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Exhibit 4.1




EXECUTION VERSION




SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL SUBORDINATED INDENTURE




dated as of May 16, 2008




among




RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC,




THE GUARANTORS PARTY HERETO




and




DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS,




as Trustee




 









 





RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC




SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURE




          THIS SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL SUBORDINATED INDENTURE, dated as of May 16, 2008 (this “Supplemental
Subordinated Indenture”), is by and among RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (the “Company”), the guarantors a party hereto (the “Guarantors”) and DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST
COMPANY AMERICAS, a banking corporation duly incorporated and existing under the laws of the State
of New York, as trustee (the “Trustee”).




RECITALS




          WHEREAS, the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee entered into the Subordinated Indenture,
dated as of April 17, 2006, as supplemented by that certain First Supplemental Subordinated
Indenture, dated as of April 17, 2006, providing for the issuance of Floating Rate Subordinated
Notes due 2009 (as supplemented, the “Subordinated Indenture”);




          WHEREAS, Section 10.02 of the Subordinated Indenture provides that the Subordinated Indenture
may be amended with the consent of the Holders of not less than a majority in the aggregate
principal amount of the Securities then outstanding, voting together as a single class (subject to
certain exceptions);




          WHEREAS, the Company has commenced offers to exchange relating to any and all outstanding
Securities and a consent solicitation with respect to the amendments to the Subordinated Indenture
set forth herein (collectively, the “exchange offers and consent solicitation”), each pursuant to a
Confidential Offering Memorandum and Consent Solicitation Statement, dated as of May 5, 2008;




          WHEREAS, the Company and the Guarantors desire and have requested the Trustee to join with
them in entering into this Supplemental Subordinated Indenture for the purpose of amending the
Subordinated Indenture in certain respects as permitted by Section 10.02 of the Subordinated
Indenture;




          WHEREAS, the execution and delivery of this Supplemental Subordinated Indenture has been
authorized by the Board of Directors of the Company and of each Guarantor; and




          WHEREAS, (1) the Company has received the consent of Holders of a majority in the aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Securities, voting together as a single class, and has
satisfied all other conditions precedent, if any, provided under the Subordinated Indenture to
enable the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee to enter into this Supplemental Subordinated
Indenture, all as certified by an Officers’ Certificate and a Resolution of the Board of Directors
of the Company, delivered to the Trustee simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this
Supplemental Subordinated Indenture as contemplated by Sections 7.02, 10.02 and 16.04 of the
Subordinated Indenture, and (2) the Company has delivered to the Trustee simultaneously with the
execution and delivery of this Supplemental Subordinated Indenture an Opinion of Counsel relating
to this Supplemental Subordinated Indenture as contemplated by Sections 7.02, 10.03 and 16.04 of
the Subordinated Indenture.




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          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the above premises, each party hereby agrees, for the
benefit of the others and for the equal and ratable benefit of the Holders of all Securities, as
follows:




ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS




          Section 1.1 Deletion of Definitions. Section 1.01 of the Subordinated Indenture is
hereby amended to delete in their entirety all terms and their respective definitions for which all
references are eliminated in the Subordinated Indenture as a result of the amendments set forth in
Article II of this Supplemental Subordinated Indenture.




ARTICLE II

AMENDMENTS




          Section 2.1 Amendments to the Subordinated Indenture.




          (a) The Subordinated Indenture is hereby amended by deleting Section 4.07 of the Subordinated
Indenture and all references thereto in the Subordinated Indenture in their entirety;




          (b) The Subordinated Indenture is hereby amended by deleting Article Fifteen of the
Subordinated Indenture and all references thereto in the Subordinated Indenture in their entirety,
and by renumbering the subsequent Articles accordingly; and




          (d) The Subordinated Indenture is hereby amended by deleting clauses (c), (d), (e), (f) and
(g) of Section 6.01 of the Subordinated Indenture and all references thereto in the Subordinated
Indenture in their entirety.




ARTICLE III

MISCELLANEOUS




          Section 3.1 Subordinated Indenture. Except as amended hereby, the Subordinated
Indenture is in all respects ratified and confirmed and all the terms, conditions and provisions
thereof shall remain in full force and effect. This Supplemental Subordinated Indenture shall form
a part of the Subordinated Indenture for all purposes, and every Holder of Securities heretofore or
hereafter authenticated and delivered under the Subordinated Indenture shall be bound by the
Subordinated Indenture as amended hereby. In the case of conflict between the Subordinated
Indenture and this Supplemental Subordinated Indenture, the provisions of this Supplemental
Subordinated Indenture shall control.




          Section 3.2 Severability. In case any provision in this Supplemental Subordinated
Indenture shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and enforceability of
the remaining provisions shall not in any way be affected or impaired thereby.




          Section 3.3 Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein by not defined shall
have the meanings assigned to them in the Subordinated Indenture.




          Section 3.4 Effect of Headings. The Article and Section headings used herein are for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Supplemental Subordinated Indenture.




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          Section 3.5 Trustee Makes No Representations. The Trustee makes no representation as
to the validity or sufficiency of this Supplemental Subordinated Indenture.




          Section 3.6 Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Trustee. In entering into this
Supplemental Subordinated Indenture, the Trustee shall be entitled to the benefit of every
provision of the Subordinated Indenture relating to the rights, limitations of rights, obligations,
duties and immunities of the Trustee, whether or not elsewhere herein so provided.




          Section 3.7 Governing Law. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL SUBORDINATED INDENTURE AND EACH SECURITY
SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A CONTRACT MADE UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND FOR ALL PURPOSES
SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF SAID STATE. ANY CLAIMS OR
PROCEEDINGS IN RESPECT OF THIS SUPPLEMENTAL SUBORDINATED INDENTURE SHALL BE HEARD IN A FEDERAL OR
STATE COURT LOCATED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK.




          Section 3.8 Counterparts. The parties may sign any number of copies of this
Supplemental Subordinated Indenture. Each signed copy shall be an original, but all of them
together represent one and the same agreement.




          Section 3.9 Successors. All agreements of the Company, the Guarantors and the Trustee
in this Supplemental Subordinated Indenture and the Securities shall bind their respective
successors.




          Section 3.10 Effectiveness. The provisions of Articles I and II of this Supplemental
Subordinated Indenture shall be effective as of the date first above written and shall become
operative on the date on which the Company accepts not less than a majority in the aggregate
principal amount of the Securities then outstanding pursuant to the exchange offers and consent
solicitation and provides written notice to the Trustee of such acceptance.




          Section 3.11 Endorsement and Change of Form of Securities. Any Securities
authenticated and delivered after the close of business on the date that this Supplemental
Subordinated Indenture becomes effective may be affixed to, stamped, or imprinted or otherwise
legended by the Trustee, with a notation as follows:





     “Effective as of May 16, 2008, the restrictive covenants of the Subordinated Indenture,
the Guarantees and certain of the Events of Default have been eliminated, as provided in the
Second Supplemental Subordinated Indenture, dated as of May 16, 2008. Reference is hereby
made to said Second Supplemental Subordinated Indenture, copies of which are on file with
the Trustee, for a description of the amendments made therein.”



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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Second Supplemental Subordinated
Indenture to be duly executed as of the day and year written above.




	 	 	 	 	 
	 	RESIDENTIAL CAPITAL, LLC

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ James N. Young
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James N. Young 	 
	 	 	Title:  	CFO 	 
	 
	 	GMAC MORTGAGE, LLC,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ James N. Young
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James N. Young 	 
	 	 	Title:  	CFO 	 
	 
	 	GMAC RESIDENTIAL HOLDING 

COMPANY, LLC, as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ James N. Young
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James N. Young 	 
	 	 	Title:  	CFO 	 
	 
	 	GMAC-RFC HOLDING COMPANY, LLC,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ James N. Young
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James N. Young 	 
	 	 	Title:  	CFO 	 
	 
	 	HOMECOMINGS FINANCIAL, LLC,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ James N. Young
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James N. Young 	 
	 	 	Title:  	CFO 	 
	 



[Signature
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	 	RESIDENTIAL FUNDING COMPANY, LLC,

as Guarantor

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ James N. Young
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	James N. Young 	 
	 	 	Title:  	CFO 	 
	 



[Signature
Page to Second Supplemental Subordinated Indenture]




 









 








	 	 	 	 	 
	 	DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY

AMERICAS, as Trustee

 	 
	 	By:  	/s/ Kenneth R. Ring
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Kenneth R. Ring 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	By:  	     /s/ Rodney Gaughan
 	 
	 	 	Name:  	Rodney Gaughan 	 
	 	 	Title:  	Vice President 	 
	 



[Signature
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