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Exhibit 10.16




AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT




          Amendment No. 1, dated as of October 25, 2006 (this “Amendment”), between Goldman
Sachs Mortgage Company, as buyer (the “Buyer”), New Century Warehouse Corporation, as a
seller (a “Seller”), New Century Mortgage Corporation, as a seller (a “Seller” and,
together with New Century Warehouse Corporation, the “Sellers”) and New Century Financial
Corporation, as guarantor (the “Guarantor”).




RECITALS




          The Buyer, the Sellers, and the Guarantor are parties to that certain Master Repurchase
Agreement, dated as of February 15, 2006 (the “Existing Repurchase Agreement”; as amended
by this Amendment, the “Repurchase Agreement”). The Guarantor is a party to that certain
Guaranty (the “Guaranty”), dated as of February 15, 2006, as the same may be amended from
time to time, by the Guarantor in favor of the Buyer. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise
defined herein shall have the meanings given to them in the Existing Repurchase Agreement.




          The parties have agreed, subject to the terms and conditions of this Amendment, that the
Existing Repurchase Agreement be amended to reflect certain agreed upon revisions to the terms of
the Existing Repurchase Agreement. As a condition precedent to amending the Existing Repurchase
Agreement, the Buyer has required the Guarantor to ratify and reaffirm the Guaranty on the date
hereof.




          Accordingly, the parties hereby agree, in consideration of the mutual premises and mutual
obligations set forth herein, that the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended as follows:




          Section 1. Temporary Amendment. For purposes of this Amendment, this Section 1 will
be effective only during the period beginning on the date hereof through and including December 31,
2006 (the “Temporary Amendment Period”).




          1.1 Definitions. Section 2 of the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following definitions in their proper alphabetical order:




          ““High LTV Repurchased Mortgage Loan” shall mean a Repurchased Mortgage Loan with a
LTV greater than 100% but no greater than 107%.”




          ““Repurchased Mortgage Loan” shall mean a first lien Mortgage Loan (a) which is
repurchased by a Seller from a third party as a result of (i) a breach of representations and
warranties under the agreed upon terms in which the claimed breach is not a result of fraud or
material misrepresentation of fact by any party to the Mortgage Loan or consumer credit law
violation, or (ii) an early payment default repurchase obligation, (b) where the claimed breach or
early payment default is expressly identified to the Buyer in writing, (c) which is subject to a
Transaction hereunder for no more than 270 days and (d) which has not been foreclosed upon or
converted into REO Property. In addition to the foregoing, in no event will a Repurchased




 









 







Mortgage
Loan be subject to a Transaction hereunder as a “Repurchased Mortgage Loan” if there is a breach of
representation and warranty in respect of such Repurchased Mortgage Loan other than the breach
identified in writing to the Buyer pursuant to subclause (b) of this definition.”




          ““Repurchased 30 Day Delinquent Mortgage Loan” shall mean any Repurchased Mortgage
Loan as to which any Monthly Payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for at least 30 days but less
than 60 days from the original Due Date for such Monthly Payment.”




          ““Repurchased 60 Day Delinquent Mortgage Loan” shall mean any Repurchased Mortgage
Loan as to which any Monthly Payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for at least 60 days but less
than 90 days from the original Due Date for such Monthly Payment.”




          ““Repurchased 90 Day Delinquent Mortgage Loan” shall mean any Repurchased Mortgage
Loan as to which any Monthly Payment, or part thereof, remains unpaid for at least 90 days but less
than 120 days from the original Due Date for such Monthly Payment.”




          ““Repurchased Aged Mortgage Loan” shall mean any Repurchased Mortgage Loan which has
been subject to a Transaction hereunder for a period in excess of 150 days but not in excess of 270
days.”




          ““Repurchased Mortgage Loan Trust Receipt” shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
the Custodial Agreement.




          1.2 Schedule 1-A. The introductory paragraph and Section (b) of Schedule 1-A of the
Existing Repurchase Agreement are deleted in their entirety and replaced with Exhibit A hereto.




          1.3 Delivery of Mortgage File. Section 3(b) of the Existing Repurchase Agreement is
hereby amended by deleting clause (vii) in its entirety and replacing it with the following:




          “(vii) Delivery of Mortgage File. With respect to Transactions the subject of which
are Mortgage Loans other than Wet-Ink Mortgage Loans and Repurchased Mortgage Loans, the Sellers
shall have delivered to the Custodian the Mortgage File with respect to each Purchased Mortgage
Loan and the Custodian shall have issued a Trust Receipt with respect to each such Purchased
Mortgage Loan to the Buyer.”




          1.4 Repurchased Mortgage Loan Files. Section 3(b) of the Existing Repurchase
Agreement is further amended by adding the following at the end thereof:




          “(xv) Repurchased Mortgage Loans. With respect to Transactions the subject of which
are Repurchased Mortgage Loans:




          (A) the applicable Seller shall have initiated a Transaction pursuant to the requirements of
Section 3(b)(vi) herein; and




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          (B) on the related Purchase Date, (a) the Buyer shall have received a bailee letter in a form
acceptable to the Buyer and a Repurchased Mortgage Loan Trust Receipt or (b) the Sellers shall have
delivered to the Custodian the related Mortgage Files and the Custodian shall have issued a
Mortgage Loan Schedule and Exception Report.”




          1.5 Delivery of Documents. Section 3(c) of the Existing Repurchase Agreement is
amended by deleting clause (iv) and replacing it with the following:




          “(iv) The applicable Seller shall deliver to the Custodian the Mortgage File pertaining to
each Eligible Asset to be purchased by the Buyer in accordance with (A) Section 3(b)(vii), with
respect to Mortgage Loans other than Wet-Ink Mortgage Loans and Repurchased Mortgage Loans, (B)
Section 3(b)(x), with respect to Wet-Ink Mortgage Loans and (C) Section 3(b)(xv) with respect to
Repurchased Mortgage Loans.”




          1.6 Covenants. Section 12 of the Existing Repurchase Agreement is hereby amended by
adding the following at the end thereof:




          (xv) The applicable Seller shall provide to the Custodian the Mortgage File with respect to a
Repurchased Mortgage Loan no later than fifteen (15) Business Days after the related Purchase Date
for such Repurchased Mortgage Loan.”




          Section 2. Conditions Precedent. This Amendment shall be effective as of October 25,
2006 (the “Amendment Effective Date”), subject to the satisfaction of the following
conditions precedent:




          2.1 Delivered Documents. On the date hereof, the Buyer shall have received the
following documents, each of which shall be satisfactory to the Buyer in form and substance:




          (a) this Amendment, executed and delivered by duly authorized officers of the Buyer, the
Sellers and the Guarantor;




          (b) Amendment No. 1 to the Pricing Side Letter, executed and delivered by duly authorized
officers of the Buyer, the Sellers and the Guarantor;




          (c) Amendment No. 1 to the Custodial Agreement, executed and delivered by duly authorized
officers of the Buyer, the Sellers and the Custodian; and




          (d) such other documents as the Buyer or counsel to the Buyer may reasonably request.




          Section 3. Representations and Warranties. Each of the Sellers and the Guarantor
hereby represents and warrants to the Buyer that it is in compliance with all the terms and
provisions set forth in the Existing Repurchase Agreement on its part to be observed or performed,
and that no Event of Default has occurred or is continuing, and hereby confirms and reaffirms the
representations and warranties contained in Section 11 of the Existing Repurchase Agreement.




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          Section 4. Limited Effect. Except as expressly amended and modified by this Amendment,
the Existing Repurchase Agreement shall continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect
in accordance with its terms. Other than as expressly set forth herein, the execution of this
Amendment by the Buyer shall not operate as a waiver of any of its rights, powers or privileges
under the Repurchase Agreement or any other Facility Document, including without limitation, any
rights, powers or privileges relating to other existing or future breaches of, or Defaults or
Events of Default under, the Repurchase Agreement or any other Facility Document except as
expressly set forth herein.




          Section 5. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed by each of the parties hereto
on any number of separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.




          SECTION 6. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.




          Section 7. Reaffirmation of Guaranty. The Guarantor hereby ratifies and affirms all
of the terms, covenants, conditions and obligations of the Guaranty and acknowledges and agrees
that such Guaranty shall apply to all of the Obligations under the Repurchase Agreement, as it may
be amended, modified and in effect, from time to time.




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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed hereto by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above written.



	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GOLDMAN SACHS MORTGAGE COMPANY,
	 	 	 	 	a New York Limited Partnership
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	By:
	 	GOLDMAN SACHS REAL ESTATE FUNDING CORP.,
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	a New York corporation,

as General Partner






	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:
	 	/s/ Michelle Gill
	 

	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:
	 	Michelle Gill
	 

	 	Title:
	 	Vice President






 









 






	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	SELLERS:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	NEW CENTURY WAREHOUSE CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Kevin Cloyd
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Kevin Cloyd
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	President
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	NEW CENTURY MORTGAGE CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Kevin Cloyd
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Kevin Cloyd
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Executive Vice President
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GUARANTOR:
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	NEW CENTURY FINANCIAL CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Kevin Cloyd
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Kevin Cloyd
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	Executive Vice President
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	By:	 	/s/ Brad A. Morrice
	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	Name:
	 	Brad A. Morrice
	 

	 	 	 	Title:
	 	President and Chief Executive Officer