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Exhibit 10.1

FOURTH AMENDMENT

TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

WAREHOUSING CREDIT AGREEMENT

     This FOURTH AMENDMENT TO THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED WAREHOUSING CREDIT AGREEMENT (this
“Amendment”), made and entered into as of December 15, 2005 (the “Effective Date”), by and among
HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Colorado corporation (“Borrower”), the financial institutions
which are signatories to the Credit Agreement (as defined below) (each a “Bank” and collectively,
the “Banks”), and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as agent for the Banks (in such capacity,
together with any successor agents appointed hereunder, the “Agent”).

RECITALS

     1. The Borrower, the Agent and the Banks entered into a Third Amended and Restated Warehousing
Credit Agreement dated as of October 23, 2003, as amended by a First Amendment to Third Amended and
Restated Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of February 27, 2004, a Second Amendment to Third
Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of September 28, 2004, an Agreement to
Increase Commitment Amount dated as of December 22, 2004, a Second Agreement to Increase Commitment
Amount dated as of September 23, 2005 and a Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated
Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of September 28, 2005 (as amended, the “Credit Agreement”);
and

     2. The Borrower desires to amend certain provisions of the Credit Agreement and the Banks and
the Agent are willing to do so upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Amendment.

AGREEMENT

     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby covenant and agree to be bound as follows:

     Section 1. Capitalized Terms. Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Credit Agreement, unless the context shall
otherwise require.

     Section 2. Amendments to Credit Agreement.

     2.1 Leverage Ratio. Section 4.13 of the Credit Agreement is deleted in its
entirety and the following is substituted in lieu thereof:

     4.13 Leverage Ratio. Not permit the Leverage Ratio to exceed (a) 15 to
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to and including March 15, 2006 and (b) 12 to 1 at any time during the period
on and after March 16, 2006.

     2.2 Increase of Accordion Feature. Section 8.05(b) and (c) is amended by
deleting the clause “$225,000,000” as it appears therein and by substituting in lieu thereof
the clause “$400,000,000”.

     2.3 Schedule of Warehousing Commitment Amounts. Schedule 1.01(b) of the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as set forth in Exhibit A
hereto.

     2.4 Borrowing Base/Compliance Certificate. Schedule 4.01(e) to the Credit
Agreement is hereby amended to read as set forth on Exhibit B attached to this Amendment
which is made a part of the Credit Agreement as Schedule 4.01(e) thereto.

     2.5 Exhibit A. Exhibit A to the Credit Agreement is hereby amended to read as
set forth on Exhibit C attached to this Amendment which is made a part of the Credit
Agreement as Exhibit A thereto.

     Section 3. Effectiveness of Amendments. The amendment contained in this Amendment
shall become effective upon delivery by the Borrower to the Agent of, and compliance by the
Borrower with, the following:

     3.1 This Amendment duly executed by the Borrower and the Required Banks.

     3.2 An amended and restated Note in the form prescribed by the Agent and in favor of
each Bank in the amount of its Commitment Amount as increased by this Agreement
(collectively, the “New Notes”).

     3.3 A certificate of the Secretary or Assistant Secretary of the Borrower (i)
certifying that there has been no amendment to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of
the Borrower since true and accurate copies of the same were last delivered to the Agent
with certificates of the Secretary of the Borrower, and (ii) confirming that a resolution of
the Board of Directors of the Borrower authorizes the execution, delivery and performance of
this Amendment, the New Notes and any other documents executed in connection herewith (the
“Amendment Documents”), and identifying the officers of the Borrower authorized to sign the
Amendment Documents.

     3.4 The Borrower shall have satisfied such other conditions as specified by the Agent,
including payment of all unpaid legal fees and expenses incurred by the Agent through the
date of this Amendment in connection with the Credit Agreement and the Amendment Documents.

Section 4. Representations, Warranties, Authority, No Adverse Claim.

     4.1 Reassertion of Representations and Warranties, No Default. The Borrower
represents that on and as of the date hereof and after giving effect to this

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Amendment (a)
all of the representations and warranties contained in the Credit Agreement are true,
correct and complete in all respects as of the date hereof as though made on and as of such date, except for changes permitted by the terms of the Credit Agreement, and (b)
there will exist no Unmatured Event of Default or Event of Default under the Credit
Agreement as amended by this Amendment on such date.

     4.2 Authority, No Conflict, No Consent Required. The Borrower represents and
warrants that it has the power and legal right and authority to enter into the Amendment
Documents and has duly authorized as appropriate the execution and delivery of the Amendment
Documents and other agreements and documents executed and delivered by it in connection
herewith or therewith by proper corporate action, and none of the Amendment Documents nor
the agreements contained herein or therein contravenes or constitutes a default under any
agreement, instrument or indenture to which the Borrower is a party or a signatory or a
provision of the Borrower’s Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws or any other agreement or
requirement of law, or result in the imposition of any Lien on any property of the Borrower
under any agreement binding on or applicable to the Borrower or any of its property except,
if any, in favor of the Banks. The Borrower represents and warrants that no consent,
approval or authorization of or registration or declaration with any Person, including but
not limited to any governmental authority, is required in connection with the execution and
delivery by the Borrower of the Amendment Documents or other agreements and documents
executed and delivered by the Borrower in connection therewith or the performance of
obligations of the Borrower therein described, except for those which the Borrower has
obtained or provided and as to which the Borrower has delivered certified copies of
documents evidencing each such action to the Agent.

     4.3 No Adverse Claim. The Borrower warrants, acknowledges and agrees that no
events have taken place and no circumstances exist at the date hereof that would give the
Borrower a basis to assert a defense, offset or counterclaim to any claim of the Banks with
respect to the Secured Obligations.

     Section 5. Affirmation of Credit Agreement, Further References, Affirmation of Security
Interest. The Agent, the Banks and the Borrower each acknowledge and affirm that the Credit
Agreement, as hereby amended, is hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects and all terms,
conditions and provisions of the Credit Agreement, except as amended by this Amendment, shall
remain unmodified and in full force and effect. All references in any document or instrument to
the Credit Agreement are hereby amended and shall refer to the Credit Agreement as amended by this
Amendment. The Borrower confirms to the Agent and the Banks that the Secured Obligations are and
continue to be secured by the security interest granted by the Borrower in favor of the Agent for
the benefit of the Banks under the Pledge and Security Agreement, and all of the terms, conditions,
provisions, agreements, requirements, promises, obligations, duties, covenants and representations
of the Borrower under such documents and any and all other documents and agreements entered into
with respect to the obligations under the Credit Agreement are incorporated herein by reference and
are hereby ratified and affirmed in all respects by the Borrower.

     Section 6. Successors. The Amendment Documents shall be binding upon

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the Borrower,
the Banks and the Agent and their respective successors and assigns, and shall inure to the benefit
of the Borrower, the Banks and the Agent and the successors and assigns of the Banks and the Agent.

     Section 7. Legal Expenses. As provided in Section 8.03 of the Credit Agreement, the
Borrower agrees to reimburse the Agent, upon execution of this Amendment, for all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses, including filing and recording costs and fees, charges and disbursements of
outside counsel to the Agent (determined on the basis of such counsel’s generally applicable rates,
which may be higher than the rates such counsel charges the Agent in certain matters) and/or the
allocated costs of in-house counsel incurred from time to time, incurred in connection with the
Credit Agreement, including in connection with the negotiation, preparation and execution of the
Amendment Documents and all other documents negotiated, prepared and executed in connection with
the Amendment Documents, and in enforcing the obligations of the Borrower under the Amendment
Documents, and to pay and save the Banks harmless from all liability for, any stamp or other taxes
which may be payable with respect to the execution or delivery of the Amendment Documents, which
obligations of the Borrower shall survive any termination of the Credit Agreement.

     Section 8. Counterparts. The Amendment Documents may be executed in several
counterparts as deemed necessary or convenient, each of which, when so executed, shall be deemed an
original, provided that all such counterparts shall be regarded as one and the same document, and
either party to the Amendment Documents may execute any such agreement by executing a counterpart
of such agreement.

     Section 9. Governing Law. THE AMENDMENT DOCUMENTS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL
LAWS OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO CONFLICT OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF, BUT
GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO NATIONAL BANKS, THEIR HOLDING COMPANIES AND THEIR
AFFILIATES.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed as of the
date and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ John J. Heaney	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	John J. Heaney	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President & Treasurer	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

(Signature Page — Borrower)

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as Agent and as a
Bank
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Edwin D. Jenkins	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	Edwin D. Jenkins	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

(Signature Page — U.S. Bank)

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, successor

by merger to BANK ONE, N.A., as a Bank
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Thanh Roettele	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	Thanh Roettele	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	Vice President	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

(Signature Page — JPMorgan Chase Bank)

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	GUARANTY BANK, F.S.B. as a Bank
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Doug Dixon	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	Doug Dixon	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	Senior Vice President	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

(Signature Page — Guaranty Bank)

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	COMERICA BANK, as a Bank
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Heather Slapak	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	Heather Slapak	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Title:	 	Vice President	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

(Signature Page — Comerica Bank)

 

 

	 	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA, as a Bank
	 
	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	By:	 	/s/ Paul S. Ulrich	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Name:	 	Paul S. Ulrich	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 
	 

	 	Its:	 	Senior Vice President	 	 
	 

	 	 	 	 	 	 

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 	 	 
	 

(Signature Page — Washington Mutual Bank)

 

 

EXHIBIT C TO FOURTH AMENDMENT TO

THIRD AMENDED AND RESTATED

CREDIT AGREEMENT

EXHIBIT A

To Third Amended And

Restated Credit Agreement and
Fourth Amendment Thereto

FORMULA

FOR

DETERMINING COLLATERAL VALUE

FOR BORROWING BASE

     The Collateral Value of the Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loans and other assets constituting
Collateral shall be determined as follows:

     1. Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loans. The Collateral Value of an Eligible Pledged
Mortgage Loan, at the time of any determination thereof, shall be an amount equal to the least of

     (a) the unpaid principal balance of such Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan,

     (b) the Origination Price or the Acquisition Price, as the case may be, of such
Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan,

     (c) the purchase price under the Firm Take-Out Commitment or Standby Take-Out
Commitment to which such Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan has been assigned, or, if such
Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan has not been assigned to a specific Firm Take-Out Commitment
or Standby Take-Out Commitment, the weighted average purchase price under the applicable
Firm Take-Out Commitments and Standby Take-Out Commitments described in the most recent
summary furnished to the Agent by the Company pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Credit
Agreement, and

     (d) at the election of the Agent, the Fair Market Value of such Eligible Pledged
Mortgage Loan,

     less an amount equal to (i) 5% of the least of (a), (b), (c) or (d) above for Forty Year
Amortizing Mortgage Loans and Eligible Non-Conforming Mortgage Loans; and (ii) 2% of the least of
(a), (b), (c) or (d) above for all other Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loans; provided,
however, that:

     (A) the maximum aggregate Collateral Value that may be assigned to Eligible Pledged
Mortgage Loans which are Wet Funded Loans shall be (1) 60% of the Aggregate Commitment
Amount during the period from and including December 20, 2005 to and including January 10,
2006, (2) 50% of the Aggregate Commitment Amount during the

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last four Business Days of
January 2006 and the first four and last four Business Days of each month thereafter and (3) 30% of the Aggregate Commitment Amount at all other
times;

     (B) the maximum aggregate Collateral Value that may be assigned to Eligible Pledged
Mortgage Loans which are Jumbo Mortgage Loans and Super Jumbo Mortgage Loans shall be 35% of
the Aggregate Commitment Amount, and the maximum collateral value of all Super Jumbo
Mortgage Loans shall not exceed 6.67% of the Aggregate Commitment Amount;

     (C) the maximum aggregate Collateral Value that may be assigned to Eligible Pledged
Mortgage Loans with respect to which an instrument or document constituting or relating
thereto has been redelivered to the Company for correction pursuant to Section 10.01 of the
Pledge and Security Agreement, and has not been returned to the Collateral Agent, shall be
$1,000,000;

     (D) the maximum aggregate Collateral Value that may be assigned to Eligible Pledged
Mortgage Loans which are Forty Year Amortizing Mortgage Loans shall be 2.5% of the Aggregate
Commitment Amount;

     (E) the maximum Collateral Value that may be assigned to Eligible Pledged Mortgage
Loans that are Second Mortgage Loans shall be 10% of the Aggregate Commitment Amount;

     (F) the maximum Collateral Value that may be assigned to Eligible Pledged Mortgage
Loans that are Alt-A Mortgage Loans shall be 10% of the Aggregate Commitment Amount;

     (G) the maximum Collateral Value that may be assigned to Eligible Pledged Mortgage
Loans that are Non-Conforming Mortgage Loans shall be 5% of the Aggregate Commitment Amount;
and

     (H) an Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan will be considered as having no Collateral Value
if any of the following events occur with respect thereto:

     (1) either (a) in the case of an Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan which is other
than a Jumbo Mortgage Loan or a Super Jumbo Mortgage Loan, 120 days (or, with the
approval of the Agent, 150 days) elapse from the date on which such Eligible Pledged
Mortgage Loan was pledged under the Pledge and Security Agreement, or (b) in the
case of an Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan which is a Jumbo Mortgage Loan or a Super
Jumbo Mortgage Loan, 120 days elapse from the date on which such Eligible Pledged
Mortgage Loan was pledged under the Pledge and Security Agreement, or (c) in the
case of an Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan which is a Second Mortgage Loan Mortgage
or a Forty Year Amortizing Mortgage Loan, 60 days elapse from the date on which such
Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan was pledged under the Pledge and Security Agreement;

     (2) 45 days elapse from the date such Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan

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was delivered to an investor for examination and purchase and such Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan has not been returned to the Collateral Agent;

     (3) 21 days elapse from the date a Collateral document relating to such
Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan was delivered to the Company for correction or
completion and such corrected or completed Collateral document has not been returned
to the Collateral Agent;

     (4) in the case of an Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan which is a Wet Funded
Loan, seven (7) calendar days elapse from the date an Agreement to Pledge and a
Collateral Identification Letter with respect to such Wet Funded Loan were executed
by the Company and the Mortgage Note and other instruments and documents required by
paragraph 2 of said Collateral Identification Letter have not been received by the
Collateral Agent;

     (5) any payment required to be made under such Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan
is not paid when due and remains unpaid for a period of 60 days;

     (6) such Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan ceases to be an Eligible Pledged
Mortgage Loan; or

     (7) the Agent, at the direction of the Required Banks, notifies the Company
that in the reasonable opinion of the Required Banks such Eligible Pledged Mortgage
Loan is not marketable and should not be given Collateral Value hereunder.

     The Company shall provide the Agent with a certified schedule by the twentieth (20th) day of
each calendar month, prepared as of the last day of the preceding calendar month, of all the
Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loans in respect of which either of the events described in clauses (5)
and (6) of clause (F) above have occurred.

     2. Other Assets. The Collateral Value of any other asset (“Other Asset”) offered by
the Company and accepted as Collateral by the Required Banks in their sole and absolute discretion
shall be such amount of Collateral Value (if any) as the Required Banks may assign thereto in their
sole and absolute discretion.

     3. Definitions. As used in this Exhibit, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:

     “Acquisition Date”: with respect to a Mortgage Loan purchased by the Company,
the date of such purchase.

     “Acquisition Price”: with respect to a Mortgage Loan which is purchased by the
Company, the actual out-of-pocket cost to the Company incurred in connection with the
purchase of such Mortgage Loan by the Company.

     “Agreement to Pledge”: as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement.

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     “Alt-A Mortgage Loan” a Mortgage Loan which (i) is a Mortgage Loan in which
the mortgagor has a FICO score in excess of 620, (ii) is a Mortgage Loan not
documented on loan documents prescribed by FNMA or FHLMC for Conforming Conventional
Mortgage Loans, (iii) has an original principal balance of less than or equal to $650,000,
and (iv) has been underwritten in accordance with the guidelines of an Approved Investor.

     “Appraised Value”: with respect to an interest in real estate, the then
current fair market value thereof as of a recent date satisfactory to the Agent, as
determined by the FHA or the VA, if applicable, or, if there is no such determination, then
as determined in accordance with accepted methods of appraising by a qualified appraiser who
is a member of the American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers or other group of
professional appraisers.

     “Collateral Identification Letter”: as defined in the Pledge and Security
Agreement.

     “Conforming Conventional Mortgage Loan”: a Conventional Mortgage Loan which is
eligible for purchase by FNMA or FHLMC.

     “Conventional Mortgage Loan”: a Mortgage Loan secured by a First Mortgage on
improved real estate which (a) is in an amount not in excess of eighty percent (80%) of the
Appraised Value of such real estate unless the amount of the Mortgage Loan in excess of
eighty percent (80%) of such Appraised Value is insured against credit losses by an insurer
approved by FHLMC or FNMA and (b) satisfies FHLMC’s or FNMA’s underwriting standards.

     “Eligible Pledged Mortgage Loan”: a Pledged Mortgage Loan: (a) the entire
interest in which is owned by the Company, (b) which is an FHA Mortgage Loan, a VA Mortgage
Loan, a Conforming Conventional Mortgage Loan, a Jumbo Mortgage Loan, a Super Jumbo Mortgage
Loan, a Forty Year Amortizing Mortgage Loan, an Alt-A Mortgage Loan, a Non-Conforming
Mortgage Loan or a Second Mortgage Loan covering a completed residential property, (c) which
is subject to a Firm Take-Out Commitment or a Standby Take-Out Commitment, (d) the
Origination Date of which (in the case of a Pledged Mortgage Loan originated by the Company)
is not more than 90 days prior to the date on which such Pledged Mortgage Loan becomes part
of the Collateral, and (e) the Mortgage Note for which (in the case of a Pledged Mortgage
Loan purchased by the Company) is dated not more than six months prior to the date on which
such Pledged Mortgage Loan becomes part of the Collateral.

     “Fair Market Value”: at any date with respect to any Eligible Pledged Mortgage
Loan, the FNMA market price for thirty (30) day mandatory future delivery of such Eligible
Pledged Mortgage Loan quoted by Telerate or, if not so quoted, the bid price quoted in
writing to the Agent as of the computation date by two nationally recognized dealers
selected by the Agent who at the time are making a market in similar Mortgage Loans
multiplied, in any case, by the outstanding principal balance thereof.

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     “FHA Mortgage Loan”: a Mortgage Loan secured by a First Mortgage which is
insured, or is eligible to be insured by, and is covered by a binding commitment of,
the FHA pursuant to the provisions of the National Housing Act, as amended.

     “Firm Take-Out Commitment”: a commitment from an Approved Investor to purchase
from the Company within a specified time period one or more Mortgage Loans or
Mortgage-backed Securities issued with respect to such Mortgage Loans, under which
commitment the Company is obligated to sell said Mortgage Loans or Mortgage-backed
Securities.

     “First Mortgage”: a Mortgage which is subject to no prior or superior
mortgage, deed of trust or other security deed in the land and interests in real property
covered by such Mortgage.

     “Forty Year Amortizing Mortgage Loan”: a Mortgage Loan secured by a First
Mortgage on improved real estate which (a) has an assumed forty year amortization period;
(b) would be a Conventional Mortgage Loan but for the assumed forty year amortization period
of such loan; and (c) has been underwritten in accordance with the guidelines of an Approved
Investor.

     “Good Funds Agreement”: as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement.

     “Jumbo Mortgage Loan”: a Mortgage Loan secured by a First Mortgage on improved
real estate which (a) is in an amount in excess of the amount eligible for purchase by FHLMC
and FNMA but does not exceed $1,000,000 and (b) has been underwritten in accordance with the
guidelines of an Approved Investor.

     “Loan-to-Value Ratio”: with respect to a Mortgage Loan secured by a Mortgage
on improved real estate, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) which (a) the sum of the
original principal amount of such Mortgage Loan plus the original principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan secured by any prior Mortgage on such real estate, if any, bears to (b) the
Appraised Value of such real estate.

     “Non-Conforming Mortgage Loan” means a Mortgage Loan that (i) is a First
Mortgage, (ii) does not fully conform to the underwriting criteria for sale to FNMA or FHLMC
with respect to credit quality, (iii) does not have a loan-to-value ratio which is greater
than one hundred percent (100%), and (iv) has been underwritten in accordance with the
guidelines of an Approved Investor.

     “Origination Date”: with respect to a Mortgage Loan, the earlier of the date
of the Mortgage securing such Mortgage Loan or the date of the Mortgage Note evidencing such
Mortgage Loan.

     “Origination Price”: with respect to a Mortgage Loan originated by the
Company, the unpaid principal amount of such Mortgage Loan less all discounts collected by
the Company in connection with said Mortgage Loan.

     “Pledged Mortgage Loan”: as defined in the Pledge and Security Agreement.

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     “Second Mortgage”: a Mortgage which is subject to one prior or superior
Mortgage.

     “Second Mortgage Loan”: a Mortgage Loan secured by a Second Mortgage on
improved real estate which is in an amount not in excess of one hundred-percent (100%) of
the Appraised Value of such real estate minus the amount secured by the prior or superior
Mortgage thereon.

     “Standby Take-Out Commitment”: a commitment from an Approved Investor to
purchase from the Company within a specified time period one or more Mortgage Loans or
Mortgage-backed Securities issued with respect to such Mortgage Loans, under which
commitment the Company has the right, but is not obligated, to sell said Mortgage Loans or
Mortgage-backed Securities.

     “Super Jumbo Mortgage Loan”: a Mortgage Loan secured by a First Mortgage on
improved real estate which (a) is in an amount in excess of the amount eligible for purchase
by FHLMC and FNMA, (b) which is in an amount exceeding $1,000,000 but not exceeding
$1,500,000, (c) has been underwritten in accordance with the guidelines of an Approved
Investor and (d) has been approved in advance by the Agent for collateral purposes in its
sole discretion.

     “VA Mortgage Loan”: a Mortgage Loan secured by a First Mortgage which is
guaranteed, or is eligible to be guaranteed by, and is covered by a binding commitment to
guarantee of, the VA pursuant to the provisions of the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of
1944, as amended.

     “Wet Funded Loan”: a Pledged Mortgage Loan which has been closed and funded under either
(a) Good Funds Agreement and an Agreement to Pledge pursuant to Section 4.01 of the Pledge and
Security Agreement or (b) an Agreement to Pledge pursuant to Section 4.02 of the Pledge and
Security Agreement, and, in either case, for which the applicable Mortgage Note and other
instruments and documents required to be delivered to the Collateral Agent under paragraph 2 of the
applicable Collateral Identification Letter have not been received by the Collateral Agent.

 
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FORM OF
AMENDED AND RESTATED PROMISSORY NOTE

			
	$
	 	December 15, 2005

Minneapolis, Minnesota

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED, HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Colorado corporation (the “Company”),
hereby promises to pay to the order of _____(the “Bank”), at the main office of the
Agent (as such term and each other capitalized term used herein are defined in the Credit Agreement
hereinafter referred to) at U.S. Bancorp Center, 800 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, Minnesota
55402-7020, the principal sum of _______DOLLARS ($_____) or the aggregate unpaid
principal amount of all Loans made by the Bank hereunder pursuant to a Third Amended and Restated
Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of October 23, 2003 among the Company, certain Banks
(including the Bank) and U.S. Bank National Association as Agent (as amended by a First Amendment
to Third Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of February 27, 2004, a Second
Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of September 28,
2004, an Agreement to Increase Commitment Amount dated as of December 22, 2004, a Second Agreement
to Increase Commitment Amount dated as of September 23, 2005 (the “Second Increase Agreement”), a
Third Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Warehousing Credit Agreement dated as of September
28, 2005 and a Fourth Amendment to Third Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated concurrently
herewith (as the same may be further amended, modified or restated from time to time, the “Credit
Agreement”), whichever is less, and to pay interest from the date hereof on the unpaid principal
balance thereof at the times and at the rate or rates per annum provided for in the Credit
Agreement. Principal of this note is payable at the times and in the amounts provided for in the
Credit Agreement.

     This note is one of the Notes referred to in the Credit Agreement. This note amends and
restates, but does not constitute prepayment upon or a novation of, the _____________________ Promissory Note dated as of ___________________  made in favor of the Bank by the Company in the
principal amount of _____. This note is subject to prepayment and its maturity is subject to
acceleration in each case upon the terms provided in the Credit Agreement. This note is secured by
certain collateral referred to in the Credit Agreement.

     THIS NOTE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE INTERNAL LAW, AND NOT THE
LAW OF CONFLICTS, OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA, BUT GIVING EFFECT TO FEDERAL LAWS APPLICABLE TO
NATIONAL BANKS. In the event of default hereunder, the Company agrees to pay all costs and
expenses of collection, including reasonable attorneys’ fees.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	HOMEAMERICAN MORTGAGE
CORPORATION

 	 
	 	By:  	 	 
	 	 	 	 
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Exhibit 10.1

October 10, 2005

Keith Jones

1119 Odyssey Court

San Jose, CA 95118

Dear Keith,

On behalf of PDF Solutions, Inc., (“PDF” or the Company”), I am pleased to extend to you this
offer of a new position. Your new position will be Vice President of Finance and Chief Financial
Officer, effective January 1, 2006, reporting to me. You will be based in PDF’s San Jose office
at 333 West San Carlos Street, Suite 700, San Jose, CA 95110. This offer of a new position
with PDF is conditioned upon your acceptance, in writing, of the terms and conditions as
enumerated below.

	1.	 	Compensation. Commencing on January 1, 2006 (the “Commencement Date”), you
shall be paid a base salary of $200,000.00 per annum, paid to you semi-monthly at a rate
of $8,333.33 per payroll period. Your salary shall be paid in accordance with the
Company’s standard payroll policies (subject to applicable withholding taxes as required
by law).

	2.	 	Stock Options. Upon your acceptance of this offer, the Company’s Board of
Directors will be presented with a unanimous written consent to immediately grant you an
option to purchase 125,000 shares (the “Total Option Shares”) of the Company’s Common
Stock with an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the Common Stock on the
date of grant. Twenty-five thousand (25,000) shares will vest upon your acceptance of
this offer or the date of grant, whichever is later. The remaining one hundred thousand
(100,000) shares (the “Remaining Option Shares”) shall vest over a four year period
commencing upon the date of grant, according to the following vesting schedule: 1/48 of
the Total Remaining Option Shares shall become exercisable on a monthly basis. Vesting
of the options shall be contingent upon your continued employment with the Company. The
options will be incentive stock options (ISO) to the maximum extent permitted by the tax
code and will be subject to the terms of the Company’s 2001 Stock Plan and execution of
an applicable Stock Option Agreement to be entered into between you and the Company.

	 	 	In the event of a Change of Control event, defined as an acquisition of greater than 50%
of PDF’s Common Outstanding Stock, vesting of the grant stated in this Section 2 above
will be accelerated by 24 months. Additionally, to the extent unvested at the date of
the Change of Control event, previous grants 01-419 from August 26, 2003 and grant 01-484
from July 3, 2005 will also accelerate by 24 months.

	3.	 	Acceptance Bonus — Upon acceptance of your new position with the Company you
will be granted an acceptance bonus. Within 30 days of acceptance of your new position
you will be paid a $35,000 bonus. The bonus payment is subject to applicable
withholding taxes as required by law. In the event that you voluntarily terminate your
employment with the Company before your first year anniversary of your acceptance of
your new position, you agree

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	 	 	to repay the Company 100% of the sign-on bonus. Upon such termination, should you not
take appropriate action to fully repay the sign-on bonus, you hereby authorize the
company to withhold amounts equal to such bonus from any cash compensation owed by the
company to you, including, but not limited to, base salary, accrued vacation, or earned
bonuses. This Acceptance Bonus is in lieu of any 2005 performance bonus related to your
current position.

	4.	 	Performance Bonus. You shall be eligible to participate in the Company’s
executive staff incentive bonus plan, effective January 1, 2006 (for payment in 2007)
that may (from time to time and at the sole discretion and option of the Company) be
made available to PDF executives. The structure of such plans and the amount of any
bonus awarded under such plans shall be in alignment with the objectives of the official
Company annual business plan for any year in question.

	5.	 	Termination. During the course of your employment with PDF, should you be
terminated without cause you will be entitled to receive your base salary and benefits
for a period of six (6) months, paid on a monthly basis, in addition to receiving six
months accelerated vesting of all outstanding stock options.

Keith, I am delighted to be able to extend you this offer and look forward to working with you.
To indicate your acceptance of this offer, please sign and date this letter in the space
provided below and return it to me, Becky Baybrook or Steve Melman.

Very truly yours,

PDF SOLUTIONS, INC.

/s/ John K. Kibarian

JOHN K. KIBARIAN

Chief Executive Officer

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS & ACCEPTANCE

I accept this employment offer with the understanding that it is not a contract for a fixed term or
specified period of time. I understand that my employment is voluntary, (“At Will”), and can be
terminated either by me or by the company at any time, with or without notice and with or without
cause. The provisions stated above supersede all prior representations or agreements, whether
written or oral. This offer letter may not be modified or amended except by a written agreement,
signed by the company and me.

THE FOREGOING TERMS AND CONDITIONS ARE HEREBY AGREED TO AND ACCEPTED:

Signed: /s/ Keith A. Jones Date: 10/13/2005

Print Name: Keith A. Jones

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