EX-10.2



 






Exhibit 10.2



STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENT




BY AND AMONG




CENDANT REAL ESTATE SERVICES GROUP, LLC,




CENDANT REAL ESTATE SERVICES VENTURE PARTNER, INC.,




PHH CORPORATION,




CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION,




PHH BROKER PARTNER CORPORATION,




AND




PHH HOME LOANS, LLC








January 31, 2005




*The term
“Confidential” indicates material that has been omitted and
for which confidential treatment has been requested. All such omitted
material has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.



 









 





Table of Contents




	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE I

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	DEFINITIONS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.1

	 	Definitions
	 	 	1	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 1.2

	 	Interpretation
	 	 	10	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE II

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	EXCLUSIVITY; MARKETING

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.1

	 	Exclusivity; Marketing
	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.2

	 	Termination of Exclusivity
	 	 	11	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.3

	 	Marketing
	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 2.4

	 	Variable Compensation
	 	 	12	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE III

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	LOAN ORIGINATION

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.1

	 	Marketing
	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.2

	 	Mortgage Loan Types
	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.3

	 	Company Origination Channels
	 	 	13	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.4

	 	Mortgage Loan Application Processing
	 	 	16	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.5

	 	Underwriting Guidelines
	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.6

	 	Degree of Care
	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.7

	 	Mortgage Loan Closing
	 	 	17	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.8

	 	Company Personnel
	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.9

	 	Processors
	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.10

	 	Access
	 	 	18	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.11

	 	Maintenance of Licenses
	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.12

	 	Record Keeping
	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.13

	 	Legal and Regulatory Compliance
	 	 	19	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.14

	 	Customer Fees and Charges
	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.15

	 	Pricing Standards
	 	 	20	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 3.16

	 	Service Standards
	 	 	21	 






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IV

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 4.1

	 	Representations
	 	 	22	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE V

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	CENDANT REAL ESTATE COVENANTS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.1

	 	Cendant Real Estate Trade Shows, Conferences and Conventions
	 	 	23	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 5.2

	 	Offline Promotion to Consumers
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VI

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE AND SETTLEMENT SERVICES

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.1

	 	Exclusive Recommended Real Estate Broker
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.2

	 	Commercial Real Estate
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.3

	 	Settlement Services
	 	 	24	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 6.4

	 	REO Services
	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VII

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	CUSTOMER DATA; PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.1

	 	Customer Information
	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 7.2

	 	Compliance with Privacy Requirements
	 	 	25	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE VIII

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	CENDANT FRANCHISEES

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.1

	 	Mortgage Loan Types
	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.2

	 	Origination Channels
	 	 	27	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.3

	 	Mortgage Loan Application Processing
	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.4

	 	Underwriting Guidelines
	 	 	29	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.5

	 	Degree of Care
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.6

	 	Mortgage Loan Closing
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.7

	 	PMC Personnel
	 	 	30	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.8

	 	Processors
	 	 	31	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.9

	 	Maintenance of Licenses
	 	 	31	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.10

	 	Legal and Regulatory Compliance
	 	 	31	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.11

	 	Customer Fees and Charges
	 	 	31	 






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	Section 8.12

	 	Surveys
	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 8.13

	 	MSA Payments
	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE IX

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	FUTURE CENDANT REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE ACQUISITIONS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 9.1

	 	Subsequent Small Corps
	 	 	32	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE X

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	NON-COMPETITION

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.1

	 	PHH Non-Compete
	 	 	35	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.2

	 	No Mortgage Loan Solicitation by PHH
	 	 	37	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 10.3

	 	Cendant Participation
	 	 	37	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XI

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TERMINATION ASSISTANCE

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.1

	 	Termination Assistance Services
	 	 	38	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.2

	 	Development of Transition Plan
	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 11.3

	 	Post-Termination Assistance
	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XII

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	TERM AND TERMINATION

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 12.1

	 	Term
	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 12.2

	 	SRA Termination Event
	 	 	40	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	ARTICLE XIII

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.1

	 	PHH Guarantee
	 	 	41	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.2

	 	Notice of Certain Events
	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.3

	 	Indemnification
	 	 	42	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.4

	 	Lawful Conduct; Severability; Release
	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.5

	 	Confidential Treatment
	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.6

	 	Expenses
	 	 	43	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.7

	 	Confidentiality and No Personal Solicitation
	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.8

	 	Entire Agreement
	 	 	44	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.9

	 	Amendment
	 	 	44	 






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	Section 13.10

	 	Binding Effect
	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.11

	 	Negotiation and Mediation
	 	 	45	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.12

	 	Governing Law
	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.13

	 	Effect of Waiver or Consent
	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.14

	 	Notices
	 	 	46	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.15

	 	No Assignment
	 	 	47	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.16

	 	Benefit of Parties Only
	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.17

	 	No Joint Venture; Legal Entity
	 	 	48	 
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	Section 13.18

	 	Counterparts
	 	 	48	 






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Index of Defined Terms




	 	 	 	 	 
	Additional Services

	 	 	40	 
	Affiliate

	 	 	1	 
	Agreement

	 	 	1	 
	Applicable Requirements

	 	 	2	 
	Brand Franchisee

	 	 	2	 
	Cendant

	 	 	2	 
	Cendant Competitor

	 	 	38	 
	Cendant Customer

	 	 	2	 
	Cendant Employees

	 	 	2	 
	Cendant Entities

	 	 	2	 
	Cendant Indemnitees

	 	 	44	 
	Cendant Indemnitor

	 	 	44	 
	Cendant Member

	 	 	1	 
	Cendant Mobility

	 	 	2	 
	Cendant Mobility Broker Network

	 	 	3	 
	Cendant Mobility Office

	 	 	3	 
	Cendant Owned Real Estate Offices

	 	 	3	 
	Cendant Owned Real Estate Offices Tradenames

	 	 	3	 
	Cendant Real Estate

	 	 	1	 
	Cendant Real Estate Franchisee Brands

	 	 	3	 
	Cendant Real Estate Seller

	 	 	34	 
	Cendant Real Estate Services Division

	 	 	3	 
	Cendant Restricted Brands

	 	 	3	 
	Cendant Websites

	 	 	3	 
	Company

	 	 	1	 
	Company Loan Officers

	 	 	17	 
	Company Pricing

	 	 	14	 
	Competitor Data Point

	 	 	21	 
	Competitors

	 	 	22	 
	Content

	 	 	4	 
	CSSG

	 	 	4	 
	Cure Period

	 	 	12	 
	Customer

	 	 	4	 
	Customer Fees and Charges

	 	 	4	 
	Customer Information

	 	 	15	 
	Customer Payment

	 	 	15	 
	Customer Survey

	 	 	22	 
	Dispute

	 	 	47	 
	Disputing Party

	 	 	47	 






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	Domain Name

	 	 	5	 
	FHLMC

	 	 	18	 
	FNMA

	 	 	18	 
	Franchisee Customer

	 	 	5	 
	Franchisee Customer Survey

	 	 	33	 
	Franchisee Key Customer Question

	 	 	34	 
	Franchisee Key Referral Question

	 	 	34	 
	Franchisee Mortgage Content

	 	 	29	 
	Franchisee Referral Survey

	 	 	33	 
	Franchisee Surveys

	 	 	33	 
	Franchisee Telephone Lines

	 	 	28	 
	Guarantee

	 	 	43	 
	Guarantee Amount

	 	 	15	 
	HMDA

	 	 	7	 
	Hyperlink

	 	 	6	 
	Information Security Program

	 	 	6	 
	Interagency Guidelines

	 	 	28	 
	Internet

	 	 	6	 
	Internet Customer Payment

	 	 	17	 
	Key Customer Question

	 	 	22	 
	Key Referral Question

	 	 	22	 
	Losses

	 	 	44	 
	Managing Member

	 	 	6	 
	Mediation Request

	 	 	47	 
	Mortgage Content

	 	 	16	 
	Mortgage Lending Law

	 	 	6	 
	Mortgage Loan

	 	 	7	 
	Mortgage Loan Disclosure

	 	 	7	 
	Mortgage Loan Documents

	 	 	7	 
	Mortgage Loan Pricing

	 	 	7	 
	Mortgage Loan Types

	 	 	7	 
	MSA

	 	 	7	 
	Non-Competitive

	 	 	22	 
	Nonperformance Jurisdiction

	 	 	12	 
	NRT

	 	 	7	 
	Operating Agreement

	 	 	7	 
	Origination Channels

	 	 	8	 
	Other Origination Channels

	 	 	13	 
	Parties

	 	 	1	 
	Party

	 	 	1	 
	PHH

	 	 	1	 
	PHH Affiliates

	 	 	43	 






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	PHH Data Point

	 	 	21	 
	PHH Entities

	 	 	8	 
	PHH Indemnitees

	 	 	44	 
	PHH Indemnitor

	 	 	44	 
	PHH Member

	 	 	1	 
	PIMI Origination Channel

	 	 	8	 
	Pipeline Loans

	 	 	43	 
	PLS

	 	 	26	 
	PMC

	 	 	1	 
	PMC Mortgage Loan Types

	 	 	8	 
	PMC Pricing

	 	 	28	 
	PMC Underwriting Guidelines

	 	 	31	 
	Point of Sale Origination Channel

	 	 	8	 
	Pre-Approval Decision

	 	 	9	 
	Premier Agent Program

	 	 	9	 
	Pricing Occurrence

	 	 	21	 
	Pricing Ratio

	 	 	22	 
	Privacy Requirements

	 	 	27	 
	Private Label Business Channel

	 	 	9	 
	Programs

	 	 	22	 
	Purchase Price

	 	 	34	 
	Qualifying Target

	 	 	34	 
	Qualifying Target EBITDA Multiple

	 	 	35	 
	Qualifying Target Mortgage Business

	 	 	34	 
	Rates

	 	 	21	 
	Referral Agent

	 	 	22	 
	Referral Survey

	 	 	22	 
	Rules

	 	 	47	 
	Settlement Services

	 	 	10	 
	Small Corp Notification

	 	 	34	 
	Small Corps

	 	 	10	 
	SRA Termination Event

	 	 	42	 
	STARS

	 	 	10	 
	Survey Failure

	 	 	23	 
	Surveys

	 	 	22	 
	Telephone Lines

	 	 	14	 
	Termination Assistance Period

	 	 	40	 
	Termination Assistance Services

	 	 	40	 
	URL

	 	 	10	 
	Venture Underwriting Guidelines

	 	 	18	 
	Website

	 	 	10	 
	World Wide Web

	 	 	11	 






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This STRATEGIC RELATIONSHIP AGREEMENT, dated as of January 31, 2005 (this “Agreement”),
is by and among Cendant Real Estate Services Group, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(“Cendant Real Estate”), Cendant Real Estate Services Venture Partner, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the “Cendant Member”), PHH Corporation, a Maryland corporation (“PHH”),
Cendant Mortgage Corporation, a New Jersey corporation (to be renamed “PHH Mortgage Corporation”)
(“PMC”), PHH Broker Partner Corporation, a Maryland corporation (the “PHH Member”)
and PHH Home Loans, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”). Each of
Cendant Real Estate, the Cendant Member, PHH, PMC, the PHH Member and the Company is sometimes
referred to herein as a “Party” and, collectively, as the “Parties.”



W I T N E S S E T H:



WHEREAS, the PHH Member and the Cendant Member formed the Company on November 3, 2004, for the
principal purpose of originating and selling mortgage loans sourced through Cendant’s residential
real estate brokerage and corporate relocations businesses and from employees of Cendant and its
Subsidiaries, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement and the Operating
Agreement; and


WHEREAS, this Agreement sets forth, among other things, certain matters related to the
business relationship among the Parties.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual representations, warranties, covenants,
promises and agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally
bound, hereby agree as follows:



ARTICLE I




DEFINITIONS



Section 1.1      Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall each have
the meaning set forth in this Article (unless the context otherwise requires). All capitalized
terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning assigned to them in the Operating
Agreement.


“Additional Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(b).


“Affiliate” means, when used with reference to a specific Person, any Person that,
directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under
common control with such specific Person. For the avoidance of doubt, neither the Company nor any
of the “Brand Franchisees” shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Cendant or any of Cendant’s
Affiliates.


“Agreement” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.


“Applicable Requirements” means, as of the time of reference, collectively, (A) with
respect to the Mortgage Loans, all of the following: (i) all contractual



 









 




obligations, including those contractual obligations contained in this Agreement, in any agreement with any investor or
insurer or in the applicable Mortgage Loan; (ii) all applicable federal, state and local legal and
regulatory requirements (including statutes, rules, administrative interpretations, regulations and
ordinances), including all Mortgage Lending Laws; (iii) all other applicable requirements and
guidelines of each investor, insurer, governmental agency, board, commission, instrumentality and
other governmental body or office having jurisdiction; (iv) all other applicable judicial and
administrative judgments, orders, stipulations, awards, writs and injunctions; and (v) the
reasonable and customary mortgage origination practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which make mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans in the jurisdictions in which the
related mortgaged properties are located; and (B) the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977, as
amended.


“Brand Franchisee” means any residential real estate brokerage business that (i)
operates under a Cendant Real Estate Franchisee Brand and (ii) is not owned by Cendant Real Estate
or any of its Subsidiaries; provided, that the Parties acknowledge that the “Sotheby’s
International Realty” brand may not be included in this definition for certain aspects of this
Agreement.


“Cendant” means Cendant Corporation, a Delaware corporation.


“Cendant Competitor” has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1(c).


“Cendant Customer” means any customer of the Cendant Entities or any of their
respective Subsidiaries; provided, however, that for purposes of this Agreement the
term “Cendant Customer” shall not include any Brand Franchisee or any employee or independent sale
associate thereof acting in such capacity.


“Cendant Employees” means, collectively, all U.S.-based employees of Cendant and its
Subsidiaries.


“Cendant Entities” means, collectively, Cendant Real Estate and the Cendant Member.


“Cendant Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3(a).


“Cendant Indemnitor” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3(b).


“Cendant Member” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.


“Cendant Mobility” means Cendant Mobility Services Corporation, a Delaware Corporation.


“Cendant Mobility Broker Network” means the network of real estate brokers who have
executed agreements with Cendant Mobility to assist customers of Cendant Mobility clients in
acquiring or disposing of a home.



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“Cendant Mobility Office” means any office comprising part of Cendant’s corporate
relocation business, including, without limitation, any office of Cendant Mobility or any of its
Subsidiaries.


“Cendant Owned Real Estate Office” means any residential real estate brokerage office
owned as of the date hereof or acquired or opened hereafter by Cendant Real Estate or one of its
Subsidiaries, including, without limitation, NRT.


“Cendant Owned Real Estate Offices Tradenames” means, collectively, the real estate
brand names or trade names owned or licensed as of the date hereof or acquired or licensed
hereafter by Cendant Real Estate or one of its Subsidiaries under which the Cendant Owned Real
Estate Offices operate, including those brand names and trade names listed in Exhibit A.


“Cendant Real Estate” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.


“Cendant Real Estate Franchisee Brands” means, collectively, the real estate brand
names or trade names owned or licensed as of the date hereof or acquired or licensed hereafter by
the franchisor Subsidiaries of Cendant Real Estate or one of its Subsidiaries, including those
brand names and trade names listed in Exhibit B; provided, that the Parties
acknowledge that the “Sotheby’s International Realty” brand may not be included in this definition
for certain aspects of this Agreement.


“Cendant Real Estate Services Division” means (i) the residential and commercial real
estate brokerage business owned and operated by NRT and its Subsidiaries; (ii) the relocation
business owned and operated by Cendant Mobility and its Subsidiaries; and (iii) the Settlement
Services business owned and operated by CSSG and its Subsidiaries (it being understood that for all
purposes of this Agreement, the Cendant Real Estate Services Division shall not include Century 21
Real Estate LLC, Coldwell Banker Real Estate Corporation, ERA Franchise Systems, Inc. and Sotheby’s
International Realty Affiliates, Inc.).


“Cendant Restricted Brands” means the “Sotheby’s International Realty” trade name and
any other real estate brand name or trade name that may be licensed or acquired by Cendant or any
of its Subsidiaries but which has not been licensed to PMC or an Affiliate thereof pursuant to
either the License Agreement or a similar agreement between Cendant or an Affiliate thereof, on the
one hand, and PMC or an Affiliate thereof, on the other hand.


“Cendant Websites” means (i) all Websites operated by, or on behalf of, any of the
Cendant Owned Real Estate Offices or the Cendant Mobility Offices and (ii) all Cendant Owned Real Estate Offices Tradename Websites and Cendant Real Estate
Franchisee Brand Websites operated by Cendant Real Estate, Cendant Mobility, or a Subsidiary
thereof, in either case through which inquiries or applications for Mortgage Loans may be made. For
the avoidance of doubt, the term “Cendant Websites” shall not include any Website operated by, or
on behalf of, any Brand Franchisee.


“Company” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.



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“Company Loan Officers” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(b)(i).


“Company Pricing” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.2(a).


“Competitor Data Point” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(a).


“Competitors” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(c)(ii).


“Content” means, with respect to any Person, all content which such Person has created
or may hereafter create, has licensed or may hereafter license, or has acquired or may hereafter
acquire, in any form and in any medium now known or hereafter developed, including: (a) art,
audiovisual works, animations, cartoons, characters, choreography, compilations, collective works,
computer software and programs, data, designs, emblems, films, film clips, graphics, images,
illustrations, likenesses, literary works, logos, motion pictures, musical compositions, music
videos, performances, photographs, pictorial works, songs, song lyrics, sound recordings, scripts,
screenplays, templates, text, video recordings, copyrightable subject matter, works of authorship,
trade secrets (including customer and vendor lists), and other proprietary rights; (b) all rights
under copyright and moral rights associated with the foregoing; (c) all copyrightable derivative
works, enhancements, improvements, modifications, updates, new releases or other revisions of the
foregoing; (d) all publicity rights or privacy rights (or waivers or quitclaims thereof) of any
person or entity, and (e) all rights corresponding to the foregoing throughout the world.


“CSSG” means Cendant Settlement Services Group LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company.


“Cure Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).


“Customer” means any individual who contacts the Company, whether in person, by mail,
phone, via the Internet (including by electronic mail), or otherwise, or who is so contacted by the
Company, about the possibility of obtaining a Mortgage Loan through the Company, or who otherwise
obtains a Mortgage Loan from or through the Company.


“Customer Fees and Charges” means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, an amount equal
to the sum of: (i) all reasonable charges or fees paid or incurred by the Mortgage Loan originator
for taking the Mortgage Loan application, locking-in Mortgage Loan Pricing, surveys, title insurance premiums, appraisal fees, abstract
and attorneys’ fees, recording or registration charges, escrow fees, document preparation fees,
credit report charges, tax service fees and similar charges, and all other reasonable and customary
third-party charges for settlement services contracted for and permitted by applicable law related
to the origination of a Mortgage Loan; and (ii) all origination and discount points or other
similar amounts described in the Mortgage Loan Pricing for such Mortgage Loan.


“Customer Information” means any personally identifiable information or records in any
form (written, electronic, or otherwise) relating to a Customer, including a



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Customer’s name, address, telephone number, electronic mail address, loan number, loan payment history, delinquency
status, insurance carrier or payment information, tax amount or payment information, the fact that
the Customer has a relationship with the Company or the Cendant Entities or the Brand Franchisees
or their respective Affiliates and any other personally identifiable information.


“Customer Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(i)(C).


“Customer Survey” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(a).


“Dispute” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.11(a).


“Disputing Party” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.11(b).


“Domain Name” means the unique name that identifies an Internet site.


“FHLMC” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.


“FNMA” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.


“Franchisee Customer” means any customer of a Brand Franchisee that contacts PMC or an
Affiliate thereof, whether in person, by mail, phone, via the Internet (including by electronic
mail), or otherwise, or who is so contacted by PMC or such Affiliate, about the possibility of
obtaining a Mortgage Loan through PMC or an Affiliate thereof, or who otherwise obtains a Mortgage
Loan from or through PMC or an Affiliate thereof.


“Franchisee Customer Survey” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.12.


“Franchisee Key Customer Question” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.12.


“Franchisee Key Referral Question” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.12.


“Franchisee Mortgage Content” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.2(a)(ii)(A).


“Franchisee Referral Survey” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.12.


“Franchisee Surveys” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.12.


“Franchisee
Telephone Lines” has the meaning set forth in
Section 8.2(a)(i)(A).


“Guarantee” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(a).


“Guarantee Amount” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(i)(C).



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“HMDA” has the meaning set forth in the definition of “Mortgage Lending Law.”


“Hyperlink” means an electronic link providing direct access from one distinctively
marked place in a World Wide Web page to another place in the same or a different World Wide Web
page.


“Information Security Program” means the Company’s information security program to (i)
insure the security and confidentiality of Customer Information, (ii) protect against any
anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of the Customer Information and (iii)
protect against unauthorized access to or use of the Customer Information that could result in
substantial harm or inconvenience to any Customer.


“Interagency Guidelines” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b).


“Internet” means the electronic communications network that connects computer networks
and organizational computer facilities around the world.


“Internet Customer Payment” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(ii)(D).


“Key Customer Question” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(a).


“Key Referral Question” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(a).


“Losses” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3(a).


“Managing Member” means the PHH Member or such other member as may replace the PHH
Member as managing member pursuant to the Operating Agreement.


“Mediation Request” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.11(b).


“Mortgage
Content” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.3(a)(ii)(A).


“Mortgage Lending Law” means any federal, state or local constitution, statute, rule,
regulation, order or similar legal or regulatory requirement applicable to: the communication with,
and marketing directed toward Mortgage Loan customers; the application process for Mortgage Loans;
the Pre-Approval Decision process; the processing of Mortgage Loan applications; the communication
to the customer of a Mortgage Loan underwriting decision; the closing and funding of a Mortgage
Loan; and the preparation, execution and delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents and Mortgage Loan
Disclosures. Mortgage Lending Laws include, but are not limited to, the following: (i) the record
keeping and reporting requirements of the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (“HMDA”); (ii) the
Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act and Regulation X (24 C.F.R. Part 3500); (iii) the Fair
Housing Act; (iv) the Fair Credit Reporting Act; (v) the Flood Disaster Protection Act; (vi) the
Truth-in-Lending Act and (Regulation Z); (vii) the



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National Housing Act; (viii) the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act; (ix) the Equal Credit Opportunity Act and (Regulation B); (x) any usury laws or
regulations; and (xi) the Homeowner’s Protection Act.


“Mortgage Loan” means a mortgage loan (including a home equity line of credit)
evidenced by one or more promissory notes and secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on one or more
residential real estate properties.


“Mortgage Loan Disclosure” shall mean any disclosure, notice or other document or
statement that, according to a Mortgage Lending Law, must be provided to a customer by or on behalf
of the Person originating the Mortgage Loan in connection with the origination, closing and funding
of a Mortgage Loan or an application for a Mortgage Loan.


“Mortgage Loan Documents” means the Mortgage Instruments, Mortgage Notes and
Assignments.


“Mortgage Loan Pricing” means the interest rates, discount points, loan origination
fees, loan application fee, closing costs and other associated cost elements for a Mortgage Loan.


“Mortgage Loan Types” means the various types of Mortgage Loans offered by the Company
from time to time.


“MSA” shall have the meaning set forth in the Operating Agreement.


“Non-Competitive” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).


“Nonperformance Jurisdiction” has the meaning set forth in Section 2.2(a).


“NRT” means NRT Incorporated, a Delaware corporation.


“Operating Agreement” means the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company
Operating Agreement of the Company, dated as of January 31, 2005, as it may be amended from time to
time.


“Origination Channels” means the PIMI Origination Channel, Point of Sale Origination
Channel and the Other Origination Channels, together with any improvements made thereto from time
to time.


“Other Origination Channels” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.1.


“Party” or “Parties” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.


“PHH” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.


“PHH Affiliates” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.1(a).


“PHH Data Point” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(a).



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“PHH Entities” means, collectively, PHH, PMC and the PHH Member.


“PHH Indemnitees” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3(b).


“PHH Indemnitor” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.3(a).


“PHH Member” has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.


“PIMI Origination Channel” means the system of exclusive and dedicated toll-free
telephone lines, Websites, World Wide Web pages, electronic mail addresses, or other means of
remote electronic communication established from time to time to meet the Mortgage Loan needs of
the Customers and Franchisee Customers.


“Pipeline Loans” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(c).


“PLS” has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.


“PMC” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.


“PMC Mortgage Loan Types” means the various types of Mortgage Loans now or hereafter
offered by PMC and its Affiliates.


“PMC Pricing” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.1.


“PMC Underwriting Guidelines” has the meaning set forth in Section 8.4.


“Point of Sale Origination Channel” means the system, including related software,
hardware and other facilities (including Telephone Lines, Websites, World Wide Web pages,
electronic mail addresses, or other means of communication) established from time to time to meet
the Mortgage Loan needs of Customers through Company Loan Officers located in or near Cendant Owned
Real Estate Offices and other field locations. The “Point of Sale Origination Channel” shall
include the origination channel referred to as the “My Choice” origination channel whereby loan
officers can take Mortgage Loan applications and submit them through the PIMI Origination Channel,
or through processing systems used in the PIMI Origination Channel.


“Pre-Approval Decision” means the process by which (i) the Company or PMC, as the case
may be, requests certain information from a Customer or Franchisee Customer, as the case may be,
and, with such customer’s permission, obtains a credit report on such customer; (ii) the Company or
PMC, as the case may be, analyzes the information provided by the Customer or Franchisee Customer,
as the case may be, and the credit report and (iii) then advises the Customer or Franchisee
Customer, as the case may be, whether or not it is likely that he or she will be approved for a
Mortgage Loan and, if so, the maximum amount of such Mortgage Loan.


“Premier Agent Program” means a program sponsored by PMC whereby certain real estate
agents whose real estate sales performances (based on buyer controlled sales, gross commission
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their option) to participate in a program in which PMC provides certain resources, including telephone services (800 numbers and
priority handling), personalized marketing materials and post-closing customer gifts.


“Pricing Occurrence” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(a).


“Pricing Ratio” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(b).


“Privacy Requirements” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(b).


“Private Label Business Channel” means PHH’s and its Affiliates’ lending partners, the
financial institutions, the depository institution Subsidiaries of the foregoing and the investment
securities brokers/dealers utilizing a private label telemarketing program for first lien mortgage
loans.


“Programs” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(c)(i).


“Purchase Price” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).


“Qualifying Target” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).


“Qualifying Target EBITDA Multiple” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a)(i).


“Qualifying Target Mortgage Business” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).


“Rates” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.15(a).


“Referral Agent” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(a)


“Referral Survey” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(a).


“Rules” has the meaning set forth in Section 13.11(b).


“Settlement Services” means the provision of title, closing, escrow or search-related
services for residential real estate transactions and all other mortgage-related transactions
(including, without limitation, first mortgage loans, second mortgage loans, home equity lines of
credit, other home equity loans and refinance transactions), including the issuance of title
insurance policy (including title search procedures), property tax tracking service and closing
escrow service; provided, however, that Settlement Services shall not include, by way
of example, credit review services, appraisal review services or flood zone determinations for
properties.


“Small Corp Notification” has the meaning set forth in Section 9.1(a).


“Small Corps” means, collectively, the companies listed in Exhibit C.


“SRA Termination Event” has the meaning set forth in Section 12.2(a).



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“STARS” means Speedy Title and Appraisal Review Services LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company.


“Survey Failure” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(b).


“Surveys” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.16(a).


“Telephone Lines” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3(a)(i)(A).


“Termination Assistance Period” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(a).


“Termination Assistance Services” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.1(a).


“URL” means the address of a computer or a document on the Internet that consists of a
communications protocol followed by a colon and two slashes (as http://), the identifier of a
location of computer, or a path through a directory to a file.


“Venture Underwriting Guidelines” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.5.


“Website” means a group of World Wide Web pages containing Hyperlinks to each other.


“World Wide Web” means the part of the Internet designed to allow easier navigation
through the use of graphical user interfaces and Hyperlinks between different URLs.


Section 1.2      Interpretation. Each definition in this Agreement includes the singular
and the plural, and reference to the neuter gender includes the masculine and feminine where
appropriate. References to any statute or Treasury Regulations means such statute or regulations
as amended at the time and include any successor legislation or regulations. The word “including”
or any variations thereof means “including, without limitation” and shall not be construed to limit
any general statement that it follow to the specific or similar items or matters immediately
following it. The headings to the Articles and Sections are for convenience of reference and shall
not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement. Except as otherwise stated, reference
to Articles, Exhibits, Sections and Schedules mean the Articles, Exhibits, Sections and Schedules
of this Agreement. The Exhibits and Schedules are hereby incorporated by reference into and shall
be deemed a part of this Agreement.



ARTICLE II




EXCLUSIVITY; MARKETING




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Section 2.1      Exclusivity; Marketing.


(a)           The Cendant Entities hereby agree that, except as set forth below or elsewhere in this
Agreement, the Cendant Real Estate Services Division shall exclusively recommend the Company as
provider of Mortgage Loans to (a) the independent sales associates affiliated with a Cendant Entity
or any Subsidiary thereof (provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, this clause (a) shall not
include any independent sale associate of a Brand Franchisee acting in such capacity), (b) all
Cendant Customers, and (c) all Cendant Employees. The Cendant Entities further agree that the
Cendant Real Estate Services Division shall actively and exclusively promote the
Company and its Mortgage Loan origination services to Cendant Customers and Cendant Employees;
provided, however that:



(i)      the Cendant Real Estate Services Division shall not be required, in any
manner whatsoever, to condition doing business with a customer on such customer
obtaining a Mortgage Loan from, having to contact, or having to agree to be
contacted by, the Company; and



(ii)      the Company and PMC acknowledge that neither Cendant nor any of its
Affiliates have the right to co-brand with a Person that is not a Cendant
Affiliate the “Sotheby’s International Realty” name and mark and that all
marketing materials directed to the customers of the Sotheby’s brand will be
branded as “PHH Home Loans.”


(b)           For the avoidance of doubt, for purposes of this Section 2.1, the “Cendant Real Estate
Services Division” shall not include Cendant’s and its Affiliates’ hospitality services business,
including the business of selling vacation ownership and fractional ownership interests, or any
successor business thereto.


Section 2.2      Termination of Exclusivity. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Agreement:


(a)           The Cendant Entities shall have the right to terminate the exclusivity provisions of
Section 2.1, following notice and an opportunity to cure within the applicable Cure Period set
forth below, (i) if the Company is prohibited by law, regulation, rule, order or other legal or
regulatory restriction, or for any other reason, from performing its origination function in any
jurisdiction (the “Nonperformance Jurisdiction”), but in such case exclusivity shall only be
terminated with respect to the Nonperformance Jurisdiction; (ii) in the event there is a material
violation or breach by PHH or any of its respective Affiliates (including the PHH Member acting in
any capacity whatsoever, including as Managing Member) of any representation, warranty, covenant or
other agreement contained in this Agreement or any other Transaction Document; or (iii) upon the
occurrence of a “PHH Regulatory Event” or a “Company Regulatory Event,” as each are defined in the
Operating Agreement. The “Cure Period” shall be (x) in the case of (ii) and (iii) above,
thirty (30) calendar days after notice of such event has been provided by any of the Cendant
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however, that PHH shall have an additional
thirty (30) day cure period (other than in respect of breaches resulting from payment defaults) if
it is diligently pursuing a cure and the Cendant Member, in its reasonable judgment, believes that
the event will be cured within such extension period, and (y) in the case of (i) above, ninety (90)
calendar days after notice of such event has been provided by any of the Cendant Entities to the
PHH Entities; provided, however, that PHH shall have an additional thirty (30) day
cure period if it is diligently pursuing a cure and the Cendant Member, in its reasonable judgment,
believes that the event will be cured within such extension.


(b)           The exclusivity provisions of Section 2.1 shall not be applicable to any Cendant Owned
Real Estate Office or Cendant Mobility Office acquired by Cendant Real Estate, Cendant Mobility or
any of their respective Subsidiaries after the date hereof, which at the time of such acquisition
is subject to an agreement, arrangement or understanding with respect to the origination of
Mortgage Loans for customers of such office that would conflict with the provisions of this
Agreement; provided, however, that nothing in this Section 2.2(b) shall affect any of
the obligations of the Parties pursuant to Article IX hereof.


Section 2.3      Marketing. The Cendant Entities shall, and shall cause their Subsidiaries
to, cooperate with and support the Company in the marketing of Mortgage Loans through the
Origination Channels to Cendant Customers and Cendant Employees, and arrange for the Company to
have reasonable access thereto. Cendant Real Estate shall make information provided by the Company
related to the Origination Channels available to its and its Subsidiaries’ employees, sales agents
and sales associates and provide other information to its sales agents and sales associates with
respect to such Origination Channels as Cendant Real Estate may deem appropriate in its sole
discretion. Cendant Real Estate shall use its commercially reasonable best efforts to ensure that
each Cendant Owned Real Estate Office and Cendant Mobility Office, and their respective office
managers, agents and sales associates, to the fullest extent practicable, market the goods and
services which are the subject of the Origination Channels, it being understood that such
“commercially reasonable best efforts” shall not include taking actions against any sales
associates which Cendant Real Estate reasonably believes will have any negative impact on its
business.


Section 2.4      Variable Compensation. Without reimbursement by any PHH Entity or the
Company, Cendant Real Estate may pay, or cause to be paid, to each NRT and/or Cendant Mobility
office manager that is an employee of Cendant Real Estate or a Subsidiary thereof a variable
component of annual compensation, which component may be based on either (i) the volume of Mortgage
Loans originated by such manager’s Cendant Owned Real Estate Office or Cendant Mobility Office, as
the case may be, (ii) penetration rate of Mortgage Loans, or (iii) any other measure;
provided, however, that Cendant shall have sole control over determining the form of
such program and the right to modify or terminate any such program at any time, so long as such
program is replaced with another program, policy or arrangement that, in Cendant’s sole and
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ARTICLE III




LOAN ORIGINATION



The Company shall, and the PHH Member shall cause the Company to, operate in accordance with
the provisions of this Article III.


Section 3.1      Marketing. The Company shall market the PIMI Origination Channel, Point of
Sale Origination Channel and any other origination channels that may be developed by the Company
(“Other Origination Channels”), at its expense, to Cendant Customers and Cendant Employees,
and shall secure, at its expense, such forms of insurance coverage and other protection from
liability as is customary in the industry for similar originators of Mortgage Loans, including but
not limited to insurance coverage and protections from liability for the acts or failures of its
employees, officers, agents and other representatives.


Section 3.2      Mortgage Loan Types.


(a)           The Company shall offer to the Customers a variety of Mortgage Loan Types in order to
permit Customers to select a Mortgage Loan Type best suited to their financial needs. The Company
shall be responsible for developing the various Mortgage Loan Types and establishing the Mortgage
Loan Pricing associated therewith (the “Company Pricing”); provided, however,
that the Company shall offer to the Customers the full range of Mortgage Loan Types that are
currently offered or may in the future be offered by PHH or any of its Affiliates to their
customers.


(b)           From time to time, the Cendant Entities may request that a Mortgage Loan Type not offered
by the Company be made available to Customers pursuant to this Agreement and the Company shall,
and the PHH Member shall cause the Company to, make such Mortgage Loan Type available to Customers.
Upon such request, the Parties shall mutually agree upon the cost allocation of the set-up and
processing functions to be implemented by the Company and the PHH Entities to accommodate the
Cendant Entities’ request. The Parties acknowledge that the typical start-up time necessary for
any such product is 6 to 8 weeks from the time the Parties mutually agree to make such product
available.


Section 3.3      Company Origination Channels.


(a)           PIMI Origination Channel. The Company’s PIMI Origination Channel shall be operated
in accordance with the provisions of this Section 3.3(a).



(i)      Telephone Lines.



(A)      The Company shall provide to the Cendant Owned Real Estate Offices,
Cendant Mobility Offices and participants in the Cendant Real Estate Services
Division’s Premier Agent Program, dedicated and exclusive toll-free telephone
lines established and



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operated at the expense of and by the Company (“Telephone
Lines”), which the Company reasonably believes are adequate to meet the
reasonably anticipated needs of the current and prospective Customers.



(B)      Trained Company personnel shall answer Telephone Lines in the name of (i)
the appropriate Cendant Owned Real Estate Offices Tradename, if such Telephone
Line has been assigned to a Cendant Owned Real Estate Office; provided,
however, that the Telephone Lines dedicated to a Cendant Owned Real Estate
Office operating under a Cendant Restricted Brand shall be answered in the name of
“PHH Home Loans,” (ii) “PHH Home Loans,” if such Telephone Line has been assigned
to a Cendant Mobility Office, (iii) the appropriate Small Corps entity, if such
Telephone Line has been assigned to the Point of Sale Origination Channel, or (iv)
the appropriate Cendant Owned Real Estate Offices Tradename, if such Telephone
Line has been assigned to the Premier Agent Program, as the case may be. Such
personnel shall explain to the Customer, as appropriate: (a) the procedure to be
followed in obtaining a Mortgage Loan; (b) the various Mortgage Loan Types
available and their associated Mortgage Loan Pricing; and (c) their short- and
long-term financial implications. Such personnel shall provide counsel and advice
to the Customer as to the Mortgage Loan Types that might best serve the Customer’s
needs, including answering any questions the Customer might have regarding the
process.



(C)      The Company shall provide each Customer who utilizes the Telephone Lines
with a same day Pre-Approval Decision and Guarantee. A “same day” Pre-Approval
Decision and Guarantee means that the Company will provide the Customer with a
Pre-Approval Decision during the same day the Customer provided the Company with
the information requested from the Customer for purposes of making a Pre-Approval
Decision for that Customer or, if the Company does not provide the Customer with
such a Pre-Approval Decision, the Company will promptly pay the Customer the
Guarantee Amount (a “Customer Payment”). The Cendant Entities and their
respective Subsidiaries shall have the right to publicize and advertise to their
customers the availability of such Pre-Approval Decisions and Guarantees in
accordance with all Mortgage Lending Laws. For purposes of this Agreement, the
“Guarantee Amount” shall mean an amount equal to the higher of (a) $250 and
(b) such other amount as may be offered by PMC or any Affiliate thereof to
customers under a similar program (exclusive of client subsidized programs).



(D)      The Company will provide to Customers for whom it has made a Pre-Approval
Decision and which Customer is likely to be approved for a Mortgage Loan
information tailored to the Customer’s individual circumstances. Such information
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Mortgage Loan the Customer may qualify for if an appropriate property securing the Mortgage
Loan is identified and all information submitted is verified.



(ii)      Internet.



(A)      The Company will take applications for Mortgage Loans via the Internet.
In order to accomplish this, the Company will provide each operator of a Cendant
Website with Hyperlinks to such Content as the Company reasonably believes is
adequate to meet the reasonably anticipated needs of the current and prospective
Customers (the “Mortgage Content”). The Cendant Entities shall, and shall
cause their respective Subsidiaries to, embed such Hyperlinks prominently in a
consumer oriented and contextually relevant position on each Cendant Website. The
Parties will cooperate in structuring and embedding such Hyperlinks so that, by
clicking on the Hyperlink at the Cendant Websites, the Customer will be
immediately transferred to the Mortgage Content via the Internet. Except in the
case of Cendant Restricted Brands, such Mortgage Content will be presented by the
Company in such a way that it will appear as if it were on a World Wide Web page
or series of World Wide Web Pages on the Cendant Website from which the Hyperlink
originated to the extent it is consistent with Applicable Requirements to do so.
The form and substance of such World Wide Web pages will be subject to the prior
written consent of the Cendant Entities. In order to improve the graphical
compatibility of the Cendant Websites and the Company’s sites, the Company and the
Cendant Entities will consult with each other when developing or modifying such
World Wide Web pages, and also when considering the design of future releases of
their respective Websites. The Company shall not permit the Mortgage Content
accessed by Customers via Hyperlinks from the Cendant Websites contemplated by
this Agreement to display any advertising, except in such instances where the
Cendant Entities have provided their prior written consent to such advertising.



(B)      The Mortgage Content will include information about the Mortgage Loans
and Mortgage Loan Types, Mortgage Loan calculators, counseling regarding down
payments and Mortgage Loan affordability, pre-qualification tools to be used by
consumers and Mortgage Loan application modules. The Company will ensure that a
Customer shall be able to complete and submit a Mortgage Loan application by means
of the Mortgage Content without any other contact with the Company.



(C)      Customers utilizing the Mortgage Content to initiate the Mortgage Loan
process will be offered the option of communicating with a processing team or
other persons contemplated in



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Section 3.9 of this Agreement, either by electronic mail or by telephone, or by a combination of electronic mail and telephone.



(D)      Each Customer initiating the origination process via the Internet shall
receive a Pre-Approval Decision within 24 hours of the time such Customer either
(i) submits a complete Mortgage Loan application via the Mortgage Content, or (ii)
first speaks with a Company loan consultant by telephone after submitting certain
information not constituting a complete Mortgage Loan application through the
Mortgage Content, or the Company shall promptly pay the Customer the Guarantee
Amount (the “Internet Customer Payment”).


(b)           Point of Sale Origination Channel.



(i)      Cendant Real Estate shall have the right to request at any time that the
Company designate a specific number of loan officers (“Company Loan
Officers”) to be located in and around any Cendant Owned Real Estate Office
and other field locations identified by Cendant Real Estate, provided that the
number of Company Loan Officers requested shall be commercially reasonable. The
Company shall use reasonable best efforts to satisfy any such request within 90
days after it is first delivered in writing to the Company.



(ii)      Company Loan Officers will be Company employees and will take loan
applications from Customers in a face-to-face setting, unless Cendant Real Estate
and the Company agree otherwise. Company Loan Officers will promptly transmit
applications taken in a face-to-face setting to the Company via the Point of Sale
Origination Channel, unless Cendant Real Estate and the Company agree otherwise.
The Company shall provide dedicated Telephone Lines for Company Loan Officers that
use the “My Choice” origination channel described in the definition of “Point of
Sale Origination Channel.”



(iii)      The Company shall pay Cendant Real Estate a fee for the lease or
sublease of the office space occupied by any Company Loan Officer in any Cendant
Owned Real Estate Office, in each case as set forth in the Master Sublease
Agreement, as defined in the Operating Agreement.


Section 3.4      Mortgage Loan Application Processing. For each Customer who applies for a
Mortgage Loan through the origination channels described in Section 3.3, the Company shall arrange
for the receipt by the Customer, as promptly as practicable under the circumstances, and in any event in
accordance with applicable law, of (i) the Mortgage Loan application for the Customer to review and
sign, accompanied by a request for appropriate Customer documents and (ii) all Mortgage Loan
Disclosures. In addition, and to the extent required or permitted under the Venture Underwriting
Guidelines, as applicable, the Company shall: (i) verify the Customer’s credit history; (ii)



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obtain an appraisal or other appropriate valuation of the real property that will secure the Customer’s
Mortgage Loan; (iii) cause to be conducted a review of or report on the status of the legal title
to the real property prepared by either (A) CSSG, if the Company is permitted to make the service
provider decision under Applicable Requirements, or (B) a qualified title company or other entity
acceptable to the PHH Member and the Cendant Member, if the Company does not make the service
provider decision; (iv) evaluate the Customer’s employment history; (v) evaluate any information
provided with respect to the Customer by a Cendant Entity or any of their respective Subsidiaries,
(vi) perform such other underwriting functions as the Company deems appropriate, all in accordance
with the Venture Underwriting Guidelines; and (vii) communicate a loan decision or counteroffer to
the Customer in accordance with all applicable laws.


Section 3.5      Underwriting Guidelines. The Company shall develop appropriate underwriting
guidelines for each Mortgage Loan Type (the “Venture Underwriting Guidelines”), which
Venture Underwriting Guidelines shall be consistent with the underwriting guidelines followed by
PHH and its Affiliates in connection with Mortgage Loans offered to their own customers for the
same products in the same geographic area and at the same time. Unless the Venture Underwriting
Guidelines specify otherwise for specific Mortgage Loan Types, all Mortgage Loans shall be
underwritten in accordance with the standards of the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
(“FHLMC”), the Federal National Mortgage Association (“FNMA”) and other applicable
federal agencies providing standards for the sale of loans in the secondary market for mortgage
loans. The Company shall issue approval letters on those applications which generally satisfy the
Venture Underwriting Guidelines.


Section 3.6      Degree of Care. The Company shall perform the origination, processing,
underwriting, approval, closing, shipping, and other origination services on all Mortgage Loans in
all material respects in accordance with all Mortgage Lending Laws and with no less degree of care
than PMC or any of its Affiliates exercises in originating Mortgage Loans for its own account or
the account of any third party with a similar regulatory profile, provided, that in no event
shall the Company exercise a lesser degree of care than PMC exercised in originating Mortgage Loans
prior to the Closing Date.


Section 3.7      Mortgage Loan Closing. The Company shall use its best efforts to complete
the processing and closing of all Mortgage Loans originated pursuant to this Agreement in the time
frame requested by the Customer at the time of submission of the Mortgage Loan application. The
Company shall: (i) prepare all required Mortgage Loan closing documents in accordance with all
applicable Mortgage Lending Laws; (ii) arrange for their execution by the Customer; (iii) provide
the Customer with a copy of the Company’s privacy policy in accordance with the Privacy
Requirements; and (iv) arrange for the Mortgage Loan closing. All Mortgage Loans shall be closed
in the name of the Company or the name under which the Company is doing business in the appropriate
jurisdiction. On purchase money Mortgage Loans, the Company shall meet the closing date set by the
Customer or the Company shall reduce the interest rate payable on that Customer’s Mortgage Loan by
one-eighth percent (1/8%) for the life of loan. For refinance loans, the Company shall use its
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into consideration factors such as periods of high volume loan refinance
activity (as substantiated by the Refinance Application Index as promulgated by the Mortgage
Bankers Association)) to perform its obligations hereunder to complete the processing and closing
within sixty (60) days from the date of application.


Section 3.8      Company Personnel.


(a)           The Company will provide, supervise and make available such personnel as are reasonably
necessary to carry out the Company’s obligations under this Agreement. Such personnel, including
rate lock personnel, shall be available between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Eastern time,
or such additional hours as may be required by operating conditions and requested by the Cendant
Entities, on Business Days. Such personnel, excluding rate lock personnel, shall also be
available, as needed, to process Mortgage Loans and contact Customers, between the hours of 10 a.m.
and 7 p.m., Eastern time, or such additional hours as may be required by operating conditions and
requested by the Cendant Entities, on Saturdays and Sundays, except in those instances where a
Saturday falls on or near a national holiday and the Company provides reasonable advance notice to
Cendant Real Estate in writing that its facilities will be closed on any such day.


(b)           The Company shall at all times permit employees of Cendant Real Estate and its
Subsidiaries access to the Company’s offices (including offices where it conducts Mortgage Loan
origination services) during the Company’s working hours to observe the origination, processing and
closing of the Mortgage Loans. The Company shall, at its expense, make available all customary,
reasonable office space, facilities, and equipment for such employees. The salaries, travel,
subsistence and other related expenses for such employees shall be borne by Cendant Real Estate.


Section 3.9      Processors. The Company shall cause each Customer who makes an application
for a Mortgage Loan to be processed through any of the origination channels described in Section
3.3 to be served by a processing team or other persons employed by the Company and determined by
the Company to be most efficient under the circumstances. The Company shall cause each such
processing team or other persons to serve the Customer throughout the entire process of Mortgage
Loan application, processing, underwriting and closing, and to use best efforts to meet the
Customer’s closing date.


Section 3.10      Access. At any time, upon the Cendant Member’s request, the Company shall
afford to the officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives of any of the
Cendant Entities, as well as any regulatory officials with regulatory authority over any of the
Cendant Entities or their respective Affiliates, access to all its properties, books, contracts,
commitments, records, officers, employees, accountants, counsel and other representatives.
Furthermore, each of the Company, the PHH Member and PMC, at their sole cost and expense, shall
make available, or cause to be made available, to the Cendant Member all information concerning the
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Section 3.11      Maintenance of Licenses. The Company shall, at its own cost and expense,
obtain and maintain any and all licenses and registrations, and cause each of its employees to
obtain any and all licenses and registrations, that are necessary or desirable in the performance
of the Mortgage Loan origination services to be provided by the Company pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement.


Section 3.12      Record Keeping.


(a)           The Company shall maintain at all times a system that tracks accurately and verifiably the
number and dollar volume of Mortgage Loans originated by the Company and the Company’s revenue and
expense items including income and net profits.


(b)           The Parties shall develop and maintain commercially reasonable, appropriate and
cost-effective voice, data, facsimile and e-mail processes and systems to support communication
between them. Each Party shall pay the costs it incurs in developing such communications.


Section 3.13      Legal and Regulatory Compliance.


(a)           Actions taken or not taken by the Company, and all communications made by the Company, in
each case when performing its obligations under this Agreement shall comply in all material
respects with the requirements of all applicable Mortgage Lending Laws.


(b)           Actions taken or not taken by any of the Cendant Entities, and all communications made by
any of them, in each case when performing its obligations under this Agreement, shall comply in all
material respects with the requirements of applicable Mortgage Lending Laws.


(c)           The Company shall keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises in the state of
its incorporation except as permitted herein or in the Operating Agreement, and will obtain and
preserve its qualifications to do business as a foreign entity in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and/or
to perform its duties under this Agreement.


(d)           The Company shall not engage in activities in performing origination services hereunder
that generally would be reasonably likely to be determined by the relevant regulatory agency to be
prohibited as “predatory.”


(e)           Each of the Company and PMC shall promptly inform the Cendant Member in writing of any
notices, inquiries or other communications, written or oral, received by the Company, or by PMC or
the PHH Member, respectively, with respect to any material legal, administrative, arbitral or other
proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or regulatory investigations or findings with respect
to Mortgage Loans originated, closed and funded by the Company or any action or omission of the
Company in connection therewith.



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(f)           Any fine, penalty, levy or restitution ordered by any such federal or state body that
would give rise to indemnity by a PHH Entity pursuant to Section 13.3 of this Agreement shall be
paid by PHH or, if a Cendant Entity or any Affiliate thereof shall have paid any such amount, PHH
shall immediately reimburse the Cendant Member for such amount.


Section 3.14      Customer Fees and Charges.


(a)           At the closing of any Mortgage Loan and at such other times as may be customary, the
closing agent may collect from the Customer and forward to the Company the Customer Fees and
Charges for such Mortgage Loan.


(b)           The amount, payor and payee of any Customer Fees and Charges shall be described in the
Mortgage Loan Disclosures in accordance with the Mortgage Lending Laws. The Company shall retain
and distribute the Customer Fees and Charges to third parties, including settlement service
providers, in accordance with applicable law, this Agreement and the arrangements governing such
relationships. The Company covenants and agrees that the payment of Customer Fees and Charges to
third parties shall be made in a timely manner and in accordance with payment terms governing such
relationships.


Section 3.15      Pricing Standards.


(a)           On Friday of each week, PMC shall cause its pricing department to conduct a survey of
interest rates, inclusive of points and fees (“Rates”), in the relevant marketplaces for
Wednesday of that week, offered by the Competitors for each of the Programs. Each Rate applicable
for each Program of each Competitor shall be charted as a “Competitor Data Point.” Also on
Friday of each week, PMC shall chart the Rates offered to customers of the Private Label Business
Channel for substantially similar Programs on Wednesday of that week (each, a “PHH Data
Point”) against the corresponding Competitor Data Points. Each instance in which the PHH Data
Point reflects a higher Rate than the corresponding Competitor Data Point shall be deemed to be a
“Pricing Occurrence.” There will initially be eighty (80) Competitor Data Points and sixteen (16) PHH Data Points for each
bi-monthly period (assuming eight-week bi-monthly periods). At the end of each bi-monthly period,
PMC shall review the number of Pricing Occurrences for the previous period and shall deliver to the
Cendant Member a written report detailing the Competitor Data Points, PHH Data Points and Pricing
Occurrences for such bi-monthly period together with all other relevant market and other data for
such bi-monthly period so as to enable the Cendant Member to review the competitiveness of the
Company’s pricing over such bi-monthly period.


(b)           In the event the ratio (expressed as a percentage) obtained by dividing the total number
of Pricing Occurrences by the total number of Competitor Data Points (the “Pricing Ratio”)
is *CONFIDENTIAL.




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*The term
“Confidential” indicates material that has been omitted and
for which confidential treatment has been requested. All such omitted
material has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.






 




(c)      For purposes of this Agreement:



(i)      “Programs” shall mean collectively, the programs listed in
Schedule 3.15(c)(i) hereto; provided, however, that such list
may be modified by the Cendant Entities from time to time in their sole discretion
by giving written notice to PMC; provided further, however,
that such list may not be so modified by the Cendant Entities more than twice in
any twelve-month period; and



(ii)      “Competitors” shall mean, collectively, the five (5) Persons
listed in Schedule 3.15(c)(ii) hereto; provided, however,
that such list may be modified by the Cendant Entities from time to time in their
sole discretion by giving written notice to PMC; provided further,
however, that such list may not be so modified by the Cendant Entities more
than twice in any twelve-month period.


Section 3.16      Service Standards.


(a)           With respect to all closed Mortgage Loans, the Company shall conduct a survey of the
related Customer contemporaneously with the closing (the “Customer Survey”) and a survey of
the Cendant Employee or independent sales associates affiliated with the Cendant Entity (the
“Referral Agent”) that referred such Customer (the “Referral Survey” and, together
with the Customer Survey, the “Surveys”) for the purpose of assessing overall satisfaction
levels relating to the Company’s performance as loan originator. The Company shall administer such
Surveys and shall provide the results of the Surveys to the Cendant Member on a monthly basis.
Schedule 3.16(a) hereto sets forth an example of the content of such Surveys;
provided, however, that the Cendant Entities shall have the right to amend such
Surveys from time to time in their sole discretion; provided further, however, that (i) the Referral Survey shall always contain the question
“would you recommend a PHH Home Loan Mortgage Loan to another client?” (the “Key Referral
Question”), and (iii) the Customer Survey shall always contain the question “Would you
recommend [us] to a friend/another person?” (the “Key Customer Question”). The Cendant
Entities shall (A) have the right to review and audit all Survey responses at any time, and (B)
have the right, but not the obligation, to disseminate such Surveys once annually at its option.


(b)     
     The Company shall maintain a
*CONFIDENTIAL or greater rate of customer satisfaction on Customer
Surveys received during each calendar month as measured by the percentage of positive responses to
the Key Customer Question and a *CONFIDENTIAL or greater rate of satisfaction on Referral Surveys
received during each calendar month as measured by the percentage of positive responses to the Key
Referral Question (the failure of either or both Survey(s) to obtain such satisfaction level in a
given month, a “Survey Failure”). The Parties hereby agree that failure to maintain either
satisfaction level shall result in damage amounts to be payable by the Company upon demand in
immediately available funds, in the manner set forth in Schedule 3.16(b) hereto.




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*The term
“Confidential” indicates material that has been omitted and
for which confidential treatment has been requested. All such omitted
material has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.






 




(c)           Notwithstanding paragraph (b) above, during any calendar month during which PHH and its
Subsidiaries experience a volume of loan refinance activity which
exceeds an average level of *CONFIDENTIAL
for such month on the Refinance Application Index promulgated by the Mortgage Bankers Association,
the satisfaction levels required for all purposes under paragraph (b) with respect to Surveys
conducted for such month shall be *CONFIDENTIAL for the Customers
Surveys and *CONFIDENTIAL for the Referral Surveys.


(d)           A “PHH Material Breach,” as defined in Section 8.1(c) of the Operating Agreement, shall be
deemed to have occurred (it being understood and agreed that such breach is not curable) if the
Company shall fail to maintain a satisfaction rate of at least *CONFIDENTIAL for either of the Customer
Surveys or the Referral Surveys for nine (9) consecutive months; provided, that if during
any such month, refinance activity meets the level described in paragraph (c) above, the Company
shall only be required to achieve an *CONFIDENTIAL satisfaction rate for the Referral Surveys and the
Customer Surveys for such month.



ARTICLE IV




REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES



Section 4.1      Representations. Each of the Cendant Entities hereby represents and
warrants to the PHH Entities, and each of the PHH Entities and the Company hereby represents and
warrants to the Cendant Entities, as of the date hereof and throughout the term of this Agreement,
that:


(a)           Such Party is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership or business trust duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization. Such Party has full right, power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement and to perform each of its obligations hereunder.


(b)           All necessary action, corporate or otherwise, on the part of such Party necessary to
authorize the execution and delivery by such Party of this Agreement and the performance by such
Party of its obligations hereunder has been taken, and no further action on the part of such Party
is necessary for such authorization. This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by such Party and (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other
Parties), constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of such Party enforceable against such
Party in accordance with its terms.


(c)           No consent, approval or authorization of, or filing or registration with, any governmental
or regulatory authority or any other Person (other than such as have been obtained or made by such
Party) is required to be made or obtained by such Party in connection with the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
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*The term
“Confidential” indicates material that has been omitted and
for which confidential treatment has been requested. All such omitted
material has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.






 




(d)           Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement by such Party nor the consummation by
such Party of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor compliance by such Party with any of the
terms or provisions hereof, will (i) conflict with or result in a breach of any provision of the
certificate of incorporation, by-laws or similar governing documents of such Party or (ii) assuming
the consents, permits, authorizations, approvals, filings and registrations previously disclosed in
writing by such Party to the other Parties are obtained or made (x) violate any statute, code,
ordinance, rule, regulation, judgment, order, write, decree or injunction applicable to such Party
or any of its properties or assets or (y) violate, conflict with, result in a breach of any
provisions of, constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time, or both,
would constitute a default) under, result in the termination of, accelerate the performance
required by, or result in a right of termination or acceleration or the creation of any encumbrance
upon any of the properties or assets of such Party under, any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, deed of trust, license, lease, agreement or
other instrument or obligation to which such Party is a party, or by which its properties or assets
may be bound or affected, except, in the case of clause (ii), for such violations, conflicts,
breaches or defaults which, either individually or in the aggregate, would not prevent or
materially hinder or delay such Party’s ability to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby
or perform its obligations hereunder.



ARTICLE V




CENDANT REAL ESTATE COVENANTS



Section 5.1      Cendant Real Estate Trade Shows, Conferences and Conventions.


(a)           Cendant Real Estate shall use reasonable efforts to reserve for the Company and PMC (and
not any other Mortgage Loan originator), at each real estate business trade show and Cendant
Mobility Conference which Cendant Real Estate or any of its Affiliates organizes: (1) no less than
two standard sized booths at a mutually agreeable location prominent to visitors to such trade
shows and international business conferences, subject to the same terms and conditions (including
registration and other fees) applicable to other participants; and (2) a meaningful opportunity for
a Company representative to speak at break-out sessions (if any) during such conferences for such
amount of time as shall be mutually agreed upon by Cendant Real Estate and PMC.


(b)           Cendant Real Estate shall provide to the Company, and not any other Mortgage Loan
originator, the opportunity (at no charge to the Company) for a senior member of the Company’s (or
PMC’s) management to speak at the annual real estate brokerage convention/conference and annual
Cendant Mobility conference sponsored by Cendant Real Estate or its Affiliates, subject to Cendant
Real Estate’s approval of individual and script. The Company and PMC shall abide by all reasonable
rules established by Cendant Real Estate for each such convention or conference, including payment
of any non-speaking fees charged to other participants and attendees.



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(c)           Cendant Real Estate shall provide to the Company (subject to the payment of any fees
charged to other event sponsors) a “premier” (or the highest level that may exist) sponsorship at
all national conventions and regional or local conferences under the control of Cendant Real Estate
that relate to the real estate brokerage business or the corporate relocation business.


(d)           At the Cendant Member’s request, the Company shall direct Company representatives (in such
number and of such seniority as the Cendant Member may reasonably request) to attend, at the
Company’s expense, such real estate business or corporate relocation business conventions, trade
shows, conferences, meetings and seminars as Cendant may designate from time to time.


Section 5.2      Offline Promotion to Consumers.


Cendant Real Estate shall provide the opportunity to advertise the mortgage products and
services offered by the Company in all Cendant Owned Real Estate Offices Tradename publications at
Cendant Real Estate’s most favorable pricing, but never below the actual cost incurred by Cendant
Real Estate and its Affiliates in connection therewith. Cendant Real Estate will have sole
discretion to control positioning and content of advertising of the Company in its publications,
provided however, the Company shall not be treated less favorably than other
advertisers paying similar prices for advertisement in such publications.



ARTICLE VI




REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE AND SETTLEMENT SERVICES



Section 6.1      Exclusive Recommended Real Estate Broker.


PHH shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, adopt such internal policies and procedures as
shall be reasonably necessary so that Cendant Real Estate shall be the exclusive recommended real
estate firm for employees of PHH or any of its Subsidiaries and for all customers of PHH or any of
its Subsidiaries other than any such customers who are subject to any other venture agreement with
a third party.


Section 6.2      Commercial Real Estate.


PHH shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use Cendant Real Estate on all commercial real
estate transactions where a Cendant commercial real estate agent is available, except for
transactions in progress as of the date of this Agreement.


Section 6.3      Settlement Services.


PHH shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to (i) recommend CSSG as provider of Settlement
Services (including, without limitation, on all transactions where PHH or one of its Subsidiaries
has the option to choose the provider of such services, all closings
by mail, all *CONFIDENTIAL and all search products such as Property and Judgment Reports), (ii)
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*The term
“Confidential” indicates material that has been omitted and
for which confidential treatment has been requested. All such omitted
material has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.






 




whenever PHH or one of its Subsidiaries has the option to choose
the title or escrow agent and, in the applicable jurisdiction, CSSG either provides such services
or receives compensation in connection with such services or both, and (iii) recommend CSSG as
provider of Settlement Services to private label solutions (“PLS”) partners and the Small
Corps; provided, however, that: (a) during the first eighteen (18) months after the
date of this Agreement, CSSG shall provide all such services at the pricing levels which existed
immediately prior to execution of this Agreement (and, thereafter, agree to most favored nation
status for such pricing); and (b) within one hundred eighty (180) days from the date of this
Agreement, Cendant Real Estate shall cause CSSG to provide most favored nation status on service
level agreements and processes that are consistent with existing CSSG service levels. PHH shall
not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, enter into any arrangement that provides for a party
other than CSSG to provide the products and services set forth in (i) above to PHH’s customers or
its PLS partners’ customers, unless such PLS partner requires an alternative provider as a
condition to entering into or renewing such arrangement with PHH or such Subsidiary and then only
after CSSG has been afforded the opportunity to present its service offerings to such PLS partner.


Section 6.4      REO Services. PHH shall, and shall cause its asset management vendors
(i.e., attorneys, REO property managers and/or realtors) to utilize, where Cendant has a
Brand Franchisee or an NRT office providing such services, such Brand Franchisee and/or NRT office
for any and all real estate owned assets of PHH, provided that such Brand Franchisees and/or
NRT shall adhere to performance standards substantially similar to those common in the industry.



ARTICLE VII




CUSTOMER DATA; PRIVACY REQUIREMENTS



Section 7.1      Customer Information. Subject to such rights as any Person may acquire in
any Customer Information of any Customer as a result of owning the servicing rights with respect to
a Mortgage Loan to such Customer, the Company and PMC acknowledge and agree that, as between the
Company, PMC, and the Cendant Entities, the Cendant Entities are the owner of all rights in
Customer Information provided by the Cendant Entities to the Company pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement or any other Transaction Document. Nothing contained herein shall be construed as
granting the Company or PMC or any Affiliate thereof any rights, express or implied to such
Customer Information other than those rights necessary to the conduct, promotion or attainment of
the business purposes of the Company specified herein or in Section 2.5(a) of the Operating
Agreement.


Section 7.2      Compliance with Privacy Requirements.


(a)           In connection with the origination of Mortgage Loans, each of the Company and PMC shall
comply with the Privacy Requirements, subject to (i) the mandatory compliance date of such Privacy
Requirements and (ii) the applicability of such Privacy Requirements to the Company or PMC, as the
case may be. The foregoing obligation to comply with the Privacy Requirements may include the
following:



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(i)      the Company shall not disclose any Customer Information to any person or
entity, other than to the extent necessary to carry out Mortgage Loan origination
services, and for no other purpose. The Company shall ensure that each person or
entity to whom or to which the Company intends to disclose Customer Information
shall, prior to any such disclosure of information, agree to: (A) keep
confidential any such Customer Information and (B) use or disclose such Customer
Information only to the extent necessary to carry out Mortgage Loan origination
services;



(ii)      the Company shall not use Customer Information for any purpose,
including the marketing of products or services to, or the solicitation of
business from Customers. The Company may use the Customer Information to the
extent necessary to carry out the Company’s express obligations under the
Transaction Documents;



(iii)      The Company shall assess, manage, and control risks relating to the
security and confidentiality of Customer Information, shall implement the
standards relating to such risks in the manner set forth in the FFIEC Interagency
Guidelines Establishing Standards for Safeguarding Customer Information set forth
in 12 CFR Parts 30, 208, et al, and shall maintain at all times an Information
Security Program;



(iv)      without limiting the scope of the above, the Company shall use at least
the same physical and other security measures to protect all Customer Information
in the Company’s possession or control, as PHH uses for its own confidential and
proprietary information.


(b)           “Privacy Requirements” means (a) Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 15 U.S.C.
§ 6801 et seq.; (b) the applicable federal regulations implementing such act and codified at 12 CFR
Parts 40, 216, 332, and/or 573; (c) Interagency Guidelines Establishing Standards For Safeguarding
Borrower Information proposed on June 26, 2000, unless and until such proposed guidelines are
superseded by final guidelines (such proposed and/or final guidelines and/or rules, the
“Interagency Guidelines”); and (d) other applicable federal, state and local laws, rules,
regulations, and orders relating to the privacy and security of Customer Information.



ARTICLE VIII




CENDANT FRANCHISEES



PMC shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, abide by the following provisions of this
Article VIII in connection with its provision of Mortgage Loan services to Brand Franchisees and
their customers in connection with the Program contemplated by the MSA:



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Section 8.1      Mortgage Loan Types. PMC shall offer to the Franchisee Customers a variety
of PMC Mortgage Loan Types in order to permit Franchisee Customers to select a PMC Mortgage Loan
Type best suited to their financial needs. PMC shall be responsible for developing the various PMC
Mortgage Loan Types to be available to Franchisee Customers and establishing the Mortgage Loan
Pricing associated therewith (the “PMC Pricing”); provided, however, that
PMC shall offer to the Franchisee Customers the full range of Mortgage Loan Types that are
currently offered or may in the future be offered by PHH or any of its Affiliates to their other
customers.


Section 8.2      Origination Channels.


(a)           PIMI Origination Channel. PMC’s PIMI Origination Channel shall be operated in
accordance with the provisions of this Section 8.2(a) in connection with the origination of
Mortgage Loans for Franchisee Customers.



(i)      Telephone Lines.



(A)      PMC shall provide to the Brand Franchisees dedicated and exclusive
toll-free telephone lines established and operated at the expense of and by PMC
(“Franchisee Telephone Lines”), which PMC reasonably believes are adequate
to meet the reasonably anticipated needs of the current and prospective Franchisee
Customers.



(B)      Trained PMC personnel shall answer Franchisee Telephone Lines in the name
of the appropriate Cendant Real Estate Franchisee Brand; provided,
however, that the Telephone Lines dedicated to the Brand Franchisees
operating under a Cendant Restricted Brand shall be answered in the name of “PHH
Mortgage.” Such personnel shall explain to the Franchisee Customer, as
appropriate: (a) the procedure to be followed in obtaining a Mortgage Loan; (b)
the various Mortgage Loan Types available and their associated Mortgage Loan
Pricing; and (c) their short- and long-term financial implications. Such
personnel shall provide counsel and advice to the Franchisee Customer as to the
Mortgage Loan Types that might best serve the Franchisee Customer’s needs,
including answering any questions the Franchisee Customer might have regarding the
process.



(C)      PMC shall provide each Franchisee Customer who utilizes the Franchisee
Telephone Lines with a same day Pre-Approval Decision and Guarantee. A “same day”
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Customer with a Pre-Approval Decision during the same day the Franchisee Customer
provided PMC with the information requested from the Franchisee Customer for
purposes of making a Pre-Approval Decision for that Franchisee Customer or, if PMC
does not provide the Franchisee Customer with such Pre-Approval Decision, PMC will
promptly pay the Customer the Guarantee Amount. The Brand Franchisees shall have
the right to publicize and advertise to their customers the availability of such
Pre-Approval Decisions and Guarantees in accordance with all Mortgage Lending
Laws.



(D)      PMC will provide to Franchisee Customers for whom it has made a
Pre-Approval Decision and which Franchisee Customer is likely to be approved for a
Mortgage Loan information tailored to the Franchisee Customer’s individual
circumstances. Such information will be designed to enable the Franchisee
Customer to determine the nature of the Mortgage Loan the Franchisee Customer may
qualify for if an appropriate property securing the Mortgage Loan is identified
and all information submitted is verified.



(ii)      Internet.



(A)      PMC will take applications for Mortgage Loans from Franchisee Customers
via the Internet. In order to accomplish this, PMC will provide each operator of
a Cendant Real Estate Franchisee Brand Website with Hyperlinks to such Content as
PMC reasonably believes is adequate to meet the reasonably anticipated needs of
the current and prospective Franchisee Customers (the “Franchisee Mortgage
Content”). By clicking on the Hyperlink at the Cendant Real Estate Franchisee
Brand Websites, the Franchisee Customer will be immediately transferred to the
Franchisee Mortgage Content via the Internet. Except in the case of Cendant
Restricted Brands, such Franchisee Mortgage Content will presented by the Company
in such a way that it will appear as if it were on a World Wide Web page or series
of World Wide Web Pages on the Cendant Real Estate Franchisee Brand Website from
which the Hyperlink originated to the extent it is consistent with Applicable
Requirements to do so. The form and substance of such World Wide Web pages will be
subject to the prior written consent of the Cendant Entities. In order to improve
the graphical compatibility of the Franchisee Websites and PMC’s sites, PMC and
the Cendant Entities will consult with each other when developing or modifying
such World Wide Web pages, and also when considering the design of future releases
of their respective Websites. PMC shall not permit the Franchisee Mortgage
Content accessed by Franchisee Customers via Hyperlinks from the Cendant Real
Estate Franchisee Brand Websites contemplated by this Agreement to display any
advertising, except in such instances where the Cendant Entities have provided
their prior written consent to such advertising.



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(B)      The Franchisee Mortgage Content will include information about the
Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Loan Types, Mortgage Loan calculators, counseling
regarding down payments and Mortgage Loan affordability, pre-qualification tools
to be used by consumers and Mortgage Loan application modules. PMC will ensure
that a Franchisee Customer shall be able to complete and submit a Mortgage Loan
application by means of the Franchisee Mortgage Content without any other contact
with the Company.



(C)      Franchisee Customers utilizing the Mortgage Content to initiate the
Mortgage Loan process will be offered the option of communicating with a
processing team or other persons contemplated in Section 8.8 of this Agreement,
either by electronic mail or by telephone, or by a combination of electronic mail
and telephone.



(D)      Each Franchisee Customer initiating the origination process via the
Internet shall receive a Pre-Approval Decision within 24 hours of the time such
Franchisee Customer either (i) submits a complete Mortgage Loan application via
the Mortgage Content, or (ii) first speaks with a PMC loan consultant by telephone
after submitting certain information not constituting a complete Mortgage Loan
application through the Mortgage Content, or PMC shall promptly pay the Franchisee
Customer the Guarantee Amount.


Section 8.3      Mortgage Loan Application Processing. For each Franchisee Customer who
applies for a Mortgage Loan through the origination channels described in Section 8.2, PMC shall
arrange for the receipt by the Franchisee Customer, as promptly as practicable under the
circumstances, and in any event in accordance with applicable law, of (i) the Mortgage Loan
application for the Franchisee Customer to review and sign, accompanied by a request for
appropriate Franchisee Customer documents and (ii) all Mortgage Loan Disclosures. In addition, and
to the extent required or permitted under PMC Underwriting Guidelines, as applicable, PMC shall
communicate a loan decision or counteroffer to the Franchisee Customer in accordance with all
applicable laws.


Section 8.4      Underwriting Guidelines. PMC shall develop appropriate underwriting
guidelines for each PMC Mortgage Loan Type available to Franchisee Customers (the “PMC
Underwriting Guidelines”), which PMC Underwriting Guidelines shall be consistent with the
underwriting guidelines followed by PHH and its Affiliates in connection with Mortgage Loans
offered to their own customers for the same products in the same geographic area and at the same
time. Unless the PMC Underwriting Guidelines specify otherwise for specific PMC Mortgage Loan
Types, all Mortgage Loans shall be underwritten in accordance with the standards of FHLMC, FNMA and
other applicable federal agencies providing standards for the sale of loans in the secondary market
for mortgage loans. PMC shall issue approval letters on those applications which generally satisfy
the PMC Underwriting Guidelines.



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Section 8.5      Degree of Care. PMC and its Affiliates shall perform the origination,
processing, underwriting, approval, closing, shipping, and other origination services on all
Mortgage Loans in all material respects in accordance with all Mortgage Lending Laws and with no
less degree of care than PMC or any of its Affiliates exercises in originating other Mortgage Loans
for its own account or the account of any third party with similar regulatory profile,
provided that in no event shall PMC exercise a lesser degree of care than it exercised in
originating Mortgage Loans prior to the Closing Date.


Section 8.6      Mortgage Loan Closing. PMC shall use its best efforts to complete the
processing and closing of all Mortgage Loans originated pursuant to this Article VIII in the time
frame requested by the Franchisee Customer at the time of submission of the Mortgage Loan
application. PMC shall: (i) prepare all required Mortgage Loan closing documents in accordance
with applicable Mortgage Lending Laws; (ii) arrange for their execution by the Franchisee
Customer; (iii) provide the Franchisee Customer with a copy of PMC’s
privacy policy in accordance with the Privacy Requirements; and (iv) arrange for the Mortgage
Loan closing. All Mortgage Loans shall be closed in the name of PMC or an Affiliate thereof. On
purchase money Mortgage Loans, PMC shall meet the closing date set by the Franchisee Customer or
PMC shall reduce the interest rate payable on that Franchisee Customer’s Mortgage Loan by
one-eighth percent (1/8%) for the life of loan. For refinance loans, PMC shall use its best
efforts (taking into consideration factors such as periods of high volume loan refinance activity
(as substantiated by the Refinance Application Index as promulgated by the Mortgage Bankers
Association)) to perform its obligations hereunder to complete the processing and closing within
thirty (30) days from the date of application.


Section 8.7      PMC Personnel.


(a)           PMC will provide, supervise and make available such personnel as are reasonably necessary
to carry out PMC’s obligations under this Article VIII. Such personnel, including rate lock
personnel, shall be available between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. Eastern time, or such
additional hours as may be required by operating conditions and requested by the Cendant Entities,
on Business Days. Such personnel, excluding rate lock personnel, shall also be available, as
needed, to process Mortgage Loans and contact Franchisee Customers, between the hours of 10 a.m.
and 7 p.m., Eastern time, or such additional hours as may be required by operating conditions and
requested by the Cendant Entities, on Saturdays and Sundays, except in those instances where a
Saturday falls on or near a national holiday and PMC provides reasonable advance notice to Cendant
Real Estate in writing that its facilities will be closed on any such day.


(b)           PMC shall at all times permit employees of Cendant Real Estate and its Subsidiaries access
to PMC’s offices (including offices where it conducts Mortgage Loan origination services) during
PMC’s working hours to observe the origination, processing and closing of the Mortgage Loans to
Franchisee Customers. PMC shall, at its expense, make available all customary, reasonable office
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facilities, and equipment for such employees. The salaries, travel, subsistence and other
related expenses for such employees shall be borne by Cendant Real Estate.


Section 8.8      Processors. PMC shall cause each Franchisee Customer who makes an
application for a Mortgage Loan to be processed through any of the origination channels described
in Section 8.2 to be served by a processing team or other persons employed by PMC and determined by
PMC to be most efficient under the circumstances. PMC shall cause each such processing team or
other persons to serve the Franchisee Customer throughout the entire process of Mortgage Loan
application, processing, underwriting and closing, and to use best efforts to meet the Franchisee
Customer’s closing date.


Section 8.9      Maintenance of Licenses.


PMC shall, at its own cost and expense, obtain and maintain any and all licenses and
registrations, and cause each of its employees to obtain any and all licenses and registrations,
that are necessary or desirable in the performance of the Mortgage Loan origination services to be
provided by PMC pursuant to the terms of this Article VIII.


Section 8.10      Legal and Regulatory Compliance.


(a)           Actions taken or not taken by PMC and its Affiliates, and all communications made when
performing its obligations under this Agreement (including this Article VIII) shall comply in all
material respects with the requirements of all applicable Mortgage Lending Laws.


(b)           PMC shall, and shall cause its Affiliates to, keep in full effect its existence, rights
and franchises in the state of its incorporation except as permitted herein or in the Operating
Agreement, and will obtain and preserve its qualifications to do business as a foreign entity in
each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement or any of the Mortgage Loans and/or to perform its duties under
this Agreement.


(c)           PMC and its Affiliates shall not engage in activities in performing origination services
hereunder that generally would be reasonably likely to be determined by the relevant regulatory
agency to be prohibited as “predatory.”


(d)           PMC shall promptly inform the Cendant Entities in writing of any notices, inquiries or
other communications, written or oral, received by PMC or any Affiliate thereof with respect to any
material legal, administrative, arbitral or other proceedings, claims, actions or governmental or
regulatory investigations or findings with respect to Mortgage Loans originated, closed and funded
by PMC or any Affiliate thereof or any action or omission of PMC or any of its Affiliates in
connection therewith.


Section 8.11      Customer Fees and Charges.


(a)           At the closing of any Mortgage Loan and at such other times as may be customary, the
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forward to PMC or an Affiliate thereof the Customer Fees and Charges for such Mortgage Loan.


(b)           The amount, payor and payee of any Customer Fees and Charges shall be described in the
Mortgage Loan Disclosures in accordance with the Mortgage Lending Laws. PMC shall retain and
distribute the Customer Fees and Charges to third parties, including settlement service providers,
in accordance with applicable law, this Agreement and the arrangements governing such
relationships. PMC covenants and agrees that the payment of Customer Fees and Charges to third
parties shall be made in a timely manner and in accordance with payment terms governing such
relationships.


Section 8.12      Surveys.


With respect to all closed Mortgage Loans, PMC shall conduct a survey of the related
Franchisee Customer contemporaneously with the closing (the “Franchisee Customer Survey”)
and a survey of the Brand Franchisee that referred such Franchisee Customer (the “Franchisee
Referral Survey” and, together with the Franchisee Customer Survey, the “Franchisee
Surveys”) for the purpose of assessing overall satisfaction levels relating to PMC’s
performance as loan originator. PMC shall administer such Surveys and shall provide the results of
the Franchisee Surveys to Cendant Real Estate on a monthly basis. Schedule 3.16(a) hereto
sets forth an example of the content of such Franchisee Surveys; provided, however,
that Cendant Real Estate shall have the right to amend such Franchisee Surveys from time to time in
its sole discretion; provided further, however, that (i) the Franchisee
Referral Survey shall always contain the question “would you recommend a PMC Loan to another
client?” (the “Franchisee Key Referral Question”), and (iii) the Franchisee Customer Survey
shall always contain the question “Would you recommend PMC to a friend/another person?” (the
“Franchisee Key Customer Question”). Cendant Real Estate shall (A) have the right to review
and audit all Franchisee Survey responses at any time, and (B) have the right, but not the
obligation, to disseminate such Surveys once annually at its option.


Section 8.13      MSA Payments.


The Parties hereby agree and acknowledge that all payments under the MSA payable to any Brand
(as defined in the MSA) shall be the sole responsibility of PMC and its Affiliates (other than the
Company), and neither the Cendant Entities nor their Affiliates, nor the Company, shall be
responsible for making any such payment.



ARTICLE IX




FUTURE CENDANT REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE ACQUISITIONS



Section 9.1      Subsequent Small Corps.


(a)           In the event that, during the term of this Agreement, Cendant Real Estate, or any
Affiliate of Cendant Real Estate, notifies (a “Small Corp Notification”) PMC and the Company
of its intent to acquire, or enter into an agreement to acquire, directly or indirectly, any Person
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business and in connection therewith also
owns or conducts, directly or indirectly, a mortgage loan origination business (any such Person, a
“Qualifying Target”), then promptly thereafter Cendant Real Estate, PMC and the Company
shall work together to formulate a plan for the sale by Cendant Real Estate or such Person (such
seller, the “Cendant Real Estate Seller”) of such mortgage loan origination business (or the
stock or other equity of an entity directly or indirectly conducting such business, as determined
by Cendant Real Estate in its sole discretion) (the “Qualifying Target Mortgage Business”)
to the Company, and Cendant Real Estate, the Cendant Real Estate Seller and PMC shall use their
reasonable best efforts to complete such sale as promptly as practicable thereafter. Cendant Real
Estate shall use reasonable best efforts to provide PMC and the Company an adequate opportunity to
conduct due diligence with respect to the Qualifying Target Mortgage Business. Cendant Real
Estate, the Company and PMC shall cooperate with and assist each other in obtaining all consents
and approvals of, making all filings and registrations with and providing all notices to, such
Governmental Entities or third parties as shall be necessary or advisable to consummate such sale.
At the time agreed upon for the closing of such sale, the Company shall pay to the Cendant Real
Estate Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, in consideration for the Qualifying
Target Mortgage Business to be acquired, a purchase price (the “Purchase Price”) calculated
as follows (with each of the PHH Member and the Cendant Member contributing to the Company cash in
an amount equal to its ratable share of the Purchase Price based on their respective percentage
ownership interests in the Company):



(i)      If the purchase price paid by Cendant to acquire the Qualifying Target
represents a multiple (a “Qualifying Target EBITDA Multiple”) of such
Qualifying Target’s trailing 12-months’ EBITDA of
*CONFIDENTIAL or less, then the Purchase
Price shall be equal to the product of (A) such Qualifying Target EBITDA Multiple
and (B) such Qualifying Target Mortgage Business’ trailing 12-months EBITDA,
adjusted to remove all refinance originations in excess of *CONFIDENTIAL% of the Qualifying
Target Mortgage Business’ total originations for such trailing twelve months;



(ii)
     If the Qualifying Target EBITDA Multiple is more than *CONFIDENTIAL, then Cendant
Real Estate and PMC shall negotiate in good faith to agree upon the Purchase
Price, provided that in no event shall the Purchase Price be less than the product
of (A) *CONFIDENTIAL and (B) such Qualifying Target Mortgage Business’ trailing 12-months
EBITDA, adjusted to remove all refinance originations in excess of *CONFIDENTIAL% of the
Qualifying Target Mortgage Business’ total originations for such trailing twelve
months;



(iii)
     If the total purchase price of a Qualifying Target is $*CONFIDENTIAL (to
be increased annually by the percentage increase in the National Consumer Price
Index) or greater, then the Purchase Price shall be equal to the product of (A)
such Qualifying Target Mortgage Business’ trailing 12-months EBITDA, adjusted to
remove all refinance originations in excess of *CONFIDENTIAL% of the Qualifying Target
Mortgage




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*The term
“Confidential” indicates material that has been omitted and
for which confidential treatment has been requested. All such omitted
material has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.






 





Business’ total originations for such trailing twelve months and (B)
either (1) the Qualifying Target EBITDA Multiple paid by Cendant if such multiple
is less than *CONFIDENTIAL, or (2) *CONFIDENTIAL if the Qualifying Target EBITDA Multiple paid by
Cendant is *CONFIDENTIAL or greater.


(b)           If, within thirty (30) days after Cendant Real Estate or any Affiliate of Cendant Real
Estate delivers to PMC and the Company a Small Corp Notification, PMC and the Company have not
completed their due diligence and Cendant Real Estate, PMC and the Company have not agreed upon the
amount to be paid by the Company to the Cendant Real Estate Seller, then (i) Cendant Real Estate
shall have the option to either (A) sell (or cause to be sold) such mortgage loan origination business to a
third party; provided, however, that if the price to be paid by the third party in
such sale is less than *CONFIDENTIAL of the Purchase Price for such Qualifying Target Mortgage Business
determined pursuant to Section 9.1(a), or, if no formula is applicable, the price offered by
Cendant Real Estate to the Company, then the Company shall have a right of first refusal with
respect to such sale at the purchase price offered to the third party (in which case Cendant Real
Estate shall offer such Qualifying Target Mortgage Business to the Company for a period of 15 days,
during which period the Company shall have the option to accept the sale of such Qualifying Target
Mortgage Business on all terms, including price, of such third party
sale; provided that if
the Company fails to accept all such sale terms pursuant to a binding agreement with Cendant Real
Estate within such 15 day period, then the sale to the third party may proceed as planned), or (B)
continue to own and operate such mortgage loan origination business and (ii) in either case, the
exclusivity provisions of Section 2.1 hereof shall, at the option of the Cendant Entities,
terminate with respect to each county in which the Qualifying Target Mortgage Business conducts
business (except that exclusivity shall not terminate with respect to any county where the total
amount of originations by the Qualifying Target Mortgage Business for the trailing 12-months were
less than *CONFIDENTIAL (to be increased annually by the percentage increase in the National Consumer
Price Index)).


(c)           If Cendant Real Estate, PMC and the Company agree upon the amount to be paid in connection
with, and execute an agreement for, the sale of a Qualifying Target Mortgage Business to the
Company within the 30-day period set forth above, then the Company shall pay to the Cendant Real
Estate Seller an amount equal to 25% of the Purchase Price agreed to by the Parties if such sale is
not consummated in the time frame reasonably requested by Cendant Real Estate (unless such delay is
due to the failure to obtain a required regulatory approval, which approval has been diligently
pursued by the Company, or due to acts or omissions on the part of Cendant or any of its Affiliates
or any of their respective officers, directors or advisors). Such payment shall be made not later
than the 30th day following the date on which such acquisition was scheduled to close
and, if made on any day other than the scheduled closing date, shall include interest through the
date of payment. If such payment is not made by the Company within such 30-day period, the
exclusivity provisions of Section 2.1 shall, at the option of the Cendant Entities, terminate with
respect to each county in which the Qualifying Target conducts business (except that exclusivity
shall not terminate with respect to any county where the total amount of originations by the
Qualifying Target




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*The term
“Confidential” indicates material that has been omitted and
for which confidential treatment has been requested. All such omitted
material has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.






 




Mortgage Business for the
trailing 12-months were less than *CONFIDENTIAL (to be
increased annually by the percentage increase in the National Consumer Price Index)).


(d)           No term or provision contained in this Section 9.1 or elsewhere in this Agreement shall be
deemed to restrict the ability of Cendant Real Estate or any of its Subsidiaries to acquire any
Person that owns or conducts a residential real estate brokerage business and in connection
therewith also owns or conducts a mortgage loan origination business, provided that such
acquisition is completed pursuant to the terms of this Section 9.1.


(e)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Parties shall
use their reasonable best efforts to structure a sale by the Cendant Real Estate Seller to the
Company of the Qualifying Target Mortgage Business on a tax efficient basis to Cendant Real Estate
and its Affiliates (including Cendant), including, without limitation, by (x) causing the Cendant
Real Estate Seller to contribute a portion of the Qualifying Target Mortgage Business (equal to the
Cendant Member’s percentage ownership interest in the Company) to the Company in a transaction
intended to qualify as a tax-free contribution under section 721 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended and (y) by causing the Cendant Real Estate Seller to sell to the PHH Member the
remaining portion of the Qualifying Target Mortgage Business (equal to the PHH Member’s percentage
ownership interest in the Company) for an amount equal to the PHH Member’s ratable share of the
Purchase Price based on its percentage ownership interest in the Company, followed by the
contribution by the PHH Member of such purchased portion of the Qualifying Target Mortgage Business
to the Company; provided, however, that nothing contained in this section 9.1(e)
shall require the PHH Member to contribute to the Company or pay to Cendant Real Estate or the
Cendant Real Estate Seller in respect of the Qualifying Target Mortgage Business an amount in
excess of the PHH Member’s ratable share of the Purchase Price based on its percentage ownership
interest in the Company.



ARTICLE X




NON-COMPETITION



Section 10.1      PHH Non-Compete.


(a)           Without the express prior written consent of the Cendant Entities, neither PHH nor any
Affiliate of PHH shall, within the United States of America, directly or indirectly:



(i)      engage in the Settlement Services business (or provide any services or
products which as of the date of this Agreement are otherwise provided and/or
offered by CSSG),



(ii)      engage in the residential real estate brokerage business, commercial
real estate brokerage business, or corporate relocation services business, or
become or operate as a broker, owner or franchisor in any such business, or
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*The term
“Confidential” indicates material that has been omitted and
for which confidential treatment has been requested. All such omitted
material has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
pursuant to Rule 24b-2 under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended.






 





indirectly, assist or facilitate the purchase or sale of
residential or commercial real estate other than through (x) the origination and
servicing of Mortgage Loans, or (y) the conduct of the business of STARS
substantially as currently conducted, or



(iii)      engage in any other business which as of the date of this Agreement is
conducted by the Cendant Real Estate Services Division; provided that, to
the extent that Cendant Real Estate Services expands into new businesses from and
after the date of this Agreement and at the time of such expansion PHH or any of its Affiliates is
currently engaged in the same business, nothing herein shall be deemed to prohibit
PHH or any such Affiliate from continuing to conduct such business thereafter.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (1) PHH may obtain real estate brokerage licenses
solely to the extent necessary to engage in, and solely for the purpose of
engaging in, referral business with a Cendant Affiliate via the Cendant Mobility
Broker Network and (2) nothing contained herein shall prohibit PHH from acquiring,
directly or indirectly, any company that engages in a business as described in
(i), (ii) or (iii) above if the revenue derived from such business for the last
four full calendar quarters preceding such acquisition equals less than the
greater of $1 million or 1% of such acquired company’s total consolidated revenue
for such last four full calendar quarters.


(b)           In the event that, at any time after the date of this Agreement and prior to the
expiration of the covenant set forth in Section 10.1(a), any Person shall, directly or indirectly,
acquire PHH or any of its significant subsidiaries (as defined under Regulation S-X of the
Securities and Exchange Commission), including but not limited to by way of merger, consolidation,
share exchange, asset acquisition or similar transaction (including a merger of PHH or such
subsidiary with another Person where the common stockholders of PHH or such subsidiary immediately
prior to such merger do not own more than two-thirds of the common stock of the surviving entity in
such merger or the Controlling Person thereof), then (i) the acquiring Person, (ii) any Controlling
Person thereof, and (iii) all Persons that are Affiliates of such acquiring Person or any such
Controlling Person immediately prior to completion of such acquisition shall be bound by the
covenant contained in Section 10.1(a) from and after the completion of such acquisition.


(c)           PHH shall not, and shall cause its Subsidiaries not to, without the consent of the Cendant
Entities, sell directly or indirectly, any Mortgage Loans or mortgage servicing rights to any
Cendant Competitor; provided, however, that with respect to any agreement in effect
as of the date of this Agreement with a Cendant Competitor, the PHH Member shall use its reasonable
best efforts to cause such agreement to be terminated prior to October 1, 2005 if such agreement
would violate the provisions of this Section 10.1(c), but only as long as such termination can be
accomplished without the payment of a significant economic penalty. A “Cendant Competitor”
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of the twenty (20) largest residential real estate brokerage firms in the United States or one of the ten largest
residential real estate brokerage franchisors in the United States.


(d)           PHH acknowledges that the restrictions and agreements contained in this Section 10.1 are
reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Cendant Entities, and that any
violation of this Section 10.1 will cause substantial and irreparable injury to the Cendant
Entities that would not be quantifiable and for which no adequate remedy would exist at law and
agrees that injunctive relief, in addition to all other remedies, shall be available therefor.


(e)           The covenants contained in this Section 10.1 shall survive for (i) two (2) years following
the termination of this Agreement as a result of an SRA Termination Event described in Sections
12.2(a)(i) and (ii), and (ii) one (1) year following a termination of this Agreement as a result of
any other SRA Termination Event; provided, however, that in the case of a termination
of this Agreement as a result of an SRA Termination Event described in Section 12.2(a)(iv) or (v),
the covenants contained in subparagraph (a)(i) of this Section 10.1 shall not survive termination
of this Agreement.


Section 10.2      No Mortgage Loan Solicitation by PHH. PHH shall not, and shall cause its
Affiliates not to, knowingly solicit any Cendant Customers for Mortgage Loans, except through the
Company and as provided for in this Agreement and the Operating Agreement; provided,
however, that PMC and its Affiliates may market Mortgage Loans to affinity groups and other
groups so long as the information has not been obtained by PMC or its Affiliates from information
provided through Cendant Real Estate and its Subsidiaries, the Company or any of their respective
customers.


Section 10.3      Cendant Participation.


(a)           Neither PHH nor any of its Subsidiaries shall directly solicit any Customer or any Cendant
Customer to purchase any product or service, unless an appropriate, mutually agreed upon
participation in such transaction by the Cendant Member or by an Affiliate thereof is structured;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit PHH or any of its Subsidiaries
from conducting general advertising campaigns through print or other media so long as such
campaigns are not directed specifically at such individual Customers or Cendant Customers and do
not involve any direct marketing such as mailings, telephone calls, faxes or e-mails or other
direct electronic communications.


(b)           PHH shall, and shall cause its Subsidiaries to, use commercially reasonable efforts to
direct to the Company any Mortgage Loan origination opportunity where such Mortgage Loan refinances
or replaces a Mortgage Loan originated by the Company and where such Mortgage Loan results from a
general solicitation of the type permitted by Section 10.3(a) above.


(c)           Notwithstanding the foregoing, none of the restrictions on cross-selling or refinancing
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Company or any of their Subsidiaries with respect to Mortgage Loans that have been sold by PHH or one of its Subsidiaries on a
servicing-released basis.


(d)           For a period of one (1) year following the effective date of any termination of the
Company pursuant to Article VIII of the Operating Agreement, the Party relinquishing its interest
in the Company in connection with such termination shall not, and shall cause its Affiliates not
to, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment any of the employees of the Company or any of
its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that nothing herein shall prohibit (i) a general solicitation or advertisement
through print or other media not targeted directly or specifically at the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their employees, or (ii) the relinquishing party from hiring or considering
for hire any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries if contact was initiated by such
employee independently and not pursuant to any solicitation or communication by the relinquishing
party in violation of this Section 10.3(d).



ARTICLE XI




TERMINATION ASSISTANCE



Section 11.1      Termination Assistance Services.


(a)           Termination Assistance Services. Upon the consummation of a PHH Sale, a Two Year
PHH Sale or a Non-Renewal PHH Sale, PMC shall for a period of one (1) year following the
termination date (the “Termination Assistance Period”), upon the Cendant Member’s request
and at the Cendant Member’s expense, continue to provide to the Company all such transition and
other services as shall be reasonably necessary to facilitate an orderly transition of the business
and operations of the Company to the Cendant Designated Buyer (“Termination Assistance
Services”). In providing Termination Assistance Services, PMC shall provide such reasonable
cooperation and technical assistance as required to facilitate the transfer of the management of
the Company to a Cendant Designated Buyer. The rights of the Cendant Member under this Article XI
shall be without prejudice to the Parties’ rights to pursue legal remedies for breach of this
Agreement, either for breaches prior to termination or during the period this Agreement continues
to be in force post-termination. Termination Assistance Services shall be provided for a fee
calculated based on then-current fair value for such services, and PMC shall use commercially
reasonable best efforts to perform the Termination Assistant Services at the same service levels as
such services were provided prior to termination.


(b)           Additional Services. From time to time during the Termination Assistance Period,
the Cendant Member may find it desirable to request, in addition to the Termination Assistance
Services, additional services to be made available to the Company by PMC (the “Additional
Services”). In the event that the Cendant Member makes a written request that PMC provide
Additional Services and PMC agrees to provide such Additional Services, PMC and the Cendant Member
shall negotiate in good faith to agree upon, among other things, (a) the time period during which
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and the estimated charge for the Additional Services. PMC’s obligations with respect to providing
any such Additional Services shall become effective only upon an agreement with respect thereto
being duly executed and delivered by each of PMC and the Cendant Member.


(c)           Obligations as to Additional Services. PMC agrees to enter into discussions with
the Cendant Member to provide any Additional Services that (i) the Company is unable to obtain from
a third party provider, (ii) are directly dependent upon or inextricably intertwined with the
Termination Assistance Services or (iii) were inadvertently and unintentionally omitted from the
list of Termination Assistance Services; provided, however, that PMC shall not be
obligated to provide such Additional Services if, following good-faith negotiation, PMC and the
Cendant Member are unable to reach agreement on such terms.


(d)           Standard of Service. PMC agrees that in providing (or causing others to provide)
the Termination Assistance Services under this Agreement, it shall (and shall cause each Affiliate
or advisor and, to the extent practicable, any or other third-party service provider to): (i)
conduct itself in accordance with (A) standards of quality consistent with the standards applied by
PMC as of the date of the beginning of the Termination Assistance Period with respect to the
specific matters in question, and (B) standards of quality consistent with those applied by PMC
hereafter with respect to the specific matters in question in its own business; (ii) comply with
all laws, regulations and orders applicable to the conduct of the activities contemplated hereby in
all material respects; (iii) comply in all material respects with any applicable standards,
procedures, policies, operating guidelines, practices and instructions mutually agreed upon with
respect to the relevant Termination Assistance Services; and (iv) comply in all material respects
with any commercially reasonable standards, procedures, policies, operating guidelines, practices
and instructions imposed by third-parties in connection with the Termination Assistance Services.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall not be deemed to be a breach of this Agreement if PMC fails
to meet the standards required under this Section 11.1 because of the failure of the Cendant Member
to cooperate with PHH or any of its Subsidiaries as may be required under this Agreement.



(i)      In addition to the provisions of Section 11.1, if the Cendant Member
desires a higher quality of Termination Assistance Services than PMC is otherwise
obligated to provide pursuant to Section 11.1 or any of the other provisions of
this Agreement, the Cendant Member will be entitled to receive such higher level
of quality after giving no less than 30 days’ prior written notice to PMC if (i)
the Cendant Member agrees to pay for all additional actual costs associated with
such increased level and (ii) in the sole judgment of PMC, such increased level
does not impose an additional burden on PMC.



(ii)      PMC shall promptly notify the Cendant Member of any event or
circumstance of which PMC or any of its representatives has knowledge that would
or would be reasonably likely to cause a disruption in the Termination Assistance
Services.



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(e)           Supervision and Compensation. PMC shall select, employ, pay, supervise, direct and
discharge all the personnel providing Termination Assistance Services under this Article XI. PMC
shall be solely responsible for the payment of all benefits and any other direct and indirect
compensation for PMC personnel assigned to perform services under this Article XI, as well as such personnel’s
worker’s compensation insurance, employment taxes, and other employer liabilities relating to such
personnel as required by law. PMC shall be an independent contractor in connection with the
performance of Termination Assistance Services hereunder and the employees performing Termination
Assistance Services in connection herewith shall not be deemed to be employees of the Cendant
Member or any affiliate thereof.


(f)           Staffing of Personnel. PMC shall be solely responsible for assigning personnel to
perform the Termination Assistance Services, which personnel will be instructed by PMC to perform
the Termination Assistance Services in a timely, efficient and workmanlike manner.


Section 11.2      Development of Transition Plan. If and to the extent requested by the
Cendant Member, whether prior to, upon, or following any termination of this Agreement, PMC shall
reasonably assist the Cendant Member in developing a plan which shall specify the tasks to be
performed by PMC in connection with the Termination Assistance Services and the schedule for the
performance of such tasks. The transition plan shall include descriptions of the Termination
Assistant Services, service levels, fees, documentation and access requirements that will promote
an orderly transition of such services.


Section 11.3      Post-Termination Assistance. For a period of six (6) months following the
Termination Assistance Period, PMC shall: (i) answer all reasonable and pertinent verbal or written
questions from the Cendant Member or the Cendant Designated Buyer regarding the Termination
Assistance Services on an “as needed” basis and (ii) deliver to the Cendant Member any remaining
Company-owned reports and documentation still in PMC’s possession.



ARTICLE XII




TERM AND TERMINATION



Section 12.1      Term. The term of this Agreement shall be coextensive with the term of
the Operating Agreement, subject to termination as set forth in Section 12.2 below.


Section 12.2      SRA Termination Event.


(a)           For purposes of this Agreement, an “SRA Termination Event” means the consummation
of (i) a Cendant Put, (ii) a PHH Sale, (iii) a
Purchase Right transaction, (iv) a Two Year Put, (v) a Two Year
PHH Sale, (vi) a Special Termination Put, (vii) a Non-Renewal Put, (viii) a Non-Renewal PHH
Sale, or (ix) the dissolution of the Company pursuant to Article IX of the Operating Agreement.



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(b)           Upon the occurrence of an SRA Termination Event, this Agreement shall automatically expire
and terminate, provided that:



(i)      The obligations of PHH and its Affiliates pursuant to Article VII hereof
shall survive the termination of this Agreement to the extent required by law.



(ii)      The obligations of PHH and its Affiliates under Section 10.1 of this
Agreement shall survive the termination of this Agreement as set forth in Section
10.1(e).



(iii)      The respective obligations of each Party under the provisions of
Article XI, Article XII and Article XIII hereof shall survive the termination of
this Agreement.


(c)           Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, immediately following the
consummation of a Cendant Put, a Two Year Put, a Purchase Right
transaction, a Special Termination Put or
a Non-Renewal Put, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall continue to process, close, fund and sell
all Pipeline Loans in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and the Operating
Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph (c), “Pipeline Loans” shall mean all potential
Mortgage Loans which are in one of various stages of loan origination, approval and processing at
the Company or one of its Subsidiaries, but which, as of the time of consummation of a Cendant Put,
a Two Year Put, a Purchase Right transaction, a Special Termination Put or a Non-Renewal Put, shall not
have closed and funded.



ARTICLE XIII




MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS



Section 13.1      PHH Guarantee.


(a)           Each of PHH and PMC irrevocably, absolutely and unconditionally guarantees (the
“Guarantee”) each and every representation, warranty, covenant, agreement and other
obligation of its Subsidiaries and Affiliates (including the PHH Member but excluding the Company
and any Subsidiaries of the Company) and/or any of their respective permitted assigns
(collectively, the “PHH Affiliates”) set forth in, and the full and timely performance of
their respective obligations under the provisions of, this Agreement and each of the other
Transaction Documents. This is a guarantee of payment and performance, and not of collection, and
each of PHH and PMC acknowledges and agrees that this Guarantee is full and unconditional, and no
discharge, release or extinguishment of any of the PHH Affiliates’ liabilities (other than in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement), whether by decree in any insolvency, bankruptcy,
reorganization or other similar proceeding or otherwise, and no change in the corporate existence,
structure or ownership of any of the parties hereto or any of their Affiliates, and no assignment,
pledge or other transfer (whether voluntary, involuntary or by operation of law) of any of the rights, interests or obligations
of the parties hereto under this Agreement or the other Transaction Documents, shall affect the
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validity and enforceability of this Guarantee, as well as any provision requiring or
contemplating performance by PHH.


(b)           Each of PHH and PMC hereby waives, for the benefit of the Cendant Entities, (i) any right
to require the Cendant Entities, as a condition of payment or performance by either PHH or PMC, to
proceed against any of the PHH Affiliates or pursue any other remedy whatsoever and (ii) to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any defenses or benefits that may be derived from or afforded by
law which limit the liability of or exonerate either PHH or PMC or sureties, except to the extent
that any such defense is available to the appropriate PHH Affiliates.


(c)           Without limiting in any way the foregoing Guarantee, each of PHH and PMC covenants and
agrees to take all actions to enable the PHH Affiliates to adhere to each provision of this
Agreement and the other Transaction Documents which requires an act or omission on the part of PHH
or PMC or any of their Subsidiaries to enable the PHH Affiliates to comply with their obligations
under this Agreement.


(d)           Each of PHH and PMC understands that the Cendant Entities are relying on this Guarantee in
entering into this Agreement and the other Transaction Documents and may, to the extent PHH or PMC
is not a party to any such other Transaction Document, enforce this Guarantee as if each of PHH and
PMC were a party thereto.


Section 13.2      Notice of Certain Events. Each Party shall promptly notify the others of
(i) any event or condition that would cause any of the representations or warranties of such party
contained herein no longer to be complete and accurate, and (ii) any failure on the part of such
Party to comply with any of its covenants or agreements contained herein.


Section 13.3      Indemnification.


(a)           PHH Indemnification. Except as otherwise provided by the terms of this Agreement,
each of the PHH Entities, jointly and severally (each, a “PHH Indemnitor”) agrees to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the Cendant Entities and their respective officers,
directors, employees, agents, attorneys, members and shareholders (collectively called the
“Cendant Indemnitees”) from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses,
damages, penalties, actions, judgments, suits, claims, costs, expenses and disbursements of any
kind or nature whatsoever (including reasonable attorneys’ fees and disbursements in connection
with any investigative, administrative or judicial proceeding) (“Losses”) imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against any such Cendant Indemnitee, whether brought under common law or in
equity, or in contract, tort or otherwise, caused by, arising from or connected with (i) any
misrepresentation or the breach in any material respect by the PHH Indemnitor of any term, condition, representation,
obligation or warranty of the PHH Indemnitor set forth in this Agreement or in any schedule,
exhibit, or certificate furnished by the PHH Indemnitor pursuant to this Agreement; or (ii) the
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(b)           Cendant Indemnification. Except as otherwise provided by the terms of this
Agreement, each of the Cendant Entities, jointly and severally (each, a “Cendant
Indemnitor”) agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless each of the PHH Entities and the
respective officers, directors, employees, agents, attorneys, members and shareholders
(collectively called the “PHH Indemnitees”) from and against any and all Losses imposed on,
incurred by or asserted against such PHH Indemnitees, whether brought under common law or in
equity, or in contract, tort or otherwise, caused by, arising from or connected with (i) any
misrepresentation or the breach in any material respect by the Cendant Indemnitor of any term,
condition, representation, obligation or warranty of the Cendant Indemnitor set forth in this
Agreement or in any schedule, exhibit, or certificate furnished by the Cendant Indemnitor pursuant
to this Agreement; or (ii) the negligence or willful misconduct of the Cendant Indemnitor.


(c)           Indemnification of the Company. PMC shall indemnify and hold the Company harmless
from and against the following Losses incurred or sustained by the Company:



(i)      any amounts paid by the Company to Cendant Real Estate pursuant to
Section 9.1(c) hereof, and



(ii)      any interest paid by the Company pursuant to Section 8.1(d) of the
Operating Agreement.


Section 13.4      Lawful Conduct; Severability; Release. The Parties hereto shall not
perform, or be expected to perform, any act hereunder that is, or is reasonably believed to be, in
violation of any applicable state or federal rule or regulation. If any provision of this
Agreement is now or later in violation of any local, state or federal law, then such provision
shall be considered null and void for purposes of this Agreement with all other provisions
remaining in full force and effect. Each Party expressly releases each other Party from any
liability in the event any such Party cannot fulfill any obligation hereunder due to any
prohibition under local, state or federal laws pertaining to such obligation; provided,
however, that nothing herein shall relieve or release any Party hereto from any liability or
obligation under the Operating Agreement.


Section 13.5      Confidential Treatment. Each Party and its respective Affiliates shall
request confidential treatment for this Agreement and all Transaction Documents (or appropriate
provisions of this Agreement, where applicable) by all applicable regulatory bodies, including,
without limitation, the Securities and Exchange Commission, when making any
regulatory filings, registrations or notifications, to the extent such request may be made in
good faith.


Section 13.6      Expenses. Except as otherwise specified in this Agreement, all costs, fees
and expenses incurred in connection with the performance of any and all obligations pursuant to
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Section 13.7      Confidentiality and No Personal Solicitation. Each Party understands that
certain information which it has been furnished and will be furnished in connection with this
Agreement, including, but not limited to information concerning business procedures or prices,
policies or plans of the other Party or any of its Affiliates, is confidential and proprietary, and
each Party agrees that it will maintain the confidentiality of such information and will not
disclose it to others or use it except in connection with the proposed transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, without the prior written consent of the Party furnishing such information.
Information which is generally known in the industry concerning a Party or among such Party’s
creditors generally or which has been disclosed to the other Party by third parties who have a
right to do so shall not be deemed confidential or proprietary information for these purposes. If
PHH, any of its Affiliates or any officer, director, employee or agent of any of the foregoing is
at any time requested or required to disclose any information supplied to it by or on behalf of a
Cendant Entity or an Affiliate thereof in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, PHH
agrees to provide the Cendant Entities with prompt notice of such request(s) so that the Cendant
Entities may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive PHH’s compliance with the terms of
this Section 13.7. If the Cendant Entities, any of their Affiliates or any officer, director,
employee or agent of any of the foregoing is at any time requested or required to disclose any
information supplied to it by or on behalf of PHH or an Affiliate thereof in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby, the Cendant Entities agree to provide PHH with prompt notice of
such request(s) so that PHH may seek an appropriate protective order and/or waive the Cendant
Entities’ compliance with the terms of this Section 13.7. Notwithstanding the terms of this
Section 13.7, if, in the absence of a protective order or the receipt of a waiver hereunder, any
Party is nonetheless, in the opinion of its counsel, compelled to disclose information concerning
the other Party to any tribunal or else stand liable for contempt or suffer other censure or
penalty, such Party may disclose such information to such tribunal without liability hereunder.
Upon termination of this Agreement, each Party agrees to promptly return to the other all
confidential materials, and all copies thereof, which have been furnished to it in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby.


Section 13.8      Entire Agreement. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents, as
defined in Section 1.1 of the Operating Agreement, constitute the entire agreement among the
Parties hereto and contains all of the agreements among such Parties with respect to the
subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement and the other Transaction Documents
supersede any and all other agreements, either oral or written, between such Parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and thereof.


Section 13.9      Amendment. Except as expressly provided herein, this Agreement may be
amended only by a written agreement executed by all the Parties. Following such amendment, the
Agreement, as amended, shall be binding upon all Parties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the
event that Cendant Real Estate transfers all or part of its interest in Cendant Mobility or NRT,
and in connection therewith the Cendant Member transfers a portion of its Interest in the Company,
the Person acquiring such portion of the Cendant Member’s Interest shall become a party to this
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with respect to the business acquired from Cendant Real Estate as Cendant Real Estate has
hereunder, and the Parties shall execute an amendment to this Agreement to reflect the same.


Section 13.10      Binding Effect. This Agreement will be binding upon and shall inure to
the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and assigns; provided,
however, that in the event that any Person acquires Cendant Real Estate, this Agreement will
continue to be binding upon Cendant Real Estate but shall not be binding upon such acquiring Person
or any Person that was an Affiliate of such acquiring Person immediately prior to such acquisition.
In the event that Cendant Real Estate sells, transfers or otherwise disposes of NRT substantially
as an entirety (whether by merger, sale of stock, sale of assets or otherwise), Cendant Real Estate
shall make proper provision so that NRT and the Person acquiring or succeeding to NRT shall
acknowledge and agree in writing that NRT shall assume all rights and obligations of Cendant Real
Estate under this Agreement solely as they relate to the business of NRT; provided,
however, that this Agreement shall not be binding upon any real estate or other business
already owned and operated by such acquiring Person or any Person that was an Affiliate of such
acquiring Person immediately prior to the completion of such acquisition.


Section 13.11      Negotiation and Mediation.


(a)           Negotiation. In the event of any dispute, controversy or claim arising out of or
relating to this Agreement or the breach, termination or validity thereof, or the transactions
contemplated hereby (a “Dispute”), upon the written notice of any Party hereto, the Parties
shall attempt in good faith to negotiate a resolution of the Dispute. If the Parties are unable
for any reason to resolve a Dispute within 30 days after the receipt of such notice, the Dispute
shall be submitted to mediation in accordance with Section 13.11(b) hereof.


(b)           Mediation. Any Dispute not resolved pursuant to Section 13.11(a) hereof shall, at
the request (the “Mediation Request”) of any Party (the “Disputing Party”), be submitted to mediation in accordance with the
then-prevailing Commercial Mediation Rules of the American Arbitration Association, as modified
herein (the “Rules”). The mediation shall be held in New York, New York. The Parties shall
have twenty (20) days from receipt by a Party of a Mediation Request to agree on a mediator. If no
mediator has been agreed upon by the Parties within twenty (20) days of receipt by a Party (or
Parties) of a Mediation Request, then any Party may request (on written notice to the other Party
or Parties), that the American Arbitration Association appoint a mediator in accordance with the
Rules. All mediation pursuant to this Section 13.11(b) shall be confidential and shall be treated
as compromise and settlement negotiations, and no oral or documentary representations made by the
Parties during such mediation shall be admissible for any purpose in any subsequent proceedings.
No Party shall disclose or permit the disclosure of any information about the evidence adduced or
the documents produced by another Party in the mediation proceedings or about the existence,
contents or results of the mediation award without the prior written consent of such other Party
except in the course of a judicial or regulatory proceeding or as may be required by law, rule or
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exchange. Before making any
disclosure permitted by the preceding sentence, the Party intending to make such disclosure shall
give the other Party a reasonable opportunity to protect its interests. If the Dispute has not
been resolved within sixty (60) days of the appointment of a mediator, or within ninety (90) days
of receipt by a Party of a Mediation Request in accordance with this Section 13.11 (whichever
occurs sooner) or within such longer period as the Parties may agree to in writing, then any Party
may file an action on the Dispute in any court having jurisdiction in accordance with Section 13.12
herein.


Section 13.12      Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD TO THE CHOICE OF LAWS RULES THEREOF, AND THE
OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
SUCH LAWS. Any legal suit, action or proceeding against any of the Parties hereto arising out of
or relating to this Agreement shall only be instituted in any federal or state court in New York,
New York, pursuant to Section 5-1402 of the New York General Obligations Law, and each Party hereby
irrevocably submits to the exclusive jurisdiction of any such court in any such suit, action or
proceeding. The Parties hereby agree to venue in such courts and hereby waive, to the fullest
extent permitted by law, any claim that any such action or proceeding was brought in an
inconvenient forum. Each of the Parties hereby irrevocably waives all right to trial by jury in
any action, proceeding or counterclaim arising out of or relating to this Agreement.


Section 13.13      Effect of Waiver or Consent. No provision of this Agreement shall be
deemed to have been waived unless such waiver is contained in a written notice given to the Party
claiming such waiver has occurred. A waiver or consent, express or implied, to or of any breach or
default by any Person in the performance by that Person of its obligations with respect to
this Agreement is not a consent or waiver to or of any other breach or default in the performance
by that Person of the same or any other obligations of that Person with respect to this Agreement.
Failure on the part of a Person to complain of any act of any Person or to declare any Person in
default with respect to this Agreement, irrespective of how long that failure continues, does not
constitute a waiver by that Person of its rights with respect to that default until the applicable
statute-of-limitations period has run.


Section 13.14      Notices. To be effective, unless otherwise specified in this Agreement,
all notices and demands, consents and other communications under this Agreement must be in writing
and must be given (a) by depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, certified
or registered, return receipt requested, (b) by delivering the same in person and receiving a
signed receipt therefore, (c) by sending the same by a nationally recognized overnight delivery
service or (d) by telecopy (promptly confirmed by telephone and followed by personal or nationally
recognized overnight delivery). For purposes of notices, demands, consents and other
communications under this Agreement, the addresses of the Parties (and their respective counsel, if
applicable) shall be as follows:


If to a Cendant Entity, addressed to:



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Cendant Corporation

9 West 57th Street

New York, New York 10021

Facsimile:  (212) 413-1922

Attention:      Eric J. Bock,

                      Executive Vice President-Law

                      and Corporate Secretary


If to a PHH Entity or the Company, addressed to:


PHH Mortgage Corporation

3000 Leadenhall Road

Mail Stop ACC

Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054

Facsimile:  (856) 917-0950

Attention:      William F. Brown,

                      Senior Vice President

                      and General Counsel


Copies of all notices hereunder shall be delivered to:


Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Four Times Square

New York, New York 10036

Facsimile: (212) 735-2000

Attention: Fred B. White III, Esq.


Notices, demands, consents and other communications mailed in accordance with the foregoing clause
(a) shall be deemed to have been given, made and received three (3) Business Days following the
date so mailed. Notices, demands, consents and other communications given in accordance with the
foregoing clauses (b) and (d) shall be deemed to have been given, made and received when sent on a
Business Day or, if not a Business Day, then the next succeeding Business Day. Notices, demands,
consents and other communications given in accordance with the foregoing clause (c) shall be deemed
to have been given, made and received when delivered or refused on a Business Day or, if not a
Business Day, then the next succeeding Business Day. Any Party or its assignee may designate a
different address to which notices or demands shall thereafter be directed and such designation
shall be made by written notice given in the manner hereinabove required, provided, that at all
times each Party shall be required to maintain a notice address in the continental United States.


Section 13.15      No Assignment. Except as specifically provided elsewhere herein, no
Party may assign all or any part of its rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the
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Section 13.16      Benefit of Parties Only. This Agreement is made for the sole benefit of
the Parties hereto and of their respective successors and permitted assigns. Nothing herein shall
create, or be deemed to create, a relationship between the Parties hereto, or either of them and
any third person in the nature of a third-party beneficiary, equitable lien or fiduciary
relationship.


Section 13.17      No Joint Venture; Legal Entity. The Parties hereto agree that the
relationships existing among them are contractual in nature, and that nothing contained herein or
in the other Transaction Documents is intended to create, or shall be deemed or construed as
creating, any legal entity between the Parties hereto or the Parties thereto other than as
specifically set forth in the Operating Agreement. This Agreement shall not be deemed to create a
joint venture or partnership among the Parties hereto. No Party hereto shall have the authority or
right, or hold itself out as having the authority or right, to assume, create or undertake any
obligation of any kind whatsoever, express of implied, on behalf of or in the name of any other
Party hereto, except as expressly provided herein or in the Operating Agreement.


Section 13.18      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts,
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized, as of the day and year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CENDANT REAL ESTATE SERVICES GROUP, LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Eric J. Bock
	

	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Eric J. Bock
	

	 	 	 	Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CENDANT REAL ESTATE SERVICES VENTURE PARTNER, INC.
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Eric J. Bock
	

	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Eric J. Bock
	

	 	 	 	Title: Executive Vice President and Secretary
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PHH CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Terence W. Edwards
	

	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Terence W. Edwards
	

	 	 	 	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	CENDANT MORTGAGE CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Terence W. Edwards
	

	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Terence W. Edwards
	

	 	 	 	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 	 	PHH HOME LOANS, LLC
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Terence W. Edwards
	

	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Terence W. Edwards
	

	 	 	 	Title: President and Chief Executive Officer






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	 	 	PHH BROKER PARTNER CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 
	 
	 	 	 	 
	

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Terence W. Edwards
	

	 	 	 	 
	

	 	 	 	Name: Terence W. Edwards
	

	 	 	 	Title: President







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