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                                  CREDIT AGREEMENT


                                       between


                              FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC.,
                                     as BORROWER


                                BANK ONE, TEXAS, N.A.,
                               as ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT,

                            GUARANTY FEDERAL BANK F.S.B.,
                                     as CO-AGENT,

                                         and

                                   CERTAIN LENDERS,
                                      as LENDERS



                                     $110,000,000
                  (SUBJECT TO CERTAIN INCREASES UP TO $200,000,000)




                                   OCTOBER 17, 1996



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                         PREPARED BY HAYNES AND BOONE, L.L.P.
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                                  TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
     1.1  Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
     1.2  Time References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
     1.3  Other References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
     1.4  Accounting Principles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

SECTION 2. BORROWING PROVISIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     2.1  Commitments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     2.2  Warehouse Borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
     2.3  Swing Borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
     2.4  Wet-Borrowings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
     2.5  Increases and Terminations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

SECTION 3. PAYMENT TERMS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
     3.1  Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
     3.2  Payment Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
     3.3  Scheduled Payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
     3.4  Prepayments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
     3.5  Order of Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
     3.6  Sharing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
     3.7  Interest Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
     3.8  Interest Periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
     3.9  Basis Unavailable or Inadequate for Eurodollar Rate. . . . . . . . . . . 20
     3.10 Additional Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
     3.11 Change in Governmental Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
     3.12 Funding Loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
     3.13 Foreign Lenders, Participants, and Purchasers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
     3.14 Fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

SECTION 4. COLLATERAL PROCEDURES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
     4.1  Eligible Collateral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
     4.2  Borrowing Base . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
     4.3  Collateral Delivery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
     4.4  Bailee and Agent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
     4.5  Shipment for Sale. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
     4.6  Shipment for Correction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
     4.7  Release of Collateral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

SECTION 5. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

SECTION 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
     6.1  Purpose of Credit. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
     6.2  About the Companies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
     6.3  Authorization and Contravention. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
     6.4  Binding Effect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
     6.5  Fiscal Year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26


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     6.6  Current Financials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
     6.7  Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
     6.8  Solvency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
     6.9  Litigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
     6.10 Transactions with Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
     6.11 Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
     6.12 Employee Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
     6.13 Property and Liens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
     6.14 Intellectual Property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
     6.15 Environmental Matters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
     6.16 Government Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
     6.17 Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
     6.18 Appraisals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
     6.19 Full Disclosure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

SECTION 7. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
     7.1  Reporting Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
     7.2  Use of Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
     7.3  Books and Records. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
     7.4  Inspections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
     7.5  Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
     7.6  Expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
     7.7  Maintenance of Existence, Assets, and Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
     7.8  Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
     7.9  Appraisals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
     7.10 Continuity of Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
     7.11 INDEMNIFICATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

SECTION 8. NEGATIVE COVENANTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
     8.1  Debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
     8.2  Liens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
     8.3  Loans, Advances, and Investments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
     8.4  Distributions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
     8.5  Merger or Consolidation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
     8.6  Liquidations and Dispositions of Assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
     8.7  Use of Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
     8.8  Transactions with Affiliates.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
     8.9  Employee Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
     8.10 Compliance with Governmental Requirements and Documents. . . . . . . . . 34
     8.11 Government Regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
     8.12 Fiscal Year Accounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
     8.13 New Businesses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
     8.14 Assignment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
     8.15 Strict Compliance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

SECTION 9. FINANCIAL COVENANTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
     9.1  Net Worth. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
     9.2  Leverage Ratio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
     9.3  Title I Reserves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34


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SECTION 10.  EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
     10.1 Events of Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
     10.2 Remedies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
     10.3 Right of Offset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
     10.4 Waivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
     10.5 Performance by Administrative Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
     10.6 No Responsibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
     10.7 No Waiver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
     10.8 Cumulative Rights. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
     10.9 Rights of Individual Lenders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
     10.10 Notice to Administrative Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
     10.11 Costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

SECTION 11. AGENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
     11.1 Authorization and Action . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
     11.2 Agent's Reliance, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
     11.3 Agent and Affiliates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
     11.4 Credit Decision. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
     11.5 INDEMNIFICATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
     11.6 Successor Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
     11.7 Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

SECTION 12. MISCELLANEOUS  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
     12.1 Nonbusiness Days . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
     12.2 Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
     12.3 Form and Number of Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
     12.4 Exceptions to Covenants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
     12.5 Survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
     12.6 Governing Law. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
     12.7 Invalid Provisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
     12.8 Conflicts Between Loan Documents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
     12.9 Discharge and Certain Reinstatement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
     12.10 Amendments, Consents, Conflicts, and Waivers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
     12.11 Multiple Counterparts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
     12.12 Parties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
     12.13 Participations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
     12.14 Transfers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
     12.15 VENUE, SERVICE OF PROCESS, AND JURY TRIAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
     12.16 Limitation of Liability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
     12.17 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
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                              SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS


          Schedule 2     -    Lenders and Commitments
          Schedule 4.1   -    Eligibility Conditions
          Schedule 4.2   -    Borrowing-Base Calculations
          Schedule 4.3   -    Collateral Procedures
          Schedule 5     -    Closing Conditions
          Schedule 6.2   -    Companies
          Schedule 6.9   -    Litigation and Judgments


          Exhibit A-1    -    Warehouse Note
          Exhibit A-2    -    Swing Note
          Exhibit B-1    -    Security Agreement
          Exhibit B-2    -    Financing Statement
          Exhibit B-3    -    Shipping Request
          Exhibit B-4    -    Bailee Letter for Investors
          Exhibit B-5    -    Bailee Letter for Pool Custodian
          Exhibit B-6    -    Trust Receipt and Agreement
          Exhibit B-7    -    Release Request
          Exhibit C-1    -    Borrowing Request
          Exhibit C-2    -    Collateral-Delivery Notice
          Exhibit C-3    -    Borrowing-Base Report
          Exhibit C-4    -    Management Report
          Exhibit C-5    -    Compliance Certificate
          Exhibit D      -    Opinion of Counsel
          Exhibit E      -    Assignment and Assumption Agreement






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                                CREDIT AGREEMENT


     THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of October 17, 1996, between FIRSTPLUS 
FINANCIAL, INC., a Texas corporation formerly known as Remodelers National 
Funding Corp. ("BORROWER"), the Lenders described below, BANK ONE, TEXAS, 
N.A., as Administrative Agent for Lenders, and GUARANTY FEDERAL BANK F.S.B., 
as Co-Agent for Lenders.

                         (see SECTION 1.1 for defined terms)

     Borrower originates, acquires, markets, and sells Equity Loans and 
Improvement Loans.  Borrower has requested Lenders to commit to provide 
Borrowings to (a) finance Borrower's origination and acquisition of those 
loans until they are sold through securitization transactions and (b) to 
refinance Borrower's indebtedness under the Existing-Bank-One Credit.  
Borrower proposes to grant to Administrative Agent for Lenders Liens upon the 
Collateral.  Lenders have agreed upon the terms of this agreement to provide 
those Borrowings up to the lesser of EITHER the total Commitments OR the 
Borrowing Base.

     ACCORDINGLY, for adequate and sufficient consideration, Borrower, 
Lenders, and Agents agree as follows:

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES.

     1.1  DEFINITIONS.  As used in the Loan Documents:

     "ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT" means, at any time, Bank One, Texas, N.A. (or its
successor appointed under SECTION 11.6), acting as administrative, collateral,
managing, and syndication agent for Lenders under the Loan Documents. 

     "AFFILIATE" of a Person means any other individual or entity who 
directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common control 
with that Person.  For purposes of this definition (a) "CONTROL," "CONTROLLED 
BY," and "UNDER COMMON CONTROL WITH" mean possession, directly or indirectly, 
of power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies (whether 
through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract, or 
otherwise), and (b) the Companies are "AFFILIATES" of each other.

     "AGENTS" mean, at any time, Administrative Agent and Co-Agents.

     "APPLICABLE MARGIN" means, for any day, the margin of interest over or 
under the Base Rate, the Fed-Funds Rate, or the Eurodollar Rate, as the case 
may be, as stated in the table below:

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   Applicable Margin for    Applicable Margin for    Applicable Margin for
   Base-Rate Borrowings     Fed-Funds Borrowings     Eurodollar Borrowings
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       minus 0.25%               plus 1.00%                plus 1.00%
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     "APPRAISAL" means, for any item of Collateral, a written statement of 
the market value of the real property securing it, if any.

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     "APPRAISAL REQUIREMENT" means any Governmental Requirement that is 
applicable to appraisals of mortgaged-residential property in connection with 
transactions involving that property, including, without limitation, TITLE XI 
of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, 
the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991, 12 C.F.R. 
CHAPTER I, PART 34, SUBPART C, 12 C.F.R. CHAPTER II, SUBCHAPTER A, PART 225, 
SUBPART G, and 12 C.F.R. CHAPTER III, SUBCHAPTER B, PART 323.

     "APPROVED INVESTOR" means any Person from time to time named on a list 
agreed to by Administrative Agent and Borrower -- which list Administrative 
Agent shall furnish to any Lender upon request -- as that list may be amended 
from time to time (i) by Borrower and Administrative Agent to remove or add 
other names as Administrative Agent and Borrower may agree, (ii) by either 
Administrative Agent or Required Lenders to remove any such other Person 
after Administrative Agent has or Required  Lenders have given to Borrower 
notice of -- and an opportunity to discuss -- the proposed removal of that 
Person, or (iii) automatically -- without signing by any party -- to remove 
any such Person who then (A) is not Solvent, (B) fails to pay its debts 
generally as they become due, (C) voluntarily seeks, consents to, or 
acquiesces in the benefit of any Debtor Law, or (D) becomes a party to or is 
made the subject of any proceeding provided for by any Debtor Law -- OTHER 
THAN as a creditor or claimant --that could suspend or otherwise adversely 
affect the Rights of any Company, Administrative Agent, or any Lender in 
connection with the transactions contemplated in the Loan Documents.

     "ASSIGNMENT" is defined in SECTION 12.14(A).

     "AVERAGE-ADJUSTED-BASE RATE" means, for any period, an annual interest 
rate equal to the QUOTIENT of (a) the SUM of the Base Rate PLUS OR MINUS (as 
the case may be) the Applicable Margin for each calendar day during that 
period DIVIDED BY (b) the number of days during that period.

     "AVERAGE-ADJUSTED-FED-FUNDS RATE" means, for any period, an annual 
interest rate equal to the QUOTIENT of (a) the SUM of the Fed-Funds Rate PLUS 
OR MINUS (as the case may be) the Applicable Margin for each calendar day 
during that period DIVIDED BY (b) the number of days during that period.

     "AVERAGE COMMITMENT" means, for any period and any Lender, the QUOTIENT 
of the (a) the sum of that Lender's Commitment as of the close of business 
for each calendar day during that period DIVIDED BY (b) the number of days 
during that period.

     "AVERAGE-ELIGIBLE BALANCES" means, for any period and any Lender, an 
amount equal to (a) the QUOTIENT of (i) the sum of that Lender's Eligible 
Balances as of the close of business for each calendar day (which for any day 
that is not a Business Day are deemed for this definition to be those 
balances for the preceding Business Day) during that period DIVIDED by (ii) 
the number of calendar days during that period MINUS (b) amounts necessary to 
satisfy any deposit insurance, reserve, special deposit, Tax (OTHER THAN that 
Lender's general corporate income or franchise Taxes), duty, or other 
imposition (in each case at the applicable rates) requirements applicable to 
that Lender for those accounts, MINUS (c) amounts required to compensate that 
Lender for direct processing and transaction costs and other services 
rendered in connection with those accounts in accordance with that Lender's 
system of charges for similar accounts, MINUS (d) unless otherwise paid 
directly to that Lender, any amounts in those accounts utilized as of that 
day in the calculation of interest on any other Debt payable by any Company 
to that Lender or any other Person.

     "AVERAGE-PRINCIPAL DEBT" means, for any period and any Lender, the 
QUOTIENT of (a) the sum of the Principal Debt owed to that Lender as of the 
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that is not a Business Day is deemed for this definition to be the Principal 
Debt as of the close of business for the preceding Business Day) during that 
period DIVIDED BY (b) the number of days during that period.

     "BASE RATE" means an annual interest rate equal from day to day to the 
floating annual interest rate established by Administrative Agent from time 
to time as its base-rate of interest, which may not be the lowest interest 
rate charged by Administrative Agent on loans similar to the Borrowings.

     "BASE-RATE BORROWING" means any Borrowing bearing interest at the 
Average-Adjusted-Base Rate.

     "BAILEE LETTER" means, as applicable under the circumstances, one of the 
letters executed and delivered by Administrative Agent in substantially the 
form of EXHIBIT B-4 or EXHIBIT B-5.

     "BORROWER" is defined in the preamble to this agreement.

     "BORROWING" means any amount disbursed (a) by any Lender to Borrower 
under the Loan Documents as an original disbursement of funds or (b) by 
Administrative Agent or any Lender in accordance with, and to satisfy a 
Company's obligations under, any Loan Document.

     "BORROWING BASE" means, at any time, the amount described on SCHEDULE 
4.2 and calculated under SECTION 4.2.

     "BORROWING-BASE REPORT" means a report executed by Administrative Agent 
and delivered to Borrower and Lenders in substantially the form of EXHIBIT 
C-3.

     "BORROWING DATE" means, for any Borrowing, the date it is disbursed.

     "BORROWING EXCESS" means, at any time, the amount by which any of the 
limitations of SECTION 2.1 are exceeded.

     "BORROWING REQUEST" means a request executed by Borrower and delivered 
under SECTION 2 in substantially the form of EXHIBIT C-1.

     "BUSINESS DAY" means (a) for purposes of any Eurodollar Borrowing, a day 
when commercial banks are open for international business in London, England, 
and (b) for all other purposes, any day OTHER THAN Saturday, Sunday, and any 
other day that commercial banks are authorized by Governmental Requirements 
to be closed in Texas.

     "CALENDAR MONTH" means that portion of a calendar month that occurs at 
any time from the date of this agreement to the Termination Date.

     "CALENDAR QUARTER" means that portion of a calendar quarter that occurs 
at any time from the date of this agreement to the Termination Date.

     "CERCLA" means the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation 
and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. 9601 ET SEQ.

     "CLOSING DATE" means the date agreed to by Borrower and Agents for the 
initial Borrowing, which must be a Business Day occurring no later than 
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     "CO-AGENT" means, at any time, Guaranty Federal Bank F.S.B. (or any of 
its respective successors appointed under SECTION 11.6) acting as CO-AGENT 
for Lenders under the Loan Documents.

     "COLLATERAL" means all COLLATERAL, as defined in the Security Agreement.

     "COLLATERAL-DELIVERY NOTICE" means a notice executed by Borrower and 
delivered to Administrative Agent in substantially the form of EXHIBIT C-2.

     "COLLATERAL DOCUMENTS" means the documents and other items described on 
SCHEDULE 4.3 and required to be delivered to Administrative Agent under 
SECTION 4.3.

     "COMMITMENT" means, at any time and for any Lender, the amounts stated 
beside that Lender's name on the most-recently amended SCHEDULE 2 (which 
amount is subject to reduction and cancellation as provided in this 
agreement).

     "COMMITMENT PERCENTAGE" means, for any Lender, the proportion (stated as 
a percentage) that its Commitment bears to the total Commitments of all 
Lenders.

     "COMPANIES" means (a) at any time, Borrower and each of its 
Subsidiaries, and (b) where appropriate in respect of any period unless 
otherwise provided, includes all of their operations during that period 
whether discontinued or not.

     "COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE" means a certificate substantially in the form 
of EXHIBIT C-5 and signed by a Responsible Officer.

     "CORRECTION PERIOD" means 15 calendar days for any Collateral Documents 
shipped under SECTION 4.6 for correction.

     "COVERED AMOUNT" means, for any period and any Lender, the lesser of 
EITHER that Lender's Average-Principal Debt OR that Lender's Average-Eligible 
Balances.

     "COVERED RATE" means, at any time, the Applicable Margin for Fed-Funds 
Borrowings.

     "CURRENT FINANCIALS" means EITHER (a) the Companies' Financials for the 
year ended September 30, 1995, and for the ten months ended July 31, 1996, OR 
(b) at any time after the Companies' annual Financials are first delivered 
under SECTION 7.1, the Companies' annual Financials then most recently 
delivered to Administrative Agent and subsequent monthly Financials then most 
recently delivered to Administrative Agent.

     "DEBT," for any Person and without duplication, means (a) all 
obligations required by GAAP to be classified upon that Person's balance 
sheet as liabilities, (b) liabilities secured (or for which the holder of the 
liabilities has an existing Right, contingent or otherwise, to be so secured) 
by any Lien existing on property owned or acquired by that Person, (c) 
obligations that under GAAP should be capitalized for financial reporting 
purposes, and (d) all guaranties, endorsements, and other contingent 
obligations with respect to Debt of others or in respect of any Employee Plan.

     "DEBTOR LAWS" means the BANKRUPTCY CODE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 
and all other applicable liquidation, conservatorship, bankruptcy, 
moratorium, rearrangement, receivership, insolvency, reorganization, 
suspension of payments, or similar Governmental Requirements affecting 
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     "DEFAULT RATE" means, for any day, an annual interest rate equal from
day to day to the lesser of EITHER (a) the then-existing Fed-Funds Rate PLUS
5% OR (b) the Maximum Rate.

     "DISTRIBUTION" means, at any time and with respect to any shares of any
capital stock or other equity securities issued by a Person, (a) the
retirement, redemption, purchase, or other acquisition for value of those
securities, (b) the declaration or payment of any dividend on or with respect
to those securities, (c) any loan or advance by that Person to, or other
investment by that Person in, the holder of any of those securities, and (d)
any other payment by that Person with respect to those securities.

     "DRY BORROWING" means a Borrowing for which all of the Collateral
Documents have been delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with
SECTION 4.3.

     "ELIGIBLE BALANCES" means, for any calendar day and any Lender, the SUM
(which for any day that is not a Business Day is deemed for this definition
to be that sum as determined as of the close of business on the preceding
Business Day) of collected balances as of the close of business on that day
in all identified non-interest bearing demand deposit accounts or, at the
discretion of such Lender, money market zero reserve accounts of or
maintained by Borrower with that Lender.

     "ELIGIBLE-EQUITY LOAN" means, at any time, an Equity Loan for which the
applicable conditions for eligibility described in SCHEDULE 4.1 are satisfied
and which may under SECTION 4.1 be included in the Borrowing Base.

     "ELIGIBLE-IMPROVEMENT LOAN" means, at any time, an Improvement Loan for
which the applicable conditions for eligibility described in SCHEDULE 4.1 are
satisfied and which may under SECTION 4.1 be included in the Borrowing Base.

     "ELIGIBLE-PLEDGED LOANS" means, at any time, all Eligible-Equity Loans
and all Eligible-Improvement Loans.

     "EMPLOYEE PLAN" means any employee-pension-benefit plan (a) covered by
TITLE IV of ERISA and established or maintained by Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate (OTHER THAN a Multiemployer Plan) or (b) established or maintained
by Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate, or to which Borrower or any ERISA
Affiliate contributes, under the Governmental Requirements of any foreign
country.

     "ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENT" means any applicable 
Governmental Requirement that relates to protection of the environment or to 
the regulation of any Hazardous Substances, including, without limitation, 
CERCLA, the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act (49 U.S.C. SECTION 1801 ET 
SEQ.), the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (42 U.S.C. SECTION 6901 ET 
SEQ.), the Clean Water Act (33 U.S.C. SECTION 1251 ET SEQ.), the Clean Air 
Act (42 U.S.C. SECTION 7401 ET SEQ.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
U.S.C. SECTION 2601 ET SEQ.), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. SECTION 136 ET SEQ.), the Emergency Planning and 
Community Right-to-Know Act (42 U.S.C. SECTION 11001 ET SEQ.), the Safe 
Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. SECTION 201 AND SECTION 300F ET SEQ.), the 
Rivers and Harbors Act (33 U.S.C. SECTION 401 ET SEQ.), the Oil Pollution Act 
(33 U.S.C. SECTION 2701 ET SEQ.), analogous state and local Governmental 
Requirements, and any analogous future enacted or adopted Governmental 
Requirement.

     "EQUITY LOAN" means a loan that is (a) not an acquisition, construction,
improvement, non-residential or commercial loan, (b) for the obligor's debt
consolidation or other lawful purposes, (c) based upon the obligor's
creditworthiness, the equity in the obligor's residential-real property, or
both, (d)

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evidenced by a valid promissory note, and (e) secured by a mortgage, deed of
trust, or trust deed that is valid and perfected and grants either a first-
or second-priority Lien on that residential-real property.

     "ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

     "ERISA AFFILIATE" means any Person that, for purposes of TITLE IV of
ERISA, is a member of Borrower's controlled group or is under common control
with Borrower within the meaning of SECTION 414 of the IRC.

     "EURODOLLAR RATE" means, for a Eurodollar Borrowing, the annual interest
rate (rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 0.01%) that is equal to
the SUM of (a) the Applicable Margin PLUS (b) EITHER (i) the rate determined
by Administrative Agent (at approximately 10:00 a.m. on the second Business
Day before the applicable Interest Period) as the rate reported by TELERATE
MORTGAGE SERVICES or KNIGHT-RIDDER for deposits in United States dollars in
the London interbank market that are comparable in amount and maturity of
that Borrowing, or (ii) if Administrative Agent cannot determine that rate,
then the rate that deposits in United States dollars are offered to
Administrative Agent in the amount of that Eurodollar Borrowing in the London
interbank market (at approximately 11:00 a.m., London, England, time on the
third Business Day before the applicable Interest Period) for deposits
comparable in amount and maturity of that Borrowing.

     "EURODOLLAR BORROWING" means any Borrowing that bears interest at the
Eurodollar Rate.

     "EVENT OF DEFAULT" is defined in SECTION 10.1.

     "EXISTING-BANK-ONE CREDIT" means the Credit Agreement dated as of March
17, 1995, between Borrower as BORROWER,  RAC as GUARANTOR, and Bank One,
Texas, N.A., as LENDER, as renewed, extended, and amended to the Closing Date.

     "EXISTING-RFC CREDIT" means the Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit,
Term Loan and Security Agreement dated as of February 1, 1996, between
Borrower as BORROWER, RAC as GUARANTOR, and Residential Funding Corporation
as LENDER, providing up to $200,000,000 in loans to Borrower, as that
agreement may be renewed, extended, and amended to the Closing Date.

     "FED-FUNDS RATE" means, for any day, the annual interest rate (rounded
upwards, if necessary, to the nearest 0.01%) determined by Administrative
Agent to be EITHER (a) the weighted average of the rates on
overnight-federal-funds transactions with member banks of the Federal Reserve
System arranged by federal-funds brokers for that day (or, if not a Business
Day on the preceding Business Day) as published by the Federal Reserve Bank
of New York (as published by KNIGHT-RIDDER, PAGE 73, utilizing the
FED-EFFECTIVE RATE), OR (b) if not so published for any day, the average of
the quotations for that day on those transactions received by Administrative
Agent from three federal-funds brokers of recognized standing it may select.

     "FED-FUNDS BORROWING" means any Borrowing bearing interest at the
Average-Adjusted-Fed-Funds Rate.

     "FHA" means the Federal Housing Administration within the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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     "FINANCIALS" of a Person means balance sheets, profit and loss
statements, reconciliations of capital and surplus, and statements of cash
flow prepared (a) according to GAAP (subject to year end audit adjustments
with respect to interim Financials) and (b) except as stated in SECTION 1.4,
in comparative form to prior year-end figures or corresponding periods of the
preceding fiscal year or other relevant period, as applicable.

     "FNMA" means the Federal National Mortgage Association.

     "FUNDING ACCOUNT" means a non-interest bearing deposit account
established by Borrower with Administrative Agent for the deposit of
Borrowings and that is styled "FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., FUNDING ACCOUNT"
and numbered Account No. 1885162949.

     "FUNDING LOSS" means any loss, expense, or reduction in yield (but not
any Applicable Margin) that any Lender reasonably incurs because (a) Borrower
fails or refuses (for any reason whatsoever OTHER THAN a default by
Administrative Agent or that Lender claiming that loss, expense, or reduction
in yield) to take any Borrowing that it has requested under this agreement,
or (b) Borrower prepays or pays any Borrowing other than on the last day of
the applicable Interest Period.

     "GAAP" means generally accepted accounting principles of the Accounting
Principles Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants
and the Financial Accounting Standards Board that are applicable from time to
time.

     "GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" means any (a) local, state, territorial,
federal, or foreign judicial, executive, regulatory, administrative,
legislative, or governmental agency, board, bureau, commission, department,
or other instrumentality, (b) private arbitration board or panel, or (c)
central bank.

     "GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS" means all applicable statutes, laws,
treaties, ordinances, rules, regulations, orders, writs, injunctions,
decrees, judgments, opinions, and interpretations of any Governmental
Authority.

     "HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE" means any substance that is designated, defined,
classified, or regulated as a hazardous waste, hazardous material, pollutant,
contaminant, explosive, corrosive, flammable, infectious, carcinogenic,
mutagenic, radioactive, or toxic or hazardous substance under any
Environmental Governmental Requirement, including, without limitation, any
hazardous substance within the meaning of SECTION 101(14) of CERCLA.

     "HEDGE CONTRACT" means, for any Person, any present or future, whether
master or single, agreement, document or instrument providing for -- or
constituting an agreement to enter into (a) commodity hedges in the normal
course of business in accordance with prior practices of that Person before
the date of this agreement for purposes of hedging material purchases, (b)
foreign-currency purchases and swaps, (c) interest-rate swaps, and (d)
interest-rate-hedging products.

     "HUD" means the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

     "IMPROVEMENT LOAN" means a loan that is (a) not an acquisition,
construction, non-residential or commercial loan, (b) for the improvement of
single- or multi-family-residential-real property, (d) evidenced by a valid
promissory note, (e) either unsecured or secured by a mortgage, deed of
trust, or trust deed that is valid and perfected and grants either a first-
or second-priority Lien on that residential-real property, and (f) either
Title-I Insured or not.

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     "INTEREST PERIOD" is determined in accordance with SECTION 3.8.

     "IRC" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     "LENDER LIEN" means any present or future first-priority (or, in the
case only of the Servicing Portfolio, second-priority) Lien securing the
Obligation and assigned, conveyed, and granted to or created in favor of
Administrative Agent for the benefit of Lenders under the Loan Documents.

     "LENDERS" means the financial institutions -- including, without
limitation, Agents in respect of their share of Borrowings -- named on
SCHEDULE 2 or on the most-recently-amended SCHEDULE 2, if any, delivered by
Administrative Agent under this agreement, and, subject to this agreement,
their respective successors and permitted assigns (but not any Participant
who is not otherwise a party to this agreement).

     "LIEN" means any lien, mortgage, security interest, pledge, assignment,
charge, title retention agreement, or encumbrance of any kind and any other
arrangement for a creditor's claim to be satisfied from assets or proceeds
prior to the claims of other creditors or the owners (OTHER THAN title of the
lessor under an operating lease).

     "LITIGATION" means any action by or before any Governmental Authority.

     "LOAN DOCUMENTS" means (a) this agreement, certificates and reports
delivered under this agreement, and exhibits and schedules to this agreement,
(b) all agreements, documents, and instruments in favor of Administrative
Agent or Lenders (or Administrative Agent on behalf of Lenders) ever
delivered under this agreement or otherwise delivered in connection with any
of the Obligation (other than Assignments), and (c) all renewals, extensions,
and restatements of, and amendments and supplements to, any of the foregoing.

     "MANAGEMENT REPORT" means a report delivered by a Responsible Officer of
Borrower to Administrative Agent in substantially the form of EXHIBIT C-4.

     "MARKET VALUE" means, with respect to any Pledged Loan, the market value
determined by Administrative Agent, in its sole discretion, based upon
information then available to it regarding quotes to Banc One Capital
Corporation or other dealers for the purchase of loans that are substantially
similar to that Pledged Loan.

     "MATERIAL-ADVERSE EVENT" means any circumstance or event that,
individually or collectively, is reasonably expected to result (at any time
before the Commitments are fully canceled or terminated and the Obligation is
fully paid and performed) in any (a) material impairment of (i) the ability
of Borrower to perform any of its payment or other material obligations under
any Loan Document or (ii) the ability of Administrative Agent or any Lender
to enforce any of those obligations or any of their respective Rights under
the Loan Documents, (b) material and adverse effect on the financial
condition of the Companies as a whole as represented to Lenders in the
Current Financials most recently delivered before the date of this agreement,
(c) material and adverse impact on any Collateral, or (d) Event of Default or
Potential Default.

     "MAXIMUM AMOUNT" and "MAXIMUM RATE" respectively mean, for a Lender, the
maximum non-usurious amount and the maximum non-usurious rate of interest
that, under applicable Governmental Requirement, that Lender is permitted to
contract for, charge, take, reserve, or receive on the Obligation.

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     "MULTIEMPLOYER PLAN" means a multiemployer plan as defined in SECTIONS
3(37) OR 4001(A)(3) of ERISA or SECTION 414(F) of the IRC (or any similar
type of plan established or regulated under the Governmental Requirements of
any foreign country) to which Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate is making, or
has made, or is accruing, or has accrued, an obligation to make contributions.

     "NET INCOME" of any Person means that Person's profit or loss after
deducting its Tax expense.

     "NET WORTH" means, for any Person, its stockholder's equity as
determined under GAAP.

     "NOTES" means the Warehouse Notes and the Swing Note.

     "OBLIGATION" means all (a) present and future indebtedness, obligations, 
and liabilities of Borrower to Administrative Agent or any Lender and related 
to any Loan Document, whether principal, interest, fees, costs, attorneys' 
fees, or otherwise, (b) all present and future indebtedness, obligations, and 
liabilities of Borrower to Administrative Agent or any Lender in respect of 
any Hedge Contract, (c) amounts that would become due but for operation of 11 
U.S.C. SECTIONS 502 and 503 or any other provision of TITLE 11 of the United 
States Code, and all renewals, extensions, and modifications of any of the 
foregoing, and (d) pre- and post-maturity interest on any of the foregoing, 
including, without limitation, all post-petition interest if any Company 
voluntarily or involuntarily files for protection under any Debtor Law.

     "ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS" means, for any Person, the documents for its
formation and organization, which, for example, for a (a) corporation are its
corporate charter and bylaws, (b) for a partnership is its partnership
agreement, (c) for a limited-liability company are its certificate of
organization and regulations, and (d) for a trust is the trust agreement or
indenture under which it is created.

     "PARTICIPANT" is defined in SECTION 12.13.

     "PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.

     "PERMITTED DEBT" is defined in SECTION 8.1.

     "PERMITTED LIENS" is defined in SECTION 8.2.

     "PERMITTED LOANS/INVESTMENTS" is defined in SECTION 8.3.

     "PERSON" means any individual, entity, or Governmental Authority.

     "PLEDGED LOAN" means an Equity Loan or an Improvement Loan, the
Collateral Documents for which have been pledged to Administrative Agent for
Lenders under the Loan Documents.

     "POTENTIAL DEFAULT" means any event's occurrence or any circumstance's
existence that would -- upon any required notice, time lapse, or both --
become an Event of Default.

     "PRINCIPAL DEBT" means, at any time, the outstanding principal balance
of all Borrowings.

     "PURCHASER" is defined in SECTION 12.14.

     "RAC" means RAC Financial Group, Inc., a Nevada corporation formerly
known as Remodelers Acceptance Corporation, which owns all of the issued and
outstanding capital stock of Borrower.

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     "REGULATION U" means REGULATION U promulgated by the Board of Governors
of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R. PART 221.

     "RELEASE REQUEST" means a Release Request executed and delivered by
Borrower to Administrative Agent in substantially the form of EXHIBIT B-7.

     "REPRESENTATIVES" means representatives, officers, directors, employees,
attorneys, and agents.

     "REQUIRED LENDERS" means (a) at any time that there are no more than two
Lenders, any combination of Lenders whose (i) Termination Percentages total
at least 100% at any time on or after the Termination Date, or (b) Commitment
Percentages total at least 100% at all other times and (b) at any time that
there are more than two Lenders, any combination of Lenders whose (i)
Termination Percentages total at least 66 2/3% at any time on or after the
Termination Date, or (ii) Commitment Percentages total at least 66 2/3% at all
other times.

     "RESPONSIBLE OFFICER" means (a) the chairman, president, chief executive
officer, any vice president, or chief financial officer of Borrower to the
extent that such officer's name, title, and signature have been certified to
Administrative Agent by the secretary or an assistant secretary of Borrower
or (b) any other officer designated as a "RESPONSIBLE OFFICER" in writing to
Administrative Agent by any officer in CLAUSE (a) preceding at any time on or
before the Closing Date.

     "RIGHTS" means rights, remedies, powers, privileges, and benefits.

     "SECURITY AGREEMENT" means the Security Agreement in substantially the
form of EXHIBIT B-1.

     "SERVICING CONTRACT" means at any time, any present or future written
agreement between an investor and Borrower acting as a SERVICER -- or MASTER
SERVICER in the case of a sub-servicing arrangement -- providing for Borrower
to service mortgage loans or mortgage pools, as that agreement may be
supplemented by applicable manuals, guides, and laws.

     "SERVICING PORTFOLIO" means, at any time, the total unpaid principal
amount of loans serviced by Borrower for a fee OTHER THAN under a
subservicing agreement or a master servicing agreement.

     "SERVICING RIGHTS" means -- for Borrower and at any time -- all present
and future rights as SERVICER or MASTER SERVICER under Servicing Contracts,
including, but not limited to, all rights to receive money in respect of any
claim by Borrower for its unreimbursed advances of principal and interest,
taxes and insurance, or foreclosure payments, and all other compensation,
payments, reimbursements, termination and other fees, and proceeds of any
disposition of those rights.

     "SETTLEMENT ACCOUNT" means a non-interest bearing deposit account
established by Borrower with Administrative Agent for the deposit of the
proceeds of securitizations of Pledged Loans and the deposit of payments on
the Obligation and that is styled "FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., SETTLEMENT
ACCOUNT" and numbered Account No. 1892349570.

     "SHIPPING PERIOD" means 21 calendar days for the Collateral Documents
for any Pledged Loan shipped to or for an investor under SECTION 4.5.

     "SHIPPING REQUEST" means a Shipping Request executed and delivered by
Borrower to Administrative Agent in substantially the form of EXHIBIT B-3.

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     "SOLVENT" means, as to any Person, that (a) the aggregate fair market
value of its assets exceeds its liabilities, (b) it has sufficient cash flow
to enable it to pay its Debts as they mature, and (c) it does not have
unreasonably small capital to conduct its businesses.

     "STATED-TERMINATION DATE" means October 16, 1997.

     "SUBSIDIARY" of any Person means any entity of which more than 50% (in
number of votes) of the stock (or equivalent interests) is owned of record or
beneficially, directly or indirectly, by that Person.  Unless otherwise
specified or the context otherwise requires, "SUBSIDIARY" refers to a
Subsidiary of Borrower.

     "SUBORDINATED DEBT," at any time, means (a) up to $7,000,050 outstanding
with respect to an issue of senior subordinated notes due March 31, 2000,
issued by Borrower and certain Affiliates of Borrower (with no more than
$1,350,000 constituting Debt on Borrower's balance sheet with respect to such
Subordinated Debt) to Banc One Capital Partners II, Limited Partnership, Banc
One Capital Partners V, Ltd., and Farm Bureau Life Insurance Company (the
"EXISTING-SUBORDINATED DEBT"), (b) Debt, whether to repurchase or redeem any
existing-Subordinated Debt, SO LONG AS that Debt (i) is subject to
subordination, payment blockage, and standstill provisions at least as
favorable to Lenders as applicable to the existing-Subordinated Debt under
this agreement or otherwise, (ii) is subject to representations, covenants,
events of default, and other provision not significantly more onerous to
Borrower than the existing-Subordinated Debt, (iii) does not have any
scheduled or mandatory principal or sinking fund payment due before the
Stated-Termination Date, and (iv) is upon terms and conditions otherwise
reasonably acceptable to Required Lenders and (c) other Debt in which any
Company is the debtor that is acceptable to Administrative Agent in its sole
discretion.

     "SWING BORROWING" means a Borrowing that is advanced to Borrower by
Swing Lender under SECTION 2.3.

     "SWING LENDER" means Bank One, Texas, N.A., in its individual capacity
and not as Administrative Agent.

     "SWING-LENDER'S REQUEST" is defined in SECTION 2.2(b).

     "SWING NOTE" means a promissory note executed and delivered by Borrower,
payable to Swing Lender's order, in the stated principal amount of
$50,000,000, and substantially in the form of EXHIBIT A-2.

     "SWING SUBLIMIT" means, at any time, $15,000,000.

     "TAXES" means, for any Person, taxes, assessments, or other governmental
charges or levies imposed upon it, its income, or any of its properties,
franchises, or assets.

     "TERMINATION DATE" means the earlier of EITHER (a) the
Stated-Termination Date, OR (b) the date that Lenders' commitments under this
agreement are fully cancelled or terminated.

     "TERMINATION PERCENTAGE" means -- at any time for any Lender -- the
proportion (stated as a percentage) that its Principal Debt bears to the
total Principal Debt.

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     "TITLE-I INSURED" means, in reference to an Improvement Loan, that it is
validly covered by the credit insurance provided by FHA pursuant to the Title
I Program.

     "TITLE I PROGRAM" means the credit insurance program authorized pursuant
to TITLE I of the National Housing Act of 1934.

     "TRUST RECEIPT" means a Trust Receipt and Agreement executed and
delivered by Borrower to Administrative Agent in substantially the form of
EXHIBIT B-6.

     "UCC" means the UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE as enacted in Texas or other
applicable jurisdictions.

     "UNCOVERED AMOUNT" means, for any period, the SUM of the
Average-Principal Debt MINUS the Covered Amount.

     "UNSECURED SUBLIMIT" means, at any time, 5% of the total Commitments.

     "WAREHOUSE BORROWING" means a Borrowing that is advanced to Borrower by
Lenders in accordance with their Commitment Percentages under SECTION 2.2.

     "WAREHOUSE NOTES" means a promissory note executed and delivered by
Borrower, payable to a Lender's order, in the stated principal amount of its
Commitment, and substantially in the form of EXHIBIT A-1.

     "WET BORROWING" means a Borrowing for which all of the Collateral
Documents have not been delivered to Administrative Agent in accordance with
SECTION 4.3.

     "WET PERIOD" means seven Business Days for the Collateral Documents for
any Mortgage Loan that supports a Wet Borrowing.

     "WET SUBLIMIT" means, at any time, a percentage of the total
Commitments, which percentage is (a) 25% for the first five and last five
Business Days of each Calendar Month, and (b) 20% at all other times.

     "WIRE INSTRUCTIONS" mean, for any Person, the information for wire
transfers of funds to that Person, which (until changed by written notice to
all other parties to this agreement) are stated for (a) Borrower beside its
name on the signature page below, and (b) Administrative Agent and each
Lender, beside its name on SCHEDULE 2.

     1.2  TIME REFERENCES.  Unless otherwise specified, in the Loan Documents
(a) time references (E.G., 10:00 a.m.) are to time in Dallas, Texas, and (b)
in calculating a period from one date to another, the word "FROM" means "FROM
AND INCLUDING" and the word "TO" or "UNTIL" means "TO BUT EXCLUDING."

     1.3  OTHER REFERENCES.  Unless otherwise specified, in the Loan
Documents (a) where appropriate, the singular includes the plural and VICE
VERSA, and words of any gender include each other gender, (b) heading and
caption references may not be construed in interpreting provisions, (c)
monetary references are to currency of the United States of America, (d)
section, paragraph, annex, schedule, exhibit, and similar references are to
the particular Loan Document in which they are used, (e) references to
"TELECOPY," "TELEFAX," "FACSIMILE," "FAX," or similar terms are to facsimile
or telecopy transmissions, (f) references to "INCLUDING" mean including
without limiting the generality of any description preceding

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that word, (g) the rule of construction that references to general items that
follow references to specific items as being limited to the same type or
character of those specific items is not applicable in the Loan Documents,
(h) references to any Person include that Person's heirs, personal
representatives, successors, trustees, receivers, and permitted assigns, (i)
references to any Governmental Requirement include every amendment or
supplement to it, rule and regulation adopted under it, and successor or
replacement for it, and (j) references to any Loan Document or other document
include every renewal and extension of it, amendment and supplement to it,
and replacement or substitution for it.

     1.4  ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES.  Unless otherwise specified, in the Loan
Documents (a) GAAP in effect on the date of this agreement determines all
accounting and financial terms and compliance with financial covenants, (b)
otherwise, all accounting principles applied in a current period must be
comparable in all material respects to those applied during the preceding
comparable period, and (c) while Borrower has any consolidated Subsidiaries
(i) all accounting and financial terms and compliance with reporting
covenants must be on a consolidating and consolidated basis, as applicable
and (ii) compliance with financial covenants must be on a consolidated basis.

SECTION 2.     BORROWING PROVISIONS.

     2.1  COMMITMENTS.  Subject to the limitations below and other provisions
of the Loan Documents and on Business Days before the Termination Date, each
Lender severally agrees to provide its Commitment Percentage of Warehouse
Borrowings and Swing Lender agrees to provide Swing Borrowings SO LONG AS, in
each case, no Borrowing may be disbursed that would cause any of the
following applicable limitations to be exceeded, which limitations must be
read together and are not mutually exclusive:

     -    The total Principal Debt may never EXCEED the lesser of EITHER the
          Borrowing Base OR the total Commitments.

     -    No more than the Unsecured Sublimit may be included in the Borrowing
          Base for Pledged-Loans that are not secured by valid and perfected
          liens on residential-real estate.

     -    The total Principal Debt of Wet Borrowings may never EXCEED the 
          Wet Sublimit.

     -    The Principal Debt of all Swing Borrowings may never EXCEED the
          Swing Sublimit.

Each disbursement of a Warehouse Borrowing (other than under a Swing-Lender's
Request, for which there is no minimum) must be at least $2,000,000 and if a
Swing Borrowing must be at least $50,000.

     2.2  WAREHOUSE BORROWINGS.  The following conditions and procedures
apply to Warehouse Borrowings.

          (a)  BORROWING REQUEST.  Borrower may only request a Warehouse
     Borrowing by timely delivering to Administrative Agent a
     Collateral-Delivery Notice and required Collateral Documents under SECTION
     4.3 and by delivering to Administrative Agent a Borrowing Request for
     the Borrowing before 11:00 a.m. on the Borrowing Date for it for a
     Fed-Funds Borrowing or Base-Rate Borrowing or on the third Business Day
     before the Borrowing Date for a Eurodollar Borrowing.  A Borrowing
     Request is irrevocable and binding on Borrower when delivered.
     Administrative Agent shall use its best efforts to promptly (but at
     least by 1:00 p.m. on the day it timely receives a Borrowing Request)
     send a copy of it to each Lender by fax and confirm it by telephone.

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          (b)  SWING-LENDER'S REQUEST.  On any Business Day when there is any
     Principal Debt of Swing Borrowings, Swing Lender may -- and on each
     Friday (or, if not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day)
     when there is any Principal Debt of Swing Borrowings, Swing Lender shall
     (without any liability for failing to) -- unilaterally request a
     Warehouse Borrowing under this SECTION 2.2, to be made on that day in the
     amount of that Principal Debt.  Swing Lender shall fax that request (a
     "SWING-LENDER'S REQUEST") to Administrative Agent (unless they are the
     same party) and to each Lender by at least 1:00 p.m. on the Borrowing Date
     for the requested Warehouse Borrowing.  When so made, a Swing-Lender's
     Request irrevocably binds Borrower without its joinder in it.

          (c)  REMITTANCE BY LENDERS.  Each Lender shall remit to
     Administrative Agent that Lender's Commitment Percentage of (i) any
     Borrowing requested in any Borrowing Request and (ii) regardless of whether
     an Event of Default or Potential Default exists at that time (UNLESS
     Swing Lender had actual knowledge of it when the related Swing Borrowing
     was made), any Borrowing requested in a Swing-Lender's Request.  That
     remittance must be made to Administrative Agent's principal office in
     Dallas, Texas, by wire transfer according to Administrative Agent's Wire
     Instructions, in funds that are available for immediate use by
     Administrative Agent by 2:00 p.m. on the applicable Borrowing Date.

          (d)  FUNDING BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.  Subject to receipt of funds
     remitted under CLAUSE (c) above, Administrative Agent shall (i) for a
     Borrowing under a Swing-Lender's Request, treat (or, if Swing Lender is a
     different Lender, remit those funds to Swing Lender for Swing Lender to
     treat) those funds as a payment on the Principal Debt of Swing
     Borrowings, and (ii) for any other Borrowing (unless to its actual
     knowledge any of the applicable conditions precedent have not been
     satisfied by Borrower or waived by all Lenders) by 3:00 p.m. on the
     Borrowing Date, deposit those funds into the Funding Account for a Dry
     Borrowing OR wire transfer those funds in accordance with the Borrowing
     Request for a Wet Borrowing.

          (e)  NON-REMITTANCE.  Absent contrary written notice from a Lender
     received by Administrative Agent by 2:00 p.m. on the Borrowing Date,
     Administrative Agent may assume that each Lender has made its Commitment
     Percentage of a Borrowing under a Borrowing Request or a Swing-Lender's
     Request available to Administrative Agent on the Borrowing Date and may
     (but is not obligated to) make available to Borrower or to Swing-Lender, as
     the case may be, a corresponding amount.  If a Lender fails to make its
     Commitment Percentage of that Borrowing available to Administrative
     Agent on the Borrowing Date -- whether because of that Lender's default,
     because that Lender is not open for business on that Business Day, or
     otherwise -- then Administrative Agent may recover that amount on demand
     (i) from that Lender, together with interest at the Fed-Funds Rate during
     the period from the Borrowing Date to the date Administrative Agent
     recovers that amount from that Lender which (payment is then deemed to be
     that Lender's Commitment Percentage of that Borrowing) or (ii) if that
     Lender fails to pay that amount upon demand, then EITHER (A) in respect
     of a Warehouse Borrowing, from Borrower, together with interest at an
     annual interest rate equal to the rate applicable to the requested
     Borrowing during the period from the Borrowing Date to the date
     Administrative Agent recovers that amount from Borrower, OR (B) in respect
     of a Swing Borrowing, from Swing Lender, together with interest at the
     Fed-Funds Rate during the period from the Borrowing Date to the date
     Administrative Agent recovers that amount from Swing Lender.
     Notwithstanding these provisions, each Lender remains obligated to lend
     its Commitment Percentage of that Borrowing, assumes the credit risk for
     that amount when the Borrowing is made available to or for Borrower, and
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     Administrative Agent has recovered the amount of interest provided for in
     CLAUSE (i) above) is entitled to interest on that amount from the
     Borrowing Date.

          (f)  OTHER LENDERS.  Although no Lender is responsible for the
     failure of any other Lender to make its Commitment Percentage of any
     Borrowing, that failure does not excuse any other Lender from making its
     Commitment Percentage of that Borrowing.

     2.3  SWING BORROWINGS.  The conditions and procedures of SECTION 2.2
apply to Swing Borrowings except as follows:  The Borrowing Request for a
Swing Borrowing must be delivered to Administrative Agent and, if they are
not the same, Swing Lender by 2:30 p.m. on the Borrowing Date.  Unless to its
actual knowledge any of the applicable conditions precedent have not been
satisfied by Borrower or waived by all Lenders or in its sole judgment it is
reasonable to anticipate that each Lender will provide a Borrowing under a
Swing-Lender's Request in respect of that Swing Borrowing, then Swing Lender
shall by 3:00 p.m. on the Borrowing Date EITHER (or, if they are not the same
entity, remit those funds to Administrative Agent who shall upon receipt of
them shall EITHER) deposit those funds into the Funding Account for a Dry
Borrowing OR wire transfer those funds in accordance with the Borrowing
Request for a Wet Borrowing.  Immediately upon Swing Lender's demand, Swing
Lender is deemed to have sold and transferred to each other Lender (and each
other Lender is deemed irrevocably and unconditionally to have purchased and
received from Swing Lender) and shall pay Swing Lender for an undivided
interest and participation in each Swing Borrowing to the extent of that
Lender's Commitment Percentage, all without representation or warranty by, or
recourse on, Swing Lender.

     2.4  WET-BORROWINGS.  The conditions and procedures of SECTIONS 2.2 and
2.3 apply to Wet Borrowings except as follows:  A Wet Borrowing may be funded
before delivery to Administrative Agent of all of the required Collateral
Documents for the Pledged Loans supporting that Wet Borrowing.  The
Collateral-Delivery Notice delivered to Administrative Agent for a Wet
Borrowing may be sent to Administrative Agent by fax but must identify and
describe each Pledged Loan that supports that Wet Borrowing and the amount of
the Borrowing Base applicable to it.  By delivering the Collateral-Delivery
Notice, Borrower confirms the grant and conveyance of Lender Liens (from the
Borrowing Date for each Wet Borrowing) on each Collateral Document offered as
Collateral in that Collateral-Delivery Notice that is perfected subject to
the delivery of the related promissory notes for those Pledged Loans to
Administrative Agent or its bailee.

     2.5  INCREASES AND TERMINATIONS.

          (a)  INCREASES UP TO $200,000,000.  Borrower may from time to time
     request any one or more Lenders to increase their respective Commitments
     (or other financial institutions first approved by Administrative Agent
     to agree to a Commitment) so that the total Commitments may be increased
     to no more than $200,000,000.  That increase must be effected by an
     amendment to this agreement under SECTION 12.10 that is executed by
     Borrower, Administrative Agent, and the one or more Lenders who have
     agreed to increase their Commitments or new Lenders who have agreed to
     new Commitments.  Borrower shall execute and deliver to each such Lender
     a Warehouse Note in the stated amount of its new Commitment.  No Lender
     is obligated to increase its Commitment under any circumstances, and no
     Lender's Commitment may be increased except by its execution of an
     amendment to this agreement under SECTION 12.10.

          (b)  INCREASES OVER $200,000,000.  The total Commitments may not be
     increased to more than $200,000,000 except by an amendment executed by
     Borrower, all Agents, and all Lenders under SECTION 12.10.

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          (c)  TERMINATION OF A LENDER.  If no Event of Default or Potential 
     Default exists and if a Lender declines to execute or consent to any waiver
     or amendment (other than any amendment that would increase that Lender's
     Commitment) requested by Borrower in respect of any Loan Document, then,
     after giving written and irrevocable notice to Administrative Agent, that
     Lender, and each other Lender at least three Business Days before the 
     effective date of the termination, Borrower may fully terminate that 
     Lender's Commitment by executing an amendment under SECTION 12.10.  A
     termination under this CLAUSE (C) requires (i) no full or partial 
     termination of any other Lender's Commitment, (ii) a mandatory prepayment
     under SECTION 3.4 on the effective date of the termination, (iii) payment
     of any related Funding Loss to the terminated Lender, and (iv) no other
     premium or penalty.

          (d)  TERMINATIONS OF ALL LENDERS.  After giving written and 
     irrevocable notice to Administrative Agent and each Lender at least three
     Business Days before the effective date of any termination, Borrower may
     fully or partially terminate the Commitments.  A termination under this 
     CLAUSE (D) (i) if partial, (A) must be at least $10,000,000 and an integral
     of $5,000,000, (B) must be ratable for each Lender according to its 
     Commitment Percentage, (C) requires a mandatory prepayment under 
     SECTION 3.4(A)(II) on the effective date of termination and payment of any
     related Funding Loss, and (D) requires no other premium or penalty, or 
     (ii) if full, requires (A) a mandatory prepayment under SECTION 3.4 on the
     effective date of the termination, (B) payment of any related Funding Loss,
     and (C) no other premium or penalty.

          (e)  TERMINATION DATE.  The total Commitments and Swing-Lender's 
     agreement to provide Swing Borrowings all automatically terminate on the 
     Termination Date.

          (f)  REINSTATEMENT.  Once terminated, no part of any commitment or 
     agreement to extend credit under this agreement may be reinstated except 
     by an amendment to this agreement under SECTION 12.10.

SECTION 3.  PAYMENT TERMS.

     3.1  NOTES.  The Principal Debt and interest on it are evidenced by the 
Notes.  Notwithstanding any sale of participating interests under SECTION 12.13
or any contrary notice, Borrower and Administrative Agent may deem and treat 
each Lender as the absolute owner of its respective Note for all purposes.

     3.2  PAYMENT PROCEDURES.

          (a)  PAYMENTS.  Borrower shall make each payment and prepayment on the
     Obligation to Administrative Agent, on behalf of Lenders, in accordance 
     with Agent's Wire Instructions in funds that are available for immediate
     use by Administrative Agent.  Payments that are received by 12:00 noon on
     a Business Day are deemed received on that Business Day.  Payments that 
     are received after 12:00 noon on a Business Day are deemed received on the
     next Business Day.  Subject to SECTION 3.7(F), applicable interest 
     continues to accrue through the calendar day immediately before the 
     Business Day on which the payment is deemed received.  No Lender directly 
     invoices Borrower for (and only Administrative Agent invoices Borrower 
     for) interest under the Loan Documents.

          (b)  DISTRIBUTIONS.  When received under CLAUSE (A) above, 
     Administrative Agent shall distribute each payment to each Lender (in 
     accordance with SECTION 3.5 and each Lender's Wire Instructions) reasonably
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     the payment is deemed to be received by Administrative Agent under CLAUSE
     (A) above.  If Administrative Agent fails to distribute any payment to any
     Lender as required by this clause, then Administrative Agent shall pay to
     that Lender on demand interest on that payment, from the date due under 
     this clause until paid, at an annual interest rate equal from day to day 
     to the Fed-Funds Rate.

     3.3  SCHEDULED PAYMENTS.  Unless otherwise provided in this agreement, 
Borrower shall pay the Obligation in accordance with the following table:

<TABLE>
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                        OBLIGATION                                                           PAYABLE
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<S>                                                                  <C>
Interest on each Eurodollar Borrowing except at the Default Rate    As it accrues on (a) the last day of that Borrowing's 
                                                                    Interest Period and (b) on the Termination Date.
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Interest on each other Borrowing except at the Default Rate         On (a) the 15th day of each Calendar Month as it 
                                                                    accrued on the last day of the preceding Calendar 
                                                                    Month and (b) on the Termination Date.
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Interest at the Default Rate                                        On demand as it accrues.
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Principal Debt of Swing Borrowings                                  On demand.
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Principal Debt of all other Borrowings                              On the Termination Date.
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     3.4  PREPAYMENTS.

          (a)  COMMITMENT TERMINATION.  On the effective date of any (i) 
     termination of a Lender's Commitment under SECTION 2.5(C), Borrower shall
     pay to Administrative Agent for that Lender the Obligation (including any
     applicable Funding Loss) owed to that Lender, (ii) partial termination of
     the Commitments under SECTION 2.5(D), Borrower shall pay to Administrative
     Agent for Lenders the amount that the Principal Debt exceeds the reduced 
     total Commitments (together with any applicable Funding Loss), and (iii) 
     full termination of the Commitments under SECTION 2.5(D), Borrower shall
     prepay the full Obligation (including any applicable Funding Loss).

          (b)  BORROWING EXCESS.  Borrower shall, on demand when any Borrowing
     Excess exists, prepay the appropriate Principal Debt (together with any 
     applicable Funding Loss) or take any other actions in accordance with this
     agreement necessary to eliminate the Borrowing Excess.

          (c)  VOLUNTARY PREPAYMENTS.   Borrower may otherwise voluntarily 
     prepay any of the Obligation at any time without premium or penalty but 
     with any applicable Funding Loss.

     3.5  ORDER OF APPLICATION.  All payments and proceeds (whether voluntary,
involuntary, through the exercise of any Right of set-off or other Right, 
realization against any Collateral, or otherwise) shall be applied in the 
following order:

          (a)  NO EVENT OF DEFAULT.  While no Event of Default exists, in the 
     order and manner as Borrower directs, payable ratably to Lenders in 
     accordance with their Commitment Percentages, EXCEPT that any payments and
     proceeds must first be applied against Swing Borrowings.



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          (b)  EVENT OF DEFAULT OR NO DIRECTION.  While an Event of Default 
     exists or if Borrower fails to give any direction, in the following order
     and manner:

                 (i) All costs and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in
          connection with its duties under the Loan Documents -- including, 
          without limitation, fees and expenses paid by Administrative Agent to
          any servicing companies retained by Administrative Agent to assist it
          in servicing any Collateral required to be serviced, to any attorneys,
          or to any agents (that have not been reimbursed by Lenders), together
          with interest at the Default Rate, payable solely to Administrative 
          Agent.

                (ii) All costs and expenses incurred by any Lender in connection
          with the Loan Documents that are reimbursable to it under the Loan 
          Documents and all amounts paid by that Lender to Administrative Agent
          as a reimbursement to it of costs and expenses incurred by 
          Administrative Agent in connection with its duties under the Loan 
          Documents, together with interest at the Default Rate, payable ratably
          to Lenders in the proportion that each Lender's share of those costs 
          and expenses bears to the total of those costs and expenses for all 
          Lenders.

               (iii) Accrued and unpaid interest on the Obligation, payable 
          ratably to Lenders in the proportion that the amount of interest owed
          to each Lender bears to the total of all interest owed to all Lenders.
               
                (iv) Principal Debt of Swing Borrowings, payable to Swing 
          Lender, which Swing Lender shall distribute ratably to those Lenders,
          if any, who have purchased and paid for any participations in that 
          Principal Debt under SECTION 2.3.

               (v) Principal Debt of Warehouse Borrowings, payable ratably to
          each Lender in accordance with its Termination Percentage.

               (vi)  All other portions of the Obligation, payable ratably to 
          Lenders in the proportion that each Lender's share of those amounts
          bears to the total of those amounts for all Lenders.

               (vii) Either (A) to Borrower or to its successors or assigns on
          behalf of Borrower, to be divided between them as they may agree, 
          or (B) as a court of competent jurisdiction may direct.

     3.6  SHARING.  If any Lender obtains any amount (whether voluntary, 
involuntary, or otherwise, including, without limitation, as a result of 
exercising its Rights under SECTION 10.3) that exceeds the portion of that 
amount it is otherwise entitled under the Loan Documents to receive, then 
that Lender shall purchase from the other Lenders participations that result 
in the purchasing Lender's sharing the excess amount ratably with each Lender 
in accordance with the portion it is entitled to receive under the Loan 
Documents.  If all or any of that excess amount is subsequently recovered 
from that purchasing Lender, then the purchase of participations in it is 
automatically rescinded and the purchase price restored to that purchasing 
Lender to the extent of the recovery.  Any Lender purchasing a participation 
from another Lender under this section may, to the extent lawful, exercise 
all of its Rights of payment (including the Right of offset) with respect to 
that participation as fully as if that Lender were the direct creditor of 
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     3.7  INTEREST RATES.

          (a)  NON-DEFAULT RATE.  Subject to CLAUSE (B) below, all Principal
     Debt bears an annual interest rate equal to the lesser of EITHER (i) the
     Maximum Rate OR (ii) for each Calendar Month (A) the Covered Rate for the
     Covered Amount of all Borrowings for that Calendar Month, (B) the 
     Average-Adjusted-Base Rate for the Uncovered Amount of Base-Rate Borrowings
     for that Calendar Month, (C) the Average-Adjusted-Fed-Funds Rate for the
     Uncovered Amount of Fed-Funds Borrowings for that Calendar Month, and 
     (D) the Eurodollar Rate for the Uncovered Amount of all Eurodollar 
     Borrowings for that Calendar Month.

          (b)  DEFAULT RATE.  All past-due Principal Debt and past-due interest
     on it bears interest at the Default Rate from the date due (stated or by
     acceleration) until paid, whether or not payment is before or after entry
     of a judgment.

          (c)  RATE CHANGES.  Each change in the Base Rate, Fed-Funds Rate, 
     Eurodollar Rate, and the Maximum Rate is effective upon the effective 
     date of change without notice to Borrower or any other Person.

          (d)  CALCULATIONS.  Interest is calculated on the basis of actual days
     (including the first but excluding the last) over a 360-day year, unless 
     the calculation would result in an interest rate greater than the Maximum
     Rate, in which event interest is calculated on the basis of the actual 
     days in that year.  All interest rate determinations and calculations by
     Administrative Agent are conclusive and binding absent manifest error.

          (e)  RECAPTURE.  If the designated interest rate applicable to any
     Borrowing exceeds the Maximum Rate, then the interest rate on that 
     Borrowing is limited to the Maximum Rate.  However, any subsequent 
     reductions in the designated rate shall not become effective until the 
     total amount of accrued interest equals the amount of interest that would
     have accrued if that designated rate had always been in effect.  If at
     maturity (stated or by acceleration), or at final payment of the Notes,
     the total interest paid or accrued is less than the interest that would
     have accrued if the designated rates had always been in effect, then, at
     that time and to the extent permitted by Governmental Requirements, 
     Borrower shall pay an amount equal to the DIFFERENCE of (i) the lesser 
     of EITHER the amount of interest that would have accrued if the designated
     rates had always been in effect OR the amount of interest that would have
     accrued if the Maximum Rate had always been in effect, MINUS (ii) the 
     amount of interest actually paid or accrued on the Notes.

          (f)  MAXIMUM RATE.  Regardless of any Loan Document provision, no 
     Lender is entitled to contract for, charge, take, reserve, receive, or 
     apply, as interest on all or any of the Obligation any amount in excess of
     the Maximum Rate.  If a Lender ever does so, then any excess is treated as
     a partial prepayment of principal, and any remaining excess shall be 
     refunded to Borrower, as the case may be.  In determining if the interest
     paid or payable exceeds the Maximum Rate, Borrower and Lenders shall, to
     the extent lawful (i) treat all Borrowings as but a single extension of 
     credit, (ii) characterize any nonprincipal payment as an expense, fee, or
     premium rather than as interest, (iii) exclude voluntary prepayments and 
     their effects, and (iv) amortize, prorate, allocate, and spread the total
     amount of interest throughout the full-contemplated term of the Obligation.
     However, if the Obligation is paid in full before the end of that 
     full-contemplated term and the interest received for the Obligation's 
     actual period of existence exceeds the Maximum Amount, then Lenders shall 
     refund any excess without being subject to any penalties provided by any
     Governmental Requirements.  If Texas laws are applicable for purposes of
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     "MAXIMUM RATE" or the "MAXIMUM AMOUNT," then those terms mean the 
     "INDICATED RATE CEILING" from time to time in effect under ARTICLE 1.04,
     TITLE 79, Texas Revised Civil Statutes.  CHAPTER 15, SUBTITLE 79, Texas
     Revised Civil Statutes, (which regulates certain revolving credit loan 
     accounts and revolving triparty accounts) does not apply to the Obligation.

     3.8  INTEREST PERIODS.  When Borrower request any Eurodollar Borrowing, 
it may elect the applicable interest period (each an "INTEREST PERIOD"), which 
may be either 30, 60 or 90 days, at its option, subject to the following 
conditions: (a) The initial Interest Period commences on the applicable 
Borrowing Date and each subsequent applicable Interest Period commences on 
the day when the next preceding applicable Interest Period expires; (b) if 
any Interest Period begins on a day for which no numerically corresponding 
Business Day in the Calendar Month at the end of the Interest Period exists, 
then the Interest Period ends on the last Business Day of that Calendar Month;
(c) if an Interest Period would otherwise not end on a Business Day, it shall 
end on the immediately preceding Business Day; (d) no Interest Period for any 
portion of the Obligation may extend beyond the scheduled repayment date for 
that portion of the Obligation; and (e) no more than seven Interest Periods 
may be in effect at any time.

     3.9  BASIS UNAVAILABLE OR INADEQUATE FOR EURODOLLAR RATE.  If, on or 
before any date when a Eurodollar Rate is to be determined for a Borrowing, 
Administrative Agent or any Lender (upon notice to Administrative Agent) 
determines that the basis for determining the applicable rate is not available
or that the resulting rate does not accurately reflect the cost to Lenders of 
making or converting Borrowings at that rate for the applicable Interest Period,
then Administrative Agent shall promptly notify Borrower of that determination
(which is conclusive and binding on Borrower, absent manifest error) and that
Borrowing shall be a Fed-Funds Borrowing.  Until Administrative Agent notifies
Borrower that it or the notifying Lender (upon notice to Administrative Agent)
has determined that those circumstances no longer exist (which it shall 
promptly do), then Lenders' commitments under this agreement to make Eurodollar
Borrowings are suspended.

     3.10 ADDITIONAL COSTS.  This section survives the full satisfaction of 
the Obligation,  termination of the Loan Documents, and release of Lender 
Liens.

          (a)  For any Eurodollar Borrowing, if (i) (A) any change after the 
     date of this agreement in any present Governmental Requirement (and, for
     purposes of this SECTION 3.10, Governmental Requirement includes 
     interpretations and guidelines of any Governmental Authority, whether or
     not having the force of law) or any future Governmental Requirement 
     imposes, modifies, or deems applicable (or if compliance by any Lender with
     any requirement of any Governmental Authority results in) any requirement 
     that any reserves (including, without limitation, any marginal, emergency,
     supplemental, or special reserves) be maintained, (B) those reserves reduce
     any sums receivable by that Lender under this agreement or increase the 
     costs incurred by that Lender in advancing or maintaining any portion of
     any Eurodollar Borrowing, and (C) that Lender determines that the 
     reduction or increase is material (and it may, in determining the material
     nature of the reduction or increase, utilize reasonable assumptions and
     allocations of costs and expenses and use any reasonable averaging or 
     attribution method), then (ii) that Lender (through Administrative Agent)
     shall deliver to Borrower a certificate stating in reasonable detail the
     calculation of the amount necessary to compensate it for its reduction
     or increase (which certificate is conclusive and binding absent manifest
     error), and Borrower shall pay that amount to that Lender within ten days
     after demand.

          (b)  For any Borrowing, if (i) (A) any change after the date of this
     agreement in any present or future Governmental Requirement regarding 
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     Lender with any request, directive, or requirement now or in the future
     imposed by any Governmental Authority regarding capital adequacy or any
     change in the risk category of this transaction reduces the rate of 
     return on its capital as a consequence of its obligations under this
     agreement to a level below that which it otherwise could have achieved
     (taking into consideration its policies with respect to capital adequacy)
     by an amount deemed by it to be material (and it may, in determining the
     material nature of the reduction, utilize reasonable assumptions and 
     allocations of costs and expenses and use any reasonable averaging or
     attribution method), then (ii) that Lender (through Administrative Agent)
     shall deliver to Borrower a certificate stating in reasonable detail the
     calculation of the amount necessary to compensate it for its reduction 
     (which certificate is conclusive and binding absent manifest error), and
     Borrower shall pay that amount to Lender within ten days after demand.

          (c)  Any Taxes payable by Administrative Agent or any Lender or 
     ruled (by a Governmental Authority) payable by Administrative Agent or 
     any Lender in respect of any Loan Document shall -- if permitted by 
     Governmental Requirement and if deemed material by Administrative Agent
     or that Lender (who may, in determining the material nature of the 
     amount payable, utilize reasonable assumptions and allocations of costs
     and expenses and use any reasonable averaging or attribution method) -- 
     be paid by Borrower, together with interest and penalties, if any (except
     for Taxes payable on the overall Net Income of Administrative Agent or 
     that Lender and except for interest and penalties incurred as a result of
     the gross negligence or willful misconduct of Administrative Agent or any
     Lender).  Administrative Agent or that Lender (through Administrative 
     Agent) shall notify Borrower and deliver to Borrower a certificate stating
     in reasonable detail the calculation of the amount of payable Taxes, 
     which certificate is conclusive and binding (absent manifest error), and
     Borrower shall pay that amount to Administrative Agent for the account of
     Administrative Agent or that Lender, as the case may be, within ten days
     after demand.  If Administrative Agent or that Lender subsequently receives
     a refund of the Taxes paid to it by Borrower, then the recipient shall 
     promptly pay the refund to Borrower.

     3.11 CHANGE IN GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS.  If any change, after the date 
of this agreement, in any present or future Governmental Requirement makes it 
unlawful for any Lender to make or maintain Eurodollar Borrowings, then that 
Lender shall promptly notify Administrative Agent, who shall promptly notify 
Borrower and (a) as to undisbursed funds, any requested Borrowing shall be 
made as a Fed-Funds Borrowing, (b) as to any outstanding Borrowing (i) if 
maintaining the Borrowing until the last day of the applicable Interest Period
is unlawful, the Borrowing shall be converted to a Fed-Funds Borrowing as of 
the date of notice, or (ii) if not prohibited by Governmental Requirements, 
the Borrowing shall be converted to an Fed-Funds Borrowing as of the last day 
of the applicable Interest Period, or (iii) if any conversion will not resolve
the unlawfulness, Borrower shall promptly prepay the Borrowing TOGETHER WITH 
any Funding Loss.

     3.12 FUNDING LOSS.  BORROWER SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH LENDER AGAINST AND PAY 
TO IT UPON DEMAND ANY FUNDING LOSS OF THAT LENDER.  When any Lender demands 
that Borrower pay any Funding Loss, that Lender shall deliver to Administrative
Agent who shall promptly deliver to Borrower a certificate stating in 
reasonable detail the basis for imposing Funding Loss and the calculation of 
the amount, which calculation shall be presumed correct.  This SECTION 3.12 
survives the satisfaction and payment of the Obligation, termination of the 
Loan Documents, and release of Lender Liens.

     3.13 FOREIGN LENDERS, PARTICIPANTS, AND PURCHASERS.  Each Lender, 
Participant (by accepting a participation interest under this agreement), and 
Purchaser (by executing an Assignment) that is not organized under the laws 
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Administrative Agent and Borrower that (i) no Taxes are required to be 
withheld by Administrative Agent or Borrower with respect to any payments to 
be made to it in respect of the Obligation and (ii) it has furnished to 
Administrative Agent and Borrower two duly completed copies of either U.S. 
Internal Revenue Service FORM 4224, FORM 1001, FORM W-8, or any other form 
acceptable to Administrative Agent that entitles it to exemption from U.S. 
federal withholding Tax on all interest payments under the Loan Documents, 
and (b) covenants to (i) provide Administrative Agent and Borrower a new FORM 
4224, FORM 1001, FORM W-8, or other form acceptable to Administrative Agent 
upon the expiration or obsolescence of any previously delivered form, duly 
executed and completed by it, and (ii) comply from time to time with all 
Governmental Requirements with regard to the withholding Tax exemption.  If 
any of the foregoing is not true or the applicable forms are not provided, 
then Borrower and Administrative Agent (without duplication) may deduct and 
withhold from interest payments under the Loan Documents United States 
federal income Tax at the full rate applicable under the IRC.

     3.14 FEES.  The following are not compensation for the use, detention, 
or forbearance of money, are in addition to and not in lieu of interest and 
expenses otherwise described in the Loan Documents, are non-refundable, bear 
interest if not paid when due at the Default Rate, and are calculated on the 
basis of actual days (including the first but excluding the last) elapsed 
over a year of 360 days (or actual days during that year, if the calculation 
would otherwise result in exceeding the Maximum Amount and the payment were 
deemed to be interest notwithstanding the above provisions to the contrary):

          (a)  ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT'S FEES.  Borrower shall pay to 
     Administrative Agent (for its sole account) arrangement, syndication,
     placement, structure, management, documentation, and custodial fees in
     amounts and upon such payment terms as may be separately agreed upon 
     by Borrower and Administrative Agent in writing.

          (b)  COMMITMENT FEE.  On the Closing Date, Borrower shall pay to 
     Administrative Agent for the account of each initial Lender to this 
     agreement a commitment fee equal to a percentage of the Lender's Commitment
     on the Closing Date, determined as follows:

          -----------------------------------------------------------
                         COMMITMENT                   PERCENTAGE
          -----------------------------------------------------------
          Greater than or equal to $40,000,000           0.15%
          -----------------------------------------------------------
          Less than $40,000,000                          0.10%
          -----------------------------------------------------------

     Borrower shall also pay to Administrative Agent for the account of each
     Lender that becomes a Lender after the Closing Date, a commitment fee 
     equal to (i) the percentage of that Lender's Commitment on the date it 
     becomes a Lender MULTIPLIED BY the applicable percentage set forth in the
     table above, MULTIPLIED BY (ii) a percentage determined by dividing the 
     number of days remaining until the Stated-Termination Date (calculated 
     from the date the Lender becomes a Lender) by 364.

          (c)  NON-USE FEE.  On the first day of each ensuing Calendar Quarter
     until the Commitments have been fully terminated, Borrower shall pay to 
     Administrative Agent a non-use fee for the account of all Lenders.  When
     received, Administrative Agent shall pay to each Lender that Lender's 
     Commitment Percentage of that fee less the applicable portion of that fee
     accruing for any period before that Lender became a Lender.  Each payment 
     of that fee is calculated for the period from the first day of the 
     preceding Calendar Quarter (or, in the case of the first such payment, the
     Closing Date) to and including the last day of that Calendar Quarter.  The
     amount of that fee for that period is the PRODUCT of (i) 0.125% (divided
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     of (A) 66 2/3% of the Average Commitments for all Lenders for that period 
     MINUS (B) the Average-Principal Debt for all Lenders for that period.

SECTION 4.  COLLATERAL PROCEDURES.

     4.1  ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL.  The requirements for Collateral to constitute 
Eligible-Equity Loans or Eligible-Improvement Loans and be included in the 
Borrowing Base are listed on SCHEDULE 4.1.  If at any time any item of 
Collateral ceases to meet those requirements, then that item is automatically 
excluded from all calculations of the applicable Borrowing Base.

     4.2  BORROWING BASE.  The elements for calculating the Borrowing Base 
are listed on SCHEDULE 4.2.  By 1:00 p.m. on the date of any Borrowing, any 
payment of Principal Debt, or removal of any Collateral, Administrative Agent 
shall deliver to Borrower and Lenders a Borrowing-Base Report prepared on the 
basis of information then available to Administrative Agent as provided in 
this agreement.

     4.3  COLLATERAL DELIVERY.  Borrower must comply with all the required 
procedures in SCHEDULE 4.3 for Collateral offered in connection with this 
agreement by no later than 11:00 a.m. on the Borrowing Date for Collateral 
supporting any new Borrowing.

     4.4  BAILEE AND AGENT.  Administrative Agent and Lenders appoint 
Borrower (and Borrower shall act) as their (a) special agent for the sole and 
limited purpose of obtaining and maintaining Appraisals for secured Pledged 
Loans as required by the Loan Documents and (b) bailee to (i) hold in trust 
for Administrative Agent (A) the original recorded copy of the mortgage, deed 
of trust, or trust deed securing each secured Pledged Loan, (B) a mortgagee 
policy of title insurance (or binding unexpired and unconditional commitment 
to issue such insurance if the policy has not yet been delivered to Borrower) 
insuring Borrower's perfected Lien created by that mortgage, deed of trust, 
or trust deed, (C) the original insurance policies referred to on SCHEDULE 
4.1, and (D) all other original documents, (ii) specifically identify those 
items in the appropriate Collateral-Delivery Notice, and (iii) deliver to 
Administrative Agent any of the foregoing items as soon as reasonably 
practicable upon Administrative Agent's request.

     4.5  SHIPMENT FOR SALE.

          (a)  SHIPMENT OF COLLATERAL.  If no Event of Default, Potential 
     Default, or Borrowing Excess exists and if shipment would not result in
     any Approved Investor or its servicers and custodians (other than Bank 
     One, Texas, N.A. in connection with securitization transactions) holding
     Collateral Documents for Pledged Loans with more than a total $10,000,000
     face amount, then Borrower may, by a Shipping Request delivered to Agent 
     by 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day of shipment, request Administrative 
     Agent to ship Collateral Documents to an Approved Investor or its servicer
     or custodian for purchase or pooling of the related Pledged Loans.  If 
     Administrative Agent has no actual knowledge that any of the above 
     conditions have not been satisfied, then Administrative Agent shall ship 
     the Collateral Documents it holds for those Pledged Loans to that Approved
     Investor or its servicer or custodian under the appropriate Bailee Letter.

          (b)  INELIGIBLE COLLATERAL.  Collateral shipped under CLAUSE (A) 
     above, unless returned to Administrative Agent, ceases to be 
     Eligible-Pledged Loans (i) to the extent that Collateral Documents for
     Pledged Loans with more than a total face amount of $10,000,000 are held 
     by any Approved Investor or its servicer or custodian (other than Bank 
     One, Texas, N.A. in connection with securitization transactions) and 
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     in that Collateral under CLAUSE (C) below OR the expiration of the Shipping
     Period for that Collateral.

          (c)  RELEASE OF LIENS.  The Lender Liens on any Collateral shipped
     under CLAUSE (A) above continues on that Collateral until Administrative
     Agent receives payment in the Settlement Account in an amount at least 
     equal to the GREATER of (i) the price paid by the purchaser for each 
     Eligible-Pledged Loan so sold OR (ii) the full amount of Borrowings made
     by Lenders in respect or the Eligible-Pledged Loan so sold.

          (d)  CERTAIN CREDITS.  Neither Administrative Agent nor any Lender 
     is obligated at any time to credit Borrower for any amounts due from any
     purchase of any Pledged Loan contemplated under this agreement until
     Administrative Agent has actually received immediately available funds for
     that Pledged Loan in the amount required under this agreement.  Neither
     Administrative Agent nor any Lender is obligated at any time to collect
     any amounts or otherwise enforce any obligations due from any purchaser 
     in respect of any such purchase.

     4.6  SHIPMENT FOR CORRECTION.  If no Event of Default, Potential 
Default, or Borrowing Excess exists or occurs as a result of the shipment and 
if shipment would not result in any Collateral Documents for Pledged Loans 
with more than a total face amount of $500,000 being outstanding for 
correction, then Borrower may, by a Trust Receipt delivered to Administrative 
Agent, request that Administrative Agent ship to Borrower the entire mortgage 
loan file of Collateral Documents for any Pledged Loan so that certain of 
those Collateral Documents may be corrected or replaced for clerical or other 
non-substantive mistakes.  If Administrative Agent has no actual knowledge 
that any of the above conditions have not been satisfied and subject to the 
limitations below, then Administrative Agent shall ship to Borrower the 
entire mortgage loan file of Collateral Documents to be corrected or replaced.
Borrower shall re-deliver to Administrative Agent the corrected Collateral 
Documents (meeting the requirements of SCHEDULE 4.3) before the expiration of 
the Correction Period for that Collateral.  Collateral shipped under this 
section, unless returned to Administrative Agent, ceases to be Eligible-Pledged
Loans (a) to the extent that Collateral Documents for Pledged Loans with more 
than a total face amount of $500,000 are outstanding for correction at any 
time and (b) upon the expiration of the Correction Period for that Collateral.
The Lender Liens on any Collateral shipped under this section continue in full
force and effect.

     4.7  RELEASE OF COLLATERAL.

          (a)  EXCESS COLLATERAL.  If no Event of Default or Potential Default
     exists and no Borrowing Excess exists or would occur (after taking into
     account any corresponding payment on the Obligation) as a result of the
     release, Borrower may, by a Release Request delivered to Administrative 
     Agent by 11:00 a.m. on the Business Day of the release, request that 
     Administrative Agent release the Lender Liens on any Collateral.

          (b)  SATISFACTION OF OBLIGATION.  If the Obligation is fully paid
     and performed and all commitments by each Lender to extend credit under 
     the Loan Documents are terminated or canceled, Borrower may, by written
     request to Administrative Agent, request that Administrative Agent 
     release the Lender Liens on all of the Collateral, return to Borrower or
     its designee all Collateral Documents then held by Administrative Agent,
     and execute a release of any financing statements or other documents 
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          (c)  RELEASES.  If Administrative Agent has no actual knowledge 
     that any of the above conditions for a release have not been satisfied, 
     then Administrative Agent shall effect those releases.

SECTION 5.     CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.  

          (a)  INITIAL BORROWING.  No Lender is obligated to fund its part of 
     any Borrowing unless Administrative Agent has received all of the 
     documents and items described on SCHEDULE 5.

          (b)  EACH BORROWING.  In addition, no Lender is obligated to fund 
     its part of any Borrowing (other than one requested by a Swing-Lender's 
     Request, to which these conditions do not apply) unless on the 
     applicable Borrowing Date (and after giving effect to the requested 
     Borrowing): (a) Administrative Agent has timely received a Borrowing 
     Request; (b) all of the representations and warranties of Borrower in 
     the Loan Documents are true and correct in all material respects (unless 
     they speak to a specific date or are based on facts which have changed 
     by transactions contemplated or permitted by this agreement); (c) no 
     Event of Default or Potential Default exists; (d) the funding of the 
     Borrowing is permitted by Governmental Requirements and does not cause a 
     Borrowing Excess; and (e) if reasonably requested by Administrative 
     Agent, it has received evidence substantiating any of the matters in the 
     Loan Documents that are necessary to enable Borrower, as the case may 
     be, to qualify for the Borrowing.  

          (c)  GENERAL.  Each condition precedent in this agreement 
     (including, without limitation, those on SCHEDULE 5) is material to the 
     transactions contemplated by this agreement, and time is of the essence 
     with respect to each.  Subject to first obtaining the approval of all 
     Lenders, Administrative Agent or any Lenders may fund any Borrowing 
     without all conditions being satisfied.  However, to the extent lawful, 
     that funding is not a waiver of the requirement that each condition 
     precedent be satisfied as a prerequisite for any subsequent funding, 
     unless all Lenders specifically waive an item in writing.

SECTION 6.  REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  Borrower represents and warrants 
to Agents and Lenders as follows:

     6.1  PURPOSE OF CREDIT.  Borrowings are to be used as stated in the 
recitals of this agreement.  Borrower is not engaged principally (or as one 
of its important activities) in the business of extending credit for the 
purpose of purchasing or carrying any "MARGIN STOCK" within the meaning of 
Regulation U.  No part of the proceeds of any Borrowing is to be used, 
directly or indirectly, for a purpose that violates any Governmental 
Requirement, including, without limitation, the provisions of Regulation U.

     6.2  ABOUT THE COMPANIES.

          (a)  SUBSIDIARIES AND TRADE NAMES.  Except as described on SCHEDULE 
     6.2 (i) Borrower has no Subsidiaries and (ii) no Company has used or 
     transacted business under any other corporate or trade name in the 
     six-month period preceding the date of this agreement.

          (b)  EXISTENCE, QUALIFICATION, AND COMPLIANCE.  Each Company is 
     duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the 
     Governmental Requirements of the jurisdiction in which it is 
     incorporated as stated on SCHEDULE 6.2.  Except where failure is not a 
     Material-Adverse Event, each Company (i) is duly qualified to transact 
     business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation or other 
     entity in each jurisdiction where the nature and extent of its business 
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     properties require due qualification and good standing (as described on 
     SCHEDULE 6.2), (ii) possesses all requisite authority, permits, and 
     power to conduct its business as is now being (or is contemplated by 
     this agreement to be) conducted, and (iii) is in compliance with all 
     applicable Governmental Requirements.

          (c)  OFFICES.  Each Company's chief executive office and other 
     principal offices are described on SCHEDULE 6.2.  The present and 
     foreseeable location of each Company's books and records concerning 
     accounts and accounts receivable is at its chief executive office, and 
     all of its books, and records are in its possession.

     6.3  AUTHORIZATION AND CONTRAVENTION.  The execution and delivery by 
each Company of each Loan Document to which it is a party and the performance 
by it of its related obligations (a) are within its corporate power, (b) have 
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action, (c) except for any 
action or filing that has been taken or made on or before the date of this 
agreement, require no action by or filing with any Governmental Authority, 
(d) do not violate any provision of its Organizational Documents, (e) except 
where not a Material-Adverse Event, do not violate any provision of any 
Governmental Requirement applicable to it or any material agreements to which 
it is a party, and (f) except for Lender Liens, do not result in the creation 
or imposition of any Lien on any asset of any Company.

     6.4  BINDING EFFECT.  Upon execution and delivery by all parties to it, 
each Loan Document will constitute a legal and binding obligation of each 
Company party to it, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, 
except as enforceability may be limited by applicable Debtor Laws and general 
principles of equity.

     6.5  FISCAL YEAR.  The Companies' fiscal year ends each September 30.

     6.6  CURRENT FINANCIALS.  The Current Financials were prepared in 
accordance with GAAP and present fairly, in all material respects, the 
financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the Companies 
as of, and for the portion of the fiscal year ending on their date or dates 
(subject only to normal year-end adjustments).  All material liabilities of 
the Companies as of the date or dates of the Current Financials are reflected 
in them or notes to them.  Except for transactions directly related to, or 
specifically contemplated by, the Loan Documents, no subsequent material 
adverse changes have occurred in the financial condition of the Companies 
from that shown in the Current Financials, nor has any Company incurred any 
subsequent material liability.  

     6.7  DEBT.  No Company has any Debt except (a) under the 
Existing-Bank-One Credit which will be paid in full and terminated upon the 
funding of the initial Borrowing, and (b) Permitted Debt.

     6.8  SOLVENCY.  On the date of each Borrowing, each Company is, and 
after giving effect to the requested Borrowing will be, Solvent.

     6.9  LITIGATION.  Except as disclosed on SCHEDULE 6.9 (a) no Company is 
subject to, or aware of the threat of, any Litigation that is reasonably 
likely to be determined adversely to it or, if so adversely determined, would 
be a Material-Adverse Event, and (b) no outstanding or unpaid judgments 
against any Company exists.

     6.10 TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.  No Company is a party to a material 
transaction with any of its Affiliates except in transactions in the ordinary 
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not materially less favorable than it could obtain or could become entitled 
to in an arm's-length transaction with a Person that was not its Affiliate.

     6.11 TAXES.  All Tax returns of each Company required to be filed have 
been filed (or extensions have been granted) before delinquency, except for 
returns for which the failure to file is not a Material-Adverse Event, and 
all Taxes imposed upon each Company that are due and payable have been paid 
before delinquency.

     6.12 EMPLOYEE PLANS.  Except where occurrence or existence is not a 
Material-Adverse Event, (a) no Employee Plan has incurred an "ACCUMULATED 
FUNDING DEFICIENCY" (as defined in SECTION 302 of ERISA or SECTION 412 of the 
IRC), (b) no Company has incurred liability under ERISA to the PBGC in 
connection with any Employee Plan, (c) no Company has withdrawn in whole or 
in part from participation in a Multiemployer Plan, (d) no Company has 
engaged in any "PROHIBITED TRANSACTION" (as defined in SECTION 406 of ERISA 
or SECTION 4975 of the IRC), and (e) no "REPORTABLE EVENT" (as defined in 
SECTION 4043 of ERISA) has occurred in respect of any Employee Plan, 
excluding events for which the notice requirement is waived under applicable 
PBGC regulations.

     6.13 PROPERTY AND LIENS.  Each Company has good and marketable title to 
all its property reflected on the Current Financials except for property that 
is obsolete or that has been disposed of in the ordinary course of business 
or, after the date of this agreement, as otherwise permitted by this 
agreement.  All Collateral is free and clear of any Liens and adverse claims 
of any nature except Permitted Liens.

     6.14 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.  Borrower owns all material licenses, 
patents, patent applications, copyrights, service marks, trademarks, 
trademark applications, and trade names necessary to continue to conduct its 
businesses as presently conducted by it and proposed to be conducted by it 
immediately after the date of this agreement.  Borrower is conducting its 
business without infringement or claim of infringement of any license, 
patent, copyright, service mark, trademark, trade name, trade secret, or 
other intellectual property right of others, other than any infringements or 
claims that, if successfully asserted against or determined adversely to 
Borrower, are not a Material-Adverse Event.  To Borrower's knowledge, no 
infringement or claim of infringement by others of any material license, 
patent, copyright, service mark, trademark, trade name, trade secret, or 
other intellectual property of Borrower exists.

     6.15 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.  Except where not a Material-Adverse Event, 
no Company (a) knows of any environmental condition or circumstance adversely 
affecting any Company's properties or operations or any material portion of 
the properties subject to Pledged Loans, (b) has received any report of any 
Company's violation of any Environmental Governmental Requirement, or (c) 
knows that any Company is under any obligation to remedy any violation of any 
Environmental Governmental Requirement.  Each Company has taken prudent steps 
to determine that its properties and operations and that substantially all of 
the properties subject to Pledged Loans do not violate any Environmental 
Governmental Requirement except violations that are not a Material-Adverse 
Event.

     6.16 GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.

          (a)  INAPPLICABLE REGULATIONS.  No Company is subject to regulation 
     under the INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940 or the PUBLIC UTILITY HOLDING 
     COMPANY ACT OF 1935.

          (b)  BORROWER'S ELIGIBILITY.  Borrower is qualified, approved, and 
     in good standing (i) by FHA and HUD as a lender under the Title I 
     Program, (ii) by FHA as an approved mortgagee, eligible to originate, 
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     and (iii) by FNMA as an approved seller/servicer of mortgage loans, 
     eligible to originate, purchase, hold, sell and service FNMA qualified 
     mortgage loans.

     6.17 INSURANCE.  Each Company maintains with financially sound, 
responsible, and reputable insurance companies or associations (or, as to 
workers' compensation or similar insurance, with an insurance fund or by 
self-insurance authorized by the jurisdictions in which it operates) 
insurance concerning its properties and businesses against casualties and 
contingencies and of types and in amounts (and with co-insurance and 
deductibles) as is customary in the case of similar businesses.

     6.18 APPRAISALS.  With respect to the property the subject of any 
secured Pledged Loan, Borrower has obtained Appraisals in material compliance 
with all Appraisal Requirements.

     6.19 FULL DISCLOSURE.  Each material fact or condition relating to the 
Loan Documents or the financial condition, business, or property of the 
Companies that is a Material-Adverse Event has been disclosed in writing to 
Administrative Agent and Lenders.  All information previously furnished by 
any Company to Administrative Agent or any Lender in connection with the Loan 
Documents was (and all information furnished in the future by any Company to 
Administrative Agent or any Lender will be) true and accurate in all material 
respects or based on reasonable estimates on the date the information is 
stated or certified.

SECTION 7.  AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS.  Until all commitments by Lenders to 
extend credit under this agreement have been canceled or terminated and the 
Obligation is fully paid and performed, Borrower covenants and agrees with 
Agents and Lenders as follows:

     7.1  REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  Borrower shall cause to be furnished to 
Administrative Agent the following, all in form and detail reasonably 
satisfactory to Administrative Agent:

          (a)  ANNUAL FINANCIALS OF RAC.  Promptly when available but at 
     least within 120 days after the last day of each fiscal-year end of RAC, 
     consolidated and consolidating Financials of RAC and its Subsidiaries as 
     of that year end, each reflecting the corresponding figures for the 
     preceding fiscal year in comparative form, accompanied by (i) an 
     unqualified opinion of  Ernst & Young (or another firm of independent 
     certified public accountants acceptable to Administrative Agent) stating 
     that those Financials were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a 
     basis consistent with prior periods except for such changes in GAAP 
     concurred in by RAC's independent public accountants and the 
     consolidated portion of those Financials present fairly the consolidated 
     and consolidating financial condition and results of operations of RAC 
     and its Subsidiaries as of (and for the fiscal year ending on) that last 
     day, and (ii) a certificate of RAC's chief financial officer stating 
     that those Financials were prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a 
     basis consistent with prior periods except for such changes in GAAP 
     concurred in by RAC's independent public accountants and present fairly 
     the consolidated and consolidating financial condition and results of 
     operations of RAC and its Subsidiaries as of (and for the fiscal year 
     ending on) that last day.

          (b)  ANNUAL FINANCIALS OF THE COMPANIES.  Promptly when available 
     but at least within 120 days after the last day of each fiscal-year end 
     of Borrower, Financials of the Companies as of that year end, each 
     reflecting the corresponding figures for the preceding fiscal year in 
     comparative form, accompanied by (i) an unqualified opinion of Ernst & 
     Young (or another firm of independent certified public accountants 
     acceptable to Administrative Agent) stating that those Financials were 
     prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a basis consistent with 
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     changes in GAAP concurred in by Borrower's independent public 
     accountants and the consolidated portion of those Financials present 
     fairly the consolidated and consolidating financial condition and 
     results of operations of the Companies as of (and for the fiscal year 
     ending on) that last day, and (ii) a Compliance Certificate.

          (c)  MONTHLY FINANCIALS.  Promptly when available but at least 
     within 45 days after each Calendar Month, Borrower-prepared Financials 
     of the Companies as of the end of that month, accompanied by a 
     Compliance Certificate.

          (d)  MANAGEMENT REPORT.  Promptly when available but at least 
     within 45 days after each Calendar Month, a Management Report.

          (e)  NOTICES.  Notice, promptly after any Company knows or has 
     reason to know, of (i) the existence and status of any Litigation that, 
     if determined adversely to any Company, would be a Material-Adverse 
     Event, (ii) any change in any material fact or circumstance represented 
     or warranted by any Company in any Loan Document that constitutes a 
     Material-Adverse Event, (iii) the receipt by any Company of notice of 
     any violation or alleged violation of ERISA or any Environmental 
     Governmental Requirement or other Governmental Requirement if that 
     violation is a Material-Adverse Event, or (iv) an Event of Default or 
     Potential Default, specifying the nature of it and what action the 
     Companies have taken, are taking, or propose to take with respect to it.

          (f)  OTHER INFORMATION.  Promptly upon reasonable request by 
     Administrative Agent or Required Lenders (through Administrative Agent), 
     information (not otherwise required to be furnished under the Loan 
     Documents) with respect to the business affairs, assets, and liabilities 
     of any Company and opinions, certifications, and documents in addition 
     to those mentioned in this agreement.

     7.2  USE OF PROCEEDS.  Borrower shall use the proceeds of Borrowings 
only for the purposes represented in this agreement.

     7.3  BOOKS AND RECORDS.  Each Company shall maintain books, records, and 
accounts necessary to prepare Financials in accordance with GAAP.

     7.4  INSPECTIONS.  Upon reasonable request, each Company shall allow 
Administrative Agent, any Lender, or their respective Representatives to 
inspect any of its properties, to review reports, files, and other records 
and to make and take away copies, to conduct tests or investigations, and to 
discuss any of its affairs, conditions, and finances with its directors, 
officers, employees, or Representatives from time to time during reasonable 
business hours.

     7.5  TAXES.  Each Company shall promptly pay when due any and all Taxes 
other than Taxes of which the failure to pay is not a Material-Adverse Event 
or which are being contested in good faith by lawful proceedings diligently 
conducted, against which reserve or other provision required by GAAP has been 
made, and in respect of which levy and execution of any Lien have been and 
continue to be stayed.

     7.6  EXPENSES.  Borrower shall pay (a) all reasonable legal fees and 
expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, 
negotiation, and execution of the Loan Documents, (b) reasonable legal fees 
and expenses incurred up to $1,500 for each Lender in connection with the 
preparation, negotiation, and execution of the Loan Documents, (c) all 
reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by Administrative Agent in 
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waiver, or approval executed in connection with any Loan Document, (d) all 
fees, charges, or Taxes for the recording or filing of any Loan Document to 
create or perfect Lender Liens, (e) all other reasonable out-of-pocket 
expenses of Administrative Agent in connection with the preparation, 
negotiation, execution, or administration of the Loan Documents (including, 
without limitation, courier expenses incurred in connection with the 
Collateral), (f) all amounts expended, advanced, or incurred by 
Administrative Agent or any Lender to satisfy any obligation of any Company 
under any Loan Document, to collect the Obligation, or to enforce the Rights 
of Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, including, 
without limitation, all court costs, attorneys' fees (whether for trial, 
appeal, other proceedings, or otherwise), fees of auditors and accountants, 
and investigation expenses reasonably incurred by Administrative Agent or any 
Lender in connection with any such matters, (g) interest at an annual 
interest rate equal to the Default Rate on each item specified in CLAUSES (a) 
through (f) above from 30 days after the date of written demand or request 
for reimbursement to the date of reimbursement, and (h) any and all stamp and 
other Taxes payable or determined to be payable in connection with the 
execution, delivery, or recordation of any Loan Document, IN CONNECTION WITH 
WHICH BORROWER SHALL INDEMNIFY AND SAVE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT AND EACH LENDER 
HARMLESS FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO OR 
RESULTING FROM ANY DELAY IN PAYING OR OMISSION TO PAY THOSE TAXES TO THE 
EXTENT THOSE LIABILITIES ARISE SOLELY BECAUSE BORROWER FAILED TO PAY THE 
TAXES UPON DEMAND BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR ANY LENDER, WHICH INDEMNITY 
SURVIVES THE PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATION AND TERMINATION OF THE 
LOAN DOCUMENTS.

     7.7  MAINTENANCE OF EXISTENCE, ASSETS, AND BUSINESS.  Each Company shall 
(a) except as permitted by SECTION 8.5, maintain its corporate existence and 
good standing in its state of incorporation and its authority to transact 
business in all other states where failure to maintain its authority to 
transact business is a Material-Adverse Event, and (b) maintain all licenses, 
permits, and franchises necessary for its business where failure to do so is 
a Material-Adverse Event, including, without limitation, Borrower's approval 
status as described in SECTION 6.16(b).

     7.8  INSURANCE.  Borrower shall (a) maintain with financially sound and 
reputable insurers, insurance with respect to its assets and business against 
such liabilities, casualties, risks, and contingencies and in such types and 
amounts (including, without limitation, a fidelity bond or bonds in form and 
with coverage, with a company, and with respect to such individuals or groups 
of individuals) as satisfy FHA and HUD requirements applicable to approved 
participants in the Title I Program and otherwise as is customary in the case 
of Persons engaged in the same or similar businesses and similarly situated, 
and (b) upon Administrative Agent's request, furnish to Administrative Agent 
from time to time (i) a summary of its insurance coverage, in form and 
substance satisfactory to Administrative Agent, and (ii) originals or copies 
of the applicable policies.

     7.9  APPRAISALS.  Borrower shall promptly (a) permit Administrative 
Agent's and any Lender's authorized Representatives to discuss with 
Borrower's officers or with the appraisers furnishing Appraisals the 
procedures for preparation, review, and retention of (and to review and 
obtain copies of) all Appraisals pertaining to any Collateral, and (b) upon 
Administrative Agent's or any Lender's request, cooperate with it to 
ascertain that the Appraisals comply with all Appraisal Requirements.

     7.10 CONTINUITY OF MANAGEMENT.  Both Daniel Phillips and Eric Green must 
remain actively involved in the management of Borrower.

     7.11 INDEMNIFICATION.  IN CONSIDERATION OF THE COMMITMENTS BY AGENTS AND 
LENDERS UNDER THE LOAN DOCUMENTS, BORROWER SHALL INDEMNIFY AND DEFEND EACH 
AGENT, EACH LENDER, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES AND REPRESENTATIVES 
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PARTIES"), AND DEFEND THEM AND HOLD EACH OF THEM HARMLESS, AGAINST ANY AND 
ALL LOSSES, LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DAMAGES, DEFICIENCIES, INTEREST, JUDGMENTS, 
COSTS, OR EXPENSES (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, REASONABLE ATTORNEYS' 
FEES) INCURRED BY ANY OF THEM ARISING FROM OR BECAUSE OF (A) ANY 
INVESTIGATION, LITIGATION, OR OTHER PROCEEDING BROUGHT OR THREATENED IN 
CONNECTION WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED BY THE 
LOAN DOCUMENTS, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY USE BY ANY COMPANY OF THE 
PROCEEDS OF BORROWINGS, (B) ANY IMPOUNDMENT, ATTACHMENT, OR RETENTION OF ANY 
COLLATERAL OR ANY FAILURE OF ANY INVESTOR TO PAY THE ENTIRE PURCHASE PRICE OF 
ANY COLLATERAL, (C)  ANY ALLEGED VIOLATION OF ANY FEDERAL OR STATE LAW 
RELATING TO USURY IN CONNECTION WITH ANY COLLATERAL, AND (D) ANY 
REPRESENTATION MADE BY ANY COMPANY UNDER ANY LOAN DOCUMENT.  ALTHOUGH EACH 
INDEMNIFIED PARTY IS ENTITLED TO INDEMNIFICATION FOR ANY INDEMNIFIED PARTY'S 
ORDINARY NEGLIGENCE, NO INDEMNIFIED PARTY IS ENTITLED TO INDEMNIFICATION FOR 
ITS OWN GROSS NEGLIGENCE, WILLFUL MISCONDUCT, OR FRAUD.  THIS INDEMNITY 
SURVIVES THE PAYMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF THE OBLIGATION AND TERMINATION OF THE 
LOAN DOCUMENTS.

SECTION 8.  NEGATIVE COVENANTS.  Until all commitments by Lenders to extend 
credit under this agreement have been canceled or terminated and the 
Obligation is fully paid and performed, Borrower covenants and agrees with 
Agents and Lenders as follows:

     8.1  DEBT.  No Company may create, incur, permit to exist, or commit to 
create or incur any Wet Borrowings in respect of Equity Loans or Improvement 
Loans except under this agreement or any Debt except the following 
(collectively, the "PERMITTED DEBT"):

          (a)  The Obligation;

          (b)  Obligations to pay Taxes;

          (c)  Liabilities for accounts payable, non-capitalized equipment or 
     operating leases, and similar liabilities if in each case incurred in 
     the ordinary course of business;

          (d)  Accrued expenses, deferred credits, and loss contingencies 
     that are properly classified as liabilities under GAAP;

          (e)  Subordinated Debt; 

          (f)  Debt under the Existing-RFC Credit (so long as Bank One, 
     Texas, N.A. is the collateral custodian for this facility); and

          (g)  Debt outstanding under a line of credit with Prudential 
     Securities Credit Corporation (or an Affiliate of Prudential Securities 
     Credit Corporation that is acceptable to Administrative Agent) in an 
     aggregate amount not to exceed $150,000,000 (so long as Bank One, Texas, 
     N.A. is the collateral custodian for this facility); and

          (h)  Debt outstanding under a repurchase facility with Bear Stearns 
     Home Equity Trust 1996-1 (or an Affiliate of Bear Stearns Home Equity 
     Trust 1996-1 that is acceptable to Administrative Agent) in an aggregate 
     amount not to exceed $500,000,000 at any time from the Closing Date 
     through December 31, 1996, and $300,000,000 at any time thereafter (so 
     long as Bank One, Texas, N.A. is the collateral custodian for this 
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     8.2  LIENS.  No Company may (a) enter into, permit to exist, or commit 
to enter into any arrangement or agreement (except the Loan Documents) that 
directly or indirectly prohibits any Company from creating or incurring any 
Lien on any of its assets, or (b) create, incur, permit to exist, or commit 
to create or incur any Lien on any of its assets except the following 
(collectively, the "PERMITTED LIENS"):

          (a)  Any interest or title of a lessor in assets being leased under 
     any non-capitalized equipment or operating lease;

          (b)  Pledges or deposits that (i) do not encumber any Collateral 
     and (ii) are made to secure payment of workers' compensation, 
     unemployment insurance, or other forms of governmental insurance or 
     benefits or to participate in any fund in connection with workers' 
     compensation, unemployment insurance, pensions, or other social security 
     programs;

          (c)  Good-faith pledges or deposits that (i) do not cover any 
     Collateral and (ii) are EITHER (A) not in excess of 10% of the amounts 
     due under, and made to secure, either Company's performance of bids, 
     tenders, contracts (except for the repayment of borrowed money), or 
     leases, OR (B) made to secure statutory obligations, surety or appeal 
     bonds, or indemnity, performance, or other similar bonds benefitting any 
     Company in the ordinary course of its business;

          (d)  Zoning and similar restrictions on the use of real property 
     that do not materially impair the use of the real property and that are 
     not violated by existing or proposed structures or land use;

          (e)  The following if no Lien has been filed in any jurisdiction or 
     agreed to:  (i) Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable and (ii) if, to 
     the extent they cover any Collateral, they are subordinate to the Lender 
     Liens in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Administrative 
     Agent (iii) mechanic's Liens and materialman's Liens for services or 
     materials for which payment is not yet due and payable and (iv) 
     landlord's Liens for rent not yet due and payable;

          (f)  The following if the validity or amount thereof is being 
     contested in good faith and by appropriate and lawful proceedings 
     diligently conducted, reserve or other appropriate provision (if any) 
     required by GAAP has been made, levy and execution continue to be 
     stayed, any of which covering any Collateral must be subordinate to the 
     Lender Liens in form and substance reasonably acceptable to 
     Administrative Agent, and any of which do not in the aggregate 
     materially detract from the value of the property of the Company in 
     question, or materially impair the use of that property in the operation 
     of its business:  (i) Claims and Liens for Taxes due and payable; (ii) 
     claims and Liens upon, and defects of title to, real or personal 
     property (OTHER THAN any Collateral), including any attachment of 
     personal or real property or other legal process before adjudication of 
     a dispute on the merits; (iii) claims and Liens of mechanics, 
     materialmen, warehousemen, carriers, landlords, or other like Liens; and 
     (iv) adverse judgments or orders on appeal for the payment of money;

     (g)  Lender Liens; and

          (h)  Liens disclosed in the UCC Search Reports as described on 
     SCHEDULE 5 that are not by the terms of SCHEDULE 5 to be terminated, 
     partially released, or amended.

     8.3  LOANS, ADVANCES, AND INVESTMENTS.  No Company may make or commit to 
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or purchase or commit to purchase any stock or other securities or evidences 
of Debt of, or interests in, any other Person except the following 
(collectively, the "PERMITTED LOANS/INVESTMENTS"):

          (a)  Extensions of trade credit and other payables in the ordinary 
     course of business;

          (b)  Loans and advances to officers, directors, or employees of any 
     Company that are (i) in the ordinary course of business for travel, 
     entertainment, or relocation or (ii) not in the ordinary course and are 
     never more than a total outstanding of (A) $100,000 for any one officer, 
     director, or employee or (B) $500,000 for all of the Companies;

          (c)  Mortgage, equity, and improvement loans originated or acquired 
     by Borrower in the ordinary course of its business;

          (d)  Acquisition of securities or evidences of Debt of others when 
     acquired by any Company in settlement of accounts receivable or other 
     Debts arising in the ordinary course of business SO LONG AS the total of 
     all of those securities or evidences of Debt is not material to 
     Borrower's financial condition;

          (e)  Investments in obligations, with maturities of one year or 
     less, issued or unconditionally guaranteed by -- or issued by any of its
     agencies and backed by the full faith and credit of -- the United States 
     of America;

          (f)  Demand deposit accounts maintained in the ordinary course of 
     business;

          (g)  Certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances, and repurchase 
     agreements issued by (i) any Lender or (ii) any other commercial bank 
     organized under the Governmental Requirements of the United States of 
     America or one of its states that has combined capital, surplus, and 
     undivided profits of at least $250,000,000 and a rating of C or better 
     by Thompson Bank Watch, Inc.;

          (h)  Eurodollar investments with (i) any Lender or (ii) any other 
     financial institution that has (A) combined capital, surplus, and 
     undivided profits of at least $100,000,000 and (B) a commercial-paper 
     rating of at least P-1 or A-1 or (if it does not have a commercial-paper 
     rating) a bond rating of at least A-1 or A- by Moody's Investors 
     Service, Inc., or Standard & Poor's Corporation, respectively;

          (i)  Investments in commercial paper (i) having a maturity of one 
     year or less and (ii) given the highest rating by a 
     nationally-recognized-credit-rating agency; and

          (j)  Advances to Affiliates of up to $5,000,000 at any one time 
     outstanding.

          (k)  Other loans, advances, or investments, SO LONG AS the 
     aggregate amount outstanding (defined as the amount of any such loans or 
     advances PLUS the cost of any such investments) is never more than 
     $50,000 at any one time.

     8.4  DISTRIBUTIONS.  Borrower may not pay or declare any Distribution 
except (a) dividends payable solely in the form of capital stock, (b) 
Distributions to RAC to the extent of Borrower's portion of the consolidated 
federal income Tax liability of RAC and its Subsidiaries, (c) Distributions 
to RAC to the extent of interest on the Subordinated Debt owed by RAC that 
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Required Lenders, (d) other Distributions to RAC that do not in any fiscal 
year of Borrower when added to the Distributions during that year under 
CLAUSES (b) and (c) preceding exceed 25% of Borrower's Net Income for that 
fiscal year, or (e) Distributions otherwise approved in writing by Required 
Lenders.  Notwithstanding the above, Borrower may not pay or declare any 
Distributions at any time while an Event of Default or Potential Default 
exists and is continuing or would be created by such Distribution.

     8.5  MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION.  No Company may merge or consolidate with 
or into any other Person except that any Company may merge into or be 
consolidated with any other Company or RAC so long as Borrower is the 
surviving corporation if it is involved.

     8.6  LIQUIDATIONS AND DISPOSITIONS OF ASSETS.  No Company may dissolve 
or liquidate or sell, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of any material 
portion of its assets or business except for sales or other dispositions by 
Borrower, in the ordinary course of business, of (a) subject to SECTION 4, 
Pledged Loans that are Collateral or (b) loans that are not Collateral.

     8.7  USE OF PROCEEDS.  Borrower may not use the proceeds of Borrowings 
(a) for any purpose other than as represented in this agreement, (b) for the 
funding or acquisition of construction or commercial loans, (c) for wages of 
employees, unless a timely payment to or deposit with the United States of 
America of all amounts of Tax required to be deducted and withheld with 
respect to such wages is also made, or (d) in violation of Regulation U or 
SECTION 7 of the SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

     8.8  TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES.  No Company may enter into any 
transaction with any of its Affiliates other than transactions in the 
ordinary course of business or upon fair and reasonable terms not materially 
less favorable than it could obtain or could become entitled to in an 
arm's-length transaction with a Person that was not its Affiliate.

     8.9  EMPLOYEE PLANS.  Except where a Material-Adverse Event would not 
result, no Company may permit any of the events or circumstances described in 
SECTION 6.12 to exist or occur.

     8.10 COMPLIANCE WITH GOVERNMENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND DOCUMENTS.  No 
Company may (a) violate the provisions of any Governmental Requirements 
applicable to it or of any Material Agreement to which it is a party if that 
violation alone or with all other violations is a Material-Adverse Event or 
(b) violate the provisions of its charter or bylaws or repeal, replace or 
amend any provision of its Organizational Documents if any such action is a 
Material-Adverse Event.

     8.11 GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.  No Company may conduct its business in a 
way that it becomes regulated under the INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.

     8.12 FISCAL YEAR ACCOUNTING.  No Company may change its fiscal year nor 
use any accounting method other than GAAP.

     8.13 NEW BUSINESSES.  No Company may engage in any business except the 
businesses in which it or any of its Affiliates is presently engaged and any 
other reasonably-related business.

     8.14 ASSIGNMENT.  No Company may assign or transfer any of its Rights, 
duties, or obligations under any of the Loan Documents.

     8.15 STRICT COMPLIANCE.  No Company may indirectly do anything that it 
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SECTION 9. FINANCIAL COVENANTS.  Until all commitments by Lenders to
extend credit under this agreement have been canceled or terminated and the
Obligation is fully paid and performed, Borrower covenants and agrees with
Agents and Lenders as follows:

     9.1  NET WORTH.  Borrower's Net Worth may never be less than the SUM of
(a) $50,000,000 (after accounting for a contribution to Borrower's
stockholders' equity by RAC of at least $50,000,000 to be transferred by way
of an intercompany transfer on or before September 30, 1996), PLUS (b) 75% of
Borrower's cumulative Net Income (without deduction for losses) after July
31, 1996, PLUS (c) 100% of all contributions to Borrower's stockholders'
equity after July 31, 1996 (except not including up to $50,000,000 of the
contribution to Borrower's stockholders' equity referred to in CLAUSE (a)
above).

     9.2  LEVERAGE RATIO.  The ratio of (a) the SUM of Borrower's total Debt
MINUS Borrower's Subordinated Debt to (b) Borrower's Net Worth may never
EXCEED 6.0 to 1.0.

     9.3  TITLE I RESERVES.  Borrower shall maintain at all times a reserve
against losses on its Title-I Insured assets in an amount equal to at least
5.0% of the aggregate unpaid principal amount of Borrower's portfolio of
Title-I Insured assets.

SECTION 10. EVENTS OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.

     10.1 EVENTS OF DEFAULT.  The term "EVENT OF DEFAULT" means the existence
or occurrence of any one or more of the following:

          (a)  OBLIGATION.  Borrower fails to pay (i) any interest on
     the Obligation when due under the Loan Documents and that failure
     continues for five days or (ii) any other part of the Obligation when
     due under the Loan Documents.

          (b)  COVENANTS.  Any Company fails to punctually and properly
     perform, observe, and comply with any (i) any covenant, agreement, or
     condition under SECTIONS 8 or 9 or (ii) any covenant, agreement, or
     condition contained in any of the Loan Documents -- other than covenants
     to pay the Obligation and the covenants listed in CLAUSE (i) above -- and
     that failure continues for a period of ten days after any Company has,
     or, with the exercise of reasonable investigation, should have, notice
     of it.

          (c)  MISREPRESENTATION.  Any material statement, warranty, or
     representation by or on behalf of any Company in any Loan Document or
     other writing authored by any Company and furnished in connection with
     the Loan Documents, proves to have been incorrect or misleading in any
     material respect as of the date made or deemed made.

          (d)  DEBTOR LAW.  Any Company (i) is not Solvent, (ii) fails
     to pay its Debts generally as they become due, (iii) voluntarily seeks,
     consents to, or acquiesces in the benefit of any Debtor Law, or (iv)
     becomes a party to or is made the subject of any proceeding provided for
     by any Debtor Law (other than as a creditor or claimant) that could
     suspend or otherwise adversely affect the Rights of Administrative Agent
     or any Lender granted in the Loan Documents unless, if the proceeding is
     involuntary, the applicable petition is dismissed within 60 days after
     its filing.

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          (e)  OTHER DEBT.  Any Company fails to make any payment due on
     any Debt or security (with respect to which any Company has redemption,
     sinking fund, or other purchase obligations) or any event occurs or any
     condition exists in respect of any Debt or security of any Company, the
     effect of which is (i) to cause or to permit any holder of that Debt or
     security or a trustee to cause (whether or not it elects to cause) any
     of that Debt or security to become due before its stated maturity or its
     regularly scheduled payment dates, or (ii) to permit a trustee or the
     holder of any security (other than common stock of any Company) to elect
     (whether or not it does elect) a majority of the directors on the board
     of directors of that Company.

          (f)  JUDGMENTS.  Any Company fails to pay any money judgment
     against it at least ten days prior to the date on which any of the
     assets of that Company may be lawfully sold to satisfy that judgment.

          (g)  ATTACHMENTS.  The failure to have discharged within a
     period of 30 days after the commencement of any attachment,
     sequestration, or similar proceeding against any of the assets of any
     Company.

          (h)  UNENFORCEABILITY.  Any material provision of any Loan
     Document for any reason ceases to be in full force and effect or is
     fully or partially declared null and void or unenforceable or the
     validity or enforceability of any Loan Document is challenged or denied
     by any Company.

          (i)  CHANGE OF CONTROL.  Any change in the ownership of Borrower
     from that ownership as it exists on the date of this agreement.

          (j)  CHANGE OR PREPAYMENT OF SUBORDINATED DEBT.  Either (i) the
     documents evidencing the Subordinated Debt are amended without the
     consent of the Administrative Agent or (ii) any Company makes any
     prepayment on the Subordinated Debt.

          (k)  AGENCY QUALIFICATIONS.  Either (i) Borrower fails to meet any
     FHA, HUD or FNMA standard or requirement that is a Material-Adverse
     Event or (ii) FHA or HUD withdraws its approval of Borrower as a
     participating lender in the Title I Program.

     10.2 REMEDIES.

          (a)  DEBTOR LAW.  Upon the occurrence of an Event of Default under
     SECTION 10.1(d), the commitments of Lenders to extend credit under this
     agreement automatically terminate and the full Obligation is
     automatically due and payable, without presentment, demand, notice of
     default, notice of the intent to accelerate, notice of acceleration, or
     other requirements of any kind, all of which are expressly waived by
     Borrower.

          (b)  OTHER DEFAULTS.  While an Event of Default exists -- other
     than those described in CLAUSE (a) above -- Administrative Agent may
     and, upon the direction of Required Lenders, shall declare the
     Obligation to be immediately due and payable, whereupon it shall be due
     and payable, whereupon the commitments of Lenders to extend credit under
     this agreement are then automatically terminated.

          (c)  OTHER REMEDIES.  Following the termination of the commitments
     of Lenders to extend credit under this agreement and the acceleration of
     the Obligation, Administrative Agent may (and, at the direction of
     Required Lenders, shall) do any one or more of the following:

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     Reduce any claim to judgment; foreclose upon or otherwise enforce any
     Lender Liens; and exercise any other Rights in the Loan Documents, at
     law, in equity, or otherwise that Required Lenders may direct.  Should
     any Event of Default continue that, in Administrative Agent's opinion,
     materially and adversely affects the Collateral or the interests of the
     Lenders under this agreement, Administrative Agent may, in a notice to
     the Lenders of that Event of Default set forth one or more actions that
     Administrative Agent, in its opinion, believes should be taken.  Unless
     otherwise directed by Required Lenders (excluding the Lender serving as
     Administrative Agent) within ten days following the date of the notice
     setting forth the proposed action or actions, Administrative Agent may,
     but shall not be obligated to, take the action or actions set forth in
     that notice.

     10.3 RIGHT OF OFFSET.  Borrower hereby grants to Administrative Agent
and to each Lender a right of offset, to secure the repayment of the
Obligation, upon any and all monies, securities, or other property of
Borrower, and the proceeds therefrom now or hereafter held or received by or
in transit to Administrative Agent or such Lender from or for the account of
Borrower, whether for safekeeping, custody, pledge, transmission, collection,
or otherwise, and also upon any and all deposits (general or special, time or
demand, provisional or final) and credits of Borrower, and any and all claims
of Borrower against Administrative Agent or such Lender, at any time
existing.  Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, Administrative Agent
and each Lender are authorized at any time and from time to time, without
notice to any Company, to offset, appropriate, and apply any and all of those
items against the Obligation, subject to SECTION 3.6.  Notwithstanding
anything in this section or elsewhere in this agreement to the contrary,
neither Administrative Agent nor any other Lender shall have any right to
offset, appropriate, or apply any accounts of Borrower which consist of
escrowed funds (except and to the extent of any beneficial interest which
Borrower have in such escrowed funds) which have been so identified by any
Company in writing at the time of deposit thereof.

     10.4 WAIVERS.  Borrower waives any right to require Administrative Agent
to (a) proceed against any Person, (b) proceed against or exhaust any of the
Collateral or pursue its Rights and remedies as against the Collateral in any
particular order, or (c) pursue any other remedy in its power.
Administrative Agent shall not be required to take any steps necessary to
preserve any Rights of any Company against any Person from which any Company
purchased any Pledged Loans or to preserve Rights against prior parties.
Borrower and each surety, endorser, guarantor, pledgor, and other party ever
liable or whose property is ever liable for payment of any of the Obligation
jointly and severally waive presentment and demand for payment, protest,
notice of intention to accelerate, notice of acceleration, and notice of
protest and nonpayment, and agree that their or their property's liability
with respect to the Obligation, or any part thereof, shall not be affected by
any renewal or extension in the time of payment of the Obligation, by any
indulgence, or by any release or change in any security for the payment of
the Obligation, and hereby consent to any and all renewals, extensions,
indulgences, releases, or changes, regardless of the number thereof.

     10.5 PERFORMANCE BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.  Should any covenant, duty, or
agreement of any Company fail to be performed in accordance with the terms of
this agreement or of any document delivered under this agreement,
Administrative Agent may, at its option, after notice to Borrower, perform,
or attempt to perform, such covenant, duty, or agreement on behalf of that
Company and shall notify each Lender that it has done so.  In such event,
Borrower shall jointly and severally, at the request of Administrative Agent,
promptly pay any amount expended by Administrative Agent in such performance
or attempted performance to Administrative Agent at its principal place of
business, together with interest thereon at the Maximum Rate from the date of
such expenditure by Administrative Agent until paid.  Notwithstanding the
foregoing, it is expressly understood that Administrative Agent does not
assume and shall never have, except by express written consent of
Administrative Agent, any liability or responsibility

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for the performance of any duties of any Company under this agreement or
under any other document delivered under this agreement.

     10.6 NO RESPONSIBILITY.  Except in the case of fraud, gross negligence,
or willful misconduct, neither Administrative Agent nor any of its
Representatives shall assume (or ever have any liability or responsibility
for) any diminution in the value of the Collateral or any part of the
Collateral.

     10.7 NO WAIVER.  The acceptance by Administrative Agent or any Lender at
any time and from time to time of partial payment or performance by any
Company of any of their respective obligations under this agreement or under
any Loan Document shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any Event of Default
then existing.  No waiver by Administrative Agent or any Lender shall be
deemed to be a waiver of any other then existing or subsequent Event of
Default.  No delay or omission by Administrative Agent or any Lender in
exercising any right under this agreement or under any other document
required to be executed under or in connection with this agreement shall
impair such right or be construed as a waiver thereof or any acquiescence
therein, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such right preclude
other or further exercise thereof, or the exercise of any other right under
this agreement or otherwise.

     10.8 CUMULATIVE RIGHTS.  All Rights available to Administrative Agent
and the Lenders under this agreement or under any other document delivered
under this agreement shall be cumulative of and in addition to all other
Rights granted to Administrative Agent and the Lenders at law or in equity,
whether or not the Notes be due and payable and whether or not Administrative
Agent shall have instituted any suit for collection, foreclosure, or other
action in connection with this agreement or any other document delivered
under this agreement.

     10.9 RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUAL LENDERS.  No Lender shall have any right by
virtue of, or by availing itself of, any provision of this agreement to
institute any actions or proceedings at law, in equity, or otherwise
(excluding any actions in bankruptcy), upon or under or with respect to this
agreement, or for the appointment of a receiver, or for any other remedy
under this agreement, unless (a) the Required Lenders previously shall have
given to Administrative Agent written notice of an Event of Default and the
continuance thereof, including a written request upon Administrative Agent to
institute such action or proceedings in its own name and offering to
indemnify Administrative Agent against the costs, expenses and liabilities to
be incurred therein or thereby, (b) Administrative Agent, for ten Business
Days after its receipt of such notice, shall have failed to institute any
such action or proceeding, and (c) no direction inconsistent with such
written request shall have been given to Administrative Agent by Required
Lenders.  It is understood and intended, and expressly covenanted by the
taker and holder of every Note with every other taker and holder and
Administrative Agent, that no one or more holders of Notes shall have any
right in any manner whatever by virtue, or by availing itself, of any
provision of this agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice the Rights of any
other Lenders, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to
any other such Lender, or to enforce any right under this agreement, except
in the manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit
of all Lenders.  For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this
SECTION 10.9, each and every Lender and Administrative Agent shall be
entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in equity.

     10.10  NOTICE TO ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.  If an Event of Default or
Potential Default occurs and is continuing, any Lender having actual
knowledge of it shall notify Administrative Agent and Borrower of the
existence thereof, but the failure of any Lender to provide that notice shall
not prejudice that Lender's Rights under this agreement.

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     10.11  COSTS.  All court costs, reasonable attorneys' fees, other
costs of collection, and other sums spent by Administrative Agent or any
Lender in the exercise of any Right provided in any Loan Document are payable
to Administrative Agent or that Lender, as the case may be, on demand, are
part of the Obligation, and bear interest at the Default Rate from the date
paid by Administrative Agent or any Lender to the date repaid by Borrower.

SECTION 11  AGENTS.

     11.1 AUTHORIZATION AND ACTION.  Each Lender hereby appoints each Agent
initially-named in this agreement as Administrative Agent or Co-Agent, as the
case may be, under the Loan Documents and authorizes Administrative Agent to
take such action on its behalf and to exercise such powers and perform such
duties as are expressly delegated to Administrative Agent by the terms of the
Loan Documents, TOGETHER WITH such powers as are reasonably incidental
thereto.  As to any matter not expressly provided for by this Agreement
(including, without limitation, enforcement or collection of the Notes),
Administrative Agent shall not be required to exercise any discretion or take
any action, but shall be required to act or to refrain from acting (and shall
be fully protected in so acting or refraining from acting) upon the
instructions of Lenders, and those instructions shall be binding upon all
Lenders and all holders of the Notes.  However, that Administrative Agent
shall not be required to take any action that exposes Administrative Agent to
personal liability or that is contrary to this agreement or applicable
Governmental Requirement.  Administrative Agent agrees to give to each Lender
prompt notice of each notice given to it by Borrower pursuant to the terms of
the Loan Documents.

     11.2 AGENT'S RELIANCE, ETC.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
any Loan Document, neither any Agent nor any of its Representatives shall be
liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken by it or them under or in
connection with the Loan Documents, except for its or their own gross
negligence or willful misconduct.  Without limitation of the generality of
the foregoing, Administrative Agent:  (a) May treat the payee of any Note as
the holder thereof; (b) may consult with legal counsel (including counsel for
Borrower), independent public accountants and other experts selected by it or
Borrower and shall not be liable for any action taken or omitted to be taken
in good faith by it in accordance with the advice of such counsel,
accountants or experts; (c) makes no warranty or representation to any Lender
and shall not be responsible to any Lender for any statements, warranties, or
representations made in or in connection with the Loan Documents; (d) shall
not have any duty to ascertain or to inquire as to the performance or
observance of any of the terms, covenants or conditions of this agreement on
the part of Borrower or to inspect the property (including the books and
records) of Borrower, except receipt of delivery of the items required under
SECTIONS 3.2, 4.1, 4.3, and 7.1; (e) shall not be responsible to any Lender
for the due execution, legality, validity, enforceability, genuineness,
sufficiency or value of this agreement or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto; and (f) shall incur no liability under or in
respect of this agreement by acting upon any notice, consent, certificate or
other instrument or writing (which may be by telecopy) believed by it to be
genuine and signed or sent by the proper party or parties.

     11.3 AGENT AND AFFILIATES.  With respect to Borrowings made by it, and
the one or more Notes issued to it, each Agent shall have the same rights and
powers under this agreement and the other Loan Documents as any other Lender
and may exercise the same as though it were not an Agent; and the term
"LENDER" or "LENDERS" shall, unless otherwise expressly indicated, include
each Agent in its individual capacity.  Agents and the Affiliates of Agents
may accept deposits from, lend money to, act as trustee under indentures of,
and generally engage in any kind of business with, Borrower, any of its
Affiliates and any Person who may do business with or own securities of
Borrower or any of its Affiliates, all as if Agents were not Agents and
without any duty to account therefor to Lenders.

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     11.4 CREDIT DECISION.  Each Lender acknowledges that it has,
independently and without reliance upon any Agent or any other Lender, and
based on the financial statements referred to in SECTIONS 6.6 and 7.1 of this
agreement and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate, made its own credit analysis and decision to enter this
agreement.  Each Lender also acknowledges that it will, independently and
without reliance upon any Agent or any Lender, and based on such documents
and information as it shall deem appropriate at the time, make its own credit
decisions in taking or not taking action under this agreement.

     11.5 INDEMNIFICATION.  LENDERS SHALL INDEMNIFY EACH AGENT (TO THE EXTENT
NOT REIMBURSED BY BORROWER), RATABLY ACCORDING TO THEIR RESPECTIVE COMMITMENT
PERCENTAGES, FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES,
DAMAGES, PENALTIES, JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, EXPENSES, OR DISBURSEMENTS OF
ANY KIND OR NATURE WHATSOEVER WHICH MAY BE IMPOSED ON, INCURRED BY, OR
ASSERTED AGAINST THAT AGENT IN ANY WAY RELATING TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR ANY ACTION TAKEN OR OMITTED BY THAT AGENT UNDER THIS AGREEMENT
(INCLUDING ANY OF SAME WHICH MAY RESULT FROM THE NEGLIGENCE, BUT NOT GROSS
NEGLIGENCE, OF AGENT).  HOWEVER, NO LENDER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY PORTION OF
THOSE LIABILITIES, OBLIGATIONS, LOSSES, DAMAGES, PENALTIES, ACTIONS,
JUDGMENTS, SUITS, COSTS, EXPENSES, OR DISBURSEMENTS RESULTING FROM THAT
AGENT'S GROSS NEGLIGENCE OR WILLFUL MISCONDUCT.  WITHOUT LIMITATION OF THE
FOREGOING, EACH LENDER SHALL REIMBURSE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT PROMPTLY UPON
DEMAND FOR ITS RATABLE SHARE OF ANY OUT-OF-POCKET EXPENSES (INCLUDING COUNSEL
FEES) INCURRED BY ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IN CONNECTION WITH THE PREPARATION,
EXECUTION, DELIVERY, ADMINISTRATION, MODIFICATION, AMENDMENT, OR ENFORCEMENT
(WHETHER THROUGH NEGOTIATIONS, LEGAL PROCEEDINGS, OR OTHERWISE) OF, OR LEGAL
ADVICE IN RESPECT OF RIGHTS OR RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER, THIS AGREEMENT, TO THE
EXTENT THAT ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT IS NOT REIMBURSED FOR SUCH EXPENSES BY
BORROWER.

     11.6 SUCCESSOR AGENT.  Any Agent may resign at any time by giving
written notice thereof to Lenders and Borrower and may be removed at any time
with or without cause by 100% of Lenders.  Upon any such resignation or
removal, 100% of Lenders shall have the right to appoint a successor Agent in
the capacity of that Agent.  If no successor Agent shall have been so
appointed by 100% of Lenders, and shall have accepted such appointment,
within 30 days after the retiring Agent's giving of notice of resignation or
the Lenders' removal of the retiring Agent, then the retiring Agent may, on
behalf of Lenders, appoint a successor Agent, which shall be a commercial
bank or savings bank organized under the laws of the United States of America
or of any state thereof which has a combined capital and surplus of at least
$200,000,000.  Upon the acceptance of any appointment as Agent hereunder by a
successor Agent, such successor Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become
vested with all the rights, powers, privileges, and duties of the retiring
Agent, and the retiring Agent shall be discharged from any further duties,
and obligations under this agreement.  After any retiring Agent's resignation
or removal hereunder as Agent, the provisions of this article shall inure to
its benefit as to any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was
Agent under this agreement.  The appointment of a successor Agent shall not
release the retiring Agent from any liability it may have for any actions
taken or omitted to be taken by it while it was Agent under this agreement.

     11.7 INSPECTION.  Administrative Agent shall permit any officer,
employee, agent of Borrower or any Lender which may so request to visit and
inspect the premises on which the custodial duties of Administrative Agent
hereunder are performed, examine the books and records of Administrative
Agent which pertain to such custodial duties, take copies and extracts
therefrom, and discuss the performance of such custodial duties with the
officers, accountants and auditors of Administrative Agent that are
responsible therefor, all at such reasonable times and as often as Borrower
or any Lender may desire.

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SECTION 12.  MISCELLANEOUS.

     12.1 NONBUSINESS DAYS.  Any action that is due under any Loan Document
on a non-Business Day may be delayed until the next Business Day.  However,
interest accrues on any payment until it is made.

     12.2 COMMUNICATIONS.  Unless otherwise stated, a communication under any
Loan Document to a party to this agreement must be written to be effective
and is deemed given:

     -    For Borrowing Requests, Collateral Delivery-Notices, Shipping
          Requests, and Release Requests, only when actually received
          by Administrative Agent.

     -    Otherwise, if by fax, when transmitted to the appropriate fax
          number, but, without affecting the date deemed given, the fax
          must be promptly confirmed by telephone.

     -    Otherwise, if by mail, on the third Business Day after enclosed in
          a properly addressed, stamped, and sealed envelope deposited in the
          appropriate official postal service.

     -    Otherwise, when actually delivered.

Until changed by written notice to each other party to this agreement, the
address and fax number are stated for (a) Borrower and Administrative Agent,
beside their names on the signature pages below, and (b) each Lender, beside
its name on SCHEDULE 2.

     12.3 FORM AND NUMBER OF DOCUMENTS.  The form, substance, and number of
counterparts of each writing to be furnished under the Loan Documents must be
satisfactory to Administrative Agent and its counsel.

     12.4 EXCEPTIONS TO COVENANTS.  An exception to any Loan Document
covenant does not permit violation of any other Loan Document covenant.

     12.5 SURVIVAL.  All Loan Document provisions survive all closings and
are not affected by any investigation made by any party.

     12.6 GOVERNING LAW.  Unless otherwise stated, each Loan Document must be
construed and its performance enforced under the Governmental Requirements of
the State of Texas and the United States of America.

     12.7 INVALID PROVISIONS.  If any provision of a Loan Document is
judicially determined to be unenforceable, all other provisions of it remain
enforceable.  If the provision determined to be unenforceable is a material
part of that Loan Document, then, to the extent lawful, it shall be replaced
by a judicially-construed provision that is enforceable but otherwise as
similar in substance and content to the original provision as the context of
it reasonably allows.

     12.8 CONFLICTS BETWEEN LOAN DOCUMENTS.  The provisions of this agreement
control if in conflict (I.E., the provisions contradict each other as opposed
to a Loan Document containing additional provisions not in conflict) with the
provisions of any other Loan Document.

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     12.9  DISCHARGE AND CERTAIN REINSTATEMENT.  Borrower's obligations under
the Loan Documents remain in full force and effect until no Lender has any
commitment to extend credit under the Loan Documents and the Obligation is
fully paid (EXCEPT for provisions under the Loan Documents which by their
terms expressly survive payment of the Obligation and termination of the Loan
Documents).  If any payment under any Loan Document is ever rescinded or must
be restored or returned for any reason, then all Rights and obligations under
the Loan Documents in respect of that payment are automatically reinstated as
though the payment had not been made when due.

     12.10  AMENDMENTS, CONSENTS, CONFLICTS, AND WAIVERS.  An amendment of
-- or an approval, consent, or waiver by Agent or by one or more Lenders
under -- any Loan Document must be in writing and must be:

          (a)  Executed by Borrower and Administrative Agent if it purports
     to reduce or increase any fees payable to Administrative Agent by
     Borrower.

          (b)  Executed by Borrower and Administrative Agent and executed or
     approved in writing by all Lenders if action of all Lenders is
     specifically provided in any Loan Document or if it purports to (i)
     except as otherwise stated in this SECTION 12.10, extend the due date or
     decrease the scheduled amount of any payment under any Loan Document or
     reduce the rate or amount of interest, fees, or other amounts payable to
     Administrative Agent or any Lender under any Loan Document, (ii) alter
     or amend each Lender's obligation to severally provide its Commitment
     Percentage of Warehouse Borrowings as set forth in SECTION 2.1, (iii)
     amend any portion of SECTION 3.3, SECTION 3.6, SECTIONS 3.9 through
     3.12, SECTION 4.7, or SECTION 12.10, (iv) change the definition of (or
     any component of the definition of) Borrowing Base, Commitments,
     Commitment Percentage, Required Lenders, Eligible Collateral, Market
     Value, Stated-Termination Date, or Termination Percentage, (v) partially
     or fully release any Collateral except releases of Collateral
     contemplated in this agreement, or (vi) waive an Event of Default under
     SECTION 10.1(d).

          (c)  Otherwise (i) for this agreement, executed by Borrower,
     Administrative Agent, and Required Lenders, or (ii) for other Loan
     Documents, approved in writing by Required Lenders and executed by
     Borrower, Administrative Agent, and any other party to that Loan
     Document.

No course of dealing or any failure or delay by Administrative Agent, any
Lender, or any of their respective Representatives with respect to exercising
any Right of Administrative Agent or any Lender under the Loan Documents
operates as a waiver of that Right.  An approval, consent, or waiver is only
effective for the specific instance and purpose for which it is given.  The
Loan Documents may only be supplemented by agreements, documents, and
instruments delivered according to their respective express terms.

     12.11  MULTIPLE COUNTERPARTS.  Any Loan Document may be executed in
any number of counterparts with the same effect as if all signatories had
signed the same document, and all of those counterparts must be construed
together to constitute the same document.  This agreement is effective when
counterparts of it have been executed and delivered to Administrative Agent
by each Lender, each Agent, and Borrower, or, in the case only of those
Lenders, when Administrative Agent has received faxed or other evidence
satisfactory to it that each Lender has executed and is delivering to
Administrative Agent a counterpart of it.

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          12.12  PARTIES.  This agreement binds and inures to Borrower, each
     Lender, each Agent, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.
     Only those Persons may rely upon or raise any defense about this agreement.

          (a)  ASSIGNMENT BY COMPANIES.  No Company may assign any Rights or
     obligations under any Loan Document without first obtaining the written
     consent of Administrative Agent and all Lenders.

          (b)  ASSIGNMENT BY LENDER.  Any Lender may assign, pledge, and
     otherwise transfer all or any of its Rights and obligations under the
     Loan Documents EITHER (i) to a Federal Reserve Bank without the consent
     of any party to this agreement so long as that Lender is not released
     from its obligations under the Loan Documents, OR (ii) otherwise in the
     ordinary course of its lending business and in accordance with all
     Governmental Requirements, and with SECTION 12.13 or 12.14 SO LONG AS
     (A) except for assignments, pledges, and other transfers by a Lender to
     its Affiliates, the written consent of Borrower and Administrative
     Agent, which may not be unreasonably withheld, must be first obtained,
     (B) the assignment or transfer (other than a pledge) does not involve a
     purchase price that directly or indirectly reflects a discount from face
     value unless that Lender first offered that assignment or transfer to
     the other Lenders on ratable basis according to their Commitment
     Percentages, (C) neither Borrower nor Administrative Agent are required
     to incur any cost or expense incident to any assignment, pledge, or
     other transfer by any Lender, all of which are for the account of the
     assigning, pledging, or transferring Lender and its assignee, pledgee,
     or transferee as they may agree, (D) if the Participant or Purchaser is
     organized under the loans of any jurisdiction other than the United
     States of America or any of its states, it complies with SECTION 3.9,
     and (E) the assignment is in a minimum amount of $2,500,000.

          (c)  OTHERWISE VOID.  Any purported assignment, pledge, or other
     transfer in violation of this section is void from beginning and not
     effective.

     12.13  PARTICIPATIONS.  Subject to SECTION 12.12(b) and this section
and only if no Event of Default exists, a Lender may at any time sell to one
or more Persons (each a "PARTICIPANT") participating interests in its
Commitment and its share of the Obligation.

          (a)  ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.  For each participation (i) the selling
     Lender must remain  (and the Participant may not become) a "LENDER"
     under this agreement, (ii) the selling Lender's obligations under the
     Loan Documents must remain unchanged, (iii) the selling Lender must
     remain solely responsible for the performance of those obligations, (iv)
     the selling Lender must remain the holder of its one or more Notes and
     its share of the Obligation for all purposes under the Loan Documents,
     and (v) Borrower and Administrative Agent may continue to deal solely
     and directly with the selling Lender in connection with those Rights and
     obligations.

          (b)  PARTICIPANT RIGHTS.  The selling Lender may obtain for each of
     its Participants the benefits of the Loan Documents related to
     participations in its share of the Obligation, but Borrower is never
     obligated to pay any greater amount that would be due to the selling
     Lender under the Loan Documents calculated as though no participation
     had been made.  Otherwise, Participants have no Rights under the Loan
     Documents except certain permitted voting Rights described below.

          (c)  PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.  An agreement for a participating
     interest (i) may only provide to a Participant voting Rights in respect
     of any amendment of or approval, consent, or

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     waiver under any Loan Document related to the matters in SECTION
     12.10(b) if it also provides for a voting mechanism that a majority of
     that selling Lender's Commitment Percentage or Termination Percentage,
     as the case may be (whether directly held by that selling Lender or
     participated) controls the vote for that selling Lender, and (ii) may
     not permit a Participant to assign, pledge, or otherwise transfer its
     participating interest in the Obligation to any Person except any Lender
     or its Affiliates.

     12.14  TRANSFERS.  Subject to SECTION 12.12(b) and this section and
only if no Event of Default exists, a Lender may at any time sell to one or
more financial institutions (each a "PURCHASER") all or part of its Rights
and obligations under the Loan Documents.

          (a)  ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS.  The sale (i) must be accomplished by
     the selling Lender and Purchaser executing and delivering to
     Administrative Agent and Borrower an Assignment and Assumption Agreement
     (an "ASSIGNMENT") in substantially the form of EXHIBIT E, and (ii) may
     not occur until the selling Lender pays to Administrative Agent an
     administrative-transfer fee of $2,500 (Borrower shall not be charged a
     fee for an assignment by a Lender OTHER THAN up to $1,500 per Assignment
     to be paid by Borrower to a Purchaser as a reimbursement of that
     Purchaser's legal fees) in reviewing the Loan Documents.

          (b)  PROCEDURES.  Upon satisfaction of the foregoing conditions and
     as of the EFFECTIVE DATE in that Assignment, which may not be before
     delivery of that document to Administrative Agent and Borrower, then (i)
     a Purchaser is for all purposes a Lender party to (with all the Rights
     and obligations of a Lender under) this agreement, with a Commitment as
     stated in the Assignment, (ii) the selling Lender is released from its
     obligations under the Loan Documents to a corresponding extent, (iii)
     SCHEDULE 2 is automatically deemed to reflect the name, address, and
     Commitment of the Purchaser and the reduced Commitment of the selling
     Lender, and Administrative Agent shall deliver to Borrower and Lenders
     an amended SCHEDULE 2 reflecting those changes, (iv) Borrower shall
     execute and deliver to each of the selling Lender and the Purchaser a
     Warehouse Note, each based upon their respective Commitments following
     the transfer, (v) upon delivery of the one or more Warehouse Notes under
     CLAUSE (iv) above, the selling Lender shall return to the appropriate
     Company all Notes previously delivered to it under this agreement, and
     (vi) the Purchaser is subject to all the provisions in the Loan
     Documents, the same as if it were a Lender that executed this agreement
     on its original date.

     12.15     VENUE, SERVICE OF PROCESS, AND JURY TRIAL. BORROWER, FOR
ITSELF AND ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, IRREVOCABLY (A) SUBMITS TO THE
NONEXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE AND FEDERAL COURTS IN TEXAS, (B)
WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW
OR IN THE FUTURE HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE OF ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH ANY LOAN DOCUMENT AND THE OBLIGATION BROUGHT IN THE
DISTRICT COURTS OF DALLAS COUNTY, TEXAS, OR IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT
COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF TEXAS, DALLAS DIVISION, (C) WAIVES ANY
CLAIMS THAT ANY LITIGATION BROUGHT IN ANY OF THE FOREGOING COURTS HAS BEEN
BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, (D) CONSENTS TO THE SERVICE OF PROCESS OUR
OF ANY OF THOSE COURTS IN ANY LITIGATION BY THE MAILING OF COPIES OF THAT
PROCESS BY CERTIFIED MAIL, RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED, POSTAGE PREPAID, BY HAND
DELIVERY, OR BY DELIVERY BY A NATIONALLY-RECOGNIZED COURIER SERVICE, AND
SERVICE SHALL BE DEEMED COMPLETE UPON DELIVERY OF THE LEGAL PROCESS AT ITS
ADDRESS FOR PURPOSES OF THIS AGREEMENT, (E) AGREES THAT ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
AGAINST ANY PARTY TO ANY LOAN DOCUMENT ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH
THE LOAN DOCUMENTS OR THE OBLIGATION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ONE OF THE FOREGOING
COURTS, AND (F) WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT

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PERMITTED BY LAW, ITS RESPECTIVE RIGHTS TO A JURY TRIAL OF ANY CLAIM OR CAUSE 
OF ACTION BASED UPON OR ARISING OUR OF ANY LOAN DOCUMENT.  The scope of each 
of the foregoing waivers is intended to be all encompassing of any and all 
disputes that may be filed in any court and that relate to the subject matter 
of this transaction, including, without limitation, contract claims, tort 
claims, breach of duty claims, and all other common law and statutory claims. 
 BORROWER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THESE WAIVERS ARE A MATERIAL INDUCEMENT TO EACH 
AGENT'S AND EACH LENDER'S AGREEMENT TO ENTER INTO A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP, 
THAT EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER HAS ALREADY RELIED ON THESE WAIVERS IN 
ENTERING INTO THIS AGREEMENT, AND THAT EACH AGENT AND EACH LENDER WILL 
CONTINUE TO RELY ON EACH OF THESE WAIVERS IN RELATED FUTURE DEALINGS.  
BORROWER FURTHER WARRANTS AND REPRESENTS THAT IT HAS REVIEWED THESE WAIVERS 
WITH ITS LEGAL COUNSEL, AND THAT IT KNOWINGLY AND VOLUNTARILY AGREES TO EACH 
WAIVER FOLLOWING CONSULTATION WITH LEGAL COUNSEL.  The waivers in this 
section are irrevocable, meaning that they may not be modified either orally 
or in writing, and these waivers apply to any future renewals, extensions, 
amendments, modifications, or replacements in respect of the applicable Loan 
Document.  In connection with any Litigation, this agreement may be filed as 
a written consent to a trial by the court.

     12.16  LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.  Neither Agents nor any Lender shall
be liable to any Company for any amounts representing indirect, special, or
consequential damages suffered by any Company, EXCEPT where such amounts are
based substantially on willful misconduct by Agents or any Lender, but then
only to the extent any damages resulting from such willful misconduct are
covered by Agents' and the other Lenders' fidelity bond or other insurance.

     12.17  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THE LOAN DOCUMENTS REPRESENT THE FINAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF
PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES.  THERE
ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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     EXECUTED as of the date first stated in this agreement.


(ADDRESS)                                 FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., as BORROWER

FIRSTPLUS Financial, Inc.
1250 W. Mockingbird Lane                  By:    /BARRY TENENHOLTZ/
Suite 600                                    --------------------------------
Dallas, TX 75247-4902                     Name: BARRY TENENHOLTZ
                                               ------------------------------
Attn:  Eric Green,                        Title:   SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT
       Chief Financial Officer                  -----------------------------
Tel (214) 583-4503
Fax (214) 583-4907

(WIRE TRANSFER)

Account #1885162949
Bank: Bank One, Dallas
ABA #1110000614
Attn: Gloria Sadler
Ref:  FirstPlus Financial, Inc.
       Funding Account




(ADDRESS)                                 BANK ONE, TEXAS, N.A., as 
                                          ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT and a LENDER
Bank One, Texas, N.A., 
 Administrative Agent
1717 Main Street
Dallas, TX  75201                         By:     /MARK FREEMAN/
Attn:  Mark L. Freeman, Vice President       --------------------------------
Tel (214) 290-2780                        Name:   MARK FREEMAN
Fax (214) 290-2054                             ------------------------------
                                          Title:     VICE PRESIDENT
                                                -----------------------------


(ADDRESS)                                 GUARANTY FEDERAL BANK F.S.B., 
                                           as CO-AGENT and a LENDER
Guaranty Federal Bank F.S.B.
8333 Douglas Avenue
Dallas, TX  75225                         By:     /W. JAMES MEINTJES/
Attn:  James Meintjes,                       --------------------------------
        Assistant Vice President          Name:   W. JAMES MEINTJES
Tel (214) 360-2845                             ------------------------------
Fax (214) 360-1660                        Title:  ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
                                                -----------------------------



                               SIGNATURE PAGE                  CREDIT AGREEMENT
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<PAGE>

                                  SCHEDULE 2
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                           LENDERS AND COMMITMENTS
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                                                                     Commitment
      Name and Address of Lender                       Commitment    Percentage
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 BANK ONE, TEXAS, N.A.
 1717 Main Street, 4th Floor
 Dallas, TX 75201
 Attention:  Mark L. Freeman, Vice President
 Tel 214/290-2780
 Fax 214/290-2054

 (WIRE TRANSFER)                                      $60,000,000      54.545%

 Account # 1885162949
 Bank: Bank One, Dallas
 ABA # 1110000614
 Attn: Gloria Sadler
 Ref:  FirstPlus Financial, Inc. Funding Account

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GUARANTY FEDERAL BANK F.S.B.
8333 Douglas Avenue
Dallas, TX  75228
Attention:  James Meintjes, Assistant Vice President
Tel 214/360-2845
Fax 214/360-1660

(WIRE TRANSFER)                                       $50,000,000      45.455%

Account # 19406514043
Bank: Guaranty Federal Bank
ABA # 314970664
Attn: James Meintjes
Ref: FirstPlus Financial, Inc.

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TOTAL                                                $110,000,000         100%
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                                     SCHEDULE 4.1

                                ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS


A.  ELIGIBLE-EQUITY LOAN.  An Equity Loan:

    1.   Which, if it supports a Wet Borrowing, the applicable Wet Period has 
         not expired.

    2.   Which is a conventional loan or FHA loan.

    3.   Which complies with all applicable requirements for securitization 
         under Borrower's current contracts with Banc One Capital 
         Corporation, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., Prudential Securities, Inc., 
         and any other underwriters acceptable to Administrative Agent.

    4.   The promissory note evidencing which (a) is the standard form 
         approved by VA, FHA, FNMA, or FHLMC or a form otherwise acceptable 
         to Administrative Agent, (b) has a maturity within 30 years of its 
         origination, (c) is payable or endorsed (without restriction or 
         limitation) to Borrower's order, (d) is endorsed in blank by 
         Borrower, (e) is fully funded, and (f) is valid and enforceable 
         without offset, counterclaim, defense, or right of recision or 
         avoidance of any kind OTHER THAN for valid payments made on it and 
         any exceptions to enforceability under Debtor Laws.

    5.   For which no default in the payment of principal or interest or any 
         other default has continued uncured for 60 days, no foreclosure or 
         other similar proceedings have commenced, and no claim for any 
         credit, allowance, or adjustment exists.

    6.   Which is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or trust deed that 
         (a) is the standard form approved by VA, FHA, FNMA, or FHLMC or a 
         form otherwise acceptable to Administrative Agent and (b) grants a 
         first- or second-priority Lien on residential-real property 
         described below that will be perfected upon recording.

    7.   For which the underlying residential-real property (a) consists of 
         land and (i) a one- to four-family dwelling, or (ii) a condominium 
         unit that is ready for occupancy, (iii) a manufactured home unit, 
         but not (iv) a mobile home, a co-op, or a multi-family dwelling for 
         more than four families, (b) is, if required by Appraisal Laws, 
         covered by an Appraisal, and (c) is insured against loss or damage 
         by fire and all other hazards normally included in 
         standard-extended-coverage insurance (including, without limitation, 
         flood insurance if the property is in a federally-designated-flood 
         plain) in accordance with the Collateral Documents for it and 
         Borrower is named as a loss-payee for that insurance.

    8.   The Collateral Documents for which (a) are delivered to 
         Administrative Agent within 90 days after the date of the related 
         promissory note, (b) are in compliance with all Governmental 
         Requirements, (c) are otherwise in compliance with the requirements 
         of the Loan Documents and otherwise in form and substance acceptable 
         to Administrative Agent, and (d) are subject to no Liens other than 
         Lender Liens and other Permitted Liens.

    9.   Which has been held by Administrative Agent for 120 days or less, 
         EXCEPT THAT this period may be extended to 180 days for any Equity 
         Loan SO LONG AS any such extension is 


                                                                  SCHEDULE 4.1
                                                                  ------------
<PAGE>

         approved in writing by Administrative Agent.  At any time, the total 
         unpaid principal balance of Equity Loans subject to such extension 
         (when added to Improvement Loans also subject to such extension) may 
         never exceed 50% of the total Principal Debt outstanding.

   10.   Which has not -- and no Collateral Document for which has -- been 
         (a) sold to an investor and repurchased by Borrower, (b) rejected by 
         an investor, (c) delivered to an investor or any Person for it for 
         more than the Shipping Period, or (d) delivered to Borrower for 
         correction for more than the Correction Period.

   11.   Which has been underwritten in accordance with Borrower's 
         established underwriting policies as disclosed to Administrative 
         Agent, and as those policies are amended or updated from time to 
         time SO LONG AS any such updates or amendments are reasonably 
         acceptable to Administrative Agent. 

B.  ELIGIBLE-IMPROVEMENT LOAN.  An Improvement Loan:

    1.   Which, if it supports a Wet Borrowing, the applicable Wet Period has 
         not expired.

    2.   Which is a conventional loan or FHA loan.

    3.   Which complies with all applicable requirements for securitization 
         under Borrower's current contracts with Banc One Capital 
         Corporation, Bear Stearns & Co. Inc., Prudential Securities, Inc., 
         and any other underwriters acceptable to Administrative Agent.

    4.   The promissory note evidencing which (a) is the standard form 
         approved by VA, FHA, FNMA, or FHLMC or a form otherwise acceptable 
         to Administrative Agent, (b) has a maturity within 30 years of its 
         origination, (c) is payable or endorsed (without restriction or 
         limitation) to Borrower's order, (d) is endorsed in blank by 
         Borrower, (e) is fully funded, and (f) is valid and enforceable 
         without offset, counterclaim, defense, or right of recision or 
         avoidance of any kind OTHER THAN for valid payments made on it and 
         any exceptions to enforceability under Debtor Laws.

    5.   For which no default in the payment of principal or interest or any 
         other default has continued uncured for 60 days, no foreclosure or 
         other similar proceedings have commenced, and no claim for any 
         credit, allowance, or adjustment exists.

    6.   Which, unless the Improvement Loan is funded subject to the 
         Unsecured Sublimit, is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or 
         trust deed that (a) is the standard form approved by VA, FHA, FNMA, 
         or FHLMC or a form otherwise acceptable to Administrative Agent and 
         (b) grants a first- or second-priority Lien on residential-real 
         property described below that will be perfected upon recording.

    7.   For which the underlying residential-real property (a) consists of 
         land and (i) a one- to four-family dwelling, or (ii) a condominium 
         unit that is ready for occupancy, (iii) a manufactured home unit, 
         but not (iv) a mobile home, a co-op, or a multi-family dwelling for 
         more than four families, (b) is, if required by Appraisal Laws, 
         covered by an Appraisal, and (c) is insured against loss or damage 
         by fire and all other hazards normally included in 
         standard-extended-coverage insurance (including, without limitation, 
         flood 


                                       2                          SCHEDULE 4.1
                                                                  ------------

<PAGE>

         insurance if the property is in a federally-designated-flood plain) 
         in accordance with the Collateral Documents for it and Borrower is 
         named as a loss-payee for that insurance.

    8.   The Collateral Documents for which (a) are delivered to 
         Administrative Agent within 90 days after the date of the related 
         promissory note, (b) are in compliance with all Governmental 
         Requirements, (c) are otherwise in compliance with the requirements 
         of the Loan Documents and otherwise in form and substance acceptable 
         to Administrative Agent, and (d) are subject to no Liens other than 
         Lender Liens and other Permitted Liens.

    9.   Which has been held by Administrative Agent for 120 days or less, 
         EXCEPT THAT this period may be extended to 180 days for any 
         Improvement Loan SO LONG AS any such extension is approved in 
         writing by Administrative Agent.  At any time, the total unpaid 
         principal balance of Improvement Loans subject to such extension 
         (when added to Equity Loans also subject to such extension) may 
         never exceed 50% of the total Principal Debt outstanding.

   10.   Which has not -- and no Collateral Document for which has -- been 
         (a) sold to an investor and repurchased by Borrower, (b) rejected by 
         an investor, (c) delivered to an investor or any Person for it for 
         more than the Shipping Period, or (d) delivered to Borrower for 
         correction for more than the Correction Period.

   11.   Which has been underwritten in accordance with Borrower's 
         established underwriting policies as disclosed to Administrative 
         Agent, and as those policies are amended or updated from time to 
         time so long as any such updates or amendments are reasonably 
         acceptable to Administrative Agent. 







                                       3                          SCHEDULE 4.1
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                                 SCHEDULE 4.2

                         BORROWING-BASE CALCULATIONS


A.  BORROWING BASE.  The amount equal to:

    1.  For all Eligible-Pledged Loans, the lesser of (a) 100% of par (I.E. 
        face amount of the related promissory notes) or (b) 97% of the LEAST 
        of their:

        (i)  Acquisition price;

        (ii) At the sole discretion of Administrative Agent, Market Value;

    as reduced by the following matters:

    2.  No more than the Wet Sublimit may be included for Pledged Loans
        supporting Wet Borrowings, and nothing may be included for any Pledged
        Loan supporting a Wet Borrowing upon the expiration of its applicable 
        Wet Period; and

    3.   No more than the Unsecured Sublimit may be included for Pledged Loans
         that are not secured by valid and perfected liens on residential-real 
         estate.



                                                                  SCHEDULE 4.2
                                                                  ------------

<PAGE>

                                  SCHEDULE 4.3

                             COLLATERAL PROCEDURES


A.  MORTGAGE LOAN FOR DRY BORROWING.  Delivery of a Pledged Loan to support a 
    Dry Borrowing requires delivery to Administrative Agent of the following 
    Collateral Documents -- each of which must be in form and substance 
    satisfactory to Administrative Agent -- in the following manner:

    1.   A Collateral-Delivery Notice that, among other things, identifies the
         documents being delivered to Lender for that Dry Borrowing.

    2.   The original promissory note evidencing the Pledged Loan, properly
         payable or endorsed to Borrower, and endorsed in blank by Borrower.

    3.   Unless the Borrowing is made subject to the Unsecured Sublimit, an
         assignment from Borrower of the mortgage, deed of trust, or trust 
         deed securing the Pledged Loan, executed in blank by Borrower, and 
         in recordable form.

    4.   Unless the Borrowing is made subject to the Unsecured Sublimit, a 
         certified copy of each intervening assignment to Borrower of that 
         mortgage, deed of trust, or trust deed sent for recording and copies 
         of all previous-intervening assignments.

    5.   Unless the Borrowing is made subject to the Unsecured Sublimit, a 
         certified copy of that original mortgage, deed of trust, or trust 
         deed sent for recording in the jurisdiction where the property is 
         located.

    6.   Unless Administrative Agent has initiated the wire transfer for 
         originating the Pledged Pledged Loan, a copy of the check or wire 
         verification evidencing that origination.

    7.   A data-processing print-out reflecting that Pledged Loan's loan number,
         mortgagor, origination date, original amount, outstanding-principal 
         balance, interest rate, type of loan, and requested advance amount.

    8.   Any and all other files, documents, instruments, certificates,
         correspondence, or other records that are (a) requested by 
         Administrative Agent and (b) deemed by Administrative Agent in its 
         sole judgment to be necessary, appropriate, or desirable.

B.  MORTGAGE LOAN FOR WET BORROWING.  Delivery of a Pledged Loan to support 
    a Wet Borrowing requires delivery to Administrative Agent of the following 
    Collateral Documents -- each of which must be in form and substance 
    satisfactory to Administrative Agent -- in the following manner:

    1.   A Collateral-Delivery Notice that, among other things, identifies the
         documents that must be delivered to Administrative Agent before the
         expiration of the Wet Period for that Wet Borrowing.

    2.   Unless Administrative Agent has approved a wire transfer initiated by
         Borrower for originating the Pledged Loan, EITHER (a) a copy of the 
         check evidencing that origination OR 


                                                                  SCHEDULE 4.3
                                                                  ------------

<PAGE>

         (b) evidence that the check for that origination is held by a title 
         company pending disbursement.

    3.   A data-processing print-out reflecting that Pledged Loan's loan number,
         mortgagor, origination date, original amount, outstanding-principal 
         balance, interest rate, type of loan, and requested advance amount.



                                       2                          SCHEDULE 4.3
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<PAGE>

                                     EXHIBIT A-1

                                    WAREHOUSE NOTE


$__________________                                          October 17, 1996 


     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., a Texas corporation 
("MAKER"), promises to pay to the order of________________________ ("PAYEE") 
that portion of the principal amount of $____________ that may from time to time
be disbursed and outstanding under this note TOGETHER WITH interest.

     This note is a "WAREHOUSE NOTE" under the Credit Agreement (as renewed, 
extended, amended, or restated, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 
17, 1996, between Maker, Payee, certain other Lenders, Co-Agents, and Bank 
One, Texas, N.A., as Administrative Agent for Lenders.  All of the defined 
terms in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used -- unless 
otherwise defined -- in this note.

     This note incorporates by reference the principal and interest payment 
terms in the Credit Agreement for this note, including, without limitation, 
the final maturity, which is the stated Termination Date. Principal and 
interest are payable to the holder of this note through Administrative Agent 
at EITHER (a) its offices at 1717 Main Street, Dallas, Texas  75201, OR (b) 
at any other address so designated by Administrative Agent in written notice 
to Maker.

     This note incorporates by reference all other provisions in the Credit 
Agreement applicable to this note -- such as provisions for disbursements of 
principal, applicable-interest rates before and after an Event of Default, 
voluntary and mandatory prepayments, acceleration of maturity, exercise of 
Rights, payment of attorneys' fees, court costs, and other costs of 
collection, certain waivers by Maker and other obligors, assurances and 
security, choice of the Governmental Requirements of the State of Texas and 
the United States of America, usury savings, and other matters applicable to 
Loan Documents under the Credit Agreement.

                              FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., as MAKER


                              By                                              
                                ----------------------------------------------
                              (Name)                                          
                                    ------------------------------------------
                              (Title)                                         
                                     -----------------------------------------




                                                                  EXHIBIT A-1 
<PAGE>

                                     EXHIBIT A-2

                                      SWING NOTE


$________________                                           October 17, 1996 


     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., a Texas corporation 
("MAKER"), promises to pay to the order of BANK ONE, TEXAS, N.A. ("PAYEE") 
that portion of the principal amount of $50,000,000 that may from time to 
time be disbursed and outstanding under this note TOGETHER WITH interest.

     This note is a "SWING NOTE" under the Credit Agreement (as renewed, 
extended, amended, or restated, the "CREDIT AGREEMENT") dated as of October 
17, 1996, between Maker, Payee, certain other Lenders, Co-Agents, and Bank 
One, Texas, N.A., as Administrative Agent for Lenders.  All of the defined 
terms in the Credit Agreement have the same meanings when used -- unless 
otherwise defined -- in this note.

     This note incorporates by reference the principal and interest payment 
terms in the Credit Agreement for this note, including, without limitation, 
the final maturity, which is the stated Termination Date. Principal and 
interest are payable to the holder of this note through Administrative Agent 
at EITHER (a) its offices at 1717 Main Street, Dallas, Texas  75201, OR (b) 
at any other address so designated by Administrative Agent in written notice 
to Maker.

     This note incorporates by reference all other provisions in the Credit 
Agreement applicable to this note -- such as provisions for disbursements of 
principal, applicable-interest rates before and after Event of Default, 
voluntary and mandatory prepayments, acceleration of maturity, exercise of 
Rights, payment of attorneys' fees, court costs, and other costs of 
collection, certain waivers by Maker and other obligors, assurances and 
security, choice of the Governmental Requirements of the State of Texas and 
the United States of America, usury savings, and other matters applicable to 
Loan Documents under the Credit Agreement.

                              FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC., as MAKER


                              By                                              
                                ----------------------------------------------
                              (Name)                                          
                                    ------------------------------------------
                              (Title)                                         
                                     -----------------------------------------






                                                                  EXHIBIT A-2 
<PAGE>

                                     EXHIBIT B-1

                                  SECURITY AGREEMENT


     THIS AGREEMENT is entered into as of October 17, 1996, between FIRSTPLUS 
FINANCIAL, INC., a Texas corporation ("DEBTOR"), certain Lenders, and BANK 
ONE, TEXAS, N.A., as Administrative Agent (in that capacity, "SECURED PARTY") 
for Lenders. 

     Debtor, Lenders, Co-Agents, and Administrative Agent have entered into 
the Credit Agreement (as renewed, extended, amended, or restated, the "CREDIT 
AGREEMENT") dated as of October 17, 1996.  As a continuing inducement to the 
Lenders to extend credit to Debtor under the Credit Agreement -- and as a 
condition precedent to that credit -- Debtor is executing and delivering this 
agreement to Secured Party for the benefit of Lenders.

     ACCORDINGLY, for adequate and sufficient consideration, Debtor agrees 
with Secured Party for the benefit of Lenders as follows:

SECTION 1.  DEFINITIONS AND REFERENCES.  Unless stated otherwise, (a) terms 
defined in the Credit Agreement or the UCC have the same meanings when used 
in this agreement, and (b) to the extent permitted by a Governmental 
Requirement, if in conflict (i) the definition of a term in the Credit 
Agreement controls over the definition of that term in the UCC, and (ii) the 
definition of a term in ARTICLE 9 of the UCC controls over the definition of 
that term elsewhere in the UCC.

     COLLATERAL is defined in SECTION 2.2 of this agreement.

     DEBTOR is defined in the preamble to this agreement and includes, 
without limitation, Debtor, Debtor as a debtor-in-possession, and any 
receiver, trustee, liquidator, conservator, custodian, or similar party 
appointed for Debtor or for substantially all of Debtor's assets under any 
Debtor Law.

     OBLIGOR means any Person obligated with respect to any Collateral 
(whether as an account debtor, obligor on an instrument, issuer of 
securities, or otherwise).

     SECURED PARTY is defined in the preamble to this agreement and includes 
its successor appointed and acting as ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT for Lenders under 
the Loan Documents.

     SECURITY INTEREST means the security interest granted and the pledge and 
assignment made under SECTION 2.1 of this agreement, which is a Lender Lien 
under the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 2. SECURITY INTEREST AND COLLATERAL.

     2.1   SECURITY INTEREST.  To secure the prompt, unconditional, and 
complete payment and performance of the Obligation when due, Debtor grants to 
Secured Party a security interest in the Collateral and pledges and 
collaterally assigns that Collateral to Secured Party, all upon and subject 
to the terms and conditions of this agreement. The grant of the Security 
Interest does not subject the Secured Party or any Lender to the terms of any 
Collateral Document or in any way transfer, modify, or otherwise affect (a) 
any of Debtor's obligations with respect to any Collateral or (b) the Lender 
Liens under the Credit Agreement.

                                                                  EXHIBIT B-1 
<PAGE>

     2.2   COLLATERAL.  As used in this agreement, the term "COLLATERAL" 
means the present and future items and types of property described below, 
whether now owned or acquired in the future by Debtor. This description of 
Collateral does not permit any action prohibited by any Loan Document.

     -     Equity Loans and Improvement Loans from time to time identified to 
           Secured Party as Collateral.

     -     All Collateral Documents in any way related to any Equity Loans and
           Improvement Loans identified as Collateral -- including, without 
           limitation, all promissory notes evidencing, and all mortgages, 
           deeds of trust, or trust deeds securing, those Equity Loans and 
           Improvement Loans -- whether deposited with or held by or for 
           Secured Party under this agreement, identified by Debtor as 
           Collateral for a Wet Borrowing, or otherwise.

     -     Private-mortgage insurance (including, without limitation, all 
           commitments to issue any such insurance) covering -- and all 
           commitments issued by FHA to insure -- any Equity Loans and 
           Improvement Loans identified as Collateral.

     -     Security of any kind pledged by a mortgagor for any Equity Loan or
           Improvement Loan identified as Collateral.

     -     Casualty insurance assigned to Debtor in connection with any Equity 
           Loan or Improvement Loan identified as Collateral.

     -     Any Collateral otherwise described in this agreement that may from 
           time to time be delivered (a) to an investor under SECTION 4.5 of 
           the Credit Agreement until purchased and paid for by that investor
           or (b) for correction under SECTION 4.6 of the Credit Agreement.

     -     The Funding Account and Settlement Account and all amounts deposited
           in them or represented by them.

     -     All present and future Hedge Contracts and other investments related
           to any other Collateral.

     -     Personal property, contract rights, accounts, and general intangibles
           of any kind whatsoever relating to any Collateral.

     -     All files, surveys, certificates, correspondence, appraisals, tapes, 
           discs, cards, accounting records, and other information and data of 
           Debtor relating to any Collateral -- including, without limitation, 
           all information, data, tapes, discs, and cards necessary to 
           administer and service any Equity Loan or Improvement Loan identified
           as Collateral.

     -     Cash and noncash proceeds of any Collateral, including, without 
           limitation, all proceeds and payments due from FHA with respect to
           Title I Insured loans.





                                     2                            EXHIBIT B-1 
<PAGE>

SECTION 3. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.  By entering into this agreement, 
and by each subsequent delivery of additional Collateral under this 
agreement, Debtor reaffirms the representations and warranties contained in 
the Credit Agreement.  Debtor further represents and warrants to Secured 
Party as follows:

     3.1   CONCERNING THE COLLATERAL.  All Collateral (a) is genuine and in 
all respects what it purports to be, (b) is the legal, valid, and binding 
obligation of each Obligor (EXCEPT as enforceability may be limited by Debtor 
Laws), (c) is free from any claim for credit, deduction, or allowance of any 
Obligor and free from any defense, dispute, setoff, or counterclaim (other 
than for payments made in respect of it), (d) if an Equity Loan or Improvement 
Loan, was originated and is in compliance with all Governmental Requirements, 
and (e) conforms to the applicable requirements of eligibility under SCHEDULE 
4.1 to the Credit Agreement.

     3.2   OWNERSHIP AND PRIORITY.  Debtor has full legal and beneficial 
ownership of all Collateral, free and clear of all Liens EXCEPT Permitted 
Liens.

     3.3   CREATION AND PERFECTION.  The Security Interest is created and 
perfected on (a) each promissory note that evidences an Equity Loan or 
Improvement Loan identified as Collateral and that is delivered to Secured 
Party, (b) each promissory note that evidences an Equity Loan or Improvement 
Loan identified by Debtor to Secured Party as supporting a Wet Borrowing for 
21 days after the Borrowing Date for that Borrowing, (c) all Collateral 
shipped to an investor under SECTION 4.5 of the Credit Agreement (and the 
Security Interest continues to be perfected until Secured Party receives 
payment for such Collateral), (d) all Collateral shipped to Debtor for 
correction under SECTION 4.6 of the Credit Agreement (and the Security 
Interest continues to be perfected for 21 days after that shipment), and (e) 
all other Collateral upon the filing of the financing statements contemplated 
by the Credit Agreement.

SECTION 4. COVENANTS.  Until all commitments by Lenders to extend credit under 
the Credit Agreement have been canceled or terminated and the Obligation is 
fully paid and performed, Debtor covenants and agrees with Secured Party as 
follows:

     4.1   CONCERNING THE COLLATERAL.  Debtor (a) shall fully perform all of 
its duties under and in connection with each transaction to which any 
Collateral relates, (b) shall promptly notify Secured Party about any change 
in any fact or circumstances represented or warranted by Debtor about any 
Collateral, (c) shall promptly notify Secured Party of any claim, action, or 
proceeding affecting title to any Collateral or the Security Interest and, at 
Secured Party's request and Debtor's expense, appear in and defend that 
action or proceeding, (d) shall hold in trust for Secured Party all 
Collateral not delivered to Secured Party (without excusing any failure to 
deliver Collateral Documents to Secured Party as required by this agreement) 
and mark that Collateral on Debtor's records that it is subject to the 
Security Interest (but the failure to do so does not impair the Security 
Interest or its priority), (e) other than collections under SECTION 4.3 
below, Debtor shall pay and deliver to Secured Party all items and types of 
property into which any Collateral may be converted (all of which is subject 
to the Security Interest) and properly endorse, assign, or take such other 
action as Secured Party may request in order to maintain and continue the 
Security Interest in that property, and (f) may not compromise, extend, 
release, or adjust payments on any Collateral, accept a conveyance of 
mortgaged property in full or partial satisfaction of any Collateral, or 
release any mortgage, deed of trust, or trust deed securing or underlying any 
Collateral.

     4.2   INSURANCE.  Debtor shall keep the Collateral fully insured in the 
amounts, against the risks, and with insurers as may be approved by Secured 
Party, with loss payable to Secured Party as its interest (on behalf of 
Lenders) may appear.

                                     3                            EXHIBIT B-1 
<PAGE>

     4.3   COLLECTIONS.  Debtor shall, at its sole cost and expense, whether 
requested to by Secured Party or in the absence of such a request, take all 
actions reasonably necessary, to obtain payment, when due and payable, of all 
amounts due or to become due from Obligors with respect to any Collateral.  
Debtor may not agree to any rebate, refund, compromise, or extension with 
respect to any Collateral or accept any prepayment on account of any Collateral.

           (a)  NO EVENT OF DEFAULT.  While no Event of Default exists, Debtor
     shall make all of those collections, shall maintain such escrow accounts 
     and otherwise comply with the servicing agreements to which it is a party
     or subject, and may otherwise retain and use the proceeds of those 
     collections in the ordinary course of its business.

           (b)  EVENT OF DEFAULT.  While an Event of Default exists, and upon
     the request of Secured Party, Debtor shall (i) notify and direct each 
     Obligor to make payments on the Collateral to Secured Party for deposit
     into such accounts as it may designate so as to be held as Collateral under
     this agreement and (ii) otherwise turn over to Secured Party, in the form 
     received and with any necessary endorsements, all payments it receives in 
     respect of any Collateral for deposit into such accounts as Secured Party 
     may designate to be held as Collateral under this agreement.  Secured Party
     may at any time apply any amounts in those accounts as a payment of the 
     Obligation, OTHER THAN mortgage escrow payments that are deposited into 
     escrow accounts in accordance with the applicable servicing contract.

     4.4   CONCERNING DEBTOR.  Without first giving Secured Party 30 days 
notice (or fewer if agreed to in writing by Secured Party) of the intention 
to do any of the following and performing such acts and executing and 
delivering to Secured Party such additional documents as Secured Party 
requests in order to continue or maintain the existence and priority of the 
Security Interest, Debtor may not (a) use or transact business under any 
corporate, assumed, or trade name, EXCEPT as represented in the Credit 
Agreement, (b) relocate its chief executive offices or principal place of 
business, or (c) move or surrender possession of its books and records 
regarding the Collateral.

SECTION 5. EVENT OF DEFAULT AND REMEDIES.  If an Event of Default exists, 
then Secured Party may, at its election (but subject to the terms and 
conditions of the Credit Agreement), exercise any and all Rights available to 
a secured party under the UCC, in addition to any and all other Rights 
afforded by the Loan Documents, at law, in equity, or otherwise, including, 
without limitation (a) requiring Debtor to assemble all or part of the 
Collateral and make it available to Secured Party at a place to be designated 
by Secured Party which is reasonably convenient to Debtor and Secured Party, 
(b) surrendering any policies of insurance on all or part of the Collateral 
and receiving and applying the unearned premiums as a credit on the 
Obligation, (c) applying by appropriate judicial proceedings for appointment 
of a receiver for all or part of the Collateral (and Debtor hereby consents 
to any such appointment), and (d) applying to the Obligation any cash held by 
Secured Party or any Lender under the Loan Documents.

     5.1   NOTICE.  Reasonable notification of the time and place of any 
public sale of the Collateral, or reasonable notification of the time after 
which any private sale or other intended disposition of the Collateral is to 
be made, shall be sent to Debtor and to any other Person entitled to notice 
under the UCC. If any Collateral threatens to decline speedily in value or is 
of the type customarily sold on a recognized market, Secured Party may sell 
or otherwise dispose of the Collateral without notification, advertisement, 
or other notice of any kind.  Notice sent or given not less than five calendar 
days before the taking of the action to which the notice relates is reasonable 
notification and notice for the purposes of this section.

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     5.2  APPLICATION OF PROCEEDS.  Secured Party shall apply the proceeds of 
any sale or other disposition of the Collateral under this SECTION 5 in the 
order and manner specified in SECTION 3.5 of the Credit Agreement.  Any 
surplus remaining shall be delivered to Debtor or as a court of competent 
jurisdiction may direct.  If the proceeds are insufficient to pay the 
Obligation in full, Debtor remains liable for any deficiency.

SECTION 6.  OTHER RIGHTS.

     6.1  PERFORMANCE.  If Debtor fails to pay when due all Taxes on any of 
the Collateral, or to preserve the priority of the Security Interest in any 
of the Collateral, or to keep the Collateral insured as required by this 
agreement, or otherwise fail to perform any of its obligations under any Loan 
Documents or Collateral Documents with respect to the Collateral, then 
Secured Party may, at its option, but without being required to do so, pay 
such Taxes, prosecute or defend any suits in relation to the Collateral, or 
insure and keep insured the Collateral in any amount deemed appropriate by 
Secured Party, or take all other action which Debtor is required, but has 
failed or refused, to take under the Loan Documents or Collateral Documents.  
Any sum which may be expended or paid by Secured Party under this section 
(including, without limitation, court costs and attorneys' fees) shall bear 
interest from the dates of expenditure or payment at the Default Rate until 
paid and, together with such interest, shall be payable by Debtor to Secured 
Party upon demand and is part of the Obligation.

     6.2  COLLECTION.

          (a)  ACTIONS.  When Secured Party is entitled under SECTION 4.3 above
     to make collection on any Collateral, it may in its own name or in the name
     of Debtor (i) compromise or extend the time of payment with respect to any
     Collateral for such amounts and upon such terms as Secured Party may
     determine, (ii) demand, collect, receive, receipt for, sue for, compound, 
     and give acquittance for any and all amounts due or to become due with 
     respect to Collateral, (iii) take control of cash and other proceeds of 
     any Collateral, (iv) endorse Debtor's name on any notes, acceptances, 
     checks, drafts, money orders, or other evidences of payment on Collateral 
     that may come into Secured Party's possession, (v) sign Debtor's name on 
     any invoice or bill of lading relating to any Collateral, on any drafts 
     against Obligors or other Persons making payment with respect to 
     Collateral, on assignments and verifications of accounts or other 
     Collateral and on notices to Obligors making payment with respect to 
     Collateral, (vi) send requests for verification of obligations to any 
     Obligor, (vii) do all other acts and things necessary to carry out the 
     intent of this agreement, and (viii) authorize any servicer in respect 
     of any Collateral to do any one or more of the foregoing on Secured
     Party's behalf.

          (b)  OTHER MATTERS.  If any Obligor fails or refuses to make payment
     on any Collateral when due, Secured Party is authorized, in its sole 
     discretion, either in its name or in Debtor's name, to take such action 
     as Secured Party deems appropriate for the collection of any amounts owed 
     with respect to Collateral or upon which a delinquency exists.  Regardless 
     of any other provision, however, Secured Party is never liable for its 
     failure to collect, or for its failure to exercise diligence in the 
     collection of, any amounts owed with respect to Collateral and is not 
     under any duty whatever to anyone except Debtor to account for funds that 
     it actually receives. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, 
     Secured Party has no responsibility for ascertaining any maturities, 
     calls, conversions, exchanges, offers, tenders, or similar matters 
     relating to any Collateral, or for informing Debtor with respect to any 
     of such matters (irrespective of whether Secured Party actually has, or 
     may be deemed to have, knowledge thereof).  Secured 


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     Party's receipt to any Obligor is a full and complete release, discharge, 
     and acquittance to that Obligor, to the extent of any amount so paid to 
     Secured Party. 

     6.5  POWER OF ATTORNEY.  Debtor irrevocably appoints Secured Party 
-- acting on behalf of Lenders -- as its attorney-in-fact (with full power of 
substitution) for, on behalf, and in the name of Debtor to (a) endorse and 
deliver to any Person any check, instrument, or other document received by 
Secured Party or any Lender that represents payment in respect of any 
Collateral, (b) prepare, complete, execute, deliver, and record any 
assignment of any mortgage, deed of trust, or trust deed securing any 
Collateral, (c) endorse and deliver or otherwise transfer any promissory note 
evidencing any Collateral and do every other thing necessary or desirable to 
effect transfer of all or any Collateral, (d) take all necessary and 
appropriate action with respect to any Obligation or any Collateral, (e) 
commence, prosecute, settle, discontinue, defend, or otherwise dispose of any 
claim relating to any Collateral, and (f) sign that Debtor's name wherever 
appropriate to effect the performance of this agreement and the Credit 
Agreement.  This section shall be liberally, not restrictively, construed to 
give the greatest latitude to Secured Party's power as the Debtor's 
attorney-in-fact to collect, sell, and deliver any Collateral and all other 
documents relating to it.  The powers and authorities conferred on Secured 
Party in this section (w) are discretionary and not obligatory on the part of 
Secured Party, (x) may be exercised by Secured Party through any Person who, 
at the time of the execution of a particular document, is an officer of 
Secured Party, (y) may not be exercised by Secured Party unless an Event of 
Default exists, and (z) is granted for a valuable consideration, coupled with 
an interest, and irrevocable until -- and all Persons dealing with Secured 
Party, any of its officers acting under this section, or any substitute are 
fully protected in treating the powers and authorities conferred by this 
section as existing and continuing in full force and effect until advised by 
Secured Party that -- all commitments under the Credit Agreement to extend 
credit under this agreement have been terminated or canceled and the 
Obligation is fully paid and performed.

SECTION 7.  MISCELLANEOUS.

     7.1  MISCELLANEOUS.  Because this agreement is a "LOAN DOCUMENT" 
referred to in the Credit Agreement, the provisions relating to Loan 
Documents in SECTIONS 1 AND 12 of the Credit Agreement are incorporated into 
this agreement by reference the same as if included in this agreement 
verbatim.

     7.2  TERM.  This agreement terminates upon full payment and performance 
of the Obligation.  No Obligor is ever obligated to make inquiry of the 
termination of this agreement but is fully protected in making any payments 
on the Collateral directly to Secured Party.

     7.3  MATTERS NOT RELEVANT.  The Security Interest, Debtor's obligations, 
and Secured Party's and Lenders' Rights under this agreement are not 
released, diminished, impaired, or adversely affected by any one or more of 
the following: (a) Secured Party's or any Lender taking or accepting any 
additional -- or any release, surrender, exchange, subordination, or loss of 
any other -- guaranty, assurance, or security for any of the Obligation; (b) 
any full or partial release of any other Person obligated on any of the 
Obligation; (c) the modification or assignment of -- or waiver of compliance 
with -- any other Loan Document; (d) any present or future insolvency, 
bankruptcy, or lack of corporate, partnership, or trust power of any other 
Person obligated on any of the Obligation; (e) any renewal, extension, or 
rearrangement of any of the Obligation, or any adjustment, indulgence, 
forbearance, or compromise granted to any Person obligated on any of the 
Obligation; (f) any Person's neglect, delay, omission, failure, or refusal to 
take or prosecute any action in connection with any of the Obligation; (g) 
any existing or future affect, claim, or defense (OTHER THAN the defense of 
full and final payment of the Obligation) of Debtor or any other Person 
against Secured Party or any Lender; (h) the unenforceability of any of the 
Obligation against any Person obligated or any of the Obligation because it 
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by any Governmental Requirement, the act of creating it is ULTRA VIRES, or 
the officers, partners, or trustees creating it exceeded their authority or 
violated their fiduciary duties, or otherwise; (i) any payment of the 
Obligation is held to constitute a preference under any Debtor Law or for any 
other reason Secured Party or any Lender is required to refund any payment or 
make payment to another Person; or (j) any Person's failure to notify Debtor, 
Secured Party, or any Lender of their acceptance of this agreement or any 
Person's failure to notify Debtor about the foregoing events or occurrences, 
and Debtor waives any notice of any kind under any circumstances whatsoever 
with respect to this agreement or any of the Obligation OTHER THAN as 
specifically provided in this agreement.

     7.4  WAIVERS.  Except to the extent expressly otherwise provided in the 
Loan Documents, Debtor waives (a) any Right to require Secured Party or any 
Lender to proceed against any other Person, to exhaust its Rights in the 
Collateral, or to pursue any other Right which Secured Party or any Lender 
may have, and (b) all Rights of marshaling in respect of the Collateral.

     7.5  FINANCING STATEMENT.  Secured Party may, at any time, file this 
agreement or a carbon, photographic, or other reproduction of this agreement 
as a financing statement, but Secured Party's failure to do so does not 
impair the validity or enforceability of this agreement.

     7.6  PARTIES.  This agreement binds and inures to Debtor, Secured Party, 
and each Lender, and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Only 
those Persons may rely or raise any defense about this agreement.

          (a)  ASSIGNMENTS.  Debtor may not assign any Rights or obligations 
     under this agreement without first obtaining the written consent of 
     Secured Party and all Lenders.  Secured Party's Rights under this 
     agreement may be assigned to any successor agent appointed under the 
     Credit Agreement.  Any Lender may assign, pledge, and otherwise transfer 
     all or any of its Rights under this agreement to any participant or 
     transferee permitted by the Credit Agreement.

          (b)  SECURED PARTY.  Secured Party is the agent for each Lender.  
     Secured Party may, without the joinder of any Lender, exercise any Rights 
     in favor of any of them under this agreement.  The Rights of Secured 
     Party and Lenders VIS-A-VIS each other may be subject to other agreements 
     between them. Neither Debtor nor its successors or permitted assigns need 
     to inquire about any such agreement or be subject to the terms of it 
     unless they join in it and, therefore, are not entitled to the benefits 
     of any such agreement or entitled to rely upon or raise as a defense the 
     failure of any party to comply with it.

     7.9  ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS 
REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED 
BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE 
PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.


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     EXECUTED as of the date first stated above.

FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC.,                       BANK ONE, TEXAS, N.A.,
as DEBTOR                                        as SECURED PARTY



By _____________________________               By _____________________________
(Name) _________________________               (Name) _________________________
(Title) ________________________               (Title) ________________________




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THIS DOCUMENT                                           Haynes and Boone, L.L.P.
PREPARED BY AND WHEN                                 901 Main Street, Suite 3100
FILED RETURN TO:                                             Dallas, Texas 75202
                                                       Attention:  Brett H. Todd

                                     EXHIBIT B-2

                                 FINANCING STATEMENT

              THIS FINANCING STATEMENT IS PRESENTED TO A FILING OFFICER
                    FOR FILING UNDER THE UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE.
                                           

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DEBTOR'S NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS:          FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC.
                                            1250 W. Mockingbird Lane
                                            Dallas, Texas  75247-4902
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SECURED PARTY'S NAME AND MAILING            Bank One, Texas, N.A., Agent
ADDRESS:                                    1717 Main Street - Fourth Floor
                                            Dallas, Texas  75201
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FOR FILING OFFICER:
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  THIS FINANCING STATEMENT COVERS THE FOLLOWING PRESENT AND FUTURE TYPES AND
   ITEMS OF PROPERTY AND INTERESTS, WHETHER NOW OWNED OR ACQUIRED IN THE
                              FUTURE BY DEBTOR
                             (THE "COLLATERAL"):
                                           
Terms defined on SCHEDULE 1 attached to this financing statement have the 
same meanings when used below:

     -    Equity Loans and Improvement Loans from time to time identified to 
          Secured Party as Collateral.

     -    All Collateral Documents in any way related to any Equity Loans and 
          Improvement Loans identified as Collateral -- including, without 
          limitation, all promissory notes evidencing, and all mortgages, 
          deeds of trust, or trust deeds securing, those Equity Loans and 
          Improvement Loans -- whether deposited with or held by or for Secured
          Party under this agreement, identified by Debtor as Collateral for a 
          Wet Borrowing, or otherwise.

     -    Private-mortgage insurance (including, without limitation, all 
          commitments to issue any such insurance) covering -- and all 
          commitments issued by FHA to insure -- any Equity Loans and 
          Improvement Loans identified as Collateral.

     -    Security of any kind pledged by a mortgagor for any Equity Loan or 
          Improvement Loan identified as Collateral.

     -    Casualty insurance assigned to Debtor in connection with any Equity 
          Loan or Improvement Loan identified as Collateral.

     -    Any Collateral otherwise described in this agreement that may from 
          time to time be delivered (a) to an investor under SECTION 4.5 of 
          the Credit Agreement until purchased and paid for by that investor 
          or (b) for correction under SECTION 4.6 of the Credit Agreement.

     -    The Funding Account and Settlement Account and all amounts deposited 
          in them or represented by them.

     -    All present and future hedge contracts and investments related to any 
          other Collateral.


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     -    Personal property, contract rights, accounts, and general intangibles 
          of any kind whatsoever relating to any Collateral.

     -    All files, surveys, certificates, correspondence, appraisals, tapes, 
          discs, cards, accounting records, and other information and data of 
          Debtor relating to any Collateral -- including, without limitation, 
          all information, data, tapes, discs, and cards necessary to 
          administer and service any Equity Loan or Improvement Loan identified
          as Collateral.

     -    Cash and noncash proceeds of any Collateral, including, without 
          limitation, all proceeds and payments due from FHA with respect to 
          Title I Insured loans.


DEBTOR:                             SECURED PARTY:

FIRSTPLUS FINANCIAL, INC.            BANK ONE, TEXAS, N.A., as Agent for Lenders

By _____________________________     By _____________________________
(Name) _________________________     (Name) _________________________
(Title) ________________________     (Title) ________________________




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