Document:

exv10w8

 

EXHIBIT 10.8

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DALLAS

MASTER TRANSACTIONS AGREEMENT

     THIS MASTER TRANSACTIONS AGREEMENT (as amended, restated, or otherwise modified from time to
time, “Agreement”) dated as of  Aug 1st , 2005 , is entered into by and
between  Guaranty Bank  (“Customer) with it’s chief executive office located at 
Austin, TX  and the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (the “Bank”), with its principal office
located at 8500 Freeport Parkway South, Suite 600, Irving, Texas 75063, mailing address: P.O. Box
619026, Dallas, Texas 75261-9026.

     WHEREAS, the Bank is a depository for certain deposit account(s) of Customer, and funds of
Customer in such deposit account(s) are subject to withdrawal and charge by Customer at any time
and from time to time pursuant to the terms and conditions hereof; and

     WHEREAS, Customer desires to transfer amounts from and to deposit account(s) through various
means; and

     WHEREAS, the Bank offers various products and services from time to time that are related to
deposit accounts, and Customer desires to enter into agreements with the Bank for such various
products and services.

     NOW, THEREFORE, the Bank and Customer agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

WIRE TRANSFERS

     SECTION 1.1. WIRE TRANSFER TRANSACTIONS. Upon written, facsimile, electronic transmission,
telephonic, or other such instructions from Customer, the Bank shall with respect to any wire
transfer request of Customer that the Bank accepts execute wire transfers of funds from the deposit
account(s) of Customer and shall charge the deposit account(s) of Customer for the amount of such
wire transfers, even if the charge to the deposit account(s) of Customer creates or increases an
overdraft in such deposit account(s). The authority to make a request for wire transfer of funds
and to issue other directions and instructions to the Bank shall be presumed if the person making
the request uses the security measures set forth in the Bank’s Security Access Circular as in
effect from time to time. Notwithstanding any other provision set forth herein, the Bank shall not
be liable for any damages or any other consequences for any refusal to honor any instruction for a
wire refusal to honor any instruction for a wire transfer of funds or related act if the Bank in
good faith is unable to satisfy itself that the instruction was given by an authorized agent of
Customer. Nothing herein shall obligate the Bank to make any wire transfer prohibited by law.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Master Transactions Agreement
	 	Page 1 of 9

 

 

     SECTION 1.2. INSTRUCTIONS FOR WIRE TRANSFERS. Within twenty-four (24) hours of the Bank’s
acting upon Customer’s instruction for a wire transfer of funds from the deposit account(s) of
Customer, the Bank shall make information available to Customer through electronic transmission
relating to said wire transfer. If necessary, Customer may request in writing that the Bank provide
Customer within three (3) banking days of such transactions a written advice or confirmation in
such other form as may be acceptable to the Bank and Customer.

     SECTION 1.3 SECURITY PROCEDURES WHEN CUSTOMER IS REQUESTING A WIRE TRANSFER.

     (a) The Bank’s Security Access Circular, as in effect from time to time, will govern the
security procedures for outgoing wire transfer requests made by Customer.

     (b) The Bank shall verify certain outgoing wire transfer requests from Customer, the
beneficiary of which is a third party and which has not been formatted in accordance with the
Bank’s procedures, by telephoning the Authorized Individual of Customer that initiated the request.
If the individual receiving the callback confirmation is unable to verify the wire transfer
request, the wire transfer request will not be accepted by the Bank.

     (c) An “Authorized Individual” for purposes of this Agreement is an employee or agent of
Customer who is listed on the Bank’s appropriate signature card or other authorizing document for
wire transfers.

     (d) When Customer wishes to cancel an outgoing wire transfer, whether repetitive or
nonrepetitive, Customer shall notify the Bank immediately via telephone. All Customer cancellations
will be subject to the same identification procedures used when initiating a wire transfer request.
If the cancellation request is received by the Bank at a time and in a manner affording the Bank a
reasonable opportunity to act prior to the Bank’s execution of Customer’s wire transfer request,
the Bank will act on Customer’s request to cancel the wire transfer request upon verification of
the caller’s authority. In the event Customer’s cancellation request is received after execution of
Customer’s wire transfer request, the Bank will initiate a Wire Transfer Service Request requesting
a cancellation as instructed by Customer. The “Wire Transfer Service Request” is an administrative
wire that will be executed by the Bank in accordance with existing Federal Reserve System rules and
regulations. The Bank’s execution of a Wire Transfer Service Request does not constitute the Bank’s
acceptance of Customer’s cancellation request. Under no circumstances is the Bank liable to
Customer for cancellations acted upon by the Bank after execution of Customer’s original wire
transfer request. The Customer agrees to reimburse the Bank for any losses and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys’ fees, that the Bank incurs in connection with Customer’s cancellation
request.

     (e) In the event the Bank rejects an outgoing wire transfer request, the Bank shall provide
notice of such rejection to Customer by telephonically notifying an Authorized Individual. In the
event the Bank is unable to so notify Customer, the Bank shall notify Customer within a reasonable
time via the best means available under the circumstances.

     SECTION 1.4. PROCEDURES WHEN CUSTOMER IS THE BENEFICIARY OF A WIRE TRANSFER. If the incoming
wire transfer instructs payment to a specified account of Customer, notice of incoming funds to
Customer will be deemed to have occurred when the Bank has credited such account of Customer and
made such information available on the Bank’s electronic information systems or by other written
advice or confirmation as may be requested by Customer in accordance with the terms hereof. The
Bank will reject an incoming wire transfer received for the benefit of Customer where such incoming
wire transfer fails to contain Customer’s valid account number. In the event the Bank rejects an
incoming wire transfer received for the benefit of Customer, the Bank shall send the incoming wire
transfer back to the sending institution.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Master Transactions Agreement
	 	Page 2 of 9

 

 

     SECTION 1.5. RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS. All wire transfers sent or received on Customer’s behalf
shall be subject to and governed by this Agreement and the Bank’s policies, bulletins, schedules,
guides, circulars, the Bank’s website at www.fhlb.com, and the Bank’s private internet network made
available to Customer (as such are in effect from time to time, collectively, the “Bank Rules”).
Customer is responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of assigned security measures and
procedures and any and all losses resulting from any breach of the confidentiality of such assigned
security measures and procedures will be the sole responsibility of Customer. Any suspected breach
of the confidentiality of assigned security measures and procedures will be reported immediately by
Customer to the wire transfer department of the Bank.

     SECTION 1.6. INDEMNIFICATION; STANDARD OF CARE, AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. If the Bank acts
with ordinary care, acts in good faith, and acts in accordance with Customer’s instructions, Bank
will have no liability to Customer and Customer will indemnify, defend and hold the Bank harmless
against any loss, cost, liability, or expense, including, without limitation, attorneys’ fees,
arising out of any claim by a third party alleging that a wire transfer requested by Customer
contravenes or compromises the rights, title, or interest of any third party, or contravenes any
law, rule, regulation, ordinance, court order, or other mandate or prohibition with the force or
effect of law. Bank will be deemed to have acted with ordinary care if its action or failure to act
has been in conformity with the Bank’s prescribed procedures and such procedures do not vary
unreasonably from general banking uses and practices not disapproved by any provision of the Texas
Uniform Commercial Code or in the following circumstances:

     (a) when an act or omission, whether or not authorized, of an employee, agent, or contractor
of Customer contributed to the occurrence of the loss or cost;

     (b) when a wire transfer of funds was made by the Bank upon written instructions by an
Authorized Individual;

     (c)  where Customer’s failure to examine information provided to Customer under
Section 1.2 or any other statements (as defined in Section 2. I), whether furnished electronically
or otherwise, by the Bank and to notify the Bank of discrepancies, within the time periods
specified in Section 1.2 or Section 2.1, as applicable, contributed to the loss or cost;

     (d) where the loss or cost on a wire transfer arises from a defective endorsementor a material
alteration or a Customer error contained in the wire transfer instructions;

     (e) where the loss or cost on a wire transfer arises out of a defective facsimile signature
which, on its face, appears to be identical to Customer’s genuine facsimile signature; or the
Bank’s process for determining the genuineness of Customer’s signature as drawer, whether in manual
or facsimile form, was consistent with the course of conduct in the banking industry or the
security measures set forth in the Bank’s Security Access Circular.

     The Bank’s liability to Customer for any claim by Customer involving the Bank’s provision of
wire transfer services will be limited to actual losses or costs incurred by Customer; provided,
however, that such liability will not include consequential or other damages, and provided further
that the amount of damages will be limited to the face amount of the wire transfers at issue. If a
wire transfer in the name of Customer accepted by the Bank was not authorized by Customer, the
liability of the parties will be governed by the applicable provisions of 4A of the Texas Uniform
Commercial Code. The Bank will not be liable to Customer for any failure to perform properly the
Bank’s duties hereunder if such failure is the result of war, insurrection, weather, or other
circumstances beyond the Bank’s control. Whenever compensation in the form of interest is payable
by the Bank to Customer pursuant to this Article I, such compensation will be payable at the rate
specified in Section 2.9.

     In the event the Bank rejects or fails to execute a wire transfer request without giving
notice thereof as provided in Section 1.3, the Bank shall compensate Customer for the use of funds
at the rate specified in

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Master Transactions Agreement
	 	Page 3 of 9

 

 

Section 2.9 if, on the execution date of the wire transfer request, there was a sufficient
withdrawable credit balance in Customer’s deposit account(s) to pay for the wire transfer request.
Compensation shall be computed based on the number of days elapsing after the execution date to the
day Customer receives notice or learns that the wire transfer request was not executed, counting
the final day of the period as an elapsed day. If the withdrawable credit balance
during that period falls below the amount of the wire transfer request, the amount of interest will
be reduced accordingly. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no compensation will be due under this
section if Customer’s deposit account(s) is an interest- bearing account. No compensation will be
due hereunder for any funds withdrawn by Customer from Customer’s deposit account(s).

     SECTION 1.7. CREDIT FOR WIRE TRANSFERS OF FUNDS RECEIVED. Wire transfer of funds received by
the Bank for the account of Customer shall be credited to the deposit account(s) of Customer at
such times as the Bank may determine pursuant to the Bank Rules, including, without limitation
rules in respect of notification time cutoffs and cutoff times for investable credits.

     SECTION 1.8. FEDWZRE AND APPLICABLE RULES. Each payment order or cancellation thereof may be
furthered by any bank by use of the funds transfer system of the Federal Reserve Banks (“Fedwire”).
The rights and obligations of the Bank and Customer with respect to any request for a wire
transfer, any part of which is carried out through the use of Fedwire, will be governed by any
applicable laws, the regulations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve system, and the
operating circulars of the Federal Reserve Banks in effect from time to time. Requests for wire
transfers, or cancellations thereof, carried out through a funds transfer system will be governed
by all applicable funds transfer system rules, whether or not the Bank is a member of the system.
Customer acknowledges that the Bank’s right to reverse, adjust, stop payment, or delay posting of
an executed wire transfer request is subject to the laws, regulations, circulars, and rules
described in this Section 1.8.

ARTICLE II

GENERAL DEPOSIT ACCOUNT MATTERS

     SECTION 2.1. REPORTS AND STATEMENTS OF ACCOUNT. The Bank shall provide Customer with various
confirmations, reports, and statements of account (“statements”) from time to time that identify
activity in the deposit account(s) of Customer. Customer shall promptly examine such statements and
notify the Bank of any alleged errors or defects in such statements, and Customer shall comply with
the following schedule with respect to the following types of statements. Within fourteen (14) days
of (a) receipt of a statement or (b) information relating to any activity in the clearing
account(s) of Customer becoming available to Customer on the Bank’s electronic information system,
Customer shall examine the statement and notify the Bank of any alleged errors or defects in such
statement or electronic information system information.

     In the event Customer fails to notify the Bank of any alleged errors or defects in such
statements or information within the aforementioned time period, Customer shall be precluded from
asserting any dispute or difference as to the statements so rendered or information so provided and
such statements or information shall be deemed conclusive and binding of all activity in the
deposit account(s) as against Customer. If at any time following the provision of any statement or
information from the Bank to Customer, the Bank shall discover any error or defect in any such
statement or information, the Bank is authorized, in it sole discretion, to correct any such error
or defect and to make any adjustment to such statement or information and to the deposit account(s)
of Customer in order to correct any such error or defect.

     SECTION 2.2. FEES AND CHARGES. Fees and charges for the maintenance and service of the

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Master Transactions Agreement
	 	Page 4 of 9

 

 

deposit account(s), Customer’s Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance
premium assessments, both regular and special, examination fees of Customer, its holding company,
and affiliates, any other charges, fees, or amounts owing to the FDIC, the Office of Thrift
Supervision, or any Federal Home Loan Bank, interest and any other charges payable to the Bank on
outstanding advances or other credit extended to Customer, and transactions provided for in this
Agreement and any circular, bulletin, agreement, instrument, or document executed or delivered in
connection herewith may be made on such occasions and in such amounts as the Bank may specify from
time to time in the Bank Rules or other electronic transmissions heretofore or hereafter
established by the Bank. Such fees and charges may be made by the Bank whether such Customer
accounts are active or dormant. Customer hereby authorizes the Bank to deduct all fees and charges
from the deposit account(s) of Customer.

     SECTION 2.3. RIGHT OF SETOFF AND SECURITY AGREEMENT. To secure any and all indebtedness,
liability, or obligation of Customer to the Bank, however and whenever incurred or evidenced,
whether direct or indirect, absolute or contingent, due or to become due, Customer hereby assigns,
transfers, and pledges to the Bank, and grants to the Bank a security interest in all balances,
credits, deposits, moneys, and drafts now or hereafter in the deposit account(s) or any other
account that Customer may maintain with the Bank, and the Bank is authorized to charge all such
indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations against the deposit account(s), or any other account,
whether or not the same is then due, and the Bank is authorized to refuse to make any wire transfer
of funds, or to perform any other transaction provided for in this Agreement where the honoring,
accepting, making, or effecting of such transactions would result in there being insufficient
collected funds in the deposit account(s) to complete such transactions. The Bank shall notify
Customer, in accordance with the notice provisions set forth in Section 2.1, of any actions taken
pursuant to this Section 2.3, but such notification shall not be a condition precedent to the right
of the Bank to take any such action.

     SECTION 2.4. OVERDRAFT CHARGES. If at any time Customer has an overall net negative collected
balance in a deposit account, the Bank is authorized to assess an overdraft charge and interest
fees in such amounts as may be established by the Bank from time to time. If Customer is notified
that a deposit account has been overdrawn at any time, Customer agrees, without negating the effect
of any other provisions of this Agreement, to deposit immediately available funds with the Bank to
return and maintain such deposit account to a positive collected balance. Any overdraft existing at
the close of a banking day is immediately due and payable without notice or demand.

     SECTION 2.5. ACCOUNT OPENING AND CLOSING. The Bank may close any deposit account and any other
account established hereunder at any time by sending the collected balance of funds in the deposit
account or any property in any other account, as the case may be, if any, therein to Customer
within five (5) banking days after the Bank gives notice of its intent to close the deposit account
or any other account (said notice to be effective on the date given), and the Bank shall not be
liable for dishonoring or refusing to accept any transaction provided for in this Agreement on or
after the effective date of such notice. The deposit account and all of the accounts shall be
deemed open at all times, unless notice is given by the Bank pursuant to the proceeding sentence of
this Section 2.5, or until the Bank actually receives written notice from Customer of its intent to
close said deposit account or any other account. In the event that Customer shall give written
notice of its intent to close any of its accounts with the Bank, said notice also shall instruct
the Bank with respect to the disposition of the collected balance of funds or other property, as
the case may be, that may be remaining in any of the accounts.

     SECTION 2.6. SERVICE OF PROCESS. Customer agrees that if the Bank receives any process,
summons, order, injunction, execution, restraint, writ, attachment, lien, or notice (hereinafter
referred to as “process”) which in the opinion of the Bank affects any deposit account or any other
account established

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Master Transactions Agreement
	 	Page 5 of 9

 

 

hereunder, the Bank may, at its option and without liability, thereupon refuse to honor or to
accept any transaction provided for in this Agreement and may either hold the collected balances in
such account until the process is disposed of to the satisfaction of the Bank or pay the collected
balances as specified in such process.

     SECTION 2.7. AUTHORIZED PERSONS. The secretary, assistant secretary, cashier, or assistant
cashier of Customer shall from time to time after the execution of this Agreement certify to the
Bank on forms (which may be in written, electronic, or other form) specified by the Bank the names
and specimen signatures of the persons who are authorized to take any action with respect to any
matter provided for in this Agreement and all such persons shall be further authorized to perform
any other acts incident to carrying out the powers conferred on such persons upon receipt of such
forms by the Bank. The Bank may rely upon such certifications without inquiry or further
authorization and notwithstanding that the directed action may appear to benefit the person
directing the action. Such certifications are incorporated herein as part of this Agreement and
shall continue in effect until expressly revoked by Customer, notwithstanding the fact that
subsequent certifications may authorize other persons to act for and on behalf of Customer.

     SECTION 2.8. INTEREST. The Bank shall pay interest on the daily collected principal balances
of the deposit account(s) of Customer with the Bank at such rates as may be established in the Bank
Rules and notices published by the Bank from time to time. Such interest shall accrue daily and be
credited to the deposit account(s) of Customer as such time as the Bank may specify from time to
time.

     SECTION 2.9. INDEMNITY. Customer will indemnify the Bank for any loss or expense incurred
(including attorneys’ fees and expenses of litigation) resulting from the lack of authority of
Customer to make any of the applicable warranties on presentment and transfer of payment devices
provided for in Articles 3 and 4 of the UCC and any breach of such warranties.

ARTICLE III

TIME DEPOSITS

     SECTION 3.1. FORM OF TIME DEPOSIT. The Bank will accept time deposits of funds from
Customer for such maturities as may be requested by Customer and agreed to by the Bank. Upon the
making of a time deposit the Bank shall provide Customer with a written advice or confirmation, in
such form as the Bank may specify, of the terms and conditions of the acceptance by the Bank of
such time deposit within three (3) banking days thereof. Failure by Customer to give notice to the
Bank of any alleged dispute or defect in such advice or confirmation within three (3) banking days
of the receipt thereof shall constitute acknowledgement of and agreement with the terms and
conditions set forth in such advice or confirmation by Customer.

     SECTION 3.2 FEE FOR EARLY WITHDRAWAL. In the event Customer should cause in any manner an
early withdrawal of all or any of the amount in any time deposit, Customer shall be subject to an
early withdrawal fee in such amounts as may be established by the Bank from time to time. Customer
agrees that any such fee may be charged to the deposit account(s) of Customer with the Bank.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Master Transactions Agreement
	 	Page 6 of 9

 

 

ARTICLE IV

ADDITIONAL SERVICES

     SECTION 4.1. ADDITIONAL SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED TO CUSTOMER. By executing this agreement,
Customer may, in the Bank’s sole discretion, use other products and services offered by the Bank,
including, without limitation, reserve pass-through services, settlement services, and safekeeping
services, upon the terms and conditions set forth herein and as further provided by the documents
described in Section 4.2 hereof.

     SECTION 4.2. PROVISION OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES SUBJECT TO TERMS OF BANK CIRCULARS AND OTHER
BANK PUBLICATIONS. Customer and the Bank agree that the products and services to be provided in
accordance with Section 4.1 above shall be governed by the terms and conditions of this Agreement
as well as the terms and conditions of the Bank Rules and other Bank publications issued or amended
from time to time regarding the various products and services subscribed for hereunder, and
Customer agrees to be bound by all of the foregoing.

ARTICLE V

MISCELLANEOUS

     SECTION 5.1. TAPE RECORDING. Customer consents and agrees that all telephone
conversations or data transmissions between Customer and its agents and the Bank may be recorded
and retained by either party by use of any reasonable means. Customer agrees to indemnify and hold
the Bank harmless against any and all liability that the Bank may incur as a result of such
recordings.

     SECTION 5.2. AMENDMENT; WAIVERS. No modification, amendment, or waiver of any provisions of
this Agreement or consent to any departure therefrom shall be effective unless executed by the
party against whom such change is asserted and shall be effective only in the specific instance and
for the purpose for which given. “Executed as used in this Section 5.2 means a person has signed or
executed or otherwise adopted a symbol, or encrypted or similarly processed a record in whole or in
part, with the present intent of the authenticating person to identify the person and to adopt or
accept a record. No notice to or demand on Customer in any case shall entitle Customer to any other
or further notice or demand in the same, or similar or other circumstances. Any forbearance,
failure, or delay by the Bank in exercising any right, power, or remedy hereunder shall not be
deemed to be a wavier thereof, and any single or partial exercise by the Bank of any right, power,
or remedy hereunder shall not preclude the further exercise thereof. Every right, power, and remedy
of the Bank shall continue in full force and effect until specifically waived by the Bank in
writing.

     SECTION 5.3. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE EXISTING AGREEMENT, IF ANY, AS DEFINED BELOW), CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR
SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
THE PARTIES HERETO. To the extent Customer and the Bank have entered into a Second Amended and
Restated Master Transactions Agreement (the “Existing Agreement”), (a) this Agreement amends and
restates in its entirety the Existing Agreement, (b) this Agreement does not extinguish the
indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations of Customer outstanding in connection with the

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Master Transactions Agreement
	 	Page 7 of 9

 

 

Existing Agreement nor does it constitute a novation with respect to such indebtedness,
liabilities, and obligations of Customer, (c) all indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations of
Customer under the Existing Agreement are renewed and continued and hereafter shall be payable in
accordance with this Agreement; provided, however, for matters relating to the accrual and payment
of interest and fees and relating to indemnification arising prior to the effective date of this
Agreement, the terms of the Existing Agreement shall control and are hereby ratified and confirmed,
(d) this Agreement shall not result in or constitute a waiver of or a release, discharge, or
forgiveness of any amount payable pursuant to the Existing Agreement and (e) all security interests
and liens previously granted by Customer pursuant to the Existing Agreement are hereby renewed and
continued, and all such security interests and other liens shall remain in full force and effect as
security for all indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations of Customer to the Bank.

     SECTION 5.4. DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS. The article and section headings in this Agreement are for
convenience only and do not constitute a part of this Agreement.

     SECTION 5.5. GOVERNING LAW AND JURISDICTION. This Agreement shall be governed by the laws of
the State of Texas, without giving effect to the choice of law principles therein included.
Customer expressly agrees that any action or proceeding with respect to the performance and
nonperformance of any term or condition contained herein shall be resolved by the United States
District Court for the Northern District of Texas or, if such action or proceeding may not be
brought and maintained in said court, by an appropriate District Court of the State of Texas for
the County of Dallas. Customer agrees that, if any action or proceeding is brought by Customer
against the Bank under or arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby and
such relief is not granted by the final decision after any and all appeals of a court of competent
jurisdiction, Customer shall pay all reasonable costs and attorney’s fees incurred by the Bank in
connection therewith.

     SECTION 5.6. BANKING DAYS. The term “banking days” as used in this Agreement shall mean any
day, other than Saturday or Sunday, that the Bank is open for business.

     SECTION 5.7. MAXIMUM RATE. No interest rate specified in this Agreement, any Bank Rule, or any
other agreement, instrument, or document executed or delivered in connection therewith shall at any
time exceed the maximum rate of nonusurious interest under applicable law that the Bank may charge
Customer.

     SECTION 5.8. EXECUTION. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, on
telecopy counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when
so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same agreement.

     SECTION 5.9. TERMINATION. The provision of services under this Agreement by the Bank to
Customer will continue until terminated by either Customer or the Bank upon receipt of written
notice by Customer or the Bank, as applicable.

     SECTION 5.10. NOTICES. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, any notice,
remittance, report, statement, item, advice, request, consent, direction, or other communication
given, made, or withdrawn pursuant to this Agreement shall be given in writing or by transmission
in electronic or other form, and shall be deemed to have been duly given to and received by a party
hereto three (3) banking days after it shall have been mailed to such party at its address given
above by first class mail, or if given by hand or by transmission in electronic or other form when
actually received by such party at its principal office, chief executive office, or as otherwise
designated.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Master Transactions Agreement
	 	Page 8 of 9

 

 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Customer and the Bank, each acting through its respective duly authorized
representative(s), have caused this Agreement to be signed in their names and delivered as of the
date first above written.

	 	 	 
	    Guaranty Bank
 

Full Corporate Name of Customer

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	    74-251 148
 

Tax I.D. Number

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	    /s/
Mike Calcote
	 	 
	 

Authorized Signature

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	    Mike Calcote, CFO
 

Typed Name & Title of Signer

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	    /s/
Patrick King
	 	 
	 

Authorized Signature

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	    Patrick King, Dir Asset Liability Mgmt
 

Typed Name & Title of Signer

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	    /s/
Michael Sims
	 	 
	 

Authorized Officer

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	    Senior
Vice President
	 	 
	 

Title of Authorized Officer

	 	 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Master Transactions Agreement
	 	Page 9 of 9exv10w9

 

EXHIBIT 10.9

FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DALLAS

ADVANCES AND SECURITY AGREEMENT

          This Advances and Security Agreement (“Agreement”) is made as of  Aug 1st,
2005 , between the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (“Bank”), with its principal office
located at 8500 Freeport Parkway South, Suite 600, Irving, Texas 75063, mailing address: P.O. Box
619026, Dallas, Texas 75261-9026 and Guaranty Bank, 1300 S Mopac, Austin, TX, a 
Bank  (“Borrower”), with its chief executive office located at 1300 S Mopac, Austin, TX
78746.

          WHEREAS, from time to time Borrower desires to obtain extensions of credit from the Bank in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement; and

          WHEREAS, pursuant to the provisions of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, as amended from time to
time (the “Act”), and the rules, regulations, statements of policy, and guidelines of the Federal
Housing Finance Board or any successor entity now or hereafter in effect from time to time
promulgated thereunder (the “Regulations”), the Bank is authorized to extend credit to Borrower in
accordance with the credit policies and programs adopted by the Bank; and

     WHEREAS, the Bank requires that all existing indebtedness of Borrower to the Bank and all
extensions of credit by the Bank to Borrower pursuant to this Agreement be secured pursuant to this
Agreement, and Borrower is willing to provide such security;

          NOW, THEREFORE, Borrower and the Bank agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

          SECTION 1.1. DEFINED TERMS. All capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the defined
meanings where given, and the following terms shall have the following meanings:

     (a) “Advances” shall mean any and all loans, advances, overdrafts, or other extensions of
credit by the Bank to Borrower, including all loans, advances, letters of credit, overdrafts, or
extensions of credit heretofore, now, or hereafter granted by the Bank to, or on behalf of or for
the account of Borrower.

     (b) “Agreement” shall mean this Advances and Security Agreement, together with any and all
authenticated amendments, modifications, or restatements hereof as may be duly entered into by
the parties hereto and all documents or other agreements incorporated herein by reference.

     (c) “Capital Stock” shall mean all of the capital stock of the Bank held by the Borrower and
all payments that have been or hereafter are made on account of subscriptions to and all declared
and unpaid dividends on such capital stock.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 1 of 19

 

 

     (d) “Collateral” shall mean (i) all First Mortgage Collateral, Other Real Estate Related
Collateral, Capital Stock, Deposit Accounts, Securities, Small Business Collateral, and Small
Farm and Agri-Business Collateral, (ii) all property in which Borrower has heretofore granted a
security interest or has assigned, transferred, or pledged to the Bank as collateral for Advances
prior to the date hereof, (iii) all other property as may be accepted by the Bank as collateral
from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, (iv) all securities representing undivided equity
interests in any of the foregoing, (v) all accessions to, substitutions for, and replacements and
products of all of the foregoing, and (vi) the proceeds, cash proceeds, and noncash proceeds of
all of the foregoing, including, without limitation, any of the foregoing that are acquired with
any cash proceeds of the foregoing.

     (e) “Collateral Maintenance Level” shall mean one hundred percent (100%) of the
aggregate outstanding Indebtedness. The Bank may increase or decrease the Collateral Maintenance
Level as to all Indebtedness at any time.

     (f) “Confirmation of Advance” shall mean a writing or transmission in electronic or other
form as may be determined by the Bank from time to time evidencing an Advance.

     (g) “Deposit Account” shall mean any and all of the deposit accounts of Borrower with the
Bank, including, without limitation, all cash and other funds therein.

     (h) “Event of Default” shall be as defined in Section 4.1 hereof.

     (i) “Fair Market Value” shall mean the fair market value of Collateral determined in such
manner as specified by the Bank from time to time.

     (j) “First Mortgage Collateral” shall mean First Mortgage Documents and all ancillary
security agreements, policies and certificates of insurance or guarantees, chattel paper,
electronic chattel paper, evidences of recordation, applications, underwriting materials,
appraisals, notices, opinions of counsel, loan servicing data, and all other electronically
stored and written records or materials relating to the loans evidenced or secured by First
Mortgage Documents.

     (k) “First Mortgage Documents” shall mean all first mortgages and deeds of trust relating to
one-to-four family residential dwellings and multifamily residential dwellings (“First
Mortgages”) and all promissory notes, bonds, or other instruments evidencing loans secured
thereby (“First Mortgage Notes”) and any endorsements and assignments thereof to Borrower.

     (l) “Indebtedness” shall mean all indebtedness, obligations, and liabilities of Borrower to
the Bank arising under or pursuant to this Agreement and any other agreements, including, without
limitation, all Advances, all interest accruing from time to time (including, without limitation,
any interest which accrues after the commencement of any receivership, bankruptcy, insolvency, or
similar proceeding with respect to Borrower, whether or not allowed or allowable as a claim under
any such proceeding), and all other amounts owed to the Bank under this Agreement or any other
agreement.

     (m) “Other Real Estate Related Collateral” shall mean (i) all other items of real estate
related collateral, including without limitation, all mortgages, deeds of trust, and security
agreements relating to loans secured by commercial property, home equity loans, home improvement
loans, subordinate loans, mortgage warehouse lines of credit, real estate construction loans, and
other real estate related loans, and (A) all promissory notes, bonds, or other instruments
evidencing such loans and lines of credit, (B) any endorsements and assignments thereof to
Borrower, and (C) all ancillary security agreements, policies and certificates of insurance or
guarantees, chattel paper, electronic chattel paper, evidences of recordation, applications,
underwriting materials, appraisals, notices, opinions of counsel, loan servicing data, and all
other electronically stored and written records or materials relating to the loans evidenced or
secured thereby, excluding First Mortgage Collateral, Securities, Small Business Collateral, and
Small Farm and Agri-Business Collateral, (ii) all property relating to Borrower’s management,
collection,

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 2 of 19

 

 

processing, accounting for, monitoring, or servicing of loans and accounts, including,
without limitation, all checks, instruments, documents, certificates, agreements, loan accounts,
payments, chattel paper, electronic chattel paper, collections, account statements, computer
files, records, promissory notes, endorsements, assignments, and loan servicing data, together
with the rights, remedies, and powers related thereto, and (iii) participations in or portions of
First Mortgage Collateral and other real estate related collateral as set forth in clause (i)
above.

     (n) “Qualifling Collateral” shall mean (a) Collateral, other than Capital Stock, Other Real
Estate Related Collateral, Small Business Collateral, and Small Farm and Agri-Business
Collateral, that: (i) qualifies as security for Advances under the terms and conditions of the
Act and the Regulations and satisfies the requirements that may be established by the Bank; (ii)
is owned by Borrower free and clear of any liens, encumbrances, or other interests other than the
security interest granted to or permitted by the Bank and the assignment to the Bank hereunder;
(iii) in the case of First Mortgage Collateral, has no payments which are overdue by more than
the number of days, if any, permitted by the Bank’s Member Products & Credit Policy, as amended,
restated, or otherwise modified from time to time, or any similar policy of the Bank and within
the most recent twelve (12) month period has not otherwise been in default (beyond the applicable
grace period with respect to such default, if any) which default has not been cured in a manner
acceptable to the Bank in its sole discretion; (iv) in the case of First Mortgage Collateral,
relates to residential real property that is covered by fire and hazard insurance in an amount at
least sufficient to discharge the mortgage loan in full in case of loss and as to which all real
estate taxes are current; (v) in the case of First Mortgage Collateral, does not secure any
indebtedness on which any director, officer, employee, attorney, or agent of Borrower or any
Federal Home Loan Bank or the Federal Housing Finance Board is personally liable unless the Board
of Directors of the Bank has specifically approved acceptance of such Collateral and the Federal
Housing Finance Board has endorsed such approval; and (vi) in the case of First Mortgage
Collateral, has not been classified as substandard, doubtful or loss by Borrower’s regulating
authority or Borrower’s management; and (b) Other Real Estate Related Collateral, Small Business
Collateral, and Small Farm and Agri-Business Collateral that meets the requirements for First
Mortgage Collateral except for the requirements in clause (a)(ii) above in the case of
subordinate lien mortgages and except for the requirements in clause (a)(iv) above in the case of
mortgages on underdeveloped land and in the case of commercial real estate property covered by
fire and hazard insurance in an amount at least sufficient to discharge the mortgage loan in full
in case of loss and as to which all real estate taxes are current.

     (o) “Securities” shall mean mortgage-backed securities (including participation
certificates) issued or guaranteed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, the Federal
National Mortgage Corporation, or the Government National Mortgage Association, obligations of or
guaranteed by the United States, United States government agency securities, privately-issued
residential mortgage-backed securities, and any other investment property delivered or furnished
to the Bank from time to time.

     (p) “Small Business Collateral” shall mean loans to persons or entities owning or
operating small businesses and all promissory notes, mortgages, deeds of trust, security
agreements, bonds, instruments, endorsements, assignments, polices and certificates of insurance,
guarantees, evidences of recordations, applications, underwriting materials, appraisals, notices,
opinions of counsel, loan servicing data, electronically stored and written records, agreements,
chattel paper, electronic chattel paper, and documents relating to, evidencing, or securing such
loans.

     (q) “Small Farm and Agri-Business Collateral” shall mean loans to persons or entities owning
or operating small farms or agri-businesses and all promissory notes, mortgages, deeds of trust,
security agreements, bonds, instruments, endorsements, assignments, polices and certificates of
insurance,

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 3 of 19

 

 

guarantees, evidences of recordations, applications, underwriting materials, appraisals, notices,
opinions of counsel, loan servicing data, electronically stored and written records, agreements,
chattel paper, electronic chattel paper, and documents relating to, evidencing, or securing such
loans.

     (r) “UCC” means the Uniform Commercial Code as in effect in the State of Texas or any other
state the laws of which are required to be applied in connection with the issue of perfection of
security interests hereunder.

     Unless otherwise defined herein or the context otherwise requires, terms defined in the UCC
have the respective meanings provided in the UCC. The foregoing definitions shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of the defined terms.

ARTICLE II

ADVANCES

          SECTION 2.1. APPLICATION AND PROCEDURES FOR ADVANCES. Borrower may from time to time request
Advances and agrees to be bound by the terms and conditions contained herein and by the
Confirmation of Advance issued with respect to each such Advance. Unless otherwise agreed to by the
Bank, each Advance shall be made by crediting the Deposit Account(s) of Borrower with the Bank.

          SECTION 2.2. REPAYMENT OF ADVANCES. Borrower agrees to repay each Advance in accordance with
this Agreement and the terms and conditions of the Confirmation of Advance and any other document
evidencing such Advance. Unless otherwise specified in any document evidencing an Advance, interest
shall be paid on the first business day of the month for the amount accrued through the last day of
the previous month and at maturity on the daily outstanding principal amount of each Advance at the
rate set forth in the Confirmation of Advance evidencing such Advance; provided, however, interest
shall be paid at maturity on the daily outstanding principal amount of each Advance with a maturity
date of thirty five days or less at the rate set forth in the Confirmation of Advance evidencing
such Advance. Interest will be charged for each day that an Advance is outstanding and will be
computed on the basis of the actual number of days in the year. Borrower shall pay to the Bank
immediately and without demand, interest on any past due principal of and interest on any Advance
at the rate in effect and being charged by the Bank from time to time on overdrafts on Deposit
Account(s) of its members. Borrower shall maintain in Deposit Account(s) with the Bank an amount at
least equal to the amounts then currently due and payable to the Bank on outstanding Advances, and
Borrower hereby authorizes the Bank to debit such Deposit Account(s) for all amounts due and
payable on any Advance and for all other amounts due and payable hereunder. In the event that the
collected balance in such Deposit Account(s) is, at any time, insufficient to pay such due and
payable amounts, the Bank may without notice to Borrower apply any other deposits, credits, or
monies of Borrower then in the possession of the Bank to the payment of such due and payable
amounts. Borrower agrees that, in the event any such debit results in such Deposit Account(s) being
overdrawn, Borrower shall pay overdraft charges and interest on the amount of the overdraft at the
rate in effect and being charged by the Bank from time to time on overdrafts on Deposit Account(s)
of its members. Upon maturity of any Advance, either by its terms, by acceleration pursuant to this
Agreement, or otherwise the Bank may without notice to Borrower apply any credits, deposits, or
monies of Borrower then in the possession or custody and control of the Bank to the payment of
principal, interest, and other due and payable amounts in connection with such Advance, including,
without limitation, any prepayment fees owed in connection with

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 4 of 19

 

 

the repayment of that Advance. All payments with respect to Advances shall be applied first to
any fees or charges applicable thereto, then to interest due thereon, and then to any principal
amount thereof that is then due and payable.

          SECTION 2.3. ADVANCES WITH RESPECT TO OUTSTANDING COMMTMENTS. In the event that one or more
commitments to make Advances to Borrower are outstanding at the time of an Event of Default under
Section 4.1 hereof (“Outstanding Commitments”), the Bank may at its option make an Advance by
crediting a special reserve account with the Bank in an amount equal to the Outstanding
Commitments. Amounts credited to such special reserve account shall be utilized by the Bank for the
purpose of satisfying the obligations of the Bank under such Outstanding Commitments. When all such
obligations have expired or have been satisfied, the Bank shall disburse the balance, if any, in
such special reserve account first to the satisfaction of any amounts then due and owing by
Borrower to the Bank and then to Borrower or its successors in interest. Advances made pursuant to
this Section 2.3 shall be payable on demand and shall bear interest at the rate in effect and being
charged by the Bank from time to time on overdrafts on Deposit Account(s) of its Borrowers. Nothing
contained in this Section 2.3, however, shall be interpreted to obligate the Bank to release funds
or to fund an Outstanding Commitment in the event Borrower is unable to satisfy the continued
eligibility for funding Advances or Collateral requirements of this Agreement or is otherwise in
default under this Agreement.

ARTICLE III

SECURITY AGREEMENTS

          SECTION 3.1. CREATION OF SECURITY INTEREST. As security for all Indebtedness and Outstanding
Commitments, Borrower hereby assigns, transfers, and pledges to the Bank, and grants to the Bank a
security interest in all of the Collateral, including, without limitation, the First Mortgage
Collateral, Capital Stock, Deposit Accounts, Other Real Estate Related Collateral, Securities,
Small Business Collateral, and Small Farm and Agri-Business Collateral now owned or existing or
hereafter owned, acquired, or arising by Borrower, all payment intangibles related to the
foregoing, and all proceeds, cash proceeds, and noncash proceeds of the foregoing. Without
limitation of the foregoing and for the avoidance of doubt, all property heretofore assigned,
transferred, or pledged by Borrower to the Bank or as to which Borrower has granted a security
interest to the Bank, as collateral for Advances prior to the date hereof is Collateral hereunder.
If, as, and when First Mortgage Collateral, Securities, Small Business Collateral, Small Farm and
Agri-Business Collateral, and Other Real Estate Related Collateral is encumbered or disposed of by
Borrower in the ordinary course of the Borrower’s business and in conformity with the requirements
of Section 3.3 (a) hereof the security interest created hereunder shall be automatically released.

          SECTION 3.2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BORROWER CONCERNING COLLATERAL. Borrower
represents and warrants to the Bank, as of the date hereof and as of the date of each Advance
hereunder, the following:

     (a) Borrower owns and has good and marketable title to the Collateral free and clear of any
and all liens, claims, or encumbrances and has the right and authority to grant a security
interest in the Collateral and to subject all of the Collateral to this Agreement.

     (b) The information contained in any status report, schedule, or other documents required
hereunder and any other information given from time to time by Borrower as to each item of
Collateral is true, accurate, and complete in all material respects.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 5 of 19

 

 

     (c) All of the Collateral meets the standards and requirements with respect thereto from
time to time established by the Bank, the Act, and the Regulations.

     (d) To the best of Borrower’s knowledge and belief, no part of any real property or interest
in real property that is the subject of mortgages included in the Collateral contains or is
subject to the effects of toxic or hazardous materials or other hazardous substances (including
those defined in the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act of 1980,
as amended, 42 U.S.C. sec. 9601, et. seq.; the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C.
sec. 1801, et. seq.; the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. sec. 690 1, et. seq.;
and in the regulations adopted and publications promulgated pursuant to said laws, as such laws,
regulations, and publications may be amended, reformed, or otherwise modified from time to time)
the presence of which could subject the Bank or its successors and assigns to any liability under
applicable state or Federal law or local ordinance either at any time that such property is
pledged to the Bank or upon the enforcement by the Bank of its security interest therein.
Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Bank harmless against all costs, claims,
expenses, damages, and liabilities resulting in any way from the presence or effects of any such
toxic or hazardous substances or materials in, on, under, or emanating from any real property or
interest in real property that is subject to or included in the Collateral or any other property
in which the Borrower has granted a security interest in favor of the Bank.

     (e) The exact legal name of Borrower, the type and jurisdiction of organization of Borrower,
and the location of Borrower’s chief executive office, each as stated in the first paragraph of
this Agreement is true, accurate, and complete. Except with thirty days’ prior written notice to
the Bank, Borrower will not change its name, its type and jurisdiction of organization, or the
location of its chief executive office.

     (f) Borrower is in compliance with all laws, rules, regulations, and ordinances applicable
to or binding upon Borrower or the Collateral, including, without limitation, the Truth in
Lending Act and the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act (and Regulation Z promulgated
thereunder), Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Privacy
Act, anti-discrimination and fair lending laws, and all other federal and state laws,
regulations, orders, directives, or similar requirements intended for the protection of consumers
in connection with the extension of consumer credit, except to the extent that the failure to
comply therewith would not be reasonably expected to (i) subject the Bank or its successors and
assigns to any liability under applicable state or federal law or local ordinance at any time
that Borrower grants a security interest in such property in favor of the Bank, upon the
enforcement by the Bank of its security interest therein, or at any other time or (ii) have a
material adverse effect on (A) the condition (financial or otherwise), operations, business,
assets, or liabilities of Borrower, (B) the ability of Borrower to perform any material
obligation under this Agreement, or (C) the material rights and remedies of the Bank under this
Agreement. Borrower hereby agrees to indemnify and hold the Bank harmless against all costs,
claims, expenses, damages, and liabilities resulting in any way from Borrower’s failure to comply
with any laws, rules, regulations, or ordinances applicable to or binding upon Borrower or the
Collateral.

     SECTION 3.3. COLLATERAL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.

     (a) Borrower shall at all times maintain as Collateral an amount of Qualifying Collateral
that has a Fair Market Value that is at least equal to the Collateral Maintenance Level. Borrower
shall not assign, pledge, transfer, create any security interest in, sell, or otherwise dispose
of any Collateral or interest therein if: (i) such Collateral has been or is required to be
specified pursuant to Section 3.4 hereof or is or is required to be held by or on behalf of the
Bank pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof, or the Bank has otherwise perfected its security interest in
such Collateral; or (ii) at the time of or immediately after such

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 6 of 19

 

 

action, Borrower is not or would not be in compliance with the collateral maintenance
requirements of the first sentence of this Section 3.3 (a) or there is any other Event of Default
under this Agreement.

     (b) Subject to the additional requirements set forth in Sections 3.4 and 3.5 hereof that may
govern Collateral, Collateral shall be held by Borrower in trust for the benefit of, and subject
to the direction and control of, the Bank and will be physically safeguarded by Borrower with at
least the same degree of care as Borrower uses in physically safeguarding its other property,
which shall be no less than the treatment employed by a reasonable and prudent agent in the
industry. Without limitation of the foregoing, Borrower shall take all action necessary or
desirable to protect and preserve the Collateral and the interest of the Bank therein, including,
without limitation, the maintaining of Insurance on property securing First Mortgage Collateral
(such policies and certificates of insurance or guaranty relating to such First Mortgage
Collateral are herein called “Insurance”), the collection of payments under all mortgages and
under all Insurance, and otherwise assuring that all mortgages are serviced in accordance with
the standards of a reasonable and prudent servicer in the industry. Borrower, as agent for the
Bank, shall collect all payments when due on all Collateral. If the Bank requires, Borrower shall
hold all collections and other proceeds of Collateral separate from the other monies of Borrower
and apply such collections to the reduction of Indebtedness as it becomes due; otherwise the Bank
consents to the use and disposition by Borrower of all such collections in the ordinary course of
Borrower’s business.

     SECTION 3.4. SPECIFICATION AND SEGREGATION OF COLLATERAL.

     (a) Upon demand by the Bank, or promptly at any time that Borrower becomes subject to any
mandatory collateral specification and segregation requirements that may be established in
writing by the Bank, and in either case promptly after each valuation date established by the
Bank, Borrower shall deliver to the Bank a status report and accompanying schedules, all in the
form prescribed by the Bank, specifying and describing such amount of Qualifying Collateral as
may be necessary so that the Fair Market Value of the Qualifying Collateral so specified meets or
exceeds the Collateral Maintenance Level at all times. Each First Mortgage Note evidencing First
Mortgage Collateral shall be endorsed by Borrower at such time as the Bank may request as
follows: “Pay to the order of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas.” All other First Mortgage
Documents and documents representing Securities, Small Farm and Agri-Business Collateral, and
Other Real Estate Related Collateral shall be marked and assigned to the Bank in the foregoing
manner or in such other manner as shall be specified by the Bank.

     (b) Borrower shall physically segregate and hold in trust any First Mortgage Collateral,
Small Business Collateral, Small Farm and Agri-Business Collateral, and Other Real Estate Related
Collateral specified in each status report or delivered pursuant to subsection (a) of this
Section 3.4 from all other property of Borrower in a manner satisfactory to the Bank. Borrower
shall hold each First Mortgage Document and each document, agreement, instrument, endorsement,
and assignment evidencing Other Real Estate Related Collateral which is a part of such segregated
Collateral in a separate file folder with each folder clearly labeled with the loan
identification number and the name of the mortgagor. Borrower shall hold each document,
agreement, instrument, endorsement, and assignment evidencing Small Business Collateral or Small
Farm and Agri-Business Collateral which is a part of such segregated Collateral in a separate
file folder with each file folder clearly labeled with the loan identification number and the
name of the borrower. Each such file folder shall be clearly marked or stamped with the
statement: “The Mortgage, Deed of Trust, or Security Agreement, as applicable, and the Note
Relating to this Loan Have Been Assigned to the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas.”

     (c) If requested by the Bank, Borrower shall provide, at its own expense, such
certifications by an independent certified public accountant or by another party acceptable to
the Bank as the Bank may request with respect to the compliance by Borrower with the terms of
Sections 3.3 and 3.4. All Securities

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 7 of 19

 

 

and, unless otherwise specified by the Bank, all other Collateral specified in such a status
report shall be delivered to the Bank or to a custodian designated by the Bank, or in the case of
uncertificated securities, transferred to the Bank in the manner specified in Section 3.5 hereto.

     SECTION 3.5. DELIVERY OF COLLATERAL.

     (a) Upon demand by the Bank, or promptly at any time that Borrower becomes subject to any
mandatory collateral delivery requirements that may be established in writing by the Bank, and in
either case from time to time thereafter, Borrower shall deliver to the Bank, or to a custodian
designated by the Bank, such Qualifying Collateral as may be necessary so that the Fair Market
Value of Qualifying Collateral held by the Bank, or such custodian, meets or exceeds the
Collateral Maintenance Level at all times. Collateral delivered to the Bank shall be endorsed or
assigned in recordable form by Borrower to the Bank. Unless otherwise specified in writing by the
Bank, such endorsements or assignments may be in blanket form provided that, in the case of First
Mortgage Collateral, Small Business Collateral, Small Farm and Agri-Business Collateral, and
Other Real Estate Related Collateral, there shall be separate endorsements and assignments for
each county or recording district in which the real property secured by such First Mortgage
Collateral, Small Business Collateral, Small Farm and Agri- Business Collateral, or Other Real
Estate Related Collateral is located. Concurrently with the initial delivery under this Section
3.5 of Collateral and promptly after each subsequent valuation date established by the Bank, and
at such other times as the Bank may request, Borrower shall deliver to the Bank a status report
and accompanying schedules, all in the form prescribed by the Bank and dated as of the then most
recent valuation date, describing the Collateral held by the Bank or its custodian.

     (b) With respect to uncertificated securities pledged to the Bank as Securities or other
property offered as collateral by Borrower to the Bank and as may be accepted by the Bank as
collateral from time to time pursuant to the terms hereof, the delivery requirements contained in
this Agreement shall be satisfied by the Bank becoming the registered owner of such securities or
the issuer of such securities having agreed that it will comply with instructions originated by
the Bank without further consent by Borrower, such transfer to be effected in such manner and to
be evidenced by such documents as specified by the Bank.

     (c) Borrower agrees to pay the Bank such reasonable fees and charges as may be assessed by
the Bank to cover the overhead and other costs of the Bank relating to the receipt, holding,
redelivery, and reassignment of Collateral, and to reimburse the Bank upon request for all
recording fees and other reasonable expenses, disbursements, and advances incurred or made by the
Bank in connection therewith, including reasonable compensation and the expenses and
disbursements of any custodian that may be appointed by the Bank hereunder, and the agents and
legal counsel of the Bank and of such custodians.

          SECTION 3.6. WITHDRAWAL OR REASSIGNMENT OF COLLATERAL. Upon approval by the Bank and receipt
by the Bank of written documents in the form specified by the Bank constituting (i) a request from
Borrower for the withdrawal or reassignment of Collateral that has been specified pursuant to
Section 3.4 hereof or has been delivered pursuant to Section 3.5 hereof, or as to which the Bank
has otherwise perfected its security interest, (ii) a detailed listing of the Collateral to be
withdrawn or reassigned, and (iii) a certificate of a duly authorized officer of Borrower
certifying that the Fair Market Value of the Qualifying Collateral that is specified and pledged to
or will be held by the Bank, as appropriate, after such withdrawal or reassignment will not be less
than the Collateral Maintenance Level, the Bank shall promptly redeliver or reassign to Borrower
the Collateral specified in said certificate of such duly authorized officer. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary herein contained, while an Event of Default hereunder shall have occurred
and be continuing, the Bank will not be required to honor any request for withdrawal or
reassignment of any Collateral.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 8 of 19

 

 

     SECTION 3.7. REPORTS, COLLATERAL AUDITS, AND ACCESS.

     (a) If the Fair Market Value of Qualifying Collateral owned by Borrower, free and clear of
any liens, security interests, or encumbrances other than any lien, security interest, or
encumbrance in favor of the Bank, shall at any time fall below the Collateral Maintenance Level
or if Borrower becomes aware of, or has reason to believe that a contingency exists, which with
the lapse of time, giving of notice, or both could result in Borrower failing to maintain
Qualifying Collateral in an amount that has a Fair Market Value at least equal to the Collateral
Maintenance Level, Borrower shall immediately notify the Bank. Borrower shall furnish to the Bank
annually and at such other times as the Bank may request, an audit report prepared by the Bank,
if the Bank in its sole discretion chooses to prepare such audit report, or an external
independent auditor of Borrower in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards
certifying that Borrower owns, free and clear of any liens, security interests, or encumbrances,
other than liens, security interests, or encumbrances in favor of the Bank, Qualifying Collateral
with a Fair Market Value at least equal to the Collateral Maintenance Level. If Borrower is
required to specify and pledge or deliver Collateral pursuant to Sections 3.4 and 3.5 hereof,
such audit report shall refer only to such Qualifying Collateral that is so specified, pledged,
delivered, or held by the Bank as of the date of such audit report. If requested by the Bank,
Borrower shall furnish to the Bank a written report covering such matters regarding the
Collateral as the Bank may require, including, without limitation: listings of First Mortgages
and Securities and unpaid principal balances thereof; and certifications concerning the status of
payments of First Mortgages and of taxes and Insurance on properties securing First Mortgages and
Other Real Estate Related Collateral. If so requested by the Bank, Borrower shall promptly report
to the Bank any event that reduces the principal balance of any First Mortgage or Security by
five percent (5%) or more, whether by payment, prepayment, foreclosure sale, Insurance or
guaranty payment, or otherwise. Borrower shall give the Bank access at all reasonable times to
Collateral in the possession of Borrower and to the books and records of account of Borrower
relating to such Collateral for the purpose of permitting the Bank to examine, verify, or
reconcile the Collateral and the reports of Borrower to the Bank thereon.

     (b) All Collateral and the maintenance by Borrower of Qualifying Collateral in an amount
that has a Fair Market Value at least equal to the Collateral Maintenance Level shall be subject
to audit and verification by or on behalf of the Bank. Such audits and verifications may occur
without notice by the Bank during normal business hours of Borrower or upon reasonable notice at
such other times as the Bank may reasonably request. Borrower shall provide access to, and shall
make adequate working facilities available to, the representatives or agents of the Bank for the
purposes of such audits and verifications. Borrower agrees to pay to the Bank such reasonable
fees and charges as may be assessed by the Bank to cover overhead and other costs relating to
such audits and verifications.

          SECTION 3.8. ADDITIONAL DOCUMENTATION. Borrower shall make, execute, record, and deliver to
the Bank such financing statements, notices, assignments, listings, powers of attorney, and other
instruments with respect to the Collateral and the security interest of the Bank therein all in
such form as the Bank may require. To the extent permitted by applicable law, Borrower hereby
irrevocably authorizes the Bank to file, in the name of Borrower or otherwise and without the
signature or other separate authorization or authentication of Borrower appearing thereon, such UCC
financing statements (including, without limitation, continuations and amendments) and in such
jurisdictions as the Bank may deem necessary or appropriate to perfect or maintain the perfection
of the security interest of the Bank. Borrower hereby irrevocably authorizes the Bank to file
financing statements (including, without limitation, continuations and amendments) with respect to
any Collateral describing the Collateral covered thereby as “all of the debtor’s personal property
and assets” or words to similar effect, notwithstanding that such description may

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 9 of 19

 

 

be broader in scope than the Collateral described in this Agreement. Borrower agrees that a
photocopy, electronic or other reproduction of this Agreement or of a financing statement is
sufficient as a financing statement. Borrower shall pay the cost of, or incidental to, any
recording or filing of any financing statements (including, without limitation, continuations and
amendments) or other assignment documents concerning the Collateral.

     SECTION 3.9. RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BANK AS TO COLLATERAL. The duty of the Bank as to the
Collateral shall be solely to use reasonable care in the custody and preservation of the Collateral
in its possession, which shall not include (i) any steps necessary to preserve rights against other
parties with a prior position or (ii) the duty to send notices, perform services, or take any
action in connection with the collection or management of the Collateral. The Bank shall not have
any responsibility or liability for the form, sufficiency, correctness, genuineness, or legal
effect of any instrument or document constituting a part of the Collateral, or any signature
thereon or the description or misdescription or value of property represented, or purported to be
represented, by any such document or instrument. Borrower agrees that any and all Collateral may be
removed by the Bank from the state or location where situated, and may there be dealt with by the
Bank as provided in this Agreement.

     SECTION 3.10. RIGHTS OF THE BANK AS TO COLLATERAL; POWER OF ATTORNEY. At any time or times, at
the expense of Borrower, the Bank may in its sole discretion, before or after the occurrence of an
Event of Default, in its own name or in the name of its nominee or of Borrower, do any or all
things and take any and all actions that are pertinent to the protection of the interest of the
Bank hereunder and that are lawful under the laws of the State of Texas or any other State or
jurisdiction the laws of which shall apply to (i) the attachment and perfection of a security
interest of the Bank hereunder or (ii) the enforcement of the Bank’s rights hereunder, including,
but not limited to, the following:

     (a) Terminate any consent given hereunder;

     (b) Notify obligors on any Collateral to make payments thereon directly to the Bank;

     (c) Endorse any Collateral in the name of Borrower;

     (d) Enter into any extension, compromise, settlement, or other agreement relating to or
affecting any Collateral;

     (e) Take any action Borrower is required or permitted to take or that is otherwise necessary
to (i) sign and record a financing statement or otherwise perfect a security interest in any or all
of the Collateral; or (ii) obtain, preserve, protect, enforce, or collect the Collateral;

     (f) Take control of any funds or other proceeds generated by the Collateral and use the same
to reduce Indebtedness as it becomes due (or hold the same as additional Collateral); and

     (g) Cause the Collateral to be transferred to the Bank’s name or the name of its nominee.
Borrower hereby appoints the Bank as its true and lawful attorney, for and on behalf of Borrower
and in its name, place and stead, to prepare, execute, and record endorsements and assignments to
the Bank and its successors and assigns and grants to the Bank as such attorney full power and
authority to do or perform every lawful act necessary or proper in connection therewith as fully as
the Borrower might or could do. Borrower hereby ratifies and confirms all that the Bank shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this special power-of-attorney set forth in this
Section 3.10. This special power-of-attorney is granted for a period commencing on the date hereof
and continuing until the discharge of all Indebtedness and all obligations of Borrower hereunder
regardless of any Event of Default, is coupled with an interest, and is irrevocable for the period
granted.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 10 of 19

 

 

     SECTION 3.11. SUBORDINATION OF OTHER LOANS TO COLLATERAL. Borrower hereby agrees that all
First Mortgage Notes that are part of the First Mortgage Collateral and any notes securing personal
property or other property (collectively, the “Pledged Notes”) shall have priority in right and
remedy over any claims, however evidenced, for other loans, whenever made, that are secured by
mortgages or security agreements on the property securing the Pledged Notes. The Pledged Notes
shall be satisfied out of the property or proceeds thereof covered by such mortgages or security
agreements before recourse to such property may be obtained for the repayment of such other loans.
To this end, Borrower hereby subordinates the lien and security interests of such mortgages and
security agreements with respect to such other loans to the lien and security interests of such
mortgages and security agreements with respect to the Pledged Notes. Borrower further agrees to
retain possession of any promissory notes evidencing such other loans and not to pledge, assign, or
transfer the same, except that (if otherwise qualified) the same may be pledged to the Bank as part
of the Collateral.

     SECTION 3.12. NOTARIAL ENSORSEMENTS AND PARAPHS OF PARAPHED NOTES; NOTES NOT PARAPHED.
Borrower agrees that to the extent any Collateral consists of First Mortgage Notes or any other
promissory notes delivered to the Bank that are payable to the order of Borrower and paraphed for
identification with First Mortgages or any other mortgages also secured by property located in
Louisiana (such First Mortgages and such other mortgages secured by property located in Louisiana,
herein the “Louisiana Mortgages” and such First Mortgages Notes and other promissory notes that are
secured by Louisiana Mortgages, herein the “Louisiana Notes”), then Borrower shall endorse such
Louisiana Notes payable to the order of Bank (or bearer) pursuant to notarial acts of endorsement
(‘Notarial Endorsement”) and cause the notary public before whom the Notarial Endorsement is
executed to paraph the various Louisiana Notes for identification with the Notarial Endorsement.
The Notarial Endorsement shall be delivered to the Bank contemporaneously with the delivery of the
Louisiana Notes.

     Borrower further agrees that to the extent any Collateral consists of Louisiana Notes that are
not paraphed for identification with the Louisiana Mortgages and that are secured by Louisiana
Mortgages, Borrower shall endorse such Louisiana Notes and shall execute an Assignment of Note and
Mortgage in authentic form assigning the Louisiana Notes and all of Borrower’s interest in and to
the Louisiana Mortgages to the Bank. The Assignment of Note and Mortgage shall be delivered to the
Bank contemporaneously with the delivery of the Louisiana Notes.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 11 of 19

 

 

ARTICLE IV

DEFAULT; REMEDIES

          SECTION 4.1. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION. Upon the occurrence of and during the
continuation of any of the following events or conditions of default (“Event of Default”), the Bank
may at its own option declare all Indebtedness and accrued interest thereon, including any
prepayment fees and charges that are provided for in the event of the payment of an Advance before
the date(s) scheduled for repayment, to be immediately due and payable without presentment, demand,
protest, or any further notice:

     (a) The failure of Borrower to pay when due the interest on or the principal of any Advance;

     (b) The failure of Borrower to perform any promise or obligation or to satisfy any condition
or liability contained herein, in any Confirmation of Advance, or in any other agreement to which
Borrower and the Bank are parties;

     (c) Evidence coming to the attention of the Bank that any representation, statement, or
warranty made or furnished in any manner to the Bank by or on behalf of Borrower in connection
with any Advance, any specification of Qualifying Collateral, or any certification of Fair Market
Value was false in any material respect when made or furnished;

     (d) The issuance of any tax levy, seizure, attachment, garnishment, levy of execution, or
other legal process with respect to the Collateral;

     (e) Any suspension of payment by Borrower to any creditor of sums due or the occurrence of
any event that results in acceleration of the maturity of any indebtedness of Borrower to others
under any obligation, security agreement, indenture, loan agreement, or comparable undertaking;

     (f) The appointment of a conservator or receiver for Borrower or any subsidiary of Borrower
or the property of Borrower; entry of an order for relief against Borrower or any subsidiary of
Borrower under the federal bankruptcy laws; entry of a judgment or decree adjudicating Borrower
or any subsidiary of Borrower insolvent; commencement of a case or other proceeding by or against
Borrower or any subsidiary of Borrower seeking liquidation, reorganization, or other relief with
respect to it or its debts under any bankruptcy, insolvency, or similar law now or hereafter in
effect; or an assignment by Borrower or any subsidiary of Borrower for the benefit of creditors;

     (g) The sale by Borrower of all or a material part of the assets of Borrower or the taking
of any other action by Borrower to liquidate or dissolve;

     (h) The cessation of Borrower to be a type of institution that is eligible under the Act to
become a Borrower of the Bank; or in the case of member borrowers, termination of the membership
of Borrower in the Bank;

     (i) Merger, consolidation, or other combination of Borrower with an entity that is not a
member of the Bank or is not otherwise eligible to borrow from the Bank if such non-member or
non-eligible entity is the surviving entity;

     (j) The Bank reasonably and in good faith determines that a material adverse change has
occurred in the financial condition of Borrower from the time of the making of any Advance or
from the condition of Borrower as theretofore most recently disclosed to the Bank; or

     (k) The Bank reasonably and in good faith deems itself insecure even though Borrower is not
otherwise in default.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 12 of 19

 

 

          SECTION 4.2. REMEDIES. Upon the occurrence of any Event of Default, the Bank shall have all of
the rights and remedies provided by applicable law, which shall include, without limitation, all of
the remedies of a secured party under the UCC. In addition, the Bank may take immediate possession
of any of the Collateral or any part thereof wherever the same may be found. The Bank is
irrevocably authorized to foreclose upon the Collateral, in whole or in part, and to thereupon
cause such Collateral to be seized and sold under either executory or ordinary proceedings at the
Bank’s sole option, without appraisal, in either its entirety or in lot. The Bank may sell, assign,
and deliver the Collateral or any part thereof at public or private sale (at the sole option of the
Bank), without recourse to judicial proceedings and without demand, appraisal, advertisement or
notice of any kind, all of which are expressly waived to the fullest extent permitted by law, for
such price as the Bank deems appropriate without any liability for any loss due to a decrease in
the market value of the Collateral during the period held. The Bank shall have the right to
purchase all or part of the Collateral at such public or private sale free of any right of
redemption on the part of Borrower which right is expressly waived and released to the fullest
extent permitted by law. If the Collateral includes insurance or securities that will be redeemed
by the issuer upon surrender, or any accounts or deposits in the possession of the Bank, the Bank
may realize upon such Collateral without notice to Borrower. If any notification of intended
disposition of any of the Collateral is required by applicable law, such notification shall be
deemed reasonable and properly given if mailed, postage prepaid, at least five (5) days before any
such disposition to the principal address of Borrower appearing on the records of the Bank. The
Bank shall be entitled to receive the proceeds from any sale of the Collateral by preference and
priority over all other parties. The proceeds of any sale shall be applied in the order that the
Bank, in its sole discretion, may choose. Borrower agrees to pay all costs and expenses of the Bank
in the collection of the Indebtedness and enforcement of the rights and remedies of the Bank in
case of default, including, without limitation, reasonable attorney’s fees. The Bank, at its
discretion, may apply any surplus after payment of the Indebtedness, provision for repayment to the
Bank of any amounts to be paid or advanced under Outstanding Commitments, and all costs of
collection and enforcement to third parties, without recourse to the Bank, claiming a secondary
security interest in the Collateral, with any remaining surplus paid to Borrower. Borrower shall be
liable to the Bank for any deficiency remaining.

ARTICLE V

GENERALREPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES BY BORROWER

          SECTION 5.1. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. Borrower represents and warrants to the Bank, as
of the date hereof and as of the date of each Advance hereunder, each of the following:

     (a) Borrower is not now, and neither the execution of nor the performance of any of the
transactions or obligations of Borrower under this Agreement shall, with the passage of time, the
giving of notice or otherwise, cause Borrower to be: (i) in violation of its charter or articles
of incorporation, bylaws, the Act, the Regulations, any other law or administrative regulation or
order, or any court decree; or (ii) in default under or in breach of any indenture, contract, or
other instrument to which Borrower is a party or by which it or any of its property is bound.

     (b) Borrower has full corporate power and authority and has received all corporate and
governmental authorizations and approvals as may be required to enter into and perform its
obligations under this Agreement and to borrow each Advance.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 13 of 19

 

 

     (c) The information given by Borrower in any document provided, or in any oral statement
made, in connection with an application or request for an Advance, is true, accurate, and
complete in all material respects.

ARTICLE VI

MISCELLANEOUS

          SECTION 6.1. ASSIGNMENT. Borrower hereby gives the Bank the full right, power, and authority
to pledge, assign, or negotiate to any person or entity, with or without recourse, all or any part
of the Indebtedness or participations therein, and to the extent permitted by law, the Bank may
assign or transfer all or any part or right, title, and interest of the Bank in and to this
Agreement and may assign and deliver the whole or any part of the Collateral to the transferee,
which shall succeed to all of the powers and rights of the Bank in respect thereof, and the Bank
shall thereafter be forever relieved and fully discharged from any liability or responsibility with
respect to the transferred Collateral. In the event of any such pledge or assignment, all
references herein to the “Bank shall be read to refer also to the pledgee or assignee, as the case
may be. Borrower may not assign or transfer any of its rights or obligations hereunder without the
express prior written consent of the Bank.

          SECTION 6.2. CONFESSON OF JUDGMENT. Borrower hereby confesses judgment in favor of Bank, or
any future holder or holders of any Collateral, up to the full amount of the Indebtedness
including, principal, interest, attorney’s fees, and any sums or expenditures that may be advanced
or incurred during the life of this Agreement for the payment of insurance, taxes, or any amounts
expended for the protection and preservation of the Collateral.

          SECTION 6.3. DISCRETION OF THE BANK TO GRANT OR DENYADVANCES AND COMMTMENTS. Nothing contained
herein or in any documents describing or setting forth the credit program or policy of the Bank
shall be construed as an agreement or commitment on the part of the Bank to grant Advances or
extend commitments hereunder, the right and power of the Bank in its discretion to either grant or
deny any Advance or commitment requested hereunder being expressly reserved.

          SECTION 6.4. AMENDMENT; WAIVERS. No modification, amendment, or waiver of any provision of
this Agreement or consent to any departure therefrom shall be effective unless executed by the
party against whom such change is asserted and shall be effective only in the specific instance and
for the purpose for which given. “Executed” as used in this Section 6.4 means that a person has
signed or executed or otherwise adopted a symbol, or encrypted or similarly processed a record in
whole or in part, with the present intent of the authenticating person to identify the person and
to adopt or accept a record on behalf of Borrower. No notice to or demand on Borrower in any case
shall entitle Borrower to any other or further notice or demand in the same or similar or other
circumstances. Any forbearance, failure, or delay by the Bank in the exercise of any right, power,
or remedy hereunder shall not be deemed to be a waiver thereof, and any single or partial exercise
by the Bank of any right, power, or remedy hereunder shall not preclude the further exercise
thereof. Without limiting the generality of Section 6.3 or the foregoing provisions of this Section
6.4, the making of any Advance after the occurrence or during the continuance of an Event of
Default (whether or not known to the Bank) shall not be deemed to be a waiver of such Event of
Default or any right, power, or remedy hereunder and shall not preclude the further exercise
thereof. Every right,

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 14 of 19

 

 

power, and remedy of the Bank shall continue in full force and effect until specifically
waived by the Bank in writing.

     SECTION 6.5. JURISDICTION; LEGAL FEES. In any action or proceeding brought by the Bank or
Borrower in order to enforce any right or remedy under this Agreement, the parties hereby consent
to, and agree that they will either (i) submit to the jurisdiction of the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Texas or, if such action or proceeding may not be brought and
maintained in such court, the jurisdiction of an appropriate District Court for the State of Texas,
County of Dallas, or (ii) if the parties mutually agree, submit any disagreement arising out of
this Agreement to arbitration in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American
Arbitration Association, in effect from time to time. Borrower agrees that if any action or
proceeding is brought by Borrower seeking to obtain any legal or equitable relief against the Bank
under or arising out of this Agreement or any transaction contemplated hereby, and such relief is
not granted by the final decision, after judgment of any and all appeals has been entered or the
time period to appeal a decision has expired, of a court of competent jurisdiction, Borrower shall
pay all attorneys’ fees and other costs incurred by the Bank in connection therewith.

     SECTION 6.6. NOTICES. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, any notice, advice,
request, consent, or direction given, made, or withdrawn pursuant to this Agreement shall be given
in writing or by a transmission in electronic or other form, and shall be deemed to have been duly
given to and received by a party hereto when it shall have been mailed to such party at its address
given above by first class mail, or if given by hand or by a transmission in electronic or other
form when actually received by such party at its principal office, chief executive office, or as
otherwise designated. Any notice by the Bank to Borrower pursuant to Section 3.4(a) or 3.5(a)
hereof may be oral and shall be deemed to have been duly given to and received by Borrower at the
time of the oral communication.

     SECTION 6.7. TAPE RECORDING. Borrower consents and agrees that all telephone conversations or
data transmissions between Borrower and its agents and the Bank may be recorded and retained by
either party by use of any reasonable means. Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold the Bank
harmless against any and all liability that the Bank may incur as a result of such recordings.

     SECTION 6.8. PRIVACY. The Bank shall use and disclose nonpublic personal information (as
defined in the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and related regulations) received from Borrower only to the
extent necessary to allow the Bank to provide Borrower the products and services offered by the
Bank or to the extent covered by a statutory exception authorized by the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and
related regulations.

     SECTION 6.9. SIGNATURE OF BORROWER. The Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Cashier, or Assistant
Cashier of Borrower shall from time to time certify to the Bank on forms provided by the Bank the
names and specimen signatures of the persons authorized to apply on behalf of Borrower to the Bank
for Advances and otherwise act for and on behalf of Borrower in accordance with this Agreement.
Such certifications are incorporated herein and made a part of this Agreement and shall continue in
effect until expressly revoked by Borrower, notwithstanding that subsequent certifications may
authorize additional or different persons to act for and on behalf of Borrower.

     SECTION 6.10. APPLICABLE LAW; SEVERABILITY IN ADDITION TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS
SPECIFICALLY SET FORTH HEREIN AND IN ANY CONFIRMATION OF ADVANCE BETWEEN THE BANK AND BORROWER,
THIS AGREEMENT AND ALL ADVANCES GRANTED AND COMMITMENTS EXTENDED UNDER THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE
GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES
INCLUDED THEREIN. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING,

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 15 of 19

 

 

THE UCC, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES INCLUDED THEREIN, SHALL BE
DEEMED APPLICABLE TO THIS AGREEMENT AND TO ANY ADVANCE HEREUNDER AND SHALL GOVERN THE ATTACHMENT
AND PERFECTION OF ANY SECURITY INTEREST GRANTED HEREUNDER. IN THE EVENT THAT ANY PORTION OF THIS
AGREEMENT CONFLICTS WITH APPLICABLE LAW, SUCH CONFLICT SHALL NOT AFFECT ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS
AGREEMENT THAT CAN BE GIVEN EFFECT WITHOUT THE CONFLICTING PROVISION, AND TO THIS END THE
PROVISIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE DECLARED TO BE SEVERABLE.

     SECTION 6.11. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the
benefit of the authorized and permitted successors and assigns of Borrower and the Bank.

     SECTION 6.12. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT. THIS AGREEMENT REPRESENTS THE FINAL
AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES HERETO AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY EVIDENCE OF PRIOR (INCLUDING,
WITHOUT LIMITATION, THE EXISTING AGREEMENT, IF ANY, AS DEFINED BELOW), CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR
SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS OF THE PARTIES HERETO. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN
THE PARTIES HERETO. To the extent Borrower and the Bank have entered into an Advances, Specific
Collateral Pledge and Security Agreement with Blanket Floating Lien, an Advances, Collateral Pledge
and Security Agreement with Delivery, or an Advances, Collateral Pledge and Security Agreement
prior to the date hereof (the “Existing Agreement”), (a) this Agreement amends and restates in its
entirety the Existing Agreement, (b) this Agreement does not extinguish the indebtedness,
liabilities, and obligations of Borrower outstanding in connection with the Existing Agreement nor
does it constitute a novation with respect to such indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations of
Borrower, (c) all indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations of Borrower under the Existing
Agreement are renewed and continued and hereafter shall be payable in accordance with this
Agreement; provided, however, for matters relating to the accrual and payment of interest and fees
and relating to indemnification arising prior to the effective date of this Agreement, the terms of
the Existing Agreement shall control and are hereby ratified and confirmed, (d) this Agreement
shall not result in or constitute a waiver of or a release, discharge, or forgiveness of any amount
payable pursuant to the Existing Agreement, (e) all security interests and liens previously granted
by Borrower pursuant to the Existing Agreement are hereby renewed and continued, and all such
security interests and other liens shall remain in full force and effect as security for all
indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations of Borrower to the Bank, (f) any default thereunder
shall constitute an Event of Default hereunder, and (g) Collateral furnished pursuant to this
Agreement shall also secure all indebtedness, liabilities, and obligations of Borrower to the Bank
under the Existing Agreement.

     SECTION 6.13. MAXIMUM RATE. No interest rate specified in this Agreement shall at any time
exceed the maximum rate of nonusurious interest under applicable law that the Bank may charge
Borrower (the “Maximum Rate”). In the event the Bank ever receives, collects, or applies as
interest any sum which is in excess of the Maximum Rate, such amount which would be in excess of
the Maximum Rate shall be applied as a payment and reduction of the principal of the Advances; and,
if the principal of the Advances has been paid in full, any remaining excess shall forthwith be
paid to Borrower. In determining whether or not the interest paid or payable exceeds the Maximum
Rate, Borrower and the Bank shall, to the extent permitted by applicable law, (a) characterize any
non-principal payment as an expense, fee, or premium rather than as interest, (b) exclude voluntary
prepayments and the effects thereof, and (c) amortize, prorate,

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 16 of 19

 

 

allocate, and spread in equal or unequal parts the total amount of interest throughout the
entire contemplated term of the Advances so that interest for the entire term does not exceed the
Maximum Rate.

     SECTION 6.14. CAPTIONS AND HEADINGS. The captions and headings in this Agreement are for
convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation
of any provision of this Agreement.

     SECTION 6.15. FURTHER ASSURANCES. Borrower shall execute such additional documents and take
such other actions as the Bank may reasonably request to effectuate the intent of this Agreement.

     SECTION 6.16. EXECUTION. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, on
telecopy counterparts and by different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each of which when
so executed shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute one
and the same agreement.

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 17 of 19

 

 

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower and the Bank, each acting through its respective duly authorized
representative(s), have caused this Agreement to be signed in their names and delivered as of the
date first above written.

	 	 	 
	     Guaranty Bank
 

Full Corporate Name of Borrower

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	     December
31
	 	 
	 

Fiscal Year End

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	     /s/
Mike Calcote
	 	 
	 

Authorized Signature

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	     Mike Calcote, CFO
 

Typed Name & Title of Signer

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	     /s/
Patrick King
	 	 
	 

Authorized Signature

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	     Patrick King, Dir Asset Liability Mgmt
 

Typed Name & Title of Signer

	 	 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 18 of 19

 

 

	 	 	 
	FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF DALLAS
	 	 
	 
	 	 
	     /s/
Michael Sims
	 	 
	 

Authorized Signature

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	     Michael
Sims, Senior Vice President
	 	 
	 

Typed Name & Title of Signer

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	     /s/
Nancy Parker
	 	 
	 

Authorized Signature

	 	 
	 
	 	 
	     Nancy
Parker, Senior Vice President
	 	 
	 

Typed Name & Title of Signer

	 	 

					
	 	 	 	 	 
	5/2005
	 	Advances and Security Agreement
	 	Page 19 of 19

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00127-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00127-of-00352.parquet"}]]