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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒ QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023
or
☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _______________ to _______________

Commission file number: 001-39432

Rocket Companies, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 84-4946470
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1050 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI
48226
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(313) 373-7990
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A common stock, par value $0.00001 per share RKT New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer Accelerated filer
Non-accelerated filer Smaller reporting company
Emerging growth company
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes ☐ No ☒
As of November 2, 2023, 133,397,194 shares of the registrant's Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value, and 1,848,879,483 shares of the registrant's Class D common stock, $0.00001 par value, were outstanding.


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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Form 10-Q
For the period ended September 30, 2023

Table of Contents
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 5.
Item 6.













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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements (unaudited)
Rocket Companies, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
September 30,
2023
December 31,
2022
Assets (Unaudited)
Cash and cash equivalents $ 957,254  $ 722,293 
Restricted cash 34,668  66,806 
Mortgage loans held for sale, at fair value 8,012,552  7,343,475 
Interest rate lock commitments (“IRLCs”), at fair value 92,568  90,635 
Mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”), at fair value 6,678,165  6,946,940 
Notes receivable and due from affiliates 10,759  10,796 
Property and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization of $521,167 and $463,262, respectively
256,411  274,192 
Deferred tax asset, net 531,509  537,963 
Lease right of use assets 355,412  366,189 
Forward commitments, at fair value 168,561  22,444 
Loans subject to repurchase right from Ginnie Mae 1,381,127  1,642,392 
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 1,242,218  1,258,928 
Other assets 927,535  799,159 
Total assets $ 20,648,739  $ 20,082,212 
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities
Funding facilities 4,670,403  $ 3,548,699 
Other financing facilities and debt
Senior Notes, net 4,032,078  4,027,970 
Early buy out facility 256,749  672,882 
Accounts payable 199,917  116,331 
Lease liabilities 408,009  422,769 
Forward commitments, at fair value 16,287  25,117 
Investor reserves 95,567  110,147 
Notes payable and due to affiliates 30,749  33,463 
Tax receivable agreement liability 577,996  613,693 
Loans subject to repurchase right from Ginnie Mae 1,381,127  1,642,392 
Other liabilities 473,484  393,200 
Total liabilities $ 12,142,366  $ 11,606,663 
Equity
Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value - 10,000,000,000 shares authorized, 131,270,295 and 123,491,606 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.
$ $
Class B common stock, $0.00001 par value - 6,000,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
—  — 
Class C common stock, $0.00001 par value - 6,000,000,000 shares authorized, none issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
—  — 
Class D common stock, $0.00001 par value - 6,000,000,000 shares authorized, 1,848,879,483 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
19  19 
Additional paid-in capital 317,004  276,221 
Retained earnings 294,770  300,394 
Accumulated other comprehensive income 68  69 
Non-controlling interest 7,894,511  7,898,845 
Total equity 8,506,373  8,475,549 
Total liabilities and equity $ 20,648,739  $ 20,082,212 
See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Revenue
Gain on sale of loans
Gain on sale of loans excluding fair value of MSRs, net $ 241,496  $ 139,733  $ 786,128  $ 1,174,268 
Fair value of originated MSRs 330,627  426,278  850,027  1,682,366 
Gain on sale of loans, net 572,123  566,011  1,636,155  2,856,634 
Loan servicing income
Servicing fee income 344,061  364,211  1,054,037  1,088,004 
Change in fair value of MSRs 12,765  150,304  (343,137) 592,162 
Loan servicing income, net 356,826  514,515  710,900  1,680,166 
Interest income
Interest income 93,868  95,753  241,369  265,490 
Interest expense on funding facilities (55,924) (46,173) (129,056) (130,576)
Interest income, net 37,944  49,580  112,313  134,914 
Other income 236,275  164,580  646,095  685,987 
Total revenue, net 1,203,168  1,294,686  3,105,463  5,357,701 
Expenses
Salaries, commissions and team member benefits 589,584  670,804  1,772,498  2,278,844 
General and administrative expenses 199,399  204,290  595,214  709,853 
Marketing and advertising expenses 193,406  210,701  593,853  770,281 
Depreciation and amortization 27,636  24,211  83,678  70,033 
Interest and amortization expense on non-funding debt 38,354  38,317  115,021  115,263 
Other expenses 37,164  40,008  105,191  166,098 
Total expenses 1,085,543  1,188,331  3,265,455  4,110,372 
Income (loss) before income taxes 117,625  106,355  (159,992) 1,247,329 
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes (2,680) (10,131) 2,606  (54,741)
Net income (loss) 114,945  96,224  (157,386) 1,192,588 
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest (108,739) (89,314) 152,507  (1,128,551)
Net income (loss) attributable to Rocket Companies $ 6,206  $ 6,910  $ (4,879) $ 64,037 
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock
Basic $ 0.05  $ 0.06  $ (0.04) $ 0.53 
Diluted $ 0.04  $ 0.04  $ (0.06) $ 0.47 
Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic 129,390,501  119,020,520  126,971,718  120,156,494 
Diluted 1,983,992,350  1,970,665,767  1,979,203,982  1,972,263,268 
Comprehensive income (loss)
Net income (loss) $ 114,945  $ 96,224  $ (157,386) $ 1,192,588 
Cumulative translation adjustment 164  (990) 12  (1,081)
Unrealized gain on investment securities —  2,270  —  516 
Comprehensive income (loss) 115,109  97,504  (157,374) 1,192,023 
Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest (108,893) (90,513) 152,496  (1,128,016)
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Rocket Companies $ 6,216  $ 6,991  $ (4,878) $ 64,007 
See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Class A Common
Stock Shares
Class A Common
Stock Amount
Class D Common
Stock Shares
Class D Common
Stock Amount
Additional
Paid-in Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Non-controlling
Interest
Total
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2021 126,437,703  $ 1,848,879,483  $ 19  $ 287,558  $ 378,005  $ 81  $ 9,093,868  $ 9,759,532 
Net income —  —  —  —  —  53,712  —  982,896  1,036,608 
Cumulative translation adjustment —  —  —  —  —  —  31  557  588 
Unrealized loss on investment securities —  —  —  —  —  —  (92) (1,403) (1,495)
Share-based compensation, net 186,891  —  —  —  3,288  —  —  50,093  53,381 
Distributions for state taxes on behalf of unit holders (members), net —  —  —  —  —  (2,171) —  (33,536) (35,707)
Distributions to unit holders (members) from subsidiary investment, net —  —  —  —  725  —  —  (1,856,575) (1,855,850)
Special Dividend to Class A Shareholders, net of forfeitures —  —  —  —  —  (123,752) —  (31,830) (155,582)
Taxes withheld on employees' restricted share award vesting —  —  —  —  (77) —  —  (1,220) (1,297)
Issuance of Class A common Shares under stock compensation and benefit plans 1,018,875  —  —  —  930  —  —  12,743  13,673 
Repurchase of Class A common Shares (8,016,465) —  —  —  (100,162) —  —  —  (100,162)
Change in controlling interest of investment, net —  —  —  —  49,196  —  (61,591) (12,393)
Balance, March 31, 2022 119,627,004  $ 1,848,879,483  $ 19  $ 241,458  $ 305,794  $ 22  $ 8,154,002  $ 8,701,296 
Net income —  —  —  —  —  3,415  —  56,341  59,756 
Cumulative translation adjustment —  —  —  —  —  —  (34) (645) (679)
Unrealized loss on investment securities —  —  —  —  —  —  (16) (243) (259)
Share-based compensation, net 721,224  —  —  —  4,089  —  —  50,596  54,685 
Distributions for state taxes on behalf of unit holders (members), net —  —  —  —  —  (385) —  (6,069) (6,454)
Special Dividend to Class A Shareholders, net of forfeitures —  —  —  —  —  80  —  1,249  1,329 
Taxes withheld on employees' restricted share award vesting —  —  —  —  (9) —  —  (2,833) (2,842)
Issuance of Class A common Shares under stock compensation and benefit plans 1,456,798  —  —  —  824  —  —  12,855  13,679 
Repurchase of Class A common Shares (5,471,600) —  —  —  (45,280) —  —  —  (45,280)
Change in controlling interest of investment, net —  —  —  —  24,620  —  (27,650) (3,028)
Balance, June 30, 2022 116,333,426  $ 1,848,879,483  $ 19  $ 225,702  $ 308,904  $ (26) $ 8,237,603  $ 8,772,203 
Net income —  —  —  —  —  6,910  —  89,314  96,224 
Cumulative translation adjustment —  —  —  —  —  —  (52) (938) (990)
Unrealized gain on investment securities —  —  —  —  —  —  133  2,137  2,270 
Share-based compensation, net 6,484,334  —  —  —  3,341  —  —  51,924  55,265 
Distributions for state taxes on behalf of unit holders (members), net —  —  —  —  —  573  —  8,725  9,298 
Contributions from unit holders (members) from subsidiary investment, net —  —  —  —  (7) —  —  24,722  24,715 
Special Dividend to Class A Shareholders —  —  —  —  —  (6) —  (79) (85)
Taxes withheld on employees' restricted share award vesting —  —  —  —  (1,682) —  —  (25,718) (27,400)
Issuance of Class A common Shares under stock compensation and benefit plans 1,032,558  —  —  —  516  —  —  8,259  8,775 
Repurchase of Class A common Shares (2,463,407) —  —  —  (20,558) —  —  —  (20,558)
Change in controlling interest of investment, net —  —  —  —  34,762  —  (43,222) (8,457)
Balance, September 30, 2022 121,386,911  $ 1,848,879,483  $ 19  $ 242,074  $ 316,381  $ 58  $ 8,352,727  $ 8,911,260 
See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
(Unaudited)
Class A Common
Stock Shares
Class A Common
Stock Amount
Class D Common
Stock Shares
Class D Common
Stock Amount
Additional
Paid-in Capital
Retained
Earnings
Accumulated Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
Total
Non-controlling
Interest
Total
Equity
Balance, December 31, 2022 123,491,606  $ 1,848,879,483  $ 19  $ 276,221  $ 300,394  $ 69  $ 7,898,845  $ 8,475,549 
Net loss —  —  —  —  —  (18,523) —  (392,960) (411,483)
Cumulative translation adjustment —  —  —  —  —  —  — 
Unrealized loss on investment securities —  —  —  —  —  —  (101) (1,488) (1,589)
Share-based compensation, net 1,390,650  —  —  —  3,217  —  —  47,596  50,813 
Distributions for state taxes on behalf of unit holders (members), net —  —  —  —  —  (209) —  326  117 
Special Dividend to Class A Shareholders, net of forfeitures —  —  —  —  —  23  —  347  370 
Taxes withheld on employees' restricted share award vesting —  —  —  —  (444) —  —  (6,550) (6,994)
Issuance of Class A common Shares under stock compensation and benefit plans 878,817  —  —  —  456  —  —  6,794  7,250 
Change in controlling interest of investment, net —  —  —  —  15,268  (688) —  (19,275) (4,695)
Balance, March 31, 2023 125,761,073  $ 1,848,879,483  $ 19  $ 294,718  $ 280,997  $ (32) $ 7,533,642  $ 8,109,345 
Net income —  —  —  —  —  7,438  —  131,714  139,152 
Cumulative translation adjustment —  —  —  —  —  —  (9) (150) (159)
Unrealized gain on investment securities —  —  —  —  —  —  101  1,488  1,589 
Share-based compensation, net 574,094  —  —  —  3,170  —  —  46,221  49,391 
Contributions from unit holders (members) to subsidiary investment, net —  —  —  —  —  —  —  61,378  61,378 
Special Dividend to Class A Shareholders, net of forfeitures —  —  —  —  —  82  —  1,200  1,282 
Taxes withheld on employees' restricted share award vesting —  —  —  —  (210) —  —  (3,050) (3,260)
Issuance of Class A common Shares under stock compensation and benefit plans 794,282  —  —  —  465  —  —  6,803  7,268 
Change in controlling interest of investment, net —  —  —  —  3,997  —  —  (5,129) (1,132)
Balance, June 30, 2023 127,129,449  $ 1,848,879,483  $ 19  $ 302,140  $ 288,517  $ 60  $ 7,774,117  $ 8,364,854 
Net income —  —  —  —  —  6,206  —  108,739  114,945 
Cumulative translation adjustment —  —  —  —  —  —  10  154  164 
Share-based compensation, net 3,338,087  —  —  —  2,671  —  —  38,213  40,884 
Special Dividend to Class A Shareholders, net of forfeitures —  —  —  —  —  47  —  661  708 
Taxes withheld on employees' restricted share award vesting —  —  —  —  (1,282) —  —  (18,165) (19,447)
Issuance of Class A common Shares under stock compensation and benefit plans 802,759  —  —  —  540  —  —  7,809  8,349 
Change in controlling interest of investment, net —  —  —  —  12,935  —  (2) (17,017) (4,084)
Balance, September 30, 2023 131,270,295  $ 1,848,879,483  $ 19  $ 317,004  $ 294,770  $ 68  $ 7,894,511  $ 8,506,373 

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In Thousands)
(Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 2022
Operating activities
Net (loss) income $ (157,386) $ 1,192,588 
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 83,678  70,033 
(Benefit from) provision for deferred income taxes (3,587) 35,768 
Origination of mortgage servicing rights (850,027) (1,682,366)
Change in fair value of MSRs, net 321,866  (683,001)
Gain on sale of loans excluding fair value of MSRs, net (786,128) (1,174,268)
Disbursements of mortgage loans held for sale (61,002,673) (115,269,087)
Proceeds from sale of loans held for sale 60,950,186  126,613,458 
Share-based compensation expense 144,748  168,380 
Change in assets and liabilities
Due from affiliates 36  (1,426)
Other assets (128,040) 134,652 
Accounts payable 83,586  (67,712)
Due to affiliates (3,251) (4,442)
Other liabilities 63,433  272,307 
Total adjustments $ (1,126,173) $ 8,412,296 
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities $ (1,283,559) $ 9,604,884 
Investing activities
Proceeds from sale of MSRs $ 897,894  $ 473,971 
Net purchase of MSRs (106,389) (18,640)
Decrease in mortgage loans held for investment 7,325  14,796 
Purchases of investment securities, available for sale (5,472) — 
Sales of investment securities, available for sale 6,479  — 
Purchase and other additions of property and equipment, net of disposals (60,876) (87,958)
Net cash provided by investing activities $ 738,961  $ 382,169 
Financing activities
Net borrowings (payments) on funding facilities $ 1,121,704  $ (7,842,222)
Net payments on lines of credit —  (75,000)
Net payments on early buy out facility (416,133) (1,082,326)
Net borrowings on notes payable from unconsolidated affiliates 536  1,257 
Stock issuance 19,475  31,316 
Share repurchase —  (166,000)
Taxes withheld on employees' restricted share award vesting (29,701) (31,539)
Contributions (distributions) to other unit holders (members of Holdings) 51,528  (2,141,411)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities $ 747,409  $ (11,305,925)
Effects of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents 12  (1,081)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash 202,823  (1,319,953)
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period 789,099  2,211,597 
Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period $ 991,922  $ 891,644 
Non-cash activities
Loans transferred to other real estate owned $ 2,011  $ 1,075 
Supplemental disclosures
Cash paid for interest on related party borrowings $ 7,984  $ 4,061 

See accompanying Notes to the Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.
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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Dollars in Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share)

1. Business, Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies

Rocket Companies, Inc. (the "Company", and together with its consolidated subsidiaries, "Rocket Companies", "we", "us", "our") was incorporated in Delaware on February 26, 2020 as a wholly owned subsidiary of Rock Holdings Inc. ("RHI") for the purpose of facilitating an initial public offering ("IPO") of its Class A common stock, $0.00001 par value (the “Class A common stock”) and other related transactions in order to carry on the business of RKT Holdings, LLC ("Holdings") and its wholly owned subsidiaries.

We are a Detroit-based fintech holding company consisting of tech-driven mortgage, real estate and financial services businesses - including Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Homes, Rocket Loans, and Rocket Money. We are committed to providing an industry-leading client experience powered by our simple, fast and trusted digital solutions. In addition to Rocket Mortgage, one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders, we have expanded into complementary industries, such as, real estate services, personal finance, and personal and solar lending. Our business operations are organized into the following two segments: (1) Direct to Consumer and (2) Partner Network, as described in Note 11, Segments.

Rocket Companies, Inc. is a holding company. Its primary material asset is the equity interest in Holdings which, including through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, conducts a majority of the Company's operations. Holdings is a Michigan limited liability company and wholly owns the following entities, with each entity's subsidiaries identified in parentheses: Rocket Mortgage, LLC, Amrock Holdings, LLC (“Amrock”, and "Nexsys Technologies LLC"), Amrock Title Insurance Company ("ATI"), LMB HoldCo LLC (“Core Digital Media”), RCRA Holdings LLC (Rock Connections LLC dba "'Rocket Connections” and “Rocket Auto”), Rocket Homes Real Estate LLC (“Rocket Homes”), RockLoans Holdings LLC (“Rocket Loans” and "Rocket Solar"), Rock Central LLC dba Rocket Central, Rocket Money, Inc.(“Rocket Money”),Rocket Worldwide Holdings Inc. (EFB Holdings Inc. (“Rocket Mortgage Canada”) and Lendesk Canada Holdings Inc. ("Lendesk Technologies")), Woodward Capital Management LLC, and Rocket Card, LLC. As used herein, “Rocket Mortgage” refers to either the Rocket Mortgage brand or platform, or the Rocket Mortgage business, as the context allows.

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

As the sole managing member of Holdings, the Company operates and controls all of the business affairs of Holdings, and through Holdings and its subsidiaries, conducts its business. Holdings is considered a variable interest entity (“VIE”) and we consolidate the financial results of Holdings under the guidance of ASC 810, Consolidation. A portion of our Net income (loss) is allocated to Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest. For further details, refer below to Variable Interest Entities and Note 12, Non-controlling Interest.

All significant intercompany transactions and accounts between the businesses comprising the Company have been eliminated in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements.

The Company's derivatives, IRLCs, MSRs, mortgage and non-mortgage loans held for sale, and available for sale and trading investment securities are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Additionally, other assets may be required to be measured at fair value in the condensed consolidated financial statements on a nonrecurring basis. Examples of such measurements are mortgage loans transferred between held for investment and held for sale, certain impaired loans, and other real estate owned. For further details of the Company's transactions refer to Note 2, Fair Value Measurements.

All transactions and accounts between RHI and other related parties with the Company have a history of settlement or will be settled for cash and are reflected as related party transactions. For further details of the Company’s related party transactions refer to Note 6, Transactions with Related Parties.

Our condensed consolidated financial statements are unaudited and presented in U.S. dollars. They have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America ("U.S. GAAP") pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). The interim financial information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022, as filed with the SEC. In our opinion, these condensed consolidated financial statements include all normal and recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair statement of our results of operations, financial position and cash flows for the periods presented. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period financial statement presentation. However, our results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for a full fiscal year or for any other future period.
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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)

Management Estimates

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Although management is not currently aware of any factors that would significantly change its estimates and assumptions, actual results may differ from these estimates.

Subsequent Events

In preparing these condensed consolidated financial statements, the Company evaluated events and transactions for potential recognition or disclosure through the date these condensed consolidated financial statements were issued. Refer to Note 5, Borrowings for disclosures on changes to the Company's debt agreements that occurred subsequent to September 30, 2023.

Share Repurchase Authorization

On November 1, 2022, the Company's board of directors approved the renewal of the share repurchase program effective November 11, 2022 (the "Share Repurchase Program"). The share repurchase program renews and extends the previously approved share repurchase program and authorizes the Company to repurchase shares of the Company’s common stock in an aggregate value, not to exceed $1 billion, from time to time, in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, in accordance with applicable securities laws. The share repurchase program will remain in effect for a two-year period terminating in November 2024. The share repurchase program does not obligate the Company to make any repurchases at any specific time. The timing and extent to which the Company repurchases its shares will depend upon, among other things, market conditions, share price, liquidity targets, regulatory requirements and other factors. As of September 30, 2023 approximately $590.7 million remain available under the Share Repurchase Program. There were no share repurchases during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Special Dividends

On February 24, 2022, our board of directors authorized and declared a cash dividend (the "2022 Special Dividend") of $1.01 per share to the holders of our Class A common stock. The 2022 Special Dividend was paid on March 22, 2022 to holders of the Class A common stock of record as of the close of business on March 8, 2022. The Company funded the 2022 Special Dividend from cash distributions of approximately $2.0 billion by Holdings to all of its members, including the Company. There was no dividend authorized or declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2023.

Revenue Recognition

Gain on sale of loans, net — includes all components related to the origination and sale of mortgage loans, including (1) net gain on sale of loans, which represents the premium we receive in excess of the loan principal amount and certain fees charged by investors upon sale of loans into the secondary market, (2) loan origination fees (credits), points and certain costs, (3) provision for or benefit from investor reserves, (4) the change in fair value of interest rate locks and loans held for sale, (5) the gain or loss on forward commitments hedging loans held for sale and interest rate lock commitments (IRLCs), and (6) the fair value of originated MSRs. An estimate of the Gain on sale of loans, net is recognized at the time an IRLC is issued, net of a pull-through factor. Subsequent changes in the fair value of IRLCs and mortgage loans held for sale are recognized in current period earnings. When the mortgage loan is sold into the secondary market, any difference between the proceeds received and the current fair value of the loan is recognized in current period earnings in Gain on sale of loans, net. Included in Gain on sale of loans, net is the Fair value of originated MSRs, which represents the estimated fair value of MSRs related to loans which we have sold and retained the right to service. Refer to Note 3, Mortgage Servicing Rights for information related to the gain/(loss), net in the fair value of MSRs.

Loan servicing income, net — includes income from servicing, sub-servicing and ancillary fees, and is recorded to income as earned, which is upon collection of payments from borrowers. This amount also includes the Change in fair value of MSRs, which is the adjustment for the fair value measurement of the MSR asset as of the respective balance sheet date.

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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
Interest income, net — includes interest earned on mortgage loans held for sale and mortgage loans held for investment net of the interest expense paid on our loan funding facilities. Interest income is recorded as earned and interest expense is recorded as incurred. Interest income is accrued and credited to income daily based on the unpaid principal balance outstanding. The accrual of interest is generally discontinued when a loan becomes 90 days past due.

Other income — is derived primarily from closing fees, net appraisal revenue, net title insurance fees, personal finance subscription revenue, deposit interest income, real estate network referral fees, contact center revenue, personal loans business, professional service fees, and lead generation revenue.

The following revenue streams fall within the scope of ASC Topic 606 — Revenue from Contracts with Customers and are disaggregated hereunder:

Rocket Money subscription revenue — The Company recognizes subscription revenue ratably over the contract term beginning on the commencement date of each contract. We have determined that subscriptions represent a stand-ready obligation to perform over the subscription term. These performance obligations are satisfied over time as the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits. Contracts are one month to one year in length. Subscription revenues were $46,448 and $32,649 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $128,627 and $84,578 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Amrock closing fees — The Company recognizes closing fees for non-recurring services provided in connection with the origination of the loan. These fees are recognized at the time of loan closing for purchase transactions or at the end of a client's three-day rescission period for refinance transactions, which represents the point in time the loan closing services performance obligation is satisfied. The consideration received for closing services is a fixed fee per loan that varies by state and loan type. Closing fees were $21,172 and $24,534 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $59,470 and $139,441 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Amrock appraisal revenue, net — The Company recognizes appraisal revenue when the appraisal service is completed. The Company may choose to deliver appraisal services directly to its client or subcontract such services to a third-party licensed and/or certified appraiser. In instances where the Company performs the appraisal, revenue is recognized as the gross amount of consideration received at a fixed price per appraisal. The Company is an agent in instances where a third-party appraiser is involved in the delivery of appraisal services and revenue is recognized net of third-party appraisal expenses. Appraisal revenue, net of intercompany eliminations, were $8,279 and $14,946 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $33,098 and $52,262 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Rocket Homes real estate network referral fees — The Company recognizes real estate network referral fee revenue based on arrangements with partner agencies contingent on the closing of a transaction. As this revenue stream is variable, and is contingent on the successful transaction close, the revenue is constrained until the occurrence of the transaction. At this point, the constraint on recognizing revenue is deemed to have been lifted and revenue is recognized for the consideration expected to be received. Real estate network referral fees, net of intercompany eliminations, were $16,841 and $12,647 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $37,588 and $38,916 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Professional service fees — The Company recognizes professional service fee revenue based on the delivery of services (e.g., human resources, technology, training) over the term of a contract. Consideration for the promised services is received through a combination of a fixed fee for the period and incremental fees paid for optional services that are available at an incremental rate determined at the time such services are requested. The Company recognizes the annual fee ratably over the life of the contract, as the performance obligation is satisfied equally over the term of the contract. For the optional services, revenue is only recognized at the time the services are requested and delivered and pricing is agreed upon. Professional service fee revenues were $2,203 and $3,030 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $6,672 and $9,140 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and were rendered entirely to related parties.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
Core Digital Media lead generation revenue — The Company recognizes online consumer acquisition revenue based on successful delivery of marketing leads to a client at a fixed fee per lead. This service is satisfied at the time the lead is delivered, at which time revenue for the service is recognized. Online consumer acquisition revenue, net of intercompany eliminations, were $1,277 and $1,392 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $3,381 and $8,306 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Rocket Connections and Rocket Auto contact center revenue — The Company recognizes contact center revenue for communication services including client support and sales. Consideration received mainly includes a fixed base fee and/or a variable contingent fee. The fixed base fee is recognized ratably over the period of performance, as the performance obligation is considered to be satisfied equally throughout the service period. The variable contingent fee related to car sales is constrained until the sale of the car is completed. Contact center revenues, net of intercompany eliminations, were $115 and $2,349 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively and $824 and $15,506 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

The Company considers all highly liquid investments purchased with a maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. We maintain our bank accounts with a relatively small number of high-quality financial institutions.

Restricted cash as of September 30, 2023 and 2022 consisted of cash on deposit for a repurchase facility and client application deposits, title premiums collected from the insured that are due to the underwritten, and principal and interest received in collection accounts for purchased assets. In 2022, the Company also had a $25,000 bond.

September 30,
2023 2022
Cash and cash equivalents $ 957,254  $ 825,926 
Restricted cash 34,668  65,718 
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash in the statement of cash flows $ 991,922  $ 891,644 

Loans subject to repurchase right from Ginnie Mae

For certain loans sold to Ginnie Mae, the Company as the servicer has the unilateral right to repurchase any individual loan in a Ginnie Mae securitization pool if that loan meets defined criteria, including being delinquent more than 90 days. Once the Company has the unilateral right to repurchase the delinquent loan, the Company has effectively regained control over the loan and must re-recognize the loan on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and establish a corresponding finance liability regardless of the Company's intention to repurchase the loan. The asset and corresponding liability are recorded at the unpaid principal balance of the loan, which approximates its fair value.

Variable Interest Entities

Rocket Companies, Inc. is the managing member of Holdings with 100% of the management and voting power in Holdings. In its capacity as managing member, Rocket Companies, Inc. has the sole authority to make decisions on behalf of Holdings and bind Holdings to signed agreements. Further, Holdings maintains separate capital accounts for its investors as a mechanism for tracking earnings and subsequent distribution rights. Accordingly, management concluded that Holdings is a limited partnership or similar legal entity as contemplated in ASC 810, Consolidation.

Furthermore, management concluded that Rocket Companies, Inc. is Holdings’ primary beneficiary. As the primary beneficiary, Rocket Companies, Inc. consolidates the results and operations of Holdings for financial reporting purposes under the variable interest consolidation model guidance in ASC 810.

Rocket Companies, Inc.'s relationship with Holdings results in no recourse to the general credit of Rocket Companies, Inc. Holdings and its consolidated subsidiaries represents Rocket Companies, Inc.'s sole investment. Rocket Companies, Inc. shares in the income and losses of Holdings in direct proportion to Rocket Companies, Inc.'s ownership percentage. Further, Rocket Companies, Inc. has no contractual requirement to provide financial support to Holdings.

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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
Rocket Companies, Inc.’s financial position, performance and cash flows effectively represent those of Holdings and its subsidiaries as of and for the period ended September 30, 2023.

Accounting Standards Issued but Not Yet Adopted

In March 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2023-01, Leases (Topic 842): Common Control Arrangements. The new guidance requires all lessees in a lease with a lessor under common control to amortize leasehold improvements over the useful life of the common control group and provides new guidance for recognizing a transfer of assets between entities under common control as an adjustment to equity when the lessee no longer controls the use of the underlying asset. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023. The Company expects no impact to the Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures upon adoption.

In October 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-06: Disclosure Improvements. The new guidance clarifies or improves disclosure and presentation requirements on a variety of Topics in the Codification. The amendments will align the requirements in the FASB Accounting Standard Codification with the SEC’s regulations. The Company is in the process of evaluating the impact that the adoption of this ASU will have to the Consolidated Financial Statements and related disclosures, which is not expected to be material.

2. Fair Value Measurements

Fair value is the price that would be received if an asset were sold or the price that would be paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between willing market participants at the measurement date. Required disclosures include classification of fair value measurements within a three-level hierarchy (Level 1, Level 2, and Level 3). Classification of a fair value measurement within the hierarchy is dependent on the classification and significance of the inputs used to determine the fair value measurement. Observable inputs are those that are observed, implied from, or corroborated with externally available market information. Unobservable inputs represent the Company’s estimates of market participants’ assumptions.

Fair value measurements are classified in the following manner:

Level 1—Valuation is based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities at the measurement date.

Level 2—Valuation is based on either observable prices for identical assets or liabilities in inactive markets, observable prices for similar assets or liabilities, or other inputs that are derived directly from, or through correlation to, observable market data at the measurement date.

Level 3—Valuation is based on the Company’s internal models using assumptions at the measurement date that a market participant would use.

In determining fair value measurement, the Company uses observable inputs whenever possible. The level of a fair value measurement within the hierarchy is dependent on the lowest level of input that has a significant impact on the measurement as a whole. If quoted market prices are available at the measurement date or are available for similar instruments, such prices are used in the measurements. If observable market data is not available at the measurement date, judgment is required to measure fair value.

The following is a description of measurement techniques for items recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. There were no material items recorded at fair value on a nonrecurring basis as of September 30, 2023 or December 31, 2022.

Mortgage loans held for sale: Loans held for sale that trade in active secondary markets are valued using Level 2 measurements derived from observable market data, including market prices of securities backed by similar mortgage loans adjusted for certain factors to approximate the fair value of a whole mortgage loan, including the value attributable to mortgage servicing and credit risk. Loans held for sale for which there is little to no observable trading activity of similar instruments are valued using Level 3 measurements based upon dealer price quotes and internal models.

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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
IRLCs: The fair value of IRLCs is based on current market prices of securities backed by similar mortgage loans (as determined above under mortgage loans held for sale), net of costs to close the loans, subject to the estimated loan funding probability, or “pull-through factor”. Given the significant and unobservable nature of the pull-through factor, IRLCs are classified as Level 3.

MSRs: The fair value of MSRs is determined using an internal valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated net future cash flows. The model includes estimates of prepayment speeds, discount rate, cost to service, float earnings, contractual servicing fee income, and ancillary income among others. MSRs are classified as Level 3.

Forward commitments: The Company’s forward commitments are valued based on quoted prices for similar assets in an active market with inputs that are observable and are classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy.

Investment Securities: Investment securities are trading debt securities that are recorded at fair value using observable market prices for similar securities or identical securities that are traded in less active markets, which are classified as Level 2 and include highly rated municipal, government, and corporate bonds.

Non-mortgage loans held for sale: Non-mortgage loans held for sale are personal loans including loans to finance solar panel installation projects. The fair value of non-mortgage loans is determined using an internal valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated net future cash flows. Non-mortgage loans are classified as Level 3.

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The table below shows a summary of financial statement items that are measured at estimated fair value on a recurring basis, including assets measured under the fair value option. There were no material transfers of assets or liabilities recorded at fair value on a recurring basis between Levels 1, 2 or 3 during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 or the year ended December 31, 2022.

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Balance at September 30, 2023
Assets:
Mortgage loans held for sale (1) $ —  $ 7,510,307  $ 502,245  $ 8,012,552 
IRLCs —  —  92,568  92,568 
MSRs —  —  6,678,165  6,678,165 
Forward commitments —  168,561  —  168,561 
Investment securities (2) —  38,208  —  38,208 
Non-mortgage loans held for sale (2) —  —  122,971  122,971 
Total assets $ —  $ 7,717,076  $ 7,395,949  $ 15,113,025 
Liabilities:
Forward commitments $ —  $ 16,287  $ —  $ 16,287 
Total liabilities $ —  $ 16,287  $ —  $ 16,287 
Balance at December 31, 2022
Assets:
Mortgage loans held for sale (1) $ —  $ 6,260,745  $ 1,082,730  $ 7,343,475 
IRLCs —  —  90,635  90,635 
MSRs —  —  6,946,940  6,946,940 
Forward commitments —  22,444  —  22,444 
Total assets $ —  $ 6,283,189  $ 8,120,305  $ 14,403,494 
Liabilities:
Forward commitments $ —  $ 25,117  $ —  $ 25,117 
Total liabilities $ —  $ 25,117  $ —  $ 25,117 
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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
(1)     As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, $226.9 million and $314.4 million of unpaid principal balance of the level 3 mortgage loans held for sale were 90 days or more delinquent and were in non-accrual status.

(2)    These assets are included in Other assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The following tables present the quantitative information about recurring Level 3 fair value financial instruments and the fair value measurements as of:
September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
Unobservable Input Range Weighted Average Range Weighted Average
Mortgage loans held for sale
Model pricing
67% - 100%
86  %
67% - 100%
86  %
IRLCs
Loan funding probability
0% - 100%
72  %
0% - 100%
68  %
MSRs
Discount rate
9.5% - 12.5%
9.9  %
9.5% - 12.5%
9.9  %
Conditional prepayment rate
6.7% - 33.5%
7.2  %
6.1% - 26.6%
6.9  %
Non-mortgage loans held for sale
Discount rate
8.5% - 9.3%
8.6  % N/A N/A

































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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
The table below presents a reconciliation of Level 3 assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. Mortgage servicing rights are also classified as a Level 3 asset measured at fair value on a recurring basis and its reconciliation is found in Note 3, Mortgage Servicing Rights.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale IRLCs Non-Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
Balance at June 30, 2023 $ 632,378  $ 127,690  $ 78,490 
Transfers in (1) 180,127  —  46,513 
Transfers out/principal reductions (1) (276,249) —  — 
Net transfers and revaluation losses —  (35,122) — 
Total losses included in net income for assets held at the end of the reporting date (34,011) —  (2,032)
Balance at September 30, 2023 $ 502,245  $ 92,568  $ 122,971 
Balance at June 30, 2022 $ 1,557,784  $ 309,497  $ — 
Transfers in (1) 197,851  —  — 
Transfers out/principal reductions (1) (449,826) —  — 
Net transfers and revaluation losses —  (301,754) — 
Total losses included in net income for assets held at the end of the reporting date (94,150) —  — 
Balance at September 30, 2022 $ 1,211,659  $ 7,743  $ — 
Balance at December 31, 2022 $ 1,082,730  $ 90,635  $ — 
Transfers in (1) 588,894  —  125,756 
Transfers out/principal reductions (1) (1,093,226) —  — 
Net transfers and revaluation gains —  1,933  — 
Total losses included in net income for assets held at the end of the reporting date (76,153) —  (2,785)
Balance at September 30, 2023 $ 502,245  $ 92,568  $ 122,971 
Balance at December 31, 2021 $ 2,309,366  $ 538,861  $ — 
Transfers in (1) 1,020,274  —  — 
Transfers out/principal reductions (1) (1,901,561) —  — 
Net transfers and revaluation losses —  (531,118) — 
Total losses included in net income for assets held at the end of the reporting date (216,420) —  — 
Balance at September 30, 2022 $ 1,211,659  $ 7,743  $ — 
(1)    Transfers in represent loans repurchased from investors or loans originated for which an active market currently does not exist. Transfers out primarily represent loans sold to third parties and loans paid in full.

Investment Securities

Investment securities consist of debt securities that are classified as trading securities. During the three months ended June 30, 2023, the Company transferred these investments from available for sale classification to trading securities classification. As a result of the transfer of classification, the Company recognized $1,589 of unrealized losses to Net Income on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) within Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity. The Company used the specific identification as the basis of recording trades of investment securities. As of September 30, 2023 there was $1,980 unrealized losses on trading securities held.

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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
Fair Value Option

The following is the estimated fair value and unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of mortgage and non-mortgage loans held for sale that have contractual principal amounts and for which the Company has elected the fair value option. The fair value option was elected for mortgage and non-mortgage loans held for sale as the Company believes fair value best reflects their expected future economic performance:
Fair Value Principal Amount Due Upon Maturity Difference (1)
Balance at September 30, 2023
Mortgage loans held for sale $ 8,012,552  $ 8,051,618  $ (39,066)
Non-mortgage loans held for sale $ 122,971  $ 125,756  $ (2,785)
Balance at December 31, 2022
Mortgage loans held for sale $ 7,343,475  $ 7,424,223  $ (80,748)
(1)    Represents the amount of gains (losses) included in Gain on sale of loans, net for Mortgage loans held for sale and Other income for Non-mortgage loans held for sale, due to changes in fair value of items accounted for using the fair value option.

Disclosures of the fair value of certain financial instruments are required when it is practical to estimate the value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are based on estimates using present value or other valuation techniques.

The following table presents the carrying amounts and estimated fair value of financial liabilities that are not recorded at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. This table excludes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, warehouse borrowings, and line of credit borrowing facilities as these financial instruments are highly liquid or short-term in nature and as a result, their carrying amounts approximate fair value:
September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value
Senior Notes, due 10/15/2026 $ 1,143,145  $ 1,012,529  $ 1,141,432  $ 984,963 
Senior Notes, due 1/15/2028 61,430  56,944  61,330  57,039 
Senior Notes, due 3/1/2029 744,568  619,830  743,815  595,493 
Senior Notes, due 3/1/2031 1,239,972  993,212  1,238,958  961,450 
Senior Notes, due 10/15/2033 842,963  643,221  842,435  625,175 
Total Senior Notes, net $ 4,032,078  $ 3,325,736  $ 4,027,970  $ 3,224,120 

The fair value of Senior Notes was calculated using the observable bond price at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Senior Notes are classified as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy.

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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
3. Mortgage Servicing Rights

Mortgage servicing rights are recognized as assets on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets when loans are sold, and the associated servicing rights are retained. The Company maintains one class of MSRs asset and has elected the fair value option. These MSRs are recorded at fair value, which is determined using an internal valuation model that calculates the present value of estimated future net servicing fee income. The model includes estimates of prepayment speeds, discount rate, cost to service, float earnings, contractual servicing fee income, and ancillary income and late fees, among others.

The following table summarizes changes to the MSR assets:

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Fair value, beginning of period $ 6,443,632  $ 6,657,758  $ 6,946,940  $ 5,385,613 
MSRs originated 330,627  426,278  850,027  1,682,366 
MSRs sales (221,893) —  (897,894) (474,022)
MSRs purchases 103,115  —  103,115  — 
Changes in fair value (1):
Due to changes in valuation model inputs or assumptions
212,128  432,211  239,821  1,484,039 
Due to collection/realization of cash flows (189,444) (256,181) (563,844) (817,930)
Total changes in fair value 22,684  176,030  (324,023) 666,109 
Fair value, end of period $ 6,678,165  $ 7,260,066  $ 6,678,165  $ 7,260,066 

(1)    Reflects changes in assumptions including discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, mostly due to changes in market interest rates. In addition, it reflects the gains or losses on sales of MSRs during the period. Does not include the change in fair value of derivatives that economically hedge MSRs identified for sale or the effects of contractual prepayment protection resulting from sales or purchases of MSRs.

The total UPB of mortgage loans serviced, excluding subserviced loans, at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $470,203,438 and $486,540,840, respectively. The portfolio primarily consists of high-quality performing agency and government (FHA and VA) loans. As of September 30, 2023, delinquent loans (defined as 60-plus days past-due) were 1.13% of our total portfolio. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company sold excess servicing cash flows on certain agency loans for total proceeds of $136,916 and $383,694, respectively.

The following is a summary of the weighted average discount rate and prepayment speed assumptions used to determine the fair value of MSRs as well as the expected life of the loans in the servicing portfolio:
September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
Discount rate 9.9  % 9.9  %
Prepayment speeds 7.2  % 6.9  %
Life (in years) 7.99 8.08

The key assumptions used to estimate the fair value of MSRs are prepayment speeds and the discount rate. Increases in prepayment speeds generally have an adverse effect on the value of MSRs as the underlying loans prepay faster. In a declining interest rate environment, the fair value of MSRs generally decreases as prepayments increase and therefore, the estimated life of the MSRs and related cash flows decrease. Decreases in prepayment speeds generally have a positive effect on the value of MSRs as the underlying loans prepay less frequently. In a rising interest rate environment, the fair value of MSRs generally increases as prepayments decrease and therefore, the estimated life of the MSRs and related cash flows increase. Increases in the discount rate result in a lower MSRs value and decreases in the discount rate result in a higher MSRs value. MSRs uncertainties are hypothetical and do not always have a direct correlation with each assumption. Changes in one assumption may result in changes to another assumption, which might magnify or counteract the uncertainties.


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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
The following table stresses the discount rate and prepayment speeds at two different data points:
Discount Rate Prepayment Speeds
100 BPS Adverse Change 200 BPS Adverse Change 10% Adverse Change 20% Adverse Change
September 30, 2023
Mortgage servicing rights
$ (274,927) $ (531,819) $ (163,684) $ (319,652)
December 31, 2022
Mortgage servicing rights $ (295,754) $ (565,704) $ (171,297) $ (334,664)

4. Mortgage Loans Held for Sale

The Company sells substantially all of its originated mortgage loans into the secondary market. The Company retains the right to service a majority of these loans upon sale through ownership of servicing rights. A reconciliation of the changes in mortgage loans held for sale to the amounts presented on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows is below:

Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 2022
Balance at the beginning of period $ 7,343,475  $ 19,323,568 
Disbursements of mortgage loans held for sale 61,002,673  115,269,087 
Proceeds from sales of mortgage loans held for sale (1) (60,919,447) (126,593,308)
Gain on sale of mortgage loans excluding fair value of other financial instruments, net (2) 585,851  1,123,763 
Balance at the end of period
$ 8,012,552  $ 9,123,110 

(1)    The proceeds from sales of loans held for sale on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows includes amounts related to the sale of personal loans.

(2)    The Gain on sale of loans excluding fair value of MSRs, net on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows includes amounts related to the sale of personal loans, interest rate lock commitments, forward commitments, and provisions for investor reserves.

Credit Risk

The Company is subject to credit risk associated with mortgage loans that it purchases and originates during the period of time prior to the sale of these loans. The Company considers credit risk associated with these loans to be insignificant as it holds the loans for a short period of time, which for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 is, on average, approximately 33 days from the date of borrowing, and the market for these loans continues to be highly liquid. The Company is also subject to credit risk associated with mortgage loans it has repurchased as a result of breaches of representations and warranties during the period of time between repurchase and resale.

5. Borrowings

The Company maintains various funding facilities and other non-funding debt as shown in the tables below. Interest rates typically have two main components; a base rate - most commonly SOFR, which is sometimes subject to a minimum floor - plus a spread. Some facilities have a commitment fee, which can be up to 50 basis points per year. The commitment fee charged by lenders is calculated based on the committed line amount multiplied by a negotiated rate. The Company is required to maintain certain covenants, including minimum tangible net worth, minimum liquidity, maximum total debt or liabilities to net worth ratio, pretax net income requirements, and other customary debt covenants, as defined in the agreements. The Company was in compliance with all covenants as of September 30, 2023.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
The amount owed and outstanding on the Company’s loan funding facilities fluctuates based on its origination volume, the amount of time it takes the Company to sell the loans it originates, and the Company’s ability to use its cash to self-fund loans. In addition to self-funding, the Company may from time to time use surplus cash to “buy-down” the effective interest rate of certain loan funding facilities or to self-fund a portion of our loan originations. Buy-down funds are included in Cash and cash equivalents on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. We have the ability to withdraw these funds at any time, unless a margin call has been made or a default has occurred under the relevant facilities. We will also deploy cash to self-fund loan originations, a portion of which can be transferred to a warehouse line or the early buy out line, provided that such loans meet the eligibility criteria to be placed on such lines. The remaining portion will be funded in normal course over a short period of time, generally less than 45 days.

The terms of the Senior Notes restrict our ability and the ability of our subsidiary guarantors among other things to: (1) merge, consolidate or sell, transfer or lease assets, and; (2) create liens on assets.

Mortgage Funding Facilities
Facility Type Collateral Maturity Line Amount Committed Line Amount
Outstanding Balance as of September 30, 2023
Outstanding Balance as of December 31, 2022
Mortgage Loan funding:
1) Master Repurchase Agreement (1)(8)
Mortgage loans held for sale (7)
10/20/2023 $ 250,000  $ 50,000  $ —  $ 49,381 
2) Master Repurchase Agreement (8)
Mortgage loans held for sale (7)
11/30/2023 1,000,000  100,000  308,163  138,057 
3) Master Repurchase Agreement (8)
Mortgage loans held for sale (7)
8/9/2024 2,000,000  250,000  227,486  702,128 
4) Master Repurchase Agreement (2)(8)
Mortgage loans held for sale (7)
7/26/2024 1,500,000  550,000  1,046,188  917,621 
5) Master Repurchase Agreement (8)
Mortgage loans held for sale (7)
9/8/2025 1,000,000  250,000  576,958  493,029 
6) Master Repurchase Agreement (3)(8)
Mortgage loans held for sale (7)
9/9/2024 1,500,000  250,000  117,451  101,152 
7) Master Repurchase Agreement (8)
Mortgage loans held for sale (7)
7/21/2025 1,000,000  100,000  170,454  186,707 
8) Master Repurchase Agreement (4)(8)
Mortgage loans held for sale (7)
9/27/2024 750,000  100,000  614,666  171,642 
$ 9,000,000  $ 1,650,000  $ 3,061,366  $ 2,759,717 
Mortgage Loan Early Funding:
9) Early Funding Facility (5)(8)
Mortgage loans held for sale (7)
(5)
$ 5,000,000  $ —  $ 780,110  $ 561,874 
10) Early Funding Facility (6)(8)
Mortgage loans held for sale (7)
(6)
2,000,000  —  742,627  227,108 
7,000,000  —  1,522,737  788,982 
Total Mortgage Funding Facilities $ 16,000,000  $ 1,650,000  $ 4,584,103  $ 3,548,699 
(1)    This facility matured in October 2023.

(2)    This facility has a 12-month initial term, which can be extended for 3-months at each subsequent 3-month anniversary from the initial start date. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, this facility was amended to extend the maturity date to October 25, 2024.

(3)    This facility has an overall line size of $1,500,000. This facility also includes a $1,500,000 sublimit for MSR financing; Capacity is fully fungible and is not restricted by these allocations. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, this facility was amended to extend the maturity date to November 6, 2025.

(4)    Subsequent to September 30, 2023, this facility was amended to extend the maturity date to September 26, 2025.
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(5)    This facility is an evergreen agreement with no stated termination or expiration date. This agreement can be terminated by either party upon written notice.

(6)    This facility has an overall line size of $2,000,000, which is reviewed every 90 days. This facility is an evergreen agreement with no stated termination or expiration date. This agreement can be terminated by either party upon written notice.

(7)    The Company has multiple borrowing facilities in the form of asset sales under agreements to repurchase. These borrowing facilities are secured by mortgage loans held for sale at fair value as the first priority security interest.    

(8)    The interest rates charged by lenders on funding facilities included the applicable base rate plus a spread ranging from 1.00% to 1.80% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and the applicable base rate plus a spread ranging from 1.00% to 1.85% for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Other Funding Facilities
Facility Type Collateral Maturity Line Amount Committed Line Amount Outstanding Balance as of September 30, 2023 Outstanding Balance as of December 31, 2022
Personal Loan funding:
1) Revolving Credit and Security Agreement (1)
Personal loans held for sale
1/30/2025 $ 125,000  $ 125,000  $ 86,300  $ — 
Total Other Funding Facilities 125,000  125,000  86,300  — 
Total Funding Facilities $ 16,125,000  $ 1,775,000  $ 4,670,403  $ 3,548,699 

(1)    The interest rates charged by lenders on funding facilities included the applicable base rate plus a spread ranging from 1.00% to 1.80% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, and the applicable base rate plus a spread ranging from 1.00% to 1.85% for the year ended December 31, 2022.

Financing Facilities
Facility Type Collateral Maturity Line Amount Committed Line Amount Outstanding Balance as of September 30, 2023 Outstanding Balance as of December 31, 2022
Line of Credit Financing Facilities
1) Unsecured line of credit (1)
7/27/2025 $ 2,000,000  $ —  $ —  $ — 
2) Unsecured line of credit (1)
7/31/2025 100,000  —  —  — 
3) Revolving credit facility (4)
8/10/2025 1,150,000  1,150,000  —  — 
4) MSR line of credit (2)(4)
MSRs 10/20/2023 200,000  —  —  — 
5) MSR line of credit (3)(4)
MSRs 9/9/2024 1,500,000  250,000  —  — 
$ 4,950,000  $ 1,400,000  $ —  $ — 
Early Buyout Financing Facility
6) Early buy out facility (4)
Loans/ Advances 3/13/2024 $ 1,500,000  $ —  $ 256,749  $ 672,882 
(1)    Refer to Note 6, Transactions with Related Parties for additional details regarding this unsecured line of credit.

(2)    Subsequent to September 30, 2023, this facility was amended to extend the maturity date to November 10, 2023.

(3)    This facility is a sublimit of Master Repurchase Agreement 6, found above in Mortgage Funding Facilities. Refer to Subfootnote 3, Mortgage Funding Facilities for additional details regarding this financing facility. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, this facility was amended to extend the maturity date to November 6, 2025.

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(4)    The interest rates charged by lenders on the financing facilities included the applicable base rate, plus a spread ranging from 1.45% to 4.00% for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the year ended December 31, 2022.

Unsecured Senior Notes
Facility Type Maturity Interest Rate
Outstanding
Principal
September 30, 2023
Outstanding
Principal December 31, 2022
Unsecured Senior Notes (1)
10/15/2026 2.875  % $ 1,150,000  $ 1,150,000 
Unsecured Senior Notes (2)
1/15/2028 5.250  % 61,985  61,985 
Unsecured Senior Notes (3)
3/1/2029 3.625  % 750,000  750,000 
Unsecured Senior Notes (4)
3/1/2031 3.875  % 1,250,000  1,250,000 
Unsecured Senior Notes (5)
10/15/2033 4.000  % 850,000  850,000 
Total Senior Notes
$ 4,061,985  $ 4,061,985 
Weighted Average Interest Rate 3.59  % 3.59  %

(1)    The 2026 Senior Notes are unsecured obligation notes with no asset required to pledge for this borrowing. Unamortized debt issuance costs are presented net against the Senior Notes reducing the $1,150,000 carrying amount on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets by $6,855 and $8,569 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

(2)    The 2028 Senior Notes are unsecured obligation notes with no asset required to pledge for this borrowing. Unamortized debt issuance costs and discounts are presented net against the Senior Notes reducing the $61,985 carrying amount on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets by $303 and $252 as of September 30, 2023, respectively, and $358 and $298, as of December 31, 2022, respectively.

(3)    The 2029 Senior Notes are unsecured obligation notes with no asset required to pledge for this borrowing. Unamortized debt issuance costs are presented net against the Senior Notes reducing the $750,000 carrying amount on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets by $5,432 and $6,185 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

(4)    The 2031 Senior Notes are unsecured obligation notes with no asset required to pledge for this borrowing. Unamortized debt issuance costs are presented net against the Senior Notes reducing the $1,250,000 carrying amount on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets by $10,028 and $11,040 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

(5)    The 2033 Senior Notes are unsecured obligation notes with no asset required to pledge for this borrowing. Unamortized debt issuance costs are presented net against the Senior Notes reducing the $850,000 carrying amount on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets by $7,037 and $7,565 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Refer to Note 2, Fair Value Measurements for information pertaining to the fair value of the Company’s debt as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.
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6. Transactions with Related Parties

The Company has entered into various transactions and agreements with RHI, its subsidiaries, certain other affiliates and related parties (collectively, “Related Parties”). These transactions include providing financing and services as well as obtaining financing and services from these Related Parties.

Financing Arrangements

On June 9, 2017, Rocket Mortgage and RHI entered into an unsecured line of credit, as further amended and restated on September 16, 2021 (“RHI Line of Credit”), pursuant to which Rocket Mortgage has a borrowing capacity of $2,000,000. The RHI Line of Credit matures on July 27, 2025. Borrowings under the line of credit bear interest at a rate per annum of the applicable base rate, plus a spread of 1.25%. The line of credit is uncommitted and RHI has sole discretion over advances. The RHI Line of Credit also contains negative covenants which restrict the ability of the Company to incur debt and create liens on certain assets. It also requires Rocket Mortgage to maintain a quarterly consolidated net income before taxes if adjusted tangible net worth meets certain requirements. Rocket Mortgage made no repayments during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 or during the three months ended September 30, 2022 and repaid $762, all attributable to accrued interest, during the nine months ended September 30, 2022. There were no outstanding principal or interest amounts due to RHI as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

RHI and ATI are parties to a surplus debenture, effective as of December 28, 2015, and as further amended and restated on July 31, 2023 (the “RHI/ATI Debenture”), pursuant to which ATI is indebted to RHI for an aggregate principal amount of $21,500. The RHI/ATI Debenture matures on December 31, 2030. Interest under the RHI/ATI Debenture accrues at an annual rate of 8%. Principal and interest under the RHI/ATI Debenture are due and payable quarterly, in each case subject to ATI achieving a certain amount of surplus and payments of all interest before principal payments begin. Any unpaid amounts of principal and interest shall be due and payable upon the maturity of the RHI/ATI Debenture. ATI repaid an aggregate of $250 and $750 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The total amount of interest accrued was $434 and $1,286 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The aggregate amount due to RHI was $30,617 and $30,081 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

On July 31, 2020, Holdings and RHI entered into an agreement for an uncommitted, unsecured revolving line of credit ("RHI 2nd Line of Credit’’), which will provide for financing from RHI to the Company of up to $100,000. The RHI 2nd Line of Credit matures on July 31, 2025. Borrowings under the line of credit will bear interest at a rate per annum of the applicable base rate plus a spread of 1.25%. The negative covenants of the line of credit restrict the ability of the Company to incur debt and create liens on certain assets. The line of credit also contains customary events of default. There were no draws on the RHI 2nd Line of Credit and no amounts outstanding as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

The Notes receivable and due from affiliates was $10,759 and $10,796 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. The Notes payable and due to affiliates was $30,749 and $33,463 as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Services, Products and Other Transactions

We have entered into transactions and agreements to provide certain services to Related Parties. We recognized revenue of $2,318 and $3,206 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $7,184 and $9,437 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, for the performance of these services, which was included in Other income. We have also entered into transactions and agreements to purchase certain services, products and other transactions from Related Parties. We incurred expenses of $13,658 and $19,259 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $41,158 and $86,155 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, for these products, services and other transactions, which are included in General and administrative expenses.

The Company has also entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement with RHI and our Chairman as described further in Note 7, Income Taxes. The Company has also guaranteed the debt of a related party as described further in Note 9, Commitments, Contingencies, and Guarantees.



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Promotional Sponsorships

The Company incurred marketing and advertising costs related to the Rocket Mortgage Field House Naming Rights Contract, which is with a related party. The Company incurred expenses of $2,212 and $2,169 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $6,551 and $6,773 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to this arrangement.

Lease Transactions with Related Parties

The Company is a party to lease agreements for certain offices, including our headquarters in Detroit, with various affiliates of Bedrock Management Services LLC (“Bedrock”), a related party, and other related parties of the Company. The Company incurred expenses of $18,934 and $17,864 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, and $55,620 and $55,419 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively, related to these arrangements.

7. Income Taxes

The Company had income tax expense of $2,680 and $10,131 on Income before income taxes of $117,625 and $106,355 for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The Company had an income tax benefit of $2,606 on Loss before income taxes of $159,992 and income tax expense of $54,741 on Income before income taxes of $1,247,329 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

The Company’s income tax expense varies from the expense that would be expected based on statutory rates due principally to its organizational structure. Rocket Companies owns a portion of the units of Holdings, which is treated as a partnership for U.S. federal tax purposes and in most applicable jurisdictions for state and local income tax purposes. The remaining portion of Holdings is owned by RHI and our Chairman ("LLC Members"). As a partnership, Holdings is not subject to U.S. federal and certain state and local income taxes. Any taxable income or loss generated by Holdings is passed through and included in the taxable income or loss of its members, including Rocket Companies, in accordance with the terms of the operating agreement of Holdings (the "Holdings Operating Agreement"). Rocket Companies is a C Corporation and is subject to U.S. federal, state, and local income taxes with respect to its allocable share of any taxable income of Holdings.

Several subsidiaries of Holdings, such as Rocket Mortgage, Amrock and other subsidiaries, are single member LLC entities. As single member LLCs of Holdings, all taxable income or loss generated by these subsidiaries passes through and is included in the income or loss of Holdings. A provision for state and local income taxes is required for certain jurisdictions that tax single member LLCs as regarded entities. Other subsidiaries of Holdings, such as Amrock Title Insurance Co., LMB Mortgage Services and others, are treated as C Corporations and separately file and pay taxes apart from Holdings in various jurisdictions including U.S. federal, state, local and Canada.

Tax Receivable Agreement

The Company expects to obtain an increase in its share of the tax basis in the net assets of Holdings when Holdings Units are redeemed from or exchanged by the LLC Members. The Company intends to treat any redemptions and exchanges of Holdings Units as direct purchases of Holdings Units for U.S. federal income tax purposes. These increases in tax basis may reduce the amounts that the Company would otherwise pay in the future to various tax authorities. They may also decrease gains (or increase losses) on future dispositions of certain capital assets to the extent tax basis is allocated to those capital assets.

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In connection with the reorganization completed prior to our IPO in 2020, the Company entered into a Tax Receivable Agreement (the "Tax Receivable Agreement") with the LLC Members that will obligate the Company to make payments to the LLC Members generally equal to 90% of the applicable cash tax savings that the Company actually realizes or in some cases is deemed to realize as a result of the tax attributes generated by (i) certain increases in our allocable share of the tax basis in Holdings’ assets resulting from (a) the purchases of Holdings Units (along with the corresponding shares of our Class D common stock or Class C common stock) from the LLC Members (or their transferees of Holdings Units or other assignees) using the net proceeds from our initial public offering or in any future offering, (b) exchanges by the LLC Members (or their transferees of Holdings Units or other assignees) of Holdings Units (along with the corresponding shares of our Class D common stock or Class C common stock) for cash or shares of our Class B common stock or Class A common stock, as applicable, or (c) payments under the Tax Receivable Agreement; (ii) tax benefits related to imputed interest deemed arising as a result of payments made under the Tax Receivable Agreement and (iii) disproportionate allocations (if any) of tax benefits to Holdings as a result of section 704(c) of the Code that relate to the reorganization transactions. The Company will retain the benefit of the remaining 10% of these tax savings.

Payments of $35,697 and $40,721 were made to the LLC Members pursuant to the Tax Receivable Agreement during the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. No such payments were made in the three months ended September 30, 2023 or 2022.

The amounts payable under the Tax Receivable Agreement will vary depending upon a number of factors, including the amount, character, and timing of the taxable income of Rocket Companies in the future. Any such changes in these factors or changes in the Company’s determination of the need for a valuation allowance related to the tax benefits acquired under the Tax Receivable Agreement could adjust the Tax receivable agreement liability recognized and recorded within earnings in future periods.

Tax Distributions

The holders of Holdings’ Units, including Rocket Companies Inc., incur U.S. federal, state and local income taxes on their share of any taxable income of Holdings. The Holdings Operating Agreement provides for pro rata cash distributions (“tax distributions”) to the holders of the Holdings Units in an amount generally calculated to provide each holder of Holdings Units with sufficient cash to cover its tax liability in respect of the Holdings Units. In general, these tax distributions are computed based on Holdings’ estimated taxable income, multiplied by an assumed tax rate as set forth in the Holdings Operating Agreement.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, Holdings paid no tax distributions to holders of Holdings Units other than Rocket Companies. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022, Holdings paid tax distributions totaling zero and $166,698, respectively, to holders of Holdings Units other than Rocket Companies.

8. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company enters into interest rate lock commitments ("IRLCs"), forward commitments to sell mortgage loans and forward commitments to purchase loans, which are considered derivative financial instruments. These items are accounted for as free-standing derivatives and are included in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at fair value. The Company treats all of its derivative instruments as economic hedges; therefore, none of its derivative instruments qualify for designation as accounting hedges. Changes in the fair value of the IRLCs and forward commitments to sell mortgage loans are recorded in current period earnings and are included in Gain on sale of loans, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Forward commitments to purchase mortgage loans are recognized in current period earnings and are included in Gain on sale of loans, net in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Additional detail regarding derivative financial instruments is provided in Note 13, Derivative Financial Instruments in our 2022 10-K report.

Net hedging gains and losses were as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30,
Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Hedging gains (1) $ 248,213  $ 659,653  $ 349,989  $ 2,742,902 

(1)    Includes the change in fair value related to derivatives economically hedging MSRs identified for sale.
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Refer to Note 2, Fair Value Measurements, for additional information on the fair value of derivative financial instruments.

Notional and Fair Value

The notional and fair values of derivative financial instruments not designated as hedging instruments were as follows:
Notional Value Derivative Asset Derivative Liability
Balance at September 30, 2023:
IRLCs, net of loan funding probability (1) $ 5,944,801  $ 92,568  $ — 
Forward commitments (2) $ 11,278,072  $ 168,561  $ 16,287 
Balance at December 31, 2022:
IRLCs, net of loan funding probability (1) $ 4,373,465  $ 90,635  $ — 
Forward commitments (2) $ 10,963,989  $ 22,444  $ 25,117 

(1)    IRLCs are also discussed in Note 9, Commitments, Contingencies, and Guarantees.

(2)    Includes the fair value and net notional value related to derivatives economically hedging MSRs identified for sale.

Counterparty agreements for forward commitments contain master netting agreements. The table below presents the gross amounts of recognized assets and liabilities subject to master netting agreements. Margin cash is cash that is exchanged by counterparties to be held as collateral related to these derivative financial instruments. Margin cash held on behalf of counterparties is recorded in Cash and cash equivalents, and the related liability is classified in Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Margin cash pledged to counterparties is excluded from cash and cash equivalents and instead recorded in Other assets as a margin call receivables from counterparties in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company had zero and $24,102 of margin cash pledged to counterparties related to these forward commitments at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, there was $78,961 and $959 of margin cash held on behalf of counterparties, respectively.

Gross Amount of Recognized Assets or Liabilities
Gross Amounts Offset in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Net Amounts Presented in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
Offsetting of Derivative Assets
Balance at September 30, 2023:
Forward commitments $ 227,023  $ (58,462) $ 168,561 
Balance at December 31, 2022:
Forward commitments $ 71,484  $ (49,040) $ 22,444 
Offsetting of Derivative Liabilities
Balance at September 30, 2023:
Forward commitments $ (20,801) $ 4,514  $ (16,287)
Balance at December 31, 2022:
Forward commitments $ (69,007) $ 43,890  $ (25,117)

Counterparty Credit Risk

Credit risk is defined as the possibility that a loss may occur from the failure of another party to perform in accordance with the terms of the contract, which exceeds the value of existing collateral, if any. The Company attempts to limit its credit risk by dealing with creditworthy counterparties and obtaining collateral where appropriate.

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The Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of contractual nonperformance by its trading counterparties and counterparties to its various over-the-counter derivative financial instruments noted in the above Notional and Fair Value discussion. The Company manages this credit risk by selecting only counterparties that it believes to be financially strong, spreading the credit risk among many such counterparties, placing contractual limits on the amount of unsecured credit extended to any single counterparty, and entering into netting agreements with the counterparties as appropriate.

Certain counterparties have master netting agreements. The master netting agreements contain a legal right to offset amounts due to and from the same counterparty. Derivative assets in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets represent derivative contracts in a gain position, net of loss positions with the same counterparty and, therefore, also represent the Company’s maximum counterparty credit risk. The Company incurred no credit losses due to nonperformance of any of its counterparties during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022.

9. Commitments, Contingencies, and Guarantees

Interest Rate Lock Commitments

IRLCs are agreements to lend to a client as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. The Company evaluates each client’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis.

The number of days from the date of the IRLC to expiration of fixed and variable rate lock commitments outstanding at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was approximately 42 days and 48 days on average, respectively.

The UPB of IRLCs was as follows:
September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
Fixed Rate Variable Rate Fixed Rate Variable Rate
IRLCs $ 8,064,102  $ 240,665  $ 6,108,132  $ 326,638 

Commitments to Sell Mortgage Loans

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into contracts to sell existing mortgage loans held for sale into the secondary market at specified future dates. The amount of commitments to sell existing loans at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 was $1,376,617 and $20,618, respectively.

Commitments to Sell Loans with Servicing Released

In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into contracts to sell the MSRs of certain newly originated loans on a servicing released basis. In the event that a forward commitment is not filled and there has been an unfavorable market shift from the date of commitment to the date of settlement, the Company is contractually obligated to pay a pair-off fee on the undelivered balance. There were $326,913 and $223,314 of loans committed to be sold servicing released at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively.

Investor Reserves

The maximum exposure under the Company’s representations and warranties would be the outstanding principal balance and any premium received on all loans ever sold by the Company, less (i) loans that have already been paid in full by the mortgagee, (ii) loans that have defaulted without a breach of representations and warranties, (iii) loans that have been indemnified via settlement or make-whole, or (iv) loans that have been repurchased. Additionally, the Company may receive relief of certain representation and warranty obligations on loans sold to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac on or after January 1, 2013 if Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac satisfactorily concludes a quality control loan file review or if the borrower meets certain acceptable payment history requirements within 12 or 36 months after the loan is sold to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. Investor reserves as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022 were $95,567 and $110,147, respectively.

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(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
Escrow Deposits

As a service to its clients, the Company administers escrow deposits on behalf of clients which represent undisbursed amounts received for payment of property taxes, insurance, funds for title services, principal, and interest on mortgage loans held for sale. Escrow deposits for property taxes, insurance and settlement funds for title services was $5,090,748 and $3,471,913, and for principal and interest was $2,533,831 and $2,529,326 at September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, respectively. These amounts are not considered assets of the Company and, therefore, are excluded from the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company remains contingently liable for the disposition of these deposits.

Guarantees

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company guaranteed the debt of a related party consisting of three separate guarantees totaling $2,205 and $3,495, respectively. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company did not record a liability on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets for these guarantees because it was not probable that the Company would be required to make payments under these guarantees.

Tax Receivable Agreement

As indicated in Note 7, Income Taxes, the Company is party to a Tax Receivable Agreement.

Legal

Rocket Companies’ subsidiaries, among other things, engage in mortgage lending, title and settlement services, and other financial technology services. Rocket Companies and its subsidiaries operate in highly regulated industries and are routinely subject to various legal and administrative proceedings concerning matters that arise in the normal and ordinary course of business, including inquiries, complaints, subpoenas, audits, examinations, investigations and potential enforcement actions from regulatory agencies and state attorneys general; state and federal lawsuits and putative class actions; and other litigation. Periodically, we assess our potential liabilities and contingencies in connection with outstanding legal and administrative proceedings utilizing the latest information available. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of any of these matters, based on our assessment of the facts and circumstances, we do not believe any of these matters, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. However, actual outcomes may differ from those expected and could have a material effect on our financial position, results of operations, or cash flows in a future period. Rocket Companies accrues for losses when they are probable to occur and such losses are reasonably estimable. Legal costs are expensed as they are incurred.

As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, the Company had reserves related to potential damages in connection with any legal proceedings of $15,000. The ultimate outcome of these or other legal or administrative proceedings, including any monetary awards against us, is uncertain and there can be no assurance as to the amount of any such potential awards. Rocket Companies will incur defense costs and other expenses in connection with these proceedings. Plus, if a judgment for money that exceeds specified thresholds is rendered against us and we fail to timely pay, discharge, bond or obtain a stay of execution of such judgment, it is possible that we could be deemed in default of loan funding facilities and other agreements governing indebtedness. If the final resolution in one or more of these proceedings is unfavorable, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, liquidity, financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

10. Minimum Net Worth Requirements

Certain secondary market investors and state regulators require the Company to maintain minimum net worth, liquidity and capital requirements. To the extent that these requirements are not met, secondary market investors and/or the state regulators may utilize a range of remedies including sanctions, and/or suspension or termination of selling and servicing agreements, which may prohibit the Company from originating, securitizing or servicing these specific types of mortgage loans.

Rocket Mortgage is subject to certain minimum net worth, minimum capital ratio and minimum liquidity requirements established by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (“FHFA”) for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Seller/Servicers, and Ginnie Mae for single family issuers. FHFA and Ginnie Mae revised their requirements for these ratios, and the new ratios went into effect September 30, 2023. The effective requirements as of September 30, 2023 are listed below. Furthermore, refer to Note 5, Borrowings for additional information regarding compliance with all covenant requirements.

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)

Minimum Net Worth

The minimum net worth requirement for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is defined as follows:

•    Base of $2,500 plus 25 basis points of outstanding UPB for total loans serviced.

•    Adjusted/Tangible Net Worth is defined as total equity less goodwill, intangible assets, affiliate receivables and certain pledged assets.

The minimum net worth requirement for Ginnie Mae is defined as follows:

•    Base of $2,500, plus 35 basis points of the Ginnie Mae total single-family effective outstanding obligations, plus 25 basis points of total GSE single-family outstanding servicing portfolio balance, plus 25 basis points of total non-agency single-family outstanding serving portfolio.

•    Adjusted/Tangible Net Worth is defined as total equity less goodwill, intangible assets, affiliate receivables and certain pledged assets.


Minimum Capital Ratio

•    For Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae, the Company is also required to hold a ratio of Adjusted/Tangible Net Worth to Total Assets greater than 6%.

Minimum Liquidity

The minimum liquidity requirement for Fannie Mae is defined as follows:

•    3.5 basis points of total GSE servicing, plus an incremental 200 basis points of total nonperforming Agency, measured as 90+ delinquencies, servicing in excess of 6% of the total Agency servicing UPB.

•    Allowable assets for liquidity may include unrestricted cash and cash equivalents and available for sale or held for trading investment grade securities (e.g., Agency MBS, Obligations of GSEs, US Treasury Obligations).

The minimum liquidity requirement for Freddie Mac is defined as follows:

•    7 basis points of the portion of the servicing UPB for GSEs if the Company remits interest or principal as scheduled, plus 3.5 basis points of total UPB of GSE servicing if the Company remits interest or principal as actually collected, plus 3.5 basis points of our other servicing UPB, plus 10 basis points of our servicing UPB for Ginnie Mae, plus 2 basis points of our UPB serviced for GSEs, plus 5 basis points of our UPB serviced for Ginnie Mae

•    Allowable assets for liquidity may include cash and cash equivalents (unrestricted) and available for sale or held for trading investment grade securities (e.g., Agency MBS, Obligations of GSEs, US Treasury Obligations).

The minimum liquidity requirement for Ginnie Mae is defined as follows:

•    Maintain liquid assets equal to the greater of $1,000 or the sum of 10 basis points of our Ginnie Mae single-family servicing UPB, plus 3.5 basis points of our outstanding GSE single-family servicing UPB if the Company remits principal and interest as actually collected, plus 7 basis points of our outstanding GSE single-family servicing UPB if the Company remits the principal and interest as scheduled, plus 3.5 basis points of our outstanding non-agency single-family servicing UPB.

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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
The most restrictive of the minimum net worth and capital requirements require Rocket Mortgage to maintain a minimum adjusted net worth balance of $1,598,968 as of September 30, 2023 and 1,500,000 as of December 31, 2022. As of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022, Rocket Mortgage was in compliance with all requirements.

11. Segments

The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, who has been identified as its Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), has evaluated how the Company views and measures its performance. ASC 280, Segment Reporting establishes the standards for reporting information about segments in financial statements. In applying the criteria set forth in that guidance, the Company has determined that it has two reportable segments - Direct to Consumer and Partner Network. The key factors used to identify these reportable segments are the Company’s internal operations and the nature of its marketing channels, which drive client acquisition into the mortgage platform. This determination reflects how its CODM monitors performance, allocates capital and makes strategic and operational decisions. The Company’s segments are described as follows:

Direct to Consumer

In the Direct to Consumer segment, clients have the ability to interact with Rocket Mortgage online and/or with the Company’s mortgage bankers. The Company markets to potential clients in this segment through various brand campaigns and performance marketing channels. The Direct to Consumer segment derives revenue from originating, closing, selling and servicing predominantly agency-conforming loans, which are pooled and sold to the secondary market. The segment also includes title insurance, appraisals and settlement services complementing the Company’s end-to-end mortgage origination experience. Servicing activities are fully allocated to the Direct to Consumer segment and are viewed as an extension of the client experience. Servicing enables Rocket Mortgage to establish and maintain long term relationships with our clients, through multiple touchpoints at regular engagement intervals.

Revenues in the Direct to Consumer segment are generated primarily from the gain on sale of loans, which includes loan origination fees, revenues associated with title insurance, appraisals and settlement services, and revenues from sales of loans into the secondary market, as well as the fair value of originated MSRs and hedging gains and losses. Loan servicing income consists of the contractual fees earned for servicing loans and other ancillary servicing fees, as well as changes in the fair value of MSRs due to changes in valuation assumptions and realization of cash flows.

Partner Network

The Rocket Professional platform supports our Partner Network segment, where we leverage our superior client service and widely recognized brand to grow marketing and influencer relationships, and our mortgage broker partnerships through Rocket Pro TPO ("third party origination"). Our marketing partnerships consist of well-known consumer-focused companies that find value in our award-winning client experience and want to offer their clients mortgage solutions with our trusted, widely recognized brand. These organizations connect their clients directly to us through marketing channels and a referral process. Our influencer partnerships are typically with companies that employ licensed mortgage professionals that find value in our client experience, technology and efficient mortgage process, where mortgages may not be their primary offering. We also enable clients to start the mortgage process through the Rocket platform in the way that works best for them, including through a local mortgage broker.

Revenues in the Partner Network segment are generated primarily from the gain on sale of loans, which includes loan origination fees, revenues associated with title insurance, appraisals and settlement services, and revenues from sales of loans into the secondary market, as well as the fair value of originated MSRs and hedging gains and losses.

Other Information About Our Segments

The Company measures the performance of the segments primarily on a contribution margin basis. The accounting policies applied by our segments are described in Note 1, Business, Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies. Directly attributable expenses include Salaries, commissions and team member benefits, General and administrative expenses and Other expenses, such as servicing costs and origination costs.

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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
The Company does not allocate assets to its reportable segments as they are not included in the review performed by the CODM for purposes of assessing segment performance and allocating resources. The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets is managed on a consolidated basis and is not used in the context of segment reporting.

The Company also reports an “All Other” category that includes operations from Rocket Homes, Rocket Connections, Rocket Auto, Core Digital Media, Rocket Loans, Rocket Money and includes professional service fee revenues from related parties. These operations are neither significant individually nor in aggregate and therefore do not constitute a reportable segment.

Key operating data for our business segments for the periods ended:

Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Direct to
 Consumer
Partner
 Network
Segments
 Total
All Other Total
Revenues
Gain on sale $ 460,559  $ 102,088 $ 562,647  $ 9,476  $ 572,123 
Interest income 50,644  43,404 94,048  (180) 93,868 
Interest expense on funding facilities (30,121) (25,704) (55,825) (99) (55,924)
Servicing fee income 342,719  —  342,719  1,342  344,061 
Changes in fair value of MSRs 12,765  —  12,765  —  12,765 
Other income 142,733  3,431 146,164  90,111  236,275 
Total U.S. GAAP Revenue, net
979,299  123,219  1,102,518  100,650  1,203,168 
Change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions, net of hedges (201,248) (201,248) —  (201,248)
Adjusted Revenue
778,051  123,219  901,270  100,650  1,001,920 
Less: Directly attributable expenses 479,307  59,686  538,993  95,974  634,967 
Contribution margin
$ 298,744  $ 63,533  $ 362,277  $ 4,676  $ 366,953 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 Direct to Consumer Partner Network Segments Total All Other Total
Revenues
Gain on sale $ 1,326,953  $ 282,662 $ 1,609,615  $ 26,540  $ 1,636,155 
Interest income 134,250  107,119 241,369  —  241,369 
Interest expense on funding facilities (71,438) (57,367) (128,805) (251) (129,056)
Servicing fee income 1,050,264  —  1,050,264  3,773  1,054,037 
Changes in fair value of MSRs (343,137) —  (343,137) —  (343,137)
Other income 393,915  11,245 405,160  240,935  646,095 
Total U.S. GAAP Revenue, net
2,490,807  343,659  2,834,466  270,997  3,105,463 
Change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions, net of hedges (219,746) —  (219,746) —  (219,746)
Adjusted Revenue
2,271,061  343,659  2,614,720  270,997  2,885,717 
Less: Directly attributable expenses 1,514,113  191,470  1,705,583  242,409  1,947,992 
Contribution margin
$ 756,948  $ 152,189  $ 909,137  $ 28,588  $ 937,725 

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Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Direct to Consumer Partner Network Segments Total All Other Total
Revenues
Gain on sale $ 486,018  $ 75,110 $ 561,128  $ 4,883  $ 566,011 
Interest income 61,133  33,871 95,004  749  95,753 
Interest expense on funding facilities (29,767) (16,401) (46,168) (5) (46,173)
Servicing fee income 363,279  —  363,279  932  364,211 
Changes in fair value of MSRs 150,304  —  150,304  —  150,304 
Other income 83,363  5,631 88,994  75,586  164,580 
Total U.S. GAAP Revenue, net
1,114,330  98,211  1,212,541  82,145  1,294,686 
Change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions, net of hedges (406,485) (406,485) —  (406,485)
Adjusted Revenue
707,845  98,211  806,056  82,145  888,201 
Less: Directly attributable expenses 558,760 86,742 645,502  82,240  727,742 
Contribution margin
$ 149,085  $ 11,469  $ 160,554  $ (95) $ 160,459 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2022 Direct to Consumer Partner Network Segments Total All Other Total
Revenues
Gain on sale $ 2,348,573  $ 490,625  $ 2,839,198  $ 17,436  $ 2,856,634 
Interest income 169,679  93,586  263,265  2,225  265,490 
Interest expense on funding facilities (84,198) (46,369) (130,567) (9) (130,576)
Servicing fee income 1,085,557  —  1,085,557  2,447  1,088,004 
Changes in fair value of MSRs 592,162  —  592,162  —  592,162 
Other income 343,300  29,310  372,610  313,377  685,987 
Total U.S. GAAP Revenue, net
4,455,073  567,152  5,022,225  335,476  5,357,701 
Change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions, net of hedges (1,412,670) —  (1,412,670) —  (1,412,670)
Adjusted Revenue
3,042,403  567,152  3,609,555  335,476  3,945,031 
Less: Directly attributable expenses 2,037,401  302,477  2,339,878  305,479  2,645,357 
Contribution margin
$ 1,005,002  $ 264,675  $ 1,269,677  $ 29,997  $ 1,299,674 
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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
The following table represents a reconciliation of segment contribution margin to consolidated U.S. GAAP income before taxes for the three and nine months ended:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Contribution margin, excluding change in MSRs due to valuation assumptions $ 366,953  $ 160,459  $ 937,725  $ 1,299,674 
Change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions, net of hedges 201,248  406,485  219,746  1,412,670 
Contribution margin, including change in MSRs due to valuation assumptions 568,201  566,944  1,157,471  2,712,344 
Less expenses not allocated to segments:
Salaries, commissions and team member benefits 240,186  243,164  683,713  777,847 
General and administrative expenses 142,110  141,048  430,818  495,958 
Depreciation and amortization 27,636  24,211  83,678  70,033 
Interest and amortization expense on non-funding debt 38,354  38,316  115,021  115,263 
Other expenses 2,290  13,850  4,233  5,914 
Income (loss) before income taxes $ 117,625  $ 106,355  $ (159,992) $ 1,247,329 

12. Non-controlling Interest

The non-controlling interest balance represents the economic interest in Holdings held by our Chairman and RHI. The following table summarizes the ownership of Holdings Units in Holdings as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022:

September 30, 2023 December 31, 2022
Holdings Units Ownership Percentage Holdings Units Ownership Percentage
Rocket Companies, Inc.'s ownership of Holdings Units 131,270,295  6.63  % 123,491,606  6.26  %
Holdings Units held by our Chairman 1,101,822  0.06  % 1,101,822  0.06  %
Holdings Units held by RHI 1,847,777,661  93.31  % 1,847,777,661  93.68  %
Balance at end of period 1,980,149,778  100.00  % 1,972,371,089  100.00  %

The non-controlling interest holders have the right to exchange Holdings Units, together with a corresponding number of shares of our Class D common stock or Class C common stock (together referred to as “Paired Interests”), for, at our option, (i) shares of our Class B common stock or Class A common stock or (ii) cash from a substantially concurrent public offering or private sale (based on the price of our Class A common stock). As such, future exchanges of Paired Interests by non-controlling interest holders will result in a change in ownership and reduce or increase the amount recorded as non-controlling interest and increase or decrease additional paid-in-capital when Holdings has positive or negative net assets, respectively. As of September 30, 2023, our Chairman has not exchanged any Paired Interests.

As of September 30, 2023, Rocket Companies has repurchased 32,140,667 shares of Class A common stock under the Share Repurchase Program extended and renewed in November 2022.
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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)

13. Share-based Compensation

Restricted stock units and stock options are granted to team members and directors of the Company and its affiliates under the 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan. Share-based compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the requisite service period based on the fair value of the award on the date of grant, with forfeitures recognized as they occur.

The Company granted approximately 10,140,000 and 12,680,000 restricted stock units with an estimated future expense of $83,670 and $105,520, during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, respectively. These awards generally vest semi-annually over a three-year period, subject to the grantee’s employment or service with the Company through each applicable vesting date. Additionally, during the nine months ended September 30, 2023, the Company granted approximately 4,000,000 restricted stock units with an estimated expense of $34,700 that vest in December 2023.

The Company has an employee stock purchase plan, also referred to as the Team Member Stock Purchase Plan ("TMSPP"), under which eligible team members may direct the Company to withhold up to 15% of their gross pay to purchase shares of common stock at a price equal to 85% of the closing market price on the exercise date. The TMSPP is a liability classified compensatory plan and the Company recognizes compensation expense over the offering period based on the fair value of the purchase discount. The number of shares purchased by team members through the TMSPP were 802,759 and 1,032,558, during the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively and 2,475,858 and 3,508,231 for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Additionally, we allocated costs associated with awards granted by Rock Holdings, Inc. (“RHI”) in the years prior to the reorganization and IPO and certain of our subsidiaries have individual compensation plans that include equity awards and stock appreciation rights.

The components of share-based compensation expense included in Salaries, commissions and team member benefits on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss) is as follows:

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Rocket Companies, Inc. sponsored plans
Restricted stock units $ 37,722  $ 45,707  $ 121,889  $ 132,301 
Stock options 2,877  9,086  18,925  27,932 
Team Member Stock Purchase Plan 1,122  1,079  3,391  4,811 
Subtotal Rocket Companies, Inc. sponsored plans $ 41,721  $ 55,872  $ 144,205  $ 165,044 
RHI restricted stock units —  1,714  —  15,746 
Subsidiary plans 371  176  543  524 
Total share-based compensation expense $ 42,092  $ 57,762  $ 144,748  $ 181,314 

14. Earnings Per Share

The Company applies the two-class method for calculating and presenting earnings per share by separately presenting earnings per share for Class A common stock and Class B common stock. In applying the two-class method, the Company allocates undistributed earnings equally on a per share basis between Class A and Class B common stock. According to the Company’s certificate of incorporation, the holders of the Class A and Class B common stock are entitled to participate in earnings equally on a per-share basis, as if all shares of common stock were of a single class, and in dividends as may be declared by the board of directors. Holders of the Class A and Class B common stock also have equal priority in liquidation. Shares of Class C and Class D common stock do not participate in earnings of Rocket Companies, Inc. As a result, the shares of Class C and Class D common stock are not considered participating securities and are not included in the weighted-average shares outstanding for purposes of earnings per share. Restricted stock units awarded as part of the Company’s compensation program are included in the weighted-average Class A shares outstanding in the calculation of basic earnings per share once the units are fully vested.

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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
Basic earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing Net income (loss) attributable to Rocket Companies by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings per share of Class A common stock is computed by dividing Net income (loss) attributable to Rocket Companies by the weighted-average number of shares of Class A common stock outstanding adjusted to give effect to potentially dilutive securities. There was no Class B common stock outstanding as of September 30, 2023 or 2022. See Note 12, Non-controlling Interest for a description of Paired Interests and their potential impact on Class A and Class B share ownership.

The following table sets forth the calculation of the basic and diluted earnings per share for the period:

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Net income (loss) $ 114,945  $ 96,224  $ (157,386) $ 1,192,588 
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest (108,739) (89,314) 152,507  (1,128,551)
Net income (loss) attributable to Rocket Companies 6,206  6,910  (4,879) 64,037 
Add: Reallocation of net income attributable to vested, undelivered stock awards —  —  38 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders $ 6,206  $ 6,913  $ (4,879) $ 64,075 
Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A common shareholders - basic $ 6,206  $ 6,913  $ (4,879) $ 64,075 
Add: Reallocation of net income (loss) attributable to dilutive impact of pro-forma conversion of Class D shares to Class A shares (1) 82,585  75,277  (115,420) 866,499 
Add: Reallocation of net income (loss) attributable to dilutive impact of share-based compensation awards (2) 255  101  (207) 1,396 
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A common shareholders - diluted $ 89,046  $ 82,291  $ (120,506) $ 931,970 
Denominator:
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - basic 129,390,501 119,020,520 126,971,718 120,156,494
Add: Dilutive impact of conversion of Class D shares to Class A shares 1,848,879,483 1,848,879,483 1,848,879,483 1,848,879,483
Add: Dilutive impact of share-based compensation awards (3) 5,722,366 2,765,764 3,352,781 3,227,291
Weighted average shares of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted 1,983,992,350 1,970,665,767 1,979,203,982 1,972,263,268
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock outstanding - basic $ 0.05  $ 0.06  $ (0.04) $ 0.53 
Earnings (loss) per share of Class A common stock outstanding - diluted $ 0.04  $ 0.04  $ (0.06) $ 0.47 

(1)    Net income (loss) calculated using the estimated annual effective tax rate of Rocket Companies, Inc.

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Rocket Companies, Inc.
Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued)
(In Thousands, Except Shares and Per Share Amounts)
(2)     Reallocation of net income (loss) attributable to dilutive impact of share-based compensation awards for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 comprised of $252 and $89 related to restricted stock units and $2 and $12 related to TMSPP, respectively. Reallocation of net income (loss) attributable to dilutive impact of share-based compensation awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 comprised of $(200) and $1,283 related to restricted stock units and $(7) and $113 related to TMSPP, respectively.

(3)    Dilutive impact of share-based compensation awards for the three months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 comprised of 5,668,240 and 2,427,043 related to restricted stock units and 54,126 and 338,720 related to TMSPP, respectively. Dilutive impact of share-based compensation awards for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022 comprised of 3,244,244 and 2,965,926 related to restricted stock units and 108,537 and 261,365 related to TMSPP, respectively.

A portion of the Company stock options and restricted stock units were excluded from the computation of diluted earnings per share as the weighted portion for the period they were outstanding was determined to have an anti-dilutive effect. Stock options excluded from the computation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were 18,673,390 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 were 22,287,580, respectively. Restricted stock units excluded from the computation for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 were 8,285,164 and 9,755,719, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022 were 22,703,123 and 22,685,265, respectively.
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Item 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following management’s discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, our unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and the related notes and other information included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (the “Form 10-Q”) and our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K (the "Form 10-K") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). This discussion and analysis contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties which could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and in Part I. Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our Form 10-K.

Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements, which involve risks and uncertainties. These forward-looking statements are generally identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, including the terms “anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “project,” “should,” “target,” “will,” “would” and, in each case, their negative or other various or comparable terminology. All statements other than statements of historical facts contained in this Form 10-Q, including statements regarding our strategy, future operations, future financial position, future revenue, projected costs, prospects, plans, objectives of management and expected market growth are forward-looking statements. As you read this Form 10-Q, you should understand that these statements are not guarantees of performance or results. They involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and assumptions, including those described under the heading “Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q. Although we believe that these forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, you should be aware that many factors, including those described under the heading “Risk Factors” in this Form 10-Q, could affect our actual financial results or results of operations and could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements.

Our forward-looking statements made herein are made only as of the date of this Form 10-Q. We expressly disclaim any intent, obligation or undertaking to update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statements are based. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements contained in this Form 10-Q.

Objective

The following discussion provides an analysis of the Company's financial condition, cash flows and results of operations from management's perspective and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Our objective is to provide a discussion of events and uncertainties known to management that are reasonably likely to cause the reported financial information not to be indicative of future operating results or of future financial condition and to also offer information that provides an understanding of our financial condition, cash flows and results of operations.

Executive Summary

We are a Detroit-based fintech holding company consisting of tech-driven mortgage, real estate, and financial services businesses - including Rocket Mortgage, Rocket Homes, Rocket Loans, and Rocket Money. We are committed to providing an industry-leading client experience powered by our simple, fast and trusted digital solutions. In addition to Rocket Mortgage, one of the nation’s largest mortgage lenders, we have expanded into complementary industries, such as, real estate services, personal finance, and personal and solar lending.






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Recent Developments
Business Trends

The U.S. Federal Reserve has raised the Federal Funds rate multiple times throughout 2022 and 2023 to mitigate inflationary pressures. The resulting mortgage interest rate increases have driven a significant decline in the size of the mortgage origination market from the first quarter of 2022 to the third quarter of 2023. The increase in mortgage interest rates, coupled with uncertainty in the economy, have reduced demand for mortgage originations and, in particular, refinance transactions.

Basel lll

In the third quarter 2023, the Federal Banking Agencies released a notice of proposed rulemaking to revise the Basel III Capital Rules. We are not directly impacted by this proposal as we are not a bank. However, we are in the process of evaluating this proposed rulemaking and assessing its potential impact, if any, on the Company.

Seller/Servicer Financial Requirements

FHFA and Ginnie Mae revised their requirements for certain minimum net worth, minimum capital ratio and minimum liquidity ratios. We were in full compliance with the new ratios, which went into effect on September 30, 2023. See Note 10. Minimum Net Worth Requirements of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-Q for further information.

Career Transition Program

During the third quarter of 2023, the Company offered a career transition program to certain eligible team members. The career transition program included a compensation package, healthcare coverage, career transition services, and accelerated vesting of certain equity awards, if applicable. The Company recorded a $51.5 million charge during the three months ended September 30, 2023 related to the career transition program.

Three months ended September 30, 2023 summary

We originated $22.2 billion in residential mortgage loans, which was a $3.4 billion, or 13% decrease compared to $25.6 billion for the same period in 2022. Our Net income for the period was $114.9 million, which was an increase of $18.7 million, or 19% compared to Net income of $96.2 million for the same period in 2022. We generated Adjusted EBITDA of $73.2 million which was an increase of $232.9 million, or 146%, compared to Adjusted EBITDA loss of $159.7 million for the same period in 2022. For more information on Adjusted EBITDA, please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023 summary
We originated $61.5 billion in residential mortgage loans, which was a $52.6 billion, or 46% decrease compared to $114.1 billion for the same period in 2022. Our Net loss for the period was $157.4 million, which was a decrease of $1.3 billion, or 113% compared to Net income of $1.2 billion for the same period in 2022. We generated $12.5 million of Adjusted EBITDA, which was a decrease of $250.4 million, or 95%, compared to $262.9 million of Adjusted EBITDA for the same period in 2022. For more information on Adjusted EBITDA, please see “Non-GAAP Financial Measures” below.













Non-GAAP Financial Measures

To provide investors with information in addition to our results as determined by GAAP, we disclose Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Net Income (Loss), Adjusted Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share and Adjusted EBITDA (collectively “our non-GAAP financial measures”) as non-GAAP measures which management believes provide useful information to investors. We believe that the presentation of our non-GAAP financial measures provides useful information to investors regarding our results of operations because each measure assists both investors and management in analyzing and benchmarking the performance and value of our business. Our non-GAAP financial measures are not calculated in accordance with GAAP and should not be considered as a substitute for revenue, net income (loss), or any other operating performance measure calculated in accordance with GAAP. Other companies may define our non-GAAP financial measures differently, and as a result, our measures of our non-GAAP financial measures may not be directly comparable to those of other companies. Our non-GAAP financial measures provide indicators of performance that are not affected by fluctuations in certain costs or other items. Accordingly, management believes that these measurements are useful for comparing general operating performance from period to period, and management relies on these measures for planning and forecasting of future periods. Additionally, these measures allow management to compare our results with those of other companies that have different financing and capital structures.

We define “Adjusted Revenue” as total revenues net of the change in fair value of mortgage servicing rights (“MSRs”) due to valuation assumptions (net of hedges). We define “Adjusted Net Income (Loss)” as tax-effected earnings (losses) before share-based compensation expense, the change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions (net of hedges), career transition program, change in Tax receivable agreement liability, and the tax effects of those adjustments as applicable. We define “Adjusted Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share” as Adjusted Net Income (Loss) divided by the diluted weighted average number of Class A common stock outstanding for the applicable period, which assumes the pro forma exchange and conversion of all outstanding Class D common stock for Class A common stock. We define “Adjusted EBITDA” as earnings (losses) before interest and amortization expense on non-funding debt, income tax, depreciation and amortization, share-based compensation expense, change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions (net of hedges), career transition program, and change in Tax receivable agreement liability.

We exclude from each of our non-GAAP financial measures the change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions (net of hedges) as this represents a non-cash non-realized adjustment to our total revenues, reflecting changes in assumptions including discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, mostly due to changes in market interest rates, which is not indicative of our performance or results of operation. We also exclude effects of contractual prepayment protection associated with sales of MSRs. Adjusted EBITDA includes Interest expense on funding facilities, which are recorded as a component of Interest income, net, as these expenses are a direct cost driven by loan origination volume. By contrast, interest and amortization expense on non-funding debt is a function of our capital structure and is therefore excluded from Adjusted EBITDA.

Our definitions of each of our non-GAAP financial measures allow us to add back certain cash and non-cash charges, and deduct certain gains that are included in calculating Total revenues, net, Net income (loss) attributable to Rocket Companies or Net income (loss). However, these expenses and gains vary greatly, and are difficult to predict. From time to time in the future, we may include or exclude other items if we believe that doing so is consistent with the goal of providing useful information to investors.

Although we use our non-GAAP financial measures to assess the performance of our business, such use is limited because they do not include certain material costs necessary to operate our business. Our non-GAAP financial measures can represent the effect of long-term strategies as opposed to short-term results. Our presentation of our non-GAAP financial measures should not be construed as an indication that our future results will be unaffected by unusual or nonrecurring items. Our non-GAAP financial measures have limitations as analytical tools, and you should not consider them in isolation or as a substitute for analysis of our results as reported under U.S. GAAP. Because of these limitations, our non-GAAP financial measures should not be considered as measures of discretionary cash available to us to invest in the growth of our business or as measures of cash that will be available to us to meet our obligations.

Limitations to our non-GAAP financial measures included, but are not limited to:

(a)    they do not reflect every cash expenditure, future requirements for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
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(b)    Adjusted EBITDA does not reflect the significant interest expense or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payment on our debt;

(c)    although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized will often have to be replaced or require improvements in the future, and Adjusted Revenue, Adjusted Net Income (Loss) and Adjusted EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirement for such replacements or improvements; and

(d)    they are not adjusted for all non-cash income or expense items that are reflected in our Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

We compensate for these limitations by using our non-GAAP financial measures along with other comparative tools, together with U.S. GAAP measurements, to assist in the evaluation of operating performance. See below for reconciliation of our non-GAAP financial measures to their most comparable U.S. GAAP measures. Additionally, our U.S. GAAP-based measures can be found in the condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this Form 10-Q.

Reconciliation of Adjusted Revenue to Total Revenue, net
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Total revenue, net $ 1,203,168  $ 1,294,686  $ 3,105,463  $ 5,357,701 
Change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions (net of hedges) (1) (201,248) (406,484) (219,746) (1,412,670)
Adjusted Revenue $ 1,001,920  $ 888,202  $ 2,885,717  $ 3,945,031 

(1)    Reflects changes in assumptions including discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, mostly due to changes in market interest rates, and the effects of contractual prepayment protection associated with sales or purchases of MSRs.

Reconciliation of Adjusted Net Income (Loss) to Net Income (Loss) Attributable to Rocket Companies
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Net income (loss) attributable to Rocket Companies $ 6,206  $ 6,910  $ (4,879) $ 64,037 
Net income (loss) impact from pro forma conversion of Class D common shares to Class A common shares (1) 109,266  89,873  (150,798) 1,130,341 
Adjustment to the (provision for) benefit from income tax (2) (26,019) (16,074) 35,841  (258,860)
Tax-effected net income (loss) (2) $ 89,453  $ 80,709  $ (119,836) $ 935,518 
Share-based compensation expense (3) 39,348  57,762  142,004  186,139 
Change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions (net of hedges) (4) (201,248) (406,484) (219,746) (1,412,670)
Career transition program (5) 51,495  20,126  51,495  81,132 
Change in Tax receivable agreement liability (6) —  —  —  (24,354)
Tax impact of adjustments (7) 26,817  80,540  6,378  291,412 
Other tax adjustments (8) 973  967  2,919  2,902 
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) $ 6,838  $ (166,380) $ (136,786) $ 60,079 

(1)    Reflects net income (loss) to Class A common stock from pro forma exchange and conversion of corresponding shares of our Class D common shares held by non-controlling interest holders as of September 30, 2023 and 2022.

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(2)    Rocket Companies is subject to U.S. Federal income taxes, in addition to state, local and Canadian taxes with respect to its allocable share of any net taxable income (loss) of Holdings. The Adjustment to the (provision for) benefit from income tax reflects the difference between (a) the income tax computed using the effective tax rates below applied to the Income (loss) before income taxes assuming Rocket Companies, Inc. owns 100% of the non-voting common interest units of Holdings and (b) the Provision for (benefit from) income taxes.
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Net income (loss) attributable to Rocket Companies $ 6,206  $ 6,910  $ (4,879) $ 64,037 
Net income (loss) impact from pro forma conversion of Class D common shares to Class A common shares 109,266  89,873  (150,798) 1,130,341 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
2,680  10,131  (2,606) 54,741 
Adjusted income (loss) before income taxes 118,152  106,914  (158,283) 1,249,119 
Effective Income Tax Rate for Adjusted Net Income (Loss) 24.29  % 24.51  % 24.29  % 25.11  %
Adjusted provision for (benefit from) income taxes 28,699  26,205  (38,447) 313,601 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
2,680  10,131  (2,606) 54,741 
Adjustment to the (provision for) benefit from income tax $ (26,019) $ (16,074) $ 35,841  $ (258,860)

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate 21.00  % 21.00  % 21.00  % 21.00  %
Canadian taxes 0.01  0.01  0.01  0.01 
State and Local Income Taxes (net of federal benefit) 3.28  3.50  3.28  4.10 
Effective Income Tax Rate for Adjusted Net Income (Loss) 24.29  % 24.51  % 24.29  % 25.11  %

(3)    The three and nine months ended September 30, 2023, and the nine months ended September 30, 2022 amounts exclude the impact of the career transition program.

(4)    Reflects changes in assumptions including discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, mostly due to changes in market interest rates, and the effects of contractual prepayment protection associated with sales or purchases of MSRs.

(5)    Reflects net expenses associated with compensation packages, healthcare coverage, career transition services, and accelerated vesting of certain equity awards.

(6)    Reflects changes in estimates of tax rates and other variables of the Tax receivable agreement liability.

(7)    Tax impact of adjustments gives effect to the income tax related to share-based compensation expense, the change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions, career transition program, and the change in Tax receivable agreement liability, at the effective tax rates for each quarter.

(8)    Represents tax benefits due to the amortization of intangible assets and other tax attributes resulting from the purchase of Holdings units, net of payment obligations under Tax Receivable Agreement.
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Reconciliation of Adjusted Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding to Diluted Weighted Average Shares Outstanding
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands, except shares and per share)
2023 2022 2023 2022
Diluted weighted average Class A Common shares outstanding 1,983,992,350 1,970,665,767 1,979,203,982 1,972,263,268
Assumed pro forma conversion of Class D shares (1)
Adjusted diluted weighted average shares outstanding 1,983,992,350 1,970,665,767 1,979,203,982 1,972,263,268
Adjusted Net Income (Loss) $ 6,838 $ (166,380) $ (136,786) $ 60,079
Adjusted Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share
$ 0.00 $ (0.08) $ (0.07) $ 0.03

(1)    Reflects the pro forma exchange and conversion of non-dilutive Class D common stock to Class A common stock. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022, Class D common shares were dilutive and are included in the diluted weighted average Class A common shares outstanding in the table above.

Reconciliation of Adjusted EBITDA to Net Income (Loss)
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Net income (loss) $ 114,945  $ 96,224  $ (157,386) $ 1,192,588 
Interest and amortization expense on non-funding debt 38,354  38,317  115,021  115,263 
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes
2,680  10,131  (2,606) 54,741 
Depreciation and amortization 27,636  24,211  83,678  70,033 
Share-based compensation expense (1) 39,348  57,762  142,004  186,139 
Change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions (net of hedges) (2) (201,248) (406,484) (219,746) (1,412,670)
Career transition program (3) 51,495  20,126  51,495  81,132 
Change in Tax receivable agreement liability (4) —  —  —  (24,354)
Adjusted EBITDA $ 73,210  $ (159,713) $ 12,460  $ 262,872 

(1)    The three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and the nine months ended September 30, 2022, amounts exclude the impact of the career transition program.

(2)    Reflects changes in assumptions including discount rates and prepayment speed assumptions, mostly due to changes in market interest rates, and the effects of contractual prepayment protection associated with sales or purchases of MSRs.

(3)    Reflects net expenses associated with compensation packages, healthcare coverage, career transition services, and accelerated vesting of certain equity awards.

(4)    Reflects changes in estimates of tax rates and other variables of the Tax receivable agreement liability.






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Key Performance Indicators

We monitor a number of key performance indicators to evaluate the performance of our business operations. Our loan production key performance indicators enable us to monitor our ability to generate gain on sale revenue as well as understand how our performance compares to the total mortgage origination market. Our servicing portfolio key performance indicators enable us to monitor the overall size of our servicing portfolio of business, the related value of our mortgage servicing rights, and the health of the business as measured by the average MSR delinquency rate. Other key performance indicators for other Rocket Companies, besides Rocket Mortgage ("Other Rocket Companies"), allow us to monitor both revenues and unit sales generated by these businesses. We also include Rockethomes.com average unique monthly visits, as we believe traffic on the site is an indicator of consumer interest.

The following summarizes key performance indicators of the business:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
(Units and $ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Loan Production Data
Closed loan origination volume $ 22,191,440 $ 25,578,262 $ 61,451,105 $ 114,098,993
Direct to Consumer origination volume $ 11,947,102 $ 14,553,921 $ 34,170,699 $ 67,978,968
Partner Network origination volume $ 10,244,338 $ 11,024,341 $ 27,280,406 $ 46,120,025
Gain on sale margin (1) 2.76  % 2.69  % 2.61  % 2.91  %
September 30,
2023 2022
Servicing Portfolio Data
Total serviced UPB (includes subserviced) $ 506,083,328 $ 531,029,666
MSRs UPB of loans serviced $ 470,203,438 $ 495,614,634
UPB of loans subserviced and temporarily serviced $ 35,879,890 $ 35,415,032
Total loans serviced (includes subserviced) 2,431.0 2,517.3
Number of MSRs loans serviced 2,347.7 2,427.1
Number of loans subserviced and temporarily serviced 83.3 90.2
MSR fair value multiple (2) 5.11 5.13
Total serviced MSR delinquency rate (60+) 1.13  % 1.11  %
Net client retention rate (trailing twelve months) (3) 97  % 93  %
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
2023 2022 2023 2022
Other Rocket Companies
Amrock closings (units) 44.1 54.4 122.8 305.3
Rocket Homes real estate transactions 7.7 8.1 19.4 26.7
Rockethomes.com average unique monthly visitors (4) 1,641.7 1,652.1 1,500.0 2,376.1
Rocket Loans closed (units) 10.4 7.8 29.7 20.3
Total Other Rocket Companies gross revenue
$ 97,221 $ 111,913 $ 277,422 $ 534,172
Total Other Rocket Companies net revenue (5)
$ 94,866 $ 107,448 $ 271,273 $ 527,071
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(1)    Gain on sale margin is calculated by dividing Gain on sale of loans, net by the net rate lock volume for the period. Gain on sale of loans, net includes the net gain on sale of loans, fair value of originated MSRs, fair value adjustments on originated loans held for sale and IRLC’s, and revaluation of forward commitments economically hedging loans held for sale and IRLCs. This metric is a measure of gain on sale revenue and excludes revenues from Rocket Loans, changes in the loan repurchase reserve and fair value adjustments on repurchased loans held on our balance sheet, such as early buyouts.

(2)    MSRs fair market value multiple is a metric used to determine the relative value of the MSRs asset in relation to the annualized retained servicing fee, which is the cash that the holder of the MSRs asset would receive from the portfolio over such period. It is calculated as the quotient of (a) the MSRs fair market value as of a specified date divided by (b) the weighted average annualized retained servicing fee for our MSRs portfolio as of such date. The weighted average annualized retained servicing fee for our MSRs portfolio was 0.28% and 0.29% as of September 30, 2023 and 2022, respectively. The vast majority of our portfolio consists of originated MSRs and consequently, the impact of purchased MSRs does not have a material impact on our weighted average service fee.

(3)    This metric measures our retention across a greater percentage of our client bases versus our recapture rate. We define "net client retention rate" as the number of clients that were active at the beginning of a period and which remain active at the end of the period, divided by the number of clients that were active at the beginning of the period. This metric excludes clients whose loans were sold during the period as well as clients to whom we did not actively market to due to contractual prohibitions or other business reasons. We define "active" as those clients who do not pay-off their mortgage with us and originate a new mortgage with another lender during the period.

(4)    Rockethomes.com average unique monthly visitors is calculated by a third party service that monitors website activity. This metric doesn't necessarily have a direct correlation to revenues and is used primarily to monitor consumer interest in the Rockethomes.com site.

(5)    Net revenue presented above is calculated as gross revenues less intercompany revenue eliminations. A portion of the Other Rocket Companies revenues is generated through intercompany transactions. These intercompany transactions take place with entities that are part of our platform. Consequently, we view gross revenue of individual Other Rocket Companies as a key performance indicator, and we consider net revenue of Other Rocket Companies on a combined basis.

Description of Certain Components of Financial Data

Components of Revenue

Our sources of revenue include Gain on sale of loans, net, Loan servicing income, net, Interest income, net, and Other income.

Gain on sale of loans, net

Gain on sale of loans, net includes all components related to the origination and sale of mortgage loans, including (1) net gain on sale of loans, which represents the premium we receive in excess of the loan principal amount and certain fees charged by investors upon sale of loans into the secondary market, (2) loan origination fees, credits, points and certain costs, (3) provision for or benefit from investor reserves, (4) the change in fair value of interest rate locks (“IRLCs” or “rate lock”) and loans held for sale, (5) the gain or loss on forward commitments hedging loans held for sale and IRLCs, and (6) the fair value of originated MSRs. MSR assets are created at the time Mortgage Loans Held for Sale are securitized and sold to investors for cash, while the Company retains the right to service the loan.

Loan servicing income, net
Loan servicing fee income consists of the contractual fees earned for servicing the loans and includes ancillary revenue such as late fees and modification incentives. Loan servicing fee income is recorded to income as earned, which is upon collection of payments from borrowers. We have elected to measure the MSRs at fair value on a recurring basis. Changes in fair value of MSRs, net primarily due to the realization of expected cash flows and/or changes in valuation inputs and estimates, are recognized in current period earnings.

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Interest income, net

Interest income, net is interest earned on mortgage loans held for sale net of the interest expense paid on our loan funding facilities.

Other income

Other income includes revenues generated from Amrock (title insurance services, property valuation, and settlement services), Rocket Homes (real estate network referral fees), Core Digital Media (third party lead generation revenues), Rocket Connections (third party sales and support revenues), Rocket Money (personal finance subscription revenue), Rocket Loans (personal and solar loans), deposit interest income and professional service fees. The professional service fees represent amounts received in exchange for professional services provided to affiliated companies. Services are provided primarily in connection with technology, facilities, human resources, accounting, training, and security functions. Other income also includes revenues from investment interest income and other miscellaneous income items.

Components of operating expenses

Our operating expenses as presented in the statement of operations data include Salaries, commissions and team member benefits, General and administrative expenses, Marketing and advertising expenses, and Other expenses.

Salaries, commissions and team member benefits

Salaries, commissions and team member benefits include all payroll, benefits, and share-based compensation expenses for our team members.

General and administrative expenses

General and administrative expenses primarily include occupancy costs, professional services, loan processing expenses on loans that do not close or that are not charged to clients on closed loans, commitment fees, fees on loan funding facilities, license fees, office expenses and other operating expenses.

Marketing and advertising expenses

Marketing and advertising expenses are primarily related to performance and brand marketing.

Other expenses

Other expenses primarily consist of depreciation and amortization on property and equipment, and mortgage servicing related expenses.

Income taxes

In calculating the provision for interim income taxes, in accordance with ASC Topic 740 Income Taxes, we apply an estimated annual effective tax rate to year-to-date ordinary income. At the end of each interim period, we estimate the effective tax rate expected to be applicable for the full year. Tax-effects of significant, unusual or infrequently occurring items are excluded from the estimated annual effective tax rate calculation and recognized in the interim period in which they occur.

Tax Receivable Agreement

Refer to Note 7, Income Taxes for more information on Tax Receivable Agreement.

Share-based compensation

Share-based compensation is comprised of both equity and liability awards and is measured and expensed accordingly under Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718 Compensation - Stock Compensation. As indicated above, share-based compensation expense is included as part of salaries, benefits and team member benefits.
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Non-controlling interest

We are the sole managing member of Holdings and consolidate the financial results of Holdings. Therefore, we report a non-controlling interest based on the Holdings Units of Holdings held by Dan Gilbert, our founder and Chairman (our "Chairman") and RHI on our Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Income or loss is attributed to the non-controlling interests based on the weighted average Holdings Units outstanding during the period and is presented on the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) and Comprehensive Income (Loss). Refer to Note 12, Non-controlling Interest for more information on non-controlling interests.
Results of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022
Summary of Operations

Condensed Statement of Operations Data Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Revenue
Gain on sale of loans, net $ 572,123  $ 566,011  $ 1,636,155  $ 2,856,634 
Servicing fee income 344,061  364,211  1,054,037  1,088,004 
Change in fair value of MSRs 12,765  150,304  (343,137) 592,162 
Interest income, net 37,944  49,580  112,313  134,914 
Other income 236,275  164,580  646,095  685,987 
Total revenue, net $ 1,203,168  $ 1,294,686  $ 3,105,463  $ 5,357,701 
Expenses
Salaries, commissions and team member benefits 589,584  670,804  1,772,498  2,278,844 
General and administrative expenses 199,399  204,290  595,214  709,853 
Marketing and advertising expenses 193,406  210,701  593,853  770,281 
Interest and amortization expense on non-funding-debt 38,354  38,317  115,021  115,263 
Other expenses 64,800  64,219  188,869  236,131 
Total expenses $ 1,085,543  $ 1,188,331  $ 3,265,455  $ 4,110,372 
Income (loss) before income taxes 117,625  106,355  (159,992) 1,247,329 
(Provision for) benefit from income taxes (2,680) (10,131) 2,606  (54,741)
Net income (loss) 114,945  96,224  (157,386) 1,192,588 
Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interest (108,739) (89,314) 152,507  (1,128,551)
Net income (loss) attributable to Rocket Companies $ 6,206  $ 6,910  $ (4,879) $ 64,037 















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Gain on sale of loans, net

The components of gain on sale of loans, net for the periods presented were as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Net gain (loss) on sale of loans (1) $ 67,520  $ 206,920  $ 483,429  $ (366,944)
Fair value of originated MSRs 330,627  426,278  850,027  1,682,366 
Provision for investor reserves (10,775) (25,309) (103,616) (37,542)
Fair value adjustment on loans held for sale and IRLCs (71,173) (715,076) 37,744  (1,200,502)
Revaluation from forward commitments economically hedging loans held for sale and IRLCs 255,924  673,198  368,571  2,779,256 
Gain on sale of loans, net $ 572,123  $ 566,011  $ 1,636,155  $ 2,856,634 

(1) Net gain (loss) on sale of loans represents the premium received in excess of the UPB, plus net origination fees.

The table below provides details of the characteristics of our mortgage loan production for each of the periods presented:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Loan origination volume by type:
Conventional Conforming $ 13,455,007 $ 17,408,319 $ 37,786,428 $ 86,155,583
FHA/VA 6,783,591 6,485,111 18,822,831 22,181,939
Non-Agency 1,952,842 1,684,832 4,841,846 5,761,471
Total mortgage loan origination volume $ 22,191,440 $ 25,578,262 $ 61,451,105 $ 114,098,993
Portfolio metrics:
Average loan amount $ 271 $ 287 $ 275 $ 285
Weighted average loan-to-value ratio 74.91  % 74.96  % 75.20  % 71.81  %
Weighted average credit score 734 729 733 734
Weighted average loan rate 6.79  % 5.29  % 6.43  % 4.15  %
Percentage of loans sold:
To GSEs and government 92.30  % 93.08  % 92.19  % 91.45  %
To other counterparties 7.70  % 6.92  % 7.81  % 8.55  %
Servicing-retained 99.14  % 98.43  % 99.57  % 99.33  %
Servicing-released 0.86  % 1.57  % 0.43  % 0.67  %
Net rate lock volume (1) $ 20,814,634 $ 23,745,568 $ 62,593,856 $ 102,744,515
Gain on sale margin (2) 2.76  % 2.69  % 2.61  % 2.91  %

(1)    Net rate lock volume includes the UPB of loans subject to IRLCs, net of the pull-through factor as described in the “Description of Certain Components of Financial Data” section of our most recently filed Form10-K.
(2)    Gain on sale margin is calculated by dividing Gain on sale of loans, net by the net rate lock volume for the period. Gain on sale of loans, net includes the net gain on sale of loans, fair value of originated MSRs, fair value adjustments on originated loans held for sale and IRLC’s, and revaluation of forward commitments economically hedging loans held for sale and IRLCs. This metric is a measure of gain on sale revenue and excludes revenues from Rocket Loans, changes in the loan repurchase reserve and fair value adjustments on repurchased loans held on our balance sheet, such as early buyouts. See the table above for each of the components of gain on sale of loans, net.

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Overview of the Gain on sale of loans, net table

At the time an IRLC is issued, an estimate of the Gain on sale of loans, net is recognized in the Fair value adjustment on loans held for sale and IRLCs component in the table above. Subsequent changes in the fair value of IRLCs and mortgage loans held for sale are recognized in this same component as the loan progresses through closing, which is the moment that loans move from an IRLC to a loan held for sale, and ultimately through the sale of the loan. We deploy a hedge strategy to mitigate the impact of interest rate changes from the point of the IRLC through the sale of the loan. The changes to the Fair value adjustment on loans held for sale and IRLCs in each period is dependent on several factors, including mortgage origination volume, how long a loan remains at a given stage in the origination process and the movement of interest rates during that period compared to the immediately preceding period. Loans originated during an increasing rate environment generally decrease in value, and loans originated during a decreasing rate environment generally increase in value. When the mortgage loan is sold into the secondary market, any difference between the proceeds received and the current fair value of the loan is recognized and moves from the Fair value adjustment on loans held for sale and IRLCs component in the Net (loss) gain on sale of loans component in the table above. The Revaluation from forward commitments economically hedging loans held for sale and IRLCs component reflects the forward hedge commitments intended to offset the various fair value adjustments that impact the Fair value adjustment on loans held for sale and IRLCs and the Net (loss) gain on sale of loans components. As a result, these three components should be evaluated in combination when evaluating Gain on sale of loans, net, as the sum of these components are primarily driven by net rate lock volume. Furthermore, at the point of sale of the loan, the Fair value of originated MSRs and the (Provision for) benefit from investor reserves are recognized each in their respective components shown above.

Three months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Gain on sale of loans, net was $572.1 million, an increase of $6.1 million, or 1%, compared to $566.0 million for the same period in 2022.

Net gain on sale of loans, Fair value adjustment on loans held for sale and IRLCs and Revaluation from forward commitments economically hedging loans held for sale and IRLCs increased $87.2 million, driven by less fair value write-downs on repurchased loans, compared to the prior year. This was offset by a 12% decrease in net rate lock volume, due to a reduction in mortgage demand in the current period.

The fair value of MSRs originated was $330.6 million, a decrease of $95.7 million, or 22%, compared to $426.3 million for the same period in 2022. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in sold loan volume of $6.0 billion, or 21%, to $22.3 billion in 2023 from $28.3 billion in 2022.

The provision for investor reserves is related to the provision to establish our estimated liabilities associated with the potential repurchase or indemnity of purchasers of loans previously sold due to representation and warranty claims by investors, as well as gains or losses incurred on repurchased loans. The $14.5 million decrease in provision was primarily due to a decrease in repurchased loan activity in the current period compared to the same period in 2022.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Gain on sale of loans, net was $1.6 billion, a decrease of $1.2 billion, or 43%, compared with $2.9 billion for the same period in 2022.

Net gain (loss) on sale of loans, Fair value adjustment on loans held for sale and IRLCs and Revaluation from forward commitments economically hedging loans held for sale and IRLCs decreased by $322.1 million, driven by a 39% decrease in net rate lock volume, due to a reduction in mortgage demand in the current period. The change was partially offset by lower impact of fair value write-downs on repurchased loans held on our balance sheet, compared to the prior year.

The fair value of MSRs originated was $850.0 million, a decrease of $832.3 million, or 49%, compared to $1.7 billion in 2022. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction in sold loan volume of $63.9 billion, or 52%, to $59.7 billion in 2023 from $123.6 billion in 2022.

The provision for investor reserves changed by $66.1 million, due to revisions of our loss assumptions and repurchased loan activity in the current year compared to the same period in 2022.

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Loan servicing income, net
For the periods presented, Loan servicing income, net consisted of the following:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Retained servicing fee $ 331,420  $ 353,345  $ 1,016,343  $ 1,057,298 
Subservicing income 2,050  2,059  7,231  6,813 
Ancillary income 10,591  8,807  30,463  23,893 
Servicing fee income 344,061  364,211  1,054,037  1,088,004 
Change in valuation model inputs or assumptions (1) 211,041  432,571  233,266  1,479,109 
Change in fair value of MSRs hedge (9,793) (26,086) (13,520) (66,439)
Collection / realization of cash flows (1)
(188,483) (256,181) (562,883) (820,508)
Change in fair value of MSRs 12,765  150,304  (343,137) 592,162 
Loan servicing income, net $ 356,826  $ 514,515  $ 710,900  $ 1,680,166 

(1) Includes the effect of contractual prepayment protection resulting from sales or purchases of MSRs prepayment protection

September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022
MSRs UPB of loans serviced $ 470,203,438 $ 495,614,634
Number of MSRs loans serviced 2,347,685 2,427,061
UPB of loans subserviced and temporarily serviced $ 35,879,890 $ 35,415,032
Number of loans subserviced and temporarily serviced 83,340 90,249
Total serviced UPB $ 506,083,328 $ 531,029,666
Total loans serviced 2,431,025 2,517,323
MSRs fair value $ 6,678,165 $ 7,260,066
Total serviced delinquency count (60+) as % of total 1.13% 1.11%
Weighted average credit score 733 736
Weighted average LTV 71.34% 70.99%
Weighted average loan rate 3.67% 3.34%
Weighted average service fee 0.28% 0.29%

Three months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Loan servicing income, net was $356.8 million, a decrease of $157.7 million, or 31%, which compares to $514.5 million for the same period in 2022. The changes in valuation model inputs or assumptions was a $211.0 million increase in 2023, compared to a $432.6 million increase in 2022, due to a relatively slower pace of interest rate increases in 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. This was partially offset by a change of $188.5 million in collection/ realization of cash flows in 2023, compared to a change of $256.2 million for the same period in 2022, driven by a decrease in loans that were paid off during the period.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Loan servicing income, net was $710.9 million, a decrease of $969.3 million, or 58%, which compares to $1.7 billion for the same period in 2022. The changes in valuation model inputs or assumptions was a $233.3 million increase in 2023, compared to a $1.5 billion increase in 2022, due to a relatively slower pace of interest rate increases in 2023 compared to the same period in 2022. This change was partially offset by the change in collection/ realization of cash flows, which was $562.9 million in 2023, which compares to a change of $820.5 million for the same period in 2022, driven by a decrease in loans that were paid off during the period.
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Interest income, net

The components of Interest income, net for the periods presented were as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Interest income $ 93,868  $ 95,753  $ 241,369  $ 265,490 
Interest expense on funding facilities (55,924) (46,173) (129,056) (130,576)
Interest income, net $ 37,944  $ 49,580  $ 112,313  $ 134,914 

Three months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Interest income, net was $37.9 million, a decrease of $11.6 million, or 23%, compared to $49.6 million for the same period in 2022. The decrease in interest income, net in 2023 was primarily attributable to the higher short term interest rates associated with our funding facilities.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Interest income, net was $112.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023, a decrease of $22.6 million, or 17%, compared to $134.9 million for the same period in 2022. The decrease in interest income, net in 2023 was primarily attributable to a decrease in sold loan volume, partially off-set by an increase in interest rates.

Other income

Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Deposit interest income $ 93,008  $ 16,748  $ 242,562  $ 32,906 
Amrock revenue 61,964  85,733  190,127  435,154 
Rocket Money revenue 51,282  38,511  144,084  102,476 
Rocket Homes revenue 16,931  2,798  37,761  37,431 
Rocket Loans revenue 5,469  12,681  13,541  38,968 
Other (1) 7,621  8,109  18,020  39,052 
Total Other income $ 236,275  $ 164,580  $ 646,095  $ 685,987 

(1) Other consists of revenue from additional entities and other miscellaneous income.

Three months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Other income was $236.3 million, an increase of $71.7 million, or 44%, compared to $164.6 million for the same period in 2022. The increase was primarily a result of an increase in deposit interest income of $76.3 million, attributable to higher interest earnings rates, partially offset by a decrease in revenues at Amrock of $23.8 million, driven by lower title and appraisal volume.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Other income decreased $39.9 million, or 6%, to $646.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2023 compared to $686.0 million for same period in 2022. The decrease was primarily a result of a reduction in revenues at Amrock of $245.0 million or 56%, driven by lower title and appraisal volumes, which was partially offset by an increase in deposit interest income of $209.7 million, attributable to higher interest earnings rates.

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Expenses

Expenses for the periods presented were as follows:
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Salaries, commissions and team member benefits $ 589,584  $ 670,804  $ 1,772,498  $ 2,278,844 
General and administrative expenses 199,399  204,290  595,214  709,853 
Marketing and advertising expenses 193,406  210,701  593,853  770,281 
Interest and amortization expense on non-funding debt 38,354  38,317  115,021  115,263 
Other expenses 64,800  64,219  188,869  236,131 
Total expenses $ 1,085,543  $ 1,188,331  $ 3,265,455  $ 4,110,372 

Three months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Total expenses were $1.1 billion, a decrease of $102.8 million or 9%, compared with $1.2 billion for the same period in 2022. The decrease was driven by our cost saving measures affecting Salaries, commissions, and team member benefits and Marketing and advertising expenses. Salaries, commissions, and team member benefits were $589.6 million in 2023, a decrease of $81.2 million or 12%, compared with $670.8 million for the same period in 2022, primarily due to a decrease in team members in production roles and lower variable compensation associated with lower production levels. General and administrative expenses were $199.4 million, a decrease of $4.9 million or 2%, compared with $204.3 million for the same period in 2022, driven primarily by a decrease in loan processing costs. Marketing and advertising expenses were $193.4 million, a decrease of $17.3 million, or 8%, compared with $210.7 million for the same period in 2022, which was driven by a decrease in performance marketing in 2023.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Total expenses were $3.3 billion, a decrease of $844.9 million or 21%, compared with $4.1 billion for the same period in 2022. The decrease was driven by our cost saving measures affecting Salaries, commissions, and team member benefits, General and administrative expenses, Marketing and advertising expenses and Other expenses, including production and other vendor-related costs. Salaries, commissions, and team member benefits was $1.8 billion in 2023, which was a decrease of $506.3 million or 22%, primarily due to a decrease in team members in production roles and lower variable compensation associated with a lower production levels. General and administrative expenses was $595.2 million, which was a decrease of $114.6 million or 16%, compared with $709.9 million, primarily driven by a decrease in loan processing costs and vendor cost saving initiatives. Marketing and advertising expenses were $593.9 million, a decrease of $176.4 million, or 23%, compared with $770.3 million for the same period in 2022, which was driven by a decrease in performance marketing in 2023. Other expenses were $188.9 million, a decrease of $47.3 million, or 20%, compared with $236.1 million, primarily due to decreases in title related expenses at Amrock.

Summary Results by Segment for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2023 and 2022

Our operations are organized by distinct marketing channels which promote client acquisition and are categorized under two reportable segments: Direct to Consumer and Partner Network. In the Direct to Consumer segment, clients have the ability to interact with the Rocket Mortgage app and/or with our mortgage bankers, consisting of sales team members across our platform. We market to potential clients in this segment through various performance marketing channels. The Direct to Consumer segment derives revenue from originating, closing, selling and servicing predominantly agency-conforming loans, which are pooled and sold to the secondary market. This also includes providing title insurance services, appraisals and settlement services to these clients as part of our end-to-end mortgage origination experience. Servicing activities are fully allocated to the Direct to Consumer segment as they are viewed as an extension of the client experience with the primary objective to establish and maintain positive, regular touchpoints with our clients, which positions us to have high retention and recapture the clients’ next refinance, purchase, and personal loan transactions. These activities position us to be the natural choice for clients’ next refinance or purchase transaction.

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The Rocket Professional platform supports our Partner Network segment, where we leverage our superior client service and widely recognized brand to grow marketing and influencer relationships, and our mortgage broker partnerships through Rocket Pro TPO. Our marketing partnerships consist of well-known consumer-focused companies that find value in our award-winning client experience and want to offer their clients mortgage solutions with our trusted, widely recognized brand. These organizations connect their clients directly to us through marketing channels and a referral process. Our influencer partnerships are typically with companies that employ licensed mortgage professionals that find value in our client experience, technology and efficient mortgage process, where mortgages may not be their primary offering. We also enable clients to start the mortgage process through the Rocket platform in the way that works best for them, including through a local mortgage broker. Rocket Pro TPO works exclusively with mortgage brokers, community banks and credit unions. Rocket Pro TPO’s partners provide the face-to-face service their clients desire, while tapping into the expertise, technology and award-winning process of Rocket Mortgage.

We measure the performance of the segments primarily on a contribution margin basis. Contribution margin is intended to measure the direct profitability of each segment and is calculated as Adjusted Revenue less directly attributable expenses. Adjusted Revenue is a non-GAAP financial measure described above. Directly attributable expenses include Salaries, commissions and team member benefits, General and administrative expenses, Marketing and advertising expenses and Other expenses, such as direct servicing costs and origination costs. For segments, we measure gain on sale margin of sold loans and refer to this metric as ‘sold loan gain on sale margin.’ A loan is considered sold when it is sold to investors on the secondary market. Sold loan gain on sale margin reflects the gain on sale revenue of loans sold into the secondary market divided by the sold loan volume for the period. By contrast, ‘gain on sale margin’, which we reference outside of the segment discussion, measures the gain on sale revenue, net divided by net rate lock volume for the period. See below for our overview and discussion of segment results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2023 and 2022. For additional discussion, see Note 11, Segments of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of this Form 10-Q.

Direct to Consumer Results
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Sold loan volume
$ 11,981,059  $ 16,520,252  $ 33,238,462  $ 72,223,077 
Sold loan gain on sale margin
4.03  % 4.47  % 3.81  % 4.15  %
Revenue
Gain on sale $ 460,559 $ 486,018 $ 1,326,953 $ 2,348,573
Interest income 50,644 61,133 134,250 169,679
Interest expense on funding facilities (30,121) (29,767) (71,438) (84,198)
Service fee income 342,719 363,279 1,050,264 1,085,557
Changes in fair value of MSRs 12,765 150,304 (343,137) 592,162
Other income 142,733 83,363 393,915 343,300
Total Revenue, net $ 979,299 $ 1,114,330 $ 2,490,807 $ 4,455,073
Change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions, net of hedges (201,248) (406,485) (219,746) (1,412,670)
Adjusted Revenue $ 778,051 $ 707,845 $ 2,271,061 $ 3,042,403
Less: Directly attributable expenses (1)
479,307 558,760 1,514,113 2,037,401
Contribution margin
$ 298,744 $ 149,085 $ 756,948 $ 1,005,002

(1)    Direct expenses attributable to operating segments exclude corporate overhead, depreciation and amortization, and interest and amortization expense on non-funding debt.







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Three months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Direct to Consumer Adjusted Revenue was $778.1 million, an increase of $70.2 million, or 10%, compared to $707.8 million for the same period in 2022. Gain on sale revenue decreased $25.5 million, or 5%, due to a decrease in net rate lock volume as a result of reduced mortgage demand. The change in fair value of MSRs was $12.8 million, a decrease of $137.5 million, or 92%, compared to $150.3 million in the same period in 2022, primarily due to the decrease in the change in valuation model inputs or assumptions in 2023. Additionally, other income increased $59.4 million, or 71%, to $142.7 million, as a result of an increase in deposit interest income due to higher interest earnings rates.

Direct to Consumer directly attributable expenses decreased $79.5 million, or 14%, to $479.3 million, compared to $558.8 million in 2022. The decline was primarily due to reduced variable compensation and loan processing costs associated with lower volumes, fewer team members in production roles and reduced marketing spend.

Direct to Consumer contribution margin increased $149.7 million, or 100%, to $298.7 million, compared to $149.1 million for the same period in 2022. The increase in contribution margin was driven primarily by the increases in other income and the collection/realization of cash related to change in fair value of the MSR, and a decrease in directly attributable expenses.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Direct to Consumer Adjusted Revenue was $2.3 billion, a decrease of $771.3 million, or 25%, compared to $3.0 billion for the same period in 2022. Gain on sale revenue decreased $1.0 billion, or 43%, due to a decline in net rate lock volume as a result of reduced mortgage demand. The change in fair value of MSRs was a $343.1 million loss, a decrease of $935.3 million, or 158%, compared to a $592.2 million gain in the same period in 2022, primarily due to the decrease in the change in valuation model inputs or assumptions.

Direct to Consumer directly attributable expenses decreased $523.3 million, or 26%, to $1.5 billion compared to $2.0 billion during the same period in 2022. The decline was primarily due to decreased variable compensation and loan processing costs associated with lower volumes, fewer team members in production roles and reduced marketing spend.

Direct to Consumer contribution margin decreased $248.1 million, or 25%, to $756.9 million, compared to $1.0 billion during the same period in 2022. The decrease in contribution margin was driven primarily by the decrease in volume.

Partner Network Results
Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30,
($ in thousands) 2023 2022 2023 2022
Sold loan volume
$ 10,278,349  $ 11,753,634  $ 26,432,862  $ 51,366,626 
Sold loan gain on sale margin
1.22  % 1.17  % 1.02  % 1.07  %
Revenue
Gain on sale $ 102,088 $ 75,110 $ 282,662 $ 490,625
Interest income 43,404 33,871 107,119 93,586
Interest expense on funding facilities (25,704) (16,401) (57,367) (46,369)
Other income 3,431 5,631 11,245 29,310
Total Revenue, net $ 123,219 $ 98,211 $ 343,659 $ 567,152
Change in fair value of MSRs due to valuation assumptions, net of hedges
Adjusted Revenue $ 123,219 $ 98,211 $ 343,659 $ 567,152
Less: Directly attributable expenses
59,686 86,742 191,470 302,477
Total Contribution margin
$ 63,533 $ 11,469 $ 152,189 $ 264,675





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Three months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Partner Network Adjusted Revenue was $123.2 million, an increase of $25.0 million, or 25%, compared to $98.2 million for the same period in 2022. Gain on sale revenue increased $27.0 million, or 36%, due to an increase in gain on sale margin.

Partner Network directly attributable expenses decreased $27.1 million, or 31%, to $59.7 million compared to $86.7 million for the same period in 2022. The decline was driven primarily due to decreased variable compensation and loan processing costs associated with lower volumes and fewer team members in production roles.

Partner Network contribution margin increased $52.1 million, or 454%, to $63.5 million compared to $11.5 million for the same period in 2022. The increase in contribution margin was driven primarily by the increase in gain on sale margin noted above, coupled with a decrease in directly attributable expenses.

Nine months ended September 30, 2023 summary

Partner Network Adjusted Revenue was $343.7 million, a decrease of $223.5 million, or 39%, compared to $567.2 million for the same period in 2022. Gain on sale revenue decreased $208.0 million, or 42%, due to a decline in net rate lock volume as a result of reduced mortgage demand.

Partner Network directly attributable expenses decreased $111.0 million, or 37%, to $191.5 million, compared to $302.5 million for the same period in 2022. The decrease was due to decreased variable compensation and loan processing costs associated with lower volumes and fewer team members in production roles.

Partner Network contribution margin decreased $112.5 million, or 42%, to $152.2 million compared to $264.7 million for the same period in 2022. The decrease in contribution margin was driven primarily by the decrease in Partner Network volume , partially offset by the decrease in directly attributable expenses.






























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Liquidity and Capital Resources

Historically, our primary sources of liquidity have included:

•    cash flow from our operations, including:

•    sale of whole loans into the secondary market;

•    sale of mortgage servicing rights and excess servicing cash flows into the secondary market;

•    loan origination fees;

•    servicing fee income; and

•    interest income on loans held for sale

•    borrowings, including under our funding facilities and other secured and unsecured financing facilities; and

•    cash and marketable securities on hand.

Historically, our primary uses of funds have included:

•    origination of loans;

•    interest expense;

•    repayment of debt;

•    operating expenses;

•    acquisition of mortgage servicing rights; and

•    distributions to RHI including those to fund distributions for payment of taxes by RHI shareholders.

We are also subject to contingencies which may have a significant impact on the use of our cash.

In order to originate and aggregate loans for sale into the secondary market, we use our own working capital and borrow or obtain money on a short-term basis primarily through committed and uncommitted funding facilities, generally established with large global banks.

Our funding facilities are primarily in the form of master repurchase agreements. We also have funding facilities directly with the GSEs. Loans financed under these facilities are generally financed at approximately 97% to 98% of the principal balance of the loan (although certain types of loans are financed at lower percentages of the principal balance of the loan), which requires us to fund the balance from cash generated from operations. Once closed, the underlying residential mortgage loan that is held for sale is pledged as collateral for the borrowing or advance that was made under these funding facilities. In most cases, the loans will remain in one of the funding facilities for only a short time, generally less than one month, until the loans are pooled and sold. During the time the loans are held for sale, we earn interest income from the borrower on the underlying mortgage loan. This income is partially offset by the interest and fees we have to pay under the funding facilities.

When we sell a pool of loans in the secondary market, the proceeds received from the sale of the loans are used to pay back the amounts we owe on the funding facilities. We rely on the cash generated from the sale of loans to fund future loans and repay borrowings under our funding facilities. Delays or failures to sell loans in the secondary market could have an adverse effect on our liquidity position.

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As discussed in Note 5, Borrowings, of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements, as of September 30, 2023, we had 16 different funding and financing facilities in different amounts and with various maturities together with the Senior Notes. At September 30, 2023, the aggregate available amount under our facilities was $21.1 billion, with combined outstanding balances of $4.9 billion and unutilized capacity of $16.1 billion.

The amount of financing actually advanced on each individual loan under our funding facilities, as determined by agreed upon advance rates, may be less than the stated advance rate depending, in part, on the market value of the mortgage loans securing the financings. Each of our funding facilities allows the bank providing the funds to evaluate the market value of the loans that are serving as collateral for the borrowings or advances being made. If the bank determines that the value of the collateral has decreased, the bank can require us to provide additional collateral or reduce the amount outstanding with respect to those loans (e.g., initiate a margin call). Our inability or unwillingness to satisfy the request could result in the termination of the facilities and possible default under our other funding facilities. In addition, a large unanticipated margin call could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity.

The amount owed and outstanding on our funding facilities fluctuates significantly based on our origination volume, the amount of time it takes us to sell the loans we originate, and the amount of loans being self-funded with cash. We may from time to time use surplus cash to “buy-down” the effective interest rate of certain funding facilities or to self-fund a portion of our loan originations. Buy-down funds are included in Cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. We have the ability to withdraw these funds at any time, unless a margin call has been made or a default has occurred under the relevant facilities. We will also deploy cash to self-fund loan originations, a portion of which can be transferred to a warehouse line or the early buy out line, provided that such loans meet the eligibility criteria to be placed on such lines. The remaining portion will be funded in normal course over a short period of time, generally less than 45 days.

We remain in a strong liquidity position, with total liquidity of $8.7 billion as of September 30, 2023, which includes $1.0 billion of Cash and cash equivalents, $2.8 billion of corporate cash used to self-fund loan originations, a portion of which could be transferred to funding facilities (warehouse lines) at our discretion, $3.3 billion of undrawn lines of credit from financing facilities, and $1.7 billion of undrawn MSR lines. Margin cash held on behalf of counterparties is recorded in Cash and cash equivalents, and the related liability is classified in Other liabilities in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Margin cash pledged to counterparties is excluded from Cash and cash equivalents and instead recorded in Other assets, as a receivable, in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Our funding facilities, early buy out facilities, MSRs facilities and unsecured lines of credit also generally require us to comply with certain operating and financial covenants and the availability of funds under these facilities is subject to, among other conditions, our continued compliance with these covenants. These financial covenants include, but are not limited to, maintaining (1) a certain minimum tangible net worth, (2) minimum liquidity, (3) a maximum ratio of total liabilities or total debt to tangible net worth and (4) pre-tax net income requirements. A breach of these covenants can result in an event of default under these facilities and as such allows the lenders to pursue certain remedies. In addition, each of these facilities, as well as our unsecured lines of credit, includes cross default or cross acceleration provisions that could result in all facilities terminating if an event of default or acceleration of maturity occurs under any facility. We were in compliance with all covenants as of September 30, 2023 and December 31, 2022.

September 30, 2023 compared to September 30, 2022

Cash Flows

Our Cash and cash equivalents and Restricted cash were $991.9 million at September 30, 2023, an increase of $100.3 million, or 11%, compared to $891.6 million at September 30, 2022. The increase was primarily driven by MSR sales during the period, partially offset by our net loss for the period.

Equity

Equity was $8.5 billion as of September 30, 2023, a decrease of $404.9 million, or 5%, compared to $8.9 billion as of September 30, 2022. The decrease was primarily a result of a net loss of $650.0 million, partially offset by an increase in share-based compensation of $188.2 million.
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Distributions
On February 24, 2022, our board of directors declared a cash dividend (the "2022 Special Dividend") of $1.01 per share to the holders of our Class A common stock. The 2022 Special Dividend was paid on March 22, 2022 to holders of the Class A common stock of record as of the close of business on March 8, 2022. The Company funded the 2022 Special Dividend from cash distributions of approximately $2.0 billion by RKT Holdings, LLC to all of its members, including the Company. To the extent the 2022 Special Dividend exceeded our current and accumulated earnings and profits, a portion of the 2022 Special Dividend may be deemed a return of capital or a capital gain to the investors in our Class A common stock. Refer to our risks and uncertainties discussed under the heading “Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements,” and in Part II. Item 1A. “Risk Factors” and elsewhere in this Form 10-Q and in our Form 10-K.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2023 the Company had no dividend or tax distributions. During the nine months ended September 30, 2022 the Company had a $2.0 billion 2022 Special Dividend and $166.7 million in tax distributions, for a total of approximately $2.2 billion of distributions. Except for tax distributions, these distributions are at the discretion of our board of directors.

Contractual Obligations, Commercial Commitments, and Other Contingencies

There were no material changes outside the ordinary course of business to our outstanding contractual obligations as of September 30, 2023 from information and amounts previously disclosed as of December 31, 2022 in our Annual Report on Form 10-K under the caption “Contractual Obligations, Commercial Commitments, and Other Contingencies”. Refer to Notes 5, Borrowings, and 9, Commitments, Contingencies, and Guarantees, of the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements for further discussion of contractual obligations, commercial commitments, and other contingencies, including legal contingencies.
New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Effective
See Note 1, Business, Basis of Presentation and Accounting Policies of the notes to the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements for details of recently issued accounting pronouncements and their expected impact on our condensed consolidated financial statements.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

There have been no material changes to the Company's exposure to market risks since what was disclosed in the Company's December 31, 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of our CEO and CFO, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), as of the end of the period covered by this Form 10-Q. Based on such evaluation, our CEO and CFO have concluded that as of September 30, 2023, our disclosure controls and procedures are designed at a reasonable assurance level and are effective to provide reasonable assurance that information we are required to disclose in reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the rules and forms of the SEC, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our CEO and CFO, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting identified in our management’s evaluation pursuant to Rules 13a-15(d) and 15d-15(d) of the Exchange Act during the period covered by this Form 10-Q that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Limitations on Effectiveness of Controls and Procedures

In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting, management recognizes that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives. Because of inherent limitations, internal controls over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. In addition, the design of disclosure controls and procedures must reflect the fact that there are resource constraints and that management is required to apply judgment in evaluating the benefits of possible controls and procedures relative to their costs.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

In the ordinary course of business, we may from time to time be involved in various pending or threatened legal actions. The litigation process is inherently uncertain and it is possible that the resolution of such matters might have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition and/or results of operations. However, in the opinion of our management, matters currently pending or threatened against us are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. Refer to Note 9 Commitments, Contingencies, and Guarantees, to the condensed consolidated financial statements under the heading Legal included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for legal proceedings and related matters.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There are certain risks and uncertainties in our business that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. We included a detailed discussion of our risk factors in “Part I – Item 1A. – Risk Factors” of our 2022 Form 10-K. Our risk factors have not changed significantly from those disclosed in our 2022 Form 10-K. These risk factors should be read carefully in connection with evaluating our business and in connection with the forward-looking statements and other information contained in this Quarterly Report 2023 Form 10-Q. Any of the risks described in our 2022 Form 10-K could materially affect our business, condensed consolidated financial condition or future results and the actual outcome of matters as to which forward-looking statements are made. The risk factors described in our 2022 Form 10-K are not the only risks we face. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us, or that we currently deem to be immaterial, also may materially adversely affect our business, condensed consolidated financial condition and/or future results.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Share Repurchase Authorization

On November 10, 2020, our board of directors approved a share repurchase program of up to $1.0 billion of our Common Stock, including both Class A and Class D, which repurchases may be made, from time to time, in privately negotiated transactions or in the open market, in accordance with applicable securities laws (the “Share Repurchase Program”). The Share Repurchase Program was renewed on November 11, 2022 and will remain in effect for a two-year period. The Share Repurchase Program authorizes but does not obligate the Company to make any repurchases at any specific time. The timing and extent to which the Company repurchases its shares will depend upon, among other things, market conditions, share price, liquidity targets, regulatory requirements and other factors. As of September 30, 2023 approximately $590.7 million remain available under the Share Repurchase Program. There were no share repurchases during the three months ended September 30, 2023.
As of November 2, 2023, Rocket Companies repurchased 32.1 million shares at a weighted average price of $12.73. We have returned $409.3 million to shareholders in aggregate under the $1.0 billion Share Repurchase Program which was renewed in November 2022.

Item 5. Other Information

Citibank, N.A. Master Repurchase Agreement Amendment and Renewal

On November 7, 2023, Rocket Mortgage, LLC (“Rocket Mortgage”), a subsidiary of the Company, entered into Amendment Number Five (the “MRA Amendment”) to the Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2019, between Rocket Mortgage and Citibank, N.A. (as amended through the MRA Amendment, the “Citi Master Repurchase Agreement”) and a related Amendment Number Nine to the Pricing Side Letter for the Citi Master Repurchase Agreement, which amended certain loan eligibility criteria to include home equity loan products, extended the expiration date of the existing Citi Master Repurchase Agreement from September 9, 2024 to November 6, 2025, and effectuated certain other technical changes to the Citi Master Repurchase Agreement.

The above description of the terms of the MRA Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the MRA Amendment, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q.

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Citibank, N.A. MSR Facility Amendment

On November 7, 2023, Rocket Mortgage entered into Amendment Number Three (the “MSR Amendment”) to the MSR Facility, dated as of July 27, 2022, between Rocket Mortgage and Citibank, N.A. (as amended through the MSR Amendment, the “MSR Facility”). The Amendment extended the repayment date of borrowings incurred under the MSR Facility. The MSR Amendment did not modify the affirmative covenants, negative covenants, mandatory prepayment events or security provisions or arrangements under the MSR Facility.

The above description of the terms of the MSR Amendment is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the MSR Amendment, a copy of which is filed as an exhibit to this Form 10-Q.
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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Number Description
3.1
3.2
10.1*
10.2*#
10.3*
10.4*
10.5*
10.6*#
10.7*#
10.8*
10.9*#
31.1*
31.2*
32.1*
32.2*
101.INS Inline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCH Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE Inline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted as inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)
* Filed herewith.
# Certain portions of this exhibit have been redacted pursuant to Item 601(b)(10)(iv) of Regulation S-K. The Company agrees to furnish supplementally an unredacted copy of the exhibit to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request.
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Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
Rocket Companies, Inc.
November 9, 2023 By: /s/ Brian Brown
Date Name: Brian Brown
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer)
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EX-10.1 2 exhibit101barclays-rocketm.htm EX-10.1 Document
EXHIBIT 10.1
EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO
MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 3 (this “Amendment”), dated as of July 21, 2023, amends that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2020 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2021, Amendment No. 2 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2022, and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Repurchase Agreement”), between Barclays Bank PLC, as buyer (“Buyer”) and Rocket Mortgage, LLC (formerly known as Quicken Loans, LLC), as seller (“Seller”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Repurchase Agreement.

WHEREAS, Seller provided written notice to Buyer that, effective on or about July 31, 2021, the Seller shall change its legal name from “Quicken Loans, LLC”, a Michigan limited liability company to “Rocket Mortgage, LLC”, a Michigan limited liability company; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Repurchase Agreement as described below.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the provisions of the Repurchase Agreement concerning modification and amendment thereof, and in consideration of the amendments, agreements and other provisions herein contained and of certain other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, it is hereby agreed between Buyer and Seller as follows:
Section 1.Amendments. Effective as July 21, 2023, the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example:  ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example:  double-underlined text) as set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
Section 2.Fees and Expenses. Seller agrees to pay to Buyer all fees and out of pocket expenses incurred by Buyer in connection with this Amendment, including, without limitation, the Upfront Commitment Fee (as defined in the Pricing Side Letter) and all reasonable fees and out of pocket costs and expenses of the legal counsel to Buyer incurred in connection with this Amendment, in accordance with Section 22(b) of the Repurchase Agreement.
Section 3.Effectiveness of Amendment. The parties hereto agree that this Amendment shall not be effective until the latest to occur of (a) the execution and delivery of (i) this Amendment by the parties hereto and (ii) Amendment No. 3 to Master Repurchase Agreement Pricing Side Letter, dated as of July 21, 2023, between Buyer and Seller and (b) the payment by Seller of the Upfront Commitment Fee in accordance with Section 2 of the Pricing Side Letter.
Section 4.Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, all provisions of the Repurchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and all such provisions shall apply equally to the terms and conditions set forth herein. After this Amendment becomes effective, all references in the Repurchase Agreement (or in any other document relating to the Loans) to “this Agreement,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of similar effect referring to such Repurchase Agreement shall be deemed to be references to such Repurchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment shall not be deemed
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to expressly or impliedly waive, amend or supplement any provision of the Repurchase Agreement other than as set forth herein.
Section 5.Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 6.Section Headings. The various headings and sub-headings of this Amendment are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment or the Repurchase Agreement or any provision hereof or thereof.
Section 7.Representations. In order to induce Buyer to execute and deliver this Amendment, Seller hereby represents to Buyer that as of the date hereof (i) it is in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Program Documents and remains bound by the terms thereof and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Program Documents.
Section 8.GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
Section 9.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Amendment by signing and delivering one or more counterparts. The parties intend that faxed signatures and electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files shall constitute original signatures and are binding on all parties. The original documents shall be promptly delivered, if requested. The parties agree that this Amendment, any addendum, exhibit or amendment hereto or any other document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment may be accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with E-Sign, UETA and any applicable state law. Any document accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any secure third party electronic signature capture service with appropriate document access tracking, electronic signature tracking and document retention as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto, including but not limited to DocuSign.
[Signature Pages to Follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each undersigned party has caused this Amendment to be duly executed by one of its officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date and year first above written.
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Buyer
By: /s/ Grace Park Name: Grace Park Title: Managing Director ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, as Seller By: /s/ Brian Brown Name: Brian Brown Title: Treasurer
Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Barclays-Rocket Mortgage Master Repurchase Agreement


Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to Barclays-Rocket Mortgage Master Repurchase Agreement


EXHIBIT A




EX-10.2 3 exhibit102twelfthamendment.htm EX-10.2 Document
EXHIBIT 10.2

CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE REGISTRANT IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. [***] INDICATES THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED.

TWELFTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE
This Twelfth Amendment to Lease (“Amendment”) is executed as of August 31st, 2023, but effective as of August 30, 2023, between ZORRO TROY LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Landlord”), and ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“Tenant”).
RECITALS:
A.Landlord and Tenant are parties to that certain Lease dated July 6, 2004 (the “Original Lease”, as assigned and amended, including by the below-referenced Tenth Amendment, the “Lease”) for those certain premises designated as Suites 110 and 120 (“Premises”), consisting of approximately 15,313 rentable square feet of floor area in the building located at 800 Tower Drive, Troy, Michigan (“Building”).
B.Pursuant to the terms of that certain Tenth Amendment to Lease dated May 18, 2015 (the “Tenth Amendment”), Tenant has the right to extend the term of the Lease for two (2) periods of five (5) years each (as defined therein, the First Renewal Option and Second Renewal Option).
C.Tenant timely exercised its right to renew the term of the Lease for the First Renewal Option by written notice to Landlord dated February 23, 2023, and the parties desire to document such exercise.
D.Tenant previously entered into a Colocation Agreement dated December 20, 2019 but effective as of October 1, 2019 (the “Existing Colocation Agreement”) with Rocket Fiber LLC, a Michigan limited liability company (“RF”), with respect to a portion of the Premises. The Existing Colocation Agreement is scheduled to expire on August 31, 2023.
E.On or about the date hereof, Tenant and RF’s affiliate, Everstream GLC Holding Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Everstream”), are entering into a new service order (the “Service Order”) for the same premises that are subject to the Existing Colocation Agreement, pursuant to the terms of a Colocation Facilities Agreement by and between Tenant and Everstream dated November 1, 2021 (the “CFA”). A copy of the Service Order is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and a copy of the CFA is attached hereto as Exhibit B.
F.Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall be given the meanings assigned to them in the Lease.
AGREEMENTS:
For valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Landlord and Tenant agree that the Lease is amended as follows:
1.Recitals. The recital clauses set forth above are incorporated by reference in this Amendment.
2.Extension of Term. The term of the Lease is hereby extended such that it expires at 5:00 p.m., Troy, Michigan time, on August 31, 2028, rather than August 31, 2023, on the same terms and conditions of the Lease, as modified by this Amendment.



3.Base Rent. Beginning September 1, 2023, the monthly Base Rent shall be the following amounts for the following periods of time:
Period $/RSF Monthly
9/1/2023 – 8/31/2024 $[***] $[***]
9/1/2024 – 8/31/2025 $[***] $[***]
9/1/2025 – 8/31/2026 $[***] $[***]
9/1/2026 – 8/31/2027 $[***] $[***]
9/1/2027 – 8/31/2028 $[***] $[***]

4.Additional Rent. Tenant shall continue to pay all other rentals under the Lease in accordance with the terms thereof.
5.Approval of Service Order and CFA. Landlord hereby approves of the subleasing or licensing of floor area of the Premises to Everstream pursuant to the terms of the CFA and the Service Order. The Service Order is subordinate to all of the terms and conditions of the Lease, as amended by this Amendment. Such subleasing or licensing does not in any event release or discharge Tenant of or from any liability, whether past, present, or future under the Lease. The foregoing approval does not limit Landlord’s rights with respect to any further assignment or subleasing of the Premises.
6.Notices.
(a)    Tenant’s address for notice as set forth in Section 1(m) of the Original Lease is hereby deleted in its entirety and amended to be:
Rocket Mortgage, LLC
1050 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
Attention: General Counsel

with a copy to:

Rock Central LLC
1050 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, MI 48226
Attention: Legal-Real Estate

(b)    Landlord’s address for notice as set forth in the Lease, including, without limitation, in Section 1(n) of the Original Lease, is hereby deleted in its entirety and amended to be:

Zorro Troy LLC
4 Brighton Road; STE 200
Clifton NJ 07012
Attention: Eli Fleischman




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With a copy to:

Zorro Troy LLC
c/o Friedman Real Estate Management
34975 W. Twelve Mile Road
Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331
Attention: Property Manager (800 Tower, Troy)


7.Payment of Rent. The address for payment of rentals set forth below shall supersede and replace any addresses for payment of rentals set forth in the Lease:
Wire Instructions:

First Republic Bank
111 Pine Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
ABA Number: [***]
Account Number: [***]
Account Name: Zorro Troy LLC

Mailing Instructions:

Zorro Troy LLC
P.O. Box 83165
Woburn, MA 01813-3165

8.Condition of Premises. Tenant hereby accepts the Premises in their “AS-IS” condition (subject to Landlord’s ongoing repair, maintenance, service, and legal compliance obligations under the Lease), and Landlord shall have no obligation for any construction or finish-out allowance or providing to Tenant any other tenant inducement.
9.Prior Expansion / Renewal / Termination Options. Except with respect to the right to renew the Lease for the Second Renewal Option in accordance with the terms of the Tenth Amendment and Tenant’s right to terminate the Lease as provided in Sections 11(a)(iii), 14, and 15 of the Original Lease, Landlord and Tenant hereby acknowledge and agree that any and all prior rights or options of Tenant granted under the Lease to expand the Premises, contract the Premises, renew the term of the Lease, terminate the Lease, or any right of first offer or refusal are hereby deleted in their entirety and are of no further force or effect.
10.Brokerage. Landlord and Tenant each warrant to the other that it has not dealt with any broker or agent in connection with the negotiation or execution of this Amendment. Tenant and Landlord shall each indemnify the other against all costs, expenses, attorneys’ fees, and other liability for commissions or other compensation claimed by any broker or agent claiming the same by, through, or under the indemnifying party.
11.Prohibited Persons and Transactions. Tenant represents and warrants to Landlord that Tenant is currently in compliance with and shall at all times during the term (including any extension thereof) remain in compliance with the regulations of the Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) of the Department of the Treasury (including those named on OFAC’s Specially Designated and Blocked Persons List) and any statute, executive order (including the September 24, 2001, Executive Order Blocking Property and Prohibiting Transactions with Persons Who Commit, Threaten to Commit, or Support Terrorism), or other governmental action relating thereto. Tenant shall defend, indemnify, and hold harmless Landlord from and against any and all claims, damages, losses, risks, liabilities and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) incurred by Landlord arising from or related to any breach of the foregoing representation and warranty. These indemnity obligations shall survive the expiration or earlier termination of the Lease.
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12.Ratification. Tenant hereby ratifies and confirms its obligations under the Lease, and represents and warrants to Landlord that it has no defenses thereto. Additionally, Tenant further confirms and ratifies that, as of the date hereof, and to the best of Tenant’s knowledge, (a) the Lease is and remains in good standing and in full force and effect, (b) Tenant has no claims, counterclaims, set-offs or defenses against Landlord arising out of the Lease or in any way relating thereto or arising out of any other transaction between Landlord and Tenant, and (c) all tenant finish-work allowances provided to Tenant under the Lease or otherwise, if any, have been paid in full by Landlord to Tenant, and Landlord has no further obligations with respect thereto.
13.Limitation on Recourse. Tenant specifically agrees to look solely to Landlord’s interest in (a) the Development, and (b) the ground lease between Landlord and the fee owner of the Development for the recovery of any monetary judgments from Landlord. It is agreed that Landlord (and its agents, shareholders, venturers, and partners, and their shareholders, venturers, and partners and all of their officers, directors, and employees) will not be personally liable for any such monetary judgments.
14.Binding Effect; Governing Law. Except as modified hereby, the Lease shall remain in full effect and this Amendment shall be binding upon Landlord and Tenant and their respective successors and assigns. If any inconsistency exists or arises between the terms of the Lease and the terms of this Amendment, the terms of this Amendment shall prevail. This Amendment shall be governed by the laws of the State in which the Premises are located.
15.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which shall constitute one document. Electronic signatures of Landlord or Tenant shall be deemed their original signatures for all purposes hereunder. As used herein, electronic signatures shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2(8) of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act (1999) (“UETA”). Landlord and Tenant acknowledge that electronic signatures made by either party hereto shall be binding and enforceable pursuant to the Global and National Commerce Act, Title 15, United States Code, Sections 7001 et. seq., the UETA, and any applicable state laws.

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[SIGNATURE PAGE TO TWELFTH AMENDMENT TO LEASE BY AND BETWEEN ZORRO TROY LLC AND ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC]

Executed as of the date first written above.
LANDLORD: ZORRO TROY LLC,
a Michigan limited liability company
By: /s/ Eli Fleischman
Name: Eli Fleischman
Title: Authorized Signatory

TENANT: ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC,
a Michigan limited liability company
By: /s/ Amy Bishop
Name: Amy Bishop
Title: Executive Vice President and General Counsel
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EXHIBIT A

SERVICE ORDER

[see attached]
Exhibit A – 1



SERVICE ORDER

    No. 2
This Service Order is issued pursuant to the existing Colocation Facilities Agreement dated November 1, 2021 (“CFA”) by and between Rocket Mortgage, LLC (“Provider”) and the Customer indicated below. This Service Order is effective as of the date of Provider’s signature hereto.
Customer Name: Everstream GLC Holding Company LLC Billing Contact: Accounts Payable
Billing Address:
1228 Field Avenue, Suite 250
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Billing Email: [***]
Billing Phone: [***]
Contact Name: [***] Technical Contact: [***]
Contact Phone: [***] Technical Email: [***]

Description of Services Quantity Unit Cost Subtotal of MRC Subtotal of NRC
Infrastructure Monthly Power Commit (kW) N/A [***] 0 0
Cabinets 3 [***] [***] 0
Installation of Primary Power Circuit N/A 0 0 0
Installation of Failover Power Circuit N/A 0 0 0
Installation Comments:
Service Commitment Period:    14 Months Summary of Charges
Service Commencement:    September 1, 2023
Expiration Date: October 31, 2024
Non-Recurring Charges (NRC) [***] (see Billing Schedule below)
Monthly Recurring Charges (MRC) [***]
Security Deposit 0
Total Due at Signing [***]

Billing Schedule Minimum MRC Minimum NRC
Month 1-14: [***]
N/A 0

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Important Notes
Note 1: Provisioned circuit power is included up to 100% of the Monthly Committed Power amount. If at any time provisioned power exceeds 100% of the Monthly Committed Power MRC, the Monthly Committed Power MRC shall be adjusted proportionally to maintain a maximum of 100% of provisioned circuit power.
Note 2: Provider and Customer, or their predecessors-in-interest, are parties to that certain Colocation Agreement, which was effective as of October 1, 2019 (the “2019 Data Center Agreement”). Provider and Customer acknowledge that: (i) the 2019 Data Center Agreement is not being renewed, thereby expiring effective as of August 31, 2023. This Service Order is being executed in lieu of a renewal of the 2019 Data Center Agreement.
Note 3: A default under the 2019 Data Center Agreement (including a default occurring after the expiration or termination of such agreements) shall also be a default under this Service Order and the CFA.
Note 4: Customer may request cross-connects at any time during the Service Commitment Period in accordance with Exhibit A attached hereto. Provider reserves the right to perform a one-time adjustment to the rates listed in Exhibit A following completion of the first twelve (12) months of the Service Commitment Period. Such rate adjustments shall not exceed [***].
Note 5: Notwithstanding anything to the contrary provided herein, this Service Order is subordinate to, and shall automatically terminate upon, the termination of Provider’s underlying lease of the demised premises located 800 Tower Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098, and in the same of such termination, Customer shall not have the right to extend the Service Commitment Period for any reason.
The term “Premises” means the racks numbered P23, O23, N23 and a portion of the rack numbered G15 at the colocation facility located at 800 Tower Drive, Troy, Michigan 48098 as depicted in blue on Exhibit B attached hereto.
WHEREFORE, intending to be bound, the parties have executed this Service Order as of the dates set forth below.
PROVIDER CUSTOMER
Rocket Mortgage, LLC, a Michigan limited liability company, successor-by-conversion to Quicken Loans Inc. Everstream GLC Holding Company LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, successor-in-interest to Rocket Fiber LLC
Signature:/s/ Amy Bishop
Signature:/s/ Charles Girt
Name: Amy Bishop
Name: Charles Girt
Title: Executive Vice President Title: Chief Technology Officer
Date: 8/30/2023 Date: 8/28/2023

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Exhibit A
CROSS CONNECT REQUEST FORM
Cross Connection Type MRC (Monthly) NRC (Install)
POTS
T1 / DS1 (2 pair)
Fiber Ethernet (10/100Meg or 1Gig)
Copper Ethernet (10/100Meg or 1Gig)
DS-3
00-3
00-12

PRICES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. For additional cross connect prices, including 10Gig, please contact your account manager.
*Fiber cross connects are 2 strand Singlemode duplex jumpers with LC UPC connectors. Additional fiber strands, special fiber requests, and special conditions will be assessed a higher MRC and NRC.

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Exhibit B
[See Attached]

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EXHIBIT B

CFA

[see attached]
        



COLOCATION FACILITIES AGREEMENT
This Colocation Facilities Agreement is made by and between Provider and the customer (or customer’s Affiliate(s) [as defined below] who enter into a Service Order with Provider) indicated in the signature blocks below (“Customer”). This Colocation Facilities Agreement is effective as of the date of Provider’s signature below (the “Effective Date”); provided that neither party shall be bound until both parties have signed.
1.Colocation Facilities.
1.1Definitions. “Agreement” means a collective reference to this Colocation Facilities Agreement, the Exhibits hereto and the Rules and Regulations (the “Rules”). “Colocation Space” means a collective reference to the colocation space described on a Service Order together with associated power, cooling and other services to be provided by Provider pursuant to a Service Order (exclusive of Carrier Services). “Carrier Services” means a collective reference to internet, transport and other services provided by one or more third-party telecommunications carriers (each a “Carrier”) to Customer through Provider or procured directly by Customer. “Customer Equipment” means the computer equipment, software, hardware and other materials placed by or for Customer in the Colocation Space, other than Provider equipment. Capitalized terms not defined herein have the meaning provided in the applicable Service Order. “Affiliate” means, any entity that Customer directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under common control with such entity, provided that for assignment or sublicensing purposes an Affiliate may not be a competitor of Provider. For the purposes of this definition, “control” shall mean the possession, directly or indirectly, of more than fifty percent (50%) of the equity securities or equity interests in such entity or the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity (whether through ownership of securities, partnership interests or other ownership interests, by contract, or otherwise). The term “Premises” shall be defined in the applicable Service Order.
1.2Service Orders. From time to time, the parties may execute Service Orders that reference this Agreement and this Agreement is hereby incorporated into such Service Orders. This Agreement shall govern over any inconsistent terms and conditions contained in a Service Order. For clarity, each Service Order is a separate and distinct agreement between Provider and Customer. Any Affiliate will be entitled to purchase services under this Agreement by entering into a Service Order with Provider, and any such Service Order shall be deemed to be a two party agreement between Provider and such Affiliate, provided however that such Affiliate is not a potential competitor of Provider. Any Affiliate executing a Service Order with Provider shall be deemed to be “Customer” solely for purposes of such Service Order.
1.3Commencement of License. The Colocation Space commencement date (the “Commencement Date”) shall be the earlier of: (i) the date Provider makes the Colocation Space available to Customer; or (ii) the date Customer places any Customer Equipment in the Colocation Space. The Commencement Date for Carrier Services shall be the date on which the applicable Carrier makes the Carrier Services available to Customer.
2.Colocation Space.
2.1License Grant. Starting on the applicable Commencement Date, Provider hereby grants Customer a limited, revocable license to install and operate, maintain and access, as well as transmit and receive to and from, the Customer Equipment within the Colocation Space and for no other purpose.
2.2Installation and Management. Customer will be solely responsible for the immediate removal from the Premises of all packaging materials (especially flammable materials) associated with the Customer Equipment and will maintain the Colocation Space in a clean, safe and orderly fashion.
2.3Location and Configuration. The Colocation Space is
located in the area as identified on the Service Order. The standard 48U cabinet height is 88.63 inches and the standard cabinet width is 30 inches wide. All non-standard height cabinets may require a mutually agreed customization fee for installation, which will be addressed in a Service Order. All non-standard width cabinets may require an increase in MRC due to the increased space allocation which shall be described in the applicable Service Order. Unless otherwise agreed upon in the applicable Service Order, no cabinets above 90 inches will be allowed. Provider shall dictate the Customer Equipment configuration within the Colocation Space and Customer shall obtain Provider’s prior written consent before making any changes.
2.4Access. Subject to the terms of this Agreement and the security and access procedures set forth in the Rules or otherwise promulgated by Provider from time to time, Customer will have access to the Colocation Space 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. Customer is responsible for any and all actions of Customer’s representatives, agents and persons escorted by or on behalf of Customer (collectively, “Customer Representatives”). Provider may suspend access by any Customer Representative or other person to the Premises including the Colocation Space for security violations or in the event of an emergency.
2.5Removal of Customer Equipment; Deliveries. Customer will provide Provider with notice at least two (2) days before Customer desires to remove a significant piece of Customer Equipment from the Colocation Space so logistics may be arranged within the Premises. Customer will provide Provider’s designated dock master with notice at least two (2) days before Customer desires to receive a delivery to the Premises so that such delivery can be coordinated with any other deliveries expected to be received on the same day.
2.6Vacating the Colocation Space. In the event Customer continues its presence in the Colocation Space after the termination of the applicable Service Order or this Agreement, Customer agrees to be subject to all the terms and provisions of this Agreement during such occupancy period and to pay for such space an amount equal to: (i) an agreed upon MRC for such hold over period; or (ii) if no MRC is agreed upon, [***] of the MRC due for the period immediately preceding termination of the Service Order or this Agreement. Customer shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Provider from and against any and all claims, actions, proceedings or demands (each a “Claim”) and related Costs (defined below) arising from or related to Customer’s failure to timely vacate the Colocation Space due to a scheduled termination. Upon termination of this Agreement or any Service Order, Customer agrees to promptly release any Internet Protocol (IP) numbers, addresses or address blocks assigned to Customer by Provider in connection with the Service, if any, and will assist Provider with any steps necessary to change or remove any such IP addresses. Any requirement for restoration shall be subject to an allowance for reasonable wear and tear.
2.7Relocation of Customer Equipment. Provider shall not arbitrarily require Customer to relocate the Customer Equipment. However, upon prior notice of at least thirty (30) days, or in the event of an emergency, Provider may require Customer to relocate the Customer Equipment within the Premises; provided that the relocation site shall afford comparable square footage, Carrier Service, electrical and environmental conditions for and accessibility to the Customer Equipment. The reasonable direct costs of the relocation shall be borne by Provider unless the relocation is required to accommodate Customer’s requests.
2.8Cross-Connections/Carrier Services/Pathway Usage. Customer shall give Provider prior written notice of any new cross-connections Customer desires to have installed. Such cross-connections are subject to Provider’s processes and procedures, provided that Customer may continue to maintain any existing cross-connections Customer has in place as of the Commencement Date. Customer will notify the applicable Carrier and Provider when Customer desires to terminate or modify any cross-connections.
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Customer will be solely responsible for all payments due to the Carriers. Customer acknowledges and agrees that the Carrier Services will be provided by one or more third-party Carriers that are not under the control of Provider. Customer understands that Provider does not own or control any of the Carrier Services and agrees that Provider is not responsible or liable for performance or non-performance of the Carriers. In addition, Provider may charge Customer for Customer’s use of pathways (as an additional component of the MRC) within the Premises and Colocation Space that are established after the Effective Date.
3.Fees and Billing.
3.1Recurring MRC. Customer agrees to pay the minimum Monthly Recurring Charges indicated on the Service Order and all other obligations (e.g., taxes, smart hands) agreed to in this Agreement (collectively, the “MRC”) in advance, on or before the service renewal date.
3.2Non-Recurring Charges. Non-Recurring Charges indicated on a Service Order (“NRC”) are due and payable upon execution of the Service Order by Provider. Provider will not have any obligation to perform under any Service Order unless and until Provider receives the entire NRC that is due and payable.
3.3Billing/Payment Terms. Provider shall invoice Customer for MRC in advance, and applicable NRC and utilization-based Carrier Services in arrears. At no time may Customer use power to the Colocation Space in excess of [***] of the allocated circuit capacity to Customer. If Customer uses in excess of such amount, Customer shall pay Provider an amount equal to the actual electrical costs during such month to provide power to the Colocation Space in excess of such [***] allocation, as measured by Provider at the remote power panels using branch circuit monitoring with the line of demarcation at the cabinet. At Provider’s sole election, if Customer consistently uses more than its allocated power, Provider may increase the allocated power to the Customer Space on a permanent basis and increase Customer’s MRC accordingly. Customer shall pay such invoice within thirty (30) actual days of the invoice date (“Due Date”). Without limiting any other rights or remedies of Provider, if any amounts payable by Customer are not paid by the Due Date, Customer shall owe Provider a late fee of [***] of the amount due, and any unpaid amount that is not reasonably disputed by Customer and is not received by the Due Date after notice to Customer and a ten-day (10) day cure period after such notice will be subject to an interest charge equal to one and [***] per month on the total past due balance (the “Default Interest Rate”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Customer may withhold payment of amounts disputed in good faith, except that Customer may only withhold disputed amounts of the MRC if Provider’s invoice for the MRC is more than a fixed baseline amount that may be specified in the applicable Service Order (“Disputed Amount”). Customer will notify Provider of the amount of any Disputed Amount and the reason for the dispute and will pay the undisputed amount of each invoice. If Provider rejects such Disputed Amount, Provider will so notify Customer stating the reasons for the rejection, and the parties shall then negotiate in good faith to resolve such dispute. If no resolution can be reached within thirty (30) days, Customer will pay the Disputed Amount after the final negotiation. If Provider determines that the Customer is entitled to adjustments then Provider will credit Customer’s invoice for such amount on the next appropriate billing cycle. This Section 3.3 governs Customer’s payment obligations and may not be modified or replaced with subsequent terms in Customer’s or a third party’s software, payment portal, statement of work, invoice or similar instrument. Provider will accommodate Customer’s request to use a third party payment system or payment facilitation software and Customer agrees to be responsible for any fees imposed by such third party payment system or payment facilitation software. Provider may require Customer upon signing this Agreement to pay the MRC for the first [***] in which such MRC is payable and any initial NRC for the Colocation Space.
3.4Bankruptcy/Insolvency. If Customer fails to make any payments hereunder, or if a petition is brought by or against Customer under any state or federal insolvency law, Provider may, in accordance with applicable law, modify the payment terms to secure Customer’s payment obligations before providing any services.
3.5Taxes. NRC and MRC are exclusive of applicable taxes (including, without limitation, sales, use, transfer, privilege, excise, consumption and other similar taxes), fees, duties, governmental assessments, impositions, levies and similar charges (including, without limitation, any and all of the foregoing relating to carbon and climate/environmental control), other than Provider’s income, estate, or gift taxes. Customer will be responsible for and will pay in full all such amounts (exclusive of income taxes payable by Provider), whether imposed on Provider or directly on Customer. All taxes will be levied on a pass-through basis without any mark-up. Provider agrees to cooperate with Customer to facilitate participation in any tax rebate or abatement program and agrees to pass through any incentives available to Provider’s Customers.
4.Additional Responsibilities.
4.1Customer Equipment. Customer has sole control and responsibility for installation, testing and operation of the Customer Equipment (including services not provided by Provider). In no event will the untimely installation or non-operation of Customer Equipment relieve Customer of its obligation to pay MRC.
4.2Customer’s End Users. Customer is solely responsible for providing its end users with customer service.
4.3Compliance with Law. Both Provider and Customer shall at all times fully comply with and faithfully carry out all laws, statutes, ordinances, regulations, promulgations and mandates of all duly constituted authorities applicable to the operations of their respective businesses, including, without limitation, those laws and regulations that govern export controls globally, and any failure to do so shall constitute a default under this Agreement if not cured within the cure period set forth in Section 5 in which event the affected portion of this Agreement may be immediately terminated by either party by written notice delivered prior to the effect of a cure. Both Provider and Customer shall at all times maintain in good standing and effect all necessary and proper business licenses and other licenses and permits relating to its business operations. Customer acknowledges that Provider exercises no control over the content of the information passing through the Customer’s telecommunications network and that it is Customer’s sole responsibility to ensure that the information Customer transmits and receives complies with all applicable laws and regulations. Customer shall cooperate with any investigation by any governmental authority or Provider (subject to confidentiality protections for each party and in no event will Provider access Customer’s network), and shall immediately rectify or substantially mitigate illegal use (immediate rectification or substantial mitigation may be effected where a safe-harbor is applicable and invoked); and any failure to do so will be a material breach of this Agreement.
5.Term and Termination.
1.1Term. This Agreement is effective as of the Effective Date and shall remain in effect until the later of expiration of the last Service Order issued hereunder as set forth in this Section 5 or terminated in accordance with this Agreement. The Service Commitment Period for a Service Order starts on the Commencement Date. Service Orders shall remain in effect for the Service Commitment Period, unless terminated earlier as set forth in this Section 5. After conclusion of the Service Commitment Period, each Service Order shall automatically renew on a year-to-year basis unless a new Service Commitment Period is established and the MRC shall increase each year to be [***] more than it was in the previous year. Extension Options will be reflected in the applicable Service Order (“Extension Option”).
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1.2Conditions of Breach. A party is in breach of this Agreement if such party violates its obligations under this Agreement and such violation is not cured within thirty (30) days or longer period that may be mutually agreed upon and after written notice by the other party (excepting payment obligations that are breached if not paid on the Due Date specified in Section 3.3, but including the applicable cure notice and cure period).
1.3Certain Remedies for Breach. Subject to Customer’s right to cure (to the extent curable or mitigatable), if Customer is in breach of this Agreement beyond any applicable notice and cure period, Provider may, upon reasonable advance notice to the Customer, discontinue providing any or all of the services (including, without limitation, power), Colocation Space, Carrier Services and deny access to the Premises. Customer shall pay the actual and reasonable expenses Provider may incur in its collection efforts including any attorneys’ fees. Additionally, Provider reserves its rights in law and in equity, including the ability to collect the MRC for the balance of the Service Commitment Period in the manner set forth in Section 5.6. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, Customer shall not be permitted to exercise any self-help or offset remedies, or to perform any of Provider’s obligations hereunder.
1.4Service Commitment Period. Subject to Section 5.2 and 5.3, Service Orders are non-cancellable during the Service Commitment Period. As a material inducement for Provider to enter into this Agreement and each Service Order, Customer acknowledges, agrees and covenants that upon Customer’s execution of each Service Order (i) Customer is responsible for full payment of the license for the entire Service Commitment Period regardless of the portion of the services actually consumed; and (ii) termination of the Service Order or this Agreement (other than for breach by Provider) or suspension of services as permitted in this Agreement shall not relieve Customer of its obligation to pay the full MRC for the duration of Service Commitment Period.
5.1Ecosystem Integrity. In the event of an emergency, to the extent necessary to protect the telecommunications/data communications network and network components owned, operated and controlled by Provider within the Premises (the “Provider Network”) or to remedy any Rules violations, Provider may temporarily restrict or suspend Customer’s rights under this Agreement, including access to the Colocation Space, related services and Carrier Services, without liability to Customer. Provider will use reasonable efforts to notify Customer prior to any such restriction or suspension and will notify Customer promptly when such restriction or suspension is no longer necessary. Suspension of Colocation Space and/or Carrier Services pursuant to this Section 5 shall not be a violation of this Agreement. For the purpose of this Section 5.5, the term “emergency” means a threat to person, property or serious threat to service(s).
5.2Effect of Termination. Upon termination of this Agreement: (i) Provider may immediately cease providing services; and (ii) unless otherwise explicitly defined herein or in the applicable Service Order, all MRC will become immediately due and payable. In the event Customer has not removed the Customer Equipment as of the termination date, Provider may remove the Customer Equipment from the Colocation Space and place the Customer Equipment in storage at Customer’s risk and expense and/or, after providing Customer with at least thirty (30) days’ notice, dispose of the Customer Equipment unless an extension is mutually agreed upon in writing between the parties.
6.Assignment/Colocation. Customer may not assign this Agreement, sublicense all of any portion of the Colocation Space, allow any party to collocate (which shall include the placement of any powered or passive equipment in the Colocation Space, including the racks or cabinets therein) in any portion of the Colocation Space or otherwise transfer all or any portion of its rights under this Agreement or in the Colocation Space (collectively, a “Customer Transfer”), without the prior written consent of Provider, which consent may be
withheld in Provider’s sole and absolute discretion, and in any case, Customer may not engage in a Customer Transfer to a direct or indirect competitor of Provider. The sale of all or substantially all ownership rights in Customer shall also be deemed a Customer Transfer under this Agreement but in that situation Provider’s right to consent shall be at Provider’s reasonable discretion. Any attempted Customer Transfer in violation of this Section 6 will be null and void. This Agreement will bind and inure to the benefit of each party’s permitted successors and assigns. Provider may require any party to a Customer Transfer to execute documentation acceptable to Provider (in Provider’s sole and absolute discretion) in connection with any approved Customer Transfer, and in the case of an assignment, the related assumption agreement will provide for the transferee to assume all of Customer’s liabilities, duties and obligations under this Agreement. In any event, no Customer Transfer shall relieve or release Customer of its obligations, duties or liabilities, and Customer shall remain fully liable under this Agreement, jointly and severally with the transferee. Provider may, in its sole and absolute discretion, assign this Agreement to any third party without obtaining the consent of Customer or any other party. Customer shall attorn to Provider’s assignee upon any assignment of this Agreement and shall recognize such assignee as the licensor under this Agreement. No assignment or sale by Provider shall, in and of itself, result in a termination of this Agreement. In the event of any assignment by Provider, Provider shall automatically be released from all liability under this Agreement and Customer shall look solely to the assignee for the performance of Provider’s prior obligations under this Agreement and such assignee shall be deemed to have fully assumed and be liable for all obligations of this Agreement to be performed by Provider after the date of the assignment. There shall be no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement.
7.Insurance.
7.1General Insurance. At all times Customer shall maintain, at its sole cost and expense, (i) commercial general liability insurance of not less than $2,000,000 per occurrence, (ii) workers’ compensation insurance at or greater than the minimum levels required by applicable law, (iii) “all risk” personal property insurance in an amount at least equal to the full replacement value of the Customer Equipment, and (iv) business loss and interruption insurance in an amount sufficient to compensate Customer and Customer’s end users for loss of the Colocation Space related services or the Carrier Services. Customer retains the risk of loss for, loss of (including loss of use), or damage to, the Customer Equipment and other personal property located in the Premises and for any service interruption. Provider’s insurance policies do not provide coverage for Customer’s personal property. Customer agrees that Customer shall not and shall cause the Customer Representatives to not pursue any Claims against Provider unless and until Customer or the Customer Representative, as applicable, first files a claim against Customer’s insurance policy and the applicable insurance provider(s) finally resolve such claims against Customer. Customer shall include Provider, Provider’s managing agent, and any mortgagee of the Premises as additional insureds on all insurance policies required under this Section 7.1, and such policies may not be cancelled without thirty (30) days’ prior notice to Provider. Customer shall provide policy endorsements to Provider upon request. Prior to (i) the Commencement Date and (ii) at least ten (10) days prior to the expiration date of any of the insurance policies, Customer will furnish copies of certificates to Provider which evidence that Customer has obtained the insurance required hereunder, and shall provide evidence to Provider of the deductibles in connection with all policies hereunder. Customer shall ensure that each applicable policy required hereunder contains a waiver of subrogation provision for the benefit of Provider. In the event that Customer shall fail to promptly furnish any insurance coverage hereunder required to be procured by Customer, Provider, at its sole option, shall have the right after ten (10) days’ prior written notice to Customer to obtain the same and pay the premium therefor for a period not exceeding one (1) year in each instance, and the premium so paid by Provider plus interest thereon at the Default Interest Rate shall be immediately due and payable by Customer to Provider as additional NRC.
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7.2Casualty. In the event the Colocation Space is damaged by fire or other perils covered by Provider’s insurance, and Provider chooses to repair, reconstruct or restore the Colocation Space, Customer’s MRC shall be abated proportionately with the degree to which Customer’s use of the Colocation Space is impaired during the period of such repair, reconstruction or restoration. Under the circumstances described in the foregoing, should Provider decide not to repair, reconstruct or restore the Colocation Space, Customer shall be entitled to terminate and in the event Customer has prepaid fees, Customer shall receive a pro-rata refund of any pre-paid fees as of the effective date of such termination.
8.Limitations of Liability.
8.1Personal Injury. Each Customer Representative and any other person visiting the Premises does so at his or her own risk, and, unless caused by Provider’s gross negligence or intentional act, Provider shall not be liable for any harm to such persons.
8.2Liability. IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE OTHER, OR ANY CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE, ANY THIRD PARTY OR OTHERWISE, FOR ANY INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, PUNITIVE, INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST REVENUE, LOST PROFITS, LOSS OF TECHNOLOGY, LOSS OF DATA, NON-DELIVERIES, OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THE COLOCATION SPACE, SERVICES OR ANY ASPECT OF CUSTOMER’S BUSINESS, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES, WHETHER UNDER THEORY OF CONTRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE. IN NO EVENT WILL EITHER PARTY’S AGGREGATE LIABILITY ARISING FROM OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY EXCEED THE AMOUNT INVOICED AND, IN PROVIDER’S CASE, PAID BY CUSTOMER FOR THE COLOCATION SPACE WHICH IS THE SUBJECT OF THE DISPUTE IN THE SIX (6) MONTHS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE DATE ON WHICH THE SUBJECT CLAIM AROSE. THESE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY DESPITE THE FAILURE OF THE ESSENTIAL PURPOSE OF ANY REMEDY. THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO INDEMNITY OBLIGATIONS, AN INTENTIONAL OR GROSSLY NEGLIGENT ACT BY A PARTY, ANY BREACH OF SECTION 11.3 “CONFIDENTIALITY”, OR BE INTERPRETED TO REDUCE COMPENSATION FOR THE PROVISION OF THE SERVICES WHICH IS OTHERWISE DUE TO PROVIDER.
8.3The parties shall attempt to resolve any disputes, claims or controversies under or related to this Agreement through good faith negotiations and shall escalate any such disputes to their respective senior level leadership.
8.4To the extent not prohibited by law, Provider and Customer hereby waive any right to a trial by jury in any action seeking specific performance of any provision of this Agreement, for damages for any default under this Agreement, or otherwise for enforcement of any right or remedy hereunder.
9.Indemnification.
9.1Customer agrees and covenants to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Provider, its directors, officers, managers, members, employees, agents, affiliates and customers (collectively with Provider, the “Provider Covered Entities”) for, from and against any and all costs, expenses, damages, losses and/or liabilities (including attorney fees) (collectively, “Costs”) arising from or related to Claims made against Provider by a third party alleging: (i) infringement or misappropriation of any intellectual property rights related to Customer’s occupancy in the Colocation Space; (ii) damage caused by or related to Customer’s operations, including any violation of the Rules or any Carrier’s acceptable use policy (including anti-spam
policies); (iii) any damage or destruction to the Colocation Space, the Premises, Provider equipment or to another Provider customer which damage is caused by or results from acts or omissions by Customer or any Customer Representative; (iv) any property damage or personal injury to any Customer Representative arising out of such individual’s activities at the Premises; (v) any damage arising from or related to the Customer Equipment or Customer’s business; or (vi) any warranties provided by or through Customer to any third parties regarding the Colocation Space or the Carrier Services (collectively, the “Provider Covered Claims”). In the event of a Covered Claim, Provider Covered Entity may select its own counsel to participate in the defense of such Claim. Customer will not settle a Covered Claim in a manner that imposes liability or obligation upon a Covered Entity.
9.2Provider agrees and covenants to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Customer, its directors, officers, managers, members, employees, agents, affiliates and customers (collectively with Customer, the “Customer Covered Entities”) for, from and against any and all Costs arising from or related to Claims made against Customer by a third party due to Provider’s gross negligence or willful misconduct alleging: (i) infringement or misappropriation of any intellectual property rights related to the Colocation Space; or (ii) personal injury or wrongful death (collectively, the “Customer Covered Claims”). In the event of a Customer Covered Claim, Customer may select its own counsel to participate in the defense of such Claim. Provider will not settle a Covered Claim in a manner that imposes liability or obligation upon a Customer Covered Entity.
10.Hazardous Materials. “Hazardous Materials” means any substance referred to, or defined in any law, as a hazardous material or hazardous substance (or other similar term). Except as may be incorporated into the Customer Equipment in an ordinary or accepted trade usage, each Party will not cause or permit any Hazardous Materials to be brought upon, kept, stored, discharged, released or used in, under or about any portion of the Premises. Customer will cause all Hazardous Materials brought to the Premises by or on behalf of Customer to be removed from the Premises in compliance with all applicable laws. If Customer or its agents perform any act or omission that contaminates or expands the scope of contamination of the Premises, then Customer will promptly, at Customer’s expense, take all investigatory and remedial actions necessary to fully remove and dispose of such Hazardous Materials and any contamination so caused in compliance with all applicable laws. Customer will also repair all damage to the Premises caused by such contamination and remediation.
11.Miscellaneous Provisions.
11.1Force Majeure. Except for the payment of money, neither party will be liable for any failure or delay in its performance under this Agreement due to any cause beyond its reasonable control, including acts of war, acts of God, earthquake, flood, embargo, riot, sabotage, labor shortage or dispute (excluding a party’s own staff and personnel), loss of the Premises (in whole or part) for any reason, governmental act or failure of the Carrier or the Internet. If a force majeure event prevents the provision of all Services for a period of thirty (30) consecutive days, Customer may terminate the affected Services at no penalty by providing thirty (30) days written notice and in the event of prepaid fees, shall be entitled to a pro-rata refund of any pre-paid Services.
11.2No Lease. Customer acknowledges and agrees that Customer has not been granted any real property interest in the Colocation Space or the Premises, and Customer has no rights as a tenant or otherwise under any real property or landlord/tenant laws or regulations. Customer shall not record any notice of this Agreement. Customer shall not permit any liens to be placed on the Premises or portion thereof and shall have any such liens immediately removed. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as to establish any relationship of landlord and tenant among the parties hereto.
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11.3Confidentiality. The parties acknowledge and agree: (i) that this Agreement is the confidential information of each party; (ii) the technical aspects of Customer’s deployment in the Colocation Space is the confidential information of Customer; and (iii) the Service Orders, pricing, service offerings, the design of the Premises, related services and the manner by which Provider provides the Colocation Space and access to Carrier Services are the confidential information of Provider (collectively, “Confidential Information”). Confidential Information may be used by the recipient only in connection with its performance under this Agreement. Each party will use reasonable efforts to protect the other party’s Confidential Information and will use at least the same efforts to protect such Confidential Information as the party would use to protect its own Confidential Information. Confidential Information may not be disclosed except to those employees or contractors of the recipient with a need to know and who agree to hold the information in confidence and who are subject to confidentiality obligations at least as restrictive as those contained herein. If a party is legally compelled to disclose the Confidential Information of the other party, such party shall provide the non-disclosing party with notice of such requirement prior to disclosure so that the non-disclosing party may seek an appropriate remedy, except to the extent the disclosing party is prohibited by applicable law or court order from notifying the non-disclosing party of the disclosure of Confidential Information. Confidential Information excludes information that: (i) is or becomes generally available to the public through no wrongful act of the recipient; (ii) is received from a third party with the right to supply it; or (iii) is independently developed by the recipient. Upon written request, the recipient will return the Confidential Information to the discloser and shall not retain any copies of such Confidential Information. The parties acknowledge and agree that Provider does not require access to any Confidential Information (including end customer information) which may be located on the Customer Equipment. Provider covenants not to attempt to access any information on the Customer Equipment without the prior written consent of Customer and Customer covenants not to provide Provider with access to such information without the prior written consent of Provider.
11.4Time. Time is of the essence with respect to this Agreement and the performance of each and every provision hereof.
11.5Notices. Any notice or communication given hereunder may be delivered personally, by electronic mail to a designated contact (other than notices of breach or termination), deposited with an overnight courier or mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, to the address of the receiving party indicated on the Service Order, or at such other address as either party may provide to the other. Notices will be deemed delivered upon receipt.
All notices to Provider shall be addressed to the following:
Rocket Mortgage, LLC
[***]

With copies addressed to the following:
Rock Central LLC
[***]
and
Rock Central LLC
[***]

All notices to the Customer shall be addressed to the following:

Everstream GLC Holding Company LLC
[***]

All invoices to the Customer shall be addressed to the following:

Everstream GLC Holding Company LLC
[***]

11.6Parking. In connection with this Agreement, during the Service Commitment Period Customer shall be entitled to the use of marked visitor parking spaces in the parking facilities associated with the Premises on a first come, first served, as available basis.
11.7No Waiver. No term or provision of this Agreement shall be deemed waived and no breach or default shall be deemed excused unless such waiver or consent is in writing and signed by the parties. A consent to waiver of or excuse for a breach or default by either party, whether express or implied, shall not constitute a consent to, waiver of, or excuse for any different or subsequent breach or default.
11.8Relationship of Parties. Provider and Customer are independent of one another and this Agreement does not establish any relationship of partnership, joint venture, employment, franchise or agency between Provider and Customer. Neither Provider nor Customer will have the power to bind the other or incur obligations on the other’s behalf without the other’s prior written consent.
11.9Choice of Law; Litigation. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with, and all disputes hereunder shall be governed by, the laws of the State of Michigan, excluding its conflict of law rules. Provider and Customer consent to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts (state and federal) located within the City of Detroit and County of Wayne in the State of Michigan in connection with any dispute arising under this Agreement. In any action, legal proceeding or suit relating to this Agreement, the losing party shall pay the prevailing party its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs in such action, legal proceeding or suit, as applicable, including costs of collection. Any obligations of the parties occurring prior to the expiration or termination of this Agreement shall survive such expiration or termination.
11.10Entire Agreement. This Agreement represents the complete agreement of the parties with respect to the subject matter herein, and supersedes any other agreement or understanding, written or oral. Provider and Customer expressly covenant and agree that the terms of this Agreement shall govern in the case of any conflicting terms related to intellectual property rights including, without limitation, each party’s respective indemnity obligations relating to such. This Agreement may be modified only through a written instrument signed by both parties that explicitly incorporates this Agreement by reference and identifies the section(s) it modifies. There are no third-party beneficiaries to this Agreement. Except as expressly stated herein, all rights and remedies herein are cumulative and without prejudice to each other or any other remedies available in law or equity.
11.11Waiver of Liability. Customer acknowledges it is bringing its Customer Equipment onto the Premises and may request assistance with moving, installing or removing the same during the Term. In connection with the same, Customer hereby covenants and agrees that the assistance of Provider, its employees or agents is at Customer’s own risk and that Customer assumes the risk that in the moving, installing or removing of Customer Equipment there is a possibility of accidental physical injury or property damage. Customer hereby releases and forever discharges Provider, its employees and agents from any and all liability, harm and damage, and waives any and all claims whatsoever, for any injury, accident or property damage in connection with Customer’s use, installation or transporting of Customer Equipment in and from the Premises. In addition, Customer agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless Provider, its employees and agents from any and all costs, claims, liability, harm, damage or expenses (including legal fees) resulting from Customer’s use, installation or transporting of Customer Equipment in and from the Premises.
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11.12Severability. In the event any provision of this Agreement is held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable, that provision will be reformed and enforced to the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, and the other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect.
11.13Warranties. Both parties represent and warrant that they have full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform their obligations under this Agreement and the person whose signature appears on the Service Order is authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the respective party. EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION, THE COLOCATION SPACE ITSELF IS PROVIDED “AS-IS”, AND PROVIDER SPECIFICALLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE COLOCATION SPACE, SERVICES AND THE PREMISES, INCLUDING THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OF MERCHANTABILITY AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT. USE OF ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED OVER THE PROVIDER NETWORK OR THE INTERNET IS AT CUSTOMER’S OWN RISK.
11.14Headings/Interpretation. Headings in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and in no way define, limit, or describe the scope or extent of a Section or in any way affect this Agreement. The word “including” shall be read as “including without limitation.” No provision of this Agreement shall be construed against or interpreted to the disadvantage of any party by reason of such party having or being deemed to have drafted such provision.
11.15Survival. The provisions of Sections 7, 3.3, 5.6, 6, 8, 9, 10 and 11 survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement for any reason, along with all indemnity obligations hereunder.
11.16Subordination. This Agreement (and Customer’s rights, licenses, use and occupancy hereunder) shall be subject and subordinate to any mortgage and/or deed of trust of Provider, whether existing or future, and to any renewals, modifications, consolidations, extensions and replacements thereof (including, without limitation, all advances thereon, whether existing or future). In the event any proceedings are brought for the foreclosure of any mortgage or deed of trust of Provider or any deed in lieu thereof and Provider loses possession of the Colocation Space and/or the Premises (or applicable portion thereof) as a result thereof, then Customer shall attorn to the purchaser or any successors of Provider upon any such foreclosure sale or deed in lieu thereof if so requested to do so by such party and shall recognize such party as Provider under this Agreement. Provider’s interest herein may be assigned as security at any time to any lienholder or lender. Customer shall agree to such modifications to this Agreement reasonably required by Provider’s lenders or lessors, provided such modifications may not increase Customer’s liabilities or obligations, or materially decrease Customer’s rights and remedies, under this Agreement. Customer shall, within ten (10) business days after written request, execute and acknowledge such agreements as reasonably required by Provider or Provider’s lenders in connection with this Section 6.
11.17Estoppel Certificate. Customer shall, within ten (10) business days’ after request from Provider, deliver to Provider a signed statement on Provider’s form certifying the following information (but not limited to the following information if further information is reasonably requested by Provider): (i) that this Agreement is unmodified and in full force and effect (or, if modified, stating the nature of such modification and certifying that this Agreement, as modified, is in full force and effect); (ii) the dates through which the MRC, NRC and other charges are paid; and (iii) there are not any uncured breaches or defaults on the part of Provider under this Agreement, and that there are no events or conditions then in existence which, with the passage of time or notice or both, would
constitute a breach or default on the part of Provider, or specifying such breaches or defaults, events or conditions, if any are claimed. Any such statement may be relied upon by Provider and any of Provider’s designees, including, without limitation, any prospective purchaser, assignee, lessor or lender.
11.18Confirmation. Periodically, an entity with whom Provider has a financial relationship (such as a lender) may request confirmation from Customer that this Agreement is in existence, that it is then in force, that Provider is not in breach of this Agreement and similar information (a “Confirmation”). Within ten (10) days after request from Provider, Customer will execute and deliver to Provider a Confirmation in the form reasonably requested by the third party or a description of why the requested statements in the Confirmation are not accurate.
11.19Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts with the same force and effect as if each party had executed the same instrument, provided that no party shall be bound until both parties have executed and delivered a counterpart of this Agreement to the other. This Agreement may be signed by facsimile, electronic mail of a .pdf document, or electronic signature technology (e.g., via DocuSign or similar electronic signature technology), and each of which shall be deemed to be an original, and all of which together shall be deemed to be one and the same instrument. The parties further consent and agree that (i) to the extent a party signs this Agreement using electronic signature technology, by clicking “SIGN” (or similar election), such party is signing this Agreement electronically, and (ii) the electronic signature(s) appearing on this Agreement shall be treated, for purposes of validity, enforceability and admissibility, the same as handwritten signatures. Each of Provider and Customer intends to be bound by electronically generated signatures and/or by signature(s) on the facsimile or electronically imaged document, is aware that the other party will rely on such signature(s), and hereby waives any defenses to the enforcement of the terms of this Agreement based on the form of signature(s). Signatures to this Agreement may be transmitted by the parties to each other by e-mail, and any such signatures shall be valid and binding.
11.20OFAC. Customer further represents and warrants that it is not now and has never been listed or named as, nor has it ever acted directly or indirectly for or on behalf or any person, group or entity or nation named in any Executive Order or by the United States Treasury Department or any other state or federal agency as a terrorist, or a “Special Designated National and Blocked Person,” or other banned or blocked person, entity, nation, or transaction pursuant to any law, order, rule, or regulation that is enforced or administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) or any other governmental agency.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Provider and Customer have executed this Colocation Facilities Agreement through their authorized representative to be effective as of November 1, 2021.

Provider:
Rocket Mortgage, LLC,
a Michigan limited liability company

Signature: /s/ Amy Bishop

Name:     Amy Bishop

Title:     Executive Vice President and General Counsel

Date:     November 1, 2021
Customer:
Everstream GLC Holding Company LLC,
a Delaware limited liability company

Signature: /s/ Brett Lindsey _

Name:     Brett Lindsey

Title:     Chief Executive Officer

Date:     November 1, 2021
    

    



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EX-10.3 4 exhibit103rocket-banaxamen.htm EX-10.3 Document

EXHIBIT 10.3
EXECUTION VERSION

AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

Amendment No. 3 to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of May 11, 2023 (this “Amendment”), by and between Bank of America, N.A. (“Buyer”), RCKT Mortgage SPE-A, LLC (“Seller”) and Rocket Mortgage, LLC (“Guarantor” and together with the Seller, the “Seller Parties” and each a “Seller Party”).

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Buyer and Seller Parties are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Existing Master Repurchase Agreement”; and as further amended by this Amendment, the “Master Repurchase Agreement”). The Guarantor is party to that certain Guaranty, dated as of June 29, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”), made by Guarantor in favor of Buyer.

Buyer and Seller Parties have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, that the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement be amended to reflect certain agreed upon revisions to the terms of the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement. As a condition precedent to amending the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement, Buyer has required Guarantor to ratify and affirm the Guaranty on the date hereof.

Accordingly, Buyer and Seller Parties hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual promises and mutual obligations set forth herein, that the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

SECTION 1. Representations and Warranties. Exhibit L to the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsections (g), (n), (v) and (w) and replacing them in their entirety with the following:

(g) No Outstanding Charges. With respect to each Underlying Asset, all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid, or (other than with respect to Underlying Assets related to Closed-End Second Lien Mortgage Loans) an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. Neither Guarantor nor any originator from which Guarantor acquired any Mortgage Loan (other than Closed-End Second Lien Mortgage Loans) has advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan (other than Closed-End Second Lien Mortgage Loans), except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the proceeds of such Mortgage Loan, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by one month the due date of the first installment of principal (if applicable) and interest thereunder.
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(n) Customary Provisions. The Mortgage Note has a stated maturity. The Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby. There is no homestead or other exemption or other right available to the Mortgagor or any other person, or restriction on any Seller Party or any other person, including without limitation, any federal, state or local, law, ordinance, decree, regulation, guidance, attorney general action, or other pronouncement, whether temporary or permanent in nature, that would interfere with, restrict or delay, either (y) the ability of any Seller Party, Buyer or any servicer, subservicer or any successor servicer or successor subservicer to sell the related Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or otherwise, or (z) the ability of any Seller Party, Buyer or any servicer or any successor servicer to foreclose on the related Mortgage, other than any federal, state or local law, ordinance, decree, regulation, guidance, attorney general action, or other pronouncement, whether temporary or permanent in nature restricting, limiting or otherwise establishing a moratorium on foreclosing on mortgaged properties (each, a “Foreclosure Restrictive Rule”), and subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption. Except with respect to HELOC Mortgage Loans and Closed-End Second Lien Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to FHA, VA, RD, Freddie Mac or Fannie Mae. Nothing about the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgage Loan Documents causes the Mortgage Loan to be subject to different treatment under any Foreclosure Restrictive Rule than comparable mortgage loans in the applicable jurisdiction of the related Mortgaged Property. If the Mortgage Loan is an eMortgage Loan, the related eNote contains the Agency-Required eNote Legend.

(v) Hazard Insurance. The Mortgaged Property (other than Mortgaged Property subject to a Closed-End Second Lien Mortgage Loan) is covered by a policy of hazard insurance and insurance against other insurable risks and hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in such amounts as required by the applicable Approved Investor and in accordance with the Seller’s underwriting guidelines and the Agency Guides, as applicable. With respect to Mortgaged Property subject to a Closed-End Second Lien Mortgage Loan, on the origination date, such Mortgaged Property was covered by a policy of hazard insurance and insurance against other insurable risks and hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located in such amounts as required by the applicable Approved Investor and in accordance with the Seller’s underwriting guidelines and the Agency Guides, as applicable. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration which policy conforms to Agency Guides. All such insurance policies (collectively, the “hazard insurance policy”) (other than hazard insurance policies relating to Closed-End Second Lien Mortgages) contain a standard mortgagee clause naming Guarantor, its successors and assigns (including, without limitation, subsequent owners of the Mortgage Loan), as mortgagee. With respect to such

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insurance policies (other than insurance policies relating to Closed-End Second Lien Mortgages), (i) no notice of reduction, termination or cancellation has been received by any Seller Party and (ii) all premiums on such insurance policy have been paid. The related Mortgage (other than Closed-End Second Lien Mortgages) obligates the Mortgagor to maintain all such insurance and, at such Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the mortgagee to maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and to seek reimbursement therefor from such Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor (other than Mortgagors of Closed-End Second Lien Mortgages) has been given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is not a “master” or “blanket” hazard insurance policy covering a condominium, or any hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy (other than any hazard insurance policy related to Closed-End Second Lien Mortgages) is in full force and effect and no Seller Party has engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor’s having engaged in, any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either including, without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other Person, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by any Seller Party, in any case to the extent it would impair coverage under any such policy.

(w) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered either by (i) an attorney’s opinion of title and abstract of title, the form and substance of which is acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions making mortgage loans, in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located, or (ii) a valid and enforceable title insurance policy, commitment to issue such title insurance policy or, solely with respect to Closed-End Second Lien Mortgage Loans, a property report that includes a title insurance wrapper, which title insurance policy or title insurance wrapper, as applicable, insures (or will insure) that the Mortgage relating thereto is a valid first lien or second lien, as applicable, on the Mortgaged Property therein described and that such Mortgaged Property is free and clear of all encumbrances and liens having priority over the first lien of the Mortgage (or with respect to a Closed-End Second Lien Mortgage Loan or second-lien HELOC Mortgage Loan, the priority over the second lien of the Mortgage (other than, for the avoidance of doubt, any first lien of the Mortgage that has been disclosed to Buyer)), subject only to the exceptions contained in subpart (r) of this Exhibit L, and is otherwise in compliance with the requirements of the applicable Approved Investor. Guarantor, its successors and assigns, are the sole insureds of such title insurance policy, and such title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such title insurance policy, and no prior holder, servicer or subservicer of the related Mortgage, including any Seller Party, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such title insurance policy, including without

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limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other Person, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by any Seller Party, in any case to the extent it would impair the coverage of any such policy.

SECTION 2. Fees and Expenses. Seller hereby agrees to pay to Buyer, on demand, any and all reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by Buyer in connection with the development, preparation and execution of this Amendment, irrespective of whether any transactions hereunder are executed.

SECTION 3. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon Buyer’s receipt of this Amendment, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of Buyer and Seller Parties.

SECTION 4. Limited Effect. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

SECTION 5. Counterparts. This Amendment and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Amendment (each a “Communication”) may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures (including, without limitation, facsimile and .pdf) and shall be considered an original, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. This Amendment may be executed simultaneously in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by Buyer of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. Electronic Signatures and facsimile signatures shall be deemed valid and binding to the same extent as the original. For purposes hereof, “Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.

SECTION 6. Severability. Each provision and agreement herein shall be treated as separate and independent from any other provision or agreement herein and shall be enforceable notwithstanding the unenforceability of any such other provision or agreement.

SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

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SECTION 8. Reaffirmation of Guaranty. The Guarantor hereby (i) agrees that the liability of Guarantor or rights of Buyer under the Guaranty shall not be affected as a result of this Amendment, (ii) ratifies and affirms all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Guaranty and (iii) acknowledges and agrees that the Guaranty is and shall continue to be in full force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Buyer
By: /s/ Adam Robitshek
Name: Adam Robitshek
Title: Director
Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to A&R Master Repurchase Agreement (BANA/Rocket)




RCKT MORTGAGE SPE-A, LLC, as Seller
By: /s/ Brian Brown
Name: Brian Brown
Title: Assistant Treasurer

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, as Guarantor
By: /s/ Brian Brown
Name: Brian Brown
Title: Treasurer
Signature Page to Amendment No. 3 to A&R Master Repurchase Agreement (BANA/Rocket)
EX-10.4 5 exhibit104ceoofferletter.htm EX-10.4 Document
RKT Holdings Exhibit 10.4

July 28, 2023

Varun Krishna

Re: Offer of Employment

Congratulations,

We are thrilled to present you with this offer to join RKT Holdings, LLC (the “Company”) as a Full-time team member. We hope you are as excited about this opportunity as we are. Next, you’ll find a summary of the position, compensation and benefits being offered to you as a part of our world-class team, subject to approval by the Board of Directors of Rocket Companies, Inc. (the “Board”).

Position: Chief Executive Officer, reporting to the Board.

Start Date: September 5, 2023, except as otherwise agreed in writing by you and the Company (“Start Date”).

Work Location; Relocation: Your principal place of business will be the Company’s corporate headquarters in Detroit, MI (“Primary Workplace”). You will be eligible for relocation benefits in accordance with the Company’s standard practices and which includes relocation information previously provided to you. Notwithstanding the foregoing, during the first six months following your Start Date, the Company will pay or reimburse your reasonable commuting costs as part of the planned relocation.

Base Pay: You will be paid an annualized base salary of $1,250,000, earned and payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll policies and procedures, less applicable taxes and other withholdings. As a salary exempt team member, you are not eligible for overtime premiums. You will be paid on a bi-weekly basis or otherwise in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures.

Annual Bonus Opportunity: Your target annual bonus opportunity for each calendar year will be 150% of your annual base salary (“Annual Bonus”). The amount of any actual Annual Bonus is based on performance, as determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”), and is not guaranteed. Subject to the terms of this offer letter, Annual Bonus amounts are not earned until the time of payment and employment on the day of payment is a condition to receive such payment. The Annual Bonus amount for 2023 will be paid at target level, prorated based on your Start Date. Payment of any Annual Bonus will occur on or before June 30 of the year following the applicable performance year.

Equity Grants: During March 2024, you will receive grants of time-based Rocket Companies, Inc. restricted stock units (“RSUs”), with each RSU representing the right to receive one underlying share of Class A common stock if the vesting conditions are met, and performance-based RSUs (“PSUs”) on the following terms: (i) the number of time-based RSUs will be determined by dividing $8,437,500 by the average daily closing price of Rocket Companies, Inc. stock over the thirty (30) calendar day period ending on the Start Date (the “Average Price”), rounded down to the nearest share, and such RSUs will be eligible for vesting in equal annual installments on each of the first three anniversaries of the grant date; and (ii) the target number of PSUs (representing the amount that can be earned at target level performance) will be determined by dividing $8,437,500 by the Average Price, rounded down to the nearest share, and such PSUs will be eligible for vesting to the extent of the Company’s achievement of performance criteria to be approved by the Committee. Any subsequent equity grants will be determined by the Committee in its discretion. Each equity grant will be subject to the terms of the Rocket Companies, Inc. 2020 Omnibus Incentive Plan (as amended from time to time, the “Plan”) and an Award Agreement thereunder in the standard form.

Sign-on Bonus: Promptly following your Start Date (and in any event no later than October 15, 2023), you will receive a sign-on cash bonus of $2,000,000. As part of accepting this offer, you acknowledge that if within 12 months after your Start Date, you voluntarily terminate your employment without Good Reason (as defined below) or are involuntarily terminated by the Company for Cause (as defined below), you agree to reimburse the Company 100 percent of this cash sign-on bonus. You authorize the Company to take any actions necessary to enforce such reimbursement, including any offsets against other compensation.
Paid Time Off: On your Start Date, you will begin accruing paid time off at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period, which works out to 4 weeks (160 hours) of paid time off during your first year of employment, unless a different rate of accrual has been set between you and the Company in writing. After one year of employment, your paid time off accrual rate will increase.


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Paid time off banks will rollover year to year until the maximum banked hours are reached.

In addition to paid time off, you will receive Personal Significance Days. Personal Significance Days can be used at your discretion to observe any day or holiday meaningful to you! The number of Personal Significance Days you will receive during your first year of employment will depend on your Start Date. On January 1 of each year, you will be given two Personal Significance Days to use during that calendar year and must be used within the calendar year they are received.

The accrual and use of paid time off and Personal Significance Days are subject to Company guideposts, which may provide for certain maximums and limitations as to the amount of paid time off and Personal Significance Days that may be taken, carried forward in any given year, or paid at time of separation.

You may also be eligible for Company-paid holidays that occur during your employment with the Company. You can view a list of Company-paid holidays after your Start Date on your Company site.

Benefits: We love our team members and their families and want to make sure you are all taken care of here. Please note, subject to plan rules regarding participation and enrollment, you will be eligible under the Company’s group insurance coverage (such as medical, dental, vision and life insurance) on your FIRST day of employment! You must elect coverage or disenroll within 30 days of your Start Date, or you will be automatically enrolled in the Company’s default medical plan for team member only coverage. Some of the other benefits currently offered by the Company include: 401(k), short- and long-term disability insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), Team Member Assistance Program, virtual health services, wellness program with incentives, insurance options with Aflac, and special mortgage loan processing through Rocket Mortgage. The Company reserves the right to change, alter or terminate any benefit plan in its sole discretion. All benefits are subject to change from time to time and availability is subject to plan rules.

Business Expenses: During your employment with the Company, you will be reimbursed for your validly incurred reasonable business expenses upon the properly completed and timely submission of requisite forms and receipts to the Company in accordance with the Company’s business expense reimbursement policy. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company shall reimburse you for reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred by you in reviewing and negotiating this offer letter and the Employment Agreement and related matters, up to a maximum of $20,000. Payment of such legal fees shall be made to you within 30 days of the Company’s receipt of applicable invoices and you shall provide such invoices to the Company within 30 days of your execution of this offer letter.

Severance: For purposes of your employment with the Company, a “Qualified Termination” means the termination of your employment due to the first occurrence of any of the following: (i) termination by the Company without Cause, or (ii) resignation by you for Good Reason.

For purposes of your employment with the Company, “Cause” means: (a) your conviction of, or entry of a plea of no contest to a felony; (b) your gross negligence or willful misconduct, or a willful failure to attempt in good faith to substantially perform your duties; (c) your material breach of a material provision of an employment agreement or offer letter or any non-competition, non-disclosure or non-solicitation agreement; (d) your material violation of the Company’s material written policies; (e) your fraud or misappropriation, embezzlement or material misuse of the Company’s funds or property; or (f) your willful or reckless misconduct in respect of the officer’s obligations to the Company or its affiliates or other acts of misconduct by you occurring during the course of your employment or service that results in or could reasonably be expected to result in material damage to the Company’s property, business or reputation; provided that the Company shall provide you with 15 business days advance written notice detailing the basis for the termination of employment for Cause and an opportunity to cure or remedy such alleged Cause events before the effective date of a termination for Cause (but the Company may place you on administrative leave and re-assign your duties during such 15-business day period without giving rise to any claim for Good Reason).

For purposes of your employment with the Company, “Good Reason” means the occurrence of any of the following without your prior written consent: (w) a material diminution in your authority, duties or responsibilities; (x) a material diminution in your base salary other than a general reduction in base salary that proportionately affects all executive officers of Rocket Companies, Inc.; (y) a relocation of your principal place of employment by more than 50 miles from the Primary Workplace; or (z) a material breach by the Company or any affiliate of a material provision of any employment agreement or offer letter or other written agreement with you. “Good Reason” shall only be found to exist if, prior to your resignation and within ninety (90) days after your awareness of the existence of an event of Good Reason, you have provided written notice to the Company describing such Good Reason event(s), and the Company does not cure or remedy such event within thirty (30) days following the
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Company’s receipt of such notice from you, and the date of your termination of employment due to your resignation for Good Reason occurs within thirty (30) days after the expiration of the foregoing thirty (30) day cure/remedy period.

If you experience a Qualified Termination, then the Company shall provide you with the following compensation and benefits (in addition to your receipt of all other compensation and benefits that you are entitled to receive in connection with any termination of employment but superseding any severance benefits under any other Company policy or practice other than under the terms of an Award Agreement and reduced by any notice required by applicable law), subject to (x) you complying with the covenants set forth in the Employment Agreement, (y) you executing and letting become effective within 30 days after your Qualified Termination a general release of claims against the Company and its affiliates (which release shall not require any covenants beyond those set forth in the Employment Agreement) and (z) the Company’s clawback policy in effect at the time of such Qualified Termination or within the three fiscal years after such Qualified Termination:
(1)    a lump sum cash payment equal to 200% of your annual base salary (and disregarding any reductions in base salary that were effected during the twelve months prior to the Qualified Termination) with such payment being made to you within 45 days after your Qualified Termination, subject to Section 6(d) of the Employment Agreement;
(2)    payment of any unpaid Annual Bonus for a prior completed year, to the extent of actual achieved performance, with payment occurring in the time frame specified above;
(3)    continued participation (on the same terms as an active employee) in the Company’s group health insurance plans for the 18 months following your Qualified Termination, which may be through reimbursement of COBRA premium payments; and
(4)    accelerated vesting of a portion of any Rocket Companies, Inc. equity awards (including the RSUs and PSUs) that have been granted and are unvested and outstanding on the date of the Qualified Termination as follows: (A) with respect to time-based RSUs (or other solely time-based equity awards), vesting upon the Qualified Termination date (and settled within 45 days thereafter, subject to Section 6(d) of the Employment Agreement) in the amount that would have vested if your employment had instead terminated 12 months later; and (B) with respect to PSUs (or other performance-based equity award), pro-rated vesting (pro-rated up to 100% based on the period from the grant date through the date of the Qualified Termination compared to the period from the grant date through the originally scheduled vesting date) but only to the extent that actual performance is achieved, as determined following the end of the performance period under the terms of the applicable award and settled on the originally scheduled vesting date.

Tax Withholding: All compensation amounts referred to herein (whether cash, equity or other benefits) are subject to applicable taxes and other withholdings.

In accepting this offer, you agree to the following:

Company Policies, Guidelines and Training. The Company maintains policies and guidelines and provides training that establishes certain expectations and rules concerning your conduct and performance. These policies and guidelines may affect your ability to participate in certain benefits and programs and may contain additional terms and conditions with respect to your employment. In accepting this offer, you agree to adhere to such policies and guidelines and participate in all required training sessions. Upon your Start Date, you will have access to the team member Company site Rockworld for more detailed information concerning some of these policies and guidelines. All Company policies and guidelines are subject to change and your continued employment with the Company is your acceptance and agreement to abide by such changes.

Background Checks. This offer and your employment with the Company are at all times contingent upon the Company’s review and satisfaction with your references and verification of background information (which may include, without limitation, verification of employment, credit history, criminal history, public social media and public records searches) and authorization to work in the United States, even if you begin employment with the Company prior to the Company’s reference and background checks.

Employment Must Not Infringe Upon the Rights of Others. In accepting this offer, you represent as follows: (a) you are not subject to any employment agreement or non-compete obligation that would preclude the Company from employing you in your position; (b) you will not disclose to the Company or otherwise use any trade secrets or proprietary information from your prior places of employment; and (c) you will not refer to or otherwise solicit for employment at the Company any former coworkers or others in contravention of any still in effect non-solicitation obligations. You hereby represent to have disclosed to the Company any agreement made by you that could restrict your work activities on behalf of the Company.

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Company-Issued Equipment. You will be provided with a Company-issued computer and other equipment to enable you to perform your job. Your computer and other equipment are exclusively the property of the Company, should only be used for business purposes, and must be maintained by you in good working condition. At the end of your employment, you must return your computer and all other equipment to the Company. The Company will not retrieve or provide you with personal files stored on your computer or any other Company-issued device or storage medium. You should not store any personally- sensitive or important personal documents or files on your Company-issued equipment. If you fail to return your computer and other equipment to the Company within 30 days of your last day of employment, you will be required to pay for the replacement costs. You agree that the Company shall be entitled to recover its costs and attorneys’ fees, in addition to any other available remedies, if the Company enforces its rights against you under this provision.

Employment Agreement. In accepting this offer, you agree to execute and abide by the employment agreement being contemporaneously provided to you separately (the “Employment Agreement”), which includes among other obligations non-compete, confidentiality, intellectual property assignment, and non- solicitation covenants. The terms of this offer letter shall prevail and govern in the event of any conflict in terms with any other agreement (including the Employment Agreement) or Company policy.

Employment At-Will. In accepting this offer, you agree that your employment with the Company hereunder and under the Employment Agreement is at the mutual consent of you and the Company, and that your employment is “at will” meaning that either you or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time with or without cause or advance notice. Your at-will status may only be modified by way of a written agreement signed by you and an officer of the Company expressly authorized by the Board.

Initial Documentation. Federal law mandates all new hires provide official documentation of their legal authorization to work in the United States no later than the third day of employment. Failure to provide documentation of valid work authorization by the third day of employment will result in termination.

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We look forward to you joining our team! This offer letter constitutes the entire agreement between you and the Company regarding the terms and conditions of our offer of employment and your employment with the Company, and supersedes any prior agreements, statements or representations made between the parties regarding your employment. The Company reserves the right to modify or rescind this offer in its sole discretion up to the date employment begins. Please review these terms to make sure they are consistent with your understanding of your role. If so, we welcome you to sign this letter to confirm your acceptance.

We believe that you will find your career with RKT Holdings as both a rewarding and exciting journey. We look forward to having you as part of our fun and inspirational culture where you feel accepted and valued. Welcome to the team!

Congratulations!
RKT Holdings



/s/ William Emerson





AGREED TO:    /s/Varun Krishna    
Varun Krishna

DATE: July 28, 2023

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EX-10.5 6 exhibit105ceoemploymentagr.htm EX-10.5 Document
EXHIBIT 10.5
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
This Employment Agreement (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of July 28, 2023, by and between RKT Holdings, LLC (the “Company”) and Varun Krishna (“Executive” and, together with the Company, the “Parties”), effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties desire to enter into a written employment agreement to reflect the terms upon which Executive shall provide services to the Company and/or its direct and indirect subsidiaries, whether existing on the Effective Date or thereafter acquired or formed (each, a “Rocket Company,” and with Rocket Companies, Inc. (“Rocket”), collectively, the “Rocket Companies”), in furtherance of the provisions set forth in the Offer Letter between the Parties dated July 28, 2023 (the “Offer Letter”); and
WHEREAS, Executive’s agreement to enter into this Agreement and be bound by the terms hereof, including the restrictive covenants described herein, is a material inducement to the Rocket Companies’ willingness to provide compensation to Executive as described herein, and the Rocket Companies would not otherwise grant such compensation to Executive if Executive did not agree to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, terms, covenants, and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and the performance by the Parties of their respective obligations hereunder, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
AGREEMENTS
1.Term. The term of this Agreement and of Executive’s employment with the Company hereunder (the “Term”) shall be effective as of the date of Executive’s commencement of employment, which is expected to occur on September 5, 2023 or such other date as may be mutually agreed in writing by the Parties (the “Effective Date”) and continue until Executive’s employment is terminated in accordance with Section 6 of this Agreement. Executive’s employment hereunder shall be “at will”, such that the Company may terminate Executive’s employment at any time (subject to the Severance section terms in the Offer Letter), with or without reason and with or without notice, and Executive may resign at any time, with or without reason and with or without notice (except as expressly set forth herein).
2.Position and Duties. On the Effective Date, Executive shall be the Chief Executive Officer of Rocket, reporting directly to the Board of Directors of Rocket (the “Board”). Executive shall have such responsibilities, duties, and authorities as are assigned by the Board and are commensurate with the position of Chief Executive Officer, including such other positions (without additional compensation) with any Rocket Company as determined by the Company in its discretion. Executive shall fulfill his duties and responsibilities in a diligent, trustworthy and appropriate manner and in compliance with the policies and practices of the Company and applicable law. During the Term, Executive shall devote his full business time and attention to the business and affairs of the Rocket Companies and shall not be engaged in or employed by or provide services to any other business enterprise without the written approval of the Board; provided, however, that Executive may manage his personal affairs, finances, and investments, and may participate in charitable and not-for-profit activities, all without the necessity of obtaining the Board’s approval, so long as such activities do not create an actual or potential conflict of interest with, or interfere with the performance of, Executive’s duties hereunder or conflict with Executive’s covenants under Sections 7 through 11 of this Agreement, in each case as determined in the sole judgment of the Board.



3.Compensation. For all services rendered by Executive (including his compliance with the covenants in Sections 7 through 11 of this Agreement) to the Rocket Companies, the Rocket Companies shall compensate Executive during the Term as follows, except as otherwise set forth in the Offer Letter:
(a)Base Salary. The annual base salary payable to Executive shall be determined by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Committee”) from time to time, and shall be paid in substantially equal installments on a regular basis in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures, and prorated for any partial year of employment (the “Base Salary”).
(b)Annual Bonus. For each fiscal year during the Term, Executive shall be eligible for an annual bonus (the “Annual Bonus”) based on the satisfaction of such business objectives and/or other criteria as determined in the sole discretion of the Committee. The Annual Bonus shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s customary practices for payment of annual bonuses to senior executive employees, subject to Executive’s continued employment through the payment date and subject to any clawback or recoupment policies in effect from time to time.
(c)Benefits and Perquisites. Executive shall be entitled to participate in the employee benefit plans and programs of the Rocket Companies in accordance with the terms of such plans and programs.
(d)Vacation. Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation during each calendar year (prorated for any partial calendar year of employment) in accordance with the Rocket Companies’ policies and practices for senior executive employees of the Rocket Companies.
4.Expense Reimbursement. The Company shall reimburse Executive for (or, at the Company’s option, pay) all business travel and other out-of-pocket expenses reasonably incurred by Executive in the performance of his duties under this Agreement. All reimbursable expenses shall be appropriately documented by Executive upon submission of any request for reimbursement in a manner consistent with the expense reporting policies of the Rocket Companies and applicable federal and state tax recordkeeping requirements.
5.Place of Performance. Executive shall carry out his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement principally in and from the Company’s offices in Detroit, Michigan, unless otherwise mutually agreed to in writing by the Company and the Executive. Executive understands that his position will involve travel and agrees to undertake such travel as may be necessary or desirable in the performance of his duties and responsibilities under this Agreement.
6.Termination; Rights on Termination. Executive’s employment under this Agreement may be terminated by either Party at any time and for any reason; provided, however, that Executive is requested to give the Company at least 60 days advance written notice of any resignation of Executive’s employment hereunder (and in such event, the Company may in its sole discretion elect to accelerate Executive’s date of termination of employment). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Executive’s employment shall automatically terminate upon Executive’s death. A termination of Executive’s employment will also comply with the Severance section in the Offer Letter.
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(a)Resignation From All Positions. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive agrees to resign, as of the date of termination, from all positions, whether as officer, director, employee, trustee, consultant or otherwise, that Executive then holds with the Rocket Companies, except as otherwise agreed to by the Parties. Executive agrees to promptly execute such documents as the Company shall reasonably deem necessary to effect such resignations, and in the event that the Executive is unable or unwilling to, or does not, execute any such document, Executive hereby grants his proxy to any officer of the Company to so execute on his behalf or will otherwise be deemed to have resigned from all such positions.
(b)Payment Through Termination. Upon termination of Executive’s employment for any reason, Executive shall be entitled to receive his Base Salary and all benefits and reimbursements earned or accrued through the effective date of termination. Such Base Salary shall be paid in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll procedures. No other compensation or benefits will be due or payable to Executive after such termination, except as provided in the Offer Letter or in Section 19 or as provided or as otherwise required under the terms of the employee benefit/incentive plans and programs of the Rocket Companies or applicable law.
(c)Provisions that Survive Termination of Agreement. All rights and obligations of the Parties under this Agreement shall cease as of the effective date of termination of this Agreement, except that (i) the Company’s payment and other obligations under this Section 6 of this Agreement, if any, and its rights and/or obligations under Sections 17 through 19 of this Agreement shall survive such termination in accordance with their terms, and (ii) Executive’s obligations under Sections 7 through 12, Sections 17 through 19 and Section 21 of this Agreement shall survive such termination in accordance with their terms.
(d)Compliance with Code Section 409A.
(i)The Parties intend all payments and provisions of any amount or benefit under this Agreement and the Offer Letter to be exempt from, or comply with, the requirements of Section 409A of the Code (“Section 409A”), and this Agreement shall, to the extent practical, be operated and administered to effectuate such intent. In furtherance thereof, if payment or provision of any such amount or benefit at the time specified in this Agreement or the Offer Letter would subject such amount or benefit to any additional tax under Section 409A, the payment or provision of such amount or benefit shall be postponed to the earliest commencement date on which the payment or the provision of such amount or benefit could be made without incurring such additional tax. In addition, to the extent that any regulations or guidance issued under Section 409A (after application of the previous provision of this Section 6(d)) would subject Executive to the payment of interest or any additional tax under Section 409A, the Parties agree, to the extent reasonably possible, to amend this Agreement or Offer Letter, as applicable, in order to avoid the imposition of any such interest or additional tax under Section 409A.
(ii)With respect to the payment or provision of any amount or benefit under this Agreement or the Offer Letter or under any other Rocket Company plan, policy or agreement constituting nonqualified deferred compensation subject to Section 409A, (A) all expenses or other reimbursements provided herein shall be payable in accordance with the Company’s policies in effect from time to time, but in any event shall be made on or prior to the last day of the taxable year following the taxable year in which such expenses were incurred by Executive; (B) no such reimbursement or expenses eligible for reimbursement in any taxable year shall in any way affect the expenses eligible for reimbursement in any other taxable year; and (C) the right to reimbursement or in-kind benefits shall not be subject to liquidation or exchange for another benefit.
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(iii)If Executive is deemed on the date of termination of employment to be a “specified employee” within the meaning of that term under Section 409A, then with regard to the payment or provision of any amount or benefit under this Agreement or the Offer Letter or under any other Rocket Company plan, policy or agreement that is considered nonqualified deferred compensation under Section 409A payable on account of a “separation from service,” such payment or benefit shall be made or provided on the first business day following the earlier of (A) the expiration of the six (6)-month period measured from the date of such “separation from service” of Executive, and (B) the date of Executive’s death (the “Delay Period”). Upon the expiration of the Delay Period, all payments and benefits delayed pursuant to this Section 6(d) (whether they would have otherwise been payable in a single sum or in installments in the absence of such delay) shall be paid or reimbursed to Executive in a lump sum (without interest) on the first business day following the Delay Period, and any remaining payments and benefits due under this Agreement shall be paid or provided in accordance with the normal payment dates specified for them herein. To the extent required by Section 409A, with respect to any payment to be made within a specified period that begins in one taxable year and ends in a second taxable year, the payment will always be made in the second taxable year.
(iv)Executive’s right to receive any installment payments payable hereunder shall be treated as a right to receive a series of separate payments and, accordingly, each such installment payment shall at all times be considered a separate and distinct payment for purposes of Section 409A.
7.Executive Covenants.
(a)Executive acknowledges and agrees that during his employment with the Company, he will be providing services to the Rocket Companies and that he will be intimately involved in the planning for or direction of the business of the Rocket Companies, and that he has or will obtain selective or specialized skills, knowledge, abilities, or customer contacts or information by reason of working for the Company and providing services to the Rocket Companies.
(b)During Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter (the “Restricted Period”), Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other person, company, partnership, corporation, business, group, or other entity (each, a “Person”), engage, within the Territory (as described below), as an officer, director, owner, partner, member, joint venturer, employee, independent contractor, agent or consultant in any business engaged in the Business of the Rocket Companies (as described below); provided, however, that Executive shall not be prohibited from passively owning less than five percent (5%) of the outstanding shares of any class of equity securities registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “34 Act”).
(c)In addition, during Executive’s employment with the Company and for a period of eighteen (18) months thereafter, Executive shall not, either directly or indirectly, for himself or on behalf of or in conjunction with any other Person:
(i)solicit or attempt to solicit any employee, agent or contract worker of the Rocket Companies (or any employee, agent or contract worker who was employed or engaged by the Rocket Companies within the twenty-four (24) months prior to Executive’s termination of employment) to end his or her relationship with any Rocket Company or hire or attempt to hire any of the foregoing; or
(ii)seek to induce or otherwise cause any customer, client, supplier, vendor, licensee, licensor or any other Person with whom any Rocket Company then has, or during the twenty-four (24) months prior to such time had, a business relationship, whether by contract or otherwise, to discontinue or alter such business relationship in a manner that is adverse to any Rocket Company.
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(d)For purposes of Sections 7 through 11 of this Agreement:
(i)The “Territory” shall be defined as the United States of America, Canada and any other territory where Executive is working and providing services or the Rocket Companies are doing business at the time of termination of employment with the Company; which Executive acknowledges and agrees is the territory in which he is providing services to the Rocket Companies pursuant to this Agreement.
(ii)The “Business of the Rocket Companies” means (A) any business or activity engaged in by any of the Rocket Companies and (B) any other business opportunity that is under active consideration by any of the Rocket Companies during the Term.
(e)The covenants in this Section 7 are severable and separate, and the unenforceability of any specific covenant shall not affect the provisions of any other covenant. If any provision of this Section 7 relating to the time period, scope, or geographic area of the restrictive covenants shall be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction or arbitrator to exceed the maximum time period, scope, or geographic area, as applicable, that such court or arbitrator deems reasonable and enforceable, then this Agreement shall automatically be considered to have been amended and revised to reflect such determination.
(f)All of the covenants in this Section 7 shall be construed as an agreement independent of any other provisions in this Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action Executive may have against any Rocket Company, whether predicated on this Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to the enforcement by any Rocket Company of such covenants.
(g)Executive has carefully read and considered the provisions of this Section 7 and, having done so, agrees that the restrictive covenants in this Section 7 impose a fair and reasonable restraint on Executive and are reasonably required to protect the interests of the Rocket Companies and their respective officers, directors, employees and equityholders.
8.Trade Secrets and Confidential Information.
(a)For purposes of this Section 8, “Confidential Information” means all non-public or proprietary data or information (other than Trade Secrets) concerning the business and operations of the Rocket Companies, including, but not limited to, any non-public information (regardless of whether in writing or retained as personal knowledge) pertaining to research and development; product costs, designs and processes; equityholder information; pricing, cost, or profit factors; quality programs; annual budget and long-range business plans; marketing plans and methods; contracts and bids; business ideas and methods, inventions, innovations, developments, graphic designs, website designs, patterns, specifications, procedures, databases and personnel. “Trade Secret” means trade secret as defined by applicable state law. In the absence of such a definition, Trade Secret means information including, but not limited to, any technical or nontechnical data, formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method, technique, drawing, process, financial data, financial plan, product plan, list of actual or potential customers or suppliers or other information similar to any of the foregoing, which (i) derives economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by, other persons who can derive economic value from its disclosure or use and (ii) is the subject of efforts that are reasonable under the circumstances to maintain its secrecy.
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(b)Executive acknowledges that in the course of his employment with the Company, he will receive or will have access to Confidential Information and Trade Secrets of the Rocket Companies, and that unauthorized or improper use or disclosure by Executive of such Confidential Information or Trade Secrets will cause serious and irreparable harm to the Rocket Companies. Accordingly, he is willing to enter into the covenants contained in Sections 7 through 11 of this Agreement in order to provide the Rocket Companies with what he considers to be reasonable protection for its interests.
(c)Executive hereby agrees to (i) hold in confidence all Confidential Information of the Rocket Companies that come into his knowledge during his employment by the Company and (ii) not disclose, publish or make use of such Confidential Information, other than in the good-faith performance of his duties, without the prior written consent of the Company for as long as the information remains Confidential Information.
(d)Executive hereby agrees to hold in confidence all Trade Secrets of the Rocket Companies that come into his knowledge during his employment by the Company and not to disclose, publish, or make use of at any time after the date hereof such Trade Secrets without the prior written consent of the Company for as long as the information remains a Trade Secret.
(e)Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of this Section 8 will not apply to (i) Confidential Information or Trade Secrets that otherwise becomes generally known in the industry or to the public through no act of Executive or any person or entity acting by or on Executive’s behalf or information which Executive can demonstrate to have had rightfully in his possession prior to the commencement of his employment or services with any of the Rocket Companies or their Affiliates or (ii) information required to be disclosed by judicial or governmental proceedings; provided that, in the event Executive is ordered by a court or other government agency to disclose any Confidential Information, Executive shall (1) promptly notify the Company of such order, (2) diligently contest such order at the sole expense of the Company as expenses occur, and (3) seek to obtain at the sole expense of the Company such confidential treatment as may be available under applicable laws for any information disclosed under such order.
(f)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, nothing in this Agreement will prohibit Executive from making reports of possible violations of federal law or regulation to any governmental agency or entity in accordance with the provisions of and rules promulgated under Section 21F of the ’34 Act or Section 806 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, or of any other whistleblower protection provisions of federal law or regulation, or require modification or prior approval by the Company or any other Rocket Company of any such reporting.
(g)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, pursuant to the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, Executive shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any federal or state Trade Secret law for the disclosure of a Trade Secret that: (i) is made (A) in confidence to a Federal, state, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (B) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or (ii) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal. Executive also understands that if he files a lawsuit for retaliation by the Company for reporting a suspected violation of law, Executive may disclose the Trade Secret to his attorney and use the Trade Secret information in the court proceeding, if Executive (i) files any document containing the Trade Secret under seal, and (ii) does not disclose the Trade Secret, except pursuant to court order.
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9.Nondisparagement. During the Term and thereafter, except as required in the good faith conduct of his duties Executive shall not, directly or indirectly, take any action, or encourage others to take any action, to disparage or criticize any Rocket Company or any affiliate of any Rocket Company or their respective officers, directors, agents, or executives. Following the end of the Term, the Company shall direct the executive officers of, and members of the Board of Directors of, Rocket Companies, Inc. not to disparage Executive.
10.Return of Company Property. All records, designs, patents, business plans, financial statements, manuals, memoranda, customer lists, computer data, customer information, equipment, supplies, furniture and other property or information delivered to or compiled by Executive by or on behalf of the Rocket Companies, their representatives, vendors or customers shall be and remain the property of the Rocket Companies, and be subject at all times to its discretion and control. Upon the request of any Rocket Company and, in any event, upon the termination of Executive’s employment with the Rocket Companies, Executive shall promptly deliver all such materials to the Rocket Companies.
11.Work Product and Inventions.
(a)Works. Executive acknowledges that Executive’s work on and contributions to documents, programs, methodologies, protocols, and other expressions in any tangible medium (including, without limitation, all business ideas and methods, inventions, innovations, developments, graphic designs, web site designs, patterns, specifications, procedures or processes, market research, databases, works of authorship, products and other works of creative authorship) which have been or will be prepared by Executive, or to which Executive has contributed or will contribute, in connection with Executive’s services to any Rocket Company (collectively, “Works”), are and will be within the scope of Executive’s employment and part of Executive’s duties and responsibilities. Executive’s work on and contributions to the Works will be rendered and made by Executive for, at the instigation of, and under the overall direction of any Rocket Company, and are and at all times shall be regarded, together with the Works, as “work made for hire” as that term is used in the United States Copyright Laws. However, to the extent that any court or agency should conclude that the Works (or any of them) do not constitute or qualify as a “work made for hire”, Executive hereby assigns, grants, and delivers exclusively and throughout the world to the Company all rights, titles and interests in and to any such Works, and all copies and versions, including all copyrights and renewals. Executive agrees to cooperate with the Company and to execute and deliver to the Company and its successors and assigns, any assignments and documents the Company requests for the purpose of establishing, evidencing, and enforcing or defending its complete, exclusive, perpetual and worldwide ownership of all rights, titles and interests of every kind and nature, including all copyrights, in and to the Works, and Executive constitutes and appoints the Company as its agent to execute and deliver any assignments or documents Executive fails or refuses to execute and deliver, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable. Without limiting the preceding provisions of this Section 11(a), Executive agrees that the Company may edit and otherwise modify, and use, publish and otherwise exploit, the Works in all media and in such manner as the Company, in its sole discretion, may determine.
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(b)Inventions and Ideas. Executive shall disclose promptly to the Company (which shall receive it in confidence), and only to the Company, any invention or idea of Executive in any way connected with Executive’s services or related to the Business of the Rocket Companies, any Rocket Company’s research or development, or demonstrably anticipated research or development (developed alone or with others), conceived or made during the Term or within three (3) months thereafter and hereby assigns to the Company any such invention or idea. Executive agrees, subject to reimbursement of actual out of pocket expenses related thereto and at the Company’s sole liability and expense, to cooperate with the Company and sign all papers reasonably deemed necessary by the Company to enable it to obtain, maintain, protect and defend patents covering such inventions and ideas and to confirm the Company’s exclusive ownership of all rights in such inventions, ideas and patents, and irrevocably appoints the Company as its agent to execute and deliver any assignments or documents Executive fails or refuses to execute and deliver promptly, this power and agency being coupled with an interest and being irrevocable. This constitutes the Company’s written notification that this assignment does not apply to an invention for which no equipment, supplies, facility or Trade Secret information of any Rocket Company was used and which was conceived and developed entirely on Executive’s own time, unless (i) the invention relates (A) directly to the Business of the Rocket Companies, or (B) to actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development of any Rocket Company, or (ii) the invention results from any work performed by Executive for any Rocket Company.
12.Notification of Subsequent Employer. Executive hereby agrees that prior to accepting employment with, or agreeing to provide services to, any other Person during any period during which Executive remains subject to any of the covenants set forth in Sections 7 through 11, Executive shall provide such prospective employer with written notice of such provisions of this Agreement, with a copy of such notice delivered simultaneously to the Company.
13.Assignment; Binding Effect. Executive understands that he has been selected for employment by the Company on the basis of his personal qualifications, experience, and skills. Executive agrees, therefore, that he cannot assign all or any portion of his performance under this Agreement. The Company may assign this Agreement to the purchaser of substantially all of the assets of the Company, or to any other Rocket Company (but if such Rocket Company assignee fails to timely fulfill any of its obligations under this Agreement or the Offer Letter then the Company shall remain liable to timely perform such obligations). Subject to the preceding two sentences, this Agreement shall be binding upon, inure to the benefit of, and be enforceable by the Parties and their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors and permitted assigns. Executive acknowledges and agrees that each Rocket Company is a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement, including, without limitation, this Section 13 and Section 17 hereof.
14.Complete Agreement; Waiver; Amendment. Executive has no oral representations, understandings, or agreements with the Company or any of its officers, directors or representatives covering the same subject matter as this Agreement, other than the Offer Letter. This Agreement (together with the Offer Letter) along with the agreements referenced therein is the final, complete and exclusive statement of expression of the agreement between the Parties with respect to the subject matter hereof (including, but not limited to, terms of employment and the termination of such employment) and cannot be varied, contradicted or supplemented by evidence of any prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreements. This Agreement may not be later modified except by a further writing signed by a duly authorized officer of the Company or member of the Board and Executive, and no term of this Agreement may be waived except by a writing signed by the Party waiving the benefit of such term. The waiver by any Party to this Agreement of a breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any subsequent or simultaneous breach.
15.Notice. Whenever any notice is required hereunder, it shall be given in writing addressed as follows: To Executive, to the most recent address the Company has on file for Executive.
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To the Company or the Board:
RKT Holdings, LLC
c/o Rocket Companies, Inc.
1050 Woodward Avenue
Detroit, Michigan 48226
Attn: Board of Directors
16.Severability; Headings. If any portion of this Agreement is held invalid or inoperative, the other portions of this Agreement shall be deemed valid and operative and, so far as is reasonable and possible, effect shall be given to the intent manifested by the portion held invalid or inoperative. This severability provision shall be in addition to, and not in place of, the provisions of Section 7(e) above. The Section and section headings are for reference purposes only and are not intended in any way to describe, interpret, define or limit the extent of the Agreement or of any part hereof.
17.Equitable Remedy. Because of the difficulty of measuring economic losses to any Rocket Company as a result of a breach of the covenants set forth in Sections 7 through 11, and because of the immediate and irreparable damage that would be caused to the Rocket Companies for which monetary damages would not be a sufficient remedy, it is hereby agreed that in addition to all other remedies that may be available to the Rocket Companies, at law or in equity, each Rocket Company shall be entitled to specific performance and any injunctive or other equitable relief as a remedy for any breach or threatened breach by Executive of any provision of Sections 7 through 11 of this Agreement. Each Rocket Company may seek temporary and/or permanent injunctive relief for an alleged violation of Sections 7 through 11 of this Agreement without the necessity of first arbitrating the matter pursuant to Section 17 of this Agreement and without the necessity of posting a bond.
18.Arbitration.
(a)Except for an action by any Rocket Company for injunctive relief as described in Section 17 of this Agreement, all disputes and/or claims arising out of or under this Agreement and/or out of or in connection with Executive’s employment with Company, other than any claims for equitable relief, shall be submitted to binding and confidential arbitration.
(b)Binding arbitration shall be commenced by serving upon the other Party(ies) a written demand for arbitration stating any and all the claims and relief requested. The binding arbitration shall be governed by the provisions of the employment arbitration rules of the American Arbitration Association, and the arbitration proceedings shall be located in Wayne County, Michigan. The Parties shall mutually select one arbitrator to preside over the dispute; provided, however, if the Parties are unable to mutually agree on the selection of a single arbitrator within fourteen (14) days after the service of a demand for arbitration, then the Company on the one hand and Executive on the other hand shall each select one arbitrator within ten (10) days thereafter, and the two arbitrators so selected shall mutually agree on a third (neutral) arbitrator within ten (10) days thereafter, and the panel of three arbitrators shall preside over the arbitration with the majority rendering the binding decision upon the Parties. In the event that a single arbitrator is mutually selected, the Parties shall equally split the fees and costs of the arbitrator, and in the event that a panel of three arbitrators is selected then the Parties shall equally split the fees and costs of the neutral arbitrator and the Company shall be responsible for paying the fees and costs of the arbitrator it selects and Executive shall be responsible for paying the fees and costs of the arbitrator Executive selects. The Parties shall be entitled to be represented by counsel of their choice in the arbitration proceedings, and they shall be afforded reasonable discovery, including document requests, interrogatories and depositions.
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(c)Executive must submit any written demand for arbitration within six (6) months of the termination of this Agreement or accrual of the claim, whichever is soonest. Failure of Executive to do so shall result in Executive’s claim(s) being irrevocably waived, and Executive hereby expressly waives any statute of limitations which is longer than six (6) months. Any award by the arbitrator(s) pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be entered as a judgment and enforced by any court of competent jurisdiction.  In reaching a decision, the arbitrator(s) shall interpret, apply and be bound by this Agreement and all applicable federal, state and local laws, and issue a confidential and binding opinion which states the reasons and basis of the opinion, including finding of facts and conclusions of law. 
19.Indemnification and Liability Insurance. The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless Executive, to the fullest extent permitted by law and the Company’s governing documents, against all claims, expenses, damages, liabilities and losses incurred by Executive by reason of the fact that Executive is or was, or had agreed to become, an officer, employee, director, agent or fiduciary of the Company or any Rocket Company, or is or was serving at the request of the Company as an officer, director, partner, venturer, proprietor, trustee, employee, agent or similar functionary of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, business, person, trust, employee benefit plan or other entity.  The indemnification obligations of the Company shall survive from the Effective Date of this Agreement and continue until six (6) years following his cessation of service with the applicable entity or, if longer, one (1) year after the expiration of any applicable statute of limitations for any potential claim.  During the Term and for a period of six (6) years thereafter, the Company shall cause Executive to be covered by and named as an insured under any policy or contract of insurance obtained by it to insure its officers and directors against personal liability for acts, errors or omissions in connection with service as an officer or director of the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or service in any other capacities at the request of the Company.  The coverage provided to Executive shall be of a scope and on terms and conditions at least as favorable as the most favorable coverage provided to any other officer or director of the Company (or any successor).  Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, this Section 19 shall survive the termination of this Agreement for any reason.  Nothing in this Agreement shall limit or reduce any other rights to indemnification that apply to Executive, whether pursuant to contract or otherwise.
20.Jointly Drafted. The Parties and their respective counsel have participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, each afforded the opportunity to utilize representation by legal counsel. In the event that an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the Parties, and no presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any Party by virtue of the authorship of any of the provisions of this Agreement.
21.Cooperation. Executive agrees that, upon reasonable notice and without the necessity of the Company obtaining a subpoena or court order, Executive shall provide reasonable cooperation in connection with any suit, action or proceeding (or any appeal from any suit, action or proceeding), and any investigation and/or defense of any claims asserted against any of Executive and the Company, its respective affiliates, their respective predecessors and successors, and all of the respective current or former directors, officers, employees, shareholders, partners, members, agents or representatives of any of the foregoing, which relates to events occurring during Executive’s employment with the Company and its affiliates as to which Executive may have relevant information (including but not limited to furnishing relevant information and materials to the Company or its designee and/or providing testimony at depositions and at trial), provided that with respect to such cooperation occurring following termination of employment, the Company shall advance or promptly reimburse Executive for expenses (including attorneys’ fees) reasonably incurred in connection therewith, and further provided that any such cooperation occurring after the termination of Executive’s employment shall be scheduled to the extent reasonably practicable so as not to unreasonably interfere with Executive’s business or personal affairs.
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22.Withholding Taxes. The Company may deduct and withhold from any amounts payable under this Agreement such Federal, state, local, non-U.S. or other taxes as are required to be withheld pursuant to any applicable law or regulation.
23.Governing Law. This Agreement shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, not including the choice-of-law rules thereof. The exclusive venues for all disputes arising out of this Agreement will be the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan and the Third Judicial Circuit, Wayne County, Michigan (the “Agreed-Upon Venues”), and no other venues.  The Parties stipulate that this Agreement is an arms-length transaction entered into by sophisticated parties, and that the Agreed-Upon Venues are convenient, are not unreasonable, unfair, or unjust, and will not deprive any Party of any remedy to which it may be entitled.  The Parties agree to consent to the dismissal of any action arising out of this Agreement that may be filed in a venue other than one of the Agreed-Upon Venues; the reasonable legal fees and costs of the Party seeking dismissal for improper venue will be paid by the Party that filed suit in the improper venue.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the Parties hereto have caused this Employment Agreement to be duly executed as of the date first written above.

RKT HOLDINGS, LLC
/s/ William Emerson    
By: William Emerson

Title: Chief Executive Officer
Date: July 28, 2023

Date: July 28, 2023




Addendum to Employment Agreement

/s/ Varun Krishna VARUN KRISHNA This Addendum (this “Addendum”) to the Employment Agreement dated July 28, 2023 (the “Original Agreement”) by and between RKT Holdings, LLC (the “Company”) and Varun Krishna (“Executive” and together with the Company, the “Parties”) is effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below).

RECITALS
WHEREAS, the Parties previously entered into the Original Agreement to reflect the terms upon which Executive would provide services to the Company and/or its direct and indirect subsidiaries from time to time (each, a “Rocket Company,” and with Rocket Companies, Inc. (“Rocket”), collectively, the “Rocket Companies”), effective September 5, 2023 (the “Effective Date”);
WHEREAS, terms used but not defined in this Addendum shall have the meaning given in the Original Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 2 of the Original Agreement, in addition to the appointment as Chief Executive Officer of Rocket, Executive may be appointed to additional positions (without additional compensation) with any Rocket Company as determined by the Company in its discretion; and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to document Executive’s employment as Chief Executive Officer of Rocket Mortgage, LLC (“Rocket Mortgage”).
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, terms, covenants, and conditions set forth in this Addendum, and the performance by the Parties of their respective obligations hereunder, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as follows:
1.Effective as of the Effective Date, Executive has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of Rocket Mortgage, reporting directly to the Board of Managers of Rocket Mortgage, LLC (“Board of Managers”). Executive shall have such responsibilities, duties, and authorities as are assigned by the Board of Managers and are commensurate with the position of Chief Executive Officer. Executive shall fulfill his duties and responsibilities in a diligent, trustworthy and appropriate manner and in compliance with the policies and practices of Rocket Mortgage, the Company, and applicable law. During Executive’s employment, Executive shall devote significant and sufficient business time and attention to the business and affairs of Rocket Mortgage.
2.Nothing herein changes Executive’s position and duties previously outlined in Section 2 of the Original Agreement, the compensation outlined in Section 3 of the Original Agreement and in the Offer Letter covering all of his capacities with Rocket Companies (including as CEO of Rocket Mortgage) or the at-will nature of Executive’s employment as set forth in the Original Agreement, or otherwise amends the Original Amendment or the Offer Letter.
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3.This Addendum shall in all respects be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan, not including the choice-of-law rules thereof.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto have caused this Addendum to be duly executed and to be effective as of the Effective Date.

RKT HOLDINGS, LLC
/s/ William C. Emerson    
By: William C. Emerson    
Title: President and COO    
/s/ Varun Krishna    
EXECUTIVE
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EX-10.6 7 exhibit106rocket-bankofame.htm EX-10.6 Document
EXHIBIT 10.6

CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE REGISTRANT IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. [***] INDICATES THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED.


EXECUTION

AMENDMENT NO. 4
TO AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

Amendment No. 4 to Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 8, 2023 (this “Amendment”), by and among Bank of America, N.A. (“Buyer”), RCKT Mortgage SPE-A, LLC (“Seller”) and Rocket Mortgage, LLC (“Guarantor” and together with the Seller, the “Seller Parties” and each a “Seller Party”).

RECITALS

Buyer and Seller Parties are parties to that certain Amended and Restated Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Existing Master Repurchase Agreement”; and as further amended by this Amendment, the “Master Repurchase Agreement”). The Guarantor is a party to that certain Guaranty, dated as of June 29, 2021 (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Guaranty”), made by Guarantor in favor of Buyer.

Buyer and Seller Parties have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, that the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement be amended to reflect certain agreed upon revisions to the terms of the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement. As a condition precedent to amending the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement, Buyer has required Guarantor to ratify and affirm the Guaranty on the date hereof.

Accordingly, Buyer and Seller Parties hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual promises and mutual obligations set forth herein, that the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:

SECTION 1. Illegality or Commercial Unreasonableness. Section 4.5 of the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

4.5     Illegality or Commercial Unreasonableness. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, if Buyer determines in its commercially reasonable discretion that any law, regulation, treaty or directive or any change therein or in the interpretation or application thereof, or any circumstance materially and adversely affecting the repurchase market for mortgage loans or mortgage-backed securities or the source or cost of Buyer’s funds, shall make it (a) unlawful for Buyer to maintain an existing Transaction or to enter into a new Transaction, or (b) commercially unreasonable for Buyer to enter into a new Transaction, each as contemplated by this Agreement, then (i) with respect to (a), the commitment of Buyer hereunder to enter into or to continue to maintain Transactions, as applicable, shall be cancelled and the Repurchase Price for each Transaction then outstanding shall be due and payable within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of notice regarding Buyer’s determination that such Transactions are unlawful to maintain and (ii) upon no less than two (2) Business Days prior notice with respect to (b), the commitment of Buyer to enter into a new Transaction shall be cancelled. Buyer shall not be liable to any Seller Party for any costs, losses or damages arising from or relating from any actions taken by Buyer in accordance with this Section 4.5. Buyer shall provide to Seller Parties, along with notice of its determination made in accordance with this Section 4.5 regarding illegality, reasonable information regarding the specific legal basis
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underlying such determination, in form and substance determined by Buyer in good faith.

SECTION 2. Replacement of Term SOFR or Successor Rate. Section 4.14 of the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (c) thereto in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

(c) (i) If prior to any Payment Date Buyer determines that Daily Simple SOFR is not available on or prior to the Term SOFR Replacement Date, or (ii) if the events or circumstances of the type described in Section 4.14(a)(i) or (ii) have occurred with respect to the Successor Rate then in effect, then in each case, Buyer and Seller Parties may amend this Agreement solely for the purpose of replacing Term SOFR or any then current Successor Rate in accordance with this Section 4.14 for the calculation of the Price Differential payable on such relevant Payment Date with an alternative benchmark rate giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated mortgage loan financing facilities for such alternative benchmark, and, in each case, including any mathematical or other adjustments to such benchmark giving due consideration to any evolving or then existing convention for similar U.S. dollar denominated mortgage loan financing facilities for such benchmark; provided, however, that any mathematical or other adjustment to such benchmark shall be mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller. For the avoidance of doubt, any such proposed rate and adjustments shall constitute a “Successor Rate”. Any such proposed rate and adjustment shall become effective at 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the [***] Business Day after Buyer shall have posted such proposed rate and adjustment to Seller Parties.

SECTION 3. Confidential Information. Section 14.19 of the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such section in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

14.19    Confidential Information. To effectuate this Agreement, Buyer and Seller Parties may disclose to each other certain confidential or proprietary information relating to the parties’ operations, computer systems, technical data, financial data, business methods, and other information designated by the disclosing party or its agent to be confidential, or that should be considered confidential in nature by a reasonable person given the nature of the information and the circumstances of its disclosure (collectively the “Confidential Information”). Confidential Information can consist of information that is either oral or written or both, and may include, without limitation, any of the following: (i) any reports, information or material concerning or pertaining to businesses, methods, plans, finances, accounting statements, and/or projects of either party or their affiliated or related entities; (ii) any of the foregoing related to the parties or their related or affiliated entities and/or their present or future activities and/or (iii) any term or condition of any agreement (including this Agreement) between either party and any individual or entity relating to any of their business operations. With respect to Confidential Information, each of the parties hereby agrees, except as otherwise expressly permitted in this Agreement:

(a)not to use the Confidential Information except in furtherance of this Agreement;

(b)to use reasonable efforts to safeguard the Confidential Information against disclosure to any unauthorized third party with the same degree of care as they exercise with their own information of similar nature;
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(c)not to disclose Confidential Information to anyone other than its Affiliates and its and their employees, officers, directors, legal counsel, accountants and auditors (collectively, its “Representatives”) with a need to have access to the Confidential Information and who are informed by the disclosing party of the confidential or proprietary nature of the Confidential Information and who are directed by such party to treat the Confidential Information in a manner consistent with the terms of this Section 14.19 , except that the parties shall not be prevented from using or disclosing any of the Confidential Information which: (i) is already known to the receiving party at the time it is obtained from the disclosing party (and such is not otherwise subject to a duty of confidentiality); (ii) is now, or becomes in the future, public knowledge other than through wrongful acts or omissions of the party receiving the Confidential Information; (iii) is lawfully obtained by the party from sources independent of the party disclosing the Confidential Information and without confidentiality and/or non-use restrictions; or (iv) is independently developed by the receiving party without any use of the Confidential Information of the disclosing party; and

(d)to advise its Representatives (and if applicable, Buyer Third-Party Recipients (as defined below)) who are informed of the matters that are the subject of this Agreement, that the United States securities laws prohibit any individual who has received from an issuer of securities material, non- public information concerning the matters that are the subject of this Agreement from purchasing or selling securities of such issuer or from communicating such information to any other individual under circumstances in which it is reasonably foreseeable that such other individual is likely to purchase or sell such securities in reliance upon such information.

Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Buyer may share any Confidential Information of Seller Parties with (i) a Representative of Buyer who Buyer determines should be made aware of the Confidential Information in connection with Buyer’s engagement by Seller; provided that, any such sharing of Confidential Information with a Representative of Buyer conforms to the requirements of Section 14.19(c) of this Agreement; (ii) any prospective or actual assignee, participant or repledgee to assist such Person in determining whether to enter into an assignment, participation or Repurchase Transaction in connection with the Principal Agreements; (iii) any hedge counterparty to the extent necessary to obtain any hedging in connection with the Transactions under the Principal Agreements; and (iv) any Person that provides or intends to provide liquidity to Buyer to further the Transactions set forth in the Principal Agreements (the Persons identified in clauses (ii)-(iv), the “Buyer Third-Party Recipients”); provided that, in the case of clauses (ii) through (iv), (A) such Person agrees to be bound by this covenant of confidentiality, or is otherwise subject to confidentiality restrictions no less strict than those set forth in this Section 14.19 and (B) other than during the occurrence and continuation of an Event of Default, with respect to Confidential Information consisting of (x) non-public financial information of the Seller Parties, including, without limitation, the contents of the financial reporting exhibits and schedules attached to this Agreement containing an MNPI legend affixed by the Seller Parties (as may be modified from time to time by the Seller Parties), (y) non- public personal information (as defined in Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999) of an obligor with respect to an Underlying Asset and (z) non-public, non-financial information pertaining to the Seller Parties that either (1) relates to developments or strategic initiatives, including but not limited to potential or actual acquisitions, divestitures and other strategic transactions, partnerships or initiatives; material or new product developments; material changes in management or organizational structure, material investigations or non-routine examinations from regulators and any other developments which materially affect the Seller Parties’ financial condition or prospects, or (2) is designated in writing by the Seller Parties as constituting material non-public information, in each case, such Confidential Information in clauses (x)-(z) (“Special Confidential Information”) shall not be shared with a Buyer Third-Party Recipient without the advance written consent of Seller Parties (which may be provided by e-mail), which consent is not to be unreasonably withheld and shall, once given, extend to all such Special Confidential Information in relation to the applicable Buyer Third-Party Recipient to the extent that such additional material is provided solely for the purposes specified in clauses (ii) – (iv) above.
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Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, the Seller Parties’ limited consent to share Special Confidential Information with a Buyer Third-Party Recipient shall terminate immediately and be of no further force or effect upon the earlier of: (i) the date that Buyer abandons all further initiatives to consummate a transaction contemplated in clauses (ii) – (iv) above with such Buyer Third-Party Recipient, but in any event no later than one year after the date such limited consent was granted by the Seller Parties, (ii) the termination of any transaction or series of transactions that, pursuant to their terms, require Buyer to forward such Special Confidential Information to such Buyer Third-Party Recipient or (iii) the termination of the Principal Agreements (each of the events described in clauses (i) - (iii), a “Consent Termination Event”). Upon the occurrence of a Consent Termination Event, Buyer shall (i) subject to applicable law, rule and regulation and Buyer’s document retention policies and procedures, promptly return to the Seller Parties or destroy all copies of the Special Confidential Information in its possession, and (ii) instruct recipients of such Special Confidential Information that their confidentiality obligations with respect to such Special Confidential Information survive the Consent Termination Event.

In addition, the Principal Agreements and their respective terms, provisions, supplements and amendments, and transactions and notices thereunder (other than the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions), are proprietary to Buyer and shall be held by Seller Parties in strict confidence and shall not be disclosed to any third party without the consent of Buyer except for (i) disclosure to Seller Parties’ direct and indirect parent companies, directors, attorneys, agents or accountants, provided that such attorneys or accountants likewise agree to be bound by this covenant of confidentiality, or are otherwise subject to confidentiality restrictions; (ii) upon prior written notice to Buyer, disclosure required by law, rule, regulation or order of a court or other regulatory body; (iii) upon prior written notice to Buyer, disclosure to any approved hedge counterparty to the extent necessary to obtain any hedging hereunder; (iv) any disclosures or filing required under Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) or state securities’ laws; or (v) the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions, which shall not be deemed confidential; provided that in the case of (ii), (iii) and (iv), Seller Parties shall take reasonable actions to provide Buyer with prior written notice; provided further that in the case of (iv), Seller Parties shall not file any of the Principal Agreements other than the Agreement with the SEC or state securities office unless Seller Parties have (x) provided at least [***] (or such lesser time as may be demanded by the SEC or state securities office) prior written notice of such filing to Buyer, and (y) redacted all pricing information and other commercial terms.
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If any party or any of its Representatives breaches its respective duty of confidentiality under this Agreement, the non-breaching party(ies) shall be entitled to all remedies available at law and/or in equity, including, without limitation, injunctive relief. For the avoidance of doubt, each of the Buyer and the Seller Parties shall be solely responsible for any breaches of confidentiality by any of its respective Representatives and in the case of Buyer, Buyer shall also be solely responsible for any breaches of confidentiality by the Buyer Third-Party Recipients.

SECTION 4. Definitions. Exhibit A to the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by:

(a)deleting the definition of “Other Mortgage Loan Documents” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:


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Other Mortgage Loan Documents: In addition to the Mortgage Loan Documents, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, and in each case to the extent applicable and available the following: (i) the original recorded Mortgage, if not included in the Mortgage Loan Documents; (ii) a copy of the preliminary title commitment showing the policy number or preliminary attorney’s opinion of title and the original policy of mortgagee’s title insurance or unexpired commitment for a policy of mortgagee’s title insurance, if not included in the Mortgage Loan Documents; (iii) the original Closing Protection Letter and a copy of the Irrevocable Closing Instructions; (iv) the original Purchase Commitment, if any; (v) the original FHA certificate of insurance or commitment to insure, the VA certificate of guaranty or commitment to guaranty the RD Loan Guaranty Agreement or the Insurer’s certificate or commitment to insure, as applicable; (vi) the survey, flood certificate, hazard insurance policy and flood insurance policy, as applicable; (vii) the original of any assumption, modification, consolidation or extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon or copies stamp certified by an authorized officer of Seller Parties to have been sent for recording, if any; (viii) copies of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any exception set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy; (ix) the loan application; (x) verification of the Mortgagor’s employment and income, if applicable; (xi) verification of the source and amount of the downpayment; (xii) credit report on Mortgagor; (xiii) appraisal of the Mortgaged Property; (xiv) the original executed disclosure statement; (xv) tax receipts, insurance premium receipts, ledger sheets, payment records, insurance claim files and correspondence, underwriting standards used for origination and all other related papers and records; (xvi) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the Mortgage Note (if any); (xvii) the original of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage; (xviii) all copies of powers of attorney or similar instruments, if applicable; (xix) copies of all documentation in connection with the underwriting and origination of any Underlying Asset that evidences compliance with, (1) with respect to all Underlying Assets other than a Bond Loan – 1st Lien or a Ginnie Mae EBO Mortgage Loan for which the originator received the related original loan application prior to January 10, 2014, the Ability to Repay Rule and, (2) with respect to all Underlying Assets other than a Bond Loan – 1st Lien, a Ginnie Mae EBO Mortgage Loan for which the originator received the related original loan application prior to January 10, 2014 and a Permitted Non-Qualified Mortgage Loan, the QM Rule; and (xx) all other documents in any Seller Party’s possession or control relating to the Underlying Asset.

(b)deleting the definition of “HARP Mortgage Loan” and any and all references thereto in their entirety.

SECTION 5. Exhibit L to the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement, “Representations and Warranties Concerning Underlying Assets”, is hereby amended by deleting subsection (ccc) thereto in its entirety and replacing it with the following:

(ccc)    [Reserved].

SECTION 6. Fees and Expenses. Seller hereby agrees to pay to Buyer, on demand, any and all reasonable fees, costs and expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel) incurred by Buyer in connection with the development, preparation and execution of this Amendment, irrespective of whether any transactions hereunder are executed.

SECTION 7. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective as of the date hereof upon Buyer’s receipt of the following from Seller:

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7.1this Amendment, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of Buyer and Seller Parties;

7.2Transactions Terms Letter, executed and delivered by a duly authorized officer of Buyer and Seller Parties; and

7.3such other documents as Buyer or counsel to Buyer may reasonably request.

SECTION 8. Limited Effect. Except as expressly amended and modified by this
Amendment, the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with its terms.

SECTION 9. Capitalized Terms. Any capitalized term used herein and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Existing Master Repurchase Agreement.

SECTION 10. Counterparts. This Amendment and any document, amendment, approval, consent, information, notice, certificate, request, statement, disclosure or authorization related to this Amendment (each a “Communication”) may be in the form of an Electronic Record and may be executed using Electronic Signatures (including, without limitation, facsimile and .pdf) and shall be considered an original, and shall have the same legal effect, validity and enforceability as a paper record. This Amendment may be executed simultaneously in as many counterparts as necessary or convenient, including both paper and electronic counterparts, but each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the same agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the authorization under this paragraph may include, without limitation, use or acceptance by Buyer of a manually signed paper Communication which has been converted into electronic form (such as scanned into PDF format), or an electronically signed Communication converted into another format, for transmission, delivery and/or retention. Electronic Signatures and facsimile signatures shall be deemed valid and binding to the same extent as the original. For purposes hereof, “Electronic Record” and “Electronic Signature” shall have the meanings assigned to them, respectively, by 15 USC §7006, as it may be amended from time to time.

SECTION 11. Severability. Each provision and agreement herein shall be treated as separate and independent from any other provision or agreement herein and shall be enforceable notwithstanding the unenforceability of any such other provision or agreement.

SECTION 12. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT AND THE RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAWS (OTHER THAN SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

SECTION 13. Reaffirmation of Guaranty. The Guarantor hereby (i) agrees that the liability of Guarantor or rights of Buyer under the Guaranty shall not be affected as a result of this Amendment, (ii) ratifies and affirms all of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Guaranty and (iii) acknowledges and agrees that the Guaranty is and shall continue to be in full force and effect.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as Buyer
By: /s/ Adam Robitshek
Name: Adam Robitshek
Title: Director
Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to A&R Master Repurchase Agreement (BANA/Rocket)






RCKT MORTGAGE SPE-A, LLC, as Seller
By: /s/ Brian Brown
Name: Brian Brown
Title: Assistant Treasurer

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, as Guarantor
By: /s/ Brian Brown
Name: Brian Brown
Title: Treasurer
Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to A&R Master Repurchase Agreement (BANA/Rocket)
EX-10.7 8 exhibit107barclays-rocketm.htm EX-10.7 Document
EXHIBIT 10.7

CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE REGISTRANT IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. [***] INDICATES THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED.
EXECUTION VERSION
AMENDMENT NO. 4 TO
MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

This Amendment No. 4 (this “Amendment”), dated as of October 26, 2023, amends that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 25, 2020 (as amended by Amendment No. 1 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 24, 2021, Amendment No. 2 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2022, Amendment No. 3 to Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2023, and as may be further amended, restated, supplemented, or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Repurchase Agreement”), between Barclays Bank PLC, as buyer (“Buyer”) and Rocket Mortgage, LLC (formerly known as Quicken Loans, LLC), as seller (“Seller”). Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Repurchase Agreement.

WHEREAS, Seller provided written notice to Buyer that, effective on or about July 31, 2021, the Seller shall change its legal name from “Quicken Loans, LLC”, a Michigan limited liability company to “Rocket Mortgage, LLC”, a Michigan limited liability company; and
WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to amend the Repurchase Agreement as described below.
NOW, THEREFORE, pursuant to the provisions of the Repurchase Agreement concerning modification and amendment thereof, and in consideration of the amendments, agreements and other provisions herein contained and of certain other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged by the parties hereto, it is hereby agreed between Buyer and Seller as follows:
Section 1.Amendments. Effective as October 26, 2023, the Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended to delete the stricken text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example:  ) and to add the double-underlined text (indicated textually in the same manner as the following example:  double-underlined text) as set forth in Exhibit A hereto.
Section 2.Fees and Expenses. Seller agrees to pay to Buyer all fees and out of pocket expenses incurred by Buyer in connection with this Amendment, including, without limitation, the Upfront Commitment Fee (as defined in the Pricing Side Letter) and all reasonable fees and out of pocket costs and expenses of the legal counsel to Buyer incurred in connection with this Amendment, in accordance with Section 22(b) of the Repurchase Agreement.
Section 3.Effectiveness of Amendment. The parties hereto agree that this Amendment shall not be effective until the execution and delivery of (i) this Amendment by the parties hereto and (ii) Amendment No. 4 to Master Repurchase Agreement Pricing Side Letter, dated as of October 26, 2023, between Buyer and Seller.
Section 4.Effect of Amendment. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment, all provisions of the Repurchase Agreement shall remain in full force and effect and all such provisions shall apply equally to the terms and conditions set forth herein. After this Amendment becomes effective, all references in the Repurchase Agreement (or in any other document relating to the Loans) to “this Agreement,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of similar effect referring to such Repurchase Agreement shall be deemed to be references to such
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Repurchase Agreement as amended by this Amendment. This Amendment shall not be deemed to expressly or impliedly waive, amend or supplement any provision of the Repurchase Agreement other than as set forth herein.
Section 5.Successors and Assigns. This Amendment shall be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 6.Section Headings. The various headings and sub-headings of this Amendment are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Amendment or the Repurchase Agreement or any provision hereof or thereof.
Section 7.Representations. In order to induce Buyer to execute and deliver this Amendment, Seller hereby represents to Buyer that as of the date hereof (i) it is in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Program Documents and remains bound by the terms thereof and (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Program Documents.
Section 8.GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW), AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
Section 9.Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any party hereto may execute this Amendment by signing and delivering one or more counterparts. The parties intend that faxed signatures and electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files shall constitute original signatures and are binding on all parties. The original documents shall be promptly delivered, if requested. The parties agree that this Amendment, any addendum, exhibit or amendment hereto or any other document necessary for the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Amendment may be accepted, executed or agreed to through the use of an electronic signature in accordance with E-Sign, UETA and any applicable state law. Any document accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such laws will be binding on all parties hereto to the same extent as if it were physically executed and each party hereby consents to the use of any secure third party electronic signature capture service with appropriate document access tracking, electronic signature tracking and document retention as may be reasonably chosen by a signatory hereto, including but not limited to DocuSign.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each undersigned party has caused this Amendment to be duly executed by one of its officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date and year first above written.
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Buyer
By: /s/ Grace Park
Name: Grace Park
Title: Managing Director
Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Barclays-Rocket Mortgage Master Repurchase Agreement



ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC,
as Seller
By: /s/ Brian Brown
Name: Brian Brown
Title: Treasurer
Signature Page to Amendment No. 4 to Barclays-Rocket Mortgage Master Repurchase Agreement


EXHIBIT A


EXECUTION COPY
CONFORMED THROUGH AMENDMENT NO. 4
DATED AS OF NOVEMBER 1, 2023








MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT

Dated as of September 25, 2020


Between:

BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Buyer,

and

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC as Seller





TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.    APPLICABILITY    1
2.    DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING MATTERS    1
3.    THE TRANSACTIONS    27
4.    PAYMENTS; COMPUTATION    31
5.    TAXES; TAX TREATMENT    32
6.    MARGIN MAINTENANCE    33
7.    INCOME PAYMENTS    34
8.    BENCHMARK REPLACEMENT    34
9.    SECURITY INTEREST; BUYER’S APPOINTMENT AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT    35
10.    CONDITIONS PRECEDENT    38
11.    RELEASE OF PURCHASED ASSETS    42
12.    RELIANCE    43
13.    REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES    43
14.    COVENANTS OF SELLER    47
15.    REPURCHASE DATE PAYMENTS    53
16.    REPURCHASE OF PURCHASED ASSETS    54
17.    SUBSTITUTION    54
18.    EVENTS OF DEFAULT    54
19.    REMEDIES    57
20.    DELAY NOT WAIVER; REMEDIES ARE CUMULATIVE    60
21.    NOTICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS    60
22.    USE OF EMPLOYEE PLAN ASSETS    62
23.    INDEMNIFICATION AND EXPENSES.    62
24.    WAIVER OF DEFICIENCY RIGHTS    64
25.    REIMBURSEMENT    64
26.    FURTHER ASSURANCES    64
27.    TERMINATION    64
28.    SEVERABILITY    64
29.    BINDING EFFECT; GOVERNING LAW    65
30.    AMENDMENTS    65
31.    SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS    65
32.    CAPTIONS    65
33.    COUNTERPARTS    65
34.    SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS    65
35.    WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL    66
36.    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS    66
37.    HYPOTHECATION OR PLEDGE OF PURCHASED ITEMS.    66
38.    ASSIGNMENTS.    67
39.    SINGLE AGREEMENT    68
40.    INTENT    69
41.    CONFIDENTIALITY    70
42.    SERVICING    71
43.    PERIODIC DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW    73
44.    SET-OFF    74
45.    ENTIRE AGREEMENT    74
46.    USA PATRIOT ACT; SANCTIONS AND ANTI-TERRORISM    74
47.    CONTRACTUAL RECOGNITION OF BAIL-IN    75
48.    CONTRACTUAL RECOGNITION OF UK STAY IN RESOLUTION    75
49.    NOTICE REGARDING CLIENT MONEY RULES.    76


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SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 1        Representations and Warranties re: Loans
SCHEDULE 2        Subsidiaries
SCHEDULE 12(c)    Litigation
SCHEDULE 13(i)    Related Party Transactions

EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A        Form of Quarterly Certification
EXHIBIT B        Form of Instruction Letter
EXHIBIT C        Buyer’s Wire Instructions
EXHIBIT D        Form of Security Release Certification
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MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of September 25, 2020, between Rocket Mortgage, LLC (formerly known as Quicken Loans, LLC), a Michigan limited liability company (the “Seller”), and Barclays Bank PLC, a public limited company formed under the laws of England and Wales (“Buyer”).
1.APPLICABILITY
Buyer shall, with respect to the Committed Amount, and may agree to, with respect to the Uncommitted Amount, from time to time enter into transactions in which the Seller sells to Buyer Eligible Loans against the transfer of funds by Buyer, with a simultaneous agreement by Buyer to sell to the Seller Purchased Assets by a date certain, against the transfer of funds by the Seller; provided, that the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price shall not exceed, as of any date of determination, the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price. Each such transaction shall be referred to herein as a “Transaction”, and, unless otherwise agreed in writing, shall be governed by this Agreement.
2.DEFINITIONS AND ACCOUNTING MATTERS
(a)Defined Terms. As used herein, the following terms have the following meanings (all terms defined in this Section 2 or in other provisions of this Agreement in the singular to have the same meanings when used in the plural and vice versa):
“Ability to Repay Rule” shall mean 12 CFR 1026.43(c), or any successor rule or regulation, including all applicable official staff commentary.

“Accepted Servicing Practices” shall mean with respect to any Loan, those accepted mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) of prudent mortgage lending institutions which service mortgage loans, as applicable, of the same type as the Loans in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, and which are in accordance with applicable Agency servicing practices and procedures for Agency mortgage backed securities pool mortgages, as defined in the Agency Guidelines including future updates.
“Account Bank” shall mean JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
“Accrual Period” means, with respect to each Monthly Payment Date for any Transaction, the immediately prior calendar month beginning with the first calendar day of such month to and including the last calendar day of such month; provided that with respect to the first Monthly Payment Date of a Transaction following the related Purchase Date, the Accrual Period shall commence on the related Purchase Date and provided further that the last Accrual Period shall end on the Termination Date.

“Adjustable Rate Loan” shall mean a Loan which provides for the adjustment of the Mortgage Interest Rate payable in respect thereto.
“Adjusted Tangible Net Worth” shall mean, with respect to any Person at any date, the excess of the total assets over the total liabilities of such Person on such date, each to be determined in accordance with GAAP consistent with those applied in the preparation of the Seller’s financial statements less the sum of the following (without duplication): (a) the book value of all investments in non-consolidated subsidiaries, and (b) any other assets of the Seller and consolidated Subsidiaries that would be treated as intangibles under GAAP including, without limitation, goodwill, research and development costs, trademarks, trade names, copyrights, patents, rights to refunds and indemnification and unamortized debt discount and expenses. Notwithstanding the foregoing, servicing rights shall be included in the calculation of total assets.
“Adjustment Date” shall mean with respect to each Adjustable Rate Loan, the date set forth in the related Note on which the Mortgage Interest Rate on the Loan is adjusted in accordance with the terms of the Note.
“Affiliate” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any other Person which, directly or indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such Person, and which shall include any Subsidiary of such Person. For purposes of this definition, “control” (together with the correlative meanings of “controlled by” and “under common control with”) means possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or otherwise.
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“Agency” shall mean Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae or Freddie Mac, as the context may require.
“Agency Approval” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14(aa).
“Agency Audit” shall mean any Agency, HUD, FHA, VA or RHS audits, examinations, evaluations, monitoring reviews and reports of its origination and servicing operations (including those prepared on a contract basis for any such Agency, HUD, FHA, VA or RHS).
“Agency Eligible Loan” shall mean a Loan that is (i) originated in compliance with the applicable Agency Guidelines (other than for exceptions to the Agency Guidelines provided by the applicable Agency to Seller and is eligible for sale to or securitization by (or guaranty of securitization by)) an Agency or (ii) (a) an FHA Loan; (b) a VA Loan; (c) an RHS Loan, or (d) otherwise eligible for inclusion in a Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed security pool.

“Agency Guidelines” shall mean the Ginnie Mae Guide, the Fannie Mae Guide and/or the Freddie Mac Guide, the FHA Regulations, the VA Regulations and/or the Rural Housing Service Regulations, as the context may require, in each case as such guidelines have been or may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time by Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA or RHS, as applicable.
“Agency Security” shall mean a mortgage-backed security issued or guaranteed by an Agency.
“Agency-Required eNote Legend” means the legend or paragraph required by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, as applicable, to be set forth in the text of an eNote, which includes the provisions set forth on Exhibit A to the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, as may be amended from time to time by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, as applicable.
“Agent” shall mean Barclays, as agent hereunder.
“Agreement” shall mean this Master Repurchase Agreement (including all exhibits, schedules and other addenda hereto or thereto), as supplemented by the Pricing Side Letter, as it may be amended, restated, further supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“ALTA” shall mean the American Land Title Association.
“Alternative Rate” means a per annum rate based on an index that is a commercially reasonable substitute for the then-current Benchmark, as determined by Buyer.
“Anti-Money Laundering Laws” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13(ee) hereof.
“Applicable Margin” shall have the meaning set forth in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Applicable Percentage” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Appraised Value” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the lesser of (i) the value set forth on the appraisal made in connection with the origination of the related Loan as the value of the related Mortgaged Property, or (ii) the purchase price paid for the Mortgaged Property, provided, however, that in the case of a Loan the proceeds of which are not used for the purchase of the Mortgaged Property, such value shall be based solely on the appraisal made in connection with the origination of such Loan.
“Approvals” shall mean, with respect to the Seller, the approvals granted by the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD, as applicable, designating the Seller as a Ginnie Mae-approved issuer, a Ginnie Mae-approved servicer, an FHA-approved mortgagee, a VA-approved lender, an RHS lender, an RHS servicer, a Fannie Mae-approved seller/servicer or a Freddie Mac-approved seller/servicer, as applicable, in good standing to the extent necessary for Seller to conduct its business in all material respects as it is then being conducted.
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“Approved Title Insurance Company” shall mean a title insurance company as to which Buyer has not otherwise provided written notice to Seller that such title insurance company is not reasonably satisfactory to Buyer; provided, however, that Seller shall provide a list of Approved Title Insurance Companies at the reasonable request of Buyer.
“Asset Base” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Assignment and Acceptance” shall have the meaning provided in Section 38(a).
“Assignment of Mortgage” shall mean, with respect to any Mortgage, an assignment of the Mortgage, notice of transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the assignment of the Mortgage to Buyer.
“ATR Rules”: means the “ability to repay” rules specified in the federal Truth-in-Lending Act as amended pursuant to rulemaking authority provided under the federal Dodd-Frank Act which require lenders to make a reasonable, good-faith determination that a Mortgagor has an ability to repay the loan as determined by the following eight (8) underwriting factors: (i) current or reasonably expected income or assets (other than the value of the property that secures the loan) that the Mortgagor will rely on to repay the loan, (ii) current employment status (if the originator relies on employment income when assessing the Mortgagor’s ability to repay), (iii) monthly mortgage payment for the loan, (iv) monthly payment on any simultaneous loans secured by the same property, (v) monthly payments for property taxes and required insurance, and certain other costs related to the property such as homeowners association fees or ground rent, (vi) debts, alimony, and child-support obligations, (vii) monthly debt-to-income ratio or residual income, calculated using the total of all of the mortgage and nonmortgage obligations listed above, as a ratio of gross monthly income and (viii) credit history.
“Authoritative Copy” shall mean with respect to an eNote, the unique copy of such eNote that is within the Control of the Controller.
“Bail-In Action” means the exercise by the Bank of England (or any successor resolution authority) of any write-down or conversion power existing from time to time (including, without limitation, any power to amend or alter the maturity of eligible liabilities of an institution under resolution or amend the amount of interest payable under such eligible liabilities or the date on which interest becomes payable, including by suspending payment for a temporary period and together with any power to terminate and value transactions) under, and exercised in compliance with, any laws, regulations, rules or requirements in effect in the United Kingdom relating to the transposition of the European Banking Recovery and Resolution Directive as amended from time to time, including but not limited to, the Banking Act 2009 as amended from time to time, and the instruments, rules and standards created thereunder, pursuant to which Buyer’s obligations (or those of Buyer’s affiliates) can be reduced (including to zero), canceled or converted into shares, other securities, or other obligations of Buyer or any other person.
“Bankruptcy Code” shall mean Title 11 of the United States Code, Section 101 et seq., as amended from time to time.
“Barclays” shall mean Barclays Bank PLC.
“BCI” shall mean Barclays Capital Inc.
“Benchmark” means, initially, Term SOFR; provided that if a Benchmark Transition Event has occurred with respect to Term SOFR or the then-current Benchmark, then “Benchmark” means the applicable Benchmark Replacement to the extent that such Benchmark Replacement has replaced such prior Benchmark pursuant to Section 8.
“Benchmark Replacement” means the sum of:
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(1)the alternate benchmark rate that has been selected by Agent giving due consideration to
a.any selection or recommendation of a replacement rate or the mechanism for determining such a rate by the Relevant Governmental Body at such time or
b.any evolving or then-prevailing market convention for determining a rate of interest for Dollar-denominated syndicated or bilateral credit facilities; and
(2)the Benchmark Replacement Adjustment.
provided that, if at any time, the Benchmark Replacement as so determined pursuant to clause (1) or (2) above would be less than the Floor, the Benchmark Replacement will be deemed to be the Floor for the purposes of this Agreement and any other Program Documents.
    “Benchmark Replacement Adjustment” means, for each applicable Accrual Period, the spread adjustment, or method for calculating or determining such spread adjustment, (which may be a positive or negative value or zero) that has been selected by Buyer giving due consideration to the factors set forth in clauses (1)(a) and (1)(b) in the definition of Benchmark Replacement.
“Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes” means, with respect to any Benchmark Replacement, any technical, administrative or operational changes (including changes to the definition of “Accrual Period,” timing and frequency of determining rates and making payments of interest, timing of seller requests for repurchase, the applicability and length of lookback periods and other technical, administrative or operational matters) that the Agent decides may be appropriate to reflect the adoption and implementation of such Benchmark Replacement and to permit the administration thereof by the Agent in a manner substantially consistent with market practice (or, if the Agent decides that adoption of any portion of such market practice is not administratively feasible or if the Agent determines that no market practice for the administration of the Benchmark Replacement exists, in such other manner of administration as the Agent decides is reasonably necessary in connection with the administration of this Agreement).
“Benchmark Replacement Date” means the date on which a Benchmark Replacement becomes effective pursuant to Section 8.
“Benchmark Transition Event” means, with respect to any then-current Benchmark, the occurrence of a public statement or publication of information by or on behalf of the administrator of the then-current Benchmark, the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, an insolvency official with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark, a resolution authority with jurisdiction over the administrator for such Benchmark or a court or an entity with similar insolvency or resolution authority over the administrator for such Benchmark, announcing or stating that (a) such administrator has ceased or will cease on a specified date to provide all applicable tenors of such Benchmark, permanently or indefinitely, provided that, at the time of such statement or publication, there is no successor administrator that will continue to provide any applicable tenor of such Benchmark, (b) all applicable tenors of such Benchmark are or will no longer be representative of the underlying market and economic reality that such Benchmark is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored or that such Benchmark is or will not be in compliance or aligned with the International Organization of Securities Commissions Principals for Financial Benchmarks, (c) Agent determines in its sole discretion that, by reason of circumstances affecting the relevant market, adequate and reasonable means do not exist for ascertaining such Benchmark, or (d) Agent determines in its sole discretion that the adoption of any Change in Law or in the interpretation or application thereof shall make it unlawful for Buyer to accrue Price Differential based on such Benchmark.
“Business Day” means (A) any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a day upon which the New York Stock Exchange, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, the Custodian’s offices, banking and savings and loan institutions in the State of New York, Michigan or Delaware, the City of New York or the State of California are required to be closed, or (iii) a day on which trading in securities on the New York Stock Exchange or any other major securities exchange in the United States is not conducted, and (B) with respect to any calculation of Term SOFR, a U.S. Government Securities Business Day.
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“Capital Lease Obligations” shall mean, for any Person, all obligations of such Person to pay rent or other amounts under a lease of (or other agreement conveying the right to use) Property to the extent such obligations are required to be classified and accounted for as a capital lease on a balance sheet of such Person under GAAP, and, for purposes of this Agreement, the amount of such obligations shall be the capitalized amount thereof, determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Cash Equivalents” shall mean (a) securities with maturities of ninety (90) days or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States Government or any agency thereof, (b) certificates of deposit and eurodollar time deposits with maturities of ninety (90) days or less from the date of acquisition and overnight bank deposits of any commercial bank having capital and surplus in excess of $500,000,000, (c) repurchase obligations of any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, having a term of not more than seven days with respect to securities issued or fully guaranteed or insured by the United States Government, (d) commercial paper of a domestic issuer rated at least A-1 or the equivalent thereof by Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group (“S&P”) or P-1 or the equivalent thereof by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”) and in either case maturing within ninety (90) days after the day of acquisition, (e) securities with maturities of ninety (90) days or less from the date of acquisition issued or fully guaranteed by any state, commonwealth or territory of the United States, by any political subdivision or taxing authority of any such state, commonwealth or territory or by any foreign government, the securities of which state, commonwealth, territory, political subdivision, taxing authority or foreign government (as the case may be) are rated at least A by S&P or A by Moody’s, (f) securities with maturities of ninety (90) days or less from the date of acquisition backed by standby letters of credit issued by any commercial bank satisfying the requirements of clause (b) of this definition, (g) shares of money market mutual or similar funds, (h) 70% of the unencumbered marketable securities in Seller’s accounts (or the account of Seller’s Affiliates), or (i) the aggregate amount of unused capacity available (taking into account applicable haircuts) under committed and uncommitted mortgage loan and mortgage-backed securities warehouse and servicing and servicer advance facilities, or lines of credit collateralized by mortgage or mortgage servicing rights assets for which the seller or borrower thereunder has adequate eligible collateral pledged or to pledge thereunder, or under unsecured lines of credit available to Seller.
“CEMA Consolidated Note” shall mean the original executed consolidated promissory note or other evidence of the consolidated indebtedness of a mortgagor/borrower with respect to a CEMA Loan and a Consolidation, Extension and Modification Agreement.
“CEMA Loan” shall mean a Loan originated in connection with a refinancing subject to a Consolidation, Extension and Modification Agreement and with respect to which the related Mortgaged Property is located in the State of New York.
“Change of Control” shall mean, with respect to the Seller, the acquisition by any other Person, or two or more other Persons acting as a group, of beneficial ownership (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) of outstanding shares of voting stock of the Seller at any time if after giving effect to such acquisition Rocket Companies, Inc. ceases to own, directly or indirectly, at least fifty-one percent (51%) of the voting power of Seller’s outstanding equity interests.
“Change in Law” means (a) the adoption of any Requirement of Law, rule or regulation after the date of this Agreement, (b) any change in any Requirement of Law, rule or regulation or in the interpretation or application thereof by any Governmental Authority after the date of this Agreement or (c) compliance by Buyer (or any Affiliate thereof) with any request, guideline or directive (whether or not having the force of law) of any Governmental Authority made or issued after the date of this Agreement.

“Closing Agent” shall mean, with respect to any Wet-Ink Transaction, an entity reasonably satisfactory to Buyer (which may be a title company or its agent, escrow company, attorney or other closing agent in accordance with local law and practice in the jurisdiction where the related Wet-Ink Loan is being originated) to which the proceeds of such Wet-Ink Transaction are to be wired pursuant to the instructions of Seller.
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Unless Buyer notifies Seller (electronically or in writing) that a Closing Agent is unsatisfactory, each Closing Agent utilized by Seller shall be deemed satisfactory; provided, that each of Title Source, Inc. and its Subsidiaries shall be deemed satisfactory to Buyer while it is an Affiliate of Seller and eligible to act as a closing agent under applicable Agency Guidelines, and provided further that Buyer shall instruct Custodian that no funds shall be transferred to the account of any Closing Agent after the date that is five (5) Business Days following the date that notice is delivered to Seller that such Closing Agent is unsatisfactory, and provided, further, that the Market Value shall be deemed to be zero with respect to each Loan, for so long as such Loan is a Wet-Ink Loan, as to which the proceeds of such Loan were wired to a Closing Agent with respect to which Buyer has notified Seller at least five (5) Business Days before funds are transferred to the account of such Closing Agent that such Closing Agent is not satisfactory.
“Closing Date” shall mean September 25, 2020.
“Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time.
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“Collection Account” shall mean the following account at the Account Bank established by the Seller for the benefit of Buyer, “Rocket Mortgage, LLC as Trustee/Bailee for Barclays Bank PLC - P&I account – Account [***]”.
“Collection Account Control Agreement” shall mean the blocked account control agreement dated as of September 25, 2020, among Buyer, the Seller and the Account Bank, in form and substance acceptable to Buyer to be entered into with respect to the Collection Account, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Combined LTV” means the ratio of (i) the sum of (a) the outstanding principal balance of a Second Lien Loan on the origination date and (b) the outstanding principal balance of any other Loan with respect to the same Mortgaged Property on the origination date to (ii) the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.
“Committed Amount” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Confirmation” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(a) hereof.
“Consolidation, Extension and Modification Agreement” shall mean the original executed consolidation, extension and modification agreement executed by a mortgagor/borrower in connection with a CEMA Loan.
“Contractual Obligation” shall mean as to any Person, any material provision of any agreement, instrument or other undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound or any material provision of any security issued by such Person.
“Control” shall mean with respect to an eNote, the “control” of such eNote within the meaning of UETA and/or, as applicable, E-SIGN, which is established by reference to the MERS eRegistry and any party designated therein as the Controller.
“Control Failure” shall mean with respect to an eNote, (i) if the Controller status of the eNote shall not have been transferred to Buyer, (ii) Buyer shall otherwise not be designated as the Controller of such eNote in the MERS eRegistry, (iii) if the eVault shall have released the Authoritative Copy of an eNote in contravention of the requirements of the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, or (iv) if the Custodian initiated any changes on the MERS eRegistry in contravention of the terms of the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
“Controller” shall mean with respect to an eNote, the party designated in the MERS eRegistry as the “Controller”, and who in such capacity shall be deemed to be “in control” or to be the “controller” of such eNote within the meaning of UETA or E-SIGN, as applicable.
“Cooperative Corporation” shall mean the cooperative apartment corporation that holds legal title to a Cooperative Project and grants occupancy rights to units therein to stockholders through Proprietary Leases or similar arrangements.
“Cooperative Loan” shall mean a Loan that is secured by a perfected security interest in Cooperative Shares and the related Proprietary Lease granting exclusive rights to occupy the related Cooperative Unit in the building owned by the related Cooperative Corporation.
“Cooperative Loan Documents” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
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“Cooperative Note” shall mean the original executed promissory note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a Mortgagor with respect to a Cooperative Loan.
“Cooperative Project” shall mean all real property owned by a Cooperative Corporation including the land, separate dwelling units and all common elements.
“Cooperative Shares” shall mean the shares of stock issued by a Cooperative Corporation and allocated to a Cooperative Unit and represented by a stock certificate.
“Cooperative Unit” shall mean a specific unit in a Cooperative Project.
“Costs” shall have the meaning provided in Section 23(a) hereof.
“COVID-19 Pandemic” means the global pandemic caused by the COVID-19 coronavirus, which commenced in December of 2019.
“COVID Responsive Change” means any change in applicable law, Agency Guidelines, Accepted Servicing Practices, or Underwriting Guidelines that occurs in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, whether temporary or permanent, and including but not limited to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and responsive actions taken by any Agency or Governmental Authority relating thereto.
“Custodial and Disbursement Agreement” shall mean the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between the Seller, Buyer, Disbursement Agent and Custodian as the same shall be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.
“Custodial Loan Transmission” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
“Custodian” shall mean Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, or its successors and permitted assigns, or such other custodian as may be mutually agreed to by Buyer and Seller.
“Default” shall mean an Event of Default or any event that, with the giving of notice or the passage of time or both, would become an Event of Default.
“Delegatee” shall mean with respect to an eNote, the party designated in the MERS eRegistry as the “Delegatee” or “Delegatee for Transfers”, who in such capacity is authorized by the Controller to perform certain MERS eRegistry transactions on behalf of the Controller such as Transfers of Control and Transfers of Control and Location.
“Disbursement Agent” means Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and its successors and permitted assigns, or such other entity as mutually agreed upon by Buyer and Seller.
“Document Deficient Loan” shall mean any closed Loan for which the Custodian has not received a complete Mortgage File from the Seller.
“Dollars” or “$” shall mean lawful money of the United States of America.
“Due Date” shall mean the day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.

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“Due Diligence Review” shall mean the performance by Buyer of any or all of the reviews permitted under Section 43 hereof with respect to any or all of the Loans or the Seller or related parties, as desired by Buyer from time to time.
“eCommerce Laws” shall mean E-SIGN, UETA, any applicable state or local equivalent or similar laws and regulations, and any rules, regulations and guidelines promulgated under any of the foregoing.
“Economic and Trade Sanctions and Anti-Terrorism Laws” means any laws relating to terrorism, trade sanctions programs and embargoes, import/export licensing, money laundering, or bribery, all as amended, supplemented or replaced from time to time.
“Effective Date” shall mean the date upon which the conditions precedent set forth in Section 10(a) have been satisfied.
“Electronic Agent” shall mean MERSCORP Holdings, Inc., or its successor in interest or assigns.
“Electronic Record” shall mean with respect to an eMortgage Loan, the related eNote and all other documents comprising the Mortgage File electronically created and that are stored in an electronic format, if any.
“Electronic Security Failure” shall mean as such term is defined in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
“Electronic Tracking Agreement” shall mean the electronic tracking agreement among Buyer, the Seller, MERSCORP Holdings, Inc. and MERS, in form and substance acceptable to Buyer to be entered into in the event that any of the Loans become MERS Loans, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time; provided that if no Loans are or will be MERS Loans, all references herein to the Electronic Tracking Agreement shall be disregarded.
“Electronic Transmission” shall mean the delivery of information in an electronic format acceptable to the applicable recipient thereof. An Electronic Transmission shall be considered written notice for all purposes hereof (except when a request or notice by its terms requires execution).
“Eligible Loan” shall mean a Loan (i) as to which the representations and warranties in Section 13(t) and 13(u) and Schedule 1 of this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects, (ii) that was originated in all material respects in accordance with the applicable Underwriting Guidelines or Agency Guidelines and (iii) contains all required Loan Documents without Exceptions unless otherwise waived electronically or in writing by Buyer. Except as otherwise permitted in the Pricing Side Letter, no Loan shall be an Eligible Loan:
1.    that Buyer determines, in its good faith, reasonable discretion is not eligible for sale in the secondary market or for securitization without unreasonable credit enhancement;
2.    as to which the related Mortgage File has been released from the possession of the Custodian under Section 5 of the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement to the Seller or its bailee for a period in excess of [***];
3.    as to which the related Mortgage File has been released from the possession of the Custodian under Section 5(a) of the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement under any Transmittal Letter in excess of the longer of [***] and the time period stated in such Transmittal Letter for release;
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4.    in respect of which (a) the related Mortgaged Property is the subject of a foreclosure proceeding or (b) the related Note has been extinguished under relevant state law in connection with a judgment of foreclosure or foreclosure sale or otherwise;
5.    if (a) the related Note or the related Mortgage is not genuine or is not the legal, valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the maker thereof, subject to no right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, or (b) such Mortgage, is not a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected Lien on the Mortgaged Property;
6.    in respect of which the related Mortgagor is the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding;
7.    if such Loan is [***] or more days past due;
8.    if the Purchase Price of such Loan, when added to the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of all Purchased Assets that are then subject to Transactions, causes the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of all Purchased Assets that are then subject to a Transaction to exceed, as of any date of determination, the lesser of (a) the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price and (b) the aggregate Asset Base of all Purchased Assets and all Eligible Loans proposed to be sold in such Transaction;
9.    if such Loan is a Wet-Ink Loan and the Purchase Price of such Wet-Ink Loan when added to the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of all other Wet-Ink Loans that are then subject to outstanding Transactions hereunder, exceeds at any time [***] of the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price;
10.    if such Loan is secured by real property improved by manufactured housing;
11.    if such Loan is a FHA § 203(k) Loan or an RHS Loan and the Purchase Price of such FHA § 203(d) Loan or RHS Loan when added to the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of all other FHA § 203(k) Loans and RHS Loans that are then subject to outstanding Transactions hereunder, exceeds at any time [***];
12.    if such Loan is a CEMA Loan and the Purchase Price of such CEMA Loan when added to the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of all other CEMA Loans that are then subject to outstanding Transactions hereunder, exceeds at any time [***];
13.    if such Loan is an eMortgage Loan;
14.    if such Loan is a Jumbo Loan and the Purchase Price of such Jumbo Loan when added to the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of all other Jumbo Loans that are then subject to outstanding Transactions hereunder, exceeds at any time 15% of the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price;
15.    if such a Loan is a Second Lien Loan and the Purchase Price of such Second Lien Loan when added to the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of all other Second Lien Loans that are then subject to outstanding Transactions hereunder, exceeds at any time [***] of the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price;
16.    if such Loan has exceeded its Maximum Age Since Origination;     
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17.    if such Loan is a Document Deficient Loan (unless it is a Wet-Ink Loan) or
18.    if such Loan was issued to a Foreign National.
“eMortgage Loan” shall mean a Loan with respect to which there is an eNote and as to which some or all of the other documents comprising the related Mortgage File may be created electronically and not by traditional paper documentation with a pen and ink signature.
“eNote” shall mean, with respect to any eMortgage Loan, the electronically created and stored Note that is a Transferable Record.
“EO13224” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13(dd) hereof.
“ERISA” shall mean the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended from time to time.
“ERISA Affiliate” shall mean any entity, whether or not incorporated, that is a member of any group of organizations described in Section 414(b) or (c) of the Code (or Section 414) (m) or (o) of the Code for purposes of Section 412 of the Code) of which the Seller is a member.
“Escrow Payments” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the amounts constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water charges, sewer rents, municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by the Mortgagor with the Mortgagee pursuant to the terms of any Note or Mortgage or any other document.
“E-SIGN” shall mean the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001 et seq.
“eNote Replacement Failure” shall have the meaning set forth in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
“eVault” shall have the meaning assigned to it in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
“Event of Default” shall have the meaning provided in Section 18 hereof.
“Exception” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
“Exception Report” shall mean the report of Exceptions included as part of the Custodial Loan Transmission.
“Fannie Mae” shall mean the Federal National Mortgage Association or any successor thereto.
“Fannie Mae Guide” shall mean the Fannie Mae MBS Selling and Servicing Guide, as such guide may hereafter from time to time be amended.
“Fannie Mae Mortgage Loan” shall mean an Eligible Loan that is in compliance on the related Purchase Date with the eligibility requirements specified for the applicable Fannie Mae Program described in the Fannie Mae Guide.
“Fannie Mae Program” shall mean the Fannie Mae Guaranteed Mortgage-Backed Securities Programs, as described in the Fannie Mae Guide.
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“FCA” shall mean the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority.
“FDIA” shall have the meaning provided in Section 40(c) hereof.
“FDICIA” shall have the meaning provided in Section 40(d) hereof.
“FEMA” shall mean the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“FHA” shall mean the Federal Housing Administration, an agency within HUD, or any successor thereto and including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA Regulations.
“FHA §203(k) Loan” shall mean a closed-end first lien FHA Loan with the following characteristics:
    (a)    a portion of the proceeds of which will be used for the purpose of rehabilitating or repairing the related single family property;
    (b)    which satisfies the definition of “rehabilitation loan” under 24 C.F.R. 203.50(a); and
    (c)    the payment of which is insured by the FHA under the National Housing Act or with respect to which a commitment for such insurance has been issued by the FHA.
“FHA Act” shall mean the Federal Housing Administration Act.
“FHA Loan” shall mean a Loan that is eligible to be the subject of an FHA Mortgage Insurance Contract.
“FHA Mortgage Insurance” shall mean mortgage insurance authorized under Sections 203(b), 213, 221(d), 222, and 235 of the FHA Act and provided by the FHA.
“FHA Mortgage Insurance Contract” shall mean the contractual obligation of the FHA to insure a Loan.
“FHA Regulations” shall mean regulations promulgated by HUD under the Federal Housing Administration Act, codified in 24 Code of Federal Regulations, and other HUD issuances relating to FHA Loans, including the related handbooks, circulars, notices and mortgagee letters.
“Final Repurchase Date” shall mean any Repurchase Date on which the applicable Purchased Asset does not become subject to a Rollover Transaction.
“First Lien” shall mean with respect to each Mortgaged Property, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a mortgage note which creates a first lien on the Mortgaged Property.
“Floor” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Foreign Buyer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.
“Foreign National” shall mean any Mortgagor who is not (i) formed, organized or incorporated in, or a citizen of, the United States of America, (ii) a resident alien of the United States of America or (iii) a non-resident alien of the United States of America.
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“Freddie Mac” shall mean the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, and its successors in interest.
“Freddie Mac Guide” means the Freddie Mac Sellers’ and Servicers’ Guide, as such guide may hereafter from time to time be amended.
“Freddie Mac Mortgage Loan” shall mean an Eligible Loan that is in compliance on the related Purchase Date with the eligibility requirements specified for the applicable Freddie Mac Program described in the Freddie Mac Guide.
“Freddie Mac Program” shall mean the Freddie Mac Home Mortgage Guarantor Program or the Freddie Mac FHA/VA Home Mortgage Guarantor Program, as described in the Freddie Mac Guide.
“GAAP” shall mean generally accepted accounting principles in effect from time to time in the United States of America.
“Ginnie Mae” shall mean the Government National Mortgage Association and its successors in interest, a wholly-owned corporate instrumentality of the government of the United States of America.
“Ginnie Mae Guide” shall mean the Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Guide, as such guide may hereafter from time to time be amended.
“Ginnie Mae Mortgage Loan” shall mean an Eligible Loan that is in compliance on the related Purchase Date with the eligibility requirements specified for the applicable Ginnie Mae Program in the applicable Ginnie Mae Guide.
“Ginnie Mae Program” shall mean the Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Securities Programs, as described in the Ginnie Mae Guide.
“Ginnie Mae Security” means a modified pass-through mortgage-backed certificate guaranteed by Ginnie Mae, evidenced by a book-entry account in a depository institution having book-entry accounts at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and backed by a pool of Ginnie Mae Mortgage Loans, in substantially the principal amount and with substantially the other terms as specified with respect to such Ginnie Mae Security in the related Takeout Commitment.
“Governmental Authority” shall mean with respect to any Person, any nation or government, any state or other political subdivision, agency or instrumentality thereof, any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government and any court or arbitrator having jurisdiction over the parties.
“Guarantee” shall mean, as to any Person, any obligation of such Person directly or indirectly guaranteeing any Indebtedness of any other Person or in any manner providing for the payment of any Indebtedness of any other Person or otherwise protecting the holder of such Indebtedness against loss (whether by virtue of partnership arrangements, by agreement to keep-well, to purchase assets, goods, securities or services, or to take-or-pay or otherwise), provided that the term “Guarantee” shall not include (i) endorsements for collection or deposit in the ordinary course of business, or (ii) obligations to make servicing advances for delinquent taxes and insurance, or other obligations in respect of a Mortgaged Property. The amount of any Guarantee of a Person shall be deemed to be the amount of the corresponding liability shown on such Person’s consolidated balance sheet calculated in accordance with GAAP as determined by such Person in good faith. The terms “Guarantee” and “Guaranteed” used as verbs shall have correlative meanings.
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“H.15 (519)” means the weekly statistical release designated as such at http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h15/update/default.htm, or any successor publication, published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.

“HARP Loan” shall mean a Loan that is eligible (including pursuant to exceptions or variances provided to Seller) for sale to, or securitization by, Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac that are (a) refinance mortgage loans originated pursuant to Fannie Mae’s Home Affordable Refinance Program as announced in Fannie Mae Announcement SEL-2011-12, as set forth in subsequent Announcements, FAQs, Selling Guide updates and Servicing Guide updates issued by Fannie Mae in connection with such program (“HARP 2.0”), or (b) refinance mortgage loans originated pursuant to HARP 2.0 as it applies to the Refi Plus option applicable to “same servicers”, as amended by the applicable variances delivered by Fannie Mae to Rocket Mortgage or (c) refinance mortgage loans originated pursuant to Freddie Mac’s Home Affordable Refinance Program (as such program is amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, from time to time) and referred to by Freddie Mac as a “Relief Refinance Mortgage”.

“Hash Value” shall mean with respect to an eNote, the unique, tamper-evident digital signature of such eNote that is stored with MERS.

“Hedging Arrangement” means any forward sales contract, forward trade contract, interest rate swap agreement, interest rate cap agreement or other contract pursuant to which Seller has protected itself from the consequences of a loss in the value of a Loan or its portfolio of Loans because of changes in interest rates or in the market value of mortgage loan assets.

“High Cost Loan” shall mean a Loan (a) classified as a “high cost” loan under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994; (b) classified as a “high cost,” “threshold,” “covered,” or “predatory” loan under any other applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly classified loan using different terminology under a law, regulation or ordinance imposing heightened regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees); or (c) having a percentage listed under the Indicative Loss Severity Column (the column that appears in the S&P Anti-Predatory Lending Law Update Table, included in the then-current S&P’s LEVELS® Glossary of Terms on Appendix E).

“HUD” shall mean the Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any federal agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to the functions thereof with regard to FHA Mortgage Insurance. The term “HUD,” for purposes of this Agreement, is also deemed to include subdivisions thereof such as the FHA and Ginnie Mae.

“IBA” shall mean the ICE Benchmark Administration.

“Income” shall mean, with respect to any Purchased Asset at any time until such Loan is repurchased by Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, any principal and/or interest thereon and all dividends, sale proceeds (including, without limitation, any proceeds from the liquidation or securitization of such Purchased Asset or other disposition thereof) and other collections and distributions thereon (including, without limitation, any proceeds received in respect of mortgage insurance), but not including any commitment fees, origination fees and/or servicing fees accrued in respect of periods on or after the initial Purchase Date with respect to such Purchased Asset.
“Incremental Purchase Price” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(i) hereof.
“Incremental Purchase Price Request” has the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(i) hereof.
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“Indebtedness” shall mean, for any Person: (a) obligations created, issued or incurred by such Person for borrowed money (whether by loan, the issuance and sale of debt securities or the sale of Property to another Person subject to an understanding or agreement, contingent or otherwise, to repurchase such Property from such Person); (b) obligations of such Person to pay the deferred purchase or acquisition price of Property or services, other than trade accounts payable (other than for borrowed money) arising, and accrued expenses incurred, in the ordinary course of business; (c) indebtedness of others secured by a Lien on the Property of such Person, whether or not the respective indebtedness so secured has been assumed by such Person; (d) obligations (contingent or otherwise) of such Person in respect of letters of credit or similar instruments issued or accepted by banks and other financial institutions for account of such Person; (e) Capital Lease Obligations of such Person; (f) obligations of such Person under repurchase agreements or like arrangements; (g) indebtedness of others Guaranteed by such Person; (h) all obligations of such Person incurred in connection with the acquisition or carrying of fixed assets by such Person; (i) indebtedness of general partnerships of which such Person is a general partner; and (j) any other indebtedness of such Person evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, provided that, for purposes of this definition, the following shall not be included as “Indebtedness”: loan loss reserves, deferred taxes arising from capitalized excess service fees, operating leases, liabilities associated with Seller’s or its Subsidiaries’ securitized Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) loan inventory where such securitization does not meet the GAAP criteria for sale treatment, obligations under Hedging Arrangements, obligations related to treasury management, brokerage or trading-related arrangements, or transactions for the sale and/or repurchase of Loans, or transactions related to the financing of recoverable servicing advances.
“Indemnified Party” shall have the meaning provided in Section 23(a) hereof.
“Instruction Letter” shall mean a letter agreement between the Seller and each Subservicer substantially in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto.
“Insured Closing Letter” shall mean, with respect to any Wet-Ink Loan that becomes subject to a Transaction, a letter of indemnification (which may be in the form of an insured closing letter, closing protection letter, or similar authorization letter) from an Approved Title Insurance Company, in any jurisdiction where such letters are permitted under applicable law and regulation, addressed to Seller or other applicable Qualified Originator, which is fully assignable to Buyer, with coverage that is customarily acceptable to Persons engaged in the origination of mortgage loans, identifying the Settlement Agent covered thereby, which may be in the form of a blanket letter.
“Intercreditor Agreement” shall mean that certain Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2012, by and among the Buyer, the Seller, One Reverse Mortgage, LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, UBS AG by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of America, N.A., Citibank N.A., Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Jefferies Funding LLC, and Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented and as the same shall be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time, and, as the context requires, the Joint Account Control Agreement and the Joint Securities Account Control Agreement.
“Interest Period” shall mean (a) for the purpose of the calculation of the first Price Differential Payment Amount, the period commencing on the Closing Date and ending on the last calendar day of the month in which the Closing Date occurs and (b) for the purpose of the calculation of each subsequent Price Differential Payment Amount, the period commencing on the first calendar day of the month immediately preceding such date and ending on the last calendar day of the month immediately preceding such date.

“Investment Company Act” shall mean the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, including all rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“IRS” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(c) hereof.
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“Joint Account Control Agreement” shall mean the Joint Account Control Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2012, among the Buyer, the Seller, One Reverse Mortgage, LLC, Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, UBS AG by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, JP Morgan Chase Bank, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of America, N.A., Citibank N.A., Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, Jefferies Funding LLC, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as paying agent, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented and as the same shall be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.
“Joint Securities Account Control Agreement” shall mean the Joint Securities Account Control Agreement, dated as of April 4, 2012, among the Buyer, the Seller, Credit Suisse First Boston Mortgage Capital LLC, UBS AG, by and through its branch office at 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, New York, JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Royal Bank of Canada, Bank of America, N.A., Morgan Stanley Bank, N.A., Morgan Stanley Mortgage Capital Holdings LLC, Jefferies Funding LLC, One Reverse Mortgage, LLC, Citibank N.A., and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as securities intermediary, as amended, restated, modified or supplemented and as the same shall be further amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified and in effect from time to time.
“Jumbo Loan” shall mean an Eligible Loan that (i) has an original principal balance which exceeds Agency Guidelines for maximum general conventional loan amount, (ii) conforms with all requirements of the Underwriting Guidelines and (iii) has the benefit of the safe harbor from liability under the ATR Rules or a rebuttable presumption for such liability.
“Jumbo Loan Underwriting Guidelines” shall mean the written underwriting guidelines of Seller that govern the underwriting and program operations of each Jumbo Loan, which underwriting guidelines have been provided to Buyer and approved by Buyer prior to the applicable Purchase Date of any related Jumbo Loan, and any supplement, overlay, amendment or modification to such approved underwriting guidelines that have been approved by Buyer prior to the applicable Purchase Date of any related Jumbo Loan.
“Lien” shall mean any mortgage, lien, pledge, charge, security interest or similar encumbrance.
“Loan” shall mean a First Lien or Second Lien mortgage loan together with the Servicing Rights thereon, which the Custodian has been instructed to hold the related Mortgage File for Buyer pursuant to the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, and which Loan includes, without limitation, (i) a Note, the related Mortgage and all other Loan Documents and (ii) all right, title and interest of the Seller in and to the Mortgaged Property covered by such Mortgage.
“Loan Documents” shall mean, with respect to a Loan, the documents comprising the Mortgage File for such Loan, including any Cooperative Loan Documents.
“Loan Schedule” shall mean a list in electronic format setting forth as to each Eligible Loan the fields mutually agreed to by Buyer and Seller, any other information reasonably required by Buyer and any other additional applicable information to be provided in the Loan Schedule pursuant to the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
“Loan-to-Value Ratio” or “LTV” shall mean with respect to any Loan, the ratio of the outstanding principal amount of such Loan at the time of origination to the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property at origination of such Loan.
“Location” shall mean with respect to an eNote, the location of such eNote which is established by reference to the MERS eRegistry.
“Margin Call” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6(a) hereof.
“Margin Deficit” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6(a) hereof.
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“Market Value” shall mean, with respect to any Purchased Asset as of any date of determination, the whole loan servicing released fair market value of such Purchased Asset on such date as determined in good faith by Buyer in its sole discretion, based on the pricing that Buyer (or an Affiliate thereof) uses for comparable mortgage loans and comparable mortgage loan sellers, taking into account such factors as Buyer deems appropriate, including, without limitation, the fair market value of any Agency Eligible Loans that may be sold in their entirety to an Agency or to other purchaser of Agency Eligible Loans under circumstances in which a seller is in default under the similar warehouse facilities and other available objective indications of value to the extent deemed by Buyer to be reliable and applicable to the related Purchased Asset and the Seller. Buyer’s good faith determination of Market Value will be conclusive and binding on the parties absent manifest error.
“Master Netting Agreement” means that certain Amended and Restated Global Netting and Security Agreement, dated as of July 21, 2023, among Buyer, Seller and certain Affiliates and Subsidiaries of Buyer, as the same shall be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Master Servicer Field” means, with respect to an eNote, the field entitled, “Master Servicer” in the MERS eRegistry.
“Material Adverse Effect” shall mean a material adverse change in Seller’s consolidated financial condition or business operations or Property, or other event which adversely affects the Seller’s ability to perform under the Program Documents to which it is a party or satisfy, in all material respects, its obligations, representations, warranties and covenants under the Program Documents to which it is a party, taken as a whole.
“Maturity Date” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Maximum Age Since Origination” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Maximum Leverage Ratio” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
“MERS” shall mean Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware corporation, or any successor in interest thereto.
“MERS eDelivery” shall mean the transmission system operated by the Electronic Agent that is used to deliver eNotes, other Electronic Records and data from one MERS eRegistry member to another using a system-to-system interface and conforming to the standards of the MERS eRegistry.
“MERS eRegistry” shall mean the electronic registry operated by the Electronic Agent that acts as the legal system of record that identifies the Controller, Delegatee and Location of the Authoritative Copy of registered eNotes.
“MERS Identification Number” shall mean the number permanently assigned to each MERS Loan.
“MERS Loan” shall mean any Loan as to which the related Mortgage or Assignment of Mortgage has been recorded in the name of MERS, as agent for the holder from time to time of the Note.
“MERS System” shall mean the mortgage electronic registry system operated by the Electronic Agent that tracks changes in Mortgage ownership, mortgage servicers and servicing rights ownership.
“Minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Minimum Liquidity Amount” shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the Pricing Side Letter.
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“Modified Loan” shall mean an Eligible Loan that (a) is insured by the FHA or the RHS or guaranteed by the VA, (b) (1) was purchased out of a Ginnie Mae Security or from a third-party whole loan investor solely as a result of modifications to such Eligible Loan, or (2) was purchased out of a Ginnie Mae Security or from a third-party whole loan investor as a result of delinquent mortgage payments, but, without any loan modifications, subsequently became reperforming and (c) is a Ginnie Mae Mortgage Loan.
“Monthly Payment” shall mean the scheduled monthly payment of principal and interest on a Loan as adjusted in accordance with changes in the Mortgage Interest Rate pursuant to the provisions of the Note for an Adjustable Rate Loan.
“Moody’s” shall mean Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. or its successors in interest.
“Mortgage” shall mean with respect to a Loan, the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument, which creates a First Lien or Second Lien, as applicable, on the fee simple or leasehold estate in such real property, which secures the Note.
“Mortgage File” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
“Mortgage Interest Rate” shall mean the annual rate of interest borne on a Note, which shall be adjusted from time to time with respect to Adjustable Rate Loans.
“Mortgaged Property” shall mean the real property (including all improvements, buildings and fixtures thereon and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing) securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Note or, in the case of any Cooperative Loan, the Cooperative Shares and the Proprietary Lease.
“Mortgagee” shall mean the record holder of a Note secured by a Mortgage.
“Mortgagor” shall mean the obligor or obligors on a Note, including any person who has assumed or guaranteed the obligations of the obligor thereunder.
“MSFTA” means that certain Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement, dated as of October 14, 2011, by and between Barclays Capital Inc. and the Seller, as further amended by that certain Form of Amendment to Master Securities Forward Transaction Agreement to Conform with FINRA 4210, dated as of January 29, 2018, as such agreement may be amended, modified or supplemented from time to time.
“MRA Minimum Transfer Amount” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 6(b) hereof.
“Net Forward Delivery Amount” has the meaning assigned thereto in the MSFTA.
“Net Forward Return Amount” has the meaning assigned thereto in the MSFTA.
“Net Income” shall mean, for any period, the net income of the applicable Person for such period as determined in accordance with GAAP.
“Note” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, the related promissory note, together with all riders thereto and amendments thereof or other evidence of such indebtedness of the related Mortgagor. For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to any Loan which is a CEMA Loan, the “Note” with respect to such Loan shall be the CEMA Consolidated Note.
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“Obligations” shall mean (a) the Seller’s obligation to pay the Repurchase Price on the Repurchase Date and other obligations and liabilities of the Seller to Buyer, its Affiliates, or the Custodian arising under, or in connection with, the Program Documents, whether now existing or hereafter arising; (b) any and all sums paid by Buyer or on behalf of Buyer pursuant to the Program Documents in order to preserve any Purchased Asset or its interest therein; (c) in the event of any proceeding for the collection or enforcement of the Seller’s indebtedness, obligations or liabilities referred to in clause (a), the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of retaking, holding, collecting, preparing for sale, selling or otherwise disposing of or realizing on any Purchased Asset, or of any exercise by Buyer or any Affiliate of Buyer of its rights under the Program Documents, including without limitation, reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements and court costs; and (d) the Seller’s indemnity obligations to Buyer pursuant to the Program Documents.
“OFAC” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13(dd) hereof.
“Other Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future stamp, court or documentary, intangible, recording, filing or similar Taxes or any excise, sales, goods and services or transfer taxes, charges or similar levies arising from any payment made hereunder or from the execution, delivery, performance, assignment, enforcement or registration of, from the receipt or perfection of a security interest under, or otherwise with respect to, any Program Document.
“Outstanding Purchase Price” means, for any Purchased Asset, as of any date of determination, the Purchase Price thereof, as reduced by any amount thereof repaid to the Purchaser pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and as increased by any Incremental Purchase Price related to such Purchased Asset.
“Parent Company” means a corporation or other entity owning at least 50% of the outstanding shares of voting stock of Seller.
“Person” shall mean any individual, corporation, company, voluntary association, partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association or government (or any agency, instrumentality or political subdivision thereof).
“Plan” shall mean any “employee pension benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA), including any single-employer plan or multiemployer plan (as such terms are defined in Section 400(a)(15) and in Section 4001(a)(3) of ERISA, respectively), that is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
“PMI Policy” or “Primary Insurance Policy” shall mean a policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued by a Qualified Insurer.
“Post-Default Rate” shall mean, in respect of the Repurchase Price for any Transaction or any other amount under this Agreement, or any other Program Document that is not paid when due to Buyer (whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or mandatory prepayment or otherwise), a rate per annum during the period from and including the due date to but excluding the date on which such amount is paid in full equal to [***], plus the Pricing Rate otherwise applicable to such Loan.
“Price Differential” shall mean, with respect to each Transaction as of any date of determination, the aggregate amount obtained by daily application of the Pricing Rate (or during the continuation of an Event of Default, by daily application of the Post-Default Rate) for such Transaction to the Purchase Price for such Transaction on a 360-day-per-year basis for the actual number of days elapsed during the period commencing on (and including) the Purchase Date and ending on (but excluding) the date of determination (reduced by any amount of such Price Differential in respect of such period previously paid by the Seller to Buyer with respect to such Transaction).
“Price Differential Payment Amount” shall have the meaning provided in Section 4(c) hereof.
“Pricing Rate” shall, as of any date of determination, be an amount equal to the sum of (i) the greater of (a) the Benchmark and (b) the Floor plus (ii) the Applicable Margin. The Pricing Rate is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed between the Purchase Date and the Repurchase Date.
“Pricing Side Letter” shall mean the most recently executed pricing side letter, between the Seller and Buyer referencing this Agreement and setting forth the pricing terms and certain additional terms with respect to this Agreement, as the same may be amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, and the terms of which are incorporated herein as if fully set forth.
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“Program Documents” shall mean this Agreement, the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, any Servicing Agreement, the Pricing Side Letter, any Instruction Letter, the Intercreditor Agreement, the Joint Securities Account Control Agreement, the Joint Account Control Agreement, the Electronic Tracking Agreement, the Collection Account Control Agreement, the Master Netting Agreement and any other agreement entered into by the Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer and/or any of its Affiliates or Subsidiaries (or Custodian on its behalf) on the other, in connection herewith or therewith.
“Prohibited Person” shall have the meaning provided in Section 13(dd) hereof.
“Property” shall mean any right or interest in or to property of any kind whatsoever, whether real, personal or mixed and whether tangible or intangible.
“Proprietary Lease” shall mean a lease on (or occupancy agreement with respect to) a Cooperative Unit evidencing the possessory interest of the owner of the Cooperative Shares or Seller in such Cooperative Unit.
“Purchase Date” shall mean, with respect to each Transaction, the date on which Purchased Assets are sold by the Seller to Buyer hereunder.
“Purchase Price” shall mean the price at which Purchased Assets are transferred by the Seller to Buyer in a Transaction, which shall be equal to the product of (i) the Applicable Percentage and (ii) the lesser of (A) the outstanding principal amount of the related Purchased Assets and (B) the Market Value of the related Purchased Assets.
“Purchased Assets” shall mean any of the following assets sold by the Seller to Buyer in a Transaction on a servicing-released basis: the Loans purchased by Buyer on the related Purchase Date, together with the related Servicing Records, the related Servicing Rights (which were sold by the Seller and purchased by Buyer on the related Purchase Date), and with respect to each Loan, Seller’s rights under any Insured Closing Letter, such other property, rights, titles or interest as are specified on a related Transaction Notice, and all instruments, chattel paper, and general intangibles comprising or relating to all of the foregoing. The term “Purchased Assets” with respect to any Transaction at any time shall also include Substitute Assets delivered pursuant to Section 17 hereof.
“Purchased Items” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9(a) hereof.
“QM Rule” shall mean 12 CFR 1026.43(d) or (e), or any successor rule or regulation, including all applicable official staff commentary.
“Qualified Insurer” shall mean an insurance company duly qualified as such under the laws of each applicable state in which Mortgaged Property it insures is located, duly authorized and licensed in each such state to transact the applicable insurance business and to write the insurance provided, and approved as an insurer by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, if required, and which is approved by Buyer.
“Qualified Mortgage” shall mean a Loan that satisfies the criteria for a “qualified mortgage” as set forth in the QM Rule.
“Qualified Originator” shall mean an originator of Loans which is acceptable under the Agency Guidelines.
“Reacquired Assets” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 17. 
“Recognition Agreement” shall mean, with respect to a Cooperative Loan, an agreement executed by a Cooperative Corporation which, among other things, acknowledges the lien of the Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property in question.
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“Records” shall mean all instruments, agreements and other books, records, and reports and data generated by other media for the storage of information maintained by the Seller or any other person or entity with respect to a Purchased Asset. Records shall include, without limitation, the Notes, any Mortgages, the Mortgage Files, the Servicing File, and any other instruments necessary to document or service a Loan that is a Purchased Asset, including, without limitation, the complete payment and modification history of each Loan that is a Purchased Asset.
“Register” shall have the meaning provided in Section 38(d) hereof.
“Related Security” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 9(a) hereof.
“Relevant Governmental Body” shall mean the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or a committee officially endorsed or convened by the Federal Reserve Board and/or the Federal Reserve Bank of New York or any successor thereto.
“Repurchase Date” shall mean the date on which the Seller is to repurchase the Purchased Assets subject to a Transaction from Buyer which shall be the earliest of (i) the 12th day of the month following the related Purchase Date (or if such date is not a Business Day, the following Business Day), (ii) the Termination Date, (iii) the date set forth in the applicable Confirmation, (iv) any date determined by application of the provisions of Section 3(f) or Section 19, or (v) at the conclusion of the Maximum Age Since Origination for any Eligible Loan purchased hereunder.
“Repurchase Price” shall mean the sum of (i) the price at which Purchased Assets are to be transferred from Buyer to the Seller upon termination of a Transaction, which will be determined in each case (including Transactions terminable upon demand) as the sum of the Outstanding Purchase Price for such Purchased Assets and (ii) the outstanding Price Differential as of such date of determination.
“Required Delivery Item” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(a) hereof.
“Required Delivery Time” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(a) hereof.
“Required Purchase Time” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(c) hereof.
“Required Recipient” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(a) hereof.
“Requirement of Law” shall mean as to any Person, any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or any of its property is subject.
“Rescission” shall mean the right of a Mortgagor to rescind the related Note and related documents pursuant to applicable law.
“Responsible Officer” shall mean, as to any Person, the chief executive officer, general counsel or, with respect to financial matters, the chief financial officer of such Person; provided, that in the event any such officer is unavailable at any time he or she is required to take any action hereunder, Responsible Officer shall mean any officer authorized to act on such matter.
“RHS Loan” shall mean a Loan originated in accordance with the Rural Housing Service Section 502 Single Family Housing Guaranteed Loan Program, which Loan is subject to a Rural Housing Service Guaranty commitment and eligible for delivery to an Agency for sale or inclusion in a mortgage backed securities loan pool.
“Rollover Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(g) hereof.
“Rural Housing Service” or “RHS” shall mean the Rural Housing Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or any successor.
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“Rural Housing Service Approved Lender” shall mean a lender which is approved by Rural Housing Service to act as a lender in connection with the origination of RHS Loans.
“Rural Housing Service Guaranty” shall mean with respect to a RHS Loan, the agreements evidencing the guaranty of such Loan by the Rural Housing Service.
“Rural Housing Service Regulations” shall mean the regulations, guidelines, instructions, policies and procedures adopted and implemented by the Rural Housing Service and applicable to (i) the origination and servicing of RHS Loans and (ii) the issuance and validity of Rural Housing Service Guaranties, in each case as such regulations, guidelines, instructions, policies and procedures may be revised or modified and in effect from time to time.
“S&P” shall mean S&P Global Ratings or any successor in interest.
“Sanctions Lists” has the mean ascribed to it in Section 46.
“Second Lien” shall mean with respect to each Mortgaged Property, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a mortgage note which creates a second priority lien on the Mortgaged Property.
“Second Lien Loan” shall mean a Loan that is secured by a Second Lien.
“Section 404 Notice” shall mean the notice required pursuant to Section 404 of the Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 (P.L. 111-22), which amends 15 U.S.C. Section 1641 et seq., to be delivered by a creditor that is an owner or an assignee of a Loan to the related Mortgagor within thirty (30) days after the date on which such Loan is sold or assigned to such creditor.
“Security” shall mean a fully-modified pass-through mortgage-backed security, including a participation certificate, that is (i) (a) guaranteed by Ginnie Mae or (b) issued by Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac and (ii) backed or collateralized by, or representing an interest in, a pool of Loans.
“Security Agreement” shall mean the specific security agreement creating a security interest on and pledge of the Cooperative Shares and the appurtenant Proprietary Lease securing a Cooperative Loan.
“Security Release Certification” shall mean a security release certification in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit D attached hereto.
“Seller Termination” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(h) hereof.
“Servicer” shall mean the Seller in its capacity as servicer or master servicer of such Loans or such other servicer as mutually acceptable to Buyer and the Seller.
“Servicing Agent” shall mean with respect to an eNote, the field entitled, “Servicing Agent” in the MERS eRegistry.
“Servicing Agreement” shall have the meaning provided in Section 42(e) hereof.
“Servicing File” shall mean with respect to each Loan, the file retained by the Seller (in its capacity as Servicer) consisting of all documents that a prudent servicer would have, including copies of all documents necessary to service the Loans.
“Servicing Records” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 42(b) hereof.
“Servicing Rights” shall mean contractual, possessory or other rights of the Seller or any other Person, whether arising under the Servicing Agreement, the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement or otherwise, to administer or service a Purchased Asset or to possess related Servicing Records.
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“Servicing Transmission” shall mean a computer-readable magnetic or other electronic format transmission acceptable to the parties containing the information mutually agreed to by Buyer and Seller.
“Settlement Agent” means, with respect to any Transaction the subject of which is a Wet-Ink Loan, the entity approved by Buyer, in its sole good-faith discretion, which may be a title company, escrow company or attorney in accordance with local law and practice in the jurisdiction where the related Wet-Ink Loan is being originated.
“SOFR” means, with respect to any day, the secured overnight financing rate published for such day by the SOFR Administrator on the SOFR Administrator’s website, currently at http://www.newyorkfed.org, or any successor source identified by the SOFR Administrator from time to time.
“SOFR Administrator” means the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, as administrator of SOFR (or a successor administrator).
“Subservicer” shall have the meaning provided in Section 42(e) hereof.
“Subservicer Field” means, with respect to an eNote, the field entitled “Subservicer” in the MERS eRegistry.
“Subsidiary” shall mean, with respect to any Person, any corporation, partnership or other entity of which at least a majority of the securities or other ownership interests having by the terms thereof ordinary voting power to elect a majority of the board of directors or other persons performing similar functions of such corporation, partnership or other entity (irrespective of whether or not at the time securities or other ownership interests of any other class or classes of such corporation, partnership or other entity shall have or might have voting power by reason of the happening of any contingency) is at the time directly or indirectly owned or controlled by such Person or one or more Subsidiaries of such Person or by such Person and one or more Subsidiaries of such Person.
“Substitute Assets” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 17.
“Takeout Commitment” shall mean, with respect to any Loan, (i) a commitment issued by a Takeout Investor in favor of the Seller pursuant to which such Takeout Investor agrees to purchase such Loan or a Security at a specific price on a forward delivery basis, (ii) an assignable commitment (where available) issued by an Agency in favor of the Seller pursuant to which such Agency, as applicable, agrees to (a) purchase such Loan at a specific or formula price on a forward delivery basis or (b) swap, exchange or sell one or more identified Loans with an Agency for a Security, and (iii) an assignable commitment (where available) issued by a Takeout Investor in favor of the Seller pursuant to which the Takeout Investor, as applicable, agrees to purchase a Security from Seller.
“Takeout Investor” shall mean a third party which has agreed to purchase Loans or Securities pursuant to a Takeout Commitment.
“Taxes” shall mean any and all present or future taxes, levies, imposts, duties, deductions, withholdings (including backup withholding), assessments, fees or other charges imposed by any Governmental Authority, including any interest, additions to tax or penalties applicable thereto.
“Term SOFR” means, with respect to any date of determination, the forward-looking term rate based on SOFR, for a corresponding tenor of one month, as of two (2) Business Days prior to the first day of the corresponding Accrual Period containing such date of determination, as such rate is published by the Term SOFR Administrator; provided, however, that if as of 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on any such date Term SOFR has not been published by the Term SOFR Administrator and a Benchmark Replacement Date with respect to Term SOFR has not occurred, then Term SOFR will be the Term SOFR as published by the Term SOFR Administrator on the first preceding Business Day for which such Term SOFR was published by the Term SOFR Administrator so long as such first preceding Business Day is not more than three (3) Business Days prior to such determination date.
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“Term SOFR Administrator” means CME Group Benchmark Administration Limited (or any successor administrator of a forward-looking term rate based on SOFR rate approved by Buyer in its sole discretion.
“Termination Date” shall mean the earliest of (i) the Maturity Date, (ii) a Seller Termination, (iii) at the option of Buyer, the date determined by application of Section 19, or (iv) such date on which this Agreement shall terminate in accordance with the provisions hereof or by operation of law.
“Transaction” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 1.
“Transaction Notice” shall mean a written or electronic request by the Seller delivered to Buyer to enter into a Transaction hereunder, which may be delivered electronically in the form of a Loan Schedule.
“Transfer” shall have the meaning provided in Section 14(m) hereof.
“Transfer of Control” shall mean with respect to an eNote, a MERS eRegistry transfer transaction used to request a change to the current Controller of such eNote.
“Transfer of Control and Location” shall mean with respect to an eNote, a MERS eRegistry transfer transaction used to request a change to the current Controller and Location of such eNote.
“Transfer of Location” shall mean with respect to an eNote, a MERS eRegistry transfer transaction used to request a change to the current Location of such eNote.
“Transfer of Servicing” means, with respect to an eNote, a MERS eRegistry transfer transaction used to request a change to the current Master Servicer Field or Subservicer Field of such eNote.
“Transferable Record” shall mean an Electronic Record under E-SIGN and UETA that (i) would be a note under the Uniform Commercial Code if the Electronic Record were in writing, (ii) the issuer of the Electronic Record has expressly agreed is a “transferable record”, and (iii) for purposes of E-SIGN, relates to a loan secured by real property.
“Trust Receipt” shall have the meaning provided in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
“UETA” shall mean the Official Text of the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act as approved by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws at its Annual Conference on July 29, 1999.
“Unauthorized Master Servicer or Subservicer Modification” means, with respect to an eNote, an unauthorized Transfer of Location, an unauthorized Transfer of Servicing or an unauthorized change in any other information, status or data, including, without limitation, a change of the Master Servicer Field or Subservicer Field with respect to such eNote on the MERS eRegistry, initiated by the Seller, any Servicer or a vendor of either of them, in each case in contravention of the terms of this Agreement; provided that the Location status of such eNote may be transferred pursuant to (i) a Bailee Letter, (ii) a Request for Release of Documents or (iii) Agent’s written request or instruction.
“Uncommitted Amount” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in the Pricing Side Letter.
“Underwriting Guidelines” shall mean any underwriting guidelines (in addition to the Agency Guidelines or the Jumbo Loan Underwriting Guidelines, as applicable) of the Seller applicable to the Loans, in effect as of the date of this Agreement, as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
“Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect on the date hereof in the State of New York; provided that if by reason of mandatory provisions of law, the perfection or the effect of perfection or non-perfection of the security interest in any Purchased Items is governed by the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in a jurisdiction other than New York, “Uniform Commercial Code” shall mean the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in such other jurisdiction for purposes of the provisions hereof relating to such perfection or effect of perfection or non-perfection.
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“Upfront Commitment Fee” shall have the meaning set forth in the Pricing Side Letter.
“USC” shall mean the United States Code, as amended.
“U.S. Government Securities Business Day” shall mean any day except for (a) a Saturday, (b) a Sunday or (c) a day on which the U.S. Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association recommends that the fixed income departments of its members be closed for the entire day for purposes of trading in United States government securities.
“VA” shall mean the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, an agency of the United States of America, or any successor thereto including the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
“VA Loan” a Loan that is eligible to be the subject of a VA Loan Guaranty Agreement as evidenced by a VA Loan Guaranty Agreement.
“VA Loan Guaranty Agreement” shall mean the obligation of the United States to pay a specific percentage of a Loan (subject to a maximum amount) upon default of the Mortgagor pursuant to the Serviceman’s Readjustment Act, as amended.
“Wet-Aged Report” shall have the meaning assigned thereto in Section 3(a)(ii) hereof.
“Wet-Ink Loan” shall mean a Loan that is closed in part, either directly or indirectly, with the Purchase Price paid by Buyer for such Loan and for which Custodian has not yet received a complete Mortgage File. A Loan shall cease to be a Wet-Ink Loan on the date on which Buyer has received a Loan Schedule and Exception Report from Custodian with respect to such Loan confirming that Custodian has physical possession of the related Mortgage File (as defined in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement) and that there are no Exceptions (as defined in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement) with respect to such Loan.
“Wet-Ink Transaction” shall mean a Transaction in which a Wet-Ink Loan is the Purchased Asset. A Wet-Ink Transaction shall cease to be a Wet-Ink Transaction on the date that the underlying Wet-Ink Loan ceases to be a Wet-Ink Loan (in accordance with the definition thereof).
(b)Accounting Terms and Determinations. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all accounting terms used herein shall be interpreted, and all financial statements, certificates, and reports as to financial matters required to be delivered to Buyer hereunder shall be prepared, in accordance with GAAP.
(c)Interpretation. The following rules of this subsection (c) apply unless the context requires otherwise. A gender includes all genders. Where a word or phrase is defined, its other grammatical forms have a corresponding meaning. A reference to a subsection, Section, Annex or Exhibit is, unless otherwise specified, a reference to a Section of, or annex or exhibit to, this Agreement. A reference to a party to this Agreement or another agreement or document includes the party’s successors and permitted substitutes or assigns. A reference to an agreement or document (including any Program Document) is to the agreement or document as amended, modified, novated, supplemented or replaced, except to the extent prohibited thereby or by any Program Document and in effect from time to time in accordance with the terms thereof. A reference to legislation or to a provision of legislation includes a modification or re-enactment of it, a legislative provision substituted for it and a regulation or statutory instrument issued under it. A reference to writing includes a facsimile transmission, electronic mail and any means of reproducing words in a tangible and visible form. A reference to conduct includes, without limitation, an omission, statement or undertaking, whether or not in writing. The words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and similar words refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The term “including” is not limiting and means
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“including without limitation”. In the computation of periods of time from a specified date to a later specified date, the word “from” means “from and including”, the words “to” and “until” each mean “to but excluding”, and the word “through” means “to and including”.
A reference to a document includes an agreement (as so defined) in writing or a certificate, notice, instrument or document, or any information recorded in computer disk form.
This Agreement is the result of negotiations between, and has been reviewed by counsel to, Buyer and the Seller, and is the product of all parties. In the interpretation of this Agreement, no rule of construction shall apply to disadvantage one party on the ground that such party proposed or was involved in the preparation of any particular provision of this Agreement or this Agreement itself. Except where otherwise expressly stated, Buyer may give or withhold, or give conditionally, approvals and consents and may form opinions and make determinations at its absolute discretion. Any requirement of discretion or judgment by Buyer shall not be construed to require Buyer to request or await receipt of information or documentation not immediately available from or with respect to the Seller, a servicer of the Purchased Assets, any other Person or the Purchased Assets themselves.
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3.THE TRANSACTIONS
(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of the Program Documents, Buyer shall, with respect to the Committed Amount, and may in its sole discretion, with respect to the Uncommitted Amount, from time to time, enter into Transactions with an aggregate Purchase Price for all Purchased Assets acquired by Buyer and subject to outstanding Transactions at any one time not to exceed the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, Buyer shall have the obligation to enter into Transactions with an aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of up to the Committed Amount and shall have no obligation to enter into Transactions with respect to the Uncommitted Amount; provided that Buyer shall provide Seller with at least ten (10) Business Days’ prior written notice before exercising its discretion to cease entering into Transactions with Seller for all or any portion of the Uncommitted Amount. Unless otherwise agreed to between Buyer and the Seller in writing, all purchases of Eligible Loans subject to outstanding Transactions at any one time shall be first deemed committed up to the Committed Amount and then the remainder, if any, shall be deemed uncommitted up the Uncommitted Amount. Buyer shall not have the right, however, to terminate any Transactions with respect to the Uncommitted Amount after the Purchase Date until the related Repurchase Date. Unless otherwise agreed, with respect to any Loan other than a Wet-Ink Loan, the Seller shall request that Buyer enter into a Transaction with respect to any Purchased Asset by delivering to the indicated required parties (each, a “Required Recipient”) the required delivery items (each, a “Required Delivery Item”) set forth in the table below by the corresponding required delivery time (the “Required Delivery Time”):
Purchased Asset Type Required Delivery Items Required Delivery Time Required Recipient Required Purchase Time
Eligible Loans (i) a Transaction Notice, appropriately completed, and (ii) a Loan Schedule
No later than 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) on the Business Day of the requested Purchase Date
Buyer
No later than 4:30 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the requested Purchase Date
(i) a Loan Schedule and (ii) the Mortgage File for each Loan proposed to be included in such Transaction
No later than 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the Business Day of the requested Purchase Date
Custodian
In addition to the foregoing, with respect to each eNote the Seller shall cause (on or prior to 11:00 a.m. (Eastern time) on the requested Purchase Date), (i) the Authoritative Copy of the related eNote to be delivered to the eVault via a secure electronic file, (ii) the Controller status of the related eNote to be transferred to Agent, (iii) the Location status of the related eNote to be transferred to Custodian, and (iv) the Delegatee status of the related eNote to be transferred to Custodian, in each case using MERS eDelivery and the MERS eRegistry.
Each Transaction Notice shall include a Loan Schedule. Buyer will confirm the terms of such Transaction, including the proposed Purchase Date, Purchase Price and Pricing Rate, by sending to the Seller, in electronic or other format, a “Confirmation”, no later than 12:30 p.m. on the requested Purchase Date, which will be confirmed electronically (by email or otherwise) by Seller prior to Buyer entering into such Transaction. Any such Transaction Notice and the related Confirmation, together with this Agreement, shall constitute conclusive evidence, absent manifest error, of the terms agreed to between Buyer and the Seller with respect to the Transaction to which the Transaction Notice and Confirmation, if any, relates.
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By entering in to a Transaction with Buyer, the Seller consents to the terms set forth in any related Confirmation.
(b)Pursuant to the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, the Custodian shall review the applicable documents in the applicable Mortgage Files delivered prior to 2:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) by the Seller on any Business Day on the same day. Not later than 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on each Business Day, the Custodian shall deliver to Buyer, via Electronic Transmission acceptable to Buyer, the Custodial Loan Transmission showing the status of all Loans then held by the Custodian, including but not limited to an Exception Report showing all Loans which are subject to Exceptions, and the time the related Loan Documents have been released pursuant to Sections 5(a) or 7(a) of the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement. In addition, in accordance with the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement the Custodian shall deliver to Buyer upon the initial Transaction, a Trust Receipt with a Custodial Loan Transmission attached thereto. Each Custodial Loan Transmission subsequently delivered by the Custodian to Buyer shall supersede and cancel the Custodial Loan Transmission previously delivered by the Custodian to Buyer under the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, and shall replace the Custodial Loan Transmission that is then appended to the Trust Receipt and shall control and be binding upon Buyer, Seller, and the Custodian. The Trust Receipt shall be delivered in accordance with the terms of the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
(c)Upon the Seller’s request to enter into a Transaction pursuant to Section 3(a), Buyer shall with respect to the Committed Amount and may, with respect to the Uncommitted Amount, assuming all conditions precedent set forth in this Section 3 and in Sections 10(a) and 10(b) have been met, and provided no Default shall have occurred and be continuing, not later than the required time on the requested Purchase Date set forth in the table above (the “Required Purchase Time”) purchase the Eligible Loans included in the related Transaction Notice by transferring, via wire transfer (pursuant to wire transfer instructions provided by the Seller on or prior to such Purchase Date) in immediately available funds, the Purchase Price. The Seller acknowledges and agrees that the Purchase Price paid in connection with any Purchased Asset that is purchased in any Transaction includes a premium allocable to the portion of such Purchased Asset that constitutes the related Servicing Rights. The Servicing Rights and other servicing provisions under this Agreement are not severable from or to be separated from the Purchased Assets under this Agreement, and such Servicing Rights and other servicing provisions of this Agreement constitute (a) “related terms” under this Agreement within the meaning of section 101(47)(A)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code and/or (b) a security agreement or other arrangement or other credit enhancement related to this Agreement within the meaning of section 101(47)(A)(v) of the Bankruptcy Code. For the avoidance of doubt, the Buyer may or may not enter into any Transaction with respect to the Uncommitted Amount in its sole discretion.
(d)With respect to any request for a Wet-Ink Transaction, the provisions of this Section 3(d) shall be applicable.
(i)Unless otherwise agreed, Seller shall request that Buyer enter into a Wet-Ink Transaction with respect to any Purchased Asset that is a Wet-Ink Loan by delivering to Buyer a Transaction Notice, appropriately completed, and to Buyer and Custodian a Loan Schedule by 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time on the Business Day of the requested Purchase Date.
(ii)On the requested Purchase Date for a Wet-Ink Transaction, Seller may deliver to Buyer with a copy to Custodian, no more than five (5) transmissions. The latest transmission must be received by Buyer no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern time, on such Purchase Date. Such Transaction Notice shall specify the requested Purchase Date.
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(iii)Seller shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) and release to Custodian the Mortgage File pertaining to each such Wet-Ink Loan subject to the requested Transaction on or before the date that is ten (10) Business Days following the applicable Purchase Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement. Subject to the terms of the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, on the applicable Purchase Date and on each Business Day following the applicable Purchase Date, no later than 5:00 p.m., Eastern time, pursuant to the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, Custodian shall deliver to Buyer and Seller by email a schedule listing each Wet-Ink Loan subject to a Transaction with respect to which the complete Mortgage File has not been received by Custodian (the “Wet-Aged Report”). Buyer may confirm that the information in the Wet-Aged Report is consistent with the information provided to Buyer pursuant to Section 3(d)(i).
(iv)Upon Seller’s request for a Transaction pursuant to Section 3(d)(i), Buyer shall (with respect to the Committed Amount) and may (with respect to the Uncommitted Amount), upon satisfaction of all conditions precedent set forth in this Section 3 and in Sections 10(a) and 10(b), and provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, enter into a Transaction with Seller on the requested Purchase Date, in the amount so requested.
(v)Subject to this Section 3 and Sections 10(a) and 10(b), such Purchase Price will then be made available by Custodian transferring at the direction of Buyer, via wire transfer, the amount of such Purchase Price from the account of Buyer maintained with Custodian to the account of the designated Closing Agent pursuant to disbursement instructions provided by Seller on the electronic system maintained by Custodian; provided, however, that (i) Buyer has been provided such disbursement instructions and shall not have rejected, in its reasonable discretion, any wiring location, (ii) Custodian shall not, in any event, (A) transfer funds to Seller or any Affiliate of Seller (other than Title Source, Inc. or one of its Subsidiaries in its capacity as Closing Agent) or (B) transfer funds in excess of the original principal balance of the related Wet-Ink Loan. Upon notice from the Closing Agent to Seller that the related Wet-Ink Loan was not originated, the Wet-Ink Loan shall be removed from the list of Eligible Loans and the Closing Agent shall immediately return the funds via wire transfer to the account of Buyer maintained with Custodian. Seller shall notify Buyer if a Wet-Ink Loan was not originated and has been removed from the list of Eligible Loans.
(e)If the adoption of or any change in any Requirements of Law or in the interpretation or application thereof after the Effective Date shall make it unlawful, as determined by Agent in its sole discretion, for Buyer to effect or continue Transactions as contemplated by this Agreement, (i) any commitment of Buyer hereunder to enter into new Transactions shall be terminated, (ii) the Pricing Rate shall be converted automatically to the Alternative Rate on the last day of the then current Accrual Period or within such earlier period as may be required by Requirements of Law, and (iii) if required by such adoption or change, the Maturity Date shall be deemed to have occurred.
(f)The Seller shall repurchase, and Buyer shall sell, Purchased Assets from Buyer on each related Repurchase Date. Each obligation to repurchase exists without regard to any prior or intervening liquidation or foreclosure with respect to any Purchased Asset (but liquidation or foreclosure proceeds received by Buyer shall be applied to reduce the Repurchase Price for such Purchased Asset). Upon receipt of the Repurchase Price in full therefor and provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Buyer is obligated to deliver (or cause its designee to deliver) physical possession of the Purchased Assets to Seller or its designee on the related Repurchase Date. Upon such transfer of the Loans back to Seller, ownership of each Loan, including each document in the related Mortgage File and Records, is vested in Seller. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such release and termination gives rise to or perpetuates a Margin Deficit, Buyer shall notify the Seller of the amount thereof and the Seller shall thereupon satisfy the Margin Call in the manner specified in Section 6(b), following which Buyer shall promptly perform its obligations as set forth above in this Section 3(f). Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, Seller shall have the right to repurchase any or all of the Purchased Assets at any time upon one (1) Business Days’ prior notice to Buyer, without incurring breakage fees.
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(g)Provided that no Event of Default shall have occurred, unless Buyer is notified to the contrary not later than 11:00 a.m. New York City time at least two (2) Business Days prior to any such Repurchase Date, on each Repurchase Date of a Purchased Asset, such Purchased Asset shall automatically become subject to a new Transaction (each a “Rollover Transaction”). In such event of a Rollover Transaction, the related Repurchase Date on which such Transaction becomes subject to a Rollover Transaction shall become the “Purchase Date” for such Rollover Transaction (except with respect to representations and warranties in Schedule 1 that are specifically made as of the Purchase Date, in which case the original Purchase Date shall remain the applicable date for purposes of such representations and warranties).
(h)On any Repurchase Date, the Seller may, without cause and for any reason whatsoever, terminate this Agreement and effectuate a repurchase of all Purchased Assets then subject to Transactions at the related aggregate Repurchase Price (a “Seller Termination”); provided that Seller shall (i) exercise such termination rights in good faith, and (ii) remit the Repurchase Price for such Purchased Assets and satisfy all other outstanding Obligations within one (1) Business Day of such Repurchase Date. The Seller hereby acknowledges and agrees that upon the occurrence of a Seller Termination, the Seller shall not be entitled to repayment or reimbursement of any fees, costs or expenses paid by the Seller to Buyer under this Agreement or any other Program Document, unless otherwise expressly provided for under this Agreement.
(i)To the extent that the Asset Base for any Purchased Mortgage Loan is greater than the Outstanding Purchase Price for such Purchased Mortgage Loan, Seller may request (an “Incremental Purchase Price Request”) that Buyer transfer an additional purchase price amount less than or equal to the positive difference between the Asset Base and the Outstanding Purchase Price for such Purchased Mortgage Loan (each such additional purchase price amount, an “Incremental Purchase Price”). Each Incremental Purchase Price Request and Buyer’s transfer of the applicable Incremental Purchase Price shall constitute a Transaction under this Agreement and will be subject to all conditions precedent and other terms required to be satisfied prior to execution of each such Transaction under this Agreement.
4.PAYMENTS; COMPUTATION
(a)Payments. Except to the extent otherwise provided herein, all payments to be made by the Seller under this Agreement shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, without deduction, set-off or counterclaim, to Buyer in accordance with the wire instructions set forth on Exhibit C hereto, not later than 2:00 p.m., Eastern Time, on the date on which such payment shall become due (each such payment made after such time on such due date to be deemed to have been made on the next succeeding Business Day).
(b)Prepayment. Seller may remit to Buyer funds up to the then Outstanding Purchase Price to be applied as of the date such funds are received by Buyer towards the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of Purchased Assets subject to outstanding Transactions on a pro rata basis or as otherwise designated by the Seller. The Price Differential shall be applied, and shall accrue on the Purchase Price then outstanding, after such application of such funds as provided in the preceding sentence, subject to paragraph (ii) below. Buyer shall credit the entire amount of such prepayment to the Outstanding Purchase Price and not to any accrued Price Differential if such prepayment of Repurchase Price is made by Seller on a day other than the Termination Date.
(c)Computations. The Price Differential shall be computed on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual days elapsed (including the first day but excluding the last day) occurring in the period for which payable.
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(d)Price Differential Payment Amount. Seller hereby promises to pay to Buyer, Price Differential on the unpaid Repurchase Price of each Transaction for the period from and including the Purchase Date of such Transaction to but excluding the Final Repurchase Date of such Transaction; provided, that in no event shall the Pricing Rate used to calculate the Price Differential exceed the maximum rate permitted by law. Accrued and unpaid Price Differential on each Transaction shall be payable monthly on the sixth (6th) Business Day of each month and for the last month of this Agreement on the Termination Date. On a calendar monthly basis and on the Termination Date, Buyer shall determine the total accrued and unpaid Price Differential (the “Price Differential Payment Amount”) during the preceding calendar month for all Purchased Assets subject to all outstanding Transactions during such period (or with respect to the initial period, from the Effective Date through the end of the calendar month in which the Effective Date occurs, and with respect to the Termination Date, during the period from the date through which the last Price Differential Payment Amount calculation was made to the Termination Date). Buyer shall provide written notice to Seller after the end of the applicable calendar month or the Termination Date, as applicable, of the Price Differential Payment Amount and of its calculation of such Price Differential Payment Amount. Following such written notice from Buyer, Seller shall have five (5) Business Days to review Buyer’s calculation of the Price Differential Payment Amount. On the sixth (6th) Business Day following Buyer’s written notice of its calculation of the Price Differential Payment Amount, Seller shall pay the Price Differential Payment Amount to Buyer. All payments shall be made to Buyer in Dollars, in immediately available funds.
5.TAXES; TAX TREATMENT
(e)Except as otherwise required by law, all payments made by the Seller to Buyer or a Buyer assignee (or participant) under this Agreement or under any Program Document shall be made free and clear of, and without deduction or withholding for or on account of any Taxes, all of which shall be paid by the Seller for its own account not later than the date when due. If the Seller is required by law or regulation to deduct or withhold any Taxes or Other Taxes from or in respect of any amount payable to Buyer or Buyer assignee, the Seller shall: (i) make such deduction or withholding; (ii) pay the full amount so deducted or withheld to the appropriate Governmental Authority in accordance with the requirements of the applicable law or regulation not later than the date when due; (iii) deliver to Buyer or Buyer assignee, promptly, original tax receipts and other evidence satisfactory to Buyer of the payment when due of the full amount of such Taxes or Other Taxes; and (iv) pay to Buyer or Buyer assignee such additional amounts, other than such amounts for income taxes, branch profit taxes, franchise taxes or any other tax imposed on net income by the United States, a state or a foreign jurisdiction under the laws of which Buyer or any Buyer assignee or participant is organized or of its applicable lending office, or any political subdivision thereof, as may be necessary so that after making all required deductions and withholdings (including deductions and withholding applicable to additional sums payable under this Section 5), such Buyer or Buyer assignee or participant receives, free and clear of all Taxes and Other Taxes, an amount equal to the amount it would have received under this Agreement, as if no such deduction or withholding had been made.
(f)The Seller agrees to indemnify Buyer or any Buyer assignee (or participant), promptly on reasonable demand, for the full amount of Taxes (including additional amounts with respect thereto) and Other Taxes, and the full amount of Taxes and Other Taxes of any kind imposed by any jurisdiction on amounts payable under this Section 5, in each case, other than such amounts for income taxes, branch profit taxes, franchise taxes or any other tax imposed on net income by the United States, a state or a foreign jurisdiction under the laws of which Buyer or any Buyer assignee or participant is organized or of its applicable lending office, or any political subdivision thereof, and any liability (including penalties, interest and expenses) arising therefrom or with respect thereto.
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(g)To the extent Buyer or Buyer assignee or participant is not organized under the laws of the United States, any State thereof, or the District of Columbia (a “Foreign Buyer”), such Foreign Buyer (or assignee or participant), if legally permitted to do so, shall provide the Seller whichever of the following is applicable: (I) in the case of such Foreign Buyer or Foreign Buyer assignee or participant claiming the benefits of an income tax treaty to which the United States is a party, a properly completed United States Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) Form W-8BEN or W-8BEN-E or any successor form prescribed by the IRS, certifying that such Foreign Buyer, assignee or participant is entitled to a zero percent or reduced rate of U.S. federal income withholding tax on payments made hereunder or (II) a properly completed IRS Form W-8ECI or any successor form prescribed by the IRS, certifying that the income receivable pursuant to this Agreement is effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the United States. Each Foreign Buyer or Foreign Buyer assignee or participant will deliver the appropriate IRS form on or prior to the date on which such person becomes a Foreign Buyer or Foreign Buyer assignee or participant under this Agreement. Each Foreign Buyer or Foreign Buyer assignee or participant further agrees that upon learning that the information on any tax form or certification it previously delivered is inaccurate or incorrect in any respect, it shall update such form or certification or promptly notify the Seller in writing of its legal inability to do so. For any period with respect to which a Foreign Buyer or Foreign Buyer assignee or participant has failed to provide the Seller with the appropriate form or other relevant document as required by this Section 5(c) (unless such failure is due to a change in treaty, law, or regulation occurring subsequent to the date on which a form originally was required to be provided), such Foreign Buyer or Foreign Buyer assignee or participant shall not be entitled to any “gross-up” of Taxes or indemnification under Section 5(b) with respect to Taxes imposed by the United States; provided, however, that should a Foreign Buyer or Foreign Buyer assignee or participant, which is otherwise exempt from a withholding tax, become subject to Taxes because of its failure to deliver a form required hereunder, the Seller shall take such steps as such Foreign Buyer or Foreign Buyer assignee or participant shall reasonably request to assist such Foreign Buyer or Foreign Buyer assignee or participant to recover such Taxes.
(h)Without prejudice to the survival or any other agreement of the Seller hereunder, the agreements and obligations of the Seller contained in this Section 5 shall survive the termination of this Agreement and any assignment of rights by, or the replacement of, Buyer or a Buyer assignee or participant, and the repayment, satisfaction or discharge of all obligations under any Program Document. Nothing contained in this Section 5 shall require Buyer to make available any of its tax returns or other information that it deems to be confidential or proprietary.
(i)Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that it is its intent for purposes of U.S. federal, and relevant state and local income and franchise taxes to treat each Transaction as indebtedness of the Seller that is secured by the Purchased Assets and that the Purchased Assets are owned by Seller in the absence of an Event of Default by the Seller. All parties to this Agreement agree to such treatment and agree to take no action inconsistent with this treatment, unless required by law.
6.MARGIN MAINTENANCE
(a)Agent shall have the right to determine the Market Value of any Purchased Asset on a daily basis in its good faith sole discretion consistent with its valuation practices for similar loans being sold by sellers similar to Seller; provided, however, that the Seller may request that the Buyer provide reasonable detail regarding its determination of Market Value, as well as to demonstrate that such Market Value has been determined in accordance with the definition thereof.
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(b)If at any time the Agent determines that the aggregate Asset Base of all Purchased Assets and all Eligible Loans proposed to be sold in such Transaction is less than the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price of all Purchased Assets for all such Transactions (such excess, a “Margin Deficit”), then subject to the last sentence of this paragraph, Buyer may, by notice to Seller (a “Margin Call”), require Seller to transfer to Buyer cash or Substitute Assets approved by Buyer in its sole discretion in an amount sufficient to cure such Margin Deficit. If Buyer delivers a Margin Call to Seller on or prior to 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, then Seller shall transfer the required amount of cash or Substitute Assets to Buyer no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is the same Business Days after Seller’s receipt of such Margin Call. In the event Buyer delivers a Margin Call to a Seller after 10:00 a.m. (New York City time) on any Business Day, Seller will be required to transfer the required amount of cash or Substitute Assets no later than 5:00 p.m. (New York City time) on the date that is the next Business Days after Seller’s receipt of such Margin Call. Notwithstanding the foregoing, provided that no Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, Buyer shall not require the Seller to satisfy a Margin Call and no Margin Call shall be required to be made unless the Margin Deficit in the aggregate under the Program Documents shall equal or exceed [***] (such amount, the “MRA Minimum Transfer Amount”), as determined by Buyer in its reasonable, good faith discretion.
(c)Buyer’s election, in its sole and absolute discretion, not to make a Margin Call at any time there is a Margin Deficit will not in any way limit or impair its right to make a Margin Call at any time a Margin Deficit exists.
(d)Any cash transferred to Buyer pursuant to Section 6(b) above will be applied to the repayment of the Repurchase Price of outstanding Transactions pursuant to Section 4(a)(i) and any Substitute Assets will be deemed to be Purchased Assets.
7.INCOME PAYMENTS
(a)Where a particular term of a Transaction extends over the date on which Income is paid in respect of any Purchased Asset subject to that Transaction, such Income shall be the property of Buyer. The Seller shall (i) segregate all Income collected by or on behalf of the Seller on account of the Purchased Assets and shall hold such Income in trust for the benefit of Buyer that is clearly marked as such in the Seller’s records and (ii) deposit all Income with respect to each Purchased Asset after the related Purchase Date and before the related Repurchase Date into the Collection Account within three (3) Business Days of receipt. Notwithstanding the foregoing, so long as no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, neither Seller nor any Person acting on its behalf (as a servicer or otherwise) shall have an obligation to deposit any amounts into the Collection Account; provided that any Income received by the Seller while the related Transaction is outstanding shall be deemed to be held by the Seller solely in trust for Buyer pending the repurchase on the related Repurchase Date.
(b)Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, upon receipt by Seller of any prepayment of principal in full with respect to a Purchased Asset, Seller shall (i) provide prompt written notice to Buyer of such prepayment, and (ii) remit such amount to Buyer and Buyer shall apply such amount received by Buyer plus accrued interest on such amount against the Repurchase Price of such Purchased Asset pursuant to Sections 4(a)(i) and 6(d) but not on a pro rata basis.
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8.BENCHMARK REPLACEMENT
(a)Upon the occurrence of a Benchmark Transition Event, the Benchmark Replacement will replace the then-current Benchmark for all purposes hereunder and under any Program Document in respect of any Benchmark setting at or after 5:00 p.m. on the fifth (5th) Business Day after the date notice of such Benchmark Replacement is provided by the Agent to the Buyer and the Seller without any amendment to, or further action or consent of any other party to, this Agreement or any other Program Document, so long as the Agent has not received, by such time, written notice of objection to such Benchmark Replacement from the Buyer. At any time that the administrator of the then-current Benchmark has permanently or indefinitely ceased to provide such Benchmark or such Benchmark has been announced by the regulatory supervisor for the administrator of such Benchmark pursuant to public statement or publication of information to be no longer representative of the underlying market and economic reality that such Benchmark is intended to measure and that representativeness will not be restored, the Seller may revoke any request for a Transaction to be made or continued that would bear interest by reference to such then-current Benchmark until the Seller’s receipt of notice from the Agent that a Benchmark Replacement has replaced such Benchmark.
(b)In connection with the implementation and administration of a Benchmark Replacement, the Agent will have the right to make Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes from time to time and, notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in any other Program Document, any amendments implementing such Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes will become effective without any further action or consent of any other party to this Agreement.
(c)The Agent will promptly notify the Seller and the Buyer of (i) the implementation of any Benchmark Replacement and (ii) the effectiveness of any Benchmark Replacement Conforming Changes.
(d)Any determination, decision or election that may be made by the Agent or Buyer pursuant to this Section 8, including any determination with respect to a tenor, rate or adjustment or of the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, circumstance or date and any decision to take or refrain from taking any action, will be conclusive and binding absent manifest error and may be made in its or their sole discretion and without consent from any other party hereto, except, in each case, as expressly required pursuant to this Section 8.
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9.SECURITY INTEREST; BUYER’S APPOINTMENT AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
(a)On each Purchase Date, Seller hereby sells, assigns and conveys to Buyer all rights and interests in the Purchased Items (as defined below) identified on the related Loan Schedule. The Seller and Buyer intend that the Transactions hereunder be sales to Buyer of the Purchased Assets (other than for accounting and tax purposes) and not loans from Buyer to the Seller secured by the Purchased Assets. However, in order to preserve Buyer’s rights under this Agreement in the event that a court or other forum characterizes the Transactions hereunder as other than sales, and as security for the Seller’s performance of all of its Obligations, and in any event, the Seller hereby grants Buyer a fully perfected first priority security interest in all of the Seller’s rights, title and interest in and to the following property, whether now existing or hereafter acquired, until the related Purchased Assets are repurchased by the Seller:
(i)all Purchased Assets, including all related cash and Substitute Assets provided pursuant to Section 6 and held by or under the control of Buyer, identified on a Transaction Notice or related Loan Schedule delivered by the Seller to Buyer and the Custodian from time to time;
(ii)any Agency Security or right to receive such Agency Security when issued in each case only to the extent specifically backed by any of the Purchased Assets;
(iii)the Program Documents (to the extent such Program Documents and Seller’s rights thereunder relate to the Purchased Assets);
(iv)any other collateral pledged to secure, or otherwise specifically relating to, such Purchased Assets, together with all files, material documents, instruments, surveys (if available), certificates, correspondence, appraisals, computer records, computer storage media, Loan accounting records and other books and records relating thereto;
(v)the related Records, the related Servicing Records, and the related Servicing Rights relating to such Purchased Assets;
(vi)all rights of the Seller to receive from any third party or to take delivery of any Servicing Records or other documents which constitute a part of the related Mortgage File or Servicing File;
(vii)all rights of the Seller to receive from any third party or to take delivery of any Records or other documents which constitute a part of the related Mortgage File or Servicing File;
(viii)the Collection Account and all Income relating to such Purchased Assets;
(ix)all mortgage guaranties and insurance (including FHA Mortgage Insurance Contracts, VA Loan Guaranty Agreements and any related Rural Housing Service Guarantees (if any)) and any mortgage insurance certificate or other document evidencing such mortgage guaranties or insurance relating to any Purchased Assets and all claims and payments thereunder and all rights of the Seller to receive from any third party or to take delivery of any of the foregoing;
(x)all interests in real property collateralizing any Purchased Assets;
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(xi)all other insurance policies and insurance proceeds relating to any Purchased Assets or the related Mortgaged Property and all rights of the Seller to receive from any third party or to take delivery of any of the foregoing;
(xii)any purchase agreements or other agreements, contracts or Takeout Commitments to the extent specifically related to Purchased Assets subject to a Transaction (including the rights to receive the related takeout price and the portion of the Security related to Purchased Assets subject to a Transaction as evidenced by such Takeout Commitments) to the extent relating to or constituting any or all of the foregoing and all rights to receive copies of documentation relating thereto;
(xiii)all “accounts”, “chattel paper”, “commercial tort claims”, “deposit accounts”, “documents”, “equipment”, “general intangibles”, “goods”, “instruments”, “inventory”, “investment property”, “letter of credit rights”, and “securities’ accounts” as each of those terms is defined in the Uniform Commercial Code and all cash and Cash Equivalents and all products and proceeds, all to the extent specifically relating to or constituting any or all of the foregoing; and
(xiv)any and all replacements, substitutions, distributions on or proceeds of any or all of the foregoing (collectively the “Purchased Items”).
The Seller acknowledges that it has no rights to the Servicing Rights related to the Purchased Assets, until the related Purchased Assets are repurchased by the Seller. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, in the event that the Seller is deemed to retain any residual Servicing Rights, the Seller grants, assigns and pledges to Buyer a first priority security interest in all of its rights, title and interest in and to the Servicing Rights as indicated hereinabove. In addition, the Seller, in its capacity as Servicer, further grants, assigns and pledges to Buyer a first priority security interest in and to all documentation and rights to receive documentation related to the Servicing Rights and the servicing of each of the Purchased Assets, and all Income related to the Purchased Assets received by the Seller, in its capacity as Servicer, and all rights to receive such Income, and all products, proceeds and distributions relating to or constituting any or all of the foregoing (collectively, and together with the pledge of Servicing Rights in the immediately preceding sentence, the “Related Security”). The Related Security is hereby pledged as further security for the Seller’s Obligations to Buyer hereunder. The foregoing provisions are intended to constitute a security agreement, securities contract or other arrangement or other credit enhancement related to the Agreement and Transactions hereunder as defined under Sections 101(47)(A)(v) and 741(7)(A)(xi) of the Bankruptcy Code.
The Seller acknowledges and agrees that its rights with respect to the Purchased Items (including without limitation, any security interest the Seller may have in the Purchased Assets and any other collateral granted by the Seller to Buyer pursuant to any other agreement) are and shall continue to be at all times junior and subordinate to the rights of Buyer hereunder.
(b)At any time and from time to time, upon the written request of Buyer, and at the sole expense of the Seller, the Seller will promptly and duly execute and deliver, or will promptly cause to be executed and delivered, such further instruments and documents and take such further action as Buyer may reasonably request for the purpose of obtaining or preserving the full benefits of this Agreement and of the rights and powers herein granted, including, without limitation, the filing of any financing or continuation statements under the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in any jurisdiction with respect to the Purchased Items and the liens created hereby. The Seller also hereby authorizes Buyer to file any such financing or continuation statement to the extent permitted by applicable law. A carbon, photographic or other reproduction of this Agreement shall be sufficient as a financing statement for filing in any jurisdiction. This Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.
(c)Seller shall not (i) change its name or corporate structure (or the equivalent), or (ii) reincorporate or reorganize under the laws of another jurisdiction unless it shall have given Buyer at least thirty (30) days prior written notice thereof and shall have delivered to Buyer all Uniform Commercial Code financing statements and amendments thereto as Buyer shall request and taken all other actions deemed reasonably necessary by Buyer to continue its perfected status in the Purchased Items with the same or better priority.
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(d)The Seller hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints Buyer and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as its true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in the place and stead of the Seller and in the name of the Seller or in its own name, from time to time in Buyer’s discretion, for the purpose of protecting, preserving and realizing upon the Purchased Items, carrying out the terms of this Agreement, taking any and all appropriate action and executing any and all documents and instruments which may be necessary or desirable to protect, preserve and realize upon the Purchased Items, accomplishing the purposes of this Agreement, and filing such financing statement or statements relating to the Purchased Items as Buyer at its option may deem appropriate, and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller hereby gives Buyer the power and right, on behalf of the Seller, without assent by, but with notice to, the Seller, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, to do the following:
(i)in the name of the Seller, or in its own name, or otherwise, to take possession of and endorse and collect any checks, drafts, notes, acceptances or other instruments for the payment of moneys due with respect to any Purchased Items and to file any claim or to take any other action or proceeding in any court of law or equity or otherwise deemed appropriate by Buyer for the purpose of collecting any and all such moneys due with respect to any Purchased Items whenever payable;
(ii)to pay or discharge taxes and Liens levied or placed on or threatened against the Purchased Items;
(iii)(A) to direct any party liable for any payment under any Purchased Items to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to Buyer or as Buyer shall direct, including, without limitation, to send “goodbye” letters on behalf of the Seller and any applicable Servicer and Section 404 Notices; (B) to ask or demand for, collect, receive payment of and receipt for, any and all moneys, claims and other amounts due or to become due at any time in respect of or arising out of any Purchased Items; (C) to sign and endorse any invoices, assignments, verifications, notices and other documents in connection with any Purchased Items; (D) to commence and prosecute any suits, actions or proceedings at law or in equity in any court of competent jurisdiction to collect the Purchased Items or any proceeds thereof and to enforce any other right in respect of any Purchased Items; (E) to defend any suit, action or proceeding brought against the Seller with respect to any Purchased Items; (F) to settle, compromise or adjust any suit, action or proceeding described in clause (E) above and, in connection therewith, to give such discharges or releases as Buyer may deem appropriate; and (G) generally, to sell, transfer, pledge and make any agreement with respect to or otherwise deal with any Purchased Items as fully and completely as though Buyer were the absolute owner thereof for all purposes, and to do, at Buyer’s option and the Seller’s expense, at any time, and from time to time, all acts and things which Buyer deems necessary to protect, preserve or realize upon the Purchased Items and Buyer’s Liens thereon and to effect the intent of this Agreement, all as fully and effectively as the Seller might do.
The Seller hereby ratifies all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable. In addition to the foregoing, Seller agrees to execute a Power of Attorney to be delivered on the date hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the power of attorney hereby granted may be exercised only during the occurrence and continuance of any Event of Default hereunder.
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The Seller also authorizes Buyer, if an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, from time to time, to execute, in connection with any sale provided for in Section 18 hereof, any endorsements, assignments or other instruments of conveyance or transfer with respect to the Purchased Items.
(e)The powers conferred on Buyer hereunder are solely to protect Buyer’s interests in the Purchased Items and shall not impose any duty upon it to exercise any such powers. Buyer shall be accountable only for amounts that it actually receives as a result of the exercise of such powers, and neither it nor any of its officers, directors, employees or agents shall be responsible to the Seller for any act or failure to act hereunder, except for its or their own gross negligence or willful misconduct.
(f)If the Seller fails to perform or comply with any of its agreements contained in the Program Documents and Buyer may itself perform or comply, or otherwise cause performance or compliance, with such agreement, the reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of Buyer incurred in connection with such performance or compliance, together with interest thereon at a rate per annum equal to the Post-Default Rate, shall be payable by the Seller to Buyer on demand and shall constitute Obligations.
(g)All authorizations and agencies herein contained with respect to the Purchased Items are irrevocable and powers coupled with an interest.
10.CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
(a)As conditions precedent to the initial Transaction, Buyer shall have received on or before the date on which such initial Transaction is consummated the following, in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer and duly executed by each party thereto (as applicable):
(i)Program Documents. The Program Documents duly executed and delivered by the Seller thereto and being in full force and effect, free of any modification, breach or waiver.
(ii)Organizational Documents. A good standing certificate and certified copies of the limited liability company agreement (or equivalent documents) of the Seller, in each case, dated as of a recent date, but in no event more than ten (10) days prior to the date of such initial Transaction and resolutions or other corporate authority for the Seller with respect to the execution, delivery and performance of the Program Documents and each other document to be delivered by the Seller from time to time in connection herewith (and Buyer may conclusively rely on such certificate until it receives notice in writing from the Seller, as the context may require to the contrary).
(iii)Incumbency Certificate. An incumbency certificate of the secretary of the Seller certifying the names, true signatures and titles of the Seller’s respective representatives duly authorized to request Transactions hereunder and to execute the Program Documents and the other documents to be delivered thereunder;
(iv)Filings, Registrations, Recordings. (i) Any documents (including, without limitation, financing statements) required to be filed, registered or recorded in order to create, in favor of Buyer, a perfected, first-priority security interest in the Purchased Items and Related Security, subject to no Liens other than those created hereunder and under the Intercreditor Agreement, shall have been properly prepared and executed for filing (including the applicable county(ies) if Buyer determines such filings are necessary in its reasonable discretion), registration or recording in each office in each jurisdiction in which such filings, registrations and recordations are required to perfect such first-priority security interest; and (ii) Uniform Commercial Code lien searches, dated as of a recent date, in no event more than thirty (30) days prior to the date of such initial Transaction, in such jurisdictions as shall be applicable to the Seller and the Purchased Items, the results of which shall be satisfactory to Buyer.
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(v)Fees and Expenses. Buyer shall have received all fees and expenses required to be paid by the Seller on or prior to the initial Purchase Date, which fees and expenses may be netted out of any purchase proceeds paid by Buyer hereunder.
(vi)Financial Statements. Buyer shall have received the financial statements referenced in Section 14(a).
(vii)Consents, Licenses, Approvals, etc. Buyer shall have received copies certified by the Seller of all consents, licenses and approvals, if any, required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of, and the validity and enforceability of, the Loan Documents, which consents, licenses and approvals shall be in full force and effect.
(viii)Insurance. Buyer shall have received evidence in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer showing compliance by the Seller as of such initial Purchase Date with Section 14(s) hereof.
(ix)Other Documents. Buyer shall have received such other documents as Buyer or its counsel may reasonably request, including the Trust Receipt.
(x)Collection Account. Evidence of the establishment of the Collection Account.
(xi)Opinions. An opinion of Seller’s counsel as to such matters as Buyer may reasonably request (including, without limitation, with respect to Buyer’s perfected security interest in the Purchased Assets, enforceability and corporate opinion with respect to Seller, an opinion with respect to the inapplicability of the Investment Company Act to Seller, an opinion that this Agreement constitutes a “repurchase agreement”, a “securities contract” and a “master netting agreement” within the meaning of the Bankruptcy Code and an opinion that no Transaction constitutes an avoidable transfer under Sections 546(e), 546(f), and 546(j) of the Bankruptcy Code, each in form and substance acceptable to Buyer).
(b)The obligation of Buyer to enter into each Transaction with respect to the Committed Amount pursuant to this Agreement (including the initial Transaction) is subject to the further conditions precedent set forth below, both immediately prior to any Transaction and also after giving effect thereto and to the intended use thereof. The Buyer has no obligation to enter into any Transaction on account of the Uncommitted Amount, however, to the extent Buyer elects to do so, such Transaction is subject to the conditions precedent set forth below, both immediately prior to any Transaction and also after giving effect thereto and to the intended use thereof:
(i)No Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
(ii)Both immediately prior to entering into such Transaction and also after giving effect thereto and to the intended use of the proceeds thereof, the representations and warranties made by the Seller in Section 13 and Schedule 1 hereof, and in each of the other Program Documents, shall be true and complete on and as of the Purchase Date in all material respects (in the case of the representations and warranties in Section 13(t), Section 13(u), and Schedule 1 hereof, solely with respect to Loans which have not been repurchased by the Seller) with the same force and effect as if made on and as of such date (or, if any such representation or warranty is expressly stated to have been made as of a specific date, as of such specific date).
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(iii)The aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price for all Purchased Assets when added to the Purchase Price for the proposed Transaction shall not exceed the Maximum Aggregate Purchase Price. If the Transaction is with respect to the Committed Amount, the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price for all Purchased Assets then subject to Transactions with respect to the Committed Amount, when added to the Purchase Price for the requested Transaction with respect to the Committed Amount, shall not exceed the Committed Amount as of such date. If the Transaction is with respect to the Uncommitted Amount, the aggregate Outstanding Purchase Price for all Purchased Assets then subject to Transactions with respect to the Uncommitted Amount, when added to the Purchase Price for the requested Transaction with respect to the Uncommitted Amount, shall not exceed the Uncommitted Amount as of such date.
(iv)Subject to Buyer’s right to perform one or more Due Diligence Reviews pursuant to Section 43 hereof, in the event of outstanding due diligence issues or breaches of any Loan-level representations or warranties with respect to the Loans subject to such Transaction, Buyer shall have completed its Due Diligence Review of the Mortgage File for each Loan subject to such Transaction and such other documents, records, agreements, instruments, Mortgaged Properties or information relating to such Loans as Buyer in its reasonable discretion deems appropriate to review and such review shall be satisfactory to Buyer in its reasonable discretion.
(v)Buyer or its designee shall have received on or before the day of a Transaction with respect to any Purchased Assets (unless otherwise specified in this Agreement) the following, in form and substance satisfactory to Buyer and (if applicable) duly executed:
(A)The Transaction Notice and Loan Schedule with respect to such Purchased Assets, delivered pursuant to Section 3(a);
(B)a Custodial Loan Transmission with respect to such Purchased Assets, that is then appended to the Trust Receipt; and
(C)None of the Loans that are proposed to be sold shall be serviced by a Servicer (which is not the Seller hereunder) without Buyer’s prior consent and Buyer’s receipt of an Instruction Letter in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B executed by the Seller and such Servicer, together with a completed Schedule 1 thereto and the related Servicing Agreement, or, if an Instruction Letter executed by such Servicer shall have been delivered to Buyer in connection with a prior Transaction, the Seller shall instead deliver to such Servicer and Buyer an updated Schedule 1 thereto.
(vi)reserved.
(vii)None of the following shall have occurred and be continuing:
(A)an event or events resulting in the inability of Buyer to finance its purchases of residential mortgage assets with traditional counterparties at rates which would have been reasonable prior to the occurrence of such event or events or a material adverse change in the financial condition of Buyer which affects (or can reasonably be expected to affect) materially and adversely the ability of Buyer to fund its obligations under or otherwise comply with the terms of this Agreement; or
(B)any other event beyond the control of Buyer which Buyer reasonably determines would likely result in Buyer’s inability to perform its obligations under this Agreement including, without limitation, acts of God, strikes, lockouts, riots, acts of war or terrorism, epidemics, nationalization, expropriation, currency restrictions, fire, communication
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line failures, computer viruses, power failures, earthquakes, or other disasters of a similar nature to the foregoing.
provided that (x) Buyer shall not invoke subclause (A) or subclause (B) with respect to the Seller unless the Buyer generally invokes similar clauses contained in other similar agreements between Buyer and other persons that are similar to the Seller in terms of Seller’s Adjusted Tangible Net Worth, and involving substantially similar assets and (y) Buyer shall base its decision to invoke subclause (A) and/or subclause (B) on factors it deems relevant in its good faith discretion, which may include its assessment of objective factors ascertainable by it in the market; moreover, Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts to notify Seller, which notification may be in writing or oral in the sole discretion of Buyer, of its exercise of the rights under this provision, together with its rationale for taking such action.
(viii)Buyer shall have determined that all actions necessary or, in the good faith, reasonable opinion of Buyer, desirable to maintain Buyer’s perfected interest in the Purchased Assets and other Purchased Items have been taken, including, without limitation, duly filed Uniform Commercial Code financing statements on Form UCC-1.
(ix)the Seller shall have paid to Buyer all fees and expenses then due and payable to Buyer in accordance with this Agreement and any other Program Document.
(x)There is no unpaid Margin Call (that is then due and payable) at the time immediately prior to entering into a new Transaction.
(xi)For each Eligible Loan that is subject to a security interest in favor of a warehouse lender immediately prior to purchase by Buyer, a warehouse lender’s release letter shall be duly executed.
(xii)With respect to any Purchased Asset that is a Wet-Ink Loan, Buyer shall have received a true and complete copy of the Insured Closing Letter, if requested by Buyer; provided, however, that no Insured Closing Letter shall be required (a) where title insurance for the applicable Wet-Ink Loan is provided by Amrock and (b) unless the unpaid principal balance of Purchased Assets that constitute Wet-Ink Loans, and regarding which an Insured Closing Letter has not been provided, would exceed [***] of Seller’s Tangible Net Worth measured as of the end of Seller’s most recent fiscal quarter.
(xiii)Seller shall name Buyer as a loss payee under any applicable fidelity insurance policy and as a direct loss payee with right of action under any applicable errors and omissions insurance policy or professional liability insurance policy. Upon request of Buyer, Seller shall cause to be delivered to Buyer a certificate of insurance for each such policy referenced in the immediately preceding sentence.
Buyer shall notify the Seller as soon as practicable on the date of a purchase if any of the conditions in this Section 10 has not been satisfied and Buyer is not making the purchase.
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11.RELEASE OF PURCHASED ASSETS
Upon timely payment in full of the Repurchase Price and all other Obligations (if any) then owing with respect to a Purchased Asset, unless a Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, then (a) Buyer shall be deemed to have terminated and released any security interest that Buyer may have in such Purchased Asset and any Purchased Items solely related to such Purchased Asset and (b) with respect to such Purchased Asset, Buyer shall direct Custodian to release such Purchased Asset and any Purchased Items solely related to such Purchased Asset to the Seller unless such release and termination would give rise to or perpetuate a Margin Deficit. Except as set forth in Section 17, the Seller shall give at least one (1) Business Day’s prior written notice to Buyer if such repurchase shall occur on any date other than the Repurchase Date as set forth in Section 3(f).
If such release and termination gives rise to or perpetuates a Margin Call that is not paid when due, Buyer shall notify the Seller of the amount thereof and the Seller shall thereupon satisfy the Margin Call in the manner specified in Section 6(b), following which Buyer shall promptly perform its obligations as set forth above in this Section 11.
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12.RELIANCE
With respect to any Transaction, Buyer may conclusively rely, absent manifest error, upon, and shall incur no liability to the Seller in acting upon, any request or other communication that Buyer reasonably believes to have been given or made by a person authorized to enter into a Transaction on the Seller’s behalf.
13.REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
The Seller represents and warrants to Buyer on each day throughout the term of this Agreement:
(a)Existence. Seller (a) is a limited liability company validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Michigan, (b) has all requisite limited liability company power, and has all governmental licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals, necessary to own its assets and carry on its business as now being or as proposed to be conducted, except where the lack of such licenses, authorizations, consents and approvals would not be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect, (c) is qualified to do business and is in good standing in all other jurisdictions in which the nature of the business conducted by it makes such qualification necessary, except where failure so to qualify would not be reasonably likely (either individually or in the aggregate) to have a Material Adverse Effect, and (d) is in compliance in all material respects with all Requirements of Law.
(b)Financial Condition. Seller has heretofore furnished to Buyer a copy of its audited consolidated balance sheets as at December 31, 2019 with the opinion thereon of Ernst & Young LLP, a copy of which has been provided to Buyer. Seller has also heretofore furnished to Buyer the related consolidated statements of income, of changes in Shareholders’ Equity and of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2019. All such financial statements are complete and correct in all material respects and fairly present the consolidated financial condition of Seller and its Subsidiaries and the consolidated results of their operations for the year ended on said date, all in accordance with GAAP.
(c)Litigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 12(c) as of the Closing Date and approved by the Buyer in writing thereafter, there are no actions, suits, arbitrations, investigations or proceedings pending or, to its knowledge, threatened against Seller or any of its Subsidiaries or affecting any of the property thereof or the Purchased Items before any Governmental Authority, (i) as to which individually or in the aggregate there is a reasonable likelihood of an adverse decision which would be reasonably likely to result in a decrease in excess of [***] of Seller’s Adjusted Tangible Net Worth, or (ii) which challenges the validity or enforceability of any of the Program Documents.
(d)No Breach. Neither (a) the execution and delivery of the Program Documents, nor (b) the consummation of the transactions therein contemplated in compliance with the terms and provisions thereof will result in a breach of the charter or by-laws (or equivalent documents) of Seller, or violate any applicable law, rule or regulation, or violate any order, writ, injunction or decree of any Governmental Authority applicable to Seller, or result in a breach of other material agreement or instrument to which Seller, or any of its Subsidiaries, is a party or by which any of them or any of their property is bound or to which any of them or their property is subject, or constitute a default under any such material agreement or instrument, or (except for the Liens created pursuant to this Agreement) result in the creation or imposition of any Lien upon any property of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries, pursuant to the terms of any such agreement or instrument.
(e)Action. Seller has all necessary limited liability company power, authority and legal right to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under each of the Program Documents to which it is a party; the execution, delivery and performance by Seller of each of the Program Documents to which it is a party has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part; and each Program Document has been duly and validly executed and delivered by Seller and constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be affected by bankruptcy, by other insolvency laws, or by general principles of equity.
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(f)Approvals. No authorizations, approvals or consents of, and no filings or registrations with, any Governmental Authority, or any other Person, are necessary for the execution, delivery or performance by Seller of the Program Documents to which it is a party or for the legality, validity or enforceability thereof, except for filings and recordings in respect of the Liens created pursuant to this Agreement.
(g)Taxes. Seller and its Subsidiaries have filed all Federal income tax returns and all other material tax returns (which shall include, but not be limited to, all state and local or foreign income tax returns) that are required to be filed by them and have paid all taxes due pursuant to such returns or pursuant to any assessment received by any of them, except for any such taxes, if any, that are being appropriately contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves have been provided. The charges, accruals and reserves on the books of Seller and its Subsidiaries in respect of taxes and other governmental charges are, in the opinion of Seller, adequate. Any taxes, fees and other governmental charges payable by Seller in connection with a Transaction and the execution and delivery of the Program Documents have been or will be paid when due. There are no Liens for Taxes, except for statutory liens for Taxes not yet delinquent.
(h)Investment Company Act. Neither the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is an “investment company”, or a company “controlled” by an “investment company”, within the meaning of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. Seller is not subject to any Federal or state statute or regulation which limits its ability to incur any indebtedness provided in the Program Documents.
(i)No Legal Bar. The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the other Program Documents, the sales hereunder and the use of the proceeds thereof will not violate any Requirement of Law applicable to Seller or Contractual Obligation of Seller or of any of its Subsidiaries and will not result in, or require, the creation or imposition of any Lien (other than the Liens created hereunder) on any of its or their respective properties or revenues pursuant to any such Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation.
(j)Compliance with Law. Except as set forth in Schedule 12(c) as of the Closing Date and approved by the Buyer in writing thereafter, no practice, procedure or policy employed or proposed to be employed by Seller in the conduct of its business violates any law, regulation, judgment, agreement, regulatory consent, order or decree applicable to it which, if enforced, would result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Seller.
(k)No Default. Neither the Seller nor any of its Subsidiaries is in default under or with respect to any of its Contractual Obligations in any respect which should reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
(l)Chief Executive Office; Chief Operating Office; Jurisdiction of Incorporation. The Seller’s chief executive and chief operating office on the Effective Date are located at 1050 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, Michigan 48226. Seller’s jurisdiction of incorporation on the Effective Date is Michigan.
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(m)Location of Books and Records. The location where Seller keeps its books and records including all computer tapes and records relating to the Purchased Items is its chief executive office or chief operating office or the offices of the Custodian.
(n)True and Complete Disclosure. The information, reports, financial statements, exhibits, schedules and certificates furnished in writing by or on behalf of Seller to Buyer in connection with the negotiation, preparation or delivery of this Agreement and the other Program Documents or included herein or therein or delivered pursuant hereto or thereto, when taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to make the statements herein or therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. All written information furnished after the date hereof by or on behalf of Seller to Buyer in connection with this Agreement and the other Program Documents and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby will be true, complete and accurate in every material respect, or (in the case of projections) based on reasonable estimates, on the date as of which such information is stated or certified.
(o)Financial Covenants. The Seller’s consolidated Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is not less than the Minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth. The ratio of the Seller’s consolidated Indebtedness to Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is not greater than the Maximum Leverage Ratio. The Seller has, on a consolidated basis, cash, Cash Equivalents and unused borrowing capacity that could be drawn against (taking into account required haircuts) under warehouse and repurchase facilities and under other financing arrangements in an amount equal to not less than the Minimum Liquidity Amount. If as of the last day of any calendar month within the mostly recently ended fiscal quarter of the Seller, the Seller’s consolidated Adjusted Tangible Net Worth was less than [***], and the Seller, on a consolidated basis, had cash and Cash Equivalents in an amount that was less than [***], then Seller’s consolidated Net Income for such fiscal quarter before income taxes for such fiscal quarter shall not be less than $[***].
(p)ERISA. Except as would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect, neither the Seller nor any of its ERISA Affiliates, sponsors, maintains, contributes or has any potential liability or obligation to any Plan.
(q)True Sales. Any and all interest of a Qualified Originator in, to and under any Mortgage funded in the name of or acquired by such Qualified Originator which is a Subsidiary of Seller has been sold, transferred, conveyed and assigned to Seller pursuant to a legal sale and such Qualified Originator retains no interest in such Loan.
(r)No Burdensome Restrictions. No change in any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of Seller or any of its Subsidiaries after the date of this Agreement has a Material Adverse Effect.
(s)Subsidiaries. All of the Subsidiaries of Seller are listed on Schedule 2 to this Agreement.
(t)Origination and Acquisition of Loans. The Loans were originated or acquired by Seller, and the origination and collection practices used by Seller or Qualified Originator, as applicable, with respect to the Loans have been, in all material respects, legal, proper, prudent and customary in the residential mortgage loan origination and servicing business, and in accordance with the applicable Underwriting Guidelines or the Agency Guidelines. With respect to Loans acquired by Seller, all such Loans are in conformity with the applicable Agency Guidelines. Each of the Loans complies in all material respects with the representations and warranties listed in Schedule 1 to this Agreement.
(u)No Adverse Selection. Seller used no selection procedures that identified the Loans as being less desirable or valuable than other comparable Loans owned by Seller.
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(v)Seller Solvent; Fraudulent Conveyance. As of the date hereof and immediately after giving effect to each Transaction, the fair value of the assets of Seller is greater than the fair value of the liabilities (including, without limitation, contingent liabilities if and to the extent required to be recorded as a liability on the financial statements of Seller in accordance with GAAP) of Seller and Seller is and will be solvent, is and will be able to pay its debts as they mature and, after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Program Documents, will not be rendered insolvent or left with an unreasonably small amount of capital with which to conduct its business and perform its obligations. Seller does not intend to incur, or believe that it has incurred, debts beyond its ability to pay such debts as they mature. Seller is not contemplating the commencement of insolvency, bankruptcy, liquidation or consolidation proceedings or the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, conservator, trustee or similar official in respect of Seller or any of its assets. Seller is not transferring any Loans with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors.
(w)No Broker. Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent, or other person, except for Buyer, who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of Purchased Assets pursuant to this Agreement, or if Seller has dealt with any broker, investment banker, agent, or other person, except for Buyer, who may be entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale of Purchased Assets pursuant to this Agreement, such commission or compensation shall have been paid in full by Seller.
(x)MERS. Seller is a member of MERS in good standing.
(y)Agency Approvals. Seller has all requisite Approvals and is in good standing with each Agency, HUD, FHA and VA, to the extent necessary to conduct its business as then being conducted, with no event having occurred which would make Seller unable to comply with the eligibility, net worth, capital or liquidity requirements for maintaining all such applicable Approvals.
(z)No Adverse Actions. Seller has not received from any Agency, HUD, FHA or VA a notice of extinguishment or a notice terminating any of Seller’s material Approvals.
(aa)Servicing. Seller has adequate financial standing, servicing facilities, procedures and experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same types as may from time to time constitute Loans and in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.
(bb)    No Reliance. Seller has made its own independent decisions to enter into the Program Documents and each Transaction and as to whether such Transaction is appropriate and proper for it based upon its own judgment and upon advice from such advisors (including without limitation, legal counsel and accountants) as it has deemed necessary. Seller is not relying upon any advice from Buyer as to any aspect of the Transactions, including without limitation, the legal, accounting or tax treatment of such Transactions.
(cc)    Plan Assets. Seller is not (i) an “employee benefit plan” (as such term is defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) subject to Title I of ERISA; (ii) any “plan” defined in and subject to Section 4975 of the Code; or (iii) any entity or account whose assets include or are deemed to include “plan assets” (within the meaning of 29 CFR §2510.3-101, as modified by Section 3(42) of ERISA) of one or more such employee benefit plans or plans. The Transactions either (x) are not subject to any state or local statute regulating investments of, or fiduciary obligations with respect to, governmental plans within the meaning of Section 3(32) of ERISA that is substantially similar to Section 406(a) of ERISA or Section 4975(c)(1)(A) – (D) of the Code (“Similar Law”), or (y) do not violate any such Similar Law.
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(dd)    No Prohibited Persons. Neither Seller nor any of its Affiliates, officers, directors, partners or members, is an entity or person (or to Seller’s knowledge, owned or controlled by an entity or person): (i) that is listed in the Annex to, or is otherwise subject to the provisions of Executive Order 13224 issued on September 24, 2001 (“EO13224”); (ii) whose name appears on the United States Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) most current list of “Specifically Designated National and Blocked Persons” (which list may be published from time to time in various mediums including, but not limited to, the OFAC website, http:www.treas.gov/ofac/t11sdn.pdf); (iii) who commits, threatens to commit or supports “terrorism”, as that term is defined in EO13224; or (iv) who is otherwise affiliated with any entity or person listed above (any and all parties or persons described in clauses (i) through (iv) above are herein referred to as a “Prohibited Person”).
(ee)    Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Seller has complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the “Anti-Money Laundering Laws”); Seller has established an anti-money laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor and the origin of the assets used by the said Mortgagor to purchase the property in question, and maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws.
(ff)    Assessment and Understanding. Seller is capable of assessing the merits of (on its own behalf or through independent professional advice), and understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks associated with this Agreement and the Transactions associated therewith. In addition, Seller is capable of assuming and does assume the risks of this Agreement, the other Program Documents and the Transactions associated herewith and therewith.
(gg)    Status of Parties. Seller agrees that Buyer is not acting as a fiduciary for Seller or as an advisor to Seller in respect of this Agreement, the other Program Documents or the Transactions associated therewith.
(hh)    Electronic Signatures.    If any party executes this Agreement or any other related document via electronic signature, (i) such party’s creation and maintenance of such party’s electronic signature to this Agreement or related document and such party’s storage of its copy of the fully executed Agreement or related document will be in compliance with applicable eCommerce Laws to ensure admissibility of such electronic signature and related electronic records in a legal proceeding, (ii) such party has controls in place to ensure compliance with applicable eCommerce Laws, including, without limitation, §201 of E-SIGN and §16 of UETA, regarding such party’s electronic signature to the Agreement or related document and the records, including electronic records, retained by such party will be stored to prevent unauthorized access to or unauthorized alteration of the electronic signature and associated records, and (iii) such party has controls and systems in place to provide necessary information, including, but not limited to, such party’s business practices and methods, for record keeping and audit trails, including audit trails regarding such party’s electronic signature to this Agreement or related documents and associated records.
(ii)    Insured Closing Letters. With respect to each Wet-Ink Loan, Seller has obtained a copy of the related Insured Closing Letter or such Wet-Ink Loan is covered by a title insurance policy issued by Amrock.
14.COVENANTS OF SELLER
The Seller covenants and agrees with Buyer that during the term of this Agreement:
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(a)Financial Statements and Other Information; Financial Covenants.
Subject to the provisions of Section 41 hereof, Seller shall deliver to Buyer:
(i)As soon as available and in any event within forty-five (45) days after the end of each of the first three quarterly fiscal periods of each fiscal year of the Seller, a certification in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto via electronic mail to USResiFinancingCore@barclays.com and RMBSBanking@barclayscapital.com together with the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Seller and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such period and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income, and of cash flows for the Seller and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such period and the portion of the fiscal year through the end of such period, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, accompanied by a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Seller, which certificate shall state that said consolidated financial statements fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Seller and its Subsidiaries in accordance with GAAP, as at the end of, and for, such period (subject to normal year-end adjustments and the absence of footnotes);
(ii)As soon as available and in any event within ninety (90) days after the end of each fiscal year of the Seller, the consolidated balance sheet of the Seller and its consolidated Subsidiaries as at the end of such fiscal year and the related consolidated statements of income and of cash flows for the Seller and its consolidated Subsidiaries for such year and including all footnotes thereto, setting forth in each case in comparative form the figures for the previous year, accompanied by an opinion thereon of independent certified public accountants of recognized national standing, which opinion shall not be qualified as to scope of audit or going concern and shall state that said consolidated financial statements fairly present in all material respects the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Seller and its consolidated Subsidiaries at the end of, and for, such fiscal year in accordance with GAAP;
(iii)From time to time, copies of all documentation in connection with the underwriting and origination of any Purchased Asset (other than a Purchased Asset that is an Agency Eligible Loan) that evidences compliance with the QM Rule or the Ability to Repay Rule, as applicable, including without limitation all necessary third-party records that demonstrate such compliance, in each case as Buyer may reasonably request; provided that (A) any such request shall be made in writing and shall provide the Seller at least ten (10) Business Days to provide such requested information, and (B) if the Seller objects to the provision to Buyer of any such requested information, Buyer and the Seller shall work in good faith to resolve any such objection;
(iv)Promptly, from time to time, such other information regarding the business affairs, operations and financial condition of Seller as Buyer may reasonably request;
The Seller will furnish to Buyer, at the time it furnishes each set of financial statements pursuant to paragraphs (i) or (ii) above, (A) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Seller on behalf of Seller on its internal quality control program that evaluates and monitors, on a regular basis, the overall quality of its loan origination and servicing activities and that: ensures that the loans are serviced in accordance with accepted servicing practices; guards against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guards against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized persons and (B) a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Seller on behalf of Seller in the form of Exhibit A hereto (each a “Compliance Certificate”) stating that, to the best of such Responsible Officer’s knowledge, as of the last day of the fiscal quarter or fiscal year for which financial statements are being provided with such certification, Seller is in compliance in all material respects with all provisions and terms of this Agreement and the other Program Documents and no Default or Event of Default has occurred under this Agreement which has not previously been waived, except as specified in such certificate (and, if any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describing the same in reasonable detail and describing the action Seller has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto).
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(b)FEMA Property Inspection Reports. If the Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit related to any Loan is located in a FEMA-designated area where individual assistance to homeowners is available under FEMA’s Individuals and Households Program, Seller shall (i) obtain a property inspection report “FEMA Property Inspection Report”) with respect to the condition of such Mortgaged Property and (ii) promptly provide to Buyer a copy of each such FEMA Property Inspection Report upon the Buyer’s request therefor.
(c)Existence, Etc. The Seller will:
(i)preserve and maintain its legal existence and all of its material rights, privileges, licenses and franchises necessary for the operation of its business;
(ii)comply with the requirements of all applicable laws, rules, regulations and orders of Governmental Authorities (including, without limitation, truth in lending, real estate settlement procedures and all environmental laws), whether now in effect or hereinafter enacted or promulgated in all material respects;
(iii)keep or cause to be kept in reasonable detail records and books of account necessary to produce financial statements that fairly present, in all material respects, the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Seller in accordance with GAAP consistently applied;
(iv)not move its chief executive office or its jurisdiction of incorporation from the locations referred to in Section 13(l) unless it shall have provided Buyer five (5) Business Days written notice following such change;
(v)pay and discharge all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed on it or on its income or profits or on any of its Property prior to the date on which penalties attach thereto, except for any such tax, assessment, charge or levy the payment of which is being contested in good faith and by proper proceedings and against which adequate reserves are being maintained; and
(vi)permit representatives of Buyer, during normal business hours upon three (3) Business Days’ prior written notice at a mutually desirable time, provided that no notice shall be required at any time during the continuance of an Event of Default, to examine, copy and make extracts from its books and records, to inspect any of its Properties, and to discuss its business and affairs with its officers, all to the extent relating to Loans subject to Transactions.
(d)Prohibition of Fundamental Changes. Seller shall not at any time, directly or indirectly, (i) enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation or amalgamation, or liquidate, wind up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation, winding up or dissolution) or sell all or substantially all of its assets without Buyer’s prior consent, unless such merger, consolidation or amalgamation would not result in a Change of Control; or (ii) form or enter into any partnership, joint venture, syndicate or other combination which would have a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Seller. For the avoidance of doubt, no public offering of beneficial interests in the Seller or its Affiliates shall be deemed a violation of this provision unless such public offering (i) results in a Change of Control and (ii) has not been consented to by the Buyer.
(e)Margin Deficit. If at any time there exists a Margin Deficit, Seller shall cure the same in accordance with Section 6(b) hereof.
(f)Notices. Seller shall give notice to Buyer in writing within ten (10) calendar days of knowledge by any Responsible Officer of any of the following:
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(i)upon the Seller’s knowledge of any occurrence of any Default or Event of Default;
(ii)upon Seller’s knowledge of any litigation or proceeding that is pending against Seller in any federal or state court or before any Governmental Authority except for those set forth in Schedule 12(c) and those otherwise disclosed to Buyer, which, (i) if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to result in a levy on Seller’s assets in excess of [***] of Seller’s Adjusted Tangible Net Worth, or (ii) that questions or challenges the validity or enforceability of any of the Program Documents;
(iii)any non-ordinary course investigation or audit (in each case other than those that, pursuant to a legal requirement, may not be disclosed), in each case, by any Agency or Governmental Authority, relating to the origination, sale or servicing or Loans by Seller or the business operations of Seller, which, if adversely determined, would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect with respect to Seller; and
(iv)upon Seller’s knowledge of any material penalties, sanctions or charges levied against Seller or any adverse change in any material Approval status.
(g)Servicing. Except as provided in Section 42, Seller shall not permit any Person other than the Seller to service Loans without the prior written consent of Buyer, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.
(h)Lines of Business. Seller shall not materially change the nature of its business from that generally carried on by it as of the Effective Date.
(i)Transactions with Affiliates. The Seller shall not enter into any transaction, including, without limitation, the purchase, sale, lease or exchange of property or assets or the rendering or accepting of any service with any Affiliate, officer, director, senior manager, owner or guarantor unless (i) such transaction is with QL Ginnie EBO, LLC, QL Ginnie REO, LLC, Quicken Loans Co-Issuer, Inc., One Reverse Mortgage, LLC, RCKT Mortgage SPE-A, LLC and/or One Mortgage Holdings, LLC, so long as QL Ginnie EBO, LLC, QL Ginnie REO, LLC, Quicken Loans Co-Issuer, Inc., One Reverse Mortgage, LLC, RCKT Mortgage SPE-A, LLC and/or One Mortgage Holdings, LLC is directly or indirectly 100% owned by the Seller and included in consolidated financial statements of Seller, (ii) such transaction is upon fair and reasonable terms no less favorable to the Seller than it would obtain in a comparable arm’s length transaction with a Person which is not an Affiliate, officer, director, senior manager, owner or guarantor, (iii) in the ordinary course of the Seller’s business, (iv) such transaction is listed on Schedule 14(i) hereto, or (v) such transaction is a loan, guaranty or other transaction that would have been permitted under Section 14(n) if it had been made as a distribution.
(j)Defense of Title. Subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement, Seller warrants and will defend the right, title and interest of Buyer in and to all Purchased Items against all adverse claims and demands of all Persons whomsoever (other than any claim or demand related to any act or omission of Buyer, which claim or demand does not arise out of or relate to any breach or potential breach of a representation or warranty by Seller under this Agreement).
(k)Preservation of Purchased Items. Except as otherwise set forth under the Intercreditor Agreement, Seller shall do all things necessary to preserve the Purchased Items so that such Purchased Items remain subject to a first priority perfected security interest hereunder.
(l)No Assignment. Except as permitted by this Agreement, Seller shall not sell, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of, or grant any option with respect to, or pledge, hypothecate or grant a security interest in or lien on or otherwise encumber (except pursuant to the Program Documents), any of the Purchased Items or any interest therein, provided that this Section 14(l) shall not prevent any contribution, assignment, transfer or conveyance of Purchased Items in accordance with the Program Documents.
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(m)Limitation on Sale of Assets. Seller shall not convey, sell, lease, assign, transfer or otherwise dispose of (collectively, “Transfer”), all or substantially all of its Property, business or assets (including, without limitation, receivables and leasehold interests) whether now owned or hereafter acquired outside of the ordinary course of its business unless, following such Transfer, Seller shall be in compliance with all of the other representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement.
(n)Limitation on Distributions. Without Buyer’s consent, if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing (i) due to the Seller’s failure to comply with [***], (ii) due to the Seller’s failure to comply with [***], [***] or [***], or (iii) due to an Event of Default under [***], [***] or [***] but only to the extent that such Event of Default under [***] or [***] is with respect to a material amount due under such section, then the Seller shall not make any payment on account of, or set apart assets for a sinking or other analogous fund for the purchase, redemption, defeasance, retirement or other acquisition of, any stock of Seller, whether now or hereafter outstanding, or make any other distribution in respect thereof, either directly or indirectly, whether in cash or property or in obligations of the Seller, provided however [***]
(o)Maintenance of Liquidity. Seller shall insure that, as of the end of each calendar month, Seller has, on a consolidated basis, cash and Cash Equivalents in an amount equal to not less than the Minimum Liquidity Amount.
(p)Maintenance of Adjusted Tangible Net Worth. Seller shall maintain, as of the end of each calendar month, a consolidated Adjusted Tangible Net Worth not less than the Minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth.
(q)Other Financial Covenants.
(i)Maintenance of Leverage. Seller shall not, as of the end of each calendar month, permit the ratio of the Seller’s consolidated Indebtedness to consolidated Adjusted Tangible Net Worth to be greater than the Maximum Leverage Ratio.
(ii)Minimum Net Income. If as of the last day of any calendar month within a fiscal quarter of the Seller, the Seller’s consolidated Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is less than [***] or the Seller, on a consolidated basis, has cash and Cash Equivalents in an amount that is less than [***], in either case, the Seller’s consolidated Net Income for that fiscal quarter before income taxes for such fiscal quarter shall equal or exceed [***].
(r)Servicing Transmission. Seller shall provide to Buyer on a monthly basis no later than 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time two (2) Business Days prior to the 10th of each calendar month (i) the Servicing Transmission, on a loan-by-loan basis and in the aggregate, with respect to the Loans serviced hereunder by Seller which were funded prior to the first day of the current month, summarizing Seller’s delinquency and loss experience with respect to such Loans serviced by Seller (including, in the case of such Loans, the following categories: current, 30-59, 60-89, 90-119, 120-180 and 180+) and (ii) any other information reasonably requested by Buyer with respect to the Loans.
(s)Insurance.
(i)The Seller or its Affiliates, will continue to maintain, for the Seller, insurance coverage with respect to employee dishonesty, forgery or alteration, theft, disappearance and destruction, robbery and safe burglary, property (other than money and securities) and computer fraud in an aggregate amount acceptable to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Seller shall notify Buyer as soon as reasonably possible after knowledge of any material change in the terms of any such insurance coverage.
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(ii)The Seller shall notify the Buyer as soon as practicable if a loss is incurred under any Insured Closing Letter or any title insurance policy provided by Amrock, indicating details of the loss and providing a copy of the Insured Closing Letter or title insurance policy, as applicable.
(t)Certificate of a Responsible Officer of Seller. At the time that Seller delivers financial statements to Buyer in accordance with Section 14(a) hereof, Seller shall forward to Buyer a certificate of a Responsible Officer of Seller which demonstrates that the Seller is in compliance with the covenants set forth in Sections 14(o), (p), and (q) of this Agreement.
(u)Maintenance of Licenses. Seller shall (i) maintain all licenses, permits or other approvals necessary for Seller to conduct its business and to perform its obligations under the Program Documents, (ii) remain in good standing with respect to such licenses, permits or other approvals, under the laws of each state in which it conducts material business, and (iii) conduct its business in accordance with applicable law in all material respects.
(v)Taxes, Etc. Seller shall timely pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, on or before the date they become delinquent, all taxes, assessments and governmental charges or levies imposed upon it or upon its income and profits or upon any of its property, real, personal or mixed (including without limitation, the Purchased Assets) or upon any part thereof, as well as any other lawful claims which, if unpaid, become a Lien upon Purchased Assets that have not been repurchased, except for any such taxes, assessments and governmental charges, levies or claims as are appropriately contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings diligently conducted and with respect to which adequate reserves are provided. Seller shall file on a timely basis all material (which shall include, but not be limited to, all federal, all state and local income and all foreign income) information returns, reports and any other information statements or schedules required to be filed by or in respect of it.
(w)Takeout Payments. With respect to each Purchased Asset and the portion of each Security related to Purchased Assets subject to a Transaction, in each case that is subject to a Takeout Commitment, the Seller shall ensure that the related portion of the purchase price and all other payments under such Takeout Commitment to the extent related to Purchased Assets subject to a Transaction or such portion of each Security related to Purchased Assets subject to a Transaction shall be paid to Buyer (or its designee) in accordance with the Joint Account Control Agreement or the Joint Securities Account Control Agreement, as applicable. Unless subject to the Joint Account Control Agreement or Joint Securities Account Control Agreement, with respect to any Takeout Commitment with an Agency, if applicable, (1) with respect to the wire transfer instructions as set forth in Freddie Mac Form 987 (Wire Transfer Authorization for a Cash Warehouse Delivery) such wire transfer instructions are identical to Buyer’s wire instructions or Buyer has approved such wire transfer instructions in writing in its sole discretion, or (2) the Payee Number set forth on Fannie Mae Form 1068 (Fixed-Rate, Graduated-Payment, or Growing-Equity Mortgage Loan Schedule) or Fannie Mae Form 1069 (Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan Schedule), as applicable, will be identical to the Payee Number that has been identified by Buyer in writing as Buyer’s Payee Number or Buyer will have previously approved the related Payee Number in writing in its sole discretion; with respect to any Takeout Commitment with an Agency, the applicable agency documents will list Buyer as sole subscriber, unless otherwise agreed to in writing by Buyer, in Buyer’s sole discretion.
(x)Delivery of Servicing Rights and Servicing Records. With respect to the Servicing Rights of each Purchased Asset, Seller shall deliver (or shall cause the related Servicer or Subservicer to deliver) such Servicing Rights to Buyer on the related Purchase Date. Seller shall deliver (or cause the related Servicer or Subservicer to deliver) the Servicing Records and the physical and contractual servicing of each Purchased Asset, to Buyer or its designee upon the termination of Seller or Servicer as the servicer pursuant to Section 42.
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(y)Agency Audit. Seller shall at all times maintain copies of relevant portions of all Agency Audits in which there are material adverse findings, including without limitation notices of defaults, notices of termination of approved status, notices of imposition of supervisory agreements or interim servicing agreements, and notices of probation, suspension, or non-renewal.
(z)Illegal Activities. Seller shall not engage in any conduct or activity that is reasonably likely to subject a material amount of its assets to forfeiture or seizure.
(aa)Agency Approvals; Servicing. To the extent previously approved and necessary for Seller to conduct its business in all material respects as it is then being conducted, Seller shall maintain its status with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as an approved seller/servicer, with Ginnie Mae as an approved issuer and an approved servicers, and as an RHS lender and an RHS servicer in each case in good standing (each such approval, an “Agency Approval”); provided, that should Seller decide to no longer maintain an Agency Approval (as opposed to an Agency withdrawing an Agency Approval, but including an Agency ceasing to exist), (i) Seller shall notify Buyer in writing, and (ii) Seller shall provide Buyer with written or electronic evidence that the Eligible Loans are eligible for sale to another Agency. Should Seller, for any reason, cease to possess all such applicable Agency Approvals to the extent necessary, Seller shall so notify Buyer promptly in writing. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence and to the extent previously approved, Seller shall take all necessary action to maintain all of its applicable Agency Approvals at all times during the term of this Agreement and each outstanding Transaction.
15.REPURCHASE DATE PAYMENTS
On each Repurchase Date, the Seller shall remit or shall cause to be remitted to Buyer the Repurchase Price together with any other Obligations then due and payable.
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16.REPURCHASE OF PURCHASED ASSETS
Upon discovery by the Seller of a breach in any material respect of any of the representations and warranties set forth on Schedule 1 to this Agreement, the Seller shall give prompt written notice thereof to Buyer. Upon any such discovery by Buyer, Buyer will notify the Seller. It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Schedule 1 to this Agreement with respect to the Purchased Assets shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files to the Custodian and shall inure to the benefit of Buyer. The fact that Buyer has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete due diligence investigation in connection with its purchase of any Purchased Asset shall not affect Buyer’s right to demand repurchase as provided under this Agreement. The Seller shall, within two (2) Business Days of the earlier of the Seller’s actual knowledge or the Seller receiving notice with respect to any Purchased Asset of (i) any breach of a representation or warranty contained in Schedule 1 to this Agreement in any material respect, or (ii) any failure to deliver any of the items required to be delivered as part of the Mortgage File within the time period required for delivery pursuant to the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, promptly cure such breach or delivery failure in all material respects. If within ten (10) Business Days (or five (5) Business Days if Buyer, in its sole good faith discretion, determines and notifies the Seller that Buyer may suffer potential assignee liability or material damage to its reputation related to such Purchased Asset) after the earlier of the Seller’s actual knowledge of such breach or delivery failure or the Seller receiving notice thereof, such breach or delivery failure has not been remedied by the Seller in all material respects, the Seller shall promptly upon receipt of written instructions from Buyer, at Buyer’s option, either (i) repurchase such Purchased Asset at a purchase price equal to the Repurchase Price with respect to such Purchased Asset by wire transfer to the account designated by Buyer, or (ii) transfer comparable Substitute Assets to Buyer, as provided in Section 17 hereof.
17.SUBSTITUTION
The Seller may, subject to agreement with and acceptance by Buyer upon one (1) Business Days’ notice, substitute other assets, including U.S. Treasury Securities, which are substantially the same as the Purchased Assets (the “Substitute Assets”) for any Purchased Assets. Such substitution shall be made by transfer to Buyer of such Substitute Assets and transfer to the Seller of such Purchased Assets (the “Reacquired Assets”) along with the other information to be provided with respect to the applicable Substitute Asset as described in the form of Transaction Notice. Upon substitution, the Substitute Assets shall be deemed to be Purchased Assets, the Reacquired Assets shall no longer be deemed Purchased Assets, Buyer shall be deemed to have terminated any security interest that Buyer may have had in the Reacquired Assets and any Purchased Items solely related to such Reacquired Assets to the Seller unless such termination and release would give rise to or perpetuate an unpaid, due and payable Margin Call. Concurrently with any termination and release described in this Section 17, Buyer shall execute and deliver to the Seller upon request and Buyer hereby authorizes the Seller to file and record such documents as the Seller may reasonably deem necessary or advisable in order to evidence such termination and release.
18.EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Each of the following events shall constitute an Event of Default (an “Event of Default”) hereunder, subject to any applicable cure periods to the extent such event is susceptible to being cured:
(a)Payment Default. Seller defaults in the payment of (i) any payment of Margin Deficit, Price Differential or Repurchase Price hereunder or under any other Program Document; provided, that, with respect to this clause (i), if the Seller provides Buyer with written evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer that such failure is solely the result of an administrative error, such failure shall only be deemed an Event of Default if such failure to comply shall continue unremedied for a period of [***], (ii) expenses or fees and amounts due and owing to the Custodian and such failure to pay Expenses or fees and amounts due and owing to the Custodian continues for more than [***] after receipt by a Responsible Officer of notice of such default, or (iii) any other Obligations, with respect to this clause (iii), within [***] following receipt by a Responsible Officer of notice of such default;
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(b)Representation and Covenant Defaults.
(i)The failure of the Seller to perform, comply with or observe any term, representation, covenant or agreement applicable to the Seller in any material respect, in each case, after the expiration of the applicable cure period, if any, as specified in such covenant, contained in:
(A)Section 14(c) (Existence) only to the extent relating to maintenance of existence; provided, that if the Seller provides Buyer with written evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer that such failure is solely the result of an administrative error, such failure shall only be deemed an Event of Default if such failure to comply shall continue unremedied for [***] or such failure shall be determined by Buyer in its good faith discretion to result in a Material Adverse Effect,
(B)Section 14(d) (Prohibition of Fundamental Change),
(C)Section 14(o) (Maintenance of Liquidity), provided Seller shall be entitled to [***] to cure any such default from the earlier of notice or knowledge of such failure,
(D)Section 14(p) (Maintenance of Adjusted Tangible Net Worth), provided Seller shall be entitled to [***] to cure any such default from the earlier of notice or knowledge of such failure,
(E)Section 14(q) (Other Financial Covenants), provided Seller shall be entitled to [***] to cure any such default from the earlier of notice or knowledge of such failure,
(F)Section 14(w) (Takeout Payments); provided, that if the Seller provides Buyer with written evidence reasonably satisfactory to Buyer that such failure is solely the result of an administrative error, such failure shall only be deemed an Event of Default if such failure to comply shall continue unremedied for a period of [***] or if such failure results in a Material Adverse Effect, or
(G)Section 14(z) (Illegal Activities);
(ii)(A) Any representation, warranty or certification made herein or in any other Program Document by Seller or any certificate furnished to Buyer pursuant to the provisions hereof or thereof shall prove to have been untrue or misleading in any material respect as of the time made or furnished and such breach is not cured within five (5) Business Days after knowledge thereof by, or notice thereof to, a Responsible Officer, or (B) any representation or warranty made by Seller in Schedule 1 to this Agreement shall prove to have been untrue or misleading in any material respect as of the time made or furnished and such breach is not cured within [***] after knowledge thereof by, or notice thereof to, a Responsible Officer, provided that each such breach of a representation or warranty made in Schedule 1 shall be considered solely for the purpose of determining the Market Value of the Loans affected by such breach, and shall not be the basis for declaring an Event of Default under this Agreement unless the Seller shall have made any such representations and warranties with actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer that they were materially false or misleading at the time made; and
(iii)Seller fails to observe or perform, in any material respect, any other covenant or agreement contained in this Agreement (and not identified in clause (b)(i) of this Section) or any other Program Document and such failure to observe or perform is not cured within [***] after knowledge thereof by, or notice thereof to, a Responsible Officer;
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(c)Judgments. Any final, judgment or judgments or order or orders for the payment of money is rendered against the Seller in excess of [***] of Seller’s Adjusted Tangible Net Worth in the aggregate shall be rendered against the Seller by one or more courts, administrative tribunals or other bodies having jurisdiction over the Seller and the same shall not be discharged (or provisions shall not be made for such discharge), satisfied, or bonded, or a stay of execution thereof shall not be procured, within [***] from the date of entry thereof and the Seller shall not, within said period of [***], or such longer period during which execution of the same has been stayed or bonded, appeal therefrom and cause the execution thereof to be stayed during such appeal;
(d)Insolvency Event. The Seller (i) discontinues or abandons operation of its business; (ii) fails generally to, or admits in writing its inability to, pay its debts as they become due; (iii) files a voluntary petition in bankruptcy, seeks relief under any provision of any bankruptcy, reorganization, moratorium, delinquency, arrangement, insolvency, readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation law of any jurisdiction whether now or subsequently in effect; (iv) consents to the filing of any petition against it under any such law; (v) consents to the appointment of or taking possession by a custodian, receiver, conservator, trustee, liquidator, sequestrator or similar official for the Seller, or of all or any substantial part of its respective Property; (vi) makes an assignment for the benefit of its creditors; or (vii) has a proceeding instituted against it in a court having jurisdiction in the premises seeking (A) a decree or order for relief in respect of Seller in an involuntary case under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation, reorganization or other similar law now or hereafter in effect, or (B) the appointment of a receiver, liquidator, trustee, custodian, sequestrator, conservator or other similar official of Seller, or for any substantial part of its property, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs (provided, however, if such proceeding or appointment is the result of the commencement of involuntary proceedings or the filing of an involuntary petition against such Person no Event of Default shall be deemed to have occurred under this clause (d) unless such proceeding or appointment is not stayed or dismissed within [***] after the initial date thereof);
(e)Change of Control. A Change of Control of the Seller shall have occurred without the prior consent of Buyer, unless (i) waived by Buyer in writing, or (ii) the Seller shall have repurchased all Purchased Assets subject to Transactions within [***] thereof;
(f)Liens. Except for the Liens contemplated under the Intercreditor Agreement, the Seller shall grant, or suffer to exist, any Lien on any Purchased Item that has not been repurchased except the Liens permitted under this Agreement and under the Intercreditor Agreement; or the Liens contemplated hereby shall cease to be first priority perfected Liens on the Purchased Items that have not been repurchased in favor of Buyer or shall be Liens in favor of any Person other than Buyer or this Agreement shall for any reason cease to create a valid, first priority security interest or ownership interest upon transfer in any of the Purchased Assets or Purchased Items purported to be covered hereby and that have not been repurchased, in each case (i) to the extent such Lien or failure is not cured within [***] following written notice from Buyer to a Responsible Officer of such Lien or failure and (ii) subject to the terms of the Intercreditor Agreement;
(g)Going Concern. The Seller’s audited financial statements delivered to Buyer shall contain an audit opinion that is qualified or limited by reference to the status of Seller as a “going concern” or reference of similar import;
(h)Third Party Cross Default. Any “event of default” or any other default by Seller under any Indebtedness to which Seller is a party (after the expiration of any applicable grace or cure period under any such agreement) individually in excess of [***] outstanding, which has resulted in the acceleration of the maturity of such other Indebtedness, provided that such default or “event of default” shall be deemed automatically cured and without any action by Buyer or Seller, if, within [***] after Seller’s receipt of notice of such acceleration, (A) the Indebtedness that was the basis for such default is discharged in full, (B) the holder of such Indebtedness has rescinded, annulled or waived the acceleration, notice or action giving rise to such default, or (C) such default has been cured and no “event of default” or any other default continues under such other Indebtedness;
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(i)Enforceability. For any reason, this Agreement at any time shall not be in full force and effect in all material respects or shall not be enforceable in all material respects in accordance with its terms, or any Person (other than Buyer) shall contest the validity, enforceability or perfection of any Lien granted pursuant thereto, or any party thereto (other than Buyer) shall seek to disaffirm, terminate, limit or reduce its obligations hereunder.
19.REMEDIES
(a)Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, Buyer, at its option (which option shall be deemed to have been exercised immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default pursuant to Section 18(d)), shall have the right to exercise any or all of the following rights and remedies:
(i)Buyer has the right to cause the Repurchase Date for each Transaction hereunder, if it has not already occurred, to be deemed immediately to occur (provided that, in the event that the Purchase Date for any Transaction has not yet occurred as of the date of such exercise or deemed exercise, such Transaction may be deemed immediately canceled). Buyer shall (except for deemed exercises) give written notice to Seller of the exercise of such option as promptly as practicable.
(A)The Seller’s obligations hereunder to repurchase all Purchased Assets at the Repurchase Price therefor on the Repurchase Date (determined in accordance with the preceding sentence) in such Transactions shall thereupon become immediately due and payable; all Income then on deposit in the Collection Account and all Income paid after such exercise or deemed exercise shall be remitted to and retained by Buyer and applied to the aggregate Repurchase Price and any other amounts owing by the Seller hereunder; the Seller shall immediately deliver to Buyer or its designee any and all Purchased Assets, original papers, Servicing Records and files relating to the Purchased Assets subject to such Transaction then in the Seller’s possession and/or control; and all right, title and interest in and entitlement to such Purchased Assets and Servicing Rights thereon shall be deemed transferred to Buyer or its designee; provided, however, in the event that the Seller repurchases any Purchased Asset pursuant to this Section 19(a)(i), Buyer shall deliver to Seller any and all original papers, records and files relating to such Purchased Asset then in its possession and/or control.
(B)To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Repurchase Price with respect to each such Transaction shall be increased by the aggregate amount obtained by daily application of, on a 360 day per year basis for the actual number of days during the period from and including the date of the exercise or deemed exercise of such option to but excluding the date of payment of the Repurchase Price as so increased, (x) the Post-Default Rate in effect following an Event of Default to (y) the Repurchase Price for such Transaction as of the Repurchase Date as determined pursuant to subsection (a)(i)(A) of this Section (decreased as of any day by (i) any amounts actually in the possession of Buyer pursuant to clause (C) of this subsection), (ii) any proceeds from the sale of Purchased Assets applied to the Repurchase Price pursuant to subsection (a)(ii) of this Section, and (iii) any other Purchased Items, Related Security or other assets of Seller held by Buyer and applied to the Obligation.
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(C)All Income actually received by Buyer pursuant to Section 7 or otherwise shall be applied to the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Price owed by Seller.
(ii)Buyer shall have the right to, at any time on or following the Business Day following the date on which the Repurchase Price became due and payable pursuant to Section 19(a)(i), (A) immediately sell, without notice or demand of any kind, at a public or private sale and at such price or prices as Buyer may deem to be commercially reasonable for cash or for future delivery without assumption of any credit risk, any or all or portions of the Purchased Assets and Purchased Items on a servicing released basis and apply the proceeds thereof to the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Prices and any other amounts owing by Seller hereunder or (B) in its reasonable good faith discretion elect, in lieu of selling all or a portion of such Purchased Assets, to give Seller credit for such Purchased Assets, Purchased Items, Related Security or other assets of Seller held by Buyer in an amount equal to the Market Value against the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Price and any other amounts owing by Seller hereunder. The proceeds of any disposition of Purchased Assets and the Purchased Items will be applied to the Obligations and Buyer’s related expenses as determined by Buyer in its reasonable good faith discretion. Buyer may purchase any or all of the Purchased Assets at any public or private sale.
(iii)The Seller shall remain liable to Buyer for any amounts that remain owing to Buyer following a sale and/or credit under the preceding section. Seller will be liable to Buyer for (A) the amount of all reasonable legal or other expenses (including, without limitation, all costs and expenses of Buyer in connection with the enforcement of this Repurchase Agreement or any other agreement evidencing a Transaction, whether in action, suit or litigation or bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar proceeding affecting creditors’ rights generally, further including but not limited to, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel (including the allocated costs of internal counsel of Buyer)) incurred in connection with or as a result of an Event of Default, (B) damages in an amount equal to the reasonable, documented, out-of-pocket cost of Buyer (including all fees, expenses, and commissions) of entering into replacement transactions and entering into or terminating hedge transactions in connection with or as a result of an Event of Default, and (C) any other out-of-pocket loss, damage, cost or expense directly arising or resulting from the occurrence of an Event of Default in respect of a Transaction.
(iv)Buyer shall have the right to terminate this Agreement and declare all obligations of the Seller to be immediately due and payable, by a notice in accordance with Section 21 hereof.
(v)The parties recognize that it may not be possible to purchase or sell all of the Purchased Assets on a particular Business Day, or in a transaction with the same purchaser, or in the same manner because the market for such Purchased Assets may not be liquid. In view of the nature of the Purchased Assets, the parties agree that liquidation of a Transaction or the underlying Purchased Assets does not require a public purchase or sale and that a good faith private purchase or sale shall be deemed to have been made in a commercially reasonable manner. Accordingly, Buyer may elect the time and manner of liquidating any Purchased Asset and nothing contained herein shall obligate Buyer to liquidate any Purchased Asset on the occurrence of an Event of Default or to liquidate all Purchased Assets in the same manner or on the same Business Day or shall constitute a waiver of any right or remedy of Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties to this Agreement agree that the Transactions have been entered into in consideration of and in reliance upon the fact that all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and contractual obligation and that each Transaction has been entered into in consideration of the other Transactions.
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(vi)To the extent permitted by applicable law, the Seller waives all claims, damages and demands it may acquire against Buyer arising out of the exercise by Buyer of any of its rights hereunder after an Event of Default, other than those claims, damages and demands arising from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Buyer. If any notice of a proposed sale or other disposition of Purchased Items shall be required by law, such notice shall be deemed reasonable and proper if given at least two (2) Business Days before such sale or other disposition.
(b)The Seller hereby acknowledges, admits and agrees that the Seller’s obligations under this Agreement are recourse obligations of the Seller.
(c)Buyer shall have the right to obtain physical possession of the Servicing Records and all other files of the Seller relating to the Purchased Assets and all documents relating to the Purchased Assets which are then or may thereafter come into the possession of the Seller or any third party acting for the Seller and the Seller shall deliver to Buyer such assignments as Buyer shall request; provided that if such records and documents also relate to mortgage loans other than the Purchased Assets, Buyer shall have a right to obtain copies of such records and documents, rather than originals.
(d)Buyer shall have the right to direct all Persons servicing the Purchased Assets to take such action with respect to the Purchased Assets as Buyer determines appropriate and as is consistent with the Servicer’s obligations and applicable law.
(e)In addition to all the rights and remedies specifically provided herein, Buyer shall have all other rights and remedies provided by applicable federal, state, foreign, and local laws, whether existing at law, in equity or by statute, including, without limitation, all rights and remedies available to a purchaser or a secured party, as applicable, under the Uniform Commercial Code.
(f)Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or by applicable law, Buyer shall have the right to exercise any of its rights and/or remedies immediately upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, and at any time thereafter, with notice to Seller, without presentment, demand, protest or further notice of any kind other than as expressly set forth herein, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Seller. All rights and remedies arising under this Agreement as amended from time to time hereunder are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or remedies which Buyer may have.
(g)Buyer may enforce its rights and remedies hereunder without prior judicial process or hearing, and the Seller hereby expressly waives, to the extent permitted by law, any right the Seller might otherwise have to require Buyer to enforce its rights by judicial process. The Seller also waives, to the extent permitted by law (and absent any willful misconduct or gross negligence of Buyer), any defense (other than a defense of payment or performance) the Seller might otherwise have arising from use of nonjudicial process, enforcement and sale of all or any portion of the Purchased Assets and any other Purchased Items or from any other election of remedies. The Seller recognizes that nonjudicial remedies are consistent with the usages of the trade, are responsive to commercial necessity and are the result of a bargain at arm’s length.
(h)The Seller shall cause all sums received by the Seller after and during the continuance of an Event of Default with respect to the Purchased Assets to be deposited with such Person as Buyer may direct after receipt thereof. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Seller shall be liable to Buyer for interest on any amounts owing by Seller hereunder, from the date Seller becomes liable for such amounts hereunder until such amounts are (i) paid in full by Seller or (ii) satisfied in full by the exercise of Buyer’s rights hereunder. Interest on any sum payable by Seller to Buyer under this paragraph 19(h) is at a rate equal to the Post-Default Rate and all reasonable costs and expenses incurred in connection with hedging or covering transactions related to the Purchased Assets, conduit advances and payments for mortgage insurance.
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(i)Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, there shall be no further Rollover Transactions.
20.DELAY NOT WAIVER; REMEDIES ARE CUMULATIVE
No failure on the part of Buyer to exercise, and no delay in exercising, and no course of dealing with respect to, any right, power or remedy hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise by Buyer of any right, power or remedy hereunder preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or remedy. All rights and remedies of Buyer provided for herein are cumulative and in addition to any and all other rights and remedies provided by law, the Program Documents and the other instruments and agreements contemplated hereby and thereby, and are not conditional or contingent on any attempt by Buyer to exercise any of its rights under any other related document. Buyer may exercise at any time after the occurrence of an Event of Default one or more remedies, as it so desires, and may thereafter at any time and from time to time exercise any other remedy or remedies. An Event of Default will be deemed to be continuing unless expressly waived by Buyer in writing.
21.NOTICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS
Except as otherwise expressly permitted by this Agreement, all notices, requests and other communications provided for herein and under the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement (including, without limitation, any modifications of, or waivers, requests or consents under, this Agreement) shall be given or made in writing (including, without limitation, by Electronic Transmission telex or telecopy or email) delivered to the intended recipient at the address of such Person set forth in this Section 21 below; or, as to any party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a written notice to each other party. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and except for notices given by the Seller under Section 3(a) (which shall be effective only on receipt), all such communications shall be deemed to have been duly given when transmitted by Electronic Transmission, telex or telecopier or email or delivered or, in the case of a mailed notice, upon receipt, in each case given or addressed as aforesaid. In all cases, to the extent that the related individual set forth in the respective “Attention” line is no longer employed by the respective Person, such notice may be given to the attention of a Responsible Officer of the respective Person or to the attention of such individual or individuals as subsequently notified in writing by a Responsible Officer of the respective Person.
If to Buyer:

Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, New York 10019
Attention: US Residential Financing
Telephone: [***]
E-mail: [***]
            
Barclays Bank PLC
745 Seventh Avenue, 5th Floor Barclays Bank PLC – Legal Department
New York, New York 10019
Attention: RMBS Banking
Telephone: [***]
Email: [***]
        

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                With copies to:

                745 Seventh Avenue, 20th Floor
                New York, New York 10019
                Telephone: [***]    
                Facsimile: [***]

            
Barclays Bank PLC – Operations US
                400 Jefferson Park
                Whippany, New Jersey 07981
                Attention: Whole Loan Operations
Telephone: [***]
                E-mail: [***]
If to the Seller:

                Rocket Mortgage, LLC
                1050 Woodward Ave.
                Detroit, Michigan 48226
                Attention: [***]
                Telephone: [***]
                Facsimile: [***]
                Email: [***]

With a copy to:

    Rocket Mortgage, LLC
    1050 Woodward Ave,
    Detroit, Michigan 48226
    Attention: [***]
    Telephone: [***]
    Facsimile: [***]
    Email: [***]

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22.USE OF EMPLOYEE PLAN ASSETS
No assets of an employee benefit plan subject to any provision of ERISA shall be used by either party hereto in a Transaction.
23.INDEMNIFICATION AND EXPENSES.
(a)The Seller agrees to hold Buyer, and its Affiliates and their officers, directors, employees, agents and advisors (each an “Indemnified Party”) harmless from and indemnify any Indemnified Party against all claims, liabilities, losses, damages, judgments, and documented and out-of-pocket costs and expenses of any kind (including reasonable fees of counsel) which may be imposed on, incurred by or asserted against such Indemnified Party (collectively, the “Costs”) relating to or arising out of this Agreement, any other Program Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, or any amendment, supplement or modification of, or any waiver or consent under or in respect of, this Agreement, any other Program Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, that, in each case, results from anything other than any Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or a claim by one Indemnified Party against another Indemnified Party. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller agrees to hold any Indemnified Party harmless from and indemnify such Indemnified Party against all Costs with respect to all Loans relating to or arising out of any violation or alleged violation of any (i) any investigation, litigation or other proceeding (whether or not such Indemnified Party is a party thereto) relating to, resulting from or arising out of any of the Program Documents and all other documents related thereto, any breach by Seller of any representation or warranty or covenant in this Agreement or any other Program Document, and all actions taken pursuant thereto, (ii) the Transactions, or any indemnity payable under the servicing agreement or other servicing arrangement, and (iii) environmental law, rule or regulation or any consumer credit laws, including without limitation laws with respect to unfair or deceptive lending practices and predatory lending practices, the Truth in Lending Act and/or the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, that, in each case, except to the extent such claim, damage, loss, liability or expense is found in a judgment by a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted from such Indemnified Party’s gross negligence or willful misconduct or is the result of a claim made by Seller against the Indemnified Party, and Seller is ultimately the successful party in any resulting litigation or arbitration; provided, however, if a court of competent jurisdiction on appeal subsequently determines that an Indemnified Party did not act with gross negligence or engage in willful misconduct, Seller’s indemnification obligations with respect to such Costs shall be automatically reinstated. In any suit, proceeding or action brought by an Indemnified Party in connection with any Purchased Asset for any sum owing thereunder, or to enforce any provisions of any Purchased Asset, the Seller will save, indemnify and hold such Indemnified Party harmless from and against all expense, loss or damage suffered by reason of any defense, set-off, counterclaim, recoupment or reduction of liability whatsoever of the account debtor or obligor thereunder, arising out of a breach by the Seller of any obligation thereunder or arising out of any other agreement, indebtedness or liability at any time owing to or in favor of such account debtor or obligor or its successors from the Seller. The Seller also agrees to reimburse an Indemnified Party promptly after billed by such Indemnified Party for all such Indemnified Party’s reasonable documented, actual, out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement or the preservation of such Indemnified Party’s rights under this Agreement, any other Program Document or any transaction contemplated hereby or thereby, including without limitation the reasonable fees and disbursements of its counsel. The Seller hereby acknowledges that, the obligations of the Seller under this Agreement are recourse obligations of the Seller.
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(b)The Seller agrees to pay (within [***] after the Seller receives written demand for such payment from Buyer) all of the documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred by Buyer in connection with the development, preparation and execution of, and any amendment, supplement or modification to, this Agreement, any other Program Document or any other documents prepared in connection herewith or therewith. The Seller agrees to pay all of the documented out-of-pocket costs and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with the consummation and administration of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby including, without limitation, (i) filing fees and all the reasonable fees, disbursements and expenses of counsel to Buyer and (ii) all the due diligence, inspection, testing and review costs and expenses incurred by Buyer with respect to Purchased Items under this Agreement, including, but not limited to, those costs and expenses incurred by Buyer pursuant to this Section 23 and Section 43 hereof but excluding pre-closing upfront diligence (including legal and credit diligence); provided, however, that (x) the aggregate amount of such costs and expenses referred to in clause (i) of this sentence shall not exceed [***] (exclusive of amendments hereto), and (y) the aggregate amount of such costs and expenses referred to in clause (ii) of this sentence and incurred after the Effective Date shall not exceed [***] per annum; provided that after the occurrence of an Event of Default, such amounts shall not be applicable. Buyer shall deliver to the Seller copies of documentation supporting any of the foregoing demands on the Seller’s request. The Seller, Buyer, and each Indemnified Party also agree not to assert any claim against the others or any of their Affiliates, or any of their respective officers, directors, members, managers, employees, attorneys and agents, on any theory of liability, for special, indirect, consequential or punitive damages arising out of or otherwise relating to the Program Documents, the actual or proposed use of the proceeds of the Transactions, this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby. THE FOREGOING INDEMNITY AND AGREEMENT NOT TO ASSERT CLAIMS EXPRESSLY APPLIES, WITHOUT LIMITATION, TO THE NEGLIGENCE (BUT NOT GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT) OF THE INDEMNIFIED PARTIES.
(c)If the Seller fails to pay when due any costs, expenses or other amounts payable by it under this Agreement, including, without limitation, reasonable fees and expenses of counsel and indemnities, such amount may be paid on behalf of the Seller by Buyer (including without limitation by Buyer netting such amount from the proceeds of any Purchase Price paid by Buyer to the Seller hereunder), in its sole discretion and the Seller shall remain liable for any such payments by Buyer (except those that are paid by Seller, including by netting against any Purchase Price). No such payment by Buyer shall be deemed a waiver of any of Buyer’s rights under the Program Documents (except those that are paid by Seller, including by netting against any Purchase Price).
(d)Without prejudice to the survival of any other agreement of Seller hereunder, the covenants and obligations of Seller contained in this Section 23 shall survive the payment in full of the Repurchase Price and all other amounts payable hereunder and delivery of the Purchased Assets by Buyer against full payment therefor.
(e)The obligations of Seller from time to time to pay the Repurchase Price and all other amounts due under this Agreement are full recourse obligations of Seller.
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24.WAIVER OF DEFICIENCY RIGHTS
Seller hereby expressly waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any right that it may have to direct the order in which any of the Purchased Items shall be disposed of in the event of any disposition pursuant hereto.
25.REIMBURSEMENT
All sums reasonably expended by Buyer in connection with the exercise of any right or remedy provided for herein shall be and remain Seller’s obligation (unless and to the extent that Seller is the prevailing party in any dispute, claim or action relating thereto or Buyer or an Indemnified Party is grossly negligent or engages in willful misconduct relating thereto). The Seller agrees to pay, with interest at the Post-Default Rate to the extent that an Event of Default has occurred, the reasonable, documented out-of-pocket expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees reasonably incurred by Buyer and/or Custodian in connection with the preparation, negotiation, enforcement (including any waivers), administration and amendment of the Program Documents (regardless of whether a Transaction is entered into hereunder), the reasonable taking of any action, including legal action, required or permitted to be taken by Buyer (without duplication to Buyer) and/or Custodian pursuant thereto, subject to Section 23(b), any due diligence, inspection, testing and review costs and expenses in connection with any “due diligence” or loan agent reviews conducted by Buyer or on its behalf or by refinancing or restructuring in the nature of a “workout” all pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
26.FURTHER ASSURANCES
The Seller agrees to do such further acts and things and to execute and deliver to Buyer such additional assignments, acknowledgments, agreements, powers and instruments as are reasonably required by Buyer to carry into effect the intent and purposes of this Agreement and the other Program Documents, to grant, preserve, protect and perfect the interests of Buyer in the Purchased Items or to better assure and confirm unto Buyer its rights, powers and remedies hereunder and thereunder.
27.TERMINATION
This Agreement shall remain in effect until the Termination Date. However, no such termination shall affect the Seller’s outstanding obligations to Buyer at the time of such termination. The Seller’s obligations under Section 5, Section 13, Section 23, and Section 25 and any other reimbursement or indemnity obligation of the Seller to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement or any other Program Documents shall survive the termination hereof.
28.SEVERABILITY
If any provision of any Program Document is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other provision of the Program Documents, and each Program Document shall be enforced to the fullest extent permitted by law.
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29.BINDING EFFECT; GOVERNING LAW
This Agreement shall be binding and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns, except that the Seller may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement or any other Program Document without the prior written consent of Buyer. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (EXCEPT FOR SECTION 5-1401 AS WELL AS 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).
30.AMENDMENTS
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, any provision of this Agreement may be modified or supplemented only by an instrument in writing signed by the Seller and Buyer and any provision of this Agreement imposing obligations on the Seller or granting rights to Buyer may be waived by Buyer.
31.SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
32.CAPTIONS
The table of contents and captions and section headings appearing herein are included solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to affect the interpretation of any provision of this Agreement.
33.COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed by the parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, but all such counterparts shall together constitute but one and the same instrument. The parties agree that this Agreement, any documents to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement and any notices hereunder may be transmitted between them by email and/or facsimile. The parties intend that faxed signatures and electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files shall constitute original signatures and are binding on all parties. Documents executed, scanned and transmitted electronically, and electronic signatures, shall be deemed original signatures for purposes of this Agreement and any related documents and all matters related thereto, with such scanned and electronic signatures having the same legal effect as original signatures. The parties agree that this Agreement and any related document may be accepted, executed or agreed to through use of an electronic signature in accordance with applicable eCommerce Laws. Any document accepted, executed or agreed to in conformity with such eCommerce Laws, by one or both parties, will be binding on both parties the same as if it were physically executed. Each party consents to the commercially reasonable use of third party electronic signature capture service providers and record storage providers.
34.SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS
EACH PARTY HERETO HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY:
(A)    SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND/OR ANY OTHER PROGRAM DOCUMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY THEREOF;
(B)    CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY
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OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(C)    AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET FORTH IN SECTION 21 OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH BUYER SHALL HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED; AND
(D)    AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
35.WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL
EACH SELLER AND BUYER HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OTHER PROGRAM DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
36.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Seller hereby acknowledges that:
(a)it has been advised by counsel in the negotiation, execution and delivery of this Agreement and the other Program Documents;
(b)Buyer has no fiduciary relationship to the Seller; and
(c)no joint venture exists between Buyer and the Seller.
37.HYPOTHECATION OR PLEDGE OF PURCHASED ITEMS.
Subject to the terms set forth below, Buyer shall have free and unrestricted use of all Purchased Assets and nothing in this Agreement shall preclude Buyer from engaging in repurchase transactions with the Purchased Assets or otherwise pledging, repledging, transferring, hypothecating, or rehypothecating the Purchased Assets (each of the foregoing, a “Repledge Transaction”) to a third party (each, a “Repledgee”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no such Repledge Transaction under this Section 37 shall relieve Buyer of its obligations under the Program Documents, including, without limitation, Buyer’s obligation to transfer Purchased Assets to Seller pursuant to the terms of the Program Documents, and its obligation to return to Seller the exact Purchased Assets and the related Purchased Items and not substitutes therefor. The Buyer hereby represents that each Repledge Transaction expressly requires the applicable Repledgee to return such Purchased Assets to the Buyer upon tender of repayment therefor.
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Additionally, (i) with respect to any Repledge Transaction that constitutes a securitization of the Purchased Assets or Buyer’s interests therein, each Repledgee shall enter into a side letter whereby the Indenture Trustee (as defined in the related securitization documents) agrees that (x) upon an Event of Default pursuant to the related securitization documents, the Indenture Trustee shall provide notice thereof to Seller, and Seller shall have the right to purchase Purchased Assets from the Buyer at the Repurchase Price for such Purchased Assets within 30 days of the receipt of such notice and (y) upon remittance of the applicable Repurchase Price, the Seller shall automatically become the owner of the Purchased Assets and the servicing rights related thereto and all Obligations of Seller under this Agreement shall cease to exist other than those that by their express terms survive and (z) Buyer and the Indenture Trustee shall automatically cease to have any right, title or interest in such Purchased Assets and the servicing rights related thereto, (ii) the Purchased Assets shall not be transferred from the Custodian except pursuant to the terms of the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, (iii) regardless of the form of Repledge Transaction, the applicable certificates or other form of collateral representing the Buyer’s interest in the Purchased Assets (the “Repledged Collateral”) shall initially be held by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as custodian, or such other custodian as the Buyer notifies the Seller shall serve as the initial custodian with respect to such Repledged Collateral in the applicable Repledge Transaction (which notice shall be no less than five (5) Business Days prior to the applicable Repledged Collateral being transferred to such other initial custodian, along with key contact information for such custodian) (the “Repledge Custodian”), and (iv) the Buyer shall provide the Seller with no less than five (5) Business Days prior written notice before any Repledged Collateral is transferred from the Repledge Custodian to an alternative custodian, along with key contact information at the applicable alternative custodian.
38.ASSIGNMENTS.
(a)The Seller may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder only with the prior written consent of Buyer, and the Buyer may assign any of its rights or obligations hereunder only with the prior written consent of Seller, provided that the Buyer may assign all or a portion of its rights and obligations under this Agreement and the Program Documents without the prior written consent of Seller solely if (A) an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or (B) if any such assignment is to Sheffield Receivables Company LLC, Salisbury Receivables Company, LLC, Barclays CCP Funding LLC or Barclays Bank Delaware (each, an “Authorized Assignee”) and (i) Barclays remains solely liable or becomes jointly and severally liable with any such Authorized Assignee for the obligations under this Agreement and the Program Documents assigned to such Authorized Assignee, and (ii) either (x) Barclays provides back-up liquidity to any such Authorized Assignee, or (y) any such Authorized Assignee is consolidated into Barclays’ financial statements. Any assignment by the Buyer (other than an assignment of rights arising in connection with a Repledge Transaction) shall be pursuant to an executed assignment in form and substance acceptable to the Seller, specifying the percentage or portion of such rights and obligations assigned.
(b)Buyer may furnish any information concerning the Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in the possession of Buyer from time to time to assignees (including prospective assignees) only after notifying the Seller in writing and securing signed confidentiality agreements (in a form mutually acceptable to Buyer and the Seller) and only for the sole purpose of evaluating assignments and for no other purpose; provided, that no notice shall be required if such assignee or prospective assignee is an Authorized Assignee.
(c)Upon the Seller’s consent to an assignment, the Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with Buyer in connection with any such assignment, to execute and deliver replacement notes, and to enter into such restatements of, and amendments, supplements and other modifications to, this Agreement and the other Program Documents in order to give effect to such assignment.
(d)Buyer, solely for this purpose as Seller’s non-fiduciary agent, shall maintain a register (the “Register”) on which it will record each assignment or participation hereunder and each Assignment and Acceptance. The Register will include the name and address of Buyer (including all assignees, Participants and successors) and the percentage or portion of such rights and obligations assigned or participated. The entries in the Register will be conclusive absent manifest error. Seller shall treat each Person whose name is recorded in the Register as a Buyer for all purposes of this Agreement; provided however, that any failure to make any such recordation, or any error in such recordation shall not affect Seller’s obligations in respect of such rights. This Section 38(d) is intended to comprise a book entry system within the meaning of Treasury regulation section 5f.103-1(c) that is the exclusive way for Buyer (or any of its assignees or successors) to transfer an interest under this Agreement and these provisions shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with and so as to effect such intent.
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(e)Buyer may, in accordance with applicable law, at any time sell to one or more entities (“Participants”) participating interests in this Agreement, its agreement to purchase Eligible Loans, or any other interest of Buyer hereunder and under the other Program Documents. In the event of any such sale by Buyer of participating interests to a Participant, Buyer’s obligations under this Agreement to Seller shall remain unchanged, Buyer shall remain solely responsible for the performance thereof and Seller shall continue to deal solely and directly with Buyer in connection with Buyer’s rights and obligations under this Agreement and the other Program Documents. Seller agrees that if amounts outstanding under this Agreement are due or unpaid, or shall have been declared or shall have become due and payable upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, each Participant shall be deemed to have the right of set-off in respect of its participating interest in amounts owing under this Agreement to the same extent as if the amount of its participating interest were owing directly to it as a Buyer under this Agreement; provided, that such Participant shall only be entitled to such right of set-off if it shall have agreed in the agreement pursuant to which it shall have acquired its participating interest to share with Buyer the proceeds thereof.
(f)Buyer may furnish any information concerning Seller or any of its Subsidiaries in the possession of Buyer from time to time to assignees and Participants (including prospective assignees and Participants) only after notifying Seller in writing and securing signed confidentiality statements substantially in accordance with the confidentiality provisions hereof and only for the sole purpose of evaluating assignments or participations and for no other purpose; provided that no notice shall be required if such assignee or Participant is an Authorized Assignee.
(g)Seller agrees to reasonably cooperate with Buyer in connection with any such assignment and/or participation and to enter into such restatements of, and amendments, supplements and other modifications to, this Agreement and the other Program Documents as are reasonably requested in order to give effect to such assignment and/or participation; provided, however, that any such amendments, supplements, or other modifications shall not alter the basic right, obligations and remedies of Seller in this Agreement; and provided, further, that any such assignment and/or participation shall be at no cost to the Seller, and that the Buyer shall cover any reasonable out-of-pocket legal fees and any other expenses incurred by the Seller in connection thereto.
39.SINGLE AGREEMENT
The Seller and Buyer acknowledge that, and have entered hereinto and will enter into each Transaction hereunder in consideration of and in reliance upon the fact that, all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and contractual relationship and have been made in consideration of each other. Accordingly, the Seller and Buyer each agree (i) to perform all of its obligations in respect of each Transaction hereunder, and that a default in the performance of any such obligations shall constitute a default by it in respect of all Transactions hereunder; (ii) that payments, deliveries and other transfers made by any of them in respect of any Transaction shall be deemed to have been made in consideration of payments, deliveries and other transfers in respect of any other Transaction hereunder, and the obligations to make any such payments, deliveries and other transfers may be applied against each other and netted; and (iii) to promptly provide notice to the other after any such set off or application.
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40.INTENT
(a)The Seller and Buyer recognize that this Agreement and each Transaction hereunder is a “repurchase agreement” as that term is defined in Section 101(47)(A)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code, a “securities contract” as that term is defined in Section 741(7)(A)(i) of the Bankruptcy Code, and a “master netting agreement” as that term is defined in Section 101(38A)(A) of the Bankruptcy Code, that all payments hereunder are deemed “margin payments” or “settlement payments” as defined in the Bankruptcy Code, and that the pledge of the Related Security in Section 9(a) hereof is intended to constitute a “security agreement,” “securities contract” or “other arrangement or other credit enhancement” that is “related to” the Agreement and Transactions hereunder within the meaning of Sections 101(38A)(A), 101(47)(a)(v) and 741(7)(A)(xi) of the Bankruptcy Code. The Seller and the Buyer recognize that the Buyer shall be entitled to, without limitation, the liquidation, termination, acceleration and non-avoidability rights afforded to parties to “repurchase agreements” pursuant to, without limitation, Sections 559, 362(b)(7) and 546(f) of the Bankruptcy Code, “securities contracts” pursuant to, without limitation, Sections 555, 362(b)(6) and 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code and “master netting agreements” pursuant to, without limitation, Sections 561, 362(b)(27) and 546(j) of the Bankruptcy Code. Seller and Buyer further recognize and intend that this Agreement is an agreement to provide financial accommodations and is not subject to assumption or assignment pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Section 365(a).
(b)It is understood that Buyer’s right to liquidate the Purchased Items delivered to it in connection with the Transactions hereunder or to accelerate or terminate this Agreement or otherwise exercise any other remedies pursuant to Section 19 hereof is a contractual right to liquidate, accelerate or terminate such Transaction as described in, without limitation, Sections 555, 559 and 561 of the Bankruptcy Code; any payments or transfers of property made with respect to this Agreement or any Transaction to satisfy a Margin Deficit is considered a “margin payment” as such term is defined in Bankruptcy Code Section 741(5).
(c)The parties hereby agree that all Servicing Agreements and any provisions hereof or in any other document, agreement or instrument that is related in any way to the servicing of the Purchased Assets shall be deemed “related to” this Agreement within the meaning of Sections 101(38A)(A), 101(47)(a)(v) and 741(7)(A)(xi) of the Bankruptcy Code and part of the “contract” as such term is used in Section 741 of the Bankruptcy Code.
(d)The parties further agree that if a party hereto is an “insured depository institution” as such term is defined in the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as amended (“FDIA”), then each Transaction hereunder is a “qualified financial contract” as that term is defined in the FDIA, and any rules, orders or policy statement thereunder.
(e)It is understood that this Agreement constitutes a “netting contract” as defined in and subject to Title IV of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (“FDICIA”) and each payment entitlement and payment obligation under any transaction hereunder shall constitute a “covered contractual payment entitlement” or “covered contractual payment obligation,” respectively, as defined in and subject to FDICIA.
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41.CONFIDENTIALITY
(a)Buyer and Seller hereby acknowledge and agree that all written or computer-readable information provided by one party to the other regarding the terms set forth in any of the Program Documents or the Transactions contemplated hereby or thereby or regarding any other confidential or proprietary information of a party, including, without limitation, any financial information of Seller provided to Buyer, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 14(a) (the “Confidential Terms”), will be kept confidential by such party, and will not be divulged to any party without the prior written consent of such other party except to the extent that (i) such information is disclosed to direct or indirect parent companies, Subsidiaries, Affiliates, directors, officers, members, managers, shareholders, legal counsel, auditors, accountants, employees or agents (the “Representatives”); provided that such Representatives are informed of the confidential nature of such information and the disclosing party is responsible for their breach of these confidentiality provisions; provided, further, that with respect to any financial information of Seller provided to Buyer, including, without limitation, financial information provided pursuant to Section 14(a), such financial information is only disclosed to Representatives in connection with the ongoing administration or performance of the Program Documents, (ii) disclosure of such information is required or requested by law, rule, regulation or order of any court, taxing authority, governmental agency or regulatory body, (iii) any of the Confidential Terms are in the public domain other than due to a breach of the provisions of this Section 41, (iv) other than with respect to any financial information of Seller provided to Buyer, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 14(a), which shall require Seller’s separate and prior written consent to disclose, disclosure is made to any approved hedge counterparty to the extent necessary to obtain any hedging arrangement, (v) other than with respect to any financial information of Seller provided to Buyer, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 14(a), which shall require Seller’s separate and prior written consent to disclose, any such disclosure is made in connection with an offering of securities, (vi) other than with respect to any financial information of Seller provided to Buyer, including, without limitation, pursuant to Section 14(a), which shall require Seller’s separate and prior written consent to disclose, disclosures are made in any party’s financial statements or footnotes, (vii) such disclosures are made to lenders or prospective lenders to Seller, buyers or prospective buyers of Seller’s business, sellers or prospective sellers of businesses to Seller and its counsel, accountants, representatives and agents, (viii) such disclosure is pursuant to Section 38(c), (ix) such information is already in the possession of the receiving party or any of its Representatives prior to its being furnished to the receiving party or any of its Representatives pursuant hereto; provided, that the source of such information was not known by the receiving party or any of its Representatives to be bound by a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation to the disclosing party or any other party with respect to such information, (x) such information is or becomes available to the receiving party or any of its Representatives on a non-confidential basis from a source other than disclosing party; provided, that such source is not known by the receiving party or any of its Representatives to be in breach of a confidentiality agreement with or other contractual, legal or fiduciary obligation of confidentiality to disclosing party or any other party with respect to such disclosure, or (xi) such disclosure is independently developed or conceived of by or on behalf of the receiving party or any of its Representatives without the use of any Confidential Terms.
(b)Notwithstanding the foregoing or anything to the contrary contained herein or in any other Program Document, the parties hereto may disclose to any and all Persons, without limitation of any kind, the federal, state and local tax treatment of the Transactions, any fact relevant to understanding the federal, state and local tax treatment of the Transactions, and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) relating to such federal, state and local tax treatment and that may be relevant to understanding such tax treatment; provided that, except as provided above, no party may disclose the name of or identifying information with respect to Seller, Buyer, their Affiliates or any other Indemnified Party, or any pricing terms (including, without limitation, the Applicable Margin, Applicable Percentage and Purchase Price) or other nonpublic business or financial information (including any sublimits and financial covenants) that is unrelated to the federal, state and local tax treatment of the Transactions and is not relevant to understanding the federal, state and local tax treatment of Transactions, without prior written consent of the other parties.
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(c)In the case of disclosure by Seller or Buyer, other than pursuant to Section 41(a)(i), (iii), (vi), (vii), (ix), (x), or (xi), the disclosing party shall, to the extent practicable and permitted by law, rule, and regulation, provide the other parties with prompt written notice to permit the other party to seek a protective order or to take other appropriate action (at its sole expense). The disclosing party shall use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate in the other party’s efforts to obtain a protective order or other reasonable assurance that confidential treatment will be accorded the Program Documents. If, in the absence of a protective order, the disclosing party or any of its Representatives is, upon the advice of internal or external counsel, compelled to disclose any such information, the disclosing party may disclose, without liability hereunder, to the party compelling disclosure only the part of the Program Documents it is in the advice of internal or external counsel compelled to disclose.
(d)Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Buyer and Seller shall comply, in all material respects, with all applicable local, state and federal laws, including, without limitation, all privacy and data protection law, rules and regulations that are applicable to the Purchased Assets and/or any applicable terms of this Agreement (the “Confidential Information”). Seller and Buyer shall notify the other parties promptly following discovery of any breach or compromise in any material respect of any applicable requirements of law with respect to the security, confidentiality, or integrity of nonpublic personal information of the customers and consumers of the other parties. Seller and Buyer shall provide such notice to the other parties by personal delivery, by facsimile with confirmation of receipt, by electronic delivery, or by overnight courier with confirmation of receipt to the applicable requesting individual.
42.SERVICING
(a)Seller covenants to maintain or cause the servicing of the Purchased Assets to be maintained in conformity with Accepted Servicing Practices and pursuant to the related underlying Servicing Agreement, if any. In the event that the preceding language is interpreted as constituting one or more servicing contracts, each such servicing contract shall terminate automatically upon the earliest of (i) the expiration of the Servicing Term (including any extension period), (ii) the termination thereof by Buyer in connection with the occurrence of a Servicer Termination Event, (iii) the date on which all the Obligations have been paid in full, or (iv) the transfer of servicing to any entity approved by Buyer and the assumption thereof by such entity.
(b)Servicer shall subservice such Purchased Assets on behalf of Buyer for a term commencing as of the related Purchase Date and which shall automatically terminate without notice on the Repurchase Date for the relevant Transaction (such term, the “Servicing Term”). For the avoidance of doubt, upon expiration of the Servicing Term (including the expiration of any extension thereof) with respect to any Purchased Asset, Seller shall have no right to service the related Purchased Asset nor shall Buyer have any obligation to extend the Servicing Term (or continue to extend the Servicing Term). Buyer shall have the right to immediately terminate the Servicer at any time following the occurrence of any event described in Section 19 hereof (a “Servicer Termination Event”). If such Servicing Term is not extended by Buyer or if Buyer has terminated Servicer as a result of a Servicer Termination Event, Servicer shall transfer such servicing to Buyer or its designee at no cost or expense to Buyer. Servicer shall hold or cause to be held all Escrow Payments collected with respect to the Purchased Assets it is subservicing on behalf of Buyer in segregated accounts for the sole benefit of the Mortgagors and shall apply the same for the purposes for which such funds were collected. If Servicer should discover that, for any reason whatsoever, it has failed to perform fully its servicing obligations with respect to the Purchased Assets it is subservicing on behalf of Buyer, Seller shall promptly notify Buyer.
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(c)During the period the Seller is servicing the Purchased Assets for Buyer, (i) the Seller agrees that Buyer is the owner of all Servicing Records relating to Purchased Assets that have not been repurchased, including but not limited to any and all servicing agreements, files, documents, records, data bases, computer tapes, copies of computer tapes, proof of insurance coverage, insurance policies, appraisals, other closing documentation, payment history records, and any other records relating to or evidencing the servicing of such Loans (the “Servicing Records”), and (ii) the Seller grants Buyer a security interest in all servicing fees and rights relating to the Purchased Assets that have not been repurchased and all Servicing Records to secure the obligation of the Seller or its designee to service in conformity with this Section 42 and any other obligation of the Seller to Buyer. At all times during the term of this Agreement, the Seller covenants to hold such Servicing Records in trust for Buyer and to safeguard, or cause each Subservicer to safeguard, such Servicing Records and to deliver them, or cause any such Subservicer to deliver them to the extent permitted under the related Servicing Agreement promptly to Buyer or its designee (including the Custodian) at Buyer’s reasonable request. It is understood and agreed by the parties that prior to an Event of Default, Seller, as servicer shall retain the servicing fees with respect to the Purchased Assets.
(d)The Buyer, in its sole discretion, may appoint a backup servicer upon the occurrence of an Event of Default. In such event, Seller shall commence monthly delivery to such backup servicer of the servicing information required to be delivered to Buyer pursuant to Section 43 hereof and any other information reasonably requested by backup servicer, all in a format that is reasonably acceptable to such backup servicer. Buyer shall pay all costs and expenses of such backup servicer, including, but not limited to all fees of such backup servicer in connection with the processing of such information and the maintenance of a servicing file with respect to the Purchased Assets. Seller shall cooperate fully with such backup servicer in the event of a transfer of servicing hereunder and will provide such backup servicer with all documents and information necessary for such backup servicer to assume the servicing of the Purchased Assets.
(e)If any Loan that is proposed to be sold on a Purchase Date is serviced by a servicer other than the Seller (a “Subservicer”), or if the servicing of any Purchased Asset is to be transferred to a Subservicer, the Seller shall provide a copy of the related servicing agreement and an Instruction Letter executed by such Subservicer (collectively, the “Servicing Agreement”) to Buyer at least one (1) Business Day prior to such Purchase Date or transfer date, as applicable, which Servicing Agreement shall be in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Buyer. In addition, the Seller shall have obtained the prior written consent of Buyer for such Subservicer to subservice the Loans, which consent may not unreasonably be withheld or delayed.
Upon termination of the Servicer in accordance with subsection (a) above, Buyer shall have the right, exercisable at any time in its sole discretion, upon written notice, to terminate any Subservicers as subservicer and any related Servicing Agreement (to the extent permitted therein) with respect to Purchased Assets that have not been repurchased without payment of any penalty or termination fee. Upon any such termination, the Seller shall cause Subservicer to transfer such servicing with respect to such Purchased Assets to Buyer or its designee, appointed by Buyer in its sole discretion, at no cost or expense to Buyer in accordance with applicable laws and applicable Agency Guidelines. The Seller agrees to cooperate with Buyer in connection with the transfer of servicing.
(f)After the Purchase Date, until the Repurchase Date, the Seller will have no right to modify or alter the terms of the Loan or consent to the modification or alteration of the terms of any Loan, except as required by law, Agency Guidelines, FHA Regulations, requirements for VA Loans, Rural Housing Service Regulations, Accepted Servicing Practices, any Program Documents or other requirements, and the Seller will have no obligation or right to repossess any Loan or substitute another Loan, except as provided in any Custodial and Disbursement Agreement or any Program Document, including, without limitation, Section 17 of this Agreement.
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(g)The Seller shall permit Buyer to inspect upon reasonable prior written notice at a mutually convenient time the Seller’s servicing facilities, as the case may be, for the purpose of satisfying Buyer that the Seller has the ability to service the Loans as provided in this Agreement. In addition, with respect to any Subservicer which is not an Affiliate of the Seller, the Seller shall use its best efforts to enable Buyer to inspect the servicing facilities of such Subservicer.
(h)Seller retains no economic rights to the servicing of the Purchased Assets; provided that Seller shall continue to service the Purchased Assets hereunder as part of its Obligations hereunder. As such, Seller expressly acknowledges that the Purchased Assets are sold to Buyer on a “servicing released” basis.
43.PERIODIC DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW
The Seller acknowledges that Buyer has the right to perform continuing due diligence reviews with respect to the Purchased Assets and Seller, for purposes of verifying compliance with the representations, warranties, covenants and specifications made hereunder or under any other Program Document, or otherwise, and the Seller agrees that upon reasonable (but no less than three (3) Business Days’) prior notice to the Seller (provided that upon the occurrence of a Default or an Event of Default, no such prior notice shall be required), Buyer or its authorized representatives will be permitted during normal business hours to examine, inspect, make copies of, and make extracts of, the Mortgage Files, the Servicing Records and any and all documents, records, agreements, instruments or information relating to such Purchased Assets in the possession, or under the control, of the Seller and/or the Custodian. Provided that no Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Buyer agrees that it shall exercise commercially reasonable efforts, in the conduct of any such due diligence, to minimize any disruption to Seller’s normal course of business. The Seller also shall make available to Buyer a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions respecting the Mortgage Files and the Purchased Assets. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Seller acknowledges that Buyer shall purchase Loans from the Seller based solely upon the information provided by the Seller to Buyer in the Loan Schedule and the representations, warranties and covenants contained herein, and that Buyer, at its option, has the right, at any time to conduct a partial or complete due diligence review on some or all of the Purchased Assets, including, without limitation, ordering new broker’s price opinions, new credit reports, new appraisals on the related Mortgaged Properties and otherwise re-generating the information used to originate such Loan. Buyer may underwrite such Loans itself or engage a mutually agreed upon third party underwriter to perform such underwriting. The Seller agrees to cooperate with Buyer and any third party underwriter in connection with such underwriting, including, but not limited to, providing Buyer and any third party underwriter with reasonable access to any and all documents, records, agreements, instruments or information relating to such Purchased Assets in the possession, or under the control, of the Seller. In addition, Buyer has the right to perform continuing Due Diligence Reviews of Purchased Assets for purposes of verifying compliance with the representations, warranties, covenants and specifications made hereunder or under any other Program Document, or otherwise. The Seller and Buyer further agree that all out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by Buyer in connection with Buyer’s activities pursuant to this Section 43 shall be paid by the Seller subject to the limitations of Section 23(b) of this Agreement and that, unless an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, Buyer shall be limited to one (1) on-site visits in any calendar year.
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44.SET-OFF
In addition to any rights and remedies of Buyer provided by this Agreement and by law, Buyer shall have the right, without prior notice to the Seller (except for such notice and right to cure as may be specifically provided hereunder in connection with certain Events of Default), any such notice being expressly waived by the Seller to the extent permitted by applicable law, upon any amount becoming due and payable by the Seller hereunder (whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise), to set-off and appropriate and apply against such amount any and all Property and deposits (general or special, time or demand, provisional or final), in any currency, and any other credits, indebtedness or claims, in any currency, in each case whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, at any time held or owing by Buyer to or for the credit or the account of the Seller only to the extent specifically relating to this Agreement, the other Program Documents or the Transactions described hereunder. Buyer may set-off cash, the proceeds of the liquidation of any Purchased Items and all other sums or obligations owed by Buyer to the Seller, against all of the Seller’s obligations to Buyer, under this Agreement or under any other Program Documents, if such obligations of the Seller are then due, without prejudice to Buyer’s right to recover any deficiency. Buyer agrees promptly to notify the Seller after any such set-off and application made by Buyer; provided that the failure to give such notice shall not affect the validity of such set-off and application.
45.ENTIRE AGREEMENT
This Agreement and the other Program Documents embody the entire agreement and understanding of the parties hereto and thereto and supersede any and all prior agreements, arrangements and understandings relating to the matters provided for herein and therein. No alteration, waiver, amendments, or change or supplement hereto shall be binding or effective unless the same is set forth in writing signed by a duly authorized representative of each party hereto.
46.USA PATRIOT ACT; SANCTIONS AND ANTI-TERRORISM
Buyer hereby notifies the Seller that pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act, Title III of Pub. L. 109-177 (signed into law March 9, 2009) (the “Act”), it is required to obtain, verify, and record information that identifies the Seller, which information includes the name and address of the Seller and other information that will allow Buyer to identify the Seller in accordance with the Act. Seller hereby represents and warrants to Buyer and shall on and as of the Purchase Date for any Transaction and on and as of each date thereafter through and including the related Repurchase Date be deemed to represent and warrant to Buyer that:
(a)    (i) Neither the Seller, nor the Parent Company nor, to the Seller’s actual knowledge, any director, officer, or employee of the Seller or any of its subsidiaries, or to the Seller’s actual knowledge, any originator of a Purchased Asset is named on the list of Specifically Designated Nationals maintained by OFAC or any similar sanctions list issued by OFAC (collectively, the “Sanctions Lists”) or is located, organized, or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government is, the target of sanctions imposed by OFAC or any other governmental authority that has jurisdiction over the Seller; (ii) no Person or Persons on the Sanctions Lists owns, whether individually or in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, a ten percent or greater interest in, or otherwise controls, the Seller, the Parent Company or any originator; and (iii) to the knowledge of the Seller, Buyer is not precluded by any Economic and Trade Sanctions and Anti-Terrorism Laws from entering into this Agreement or any transactions pursuant to this Agreement with the Seller due to the ownership or control by any person or entity of stocks, shares, bonds, debentures, notes, drafts or other securities or obligations of the Seller.
(b) (i) Seller will not conduct business with or engage in any transaction with any obligor that the Seller knows, after reasonable due diligence or after being notified by an originator of a Purchased Asset, (x) is named on any of the Sanctions Lists or is located, organized, or resident in a country or territory that is, or whose government currently is, the target of sanctions imposed by OFAC or any other governmental authority that has jurisdiction over the Seller; (y) is owned ten percent or more, directly or indirectly, or otherwise controlled, by a Person named on any Sanctions List; (ii) if the Seller obtains actual knowledge, after reasonable due diligence, that any obligor is named on any of the Sanctions Lists or that any Person or Persons on the Sanctions List owns, whether individually or in the aggregate, directly or indirectly, a ten percent or greater interest in, or otherwise controls, the obligor, or the Seller, or any originator, as applicable, Seller will give prompt written notice to the Buyer of such fact or facts; and (iii) the Seller will (x) comply at all times with the requirements of the Economic and Trade Sanctions and Anti-Terrorism Laws applicable to any transactions, dealings or other actions relating to this Agreement and (y) will, upon the Buyer’s reasonable request from time to time during the term of this Agreement, deliver a certification confirming its compliance with the covenants set forth in this Section 46.
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47.CONTRACTUAL RECOGNITION OF BAIL-IN
    Seller acknowledges and agrees that notwithstanding any other term of this Agreement or any other agreement, arrangement or understanding with Buyer, any of Buyer’s liabilities, as the Bank of England (or any successor resolution authority) may determine, arising under or in connection with this Agreement may be subject to Bail-In Action and Seller accepts to be bound by the effect of:
(a)     any Bail-In Action in relation to such liability, including (without limitation):
(i)    a reduction, in full or in part, of any amount due in respect of any such liability;
(ii)    a conversion of all, or part of, any such liability into shares or other instruments of ownership that may be issued to, or conferred on, Seller; and
(iii)    a cancellation of any such liability; and
(b) a variation of any term of this Agreement to the extent necessary to give effect to Bail-In Action in relation to any such liability.
48.CONTRACTUAL RECOGNITION OF UK STAY IN RESOLUTION
(a)Where a resolution measure is taken in relation to any BRRD undertaking or any member of the same group as that BRRD undertaking and that BRRD undertaking or any member of the same group as that BRRD undertaking is a party to this Agreement (any such party to this Agreement being an “Affected Party”), each other party to this Agreement agrees that it shall only be entitled to exercise any termination right under this Agreement against the Affected Party to the extent that it would be entitled to do so under the Special Resolution Regime if this Agreement were governed by the laws of any part of the United Kingdom.
(b)For the purpose of this Section 48, “resolution measure” means a ‘crisis prevention measure’, ‘crisis management measure’ or ‘recognised third-country resolution action’, each with the meaning given in the “PRA Rulebook: CRR Firms and Non-Authorised Persons: Stay in Resolution Instrument 2015”, as may be amended from time to time (the “PRA Contractual Stay Rules”), provided, however, that ‘crisis prevention measure’ shall be interpreted in the manner outlined in Rule 2.3 of the PRA Contractual Stay Rules; “BRRD undertaking”, “group”, “Special Resolution Regime” and “termination right” have the respective meanings given in the PRA Contractual Stay Rules.
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49.NOTICE REGARDING CLIENT MONEY RULES.
Buyer, as a CRD credit institution (as such term is defined in the rules of the FCA), holds all money received and held by it hereunder as banker and not as trustee. Accordingly, money that is received and held by Buyer from you will not be held in accordance with the provisions of the FCA’s Client Asset Sourcebook relating to client money and will not be subject to the statutory trust provided for under the Client Money Rules.
In particular, Buyer shall not segregate money received by it from you from Buyer money and Buyer shall not be liable to account to you for any profits made by Buyer use as banker of such cash and upon failure of Buyer, the client money distribution rules within the Client Asset Sourcebook (the “Client Money Distribution Rules”) will not apply to these sums and so you will not be entitled to share in any distribution under the Client Money Distribution Rules.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, as Seller
By:                        
Name:                        
Title:                        
BARCLAYS BANK PLC, as Buyer
By:                        
Name:                        
Title:                        
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Schedule 1
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES RE: LOANS

Eligible Loans
For purposes of this Schedule 1 and the representations and warranties set forth herein, a breach of a representation or warranty will be deemed to have been cured with respect to a Loan if and when Seller has taken or caused to be taken action such that the event, circumstance or condition that gave rise to such breach no longer adversely affects such Loan. Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that as to each Loan that is subject to a Transaction hereunder, the Seller hereby makes the following representations and warranties to Buyer as of the Purchase Date and as of each date such Loan is subject to a Transaction:

(a)Loans as Described. The information set forth in the Loan Schedule with respect to the Loan is complete, true and correct in all material respects as of the Purchase Date.
(b)Payments Current. For Loans other than Modified Loans, no payment required under the Loan is [***] or more delinquent nor has any payment under the Loan been [***] or more delinquent at any time since the origination of the Loan.
(c)No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and, other than with respect to Second Lien Loans, all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid or are not delinquent, or an escrow of funds (for Loans other than Cooperative Loans) has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable and delinquent. Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the Loan (other than a Second Lien Loan), except for interest accruing from the date of the Note or date of disbursement of the Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest.
(d)Original Terms Unmodified. For Loans other than Modified Loans, the terms of the Note and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect, from the date of origination except by a written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of Buyer, and which has been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as Buyer shall designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, if any, to the extent required by the policy, and, with respect to RHS Loans, has been approved by the RHS to the extent required by the Rural Housing Service Guaranty, and its terms are reflected on the Loan Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of any related PMI Policy and the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and with respect to any RHS Loan, the RHS to the extent required by the Rural Housing Service Guaranty, and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage File delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as Buyer shall designate in writing and the terms of which are reflected in the Loan Schedule.
(e)No Defenses. The Note and the Mortgage are not subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the defense of usury and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto, and no Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at, or subsequent to, the time the Loan was originated.
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(f)Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property (other than Mortgaged Property subject to a Second Lien Loan) are insured by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards covered by extended coverage insurance and such other hazards as are provided for in the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD guidelines, as well as all additional requirements set forth in the Agency Guidelines or the Seller’s Underwriting Guidelines. With respect to Mortgaged Property subject to a Second Lien Loan, on the origination date such Mortgaged Property was covered by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards covered by extended coverage insurance and such other hazards as are provided for in the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD guidelines, as well as all additional requirements set forth in the Agency Guidelines or the Seller’s Underwriting Guidelines. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, the related Mortgaged Property is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the applicable requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration as in effect which policy conforms to the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD guidelines or Seller’s Underwriting Guidelines. All individual insurance policies (other than individual insurance policies relating to Second Lien Loans) contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums due and owing thereon have been paid. The Mortgage (other than Mortgages related to Second Lien Loans) obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance policies at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is not a “master” or “blanket” hazard insurance policy covering a condominium, or any hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of the insurer and is in full force and effect. Seller has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor’s having engaged in, any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of such policy, including, without limitation, to Seller’s knowledge, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by Seller, in any case, to the extent it would impair coverage under any such policy.
(g)Compliance with Applicable Law. Any and all requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection, anti-predatory lending laws, laws covering fair housing, fair credit reporting, community reinvestment, homeowners equity protection, equal credit opportunity, mortgage reform and disclosure laws or unfair and deceptive practices laws applicable to the origination and servicing of such Loan have been complied with in all material respects, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws or regulations. Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for Buyer’s inspection, evidence of compliance with all requirements set forth herein.
(h)No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded (except with respect to subordination of a Second Lien Loan to the first priority lien or security interest), in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such satisfaction, cancellation, subordination or rescission (except with respect to subordination of a Second Lien Loan to the first priority lien or security interest) other than in the case of a release of a portion of the land comprising a Mortgaged Property or a release of a blanket Mortgage which release will not cause the Loan to fail to satisfy the applicable Agency Guidelines. Seller has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor’s failure to perform such action would cause the Loan to be in default, nor has the Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor.
(i)Valid Lien. Each Mortgage is a valid and subsisting First Lien (or with respect to a Second Lien Loan, a Second Lien) on a single parcel or multiple contiguous parcels of real estate included in the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems annexed to
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such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing, subject in all cases to the exceptions to title set forth in the title insurance policy with respect to the related Loan, which exceptions are generally acceptable to prudent mortgage lending companies, the exceptions set forth below and such other exceptions to which similar properties are commonly subject and which do not individually, or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the benefits of the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage. The lien of the Mortgage is subject to:
(i)the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet delinquent.
(ii)covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Loan and (a) referred to or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Loan or (b) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(iii)other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property, and which will not prevent realization of the full benefits of any Rural Housing Service Guaranty; and
(iv)with respect to Second Lien Loans, the related first lien Mortgage.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and First Lien and first priority security interest (or with respect to a Second Lien Loan, Second Lien) on the property described therein and Seller has full right to pledge and assign the same to Buyer.
(j)Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Note and the Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in connection with a Loan are genuine (or in the case of an eNote, the copy of the eNote transmitted to Custodian’s eVault is the Authoritative Copy), and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, reorganization and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors and by general equitable principles. All parties to the Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Loan and to execute and deliver the Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and the Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been duly and properly executed by other the applicable related parties. No fraud or error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Loan has taken place on the part of any Person, including without limitation, the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the origination or servicing of the Loan or in any mortgage or flood insurance, if applicable, in relation to such Loan. The Seller has reviewed all of the documents constituting the Mortgage File and has made such inquiries as they deem necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth herein.
(k)Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Loan has been closed and the proceeds of the Loan have been fully disbursed to or for the account of the Mortgagor and there is no further requirement for future advances thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid or are in the process of being paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Note or Mortgage (excluding refunds that may result from escrow analysis adjustments).
(l)Ownership. Seller is the sole owner and holder of the Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Note and upon the sale of the Loans to Buyer, Seller will retain the Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Custodian, Buyer or Buyer’s designee, in trust for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Loan. The Loan is not assigned or pledged to a third party, subject to Takeout Commitments, and Seller has good, indefeasible and
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marketable title thereto, and has full right to transfer and sell the Loan to Buyer free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and has full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of each Loan, Buyer will hold such Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, except any security interest created pursuant to this Agreement, subject to Takeout Commitments.
(m)Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (i) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (ii) either (A) organized under the laws of such state, (B) qualified to do business in such state, (C) a federal savings and loan association, a savings bank or a national bank having a principal office in such state, (D) not doing business in such state, or (E) not otherwise required to be qualified to do business in such state.
(n)Title Insurance. Other than with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the Loan is covered by either (i) an attorney’s opinion of title and abstract of title, the form and substance of which is acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions making mortgage loans or reverse mortgage loans, as applicable, in the area wherein the Mortgaged Property is located or (ii) an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy or with respect to any Loan for which the related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender’s title insurance policy, or other generally acceptable form of policy, wrapper or insurance acceptable to the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD or (iii) with respect to Second Lien Loans, a property report that includes a title insurance wrapper, and each such title insurance policy or title insurance wrapper is issued by a title insurer acceptable to the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien or second priority lien, as applicable, of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Loan, subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (i) of this Schedule 1, and in the case of Adjustable Rate Loans, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The title policy does not contain any special exceptions (other than the standard exclusions) for zoning and uses and has been marked to delete the standard survey exception or to replace the standard survey exception with a specific survey reading. The Seller, its successors and assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender’s title insurance policy, including without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other Person, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by Seller.
(o)No Defaults. There is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration, and neither Seller nor any of its predecessors, have waived any default, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration.
(p)No Mechanics’ Liens. At origination, there were no mechanics’ or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal to, the lien of the related Mortgage.
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(q)Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property, except those which are insured against by the related title insurance policy. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation.
(r)Origination. The Loan was originated by or in conjunction with a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar banking institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority. Principal payments on the Loan commenced no more than 60 days after funds were disbursed in connection with the Loan. The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as the lifetime rate cap and the periodic cap are as set forth on the Loan Schedule, as applicable. The Note is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest, with respect to adjustable rate Loans, are subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each date on which an adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate with respect to each Loan becomes effective, with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than 30 years from commencement of amortization. The Due Date of the first payment under the Note is no more than 60 days from the date of the Note.
(s)Payment Provisions. Principal payments on the Loan commenced no more than sixty days after the proceeds of the Loan were disbursed. With respect to each Loan, the Note is payable on the first day of each month in Monthly Payments. The Note does not permit negative amortization. There are no convertible Loans which contain a provision allowing the Mortgagor to convert the Note from an adjustable interest rate Note to a fixed interest rate Note.
(t)Customary Provisions. The Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Loan and foreclosure on, or trustee’s sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the proper procedures, the holder of the Loan will be able to deliver good and merchantable title (subject to in the case of a Second Lien Loan, the first lien Mortgage of the first lien loan related thereto) to the Mortgaged Property, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor that would interfere with the right to sell the related Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose on the related Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption.
(u)Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate Adjustments. The origination and collection practices and servicing used by Seller with respect to each Note and Mortgage are in compliance in all material respects with Accepted Servicing Practices and applicable law. The Loan has been serviced by Seller and any predecessor servicer in accordance with the terms of the Note. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, if any, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal law. Each escrow of funds that has been established is not prohibited by applicable law. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due Seller have been capitalized under the Mortgage or the Note. All Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in strict compliance with state and federal law and the terms of the related Note. Any interest required to be paid on escrowed funds pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly paid and credited.
(v)Conformance with Underwriting Guidelines and Agency Guidelines. The Loan was underwritten in accordance with the applicable Agency Guidelines or Underwriting Guidelines. The
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Note and Mortgage (exclusive of any riders), except with respect to Second Lien Loans, are on forms similar to those used by or acceptable to the applicable Agency, FHA, VA or HUD, as applicable, and Seller has not made any representations to a Mortgagor that are inconsistent with the mortgage instruments used.
(w)No Additional Collateral. The Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage on the Mortgaged Property and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage referred to in (i) above.
(x)Appraisal. Unless the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD requires otherwise, the Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit which satisfied the applicable standards of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and was made and signed prior to the approval of the Loan application by a qualified appraiser, duly appointed by Seller or the originator of the Loan, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit or in any loan made on the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy the requirements of the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD and Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Loan was originated. Seller makes no representation or warranty regarding the value of the Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit.
(y)Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the Mortgage, and no fees or expenses, except as may be required by local law, are or will become payable by Buyer to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee’s sale after default by the Mortgagor.
(z)Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage (other than for a MERS Loan) and any other documents required to be delivered under the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement for each Loan (other than Wet-Ink Loans) have been delivered to the Custodian, except as otherwise provided in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement. Seller is, or an agent of Seller is, in possession of a complete, true and materially accurate Mortgage File in compliance with the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement, except for such documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian and except as otherwise provided in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
(aa)No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent Interests. Except for Loans made in connection with employee relocations, no Loan contains provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are (a) paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established by Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, (b) paid by any source other than the Mortgagor or (c) contains any other similar provisions which may constitute a “buydown” provision. Except for Loans made in connection with employee relocations, the Loan is not a graduated payment Loan and the Loan does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature. Such employee relocation Loans are identified on the related Loan Schedule.
(bb)    Mortgagor Acknowledgment. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials to the extent required by applicable law with respect to the making of fixed rate Loans and adjustable rate Loans and rescission materials with respect to refinanced Loans. Seller shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage File.
(cc)    No Construction Loans. No Loan was made in connection with the construction or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or facilitating the trade in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property.
(dd)    Acceptable Investment. To Seller’s actual knowledge, there are no specific circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor, the Mortgage File or the Mortgagor’s credit standing that are reasonably expected to (i) cause private institutional investors which invest in loans similar to the Loan, to regard the Loan as an unacceptable investment, or (ii) adversely affect the value of the Loan in comparison to similar loans.
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(ee)    LTV, PMI Policy. Except as approved by one of the Agencies, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD, no Loan (other than a Second Lien Loan) has an LTV greater than 100% and no Second Lien Loan has a combined LTV greater than 90%. If required by the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD, the Loan is insured by a PMI Policy. All provisions of any PMI Policy have been and are being complied with, such policy is in full force and effect, and all premiums due thereunder have been paid. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and no state of facts exists that has, or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage. Any Loan subject to a PMI Policy obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the PMI Policy and to pay all premiums and charges in connection therewith. The Mortgage Interest Rate for the Loan as set forth on the Loan Schedule is net of any such insurance premium.
(ff)    Capitalization of Interest. The Note does not by its terms provide for the capitalization or forbearance of interest.
(gg)    No Equity Participation. No document relating to the Loan provides for any contingent or additional interest in the form of participation in the cash flow of the Mortgaged Property or a sharing in the appreciation of the value of the Mortgaged Property. The indebtedness evidenced by the Note is not convertible to an ownership interest in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor and Seller does not own directly or indirectly, any equity of any form in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor.
(hh)    Proceeds of Loan. The proceeds of the Loan have not been and shall not be used to satisfy, in whole or in part, any debt owed or owing by the Mortgagor to Seller, except in connection with a refinanced Loan.
(ii)    Origination Date. Other than with respect to a Modified Loan, the origination date is no earlier than ninety (90) days prior to the related Purchase Date.
(jj)    No Exception. Custodian has not noted any material Exceptions on a Custodial Loan Transmission with respect to the Loan which would materially adversely affect the Loan or Buyer’s interest in the Loan.
(kk)    Occupancy of Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit. The occupancy status of the Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit is in accordance with Agency Guidelines. All inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities.
(ll)    Transfer of Loans. Except with respect to Loans registered with MERS and Cooperative Loans, the Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. With respect to each Cooperative Mortgage Loan, the UCC-3 assignment is in a form suitable for filing in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located.
(mm)    Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the origination of the Loan have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term. With respect to each Loan other than a Cooperative Loan or a Second Lien Loan, the lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having first lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD, as applicable. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Loan.
(nn)    No Balloon Payment. No Loan has a balloon payment feature.
(oo)    Condominiums/ Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged Property is a condominium unit or a unit in a planned unit development (other than a de minimis planned unit
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development) such condominium or planned unit development project is (i) acceptable to the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD or (ii) located in a condominium or planned unit development project which has received project approval from the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD. The representations and warranties required by the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD with respect to such condominium or planned unit development have been satisfied and remain true and correct.
(pp)    Downpayment. The source of the down payment with respect to each Loan has been verified in accordance with applicable Agency Guidelines.
(qq)    Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings. There is no proceeding pending or threatened in writing for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit. The Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit is undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit as security for the Loan or the use for which the premises were intended and each Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit is in good repair.
(rr)    No Violation of Environmental Laws. To the knowledge of Seller, there exists no violation of any local, state or federal environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgaged Property. To the knowledge of Seller, there is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue.
(ss)    Location and Type of Mortgaged Property. Other than with respect to a leasehold estate, the Mortgaged Property is a fee simple property located in the state identified in the Loan Schedule. Any Mortgaged Property that is a leasehold estate meets the guidelines of the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD, as applicable. The Mortgaged Property consists of a single parcel or multiple contiguous parcels of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, a townhouse, or a Cooperative Unit in a Cooperative Project or a two to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium in a low rise or high-rise condominium, or an individual unit in a planned unit development or a de minimis planned unit development and that no residence or dwelling is (i) a mobile home or (ii) a manufactured home, provided, however, that any condominium or planned unit development shall not fall within any of the “Ineligible Projects” of part VIII, Section 102 of the Fannie Mae Selling Guide and shall conform with the Agency Guidelines. The Mortgaged Property is not raw land. As of the date of origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property was used for commercial purposes, and since the date of origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial purposes; provided, that Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall not be considered as being used for commercial purposes as long as the entire Mortgaged Property has not been altered for commercial purposes and no portion of the Mortgaged Property is storing any chemicals or raw materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance and/or household purposes.
(tt)    Due on Sale. The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit, as applicable, is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of the mortgagee thereunder.
(uu)    Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003. The Mortgagor has not notified Seller, and Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act of 2003.
(vv)    No Denial of Insurance. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and, to the extent required to be maintained under the related Loan, no state of fact exists or has existed that has resulted or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable special hazard insurance policy, primary mortgage guaranty insurance policy or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be received by Seller or any designee of Seller or any corporation in which Seller or any officer, director, or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance.
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(ww)    Leaseholds. With respect to any ground lease to which a Mortgaged Property is subject, (1) a true, correct and complete copy of the ground lease and all amendments, modifications and supplements thereto is included in the servicing file, and the Mortgagor is the owner of a valid and subsisting leasehold interest under such ground lease; (2) such ground lease is in full force and effect, unmodified and not supplemented by any writing or otherwise except as contained in the Mortgage File, (3) all rent, additional rent and other charges reserved therein have been fully paid to the extent payable as of the Purchase Date, (4) the Mortgagor enjoys quiet and peaceful possession of the leasehold estate, subject to any sublease, (5) the Mortgagor is not in default under any of the terms of such ground lease, and there are no circumstances that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice, or both, would result in a default under such ground lease, (6) the lessor under such ground lease is not in default under any of the terms or provisions of such ground lease on the part of the lessor to be observed or performed, (7) the lessor under such ground lease has satisfied any repair or construction obligations due as of the Purchase Date pursuant to the terms of such ground lease, (8) the execution, delivery and performance of the Mortgage do not require the consent (other than those consents which have been obtained and are in full force and effect) under, and will not contravene any provision of or cause a default under, such ground lease, (9) the ground lease term extends, or is automatically renewable, for at least five years after the maturity date of the Note; (10) the Buyer has the right to cure defaults on the ground lease and (11) the ground lease meets the guidelines of the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD, as applicable.
(xx)    Prepayment Penalty. No Loan is subject to a prepayment penalty.
(yy)    Predatory Lending Regulations; High Cost Loans. No Loan (i) is classified as a High Cost Loan, or (ii) is subject to Section 226.32 of Regulation Z or any similar state law (relating to high interest rate credit/lending transactions).
(zz)    Tax Service Contract. Except with respect to any Second Lien Loan, Seller has obtained a life of loan, transferable real estate tax service contract with an approved tax service contract provider on each Loan and such contract is assignable without penalty, premium or cost to Buyer.
(aaa)    Flood Certification Contract. Seller has obtained a life of loan, transferable flood certification contract for each Loan and such contract is assignable without penalty, premium or cost to Buyer.
(bbb)    Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded or has been sent for recordation, and, except for those Loans subject to the MERS identification system, all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to Buyer) have been recorded or sent for recordation in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the Mortgagor, or is in the process of being recorded.
(ccc)     Located in U.S. No collateral (including, without limitation, the related real property and the dwellings thereon and otherwise) relating to a Loan is located in any jurisdiction other than in one of the fifty (50) states of the United States of America or the District of Columbia.
(ddd)    Single-Premium Credit Life Insurance. In connection with the origination of any Loan, no proceeds from any Loan were used to purchase any single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, or health insurance product) or debt cancellation agreement through Seller as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No proceeds from any Loan were used at the closing of such loan to purchase single premium credit insurance policies (e.g., life, mortgage, disability, accident, unemployment, or health insurance product) or debt cancellation agreements as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Loan.
(eee)    FHA Mortgage Insurance, VA Loan Guaranty, Rural Housing Service Guaranty. With respect to each Agency Eligible Loan that is an FHA Loan, the FHA Mortgage Insurance Contract is, or when issued will be, in full force and effect and to Seller’s knowledge, there exists no circumstances with respect to such FHA Loan that would permit the FHA to deny coverage under such FHA Mortgage Insurance. With respect to each Agency Eligible Loan that is a VA Loan, the VA Loan Guaranty Agreement is, or when issued will be, in full force and effect. With respect to each Agency Eligible Loan
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that is an RHS Loan, the Rural Housing Service Guaranty is, or when issued will be, in full force and effect. All necessary steps on the part of Seller have been taken to keep such guaranty or insurance valid, binding and enforceable and to Seller’s knowledge, each is the binding, valid and enforceable obligation of the FHA, the VA and the RHS, respectively, without currently applicable surcharge, set off or defense.
(fff)    Qualified Mortgage. Each Loan satisfied the following criteria: (i) such Loan (other than a Second Lien Loan or a Jumbo Loan) is a Qualified Mortgage, and (ii) such Loan is supported by documentation that evidences compliance with the QM Rule or the Ability to Repay Rule, as applicable.
(ggg)    Borrower Benefit. Each HARP Loan, as of the date of origination, meets the applicable borrower benefit requirements as defined by the applicable Agency subject to any exceptions or variances provided to Seller.
(hhh)    Cooperative Loans. With respect to each Cooperative Loan, Seller represents and warrants:
(1)    the Cooperative Loan is secured by a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien on the Cooperative Shares issued to the related Mortgagor with respect to such Cooperative Loan, subject only to the Cooperative Corporation’s lien against such corporation stock, shares or membership certificate for unpaid assessments of the Cooperative Corporation to the extent required by applicable law. Any Security Agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Cooperative Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting and enforceable first lien and first priority security interest on the property described therein and Seller has full right to sell and assign the same to Buyer. The Cooperative Unit was not, as of the date of origination of the Cooperative Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the lien of the Security Agreement.
(2)    (i) the term of the related Proprietary Lease is longer than the term of the Cooperative Loan, (ii) there is no provision in any Proprietary Lease which requires the Mortgagor to offer for sale the Cooperative Shares owned by such Mortgagor first to the Cooperative, (iii) there is no prohibition in any Proprietary Lease against pledging the Cooperative Shares or assigning the Proprietary Lease and (iv) the Recognition Agreement is on a form of agreement published by the Aztech Document Systems, Inc. or includes provisions which are no less favorable to the lender than those contained in such agreement.
(3)    There is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the building owned by the applicable Cooperative Corporation (the “Underlying Mortgaged Property”). The Underlying Mortgaged Property is undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Underlying Mortgaged Property as security for the mortgage loan on such Underlying Mortgaged Property (the “Cooperative Mortgage”) or the use for which the premises were intended.
(4)    There is no default, breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Cooperative Mortgage or the mortgage note related thereto and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or event of acceleration.
(5)    The Cooperative Corporation has been duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation. The Cooperative Corporation has requisite power and authority to (i) own its properties, and (ii) transact the business in which it is now engaged. The Cooperative Corporation possesses all rights, licenses, permits and authorizations, governmental or otherwise,
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necessary to entitle it to own its properties and to transact the businesses in which is now engaged.
(6)    The Cooperative Corporation complies in all material respects with all applicable legal requirements. The Cooperative Corporation is not in default or violation of any order, writ, injunction, decree or demand of any governmental authority, the violation of which might materially adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or business of the Cooperative Corporation.
(7)    The Cooperative Note, the Security Agreement, the Cooperative Shares, the Proprietary Lease or occupancy agreement, and any other documents required to be delivered under the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement for each Cooperative Loan have been delivered to Custodian, except as otherwise provided in the Custodial and Disbursement Agreement.
(8)    The Security Agreement contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Cooperative Shares of the benefits of the security provided thereby.
(9)    As of the date of origination of the Cooperative Loan, the related Cooperative Project is insured by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Cooperative Project is located or as provided in the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD guidelines.
(ab)RHS Loans. With respect to each RHS Loan:
(1)    All parties which have had any interest in such RHS Loan, whether as mortgagee or assignee, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) Rural Housing Service Approved Lenders;
(2)    The Mortgage is guaranteed by the RHS to the maximum extent permitted by law and all necessary steps have been taken to make and keep such guaranty valid, binding and enforceable and the applicable guaranty agreement is the binding, valid and enforceable obligation of the RHS, to the full extent thereof, without surcharge, set-off or defense;
(3)    In the case of an RHS Loan, no claim for guarantee has been filed;
(4)    No Loan is (a) a Section 235 subsidy loan (24 C.F.R. 235), or a graduated loan under Section 245 (24 C.F.R. 203.45 and 24 C.F.R. 203.436), (b) an advance claim loan, or (c) a VA vendee loan;
(5)    Neither Seller, its servicer, nor any prior holder or servicer of the Loan has engaged in any action or inaction which would result in the curtailment of a payment (or nonpayment thereof) by the RHS; and
(6)    All actions required to be taken by Seller or the related Qualified Originator (if different from Seller) to cause Buyer, as owner of the RHS Loan, to be eligible for the full benefits available under the applicable insurance or guaranty agreement have been taken by such entity.
(iii)    CEMA Loans. With respect to each Loan which is a CEMA Loan, Seller or Servicer has possession or control of, and maintains in its Servicing Records, the originals of each promissory note or other evidence of indebtedness related to such CEMA Loan (other than CEMA Consolidated Notes which have been delivered to the Custodian), including, without limitation all previous promissory notes or other evidence of indebtedness referenced in the Consolidation, Extension
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and Modification Agreement or CEMA Consolidated Note and any gap, new money or other similar promissory notes or other evidence of indebtedness of the related mortgagor/borrower. The Consolidation, Extension and Modification Agreement complies with all applicable laws and is in a form generally acceptable for sale in the secondary market.
(jjj)    Insured Closing Letter. As of the Purchase Date of each Wet-Ink Loan, an Approved Title Insurance Company has issued to the Seller or Buyer an Insured Closing Letter, copies of which shall be maintained in the possession of Seller and provided to Buyer upon request, if required or in Buyer’s reasonable discretion. Among other things, the Insured Closing Letter covers any losses occurring due to the fraud, dishonesty or mistakes of the Settlement Agent. The Insured Closing Letter inures to the benefit of, and the rights thereunder may be enforced by, the Seller or other Qualified Originator and its successors and assigns, including Buyer. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Insured Closing Letter shall be required to be provided to the Buyer (a) where title insurance for the applicable Wet-Ink Loan is provided by Amrock and (b) unless the unpaid principal balance of Purchased Assets that constitute Wet-Ink Loans, and regarding which an Insured Closing Letter has not been provided, would exceed [***] of Seller’s Adjusted Tangible Net Worth measured as of the end of Seller’s most recent fiscal quarter.
(kkk)    eNote Legend. If the Loan is an eMortgage Loan, the related eNote contains the Agency-Required eNote Legend.
(lll)    eNotes. With respect to each eMortgage Loan, the related eNote satisfies all of the following criteria:
(i)the eNote bears a digital or electronic signature;
(ii)the Hash Value of the eNote indicated in the MERS eRegistry matches the Hash Value of the eNote as reflected in the eVault;
(iii)there is a single Authoritative Copy of the eNote, as applicable and within the meaning of Section 9-105 of the UCC or Section 16 of the UETA or Section 7021 of E-Sign, as applicable, that is held in the eVault;
(iv)the Location status of the eNote on the MERS eRegistry reflects the MERS Org ID of the Custodian;
(v)the Controller status of the eNote on the MERS eRegistry reflects the MERS Org ID of Agent;
(vi)the Delegatee status of the eNote on the MERS eRegistry reflects the MERS Org ID of Custodian;
(vii)the Master Servicer Field status of the eNote on the MERS eRegistry reflects the MERS Org ID of the applicable Seller until being changed in connection with a Transfer of Control to a Seller, a Takeout Investor or a designee of Seller;
(viii)the Subservicer Field status of the eNote on the MERS eRegistry (i) reflects, if there is a third-party subservicer, such subservicer’s MERS Org ID or (ii) if there is not a subservicer, is blank;
(ix)there is no Control Failure, eNote Replacement Failure or Unauthorized Master Servicer or Subservicer Modification with respect to such eNote;
(x)the eNote is a valid and enforceable Transferable Record or comprises a “payment intangible” or a “general intangible” within the meaning of the UCC;
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(xi)there is no defect with respect to the eNote that would result in Agent having less than full rights, benefits and defenses of “Control” (within the meaning of the UETA or the UCC, as applicable) of the Transferable Record;
(xii)the single Authoritative Copy of the eNote is maintained electronically and has not been papered-out, nor is there another paper representation of such eNote; and
(xiii)Seller has complied in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of all Purchased Assets that are registered with MERS and, with respect to Purchased Assets that are eMortgage Loans, the maintenance of the related eNotes on the MERS eRegistry for as long as such Purchased Assets are so registered.
(mmm)    Loan-to-Value – Jumbos; Seconds. The Loan-to-Value ratio for each Jumbo Loan and each Second Lien Loan is within the limits set forth in the Underwriting Guidelines, in effect at the time of origination of such Jumbo Loan or Second Lien Loan.

(nnn)     Mortgaged Properties Located in FEMA-Designated Disaster Areas. With respect to any Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit located in a FEMA-designated disaster area, the Seller has obtained a FEMA Property Inspection Report indicating that such Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit is undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit as security for the Loan or the use for which the premises were intended and each Mortgaged Property or Cooperative Unit is in good repair.



    
    
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Schedule 2
Subsidiaries

One Mortgage Holdings, LLC
One Reverse Mortgage, LLC
QL Ginnie EBO, LLC
QL Ginnie REO, LLC
Quicken Loans Co-Issuer, Inc.
RCKT Mortgage SPE-A, LLC
Schedule 2-1



Schedule 12(c)
Litigation

[***]

Schedule 12(c)-1



Schedule 13(i)
Related Party Transactions
[***]


Schedule 13(i)-1



EXHIBIT A

COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE

1.I, _______________________, _______________________ of Rocket Mortgage, LLC (formerly known as Quicken Loans, LLC) (the “Seller”), do hereby certify that as of the last calendar day of the fiscal [quarter/year] for which financial statements are being provided with this certification:

(i)Seller is in compliance with all provisions and terms of the Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of [___________], between the [___________] and Seller (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, “Agreement”) and the other Program Documents;

(ii)no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing thereunder which has not previously been disclosed or waived[, except as specified below;] [If any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, describe the same in reasonable detail and describe the action Seller has taken or proposes to take with respect thereto];

(iii)the Seller’s consolidated Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is not less than [***]. The ratio of the Seller’s consolidated Indebtedness to Adjusted Tangible Net Worth is not, as of the last day of the most recently completed calendar month, greater than [***]. The Seller has, on a consolidated basis, cash, Cash Equivalents and unused borrowing capacity on unencumbered assets that could be drawn against (taking into account required haircuts) under committed warehouse and repurchase facilities in an amount equal to not less than [***]. If as of the last day of any calendar month within the fiscal quarter ended on or immediately before the last calendar day of the calendar month for which financial statements are being provided with this certification, the Seller’s consolidated Adjusted Tangible Net Worth was less than [***] or the Seller, on a consolidated basis, had cash and Cash Equivalents in an amount that was less than [***], in either case the Seller’s consolidated Net Income for the fiscal quarter ended on or immediately before the last calendar day of the calendar month for which financial statements are being provided with this certification before income taxes for such fiscal quarter was not less than [***].

(iv)    The detailed summary on Schedule 1 hereto of the Seller’s compliance with the financial covenants in clause (iv) hereof, is true, correct and complete in all material respects.

Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have signed this certificate.
Date:             , 201__


ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC


By:                         
Name:
Title:


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Schedule 1 to Quarterly Certification

Calculation of Financial Covenants as of _______

Liquidity:

Cash $
plus
Cash Equivalents $
Total $
Minimum Liquidity Amount
$[***]
COMPLIANCE PASS FAIL

Adjusted Tangible Net Worth:

Consolidated Net Worth (total assets over total liabilities)
$
Less
 
Book value of all investments in non-consolidated subsidiaries $
Less
 
goodwill $
research and development costs $
Trademarks $
trade names $
Copyrights $
Patents $
rights to refunds and indemnification $
unamortized debt discount and expense $
[other intangibles, except servicing rights] $
Total $
Minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth Amount
$[***]
COMPLIANCE PASS FAIL

Leverage:

Consolidated Indebtedness $
Divided by
Adjusted Tangible Net Worth $
Ratio
Maximum Leverage Amount [***]
COMPLIANCE PASS FAIL

Net Income:

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Adjusted Tangible Net Worth as of last calendar day of the applicable month
[Only applicable if less than [***] in any month in the quarter]
Cash and Cash Equivalents as of last calendar day of the applicable month
[Only applicable if less than [***] in any month in the quarter]
Net Income for the fiscal quarter ended on or immediately before the last calendar day of the calendar month for which financial statements are being provided with this certification
[Only applicable if both of the prior two conditions is met.]

$
Total
Net Income requirement
$[***]
COMPLIANCE PASS FAIL NOT APPLICABLE
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EXHIBIT B

FORM OF INSTRUCTION LETTER

__________ __, 201_
___________________, as Subservicer/Additional Collateral Servicer
____________________
____________________
Attention: _______________

Re:    Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of [___________], between the [___________] (“Buyer”) and Rocket Mortgage, LLC (formerly known as Quicken Loans, LLC) (the “Seller”)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

As [sub]servicer of those assets described on Schedule 1 hereto, which may be amended or updated from time to time (the “Eligible Assets”) pursuant to that Servicing Agreement, between you and the undersigned Seller, as amended or modified, attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “Servicing Agreement”), you are hereby notified that the undersigned Seller has sold to Buyer such Eligible Assets pursuant to that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as [___________] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Agreement”), between Buyer and the Seller. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Agreement.
You agree to service the Eligible Assets in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Agreement for the benefit of Buyer and, except as otherwise provided herein, Buyer shall have all of the rights, but none of the duties or obligations of the Seller under the Servicing Agreement including, without limitation, payment of any indemnification or reimbursement or payment of any servicing fees or any other fees. No subservicing relationship shall be hereby created between you and Buyer.
Upon your receipt of written notification by Buyer that a Default has occurred under the Agreement and identifying the then-current Eligible Assets (the “Default Notice”), you, as [Subservicer] [Additional Collateral Servicer], hereby agree to remit all payments or distributions made with respect to such Eligible Assets, net of the servicing fees payable to you with respect thereto, immediately in accordance with Buyer’s wiring instructions provided below, or in accordance with other instructions that may be delivered to you by Buyer:
Bank:         [JP Morgan Chase Bank, New York (Chasus33)]
ABA: [___________]
A/C: [___________]
A/C Name:    [___________]
FFC:        [___________]
FFC A/C:    [___________]

You agree that, following your receipt of such Default Notice, under no circumstances will you remit any such payments or distributions in accordance with any instructions delivered to you by the undersigned Seller, except if Buyer instructs you in writing otherwise.
You further agree that, upon receipt written notification by Buyer that an Event of Default has occurred under the Agreement, Buyer shall assume all of the rights and obligations of Seller under the Servicing Agreement, except as otherwise provided herein. Subject to the terms of the Servicing Agreement, you shall (x) follow the instructions of Buyer with respect to the Eligible Assets and deliver to a Buyer any information with respect to the Eligible Assets reasonably requested by such Buyer, and (y) treat this letter agreement as a separate and distinct servicing agreement between you and Buyer (incorporating the terms of the Servicing Agreement by reference), subject to no setoff or counterclaims arising in your favor (or the favor of any third party claiming through you) under any other agreement or arrangement between you and the Seller or otherwise. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or
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in the Servicing Agreement, in no event shall Buyer be liable for any fees, indemnities, costs, reimbursements or expenses incurred by you prior to such Event of Default or otherwise owed to you in respect of the period of time prior to such Event of Default.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or in the Servicing Agreement, with respect to those Eligible Assets marked as “Servicing Released” on Schedule 1 (the “Servicing Released Assets”), you are hereby instructed to service such Servicing Released Assets for a term commencing as of the related Purchase Date and which shall automatically terminate without notice on the Repurchase Date for the relevant Transaction (such term, the “Servicing Term”). The Servicing Term shall terminate upon the occurrence of any of the following events: (i) the occurrence of any event described in Section 18 of the Agreement, (ii) the date on which all the Obligations have been paid in full, or (iii) the transfer of servicing to any entity approved by Buyer and the assumption thereof by such entity (each, a “Servicing Termination”). In the event of a Servicing Termination, you hereby agree to (i) deliver all servicing and “records” relating to such Servicing Released Assets to the designee of Buyer at the end of each such Servicing Term and (ii) cooperate in all respects with the transfer of servicing to Buyer or its designee. The transfer of servicing and such records by you shall be in accordance with customary standards in the industry and the terms of the Servicing Agreement, and such transfer shall include the transfer of the gross amount of all escrows held for the related mortgagors (without reduction for unreimbursed advances or “negative escrows”).
Further, you hereby constitute and appoint Buyer and any officer or agent thereof, with full power of substitution, as your true and lawful attorney-in-fact with full irrevocable power and authority in your place and stead and in your name or in Buyer’s own name, following any Servicing Termination with respect solely to the Servicing Released Assets that are subject to such Servicing Termination, to direct any party liable for any payment under any such Servicing Released Assets to make payment of any and all moneys due or to become due thereunder directly to Buyer or as Buyer shall direct including, without limitation, the right to send “goodbye” and “hello” letters on your behalf. you hereby ratify all that said attorneys shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. This power of attorney is a power coupled with an interest and shall be irrevocable.
For the purpose of the foregoing, the term “records” shall be deemed to include but not be limited to any and all servicing agreements, files, documents, records, data bases, computer tapes, copies of computer tapes, proof of insurance coverage, insurance policies, appraisals, other closing documentation, payment history records, and any other records relating to or evidencing the servicing of such Servicing Released Assets.
This instruction letter may not be amended or superseded without the prior written consent of the Buyer. Buyer is a beneficiary of all rights and obligations of the parties hereunder.

[NO FURTHER TEXT ON THIS PAGE]
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Please acknowledge receipt of this instruction letter by signing in the signature block below and forwarding an executed copy to Buyer promptly upon receipt. Any notices to Buyer should be delivered to the following address: [__________].


Very truly yours,

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC


By:_______________________________
Name:
Title:

Acknowledged and Agreed as of this __ day of ___________, 201__:


[SUBSERVICER] [ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL SERVICER]


By:________________________________
Name:
Title:

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EXHIBIT C

BUYER’S WIRE INSTRUCTIONS


For Cash:    Bank:    Bank of New York Mellon
ABA Number:    [***]
DDA Number:    [***]
Account Name:    BBPLC LNBR Firm Cash W/H Gest USD
Ref:    Rocket Mortgage Warehouse
Attention:    Whole Loan Operations



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EXHIBIT D

FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION

September 4, 2020
[___________]
[___________]
[___________][___________]
    Re:    Security Release Certification

In accordance with the provisions below and effective as of ___[DATE]________ [ ] (“[ ]”) hereby relinquishes any and all right, title and interest it may have in and to the Loans described in Annex A attached hereto upon purchase thereof by the [___________] (“Buyer”) from the Seller named below pursuant to that certain Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of [___________] (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Repurchase Agreement”) as of the date and time of receipt by [ ] of an amount at least equal to the amount then due to [ ] as set forth on Annex A for such Loans (the “Date and Time of Sale”) and certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and other documents in its possession relating to such Loans have been delivered and shall be released to the Seller named below or its designees as of the Date and Time of Sale. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Repurchase Agreement.

Name and Address of Lender:

        [Custodian]
        [ ]
        For Credit Account No. [ ]
        Attention: [ ]
        Phone: [ ]
        Further Credit – [ ]

[NAME OF WAREHOUSE LENDER]

By:________________________________    
Name:                        
Title:                        
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The Seller named below hereby certifies to Buyer that, as of the Date and Time of Sale of the above mentioned Loans to Buyer, the security interests in the Loans released by the above named corporation comprise all security interests in any and all such Loans. The Seller warrants that, as of such time, there are and will be no other security interests in any or all of such Loans.


ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC

                        By:__________________________________
                        Name:
                        Title:
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ANNEX TO SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
[List of Loans and amounts due]

















EX-10.8 9 exhibit108amendmentno5tomr.htm EX-10.8 Document
EXHIBIT 10.8
Execution Version
AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE
to the
MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated as of September 4, 2019,
between
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, as Seller
and
CITIBANK, N.A., as Buyer

This AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE (this “Amendment Number Five”) is made this 7th day of November, 2023, between ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC (“Seller”) and CITIBANK, N.A. (“Buyer”), to the Master Repurchase Agreement, dated as of September 4, 2019, between Seller and Buyer, as such agreement may be further amended from time to time (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Buyer and Seller agree to amend the Agreement as more specifically set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Seller represents to Buyer that Seller is in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and each other Program Document and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Agreement or any other Program Document.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and for the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.Amendments. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date, the Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
(a)Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definitions of “Loan” and “Mortgage” in their entirety and replacing them with the following, respectively:
“Loan” shall mean a First Lien mortgage loan, or, solely with respect to a Second Lien Loan, a Second Lien mortgage loan, together with the Servicing Rights thereon, which the Custodian has been instructed to hold for Buyer pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, and which Loan includes, without limitation, (i) a Note (including, with respect to any eMortgage Loan, the related eNote), the related Mortgage and all other Loan Documents and (ii) all right, title and interest of Seller in and to the Mortgaged Property covered by such Mortgage.
“Mortgage” shall mean with respect to a Loan, the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument, which creates a First Lien, or solely with respect to a Second Lien Loan, a Second Lien, in each case, on the fee simple or leasehold estate in such real property, which secures the Note.
(b)Section 2 of the Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following definitions of “Second Lien”, “Second Lien Loan”, and “Seller’s Knowledge” in the appropriate alphabetical order:
“Second Lien” shall mean with respect to each Mortgaged Property subject to a Second Lien Loan, the lien of the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a mortgage note which creates a second lien on the Mortgaged Property, subject only to the related first lien on the Mortgaged Property.
“Second Lien Loan” means any closed end Loan secured by a Second Lien on the Mortgaged Property, subject only to one prior senior Lien on such Mortgaged Property securing financing obtained by the related Mortgagor, which was underwritten in accordance with the applicable Underwriting Guidelines.
“Seller’s Knowledge” means that, in the ordinary course of the Seller’s customary business practices, and without requiring any independent duty of diligence or the implementation of additional processes and procedures on the Seller, the Seller has not obtained actual knowledge that the applicable statement or condition being referenced is materially false or incorrect.
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(c)Schedule 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (c) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(c)    No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and, other than with respect to Second Lien Loans, all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, condominium charges, homeowners and condominium owners association fees, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid or are not delinquent, or an escrow of funds (for Loans other than Cooperative Loans) has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable and delinquent. Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the Loan, except for interest accruing from the date of the Note or date of disbursement of the Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest.
With respect to any Second Lien Loans, as of the origination date of the related Second Lien Loan, all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, condominium charges, homeowners and condominium owners association fees, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing were paid or were not delinquent, or an escrow of funds (for Loans other than Cooperative Loans) had been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remained unpaid and which had been assessed but was not yet due and payable and delinquent. With respect to any Second Lien Loans, and to Seller’s Knowledge, all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, condominium charges, homeowners and condominium owners association fees, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid or are not delinquent, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable and delinquent.
(d)Schedule 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (f) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(vv) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage (or, in the case of a Second Lien Loan, to Seller’s Knowledge), all buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards covered by extended coverage insurance and such other hazards as are provided for in the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD guidelines, as well as all additional requirements set forth in the Agency Guidelines or the Seller’s Underwriting Guidelines. With respect to Mortgage Property subject to a Second Lien Loan, on the origination date, such Mortgage Property was insured by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards covered by extended coverage insurance and such other hazards as are provided for in the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD guidelines, as well as all additional requirements set forth in the Seller’s Underwriting Guidelines. If required by the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended, each Mortgaged Property is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the applicable requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration as in effect which policy conforms to the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD guidelines or Seller’s Underwriting Guidelines. All such individual insurance policies (other than insurance policies relating to Mortgage Property subject to a Second Lien Loan with respect to which the Seller does not hold the related First Lien loan) contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its successors and assigns as mortgagee, and, with respect to First Lien Loans, all premiums due and owing thereon have been paid, and to the Seller’s Knowledge all premiums due and owing on Second Lien Loans have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance policies at the Mortgagor’s cost and expense and on the Mortgagor’s failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such Mortgagor’s cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is not a “master” or “blanket” hazard insurance policy covering a condominium, or any hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of the insurer and is in full force and effect. Seller has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor’s having engaged in, any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of such policy, including, without limitation, to Seller’s knowledge, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by Seller, in any case, to the extent it would impair coverage under any such policy.

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(e)Schedule 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (i) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(i)    Valid Lien.
(A)    Valid First Lien. With respect to each Purchased Loan, other than a Second Lien Loan, the related Mortgage is a valid and subsisting First Lien on a single parcel or multiple contiguous parcels of real estate included in the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is subject to:
(i)    the lien of current real property taxes and assessments not yet delinquent.
(ii)    covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Loan and (a) referred to or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Loan or (b) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(iii)    other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property, and which will not prevent realization of the full benefits of any Rural Housing Service Guaranty.


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Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting, enforceable and first lien and first priority security interest on the property described therein and Seller has full right to pledge and assign the same to Buyer.
(B)    Valid Second Lien. With respect to each Second Lien Loan, the related Mortgage is a valid and subsisting Second Lien on a single parcel or multiple contiguous parcels of real estate included in the Mortgaged Property, including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is subject to:
(i) the lien of the current real property taxes and assessments not yet due and payable;
(ii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located generally and specifically referred to in the lender’s title insurance policy or attorney’s title opinion delivered to the originator of the Purchased Loan and (i) referred to or otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the Purchased Loan and (ii) which do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal;
(iii) other matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not individually or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the benefits of the security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use, enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property; and
(iv) the related First Lien Mortgage.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Purchased Loan establishes and creates in the Seller a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected Second Lien and second priority security interest with respect to each Purchased Loan on the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and assign the same to the Buyer. The Mortgaged Property was not, as of the date of origination of the Purchased Loan, subject to a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or other security instrument creating a lien subordinate to the lien of the Second Lien Mortgage.
(f)Schedule 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (n) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(n) Title Insurance. Other than with respect to a Cooperative Loan, the Loan is covered by either (i) an attorney’s opinion of title and abstract of title, the form and substance of which is acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions making mortgage loans in the area wherein the Mortgaged Property is located or (ii) an ALTA lender’s title insurance policy, or with respect to any Loan for which the related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender’s title insurance policy, or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance acceptable to the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD or (iii) with respect to Second Lien Loans, a property report that includes a title insurance wrapper, and each such title insurance policy or title insurance wrapper is issued by a title insurer acceptable to the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the first priority lien or the second priority lien, as applicable, of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Loan, subject only to the exceptions contained in (i) with respect to Purchased Loans other than Second Lien Loans, clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (i)(A) of this Schedule 1 and (ii) with respect to Second Lien Loans, clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) of paragraph (i)(B) of this Schedule 1, and in the case of adjustable rate Loans, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender’s title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The title policy does not contain any special exceptions (other than the standard exclusions) for zoning and uses and has been marked to delete the standard survey exception or to replace the standard survey exception with a specific survey reading. The Seller, its successors and assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender’s title insurance policy, and such lender’s title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender’s title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender’s title insurance policy, including without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other Person, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by Seller.

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(g)Schedule 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (t) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(t)    Customary Provisions. The Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee’s sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Loan and foreclosure on, or trustee’s sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the proper procedures, the holder of the Loan will be able to deliver good and merchantable title (subject to, in the case of a Second Lien Loan, the related First Lien Mortgage) to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor that would interfere with the right to sell the related Mortgaged Property at a trustee’s sale or the right to foreclose on the related Mortgage, subject in each case to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption.
(h)Schedule 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (v) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(v)    Conformance with Underwriting Guidelines and Agency Guidelines. The Loan was underwritten in accordance with the applicable Agency Guidelines or Underwriting Guidelines. The Note and Mortgage (exclusive of any riders) are on forms similar to those used by or acceptable to the applicable Agency, FHA, VA or HUD, as applicable, and Seller has not made any representations to a Mortgagor that are inconsistent with the mortgage instruments used.
(i)Schedule 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deletion subsection (gg) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(gg)    No Equity Participation. No document relating to the Loan provides for any contingent or additional interest in the form of participation in the cash flow of the Mortgaged Property or a sharing in the appreciation of the value of the Mortgaged Property. The indebtedness evidenced by the Note is not convertible to an ownership interest in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor; and Seller does not own, directly or indirectly, any equity or convertible equity of any form in the Mortgaged Property or the Mortgagor.

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(j)Schedule 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (mm) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(mm)    Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to the Mortgagor prior to the origination of the Loan have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term. With respect to each Loan other than a Cooperative Loan or a Second Lien Loan, the lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured as having first lien priority by a title insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee’s consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to the applicable Agency, FHA, VA, RHS or HUD, as applicable. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Loan.
(k)Schedule 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (vv) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(vv)    No Denial of Insurance. No action, inaction, or event has occurred and, to the extent required to be maintained under the applicable Loan, no state of fact exists or has existed with respect to any First Lien Loan (or to the Seller’s Knowledge, with respect to any Second Lien Loan), that has resulted or will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable special hazard insurance policy, primary mortgage guaranty insurance policy or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be received by Seller or any designee of Seller or any corporation in which Seller or any officer, director, or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance.
(l)Schedule 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting subsection (aaa) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
(aaa) Tax Service Contract. Except with respect to any Second Lien Loan, Seller has obtained a life of loan, transferable real estate tax service contract with an approved tax service contract provider on each Loan and such contract is assignable without penalty, premium or cost to Buyer.
SECTION 2.Conditions Precedent; Effectiveness. This Amendment Number Five shall become effective on the date on which Buyer shall have received and Seller shall have completed, or shall have caused to be completed the following conditions (such date, the “Amendment Effective Date”):
(a)counterparts hereof duly executed by each of the parties hereto; and
(b)counterparts of that certain Amendment Number Nine to the Pricing Side Letter, dated as of the date hereof, duly executed by each of the parties thereto.
SECTION 3.Fees and Expenses. Seller agrees to pay to Buyer all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by Buyer in connection with this Amendment Number Five (including all reasonable fees and out of pocket costs and expenses of Buyer’s legal counsel) in accordance with Sections 23 and 25 of the Agreement.

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SECTION 4.Representations. Seller hereby represents to Buyer that as of the date hereof, Seller is in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and each other Program Document and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Agreement or any other Program Document.
SECTION 5.Binding Effect; Governing Law. This Amendment Number Five shall be binding and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW WHICH SHALL GOVERN).
SECTION 6.Counterparts. This Amendment Number Five may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment Number Five by signing any such counterpart. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties agree this Amendment Number Five, any documents to be delivered pursuant to this Amendment Number Five and any notices hereunder may be transmitted between them by e-mail. The parties intend that electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files and signatures executed using third party electronic signature capture service providers, which comply with the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act or any other similar state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, shall constitute original signatures and are binding on all parties. The original documents shall be promptly delivered, if requested.
SECTION 7.Limited Effect. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment Number Five need not be made in the Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to, or with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Seller and Buyer have caused this Amendment Number Five to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the Amendment Effective Date.

ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC,
(Seller)
By: /s/ Brian Brown
Name: Brian Brown
Title: Treasurer


CITIBANK, N.A.
(Buyer)
By: /s/ Arunthathi Theivakumaran
Name: Arunthathi Theivakumaran
Title: Vice President

[Amendment Number Five to Master Repurchase Agreement (Citi-Rocket) (2023)]


EX-10.9 10 exhibit109amendmentno3tols.htm EX-10.9 Document
EXHIBIT 10.9
Execution Version

CERTAIN IDENTIFIED INFORMATION HAS BEEN EXCLUDED FROM THE EXHIBIT BECAUSE IT IS BOTH NOT MATERIAL AND WOULD LIKELY CAUSE COMPETITIVE HARM TO THE REGISTRANT IF PUBLICLY DISCLOSED. [***] INDICATES THAT INFORMATION HAS BEEN REDACTED.
AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE
to the
LOAN AND SECURITY AGREEMENT
dated as of July 27, 2022,
between
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC, as Borrower
and
CITIBANK, N.A., as Lender

This AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE (this “Amendment Number Three”) is made this 7th day of November, 2023, between ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC (“Borrower”) and CITIBANK, N.A. (“Lender”), to the Loan and Security Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2022, between Borrower and Lender, as such agreement may be further amended from time to time (the “Agreement”). Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Agreement.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Lender and Borrower agree to amend the Agreement as more specifically set forth herein; and
WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, Borrower represents to Lender that Borrower is in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and each other Program Document and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Agreement or any other Program Document.
NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and for the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
SECTION 1.    Amendment. Effective as of the Amendment Effective Date:
a)Section 1 of the Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the definition of “Loan Repayment Date” in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
“Loan Repayment Date” means, the earlier to occur of (i) [***], or (ii) such earlier date as may be notified by Lender in accordance with Section 8.02(a) or Section 8.02(b).
SECTION 2.    Condition Precedent; Effectiveness. This Amendment Number Three shall become effective on the date on which Lender shall have received and Borrower shall have completed, or shall have caused to be completed, counterparts hereof duly executed by each of the parties hereto (such date, the “Amendment Effective Date”).
SECTION 3.    Fees and Expenses. Borrower agrees to pay to Lender all reasonable out of pocket costs and expenses incurred by Lender in connection with this Amendment Number Three (including all reasonable fees and out of pocket costs and expenses of Lender’s legal counsel) in accordance with Sections 12 and 14 of the Agreement.
SECTION 4.    Representations. Borrower hereby represents to Lender that as of the date hereof, Borrower is in full compliance with all of the terms and conditions of the Agreement and each other Program Document and no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing under the Agreement or any other Program Document.



SECTION 5.    Binding Effect; Governing Law. This Amendment Number Three shall be binding and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns. THIS AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND GOVERNED BY, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF (EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5-1401 AND 5-1402 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW WHICH SHALL GOVERN).
SECTION 6.    Counterparts. This Amendment Number Three may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument, and any of the parties hereto may execute this Amendment Number Three by signing any such counterpart. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties agree this Amendment Number Three, any documents to be delivered pursuant to this Amendment Number Three and any notices hereunder may be transmitted between them by e-mail. The parties intend that electronically imaged signatures such as .pdf files and signatures executed using third party electronic signature capture service providers, which comply with the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, the New York State Electronic Signatures and Records Act or any other similar state law based on the Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, shall constitute original signatures and are binding on all parties. The original documents shall be promptly delivered, if requested.
SECTION 7.    Limited Effect. Except as amended hereby, the Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with its terms. Reference to this Amendment Number Three need not be made in the Agreement or any other instrument or document executed in connection therewith, or in any certificate, letter or communication issued or made pursuant to, or with respect to, the Agreement, any reference in any of such items to the Agreement being sufficient to refer to the Agreement as amended hereby.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and Lender have caused this Amendment Number Three to be executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the Amendment Effective Date.
ROCKET MORTGAGE, LLC,
(Borrower)
By: /s/ Brian Brown
Name: Brian Brown
Title: Treasurer
[Amendment Number Three to Loan and Security Agreement (Citi-Rocket (MSR)) (2023)]




CITIBANK, N.A.
(Lender)
By: /s/ Arunthathi Theivakumaran
Name: Arunthathi Theivakumaran
Title: Vice President
[Amendment Number Three to Loan and Security Agreement (Citi-Rocket (MSR)) (2023)]


EX-31.1 11 a311-q32023rocketcompanies.htm EX-31.1 Document
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
I, Varun Krishna, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Rocket Companies, Inc. (the “Registrant”) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The Registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The Registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 9, 2023
By: /s/ Varun Krishna
Name: Varun Krishna
Title: Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2 12 a312-q32023rocketcompanies.htm EX-31.2 Document
Exhibit 31.2
CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
I, Brian Brown, certify that:
1.I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Rocket Companies, Inc. (the “Registrant”) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2023;
2.Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the Registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.The Registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the Registrant and have:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the Registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
(b)Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated the effectiveness of the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
(d)Disclosed in this report any change in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the Registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.The Registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the Registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 9, 2023
By:
 /s/ Brian Brown
Name: Brian Brown
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-32.1 13 a321-q32023rocketcompanies.htm EX-32.1 Document

Exhibit 32.1

ROCKET COMPANIES, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Varun Krishna, Chief Executive Officer of Rocket Companies, Inc. (the “Company”), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

•the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

•information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of the operations of the Company.


Date: November 9, 2023

By:
/s/ Varun Krishna
Name: Varun Krishna
Title: Chief Executive Officer

The foregoing certification is being furnished as an exhibit to the Report pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K and Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code and, accordingly, is not being filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the Report and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (whether made before or after the date of the Report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing).

EX-32.2 14 a322-q32023rocketcompanies.htm EX-32.2 Document

Exhibit 32.2

ROCKET COMPANIES, INC.
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Brian Brown, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Rocket Companies, Inc. (the “Company”), do hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

•the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the quarter ended September 30, 2023 (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

•information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of the operations of the Company.


Date: November 9, 2023

By: /s/ Brian Brown
Name: Brian Brown
Title: Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

The foregoing certification is being furnished as an exhibit to the Report pursuant to Item 601(b)(32) of Regulation S-K and Section 1350 of Title 18 of the United States Code and, accordingly, is not being filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the Report and is not to be incorporated by reference into any filing of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (whether made before or after the date of the Report, irrespective of any general incorporation language contained in such filing).