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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.17

                              SECOND AMENDMENT TO
                   WAREHOUSING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

     THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO WAREHOUSING CREDIT AND SECURITY AGREEMENT (this
"Amendment") is entered into as of this 29th day of February 2000, by and
between BNC MORTGAGE, INC., a Delaware corporation ("BNC"), MORTGAGE LOGIC.COM,
INC., a California corporation ("Mortgage Logic") (BNC and Mortgage Logic are
collectively referred to as the "Borrowers"), and RESIDENTIAL FUNDING
CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (the "Lender").

     WHEREAS, the Borrowers and the Lender have entered into a single family
revolving warehouse facility with a present Commitment Amount of $50,000,000,
to finance the origination and acquisition of Mortgage Loans as evidenced by a
Promissory Note in the principal sum of $50,000,000, dated March 1, 1999 (the
"Note"), and by a Warehousing Credit and Security Agreement dated March 1,
1999, as the same may have been amended or supplemented (the "Agreement");

     WHEREAS, the Borrowers have requested that the Lender increase the
Commitment Amount and extend the period for which the Commitment under the
Agreement has been made, and the Lender has agreed to such increase and
extension subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment;

     NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the foregoing and of the
mutual covenants, agreements and conditions hereinafter set forth and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

     1. All capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
their respective meanings set forth in the Agreement.

     2. The effective date ("Effective Date") of this Amendment is March 1,
2000.

     3. Section 1.1 of the Agreement is amended by adding the following
definitions in the appropriate alphabetical order:

          "Electronic Advance Request" means an electronic transmission through
RFConnects Delivery containing the same information as Exhibit C-SF to this
Agreement, together with the RFConnects Pledge Agreement, duly executed by the
Borrowers, and a list of the Mortgage Loans (including mortgagor's name, loan
number and loan amount) to be funded with the Advance sent to the Lender by
facsimile.

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          "RFConnects Delivery" means the Lender's proprietary service to
     support the electronic exchange of information between the Lender and the
     Borrowers, including, but not limited to, Advance Requests, shipping
     requests, payoff requests, activity reports and exception reports.

          "RFConnects Pledge Agreement" means a pledge agreement in the form of
     Exhibit O to the Agreement.

          "Sublimit" means the aggregate amount of Advances (expressed as a
     dollar amount or as a percentage of the Commitment Amount) that is
     permitted to be outstanding at any one time against a specific type of
     Eligible Loan.

          "Warehouse Period" means, for any Eligible Loan, the maximum number of
     days an Advance against that type of Eligible Loan is permitted to remain
     outstanding as set forth on Exhibit M attached to this Agreement.

     4.   Section 1.1 of the Agreement is amended to delete the following
definitions in their entirety, replacing them with the following definitions:

          "Collateral Documents" means, with respect to each Mortgage Loan: (a)
     the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, and all other documents executed in
     connection with or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, (b) as
     applicable, the original lender's ALTA Policy of Title Insurance or its
     equivalent, documents evidencing the FHA Commitment to Insure or the VA
     Guaranty, the appraisal, Private Mortgage Insurance, the Regulation Z
     Statement, certificates of casualty or hazard insurance, credit information
     on the maker(s) of the Mortgage Note, the HUD-1 or corresponding purchase
     advice, and (c) any other documents that are customarily desired for
     inspection or transfer incidental to the purchase of any Mortgage Note by
     an Investor or which are customarily executed by the seller of a Mortgage
     Note to an Investor.

          "Commitment Amount" means $100,000,000.

          "Fair Market Value" means at any time for an Eligible Loan or the
     related Agency Security (if the Eligible Loan is to be used to back an
     Agency Security), (a) if the Eligible Loan is covered by a Purchase
     Commitment from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, or the Eligible Loan is to be
     exchanged for an Agency Security and such Agency Security is covered by a
     Purchase Commitment, the Committed Purchase Price, or (b) otherwise, the
     market price for such Eligible Loan or Agency Security, determined by the
     Lender based on market data for similar Mortgage Loans or Agency Securities
     and such other criteria as the Lender deems appropriate.

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          "LIBOR" means, for each 30-day period, the rate of interest per annum
which is equal to the arithmetic mean of the U.S. Dollar London Interbank
Offered Rates for one (1) month periods of certain U.S. banks as of 11:00 a.m.
London time on the first Business Day of each week on which the London Interbank
market is open, as published by Bloomberg L.P. If such U.S. dollar LIBOR rates
are not so offered or published for any period, then during such period LIBOR
shall mean the London Interbank Offered Rate for one (1) month periods published
on the first Business Day of each week on which the London Interbank market is
open, in the Wall Street Journal in its regular column entitled "MONEY RATES."

     5. The definition of "Maturity Date" in Section 1.1 of the Agreement shall
be amended by inserting the date "July 31, 2000," in place of "March 1, 2000,"
wherever it appears in such definition.

     6. Section 2.2(a) of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof:

               2.2(a) To obtain an Advance, the Borrowers must comply with the
        conditions set forth in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of this Agreement, the
        procedures set forth in this Section 2.2(a), and the procedures and
        documentation required under the EXHIBIT D for the type of Mortgage Loan
        against which the Borrowers are requesting the Advance. The Borrowers
        will request an Advance either by delivering to Lender a completed and
        signed advance request in the applicable form of EXHIBIT C or by sending
        to Lender an Electronic Advance Request, together with a list of
        Mortgage Loans for which the request is being made and a completed and
        signed RFConnects Pledge Agreement sent by facsimile (each an "Advance
        Request"), each no later than 1 Business Day prior to the Business Day
        the requested Advance is to be made. The current forms of the EXHIBIT C
        and EXHIBIT D referred to above are attached to this Agreement. The
        Lender is entitled, upon not less than 3 Business Days' prior Notice to
        the Borrowers, to modify any of those Exhibits or the form of Electronic
        Advance Request to conform to current legal requirements or Lender's
        lending practices. Exhibits and Electronic Advance Requests so modified
        automatically become a part of this Agreement.

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     7. Section 2.5(d)(1) of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof:

          (1) For any Pledged Mortgage, the Warehouse Period elapses.

     8. Section 5.13 of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof:

        5.13 Eligibility. The Borrowers are approved and qualified and in good
     standing as a lender or seller/servicer, as set forth below, and meet all
     requirements applicable to their status as such:

        BNC Mortgage, Inc.

             5.13(a) HUD approved mortgagee, eligible to originate, purchase,
        hold, sell and service FHA fully insured Mortgage Loans.

             5.13(b) RFC approved seller/servicer of Mortgage Loans, eligible
        to originate, purchase, hold, sell and service Mortgage Loans to be sold
        to RFC.

        Mortgage Logic.Com, Inc.

             5.13(c) Freddie Mac approved seller/servicer of Mortgage Loans,
        eligible to originate, purchase, hold, sell and service Mortgage Loans
        to be sold to Freddie Mac.

             5.13(d) Lender in good standing under the VA loan guarantee
        program eligible to originate, purchase, hold, sell and service
        VA-guaranteed Mortgage Loans.

             5.13(e) HUD approved mortgagee, eligible to originate, purchase,
        hold, sell and service FHA fully insured Mortgage Loans.

             5.13(f) RFC approved seller/servicer of Mortgage Loans, eligible
        to originate, purchase, hold, sell and service Mortgage Loans to be sold
        to RFC.

     9. Section 5.15(c) of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof:

             5.15(c) Any Mortgage Loan and any related document included in the
        Pledged Mortgages (1) has been duly executed and delivered by the
        parties


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          thereto at a closing held not more than 90 days prior to the date of
          the Advance Request for such Mortgage Loan, (2) has been made in
          compliance with all requirements of the Real Estate Settlement
          Procedures Act, Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the federal
          Truth-In-Lending Act and all other applicable laws and regulations,
          (3) is and will continue to be valid and enforceable in accordance
          with its terms, without defense or offset, (4) has not been modified
          or amended except in writing, which writing is part of the Collateral
          Documents, nor any requirements thereof waived, (5) has been evaluated
          or appraised in accordance with Title XI of FIRREA, and (6) complies
          and will continue to comply with the terms of this Agreement and, if
          applicable, with the related Purchase Commitment held by the
          Borrowers. Each Mortgage Loan, other than an open-ended Pledged Loan
          secured by a Second Mortgage, has been fully advanced in the face
          amount thereof, and each First Mortgage is a first Lien on the
          premises described therein and each Second Mortgage is secured by a
          second Lien on the premises described therein, and has or will have a
          title insurance policy, in American Land Title Association form or
          equivalent thereof, from a recognized title insurance company,
          insuring the priority of the Lien of the Mortgage and meeting the
          usual requirements of Investors purchasing such Mortgage Loans.

     10.  Section 5 of the Agreement is amended to add the following section
immediately after Section 5.18:

          5.19 Assumed Names.  The Borrowers do not originate Mortgage Loans or
     otherwise conduct business under any names other than its legal name and
     the assumed name(s) set forth on Exhibit P attached hereto and made a part
     hereof. The Borrowers have made all filings and taken all other action as
     may be required under the laws of any jurisdiction in which it originates
     Mortgage Loans or otherwise conducts business under any assumed name. The
     Borrowers' use of assumed name(s) set forth herein does not conflict with
     any other Person's legal rights to any such name(s), nor otherwise give
     rise to any liability by the Borrowers to any other Person.

     11. Section 6.3 of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof:

          6.3 Maintenance of Existence; Conduct of Business.  Preserve and
     maintain their corporate existence in good standing and all of their
     rights, privileges, licenses


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     and franchises necessary or desirable in the normal conduct of its
     business, including, without limitation, their eligibility as lender,
     seller/servicer and issuer described under Section 5.13 hereof; conduct
     their business in an orderly and efficient manner; maintain a net worth of
     acceptable assets as required for maintaining the Borrowers' eligibility as
     lender, seller/servicer and issuer described under Section 5.13 hereof; not
     change the nature or character of their business; not engage in any
     business in which it was not engaged on the date of this Agreement; and not
     change their name, state of incorporation or principal place of business.

     12. Article 6 of the Agreement is hereby amended to add the following
Section 6.14 at the end thereof:

          6.14 Fannie Mae Tri-Party Agreement. Prior to the origination by the
     Borrowers of any Mortgage Loans for sale to Fannie Mae, enter into an
     agreement among the Borrowers, the Lender and Fannie Mae, pursuant to which
     Fannie Mae agrees to send all cash proceeds of Mortgage Loans sold by the
     Borrowers to Fannie Mae to the Cash Collateral Account.

     13. Section 8.1(c) of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof:

          8.1(c) Failure of the Borrowers to perform or comply with any term or
     condition applicable to them contained in Sections 6.3, 6.12, 6.13 and 6.14
     or in any Section of Article 7 of this Agreement; or

     14. Section 8.3 of the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and the
following is substituted in lieu thereof:

          8.3 Application of Proceeds. The proceeds of any sale, disposition or
     other enforcement of the Lender's security interest in all or any part of
     the Collateral shall be applied by the Lender to the Obligations in such
     order as the Lender, in its sole and absolute discretion, will determine.

          If the proceeds of any sale, disposition or other enforcement are
     insufficient to cover the costs and expenses of the sale, and the payment
     in full of all Obligations, the Borrower will remain liable for any
     deficiency.

     15. Exhibit A to the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and Exhibit A
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thereof. The Promissory Note is amended and restated in its entirety as set
forth in the First Amended and Restated Promissory Note, in the form of
Exhibit A attached to this Amendment. All references in this Amendment and in
the Agreement to the Promissory Note shall be deemed to refer to the First
Amended and Restated Promissory Note delivered in connection with this
Amendment.

     16. Exhibit C-SF to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the new Exhibit C-SF attached to this Amendment. All references
in the Agreement to Exhibit C-SF shall be deemed to refer to the new Exhibit
C-SF.

     17. Exhibit D-SF to the Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and
replaced with the new Exhibit D-SF attached to this Amendment. All references
in the Agreement to Exhibit D-SF shall be deemed to refer to the new Exhibit
D-SF.

     18. Exhibit I-SF to the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the new Exhibit I-SF attached to this Amendment. All references in this
Amendment and the Agreement to Exhibit I-SF shall be deemed to refer to the new
Exhibit I-SF.

     19. Exhibit M to the Agreement is deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the new Exhibit M attached to this Amendment. All references in this
Amendment and the Agreement to Exhibit M shall be deemed to refer to the new
Exhibit M.

     20. The Agreement is hereby amended to add a new Exhibit O and a new
Exhibit P in the forms attached to this Amendment.

     21. The Borrowers must deliver to the Lender (a) an executed original of
this Amendment; (b) an executed original of the First Amended and Restated
Promissory Note; (c) an executed Certificate of Secretary with corporate
resolutions of BNC; (d) an executed Certificate of Secretary with corporate
resolutions of Mortgage Logic; (e) a current certified tax, lien and judgment
search of the appropriate public records for each of the Borrowers, including a
search of Uniform Commercial Code financing statements, which search shall not
have disclosed the existence of any prior Lien on the Collateral other than
in favor of the Lender or as permitted hereunder or under the Agreement;
(f) current Certificates of Good Standing of each of the Borrowers; (g) current
insurance information for each of the Borrowers; (h) current California
Franchise Tax Reports for each of the Borrowers; (i) a $750 document production
fee; and (j) the Commitment Fee prorated over 5 months payable on the Effective
Date.

     22. The Borrowers represent, warrant and agree that (a) there exists no
Default or Event of Default under the Loan Documents, (b) the Loan Documents
continue to be the legal, valid and binding agreements and obligations of the
Borrowers enforceable in

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accordance with their terms, as modified  herein, (c) the Lender is not in
default under any of the Loan Documents and the Borrowers have no offset or
defense to their performance or obligations under any of the Loan Documents,
(d) the representations contained in the Loan Documents remain true and
accurate in all respects, and (e) there has been no material adverse change in
the financial condition of the Borrowers from the date of the Agreement to the
date of this Amendment.

     23.  Except as hereby expressly modified, the Agreement is otherwise
unchanged and remains in full force and effect, and the Borrowers ratify and
reaffirm all of their obligations thereunder.

     24.  This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which when so
executed and delivered shall be an original, but all of which shall together
constitute one and the same instrument.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Borrowers and the Lender have caused this
Amendment to be duly executed on their behalf by their duly authorized officers
as of the day and year above written.

                                       BNC MORTGAGE, INC. a Delaware
                                       corporation
                                       Its: Vice President and CFO

                                       By: /s/ Peter Evans
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                                           Peter Evans


                                       MORTGAGE LOGIC.COM, INC.,
                                       a California corporation

                                       By: /s/ Peter Evans
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                                       Its: Vice President and CFO
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                                       RESIDENTIAL FUNDING CORPORATION,
                                       a Delaware corporation

                                       By: /s/ Robin Swanson
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                                       Its: Director
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