ ------ ----- Total interest income 902 (1,514) (612) 13,617 (8,854) 4,763 ----- ------ ---- ------ ------ ----- INTEREST EXPENSE: Interest bearing demand deposits 573 (124) 449 241 (302) (61) Savings deposits 243 876 1,119 68 (1,426) (1,358) Time deposits (4,358) (1,234) (5,592) 1,268 (4,260) (2,992) ------ ------ ------ ----- ------ ------ Total interest bearing deposits (3,542) (482) (4,024) 1,577 (5,988) (4,411) Short-term borrowings 3,734 689 4,423 5,196 (274) 4,922 FHLB advances 815 (359) 456 295 (180) 115 Long-term debt 2,007 (131) 1,876 986 317 1,303 ----- ---- ----- ----- ------ ----- Total interest expense 3,014 (283) 2,731 8,054 (6,125) 1,929 ------- ------- ------- ------ ------- ------ Net interest income $(2,112) $(1,231) $(3,343) $5,563 $(2,729) $2,834 ======= ======= ======= ====== ======= ====== (1) Any variance attributable jointly to volume and rate changes is allocated to volume and rate in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amount of the change in each. (2) Non-accrual loans are included in average balances.
NON-INTEREST INCOME Non-interest income decreased to $75.7 million in 1994 compared to $92.1 million in 1993. The largest component of non-interest income is mortgage banking income which is discussed previously in the mortgage banking section of Management's Discussion and Analysis. Certain non-recurring items had a impact on non-interest income for the Company in 1994. In December 1994, the Company completed the sale of its three northern Michigan branch offices with total deposits of $43.7 million, resulting in a gain of $4.0 million. In addition, during the fourth quarter of 1994 the Company sold approximately $47.0 million of low yielding mortgage backed securities, resulting in a loss of $2.0 million and an overall loss on sale of securities of $1.4 million for the year. During 1993, the Company's gain on sale of securities was $2.0 million NON-INTEREST EXPENSE During 1994, non-interest expense decreased to $85.0 million, or 6.6% of average assets, compared to $93.5 million, or 7.8% of average assets from 1993. The decrease in non-interest expense was due primarily to the reduction in salaries and employee benefits of $7.4 million, including commissions paid on residential loan closings. Salaries and employee benefits are the largest portion of non-interest expense, totalling $47.6 million, or 56.0% of total non-interest expense in 1994. Furthermore, other non-interest expenses decreased from $38.5 million in 1993 to $37.4 million in 1994, a decrease of 2.8%. This decrease is primarily attributable to a decrease in mortgage loan closing costs. Non-interest expense increased from $47.8 million in 1992, or 5.0% of average assets, compared to $93.5 million, or 7.8% of average assets, in 1993. Salaries and employee benefits were the largest portion of non-interest expense, totalling $55.0, or 58.8% of total non-interest expense in 1993. The increase in salaries and employee 10 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) benefits were primarily due to increased commissions on the significant increase in residential loan closings and the expansion of the Company's mortgage banking activities, including the Market Street acquisition. INCOME TAXES Federal income tax expense was $8.0 million in 1994, as compared to $12.3 million in 1993 and $7.3 million in 1992. The effective tax rate in 1994 was 33.9%, as compared to 35.6% in 1993 and 39.1% in 1992. The decrease from 1993 is due to a decreased percentage of non-tax deductible expenses to income before income taxes. The Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109 ("SFAS 109"), "Accounting for Income Taxes," effective January 1, 1993. Included in earnings for the year ended December 31, 1993 was a cumulative adjustment of $950,000, or $.06 per share, relating to the adoption of SFAS 109. FINANCIAL CONDITION ASSETS Total assets at December 31, 1994 were $1.36 billion, compared to $1.17 billion at December 31, 1993, an increase of 16%. The increase in assets during 1994 was due primarily to an increase in securities, which increased by $307.8 million, and an increase in portfolio loans of $198.0 million. These increases have been funded by a decrease in mortgage loans held for sale of $355.7 million and increased levels of federal funds purchased and reverse repurchase agreements, as well as Federal Home Loan Bank advances totalling $228.5 million. The decrease in mortgage loans held for sale resulted from the decreased mortgage volume attributable to the significant increase in interest rates during the year. Average earning assets totalled $1.15 billion for 1994, compared with $1.11 billion for 1993. LOANS Total loans, excluding loans held for sale, at December 31, 1994 were $605.1 million. This represents an increase of $198.0 million from the $407.1 million reported at December 31, 1993. Residential real estate loans increased $228.6 million to $457.8 million, or 75.7% of total loans at December 31, 1994, from $229.2 million, or 56.3% at December 31, 1993, due primarily to the Company increasing it's portfolio of variable rate residential real estate loans. The Company will continue its emphasis on originating fixed rate residential real estate loans to be subsequently sold into the secondary market, and on generating adjustable rate, real estate-secured portfolio loans. Commercial loans, including commercial loans secured by real estate, decreased from $126.5 million to $97.9 million or 16.1% of total loans at December 31, 1994. The decrease of $28.6 million from 1993 was due to the sale of $12.8 million of commercial loans by Republic Bank and Republic Savings Bank to other financial institutions, SBA loan sales and loan payoffs. Mortgage loans held for sale decreased from $507.8 million at December 31, 1993 to $152.1 million at December 31, 1994. During 1994, the Company closed $2.8 billion in residential real estate mortgage loans, compared to $4.9 billion closed during 1993. The substantial majority of all mortgage loans closed were sold or committed for sale into the secondary market. The Company attempts to minimize credit risk in its loan portfolio by focusing primarily on residential real estate mortgages and real estate- secured commercial loans. As of December 31, 1994, these loans comprise 89.2% of the total loan portfolio, excluding mortgage loans held for sale. The Company's general policy is to originate conventional real estate mortgages with loan to value ratios of 80% or less and SBA-secured loans or real estate- secured commercial loans with loan to value ratios of 70% or less. The substantial majority of the Company's loans are conventional mortgage loans which are secured by residential properties and which comply with the requirements for sale to or conversion to mortgage-backed securities issued by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") or the Federal National Mortgage Association ("FNMA"). The majority of the Company's commercial loans are secured by real estate and are made to small and medium- sized businesses. These loans are generally made at rates based on the prevailing prime interest rates of Republic Bank and Republic Savings and are adjusted periodically. The focus of the Company on real estate-secured lending with lower loan to value ratios is generally reflected in the low net charge- off ratio percentages. The Company has not emphasized installment loans and, excluding home equity loans, does not intend to emphasize these loans in the future. To the extent made, these loans generally result from accommodations to customers related to other banking activities. The Company has insignificant amounts of agribusiness loans outstanding, and has no loans to foreign debtors. The table on the following page summarizes the composition of the Company's loan portfolio. 11 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued)
December 31, 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % Amount % (Dollars in thousands) Commercial loans: Secured by real estate $81,922 13.5% $94,428 23.2% $147,790 28.1% $144,832 31.2% $128,069 27.2% Other (generally secured) 15,989 2.6 32,114 7.9 44,538 8.5 48,238 10.4 56,020 11.9 ------ ---- ------- ---- ------- ---- ------- ---- ------- ---- Total commercial loans 97,911 16.1 126,542 31.1 192,328 36.6 193,070 41.6 184,089 39.1 Residential loans: Real estate mortgages 457,755 75.7 229,203 56.3 286,502 54.4 224,478 48.3 242,416 51.6 Installment loans 49,423 8.2 51,372 12.6 47,563 9.0 46,955 10.1 43,536 9.3 -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- -------- ----- Total loans $605,089 100.0% $407,117 100.0% $526,393 100.0% $464,503 100.0% $470,041 100.0% ======== ===== ======== ===== ======== ===== ======== ===== ======== =====
The following table sets forth information regarding the maturity and sensitivity to interest rates of the Company's commercial loan portfolio.
December 31, 1994 (Dollars in thousands) Commercial Loan Maturity: Due within one year $25,121 One year through five years 52,074 After five years 20,716 ------- Total commercial loans $97,911 ======= Commercial Loans Maturing After One Year: With predetermined rates $24,564 With floating rates 48,226 ------- Total commercial loans $72,790 =======
The following table sets forth information regarding the geographic distribution of the Company's loan portfolio as of December 31, 1994. As noted below, the majority of loans have been originated in Michigan.
December 31, Percent of Total 1994 Outstanding (Dollars in thousands) Michigan $404,966 66.9% Ohio 114,359 18.9 Florida 12,986 2.2 Indiana 12,144 2.0 Other 60,634 10.0 -------- ----- Total $605,089 100.0% ======== =====
There are no loans outstanding which would be considered a concentration of lending in any particular industry or group of industries. NON-PERFORMING ASSETS Loans held in portfolio are reviewed on a regular basis and are placed on non-accrual status when, in the opinion of management, reasonable doubt exists as to the full, timely collection of interest or principal. Generally, loans are placed in non-accrual status when either principal or interest is 90 days or more past due. Furthermore, at the time such loans are placed in non-accrual status, uncollected accrued interest is charged against current income. At December 31, 1994, approximately $1.6 million, or .3% of the loans in the Company's portfolio were 30-89 days delinquent. 12 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) Real estate acquired by the Company as a result of foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure is classified as other real estate owned ("ORE") until such time as it is sold. When such property is acquired, it is recorded at the lower of the unpaid principal balance of the related loan or its net realizable value. Any further write-down of the property is charged to expense. The following table provides information with respect to the Company's past due loans and the components of non-performing assets at the dates indicated.
December 31, 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 (Dollars in thousands) Loans past due 90 days or more and still accruing interest: Commercial $104 $217 - - $435 Residential real estate mortgages - - $90 - 176 Installment 35 93 31 $3 12 ---- ---- ---- -- ---- Total $139 $310 $121 $3 $623 ==== ==== ==== == ==== Non-accrual loans: Commercial $982 $1,812 $1,386 $3,332 $6,285 Residential real estate mortgages 1,304 803 1,085 1,223 1,808 Installment 79 108 82 163 48 ----- ----- ----- ----- ----- Total 2,365 2,723 2,553 4,718 8,141 Restructured loans 1,130 2,140 2,140 2,181 - Other real estate owned 586 405 3,117 2,078 449 ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Total non-performing assets $4,081 $5,268 $7,810 $8,977 $8,590 ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== Non-performing assets as a percentage of: Total loans and OREO(1) .67% 1.29% 1.47% 1.92% 1.83% Total loans and OREO(2) .54 .58 1.01 1.68 1.78 Total assets .30 .45 .69 1.07 1.16 (1) Including other real estate owned, but excluding loans held for sale. (2) Including other real estate owned and loans held for sale.
Gross interest income that would have been recorded in 1994 for loans that were classified as non-accrual on December 31, 1994, assuming they had been accruing interest throughout the year in accordance with their original terms, was approximately $214,000. The amount of interest collected on these loans and included in income for 1994 was approximately $75,000. Therefore, on a net basis, total income foregone in 1994 due to these loans was approximately $139,000. Furthermore, gross interest income that would have been recorded on restructured loans throughout the year in accordance with their original terms, was approximately $114,000, versus $77,000, the amount actually collected under the new loan terms, resulting in lost interest of approximately $37,000. The Company also maintains a watch list for loans identified as requiring a higher level of monitoring by management. These are loans which, because of one or more characteristics, such as economic conditions, industry trends, nature of collateral, collateral margin or other factors, require more than normal monitoring by the Company. As of December 31, 1994, total loans on the watch list of the Company were $9.2 million, or 1.52% of total portfolio loans, compared to $8.9 million, or 2.18% of the total loan portfolio at December 31, 1993. ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATED LOAN LOSSES Management is responsible for maintaining an adequate allowance for estimated loan losses. The appropriate level of the allowance for estimated loan losses is determined by systematically reviewing the loan portfolio quality, analyzing economic changes, consulting with regulatory agencies and reviewing historical loan loss experience. Actual net loan losses are charged against this allowance. If actual circumstances and losses differ substantially from management's assumptions and estimates, such reserves for loan losses may not be sufficient to absorb all future losses, and net earnings could be significantly and adversely affected. Management is of the opinion that the allowance for estimated loan losses is adequate to meet potential losses in the portfolio. It must be understood, however, that there are inherent risks and uncertainties related to the operation of a financial institution. By necessity, Republic Bancorp's financial statements are dependent upon estimates, appraisals and evaluations of loans. Therefore, the possibility exists that abrupt changes in such estimates, appraisals and evaluations might be required because of changing economic conditions and the economic prospects of borrowers. As of December 31, 1994, the allowance for estimated loan losses was $5.5 million, or .92% of total loans, 13 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) excluding mortgage loans held for sale, compared with $7.2 million, or 1.77%, as of December 31, 1993, and $7.7 million, or 1.46% as of December 31, 1992. Including mortgage loans held for sale such ratios would be .73%, .79% and 1.00% as of December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively. The provision for loan losses for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 was $94,000, $603,000 and $4.0 million, respectively. An analysis of the allowance for estimated loan losses, the amount of loans charged off, and the recoveries on loans previously charged off is summarized in the following table:
Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 (Dollars in thousands) Allowance for estimated loan losses: Balance at beginning of period $7,214 $7,684 $5,410 $4,426 $3,862 Loans charged off (1,705) (762) (2,079) (1,350) (871) Recoveries of loans previously charged off 291 279 386 199 284 ------ ---- ------ ------ ---- Net charge-offs (1,414) (483) (1,693) (1,151) (587) ------ ---- ----- ----- ----- Provision charged to expense 94 603 3,967 2,135 1,151 Reduction due to sale of commercial loans (350) (590) - - - ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ Balance at end of period $5,544 $7,214 $7,684 $5,410 $4,426 ====== ====== ====== ====== ====== Analysis of charge-offs and recoveries: Charge-offs: Commercial loans $1,521 $612 $1,778 $860 $346 Residential real estate mortgage loans 70 49 69 291 217 Installment loans 114 101 232 199 308 ----- --- ----- ----- --- Total charge-offs 1,705 762 2,079 1,350 871 ----- --- ----- ----- --- Recoveries: Commercial loans 219 170 262 81 135 Residential real estate mortgage loans - 36 4 39 26 Installment loans 72 73 120 79 123 --- --- --- --- --- Total recoveries 291 279 386 199 284 ------ ---- ------ ------ ---- Net charge-offs $1,414 $483 $1,693 $1,151 $587 ====== ==== ====== ====== ==== Net charge-offs as a percentage of average loans outstanding .29% .10% .34% .25% .12% Allowance for estimated loan losses at end of year as a percentage of loans outstanding .92 1.77 1.46 1.16 .94 Allowance for estimated loan losses at end of year as a percentage of non-performing loans 158.61 148.34 163.73 78.41 54.37
The following table summarizes the allocation of the loan loss reserve by loan type. The entire loan loss reserve is available for use against any loan charge-offs:
December 31, ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 (Dollars in thousands) ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- % of % of % of % of % of related related related related related loans loans loans loans loans Dollar to total Dollar to total Dollar to total Dollar to total Dollar to total Amount loans Amount loans Amount loans Amount loans Amount loans Commercial loans $2,221 16% $3,382 31% $4,738 37% $3,454 42% $2,783 39% Residential real estate mortgage loans 598 76 1,298 56 906 54 508 48 449 52 Installment loans 501 8 559 13 481 9 513 10 449 9 Unallocated 2,224 - 1,975 - 1,559 - 935 - 745 - ------ --- ------ --- ------ --- ------ --- ------ --- Total allowance for estimated loan losses $5,544 100% $7,214 100% $7,684 100% $5,410 100% $4,426 100% ====== === ====== ==== ====== === ====== === ====== ===
14 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) INVESTMENT SECURITIES The securities portfolio serves as a source of earnings with relatively minimal principal risk. As a result, the Company's portfolio includes a large portion of U.S. Treasury and Government agency obligations and obligations collateralized by U.S. Government agencies, primarily in the form of collateralized mortgage obligations and mortgage-backed securities. The maturity structure of the portfolio is generally short-term (with estimated average maturities of 0.1 to 6.1 years) or at variable rates. The held-to- maturity and available-for-sale investment securities portfolios constituted 19.8% and 14.4%, respectively, of the Company's assets at December 31, 1994. The held-to-maturity investment securities portfolios at December 31, 1993 and 1992, constituted 9.2% and 16.8%, respectively, of the Company's assets, while the held-for-sale investment securities portfolios constituted 4.4% and 1.6%, respectively. The increase in investment securities during 1994 was primarily a result of excess liquidity provided by a decrease in mortgage loans held for sale. Securities identified that will be held for indefinite periods of time, including securities that will be used as part of the Company's asset/liability management strategy and may be sold in response to changes in interest rates, prepayments and similar factors, are classified as available- for-sale and accounted for at market value. The following schedule sets forth the book value of the held-to-maturity, available-for-sale and held-for-sale investment portfolios at December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992.
December 31, 1994 1993 1992 Held-To Available Held-To Held-For Held-To Held-For Maturity For-Sale Maturity Sale Maturity Sale (Dollars in thousands) U.S. Treasury $81,395 - $3,121 - $4,178 - U.S. Government agency obligations 70,106 $3,708 9,637 - 12,736 - Collateralized mortgage obligations 104,667 4,811 21,026 $9,002 56,899 $2,011 Mortgage-backed securities 12,436 176,798 68,145 42,042 110,307 16,167 Other securities 1,097 19,297 5,469 - 4,987 - -------- -------- -------- ------- -------- ------- Total securities $269,701 $204,614 $107,398 $51,044 $189,107 $18,178 ======== ======== ======== ======= ======== =======
The maturity distribution and average yields, on a fully taxable equivalent basis, of the major components of the investment securities portfolio at December 31, 1994 are shown below:
U.S. Govt. Collateralized Mortgage- U.S. Treasury Agency Mortgage Backed Other Obligations Obligations Obligations(2) Securities(2) Securities(1) ---------------- ---------------- ---------------------- --------------------- -------------------- Book Avg. Book Avg. Book Avg. Book Avg. Book Avg. Held-To-Maturity Securities Value Yield Value Yield Value Yield Value Yield Value Yield (Dollars in thousands) -------- ------ -------- ------ --------- ------ -------- ------ ------ ----- Maturities: Due within one year $3,508 4.81% - - - - - - $236 8.01% One to five years 77,887 5.84 $70,106 6.39% $1,934 5.67% $4,679 6.14% 327 9.16 Five to ten years - - - - 11,190 6.12 7,757 6.08 204 9.57 After ten years(3) - - - - 91,543 5.95 - - 330 9.92 ------- ---- ------- ---- -------- ---- ------- ---- ------ ---- $81,395 5.80% $70,106 6.39% $104,667 5.96% $12,436 6.10% $1,097 9.22% ======= ==== ======= ==== ======== ==== ======= ==== ====== ==== U.S. Govt. Collateralized Mortgage- Agency Mortgage Backed Equity Obligations Obligations(2) Securities(2) Securities --------------- ------------------ ------------------- ------------------ Book Avg. Book Avg. Book Avg. Book Avg. Available-For-Sale Securities Value Yield Value Yield Value Yield Value Yield (Dollars in thousands) -------- ------- ------- ------ ---------- ------ ------- ------- Maturities: Due within one year - - - - - - $19,297 5.80% One to five years $2,934 4.77% - - - - - - Five to ten years 774 5.18 - - - - - - After ten years(3) - - $4,811 5.24% $176,798 5.97% - - ------ ---- ------ ---- -------- ---- ------- ---- $3,708 4.85% $4,811 5.24% $176,798 5.97% $19,297 5.80% ====== ==== ====== ==== ======== ==== ======= ==== (1) Average yields on tax-exempt obligations included in other securities have been computed on a tax equivalent basis, based on a 35% federal tax rate. (2) Collateral guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies. (3) All maturities beyond ten years are at variable rates or have estimated average lives of less than 6.2 years. The average yield presented is the current yield on these securities.
15 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) LIABILITIES DEPOSITS The Company's primary funding sources are non-interest bearing and interest bearing deposits. Interest bearing deposits increased 4.0% to $707.3 million in 1994, from $680.3 million in 1993. Non-interest bearing deposits decreased $42.0 million to $111.4 million at December 31, 1994 from $153.4 million at December 31, 1993. The decrease in non-interest bearing deposits was primarily due to a decrease in official checks outstanding of $26.0 million. The following table sets forth the average deposits of the Company for the years indicated:
Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 Average Average Average Average Average Average Balance Rate Balance Rate Balance Rate (Dollars in thousands) Demand deposits: Non-interest bearing $121,594 - $127,562 - $62,605 - Interest bearing 86,965 2.64% 65,392 2.82% 57,552 3.31% Savings deposits 188,267 3.30 179,988 2.83 178,072 3.62 Time deposits 420,995 4.69 512,666 4.94 489,934 5.78 -------- -------- -------- Total $817,821 $885,608 $788,163 ======== ======== ======== The maturity distribution of time deposits of $100,000 or more is as follows: December 31, 1994 1993 1992 (Dollars in thousands) Three months or less $111,707 $28,446 $28,256 Four through six months 24,133 21,257 30,006 Seven through twelve months 17,337 22,466 41,085 Over twelve months 16,773 19,825 26,076 -------- ------- -------- Total $169,950 $91,994 $125,423 ======== ======= ========
Approximately $86.4 million of time deposits of $100,000 or more at December 31, 1994, were from brokers with the remaining being originated primarily in the Republic Bank and Republic Savings Bank local markets. FEDERAL FUNDS BORROWED AND REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS As of December 31, 1994, the Company had federal fund borrowings of $21.0 million that had a weighted average interest rate of 6.13% and matured January 2, 1995. The Company also had $196.1 million of reverse repurchase agreements at an average rate of 5.96%. Such agreements are secured by certain securities with a carrying value of $235.3 million, with $120.7 million of the reverse repurchase agreements maturing January 1995 and $75.4 million maturing in February 1995. The proceeds from both the federal funds borrowed and the reverse repurchase agreements were used to fund portfolio loans and investment securities purchases. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS Market Street Mortgage has a $75 million warehousing line of credit agreement with G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. and Cooper River Funding Inc. used for the purpose of funding the origination of mortgage loans by Market Street. The line of credit, which is payable on demand, is secured by various real estate mortgage loans and expires in July 1995. Interest, which is payable monthly, is calculated at a rate equal to 2.00% above the lower of the lender's one month commercial paper rate or the LIBOR rate. Due to the decreased mortgage loan origination volume, borrowings under this warehousing line of credit decreased to $22.8 million at December 31, 1994, from $85.5 million at December 31, 1993. During 1994, the average borrowings and interest rate on this line were $35.4 million and 6.23%, respectively. Republic Bancorp Mortgage has a $20 million warehousing line of credit with NBD Bank, N.A. used to fund the acquisition or origination of mortgage loans by Republic Mortgage. The line of credit, which is payable on demand, 16 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) is secured by various real estate mortgage loans and expires in April 1995. Republic Mortgage is required to pay interest on the unpaid principal amount on each borrowing at the adjusted LIBOR rate or federal funds sold plus 1.25%, as applicable to such advance. No borrowings under this line were outstanding at December 31, 1994. At December 31, 1993 borrowings under this line were $14.9 million. During 1994, the average borrowings and interest rate on this line were $4.5 million and 5.87%, respectively. CUB Funding has a $16 million warehousing line of credit agreement with Prudential Home Mortgage Company used for the purpose of funding the origination of mortgage loans by CUB Funding. The line of credit, which is payable on demand, is secured by various real estate mortgage loans and expires in August 1995. Interest, which is payable monthly, is computed based on the 30 day commercial paper index plus various spreads ranging from 1.00% to 2.75% based on the document status of each loan. Borrowings under this warehousing line of credit at December 31, 1994 totaled $12.0 million. During 1994, the average borrowings and interest rate on this line were $10.2 million and 6.0%. CUB Funding entered into a $1.1 million repurchase agreement with Paine Webber Inc. to fund a portion of its mortgage loan originations. Security for this borrowing includes various real estate mortgage notes and expires January 23, 1995. The interest rate on the borrowing was fixed at 6.98% at December 31, 1994. The Company has an $18 million Revolving Credit Agreement with Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A. with loan proceeds being utilized for working capital purposes. The credit facility is secured by the common and preferred stock of Republic Bank and expires January 1996. The agreement provides for interest at the prime rate less .25% or LIBOR rate plus 1.75%. At December 31, 1994 no amounts were outstanding under this Credit Agreement. FHLB ADVANCES Republic Savings Bank has outstanding two advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB"), one a $10 million advance with an interest rate of 7.15%, maturing in February 1997, and a $5 million advance with an interest rate of 4.45%, maturing in December 1995. These advances are secured by first mortgage loans equal to at least 150% of the advances under a blanket security agreement, with interest payable monthly for both advances. In order to provide liquidity needs for mortgage loan originations, Republic Savings Bank entered into a $50 million line of credit with the FHLB in September 1994. The line of credit, which is payable on demand, has borrowing rates set daily by the FHLB, is secured by various real estate mortgage loans, and expires in September 1995. As of December 31, 1994, borrowing under this line totaled $35.0 million with an interest rate of 5.90%. Republic Bank has outstanding one advance with the FHLB, a $20 million advance with an interest rate of 6.25%, maturing in March 1995. This advance is secured by investment securities equal to at least 110% of the advance under a specific collateral agreement, with interest payable monthly. LONG-TERM DEBT During March 1994, the Company completed a private offering of $25.0 million principal amount of 7.17% Senior Debentures which mature April 1, 2001. Interest on the notes is payable semiannually at 7.17%. A portion of the net proceeds were used to fund the purchase of mortgage servicing rights and expand the Company's mortgage banking network. The remainder of the net proceeds will be used to further expand the Company's mortgage banking operations and activities and for general corporate purposes, including future acquisitions. During April 1994, Market Street entered into a Term Loan Agreement with GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. to finance the acquisition of mortgage loan servicing rights. At December 31, 1994, the Company had $16 million available under this agreement, of which $15.3 million had been borrowed. Borrowings under this agreement are collateralized by the mortgage loan servicing portfolio in respect of when a borrowing advance has been made pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement. Interest on borrowings under the Term Loan Agreement is payable monthly at a rate of 3.75% above the lender's one month commercial paper rate, or 9.73% at December 31, 1994. Principal payments began on January 1, 1995 and are due monthly based on a 60 month amortization period with a balloon payment equal to the unpaid principal balance on December 1, 1998. As of December 31, 1994, $3.1 million of the amount outstanding is classified as short-term borrowings. During January 1993, the Company completed a public offering of $17.25 million of 9% Subordinated Notes which mature in 2003. The majority of the net proceeds from the sale of the notes were used to repay the $15 million of borrowings incurred with Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A. in connection with the Company's acquisition of the assets of Market Street Mortgage Corporation. The Subordinated Notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for the calculation of Total Risk-Based capital under Federal Reserve Board guidelines. 17 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) During September 1993, Republic Bancorp Mortgage financed the acquisition of its new corporate office with a mortgage loan in the amount of $2.1 million with Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A. Principal and interest with a fixed rate of 6.99% is payable quarterly, with a final maturity date of October 1, 2000. As of December 31, 1994, $91,000 of the total $2.0 million outstanding is classified as short-term borrowings. In connection with the purchase of Market Street Mortgage Corporation, a subsidiary of Poughkeepsie Savings Bank F.S.B. ("Poughkeepsie"), Market Street incurred a $2.2 million note payable to Poughkeepsie. This note is secured by the servicing rights underlying the Poughkeepsie mortgages which are serviced by Market Street. Interest is payable at the prime rate plus 2%, or 10.5% at December 31, 1994, and is payable in twelve (12) equal quarterly installments commencing February 1993 with final maturity due November 30, 1995. As of December 31, 1994, the remaining $744,000 is classified as short-term borrowings. CAPITAL RESOURCES Total shareholders' equity at December 31, 1994 was $117.9 million compared to $111.4 million at December 31, 1993 and $84.2 million at December 31, 1992. The increase of $6.5 million in 1994 was due primarily to earnings, net of dividends and the market value adjustment for securities available-for-sale. The increase of $27.2 million in 1993 was due to earnings, net of dividends and the proceeds and tax benefits from the exercise of stock options. The Federal Reserve Board has adopted risk-based capital guidelines for bank holding companies. At December 31, 1992 the minimum guidelines for the ratio of Total capital to risk-weighted assets (including certain off-balance- sheet activities, such as standby letters of credit) became 8%. The Federal Reserve capital guidelines require at least 4% of the Total capital to be composed of common shareholders' equity, minority interests in the equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries and a limited amount of perpetual preferred stock, less goodwill and purchased mortgage servicing rights in excess of 50% of Tier 1 capital less goodwill, or Tier 1 capital. The remainder may consist of subordinated debt, other preferred stock and a limited amount of loan loss reserves, or Tier 2 capital. At December 31, 1994, Republic's Tier 1 capital and Total capital ratios were 17.57% and 21.05%, respectively. These ratios exceed minimum guidelines prescribed by regulatory agencies. As of December 31, 1994, Total risk-based capital was $137.8 million, an excess of $85.4 million over the minimum guidelines prescribed by regulatory agencies. In addition, the Federal Reserve Board has established minimum leverage ratio guidelines for bank holding companies. These guidelines provide for a minimum Tier 1 Capital Leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to total average assets for the most recent quarter, less goodwill, less purchased mortgage servicing rights in excess of 50% of Tier 1 capital less goodwill) of 3% for bank holding companies that meet certain specified criteria, including having the highest regulatory rating. All other bank holding companies will generally be required to maintain a minimum Tier 1 Capital Leverage ratio of 3% plus an additional cushion of 100 to 200 basis points. The guidelines also provide that bank holding companies experiencing internal growth or making acquisitions will be expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially above the minimum supervisory levels without significant reliance on intangible assets. Furthermore, the guidelines indicated that the Federal Reserve Board will continue to consider a "tangible Tier 1 Capital leverage ratio" (deducting all intangibles) in evaluating proposals for expansion or new activities. The Federal Reserve Board has not advised Republic of any specific minimum Tier 1 Capital Leverage ratio applicable to it. Republic's Tier 1 Capital Leverage ratio at December 31, 1994 was 8.43%. The following table sets forth the Total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio, the Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio, and the Tier 1 Capital Leverage ratios for the Company.
At December 31, 1994 1993 1992 Total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio 21.05% 20.19% 14.23% Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets ratio 17.57 16.35 12.97 Tier 1 capital leverage ratio 8.43 8.43 7.51
The Company is committed to maintaining a strong capital position at Republic Bank and Republic Savings Bank. As of December 31, 1994, Republic Bank and Republic Savings Bank Total capital to risk-weighted assets ratio, and Tier 1 Capital to risk-weighted assets ratio were in excess of requirments. It is management's opinion that the Company and its subsidiaries' capital structure is adequate and the Company does not anticipate any difficulty in meeting these guidelines on an ongoing basis. 18 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY AND LIQUIDITY ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT. The primary objective of interest rate management is to maintain an appropriate balance between the stability of net interest income and the risks associated with significant changes in market interest rates. Interest rate risk arises when assets and liabilities reprice, or mature, at different times. If more assets than liabilities reprice in a given period (an asset sensitive position or "positive gap"), market interest rate changes will be reflected more quickly in asset rates and increases in interest rates will generally benefit net interest income. Alternatively, where liabilities reprice more quickly than assets in a given period (a liability sensitive position or "negative gap"), an increase in market rates will generally have an adverse impact on net interest income. The Company's current policy is to maintain a mix of asset and liability maturities that permits a moderate amount of short-term interest rate risk based on current interest rate projections, customer credit demands and deposit preferences. Management believes that this policy reduces the vulnerability to large shifts in market interest rates while allowing the Company to take advantage of fluctuations in current short-term rates. The interest rate sensitivity table below presents the repricing structure of the Company's balance sheet as of December 31, 1994.
December 31, 1994 Within 4 Months Total Within 1 to 5 Years 3 Months to 1 Year One Year 5 Years or Over Total (Dollars in thousands) RATE SENSITIVE ASSETS: Other cash investments $779 - $779 - - $779 Mortgage loans held for sale 152,138 - 152,138 - - 152,138 Securities available for sale 132,218 $61,388 193,606 $2,896 - 196,502 Securities held to maturity 896 11,646 12,542 199,431 $57,728 269,701 Loans 136,040 124,546 260,586 262,368 82,135 605,089 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- --------- Total rate sensitive assets 422,071 197,580 619,651 464,695 139,863 1,224,209 ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= ========= RATE SENSITIVE LIABILITIES: Interest bearing deposits: Demand deposits - 25,758 25,758 20,999 - 46,757 Savings deposits - 16,500 16,500 193,274 - 209,774 Certificates of deposit: Under $100,000 54,594 131,077 185,671 94,971 194 280,836 Over $100,000 111,707 41,470 153,177 16,773 - 169,950 ------- ------- ------- ------- --- ------- Total interest bearing deposits 166,301 214,805 381,106 326,017 194 707,317 ------- ------- ------- ------- ---- ------- Short-term borrowings(1) 256,134 812 256,946 - - 256,946 FHLB advances 54,950 5,000 59,950 10,000 - 69,950 Long-term debt 12,242 - 12,242 429 43,708 56,379 ------- ------- ------- ------- ------ --------- Total rate sensitive liabilities 489,627 220,617 710,244 336,446 43,902 1,090,592 -------- -------- -------- -------- ------- --------- Interest rate sensitivity gap(2) $(67,556) $(23,037) $(90,593) $128,249 $95,961 $133,617 ======== ======== ======== ======== ======= ========= Interest rate sensitivity gap as percentage of total rate sensitive assets (5.52)% (1.88)% (7.40)% 10.48% 7.84% 10.91% ===== ===== ===== ===== ==== ===== (1) Includes federal funds purchased and reverse repurchase agreements. (2) Interest rate sensitivity gap is the difference between interest rate sensitive assets and interest rate sensitive liabilities within the above time frames.
This table incorporates a number of estimation techniques and assumptions and represents only a one day position at the date presented. It shows the interval of time in which given volumes of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities will be responsive to changes in market interest rates. The Company adjusts its interest rate sensitivity throughout the year. As a result, there may be considerable day-to-day variations in the interest rate sensitivity gap. The table indicates that as of December 31, 1994, the Company was in a position to benefit in the next year from decreasing short- term interest rates. Interest margins would widen because liabilities would reprice more quickly than assets. Of those assets identified as interest sensitive within 3 months, the largest category is mortgage loans held for sale, which are primarily fixed rate loans and generally held less than 60 days, as outstanding 19 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS (continued) commitments are generally obtained to sell the loans to investors prior to the Company funding the loans. Therefore, the Company can earn long-term interest rates on short-term assets while reducing interest rate risk. Additionally, approximately $261 million of total portfolio loans reprice within one year, of which approximately 65.7% are adjustable rate mortgages and have maximum adjustments, or caps, of 2% in one year and 6% over their terms. These loans, therefore, are not totally interest sensitive in that a significant change in interest rates would only be reflected up to the maximum of the rate cap in any one year. Consistent with a strategy of managing interest rate risk, the Company typically securitizes and sells all long-term fixed rate mortgages and retains a portion of variable rate and short-term fixed rate mortgages. LIQUIDITY MANAGEMENT. The objectives of liquidity management are to provide funds at an acceptable cost to meet mortgage and commercial loan demand, deposit withdrawals and service other liabilities as they become due, as well as to capitalize on opportunities for business expansion. Asset liquidity sources consist of cash and due from banks, mortgage loans held for sale, repayments and maturities of portfolio loans, money market investments, and investment securities. Also, liquidity is generated from liabilities through deposit growth, the maturity structure of time deposits and the accessibility to market sources of funds through warehouse lines of credit, FHLB advances, federal funds borrowings and reverse repurchase agreements. At December 31, 1994, Republic Bank had available $24.9 million in unused lines for federal funds borrowing. Additionally, Republic Savings Bank had available $15.0 million in unused borrowings on its line of credit with the FHLB. The mortgage companies had unused capacity of $76.2 million on warehouse lines of credit to fund mortgage loan origination volume. The parent company has available an $18 million revolving line of credit with Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A. for borrowings to be used for general corporate purposes. Republic is a legal entity separate and distinct from its subsidiaries. A portion of Republic's revenues result from dividends paid to it by its subsidiaries as well as earnings on investments. There are statutory and regulatory requirements applicable to the payment of dividends by Republic Bank and Republic Savings Bank as well as by Republic to its shareholders. Such restrictions have not had, and are not expected to have, a material effect on the Company's ability to meet its cash obligations. IMPACT OF INTEREST RATE FLUCTUATIONS AND INFLATION Unlike most industrial companies, substantially all the assets and liabilities of a financial institution are monetary in nature. As a result, interest rate fluctuations generally have a more significant and direct impact on a financial institution's performance than do the effects of inflation. To the extent inflation affects interest rates, real estate values and other costs, the Company's lending activities are impacted. Significant increases in interest rates make it more difficult for potential borrowers to purchase residential property and to qualify for mortgage loans. As a result, the volume and related income on loan originations may be reduced. Significant decreases in interest rates result in higher loan prepayment activity although such conditions may enable potential borrowers to qualify for a relatively higher mortgage loan balance. ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING DEVELOPMENTS In May 1993, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 114, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan." In October 1994, the FASB issued SFAS 118, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan-Income Recognition and Disclosures," that amended SFAS 114 and eliminated its provisions regarding how a creditor should report income on an impaired loan. SFAS 114 provides guidance in measuring and accounting for impaired loans. The Statements are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1994. The impact of these Statements on the Company's financial statements have not been estimated. 20
REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES December 31, 1994 1993 CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Dollars in thousands) ASSETS: Cash and due from banks (Note 3) $22,518 $23,508 Other cash investments 779 4,517 ------ ------ Cash and cash equivalents 23,297 28,025 Mortgage loans held for sale 152,138 507,795 Securities (Note 5): Held-to-Maturity (aggregate market value of approximately $254,996, 1994 and $108,360, 1993) 269,701 107,398 Available-for-Sale (amortized cost of approximately $204,614, 1994) 196,502 - Held-for-Sale (aggregate market value of approximately $51,776, 1993) - 51,044 Loans (Note 6) 605,089 407,117 Less allowance for estimated loan losses (Note 7) 5,544 7,214 ------- ------- Net loans 599,545 399,903 Premises and equipment, net (Note 8) 15,484 16,295 Purchased mortgage servicing rights (Note 4) 57,183 18,428 Other assets 49,764 41,706 ---------- ---------- Total assets $1,363,614 $1,170,594 ========== ========== LIABILITIES Deposits: Non-interest bearing $111,425 $153,474 Interest bearing 707,317 680,260 ------- ------- Total deposits 818,742 833,734 Federal funds purchased and reverse repurchase agreements (Note 9) 217,124 35,572 Short-term borrowings (Note 9) 39,822 101,273 FHLB advances (Note 10) 69,950 23,000 Accrued and other liabilities 43,077 45,123 Long-term debt (Note 11) 56,379 19,970 --------- --------- Total liabilities 1,245,094 1,058,672 Minority interest 606 489 --- --- Commitments and contingencies (Notes 18 and 20) SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Notes 2, 13, 14 and 22): Preferred stock, $25 stated value; $2.25 cumulative and convertible; 5,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding - - Common stock, $5 par value; 20,000,000 shares authorized; 15,246,134 and 13,747,771 shares issued and outstanding in 1994 and 1993, respectively 76,231 68,739 Capital surplus 35,636 27,229 Market value adjustment for securities available-for-sale (5,273) - Retained earnings 11,320 15,465 ------- ------- Total shareholders' equity 117,914 111,433 ---------- ---------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $1,363,614 $1,170,594 ========== ========== See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) INTEREST INCOME: Loans, including fees $53,617 $66,535 $58,105 Securities: Held-to-Maturity 12,878 8,556 13,186 Available-for-Sale 11,250 - - Held-for-Sale - 2,267 1,205 Money market investments: Federal funds sold 277 1,282 1,091 Other 197 191 481 ------ ------ ------ Total interest income 78,219 78,831 74,068 ------ ------ ------ INTEREST EXPENSE: Demand deposits 2,295 1,846 1,907 Savings and time deposits 25,966 30,439 34,789 Short-term borrowings 10,902 6,479 1,557 FHLB advances 2,237 1,781 1,666 Long-term debt 3,599 1,723 420 ------ ------ ------ Total interest expense 44,999 42,268 40,339 ------ ------ ------ Net interest income 33,220 36,563 33,729 Provision for loan losses (Note 7) 94 603 3,967 ------ ------ ------ Net interest income after provision for loan losses 33,126 35,960 29,762 ------ ------ ------ NON-INTEREST INCOME: Service charges 1,337 1,431 1,424 Mortgage banking 69,899 85,128 30,697 Gain/(Loss) on sale of securities (1,392) 2,014 3,580 Gain on sale of commercial loans 1,135 2,224 - Gain on sale of bank branches 4,034 - - Other 648 1,323 1,109 ------ ------ ------ Total non-interest income 75,661 92,120 36,810 ------ ------ ------ NON-INTEREST EXPENSE: Salaries and employee benefits 47,586 55,028 26,892 Occupancy expense of premises 5,807 4,540 2,805 Equipment expense 4,090 3,133 1,733 Other (Note 16) 27,538 30,453 16,303 Minority interest - 385 78 ------ ------ ------ Total non-interest expense 85,021 93,539 47,811 ------ ------ ------ Income before income taxes 23,766 34,541 18,761 Provision for income taxes (Note 12) 8,047 12,308 7,339 ------ ------ ------ Net income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 15,719 22,233 11,422 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (Note 12) - (950) - ------ ------ ------ NET INCOME 15,719 23,183 11,422 Less dividends on preferred shares - - 275 ------- ------- ------- Net income applicable to common shares $15,719 $23,183 $11,147 ======= ======= ======= NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE (Note 14): Income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle $1.00 $1.45 $.83 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - .06 - ----- ----- ---- Net income per common share, primary $1.00 $1.51 $.83 Net income per common share, fully diluted $1.00 $1.50 $.80 See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY Market Valuation Number Number Adjustment Total of of for Securities Share- Preferred Preferred Common Common Capital Available- Retained holders' Shares Stock Shares Stock Surplus For-Sale Earnings Equity (Dollars and numbers of shares in thousands) BALANCES AT JANUARY 1, 1992 245 $6,125 8,635 $43,175 $5,286 $ - $10,344 $64,930 Net income 11,422 11,422 Preferred stock dividends (275) (275) Cash dividends declared on common shares ($.20 per share) (1,903) (1,903) Amortization of restricted stock 15 15 Conversion of Series B and C preferred shares to common shares (85) (2,125) 311 1,556 569 - Conversion and redemption of Series A preferred shares to common shares (160) (4,000) 437 2,187 1,120 (693) Conversion of subordinated debentures to common shares 151 752 376 1,128 10% common share dividend 760 3,800 3,230 (7,036) (6) Issuance of common shares: Through exercise of stock options 5 26 61 87 Through exercise of stock warrants 65 327 109 436 Through sale of common shares 1,374 6,869 2,196 9,065 ----- ----- ------ ------ ------ --------- ------ ------ BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 1992 - - 11,738 58,692 12,962 - 12,552 84,206 Net income 23,183 23,183 Cash dividends declared on common shares ($.23 per share) (2,746) (2,746) Amortization of restricted stock 119 119 Awards of common shares under Restricted Stock Plan (328) (328) 10% common share dividend 1,219 6,093 11,423 (17,524) (8) Issuance of common shares: Through exercise of stock options 752 3,757 757 4,514 Through exercise of stock warrants 39 197 38 235 Tax benefit relating to exercise of stock options 2,258 2,258 ----- ----- ------ ------ ------ ------ ------ ------- BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 1993 - - 13,748 68,739 27,229 - 15,465 111,433 Net income 15,719 15,719 Cash dividends declared on common shares ($.32 per share) (4,542) (4,542) Amortization of restricted stock 109 109 10% common share dividend 1,392 6,961 8,353 (15,322) (8) Issuance of common shares: Through exercise of stock options 104 522 130 652 Through exercise of stock warrants 82 409 10 419 Tax benefit relating to exercise of stock options 243 243 Adjustment to beginning balance for change in accounting method for securities available-for-sale, net of income taxes of $453 840 840 Change in market valuation for securities available-for-sale, net of income tax benefit of $3,292 (6,113) (6,113) Repurchase of common shares (80) (400) (438) (838) ----- ---- ------ ------- ------- ------- ------- -------- BALANCES AT DECEMBER 31, 1994 - - 15,246 $76,231 $35,636 $(5,273) $11,320 $117,914 ===== ==== ====== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======== See notes to consolidated financial statements.
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REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 (Dollars in thousands) CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $15,719 $23,183 $11,422 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 4,268 3,090 1,846 Amortization of purchased mortgage servicing rights 5,008 4,607 1,407 (Increase)/decrease in deferred income tax credit (1,801) 317 (1,429) Provision for loan losses 94 603 3,967 Provision for loss on other real estate - 888 447 Gain on sale of purchased mortgage servicing rights (32,438) (13,336) (2,469) Gain on sale of securities held-for-sale - (2,014) (3,580) Loss on sale of securities available-for-sale 1,392 - - Gain on sale of loans (2,793) (3,869) (342) Gain on sale of other real estate - (170) (38) Gain on sale of bank branches (4,034) - - (Increase)/decrease in interest receivable (3,639) 1,001 (49) Increase in interest payable 793 362 124 Increase/(decrease) in deferred loan fees (1,113) (1,830) 454 Net premium amortization on securities 839 1,146 853 Increase in other assets (8,782) (4,719) (5,372) Increase/(decrease) in other liabilities (5,409) 654 18,345 Proceeds from sale of mortgage loans held for sale 3,002,993 4,578,910 1,649,042 Origination of mortgage loans held for sale (2,640,165) (4,841,731) (1,827,451) Other, net 595 211 (213) ------- -------- -------- Total adjustments 315,808 (275,880) (164,458) ------- -------- -------- Net cash provided by/(used in) operating activities 331,527 (252,697) (153,036) ------- -------- -------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Purchase of mortgage servicing rights (52,604) (19,454) (11,472) Proceeds from sale of mortgage servicing rights 45,676 20,070 7,068 Proceeds from sale of securities held-for-sale - 84,150 132,484 Proceeds from sale of securities available-for-sale 106,470 - - Proceeds from maturities/principal payments of securities held-to-maturity and held-for-sale and interest earning deposits 16,728 82,119 54,465 Proceeds from maturities/principal payments of securities available-for-sale 48,808 - - Purchase of securities held-for-sale - (21,413) - Purchase of securities available-for-sale (238,926) - - Purchase of securities held-to-maturity (250,958) (53,061) (108,191) Proceeds from sale of other real estate 1,770 1,605 246 Proceeds from sale of loans related to bank branch sale 28,933 - - Proceeds from sale of loans 82,742 92,096 10,896 Net increase in loans made to customers (307,793) (10,937) (113,708) Recoveries on loans previously charged off 291 279 386 Premises and equipment expenditures (2,849) (6,609) (2,844) Payment for the purchase of Market Street Mortgage - - (17,456) Payment for the purchase of CUB Funding - (3,390) - Payment for the purchase of Home Funding. (2,450) - - -------- ------- ------- Net cash provided by/(used in) investing activities (524,162) 165,455 (48,126) -------- ------- -------
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REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (continued) Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 (Dollars in thousands) CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Net increase/(decrease) in demand deposits, NOW accounts and savings accounts $(20,175) $75,474 $49,636 Net increase/(decrease) in certificates of deposit 52,966 (139,395) 61,688 Sale of bank branch deposits (43,749) - - Net increase in short-term borrowings 120,094 69,238 28,611 Net increase/(decrease) in FHLB advances 46,950 (4,000) 12,000 Redemption of Series A Preferred Stock - - (619) Redemption of Subordinated Debentures - - (471) Increase in long-term debt 12,244 1,976 - Net proceeds from issuance of common shares 1,072 4,741 9,595 Repurchase of common shares (838) - - Dividends paid (4,542) (2,746) (2,183) Payments on current portion of long-term debt (827) (4,368) (1,558) Issuance of senior debt, net of issuance costs 24,712 - - Issuance of subordinated debt, net of issuance costs - 16,492 - ------- ------ ------- Net cash provided by financing activities 187,907 17,412 256,699 ------ ------- ------ Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (4,728) (69,830) 55,537 Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 28,025 97,855 42,318 ------- ------- ------- Cash and cash equivalents at end of year(1) $23,297 $28,025 $97,855 ======= ======= ======= Cash paid during the year for: Interest $44,206 $41,906 $40,216 Income taxes $9,980 $9,873 $8,521 Noncash investing activities: * During the years ended December 31, 1993 and 1992, the Company securitized residential real estate portfolio loans into investment securities held-for- sale of $42.0 million and $38.0 million, respectively. * During the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, the Company incurred charge-offs on portfolio loans of $1.7 million, $762,000 and $2.1 million, respectively. Noncash financing activities: * During the year ended December 31, 1992, the Company purchased certain assets of Market Street Mortgage Corporation for $17.5 million in cash (primarily purchased mortgage servicing rights) and notes payable to the seller of $2.4 million and a purchase holdback of $300,000. * During the year ended December 31, 1992, the Company converted $1.1 million of subordinated debentures into 150,498 common shares. * During the year ended December 31, 1992, the Company converted $5.5 million of Series A, B and C preferred stock into 748,499 common shares. (1) For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, federal funds sold and other short-term money market investments with maturities less than 30 days. Generally, federal funds are purchased and sold for one-day periods. See notes to consolidated financial statements.
25 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS NOTE 1: SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION: The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Republic Bancorp Inc. ("Republic" or the "Company") and the accounts of three wholly owned subsidiaries: Republic Bank, Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., and Republic Savings Bank (formerly Horizon Savings Bank); and Market Street Mortgage Corporation and CUB Funding Corporation, of which the Company owns an 80% majority interest in each subsidiary. Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. operates Home Funding, Inc., which was acquired in October 1994, as a division. The Company's financial statements have been restated for the effect of the acquisition of Horizon Financial Services, Inc. in 1993, which was accounted for under the "pooling of interests method" of accounting (See Note 2). All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. SECURITIES: In May 1993, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards ("SFAS") 115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities," effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1993. Under SFAS 115, all affected debt and equity securities must be classified as held-to-maturity, trading or available- for-sale. Classification is critical because it affects the carrying amount of the security, as well as the timing of gain or loss recognition in the income statement. The Company does not currently maintain a trading account classification. The Company adopted SFAS 115 for the financial period beginning January 1, 1994. Management determines the appropriate classification for debt securities at the time of purchase and reevaluates such designation as of each balance sheet date. Debt securities are classified as held-to-maturity when the Company has the positive intent and ability to hold the securities to maturity. Held-to-maturity securities consist primarily of U.S. Treasuries, U.S. Government Agency obligations, fixed rate mortgage-backed securities and fixed rate collateralized mortgage obligations and are stated at amortized cost. Debt securities not classified as held-to-maturity and marketable equity securities are classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities consist primarily of adjustable rate mortgage-backed securities. Such securities are stated at fair value, with the market value adjustment, net of tax, reported as a separate component of shareholders' equity. The amortized cost of debt securities classified as held-to-maturity or available-for-sale is adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discounts to maturity, or in the case of mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, over the estimated life of the security. Interest and dividends are included in interest income from investments. Realized gains and losses, and declines in value judged to be other-than- temporary are included in net securities gains (losses). The cost of securities sold is based on the specific identification method. MORTGAGE BANKING ACTIVITIES: Mortgage loans held for sale are valued at the lower of cost or market as determined by outstanding commitments to sell loans to investors. All mortgage loans held for sale balances are committed for sale to secondary market investors under firm agreements at or prior to closing date on the individual loan. Since mortgage loans originated or acquired are generally sold within 60 to 90 days, the related fees and costs are not amortized during that period. For mortgage portfolio loans which later become securitized and retained as investment securities, the net remaining deferred fees or costs are treated as discount or premium, and recognized as an adjustment to yield over the life of the security using the effective interest method. If the security is sold, the net deferred balance is treated as part of the cost basis in calculating the gain or loss on sale of security. The cost of purchased mortgage servicing rights is capitalized and amortized over the period of, and in proportion to, the related net servicing income to be generated from the various servicing portfolios acquired. The Company evaluates possible impairment using the undiscounted, disaggregated method. LOANS: Loans are stated at the principal amount outstanding and the related interest on loans is generally accrued daily. Loans on which the accrual of interest has been discontinued are designated as non-accrual loans. Accrual of interest on loans is discontinued when, in the opinion of management, reasonable doubt exists as to the full, timely collection of interest or principal. Further, uncollected accrued interest is charged against current income at the time such loans are placed in a non-accrual status. Loan origination fees are deferred, along with incremental direct costs and are amortized over the term of the loan as an adjustment to yield. In May 1993, the FASB issued SFAS 114, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan." In October 1994, the FASB issued SFAS 118, "Accounting by Creditors for Impairment of a Loan-Income Recognition and Disclosures," that amended SFAS 114 and eliminated its provisions regarding how a creditor should report income on an impaired loan. SFAS 114 provides guidance in measuring and accounting for impaired loans. The Statements are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 1994. The impact of these Statements on the Company's financial statements have not been estimated. 26 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATED LOAN LOSSES: Management provides for and determines the adequacy of the allowance for estimated loan losses based on actual loan loss experience, reviews of individual loans, estimates of potential losses in the loan portfolio in light of prevailing and anticipated economic conditions and other factors which require recognition in estimating credit losses. A charge is made to the allowance at the time management determines that all or part of a loan is uncollectible. PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT: Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Amortization of leasehold improvements is computed using the straight-line method over the shorter of the estimated useful lives of the related assets or the remaining lease terms. GOODWILL: The excess of cost over the fair value of net assets acquired is amortized using the straight-line method over fifteen years. INCOME TAXES: Deferred income taxes are accounted for under SFAS 109. Under the asset and liability method of SFAS 109, deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax basis. To the extent that current available evidence about the future raises doubt about the future realization of a deferred tax asset, a valuation allowance must be established. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. Under SFAS 109, the effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enacted date. Effective January 1, 1993, the Company adopted SFAS 109 which resulted in a cumulative adjustment of $950,000 or $.06 per share. Previously, the Company accounted for deferred income taxes using APB No. 11 which provides for items of income and expense in different periods or on different basis than those used to determine income taxes currently payable. PER COMMON SHARE AMOUNTS: All per common share amounts have been restated to reflect stock dividends. NOTE 2: ACQUISITIONS On November 1, 1994, pursuant to an agreement with Home Funding, Inc. of Hopewell Junction, New York, the Company's subsidiary, Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc., purchased the assets and mortgage origination network of Home Funding, Inc. The purchase included the acquisition of Home Funding's $130 million mortgage servicing portfolio. The total purchase price was approximately $2.5 million, of which $1.2 million was goodwill. The purchased assets and results of operations of Home Funding, Inc. are included in the consolidated financial statements from November 1, 1994, the effective date of the acquisition. On November 10, 1993, pursuant to an agreement with California United Bank, N.A. ("C.U.B."), of Encino, California, the Company purchased C.U.B's mortgage origination network, loan production offices and certain other assets. The total purchase price was approximately $4 million, of which $2.25 million was goodwill, with C.U.B. entitled to additional payments through 1995 based on the profitability of the mortgage banking operation. This mortgage banking acquisition operates under the name of CUB Funding Corporation. The purchased assets and results of operations of CUB Funding are included in the consolidated financial statements from November 10, 1993, the effective date of the acquisition. On December 29, 1992, pursuant to an agreement with Poughkeepsie Savings Bank, FSB, ("Poughkeepsie"), a federal savings bank, and its subsidiary, Market Street Mortgage Corporation, a Florida corporation, the Company purchased Market Street's mortgage loan servicing and origination operations, a servicing portfolio of approximately $1.4 billion and certain other assets for a total purchase price of $20.2 million, of which $2.8 million was goodwill. The purchased assets and results of operations of Market Street are included in the consolidated financial statements from December 1, 1992, the effective date of the acquisition. The unaudited proforma consolidated results of operations if the acquistition of the assets of Market Street had occurred on January 1, 1992 would have resulted in interest income of $78.5 million, net interest income of $34.4 million, net income of $12.6 million and earnings per common share of $0.93. This information is based upon numerous assumptions and estimates and may not be indicative of actual consolidated results of operations if the acquisition had been consummated on January 1, 1992. The acquisition of the assets of Home Funding, Inc. and CUB Funding Corporation did not have a significant impact on the results of operations of the Company. 27 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) On June 30, 1993, pursuant to an agreement entered into on September 30, 1992 with Horizon Financial Services, Inc. ("Horizon Financial"), a registered unitary savings and loan holding company incorporated under the laws of the state of Delaware and located in Cleveland, Ohio, Horizon Financial was merged with and into the Company. Under the terms of the restated and amended agreement, Horizon Financial shareholders received two shares of the Company's common stock for each share of Horizon Financial stock tendered. As a result of the exchange, approximately 4.1 million shares of Republic stock were issued. The merger was accounted for under the "pooling of interests method" of accounting and, accordingly, all amounts presented give retroactive effect to reflect the acquisition of Horizon Financial. The effect on the results of operations for the periods prior to the combination is as follows:
Six Months Year Ended Ended December 31, June 30, 1993 1992 (Unaudited) (in thousands, except per share amounts) Total Revenue: Republic Bancorp Inc. $61,619 $77,795 Horizon Financial Services, Inc. 16,292 33,083 ------- -------- Total $77,911 $110,878 ======= ======== Net Income: Republic Bancorp Inc. $9,404 $11,353 Horizon Financial Services, Inc. 2,739 69 ------- ------- Total $12,143 $11,422 ======= ======= Earnings Per Share-Primary:(1) Republic Bancorp Inc. $0.84 $1.22 Combined $0.80 $0.85 Earnings Per Share-Fully Diluted:(1) Republic Bancorp Inc. $0.84 $1.11 Combined $0.80 $0.80 Average Shares-Primary:(1) Republic Bancorp Inc. 11,131 9,297 Combined 15,205 13,373 Average Shares-Fully Diluted:(1) Republic Bancorp Inc. 11,175 10,266 Combined 15,250 14,342 (1) Restated for the 10% stock dividends distributed on October 29, 1993 and December 2, 1994.
In December 1992, Horizon Financial recorded $1.2 million ($772,000 after tax) of merger-related expenses for investment banking services, legal and accounting fees, and severance packages for senior management. In June 1993, Horizon Financial recorded an additional $280,000 ($182,000 after tax) related to the senior management severance packages. Pursuant to a stock purchase agreement dated September 30, 1988 and the amended stock purchase agreement approved by the Board of Directors on November 14, 1991, Republic purchased common stock from the shareholders of Premier Bancorporation, Inc. ("Premier") resulting in Republic owning 94.8% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Premier as of December 31, 1991. During 1992 and 1993, Republic acquired the remaining 32,131 shares of Premier's common stock for total cash consideration aggregating $778,000. On March 31, 1993, Premier Bancorporation, Inc. was merged into Republic Bancorp. The excess of cost over the fair value of the increased ownership interest in the net assets acquired totaled approximately $1.1 million for the acquisitions during the years 1990 through 1993. 28 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) NOTE 3: CASH RESERVE REQUIREMENTS Republic Bank and Republic Savings Bank are required by the Federal Reserve Bank to maintain an average reserve balance. Such reserve amounted to approximately $9.6 million and $9.9 million at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. NOTE 4: MORTGAGE BANKING PURCHASED MORTGAGE SERVICING RIGHTS The unamortized cost of purchased mortgage servicing rights are summarized as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 (Dollars in thousands) Balance at January 1 $18,428 $16,126 $1,450 Purchases of mortgage loan servicing rights 52,604 19,454 11,472 Mortgage loan servicing rights acquired through the purchase of the assets of mortgage companies 1,388 - 17,029 Sales of purchased and acquired mortgage loan servicing rights (10,229) (12,545) (12,418) Amortization (5,008) (4,607) (1,407) ------- ------- ------- Balance at December 31 $57,183 $18,428 $16,126 ======= ======= =======
SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS The Company originates, purchases and sells to investors, without recourse, loans secured by mortgages, principally on single-family residential properties. The Company generally retains the servicing of certain loans sold to investors and collects the monthly principal and interest payments and performs certain escrow services. The aggregate mortgage servicing portfolio was approximately $4.7 billion and $3.0 billion at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively, representing approximately 59,000 and 37,000 mortgages, respectively. The Company is accountable for related escrow funds aggregating $59.8 million and $80.4 million at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. At December 31, 1994 and 1993, $58.1 million and $67.5 million, respectively, of these funds are included in the consolidated non-interest bearing deposit accounts of Republic Bank and Republic Savings Bank. The remaining $1.7 million and $12.9 million of escrow balances at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively, are on deposit at financial institutions not affiliated with the Company, and are not included in the consolidated balance sheet totals. NOTE 5: INVESTMENTS The following is a summary of the Company's securities portfolio:
Gross Gross Estimated Unrealized Unrealized Fair Cost Gains Losses Value Available-for-Sale Securities (Dollars in thousands) December 31, 1994: Obligations of U.S. government agencies $3,708 - $343 $3,365 Mortgage-backed securities 176,798 - 6,631 170,167 Collateralized mortgage obligations 4,811 - 316 4,495 ------- ------- ----- ------- Total debt securities 185,317 - 7,290 178,027 Equity securities 19,297 - 822 18,475 -------- ------- ------ -------- Total available-for-sale securities $204,614 - $8,112 $196,502 ======== ======= ====== ======== Held-to-Maturity Securities December 31, 1994: U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government agencies $151,501 - $6,023 $145,478 Mortgage-backed securities 12,436 $11 836 11,611 Collateralized mortgage obligations 104,667 - 7,832 96,835 Other debt securities 1,097 9 34 1,072 -------- --- ------- -------- Total held-to-maturity securities $269,701 $20 $14,725 $254,996 ======== === ======= ========
29 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued)
Gross Gross Estimated Unrealized Unrealized Fair Cost Gains Losses Value Held-for-Sale Securities (Dollars in thousands) December 31, 1993: Mortgage-backed securities $42,042 $734 $18 $42,758 Collateralized mortgage obligations 9,002 16 - 9,018 ------- ---- --- ------- Total held-for-sale securities $51,044 $750 $18 $51,776 ======= ==== === ======= Held-to-Maturity Securities December 31, 1993: U.S. Treasury securities and obligations of U.S. government agencies $12,758 $128 $8 $12,878 Mortgage-backed securities 68,145 662 35 68,772 Collateralized mortgage obligations 21,026 76 6 21,096 Other debt securities 5,469 145 - 5,614 -------- ------- --- -------- Total held-to-maturity securities $107,398 $1,011 $49 $108,360 ======== ======= === ========
The Company adopted SFAS 115 as of January 1, 1994. The market valuation adjustment of $5.3 million on available-for-sale securities, net of tax, is reported as a separate component in shareholders' equity at December 31, 1994. The amortized cost and estimated market value of held-to-maturity and available-for-sale investments at December 31, 1994, by contractual maturity, are shown below. Expected maturities for mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations. Based upon prepayment assumptions, estimated lives of the fixed rate mortgage-backed securities range from 1.0 to 3.8 years. The variable rate mortgage-backed securities are primarily indexed to the one-year Constant Maturity Treasury and 11th District Cost of Funds. Estimated average remaining lives of the Company's collateralized fixed rate mortgage obligations range from 0.1 to 6.1 years. Collateral for all mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations is guaranteed by U.S. Government agencies.
Available-for-Sale Securities ------------------------------------------------------------------ Obligations of Collateralized U.S.Government Mortgage-Backed Mortgage Agencies Securities Obligations ------------------------------------------------------------------ Estimated Estimated Estimated Amortized Market Amortized Market Amortized Market Cost Value Cost Value Cost Value Maturities:(Dollars in thousands) --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Due within one year - - - - - - One to five years $2,934 $2,602 - - - - Five to ten years 774 763 - - - - After ten years - - $176,798 $170,167 $4,811 $4,495 ------ ------ -------- -------- ------ ------ Total $3,708 $3,365 $176,798 $170,167 $4,811 $4,495 ====== ====== ======== ======== ====== ====== Available-for-Sale Securities ----------------------------------------------------------------- Total Total Available-for-Sale Available-for-Sale Debt Securities Equity Securities Securities ------------------------------------------------------------------- Estimated Estimated Estimated Amortized Market Amortized Market Amortized Market Cost Value Cost Value Cost Value Maturities:(Dollars in thousands) --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- --------- Due within one year - - $19,297 $18,475 $19,297 $18,475 One to five years $2,934 $2,602 - - 2,934 2,602 Five to ten years 774 763 - - 774 763 After ten years 181,609 174,662 - - 181,609 174,662 ------ -------- ------- -------- -------- -------- Total 185,317 $178,027 $19,297 $18,475 $204,614 $196,502 ====== ======== ======= ======== ====== ======== Held-to-Maturity Securities ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S. Treasury and Collateralized Total Government Agency Mortgage-Backed Mortgage Other Debt Held-to-Maturity Obligations Securities Obligations Securities Securities -------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------- -------------------- -------------------- Estimated Estimated Estimated Estimated Amortized Market Amortized Market Amortized Market Amortized Market Amortized Market Cost Value Cost Value Cost Value Cost Value Cost Value (Dollars in thousands) --------- ------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- --------- --------- --------- ---------- Maturities: Due within one year $3,508 $3,438 - - - - $236 $238 $3,744 $3,675 One to five years 147,993 142,040 $4,679 $4,456 $1,934 $1,888 327 331 154,933 148,715 Five to ten years - - 7,757 7,155 11,190 10,304 204 207 19,151 17,667 After ten years - - - - 91,543 84,643 330 296 91,873 84,939 -------- -------- ------- ------- -------- ------- ------ ------ -------- -------- Total $151,501 $145,478 $12,436 $11,611 $104,667 $96,835 $1,097 $1,072 $269,701 $254,996 ======== ======== ======= ======= ======== ======= ====== ====== ======== ========
30 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) Proceeds from the sale of securities available-for-sale during 1994 were $106.5 million with gross realized gains and losses on those securities of $587,000 and $2.0 million, respectively. Proceeds from sale of securities held-for-sale during 1993 and 1992 were $84.2 million and $132.5 million, respectively. The gross realized gains on such sales totaled $2.2 million and $3.7 million, respectively, and the gross realized losses totaled $184,000 and $167,000, respectively. Certain securities, with a carrying value of approximately $235.3 million and $25.5 million at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively, were pledged to secure certain short-term borrowings and public and other deposits as required by law. NOTE 6: LOANS Loans consist of the following:
December 31, 1994 1993 Commercial loans: (Dollars in thousands) Secured by real estate $81,922 $94,428 Other (generally secured) 15,989 32,114 ------ ------- Total commercial loans 97,911 126,542 Residential real estate mortgages 457,755 229,203 Installment loans 49,423 51,372 -------- -------- Net loans $605,089 $407,117 ======== ========
The commercial loan portfolio is well diversified as to industry concentration with no aggregate loans to any one specific industry exceeding 10% of total commercial loans outstanding at December 31, 1994. Approximately 67% and 19% of the Company's loan portfolio at December 31, 1994 has been originated in the states of Michigan and Ohio, respectively. NOTE 7: ALLOWANCE FOR ESTIMATED LOAN LOSSES Changes in the allowance for estimated loan losses are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 (Dollars in thousands) Balance at January 1 $7,214 $7,684 $5,410 Loans charged off (1,705) (762) (2,079) Recoveries on loans previously charged off 291 279 386 Provision charged to expense 94 603 3,967 Reduction due to sale of commercial loans at Republic Savings Bank (350) (590) - ------ ------ ------ Balance at December 31 $5,544 $7,214 $7,684 ====== ====== ======
NOTE 8: PREMISES AND EQUIPMENT Premises and equipment consist of the following:
December 31, 1994 1993 (Dollars in thousands) Land $2,038 $2,066 Furniture and equipment 16,195 15,105 Buildings and improvements 9,664 10,109 ------ ------ 27,897 27,280 Less accumulated amortization and depreciation 12,413 10,985 ------- ------- Net premises and equipment $15,484 $16,295 ======= =======
31 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) NOTE 9: SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS Short-term borrowings, including Federal funds purchased and reverse repurchase agreements, consist of the following:
December 31, -------------------------------------------- 1994 1993 --------------------- --------------------- Interest Interest Balance Rate Balance Rate (Dollars in thousands) ------- -------- ------- --------- Federal funds purchased and reverse repurchase agreements $217,124 5.97% $35,572 3.34% ======== ======= Short-term borrowings: Mortgage banking warehousing line of credit for Market Street, variable rate $22,806 7.98 $85,535 5.73 Mortgage banking warehousing line of credit for Republic Mortgage, variable rate - - 14,911 6.13 Mortgage banking warehousing line of credit for CUB Funding, variable rate 11,984 7.57 - - Repurchase agreement for CUB Funding, fixed rate 1,136 6.98 - - Short-term portion of long-term debt (See Note 11) 3,896 9.80 827 7.90 ------- -------- Total short-term borrowings $39,822 $101,273 ======= ========
On July 30, 1994, Market Street entered into a $75 million warehousing line of credit agreement with G.E. Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. (G.E. Capital) and Cooper River Funding Inc. (Cooper River). Advances under such line are to be used for funding the origination of mortgage loans by Market Street. Interest, which is payable monthly, is computed at a rate equal to the lower of 2.00% above the lower of the lender's one month commercial paper rate or the LIBOR rate. The interest rate at December 31, 1994 was 7.98% and the balance outstanding was $22.8 million. The line of credit, which is payable on demand, is secured by various real estate mortgage loans and expires in July 1995. The provisions of the warehousing line of credit include various financial covenants for Market Street. Prior to this warehousing line of credit, Market Street funded its mortgage originations and those of its division, CUB Funding, through a $135 million mortgage warehousing line of credit with G.E. Capital. Security for this warehousing line of credit, which was payable on demand, included various real estate mortgage loans. Interest, which was payable monthly, was computed at the lower of 2.25% plus the monthly commercial paper rate, or 2.25% plus the LIBOR rate. The interest rate at December 31, 1993 was 5.73% and the balance outstanding was $85.5 million. The average aggregate amounts outstanding under such agreements were $35.4 million and $76.8 million in 1994 and 1993, respectively. As of April 1, 1994, CUB Funding ceased to operate as a division of Market Street and began to operate as a separate affiliate of Republic Bancorp Inc. On December 18, 1992, Republic Mortgage entered into a $50 million warehousing line of credit with NBD Bank, N.A. and Comerica, Inc. This agreement was amended on September 1, 1994 to reduce the line of credit to $20 million, and to discontinue the warehousing line of credit with Comerica, Inc. Advances under such line are to be used to fund the acquisition or origination of mortgage loans by Republic Mortgage. Security for this line of credit, which is payable on demand, includes various real estate mortgage notes and expires in April 1995. Interest is computed on the unpaid principal amount of each advance at the adjusted LIBOR rate or federal funds sold plus 1.25%, as applicable to such advance. The provisions of the warehousing line of credit include various financial covenants for Republic Mortgage. The interest rate at December 31, 1994 and 1993 was 7.375% and 6.13%, respectively, and the balance outstanding at December 31, 1994 and 1993 was $-0- and $14.9 million, respectively. The average aggregate amounts outstanding under such agreement were $4.5 million and $21.8 million in 1994 and 1993, respectively. On August 11, 1994, CUB Funding Corporation entered into a $30 million warehousing line of credit agreement with Prudential Home Mortgage Company (Prudential). On November 1, 1994, this agreement was amended to reduce the line of credit to $16 million. Advances under such line are to be used for funding the origination of mortgage loans by CUB Funding. Interest, which is payable monthly, is computed based upon the 30 day commercial paper index plus various spreads ranging from 1.00% to 2.75% based on the document status of each loan. The average interest rate at December 31, 1994 was 7.57% and the balance outstanding was $12.0 million. The line of credit, which is payable on demand, is secured by various real estate mortgage loans and expires in August 1995. The provisions of the warehousing line of credit include various financial covenants for CUB Funding. During 1994, the average aggregate amount outstanding under such agreement was $10.2 million. 32 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) In December 1994, CUB Funding entered into a $1.1 million repurchase agreement with Paine Webber Inc. to fund a portion of its mortgage loan originations. Security for this borrowing includes various real estate mortgage notes and expires January 23, 1995. The interest rate on this borrowing was fixed at 6.98% at December 31, 1994. The Company has an $18 million Revolving Credit Agreement with Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A. with loan proceeds available to be utilized for working capital purposes. The credit facility is secured by the common and preferred stock of Republic Bank and expires in January 1996. The agreement provides for borrowings with interest at the prime rate, less .25%, or LIBOR plus 1.75% for borrowings up to $18 million. No amounts were outstanding under this Credit Agreement at December 31, 1994 or 1993. Federal funds purchased mature the day following the date of purchase while reverse repurchase agreements generally mature within 30 to 90 days from the date of the transaction. Federal funds purchased and reverse repurchase agreements are detailed as follows:
1994 1993 Maximum Maximum Balance Interest Average Average Amount Balance Interest Average Average Amount at Rate at Balance Rate Outstanding at Rate at Balance Rate Outstanding December December during during at any December December during during at any 31 31 the Year the Year Month End 31 31 the Year the Year Month End (Dollars in thousands) Federal funds purchased $21,000 6.13% $11,873 4.63% $37,900 $16,000 3.21% $4,547 3.39% $16,200 Reverse repurchase agreements 196,124 5.96 146,206 4.85 251,601 19,572 3.44 17,518 3.37 65,746
At December 31, 1992, the Company had reverse repurchase agreements of $2.5 million with an interest rate of 3.33%. The average amount outstanding during the year ended December 31, 1992 was $13.2 million and the maximum amounts outstanding at any month end was $29.2 million. NOTE 10: FHLB ADVANCES Republic Savings Bank has outstanding two advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB"), a $10 million advance with an interest rate of 7.15%, maturing in February 1997, and a $5 million advance, with an interest rate of 4.45%, maturing in December 1995. These advances are secured by first mortgage loans equal to at least 150% of the advances under a blanket security agreement with interest payable monthly. Republic Bank has outstanding one advance from the FHLB, a $20 million advance with an interest rate of 6.25%, maturing in March 1995. This advance is secured by investment securities equal to at least 110% of the advance under a specific collateral agreement, with interest payable monthly. In order to provide liquidity needs for mortgage loan originations, Republic Savings entered into a $50 million line of credit with the FHLB in September 1994. The line of credit is payable on demand and is secured by various real estate mortgage loans and expires in September 1995. As of December 31, 1994, borrowings under this line totaled $34.95 million, with a variable interest rate of 5.90%. At December 31, 1993, Republic Savings Bank had outstanding the following three advances from the FHLB; $8 million due on demand; $10 million due February 1997; and $5 million due December 1995, with interest rates at 5.90%, 7.15% and 4.45%, respectively.
NOTE 11: LONG-TERM DEBT December 31, Long-term debt consists of the following: 1994 1993 (Dollars in thousands) Senior notes, interest at 7.17%, interest payable semi-annually, maturing 2001 $25,000 - Subordinated notes, interest at 9%, interest payable monthly, maturing 2003 17,250 $17,250 Mortgage loan, interest at 6.99%, principal and interest payable quarterly, maturing October 1, 2000 1,977 2,060 Note payable under term loan agreement, interest at one month commercial paper rate plus 3.75%, principal and interest payable monthly, maturing December 1, 1998 15,304 - Note payable with bank, interest at prime plus 2%, principal and interest payable quarterly, maturing November 30, 1995 744 1,487 ------ ------ Total 60,275 20,797 Less maturities included as short-term borrowings (Note 9) (3,896) (827) ------- ------- Total $56,379 $19,970 ======= =======
33 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) During March 1994, the Company completed a private offering of $25.0 million principal amount of 7.17% Senior Debentures which mature April 1, 2001 with interest on the notes payable semiannually. A portion of the net proceeds from the sale of the Debentures has been used to fund the purchase of mortgage servicing rights and for acquisitions. The remainder of the net proceeds will be used to further expand the Company's mortgage banking operations and activities and for general corporate purposes, including possible future acquisitions. During January 1993, the Company completed a public offering of $17.25 million principal amount of 9% Subordinated Notes which mature February 1, 2003. Interest on the notes is payable monthly at 9%. The notes are redeemable in whole or in part by the Company, subject to Federal Reserve Board approval at par plus accrued interest at any time after February 1, 1996. The majority of the net proceeds from the sale of the Notes were used to repay the amounts outstanding under the Revolving Credit Agreement with Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A. incurred in connection with the Company's acquisition of the assets of Market Street Mortgage Corporation in December 1992. The Subordinated Notes qualify as Tier 2 capital for the calculation of Total risk-based capital under Federal Reserve guidelines. On September 27, 1993, Republic Mortgage financed the acquisition of its new corporate office with a mortgage loan in the amount of $2.1 million with Firstar Bank Milwaukee, N.A. Principal and interest, with a fixed rate of 6.99%, is payable quarterly, with a final maturity date of October 1, 2000. As of December 31, 1994, $91,000 of the amount outstanding is classified as short-term borrowings. On April 29, 1994, Market Street entered into a Term Loan Agreement with GE Capital Mortgage Services, Inc. to finance the acquisition of mortgage loan servicing rights. At December 31, 1994, the Company had $16 million available under this agreement, of which $15.3 million had been borrowed. Borrowings under this agreement are collateralized by Market Street's mortgage loan servicing portfolio in respect of when a borrowing advance has been made pursuant to the Term Loan Agreement. Interest on borrowings under the Term Loan Agreement is payable monthly at a rate of 3.75% above the lender's one month commercial paper rate (9.73% at December 31, 1994). Principal payments begin on January 1, 1995 and are due monthly based on a 60-month amortization period with a balloon payment equal to the unpaid principal balance required in the 48th month (December 1, 1998). As of December 31, 1994, $3.1 million of the amount outstanding is classified as short-term borrowings. On December 29, 1992, to finance a portion of the purchase of the assets of Market Street Mortgage Corporation, Market Street entered into a $2.2 million note payable with Poughkeepsie. Interest is payable at the prime rate plus 2% and the note is payable in twelve equal quarterly installments commencing February 29, 1993 with the final payment due on November 30, 1995. At December 31, 1994 and 1993 the interest rate was 10.5% and 8%, respectively and the loan is secured by the servicing rights underlying the Poughkeepsie mortgages which are serviced by Market Street. As of December 31, 1994, the entire amount outstanding of $744,000 is classified as short-term borrowings. Premier incurred a term note due September 30, 1998 in the original principal amount of $5.8 million to Merchants National Bank & Trust Company of Indianapolis, Indiana pursuant to a Term Loan Agreement dated September 30, 1988. Loan proceeds were used to fund a portion of the purchase of two banks from Michigan National Corporation. Simultaneous with the acquisition of the remaining minority shares of Premier by the Company in March 1993, the remaining $4.4 million balance due was paid in full. The following table indicates the remaining principal maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 1994 (excludes short-term portion detailed in Note 9):
(Dollars in thousands) 1996 $3,156 1997 3,164 1998 3,172 1999 3,180 2000 1,457 2001 and thereafter 42,250 ------- Total $56,379 =======
NOTE 12: INCOME TAXES As discussed in Note 1, the Company adopted SFAS 109 as of January 1, 1993. The cumulative effect of this change in accounting for income taxes of $950,000 is reported separately in the consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 1993. Prior years' financial statements have not been restated to apply the provisions of SFAS 109. 34 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) The following is a summary of the components of the provision for income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992. During the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992, the Company's state taxes on income were insignificant.
1994 1993 1992 (Dollars in thousands) Current expense $7,008 $11,991 $8,768 Deferred income tax (benefit) 1,039 317 (1,429) ------ ------- ------ Total income tax expense $8,047 $12,308 $7,339 ====== ======= ======
Deferred taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. Significant temporary differences which give rise to the deferred tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 1994 and December 31, 1993 are as follows:
December 31, 1994 1993 Asset Liability Asset Liability (Dollars in thousands) Allowance for estimated loan losses $1,020 - $1,392 - Purchased mortgage servicing rights amortization 1,393 - 1,289 - Deferred loan fees and costs, net - $162 499 - Non-deductible accruals 195 - 296 - Depreciation/amortization - 399 - $351 Stock dividends in FHLB stock - 431 - 352 Purchase accounting adjustment amortization 558 - - - Market value adjustment for securities available-for-sale 2,839 - - - Loan mark-to-market adjustment - 344 - - Other 580 83 1,026 249 ------ ------ ------ ---- Total deferred taxes $6,585 $1,419 $4,502 $952 ====== ====== ====== ====
The significant components of deferred taxes under APB No. 11 are as follows:
Year ended December 31, 1992 (Dollars in thousands) Provision for loan losses $(275) Non-deductible accruals (400) Deferred loan fees (109) Hedging transactions (448) Severance benefits (170) Other, net (27) ------- Total deferred income tax benefit $(1,429) =======
Items causing differences between the statutory tax rate and the effective tax rate are summarized as follows:
Year ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 Amount Rate Amount Rate Amount Rate (Dollars in thousands) Statutory tax rate $8,318 35.0% $12,089 35.0% $6,379 34.0% Amortization of purchase adjustments and goodwill 88 .4 77 .2 136 .7 Bad debt deduction of Republic Savings Bank - - - - (359) (1.9) Losses on loans and other real estate - - - - 929 5.0 Merger expense - - - - 221 1.2 Other, net (359) (1.5) 142 .4 33 .1 ------ ---- ------- ---- ------ ---- Provision for income taxes $8,047 33.9% $12,308 35.6% $7,339 39.1% ====== ==== ======= ==== ====== ====
35 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) NOTE 13: COMMON STOCK STOCK OPTIONS The Company has an incentive stock option plan for key employees which currently provides for granting options to purchase up to 1,815,000 common shares during a ten-year period, at exercise prices equal to the fair market value at date of grant. Activity and price information for 1994, 1993 and 1992 are as follows:
Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 Number of Option Number of Option Number of Option Options Price Options Price Options Price Outstanding at beginning of year 863,020 $2.90-12.50 1,450,364 $2.90- 9.71 1,424,397 $2.90- 5.01 Granted 52,035 9.88-12.95 167,447 8.88-12.50 160,930 5.07- 9.71 Exercised (104,479) 4.19- 9.77 (751,464) 4.44- 9.77 (5,232) 6.07 Cancelled (7,814) 5.51-13.41 (3,327) 4.88 (25,597) 5.58- 6.67 Converted to stock warrants - - - - (104,134) 4.87- 6.06 ------- ----------- ------- ----------- --------- ----------- Outstanding at end of year 802,762 $2.90-12.95 863,020 $2.90-12.50 1,450,364 $2.90- 9.71 ======= =========== ======= =========== ========= =========== Available for future grant 19,037 73,238 358,304 ====== ====== =======
STOCK WARRANTS The Company has awarded warrants to purchase common shares during exercise periods ranging from three to ten years to key executive officers and certain directors of the Company and its affiliates. In addition, the Company has a Director Compensation Plan that awards 1,000 warrants annually to each of the Company's non-employee directors. Activity and price information for 1994, 1993 and 1992 follows:
Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 Number of Warrant Number of Warrant Number of Warrant Warrants Price Warrants Price Warrants Price Outstanding at beginning of year 253,757 $4.03- 9.09 279,943 $4.03- 5.01 219,259 $4.19-5.01 Granted 15,400 11.93 13,200 9.09-10.00 - - Exercised (81,797) 4.61- 5.13 (39,386) 4.82-11.00 (65,317) 5.82-6.67 Expired - - - - - - Converted from stock options - - - - 126,001 4.03-5.01 ------- ----------- ------- ----------- ------- ---------- Outstanding at end of year 187,360 $4.03-11.93 253,757 $4.03- 9.09 279,943 $4.03-5.01 ======= =========== ======= =========== ======= ==========
RESTRICTED STOCK PLAN Under the Republic Restricted Stock Plan, 98,575 common shares are authorized to be granted to certain key employees. Such shares must be forfeited if employment terminates within three years of issuance. In 1994 and 1992 no shares were issued under this plan and 39,567 shares were issued in 1993. At December 31, 1994, 88,617 shares have been issued under this plan. The Company amortizes the share issuance price over the restriction period of the agreement. STOCK DIVIDENDS On September 22, 1994, Republic's Board of Directors declared a 10% stock dividend distributed on December 2, 1994 to shareholders of record on November 4, 1994. Similar stock dividends were distributed on October 29, 1993 to shareholders of record on October 1, 1993 and on October 30, 1992 to shareholders of record September 30, 1992. NOTE 14: PRIMARY EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE Primary earnings per common share are computed by dividing net income, after deducting preferred stock dividends by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding and common equivalent shares with a dilutive effect. Common equivalent shares are shares which may be issuable upon exercise of outstanding stock options and warrants. Fully diluted earnings per common share are determined on the assumption that the weighted average number of common shares and common equivalent shares outstanding is further increased by conversion of convertible debentures and convertible preferred stock. Convertible debentures and Series A, B and C convertible preferred stock were included in earnings per fully diluted common share computations for 1992. During 1992, all of the convertible debt and Series A, B and C preferred stock was converted to common stock or redeemed for cash value. 36 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) The following table presents information necessary for the computation of earnings per share, on both a primary and fully diluted basis, for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992.
1994 1993 1992 Average number of common shares outstanding 15,247,537 14,608,466 12,825,529 Common share equivalents on stock options and stock warrants based on average market price 502,012 788,435 546,896 ---------- ---------- ---------- Average number of common shares outstanding to compute primary earnings per share 15,749,549 15,396,901 13,372,425 Incremental common share equivalents on stock options and stock warrants based on end of period market price 1,150 39,953 112,515 Common shares outstanding based on conversion of: Convertible debentures - - 165,689 Series A convertible preferred stock - - 414,841 Series B and C convertible preferred stock - - 275,854 ---------- ---------- ---------- Average number of common shares outstanding to compute fully diluted earnings per share 15,750,699 15,436,854 14,341,324 ========== ========== ==========
NOTE 15: TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES Republic Bank and Republic Savings Bank have, in the normal course of business, made loans to certain directors and officers and to organizations in which certain directors and officers have an interest. Other transactions with related parties include non-interest bearing and interest bearing deposits. In the opinion of management, such loans and other transactions were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable transactions with unrelated parties and did not involve more than normal risk of collectibility. A summary of related party loan activity for the years ended December 31, 1994 and 1993 follows:
1994 1993 (Dollars in thousands) Balance at January 1 $4,508 $8,073 New loans and advances 557 1,106 New directors and officers - - Repayments (1,087) (3,664) Former directors and officers - (1,007) ------ ------ Balance at December 31 $3,978 $4,508 ====== ======
NOTE 16: OTHER NON-INTEREST EXPENSE For 1994, 1993 and 1992, the other non-interest expense category contained certain types of expenses which exceeded 1% of total interest income and other non-interest income. Telephone expense, advertising, travel and auto and FDIC insurance premiums of $2.7 million, $1.6 million, $1.7 million and $1.9 million, respectively, during 1994, exceeded this 1% threshold. Telephone expense and FDIC insurance premiums of $2.2 million and $2.0 million, respectively, during 1993, exceeded this 1% threshold. Legal fees, FDIC insurance premiums and Michigan Single Business Tax of $1.9 million, $1.6 million and $1.6 million, respectively, during 1992, exceeded this 1% threshold. NOTE 17: EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS 401(K) PLANS: The Company maintains 401(k) plans for Republic Bancorp Inc. employees and Republic Savings Bank employees. The employer contributions to the plans are determined annually by the respective Board of Directors. Expenses under these plans for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 aggregated $669,000, $353,000 and $196,000, respectively. EMPLOYEE STOCK OWNERSHIP PLAN: Horizon Financial Services, Inc. maintained an Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) that was a qualified defined contribution plan. Substantially all of the assets in this plan were invested in Horizon Financial Services, Inc. common stock which was converted to Republic Bancorp Inc. common stock effective June 30, 1993. This plan was terminated effective November 30, 1994 and the assets of the plan were distributed to the participants. ESOP expense for the years ending December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992 amounted to $0, $0 and $220,000, respectively. 37 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) NOTE 18: COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES The Company leases certain office facilities under lease agreements that expire at various dates. In some cases, these leases offer renewal options and provide that the Company pay for insurance, maintenance and taxes. Rental expense under all operating leases charged to operations in 1994, 1993 and 1992 approximated $3.7 million, $2.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively. As of December 31, 1994, the future aggregate minimum lease payments required under noncancellable operating leases are as follows:
Operating Year Ending (Dollars in thousands) Leases 1995 $2,673 1996 1,777 1997 1,357 1998 677 1999 153 2000 and thereafter 0 ------ Total minimum payments required $6,637 ======
In the ordinary course of business, there are various legal proceedings pending against Republic and its subsidiaries. Management considers that the aggregate liabilities, if any, arising from such actions would not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial position of the Company. NOTE 19: SEGMENT INFORMATION The Company operates in two industry segments (as defined by SFAS 14, "Financial Reporting for Segments of a Business Enterprise"). The two industry segments are mortgage banking and commercial banking. Following is a presentation of the revenues, operating profits and identifiable assets for the years ended December 31, 1994, 1993 and 1992. The intercompany income/ (expense) presented below consists of interest expense incurred by the mortgage banking subsidiaries on their notes payable with the parent company, less amounts paid to the mortgage banking subsidiaries by Republic Bank for servicing their mortgage loans. Intercompany assets included in the commercial banking total identifiable assets consist primarily of notes receivable of the parent company from the mortgage banking subsidiaries.
Commercial Banking Mortgage Banking Consolidated YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994 1993 1992 1994 1993 1992 1994 1993 1992 (Dollars in thousands) Net interest income after provision for loan losses $35,617 $34,949 $28,964 $(2,491) $1,011 $798 $33,126 $35,960 $29,762 Non-interest income 5,762 6,992 6,113 - - - 5,762 6,992 6,113 Mortgage banking income(1) - - - 69,899 85,128 30,697 69,899 85,128 30,697 Depreciation and amortization 2,051 1,771 1,566 2,217 1,319 280 4,268 3,090 1,846 Non-interest expense 23,582 28,682 27,177 57,171 61,767 18,788 80,753 90,449 45,965 ------- ------- ------ ------ ------- ------- ------- ------- ------- Income before taxes $15,746 $11,488 $6,334 $8,020 $23,053 $12,427 $23,766 $34,541 $18,761 ======= ======= ====== ====== ======= ======= ======= ======= ======= Intercompany income/(expense) included in income before taxes $1,111 $1,015 $123 $(1,111) $(1,015) $(123) - - - ====== ====== ==== ======= ======= ===== ===== ===== ====== AT DECEMBER 31, (Dollars in millions) Total identifiable assets $1,241 $1,003 $1,031 $155 $181 $118 $1,396 $1,184 $1,149 Intercompany assets included in total identifiable assets (26) (12) (22) - (1) (1) (26) (13) (23) ------ ---- ------ ---- ---- ---- ------ ------ ------ Assets after intercompany eliminations $1,215 $991 $1,009 $155 $180 $117 $1,370 $1,171 $1,126 ====== ==== ====== ==== ==== ==== ======= ====== ====== (1) Included in mortgage banking income is amortization of purchased mortgage servicing rights of $5.0 million, $4.6 million and $1.4 million in 1994, 1993 and 1992, respectively.
38 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) NOTE 20: OFF-BALANCE SHEET TRANSACTIONS In the normal course of business, Republic is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk to meet the financing needs of its customers and to reduce its own exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amount recognized in the consolidated balance sheet. The contract or notional amounts of those instruments reflect the involvement Republic has in particular classes of fiancial instruments. Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend cash to a customer as long as there is no breach of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require the payment of a fee. Certain of the commitments may expire without being drawn upon, therefore the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for these commitments is represented by the contractual notional amount. Loan commitments are subject to market risk resulting from fluctuations in interest rates. Republic applies the same credit policies in making commitments as it does for on-balance sheet instruments, mainly by evaluating each customer's credit worthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if deemed necessary by Republic upon extension of credit, is based on management's credit evaluation of the counterparty. Collateral held varies but may include residential properties, accounts receivable, inventories, investments, property, plant and equipment, and income-producing commercial properties. Standby letters of credit guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. These guarantees are primarily issued to support public and private borrowing arrangements, including commercial paper, bond financing, and similar transactions. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan commitments to customers. Republic uses the same credit policies in making these conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. Collateral held for those commitments in which it is deemed necessary varies but may include accounts receivable, inventories, investments and real estate. The following table outlines Republic's off-balance sheet exposure to credit and interest rate risk at December 31, 1994 and 1993:
Outstanding at December 31, 1994 1993 (Dollars in thousands) Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk: Unused commitments to extend credit $18,905 $22,478 Standby letters of credit 450 885 Commitments to fund residential real estate loans 195,472 313,798 Commitments to fund commercial real estate loans 43,391 16,531 Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent interest rate risk: Residential real estate loan applications with agreed-upon rates 129,640 406,444 Commitments to sell residential real estate loans 213,569 667,373
Offsetting the risk associated with the commitments to fund residential real estate loan applications with agreed-upon rates, as well as mortgage loans held for sale, Republic has entered into firm commitments to sell forward $213.6 million of residential mortgage loans to various third parties of which $152.1 million related to the balances of mortgage loans held for sale at December 31, 1994 with the remaining $61.5 million relating to those commitments for real estate loan applications with agreed-upon interest rates. The commitments to sell forward, which are expected to settle in the first quarter of 1995, is not expected to produce any material gains or losses. At December 31, 1993, Republic had entered into firm commitments to sell forward $667.4 million of residential mortgage loans of which $507.8 million related to the balances of mortgage loans held for sale with the remaining $159.6 million relating to those commitments for residential real estate loan applications with agreed-upon interest rates. The Company has sold certain loans to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ("FHLMC") with recourse. Under the sales agreement, the Company must repurchase FHLMC's share of principal and interest upon the completion of a foreclosure sale or upon receipt of a deed in lieu of foreclosure. The outstanding balance of loans sold with recourse was $2.7 million and $6.1 million at December 31, 1994 and 1993, respectively. Management has established appropriate reserves for these estimated losses, if any. 39 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) NOTE 21: DISCLOSURES ABOUT FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Fair value estimates of financial instruments are made at a specific point in time, based on relevant market information and information about the financial instrument. These estimates do not reflect any premium or discount that could result from offering for sale at one time the Company's entire holdings of a particular financial instrument. Because no ready market exists for a significant portion of the Company's financial instruments, fair value estimates are based on judgments regarding future expected loss experience, current economic conditions, risk characteristics of various financial instruments, and other factors. These estimates are subjective in nature and involve uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore cannot be determined with precision. Changes in assumptions could significantly affect the estimates. Fair value estimates are based on existing on-and off-balance sheet financial instruments without attempting to estimate the value of anticipated future business and value of assets and liabilities that are not considered financial instruments. Tax ramifications related to the realization of the unrealized gains and losses can have a significant effect on fair value estimates and have not been considered in these estimates. The estimated fair values of the Company's financial instruments as of December 31, 1994 and 1993 are as follows:
December 31, 1994 December 31, 1993 ------------------- ------------------- Carrying Fair Carrying Fair Value Value Value Value (Dollars in thousands) -------- ------- -------- ------- ASSETS: Cash and cash equivalents $23,297 $23,297 $28,025 $28,025 Mortgage loans held for sale 152,138 152,064 507,795 508,951 Held-for-sale securities - - 51,044 51,776 Held-to-maturity securities 269,701 254,996 107,398 108,360 Available-for-sale securities 204,614 196,502 - - Loans, net of the allowance for estimated loan losses 599,545 580,911 399,903 403,974 LIABILITIES: Deposits: Non-interest bearing demand deposits 111,425 111,425 153,474 153,474 Interest bearing demand and savings deposits 256,528 256,528 254,448 254,448 Certificates of deposit: Maturing in six months or less 218,475 218,348 173,080 173,330 Maturing between six months and one year 108,266 107,817 109,797 110,230 Maturing between one and three years 103,090 102,590 111,113 112,618 Maturing beyond three years 20,958 20,615 31,822 32,469 ------- ------- ------- ------- Total deposits 818,742 817,323 833,734 836,569 Federal funds purchased and reverse repurchase agreements 217,124 217,124 35,572 35,572 Short-term borrowings 39,822 39,821 101,273 101,273 FHLB advances 69,950 69,605 23,000 23,565 Long-term debt 56,379 52,094 19,970 20,382
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments for which it is practicable to estimate that value: CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS: The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value for these instruments. MORTGAGE LOANS HELD FOR SALE: The fair value of mortgage loans held for sale is estimated based on the present value of estimated future cash flows using a discount rate commensurate with the risks associated with the financial instrument. As mortgage loans held for sale are originated or acquired at current market interest rates and generally sold within 60 to 90 days, the difference between carrying value and fair value is generally minimal. 40 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) INVESTMENTS: The fair value of held-to-maturity securities, available-for-sale securities and held-for-sale securities is estimated based on quoted market prices or dealer quotes for those investments. LOANS: Fair values are estimated for portfolio loans based on the present value of future expected cash flows using discount rates which incorporate a premium commensurate with normal credit and interest rate risks involved. Loans are segregated by type such as commercial, commercial real estate, residential mortgage and installment. Fair value for nonperforming loans is based on the premise that management has allocated adequate reserves for loan losses. As a result, the fair value of nonperforming loans are reported at carrying value. DEPOSITS: The fair value of deposits with no stated maturity, such as non-interest bearing demand deposits, savings, money market, checking and NOW accounts, is equal to the amount payable on demand. The estimated fair value of certificates of deposit is based on the present value of future estimated cash flows using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities. FEDERAL FUNDS PURCHASED AND REVERSE REPURCHASE AGREEMENTS: The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value as the majority of such borrowings were negotiated at or near December 31, 1994 and 1993. SHORT-TERM BORROWINGS: The fair value is estimated based on the present value of future estimated cash flows using current rates offered to the Company for debt with similar terms. As 99.8% of borrowings classified short-term float based on indexes such as prime, LIBOR and commercial paper, the carrying amount will generally approximate fair value as the rates on such notes reprice frequently. FHLB ADVANCES AND LONG-TERM DEBT: The fair value is estimated based on the present value of future estimated cash flows using current rates offered to the Company for debt with similar terms. OFF-BALANCE SHEET FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS: The Company's off-balance sheet financial instruments are detailed in Note 20 in the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The Company's residential real estate loan applications with agreed-upon interest rates may result in a gain or loss upon the sale of the funded residential real estate loans. Additionally, the Company's forward commitment to sell residential real estate loans may result in a gain or loss. The aggregated fair value of these off-balance sheet financial instruments at December 31, 1994 and 1993 were not material. NOTE 22: DIVIDEND RESTRICTIONS The Company's state chartered bank and state chartered savings bank regulatory agencies limit the amount of dividends these financial institutions can declare to the parent company in any calendar year without obtaining prior approval. The limitations of the subsidiary bank and the state savings bank for 1994 were approximately $18.4 million and $18.3 million, respectively. 41 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) NOTE 23: PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION The condensed financial statements of Republic Bancorp Inc. (Parent Company only) are as follows:
BALANCE SHEETS December 31, 1994 1993 (Dollars in thousands) Assets: Cash and due from banks $199 $171 Interest earning deposits 5,744 1,674 ----- ----- Cash and cash equivalents 5,943 1,845 Investment in subsidiaries 131,446 112,544 Notes and advances receivable from non-bank subsidiaries 21,811 11,472 Furniture and equipment 109 88 Other assets 5,312 4,575 -------- -------- Total assets $164,621 $130,524 ======== ======== Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity: Accrued and other liabilities $4,457 $1,841 Short-term borrowings - - Long-term debt 42,250 17,250 ------ ------ Total liabilities 46,707 19,091 ------- ------- Total shareholders' equity 117,914 111,433 -------- -------- Total liabilities and shareholders' equity $164,621 $130,524 ======== ======== STATEMENTS OF INCOME Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 (Dollars in thousands) Interest income $1,653 $1,182 $414 Management fees from subsidiaries - - 180 Dividends from subsidiaries 7,242 5,392 439 Gain on sale of securities - - 3 Other income 19 108 - ----- ----- ----- Total income 8,914 6,682 1,036 ----- ----- ----- Interest expense 3,107 1,705 106 Salaries and employee benefits and other expenses 2,713 3,884 4,359 ----- ----- ----- Total expense 5,820 5,589 4,465 ----- ----- ----- Income/(loss) before income taxes and equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries 3,094 1,093 (3,429) Income tax credits (1,615) (1,433) (1,056) ------ ------ ------ Income/(loss) before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries and cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 4,709 2,526 (2,373) Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - (50) - Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries 11,010 20,607 13,795 ------- ------- ------- Net income $15,719 $23,183 $11,422 ======= ======= =======
42 NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (continued) PARENT COMPANY FINANCIAL INFORMATION (continued)
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS Year Ended December 31, 1994 1993 1992 (Dollars in thousands) CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES: Net income $15,719 $23,183 $11,422 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities: Depreciation and amortization 498 444 254 Equity in undistributed earnings of consolidated subsidiaries (11,010) (20,607) (13,795) (Increase)/decrease in interest receivable (149) 277 (270) Increase/(decrease) in interest payable 349 124 (15) (Increase)/decrease in other assets (427) 1,110 (515) Increase in other liabilities 2,267 630 2,697 Other, net - - 68 ------ ------- ------- Total adjustments (8,472) (18,022) (11,576) ------ ------- ------- Net cash (used in)/provided by operating activities 7,247 5,161 (154) ------ ------- ------- CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES: Proceeds from sale of securities - - 250 Proceeds from maturities of mortgage-backed securities - 416 68 Premises and equipment expenditures (45) (54) (23) Capital investments in subsidiaries (9,779) - (500) Increase in notes and advances receivable from non-bank subsidiaries (13,729) (4,072) (20,375) Acquisition of minority interest in bank subsidiary - (74) - Acquisition of increased ownership interest under stock purchase agreement with Premier Bancorporation, Inc. - (668) (81) ------- ------ ------- Net cash used in investing activities (23,553) (4,452) (20,661) ------- ------ ------- CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES: Payment of long-term debt - - (917) Payment of long-term debt of Premier Bancorporation, Inc. upon acquisition of remaining minority interest - (3,756) - Net proceeds from issuance of common shares - - 9,106 Net proceeds from issuance of common shares through exercise of stock options and stock warrants 1,072 4,749 489 Repurchase of common shares (838) - - Dividends paid on preferred shares - - (276) Dividends paid on common shares (4,542) (2,746) (1,907) Redemption of subordinated debentures - - (471) Redemption of Series A preferred stock - - (619) Net increase/(decrease) in short-term borrowings - (15,000) 15,000 Issuance of subordinated debt, net of issuance costs - 16,492 - Issuance of senior debt, net of issuance costs 24,712 - - ------ ------ ------ Net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities 20,404 (261) 20,405 ------ ------ ------ Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents 4,098 448 (410) Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year 1,845 1,397 1,807 ------ ------ ------ Cash and cash equivalents at end of year $5,943 $1,845 $1,397 ====== ====== ====== Cash paid during the year for: Interest $2,758 $1,581 $121 Income taxes $9,980 $9,873 $8,521 Noncash investing activities: * During the year ended December 31, 1994, the holding company reclassified $3.4 million of a borrowing to Market Street Mortgage for the purchase of CUB Funding to capital investment in CUB Funding upon the spinoff of CUB Funding into a separate subsidiary. Noncash financing activities: * During the year ended December 31, 1992, the Company converted $1.1 million of subordinated debentures into 150,498 common shares. * During the year ended December 31, 1992, the Company converted $5.5 million of Series A, B and C preferred shares into 748,499 common shares.
43 REPORT OF MANAGEMENT The management of Republic Bancorp Inc. is responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and other related financial information included in this annual report. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and include the amounts based on management's estimates and judgements where appropriate. Financial information appearing throughout this annual report is consistent with the financial statements. Management is responsible for the integrity and objectivity of the consolidated financial statements. Established accounting procedures are designed to provide financial records and accounts which fairly reflect the transactions of the Company. The training of qualified personnel and the assignment of duties are intended to provide an internal control structure at a cost consistent with management's evaluation of the risks involved. Such controls are monitored by an internal audit staff to provide reasonable assurances that transactions are executed in accordance with management's authorization and that adequate accountability for the Company's assets is maintained. The financial statements have been audited by Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, and their report follows. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is composed of outside directors who meet with management, internal auditors, independent auditors and regulatory examiners to review matters relating to financial reporting and internal controls. The internal auditors, independent auditors and regulatory examiners have direct access to the Audit Committee. /s/ Jerry D. Campbell /s/ Thomas F. Menacher, C.P.A. -------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Jerry D. Campbell Thomas F. Menacher, C.P.A. Chairman of the Board, President Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer 44 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Republic Bancorp Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits. The consolidated financial statements give retroactive effect to the merger of Republic Bancorp Inc. and Horizon Financial Services, Inc. which has been accounted for as a pooling of interests as described in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements. We did not audit the statements of income, shareholders' equity and cash flows of Horizon Financial Services, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 1992, whose financial statements reflect total revenues of $33 million for the year ended December 31, 1992. Those statements were audited by other auditors whose report has been furnished to us, and our opinion, insofar as it relates to the amounts included for Horizon Financial Services, Inc. for 1992, is based solely on the report of such other auditors. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits and the reports of the other auditors provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, based on our audits and the report of the other auditors, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Republic Bancorp Inc. and its subsidiaries as of December 31, 1994 and 1993, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 1994 in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. As discussed in Notes 1 and 12 to the consolidated financial statements, Republic Bancorp Inc. adopted recently issued Statements of Financial Accounting Standards and, accordingly changed its method of accounting for investments in debt and equity securities effective January 1, 1994 and its method of accounting for income taxes in 1993. /s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP ------------------------- January 18, 1995 Detroit, Michigan 45 SUMMARY OF COMMON SHARE MARKET DATA
Market Price on Common Shares 1994 1993 High Low High Low First quarter 14 11 1/8 11 1/8 8 Second quarter 12 3/4 11 1/8 10 3/8 8 1/2 Third quarter 13 5/8 11 3/4 12 5/8 9 1/4 Fourth quarter 12 1/2 9 1/2 14 5/8 11 1/4
The Company had 3,923 common shareholders of record and approximately 13,000 total common shareholders as of February 20, 1995. The Common Stock is traded on the NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol "RBNC." The prices shown above are the high and low sales prices of the common stock reported during the periods indicated and have been restated to reflect all stock dividends. Payment of cash dividends by the Company on any of its common stock will depend upon the receipt of dividends from its subsidiaries, on the consolidated earnings and financial condition of the Company, on legal restrictions and on such other factors as the Board of Directors may consider relevant at the time. The Board of Directors of Republic Bancorp Inc., on February 16, 1995, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.09 per share on Common Stock, payable on April 7, 1995 to shareholders of record on March 10, 1995. It is the current intent of the Company's Board of Directors to continue to distribute quarterly cash dividends to common shareholders at the rate of $.09 per share and to retain the balance of earnings and surplus to provide operating capital and to finance the growth and development of the Company. The Company has historically declared stock dividends and stock splits effected in the form of dividends on its Common Stock. Based on the Company's intent to distribute quarterly cash dividends to common shareholders in the future, it has not been determined whether the Company will continue stock dividends in the future. QUARTERLY DATA Selected unaudited quarterly financial information for the latest eight quarters is shown in the table below. All amounts are in thousands, except per common share amounts.
1994 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Total income $45,296 $37,089 $36,036 $35,459 Total interest income 15,896 19,332 21,620 21,371 Total interest expense 8,363 10,663 12,530 13,443 Provision for loan losses 47 17 20 10 Net income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 6,082 5,007 3,025 1,605 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle - - - - Net income 6,082 5,007 3,025 1,605 Net income per common share: Primary .39 .32 .19 .10 Fully diluted .39 .32 .19 .10 1993 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Qtr Qtr Qtr Qtr (Dollars in thousands, except per share data) Total income $34,674 $45,679 $44,321 $46,277 Total interest income 18,859 20,805 19,501 19,666 Total interest expense 10,830 11,097 10,465 9,876 Provision for loan losses 117 204 190 92 Net income before cumulative effect of change in accounting principle 4,799 6,394 6,076 4,964 Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle (950) - - - Net income 5,749 6,394 6,076 4,964 Net income per common share: Primary .38 .42 .39 .32 Fully diluted .37 .42 .39 .32
46 REPUBLIC AFFILIATES REPUBLIC BANK DIRECTORS Lee E. Benz President Benz Insurance Agency Barry J. Eckhold Chairman of the Board President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Credit Officer D. Wayne Fate Pharmacist Jack R. Lousma Consultant Milton F. Lutz, II President Midbrook Products, Inc. Frederick H. Marx President Marx, Layne & Company Alan R. Pfaff, Jr. President Atlantic Eagle Inc. Grant C. Putman Farmer William C. Rands, III Managing Partner Rands Investment Company David G. Stickel Regional President and Secretary to the Board John E. VanderPoel Chief Executive Officer Jackson Iron & Metal, Inc. Giorgio Vozza President Adventure Golf and Design David W. Wright Owner Wright Ventures Michael D. Young President, Michael D. Young Olds, Pontiac, GMC Trucks, Inc. OFFICERS Barry J. Eckhold Chairman of the Board President, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Credit Officer David G. Stickel Regional President and Secretary to the Board Constance A. Deneweth Community Bank President- Traverse City C. Howard Haas Community Bank President- Lansing Dennis A. Hill Community Bank President- Jackson Craig L. Johnson Community Bank President- Flint Peter W. Smith Community Bank President- Southeastern Michigan Theodore J. Carlson Executive Vice President and Cashier Patricia A. Brady Senior Vice President- Mortgage Lending Lawrence D. Corbett Senior Vice President and Mortgage Loan Officer Kenneth W. Faupel Senior Vice President and Senior Operations Officer Richard P. Lupkes Senior Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer David B. Randall Senior Vice President and Mortgage Loan Officer Diana L. Wallace Senior Vice President Thomas G. Zernick Senior Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer Vincent G. Cassisa Vice President- Commercial Lending Ronald L. Clingerman Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer Michael A. DeMeyere Vice President-Retail Banking John C. Deming Vice President and Commercial Loan Officer Ian T. Glassford Vice President-Retail Banking Michael J. Gleason Vice President-Mortgage Sales Jack S. Harris Vice President-Retail Banking Suzanne A. Lieder Vice President- Mortgage Lending Douglas A. Liverance Vice President- Consumer Lending Daniel F. Mackenzie Vice President- Mortgage Lending Cassandra Miller Vice President- Mortgage Lending Jeffrey D. Saunders, C.P.A. Controller David J. Skaff Vice President- Commercial Lending Gregory B. Smith Vice President- Mortgage Lending James L. Stotz Vice President-Loan Servicing Joanne M. Wrozek Vice President 47 REPUBLIC AFFILIATES REPUBLIC BANK (continued) OFFICES ANN ARBOR 122 South Main Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 (313) 665-4030 2100 South Main Street, Suite 2 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 (313) 665-4080 FLINT 3200 Beecher Road Flint, Michigan 48532 (810) 732-3300 220 E. Main Street Flushing, Michigan 48433 (810) 659-7712 G-8455 South Saginaw Road Grand Blanc, Michigan 48439 (810) 694-8222 1070 East Main Street Owosso, Michigan 48867 (517) 723-7800 1345 N. Shiawassee Street Owosso, Michigan 48867 (517) 723-5101 JACKSON 306 West Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49201 (517) 789-4300 125 West Main Street Hanover, Michigan 49241 (517) 563-8332 2201 East Michigan Avenue Jackson, Michigan 49202 (517) 789-4330 2030 Fourth Street Jackson, Michigan 49203 (517) 789-4335 904 North Wisner Street Jackson, Michigan 49202 (517) 789-4394 Loan Production Office 4205 South Westnedge Avenue Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008 (616) 344-0011 112 Jonesville Street Litchfield, Michigan 49252 (517) 542-2931 12811 East Chicago Road P.O. Box 9 Somerset Center, Michigan 49282 (517) 688-4433 119 West Main Street Spring Arbor, Michigan 49283 (517) 789-4340 LANSING 500 North Homer Street Lansing, Michigan 48912 (517) 351-7300 601 West Grand River Okemos, Michigan 48864 (517) 349-1930 127 East Grand River Webberville, Michigan 48892 (517) 521-3122 105 West Middle Street Williamston, Michigan 48895 (517) 655-4371 SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN 1700 North Woodward Avenue Suite B Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304 (810) 258-5300 31155 Northwestern Highway Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334 (810) 737-0444 18720 Mack Avenue Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan 48236 (313) 882-6400 TRAVERSE CITY 534 E. Front Street Traverse City, Michigan 49686 (616) 933-5626 Loan Production Office 616 Petoskey Street, Suite 306 Petoskey, Michigan 49770 (616) 347-0290 48 REPUBLIC AFFILIATES REPUBLIC BANK COMMUNITY BOARDS DIRECTORS ANN ARBOR Lee E. Benz Jack R. Lousma Robert L. McNaughton William G. Milliken, Jr. David G. Stickel James D. Short, Jr., Ph.D. Jeoffrey K. Stross, M.D. George D. Zuidema, M.D. FLINT Bruce L. Cook Richard J. Cramer Dr. George A. Eastman Barry J. Eckhold Howard J. Hulsman Gary Hurand Craig L. Johnson Robert C. Manutes Dr. Milton Rosenbaum David G. Stickel David W. Wright Michael D. Young JACKSON G. Mark Alyea Theodore J. Carlson Frank A. Denbrock Lloyd G. Ganton Dennis A. Hill Gary Hurand William C. Koons Milton F. Lutz, II Phillip O. Richards, M.D. Jo-Anne Rosenfeld Lawrence Schultz John E. VanderPoel LANSING George L. Burkitt A. Gregory Eaton Barry J. Eckhold D. Wayne Fate C. Howard Haas Joe D. Pentecost Grant C. Putman SOUTHEASTERN MICHIGAN Peter A. Dow Robert C. Edgar Harvey C. Fruehauf, Jr. Frederick C. Gould Frederick H. Marx Sam H. McGoun Lawrence E. Padlo Alan R. Pfaff, Jr. William C. Rands, III Peter W. Smith Richard H. Turner Robert C. Valade 49 REPUBLIC AFFILIATES REPUBLIC SAVINGS BANK DIRECTORS Joseph D. Rusnak President and Chief Executive Officer Albert P. Blank Executive Vice President Dana M. Cluckey Executive Vice President and Treasurer Republic Bancorp Inc. Paul C. Drueke First Vice President Stifel Nicolaus & Company, Inc. Dennis J. Ibold Chairman of the Board Partner Petersen, Ibold & Wantz Attorneys at Law John J. Lennon Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer White Engines, Inc. John L. Macklin President Investment Advisors International, Inc. Lyman H. Treadway Consultant Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bancapital Corporation OFFICERS Joseph D. Rusnak President and Chief Executive Officer Albert P. Blank Executive Vice President David C. Williams Senior Vice President and Senior Credit Officer Terry G. Robbins First Vice President and Secretary David W. Gifford, C.P.A. Vice President and Treasurer Ronald E. Decker Vice President Glenn B. Keeney Vice President Denise H. Long Vice President John L. Mlakar Vice President Karen H. Rhodes Vice President Leeanne M. Wright Vice President OFFICES 23175 Commerce Park Road Beachwood, Ohio 44122 (216) 765-1100 17800 Chillicothe Road Chagrin Falls, Ohio 44023 (216) 543-8237 8389 Mayfield Road Chesterland, Ohio 44026 (216) 729-1636 80 Severance Circle Drive Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44118 (216) 291-3171 5710 Mayfield Road Greens of Lyndhurst Lyndhurst, Ohio 44124 (216) 461-7300 26777 Lorain Road North Olmsted, Ohio 44070 (216) 779-9922 2104 Warrensville Center Road South Euclid, Ohio 44121 (216) 932-7774 Loan Production Office 7333 Paragon Road, Suite 160 Centerville, Ohio 45459 (513) 438-4663 Loan Production Office 209 West Portage Trail Extension Suite 200 Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 44223 (216) 922-5800 Loan Production Office 7784 Reynolds Road Mentor, Ohio 44060 (216) 946-2690 Loan Production Office 500 W. Wilson Bridge Road Suite 100 Worthington, Ohio 43085 (614) 888-9582 50 REPUBLIC AFFILIATES REPUBLIC BANCORP MORTGAGE INC. DIRECTORS George B. Smith Chairman of the Board Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. Jerry D. Campbell Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Republic Bancorp Inc. Dana M. Cluckey Executive Vice President and Treasurer Republic Bancorp Inc. Richard H. Shaffner President and Chief Executive Officer Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. OFFICERS George B. Smith Chairman of the Board Richard H. Shaffner President and Chief Executive Officer Shirley M. Clark Executive Vice President Alice M. Alvey Senior Vice President Lawrence Rosenberg, C.P.A. Chief Financial Officer Gregory R. Bixby Vice President Robert L. Borkowski Vice President Charles W. Cracraft Vice President Robert V. Drury Vice President Thomas R. Henaughen Vice President Brian R. Ludtke, C.P.A. Vice President Marianne Opt-Thompson Vice President Gary L. Shafer Vice President Denise M. Sims Vice President Barbara Jo Smith Vice President Daniel B. Smith Vice President Thomas B. Smith Vice President Timothy B. Smith Vice President Michael G. Taormino Vice President Gayle S. Wickham Vice President Lisa A. Wickham Vice President William D. Wilhammer Vice President OFFICES 31155 Northwestern Highway Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334 (810) 932-6500 1919 West Stadium, Suite 4 Ann Arbor, Michigan 48103 (313) 995-4499 1700 North Woodward Avenue Bloomfield Hills, Michigan 48304 (810) 646-7050 322 West Grand River Brighton, Michigan 48116 (810) 229-7440 186 South Main Street Plymouth, Michigan 48170 (313) 459-7800 543 Main Street Suite 213 Rochester, Michigan 48307 (810) 656-4200 19301 Northline Road Southgate, Michigan 48195 (313) 287-0400 1200 Valley West Drive Suite 206-14 West Des Moines, Iowa 50265 (800) 800-6492 17218 Preston Road Suite 451 Dallas, Texas 75252 (214) 713-9564 51 REPUBLIC AFFILIATES HOME FUNDING, INC. (a division of Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc.) OFFICERS Joseph A. Cilento President Kathleen Quinn Executive Vice President OFFICES 1811 Route 52 Hopewell Junction, New York 12533 (914) 226-6000 1407 Route 9 Clifton Park, New York 12065 (518) 373-0814 6701 Manlius Center Road East Syracuse, New York 13057 (315) 431-4100 457 Main Street Danbury, Connecticut 06811 (203) 791-1736 195 Farmington Avenue Suite 310 Farmington, Connecticut 06032 (203) 678-1778 1301 York Road, Suite 400 Lutherville, Maryland 21093 (410) 339-7794 Two Meeting House Road Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824 (508) 250-2700 AMERIFIRST HOME MORTGAGE (a division of Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc.) OFFICERS David N. Gahm Senior Vice President Mark A. Jones Senior Vice President Nancy F. Bastian Vice President David H. Jones Vice President Blake E. Bottomley Vice President OFFICES 7215 S. Westnedge Portage, Michigan 49002 (616) 324-4120 138 N. Otsego P.O. Box 840 Gaylord, Michigan 49735 (517) 732-3526 5763 28th Street, SE Grand Rapids, Michigan 49546 (616) 285-3200 112 East Chart St. Plainwell, Michigan 49080 (616) 685-1441 52 REPUBLIC AFFILIATES MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION DIRECTORS Randall C. Johnson Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer T. Donnell Smith Executive Vice President Michael H. Dillon Executive Vice President Jerry D. Campbell Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Republic Bancorp Inc. Dana M. Cluckey Executive Vice President and Treasurer Republic Bancorp Inc. Richard H. Shaffner President and Chief Executive Officer Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. OFFICERS Randall C. Johnson Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer T. Donnell Smith Executive Vice President Michael H. Dillon Executive Vice President James B. Capps Senior Vice President Tracy S. Jackson Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary Barbara V. VanAntwerp Senior Vice President Vickey L. Adkins Vice President Anna Y. Agee Vice President Tony J. Agliardi, C.P.A. Vice President and Controller Michael T. Alea Vice President W. Patrick Begg Vice President Ross G. Bennett Vice President Tambra L. Butler Vice President Barry W. Carroll Vice President Jerry F. Cobbe Vice President Elizabeth Jamison-Rouquie Vice President Barbara Jan Jenkins Vice President Nancy A. Jones Vice President Bruce W. Kates Vice President Thomas J. Ninness Vice President John C. Pacini Vice President Charles W. Richardson Vice President Timothy A. Slone Vice President Gene F. Swindle Vice President Nancy J. Weaver Vice President John M. Welsh Vice President 53 REPUBLIC AFFILIATES MARKET STREET MORTGAGE CORPORATION (continued) OFFICES 2650 McCormick Drive, Suite 200 Clearwater, Florida 34619 (800) 669-3210 (813) 724-7000 2410 West Brandon Boulevard Brandon, Florida 33511 (813) 681-7700 2650 McCormick Drive, Suite 100 Clearwater, Florida 34619 (813) 539-8300 Cross Bayou Commerce Center 11701 Belcher Road South, Suite 110 Largo, Florida 34643 (813) 539-8300 2500 Maitland Center Parkway Suite 402 Maitland, Florida 32751 (407) 875-6900 10700 North Kendall Drive, Suite 301 Miami, Florida 33176 (305) 596-1640 9000 W. Sheridan Street Unit 147 Pembroke Pines, Florida 33024 (305) 438-6600 5700 North Davis Highway, Suite 4 Pensacola, Florida 32503 (904) 479-7991 1800 Second Street, Suite 808 Sarasota, Florida 34236 (813) 954-8880 3160 Fifth Avenue North, Suite 140 St. Petersburg, Florida 33713 (813) 539-8300 3550 Bushwood Park Drive, Suite 150 Tampa, Florida 33618 (813) 932-4578 1715 North Westshore Boulevard Suite 552 Tampa, Florida 33607 (813) 286-8700 111 Hidden Glen Way Dothan, Alabama 36303 (205) 794-7660 6719 Taylor Circle, Unit B Montgomery, Alabama 36106 (334) 277-9011 4222 E. Camelback Road Suite H100 Phoenix, Arizona 85018 (602) 840-4434 500 E. Fry Boulevard, Suite L9 Sierra Vista, Arizona 85635 (502) 458-8523 Plaza Quebec 6025 South Quebec, Suite 120 Englewood, Colorado 80111 (303) 721-1120 400 Interstate North Parkway Suite 600 Atlanta, Georgia 30339 (404) 988-1800 5669 Whitesville Road, Suite E Columbus, Georgia 31904 (706) 324-0074 1750 East Golf Road, Suite 210 Schaumburg, Illinois 60173 (708) 706-9411 3901 National Drive, Suite 210 Burtonsville, Maryland 20866 (301) 989-8500 2701 Coltsgate Road, Suite #101 Charlotte, North Carolina 28211 (704) 365-9044 7611 Little River Turnpike Suite 502W Annandale, Virginia 22003 (703) 941-6600 3998 Fair Ridge Drive, Suite 200 Fairfax, Virginia 22033 (703) 359-0100 54 REPUBLIC AFFILIATES CUB FUNDING CORPORATION DIRECTORS Douglas E. Jones Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Daniel M. LuVisi Vice Chairman and President Jerry D. Campbell Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Republic Bancorp Inc. Dana M. Cluckey Executive Vice President and Treasurer Republic Bancorp Inc. OFFICERS Douglas E. Jones Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Daniel M. LuVisi Vice Chairman and President Anne L. Elliott Senior Vice President Judy L. Smith Vice President and Controller Dennece Bickley Vice President Jackie M. Casillas Vice President John P. Dixon Vice President Scott K. Osder Vice President OFFICES 26565 West Agoura Road, Suite 305 Calabasas, California 91302-1958 (818) 880-4400 5345 Madison Avenue, Suite 301 Sacramento, California 95841 (916) 349-3211 100 Pacifica, Suite 340 Irvine, California 92718 (714) 753-7424 468 North Rosemead Boulevard, No. 104 Pasadena, California 91107 (818) 351-4888 4320 Stevens Creek Blvd., Suite 165 San Jose, California 95129 (408) 261-1660 10655 NE Fourth, Suite 400 Bellevue, Washington 98004 (206) 455-3462 10260 SW Greenburg Road, Suite 535 Portland, Oregon 97223 (503) 293-7390 55 REPUBLIC BANCORP INC. DIRECTORS Jerry D. Campbell Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Dana M. Cluckey, C.P.A. Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Bruce L. Cook President Wolverine Sign Works Richard J. Cramer President Dee Cramer, Inc. Dr. George A. Eastman Orthodontic Consultant Howard J. Hulsman Chairman Ross Learning Inc. Gary Hurand President Dawn Donut Systems, Inc. Dennis J. Ibold Partner Petersen, Ibold & Wantz Attorneys at Law Stephen M. Klein Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Omni Funding Corporation John J. Lennon Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer White Engines, Inc. Sam H. McGoun President and Chief Executive Officer Willis Corroon Corporation of Michigan, Inc. Kelly E. Miller President Miller Oil Corporation Joe D. Pentecost President Better Properties, Inc. George B. Smith Chairman of the Board Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. Dr. Jeoffrey K. Stross Professor, Internal Medicine Associate Chief of Clinical Affairs University Medical Center Lyman H. Treadway Consultant Retired Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bancapital Corporation DIRECTOR-EMERITUS John F. Northway Chairman The Owosso Company OFFICERS Jerry D. Campbell Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Dana M. Cluckey, C.P.A. Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary Barry J. Eckhold Vice President, Chief Credit Officer and Secretary Richard H. Shaffner Vice President Thomas F. Menacher, C.P.A. Chief Financial Officer Timothy G. Blazejewski, C.P.A. Controller and Assistant Secretary Travis D. Jones, C.P.A. Risk Management Officer Mary Lou Scriba Investment Relations Manager and Assistant Secretary OFFICES 1070 East Main Street P.O. Box 70 Owosso, Michigan 48867 (517) 725-7337 122 South Main Street Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104 (313) 665-4030 56 CORPORATE INFORMATION ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Republic Bancorp Inc. will be held on April 26, 1995 at 9:00 a.m. at the Novi Hilton, 21111 Haggerty Road, Novi, Michigan. ADDITIONAL SHAREHOLDER INFORMATION Those seeking general information about the Company or a copy of the Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission may contact: Dana M. Cluckey, C.P.A. Executive Vice President and Treasurer P.O. Box 70 Owosso, Michigan 48867 (517) 725-7337 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS Deloitte & Touche, LLP, Detroit, Michigan LEGAL COUNSEL Dickinson, Wright, Moon, Van Dusen & Freeman Detroit, Michigan Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone Detroit, Michigan STOCK TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR State Street Bank and Trust Company c/o Boston Financial Data Services P.O. Box 8204 Boston, Massachusetts 02266 (800) 257-1770 57 CORPORATE INFORMATION (continued) DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN Republic Bancorp Inc. shareholders of record may elect to have dividends automatically reinvested in additional shares of Republic stock through its Dividend Reinvestment Plan (Plan). The Plan offers you the opportunity to reinvest your quarterly cash dividends, as well as make supplemental cash contributions toward the purchase of additional Republic Bancorp common stock. The Plan is voluntary and there are no service charges or brokerage fees for purchases under the Plan. We are pleased to make this Plan available to Republic shareholders, and we invite you to participate. Requests for additional information about this Plan, or any questions about stock holdings should be directed to: Mary Lou Scriba Investor Relations Manager P.O. Box 70 Owosso, Michigan 48867 (517) 725-7337 COMMON STOCK The common stock of Republic Bancorp Inc. is traded on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol RBNC. The following 26 brokerage firms make a market in the common stock of Republic Bancorp Inc. A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc. St. Louis, Missouri 63103 Advest, Inc. Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Allen & Company, Inc. New York, New York 10022 Robert W. Baird & Co. Incorporated Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 The Chicago Corporation Chicago, Illinois 60604 Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. New York, New York 10048 First of Michigan Corporation Detroit, Michigan 48226 Gerald Klauer Mattison & Co. New York, New York 10016 Gruntal & Co. Incorporated New York, New York 10005 Herzog, Heine, Geduld, Inc. New York, New York 10004 Howe Barnes & Johnson, Inc. Chicago, Illinois 60603 Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc. New York, New York 10048 Kemper Securities Group Inc. Chicago, Illinois 60606 MacAllister Pitfield MacKay New York, New York 10004 Mayer & Schweitzer Inc. Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 McDonald & Company Securities, Inc. Cleveland, Ohio 44114 Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith New York, New York 10281 Nash Weiss Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 PaineWebber Inc. New York, New York 10019 RFB Investments Inc. New York, New York 10022 Roney & Co. Detroit, Michigan 48226 Sherwood Securities Corp. New York, New York 10285 Smith Barney Shearson, Inc. New York, New York 10105 Stifel Nicolaus & Co., Inc. St. Louis, Missouri 63102 Troster Singer Corp. Jersey City, New Jersey 07302 Wertheim Schroder & Co., Inc. New York, New York 10019 58
EX-23 14 CONSENT OF DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP Exhibit 23 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT Republic Bancorp Inc.: We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statements No. 33-55336, 33-55304, and 33-62508 on Form S-8 and 33-61842 on Form S-3, of Republic Bancorp Inc. (Republic) of our report dated January 18, 1995 incorporated by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Republic for the year ended December 31, 1994. Deloitte & Touche LLP Detroit, Michigan March 29, 1995 EX-27 15 ARTICLE 9 FDS FOR 10-K
9 THE SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1994 AND CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME FOR THE TWELVE MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1994. 1,000 YEAR DEC-31-1994 DEC-31-1994 22,518 779 0 0 196,502 269,701 254,996 757,227 5,544 1,363,614 818,742 316,896 43,077 66,379 0 0 76,231 41,683 1,363,614 53,617 24,602 0 78,219 28,261 44,999 33,220 94 1,392 85,021 23,766 23,766 0 0 15,719 1.00 1.00 2.88 2,365 139 1,130 0 7,214 1,705 291 5,544 3,320 0 2,224
EX-28.F 16 PURCHASE AND SALE AGMT. Exhibit 28(f) PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT THIS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") made as of September 2, 1994 by and between Mayflower Mortgage Corporation, a Michigan corporation doing business as "REPUBLIC BANCORP MORTGAGE INC." ("Purchaser"), and HOME FUNDING, INC., a New York corporation ("Seller"). ARTICLE 1. DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES 1.1. DEFINITIONS. Certain terms are defined elsewhere in this Agreement. Unless the context otherwise requires, for the purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the respective meanings ascribed in this Article. Undertakings contained within definitions shall be regarded as covenants of the parties. "AGENCIES" means FHLMC and FNMA. "AGENCY APPROVALS" means the written approvals of FHLMC and FNMA to the transfer of the servicing rights from Seller to Purchaser in connection with Serviced Loans. "AGREEMENT" means this Purchase and Sale Agreement by and between Purchaser and Seller, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto and all amendments hereof and thereof. "ARBITER" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b) of this Agreement. "ASSUMED AGREEMENTS" has the meaning set forth in the attached Exhibit 2.1. "ASSUMED LEASES" has the meaning set forth in the attached Exhibit 2.1. "ASSUMED OBLIGATIONS" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(a). "BRIDGE NOTE" means that certain revolving promissory note dated July 22, 1994 and having a stated principal balance of $300,000 made by Seller and payable to the order of Purchaser. Neither the Bridge Note nor any term or provision of the Bridge Note shall obligate Purchaser to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. "BUSINESS DAY" means any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on which banks in Detroit, Michigan are authorized or obligated by law to be closed. "CLOSING" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a) of this Agreement. "CLOSING DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4(a) of this Agreement. "COBRA" means the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended. "CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. "CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT FUNDS" means the aggregate of all funds held by Seller in the Custodial Accounts, including any Mortgage Escrow Funds. "CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS" means, with respect to any Serviced Loan, all P&I accounts and T&I accounts maintained in connection with such Serviced Loan (including any buy-down accounts, suspense accounts, lost drafts accounts and unapplied funds accounts), together with such other trust or escrow accounts as may be required by the applicable Servicing Agreement or Investor. "DOLLAR" OR "$" means the coin or currency of the United States of America as at the time of payment is legal tender for the payment of public and private debts. "EMPLOYEE PLANS" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(a) of this Agreement. "EMPLOYMENT LOSS" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.12(f) of this Agreement. "ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.11 of this Agreement. "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. "EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS" means employment agreements between Purchaser, on the one hand, and each of Joseph A. Cilento and Kathleen Quinn, on the other hand. Each of said employment agreements shall be in form and substance acceptable to each of the parties thereto. "EXCLUDED ASSETS" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 of this Agreement. "FHA" means the Federal Home Administration. "FHLMC" means the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation. "FIXED ASSETS" has the meaning set forth in the attached Exhibit 2.1. -2- "FNMA" means the Federal National Mortgage Association. "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government. "INVESTMENT LOANS" means those Mortgage Loans owned and retained by Seller which are not saleable in the usual and ordinary course of business of Seller consistent with its past practices. "INVESTOR" means a Private Investor or an Agency. "LOAN FILES" means all loan documentation, loan applications, credit and closing packages, custodial documents, escrow documents, and other documents (including, without limitation, records on computer tape or disk, microfilm, microfiche, or the equivalent) in the possession of Seller and relating to the Serviced Loans or necessary for the prudent servicing of a Serviced Loan, in each case as required by any Investor or PMI and their guidelines, requirements, procedures, rules and regulations. "MORTGAGE" means a mortgage, deed or trust, security deed, trust deed or other real estate security instrument securing a promissory note and creating a lien on the real estate securing the note, which instrument is customarily used for such purpose in the jurisdiction where the real estate is located. "MORTGAGE ESCROW FUNDS" means, with respect to any Serviced Loan, the amounts constituting T&I. "MORTGAGE LOANS" means mortgage loans evidenced by a Mortgage Note and secured by a Mortgage on a one- to four-family residence. "MORTGAGE NOTE" means the written promise to pay a sum of money to a stated interest rate during a specified term. "MORTGAGE ORIGINATION NETWORK" has the meaning set forth in the attached Exhibit 2.1. "NET WORTH" shall mean the net worth of the entity referred to in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied. "P&I" means principal and interest paid in account of a Mortgage Loan. "PIPELINE" means, with respect to any date of determination, all rights and obligations with respect to the applications for Mortgage Loans that are listed on the attached Exhibit 1.1 as then amended. Purchaser and Seller each covenant and agree that at the close of business on each Monday following the date of this Agreement, commencing with the first Monday following the date of this Agreement, and at the close of business on the Closing Date, -3- Purchaser and Seller shall amend Exhibit 1.1 so as to (i) add thereto all applications for Mortgage Loans previously listed on Exhibit 1.1, and (ii) remove therefrom all applications for Mortgage Loans listed thereon that have been funded, terminated or abandoned prior to or on the date of such amendment. "PIPELINE ADJUSTMENT" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 of this Agreement. "PIPELINE COMMITMENTS" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3 of this Agreement. "PIPELINE LOANS" means all Mortgage Loans originated pursuant to the Pipeline from and after the Closing Date. "PMI" means a primary private mortgage guaranty insurance policy or a private mortgage guaranty insurer, as the context may require. "PREPAID EXPENSES" has the meaning set forth in the attached Exhibit 2.1. "PRIVATE INVESTOR" means an owner or holder of Mortgage Loans, other than the Agencies, which is a party to a Servicing Agreement with Seller relating to such Mortgage Loans. "PRIVATE INVESTOR CONSENT" means the written consent of a Private Investor to the transfer by Seller to Purchaser of the servicing rights to Mortgage Loans owned or held by that Private Investor, which consent does not reduce or limit the rights or compensation of the servicer under the applicable Service Agreement. "PURCHASE COMMITMENTS" means the commitment by Investors to acquire Mortgage Loans. "PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1 of this Agreement. "PURCHASED ASSETS" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 of this Agreement. "PURCHASER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.5 of this Agreement. "REO PROPERTY" means real estate property obtained by Seller in its name or on behalf of Investors in connection with foreclosure proceedings or deed in lieu of foreclosure proceedings on certain Mortgage Loans. "REPUBLIC MORTGAGE BANKING OPERATION" means the mortgage banking activities and operations (which activities and operations are expected to include originating, producing, selling, marketing and servicing residential mortgage loans on one- to four-family -4- residences) conducted by or on behalf of Purchaser in the States of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts (i) by Seller using the Purchased Assets up to the Closing Date and (ii) by all or some of the Retained Employees using the Purchased Assets as a division of Purchaser, following the Closing Date. Seller (x) understands that Purchaser has other mortgage banking activities and operations (which activities and operations include originating, producing, selling, marketing and servicing residential mortgage loans on one- to four-family residences) in addition to those to be conducted by all or some of the Retained Employees using the Purchased Assets and (y) agrees that such other mortgage banking activities and operations shall neither be a part of nor be deemed a part of the Republic Mortgage Banking Operation for purposes of this Agreement, notwithstanding the fact that such may be operated in the States of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts. "RETAINED EMPLOYEES" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.4(a) of this Agreement. "RETAINED OBLIGATIONS" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3(b) of this Agreement. "SELLER FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" means the financial statements of Seller described in Section 4.4(a) of this Agreement. "SERVICED LOANS" means the Mortgage Loans which are subject to a Servicing Agreement and the Warehouse Loans. "SERVICING AGREEMENT" means an (i) agreement between Seller and an Investor under which Seller services Mortgage Loans, and (ii) any agreement pursuant to which Seller subservices Mortgage Loans. "T&I" means all (i) escrows, impounds and custodial payments deposited pursuant to a Mortgage Loan for (A) payment of real estate or other taxes, hazard, floor or other insurance premiums, ground rents and assessments, (B) insured loss payments, and (C) monies held in connection with "buy-down" loans and (ii) any other payments required to be escrowed by the related mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the related Mortgage or any other related document. "THRESHOLD AMOUNT" means $182,000 from and after June 1, 1994 to the Closing Date. 1.2. REFERENCES. (a) Words used herein denoting the singular include the plural and vice versa, and pronouns of whatever gender will be deemed to include and designate and masculine, feminine or neuter gender. When used herein, unless the context otherwise clearly requires, the words "or" and "including" will not be construed to be a limitation or exclusive but will be construed to be inclusive. -5- (b) Unless the context otherwise requires, references to Article, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules are to Articles, Sections, Exhibits and Schedules of or to this Agreement. Article and Section headings are for ease of reference only and will not affect the construction of this Agreement. (c) All references herein to any agreement or other instrument will be deemed to be references to such agreement or other instrument as amended from time to time. ARTICLE 2. PURCHASE AND SALE OF PURCHASED ASSETS; ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS; CLOSING 2.1. PURCHASE AND SALE OF PURCHASED ASSETS. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereof and in reliance upon the agreements, representations and warranties contained herein, at the Closing, Seller will sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Purchaser, and Purchaser will purchase, acquire and accept from Seller, all right, title, interest and benefit in and to each asset, and all of the assets of Seller (including, without limitation, each asset, and all of the assets, of Seller described on the attached Exhibit 2.1) existing as of the Closing Date other than the Excluded Assets (the "Purchased Assets"). Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing contained in this Agreement will be construed as an attempt to assign any Servicing Agreement, contract or other instrument which is not assignable without the consent of the other party or parties thereto until such consent is given; provided, however, that in the event that the requisite Agency Approval or Private Investor Consent to the transfer of any Servicing Agreement is not received as of the Closing Date, Purchaser will subservice the Mortgage Loans subject to such Servicing Agreement on behalf of Seller, at Purchaser's expense, and will be entitled to all benefits and all servicing compensation payable thereunder to Seller, and (ii) that if and when such requisite consent is obtained, all Seller's right, title, interest and benefit in and to such Servicing Agreement, the related Loan Files and all other related rights and benefits will be deemed to have been automatically transferred and assigned to Purchaser in the same manner as if sold and assigned on the Closing Date. 2.2. EXCLUDED ASSETS. The assets of Seller described on the attached Exhibit 2.2 (the "Excluded Assets") are not included in the Purchased Assets, are not being purchased by or sold to Purchaser, and will be retained by Seller. -6- 2.3. ASSUMPTION OF OBLIGATIONS. (A) ASSUMED OBLIGATIONS. In consideration of the sale, conveyance, transfer and delivery of the Purchased Assets, and upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, Purchaser hereby agrees to pay, perform and discharge when due, and fully assume, effective as of the Closing Date, (i) the liabilities, responsibilities and obligations of Seller accruing and relating to periods, events and circumstances after the Closing Date pertaining to any Purchased Asset, including the Assumed Leases and the Assumed Agreements, and (ii) the liabilities, responsibilities, obligations, claims and debts described on the attached Exhibit 2.3 (collectively, the "Assumed Obligations"). (B) RETAINED OBLIGATIONS. All obligations, responsi- bilities and liabilities of Seller which are not specifically assumed by Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.3(a) will not be included in the Assumed Obligations but will be retained by Seller (the "Retained Obligations"). 2.4. PROCEDURES FOR CLOSING. (A) TIME OF CLOSING. The consummation of the purchase and sale contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") will take place at the offices of Golenbock, Eiseman, Assor & Bell located at 437 Madison Avenue, New York, New York, at 10:00 a.m. New York time, on the first Business Day after the conditions specified in Article 7 have been fulfilled, or at such other place, time or date as Purchaser and Seller mutually agree (the "Closing Date"). (B) DELIVERIES. (i) At the Closing, Seller will deliver to Purchaser: (A) bills of sale, deeds, assignments and other documents, in such form as Purchaser may reasonably request, necessary to convey to Purchaser such title to the Purchased Assets as is warranted by Seller herein; (B) a certificate in the form of the attached Exhibit 2.4(b)(i)(B) dated the Closing Date and executed by the President and Assistant Secretary of Seller; (C) certified copies of resolutions of the Board of Directors of Seller and, if necessary, shareholders authorizing Seller to execute and perform this Agreement; (D) the sum to be transferred and delivered to Purchaser as provided in Section 2.4(c) of this Agreement; (E) all books and records pertaining to the Purchased Assets; -7- (F) estoppel letters in the form of Exhibit 2.4(b)(i)(F) dated the Closing Date and executed by authorized agents of each of the persons and entities identified as lessors or sublessors in the leases in the attached Schedule 4.2; (G) the amendments to the attached Exhibit 1.1 contemplated by this Agreement executed by the President and Assistant Secretary of Seller; and (H) custody of the Loan Files, which will contain copies (on paper, microfilm or microfiche) of all documents reasonably necessary to service the Serviced Loans in accordance with the Servicing Agreements and accepted mortgage banking industry standards; (I) copies of the Agency Approvals and, to the extent obtained by Seller, the Private Investor Consents relating to the Servicing Agreements assigned hereunder; (J) a consent, executed by two officers of Seller, authorizing Purchaser to use Seller's name ("Home Funding, Inc."); and (K) all such other documents, instruments and papers as are appropriate for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and as Purchaser may reasonably request. (ii) At the Closing, Purchaser will deliver to Seller: (A) instruments of assumption, in such form as Seller may reasonably request, with respect to the Assumed Obligations; (B) a certificate in the form of the attached Exhibit 2.4(b)(ii)(B) dated the Closing Date and executed by the President and an Assistant Secretary of Purchaser; (C) the consideration payable at Closing by Purchaser in the manner provided in Section 3.2; (D) the amendments to the attached Exhibit 1.1 contemplated by this Agreement executed by the President and an Assistant Secretary of Seller; and (E) all such other documents, instruments and papers as are appropriate for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and as Seller may reasonably request. (C) CUSTODIAL ACCOUNTS. At the Closing, Purchaser shall be entitled to, and Seller shall deliver to Purchaser by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount equal to the -8- Custodial Account Funds or otherwise transfer fully and completely custody of the Custodial Account Funds. After the date the Custodial Account Funds are delivered to Purchaser, Purchaser shall (i) be liable for any interest on the Mortgage Escrow Funds included in such Custodial Account Funds that is payable to the payors of such Mortgage Escrow Funds, and (ii) pay such interest, and hold such Mortgage Escrow Funds, in accordance with applicable law and agreements pertaining thereto. ARTICLE 3. CALCULATION AND PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE 3.1. CALCULATION OF PURCHASE PRICE. Subject to the adjustments contemplated by Section 3.4 of this Agreement, the purchase price for the Purchased Assets will equal the sum of the amounts specified in subparagraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 3.1 (the "Purchase Price"). (a) $2,500,000, (i) less an amount equal to the principal balance, if any, on the Closing Date of Seller's deposit with NatWest Bank, provided such deposit balance is retained by Seller as an Excluded Asset and appears on the attached Exhibit 2.2 as such or as amended to so provide; (ii) less a sum equal to the aggregate purchase price amount which Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. has paid and is paying to Home Funding, Inc. under an agreement dated July 22, 1994 relating to the purchase by Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. of mortgage servicing rights from Home Funding, Inc. provided such purchase price amount is retained by Seller as an Excluded Asset and appears on the attached Exhibit 2.2 as such or as amended to so provide; (iii) plus an amount which is the difference between $300,000 and the balance owing on the Bridge Note on the Closing Date, provided such reduction on the balance owing on the Closing Date results from, and solely from, Purchaser's set-off of monies which Purchaser owes Seller under the Service Purchase Contract described in Section 7.1 of this Agreement; and (iv) plus or minus an amount equal to the Pipeline Adjustment. (b) The amount, if any, payable to Seller regarding earn-out pursuant to the attached Exhibit 3.1(b). 3.2. PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE. The Purchase Price will be payable as follows: (a) An amount in Dollars equal to the sum payable pursuant to Section 3.1(a) of this Agreement shall be paid by Purchaser to Seller at the Closing by wire transfer of immediately available funds. (b) An amount in Dollars equal to the amount, if any, payable by Purchaser to Seller pursuant to Section 3.1(b) of this Agreement shall be paid to Seller by wire transfer of immediately -9- available funds at the time provided in the attached Exhibit 3.1(b). 3.3. PIPELINE ADJUSTMENT. (a) As soon as practicable but in any event within five Business Days after the Closing Date, Purchaser and Seller will use commercially reasonable efforts to determine and agree (i) which mortgage loan purchase commitments existing as of the Closing Date, and providing for the sale of mortgage loans by Seller to investors, relate to the Pipeline (the "Pipeline Commitments"), and (ii) based upon the Pipeline, the Pipeline Commitments, prevailing interest rates and the market for mortgage loans, all as of the Closing Date (the "Pipeline Loans"), in the ordinary course of business consistent with Seller's past practices and pursuant to the Pipeline Commitments to the extent applicable, would be expected to result in an aggregate sale price (net of any adjustment for accrued interest) greater or less than the principal amount of the Pipeline Loans outstanding at the time of sale and, if so, the amount of such excess or deficiency (the "Pipeline Adjustment"). If the Pipeline Adjustment reflects an excess, the Pipeline Adjustment will be a positive number. If the Pipeline Adjustment reflects a deficiency, the Pipeline Adjustment will be a negative number. (b) If Purchaser and Seller are unable to agree upon the Pipeline Commitments and the amount of the Pipeline Adjustment within such five Business Days, Purchaser will request Ernst & Young or, if Ernst & Young is unable or declines such request, then such other independent accounting or other firm as is determined by Seller with the consent of Purchaser, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld (the firm so selected being hereinafter referred to as the "Arbiter"), to determine all items in dispute and to deliver to Purchaser and Seller as soon as practical a report setting forth the resolution of such items in dispute and setting forth the Pipeline Commitments and the amount of the Pipeline Adjustment. Purchaser and Seller will each use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Arbiter to so deliver such report within 15 Business Days after employment of the Arbiter. In resolving such disputes the Arbiter will employ such procedures as it, in its sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate in the circumstances. Upon receipt by Purchaser and Seller of such report of the Arbiter the Pipeline Commitments and the amount of the Pipeline Adjustment as set forth therein will be deemed to be finally determined for purposes of this Agreement. (c) Seller will pay such portion of the fees and expenses of the Arbiter as is equal to the amount, in Dollars, derived from the formula that follows: A = (F) x (1 - (R/D)) where A = the portion of the fees and expenses of the Arbiter to be paid by Seller; -10- F = the aggregate amount, in Dollars, of the fees and expenses of the Arbiter; R = the aggregate amount, in Dollars, of all disputed items resolved in favor of Seller; and D = the aggregate amount, in Dollars, of all disputed items. If R is equal to or less than zero, then the quotient of (R/D) shall be deemed to be zero. The balance of the fees and expenses of the Arbiter will be paid by Purchaser. (d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Seller and Purchaser agree to the treatment of certain fees and expenses as follows: (i) "application fees" paid or payable by a borrower in respect of a Pipeline Loan prior to its funding (i.e., limited to those fees intended to compensate a lender for expenses in reviewing and approving a Mortgage Loan application) will be deemed earned at the time an application for such Pipeline Loan is accepted; (ii) all other fees paid or payable by a borrower in respect of a Pipeline Loan subject to this Agreement at anytime through the initial funding of such Pipeline Loan, whether referred to as "origination fees," "commitment fees" or otherwise, will be deemed earned at the time such Pipeline Loan is funded; and (iii) servicing fees, late charges and all other fees and expenses in respect of a Pipeline Loan paid or payable at any time after the initial funding will be deemed earned only when and if collected, except that Seller will be entitled to receive from Purchaser all advances made by Seller prior to the Closing Date on Serviced Loans which advances are collected by Purchaser to the extent not otherwise reimbursed to Seller. Seller, on the one hand, and Purchaser, on the other hand, each agree that should either of them receive or collect any fees, charges or expenses in respect of a Pipeline Loan or Serviced Loan which, pursuant to the foregoing provisions, are deemed earned at a time the other held title to such loan, or the servicing rights thereto, it shall immediately remit the amount owing to the other. Subject to the foregoing, (x) for any Serviced Loan subject to this Agreement that is funded on or prior to the Closing Date, Seller will be responsible for paying or causing to be paid all costs, expenses and fees relating thereto, including all costs and expenses for recording the related Mortgage or of appraisals, surveys, title and mortgage insurance premiums and all salaries, bonuses and commissions to brokers and originators; and (y) for any Pipeline Loan subject to this Agreement that is funded after the Closing Date, Purchaser will be responsible for paying or causing to be paid all such costs, expenses and fees relating thereto, except for credit report and appraisal fees for which Seller has previously collected money (for which exceptions Seller will be responsible). -11- 3.4. ALLOCATION OF PURCHASE PRICE. The Purchase Price will be allocated among the Purchased Assets pursuant to Section 1060 of the Code in accordance with Exhibit 3.4 hereto. Seller and Purchaser agree to report the sale of the Purchased Assets to Purchaser for federal income tax purposes on Form 8594 in substantially the manner reflected on said Exhibit 3.4, subject only to any adjustments to the Purchase Price contemplated by this Article 3, and to file all other applicable tax returns and forms to reflect such allocation of the Purchase Price. At the time of execution of this Agreement said Exhibit 3.4 was not completed. Purchaser and Seller agree to complete said Exhibit 3.4 on or before the Closing Date and to amend this Agreement so as to include said Exhibit 3.4 as so completed. ARTICLE 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows, as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Cut-off Date: 4.1. ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION OF SELLER. Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of New York. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.1, Seller is duly qualified and authorized, and has obtained all necessary approvals or exemptions, to do business in those states where the nature of the activities conducted by Seller or the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by Seller require such qualification and where failure so to qualify would individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on the business, operations, assets or financial condition of Seller. The copies of the articles of incorporation and by-laws of Seller which have been previously delivered to Purchaser (designated for purposes of this Agreement as a part of Schedule 4.1) are true and complete. 4.2. AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO AGREEMENT. Seller has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.2, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby (a) have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, (b) do not otherwise require the consent, waiver, approval, license or authorization of, or filing or registration with or notification to, any person, entity or Governmental Authority (other than those which have been made or obtained), (c) do not violate any provision of law applicable to Seller, or the articles of association or by-laws of Seller, and (d) do not, with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time, conflict with or result in a breach or termination of any provision of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the Purchased Assets of Seller pursuant to, any mortgage, deed of -12- trust, indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or any law or other restriction of any kind or character, to which Seller is a party or by which Seller or any of the Purchased Assets may be bound. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Seller and is a valid and binding obligation of Seller. 4.3. PURCHASED ASSETS. Except for those Purchased Assets leased by Seller and except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.3, Seller has good and marketable title to the Purchased Assets free of liens of any kind or character, except as provided below (other than the Custodial Accounts and Loan Files), is custodian of the Custodial Accounts and Loan Files, has the sole right and authority to transfer the Purchased Assets as contemplated hereby, and is not contractually obligated to sell the Purchased Assets to any other party. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.3, the transfer, assignment and delivery of the Purchased Assets in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will vest in Purchaser the right, title and interest in and to the Purchased Assets, free and clear of any and all claims, charges, defenses, offsets and encumbrances of any kind or nature excepting, however, those Permitted Liens as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.3 entitled "Permitted Liens". With respect to all Assumed Leases and Assumed Agreements, (a) Seller has complied in all material respects with and, to the best knowledge of Seller after due inquiry, there is no material default under any such lease or agreement, (b) such leases and agreements are in full force and effect and are valid and binding obligations of the parties thereto, and (c) upon the Closing Date, Seller shall have paid, performed and satisfied all its material obligations under such leases and agreements to have been paid performed or satisfied on or before such date. Each application for a Mortgage Loan listed on the attached Exhibit 1.1 is for a Mortgage Loan which upon origination would be saleable to an Investor in the usual and ordinary course of business of Seller consistent with its past practices. 4.4. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The balance sheets of Seller as of December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991 and the related statements of operations, stockholder's equity and cash flows for the years then ended, including the notes thereto, audited by independent certified public accountants as reflected therein (collectively, the "Seller Financial Statements"), true and complete copies of such financial statements having been previously delivered to Purchaser (designated for purposes of this Agreement as Schedule 4.4(a)(i)), present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Seller at December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (except as otherwise reported in the notes thereto). The unaudited balance sheets of Seller as of the end of each calendar month beginning January, 1994 and ending on the Closing Date and the related unaudited monthly operating statements of Seller for the calendar months beginning January, 1994 and ending on the Closing Date, true and complete copies of all such unaudited -13- financial statements having been previously delivered to Purchaser or to be delivered to Purchaser (designated for purposes of this Agreement as Schedule 4.4(a)(ii)), present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Seller at the dates of such statements and the results of its operations for such monthly periods. 4.5. ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.5 or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, since December 31, 1993 (a) Seller has conducted its business only in the ordinary and usual course consistent with past practices and (b) there has not been any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, assets, properties, business or operations of Seller or the Purchased Assets except those changes which relate to the mortgage banking industry generally. 4.6. PERMITS, AUTHORIZATIONS, ETC. Seller possesses, and is current and in good standing under, all approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, orders and other permits of FNMA, FHLMC, and all other Governmental Authorities required to permit the operation of the business of Seller as presently conducted, except approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, orders and other permits which are set forth in the attached Schedule 4.6 or the failure of which to possess would not have a material adverse effect on Seller or the Purchased Assets. 4.7. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. Seller is, in the conduct of its business, in material compliance with all laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations applicable to it, the enforcement of which, if the Seller were not in material compliance, would have a material adverse effect on Seller or the Purchased Assets. 4.8. LITIGATION. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.8, there is no action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding pending or, to the best knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller that would individually or in the aggregate, if decided adversely to Seller, have a material adverse effect on Seller or the Purchased Assets or that seeks to prevent or impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 4.9. BROKERS AND FINDERS. Seller has engaged Capital Research Partners in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has agreed to pay that firm's fees for its services. Except for said engagement, Seller has not employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, commissions or finder's fees, and no broker or finder has acted directly or indirectly for Seller, in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. 4.10. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. Seller has not taken any action with respect to the property subject to the Assumed Leases, the -14- Pipeline, other real estate owned, or the Serviced Loans (the "subject property") which would be a violation in any material respect of any Environmental Law applicable to the subject property. Seller does not have any knowledge (although no specific program of inquiry has been undertaken) of any non-compliance with or violation of any Environmental Law affecting any of the subject property. For purposes of this Agreement, the term "Environmental Law" means and includes, without limitation, any and all laws, statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders or determinations of any governmental authority now or hereafter existing pertaining to health or to the environment, and relating to such properties, including the Clean Air Act, as amended, the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended ("CERCLA"), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments, the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, as amended, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976, as amended ("RCRA"), the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act of 1975, as amended, the Safe Drinking Water Act, as amended, and the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended. 4.11. EMPLOYEES. (a) Attached to this Agreement as Schedule 4.11 is a true and complete list of (i) all effective written employment agreements with current employees of Seller, (ii) all union or collective bargaining agreements covering employees of Seller, (iii) each employee bonus, retirement, pension, profit-sharing, stock option, stock appreciation, stock purchase, incentive, deferred compensation, hospitalization, medical, dental, vision, life and other health and disability (whether provided by insurance or otherwise), severance, termination, vacation, sick leave and any other plan, program, policy or payroll practice providing employee benefits, in each instance maintained by Seller or to which Seller contributes and under which any person presently employed by Seller participates ("Employee Plans"), and (iv) all current employees of Seller, together with the title or job classification of each such employee, the employee's date of hire and the employee's current annual rate of base salary or wages. (b) Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.11: (i) there is no unfair labor practice complaint against Seller pending before the National Labor Relations Board; (ii) there is no labor strike, slowdown or stoppage actually pending or, to Seller's knowledge, threatened against Seller; (iii) no representation petition respecting the employees of Seller has been filed with the National Labor Relations Board to Seller's knowledge; (iv) Seller has not experienced any primary work stoppage or any attempt to unionize involving its employees; (v) no labor union represents or, to Seller's knowledge, purports to represent the employees or any employee of Seller; (vi) Seller is in substantial compliance with all laws and governmental regulations relating to the employment of labor, including any provisions thereof relating to wages, hours and the payment of employment taxes; and (vii) there are no complaints by or on behalf of current or former employees of Seller or a class of current or former employees of Seller pending before -15- any federal, state, or local government agency, and there are no suits pending or, to Seller's best knowledge, threatened, by current or former employees of Seller, which complaints or suits allege nonpayment of wages or benefits or discrimination or wrongful termination of employment on account of sex, race, age, color, national origin, handicap, marital status, height or weight. (c) Seller is not now, nor has it ever been, a party to, or obligated to contribute to, (i) a multi-employer plan as defined in Section 3(37) or Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, or (ii) a multiple employer plan covered under Section 413(C) of the Code. The sale contemplated by this Agreement shall not cause Seller or any affiliate of Seller to have any withdrawal liability (either as a contributory employer or as a member of a controlled group which includes a contributing employer) to any multiemployer plan or to any multiple employer plan. (d) There has been no failure to comply with the health care coverage continuation requirements of Section 4980B of the Code and Sections 601 through 608 of ERISA by Seller that has resulted in or could result in the imposition on Seller of a material liability, penalties or sanctions. (e) No retiree welfare benefits are currently payable, or will be payable, to any employee under any employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA, maintained by Seller. (f) If any employee of Seller suffers or may be deemed to have suffered an "employment loss," as defined in 29 U.S.C. Section 2101(a)(6) ("Employment Loss") as a result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if Purchaser takes any action after the Closing Date which independently or in conjunction with any Employment Loss occurring within the 90 day period prior to the Closing Date could be construed as a "plant closing" or "mass layoff," as those terms are defined in the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, 29 U.S.C. Section 2101- 2109, Seller will be solely responsible for providing any notices required by said Act and for making payments, if any, and paying all penalties and costs which may result from any failure to provide such notice. 4.12. SERVICED LOANS. Attached to this Agreement as Schedule 4.12 is a true and complete list of each Investor with whom Seller has a Servicing Agreement, listing, for each Investor, its name and the aggregate principal amount and number of Serviced Loans subject to such Servicing Agreement. 4.13. ORIGINATION COMPLIANCE. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.13, each Serviced Loan has been properly originated and funded, and each application included in the Pipeline was taken, in accordance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations and applicable guidelines, procedures, rules and regulations of PMI, FNMA, FHLMC, other Investors or state banking -16- authorities, as applicable, except for any defects that are capable of being corrected at a cost or expense not to exceed in the aggregate $10,000. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.13, each Serviced Loan (a) is evidenced by an enforceable Mortgage Note and is subject to no defense, offset or counterclaim, (b) complies with all applicable requirements and regulations of any governmental or regulatory official, body or authority and the procedures, guidelines, rules, regulations and requirements of FNMA, FHLMC and any applicable PMI, and (c) is secured by a duly recorded and enforceable first Mortgage duly recorded where recordation is necessary to establish the priority thereof, except for any defects that are capable of being corrected at a cost or expense not to exceed in the aggregate $10,000. The full original principal amount of each Serviced Loan has been advanced to the mortgagor. 4.14. OWNERSHIP OF SERVICING RIGHTS. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.14, Seller owns the entire right, title and interest in and to the servicing of each Serviced Loan and the sole right to service such Serviced Loans, free and clear of all liens, security interests, pledges, adverse claims or charges. 4.15. SERVICING. All information in each Loan File is complete and accurate in all material respects, and all monies received with respect to each Serviced Loan have been properly accounted for and applied. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.15, Seller has not received notice of servicing improprieties with respect to Serviced Loans any of which individually or in the aggregate are material and each Serviced Loan serviced by Seller has been serviced and accounted for in accordance with standard industry practices and in accordance with applicable Investor requirements. To the extent that applicable law in any jurisdiction or FNMA, FHLMC or PMI requires the payment of interest on Mortgage Escrow Funds by Seller with respect to any particular Serviced Loan, all such interest has been properly paid to the extent so required to have been paid. Prior to the Closing, Seller will have conducted an escrow analysis (a) for each fixed rate Serviced Loan within the twelve month period, and (b) for each adjustable rate Serviced Loan within the eighteen month period, immediately preceding the Closing Date and the Loan Files will have been adjusted to reflect the results of such escrow analysis. Prior to the Closing, Seller will have timely delivered notification to the mortgagor under each Serviced Loan of any payment adjustments resulting from such escrow analysis. Prior to the Closing, Seller will have completed an audit of all Serviced Loans with adjustable rates, and such Serviced Loans will have been adjusted to reflect the results of such audit. All amounts payable in respect of a Mortgage Note, Mortgage or the property covered by a Serviced Loan which Seller is responsible for paying, directly or on behalf of a mortgagor, have been paid when due and payable. The files delivered to the document custodian with respect to each Serviced Loan will contain upon the Closing Date all items required by applicable FNMA or FHLMC and other Investors guidelines, procedures, requirements and regulations to be in material -17- compliance with same. All pools of Mortgage Loans formed by Seller are in compliance with all applicable investor requirements, procedures, rules, regulations and guidelines. The principal balances outstanding and owing on the Serviced Loans in each such pool equal or exceed the amounts owing to the security holders of each such pool. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.15, the servicing on all Serviced Loans are non-recourse to Seller. 4.16. VALIDITY OF SERVICING AGREEMENTS. Each of the Servicing Agreements is valid, binding and enforceable. Seller has no knowledge or notice of any material default by other parties under any Servicing Agreement. No material default of Seller exists under any Servicing Agreement, including any default arising with notice or lapse of time. 4.17. CASUALTY INSURANCE. With respect to Serviced Loans, there are no material uninsured casualty losses to the mortgaged premises and no casualty losses to the mortgaged premises where coinsurance has been, or Seller has reason to believe will be, claimed by the insurance company or where the loss, exclusive of contents, is greater than the net recovery from the insurance carrier. No casualty insurance proceeds administered by Seller have been used to reduce Serviced Loan balances or for any other purposes except to make repairs to mortgaged premises. All damage with respect to which casualty insurance proceeds have been received by or through Seller has been repaired or is in the process of being repaired to the extent of such proceeds. With respect to Serviced loans, Seller has no knowledge of material damage to the mortgaged property from fire, windstorm, other casualty or any other circumstances or conditions that would cause any Mortgage to become delinquent or adversely affect the value or marketability of any Mortgage. Seller has not received notice that any property subject to a Serviced Loan has been or will be condemned. 4.18. COMPLIANCE WITH MORTGAGE LAWS. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.18, each Serviced Loan was made in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations pertaining thereto, including all applicable federal or state laws, rules or regulations governing consumer credit and truth-in-lending. Deviations from the foregoing which are not material are excepted. Each Serviced Loan meets or is exempt from applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining to usury and no Serviced Loan is usurious. 4.19. HAZARD INSURANCE. There is in force with respect to each property securing a Serviced Loan a hazard insurance policy that complies with applicable Investor requirements. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, each such property is covered by a flood insurance policy in an amount not less than the lesser of (a) the outstanding principal balance of the applicable Serviced Loan and (b) the maximum amount of insurance that is available under that act. -18- 4.20. TITLE AND MORTGAGE INSURANCE. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.20, there is currently in force with respect to each Serviced Loan a valid title insurance policy (where such policies are customarily required) evidencing that the Mortgage for each Serviced Loan is a valid first lien upon the mortgaged property, subject only to the lien for taxes and assessments not delinquent at the date of the recording of the Mortgage and other usual and customary exceptions and insuring Seller or the Investor in the amount of the original principal amount of the Serviced Loan. The renewal mortgage insurance premium, if applicable, with respect to each Serviced Loan has been paid. Nothing has been done or omitted by Seller, the effect of which act or omission would be to invalidate any contract of insurance or guaranty with a PMI insuring or guaranteeing a Serviced Loan. Seller has received no notice from any PMI disclaiming liability on the insurance or guaranty of any Serviced Loan. 4.21. REO PROPERTY. The attached Schedule 4.21 is a true and complete list of all REO Property. All title, hazard and other insurance claims and mortgage guaranty claims with respect to such REO Property have been timely filed and Seller has received no notice of denial of any such claim. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 4.21, no legal proceeding is pending concerning any such REO Property or any servicing activity or omission to provide a servicing activity with respect to any such REO Property. 4.22. DISCLOSURE. None of the representations made to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement nor any of the information in the Schedules or Exhibits delivered to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact requirement to make the statements herein or therein not misleading in any material respect. ARTICLE 5. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as follows: 5.1. ORGANIZATION OF PURCHASER. Purchaser is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Michigan. The copies of the articles of incorporation and by-laws of Purchaser which have been previously delivered to Seller (designated for purposes of this Agreement as Schedule 5.1) are true and complete. 5.2. AUTHORITY RELATIVE TO AGREEMENT. Purchaser has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 5.2, the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser and the consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby (a) have been duly authorized by -19- all necessary corporate action, (b) do not otherwise require the consent, waiver, approval, license or authorization of, or filing or registration with or notification to, any person, entity or Governmental Authority (other than those which have been made or obtained), (c) do not violate any provision of law applicable to Purchaser, or the articles of incorporation or by-laws of Purchaser, and (d) do not, with or without the giving of notice or the passage of time, conflict with or result in a breach or termination of any provision of, or constitute a default under, or result in the creation of any lien, charge or encumbrance upon any of the property or assets of Purchaser pursuant to, any mortgage, deed of trust, indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or any law or other restriction of any kind or character, to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser or any of its assets may be bound. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by Purchaser and is a valid and binding obligation of Purchaser. 5.3. BROKERS AND FINDERS. Except for the engagement of Keefe, Bruette & Woods, as to whose fees Purchaser exclusively will be responsible, Purchaser has not employed any broker or finder or incurred any liability for any financial advisory fees, brokerage fees, commissions or finder's fees, and no broker or finder has acted directly or indirectly for Purchaser, in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. 5.4. LITIGATION. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 5.4, there is no action, suit, arbitration or other proceeding pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened against Purchaser which seeks to prevent or impair the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 5.5. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS. The balance sheets of Purchaser as of December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991 and the related statements of operations, stockholder's equity and cash flows for the years then ended, including the notes thereto, audited by independent certified public accountants as reflected therein (collectively, the "Purchaser Financial Statements"), true and complete copies of such financial statements having been previously delivered to Seller (designated for purposes of this Agreement as Schedule 5.5(a)), present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Purchaser at December 31, 1993, 1992 and 1991 and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (except as otherwise reported in the notes thereto). The balance sheets of Purchaser as of June 30, 1994 and the related statement of income for the six month period ended June 30, 1994, true and complete copies of all such financial statements having been previously delivered to Seller (designated for purposes of this Agreement as Schedule 5.5(b)), present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Purchaser at June 30, 1994 and the results of its operations for the six month period ended June 30, 1994. -20- 5.6. ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES. Except as set forth in the attached Schedule 5.6 or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, since December 31, 1993 there has not been any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, assets, properties, business, operations or prospects of Purchaser that would prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 5.7. COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAW. Purchaser is, in the conduct of its business, in material compliance with all laws, statutes, ordinances and regulations applicable to it, the enforcement of which, if it were not in material compliance, would prevent the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 5.8. PUBLIC FILINGS. None of the disclosures relating to or regarding Purchaser set forth in the Annual Report of Republic Bancorp Inc. ("Bancorp") for the year ended December 31, 1993, the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Bancorp for the year ended December 31, 1993, and the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Bancorp for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1994 contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state any material fact required to make the disclosures therein not misleading in any material respect. 5.9. PERMITS, AUTHORIZATIONS, ETC. Purchaser possesses or will possess, and is current and in good standing under, all approvals, authorizations, consents, licenses, orders and other permits of FNMA, FHLMC, and all other Governmental Authorities required to permit the operation of the business of the Mortgage Banking Division as will be conducted except as set forth in the attached Schedule 5.9. ARTICLE 6. COVENANTS OF SELLER AND PURCHASER 6.1. CONDUCT OF BUSINESS. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, unless Purchaser otherwise agrees in writing or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, Seller will: (a) not enter into any transaction or make any agreement or commitment that would result in any of the representations or warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement not being true and correct in all material respects at and as of the time immediately after the occurrence of the transaction or event or the entering into of such agreement or commitment; (b) not purchase or acquire any fixed asset with a purchase price or value in excess of $5,000, except as described in the attached Exhibit 6.1(b); -21- (c) not redeem or declare any dividends or make any distributions with respect to its capital stock; (d) use commercially reasonable efforts to (i) preserve its business organization intact in all material respects, (ii) preserve generally the goodwill of those persons and entities with whom Seller has business relationships, and (iii) obtain all consents and approvals required to permit it to complete the transactions contemplated herein; (e) not enter into any transaction or make any agreement or commitment that would require Seller to provide servicing that is materially different from the servicing currently provided pursuant to the terms of the Servicing Agreements; (f) not originate or otherwise acquire any mortgage loan or loan commitment except in the usual and ordinary course of business of Seller consistent with its past practices; (g) not sell, transfer, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of any servicing rights relating to Serviced Loans, or solicit, negotiate or otherwise entertain any proposals related thereto, or amend or terminate any Servicing Agreement, or sell, transfer, assign, encumber or otherwise dispose of any other assets of Seller of the type contemplated by this Agreement to be Purchased Assets, or solicit, negotiate or otherwise entertain any proposals related thereto, except (i) sales in the usual and ordinary course of business of Seller consistent with its past practices, and (ii) as described in Exhibit 6.1(g); (h) not increase the compensation payable to any employee of Seller, or make any material change in the compensation policies applicable to employees of Seller, other than pursuant to a contractual obligation disclosed in Exhibit 6.1(h); (i) immediately inform Purchaser if, at any time prior to the Closing, (i) any representation or warranty of Seller set forth in this Agreement ceases to be true and correct in all material respects, or (ii) Seller receives from any Agency or Governmental Authority any correspondence or communication relating to an examination, report, inquiry or investigation of Seller; (j) promptly furnish to Purchaser copies of any and all consents, communications, letters, reports, applications, notices or other documents submitted to or received from any Agency or Private Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement; (k) use commercially reasonable efforts to maintain substantially the same insurance coverage as that currently maintained by Seller with respect to the assets and operations of Seller; and -22- (l) pay, perform and satisfy all obligations of Seller under the Assumed Leases, Assumed Agreements and the Servicing Agreements required to have been paid, performed or satisfied prior to the Cut-off Date. 6.2. CONDUCT OF PURCHASER. Between the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date, unless Seller otherwise agrees in writing or as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement, Purchaser will: (a) not enter into any transaction or make any agreement or commitment, and use commercially reasonable efforts not to permit any event to occur, that would result in any of the representations or warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement not being true and correct in all material respects at and as of the time immediately after the occurrence of the transaction or event or the entering into of such agreement or commitment; (b) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all consents and approvals required to permit it to complete the transactions contemplated herein; (c) immediately inform Seller if, at any time prior to the Closing, (i) any representation or warranty of Purchaser set forth in this Agreement ceases to be true and correct in all material respects, or (ii) Purchaser receives from any Agency or Governmental Authority any correspondence or communication relating to an examination, report, inquiry or investigation of Purchaser; and (d) promptly furnish to Seller copies of any and all consents, communications, letters, reports, applications, notices or other documents submitted to or received from any Agency or Private Investor in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 6.3. ACCESS TO INFORMATION BEFORE CLOSING. Prior to the Closing Date, Purchaser may cause its employees and representatives or other persons at Purchaser's request to make such reasonable investigation with respect to Seller and the Purchased Assets as Purchaser deems necessary or advisable. Prior to the Closing Date, Seller will permit Purchaser's agents and representatives or such other persons to have access to the premises and the books and records of Seller upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, and Seller will furnish such data and other information with respect to Seller and the Purchased Assets as Purchaser may from time to time reasonably request, Seller will permit Purchaser's agents and representatives to consult with Seller's employees regarding the operations of Seller, provided that such access does not unreasonably interfere with the normal operations or customer or employee relations of Seller and provided further that each such other person executes a confidentiality agreement with Seller, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller, prior to any -23- such access. Seller will provide reasonable facilities for the use of such agents and representatives of Purchaser at Seller's principal place of business. 6.4. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Seller and Purchaser will each use commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all action, and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, or appropriate under applicable laws and regulations to consummate and make effective the transfer and sale of the Purchased Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Obligations as contemplated by this Agreement. From time to time after the Closing Date, Seller and Purchaser will, at their own expense (except as otherwise provided by this Agreement), execute and deliver to each other such documents as may reasonably be required to consummate and perfect the transactions provided for in this Agreement. In the event that Purchaser is obligated (i) to report the consummation of the transactions under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on a Current Report on Form 8-K (the "Report") and (ii) to include in the Report financial statements with respect to the assets and businesses acquired pursuant to this Agreement, then Seller shall (x) cause the financial statements required to be included in the Report to be timely prepared, and, if necessary, audited, and delivered to Purchaser for inclusion in the Report, and (y) in the event such financial statements are audited, cause such auditors to issue their consent to the inclusion of their audit report in the Report. The cost and expense of any such audit in excess of amounts accrued as expense by Seller for such purpose shall be paid by Seller if Seller is obligated to procure such an audit for its own disclosure purposes, otherwise the cost and expense of such audit shall be paid by Purchaser. Each of the parties hereto will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the authorizations, waivers and consents of all persons, entities and Governmental Authorities necessary to consummate such transactions. 6.5. EMPLOYEE MATTERS. (a) The employment of all the employees of Seller will terminate effective as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Closing Date. Effective as of the Closing Date, Purchaser, in its discretion, will offer to employ, on an "at will" basis, in such positions and at such rates of pay as Purchaser deems appropriate, such employees of Seller as Purchaser deems appropriate. Such employees who accept such offer and become employed by Purchaser are referred to herein as the "Retained Employees." Nothing in this Agreement shall obligate Purchaser to offer employment to any employee of Seller other than Joseph A. Cilento and Kathleen Quinn, and nothing in this Agreement will prevent Purchaser from modifying, altering or terminating any of the existing terms and conditions of employment of the Retained Employees. Purchaser will treat the Retained Employees as newly hired employees and, except as otherwise required by applicable law, the Retained Employees will receive no credit under Purchaser's employee benefit plans for their period of employment with Seller or for any other employment prior to the Closing Date. -24- (b) Effective as of the close of business on the business day immediately preceding the Closing Date, the Retained Employees will cease participation in the Employee Plans of Seller. Effective as of the Closing Date, Purchaser will cause each Retained Employee who accepts employment with Purchaser and who is a covered employee under a group health plan of Seller (and their dependents, if any) to be covered under a group health plan (or plans) maintained by Purchaser, subject to Purchaser's standard eligibility requirements for new hires. Such plan or plans will not contain any exclusion or limitation with respect to any preexisting conditions of such Retained Employees (or their dependents). If any such Retained Employees elects COBRA continuation coverage, but only during the time that such employee is fulfilling the eligibility requirements to participate in Purchaser's group health plan. Purchaser will assist Seller in the administration of COBRA and similar administrative Post-Closing responsibilities. (c) Purchaser will not assume and will have no obligation with respect to any Employee Plan. Purchaser will not assume any other liability relating to the employees of the Seller where the liability relates to events occurring at any time prior to the Closing Date, whether or not a claim is actually asserted prior to such date. (d) The named parties to this Agreement will have the sole right to enforce the performance of the provisions of this Section 6.5, and no person or entity will have any claim, right, title or interest by virtue of this Section 6.5. 6.6. INVESTOR APPROVALS. Seller will be responsible for obtaining all necessary Agency Approvals as Purchaser may request. Seller will promptly prepare and submit all documentation necessary to obtain the consents of the Agencies to the transfer to Purchaser of the Servicing Agreements involving the Agencies and will seek Agency Approvals diligently and in good faith. Seller will diligently seek Private Investor Consents in connection with the Servicing Agreements with Private Investors. Purchaser will cooperate with Seller in connection with obtaining all Agency Approvals and Private Investor Consents and will timely execute and deliver to Seller all documentation, on standard forms to the extent possible, reasonably necessary to obtain the Agency Approvals and Private Investor Consents. Seller will pay any required transfer fees payable in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 6.7. ASSIGNMENTS. On or prior to the Closing Date, Seller will (a) complete the preparation of assignments to Purchaser, by appropriate endorsements and assignments of all Seller's right, title and interest in and to the applicable pools, participation certificates, notes and Mortgages related to the Serviced Loans as required by the appropriate Investors and (b) complete the preparation of assignments of the Serviced loans from Purchaser to the applicable Investors. Upon request by Seller, Purchaser will -25- review the forms of assignment to be used by Seller; provided that Seller will be solely responsible for preparing assignments that fulfill all applicable investor requirements. Within five Business Days following the Closing Date, Purchaser will at its expense, (i) cause the assignments of Seller's right, title and interest to the pools, notes and Mortgages related to the Serviced Loans to be recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions, (ii) deliver to Seller copies of the assignments of the Serviced loans from Seller to Purchaser, along with a certification from an officer of Purchaser that each assignment has been submitted for recording, and (iii) deliver to Seller the assignments of the Serviced Loans from Purchaser to the applicable Investors. In addition, Seller will deliver to Purchaser such other appropriately executed and authenticated instruments of sale, assignment, transfer and conveyance, including limited powers of attorney, as Purchaser or its counsel shall reasonably request to accomplish the transfer to Purchaser of all Seller's right related to the Servicing Agreements (for example, Seller's rights with respect to bankruptcies and insurance/guarantee claims) and to facilitate the servicing of the Serviced Loans by Purchaser. Such instruments provided by Seller will be satisfactory in form to Purchaser and its counsel. 6.8. CHANGE OF NAME. Seller will take all action necessary to amend its articles of incorporation to change its name to one bearing no resemblance to "Home Funding, Inc." and will execute and deliver to Purchaser at the Closing executed articles of amendment and resolutions relating thereto. 6.9. NOTICE TO MORTGAGORS. If Purchaser advises Seller that servicing is to be transferred, Seller will mail to the mortgagor of each Mortgage Loan no later than 15 days prior to the Closing Date a letter (in form reasonably acceptable to Purchaser) advising the mortgagor of the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage loan to Purchaser. 6.10. NOTICE TO MORTGAGE INSURERS. If Purchaser advises Seller that servicing is to be transferred, Seller will, prior to the Closing Date, obtain the written consent of any private mortgage insurance companies which have the contractual right to approve transfer of the Servicing Agreements. In addition, Seller will notify all relevant private mortgage insurance companies no later than five Business Days prior to the Closing Date (or such other date as may be agreed to by the parties) by certified mail, return receipt requested, that all insurance premium billings for the Serviced Loans must thereafter be sent to Purchaser. Seller will provide Purchaser with copies of the certified receipts. 6.11. NOTICE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES. If Purchaser advises Seller that servicing is to be transferred, no later than five days before the Closing Date (or such other date as may be agreed to by the parties), Seller will transmit to the applicable insurance companies or agents notification of the assignment of the Servicing Agreements to Purchaser and instructions to deliver all notices and insurance statements to Purchaser from and after the Closing Date. -26- 6.12. RELEASE OF LIENS. At or prior to the Closing, Seller will obtain the release of any lien on Seller's rights relating to Servicing Agreements excepting liens set forth in the attached Exhibit 6.12. 6.13. TAX SERVICE AND DOCUMENT CUSTODIAN. If Purchaser so elects it may, on Seller's behalf, (a) cause the tax servicing for the Serviced Loans to be transferred to the entity designated by Purchaser and (b) cause Seller's document custodian to deliver to Purchaser's document custodian a complete custodial file for each Serviced Loan. Each such custodial file will include all documents required by the applicable investor. Purchaser will pay all termination fees, transfer expenses and recertification costs relating to the transfers and deliveries described in this Section 6.13. 6.14. INSURANCE PREMIUMS; PROPERTY TAXES. Prior to the Closing Date, Seller will deliver to Purchaser a list of all insurance premiums and property tax payments regarding the Purchased Assets due or proposed within 10 Business Days after the Closing Date. 6.15. REMITTANCES TO INVESTORS. On or before the Closing Date, Seller will pay to each Investor all collections theretofore received by Seller with respect to Serviced Loans and other amounts required by the applicable Servicing Agreement to be paid to such Investor. Purchaser will pay all amounts due to Investors pursuant to the Servicing Agreements with respect to collections received by Purchaser after the Closing Date. 6.16. ACCESS TO INFORMATION AFTER CLOSING. After the Closing Date, Purchaser will permit Seller, Seller's major stockholders and agents and representatives of each to have access to the premises and the books and records of Purchaser pertaining to Seller, the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Obligations, the Retained Obligations and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and Seller will permit Purchaser's agents and representatives to have access to the premises and the books and records of Seller pertaining to Seller, the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Obligations, the Retained Obligations and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, upon reasonable notice and during normal business hours, and Purchaser or Seller will furnish such data and other information with respect thereto as Seller or Purchaser, as the case may be, may from time to time reasonably request, for general business purposes and for the purpose of reviewing the accuracy of Seller's and Purchaser's preparation of tax returns, financial statements and other required reports relating to the Purchased Assets and Seller's prior ownership thereof; provided, however, that such access shall not unreasonably interfere with Seller's or Purchaser's normal operations or its customer or employee relations. 6.17. NON-SOLICITATION. Seller will not, and will not permit its subsidiaries, affiliates or successors-in-interest (other than -27- Purchaser) to, (i) during the one year period following the Closing Date, solicit any employee of Seller who within 30 days after the Closing Date becomes an employee of Purchaser or its affiliates or subsidiaries to accept employment with Seller or its subsidiaries, affiliates, or successors-in-interest (other than Purchaser), (ii) during the three year period following the Closing Date, solicit directly and knowingly any borrower to refinance any Mortgage Loan for which an application or pre-qualification request was in the Pipeline on the Closing Date, except for general advertisements or solicitations, and (iii) use any customer list or business record of Seller to compete directly and knowingly with the Purchaser or its subsidiaries in the origination in the States of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts of Mortgage Loans. 6.18. BOOKS AND RECORDS. (a) Until the Closing Date, Seller, on behalf of Purchaser, shall keep books of account with respect to the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Obligations and the business conducted by Seller using the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Obligations. Such books of account shall be kept in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and shall be transferred and delivered to Purchaser at the Closing. (b) From the Closing Date, Purchaser shall cause separate books of account to be kept with respect to the Purchased Assets, the Assumed Obligations and the business conducted by the Republic Mortgage Banking Operating in the States of New York, Connecticut and Massachusetts using the Purchased Assets and the Assumed Obligations in accordance with Exhibit 3.1(b). (c) During the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on December 31, 1995, the books and records described in this Section 6.18 shall be kept in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 6.19. CONSENTS AND APPROVALS. Purchaser will be responsible for obtaining, will promptly prepare and submit all documentation necessary to obtain, and will diligently, employing its best efforts and good faith, obtain (a) the approval of each Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or the Purchased Assets (including, without limitation, the approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and such licenses for the States of New York and Connecticut as are necessary) and (b) all consents necessary or required to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. ARTICLE 7. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT 7.1. PURCHASER'S CONDITIONS. The obligation of Purchaser to effect the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the fulfillment of the conditions, which may be waived in writing by Purchaser, that (a) the representations and warranties of Seller -28- herein shall have been and shall be true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date; (b) Seller shall have performed in all material respects all its obligations under this Agreement required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date (including, without limitation, the delivery of the estoppel letters contemplated by Section 2.4(b)(i)(F) of this Agreement); (c) the consents and approvals specified in Schedules 4.2 and 5.2 to this Agreement (including, without limitation, the consents of National Westminster Bank USA and The Fishkill National Bank & Trust Company, the approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and such licenses from the States of New York and Connecticut as are necessary to conduct the Republic Mortgage Banking Operation) shall have been received; (d) since June 1, 1994 until the Closing Date, there shall not have been any material adverse change in the condition (financial or otherwise), results of operations, assets, properties, business or operations of Seller or the Purchased Assets; (e) Purchaser shall have entered into employment agreements with each of Joseph A. Cilento and Kathleen Quinn; (f) the Sellers net worth on the Closing Date shall be equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount and in calculating Seller's net worth for this purpose (i) Seller's Mortgages held for sale shall be valued at cost or market, whichever is lower, and (ii) the effect of the purchase of Serviced Loans by Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. from Home Funding, Inc. under agreement dated July 22, 1994 (the "Service Purchase Contract") shall be disregarded; (g) Seller's Pipeline on the Closing Date shall be equal to or greater than $50,000,000; (h) Seller's Serviced Loans on the Closing Date shall be equal to or greater than $130,000,000 (less any Serviced Loans sold by Seller to Purchaser prior to the Closing Date); and (i) all consents of Investors necessary or appropriate to the transfer of all commitments to Purchaser shall have been received or such commitments shall have been exchanged for like kind commitments acceptable to Purchaser. 7.2. SELLER'S CONDITIONS. The obligation of Seller to effect the transactions contemplated hereby are subject to the fulfillment of the conditions, which may be waived in writing by Seller, that (a) the representations and warranties of Purchaser herein shall have been true and correct in all material respects on the date of this Agreement and the Closing Date; (b) Purchaser shall have performed in all material respects all its obligations under this Agreement required to be performed at or prior to the Closing Date; (c) the Sellers net worth on the Closing Date shall be equal to or greater than the Threshold Amount and in calculating Seller's net worth for this purpose Seller's Mortgages held for sale shall be valued at cost or market, whichever is lower; (d) Seller's Pipeline on the Closing Date shall be equal to or greater than $50,000,000; (e) Seller's Serviced Loans on the Closing Date shall be equal to or greater than $130,000,000 (less any Serviced Loans sold by Seller to Purchaser prior to the Closing Date); (f) the consents and approvals specified in Schedules 4.2 and 5.2 to this Agreement (including, without limitation, the consents of National Westminster Bank USA and The Fishkill National Bank & Trust -29- Company, the approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and such licenses from the States of New York and Connecticut as necessary to conduct the Republic Mortgage Banking Operation) shall have been received; and (g) all consents of Investors necessary to the transfer of all Purchase Commitments to Purchaser shall have been received or all such Purchase Commitments shall have been exchanged for like kind commitments acceptable to Seller. 7.3. JOINT CONDITIONS. Neither Seller nor Purchaser will be obligated to effect the transactions contemplated hereby if on the Closing Date (a) Seller or Purchaser is subject to any order, decree, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority that prevents, or delays to any material extent, the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or that would impose any material limitation on Seller's ability to sell, or Purchaser's ability to acquire, all the Purchased Assets; and (b) Seller and Purchaser have not agreed to an allocation of the Purchase Price and completed Exhibit 3.4 hereto as provided in Section 3.4 of this Agreement. ARTICLE 8. ADDITIONAL UNDERTAKINGS AND AGREEMENTS 8.1. SURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS. All representations, warranties, and covenants made by the parties in this Agreement will survive the Closing; provided that no claim may be made by any party under this Agreement, and no party will have any liability with respect to any such misrepresentation or breach of warranty or covenant under this Agreement, unless written notification of claim therefor is given by the party claiming misrepresentation or breach to the party alleged to have made such misrepresentation or caused such breach within six months after the Closing Date and suit thereon is commenced within three months after such written notification. No investigation or any right to investigate in favor of any party to this Agreement will in any manner limit, affect or impair the right and ability of such party to rely upon the representations, warranties and covenants of the parties set forth in this Agreement. No investigation or knowledge of any Retained Employee (including, without limitation, Joseph A. Cilento, Kathleen Quinn, and Theodore Tuttle) will in any manner limit, affect or impair the right and ability of Purchaser to rely upon the representations, warranties and covenants of the parties set forth in this Agreement. 8.2. INDEMNIFICATION. (a) From and after the Closing, Seller will indemnify and hold harmless Purchaser from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses (net of any tax benefit derived by Purchaser or any of its affiliates from the accrual or payment of such claim, demand, loss, liability, damage -30- or expense), including amounts paid in settlement, reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, asserted against or suffered by Purchaser arising out of, or resulting from: (i) the material inaccuracy of any representation or warranty, or the breach of any covenant, by Seller contained herein; (ii) the termination of any employee of Seller, including any reasonable termination agreement that Seller may enter into with such employee where the termination occurs at or prior to the Closing and the termination agreement has been previously consented to by Purchaser; (iii) any liability arising out of or related in any manner to the failure of Seller to pay benefits or satisfy liabilities and obligations of any Employee Plan with respect to any employee of Seller; (iv) any liability relating to workers compensation claims of any employee of Seller; (v) any liability relating to severance, vacation and holiday pay claims of any employee of Seller; (vi) any liability resulting from unlawful discrimination, or wrongful termination of employment, on account of sex, race, age, color, national origin, handicap, marital status, height or weight, and any liability relating to payment of wages and benefits (or the failure to pay same); or (vii) any liability, arising out of or related in any manner to the failure to pay benefits or satisfy liabilities and obligations of any employee pension plan maintained or contributed to by Seller. Purchaser will make no claim against Seller for indemnification under this Section 8.2 for a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant (other than a knowing and intentional breach) contained herein unless and until the aggregate amount of such claims exceeds $50,000 (the "Indemnification Threshold Amount"), in which event Purchaser may claim indemnification for the full amount of such claims, or any portion thereof, including the Indemnification Threshold Amount. (b) From and after the Closing, Purchaser will indemnify and hold harmless Seller from and against any and all claims, demands, losses, liabilities, damages and expenses (net of any tax benefit derived by Seller or any of its affiliates from the accrual or payment of such claim, demand, loss, liability, damage or expense), including the Assumed Obligations, amounts paid in settlement, reasonable costs of investigation and reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel, asserted against or suffered by Seller arising out of, or resulting from (i) the material inaccuracy of any representation or warranty, or the breach of any covenant, by Purchaser contained herein; (ii) any failure to discharge in accordance with the terms thereof related to facts arising out of or in connection with the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities after the Closing Date; (iii) the termination of any Retained Employee, including any termination agreement that Purchaser may enter into with such employee where the termination occurs after Closing; (iv) any liability relating to workers compensation claims of Retained Employees relating to employment with Purchaser after the Closing Date; (v) any liability relating to severance, vacation and holiday pay claims of Retained Employees relating to Purchaser after the Closing Date; (vi) any liability resulting from unlawful discrimination, or wrongful termination of -31- employment, on account of the sex, race, age, color, national origin, handicap, marital status, height of weight of any Retained Employee, and any liability relating to payment of wages and benefits (or the failure to pay same) to any Retained Employee, in each instance where the act or omission giving rise to the liability occurred after the Closing or was taken at the behest of Purchaser after the Closing Date. Seller will make no claim against Purchaser for indemnification under this Section 8.2 for a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant (other than a knowing and intentional breach) contained herein unless and until the aggregate amount of such claims exceeds the Indemnification Threshold Amount, in which event Seller may claim indemnification for the full amount of such claims, or any portion thereof, including the Indemnification Threshold Amount. (c) The indemnification provided for in this Section 8.2 will be limited to claims asserted within the applicable time period set forth in Section 8.1. Seller will have no liability or obligation in the aggregate under this Section 8.2 and under the Service Purchase Contract in excess of $2,500,000. Purchaser will have no liability or obligation in the aggregate under this Section 8.2 and under the Purchase Service Contract in excess of $2,500,000. (d) A party seeking indemnification (an "Indemnified Party") will promptly notify the party against whom indemnification is sought (an "Indemnifying Party") in writing of any claim for indemnification under this Agreement, specifying in reasonable detail the basis of such claim, the facts pertaining thereto and, if know, the amount, or an estimate of the amount, of the liability arising therefrom. The Indemnified Party will provide to the Indemnifying Party as promptly as practicable thereafter information and documentation reasonably requested by the Indemnifying Party to support and verify the claims asserted. (e) If the facts giving rise to a right to indemnification arise out of the claim of any third party, or if there is any claim against a third party, an Indemnifying Party may assume, and if it assumes it will control, the defense or the prosecution thereof, including the employment of counsel, at its cost and expense. An Indemnified Party will have the right to employ counsel separate from counsel employed by an Indemnifying Party in any such action and to participate therein, but the fees and expenses of such counsel employed by an Indemnified Party will be at its expense. Following an Indemnified Party's assumption of the defense or prosecution of any claim, the Indemnifying Party will have no further liability to the Indemnified Party for any legal or other expense in connection with such defense or prosecution as long as the Indemnifying Party maintains such defense or prosecution. The Indemnifying Party will be entitled to settle any claim for monetary damages if the Indemnifying Party will be fully responsible to the Indemnified Party for all amounts payable in settlement of the claims. An Indemnifying Party will not be liable for any settlement of any such claim effected without -32- its prior written consent. Whether or not an Indemnifying Party chooses to so defend or prosecute such claim, the parties hereto will cooperate in the defense of prosecution thereof and will furnish such records, information and testimony, and attend at such conferences, discovery proceedings, hearings, trials and appeals, as may be reasonably requested in connection therewith. An Indemnifying Party will be subrogated to all rights and remedies of an Indemnified Party. (f) This Section 8.2 sets forth the only responsibility of the parties hereto to indemnify one another against any claims or damages arising out of, or related to, this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. (g) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) if Seller notifies Purchaser in writing prior to the Closing Date of any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of, or any breach of any covenant by, Seller and Purchaser nonetheless proceeds with the Closing, Seller will have no liability to Purchaser for any such inaccuracy or breach, and (ii) if Purchaser notifies Seller in writing prior to the Closing Date of any inaccuracy in any representation or warranty of, or any breach of any covenant by, Purchaser and Seller nonetheless proceeds with the Closing, Purchaser will have no liability to Seller for any such inaccuracy or breach; provided, however, that the provisions of this paragraph (g) will not apply with respect to (x) any matter of which the party giving notice had knowledge prior to the execution hereof and (y) any matter resulting from a knowing and intentional breach of this Agreement. (h) To the extent any party as an Indemnified Party receives any insurance proceeds from its insurance carrier as indemnification for any claim, loss, damage or liability, as between the parties hereto, the obligation of the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party will be reduced by the amount of such insurance proceeds actually received by the Indemnified Party. (i) If any dispute with respect to this Agreement of whatever nature arises between the parties to this Agreement, the prevailing party, if any, in such dispute will be reimbursed for the reasonable fees and disbursements of its counsel in such dispute by the losing party, if any. ARTICLE 9. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 9.1. TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the Closing: (a) by written notice by Purchaser to Seller if at any time any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.1 (other than the condition set forth in Section 7.1(c)) becomes impossible to -33- fulfill and Purchaser has not waived in writing the fulfillment of such condition; (b) by written notice by Seller to Purchaser if at any time any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2 becomes impossible to fulfill and Seller has not waived in writing the fulfillment of such condition; (c) by mutual agreement of Seller and Purchaser; or (d) by Seller or Purchaser giving notice to such effect to the other if the Closing has not taken place by December 31, 1994 for any reason other than the breach by the party giving such notice of its obligations, representations or warranties under this Agreement; provided, however, that failure of Purchaser to receive approval of each Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the Purchaser or the Purchased Assets or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall not constitute such a breach so long as Purchaser is making reasonable and diligent efforts to obtain such approval. In the event of termination of this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.1, the Agreement shall immediately become void and of no force or effect except (i) with respect to Section 9.7 and Section 9.8, and (ii) no party shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of the willful breach of this Agreement. 9.2. ASSIGNMENT. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations of any party hereunder may be assigned without the prior written consent of the parties hereto; provided, however, that Purchaser may assign this Agreement to any affiliate or subsidiary of Purchaser, but any such assignment will not relieve Purchaser of any of its obligations hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement will be binding upon and will inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, but no other person will have any right, benefit or obligation hereunder. 9.3. NOTICES. All notices, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing (including by facsimile telecopy), and unless otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made when delivered by hand, or three business days after being deposited in the mail, postage prepaid, or, in the case of facsimile telecopy notice, when received, in each case addressed or at the telephone numbers or facsimile telecopy numbers set forth below or to such other address or facsimile telecopy number as may be hereafter notified by the respective parties to this Agreement: -34- (a) If to Seller, to: Home Funding Inc. 1811 Route 52 Hopewell Junction, New York 12533 Attention: Joseph A. Cilento Telephone: (914) 226-6000 Telecopy: (914) 226-1887 and Mr. John Montfort c/o Montfort Bros. Inc. P.O. Box 420, Elm Street Fishkill, New York 12524 Telephone: (914) 896-6225 Telecopy: (914) 896-4456 with a copy to: Golenbock, Eiseman, Assor & Bell 437 Madison Avenue New York, New York 10022-7302 Attention: A.C. Peskoe Telephone: (212) 907-7300 Telecopy: (212) 754-0330 and Wichler & Gobetz 400 Reila Avenue Suffern, New York 10901 Attention: R. Wichler Telephone: (914) 368-1710 Telecopy: (914) 368-1470 (b) If to Purchaser, to: Republic Bancorp Mortgage Inc. 1070 East Main Street Owosso, Michigan 48867 Attention: Dana M. Cluckey Telephone: (517) 725-7337 Telecopy: (517) 723-8762 with a copy to: Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. 150 West Jefferson, Suite 2500 Detroit, Michigan 48226 Attention: George E. Parker III, Esq. Telephone: (313) 963-6420 Telecopy: (313) 496-8451 -35- 9.4. CHOICE OF LAW. This Agreement will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Michigan without giving effect to the principles of conflict of laws thereof. 9.5. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENTS AND WAIVERS. This Agreement, together with the Schedules and Exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire agreement between the parties pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior and contemporaneous agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or written, between the parties. No supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement will be binding unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any provision of this agreement will constitute a waiver of any other provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor will such waiver constitute a continuing waiver unless otherwise expressly provided. 9.6. SEVERABILITY. Any term or provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction will, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining terms and provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision in any other jurisdiction. If any term or provision of this Agreement is held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be void, voidable, invalid or unenforceable in any given circumstance or situation (the "challenged provision"), then all other terms and provisions, being severable, will remain in full force and effect in such circumstance or situation, and such challenged provision will remain valid and in effect in any other circumstances or situations. 9.7. EXPENSES. Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Agreement, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement will be paid by the party incurring such expenses. Purchaser will pay all expenses, filing fees and counsel fees in connection with the license applications and similar qualification processes. Any expenses paid by a party which are required to be borne by another party as provided in this Agreement will be reimbursed by such party to the party so paying the expense promptly after request by the paying party. This Section 9.7 will survive any termination of this Agreement. 9.8. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. Any and all non-public information regarding any party hereto or its businesses, properties and personnel or those of its subsidiaries (the "Confidential Information") which is derived or results from another party's access to the properties, books and records of such first party pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or otherwise, whether obtained before or after the execution of this Agreement, will be held in strict confidence; and the parties hereto will exercise the same degree of care with respect thereto that they use to preserve and safeguard their own confidential proprietary information. Except as otherwise required by law, the -36- Confidential Information will not directly or indirectly be divulged, disclosed or communicated to any other person or entity or used for any purposes other than those purposes expressly contemplated by this Agreement. In the event the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are not consummated for any reason, the confidentiality of the Confidential Information will be maintained (except to the extent that the Confidential Information is or becomes publicly available other than as a result of disclosure which is not permitted hereunder or has been or is acquired without obligation to maintain the confidentiality thereof), and all copies of all documents, work papers and other recorded material comprising the Confidential Information will immediately be returned to the party to which such information relates and will not thereafter be used for any purpose by the other party hereto or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof. Except as otherwise required by law in the reasonable opinion of its counsel, neither Purchaser nor Seller shall, or permit any of their respective affiliates to, issue or cause the issuance of any press release or other public announcement with respect to this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, without the prior written consent of the other party (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld). This Section 9.8 will survive any termination of this Agreement. 9.9. COOPERATION. The parties hereto will cooperate with the other parties in carrying out the provisions of this Agreement and will execute and deliver, or cause to be executed and delivered, such governmental notifications and additional reasonable documents and instruments and do, or cause to be done, all reasonable things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable law to consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated hereby. 9.10. DELIVERY OF SCHEDULES. The schedules delivered to Purchaser as described in Article 4 will be deemed delivered only upon written acknowledgement by Purchaser of Purchaser's acceptance of each such schedule. 9.11. MISCELLANEOUS. Until this Agreement is terminated, neither Seller nor any of its affiliates shall authorize or knowingly permit any agents or representatives of any of them to entertain, solicit, encourage, or participate in, directly or indirectly, negotiations with any person or entity, other than Purchaser, to acquire, directly or indirectly. [THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK] -37- IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed by their respective duly authorized officers on the date first above written. MAYFLOWER MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Michigan corporation doing business as "REPUBLIC BANCORP MORTGAGE INC." By: /s/ Richard H. Shaffner ---------------------------------- Name: Richard H. Shaffner Title: President and CEO HOME FUNDING INC., a New York corporation By: /s/ Joseph A. Cilento ---------------------------------- Name: Joseph A. Cilento Title: -38- EX-28.G 17 AGREEMENT Exhibit 28(g) AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 27th day of September, 1994, by and between REPUBLIC BANK, a Michigan-chartered state bank ("Seller"), and CB NORTH, a Michigan-chartered state bank ("Purchaser"). Purchaser desires to acquire and assume from Seller, and Seller is willing to sell and transfer to Purchaser, the following branch office buildings and properties (hereinafter "Premises"), the deposit accounts, applicable loan portfolio and branch banking business conducted therefrom (excluding for all purposes from this Agreement, however, Seller's Traverse City and Petoskey loan production offices and operations) and certain items of equipment and furniture located therein. The branch offices which are the subject of this Agreement (the "Branch Offices") are as follows: 1. 305 E. Cayuga, Bellaire, Michigan 49615 2. 2530 Main Street, Central Lake, Michigan 49622 3. 880 Munson, Traverse City, Michigan 49684 In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and undertakings set forth hereinafter, the parties agree as follows: I. PURCHASE AND SALE 1.1 Property to Be Transferred. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective at the close of business on the Closing Date (as defined hereinafter), Seller shall sell, transfer, convey and assign to Purchaser the following properties: (a) The Premises more particularly described in Exhibit A hereto, together with all easements, improvements thereon and all appurtenances thereto; -1- (b) All of Seller's right, title and interest in and to that certain lease dated March 21, 1988, by and between Seller, as tenant, and Anthony Vozza d/b/a Scarpa, as landlord (the "Traverse City Lease"), with respect to the Premises located in Traverse City, Michigan; (c) All of Seller's right, title and interest in and to the applicable loan portfolio carried as assets on the regular books and records of the Branch Offices as of the Closing Date excluding only (i) the existing SBA loans for Account Names Willow Creek, Drayton Plain Vet Clinic, Inc., Batter-Up, Inc. and William Rzadkowolski, Account Numbers 7036101, 7037302, 7043401 and 7042702, respectively, and (ii) such loans as to which Purchaser notifies Seller in writing not later than ten (10) business days prior to the Closing Date that Purchaser has elected not to acquire (such loans, other than those described in (i) and (ii) above being referred to as the "Loan Portfolio"), including all notes, mortgages (and any escrow accounts established thereunder), security agreements, assignments, financing statements, insurance policies and other instruments, documents, contract rights, claim and books and records pertaining to the Loan Portfolio; (d) All of Seller's right, title and interest in and to the office equipment, furniture, office records, maintenance contracts, if any, relating to the Premises and the personal property located on the Premises, and other items of personal property relating to the Premises, including all leased equipment, all of which is described in Exhibit B attached hereto, all of which is and, subject to Section 3.6 and Section 5.7 hereof, will be at the Closing Date located on Premises; excepting, however, all teller station terminals and any other assets specifically described on -2- Exhibit B-1 which are specifically excluded from the sale and transfer contemplated by this Agreement ("Excluded Equipment"); (e) All cash and currency issued by the United States of America held in the vaults at the Premises as of the Closing Date; (f) All of Seller's right, title and interest in and to the time deposits, savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market checking accounts ("MMCA's"), money market deposit accounts ("MMDA's"), checking ("NOW") accounts, all other forms of N0W or demand accounts, including economy checking accounts ("ECA's"), regular business checking accounts ("RBCA") and low volume business checking account ("LBCA"), all individual retirement accounts ("IRA's"), Keogh plans and self employed Pension Plans ("SEPs"), if any, as of the Closing Date and which are associated with the Branch Offices (hereinafter "Core Deposits"), all loans secured by any of such Core Deposits being transferred to Purchaser in whole or in part, all overdraft loans or lines of credit associated with any Core Deposit accounts being transferred to Purchaser (collectively "Deposit Related Loans"), if any, all land contract accounts being serviced by Seller for which the land contract payments are deposited into a deposit account being transferred to Purchaser according to the books and records of Seller at the Closing Date, and, subject to Section 3.6 and Section 5.7 hereof, all of Seller's rights and interests under: (i) assignable service and maintenance contracts in effect with respect to the Premises and with respect to the personal property located on the Premises; (ii) all assignable personal property leases pertaining to the Premises; and (iii) all assignable leases and subleases pertaining to the Premises; -3- (g) A sum of money equal to: (i) the aggregate of the Core Deposits assumed by Purchaser pursuant to Section 1.2, reduced by the aggregate principal amount plus accrued but unpaid interest, on all Deposit Related Loans, if any, plus (ii) the amount of accrued but unpaid interest on such Core Deposit liabilities as of the Closing Date, plus (iii) the amount of prepaid land contract servicing fees, if applicable, calculated on a pro rata basis to the Closing Date, minus (iv) the amount of currency in the vault in the Premises as of the Closing Date, and minus (v) the sum of the aggregate book value principal amount of the Loan Portfolio as of the Closing Date, plus accrued but unpaid interest, late charges and other sums due and owing thereon through the Closing Date. All of the foregoing items described in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (g) of this Section 1.1 are sometimes hereafter referred to as the "Branch Office Properties." 1.2 Purchase Price. In full consideration for the sale, transfer and assignment of the Branch Office Properties, Purchaser agrees to pay to Seller a sum of money (the "Purchase Price") equal to (i) $1,190,000 less the Seller's net book value determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles consistently applied of the Excluded Equipment as of the end of the month immediately preceding the Closing Date, such amount representing the agreed upon value as of the Closing Date of the Premises and furniture, fixtures and equipment located therein, plus (ii) a Deposit Premium (as hereinafter defined). The "Deposit Premium" shall equal eight percent (8%) of the total Core Deposits (excluding for this purpose only certificates of deposit issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date in amounts of $100,000 or more) transferred to Purchaser at the time of Closing (as defined herein). The Seller and the Purchaser agree that they will prepare and file their federal and any state or -4- local income tax returns, including any and all notices, and other filings required pursuant to Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including IRS Form 8594, based on the resulting Purchase Price of the Branch Office Properties described in this Section 1.2. Purchaser also agrees to assume the specified deposit liabilities of Seller arising as of the Closing on account of savings, NOWS, MMCAs, MMDAs, ECAs, RBCAs, LBCAs, certificates of deposit, IRA's and SEP's, Seller's obligations to pay all accrued but unpaid interest thereon and Seller's obligations under all other agreements relating to such deposit accounts, the Deposit Related Loans, if any, the Loan Portfolio (subject, however, to Purchaser's rights pursuant to Section 8.7 hereof) and maintenance and service contracts and other leases and agreements assumed by Purchaser, in each case as the same shall exist at the Closing. 1.3 Prorated Items Adjustment. All real and personal property taxes and special assessments (other than any special assessments payable in installments over time extending beyond the Closing Date) which have become a lien on the Premises or on any personal property located on the Premises as of the Closing shall be paid by Seller. Current real and personal property taxes and any special assessments payable in installments for the year in which the Closing occurs, if any, shall be prorated and adjusted at the Closing on a due date basis as if paid in arrears. Water and other utility bills and safe deposit box rental fees will be prorated and adjusted as of the Closing. Seller shall be reimbursed by Purchaser for the portion, prorated as of the Closing Date, of the deposit insurance premiums paid by Seller to the FDIC with respect to the Core Deposits for the second semi-annual assessment period in 1994 if the Closing occurs in calendar year 1994 or for the first semi-annual assessment period in 1995 if the Closing occurs in calendar year 1995. For purposes of calculating this reimbursement, an assessment rate shall be used which is the annual risk based assessment rate applicable to the Purchaser under the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF"). Seller shall also be reimbursed for any unused portion of the security deposit under the Traverse City Lease. -5- II. CLOSING 2.1 Closing. The closing (herein "Closing") shall take place as of the close of business on either the first, second or third Saturday following approval of the Commissioner of the Financial Institutions Bureau of the State of Michigan (the "FIB") or the expiration of thirty (30) days following the date of approval of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), whichever occurs later. The selection of the precise date of Closing and the location of Closing shall be a date and location mutually agreeable to Purchaser and Seller (herein "Closing Date"). 2.2 Deliveries by Seller. Seller shall deliver to Purchaser the following: (a) At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser: (i) the information described on Exhibit C hereto with respect to the Core Deposit accounts and Loan Portfolio transferred to Purchaser, which shall be prepared in a manner consistent with Exhibit C hereto and shall be complete and accurate in all material respects as of the close of business on the day preceding the Closing Date, and shall be certified as such by the Chief Financial or Accounting Officer of Seller, as well as the computer files from which such information was generated; (ii) corporate warranty deeds in the form set forth in Exhibit D, conveying good and marketable title to the Premises situated in Bellaire, Michigan and Central Lake, Michigan, subject only to existing building and use restrictions and easements of record and other imperfections of title reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, real estate transfer valuation affidavits with respect to such Premises executed by Seller in the form prescribed by the Register of Deeds in the county in which each such Premises is located for determining the amount of the transfer tax payable with respect to -6- the conveyance of such Premises to Purchaser hereunder (which transfer tax shall be payable by Seller), and the affidavit referred to in Section 3.13 hereof; (iii) an assignment of the Traverse City Lease, in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser, along with the landlord's consent and estoppel affidavit described in Section 5.11 hereof; (iv) a bill of sale conveying marketable title to the tangible personal property described in Exhibit B, in the form as set forth in Exhibit E; (v) a general assignment of contract rights transferring to Purchaser all of Seller's rights and privileges under the Core Deposit account contracts, safe deposit box rental agreements and Deposit Related Loan agreements, if any, the Loan Portfolio, all personal property leases, service contracts and other agreements to be assumed by Purchaser, in the form as set forth in Exhibit F, along with copies of all such contracts, agreements and leases; (vi) original promissory notes and other negotiable instruments endorsed to Purchaser's order, assignments of mortgages, UCC financing statements and other security instruments with respect to the Loan Portfolio, and any escrow accounts established thereunder; (vii) a certificate of Seller's Secretary attesting to the approval of this Agreement by its Board of Directors, with copies attached thereto of the resolutions adopted by its Board of Directors; (viii) the title insurance commitments required by Section 5.3, along with irrevocable instructions to the title insurance company to issue and deliver the title insurance policies to Purchaser in accordance therewith; and (ix) such other documents as Purchaser may reasonably request to more effectively transfer the Branch Office Properties to Purchaser. Seller shall deliver possession of the Branch Office Properties to Purchaser at the close of business on the Closing Date. -7- (b) By ten o'clock in the morning, Detroit time, on the first business day for both Seller and Purchaser following the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser (i) a sum of money, in immediately available funds, equal to the aggregate balance of all Core Deposits liabilities (including accrued but unpaid interest) transferred to Purchaser, reduced by the aggregate principal and net accrued but unpaid interest amounts on all Deposit Related Loans, if any, computed as of the close of business on the day preceding the Closing Date relating to the deposit account liabilities transferred to Purchaser; and (ii) a sum of money, in immediately available funds, which represents interest on the sum described in Section 2.2(b)(i) at the Federal Funds Rate for "this week" as last reported prior to the Closing Date by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Federal Reserve Board") in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release H-15, Selected Interest Rates (the "Federal Funds Rate") for the period beginning with, and including, the Closing Date to, but not including, the date of payment hereunder, MINUS (A) a sum of money equal to the currency in the vaults at the Premises at the close of business on the Closing Date, (B) a sum of money equal to the aggregate principal balance, and accrued but unpaid interest, late charges and other sums due and owing as of the Closing Date, in respect of the Loan Portfolio, and (C) a sum of money equal to interest on the sum described in Section 2.2(b)(ii)(B) above at the Federal Funds Rate for the period beginning with, and including, the Closing Date to, but not including, the date of payment hereunder. 2.3 Deliveries by Purchaser. Purchaser shall deliver to Seller the following: (a) At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller: (i) an -8- instrument of assumption substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G, pursuant to which Purchaser assumes and agrees to perform all of Seller's liabilities and obligations relating to the Core Deposit and Deposit Related Loans, if any, transferred to Purchaser by Seller, the Loan Portfolio, subject to the rights of Purchaser pursuant to Section 8.7 hereof, the servicing agreements for land contracts being transferred to Purchaser, if any, and the assignable contracts, leases and subleases to be assumed by Purchaser in accordance with Section 5.7 hereof; and (ii) a certificate of Purchaser's Cashier or Secretary attesting to the approval of this Agreement by the Purchaser's Board of Directors, with copies attached thereto of the resolutions adopted by Purchaser's Board of Directors. (b) By ten o'clock in the morning, Detroit time, on the first business day for both Seller and Purchaser following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller: (i) a sum of money, in immediately available funds, equal to the Purchase Price; and (ii) a sum of money, in immediately available funds, which represents interest on the Purchase Price at the Federal Funds Rate for the period beginning with, and including, the Closing Date to, but not including, the date of payment hereunder. 2.4 Net Payment. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2 to the contrary, Purchaser and Seller agree that at the time of Closing, they will calculate the net payment due pursuant to Section 2.2 and Section 2.3 and the party owing funds to the other will remit said net payment in the manner set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement. 2.5 Post Closing Settlement. On the first or second day following the -9- Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a complete and accurate list of the information described on Exhibit C with respect to all deposit accounts and loan balances included in the Branch Office Properties as of the close of business on the Closing Date, certified by the Chief Financial or Accounting Officer of Seller. Within ten (10) business days after the Closing, at a time and place to be agreed upon, the parties shall make an appropriate transfer of funds to reflect any change in total deposits and loan balances from the close of business on the day preceding the Closing through the close of business on the Closing Date, plus any amount required to reflect NOW, MMCA, MMDA, ECA, RBCA, LBCA, certificate of deposit, IRA and SEP transactions, if any, that settle after the Closing Date as required by Section 8.3. If Seller's certified list of Core Deposit accounts and Loan Portfolio shall be unacceptable to Purchaser, a mutually acceptable nationally recognized certified public accounting firm shall conduct an audit of such accounts and loans within 30 days after the Closing and shall certify the results thereof to the Purchaser and Seller and such certified report shall be conclusive and binding on both parties hereto, and the cost of such audit shall be borne equally by both parties III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows: 3.1 Organization, etc. Seller is a state bank duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Michigan, and has the full corporate power to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder. Seller further represents and warrants that Seller's Board of Directors has approved this Agreement and that this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller. 3.2 No Violation, etc. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder constitutes or will constitute a violation of or default under Seller's charter or bylaws or any law, -10- rule, ordinance, regulation, court order, agreement, indenture or understanding to which Seller is a party or by which Seller or its properties is bound or affected. 3.3 Taxes. Seller has duly and timely filed all returns and reports with federal, state and local taxing authorities relating to the payment of interest, earnings or dividends on the Core Deposits to be transferred to Purchaser hereunder, and has duly and timely paid all taxes, levies and assessments on such accounts and any other of the Branch Office Properties, including but not limited to any applicable intangibles taxes, personal property taxes, real property taxes, sales and use taxes and excise taxes. To the best of its knowledge and to the best of its ability, Seller has obtained, to the extent required by law, all federal tax identification numbers related to the Core Deposits. 3.4 Environmental. Seller has no actual knowledge of any hazardous substances, hazardous waste, pollutant or contaminant, including but not limited to asbestos, PCB's or urea formaldehyde, having been generated, released into, stored or deposited over, upon or below the Premises or into any water systems on or below the surface of the Premises by Seller, or, to its actual knowledge, from any source whatsoever. As used in this Agreement, the terms "hazardous substances," "hazardous waste", "pollutant" and "contaminant" mean any substance, waste, pollutant or contaminant included within such terms under any applicable Federal, or state statute or regulation. To best of Seller's knowledge, no demand, claim, notice, suit in equity, administrative action, investigation or inquiry, whether brought on by any governmental authority, private person or entity or otherwise, arising under, relating to or in connection with any environmental laws is pending or threatened against Seller in respect of the Premises or any past or present operation of Seller therein. 3.5 Real Property. Except as disclosed on Exhibit I hereto, the improvements and appurtenances to the Premises and their present use by Seller do not, and the use of the same by Purchaser (including specifically all drive-up teller windows), to the best of Seller's knowledge, will not violate any provision of any -11- presently applicable law, zoning ordinance, fire regulation, or restrictive covenant; except that Seller makes no representations or warranties with respect to compliance of the Premises with any state or federal law, rule or regulation pertaining to accessibility of the Premises to individuals with handicaps or disabilities, including, but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the regulations adopted in connection therewith. Seller owns the Premises situated in Bellaire, Michigan and Central Lake, Michigan in fee simple free and clear from all liens and encumbrances whatsoever, subject only to current taxes which are a lien thereon but not yet due and payable and other exceptions permitted under this Agreement or otherwise acceptable to Purchaser. Upon delivery by Seller of the corporate warranty deeds to the Premises located in Bellaire, Michigan and Central Lake, Michigan at the Closing, Purchaser will acquire good, valid and marketable fee simple title to such Premises. Seller is the tenant under the Traverse City Lease which is in full force and effect in the form previously delivered to Purchaser, and there are no defaults in any material respect currently existing thereunder. Except as disclosed in Section 3.12 hereof, no party is in possession of all or any portion of the Premises, whether as lessee or tenant at sufferance, other than Seller. 3.6 Personal Property. All of the tangible personal property described on Exhibit B under the category "Assets Owned" is validly and indefeasibly owned by Seller free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Any personal property located on the Premises in which Seller has a leasehold interest may be removed from the Premises by the Closing Date without breach or violation of any applicable lease agreement or any material damage or alterations to the Premises; provided, however, Seller shall not remove any such personal property from the Premises unless Purchaser has given Seller written notice pursuant to Section 5.7 hereof that Purchaser does not want to assume the applicable lease agreement, in which case such personal property shall be removed from the Premises, at Seller's expense, on or before the Closing Date. 3.7 Litigation; Compliance with Law. There are no claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings pending or, to Seller's knowledge, threatened against -12- or affecting Seller by any customer, depositor, supplier or employee of Seller or by any other person on account of any business or related activities conducted by Seller or its employees or agents at the Premises, and Seller does not know of any basis in fact for any such claim, demand, action, suit or proceeding. 3.8 Outstanding Accounts and Contracts As of August 31, 1994, the aggregate of all Core Deposit liabilities relating to accounts maintained at the Branch Offices was approximately $49,029,000. Seller has previously furnished to Purchaser: (a) a complete and accurate list of all types of accounts offered at the Branch Offices and all outstanding loans secured by any such accounts; (b) copies of all forms of deposit account contracts, passbooks, certificates of deposit and other evidences of ownership relating to such accounts; (c) copies of all powers of attorney, IRS W-9 forms, joint control agreements and other agreements, orders or instructions relating to the rights of existing depositors at the Branch Offices; and (d) copies of all direct deposit agreements with the Social Security Administration or any other person or party relating to the accounts at the Branch Offices. All such lists and copies were true, accurate and complete in all material respects. 3.9 Loan Portfolio. All of the loans in the Loan Portfolio will include all related servicing rights with respect to such loans. 3.10 No Adverse Change in Financial Condition. Since July 31, 1994, there has been no material adverse change in the financial condition, assets, liabilities or business of Seller. Since such date no event has occurred or, to Seller's knowledge, is likely to occur that would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, assets, liabilities or business of Seller. 3.11 Disclosure. To the best of its knowledge, Seller has disclosed to Purchaser all facts material to the Branch Office Properties. No representation or warranty by Seller contained in this Agreement and no statement contained in any certificate, schedule, list or other writing furnished to Purchaser pursuant hereto -13- contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading. 3.12 Bellaire Tenancy. Seller has leased a portion of the Premises situated in Bellaire, Michigan (the "Tenant Premises") to Derman & Turkelson, a Michigan co-partnership ("Tenant"), in accordance with the terms of a certain lease dated April 6, 1987 (the "Tenant Lease"), which lease expired on March 31, 1990. Notwithstanding the expiration of the Tenant Lease, a true and complete copy of which has previously been provided to Purchaser, Tenant continues to occupy the Tenant Premises on a month-to-month basis in accordance with the terms of the Tenant Lease. Seller and Tenant have not entered into any agreements or understandings, and Seller has not made any representations to Tenant, regarding Tenant's continued occupancy of the Tenant Premises on terms other than as set forth in the Tenant Lease. Tenant is current in the payment of rent for its continued occupancy of the Tenant Premises through the month of September, 1994. 3.13 Contracts. There are no service or maintenance contracts with respect to the Premises or any personal property located thereon, any personal property leases pertaining to the Premises, or any leases or subleases relating to all or any portion of the Premises, other than the Traverse City Lease and the Tenant Lease. 3.14 FIRPTA. Seller is not a "foreign person" as defined in Section 1445(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and regulations promulgated thereunder, and Seller will furnish to the Purchaser, at Closing, an affidavit to this effect. IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as follows: -14- 4.1 Organization, etc. Purchaser is a state bank duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Michigan, and has the full corporate power to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder (subject to receipt of the approvals of the FIB and the FDIC). Purchaser further represents and warrants that Purchaser's Board of Directors has approved this Agreement and that upon receipt of approvals from the FIB and the FDIC, this Agreement will constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of Purchaser. 4.2 No Violation, etc. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder constitutes or will constitute a violation of or default under Purchaser's charter or bylaws or any law, rule, ordinance, regulation, court order, agreement, indenture or understanding to which Purchaser is a party or by which Purchaser or its properties is bound or affected. V. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER Each and every obligation of Purchaser hereunder is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, or their waiver in writing by Purchaser, at or prior to the Closing Date: 5.1 Truth and Accuracy. The representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement shall have been true and correct in all material respects when made and shall continue to be true and correct in all material respect through the Closing Date as though made on such date. 5.2 Approval by Regulators. The written approvals of the FIB and the FDIC to the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been received and all requisite waiting periods shall have expired. 5.3 Title Commitment. Seller shall have furnished to Purchaser not -15- later that twenty-five (25) days prior to the Closing Date, at Seller's expense, one or more commitments for title insurance, issued by a title insurance company reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and bearing a date subsequent to the date of this Agreement, in which said title insurance company agrees to issue and deliver, without cost to Purchaser, one or more policies of title insurance with standard exceptions insuring Purchaser for the amount of the Purchase Price of the Premises against any loss or damage incurred by Purchaser's failure to acquire from Seller fee simple marketable title to the Premises situated in Bellaire, Michigan and Central Lake, Michigan, subject to building and use restrictions and easements of record and other exceptions reasonably acceptable to Purchaser, and a leasehold interest in the Premises located in Traverse City, Michigan pursuant to the Traverse City Lease. Purchaser shall have a period of ten (10) days following delivery to it of such commitment or commitments issued by the title insurance company under this Section 5.3 within which to notify Seller of any exceptions in such title insurance commitments which do not meet the provisions of this Section 5.3. Any portion of such title insurance commitments as to which notice is not given shall be deemed to be satisfactory to Purchaser. In the event such notification is given to Seller, Seller shall have sixty (60) days from the date of Purchaser's notice of defects in which to cure such defects. 5.4 No Adverse Change. There shall not have been any material disposition of any of the Premises or personal property set forth on Exhibit B, or material damage or destruction to the Premises and personal property set forth in Exhibit B from fire, lightning, smoke, storms, explosion, vandalism or similar events, nor shall there have been any material adverse change in the financial condition of Seller or the business of Seller as conducted at the Branch Offices, including any material adverse change in the offered terms governing any Core Deposit accounts that is not in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, or any material change in the aggregate amounts of and relative composition of the Core Deposit accounts or the Loan Portfolio from that prevailing as of the most recent date that information was provided by Seller to Purchaser immediately prior to execution of -16- this Agreement. 5.5 Environmental. Acceptance by Purchaser of an environmental assessment performed by an environmental consultant selected by Purchaser and approved by Seller, at Purchaser's expense, which states to Purchaser's sole satisfaction that no present indication exists that hazardous or toxic materials, wastes or substances have been used, generated, stored, released, discharged, disposed of or are present on, under or about the Premises or on any adjoining land to any material extent and that the Premises are free from and contain no hazardous or toxic substances, asbestos, wastes, chemicals or liquids to any material extent as such terms are described or defined in the following statues and rules: Federal Clean Air Act Federal Clean Water Act Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act Purchaser shall have until 11:59 p.m. on October 10, 1994 to satisfy, waive, remove this condition or notify Seller in writing as to any objections it has regarding the environmental condition of the Premises and that Purchaser is terminating the Agreement. Failure of Purchaser to give Seller the notice required herein shall be deemed a waiver of this condition by Purchaser. 5.6 Intentionally Omitted. 5.7 Intentionally Omitted. 5.8 Seller Performance. Seller shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder, except those obligations which by their terms are to be performed at or after the Closing, and as to such obligations Seller shall be ready, willing and able to perform the same. -17- 5.9 No Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding against Seller or Purchaser prevents, or is pending and seeks to prevent, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 5.10 Other. Purchaser shall have received from Seller all lists, schedules and copies referred to in Section 3.8 not previously delivered by Seller prior to the execution of this Agreement, and such certificates of Seller's officers as Purchaser reasonably deems necessary to evidence the continued truth and accuracy in all material respects of Seller's representations and warranties as of the Closing Date and Seller's compliance in all material respects with all other agreements and covenants by Seller contained herein. 5.11 Landlord Consent and Estoppel Affidavit. Seller shall have obtained a written consent, in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser (which form Purchaser shall cause to be prepared and circulated within seven (7) days after the date of this Agreement), from the landlord under the Traverse City Lease to the assignment of the Traverse City Lease from Seller to Purchaser, and an estoppel affidavit from such landlord, in form and substance acceptable to Purchaser, attesting to the continuing existence of the Traverse City Lease and the non-existence of any defaults thereunder, among other things. 5.12 Tenant Estoppel. Seller shall have obtained an estoppel affidavit from the Tenant, in substantially the form of Exhibit H, pursuant to which Tenant shall have agreed to attorn to Purchaser as landlord under the terms of the Tenant Lease upon consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, and acknowledging the continued occupancy of the Tenant Premises by Tenant on a month-to-month basis in accordance with the terms of the Tenant Lease, that such continued occupancy may be terminated upon thirty (30) days written notice to Tenant, and that there are no defaults under the terms of the Tenant Lease, among other things. VI. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER -18- Each and every obligation of Seller hereunder is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, or their waiver in writing by Seller, at or prior to the Closing Date: 6.1 Approvals by Regulators. The written approvals of the FIB and the FDIC to the applications submitted by Purchaser for the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been received by the Purchaser and all requisite waiting periods shall have expired. 6.2 Purchaser Performance. Purchaser shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder, except those obligations which by their terms are to be performed at or after the Closing, and as to such obligations Purchaser shall be ready, willing and able to perform the same. 6.3 No Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding against Seller or Purchaser prevents, or is pending and seeks to prevent, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. 6.4 Other. Seller shall have been provided with a written statement from Purchaser indicating that each of the conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof have been satisfied or waived and that, subject to Purchaser's rights pursuant to Section 8.7 hereof, Purchaser accepts the Premises and the Branch Office Properties "as is" in their present condition. VI. CONDUCT PRIOR TO CLOSING During the period of time from the date of execution of this Agreement to the date of Closing the parties agree to take the following action: 7.1 Applications to Regulators. Promptly after execution of this Agreement, Purchaser shall prepare and submit applications to the FIB and the FDIC and -19- any other required regulatory agency for permission to establish branch offices at the Premises. To the extent necessary, Seller shall join in such applications and furnish to Purchaser all necessary financial information, certificates and other documents as shall be necessary or desirable in connection with the filing of such applications. 7.2 Intentionally Omitted. 7.3 No Material Change in 0perations. So long as this Agreement shall remain in effect prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall carry on its banking business at the Branch Offices in substantially the same manner as conducted on the date of this Agreement and shall refrain from introducing any new or unusual methods of operation or accounting. Seller shall not purchase or commit to purchase any additional furnishings or equipment to be placed on the Premises without first obtaining Purchaser's written approval for such action. Additionally, Seller shall not sell any material Branch Office Property, enter into any material contracts, including leases, concerning the Premises or pledge or encumber the Premises or Branch Office Property without first obtaining Purchaser's written approval. Seller shall pay or credit all regular payments relating to deposit accounts maintained at the Branch Offices in accordance with its customary practices. During the pendency of this Agreement, Seller shall grant no pay raises to employees working at the Premises if said raises would be outside the ordinary course of Seller's business, unless and until said raises have been approved in writing by Purchaser. 7.4 Maintenance of Properties. Seller shall maintain the Premises and all tangible personal property located thereon in accordance with its customary practices and shall keep the same fully insured under existing policies of insurance. 7.5 No Breach. Seller shall refrain from doing any act or omitting to do any act which will cause a material breach of any contract or commitment relating to its business conducted at the Branch Offices or the properties included in the Branch Office Properties. -20- 7.6 Access to Records and Premises. Within fifteen (15) days after the date of this Agreement, Seller shall, to the extent it has such information available, provide Purchaser with the information specified on Exhibit C attached hereto, and Seller agrees to provide updates of such information as required by Section 2.2. Following execution of this Agreement, Seller agrees to provide Purchaser, or its representatives, with access during normal business hours to the Premises to permit Purchaser to install telephone data communication lines and to examine the Premises in order to facilitate transference of the business conducted thereon, provided that Purchaser shall not disrupt Seller's operations in carrying out such activities, Seller also agrees to make available for inspection by Purchaser the books and records pertaining to the business of Seller as conducted at the Branch Offices, and Seller agrees not to destroy any such books and records without giving Purchaser reasonable prior notice of its intent to do so and an opportunity to review the same and make copies thereof. Seller further agrees that in the event Purchaser finds any deficiencies in Seller's books and records pertaining to the Premises or any of the other Branch Office Properties, Seller shall, upon request by Purchaser, use its best efforts to cure such deficiencies as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of such request from Purchaser. In the event the sale and transfer as contemplated by this Agreement is not consummated for any reason within the time periods set forth in this Agreement, then Purchaser shall, within five (5) business days of receipt of demand from Seller, return to Seller all originals and copies of account and customer information, books, records, computer tapes and data provided to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and further agrees to promptly remove all personal property and communications lines installed by Purchaser upon receipt of Seller's request therefor. 7.7 No Announcements. Purchaser and Seller shall each refrain from making any public announcement or any announcement to Seller's customers (including depositors) of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written approval thereof of the other party unless such an announcement is required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or some other regulatory body governing the -21- affairs of either the Purchaser or Seller. Additionally, the parties agree to jointly prepare and issue a press release announcing this transaction on a mutually agreeable date and Purchaser agrees not to commence the publication of public notices required in connection with the regulatory approvals anticipated by Sections 5.2 and 6.1 hereof until the satisfaction or waiver of the contingency set forth in Section 5.5 hereof. 7.8 Notice to Depositors and Customers. Purchaser, at its sole cost and expense, shall prepare and send a notice, promptly following the Closing, to the depositors whose accounts it is acquiring and to the loan customers, which notice shall comply with all requirements of regulatory authorities. 7.9 No Other Agreements. Seller agrees that so long as this Agreement is pending, it will not solicit any offers or enter into any agreements or understandings with any other party relating to the disposition of the Branch Office Properties or Premises without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. 7.10 Surveys. Within ten (10) days after the date of this Agreement, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser any existing surveys of the Premises situated in Bellaire, Michigan and Central Lake, Michigan which Seller has in its possession. 7.11 Best Efforts. Each party to this Agreement shall use its best efforts to render its representations and warranties hereunder true and correct, to perform its covenants and obligations hereunder, to obtain as soon as possible all government and other third-party consents required to be obtained by it, and to take such action as may be necessary to close the transactions contemplated herein on or before December 31, 1994. 7.12 No-Shop Clause From the day hereof until the later of the Closing or June 30, 1995, the Seller, its affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and other agents shall immediately cease any existing discussions or negotiations with any person or entity conducted with respect to any proposal for a -22- merger or other business combination or sale of any assets inconsistent with the transactions anticipated hereby (a"Sale Proposal") and will not directly or indirectly take any action to facilitate, initiate, or encourage any offer or indication of interest from any person or entity with respect to any Sale Proposal, propose, authorize, recommend or enter into any agreement with respect to any Sale Proposal, or disclose any non-public information relating to the Branch Office Properties or afford access to any such properties or the books and records relating thereto to any person or entity who might be considering making, or who has made, an offer with respect to a Sale Proposal. VIII. ACTION SUBSEQUENT TO CLOSING 8.1 Assistance After Closing. With respect to any alarm and surveillance or other equipment not purchased by Purchaser hereunder, Seller agrees to keep in service and make available to Purchaser any such equipment at the Premises for a period of up to fifteen (15) business days after the Closing, and Purchaser agrees to reimburse Seller for a pro rata portion of the costs for such systems for the time of actual use thereof by Purchaser. 8.2 Removal of Property. If Purchaser shall request, Seller agrees to remove from the Premises any tangible personal property located thereon not sold to Purchaser as a part of the Branch Office Properties prior to the Tuesday following the Closing. 8.3 Post-Closing Settlement. For a period of ninety (90) days following Closing, Seller shall consult with Purchaser upon presentment of any checks, drafts, incoming ACH debits and credits, credit card debits and adjustments, ATM transactions on sold accounts (only for ten (10) days) and other negotiable instruments drawn on any of the deposit accounts transferred to Purchaser hereunder, and if assured by Purchaser that sufficient funds are available to honor such -23- instruments, Seller shall pay such instruments. Upon presentment of such instruments following such consultation with and assurance by Purchaser and payment by Seller, Purchaser agrees to purchase such checks and instruments from Seller for the face amount thereof. If any customer of Seller whose deposit account is transferred to Purchaser hereunder has, prior to the Closing Date, presented or deposited a negotiable instrument drawn on another financial institution for collection and payment, and such instrument subsequently is dishonored by the drawee institution, Purchaser agrees to purchase such negotiable instrument from Seller for the face amount thereof provided that at the time of transfer of such deposit account to Purchaser there existed a proper hold on sufficient credit in the account against which to charge such dishonored instrument. 8.4 Indemnification. (a) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser, its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against all demands, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, interest, penalties and attorneys' fees) asserted against, imposed on or incurred by such indemnified party by reason of or resulting from (a) any material breach of the representations, warranties or covenants of Seller herein; and (b) any other material liability or obligation of or claim against Seller or Purchaser arising out of any occurrence, event or state of facts relating to any of the properties transferred to Purchaser hereunder existing or having taken place prior to the Closing, including, without limitation, any material liability or obligation for any tax, penalty or interest arising from or with respect to any of the Branch Office Properties, or operations of the business conducted therewith, which is incurred or is attributable to any period on or prior to the Closing Date, other than those liabilities, obligations and claims specifically -24- assumed by Purchaser hereunder. Purchaser will give Seller notice of any such claims, and Seller will undertake the defense thereof at its own cost by representatives of its own choosing. Further, Purchaser shall have the option of participating in said defense at its own expense. (b) Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller, its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against all demands, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, interest, penalties and attorneys' fees) asserted against, imposed on or incurred by such indemnified party by reason of or resulting from any material breach of the representations, warranties or covenants of Purchaser herein. Seller will give Purchaser notice of any such claims, and Purchaser will undertake the defense thereof at its own cost by representatives of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to Seller. Further, Seller shall have the option of participating in said defense at its own expense. 8.5 Tax Reports. Seller agrees to file with appropriate federal, state, and local taxing authorities and to send to all Core Deposit account customers and loan customers, including but not limited to Deposit Related Loan customers, if any, all required reports pertaining to the interest paid to or by them with respect to their accounts from the beginning of the calendar year in which the Closing occurs to (but not including) the Closing Date. Purchaser agrees to file with appropriate federal, state, and local taxing authorities and to send to all Core Deposit account customers and loan customers, including but not limited to Deposited Related Loan customers, if any, all required reports pertaining to the interest paid to or by them with respect to their accounts from and including the Closing Date to the last day of the calendar year in which the Closing occurs. -25- 8.6 Account Transfers. Following the Closing, Purchaser agrees, for all Core Deposit accounts acquired hereunder, to honor all existing arrangements with the Automated Clearing House Association ("ACHA") for incoming transactions to and from accounts with other financial institutions and third parties (including Seller) and to honor any arrangements for transfers by Seller from one account of a depositor to another account at the Branch Offices, but Purchaser shall not be required to honor any other type of account transfer arrangement offered by Seller to the depositors whose accounts are transferred hereunder. 8.7 Put Rights Regarding Loan Portfolio. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, for a period of ninety (90) days following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall have an option, exercisable in its sole discretion and upon written notice to Seller, to cause Seller to repurchase any or all loans in the Loan Portfolio (the "Purchased Loans") from Purchaser, at the price paid at Closing by Purchaser for such Purchased Loans, adjusted for all payments, accruals and advances received, booked or made, as the case may be, in accordance with the written agreements relating to such Purchased Loans from the Closing Date to the date of such repurchase by Seller. In the event that Purchaser exercises its rights under this Section 8.7, Seller shall repurchase such Purchased Loans described in such written notice within fifteen (15) days following receipt of such written notice, and Purchaser shall deliver to Seller such instruments of conveyance as may reasonably be necessary to effectuate such repurchase, including but not limited to a general assignment of rights with respect to such Purchased Loans, original promissory notes and other negotiable instruments duly endorsed to Seller's order and assignments in recordable form of mortgages, UCC financing statements and other security instruments relating to such Purchased Loans, and such other documents as Seller may reasonably request. 8.8 Further Assurances. Each party hereto agrees to execute and deliver such other documents as the other party hereto may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. -26- 8.9 Covenant Not To Compete. Seller hereby covenants and agrees that for a period of two years commencing on the Closing Date none of Seller, Seller's affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and other agents will establish a deposit gathering branch office or otherwise, directly and knowingly, solicit deposits from any of the owners of any of the Core Deposits or loans to the borrowers, guarantors or other obligors under any loans included in the Loan Portfolio within a radius of five miles of any of the Branch Offices (the "Territory"). Not withstanding anything to the contrary express or implied herein, this Covenant Not to Compete shall neither prohibit nor apply to (i) any automated teller machines owned or operated by Seller now located in the Territory and any automated teller machines owned and operated by third parties which participated in an ATM network in which Seller also participates, (ii) any deposit gathering branch offices of third parties now or hereafter established in the Territory that are subsequently acquired by Seller or its affiliates as a result of a merger or acquisition involving any such third party or Seller or its affiliates, (iii) general advertisements or solicitations, or (iv) deposit accounts associated with any extensions of credit to a depositor which were not solicited in contravention of this Section 8.9. IX. MISCELLANEOUS 9.1 Survival of Representations. The representations and warranties of Seller and Purchaser herein shall survive the Closing for a period of one (1) year. All statements contained herein or in any certificate, schedule, list or other document delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed representations and warranties within the meaning of this Section. 9.2 No Commissions. Except for the fee to be paid by Purchaser to W.Y. Campbell & Company, each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to the other that there are no claims for brokerage commissions or finder's fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each party will indemnify the other and hold it harmless from and against any and all claims or -27- liabilities for brokerage commissions or finder's fees incurred by reason of any action taken by it. 9.3 Termination of Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, this Agreement may be terminated (i) by either party upon written notice to the other and without liability for breach hereof by the terminating party if the Closing has not occurred by March 31, 1995 for any reason other than a breach of this Agreement by the terminating party, (ii) by the non-breaching party in the case of a material breach of the representations, warranties or agreements set forth herein (excluding Section 7.11, the violation of which will not constitute a material breach of this Agreement) or in case any of the conditions precedent to the terminating party's obligation to proceed has not been satisfied or waived by March 31, 1995, or (iii) if the Closing has not occurred by December 31, 1994 either party may terminate this Agreement provided such party is not in material breach of any representation warranty or covenant contained in this Agreement, such party pays the other party $20,000.00 in full and complete satisfaction of all obligations and liabilities whereunder, and such party provides the other party written notice of its election to terminate this Agreement prior to 5:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, on January 3, 1995. 9.4 Expenses. Seller agrees that all fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement shall be borne by it, and Purchaser agrees that all fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement shall be borne by it. 9.5 Parties in Interest. This Agreement and the schedules and other writings referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. There are no restrictions, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings other than expressly set forth herein or therein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This -28- Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument duly executed by the parties and may not be assigned by Purchaser without the express written consent of the Seller. Any condition to a party's obligations hereunder may be waived in writing by such party. 9.6 Employees. Purchaser shall have no obligation to employ any person now employed by Seller. Purchaser will review the qualifications and may interview some or all of Seller's employees working at the Premises, and may offer employment positions on an at will basis to all, some or none of the employees now employed by Seller at salary and wage levels and benefits determined solely by Purchaser. Each individual employee may accept or reject Purchaser's employment offer. Purchaser assumes no liability for any accrued or vested employee benefits of any of Seller's employees. 9.7 Headings. The section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 9.8 Notices. All notices, claims, certificates, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if delivered or mailed (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or Federal Express or other overnight delivery service which guarantees next day delivery and requires acknowledgement of receipt): If to Purchaser: Brian D. Bell, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer CB Financial Corporation One Jackson Square Jackson, Michigan 49201 With a copy to: Richard M. Bolton, Esq. Dickinson, Wright, Noon, Van Dusen & Freeman 500 Woodward Avenue, Suite 4000 Detroit, Michigan 48226-3598 If to Seller: Dana M. Cluckey Executive Vice President -29- Republic Bancorp, Inc. 1070 East Main Street Owosso, Michigan 48867 With a copy to: George E. Parker III, Esq. Miller, Canfield, Paddock and Stone, P.L.C. 150 W. Jefferson, Suite 250 Detroit, Michigan 48226-4415 9.9 Confidentiality. For purposes of this Agreement, any and all financial information, schedules, agreements, books, records, accounts, reports, customer lists, customer information, electronic data bases, loan files, instruments, papers, documents, or other information relating to the Branch Office Properties shall be deemed to be "Confidential Information". (a) While this Agreement is in effect and at all times thereafter unless and until this transaction is consummated, Purchaser shall treat as strictly confidential, and shall not divulge to any other person (natural or corporate) the Confidential Information which it may come to know as a direct result of a disclosure by Seller or which may come into its possession directly as a result of and during the course of investigation pursuant to this Agreement. Purchaser shall be permitted to disclose such Confidential Information to its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, and financial advisers who have a need for such information in connection with this transaction. (b) The provisions of this Section shall not preclude Purchaser from using or disclosing at any time Confidential Information which is (i) readily ascertainable from public information or trade sources; (ii) reasonably required to be included in a report filed with any governmental agency; (iii) reasonably required to be included in any filing or application required by any regulatory agency; (iv) received from a third party not under any obligation to keep such information confidential; (v) required by law or -30- regulation to be disclosed; (vi) known by it before the commencement of discussions among the parties to this Agreement; or (vii) subsequently developed by it independent of its disclosure pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement. 9.10 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. 9.11 Governing Law. Except insofar as this Agreement is subject to federal banking law, this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on their behalf by duly authorized officers as of the date first above written. REPUBLIC BANK By: /s/ Barry J. Eckhold ------------------------------------ Barry J. Eckhold President and Chief Executive Officer CB NORTH By: /s/ Francis B. Flanders ------------------------------------ Its: Chairman, President and C.E.O. ------------------------------- -31- EX-28.H 18 AGREEMENT Exhibit 28(h) AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT is made by and between REPUBLIC BANK, a Michigan-chartered state bank, ("Purchaser"), and STANDARD FEDERAL BANK, a federal savings bank ("Seller"). Purchaser desires to acquire from Seller, and Seller is willing to sell to Purchaser, the following branch office buildings (hereinafter "Premises") the deposit accounts and business conducted therefrom and certain items of equipment and furniture located therein as well as the deposit accounts located at the branch located at G-4442 Beecher Road, Flint Township, Michigan. The branch offices which are the subject of this Agreement are as follows: 1. 220 E. Main Street, Flushing, Michigan 2. 1345 North Shiawassee Street, Owosso, Michigan In consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants and undertakings set forth hereinafter, the parties agree as follows: I. PURCHASE AND SALE 1.1 Property to be Transferred. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, effective at the close of business on the day of closing ("Closing Date") (as defined hereafter), Seller shall sell, transfer, convey, warrant and assign to 1 Purchaser the following properties: (a) The Premises more particularly described in Exhibit A hereto together with all easements, improvements thereon and all appurtenances thereto; (b) All of Seller's right, title and interest in and to the office equipment, furniture, office records, maintenance contracts, if any, relating to the Premises and other items of personal property , including all leased equipment, all of which is described in Exhibit B attached hereto, all of which is (and will be at the closing) located on the Premises. Specifically excluded from the terms of this sale is the property listed on Exhibit B-1. (c) All cash and currency issued by the United States of America held in the vaults at the Premises as of the Closing Date. (d) All of Seller's right, title and interest in and to all deposits including but not limited to the savings accounts, certificates of deposit, money market checking accounts ("MMCA's"), money market deposit accounts ("MMDA's"), checking ("NOW") accounts, all other forms of NOW or demand accounts, including economy checking accounts ("ECA's"), regular business checking accounts and low volume business checking accounts ("LBCA"), all individual retirement accounts ("IRA's") except self-directed IRA's, Keogh plans, self 2 employed Pension Plans ("SEPs"),and those IRA's which belong to individuals aged 59 l/2 or greater as of the Closing Date and which are associated with the Premises as well as the branch office located at G-4442 Beecher Road, Flint Township, Michigan, (hereinafter "Core Deposits"), all loans secured by any of such Core Deposits being transferred to Purchaser in whole or in part, all overdraft loans or lines of credit associated with any Core Deposit accounts being transferred to Purchaser, (collectively "Deposit-Related Loans) all land contract accounts being serviced by Seller for which the Land Contract payments are deposited into a deposit account being transferred to Purchaser according to the books and records of Seller at the effective date of transfer, all of Seller's rights and interests under: (i) assignable service and maintenance contracts in effect with respect to the Premises; (ii) all assignable personal property leases; and, (iii) all leases and subleases. (e) A sum of money equal to: (i) the aggregate of the Core Deposits assumed by Purchaser pursuant to Section 1.2, reduced by the aggregate principal amount plus accrued but unpaid interest, on all Deposit-Related Loans, (ii) the amount of accrued but unpaid interest on such Core Deposits as of the Closing Date; (iii) the amount of prepaid land contract servicing fees, if 3 applicable, calculated on a pro rata basis from the Closing Date minus the amount of cash on hand and currency in the vaults in the Premises. All of the foregoing are sometimes hereafter referred to as the "Branch Office Properties." Specifically excluded from the definition of Branch Office Properties and from the terms of this sale are all individual retirement accounts belonging to individuals aged 59 l/2 or greater as of the Closing Date, all self-directed IRA's, all self employed pension plans ("SEPs), and all Keogh accounts. 1.2 Purchase Price. In full consideration for the sale, transfer and assignment of the Branch Office Properties, Purchaser agrees to pay to Seller a sum of money (the "Purchase Price") equal to the Seller 's book value as of the date of the Closing of the Premises and Furniture, fixtures and equipment located therein plus a Deposit Premium as hereinafter defined. The Deposit Premium shall equal 3.75 percent of the total Core Deposits (excluding for this purpose only certificates of deposit issued and outstanding as of the Closing Date in amounts of $100,000 or more) transferred to Purchaser at the time of closing. The Seller and the Purchaser agree that they will prepare and file their federal and any state or local income tax returns based on the resulting Purchase Price of the Branch Office Properties described in this Section 1.2. The Seller and the Purchaser agree that they will prepare and file any and all notices, and other filings required pursuant to Section 1060 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, including IRS Form 8594, and that all 4 such notices and filings will be prepared based on a mutually agreeable allocation of the Purchase Price. In addition, if applicable, Purchaser will pay any exit fees from the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF") and any entrance fees to the Bank Insurance Fund ("BIF") which are assessed or otherwise become payable as a result of this Agreement. Purchaser also agrees to assume the specified deposit liabilities of Seller arising as of the Closing on account of savings, NOWs, MMCAs, MMDAs, ECAs, RBCAs, LBCAs, certificate of deposits, and IRA's, Seller's obligations to pay all accrued but unpaid interest thereon, and Seller's obligations under all other agreements relating to such deposit accounts in each case as the same shall exist at the Closing. 1.3 Prorated Items Price. All real and personal property taxes and special assessments which have become a lien on the Premises or on any personal property as of the Closing shall be paid by Seller. Current real and personal property taxes, if any, shall be prorated and adjusted at the Closing on a fiscal year basis. Water bills and other utility bills, if any, will be prorated and adjusted as of the Closing. Seller shall be reimbursed by Purchaser for the portion, prorated as of the Closing Date, of the deposit insurance premiums paid by Seller to the FDIC with respect to the Core Deposits for the second semi-annual assessment period in 1994 if the Closing occurs in calendar year 1994 or for the first semi-annual (or first or second quarterly 5 assessment period, if applicable) assessment period if the Closing occurs in calendar year 1995. For purposes of calculating this reimbursement, an assessment rate shall be used which is the Seller's risk-based assessment rate as established by the FDIC as applicable to the Savings Association Insurance Fund ("SAIF"). II. CLOSING 2.1 Closing. The closing ("hereinafter Closing") shall take place as of the close of business on either the first, second or third Saturday following the expiration of thirty (30) days following receipt of the last to be obtained of the regulatory approvals required under the terms of this Agreement. The Closing shall take place at the offices of Seller at 2600 West Big Beaver Road, Troy, Michigan on the first, second or third Saturday following receipt of all required regulatory approvals. The selection of the precise Closing Date shall be a date mutually agreeable to Purchaser and Seller (hereinafter "Closing Date"). 2.2 Deliveries by Seller. Seller shall deliver to Purchaser the following: (a) At the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser: (i) to the extent available to Seller, the information described on Exhibit C hereto with respect to the Core Deposit accounts transferred to Purchaser, which shall be complete and accurate as of the close of business on 6 the day preceding the Closing Date, and shall be certified as such by the Chief Financial or Accounting Officer of Seller; (ii) corporate warranty deeds in the form set forth in Exhibit D, conveying marketable title to the Premises, subject only to existing building and use restrictions and easements of record, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser and acceptable to the title insurance company for purposes of securing title insurance covering the Premises; "real estate transfer valuation affidavits with respect to such Premises executed by Seller in the form prescribed by the Register of Deeds in the county in which each such Premises is located for determining the amount of the transfer tax payable with respect to the conveyance of such Premises to Purchaser hereunder (which transfer tax shall be payable by Seller), and the affidavit referred to in Section 3.12 hereof;" (iii) a bill of sale conveying marketable title to the tangible personal property described in Exhibit B, in the form as set forth in Exhibit E; (iv) a general assignment of contract rights transferring to Purchaser all of Seller's rights and privileges under the Core Deposit account contracts, and Deposit-Related Loan agreements, all leases, service contracts and other agreements to be assumed by Purchaser, in the form as set forth in Exhibit F, along with copies of all such contracts, 7 agreements, and lists; (v) a certificate of Seller's Secretary attesting to the approval of this Agreement by its Board of Directors, with copies attached thereto of the resolutions adopted by its Board of Directors; (vi) the title insurance commitments required by Section 5.4, along with irrevocable instructions to the title insurance company to issue and deliver the title insurance policies to Purchaser in accordance therewith; (vii) a list of all (A) assignable service and maintenance contracts in effect with respect to the Premises and all personal property located on the Premises, (B) all assignable personal property leases pertaining to the Premises, and (C) all assignable leases and subleases with respect to the Premises, along with a copy of each such contract, lease and sublease; and with a copy of each such contract, lease and sublease; and (viii) such other documents as Purchaser may reasonably request to more effectively transfer the Branch Office Properties to Purchaser. Seller shall deliver possession of the Branch Office Properties to Purchaser at the close of business on the Closing Date. (vii) such other documents as Purchaser may reasonably request to more effectively transfer the Branch Office Properties to Purchaser. Seller shall deliver possession of the Branch Office Properties to Purchaser at the close of business on the Closing Date. 8 (b) By ten o'clock in the morning, Detroit time, on the first business day for both Seller and Purchaser following the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser (i) a sum of money, in immediately available funds, equal to the aggregate balance of all Core Deposits liabilities (including accrued but unpaid interest) transferred to Purchaser, reduced by the aggregate principal and net accrued but unpaid interest amounts on all specified Deposit-Related Loans, computed as of the close of business on the day preceding the Closing Date relating to the deposit account liabilities transferred to Purchaser; (ii) a sum of money, in immediately available funds, which represents interest on the sum described in Section 2.2(b)(i) at the Federal Funds Rate for "this week" as last reported prior to the Closing Date by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System ("Federal Reserve Board") in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release H-15, Selected Interest Rates (the "Federal Funds Rate") for the period beginning with, and including, the Closing Date to, but not including, the date of payment hereunder; and (iii) a sum of money, in immediately available funds, equal to the amount that Seller should have, but did not, withhold during the year in which the Closing occurs from interest paid or credited on the deposit account liabilities to be 9 assumed by Purchaser hereunder for remittance to the IRS pursuant to any applicable laws or regulations relating to backup withholding of interest, MINUS a sum of money equal to the cash on hand and currency in the vault at the Premises. 2.3 Deliveries by Purchaser. Purchaser shall deliver to Seller the following: (a) At the Closing, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller: (i) an instrument of assumption substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G, pursuant to which Purchaser assumes and agrees to perform all of Seller's liabilities and obligations relating to the Core Deposits and Deposit-Related Loans transferred to Purchaser by Seller, and the servicing agreements for land contracts being transferred to Purchaser; and (ii) a certificate of Purchaser's Cashier or Secretary attesting to the approval of this Agreement by the Purchaser's Board of Directors, with copies attached thereto of the resolutions adopted by Purchaser's Board of Directors. (b) By ten o'clock in the morning, Detroit time, on the first business day for both Seller and Purchaser following the Closing Date, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller: (i) a sum of money, in immediately available funds, equal to the total of the consideration set 10 forth in Section 1.2; and (ii) a sum of money, in immediately available funds, which represents interest on the sum described in Section 2.3(b)(i) at the Federal Funds Rate for the period beginning with, and including, the Closing Date to, but not including, the date of payment hereunder. Seller shall deliver possession of the Branch Office Properties to Purchaser at the close of business on the Closing Date. 2.4 Net Payment. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Section 2 to the contrary, Purchaser and Seller agree that at the time of Closing, they will calculate the net payment due pursuant to Section 2.2 and Section 2.3 and the party owing funds to the other will remit said net payment in the manner set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement. 2.5 Post-Closing Settlement. On the first or second day following the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a complete and accurate list of the information described on Exhibit C with respect to all Core Deposits and Deposit-Related Loan balances included in the Branch Office Properties as of the close of business on the Closing Date, certified by the Chief Financial or Accounting Officer of Seller. Within 10 business days after the Closing, at a time and place to be agreed upon, the parties shall make an appropriate transfer of funds to reflect any change in total deposits and loan balances from the close of 11 business on the day preceding the Closing through the close of business on the Closing Date, plus any amount required to reflect NOW, MMCA, MMDA, ECA, certificate of deposit, and IRA transactions that settle after the Closing Date as required by Section 8.3. If Seller's certified list of Core Deposit Accounts shall be unacceptable to Purchaser, Deloitte & Touche shall conduct an audit of such savings accounts within 30 days after the Closing and shall certify the results thereof to the Purchaser and Seller and such certified report shall be conclusive and binding on both parties hereto, and the cost of such audit shall be borne equally by both parties. III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser as follows: 3.1 Organization, etc. Seller is a federal savings bank duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the federal Home Owner's Loan Act of 1933, as amended, and has the full corporate power to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder (subject to receipt of the approval of its Board of Directors and the Office of Thrift Supervision, Department of Treasury (hereinafter "OTS") approval referred to in Section 7.1). Seller further represents and warrants that upon approval by its Board of Directors and the OTS, this Agreement will constitute Seller's legal, valid and binding obligation. 12 3.2 No Violation, etc. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder constitutes or will constitute a violation of or default under Seller's charter or bylaws or any law, rule, ordinance, regulation, court order, agreement, indenture or understanding to which Seller is subject or by which Seller is bound. 3.3 Taxes. Seller has duly and timely filed all returns and reports with federal, state and local taxing authorities relating to the payment of interest, earnings or dividends on the Core Deposits to be transferred to Purchaser hereunder, and has duly and timely paid all taxes, levies and assessments on such accounts and any other of the Branch Office Properties, including (but not limited to) any applicable intangibles taxes, personal property taxes, real property taxes, sales and use taxes and excise taxes. To the best of its knowledge and to the best of its ability, Seller has obtained, to the extent required by law, all federal tax identification numbers related to the Core Deposits. 3.4 Environmental. Seller has no actual knowledge of any hazardous substances, hazardous waste, pollutant or contaminant, including, but not limited to, asbestos, PCB's or urea formaldehyde, having been generated, released into, stored or deposited over, upon or below the Premises or into any water systems on or below the surface of the Premises by Seller, or, to its actual knowledge, from any source whatsoever. As used in this 13 Agreement, the terms "hazardous substances," "hazardous waste," "pollutant" and "contaminant" mean any substance, waste, pollutant or contaminant included within such terms under any applicable Federal, or state statute or regulation. No demand, claim, notice, suit in equity, or administrative action, by any governmental authority, arising under, relating to or in connection with any environmental laws is pending or threatened against Seller in respect of the Premises or any past or present operation of Seller therein. 3.5 Real Property. The improvements and appurte-nances to the Premises and their present use by Seller do not, and the use of the same by Purchaser (including specifically all drive-up teller windows), to the best of Seller's knowledge, will not violate any provision of any presently applicable zoning ordinance, fire regulation, or restrictive covenant; except that Seller makes no representations or warranties with respect to compliance of the Premises with any state or federal law, rule, or regulation pertaining to accessibility of the Premises to individuals with handicaps or disabilities, including, but not limited to, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the regulations adopted in connection therewith. Seller owns the Premises in fee simple free and clear from all liens and encumbrances whatsoever, subject only to current taxes which are a lien thereon but not yet due and payable. Upon delivery by Seller of the corporate warranty deeds at the Closing, Purchaser will acquire good, valid and marketable 14 fee simple title to the Premises. No party is in possession of all or any portion of the Premises, whether as lessee or tenant at sufferance, other than Seller. 3.6 Personal Property. All of the tangible personal property described on Exhibit B under the category "Assets Owned" is validity and indefeasibly owned by Seller free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Any personal property located on the Premises and listed on Exhibit B-1 in which Seller has a leasehold interest may be removed from the Premises by the Closing Date without breach or violation of any applicable lease agreement or any material damage or alterations to the Premises. 3.7 Litigation; Compliance with Law. There are no claims, demands or actions pending or, to Seller's knowledge, threatened against Seller by any customer, depositor, supplier or employee of Seller on account of any business or related activities conducted by Seller or its employees or agents at the Premises, and Seller does not know of any basis in fact for any such claim, demand or action. 3.8 Outstanding Accounts and Contracts. As of September 2, 1994, the aggregate of all Core Deposits maintained at the Branch Office Properties and the branch located at G-4442 Beecher Road, Flint Township, Michigan, was approximately $20.1 Million. As soon as reasonably feasible after execution of this 15 Agreement, Seller shall, to the extent it has such information available, furnish to Purchaser: (a) a complete and accurate list of all types of accounts offered at its office located on the Premises and all outstanding loans secured by any such accounts; (b) copies of all forms of deposit account contracts, passbooks, certificates of deposit and other evidences of ownership relating to such accounts; (c) copies of all powers of attorney, IRS W-9 forms, joint control agreements and other agreements, orders or instructions relating to the rights of existing depositors at such branch office; and (d) copies of all direct deposit agreements with the Social Security Administration or any other person or party relating to the accounts at such branch offices. All such lists and copies shall be true, accurate and complete in all material respects. 3.9 Disclosure. To the best of its knowledge, Seller has disclosed to Purchaser all facts material to the Branch Office Properties. No representation or warranty by Seller contained in this Agreement and no statement contained in any certificate, schedule, list or other writing furnished to Purchaser pursuant hereto, contains any untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading. 3.10 No Adverse Change in Financial Condition. Since October 1, 1994, there has been no material adverse change in the 16 financial condition, assets, liabilities or business of Seller. Since such date no event has occurred or, to Seller's knowledge, is likely to occur that would have a material adverse effect on the financial condition, assets, liabilities or business of Seller. 3.11 Contracts. There are no service or maintenance contracts with respect to the Premises or any personal property located thereon, any personal property leases pertaining to the Premises, or any leases or subleases relating to all or any portion of the Premises, other than as specifically listed on Exhibit I attached hereto. 3.12 FIRPTA. Seller is not a "foreign person" as defined in Section 1445(f)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and regulations promulgated thereunder, and Seller shall furnish to the Purchaser, at Closing, an affidavit to this effect. IV. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER Purchaser represents and warrants to Seller as follows: 4.1 Organization, etc. Purchaser is a Michigan-chartered state bank, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Michigan, and has the full corporate power to enter into this Agreement and to carry out its obligations hereunder (subject to receipt of the approval of its Board of Directors and the Financial Institutions Bureau - State of 17 Michigan ("FIB") the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), and the Federal Reserve Board ("FRB")). Purchaser further represents and warrants that upon approval by its Board of Directors, the FIB, the FRB and the FDIC, this Agreement will constitute Purchaser's legal, valid and binding obligation. 4.2 No Violation, etc. Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the performance by Purchaser of its obligations hereunder constitutes or will constitute a violation of or default under Purchaser's charter or bylaws or any law, rule, ordinance, regulation, court order, agreement, indenture or understanding to which Purchaser is subject or by which Purchaser is bound. V. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF PURCHASER Each and every obligation of Purchaser hereunder is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, or their waiver in writing by Purchaser, at or prior to the Closing Date: 5.1 Truth and Accuracy. The representations and warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the Closing Date as though made on such date. 5.2 Director Approval. This Agreement shall have been approved by the Boards of Directors of both Seller and 18 Purchaser within 45 days after execution hereof, and such approvals shall not have been rescinded or modified. 5.3 Approval by Regulators. The written approvals of the OTS, the FIB, the FRB and FDIC to the transactions contemplated hereby shall have been received and all requisite waiting periods shall have expired. 5.4 Title Commitment. Seller shall have furnished to Purchaser, at Seller's expense, a commitment for title insurance, issued by a title insurance company reasonably acceptable to Purchaser and bearing a date subsequent to the date of this Agreement, in which said title insurance company agrees to issue and deliver, without cost to Purchaser, a policy of title insurance with standard exceptions insuring Purchaser for the amount of the Purchase Price of the Premises against any loss or damage incurred by Purchaser's failure to acquire fee simple marketable title to the Premises from Seller, subject to building and use restrictions and easements of record reasonably acceptable to Purchaser. Purchaser shall have a period of ten (10) days following delivery to it of the commitment issued by the title insurance company under this paragraph 5.5 within which to notify Seller of any exceptions in the title insurance commitment which do not meet the provisions of this paragraph 5.5. Any portion of the title insurance commitment as to which notice is not given shall be deemed to be satisfactory to Purchaser. In the event such notification is given 19 to Seller, Seller shall have sixty (60) days from the date of Purchaser's notice of defects in which to cure such defects. 5.5 No Adverse Change. There shall not have been any material damage to the Premises and personal property set forth in Exhibit B from fire, lightning, smoke, storms, explosion, vandalism or similar events nor shall there have been any material adverse change in the business of Seller as conducted at its branch office located on the Premises, including any material adverse change in the offered terms governing any Core Deposit accounts or Deposit Related Loans that is not in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices. 5.6 Environmental. Acceptance by Purchaser, in its reasonable discretion, of an environmental assessment performed by an environmental consultant selected by Purchaser, at Purchaser's expense, which states to Purchaser's sole satisfaction that no present indication exists that hazardous or toxic materials, wastes or substances have been used, generated, stored, released, discharged, disposed of or are present on, under or about the Premises or on any adjoining land and that the Premises are free from and contain no hazardous or toxic substances, asbestos, wastes, chemicals or liquids as such terms are described or defined in the following statues and rules: Federal Clean Air Act Federal Clean Water Act Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation 20 and Liability Act Copies of all reports received by Purchaser pertaining to the Premises shall be provided to Seller upon receipt by Purchaser. Purchaser shall have a period of thirty (30) days from the date that this Agreement is last signed by Purchaser or Seller to satisfy, waive, remove this condition or notify Seller in writing as to any objections it has regarding the environmental condition of the Premises. Failure of Purchaser to give Seller the notice required herein shall be deemed a waiver of this condition by Purchaser. 5.7 Other. Purchaser shall have received from Seller all lists, schedules and copies referred to in Section 3.8 not previously delivered by Seller prior to the execution of this Agreement, and such certificates of Seller's officers as Purchaser reasonably deems necessary to evidence the continued truth and accuracy of Seller's representations and warranties as of the Closing Date and Seller's compliance with all other agreements and covenants by Seller contained herein. 5.8 Seller Performance. Seller shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder, except those obligations which by their terms are to be performed at or after the Closing, and as to such obligations Seller shall be ready, willing and able to perform the same. 21 5.9 No Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding against Seller or Purchaser prevents, or is pending and seeks to prevent, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. VI. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF SELLER Each and every obligation of Seller hereunder is subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions, or their waiver in writing by Seller, at or prior to the Closing Date: 6.1 Approvals by Directors. This Agreement shall have been duly approved by the Boards of Directors of both Purchaser and Seller within 45 days after execution hereof and such approvals shall not have been rescinded or modified. 6.2 Approval by OTS. The written approval of the OTS to the transaction contemplated hereby shall have been received and no conditions or requirements to such approval shall have been imposed by the OTS which are not satisfactory to Seller and Purchaser. 6.3 Other. Seller shall have been provided with a written statement from Purchaser indicating that each of the conditions set forth in Section 5 hereof have been satisfied or waived and that Purchaser accepts the Premises and the Branch 22 Office Properties "as is" in their present condition. Seller in its sole discretion may waive this condition in part or in total. 6.4 Purchaser Performance. Purchaser shall have performed all of its obligations hereunder, except those obligations which by their terms are to be performed at or after the Closing, and as to such obligations Purchaser shall be ready, willing and able to perform the same. 6.5 No Litigation. No action, suit or proceeding against Seller or Purchaser prevents, or is pending and seeks to prevent, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. VII. CONDUCT PRIOR TO CLOSING During the period of time from the date of execution of this Agreement to the date of Closing the parties agree to take the following action: 7.1 OTS Application. Promptly after approval of this Agreement by the Boards of Directors of both Purchaser and Seller, Seller shall commence preparation of an application to the OTS for permission to sell the branch offices at the Premises, and Purchaser shall join in such application to secure approval of the OTS for the sale of the Branch Office Properties to Purchaser. Purchaser shall furnish to Seller all necessary financial information, certificates and other documents as shall be necessary 23 or desirable in connection with the filing of such application, including a certified copy of the resolutions adopted by Purchaser's Board of Directors approving this Agreement. In addition, Purchaser shall, within promptly after approval of this Agreement by the Boards of Directors of both Purchaser and Seller, submit an application to the FIB, the FRB, the FDIC and any other required regulatory agency for permission to establish branch offices at the Premises or any other Branch Office Properties and for permission to continue coverage for the Core Deposit under the Savings Association Insurance Fund. To the extent necessary, Seller shall join in such application and furnish to Purchaser all necessary financial information, certificates and other documents as shall be necessary or desirable in connection with the filing of such application(s). 7.2 No Change in Operations. Seller shall carry on its savings bank business at the Branch Office Properties in substantially the same manner as conducted on the date of this Agreement and shall refrain from introducing any new or unusual methods of operation or accounting. Seller shall not purchase or commit to purchase any additional furnishings or equipment to be placed on the Premises without first obtaining Purchaser's written approval for such action. Additionally, Seller shall not sell any Branch Office Property, enter into any material contracts concerning the Premises or pledge or encumber the Premises or Branch Office Property without first obtaining Purchaser's written 24 approval. Seller shall pay or credit all regular payments relating to deposit accounts maintained at such branch in accordance with its customary practices. During the pendency of this Agreement, Seller shall grant no pay raises to employees working at the Premises if said raises would be outside the ordinary course of Seller's business, unless and until said raises have been approved in writing by Purchaser. 7.3 Maintenance of Properties. Seller shall maintain the Premises and all tangible personal property located thereon in good working order and shall keep the same fully insured under existing policies of insurance. 7.4 No Breach. Seller shall refrain from doing any act or omitting to do any act which will cause a material breach of any contract or commitment relating to its business conducted at such branch offices or the properties included in the Branch Office Properties. 7.5 Access to Records and Premises. Within 15 days after the date of this Agreement, Seller shall, to the extent it has such information available, provide Purchaser with the information specified on Exhibit C attached hereto, and Seller agrees to provide updates of such information as required by Section 2.2. Following execution of this Agreement, Seller agrees to provide Purchaser, or its representatives, with access during 25 normal business hours to the Premises to permit Purchaser to install telephone data communication lines and to examine the Premises in order to facilitate transference of the business conducted thereon, provided that Purchaser shall not disrupt Seller's operations in carrying out such activities. Seller also agrees to make available for inspection by Purchaser the books and records pertaining to the business of Seller as conducted at the branch offices located on the Premises, and Seller agrees not to destroy any such books and records without giving Purchaser reasonable prior notice of its intent to do so and an opportunity to review the same and make copies thereof. Seller further agrees that in the event Purchaser finds any deficiencies in Seller's books and records pertaining to the Premises, Seller shall, upon request by Purchaser, use its best efforts to cure such deficiencies as soon as reasonably practicable after receipt of such request from Purchaser. In the event the sale and transfer as contemplated by this Agreement is not consummated for any reason within the time periods set forth in this Agreement, then Purchaser shall, within three (3) days of receipt of demand from Seller, return to Seller all originals and copies of account and customer information, books, records, computer tapes and data provided to Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and further agrees to remove all personal property and communications lines installed by Purchaser upon receipt of Seller's demand. 26 7.6 No Announcements. Purchaser and Seller shall each refrain from making any public announcement or any announcement to Seller's customers (including depositors) of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement without the prior written approval thereof of the other party unless such an announcement is required by the Securities and Exchange Commission or some other regulatory body governing the affairs of either the Purchaser or Seller. Additionally, the parties agree to jointly prepare and issue a press release announcing the terms of this transaction on a mutually agreeable date. 7.7 Notice to Depositors. In the event Purchaser is required by its regulators to prepare a notice to the depositors whose accounts it is acquiring, either before or after Closing, Purchaser agrees that it will prepare said notice, at its sole cost and expense, in accordance with the instructions received from its regulators. Seller will prepare and file any branch closing notices required by any rules and regulations applicable to this transaction. 7.8 No Other Agreements. Seller agrees that so long as this Agreement is pending, it will not solicit any offers or enter into any agreements or understandings with any other party relating to the disposition of the Branch Office Properties or Premises without the express written consent of Purchaser. 27 7.9 Best Efforts. Each party to this Agreement shall use its best efforts to render its representations and warranties hereunder true and correct, to perform its covenants and obligations hereunder, to obtain as soon as possible all government and other third-party consents required to be obtained by it, and to take such action as may be necessary to close the transactions contemplated herein as soon as practicable, but in any event on or before March 31, 1995. 7.10 No Shop. Seller agrees that so long as this Agreement is pending, it will not solicit any offers or enter into any agreements or understanding with any other party relating to the disposition of the premises without the express written consent of Purchaser. VIII. ACTION SUBSEQUENT TO CLOSING 8.1 Assistance After Closing. With respect to alarm & surveillance equipment not purchased by Purchaser hereunder, Seller agrees to keep in service and make available to Purchaser any such equipment at the Premises for a period of up to 15 business days after the Closing, and Purchaser agrees to reimburse Seller for a pro rata portion of the costs for such systems for the time of actual use thereof by Purchaser. 28 8.2 Removal of Property. If Purchaser shall request, Seller agrees to remove from the Premises any tangible personal property located thereon not sold to Purchaser as a part of the Branch Office Properties prior to the Tuesday following Closing. 8.3 Post-Closing Settlement. For a period of ninety (90) days following Closing, Seller shall consult with Purchaser upon presentment of any checks, drafts, incoming ACH debits and credits, Visa debits and adjustments, ATM transactions on sold accounts (only for ten (10) days) and other negotiable instruments drawn on any of the deposit accounts transferred to Purchaser hereunder, and if assured by Purchaser that sufficient funds are available to honor such instruments, Seller shall pay such instruments. Upon presentment of such instruments following such consultation with and assurance by Purchaser and after their payment by Seller, Purchaser agrees to purchase such checks and instruments from Seller for the face amount thereof. If any customer of Seller whose deposit account is transferred to Purchaser hereunder has, prior to the effective time of the Closing, presented or deposited a negotiable instrument drawn on another financial institution for collection and payment, and such instrument subsequently is dishonored by the drawee institution, Purchaser agrees to purchase such negotiable instrument from Seller for the face amount thereof provided that at the time of transfer of such deposit account to Purchaser there existed a proper hold on 29 sufficient credit in the account against which to charge such dishonored instrument. 8.4 Indemnification. (a) Seller shall indemnify, defend and hold Purchaser, its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against all demands, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, interest, penalties and attorney's fees) asserted against, imposed on or incurred by such indemnified party by reason of or resulting from (a) any breach of the representations, warranties or covenants of Seller herein; and (b) any other liability or obligation of or claim against Seller or Purchaser arising out of any occurrence, event or state of facts relating to any of the properties transferred to Purchaser hereunder existing or having taken place prior to the Closing, including, without limitation, any liability or obligation for any tax, penalty or interest arising from or with respect to any of the Branch Office Properties, or operations of the business conducted therewith, which is incurred or is attributable to any period on or prior to the Closing Date, other than those liabilities, obligations and claims specifically assumed by Purchaser hereunder. Purchaser will give Seller notice of any such claims, and Seller will undertake the defense thereof at its own cost by representatives of its own choosing. Further, Purchaser shall have the option of participating in said defense at its own expense. 30 (b) Purchaser shall indemnify, defend and hold Seller, its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless from and against all demands, damages, liabilities, costs and expenses (including, without limitation, interest, penalties and attorney's fees) asserted against, imposed on or incurred by such indemnified party by reason of or resulting from any breach of the representations, warranties or covenants of Purchaser herein. Seller will give Purchaser notice of any such claims, and Purchaser will undertake the defense thereof at its own cost by representatives of its own choosing reasonably acceptable to Seller. Further, Seller shall have the option of participating in said defense at its own expense. 8.5 Tax Reports. Purchaser agrees to file with appropriate federal, state, and local taxing authorities and to send to all Core Deposit account customers and Deposit Related Loan customers all required reports pertaining to the interest paid to or by them with respect to their accounts during the entire calendar year in which the Closing occurs. Seller agrees to timely provide to Purchaser the necessary information for each such account through the Closing Date to enable Purchaser to do this combined reporting for the entire calendar year. 8.6 Account Transfers. Following the Closing, Purchaser agrees, for all Core Deposit accounts acquired hereunder, to honor all existing arrangements with the Automated Clearing House 31 Association ("ACHA") for incoming transactions to and from accounts with other financial institutions and third parties (including Seller) and to honor any arrangements for transfers by Seller from one account of a depositor to another account at the subject branch offices, but Purchaser shall not be required to honor any other type of account transfer arrangement offered by Seller to the depositors whose accounts are transferred hereunder. 8.7 Further Assurances. Each party hereto agrees to execute and deliver such other documents as the other party hereto may reasonably deem necessary or desirable to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. IX. MISCELLANEOUS 9.1 Survival of Representations. The representations and warranties of Seller and Purchaser herein shall survive the Closing without limit for a period of six years. All statements contained herein or in any certificate, schedule, list or other document delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed representations and warranties within the meaning of this Section. 9.2 No Commissions. Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants to the other that there are no claims for brokerage commissions or finder's fees in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each party will 32 indemnify the other and hold it harmless from and against any and all claims or liabilities for brokerage commissions or finder's fees incurred by reason of any action taken by it. 9.3 Termination of Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, this Agreement may be terminated by either party upon written notice to the other and without liability for breach hereof by the terminating party if the approval of the OTS, the FRB, the FIB or the FDIC required for the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby shall not have been received by March 31, 1995. Additionally, this Agreement may be terminated by the non-breaching party in the case of a material breach of the representations and warranties set forth herein or in case the conditions precedent to terminating either party's obligation to proceed have not been satisfied or waived. 9.4 Expenses. Seller agrees that all fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement shall be borne by it, and Purchaser agrees that all fees and expenses incurred by it in connection with this Agreement shall be borne by it. 9.5 Parties in Interest. This Agreement and the schedules and other writings referred to herein or delivered pursuant hereto which form a part hereof contain the entire understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter. 33 There are no restrictions, promises, warranties, covenants or undertakings other than expressly set forth herein or therein. This Agreement supersedes all prior agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to its subject matter. This Agreement may be amended only by a written instrument duly executed by the parties and may not be assigned by Purchaser without the express written consent of the Seller. Any condition to a party's obligations hereunder may be waived in writing by such party. 9.6 Covenant Not to Compete. Seller hereby further covenants and agrees that for a period of two years commencing on the Closing Date none of Seller, Seller's affiliates, and their respective officers, directors, employees and other agents will establish a deposit gathering branch within two (2) miles of the Branch Offices or otherwise, directly and knowingly, solicit deposits from any of the owners of any of the Core Deposits. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary express or implied herein, this Covenant Not to Compete shall neither prohibit nor apply to (i) any automated teller machines owned or operated by Seller now located in the Territory and any automated teller machines owned and operated by third parties which participate in an ATM network in which Seller also participates, (ii) any deposit gathering branch or loan solicitation offices of third parties now or hereafter established in the Territory that are subsequently acquired by Seller or its affiliates as a result of a merger or acquisition involving any such third party or Seller or its 34 affiliates, (iii) general advertisements or solicitations, (iv) deposit accounts associated with any extensions of credit to a depositor which were not solicited in contravention of this Section 9.6 or (v) branches in existence at the date of closing and owned by a third party which acquires Seller through a merger, acquisition or otherwise. 9.7 Employees. Purchaser shall have no obligation to employ any person now employed by Seller. Purchaser will review the qualifications and may interview some or all of Seller's employees working at the Premises, and may offer employment positions on an at will basis to all, some or none of the employees now employed by Seller at salary and wage levels and benefits determined solely by Purchaser. Each individual employee may accept or reject Purchaser's employment offer. Purchaser assumes no liability for any accrued or vested employee or severance or termination benefits of any of Seller's employees. 9.8 Headings. The section and paragraph headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. 9.9 Notices. All notices, claims, certificates, requests, demands and other communications hereunder shall be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given if delivered or mailed (registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested or Federal Express or other overnight delivery 35 service which guarantees next day delivery and requires acknowledgement of receipt): If to Seller: Jack D. Brown, Senior Vice President Standard Federal Bank 2600 West Big Beaver Road Troy, Michigan 48084 With a Copy to: David P. Trahan, Esq. Standard Federal Bank 2600 West Big Beaver Road Troy, Michigan 48084 If to Purchaser: Dana M. Cluckey Executive Vice President Republic Bancorp, Inc. 1070 East Main Street Owosso, Michigan 48867 With a copy to: George E. Parker III Miller, Canfield, Paddock & Stone 150 W. Jefferson, Suite 250 Detroit, Michigan 48226-4415 9.10 Confidentiality. For purposes of this Agreement any and all financial information, schedules, agreements, books, records, accounts, reports, customer lists, customer information, electronic data bases, loan files, instruments, papers, documents, or other information relating to the Branch Office Properties shall be deemed to be "Confidential Information." (a) While this Agreement is in effect and at all times thereafter unless and until this transaction is consummated, Purchaser shall treat as strictly confidential, and shall not divulge to any other person (natural or corporate) the Confidential Information which it may come to know as a direct result of a 36 disclosure by Seller or which may come into its possession directly as a result of and during the course of investigation pursuant to Section 7.5. Purchaser shall be permitted to disclose such Confidential Information to its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants, and financial advisers who have a need for such information in connection with this transaction. (b) The provisions of this Section shall not preclude Purchaser from using or disclosing at any time Confidential Information which is (i) readily ascertainable from public information or trade sources; (ii) reasonably required to be included in a report filed with any governmental agency; (iii) reasonably required to be included in any filing or application required by any regulatory agency, (iv) received from a third party not under any obligation to keep such information confidential; (v) required by law or regulation to be disclosed; (vi) known by it before the commencement of discussions among the parties to this Agreement; or (vii) subsequently developed by it independent of its disclosure pursuant to or in connection with this Agreement. 37 9.11 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original but all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. 9.12 Governing Law. Except insofar as this Agreement is sub ject to the Federal Home Owners' Loan Act of 1933, as amended, and federal banking law, this Agr eement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Agreement to be executed on their behalf by duly authorized officers on the dates indicated below. REPUBLIC BANK By: /s/ Barry Eckhold ----------------------------------- Barry Eckhold Its: Chairman and President ---------------------------------- Date: 11/14/94 STANDARD FEDERAL BANK By: /s/ Jack D. Brown ----------------------------------- Jack D. Brown, Senior Vice President Date: 11-30-94 38 STATE OF MICHIGAN ) ) SS COUNTY OF SHIAWASSEE ) On this 14th day of November, 1994, before me, a Notary Public, appeared Barry Eckhold, Chairman & President of Republic Bank, a Michigan-chartered state bank, and who executed the foregoing Agreement on behalf of said Bank. /s/ Pamela May Beckman ----------------------------- Notary Public Pamela May Beckman Notary Public, Shiawassee County My Commission Expires May 1, 1995 STATE OF MICHIGAN ) ) SS COUNTY OF OAKLAND ) On this 30th day of November, 1994, before me, a Notary Public, appeared Jack D. Brown, Sr. Vice President of Standard Federal Bank, a federal savings bank, and who executed the foregoing Agreement on behalf of said Bank. /s/ Paulette L. Langford ------------------------------ Notary Public Paulette L. Langford Macomb County (Acting in Oakland), MI My Commission Expires: 3-4-95 39