Exhibit 10.45

 

AMENDED AND RESTATED GENERAL CONTINUING LIMITED GUARANTY

 

This AMENDED AND RESTATED GENERAL CONTINUING GUARANTY (this “Guaranty”), dated
as of February 18, 2009, is executed and delivered by FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Guarantor”), in favor of WELLS FARGO
FOOTHILL, LLC., a Delaware limited liability company (“Lender”), in light of the
following:

 

WHEREAS, American Business Lending, Inc., a Texas corporation (“Borrower”), and
Lender are parties to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of December 15, 2006
(as amended, restated, modified, renewed or extended from time to time, the
“Loan Agreement”) and certain other Loan Documents, pursuant to which Lender has
agreed to make certain loans or other financial accommodations to or for the
benefit of Borrower;

 

WHEREAS, Borrower has requested Lender to enter into a Third Amendment to Loan
Agreement dated as of February 18, 2009, to be effective as of February 1, 2009
(the “Third Amendment”);

 

WHEREAS, Borrower is a wholly-owned subsidiary of FirstCity Business Lending
Corporation, a Texas corporation, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Guarantor, and therefore Guarantor will benefit by virtue of the continued
financial accommodations extended to Borrower by Lender pursuant to the Loan
Agreement as amended by the Third Amendment;

 

WHEREAS, Guarantor has previously executed and delivered to Lender that certain
General Continuing Limited Guaranty, dated as of February 27, 2007 (the
“Original FCF Guaranty”), pursuant to which Guarantor guaranteed a portion of
Borrower’s Obligations to Lender;

 

WHEREAS, a condition precedent to Lender’s willingness to enter into the Third
Amendment is Guarantor’s agreement to amend and restate the Original FCF
Guaranty to have Guarantor guarantee all of Borrower’s Obligations to Lender,
subject only to the “Guaranty Limitation” (as hereinafter defined); and

 

WHEREAS, in order to induce Lender to enter into the Third Amendment and to
continue to extend to Borrower the additional financial accommodations provided
for in the Loan Agreement as amended by the Third Amendment, Guarantor has
agreed to guaranty the Guarantied Obligations as set forth in this Guaranty.

 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, Guarantor hereby agrees as
follows:

 

1              Definitions and Construction.

 

 (a)          Definitions. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement.
The following terms, as used in this Guaranty, shall have the following
meanings:

 

 “Borrower” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Guaranty.

 

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“Enforcement Costs” has the meaning set forth in Section 12 of this Guaranty.

 

“Guarantied Obligations” means the due and punctual payment of the principal of,
and interest (including any interest that, but for the commencement of an
Insolvency Proceeding, would have accrued) on, any and all premium on, and any
and all fees, costs, indemnities, and expenses incurred in connection with, the
Indebtedness owed by Borrower to Lender or any Bank Product Provider pursuant to
the terms of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document.

 

“Guarantor” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Guaranty.

 

“Guaranty” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Guaranty.

 

“Guaranty Limitation” has the meaning set forth in Section 2 of this Guaranty.

 

“Indebtedness” means any and all obligations (including the Obligations),
indebtedness, or liabilities of any kind or character arising directly or
indirectly out of or in connection with the Loan Agreement or any other Loan
Document, including all such obligations, indebtedness, or liabilities, whether
for principal, interest (including any interest which, but for the provisions of
the Bankruptcy Code, would have accrued on such amounts), premium, reimbursement
obligations, fees, costs, expenses (including attorneys’ fees), or indemnity
obligations, whether heretofore, now, or hereafter made, incurred, or created,
whether voluntarily or involuntarily made, incurred, or created, whether secured
or unsecured (and if secured, regardless of the nature or extent of the
security), whether absolute or contingent, liquidated or imliquidated, or
determined or indeterminate, whether individual or joint liability, and whether
recovery is or hereafter becomes barred by any statute of limitations or
otherwise becomes unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, including any act or
failure to act by Lender or any Bank Product Provider.

 

“Lender” has the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Guaranty.

 

“Loan Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this Guaranty.

 

“Voidable Transfer” has the meaning set forth in Section 9 of this Guaranty.

 

(b)           Construction. Unless the context of this Guaranty clearly requires
otherwise, references to the plural include the singular, references to the
singular include the plural, the terms “includes” and “including” are not
limiting, and the term “or” has, except where otherwise indicated, the inclusive
meaning represented by the phrase “and/or.” The words “hereof,” “herein,”
“hereby,” “hereunder,” and similar terms in this Guaranty refer to this Guaranty
as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Guaranty. Section,
subsection, clause, schedule, and exhibit references herein are to this Guaranty
unless otherwise specified. Any reference in this Guaranty to any agreement,
instrument, or document shall include all alterations, amendments, changes,
extensions, modifications, renewals, replacements, substitutions, joinders, and
supplements, thereto and thereof, as applicable (subject to any restrictions on
such alterations, amendments, changes, extensions, modifications, renewals,
replacements, substitutions, joinders, and supplements set forth herein).
Neither this Guaranty nor any uncertainty or ambiguity herein shall be construed
against Lender or Borrower, whether

 

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under any rule of construction or otherwise. On the contrary, this Agreement has
been reviewed by all parties and shall be construed and interpreted according to
the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to accomplish fairly the purposes
and intentions of all parties hereto. Any reference herein to the satisfaction
or payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations shall mean the payment in full
in cash (or cash collateralization in accordance with the terms of the Loan
Agreement) of all Guarantied Obligations other than any contingent
indemnification Guarantied Obligations and other than any Bank Product
Obligations that, at such time, are allowed by the applicable Bank Product
Provider to remain outstanding and are not required to be repaid or cash
collateralized pursuant to the provisions of the Loan Agreement. Any reference
herein to any Person shall be construed to include such Person’s successors and
assigns. Any requirement of a writing contained herein shall be satisfied by the
transmission of a Record and any Record transmitted shall constitute a
representation and warranty as to the accuracy and completeness of the
information contained therein.

 

2.             Guarantied Obligations. Guarantor hereby irrevocably and
unconditionally guaranties to Lender, for the benefit of Lender and the Bank
Product Providers, as and for its own debt, until final payment in full thereof
has been made, the payment of the Guarantied Obligations, when and as the same
shall become due and payable, whether at maturity, pursuant to a mandatory
prepayment requirement, by acceleration, or otherwise; it being the intent of
Guarantor that the guaranty set forth herein shall be a guaranty of payment and
not a guaranty of collection; provided, however, that in no event shall
Guarantor’s liability hereunder (the “Guaranty Limitation”) exceed the sum of
(i) Five Million No/100 Dollars ($5,000,000.00) and (ii) all of Lender’s
Enforcement Costs..

 

3.             Extension, Modification or Renewal of Guarantied Obligations.
Subject to the Guaranty Limitation, this Guaranty includes any extension,
modification, or renewal of the Guarantied Obligations, or any change of the
interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions of the Guarantied
Obligations. If Guarantor revokes or seeks to revoke this Guaranty, Guarantor
acknowledges and agrees that (a) no such revocation shall be effective until
written notice thereof has been received by Lender, and (b) no such revocation
shall apply to any Guarantied Obligations in existence on such date (including
any subsequent continuation, extension, or renewal thereof, or change in the
interest rate, payment terms, or other terms and conditions thereof).

 

4.             Performance Under this Guaranty. In the event that Borrower fails
to make any payment of any Guarantied Obligations, on or prior to the due date
thereof, Guarantor immediately shall, subject to the Guaranty Limitation, cause
such payment to be made.

 

5.             Primary Obligations. This Guaranty is a primary and original
obligation of Guarantor, is not merely the creation of a surety relationship,
and is an absolute, unconditional, and continuing guaranty of payment and
performance which shall, subject to the Guaranty Limitation, remain in full
force and effect without respect to future changes in conditions. Guarantor
hereby agrees (a) that it is directly, jointly and severally with any other
guarantor of the Guarantied Obligations, liable to Lender, for its benefit and
for the benefit of the Bank Product Providers, (b) that the obligations of
Guarantor hereunder are independent of the obligations of Borrower or any other
guarantor, and (c) that a separate action may be brought against Guarantor,
whether such action is brought against Borrower or any other guarantor or

 

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whether Borrower or any other guarantor is joined in such action. Guarantor
hereby agrees that its liability hereunder shall be immediate and shall not be
contingent upon the exercise or enforcement by Lender or any Bank Product
Provider of whatever remedies Lender or any Bank Product Provider may have
against Borrower or any other guarantor, or the enforcement of any lien or
realization upon any security by Lender or any Bank Product Provider. Guarantor
hereby agrees that any release which may be given by Lender or any Bank Product
Provider to Borrower or any other guarantor shall not release Guarantor.
Guarantor consents and agrees that neither Lender nor any Bank Product Provider
shall be under any obligation to marshal any property or assets of Borrower or
any other guarantor in favor of Guarantor, or against or in payment of any or
all of the Guarantied Obligations.

 

6            Waivers.

 

(a)           To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor
hereby waives: (i) notice of acceptance hereof; (ii) notice of any loans or
other financial accommodations made or extended under the Loan Agreement, or the
creation or existence of any Guarantied Obligations; (iii) notice of the amount
of the Guarantied Obligations, subject, however, to Guarantor’s right to make
inquiry of Lender to ascertain the amount of the Guarantied Obligations at any
reasonable time; (iv) notice of any adverse change in the financial condition of
Borrower or of any other fact that might increase Guarantor’s risk hereunder;
(v) notice of presentment for payment, demand, protest, and notice thereof as to
any instrument among the Loan Documents; (vi) notice of any Default or Event of
Default under the Loan Agreement; and (vii) all other notices (except if such
notice is specifically required to be given to Guarantor under this Guaranty or
any other Loan Documents to which Guarantor is a party) and demands to which
Guarantor might otherwise be entitled.

 

(b)           To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor
hereby waives the right by statute or otherwise to require Lender or any Bank
Product Provider to institute suit against Borrower or to exhaust any rights and
remedies which Lender or any Bank Product Provider has or may have against
Borrower. In this regard, Guarantor agrees that, subject to the Guaranty
Limitation., it is bound to the payment of each and all Guarantied Obligations,
whether now existing or hereafter arising, as fully as if the Guarantied
Obligations were directly owing to Lender or the Bank Product Providers, as
applicable, by Guarantor. Guarantor further waives any defense arising by reason
of any disability or other defense (other than the defense that the Guarantied
Obligations shall have been performed and paid in cash, to the extent of such
payment) of Borrower or by reason of the cessation from any cause whatsoever of
the liability of Borrower in respect thereof.

 

(c)           To the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, Guarantor
hereby
waives: (i) any right to assert against Lender or any Bank Product Provider any
defense (legal or equitable), set-off; counterclaim, or claim which Guarantor
may now or at any time hereafter have against Borrower or any other party liable
to Lender or any Bank Product Provider; (ii) any defense, set-off, counterclaim,
or claim, of any kind or nature, arising directly or indirectly from the present
or future lack of perfection, sufficiency, validity, or enforceability of the
Guarantied Obligations or any security therefor; (iii) any right or defense
arising by reason of any claim or defense based upon an election of remedies by
Lender or any Bank Product Provider; (iv) the benefit of any statute of
limitations affecting Guarantor’s liability hereunder or the enforcement

 

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thereof, and any act which shall defer or delay the operation of any statute of
limitations applicable to the Guarantied Obligations shall similarly operate to
defer or delay the operation of such statute of limitations applicable to
Guarantor’s liability hereunder.

 

(d)         Until such time as all of the Obligations have been finally paid in
full: (i) Guarantor hereby waives and postpones any right of subrogation
Guarantor has or may have as against Borrower with respect to the Guarantied
Obligations; (ii) Guarantor hereby waives and postpones any right to proceed
against Borrower or any other Person, now or hereafter, for contribution,
indemnity, reimbursement, or any other suretyship rights and claims
(irrespective of whether direct or indirect, liquidated or contingent), with
respect to the Guarantied Obligations; and (iii) Guarantor also hereby waives
and postpones any right to proceed or to seek recourse against or with respect
to any property or asset of Borrower.

 

(e)          If any of the Guarantied Obligations or the obligations of
Guarantor under this Guaranty at any time are secured by a mortgage or deed of
trust upon real property, Lender or any Bank Product Provider may elect, in its
sole discretion, upon a default with respect to the Guarantied Obligations or
the obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty, to foreclose such mortgage or
deed of trust judicially or nonjudicially in any manner permitted by law, before
or after enforcing this Guaranty, without diminishing or affecting the liability
of Guarantor hereunder. Guarantor understands that (a) by virtue of the
operation of antideficiency law applicable to nonjudicial foreclosures, an
election by Lender or any Bank Product Provider to nonjudicially foreclose on
such a mortgage or deed of trust probably would have the effect of impairing or
destroying rights of subrogation, reimbursement, contribution, or indemnity of
Guarantor against Borrower or other guarantors or sureties, and (b) absent the
waiver given by Guarantor herein, such an election would estop Lender and the
Bank Product Providers from enforcing this Guaranty against Guarantor.
Understanding the foregoing, and understanding that Guarantor hereby is
relinquishing a defense to the enforceability of this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby
waives any right to assert against Lender or any Bank Product Provider any
defense to the enforcement of this Guaranty, whether denominated “estoppel” or
otherwise, based on or arising from an election by Lender or any Bank Product
Provider to nonjudicially foreclose on any such mortgage or deed of trust.
Guarantor understands that the effect of the foregoing waiver may be that
Guarantor may have liability hereunder for amounts with respect to which
Guarantor may be left without rights of subrogation, reimbursement,
contribution, or indemnity against Borrower or other guarantors or sureties.

 

(f)          Without limiting the generality of any other waiver or other
provision set forth in this Guaranty, Guarantor waives all rights and defenses
that Guarantor may have if all or part of the Guarantied Obligations are secured
by real property. This means, among other things:

 

(i)              Lender or any Bank Product Provider may collect from Guarantor
without first foreclosing on any real or personal property collateral that may
be pledged by Guarantor, Borrower, or any other guarantor.

 

(ii)             If Lender or any Bank Product Provider forecloses on any real
property collateral that may be pledged by Guarantor, Borrower or any other
guarantor:

 

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(1)           The amount of the Guarantied Obligations or any obligations of any
Guarantor in respect thereof may be reduced only by the price for which that
collateral is sold at the foreclosure sale, even if the collateral is worth more
than the sale price.

 

(2)           Lender may collect from Guarantor even if Lender or any Bank
Product Provider, by foreclosing on the real property collateral, has destroyed
any right Guarantor may have to collect from Borrower or any other Guarantor.

 

This is an unconditional and irrevocable waiver of any rights and defenses
Guarantor may have if all or part of the Guarantied Obligations are secured by
real property.

 

(g)           Without limiting the generality of any other waiver or other
provision set forth in this Guaranty, Guarantor waives all rights and defenses
arising out of an election of remedies by Lender or any Bank Product Provider,
even though such election of remedies, such as a nonjudicial foreclosure with
respect to security for the Guarantied Obligations, has destroyed Guarantor’s
rights of subrogation and reimbursement against Borrower by the operation of
applicable law.

 

(h)           Without limiting the generality of any other waiver or other
provision set forth in this Guaranty, Guarantor hereby agrees as follows:

 

(i)                            Lender’s right to enforce this Guaranty is
absolute and is not contingent upon the genuineness, validity or enforceability
of any of the Loan Documents. Guarantor agrees that Lender’s rights under this
Guaranty shall be enforceable even if Borrower had no liability at the time of
execution of the Loan Documents or later ceases to be liable.

 

(ii)                Guarantor agrees that Lender’s rights under the Loan
Documents will remain enforceable even if the amount secured by the Loan
Documents is larger in amount and more burdensome than that for which Borrower
is responsible. The enforceability of this Guaranty against Guarantor shall
continue until all sums due under the Loan Documents have been paid in full and
such enforceability shall not be limited or affected in any way by any
impairment or any diminution or loss of value of any security or collateral for
Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents, from whatever cause, by the
failure of any security interest in any such security or collateral or by any
disability or other defense of Borrower, any other guarantor of Borrower’s
obligations under any other Loan Document, any pledgor of collateral for any
person’s obligations to Lender or any other person in connection with the Loan
Documents.

 

(iii)               Guarantor waives the right to require Lender or any Bank
Product Provider to (A) proceed against Borrower, any guarantor of Borrower’s
obligations under any Loan Document, any other pledgor of collateral for any
person’s obligations to Lender or any Bank Product Provider or any other person
in connection with the Guarantied Obligations, (B) proceed against or exhaust
any other security or collateral Lender or any Bank Product Provider may hold,
or (C) pursue any other right or remedy for Guarantor’s benefit, and agrees that
Lender, on behalf of itself and the Bank Product Providers, may exercise its
right under this Guaranty without taking any action against Borrower, any other
guarantor of Borrower’s obligations under the Loan Documents, any pledgor of
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Lender or any Bank Product Provider or any other person in connection with the
Guarantied Obligations, and without proceeding against or exhausting any
security or collateral Lender or any Bank Product Provider holds.

 

7.             Releases. Guarantor consents and agrees that, without notice to
or by Guarantor and without affecting or impairing the obligations of Guarantor
hereunder, Lender or any Bank Product Provider may, by action or inaction,
compromise or settle, extend the period of duration or the time for the payment,
or discharge the performance of, or may refuse to, or otherwise not enforce, or
may, by action or inaction, release all or any one or more parties to, any one
or more of the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan
Document or may grant other indulgences to Borrower in respect thereof, or may
amend or modify in any manner and at any time (or from time to time) any one or
more of the Loan Agreement or any other Loan Document, or may, by action or
inaction, release or substitute any other guarantor, if any, of the Guarantied
Obligations, or may enforce, exchange, release, or waive, by action or inaction,
any security for the Guarantied Obligations or any other guaranty of the
Guarantied Obligations, or any portion thereof.

 

8.             No Election. Lender and the Bank Product Providers shall have the
right to seek recourse against Guarantor to the fullest extent provided for
herein and no election by Lender or any Bank Product Provider to proceed in one
form of action or proceeding, or against any party, or on any obligation, shall
constitute a waiver of Lender’s or any Bank Product Provider’s right to proceed
in any other form of action or proceeding or against other parties unless
Lender, on behalf of itself and the Bank Product Providers, has expressly waived
such right in writing. Specifically, but without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, no action or proceeding by Lender or any Bank Product Provider under
any document or instrument evidencing the Guarantied Obligations shall serve to
diminish the liability of Guarantor under this Guaranty except to the extent
that Lender and the Bank Product Providers finally and unconditionally shall
have realized payment in full of the Guarantied Obligations by such action or
proceeding.

 

9.             Revival and Reinstatement. If the incurrence or payment of the
Guarantied Obligations or the obligations of Guarantor under this Guaranty by
Guarantor or the transfer by Guarantor to Lender of any property of Guarantor
should for any reason subsequently be declared to be void or voidable under any
state or federal law relating to creditors’ rights, including provisions of the
Bankruptcy Code relating to fraudulent conveyances, preferences, or other
voidable or recoverable payments of money or transfers of property
(collectively, a “Voidable Transfer”), and if Lender is required to repay or
restore, in whole or in part, any such Voidable Transfer, or elects to do so
upon the reasonable advice of its counsel, then, as to any such Voidable
Transfer, or the amount thereof that Lender is required or elects to repay or
restore, and as to all reasonable costs, expenses, and attorneys fees of Lender
related thereto, the liability of Guarantor automatically shall, subject to the
Guaranty Limitation, be revived, reinstated, and restored and shall exist as
though such Voidable Transfer had never been made.

 

10.          Financial Condition of Borrower. Guarantor represents and warrants
to Lender and the Bank Product Providers that it is currently informed of the
financial condition of Borrower and of all other circumstances which a diligent
inquiry would reveal and which bear upon the risk of nonpayment of the
Guarantied Obligations. Guarantor further represents and warrants to Lender and
the Bank Product Providers that it has read and understands the terms and

 

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conditions of the Loan Agreement and each other Loan Document. Guarantor hereby
covenants that it will continue to keep itself informed of Borrower’s financial
condition, the financial condition of other guarantors, if any, and of all other
circumstances which bear upon the risk of nonpayment or nonperformance of the
Guarantied Obligations.

 

11.          Payments; Application. All payments to be made hereunder by
Guarantor shall be made in Dollars, in immediately available funds, and without
deduction (whether for taxes or otherwise) or offset and shall be applied to the
Guarantied Obligations in accordance with the terms of the Loan Agreement.

 

12.          Attorneys Fees and Costs. Guarantor agrees to pay, on demand, all
attorneys fees and all other costs and expenses which may be incurred by Lender
in connection with the enforcement of this Guaranty, irrespective of whether
suit is brought (collectively, the “Enforcement Costs”).

 

13.          Notices. All notices and other communications hereunder to Lender
shall be in writing and shall be mailed, sent, or delivered in accordance
Section 12 of the Loan Agreement. All notices and other communications hereunder
to Guarantor shall be in writing and shall be mailed, sent, or delivered in care
of Borrower in accordance with Section 12 of the Loan Agreement.

 

14.          Cumulative Remedies. No remedy under this Guaranty, under the Loan
Agreement, or any other Loan Document is intended to be exclusive of any other
remedy, but each and every remedy shall be cumulative and in addition to any and
every other remedy given under this Guaranty, under the Loan Agreement, or any
other Loan Document, and those provided by law. No delay or omission by Lender
to exercise any right under this Guaranty shall impair any such right nor be
construed to be a waiver thereof. No failure on the part of Lender to exercise,
and no delay in exercising, any right under this Guaranty shall operate as a
waiver thereof; nor shall any single or partial exercise of any right under this
Guaranty preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any
other right.

 

15.          Severability of Provisions. Each provision of this Guaranty shall
be severable from every other provision of this Guaranty for the purpose of
determining the legal enforceability of any specific provision.

 

16.          Entire Agreement; Amendments. This Guaranty constitutes the entire
agreement between Guarantor and Lender pertaining to the subject matter
contained herein. This Guaranty may not be altered, amended, or modified, nor
may any provision hereof be waived or noncompliance therewith consented to,
except by means of a writing executed by Guarantor and Lender. Any such
alteration, amendment, modification, waiver, or consent shall be effective only
to the extent specified therein and for the specific purpose for which given. No
course of dealing and no delay or waiver of any right or default under this
Guaranty shall be deemed a waiver of any other, similar or dissimilar, right or
default or otherwise prejudice the rights and remedies hereunder.

 

17.          Successors and Assigns. This Guaranty shall be binding upon
Guarantor and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the benefit of the
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the Bank Product Providers; provided, however, Guarantor shall not assign this
Guaranty or delegate any of its duties hereunder without Lender’s prior written
consent and any unconsented to assignment shall be absolutely void. In the event
of any assignment or other transfer of rights by Lender or any Bank Product
Provider, the rights and benefits herein conferred upon Lender and such Bank
Product Provider shall automatically extend to and be vested in such assignee or
other transferee.

 

18.          No Third Party Beneficiary. This Guaranty is solely for the benefit
of Lender, each Bank Product Provider and each of their successors and assigns,
and may not be relied on by any other Person.

 

19.          CHOICE OF LAW AND VENUE; JURY TRIAL WAIVER.

 

THE VALIDITY OF THIS GUARANTY, THE CONSTRUCTION, INTERPRETATION, AND ENFORCEMENT
HEREOF, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO WITH RESPECT TO ALL MATTERS ARISING
HEREUNDER OR RELATED HERETO SHALL BE DETERMINED UNDER, GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

 

THE PARTIES AGREE THAT ALL ACTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS ARISING IN CONNECTION WITH
THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE TRIED AND LITIGATED ONLY IN THE STATE AND, TO THE EXTENT
PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN THE COUNTY OF NEW YORK,
STATE OF NEW YORK; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY SUIT SEEKING ENFORCEMENT AGAINST
ANY COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE BROUGHT, AT LENDER’S OPTION, IN THE
COURTS OF ANY JURISDICTION WHERE LENDER ELECTS TO BRING SUCH ACTION OR WHERE
SUCH COLLATERAL OR OTHER PROPERTY MAY BE FOUND. GUARANTOR AND LENDER WAIVE, TO
THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, ANY RIGHT EACH MAY HAVE TO ASSERT THE
DOCTRINE OF FORUM NON CONVENIENS OR TO OBJECT TO VENUE TO THE EXTENT ANY
PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION 19.

 

GUARANTOR AND LENDER HEREBY WAIVE THEIR RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY
CLAIM OR CAUSE OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUT OF THIS GUARANTY OR ANY OF
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREIN, INCLUDING CONTRACT CLAIMS, TORT CLAIMS,
BREACH OF DUTY CLAIMS, AND ALL OTHER COMMON LAW OR STATUTORY CLAIMS. GUARANTOR
AND LENDER REPRESENT THAT EACH HAS REVIEWED THIS WAIVER AND EACH KNOWINGLY AND
VOLUNTARILY WAIVES ITS JURY TRIAL RIGHTS FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL
COUNSEL. IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION, A COPY OF THIS GUARANTY MAY BE FILED AS A
WRITTEN CONSENT TO A TRIAL BY THE COURT.

 

20.          Counterparts; Telefacsimile Execution. Delivery of an executed
version of this Guaranty by telefacsimile shall be equally as effective as
delivery of an original executed version

 

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of this Guaranty. Any party delivering an executed version of this Guaranty by
telefacsimile also shall deliver an original executed version of this Guaranty
but the failure to deliver an original executed version shall not affect the
validity, enforceability, and binding effect of this Guaranty.

 

21. Amendment and Restatement of Original FCF Guaranty. This Guaranty amends and
restates in its entirety, and supersedes the obligations of Guarantor under, the
Original FCF Guaranty.

 

[Signature page to follow]

 

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed and delivered this Amended and
Restated General Continuing Limited Guaranty as of the date first written above.

 

 

FIRSTCITY FINANCIAL CORPORATION,

 

a Delaware corporation

 

 

 

 

 

By:

 

 

Title:

 

 

[Signature Page to Amended and Restated General Continuing Limited Guaranty]

 

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