Exhibit
10.1


 


Execution Copy


 


MASTER RECEIVABLES PURCHASE
AGREEMENT


 


 


between


 


 


HOUSEHOLD AUTOMOTIVE CREDIT
CORPORATION,


as Seller


 


and


 


 


HOUSEHOLD AUTO RECEIVABLES
CORPORATION,


as Purchaser


 


 


dated as of


 


August 8, 2002


 





















 


TABLE OF CONTENTS


 


	
   

  	
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  ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS

  	
  1

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 1.1

  	
  General

  	
  1

  
	
  SECTION 1.2

  	
  Specific
  Terms

  	
  1

  
	
  SECTION 1.3

  	
  Other
  Definitional Provisions.

  	
  2

  
	
  SECTION 1.4

  	
  Certain
  References

  	
  2

  
	
  SECTION 1.5

  	
  No
  Recourse

  	
  3

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF THE RECEIVABLES AND
  THE OTHER CONVEYED PROPERTY

  	
  3

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 2.1

  	
  Purchase

  	
  3

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

  	
  5

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 3.1

  	
  Representations
  and Warranties of Seller

  	
  5

  
	
  SECTION 3.2

  	
  Representations
  and Warranties of HARC

  	
  7

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE IV COVENANTS OF SELLER

  	
  8

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 4.1

  	
  Seller’s
  Covenants

  	
  8

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE V REPURCHASES

  	
  9

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 5.1

  	
  Repurchase
  of Receivables Upon Breach of Warranty

  	
  9

  
	
  SECTION 5.2

  	
  Reassignment
  of Repurchased Receivables

  	
  10

  
	
  SECTION 5.3

  	
  Waivers

  	
  10

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  ARTICLE VI MISCELLANEOUS

  	
  11

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SECTION 6.1

  	
  Liability
  of Seller

  	
  11

  
	
  SECTION 6.2

  	
  Amendment

  	
  11

  
	
  SECTION 6.3

  	
  GOVERNING
  LAW

  	
  11

  
	
  SECTION 6.4

  	
  Notices

  	
  11

  
	
  SECTION 6.5

  	
  Severability
  of Provisions

  	
  11

  
	
  SECTION 6.6

  	
  Assignment

  	
  11

  
	
  SECTION 6.7

  	
  Acknowledgment
  and Agreement of Seller

  	
  12

  
	
  SECTION 6.8

  	
  Further
  Assurances

  	
  12

  
	
  SECTION 6.9

  	
  No
  Waiver; Cumulative Remedies

  	
  12

  
	
  SECTION 6.10

  	
  Counterparts

  	
  12

  
	
  SECTION 6.11

  	
  Binding
  Effect; Third-Party Beneficiaries

  	
  12

  
	
  SECTION 6.12

  	
  Merger
  and Integration

  	
  13

  
	
  SECTION 6.13

  	
  Heading

  	
  13

  
	
  SECTION 6.14

  	
  Schedules
  and Exhibits

  	
  13

  
	
  SECTION 6.15

  	
  Survival
  of Representations and Warranties

  	
  13

  
	
  SECTION 6.16

  	
  Nonpetition
  Covenant

  	
  13

  



 


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EXHIBITS


 


	
  EXHIBIT A

  	
   

  	
  Form of
  Receivables Purchase Agreement Supplement

  	
  A-1

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  SCHEDULE A

  	
   

  	
  Schedule of
  Related Master Sale and Servicing Agreements

  	
   

  



 


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THIS MASTER RECEIVABLES
PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of August 8, 2002, executed between Household
Auto Receivables Corporation, a Nevada corporation, as purchaser (“HARC”)
and Household Automotive Credit Corporation, a Delaware corporation, as seller
(“Seller”).


 


W I T N E S S E T H :


 


WHEREAS, HARC has agreed
to purchase from time to time from Seller, and Seller, pursuant to this
Agreement, has agreed to transfer from time to time to HARC the Receivables and
the Other Conveyed Property.


 


WHEREAS, HARC intends
from time to time to transfer Receivables and Other Conveyed Property to
different Delaware business trusts, each of which will issue notes and
certificates secured by the Receivables and Other Conveyed Property.


 


NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements hereinafter contained,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which is
acknowledged, HARC and Seller, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as
follows:


 


ARTICLE I


 


DEFINITIONS


 


SECTION 1.1         General.  Capitalized terms used herein without
definition shall have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the
related Master Sale and Servicing Agreement.


 


SECTION 1.2         Specific Terms.  Whenever used in this Agreement, the
following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have
the following meanings:


 


“Agreement” means
this Master Receivables Purchase Agreement and all amendments hereof and
supplements hereto.


 


“Conveyance” shall
have the meaning specified in Section 2.1.


 


“Conveyance Papers”
shall have the meaning specified in Section 3.1.


 


“Cutoff Date”
shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the applicable
Series Supplement or Receivables Purchase Agreement Supplement.


 


“Master Sale and
Servicing Agreement” means each agreement so entitled set forth on
Schedule A among HARC, Household Finance Corporation, as Master Servicer,
the indenture trustee named therein and the issuer named therein, each as
supplemented by a related series supplement among HARC, Household Finance


 


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Corporation, as
Master Servicer, the indenture trustee named therein, the issuer named therein
and the owner trustee and Delaware trustee (if necessary) named therein,
pursuant to which Receivables are conveyed by HARC to such issuer.


 


“Other Conveyed
Property” means all money, instruments, rights and other property that are
subject or intended to be subject to the lien and security interest of the
related Indenture (including all property and interests granted to the related
Indenture Trustee), including all proceeds thereof, other than the Receivables.


 


“Purchase Date”
means, with respect to Receivables, any date, on which Receivables are to be
purchased by HARC pursuant to this Agreement and a Receivables Purchase
Agreement Supplement is executed and delivered by Seller and HARC.


 


“Receivables”
means the Receivables listed on the Schedules of Receivables attached to a
Receivables Purchase Agreement Supplement as Schedule A.


 


“Receivables Purchase
Agreement Supplement” means an agreement between HARC and Seller in
connection with a Series, substantially in the form of Exhibit A hereto.


 


“Repurchase Event”
means a determination pursuant to Section 3.2 of the related Master Sale
and Servicing Agreement that HARC is required to repurchase a Receivable.


 


“Schedule of
Receivables” means a schedule of Receivables sold and transferred
pursuant to this Agreement and a related Receivables Purchase Agreement
Supplement, which is attached as Schedule A to such related Receivables
Purchase Agreement Supplement.


 


SECTION 1.3         Other Definitional Provisions.


 


(a)                                  All
terms defined in this Agreement shall have the defined meanings when used in
any certificate, other documents, or Conveyance Paper made or delivered
pursuant hereto unless otherwise defined herein.


 


(b)                                 The
words “hereof”, “herein” and “hereunder” and words of similar import when used
in this Agreement or any Conveyance Paper shall refer to this Agreement as a
whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement; and Section,
Subsection, Schedule and Exhibit references contained in this
Agreement are references to Sections, Subsections, Schedules and Exhibits in or
to this Agreement unless otherwise specified.


 


(c)                                  All
determinations of the principal or finance charge balance of any Receivable,
and of any collections thereof, shall be made in accordance with the related
Master Sale and Servicing Agreement.


 


SECTION 1.4         Certain References.  All references to the Principal Balance of a
Receivable as of any date of determination shall refer to the close of


 


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business on such day, or
as of the first day of a Collection Period shall refer to the opening of
business on such day.  All references to
the last day of a Collection Period shall refer to the close of business on
such day.


 


SECTION 1.5         No Recourse.  Without limiting the obligations of Seller
hereunder, no recourse may be taken, directly or indirectly, under this
Agreement or any certificate or other writing delivered in connection herewith
or therewith, against any stockholder, officer or director, as such, of Seller,
or of any predecessor or successor of Seller.


 


ARTICLE II


 


CONVEYANCE OF THE RECEIVABLES

AND THE OTHER CONVEYED PROPERTY


 


SECTION 2.1         Purchase.


 


(a)                                  By
execution of this Agreement and subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, on a Purchase Date with respect to a Receivables Purchase Agreement
Supplement, Seller shall sell, transfer, assign, and otherwise convey to HARC
(each, a “Conveyance”) without recourse (but without limitation of its
obligations in this Agreement), and HARC shall purchase, all right, title and
interest of Seller in and to:


 


(i)                                     each
and every Receivable listed from time to time on Schedule A to such
related Receivables Purchase Agreement Supplement and all monies paid or
payable thereon or in respect thereof on or after the related Cutoff Date
(including amounts due on or before the related Cutoff Date but received by
Seller after such date);


 


(ii)                                  the
security interests in the related Financed Vehicles granted by Obligors
pursuant to such Receivables and any other interest of Seller in such Financed
Vehicles;


 


(iii)                               all rights of Seller
against Dealers pursuant to Dealer Agreements or Dealer Assignments related to
such Receivables;


 


(iv)                              any
proceeds and the right to receive proceeds with respect to such Receivables
repurchased by a Dealer pursuant to a Dealer Agreement;


 


(v)                                 all
rights of Seller under any Service Contracts on the related Financed Vehicles;


 


(vi)                              any
proceeds and the right to receive proceeds with respect to the related
Receivables from claims on any physical damage, loss, credit life or disability
insurance policies, if any, covering Financed Vehicles or Obligors, including
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the Receivables and any proceeds from the liquidation of such
Receivables;


 


(vii)                           all items contained in the
Receivables Files with respect to such Receivables and any and all other
documents that Seller or Master Servicer keeps on file in accordance with its
customary procedures relating to the related Receivables, or the related
Financed Vehicles or Obligor;


 


(viii)                        all property (including the
right to receive future Net Liquidation Proceeds) that secures each related
Receivable and that has been acquired by or on behalf of HARC pursuant to the
liquidation of such Receivable; and


 


(ix)                                all
present and future claims, demands, causes and choses in action in respect of
any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or under and all proceeds of
every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the foregoing,
including all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, into cash
or other liquid property, all cash proceeds, accounts, accounts receivable,
notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel paper, checks, deposit accounts, insurance
proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any and every kind and
other forms of obligations and receivables, instruments and other property which
at any time constitute all or part of or are included in the proceeds of any of
the foregoing.


 


(b)                                 Simultaneously
with each Conveyance, HARC will pay or cause to be paid to or upon the order of
Seller an amount equal to 100% of the Principal Balance of the related
Receivables on the books and records of Seller, plus the present value of
anticipated excess spread on such Receivables, discounted to take into account
any uncertainty as to future performance matching historical performance,
servicing fees, delinquencies, pay down rates, yield and such other factors as
may be mutually agreed upon between Seller and HARC, by wire transfer of
immediately available funds.


 


(c)                                  In
connection with each Conveyance, Seller further agrees that it will, at its own
expense, on or prior to the related Purchase Date (i) indicate in its
computer files or microfiche lists that the related Receivables have been
conveyed to HARC in accordance with this Agreement and the related Receivables
Purchase Agreement Supplement, and have been conveyed by HARC to the related
Indenture Trustee pursuant to the related Master Sale and Servicing Agreement
for the benefit of the related Secured Parties by including in such computer
files and microfiche lists the code identifying each such Receivable and
(ii) deliver to HARC (or to the related Indenture Trustee if HARC so
directs) a computer file or microfiche list containing a true and complete list
of all such Receivables specifying for each such Receivable, as of the Cutoff
Date (A) its account number and (B) the outstanding balance of such
Receivable.  Such computer files or
microfiche lists shall be delivered to HARC (or to the related Indenture
Trustee if so directed by HARC) and marked as proprietary and
confidential.  Seller further agrees not


 


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to alter the code referenced in clause (i) of
this paragraph with respect to any Receivable during the term of this
Agreement.


 


(d)                                 The
parties hereto intend that each Conveyance shall constitute a sale of the
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the related Receivables and Other
Conveyed Property, conveying good title free and clear of any liens, claims,
encumbrances or rights of others from Seller to HARC and that the such
Receivables and Other Conveyed Property subject to such Conveyance shall not be
part of Seller’s estate in the event of the insolvency of Seller or a
conservatorship, receivership or similar event with respect to Seller.  It is the intention of the parties hereto
that the arrangements with respect to each Conveyance of Receivables and Other
Conveyed Property shall constitute a purchase and sale of such Receivables and
Other Conveyed Property and not a loan. 
In the event, however, that a court of competent jurisdiction were to
hold that the transactions evidenced hereby constitute a loan and not a
purchase and sale, it is the intention of the parties hereto that this
Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law, and that
Seller shall be deemed to have granted to HARC a first priority perfected
security interest in all of such Seller’s right, title and interest in and to
the Receivables and Other Conveyed Property.


 


ARTICLE III


 


REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES


 


SECTION 3.1         Representations and Warranties of
Seller.  Seller makes the
representations and warranties set forth in Section 3.1(b) through
(h) as of each Purchase Date on which HARC relies in purchasing the
Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property subject to the related Conveyance
and in transferring the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property to the
Issuer under the related Master Sale and Servicing Agreement.  The representations set forth in
Section 3.1(a), on which HARC relies in purchasing the Receivables and the
Other Conveyed Property subject to the related Conveyance and in transferring
the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property to the Issuer under the related
Master Sale and Servicing Agreement, are made with respect to Receivables and
Other Conveyed Property conveyed hereunder, as of the execution and delivery of
the related Receivables Purchase Agreement Supplement, but shall, together with
the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 3.1(b) through (h), survive the sale, transfer and assignment
of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property hereunder, and the sale,
transfer and assignment thereof by HARC to the Issuer under each Master Sale
and Servicing Agreement.  Seller and HARC
agree that HARC will assign to Issuer all HARC’s rights under this Agreement and
each Receivables Purchase Agreement Supplement and that the Indenture Trustee
will thereafter be entitled to enforce this Agreement and each Receivables
Purchase Agreement Supplement against Seller in the Indenture Trustee’s own
name on behalf of the Securityholders.


 


(a)                                  Eligibility
Criteria.  Each of the Receivables
which is to be pledged as collateral for a Series of Notes will satisfy
the applicable Eligibility Criteria set forth in, or to be set forth in,
Schedule I to the Series Supplement establishing such Series.


 


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(b)                                 Organization
and Good Standing.  Seller is a
corporation duly organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws
of the state of Delaware and has, in all material respects, full power and
authority to own its properties and conduct its business as such properties are
presently owned and such business is presently conducted, and to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement.


 


(c)                                  Due
Obligation.  Seller is duly qualified
to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation (or is exempt
from such requirements) and has obtained all necessary licenses and approvals,
in each jurisdiction in which failure to so qualify or to obtain such licenses and
approvals would (i) render any Receivable unenforceable by Seller, HARC or
any Trust and (ii) have a material adverse effect on any Secured Parties.


 


(d)                                 Due
Authorization.  The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and any other document or instrument
delivered pursuant hereto (such other documents and instruments, including, but
not limited to, the Receivables Purchase Agreement Supplement collectively, the
“Conveyance Papers”) and the consummation of the transactions provided
for in this Agreement or any other Conveyance Papers have been duly authorized
by all necessary corporate action on the part of Seller and constitute or will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable in
accordance with their terms.


 


(e)                                  No
Conflict.  The execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers, the performance of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers, and the
fulfillment of the terms of this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers applicable
to Seller will not conflict with, violate or result in any breach of any of the
material terms and provisions of, or constitute (with or without notice or
lapse of time or both) a material default under, any indenture, contract,
agreement, mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument to which Seller is a
party or by which it or any of its properties are bound.


 


(f)                                    No
Violation.  The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers and the fulfillment
of the terms contemplated herein and therein applicable to Seller will not
conflict with or violate any requirements of law applicable to Seller.


 


(g)                                 No
Proceedings.  There are no
proceedings or investigations pending or, to the best knowledge of Seller,
threatened against Seller, before any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or other tribunal or governmental instrumentality (i) asserting the
invalidity of this Agreement or the Conveyance Papers, (ii) seeking to
prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Conveyance Papers, (iii) seeking any determination or
ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of Seller, would materially and
adversely affect the performance by Seller of its obligations under this Agreement
or the Conveyance Papers, (iv) seeking any determination or ruling that
would materially and adversely affect the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement or the Conveyance Papers or (v) seeking to affect adversely the
income tax attributes of any Trust under United States Federal, Nevada or
California income tax systems.


 


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(h)                                 All
Consents.  All authorizations,
consents, orders, approvals, registrations or declarations with, or of, any
Governmental Authority required to be obtained, effected or given by Seller in
connection with the execution and delivery by Seller of this Agreement or the
Conveyance Papers and the performance of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or the Conveyance Papers by Seller have been duly obtained, effected
or given and are in full force and effect.


 


SECTION 3.2         Representations and Warranties of
HARC.  HARC makes the representations
and warranties set forth in Section 3.2 (a) through (f) as of
each Purchase Date, on which Seller relies in selling, assigning, transferring
and conveying the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property subject to the
related conveyance to HARC hereunder. 
The representations are made with respect to Receivables and Other
Conveyed Property conveyed hereunder, as of the execution and delivery of the
related Receivables Purchase Agreement Supplement, but shall survive the sale,
transfer and assignment of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property
hereunder and the sale, transfer and assignment thereof by HARC to the related
Issuer under each Master Sale and Servicing Agreement.


 


(a)                                  Organization
and Good Standing.  HARC is a
corporation duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of
Nevada and has, in all material respects, full power and authority to own its
properties and conduct its business as such properties are presently owned and
such business is presently conducted and to execute, deliver and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers.


 


(b)                                 Due
Authorization.  The execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers and the consummation of
the transactions provided for in this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers have
been duly authorized by HARC by all necessary corporate action on the part of
HARC.


 


(c)                                  No
Conflict.  The execution and delivery
of this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers, the performance of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers, and the
fulfillment of the terms hereof and thereof, will not conflict with, result in
any breach of any of the material terms and provisions of, or constitute (with
or without notice or lapse of time or both) a material default under, any
indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to
which HARC is a party or by which it or its properties is bound.


 


(d)                                 No
Violation.  The execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers by HARC and the
fulfillment of the terms contemplated herein and therein applicable to HARC
will not conflict with or violate any requirements of law applicable to HARC.


 


(e)                                  No
Proceeding.  There are no proceedings
or investigations pending or, to the best knowledge of HARC, threatened against
HARC, before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency, or other
tribunal or governmental instrumentality (i) asserting the invalidity of
this Agreement or the Conveyance Papers, (ii) seeking to


 


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prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or the Conveyance Papers, (iii) seeking any
determination or ruling that, in the reasonable judgment of HARC, would
materially and adversely affect the performance by HARC of its obligations under
this Agreement or the Conveyance Papers or (iv) seeking any determination
or ruling that would materially and adversely affect the validity or
enforceability of this Agreement or the Conveyance Papers.


 


(f)                                    All
Consents.  All authorizations,
consents, orders or approvals of or registrations or declarations with any
Governmental Authority required to be obtained, effected or given by HARC in
connection with the execution and delivery by HARC of this Agreement and the
Conveyance Papers and the performance of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the Conveyance Papers or the fulfillment of the terms of this
Agreement and the Conveyance Papers by HARC have been duly obtained.


 


In the event of any
breach of a representation and warranty made by HARC hereunder, Seller
covenants and agrees that it will not take any action to pursue any remedy that
it may have hereunder, in law, in equity or otherwise, until a year and a day
have passed since the date on which all Notes and Certificates issued by any Trust
have been paid in full.  Seller and HARC
agree that damages will not be an adequate remedy for such breach and that this
covenant may be specifically enforced by HARC, the related Issuer or by the
related Indenture Trustee on behalf of the related Secured Parties and the
related Owner Trustee on behalf of the related Certificateholders.  Seller agrees that with respect to its
obligations in connection with a Repurchase Event it will exercise no rights of
offset with respect to any claims it may have against HARC.


 


ARTICLE IV


 


COVENANTS OF
SELLER


 


SECTION 4.1         Seller’s Covenants.  Seller hereby covenants and agrees with HARC
as follows:


 


(a)                                  Receivables
Not To Be Evidenced by Promissory Notes. 
Seller will take no action to cause any Receivable to be evidenced by
any instrument (as defined in the UCC).


 


(b)                                 Security
Interests.  Except for the
conveyances hereunder or as otherwise provide herein, Seller will not sell,
pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person, or take any other action
inconsistent with HARC’s ownership of the Receivables and Other Conveyed
Property or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien on any
Receivable or any Other Conveyed Property, whether now existing or hereafter
created, or any interest therein, and Seller shall not claim any ownership
interest in the Receivables or any Other Conveyed Property and shall defend the
right, title and interest of HARC in and to the Receivables and Other Conveyed
Property, whether now existing or hereafter created, against all claims of
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(c)                                  Security’s
Interest.  Except for the conveyances
hereunder and in connection with any transaction permitted pursuant to
Section 6.6, Seller hereby agrees not to transfer, assign, exchange or
otherwise convey or pledge, hypothecate or otherwise grant a security interest
in the Receivables or any Other Conveyed Property and any such attempted
transfer, assignment, exchange, conveyance, pledge, hypothecation or grant
shall be void.


 


(d)                                 Delivery
of Collections or Recoveries.  In the
event that Seller receives collections or recoveries with respect to the
Receivables, Seller agrees to pay to HARC (or to the Master Servicer if HARC so
directs) all such collections and recoveries to the extent such amounts are
payable to HARC as soon as practicable after receipt thereof.


 


(e)                                  Notice
of Liens.  Seller shall notify HARC
promptly after becoming aware of any Lien on any Receivable or any Other
Conveyed Property other than the conveyances hereunder.


 


(f)                                    Documentation
of Transfer.  Seller shall undertake
to file the documents which would be necessary to perfect and maintain the
transfer of the security interest in and to the Receivables and Other Conveyed
Property.


 


(g)                                 Approval
of Office Records.  Seller shall
cause this Agreement to be duly approved by Seller’s Board of Directors, and
Seller shall maintain this Agreement as a part of the official records of
Seller for the term of this Agreement.


 


(h)                                 Maintenance
of Security Interests in Vehicles. 
In the event that the assignment of a Receivable to HARC or any assignee
thereof is insufficient, without a notation on the related Financed Vehicle’s
certificate of title, or without fulfilling any additional administrative
requirements under the laws of the state in which the Financed Vehicle is
located, to perfect a security interest in the related Financed Vehicle in
favor of HARC or any assignee thereof, Seller hereby agrees that the
designation of Seller or any Affiliate of Seller as the secured party on the
certificate of title is in its capacity as agent of HARC or the agent of any
assignee of HARC for such limited purpose.


 


ARTICLE V


 


REPURCHASES


 


SECTION 5.1         Repurchase of Receivables Upon
Breach of Warranty.  Upon the
occurrence of a Repurchase Event, Seller shall, unless the breach which is the
subject of such Repurchase Event shall have been cured in all material
respects, repurchase the Receivable relating thereto from the related Issuer
under the related Master Sale and Servicing Agreement by the last day of the
first full calendar month following the discovery of such breach by Seller or
receipt by Seller of notice of such breach from any of the Master Servicer,
HARC, a Trust Officer of the related Indenture Trustee or the related Owner
Trustee and, simultaneously with the repurchase of the Receivable, Seller shall
deposit the Repurchase Amount in full, without deduction or offset, in the
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Servicing Agreement.  It is understood and agreed that, except as
set forth in Section 6.1 hereof, the obligation of Seller to repurchase
any Receivable, as to which a breach occurred and is continuing, shall, if such
obligation is fulfilled, constitute the sole remedy against Seller for such
breach available to HARC, the related Issuer, the related Secured Parties, the
related Certificateholders, the related Indenture Trustee on behalf of the
related Noteholders or the related Owner Trustee on behalf of the related
Certificateholders.  The provisions of
this Section 5.1 are intended to grant the related Indenture Trustee or
the related Issuer a direct right against Seller to demand performance
hereunder, and in connection therewith, Seller waives any requirement of prior
demand against HARC with respect to such repurchase obligation.  Any such repurchase shall take place in the
manner specified in Section 3.2 of the related Master Sale and Servicing
Agreement.  Notwithstanding any other
provision of this Agreement or the related Master Sale and Servicing Agreement
to the contrary, the obligation of Seller under this Section shall not
terminate upon a termination of Household Finance Corporation as Master Servicer
under the related Master Sale and Servicing Agreement and shall be performed in
accordance with the terms hereof notwithstanding the failure of the Master
Servicer or HARC to perform any of their respective obligations with respect to
such Receivable under the related Master Sale and Servicing Agreement.


 


SECTION 5.2         Reassignment of Repurchased
Receivables.  Upon deposit in the
Collection Account of the Repurchase Amount of any Receivable repurchased by
Seller under Section 5.1 hereof, HARC and the related Issuer shall take
such steps as may be reasonably requested by Seller in order to assign to
Seller all of HARC’s and the related Issuer’s right, title and interest in and
to such Receivable and all security and documents and all Other Conveyed Property
conveyed to HARC and the related Issuer directly relating thereto, without
recourse, representation or warranty, except as to the absence of liens,
charges or encumbrances created by or arising as a result of actions of HARC or
the related Issuer.  Such assignment
shall be a sale and assignment outright, and not for security.  If, following the reassignment of a
Repurchased Receivable, in any enforcement suit or legal proceeding, it is held
that Seller may not enforce any such Receivable on the ground that it shall not
be a real party in interest or a holder entitled to enforce the Receivable,
HARC and the related Issuer shall, at the expense of Seller, take such steps as
Seller deems reasonably necessary to enforce the Receivable, including bringing
suit in HARC’s or in the related Issuer’s name.


 


SECTION 5.3         Waivers.  No failure or delay on the part of HARC, or
the related Issuer as assignee of HARC, in exercising any power, right or
remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any such power, right or remedy preclude any
other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or
remedy.


 


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ARTICLE VI


 


MISCELLANEOUS


 


SECTION 6.1         Liability of Seller.  Seller shall be liable in accordance herewith
only to the extent of the obligations in this Agreement specifically undertaken
by Seller and the representations and warranties of Seller.


 


SECTION 6.2         Amendment.  This Agreement and any Conveyance Papers and
the rights and obligations of the parties hereunder may not be changed orally,
but only by an instrument in writing signed by HARC and Seller in accordance
with this Section 6.2.  This Agreement
and any Conveyance Papers may be amended from time to time by HARC and Seller
only with the prior written consent of all of the Secured Parties.


 


SECTION 6.3         GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT AND THE CONVEYANCE PAPERS
SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT
REFERENCE TO ITS CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND
REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH
LAWS.


 


SECTION 6.4         Notices.  All demands, notices and communications
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if
personally delivered at or mailed by registered mail, return receipt requested,
to (a) in the case of Seller, 5855 Copley Drive, San Diego, CA 92111,
Attention:  Chief Operating Officer, with
a copy to 2700 Sanders Road, Prospect Heights, Illinois 60070  Attention: 
Director—Asset Securitization, (b) in the case of HARC, 1111 Town
Center Drive, Las Vegas, Nevada 89134 Attention:  Compliance Officer, with a copy to 2700
Sanders Road, Prospect Heights, Illinois 60070, 
Attention:  Treasurer; or, as to
each party, at such other address as shall be designated by such party in a
written notice to each other party.


 


SECTION 6.5         Severability of Provisions.  If any one or more of the covenants,
agreements, provisions, or terms of this Agreement or Conveyance Paper shall
for any reason whatsoever be held invalid, then such covenants, agreements,
provisions, or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants,
agreements, provisions, and terms of this Agreement or any Conveyance Paper and
shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions
of this Agreement or of any Conveyance Paper.


 


SECTION 6.6         Assignment.  Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained herein, other than HARC’s assignment of its rights, title, and
interests in, to, and under this Agreement to the Issuer specified in a Master
Sale and Servicing Agreement (which Issuer shall assign such rights, title and
interest in and to this Agreement to the related Indenture Trustee for the
benefit of the related Secured Parties), as contemplated by the Master Sale and
Servicing Agreement and Section 6.7 hereof, the Receivables, the Other
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Papers may not be
assigned by the parties hereto; provided, however, that Seller
shall have the right to assign its rights, title and interests, in to and under
this Agreement to (i) any successor by merger or consolidation, or any Person
which acquires by conveyance, transfer or sale the properties and assets of
Seller or (ii) any Affiliate owned directly or indirectly by Household
International, Inc.  The right
granted in the foregoing proviso is subject to the further condition that any
such successor or other Person shall expressly assume by written agreement, in
form and substance satisfactory to HARC, the obligations of Seller hereunder
and under the Conveyance Papers.


 


SECTION 6.7         Acknowledgment and Agreement of
Seller.  By execution below, Seller
expressly acknowledges and agrees that all of HARC’s right, title, and interest
in, to, and under this Agreement, including, without limitation, all of HARC’s
right title, and interest in and to the Receivables purchased pursuant to this
Agreement, shall be assigned by HARC to an Issuer specified in a Master Sale
and Servicing Agreement and by such Issuer to the related Indenture Trustee for
the benefit of the related Secured Parties, and Seller consents to such
assignment.  Additionally, Seller agrees
for the benefit of such Indenture Trustee that any amounts payable by Seller to
HARC hereunder which are to be paid by HARC to such Indenture Trustee for the
benefit of the related Secured Parties shall be paid by Seller, on behalf of
HARC, directly to such Indenture Trustee. 
Any payment required to be made on or before a specified date in
same-day funds may be made on the prior business day in next-day funds.


 


SECTION 6.8         Further Assurances.  HARC and Seller agree to do and perform, from
time to time, any and all acts to authenticate any and further records, to
execute any and further instruments, in each case required or reasonably
requested by the other party more fully to effect the purposes of this
Agreement and the Conveyance Papers, including, without limitation, the
execution of any financing statements or continuation statements or equivalent
documents relating to the Receivables for filing under the provisions of the
UCC or other law of any applicable jurisdiction.


 


SECTION 6.9         No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies.  No failure to exercise and no delay in
exercising, on the part of HARC or Seller, any right, remedy, power or
privilege hereunder, shall operate as a waiver thereof; nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any right, remedy, power or privilege hereunder preclude
any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right,
remedy, power or privilege.  The rights,
remedies, powers and privileges herein provided are cumulative and not
exhaustive of any rights, remedies, powers and privileges provided by law.


 


SECTION 6.10       Counterparts.  This Agreement and all Conveyance Papers may
be executed in two or more counterparts (and by different parties on separate
counterparts), each of which shall be an original, but all of which together
shall constitute one and the same instrument.


 


SECTION 6.11       Binding Effect; Third-Party
Beneficiaries.  This Agreement and
the Conveyance Papers will inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns.  Each of the Indenture Trustee and Issuer with
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the related Owner Trustee
shall be considered a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement.


 


SECTION 6.12       Merger and Integration.  Except as specifically stated otherwise
herein, this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers set forth the entire
understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof,  and all prior understandings, written or
oral, are superseded by this Agreement and the Conveyance Papers.  This Agreement and the Conveyance Papers may
not be modified, amended, waived or supplemented except as provided herein.


 


SECTION 6.13       Heading.  The headings are for purposes of reference
only and shall not otherwise affect the meaning or interpretation of any
provision hereof.


 


SECTION 6.14       Schedules and Exhibits.  The schedules and exhibits attached hereto
and referred to herein shall constitute a part of this Agreement and are
incorporated into this Agreement for all purposes.


 


SECTION 6.15       Survival of Representations and
Warranties.  All representations,
warranties and agreements contained in this Agreement or contained in any
Conveyance Paper, shall remain operative and in full force and effect and shall
survive conveyance of the Receivables by HARC to the Issuer pursuant to the
Master Sale and Servicing Agreement and the pledge thereof by the Issuer to the
Indenture Trustee pursuant to the related Indenture and the related
Series Supplement.


 


SECTION 6.16       Nonpetition Covenant.  Until the date which is one year and one day
after payment in full of all the Notes of all Series, neither HARC nor Seller
shall petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or government
authority for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against Seller or
any Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator
or other similar official of Seller or any Issuer or any substantial part of
their respective properties, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the
affairs of Seller or any Issuer.  This
provision shall survive the termination of this Agreement.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the
parties have caused this Master Receivables Purchase Agreement to be duly
executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first above
written.


 


	
   

  	
  HOUSEHOLD AUTOMOTIVE CREDIT

  CORPORATION

  
	
   

  	
  as Seller

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Timothy R. Condon

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: Timothy R. Condon

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Executive Vice President and Chief
  Financial Officer

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  HOUSEHOLD AUTO RECEIVABLES

  CORPORATION,

  
	
   

  	
  as Purchaser

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ S. H. Smith

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name: S. H. Smith

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title: Vice President and Assistant
  Treasurer

  



 


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EXHIBIT A


 


FORM OF RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREEMENT
SUPPLEMENT


 


Transfer
No.      of Receivables, dated as of
                           ,
pursuant to a Master Receivables Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”)
dated as of August 8, 2002, between Household Automotive Credit
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Seller”) and Household Auto
Receivables Corporation, a Nevada corporation (“HARC”).


 


W I T N E S S E T H :


 


WHEREAS pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement, Seller wishes to convey Receivables and Other Conveyed
Property to HARC; and


 


WHEREAS, HARC is willing
to accept such conveyance subject to the terms and conditions hereof.


 


NOW, THEREFORE, Seller
and HARC hereby agree as follows:


 


1.                                       Defined Terms.  Capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meanings ascribed to them in the Purchase Agreement unless otherwise defined
herein.


 


“Cutoff Date”
shall mean with respect to the Receivables conveyed hereby, the close of
business on
                          ,
200  .


 


“Master Sale and
Servicing Agreement” means the agreement dated as of
                   ,
           among HARC,
Household Finance Corporation, as Master Servicer,
                              ,
as indenture trustee and
                              ,
as issuer.


 


“Purchase Date”
shall mean with respect to the Receivables conveyed hereby,
                              ,
200   .


 


“Purchase Price”
shall mean 100% of the Principal Balance of the Receivables on the books and
records of Seller, plus the present value of anticipated excess spread on such
Receivables, discounted to take into account any uncertainty as to future
performance matching historical performance, servicing fees, delinquencies,
paydown rates, yield and such other factors as may be mutually agreed upon by
Seller and HARC.


 


“Transfer Date”
means, with respect to Receivables, the date on which Receivables and Other
Conveyed Property are to be transferred to the Trust pursuant to the Master
Sale and Servicing Agreement.


 


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2.                                       Schedule of
Receivables.  Annexed as
Schedule A hereto is a computer file which reflects the Receivables that
constitute the Receivables to be conveyed pursuant to this Agreement on the
Purchase Date.


 


3.                                       Conveyance of
Receivables.  In consideration of
HARC’s delivery to or upon the order of Seller of the Purchase Price, Seller
does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to HARC,
without recourse (except as expressly provided in the Purchase Agreement), all
right, title and interest of Seller in and to:


 


(i)                                     each
and every Receivable listed on Schedule A hereto and all monies paid or
payable thereon or in respect thereof on or after the Cutoff Date (including
amounts due on or before the Cutoff Date but received by Seller after such
date);


 


(ii)                                  the
security interests in the related Financed Vehicles granted by Obligors
pursuant to such Receivables and any other interest of Seller in such Financed
Vehicles;


 


(iii)                               all rights of Seller
against Dealers pursuant to Dealer Agreements or Dealer Assignments related to
such Receivables;


 


(iv)                              any
proceeds and the right to receive proceeds with respect to such Receivables
repurchased by a Dealer pursuant to a Dealer Agreement;


 


(v)                                 all
rights of Seller under any Service Contracts on the related Financed Vehicles;


 


(vi)                              any
proceeds and the right to receive proceeds with respect to the related
Receivables from claims on any physical damage, loss, credit life or disability
insurance policies, if any, covering Financed Vehicles or Obligors, including
rebates of insurance premiums relating to the Receivables and any proceeds from
the liquidation of such Receivables;


 


(vii)                           all items contained in the
Receivables Files with respect to such Receivables and any and all other
documents that Seller or the Master Servicer keeps on file in accordance with
its customary procedures relating to the related Receivables, or the related
Financed Vehicles or Obligor;


 


(viii)                        all property (including the
right to receive future Net Liquidation Proceeds) that secures each related
Receivable and that has been acquired by or on behalf of HARC pursuant to
liquidation of such Receivable;


 


(ix)                                all
present and future claims, demands, causes and choses in action in respect of
any or all of the foregoing and all payments on or under and all proceeds of
every kind and nature whatsoever in respect of any or all of the foregoing,
including all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, into cash
or other liquid property, all cash proceeds, accounts, accounts receivable,
notes, drafts, acceptances, chattel paper, checks, deposit accounts, insurance
proceeds, condemnation awards, rights to payment of any and every kind and


 


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other forms of obligations and receivables, instruments and other
property which at any time constitute all or part of or are included in the
proceeds of any of the foregoing.


 


4.                                       Representations
and Warranties of Seller.  As of the
Purchase Date, Seller hereby makes the representations and warranties to HARC
that are set forth in Section 3.1 of the Purchase Agreement with respect
to the Conveyance effected hereby to the same extent as if set forth in full
herein.


 


5.                                       Representations
and Warranties of HARC.  As of the
Purchase Date, HARC hereby makes the representations and warranties to Seller
that are set forth in Section 3.2 of the Purchase Agreement with respect
to the Conveyance effected hereby to the same extent as if set forth in full
herein.  In the event of any breach of a
representation and warranty made by HARC hereunder, Seller covenants and agrees
that it will not take any action to pursue any remedy that it may have hereunder,
in law, in equity or otherwise, until a year and a day have passed since the
date on which all Notes and Certificates issued by the Trust have been paid in
full.  Seller and HARC agree that damages
will not be an adequate remedy for such breach and that this covenant may be
specifically enforced by HARC, the related Issuer or by the related Indenture
Trustee on behalf of the related Secured Parties and the related Owner Trustee
on behalf of the related Certificateholders.


 


6.                                       Conditions
Precedent.  The obligation of HARC to
acquire the Receivables hereunder is subject to the satisfaction, on or prior
to the Purchase Date, of the following conditions precedent:


 


(a)           Representations and Warranties.  Each of the representations and warranties
made by Seller in Section 4 of this Agreement and in Section 3.1 of
the Master Receivables Purchase Agreement shall be true and correct as of the
date of this Agreement and as of the Purchase Date.


 


(b)           Additional Information.  Seller shall have delivered to HARC such
information as was reasonably requested by HARC to satisfy itself as to
(i) the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 4 of this Agreement and in Section 3.1 of the Purchase
Agreement and (ii) the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in this
Section.


 


7.                                       Ratification
of Agreement.  As supplemented by
this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement is in all respects ratified and
confirmed and the Purchase Agreement as so supplemented by this Agreement shall
be read, taken and construed as one and the same instrument.


 


8.                                       Counterparts.  This Agreement may be executed in two or more
counterparts (and by different parties in separate counterparts), each of which
shall be an original but all of which together shall constitute one and the
same instrument.


 


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9.                                       Conveyance of
the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property to the Issuer.  Seller acknowledges that HARC intends,
pursuant to the related Master Sale and Servicing Agreement, to convey the
Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property, together with its rights under
this Agreement, to the related Issuer on the Transfer Date.  The Seller acknowledges and consents to such
conveyance and pledge and waives any further notice thereof and covenants and
agrees that the representations and warranties of the Seller contained in this
Agreement and the rights of HARC hereunder are intended to benefit the related
Issuer, the related Owner Trustee, the related Indenture Trustee, the related
Secured Parties and the related Certificateholders.  In furtherance of the foregoing, the Seller
covenants and agrees to perform its duties and obligations hereunder, in
accordance with the terms hereof for the benefit of the related Issuer, the
related Owner Trustee, the related Indenture Trustee and the related Secured
Parties and that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
the Seller shall be directly liable to the related Issuer, the related Owner
Trustee, the related Indenture Trustee and the related Secured Parties
(notwithstanding any failure by the Master Servicer or HARC to perform their
respective duties and obligations hereunder or under any Basic Document) and
that the related Indenture Trustee may enforce the duties and obligations of
Seller under this Agreement against Seller for the benefit of the related
Secured Parties and the related Owner Trustee.


 


10.                                 GOVERNING LAW.  THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REFERENCE TO ITS
CONFLICT OF LAW PROVISIONS, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE
PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.


 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
Seller and HARC have caused this Purchase Agreement to be duly executed and
delivered by their respective duly authorized officers as of day and the year
first above written.


 


 


	
   

  	
  HOUSEHOLD AUTOMOTIVE CREDIT

  
	
   

  	
  CORPORATION,

  
	
   

  	
  as Seller

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  HOUSEHOLD AUTO RECEIVABLES

  CORPORATION,

  
	
   

  	
  as Purchaser

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
   

  



 


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SCHEDULE A


 


SCHEDULE OF RELATED MASTER
SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENTS


 


(1) Master Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of August 8,
2002, among Household Finance Corporation, as Master Servicer, Household
Automotive Trust 2002-2, as Issuer, Household Auto Receivables Corporation, as
Seller and JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Indenture Trustee.


 


(2) Master Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 29,
2003, among Household Finance Corporation, as Master Servicer, Household
Automotive Trust 2003-1, as Issuer, Household Auto Receivables Corporation, as
Seller and U.S. Bank National Association, as Indenture Trustee.


 


(3) Master Sale and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 26, 2003, among Household
Finance Corporation, as Master Servicer, Household Automotive Trust 2003-2, as
Issuer, Household Auto Receivables Corporation, as Seller and Wells Fargo Bank
Minnesota, National Association, as Indenture Trustee.


 


(4) Master Sale and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 22, 2005, among HSBC Finance
Corporation (formerly Household Finance Corporation), as Master Servicer, HSBC
Automotive Trust 2005-1, as Issuer, HSBC Auto Receivables Corporation (formerly
Household Auto Receivables Corporation), as Seller, Wells Fargo Bank, National
Association, as Indenture Trustee and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as
Administrator.


 


(5) Master Sale and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 27, 2005, among HSBC Finance
Corporation, as Master Servicer, HSBC Automotive Trust 2005-2, as Issuer, HSBC
Auto Receivables Corporation, as Seller, U.S. Bank National Association, as
Indenture Trustee and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrator.


 


(6) Master Sale and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 3, 2005, among HSBC Finance
Corporation, as Master Servicer, HSBC Automotive Trust 2005-3, as Issuer, HSBC
Auto Receivables Corporation, as Seller, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Indenture
Trustee and HSBC Bank USA, National Association, as Administrator.