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                                                                Exhibit 10.32(a)

                           MASTER REPURCHASE AGREEMENT
                 GOVERNING PURCHASES AND SALES OF MORTGAGE LOANS

                          Dated as of December 1, 2000

                                     Between

                            LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB

                                    as Buyer

                                       and

                           AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION,

                                    as Seller

1.       APPLICABILITY

        From time to time until the Final Repurchase Date, Lehman Brothers Bank,
FSB ("BUYER") shall, subject to the terms hereof, enter into transactions upon
the request of Aames Capital Corporation ("SELLER") in which Seller agrees to
transfer to Buyer Mortgage Loans against the transfer of funds by Buyer, with a
simultaneous agreement by Buyer to transfer to Seller such Mortgage Loans at a
date certain not later than 30 days after the date of transfer or on demand, as
specified in the Confirmation, against the transfer of funds by Seller. Each
such transaction shall be referred to herein as a "TRANSACTION" and shall be
governed by this Agreement and the related Confirmation, unless otherwise agreed
in writing. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, Buyer
shall have no obligation to enter into any Transaction hereunder if there shall
have occurred any material adverse change, as determined by Buyer in its
reasonable judgment, in the financial condition of Seller, the financial markets
generally or the secondary market for Mortgage Loans. Buyer shall promptly
notify Seller of any determination by Buyer that any of the foregoing has
occurred.

2.       DEFINITIONS

        "ACT OF INSOLVENCY" means, with respect to any party and its Affiliates,
(i) the filing of a petition, commencing, or authorizing the commencement of any
case or proceeding under any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
liquidation, dissolution or similar law relating to the protection of creditors,
or suffering any such petition or proceeding to be commenced by another which is
consented to, not timely contested or results in entry of an order for relief,
(ii) the seeking the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian or similar
official for such party or an Affiliate or any substantial part of the property
of either, (iii) the appointment of a receiver, conservator, or manager for such
party or an Affiliate by any governmental agency or authority having the
jurisdiction to do so, (iv) the making or offering by such party or an Affiliate
of a composition with its creditors or a general assignment for the benefit of
creditors, (v) the admission by such party or an Affiliate of such party of its
inability to pay its debts or discharge its obligations as they become due or
mature, or (vi) that any governmental authority or agency or any person, agency
or entity acting or purporting to act under governmental authority shall have
taken any action to condemn, seize or appropriate, or to assume custody or
control of, all or any substantial part of the property of such party or of any
of its Affiliates, or shall have taken any action to displace the management of
such party or of any of its Affiliates or to curtail its authority in the
conduct of the business of such party or of any of its Affiliates.

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         "ADDITIONAL LOANS" means Mortgage Loans provided by Seller to Buyer or
its designee pursuant to Section 4(a).

         "ADJUSTED LEVERAGE RATIO" means, at any time, the ratio of (i) the
aggregate principal amount of all indebtedness (other than indebtedness incurred
in connection with Mortgage Loan warehousing facilities of Guarantor and its
subsidiaries) of Guarantor and its subsidiaries at such time which on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP would be required to be reflected on
a consolidated balance sheet of Guarantor and its subsidiaries as a liability to
(ii) Tangible Net Worth.

         "AFFILIATE" means an affiliate of a party as such term is defined in
the United States Bankruptcy Code in effect from time to time.

         "AGREEMENT" means this Master Repurchase Agreement Governing Purchases
and Sales of Mortgage Loans between Buyer and Seller, as amended from time to
time.

         "A-MI LOAN" shall mean a Mortgage Loan described in Exhibit VI hereto.

         "BALLOON MORTGAGE LOAN" means any Mortgage Loan that provided on the
date of origination for scheduled payments by the Mortgagor based upon an
amortization schedule extending beyond its maturity date.

         "BUSINESS DAY" means a day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii)
a day in which the New York Stock Exchange or any state or federally-chartered
bank depository institutions operating in the State of New York are authorized
or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

         "BUYER" has the meaning specified in Section 1.

         "COLLATERAL" has the meaning specified in Section 6.

         "COLLATERAL AMOUNT" means, with respect to any Transaction, the amount
obtained by application of the applicable Collateral Amount Percentage to the
Repurchase Price for such Transaction.

         "COLLATERAL AMOUNT PERCENTAGE" means the amount set forth in the
Confirmation which, in any event, (i) shall not be less than 105% in determining
whether a Market Value Collateral Deficit exists pursuant to the first sentence
of Section 4(a) hereof and (ii) shall not be less than 107% in determining
whether a Securitization Value Collateral Deficit exists pursuant to the second
sentence of Section 4(a) hereof.

         "COLLATERAL DEFICIT" means either a Market Value Collateral Deficit or
a Securitization Value Collateral Deficit.

         "COLLATERAL INFORMATION" means the following information with respect
to each Mortgage Loan: (i) Seller's loan number, (ii) the Mortgagor's name,
(iii) the address of the Mortgaged Property, (iv) the current interest rate, (v)
the original balance, (vi) current balance as of the first day of the current
month, (vii) the paid to date and the next payment date, (viii) the appraised
value of the Mortgaged Property at the time the Mortgage Loan was originated,
(ix) whether interest rate is fixed or adjustable (and if adjustable, the ARM
code, which includes the index, adjustment frequency, spread and caps), (x) the
lien position of the Mortgage Loan on the Mortgaged Property (and if a second
lien, the outstanding principal balance of the first lien at the time the
Mortgage Loan was originated), (xi) the occupancy status of the Mortgaged
Property (including whether owner occupied), (xii) whether the Mortgage Loan is
a Balloon Loan, (xiii) the first payment date, (xiv) the maturity date, (xv) the
principal and interest payment, (xvi)

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the property type of the Mortgaged Property, (xvii) the Mortgagor's Credit
Score (where available in the Mortgage File), (xviii) the Mortgage Loan grade
and FICO score (where available in the Mortgage File), (xix) the delinquency
status, (xx) whether the Mortgage Loan is an A-MI Loan, and (xxi) if the
Mortgage Loan is an A-MI Loan, the identity of the mortgage insurance company
insuring the A-MI Loan and the percentage of insurance coverage so provided.

         "CONFIRMATION" has the meaning specified in Section 3(a).

         "CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATION" shall mean as to any Person, any provision of
any security issued by such Person or of any agreement, instrument or other
undertaking to which such Person is a party or by which it or any of its
property is bound.

         "CUSTODIAL AGREEMENT" means that custodial agreement, dated as of
December __1, 2000, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to time, by
and among Buyer, Seller and the Custodian.

         "CUSTODIAL DELIVERY" means the form executed by the Seller in order to
deliver a Mortgage Loan Schedule and/or Mortgage Files to Buyer or its designee
(including the Custodian) pursuant to Section 7, a form of which is attached
hereto as Exhibit II.

         "CUSTODIAN" means the custodian under the Custodial Agreement. The
initial custodian is Bankers Trust Company.

         "DELINQUENT" means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the period of
time from the date on which a Mortgagor fails to pay an obligation under the
terms of such Mortgage Loan to the date on which such payment is made.

         "EBITDA" means, for any period, Net Income for such period PLUS,
without duplication and to the extent reflected as a charge in the statement of
such Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) total income tax expense, (b)
interest expense, (c) depreciation and amortization expense, (d) amortization of
intangibles (including, but not limited to, goodwill) and organization costs,
(e) any extraordinary expenses or losses (including, whether or not otherwise
includable as a separate item in the statement of such Net Income for such
period, losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business),
and (f) any other noncash charges, and MINUS, to the extent included in the
statement of such Net Income for such period, the sum of (a) any extraordinary
income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate
item in the statement of such Net Income for such period, gains on the sales of
assets outside of the ordinary course of business) and (b) any other noncash
income (other than any income represented by a receivable that in the ordinary
course would be expected to be paid in cash), all as determined on a
consolidated basis.

         "EVENT OF DEFAULT" has the meaning specified in Section 13.

         "FINAL REPURCHASE DATE" means May 31, 2001 or such earlier date on
which all Purchased Mortgage Loans are required to be immediately repurchased
pursuant to Section 14(a).

         "FIRST MORTGAGE" means the Mortgage that is the first lien on the
Mortgaged Property.

         "FORWARD COMMITMENT PROVIDER" means a Person who enters into a formal
commitment to purchase Mortgage Loans from the Seller and who is approved by
Buyer in its sole discretion.

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         "GAAP" means with respect to the financial statements or other
financial information of any Person, generally accepted accounting principles in
the United States which are in effect from time to time.

         "GUARANTOR" means Aames Financial Corporation.

         "HEDGE" means, with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans, any
interest rate swap, cap or collar agreement or similar arrangements providing
for protection against fluctuations in interest rates or the exchange of nominal
interest obligations, either generally or under specific contingencies, entered
into by Seller, and reasonably acceptable to the Buyer.

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

         "INCOME" means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan at any time, any
principal thereof then payable and all interest, dividends or other
distributions payable thereon less any related servicing fee(s) charged by the
Servicer.

         "INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO" means for any period, the ratio of (a) EBITDA
of Guarantor and its subsidiaries for such period to (b) Interest Expense for
such period.

         "INTEREST EXPENSE" means for any period, total interest expense, both
expensed and capitalized, of Guarantor and its subsidiaries for such period with
respect to all outstanding indebtedness of Guarantor and its subsidiaries
(including, without limitation, all commissions, discounts and other fees and
charges owed with respect to letters of credit and bankers' acceptance financing
and net costs under interest rate protection agreements), determined on a
consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, net of interest income of Guarantor
and its subsidiaries for such period (determined on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP).

         "LEVERAGE RATIO" means, at any time, the ratio of (i) the aggregate
principal amount of all indebtedness of Guarantor or Seller, as applicable, and
its respective subsidiaries at such time which on a consolidated basis in
accordance with GAAP would be required to be reflected on a consolidated balance
sheet of Guarantor or Seller, as applicable, and its respective subsidiaries as
a liability to (ii) the Tangible Net Worth at such time.

         "LIBOR" means the London Interbank Offered Rate for one-month United
States dollar deposits as set forth on page 3750 of Telerate as of 11:00 a.m.,
London time, on the date of determination.

         "LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIO" means with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan at the date of origination and the denominator of
which is the lowest of (a) the value of the related Mortgaged Property as set
forth in the appraisal of such Mortgaged Property obtained in connection with
the origination of such Mortgage Loan, (b) the purchase price of the Mortgaged
Property or (c) the review appraisal, if any, provided that the appraised value
shown in the review appraisal is less than the appraised value at origination by
a variance of 10% or greater. For purposes of calculating the Loan-to-Value
Ratio of a Mortgage Loan secured by a second Mortgage, the principal balance of
the related First Mortgage as well as the second Mortgage shall be included in
the numerator.

         "MARKET VALUE" means as of any date with respect to any Mortgage Loan,
the price at which such Mortgage Loan could readily be sold as determined by
Buyer in its sole discretion; PROVIDED, that Buyer may take into consideration
the price at which the Forward Commitment Provider will buy such

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Mortgage Loan from Seller and any Hedges with respect to such Mortgage Loans;
PROVIDED, FURTHER, that Buyer shall not take into account, for purposes of
calculating Market Value, any Mortgage Loan,

                  (i) which has been subject to Transactions for more than 60
         days (provided that this clause (i) (x) shall not apply to Purchased
         Mortgage Loans which do not exceed in the aggregate 20% of the
         aggregate outstanding principal balance of Purchased Mortgage Loans
         subject to then outstanding Transactions which Purchased Mortgage Loans
         that have been subject to Transactions for more than 60 days may be
         subject to Transactions for up to 90 days and (y) shall not apply to
         Purchased Mortgage Loans which do not exceed in the aggregate 10% of
         the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Purchased Mortgage Loans
         subject to then outstanding Transactions which Purchased Mortgage Loans
         that have been subject to Transactions for more than 90 days may be
         subject to Transactions for up to 120 days),

                  (ii) which, together with the other Mortgage Loans subject to
         then outstanding Transactions, would cause the 30+ Delinquency
         Percentage to exceed 3.0%,

                  (iii) which is more than 59 days Delinquent,

                  (iv) which is a Wet Ink Mortgage Loan for more than 7 Business
         Days, or

                  (v) with respect to which there is a breach of a
         representation, warranty or covenant made by Seller in this Agreement
         that materially adversely affects Buyer's interest in such Mortgage
         Loan and which breach has not been cured.

         "MARKET VALUE COLLATERAL DEFICIT" has the meaning specified in Section
4(a).

         "MORTGAGE" means a mortgage, deed of trust, deed to secure debt or
other instrument, creating a valid and enforceable first or second lien on or a
first or second priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in real
property and the improvements thereon, securing a mortgage note or similar
evidence of indebtedness.

         "MORTGAGE FILE" means the documents specified as the "Mortgage File" in
Section 7(d).

         "MORTGAGE LOAN" means (i) non-securitized whole loan, namely a
conventional mortgage loan secured by a first or second lien on a one to four
family residential property or mixed-use property which conforms to Seller's
underwriting guidelines (including, without limitation, a Wet Ink Mortgage
Loan), or (ii) other type of non-securitized whole loan as may be agreed upon in
writing by the parties hereto from time to time.

         "MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE" means a schedule of Mortgage Loans attached to
each Trust Receipt, Confirmation and Custodial Delivery.

         "MORTGAGE NOTE" means a note or other evidence of indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.

         "MORTGAGED PROPERTY" means the real property securing repayment of the
debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.

         "MORTGAGEE" means the record holder of a Mortgage Note secured by a
Mortgage.

         "MORTGAGOR" means the obligor on a Mortgage Note and the grantor of the
related Mortgage.

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         "NET INCOME" means, for any period, the consolidated net income (or
loss) for such period, determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with
GAAP.

         "NET WORTH" mean the amount which would be included under stockholders'
equity on a consolidated balance sheet of Guarantor and its subsidiaries
determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP

         "PERIODIC PAYMENT" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).

         "PERSON" means an individual, partnership, corporation, joint stock
company, trust or unincorporated organization or a governmental agency or
political subdivision thereof.

         "PREDATORY LENDING PRACTICES" means any and all underwriting and
lending policies, procedures and practices defined or enumerated in any local or
municipal ordinance or regulation or any state or federal regulation or statute
prohibiting, limiting or otherwise relating to the protection of consumers from
such policies, procedures and practices. Such policies, practices and procedures
may include, without limitation, charging excessive loan, broker, and closing
fees, charging excessive rates of loan interest, making loans without regard to
a consumer's ability to re-pay the loan, refinancing loans with no material
benefit to the consumer, charging fees for services not actually performed,
discriminating against consumers on the basis of race, gender, or age, failing
to make proper disclosures to the consumer of the consumer's rights under
federal and state law, and any other predatory lending policy, practice or
procedure as defined by ordinance, regulation or statute.

         "PRICE DIFFERENTIAL" means, with respect to any Transaction hereunder
as of any date, the aggregate amount obtained by daily application of the
Pricing Rate for such Transaction to the Purchase Price for such Transaction on
a 360 day per year basis for the actual number of days during the period
commencing on (and including) the Purchase Date for such Transaction and ending
on (but excluding) the Repurchase Date (reduced by any amount of such Price
Differential previously paid by Seller to Buyer with respect to such
Transaction).

         "PRICING RATE" means, with respect to a Transaction, the per annum
percentage rate specified in the related Confirmation for determination of the
Price Differential which shall not exceed LIBOR as of the applicable Purchase
Date plus the applicable Pricing Spread.

         "PRICING SPREAD" means the rate specified in the Confirmation, which
shall be equal to (i) on each date prior to the delivery to the Custodian of the
complete Mortgage Files with respect to the related Purchased Mortgage Loans,
1.75% and (ii) on each date on and after the delivery to the Custodian of such
Mortgage Files, 1.25%.

         "PRIME RATE" means the rate of interest published by THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL, northeast edition, as the "prime rate."

         "PURCHASE DATE" means the date on which Purchased Mortgage Loans are
transferred by Seller to Buyer or its designee (including the Custodian) as
specified in the Confirmation.

         "PURCHASE PRICE" means on each Purchase Date, the price at which
Purchased Mortgage Loans are transferred by Seller to Buyer or its designee
(including the Custodian) which shall be equal to, with respect to each
Purchased Mortgage Loan, the lowest of (x) 95% of the Market Value of such
Purchased Mortgage Loan as determined by the Buyer in its sole discretion, (y)
97% of the Securitization Value of such Purchased Mortgage Loan as determined by
the Buyer in its sole discretion and (z) 98% (or, with

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respect to any Purchased Loan which is a Wet Ink Mortgage Loan, 95%) of the
outstanding principal amount of such Purchased Mortgage Loan.

         "PURCHASED MORTGAGE LOANS" means the Mortgage Loans (including any
Additional Loans) sold by Seller to Buyer in a Transaction, any Additional Loans
and any Substituted Mortgage Loans.

         "Q-1 LOAN" means a Mortgage Loan that (i) is available only to
borrowers of A, A- and B credit grades and (ii) provides for a hold back of
proceeds or future advances to be applied to minor property repairs restricted
to roofing, plumbing, electrical or carpentry repairs in an amount that does not
exceed the lesser of $10,000 or 10% of the aggregate Purchase Price for such Q-1
Loan.

         "REPLACEMENT LOANS" has the meaning specified in Section 14(b)(ii).

         "REPURCHASE DATE" means the date on which Seller is to repurchase the
Purchased Mortgage Loans from Buyer, including any date determined by
application of the provisions of Sections 3 or 14, as specified in the
Confirmation; provided that in no event shall such date be more than 30 days
after the Purchase Date.

         "REPURCHASE PRICE" means the price at which Purchased Mortgage Loans
are to be transferred from Buyer or its designee (including the Custodian) to
Seller upon termination of a Transaction, which will be determined in each case
(including Transactions terminable upon demand) as the sum of the Purchase Price
and the Price Differential as of the date of such determination decreased by all
cash, Income and Periodic Payments actually received by Buyer pursuant to
Sections 4(a), 5(a) and 5(b), respectively, with respect to such Transaction.

         "REQUIREMENT OF LAW" means as to any Person, the certificate of
incorporation and by-laws or other organizational or governing documents of such
Person, and any law, treaty, rule or regulation or determination of an
arbitrator or a court or other Governmental Authority, in each case applicable
to or binding upon such Person or any of its property or to which such Person or
any of its property is subject.

         "SECURITIZATION VALUE" means, as of any date with respect to any
Mortgage Loans, the price at which such Mortgage Loans could be securitized and
sold in a securitization as determined by Buyer in its sole discretion;
PROVIDED, that the Buyer may take into consideration any Hedges with respect to
such Mortgage Loans; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Buyer shall not take into account,
for purposes of calculating Securitization Value, any Mortgage Loan,

                  (i) which has been subject to Transactions for more than 60
         days (provided this clause (i) (x) shall not apply to Purchased
         Mortgage Loans which do not exceed in the aggregate 20% of the
         aggregate outstanding principal balance of Purchased Mortgage Loans
         subject to then outstanding Transactions which Purchased Mortgage Loans
         that have been subject to Transactions for more than 60 days may be
         subject to Transactions for up to 90 days and (y) shall not apply to
         Purchased Mortgage Loans which do not exceed in the aggregate 10% of
         the aggregate outstanding principal balance of Purchased Mortgage Loans
         subject to then outstanding Transactions which Purchased Mortgaged
         Loans that have been subject to Transactions for more than 90 days may
         be subject to Transactions for up to 120 days),

                  (ii) which, together with the other Mortgage Loans subject to
         then outstanding Transactions, would cause the 30+ Delinquency
         Percentage to exceed 3.0%,

                  (iii) which is more than 59 days Delinquent,

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                  (iv) which is a Wet Ink Mortgage Loan for more than 7 Business
         Days, or

                  (v) with respect to which there is a breach of a
         representation, warranty or covenant made by Seller in this Agreement
         that materially adversely affects Buyer's interest in such Mortgage
         Loan and which breach has not been cured.

         "SECURITIZATION VALUE COLLATERAL DEFICIT" has the meaning specified in
Section 4(a).

         "SELLER" has the meaning specified in Section 1.

         "SERVICING RECORDS" has the meaning specified in Section 25.

         "SUBSTITUTED MORTGAGE LOANS" means any Mortgage Loans substituted for
Purchased Mortgage Loans in accordance with Section 9 hereof.

         "TANGIBLE NET WORTH" means, at any time, Net Worth at such time, MINUS
intangible assets (in accordance with GAAP) included in determining Net Worth.

         "30+ DELINQUENCY PERCENTAGE" means the fraction, expressed as a
percentage, the numerator of which is the aggregate outstanding principal
balance of Purchased Mortgage Loans subject to then outstanding Transactions
which are more than 30 days Delinquent and the denominator of which is the
aggregate outstanding principal balance of all Purchased Mortgage Loans subject
to then outstanding Transactions.

         "TRANSACTION" has the meaning specified in Section 1.

         "TRUST RECEIPT" means a trust receipt issued by Custodian to Buyer
confirming the Custodian's possession of certain mortgage loan files which are
the property of and held by Custodian for the benefit of the Buyer or the
registered holder of such trust receipt.

         "WET INK MORTGAGE LOAN" means a Mortgage Loan for which a Mortgage File
has not been delivered to the Custodian.

3.       INITIATION; CONFIRMATION; TERMINATION; MAXIMUM TRANSACTION AMOUNTS

         (a) Each agreement to enter into a Transaction must be entered into in
writing at the initiation of Seller. In any event, Buyer shall confirm the terms
of each Transaction by issuing a written confirmation to Seller promptly after
the parties enter into such Transaction in the form of Exhibit I attached hereto
(a "CONFIRMATION"). Such Confirmation shall describe the Purchased Mortgage
Loans, identify Buyer and Seller and set forth (i) the Purchase Date, (ii) the
Purchase Price, (iii) the Repurchase Date, unless the Transaction is stated to
be terminable on demand as stated in the Confirmation, (iv) the Pricing Rate
applicable to the Transaction, (v) the applicable Collateral Amount Percentages
and (vi) additional terms or conditions not inconsistent with this Agreement.
After receipt of the Confirmation, Seller shall, subject to the provisions of
subsection (c) below, sign the Confirmation and promptly return it to Buyer. The
Purchase Price for any Transaction shall exceed $750,000.

         (b) Any Confirmation by Buyer shall be deemed to have been received by
Seller on the date actually received by Seller.

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         (c) Each Confirmation, together with this Agreement, shall be
conclusive evidence of the terms of the Transaction(s) covered thereby unless
objected to in writing by Seller no more than two (2) Business Days after the
date the Confirmation was received by Seller or unless a corrected Confirmation
is sent by Buyer. An objection sent by Seller must state specifically that
writing which is an objection, must specify the provision(s) being objected to
by Seller, must set forth such provision(s) in the manner that the Seller
believes they should be stated, and must be received by Buyer no more than two
(2) Business Days after the Confirmation was received by Seller. Buyer shall
promptly respond to any such objection raised by Seller.

         (d) In the case of Transactions terminable upon demand, such demand
shall be made by Buyer or Seller by telephone or otherwise, no later than 1:00
p.m. (New York Time) on the Business Day prior to the Repurchase Date.

         (e) On the Repurchase Date, termination of the Transaction will be
effected by transfer to Seller or its designee of the Purchased Mortgage Loans
(and any Income in respect thereof received by Buyer not previously credited or
transferred to, or applied to the obligations of, Seller pursuant to Section 5)
against the simultaneous transfer of the Repurchase Price to an account of
Buyer. Seller is obligated to obtain the Mortgage Files from Buyer or its
designee at Seller's expense on the Repurchase Date.

         (f) With respect to all Transactions hereunder, the aggregate Purchase
Price for all Purchased Mortgage Loans at any one time subject to then
outstanding Transactions shall not exceed $200,000,000. The Purchase Price for
any individual Purchased Mortgage Loan under this Agreement shall not exceed the
unpaid principal balance of such Purchased Mortgage Loan.

         (g) Buyer shall not be obligated to enter into any Transaction until
such time as Buyer shall have received copies of each material agreement or
instrument entered into by Guarantor, Seller or any of their respective
subsidiaries with respect to indebtedness for borrowed money, certified by the
chief financial officer or vice president of finance of Guarantor or Seller as
being a true and correct copy of such agreement or instrument, as the case may
be, and in full force and effect.

4.       COLLATERAL AMOUNT MAINTENANCE

         (a) Buyer shall mark to market the Mortgage Loans in its sole
discretion, but at least monthly if it shall so determine. If at any time the
aggregate Market Value of all Purchased Mortgage Loans subject to all
Transactions is less than the aggregate Collateral Amount for all such
Transactions (a "MARKET VALUE COLLATERAL DEFICIT"), then Buyer may by notice to
Seller require Seller to transfer to Buyer or its designee (including the
Custodian) Mortgage Loans ("ADDITIONAL LOANS") or cash or other collateral
acceptable to Buyer, so that the cash and aggregate Market Value of the
Purchased Mortgage Loans and other collateral, including any such Additional
Loans, will thereupon equal or exceed the aggregate Collateral Amount. If at any
time the aggregate Securitization Value of all Mortgage Loans subject to
Transactions is less than the aggregate Collateral Amount for all such
Transactions (a "SECURITIZATION VALUE COLLATERAL DEFICIT"), then Buyer may by
notice to Seller require Seller to transfer to Buyer or its designee (including
the Custodian) Additional Loans or cash or other collateral acceptable to Buyer,
so that the cash and aggregate Securitization Value of the Purchased Mortgage
Loans and other collateral, including any such Additional Loans, will thereupon
equal or exceed the aggregate Collateral Amount.

         (b) Notice required pursuant to subsection (a) above may be given by
any means of facsimile, telegraphic transmission or any other means to which
Buyer and Seller agree. Seller shall transfer Additional Loans or cash pursuant
to subsection (a) above not later than 5:00 p.m. on Business Day following the
receipt of such notice. The failure of Buyer, on any one or more occasions, to
exercise its rights under subsection (a) of this Section shall not change or
alter the terms and conditions to which

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this Agreement is subject or limit the right of the Buyer to do so at a later
date. Buyer and Seller agree that a failure or delay to exercise its rights
under subsection (a) of this Section shall not limit Buyer's rights under
this Agreement or otherwise existing by law or in any way create additional
rights for Seller.

         (c) In the event that Seller fails to comply with the provisions of
this Section 4, Buyer shall not enter into any additional Transactions hereunder
after the date of such failure.

5.       INCOME PAYMENTS

         (a) Where a particular Transaction's term extends over an Income
payment date on the Purchased Mortgage Loans subject to that Transaction, such
Income shall be the property of Buyer. Seller shall instruct each Mortgagor to
remit all Income (including all tax and insurance escrow payments) to one or
more lockboxes under the sole dominion and control of a financial institution
(each a "LOCKBOX BANK") reasonably acceptable to Buyer. The initial Lockbox Bank
shall be Bank One. A Lockbox Bank shall upon receipt thereof deposit all cash,
checks, and other near cash items received in the lockbox to a lockbox account,
and shall promptly remit all Income (other than tax and insurance escrow
payments) on deposit in such lockbox account to an account at the Collection
Account Bank.

         (b) Seller shall establish on or prior to the date of the first
Transaction, and maintain for the Buyer's benefit, one or more collection
accounts pledged to the Buyer with a financial institution (the "COLLECTION
ACCOUNT BANK") reasonably acceptable to the Buyer, which may be interest-bearing
and entitled "Aames Capital Corporation in trust for Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB"
(the "COLLECTION ACCOUNT"). Prior to the date of the first Transaction, Seller
shall cause the Collection Account Bank to deliver to the Buyer an
acknowledgment of the Buyer's security interest in the Collection Account (the
"DEPOSITORY ACKNOWLEDGMENT"). The Depository Acknowledgment shall provide that
upon notice to the Collection Account Bank (which notice Buyer may deliver at
its reasonable discretion but in any event after the occurrence of an Event of
Default or a Market Value Collateral Deficit or Securitization Value Collateral
Deficit which is not cured in accordance with Section 4), the Collection Account
Bank shall promptly remit all Income (other than tax and insurance escrow
payments) on deposit with the Collection Account Bank and all Income thereafter
received to the Collection Account and that only Buyer shall be permitted to
withdraw funds from the Collection Account. Such funds shall be applied
by Buyer to reduce the outstanding Repurchase Price and to realize other
obligations entitled to it hereunder. Prior to the delivery by Buyer to the
Collection Account Bank of the notice referred to in the immediately preceding
sentence, all Income held by the Collection Account Bank may be withdrawn by
Seller for servicing of the Mortgage Loans, administration of and escrow-related
matters pertaining to the Purchased Mortgage Loans and any other purposes
approved by Buyer.

         (c) Notwithstanding that Buyer and Seller intend that the Transactions
hereunder be sales to Buyer of the Purchased Mortgage Loans, Seller shall pay by
wire transfer to Buyer the accreted value of the Price Differential (less any
amount of such Price Differential previously paid by Seller to Buyer) (each such
payment, a "PERIODIC PAYMENT") on the earlier of (x) the fifth day of each month
(or if such day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day) or (y) the
related Repurchase Date. The Price Differential shall accrue, be calculated and
be compounded on a daily basis for each Purchased Mortgage Loan.

         (d) Buyer shall offset against the Repurchase Price of each such
Transaction all Income and Periodic Payments actually received by Buyer pursuant
to Sections 5(a) and (b), respectively.

6.       SECURITY INTEREST

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         (a) Buyer and the Seller intend that the Transactions hereunder be
sales to Buyer of the Purchased Mortgage Loans and not loans from Buyer to
Seller secured by the Purchased Mortgage Loans. However, in order to preserve
Buyer's rights under this Agreement in the event that a court or other forum
recharacterizes the Transactions hereunder as loans and as security for the
performance by Seller of all of Seller's obligations to Buyer under this
Agreement and the Transactions entered into pursuant to this Agreement, Seller
grants Buyer a first priority security interest in the Purchased Mortgage Loans,
Servicing Records, insurance relating to the Purchased Mortgage Loans, Income,
any and all Hedges, any and all custodial accounts and escrow accounts relating
to the Purchased Mortgage Loans, the Lockbox Account, the Collection Account and
all cash or other property or amounts on deposit therein and any other contract
rights, general intangibles and other assets relating to the Purchased Mortgage
Loans or any interest in the Purchased Mortgage Loans and the servicing of the
Purchased Mortgage Loans and any and all replacements, substitutions,
distributions on or proceeds of any and all of the foregoing (collectively, the
"COLLATERAL").

         (b) Seller shall pay all fees and expenses associated with perfecting
Buyer's security interest in the Collateral, including, without limitation, the
cost of filing financing statements under the Uniform Commercial Code and, upon
the occurrence of an Event of Default, recording assignments of Mortgage, as and
when required by Buyer in its sole discretion.

7.       PAYMENT, TRANSFER AND CUSTODY

         (a) Unless otherwise mutually agreed in writing, all transfers of funds
hereunder shall be in immediately available funds.

         (b) On or before each Purchase Date, Seller shall deliver or cause to
be delivered to Buyer or its designee the Custodial Delivery in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit II.

         (c) On the Purchase Date for each Transaction, ownership of the
Purchased Mortgage Loans shall be transferred to the Buyer or its designee
(including the Custodian) against the simultaneous transfer of the Purchase
Price to an account of Seller specified in the Confirmation. Seller,
simultaneously with the delivery to Buyer or its designee (including the
Custodian) of the Purchased Mortgage Loans relating to each Transaction hereby
sells, transfers, conveys and assigns to Buyer or its designee (including the
Custodian) without recourse, but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all the
right, title and interest of Seller in and to the Purchased Mortgage Loans
together with all right, title and interest in and to the proceeds of any
related insurance policies.

         (d) In connection with each sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment,
on or prior to each Purchase Date with respect to each Mortgage Loan which is
not a Wet Ink Mortgage Loan (or with respect to item (vii) below within seven
Business Days after the Purchase Date), the Seller shall deliver or cause to be
delivered and released to the Custodian the following original documents
(collectively the "MORTGAGE FILE"), pertaining to each of the Purchased Mortgage
Loans identified in the Custodial Delivery delivered therewith:

                  (i) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening
         endorsements (or allonges), endorsed "Pay to the order of ________,
         without recourse" and signed in the name of the last endorsee (the
         "LAST ENDORSEE") by an authorized officer (in the event that the
         Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Last Endorsee in a merger, the
         signature must be in the following form: "[the Last Endorsee],
         successor by merger to [name of predecessor]"; in the event that the
         Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated while doing business under
         another name, the signature must be in the following form: "[the Last
         Endorsee], formerly known as [previous name]");

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                  (ii) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with
         the Mortgage Note (if any);

                  (iii) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon
         or a copy certified by Seller to have been sent for recording;

                  (iv) the originals of all assumption, modification,
         consolidation or extension agreements, with evidence of recording
         thereon or copies certified by Seller to have been sent for recording;

                  (v) the original assignment of Mortgage in blank for each
         Mortgage Loan, in form and substance acceptable for recording and
         signed in the name of the Last Endorsee (in the event that the Mortgage
         Loan was acquired by the Last Endorsee in a merger, the signature must
         be in the following form: "[the Last Endorsee], successor by merger to
         [name of predecessor]"; in the event that the Mortgage Loan was
         acquired or originated while doing business under another name, the
         signature must be in the following form: "[the Last Endorsee], formerly
         known as [previous name]");

                  (vi) the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage
         with evidence of recording thereon or copies certified by Seller to
         have been sent for recording;

                  (vii) the original policy of title insurance or a true copy
         thereof or, if such policy has not yet been delivered by the insurer,
         the commitment or binder to issue the same; and

                  (viii) the original of any security agreement, chattel
         mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with the
         Mortgage (if any).

         (e) In connection with each sale, transfer, conveyance and assignment,
on or prior to the seventh Business Day following each Purchase Date with
respect to each Mortgage Loan which is a Wet Ink Mortgage Loan, Seller shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian a complete Mortgage File. On
the date on which the Buyer receives a Trust Receipt from the Custodian
certifying that a complete Mortgage File with respect to a Wet Ink Mortgage Loan
is in the possession of the Custodian, such Wet Ink Mortgage Loan be deemed a
standard Mortgage Loan (and no longer a Wet Ink Mortgage Loan) for all purposes
hereunder, including, without limitation, determination of the Pricing Spread
and compliance with subsection (zz) of Exhibit V.

         (f) With respect to each Mortgage Loan delivered by Seller to Buyer or
its designee (including the Custodian), Seller shall have executed an omnibus
power of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit III attached hereto
irrevocably appointing Buyer its attorney-in-fact with full power to complete
and record the assignment of Mortgage, complete the endorsement of the Mortgage
Note and take such other steps as may be necessary or desirable to enforce
Buyer's rights against such Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgage Files and the
Servicing Records.

         (g) Buyer shall deposit the Mortgage Files representing the Purchased
Mortgage Loans, or direct that the Mortgage Files be deposited directly, with
the Custodian. The Mortgage Files shall be maintained in accordance with the
Custodial Agreement.

         (h) Any Mortgage Files not delivered to Buyer or its designee
(including the Custodian) are and shall be held in trust by Seller or its
designee for the benefit of Buyer as the owner thereof. Seller or its designee
shall maintain a copy of the Mortgage File and the originals of the Mortgage
File not delivered to Buyer or its designee. The possession of the Mortgage File
by Seller or its designee is at the

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will of the Buyer for the sole purpose of servicing the related Purchased
Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the Seller or its
designee is in a custodial capacity only. The books and records (including,
without limitation, any computer records or tapes) of Seller or its designee
shall be marked appropriately to reflect clearly the sale of the related
Purchased Mortgage Loan to Buyer. Seller or its designee (including the
Custodian) shall release its custody of the Mortgage File only in accordance
with written instructions from Buyer, unless such release is required as
incidental to the servicing of the Purchased Mortgage Loans or is in
connection with a repurchase of any Purchased Mortgage Loan by Seller.

8.       REHYPOTHECATION OR PLEDGE OF PURCHASED MORTGAGE LOANS

         Title to all Purchased Mortgage Loans shall pass to Buyer and Buyer
shall have free and unrestricted use of all Purchased Mortgage Loans. Nothing in
this Agreement shall preclude Buyer from engaging in repurchase transactions
with the Purchased Mortgage Loans or otherwise assigning, syndicating,
participating, sub-participating, pledging, repledging, hypothecating, or
rehypothecating the Purchased Mortgage Loans, but no such transaction shall
relieve Buyer of its obligations to transfer Purchased Mortgage Loans to Seller
pursuant to Section 3. Seller shall cooperate with Buyer's reasonable requests
to complete such assignments, syndication, participation or pledge. Nothing
contained in this Agreement shall obligate Buyer to segregate any Purchased
Mortgage Loans delivered to Buyer by Seller. In the event that there is a
material adverse change or other development in the repurchase markets which
results in Buyer being unable to finance its position through the repurchase
market with its traditional repurchase counterparties, Buyer may accelerate the
Repurchase Date for any outstanding Transactions following reasonable notice to
Seller of the occurrence of such event.

9.       SUBSTITUTION

         (a) Subject to Section 9(b) and the agreement of Buyer, Seller may,
upon one (1) Business Days' written notice to Buyer, with a copy to Custodian,
substitute Mortgage Loans or other assets for any Purchased Mortgage Loans. Such
substitution shall be made by transfer to Buyer or its designee (including the
Custodian) of the Mortgage File of such other Mortgage Loans together with a
Custodial Delivery and transfer to Seller or its designee of the Purchased
Mortgage Loans requested for release. After substitution, the substituted
Mortgage Loans, shall be deemed to be Purchased Mortgage Loans subject to the
same Transaction as the released Mortgage Loans.

         (b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, Seller
may not substitute other Mortgage Loans or other assets for any Purchased
Mortgage Loans if (i) after taking into account such substitution, a Collateral
Deficit would occur, (ii) such substitution would cause a breach of any
provision of this Agreement or (iii) the Market Value of the Mortgage Loans or
assets substituted is less than the Market Value of such Purchased Mortgage
Loans.

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10.      REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

         (a) Each of Buyer and Seller represents and warrants to the other
that (i) it is duly authorized to execute and deliver this Agreement, to
enter into the Transactions contemplated hereunder and to perform its
obligations hereunder and has taken all necessary action to authorize such
execution, delivery and performance; (ii) it will engage in such Transactions
as principal; (iii) the person signing this Agreement on its behalf is duly
authorized to do so on its behalf; (iv) no approval, consent or authorization
of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any federal, state,
or local regulatory authority having jurisdiction over it is required or, if
required, such approval, consent or authorization has been or will, prior to
the first Purchase Date, be obtained; (v) the execution, delivery, and
performance of this Agreement and the Transactions hereunder will not violate
any law, regulation, order, judgment, decree, ordinance, charter, by-law, or
rule applicable to it or its property or constitute a default (or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time, or both would constitute a default)
under or result in a breach of any agreement or other instrument by which it
is bound or by which any of its assets are affected; (vi) it has received
approval and authorization to enter into this Agreement and each and every
Transaction actually entered into hereunder pursuant to its internal policies
and procedures; and (vii) neither this Agreement nor any Transaction pursuant
hereto are entered into in contemplation of insolvency or with intent to
hinder, delay or defraud any creditor.

         (b) Seller represents and warrants to Buyer that as of the Purchase
Date for the purchase of any Purchased Mortgage Loans by Buyer from Seller
and as of the date of this Agreement and any Transaction hereunder and at all
times while this Agreement and any Transaction hereunder is in full force and
effect:

                  (i) ORGANIZATION. Seller is duly organized, validly existing
         and in good standing under the laws and regulations of the state of
         California and is duly licensed, qualified, and in good standing in
         every state where Seller transacts business and in any state where any
         Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of such state require
         licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type
         conducted by Seller therein.

                  (ii) NO LITIGATION. There is no action, suit, proceeding,
         arbitration or investigation pending or, to Seller's knowledge,
         threatened against Seller which, either in any one instance or in the
         aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
         operations, financial condition, properties or assets of Seller, or in
         any material impairment of the right or ability of Seller to carry on
         its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material
         liability on the part of Seller, or which if adversely determined would
         affect the validity of this Agreement or any of the Purchased Mortgage
         Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in connection with the
         obligations of Seller contemplated herein, or which would be likely to
         impair materially the ability of Seller to perform under the terms of
         this Agreement.

                  (iii) NO BROKER. Seller has not dealt with any broker,
         investment banker, agent, or other person, except for Buyer, who may be
         entitled to any commission or compensation in connection with the sale
         of Purchased Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement.

                  (iv) GOOD TITLE TO COLLATERAL. Purchased Mortgage Loans shall
         be free and clear of any lien, encumbrance or impediment to transfer,
         and Seller has good, valid and marketable title and the right to sell
         and transfer such Purchased Mortgage Loans to Buyer.

                  (v) DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE FILE. With respect to each Purchased
         Mortgage Loan (other than a Wet Ink Mortgage Loan), the Mortgage Note,
         the Mortgage, the assignment of Mortgage and any other documents
         required to be delivered under this Agreement and the

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         Custodial Agreement for the Mortgage Loans have been delivered to the
         Custodian. Seller or its designee is in possession of a complete, true
         and accurate Mortgage File with respect to the Mortgage Loans, except
         for such documents the originals of which have been delivered to the
         Custodian.

                  (vi) SELECTION PROCESS. The Purchased Mortgage Loans were
         selected from among the outstanding mortgage loans in Seller's
         portfolio as to which the representations and warranties set forth in
         this Agreement could be made and such selection was not made in a
         manner so as to affect adversely the interests of Buyer.

                  (vii) NO UNTRUE STATEMENTS. To the best of Seller's knowledge,
         neither this Agreement nor any written statement made, or any report or
         other document issued or delivered or to be issued or delivered by
         Seller pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the
         transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of a
         material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary to make the
         statements contained herein or therein not misleading.

                  (viii) ORIGINATION PRACTICES. The origination practices used
         by Seller with respect to each Mortgage Loan (i) have been and are in
         all respects legal and proper in the mortgage origination business and
         (ii) are in accordance with the underwriting guidelines previously
         supplied by Seller to Buyer.

                  (ix) PERFORMANCE OF AGREEMENT. Seller does not believe, nor
         does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform
         each and every covenant contained in this Agreement on its part to be
         performed.

                  (x) SELLER NOT INSOLVENT.  Seller is not,  and with the
         passage of time does not expect to become, insolvent.

                  (xi) NO EVENT OF DEFAULT.  No Event of Default has occurred
         and is continuing hereunder.

         (c) Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer that each Purchased
Mortgage Loan sold hereunder and each pool of Purchased Mortgage Loans sold
in a Transaction hereunder, as of the related Purchase Date, conforms to the
representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit V attached hereto and
that each Mortgage Loan delivered hereunder as Additional Loans or
Substituted Mortgage Loans, as of the date of such delivery, conforms to the
representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit V hereto. Seller further
represents and warrants to the Buyer that, as of the seventh Business Day of
each month, the Collateral Information delivered on such day with respect to
each Purchased Mortgage Loan is complete, true and correct. It is understood
and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in Exhibit V
hereto, if any, shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage File to
Buyer or its designee (including the Custodian).

         (d) On the Purchase Date for any Transaction, Buyer and Seller shall
each be deemed to have made all the foregoing representations with respect to
itself as of such Purchase Date.

11.      NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF THE SELLER

         On and as of the date of this Agreement and each Purchase Date and
until this Agreement is no longer in force with respect to any Transaction,
Seller covenants that it will not:

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         (a) take any action which would  directly or indirectly  impair or
adversely affect Buyer's title to or the value of the Purchased Mortgage
Loans; or

         (b) pledge, assign, convey, grant, bargain, sell, set over, deliver
or otherwise transfer any interest in the Purchased Mortgage Loans to any
person not a party to this Agreement nor will the Seller create, incur or
permit to exist any lien, encumbrance or security interest in or on the
Purchased Mortgage Loans except as described in Section 6 of this Agreement.

12.      AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE SELLER

         For so long as this Agreement is in effect:

         (a) Seller covenants that it will promptly notify Buyer of any
material adverse change in its business operations and/or financial condition.

         (b) Seller shall provide Buyer with copies of such documentation as
Buyer may reasonably request evidencing the truthfulness of the
representations set forth in Section 10, including but not limited to
resolutions evidencing the approval of this Agreement by Seller's board of
directors or loan committee and copies of the minutes of the meetings of
Seller's board of directors or loan committee at which this Agreement and the
Transactions contemplated by this Agreement were approved.

         (c) Seller shall, at Buyer's request, take all action necessary to
ensure that Buyer will have a first priority security interest in the
Purchased Mortgage Loans, including, among other things, filing such Uniform
Commercial Code financing statements as Buyer may reasonably request.

         (d) Seller covenants that it will not create, incur or permit to
exist any lien, encumbrance or security interest in or on any of the
Collateral without the prior express written consent of Buyer.

         (e) Seller shall notify Buyer no later than one (1) Business Day
after obtaining actual knowledge thereof, (i) if any event has occurred that
constitutes an Event of Default with respect to Seller or any event that with
the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of
Default with respect to Seller and (ii) of any change if the Lockbox Bank, or
any change affecting the distribution of any income between the Lockbox Bank
and the Collection Account Bank.

         (f) Seller covenants that each Purchased Mortgage Loan subject to
this Agreement shall be serviced in accordance with Section 25 hereof.

         (g) Seller covenants to provide Buyer with an advance copy of any
proposed material changes to Seller's underwriting guidelines prior to the
effectiveness of any such change. Buyer shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to notify Seller within 7 Business Days of receipt of such notice of
changes if such changes are acceptable. If such changes are not acceptable to
Buyer in its sole discretion, Buyer shall not be obligated to purchase
Mortgage Loans hereunder that are originated in accordance with such changed
underwriting guidelines.

         (h) Seller covenants, upon request of Buyer after the occurrence of
a Collateral Deficit, to enter into hedging transactions with respect to
fixed rate Purchased Mortgage Loans in order to protect adequately, in the
reasonable judgment against interest rate risks.

         (i) Seller covenants to provide Buyer on the seventh Business Day of
each month, either by direct modem electronic transmission or via a computer
diskette, the Collateral Information in computer readable format with respect
to all Purchased Mortgage Loans then subject to Transactions.

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         (j) Seller covenants to provide Buyer with the following financial
and reporting information:

                  (i) Within 90 days after the last day of its fiscal year,
         Guarantor's audited consolidated statements of income and balance
         sheets and statements of changes in cash flow for such year and balance
         sheets as of the end of such year in each case presented fairly in
         accordance with GAAP, and accompanied, in all cases, by an unqualified
         report of Ernst & Young LLP or another nationally recognized
         independent certified public accounting firm consented to by Buyer
         (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld);

                  (ii) Within 90 days after the last day of its fiscal year,
         Seller's audited consolidated statements of income and balance sheets
         as of the end of such year in each case presented fairly in accordance
         with GAAP, and accompanied, in all cases, by an unqualified report of
         Ernst & Young LLP or another nationally recognized independent
         certified public accounting firm consented to by Buyer (which consent
         shall not be unreasonably withheld);

                  (iii) Within [15] days after the last day of each calendar
         month in any fiscal year, Seller's monthly report in substantially the
         form attached hereto as Exhibit VII;

                  (iv) Within 30 days after the last day of each calendar month,
         an officer's certificate from the chief financial officer or vice
         president of finance of Seller addressed to Buyer certifying that, as
         of such calendar month, (x) an officer of the Seller has completed a
         review of Seller's activities under the terms of this Agreement, and
         based on such review Seller is in compliance with all of the terms,
         conditions and requirements of this Agreement (such certification to
         include a calculation on a quarterly basis of the financial tests set
         forth in Sections 13(xiii) - (xviii)), and (y) no Event of Default
         exists, except as disclosed in such officer's certificate;

                  (v) As soon as available, copies of all proxy statements,
         financial statements, and reports which Guarantor sends to its
         stockholders, and copies of all regular, periodic and special reports,
         and all registration statements under the Securities Act of 1933, as
         amended, which it files with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
         any government authority which may be substituted therefor, or with any
         national securities exchange;

                  (vi) Within 45 days after the last day of each fiscal quarter
         in any fiscal year, an officer's certificate from the chief financial
         officer or vice president of finance of Guarantor addressed to Buyer
         certifying the calculation of Tangible Net Worth, including the
         valuation (and the assumptions used to derive such valuation) of
         residual certificates, interest-only certificates and other comparable
         instruments with respect to securitizations of mortgage loans included
         in the calculation of such Tangible Net Worth;

                  (vii) Within 3 days after entering into any hedging
         transactions described in subsection (h) above, evidence of such
         hedging transactions reasonably satisfactory to Buyer;

                  (viii) Within 3 days after the renewal of any fidelity
         insurance and errors omissions insurance policy that identifies Buyer
         as a co-insured, evidence of such renewal reasonably satisfactory to
         Buyer.

         (k) Seller covenants to repurchase or substitute pursuant to Section
9 hereof any Mortgage Loan, within two Business Days following written notice
from Buyer, which as to a representation or warranty made by Seller set forth
in Exhibit V hereto proves to be incorrect or untrue in any material respect.

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         (l) Seller covenants to provide Buyer, within seven Business Days
following the execution thereof by the parties thereto, copies of each material
agreement or instrument entered into after the date of this Agreement by
Guarantor, Seller or any of their respective subsidiaries with respect to
indebtedness for borrowed money, certified by the chief financial officer or
vice president of finance of Guarantor or Seller as being a true and correct
copy of such agreement or instrument, as the case may be, and in full force and
effect.

         (m) In the event the Seller amends any of the Seller's other lending or
financing facilities (including, without limitation, mortgage loan warehouse,
residual financing, working capital or repurchase facilities) to incorporate new
financial covenants or to modify existing financial covenants which modification
makes such covenants more stringent than the financial covenants set forth in
clauses (xii) through (xxi) of Section 13 hereof immediately prior to such
modification, then the Seller shall simultaneously amend this Agreement to
incorporate any such new or modified financial covenant. Seller shall notify
Buyer in writing of any such proposed amendment (including together with such
notice any draft amendment documentation) prior to entering into such amendment.

         (n) The Seller shall (i) preserve and maintain its legal existence and
all of its material rights, privileges, licenses and franchises; (ii) comply in
all material respects with all Requirements of Laws (including, without
limitation, all environmental laws and local, municipal, state or Federal
ordinances, regulations or statutes regarding Predatory Lending Practices) and
Contractual Obligations; and (iii) keep adequate records and books of account,
in which complete entries will be made in accordance with GAAP consistently
applied. Seller shall maintain, and shall make available to Buyer upon request,
written policies and procedures to determine whether any Mortgage Loan contains
any terms, or carries or carried any fees, charges or other costs, such that the
requirements of the Home Ownership Equity Protection Act, 15 U.S.C. Section 1639
and 12 C.F.R. Section 226.32 - Requirements for Certain Closed-End Home
Mortgages, are applicable.

13.      EVENTS OF DEFAULT

         (a) If any of the following events (each an "EVENT OF DEFAULT") occur,
Seller and Buyer shall have the rights set forth in Section 14, as applicable:

                  (i) Seller or Buyer fails to satisfy or perform any material
         obligation or covenant under this Agreement;

                  (ii) an Act of Insolvency occurs with respect to Seller or
         Buyer;

                  (iii) any representation (excluding the representations and
         warranties made with respect to the Mortgage Loans set forth on Exhibit
         V hereto) made by Seller shall have been incorrect or untrue in any
         material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have been made or
         repeated;

                  (iv) Seller or Buyer shall admit its inability to, or its
         intention not to, perform any of its obligations hereunder;

                  (v) any governmental, regulatory, or self-regulatory authority
         takes any action to remove, limit, restrict, suspend or terminate the
         rights, privileges, or operations of the Seller or any of its
         Affiliates, including suspension as an issuer, lender or
         seller/servicer of mortgage loans, which suspension has a material
         adverse effect on the ordinary business operations of Seller or
         Seller's Affiliate, and which continues for more than 24 hours;

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                  (vi) Seller dissolves, merges or consolidates with another
         entity (unless (A) it is the surviving party or (B) the entity into
         which it mergers has equity and a market value of at least that of the
         Seller immediately prior to such merger and such entity expressly
         assumes the obligations of the Seller at the time of such merger), or
         sells, transfers, or otherwise disposes of a material portion of its
         business or assets, except for the sale or transfer of Mortgage Loans
         in the ordinary course of business;

                  (vii) Buyer, in its good faith judgment, believes that there
         has been a material adverse change in the business, operations,
         corporate structure or financial condition of Seller or that Seller
         will not meet any of its obligations under any Transaction pursuant to
         this Agreement, this Agreement or any other agreement between the
         parties;

                  (viii) Seller, Guarantor or any of their respective
         subsidiaries shall fail to perform or shall violate any other material
         agreement or instrument between any of them and Buyer or any of its
         Affiliates and such failure or violation continues unremedied after any
         applicable grace period therefor, or Seller, Guarantor or any of their
         respective subsidiaries shall fail to pay when due or within any
         applicable grace period therefor any portion of any single obligation
         constituting indebtedness of Borrower, Guarantor or any of their
         respective subsidiaries in excess of $1,000,000; or any default or
         other event shall occur under or with respect to any agreement under
         which any single obligation constituting indebtedness of Borrower,
         Guarantor or any of their respective subsidiaries in excess of
         $1,000,000 was created or is governed, the effect of which is to cause,
         or to permit the holder or holder of such indebtedness to cause, such
         indebtedness to become due prior to its stated maturity; or any single
         obligation constituting indebtedness of Borrower, Guarantor or any of
         their respective subsidiaries in excess of $1,000,000 shall be declared
         to be due and payable, or required to be prepaid (other than by a
         regularly scheduled payment), prior to the stated maturity thereof;

                  (ix) a final judgment by any competent court in the United
         States of America for the payment of money in an amount of at least
         $1,000,000 is rendered against the Seller, and the same remains
         undischarged or unpaid for a period of sixty (60) days during which
         execution of such judgment is not effectively stayed;

                  (x) this Agreement shall for any reason cease to create a
         valid, first priority security interest in any of the Purchased
         Mortgage Loans purported to be covered hereby;

                  (xi) a Market Value Collateral Deficit or Securitization Value
         Collateral Deficit occurs with respect to Seller or Buyer, as
         applicable, and is not eliminated within the time period specified in
         Section 4(b);

                  (xii) Tangible Net Worth of the Guarantor shall at any time be
         less than $75,000,000;

                  (xiii) Tangible Net Worth of the Seller at any time shall be
         less than the sum of (a) $315,000,000, plus (b) an amount equal to 75%
         of the aggregate positive Net Income (without deduction for quarterly
         losses) of the Seller after June 30, 2000 plus (c) 80% of the net
         proceeds from the issuance of any equity securities of the seller or
         the making of any capital contributions to the Seller after June 30,
         2000;

                  (xiv) the Interest Coverage Ratio of the Guarantor shall
         exceed 1.05 to 1.0 on the last Business Day of any calendar quarter at
         any time;

                  (xv) the Leverage Ratio of the Guarantor shall exceed 11.0 to
         1.0 at any time;

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                  (xvi) the Adjusted Leverage Ratio of the Guarantor shall
         exceed 5.0 to 1.0 at any time thereafter;

                  (xvii) the Adjusted Leverage Ratio of the Seller shall exceed
         3.0 to 1.0 at any time;

                  (xviii) the aggregate amount of the Guarantor's cash, cash
         equivalents and available borrowing capacity on unencumbered assets
         that could be drawn against (taking into account required haircuts)
         under committed warehouse or working capital facilities, on a
         consolidated basis and on any given day, shall be less than $15,000,000
         at any time;

                  (xix) the aggregate amount of the Seller's cash, cash
         equivalents and unused borrowing capacity on unencumbered assets that
         could be drawn against (taking into account required haircuts) under
         committed warehouse facilities shall be less than $5,000,000 at any
         time;

                  (xx) the Seller shall be a party to committed facilities
         (other than this Agreement) with a maximum aggregate principal amount
         of commitments equal to less than $100,000,000 at any time; or

                  (xxi) for any two fiscal quarters of Guarantor after the date
         of this Agreement, Guarantor and its subsidiaries shall incur a loss on
         a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.

14.      REMEDIES

         (a) If an Event of Default occurs with respect to Seller, the following
rights and remedies are available to Buyer:

                  (i) At the option of Buyer, exercised by written notice to
         Seller (which option shall be deemed to have been exercised, even if no
         notice is given, immediately upon the occurrence of an Act of
         Insolvency), the Repurchase Date for each Transaction hereunder shall
         be deemed immediately to occur.

                  (ii) If Buyer exercises or is deemed to have exercised the
         option referred to in subsection (a)(i) of this Section,

                           (A) Seller's obligations hereunder to repurchase all
                  Purchased Mortgage Loans in such Transactions shall thereupon
                  become immediately due and payable,

                           (B) to the extent permitted by applicable law, the
                  Repurchase Price with respect to each such Transaction shall
                  be increased by the aggregate amount obtained by daily
                  application of, on a 360 day per year basis for the actual
                  number of days during the period from and including the date
                  of the exercise or deemed exercise of such option to but
                  excluding the date of payment of the Repurchase Price as so
                  increased, (x) the greater of the Prime Rate or the Pricing
                  Rate for each such Transaction to (y) the Repurchase Price for
                  such Transaction as of the Repurchase Date as determined
                  pursuant to subsection (a)(i) of this Section (decreased as of
                  any day by (I) any amounts actually in the possession of Buyer
                  pursuant to clause (C) of this subsection, (II) any proceeds
                  from the sale of Purchased Mortgage Loans applied to the
                  Repurchase Price pursuant to subsection (a)(xii) of this
                  Section, and (III) any amounts applied to the Repurchase Price
                  pursuant to subsection (a)(iii) of this Section), and

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                           (C) all Income actually received by the Buyer or its
                  designee (including the Custodian) pursuant to Section 5 shall
                  be applied to the aggregate unpaid Repurchase Price owed by
                  Seller.

                  (iii) After one Business Day's notice to Seller (which notice
         need not be given if an Act of Insolvency shall have occurred, and
         which may be the notice given under subsection (a)(i) of this Section),
         Buyer may (A) immediately sell, without notice or demand of any kind,
         at a public or private sale and at such price or prices Buyer may
         reasonably deem satisfactory any or all Purchased Mortgage Loans
         subject to a Transaction hereunder or (B) in its sole discretion elect,
         in lieu of selling all or a portion of such Purchased Mortgage Loans,
         to give Seller credit for such Purchased Mortgage Loans in an amount
         equal to the Market Value of the Purchased Mortgage Loans against the
         aggregate unpaid Repurchase Price and any other amounts owing by Seller
         hereunder. The proceeds of any disposition of Purchased Mortgage Loans
         shall be applied first to the costs and expenses incurred by Buyer in
         connection with Seller's default; second to costs of cover and/or
         related hedging transactions relating to Transactions and to losses,
         damages, costs or expenses directly arising or resulting from the
         occurrence of the Event of Default; third to the Repurchase Price; and
         fourth to any other outstanding obligation of Seller to Buyer or its
         Affiliates.

                  (iv) The parties recognize that it may not be possible to
         purchase or sell all of the Purchased Mortgage Loans on a particular
         Business Day, or in a transaction with the same purchaser, or in the
         same manner because the market for such Purchased Mortgage Loans may
         not be liquid. In view of the nature of the Purchased Mortgage Loans,
         the parties agree that liquidation of a Transaction or the underlying
         Purchased Mortgage Loans does not require a public purchase or sale and
         that a good faith private purchase or sale shall be deemed to have been
         made in a commercially reasonable manner. Accordingly, Buyer may elect,
         in its sole discretion, the time and manner of liquidating any
         Purchased Mortgage Loan and nothing contained herein shall (A) obligate
         Buyer to liquidate any Purchased Mortgage Loan on the occurrence of an
         Event of Default or to liquidate all Purchased Mortgage Loans in the
         same manner or on the same Business Day or (B) constitute a waiver, in
         whole or in part, of any right or remedy of Buyer. However, in
         recognition of the parties' agreement that the Transactions hereunder
         have been entered into in consideration of and in reliance upon the
         fact that all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and
         contractual relationship and that each Transaction has been entered
         into in consideration of the other Transactions, the parties further
         agree that Buyer shall use its reasonable efforts to liquidate all
         Transactions hereunder upon the occurrence of an Event of Default as
         quickly as is prudently possible in the reasonable judgment of Buyer.

                  (v) Buyer shall, without regard to the adequacy of the
         security for the Seller's obligations under this Agreement, be entitled
         to the appointment of a receiver by any court having jurisdiction,
         without notice, to take possession of and protect, collect, manage,
         liquidate, and sell the Collateral or any portion thereof, and collect
         the payments due with respect to the Collateral or any portion thereof.
         Seller shall pay all costs and expenses incurred by Buyer in connection
         with the appointment and activities of such receiver.

                  (vi) Seller agrees that Buyer may obtain an injunction or an
         order of specific performance to compel Seller to fulfill its
         obligations as set forth in Section 25, if Seller fails or refuses to
         perform its obligations as set forth therein.

                  (vii) Seller shall be liable to Buyer for the amount of all
         expenses, reasonably incurred by Buyer in connection with or as a
         consequence of an Event of Default, including, without

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         limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses and reasonable costs
         incurred in connection with hedging or covering transactions
         relating to Transactions.

                  (viii) Buyer shall have all the rights and remedies provided
         herein, provided by applicable federal, state, foreign, and local laws
         (including, without limitation, the rights and remedies of a secured
         party under the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York, to
         the extent that the Uniform Commercial Code is applicable, and the
         right to offset any mutual debt and claim), in equity, and under any
         other agreement between Buyer and Seller.

                  (ix) Buyer may exercise one or more of the remedies available
         to Buyer immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default and,
         except to the extent provided in subsections (a)(i) and (iii) of this
         Section, at any time thereafter without notice to Seller. All rights
         and remedies arising under this Agreement as amended from time-to-time
         hereunder are cumulative and not exclusive of any other rights or
         remedies which Buyer may have.

                  (x) In addition to its rights hereunder, Buyer shall have the
         right to proceed against any assets of Seller which may be in the
         possession of Buyer or its agent on Buyer's behalf including the right
         to liquidate such assets and to set off the proceeds against monies
         owed by Seller to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement. Buyer may set off
         cash, the proceeds of the liquidation of the Purchased Mortgage Loans,
         any Collateral or its proceeds, and all other sums or obligations owed
         by Seller to Buyer against all of Seller's obligations to Buyer,
         whether under this Agreement, under a Transaction, or under any other
         agreement between the parties, or otherwise, whether or not such
         obligations are then due, without prejudice to Buyer's right to recover
         any deficiency. Any cash, proceeds, or property in excess of any
         amounts due, or which Buyer reasonably believes may become due, to it
         from Seller shall be returned to Seller after satisfaction of all
         obligations of Seller to Buyer.

                  (xi) Buyer may enforce its rights and remedies hereunder
         without prior judicial process or hearing, and Seller hereby expressly
         waives any defenses Seller might otherwise have to require Buyer to
         enforce its rights by judicial process. Seller also waives any defense
         Seller might otherwise have arising from the use of nonjudicial
         process, enforcement and sale of all or any portion of the Collateral,
         or from any other election of remedies. Seller recognizes that
         nonjudicial remedies are consistent with the usages of the trade, are
         responsive to commercial necessity and are the result of a bargain at
         arm's length.

                  (xii) Buyer and Seller hereby agree that sales of the
         Purchased Mortgage Loans shall be deemed to include and permit the
         sales of Purchased Mortgaged Loans pursuant to a securities offering.
         The net proceeds of any such sale shall be applied to reduce the
         Repurchase Price of outstanding Transactions.

         (b) If an Event of Default occurs with respect to Buyer, the following
rights and remedies are available to Seller upon advance written notice of the
same to Buyer:

                  (i) Upon tender by Seller of payment of the aggregate
         Repurchase Price for all such Transactions, Buyer's right, title and
         interest in all Purchased Mortgage Loans subject to such Transactions
         shall be deemed transferred to Seller, and Buyer shall deliver or cause
         to be transferred all such Purchased Mortgage Loans to Seller or its
         designee at Buyer's expense.

                  (ii) If Seller exercises the option referred to in subsection
         (b)(i) of this Section and Buyer fails to deliver or cause to be
         delivered the Purchased Mortgage Loans to Seller or its designee, after
         one Business Day's notice to Buyer, Seller may (A) purchase Mortgage
         Loans

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         ("REPLACEMENT LOANS") that are as similar as is reasonably
         practicable in characteristics, outstanding principal amounts (as a
         pool) and interest rate to any Purchased Mortgage Loans that are
         not delivered by Buyer to Seller or its designee as required
         hereunder or (B) in its sole discretion elect, in lieu of
         purchasing Replacement Loans, to be deemed to have purchased
         Replacement Loans at a price therefor on such date, equal to the
         Market Value of the Purchased Mortgage Loans.

                  (iii) Buyer shall be liable to the Seller (A) with respect to
         Purchased Mortgage Loans (other than Additional Loans), for any excess
         of the price paid (or deemed paid) by Seller for Replacement Loans
         therefor over the Repurchase Price for such Purchased Mortgage Loans
         and (B) with respect to Additional Loans, for the price paid (or deemed
         paid) by Seller for the Replacement Loans therefor. In addition, Buyer
         shall be liable to Seller for interest on such remaining liability with
         respect to each such purchase (or deemed purchase) of Replacement Loans
         calculated on a 360-day year basis for the actual number of days during
         the period from and including the date of such purchase (or deemed
         purchase) until paid in full by Buyer. Such interest shall be at the
         greater of the Pricing Rate or the Prime Rate.

                  (iv) Buyer shall be liable to Seller for the amount of all
         expenses reasonably incurred by Seller in connection with or as a
         consequence of an Event of Default with respect to Buyer, including,
         without limitation, reasonable legal fees and expenses and reasonable
         costs incurred in connection with covering existing hedging
         transactions with respect to the Purchased Mortgage Loans.

                  (v) Seller shall have all the rights and remedies provided
         herein, provided by applicable federal, state, foreign, and local laws,
         in equity, and under any other agreement between Buyer and Seller,
         including, without limitation, the right to offset any debt or claim.

                  (vi) Seller may exercise one or more of the remedies available
         to Seller immediately upon the occurrence of an Event of Default with
         respect to Buyer and at any time thereafter without notice to Buyer.
         All rights and remedies arising under this Agreement as amended from
         time-to-time hereunder are cumulative and not exclusive of any other
         rights or remedies which Seller may have.

15.      ADDITIONAL CONDITION

         Seller shall, on the date of the initial Transaction hereunder and,
upon the request of Buyer, on the date of any subsequent Transaction, cause to
be delivered to Buyer, with reliance thereon permitted as to any Person that
purchases the Purchased Mortgage Loan from Buyer in a repurchase transaction, a
favorable opinion or opinions of counsel with respect to the matters set forth
in Exhibit IV attached hereto.

16.      SINGLE AGREEMENT

         Buyer and Seller acknowledge that, and have entered hereunto and will
enter into each Transaction hereunder in consideration of and in reliance upon
the fact that, all Transactions hereunder constitute a single business and
contractual relationship and that each has been entered into in consideration of
the other Transactions. Accordingly, each of Buyer and Seller agrees (i) to
perform all of its obligations in respect of each Transaction hereunder, and
that a default in the performance of any such obligations shall constitute a
default by it in respect of all Transactions hereunder, (ii) that each of them
shall be entitled to set off claims and apply property held by them in respect
of any Transaction against obligations owing to them in respect of any other
Transactions hereunder and (iii) that payments,

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deliveries, and other transfers made by either of them in respect of any
Transaction shall be deemed to have been made in consideration of payments,
deliveries, and other transfers in respect of any other Transactions
hereunder, and the obligations to make any such payments, deliveries, and
other transfers may be applied against each other and netted; PROVIDED,
HOWEVER, that the parties hereto acknowledge and agree that each Purchased
Mortgage Loan is identified and unique and nothing in this Agreement should
limit or reduce Buyer's obligation to deliver the Purchased Mortgage Loans to
Seller as and when provided herein.

17.      NOTICES AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

         Unless another address is specified in writing by the respective party
to whom any written notice or other communication is to be given hereunder, all
such notices or communications shall be in writing or confirmed in writing and
delivered at the respective addresses set forth in the form of Confirmation set
forth in Exhibit I.

18.      ENTIRE AGREEMENT; SEVERABILITY

         This Agreement together with the applicable Confirmation constitutes
the entire understanding between Buyer and Seller with respect to the subject
matter it covers and shall supersede any existing agreements between the parties
containing general terms and conditions for repurchase transactions involving
Purchased Mortgage Loans. By acceptance of this Agreement, Buyer and Seller
acknowledge that they have not made, and are not relying upon, any statements,
representations, promises or undertakings not contained in this Agreement. Each
provision and agreement herein shall be treated as separate and independent from
any other provision or agreement herein and shall be enforceable notwithstanding
the unenforceability of any such other provision or agreement.

19.      NON-ASSIGNABILITY

         The rights and obligations of the parties under this Agreement and
under any Transaction shall not be assigned by Seller without the prior written
consent of Buyer. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement and any Transactions
shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement express or implied,
shall give to any person, other than the parties to this Agreement and their
successors hereunder, any benefit or any legal or equitable right, power, remedy
or claim under this Agreement.

20.      TERMINABILITY

         (a) This Agreement shall terminate upon the earlier of (i) the Final
Repurchase Date or (ii) written notice from Seller to Buyer to such effect
pursuant to Section 14 hereof, except that this Agreement shall, notwithstanding
the above clauses, remain applicable to any Transaction then outstanding.

         (b) Buyer may, in its sole and absolute discretion, terminate this
Agreement if, within 30 days after notice from Buyer to Guarantor stating that
Buyer does not agree with the valuation (and the assumptions used to derive such
valuation) of residual certificates, interest-only certificates and other
comparable instruments with respect to securitizations of mortgage loans
included in the calculation of Tangible Net Worth as certified in the
certificate delivered to Buyer pursuant to Section 12(j)(vi), Buyer and
Guarantor do not agree on such valuation. Upon any such termination, the
Repurchase Price of all Transactions shall become immediately due and payable.

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         (c) Notwithstanding any termination of this Agreement or the occurrence
of an Event of Default, all of the representations and warranties hereunder
(including those made in Exhibit V) shall continue and survive.

21.      GOVERNING LAW

         THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH,
THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT
OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

22.      CONSENT TO JURISDICTION AND ARBITRATION

         The parties irrevocably agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction of
the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, the
parties irrevocably waiving any objection thereto. If, for any reason, federal
jurisdiction is not available, and only if federal jurisdiction is not
available, the parties irrevocably agree to submit to the personal jurisdiction
of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, the parties irrevocably waiving
any objection thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing two sentences, at either
party's sole option exercisable at any time not later than thirty (30) days
after an action or proceeding has been commenced, the parties agree that the
matter may be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the commercial
rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect in the State of New
York and judgment upon any award rendered by the arbitrator may be entered in
any court having jurisdiction thereof within the City, County and State of New
York; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the arbitrator shall not amend, supplement, or
reform in any regard this Agreement or the terms of any Confirmation, the rights
or obligations of any party hereunder or thereunder, or the enforceability of
any of the terms hereof or thereof. Any arbitration shall be conducted before a
single arbitrator who shall be reasonably familiar with repurchase transactions
and the secondary mortgage market in the City, County, and State of New York.

23.      NO WAIVERS, ETC.

         No express or implied waiver of any Event of Default by either party
shall constitute a waiver of any other Event of Default and no exercise of any
remedy hereunder by any party shall constitute a waiver, in whole or in part, of
its right to exercise any other remedy hereunder. No modification or waiver of
any provision of this Agreement and no consent by any party to a departure
herefrom shall be effective unless and until such shall be in writing and duly
executed by both of the parties hereto. Any such waiver or modification shall be
effective only in the specific instance and for the specific purpose for which
it was given.

24.      INTENT

         The parties understand and intend that this Agreement and each
Transaction hereunder constitute a "repurchase agreement" and a "securities
contract" as those terms are defined under the relevant provisions of Title 11
of the United States Code, as amended.

25.      SERVICING

         (a) Notwithstanding the purchase and sale of the Purchased Mortgage
Loans hereby, Seller shall continue to service the Purchased Mortgage Loans for
the benefit of Buyer and, if Buyer shall exercise its rights to pledge or
hypothecate the Purchased Mortgage Loan prior to the related Repurchase Date
pursuant to Section 8, Buyer's assigns; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the obligations
of Seller to service the Purchased Mortgage Loans shall cease upon the payment
by Seller to Buyer of the Repurchase Price

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therefor. Seller shall service the Purchased Mortgage Loans in accordance
with the servicing standards maintained by other prudent mortgage lenders
with respect to mortgage loans similar to the Purchased Mortgage Loans.

         (b) Seller agrees that Buyer is the owner of all servicing records,
including but not limited to any and all servicing agreements, files, documents,
records, data bases, computer tapes, copies of computer tapes, proof of
insurance coverage, insurance policies, appraisals, other closing documentation,
payment history records, and any other records relating to or evidencing the
servicing of Purchased Mortgage Loans (the "SERVICING RECORDS"). Seller grants
Buyer a security interest in all servicing fees and rights relating to the
Mortgage Loans and all Servicing Records to secure the obligation of the Seller
or its designee to service in conformity with this Section and any other
obligation of Seller to Buyer. Seller covenants to, and will cause each servicer
and subservicer to, segregate such Servicing Records from any and all servicing
agreements, files, documents, records, data bases, computer tapes, copies of
computer tapes, proof of insurance coverage, insurance policies, appraisals,
other closing documentation, payment history records, and any other records
relating to or evidencing the servicing of Mortgage Loans which are not
Purchased Mortgage Loans and to safeguard such Servicing Records and to deliver
them promptly to Buyer or its designee (including the Custodian) at Buyer's
request.

         (c) Upon the occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default, Buyer
may, in its sole discretion, (i) sell its right to the Purchased Mortgage Loans
on a servicing released basis or (ii) terminate the Seller as servicer of the
Purchased Mortgage Loans with or without cause, in each case without payment of
any termination fee.

         (d) Seller shall not employ sub-servicers (other than an Affiliate of
Seller) to service the Purchased Mortgage Loans without the prior written
approval of Buyer.

         (e) Seller shall cause any sub-servicer hereunder to execute a letter
agreement with Buyer acknowledging Buyer's security interest and agreeing that,
upon notice from Buyer (or the Custodian on its behalf) that an Event of Default
has occurred and in continuing hereunder, it shall deposit all Income with
respect to the Purchased Mortgage Loans in the account specified in the third
sentence of Section 5(a).

         (f) After the occurrence of an Event of Default or a Market Value
Collateral Deficit or Securitization Value Collateral Deficit which is not cured
in accordance with Section 4, at the request of Buyer, Seller shall enter into a
master servicing agreement with Buyer and a backup servicer reasonably
acceptable to Buyer, which agreement shall be satisfactory in form and substance
to Buyer.

26.      DISCLOSURE RELATING TO CERTAIN FEDERAL PROTECTIONS

         The parties acknowledge that they have been advised that in the case of
Transactions in which one of the parties is an "insured depository institution"
as that term is defined in Section 1831(a) of Title 12 of the United States
Code, as amended, funds held by the financial institution pursuant to a
Transaction hereunder are not a deposit and therefore are not insured by the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Savings Association Insurance Fund or
the Bank Insurance Fund, as applicable.

27.      NETTING

         If Buyer and Seller are "financial institutions" as now or hereinafter
defined in Section 4402 of Title 12 of the United States Code ("SECTION 4402")
and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder:

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         (a) All amounts to be paid or advanced by one party to or on behalf of
the other under this Agreement or any Transaction hereunder shall be deemed to
be "payment obligations" and all amounts to be received by or on behalf of one
party from the other under this Agreement or any Transaction hereunder shall be
deemed to be "payment entitlements" within the meaning of Section 4402, and this
Agreement shall be deemed to be a "netting contract" as defined in Section 4402.

         (b) The payment obligations and the payment entitlements of the parties
hereto pursuant to this Agreement and any Transaction hereunder shall be netted
as follows. In the event that either party (the "DEFAULTING PARTY") shall fail
to honor any payment obligation under this Agreement or any Transaction
hereunder, the other party (the "NONDEFAULTING PARTY") shall be entitled to
reduce the amount of any payment to be made by the Nondefaulting Party to the
Defaulting Party by the amount of the payment obligation that the Defaulting
Party failed to honor.

28.      MISCELLANEOUS

         (a) Time is of the essence under this agreement and all Transactions
and all references to a time shall mean New York time in effect on the date of
the action unless otherwise expressly stated in this Agreement.

         (b) Buyer shall be authorized to accept orders and take any other
action affecting any accounts of the Seller in response to instructions given in
writing by any authorized officer of Seller listed on Exhibit VI hereto, as such
list may be amended in writing from time to time. Seller shall indemnify Buyer,
defend, and hold Buyer harmless from and against any and all liabilities,
losses, damages, costs, and expenses of any nature arising out of or in
connection with any action taken by Buyer in response to such instructions
received or reasonably believed to have been received from such authorized
officers of Seller.

         (c) If there is any conflict between the terms of this Agreement or any
Transaction entered into hereunder and the Custodial Agreement, this Agreement
shall prevail.

         (d) If there is any conflict between the terms of a Confirmation or a
corrected Confirmation issued by the Buyer and this Agreement, the Confirmation
shall prevail.

         (e) This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which so
executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall
together constitute but one and the same instrument.

         (f) Seller agrees to reimburse Buyer for all reasonable costs and
expenses of Buyer in connection with this Agreement including, without
limitation, the fees, expenses and disbursement of outside counsel to Buyer and
due diligence expenses and on-going auditing fees not to exceed $25,000 per
year.

         (g) Seller and Buyer agree to maintain the confidentiality of this
Agreement and its terms and agree not to disclose this Agreement or its terms to
any other party except as required for the enforcement of its terms or as
required by law, regulatory requirements or court order or discovery. In the
event Seller determines that the Agreement must be filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to applicable law, such filing may only be made
after consultation with Buyer and upon redaction of the Pricing Spread.

         (h) The headings in this Agreement are for convenience of reference
only and shall not affect the interpretation or construction of this Agreement.

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                            [Signature page follows]

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have entered into this Agreement as of
the date set forth above.

                                      LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB, as Buyer

                                      By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:
                                          Title:

                                      AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Seller

                                      By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                          Name:
                                          Title:
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                                    EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT I         Confirmation

EXHIBIT II        Form of Custodial Delivery

EXHIBIT III       Form of Power of Attorney

EXHIBIT IV        Opinion of Counsel to Seller

EXHIBIT V         Representations and Warranties Regarding Mortgage Loan

EXHIBIT VI        Authorized Officers of Seller

EXHIBIT VII       Form of Monthly Report

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                                                                       EXHIBIT I

                           Form of Confirmation Letter

                                     (date)

Aames Capital Corporation
350 South Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, California 90071
Attention:

Confirmation No.:
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Ladies/Gentlemen:

         This letter confirms our agreement to purchase from you the Mortgage
Loans listed in Appendix I hereto, pursuant to the Master Repurchase Agreement
Governing Purchases and Sales of Mortgage Loans between us, dated as of December
__, 2000 (the "Agreement"), as follows:

         Purchase Date:

         Mortgage Loans to be Purchased:    See Appendix I hereto.(1)

         Aggregate Principal Amount of Purchased Mortgage Loans:

         Purchase Price:

         Pricing Rate:

         Repurchase Date:

         Repurchase Price:

         Collateral Amount Percentage with respect to Market Value:

         Collateral Amount Percentage with respect to Securitization Value:

         Names and addresses for communications:

         Buyer:

         Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB
         200 Vesey Street
         9th Floor
         New York, New York  10285-0900
         Attention: Central Funding Department

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(1) Appendix I to Confirmation Letter will list Mortgage Loans.

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         Seller:

         Aames Capital Corporation
         350 South Grand Avenue
         Los Angeles, California 90071
         Attention: Michelle Treasure, Finance Department

                                            LEHMAN BROTHERS BANK, FSB, as Buyer

                                            By:
                                                 ------------------------------
                                                 Name:
                                                 Title:

Agreed and Acknowledged:

AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Seller

By:
     ------------------------------
     Name:
     Title:

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                                                                      EXHIBIT II

                           Form of Custodial Delivery

         On this ______ day of ____________, 20__, Aames Capital Corporation
("Seller"), as the Seller under that certain Master Repurchase Agreement
Governing Purchases and Sales of Mortgage Loans and Working Capital, dated as of
December __, 2000 (the "Repurchase Agreement") between the Seller and Lehman
Brothers Bank, FSB ("Buyer"), does hereby deliver to Bankers Trust Company of
California, N.A. ("Custodian"), as custodian under that certain Custodial
Agreement, dated as of December __, 2000, among Buyer, Seller and Custodian the
Mortgage Files with respect to the Mortgage Loans to be purchased by Buyer
pursuant to the Repurchase Agreement, which Mortgage Loans are listed on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto and which Mortgage Loans shall be subject
to the terms of the Custodial Agreement on the date hereof.

         With respect to the Mortgage Files delivered hereby, for the purposes
of issuing the Trust Receipt, the Custodian shall review the Mortgage Files to
ascertain delivery of the documents listed in Schedule 1 to the Custodial
Agreement.

         [The Mortgage Loans delivered hereby constitute Additional Loans
delivered pursuant to Section 4(a) of the Repurchase Agreement].][The Mortgage
Loans delivered hereby constitute substituted Collateral pursuant to Section
9(a) of the Repurchase Agreement and are intended to be substituted for the
Purchased Mortgage Loans listed on the [schedule attached hereto][Request for
Release of Documents and receipt delivered herewith]. The Purchased Mortgage
Loans to be released shall be delivered to _______________.]

         Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the
meanings set forth in the Repurchase Agreement or the Custodial Agreement.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller has caused its name to be signed hereto
by its officer thereunto duly authorized as of the day and year first above
written.

AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION

Seller

By:
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Title:
      ------------------------------------

Name:
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                                                                     EXHIBIT III

                            Form of Power of Attorney

         "Know All Men by These Presents, that Aames Capital Corporation
("Seller"), does hereby appoint Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB ("Buyer"), its
attorney-in-fact to act in Seller's name, place and stead in any way which
Seller could do with respect to (i) the completion of the endorsements of the
Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of Mortgages, (ii) the recordation of the
assignments of Mortgages and (iii) the enforcement of the Seller's rights under
the Mortgage Loans purchased by Buyer pursuant to a Second Amended and Restated
Master Repurchase Agreement Governing Purchases and Sales of Mortgage Loans
dated as of December __, 2000 between Seller and Buyer and to take such other
steps as may be necessary or desirable to enforce Buyer's rights against such
Mortgage Loans, the related Mortgage Files and the Servicing Records to the
extent that Seller is permitted by law to act through an agent.

         TO INDUCE ANY THIRD PARTY TO ACT HEREUNDER, SELLER HEREBY AGREES THAT
ANY THIRD PARTY RECEIVING A DULY EXECUTED COPY OR FACSIMILE OF THIS INSTRUMENT
MAY ACT HEREUNDER, AND THAT REVOCATION OR TERMINATION HEREOF SHALL BE
INEFFECTIVE AS TO SUCH THIRD PARTY UNLESS AND UNTIL ACTUAL NOTICE OR KNOWLEDGE
OF SUCH REVOCATION OR TERMINATION SHALL HAVE BEEN RECEIVED BY SUCH THIRD PARTY,
AND SELLER ON ITS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF SELLER'S ASSIGNS, HEREBY AGREES TO
INDEMNIFY AND HOLD HARMLESS ANY SUCH THIRD PARTY FROM AND AGAINST ANY AND ALL
CLAIMS THAT MAY ARISE AGAINST SUCH THIRD PARTY BY REASON OF SUCH THIRD PARTY
HAVING RELIED ON THE PROVISIONS OF THIS INSTRUMENT.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF Seller has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed and the Seller's seal to be affixed this __ day of December, 2000.

                                            AAMES CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Seller

                                            By:
                                                 ------------------------------
                                            Name:
                                            Title:

         (Seal)

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                                                                      EXHIBIT IV

                           Opinion Of Seller's Counsel

         1. Seller is duly organized and validly existing as a corporation in
good standing under the laws of California and has power and authority to enter
into and perform its obligations under the Agreement and the Custodial
Agreement. Seller is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction in which the character of the business transacted by it
requires such qualification and in which the failure so to qualify would have a
material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets or condition
(financial or other) of Seller and its subsidiaries, considered as a whole.

         2. The Agreement and the Custodial Agreement have each been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by Seller, and each constitutes a valid and
legally binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance
with its terms, subject, as to enforcement, to bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization and other laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors' rights generally and to general equity principles.

         3. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any state or federal
court or government agency or body is required to be obtained by Seller for the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement or the Custodial
Agreement.

         4. The consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the
Agreement and the Custodial Agreement will not conflict with, result in a breach
of, or constitute a default under the charter or bylaws of Seller or the terms
of any indenture or other agreement or instrument known to us to which Seller is
party or bound, or any order known to such counsel to be applicable to Seller or
any regulations applicable to Seller, of any state or federal court, regulatory
body, administrative agency, governmental body or arbitrator having jurisdiction
over Seller.

         5. There is no pending or, to such counsel's knowledge, threatened
action, suit or proceeding before any court or governmental agency, authority or
body or any arbitrator involving Seller or relating to the transactions
contemplated by the Agreement or the Custodial Agreement which, if adversely
determined, would have a material adverse effect on Seller.

         6. The Agreement together with (a) the delivery of such related
Mortgage Loans to Custodian; (b) the endorsement of such Mortgage Loans in
blank; and (c) the delivery of the assignments of Mortgages related to the
Mortgage Loans to the Custodian in recordable form assigning such Mortgages to
Custodian, creates a valid, perfected security interest in such Mortgage Loans
in favor of Buyer.

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                                                                       EXHIBIT V

29. Representations and Warranties Regarding Mortgage Loans

         The Seller represents and warrants to the Buyer that, with respect to
each Mortgage Loan sold in a Transaction hereunder, as of the related Purchase
Date:

         (a) MORTGAGE LOANS AS DESCRIBED.  The information set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct and complies with the terms
of the Repurchase Agreement in all material respects.

         (b) PAYMENTS CURRENT WITHIN 59 DAYS; DELINQUENCY. The Mortgage Loan (i)
together with the other Purchased Mortgage Loans subject to Transactions, would
not cause the 30+ Delinquency Percentage for all Mortgage Loans to exceed 3% and
(ii) is not more than 59 days Delinquent.

         (c) NO OUTSTANDING CHARGES. There are no defaults in complying with the
terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents
which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has
been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which
remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable.
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any
advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly,
for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for
interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of
the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is greater, to the day which precedes by
one month the due date of the first installment of principal and interest.

         (d) ORIGINAL TERMS UNMODIFIED. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
except by a written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary to protect
the interests of Buyer and which has been delivered to Buyer or its designee
(including the Custodian). The substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the title insurer, to the extent required by
the policy, and its terms are reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. No
Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an
assumption agreement approved by the title insurer, and which assumption
agreement is included in the Mortgage File delivered to Buyer or its designee
(including the Custodian) and the terms of which are reflected in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule.

         (e) NO DEFENSES. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to
any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without
limitation the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto.

         (f) INSURANCE POLICIES IN EFFECT. The fire and casualty insurance
policy covering the Mortgaged Property (1) affords (and will afford) sufficient
insurance against fire and such other risks as are usually insured against in
the broad form of extended coverage insurance from time to time available, as
well as insurance against flood hazards if the Mortgaged Property is an area
identified by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood
hazards; (2) is a standard policy of insurance for the locale where the
Mortgaged Property is located, is in full force and effect, and the amount of
the insurance is in the amount of the full insurable value of the Mortgaged
Property on a replacement cost basis or the unpaid balance of the Mortgage
Loans, whichever is less; (3) names (and will name) the

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present owner of the Mortgaged Property as the insured; and (4) contains a
standard mortgagee loss payable clause in favor of Seller. All individual
insurance policies with respect to the Mortgage Loan are the valid and
binding obligation of the insurer and contain a standard mortgage clause
naming Seller, its successors and assigns, as Mortgagee. All premiums thereon
have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain
all such insurance policies at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and upon the
Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain
and maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek
reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor.

         (g) COMPLIANCE WITH APPLICABLE LAWS. Any and all requirements of any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
equal credit opportunity or disclosure laws applicable to the origination and
servicing of the Mortgage Loan have been complied with, and Seller shall
maintain in its possession, available for Buyer's inspection, and shall deliver
to Buyer upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements. No
Purchased Mortgage Loan is subject to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection
Act of 1994.

         (h) NO SATISFACTION OF MORTGAGE. The Mortgage has not been satisfied,
canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the Mortgaged
Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole or in
part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release,
cancellation, subordination or rescission.

         (i) LOCATION AND TYPE OF MORTGAGED PROPERTY. The Mortgaged Property is
located in the state identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule and consists of a
parcel of real property with a detached single family residence erected thereon,
or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual condominium unit in a
condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development and no
residence or dwelling is a mobile home or a manufactured dwelling (other than a
mobile home or a manufactured dwelling permanently affixed to real property). No
portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes (except for
home offices).

         (j) VALID FIRST OR SECOND LIEN. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting and
enforceable first or second lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all
buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical,
electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located in or annexed
to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any
time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is subject only to:

                  (i) the lien of current real property taxes and special
         assessments not yet due and payable;

                  (ii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
         easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
         recording acceptable to mortgage lending institutions generally and
         specifically referred to in the lender's title insurance policy
         delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan and (i) referred to or
         otherwise considered in the appraisal made for the originator of the
         Mortgage Loan or (ii) which do not adversely affect the appraised value
         of the Mortgaged Property set forth in such appraisal;

                  (iii) in the case of a Mortgaged Property that is a
         condominium or an individual unit in a planned unit development, liens
         for common charges permitted by statute;

                  (iv) in the case where the Mortgage Loan is secured by a
         second mortgage lien on the Mortgaged Property (and represented on the
         Mortgage Loan Schedule as such), the lien of the First Mortgage; and

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                  (v) other matters to which like properties are commonly
         subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
         security intended to be provided by the mortgage or the use, enjoyment,
         value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.

         Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related
to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a
valid, subsisting and enforceable first or second lien and first or second
priority security interest on the property described therein and Seller has full
right to pledge and assign the same to Buyer or its designee (including the
Custodian).

         (k) VALIDITY OF MORTGAGE DOCUMENTS. The Mortgage Note and the Mortgage
are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker
thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may
be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, receivership, moratorium
or other similar laws relating to or affecting the rights of creditor's
generally, and by general equity principles (regardless of whether such
enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.) All parties to
the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage
Loan and to execute and deliver the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, and the
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such
parties. The Mortgagor is a natural person or living trust who is a party to the
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage in an individual or trustee capacity,
respectively.

         (l) FULL DISBURSEMENT OF PROCEEDS. The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan
have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances
thereunder, and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or
off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have
been complied with, except with respect to the proceeds of a Q-1 Loan; PROVIDED,
that the Purchase Price of such Q-1 Loan, together with the aggregate Purchase
Price for all such Q-1 Loans subject to then outstanding Transactions does not
exceed 5% of the aggregate Purchase Price for all Purchased Mortgage Loans
subject to then outstanding Transactions (after giving effect to the purchase of
such Q-1 Loan). All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing the
Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is
not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or
Mortgage.

         (m) OWNERSHIP. Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of the
Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged except as provided
in this Agreement, and Seller has good and marketable title thereto, and has
full right to pledge and assign the Mortgage Loan to Buyer or its designee
(including the Custodian) free and clear of any encumbrance, equity,
participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and
has full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or
agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant
to this Agreement.

         (n) DOING BUSINESS. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or,
during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (1) in
compliance with any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the
state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (2) organized under the
laws of such state, or (3) qualified to do business in such state, or (4)
federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices
in such state, or (5) not doing business in such state.

         (o) LOAN-TO-VALUE RATIO. The Mortgage Loans subject to Transactions do
not have a weighted average cumulative Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of 85%. If
a Mortgage Loan has a Loan-to-Value Ratio greater than 90% and less than 95% or
equal to or greater than 95% and less than or equal to 100%, the Purchase Price
of such Mortgage Loan together with the Purchase Price of Purchased Mortgage
Loans secured by a first or a second lien on the related Mortgaged Properties
subject to then

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outstanding Transactions having a Loan-to-Value Ratio greater than 90% and
less than 95% or equal to or greater than 95% and less than or equal to 100%
does not, in either case, exceed the greater of (x) 3% of the aggregate
Purchase Price for all Mortgage Loans which are subject to then outstanding
Transactions and (y) $5,000,000.

         (p) TITLE INSURANCE. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA mortgage
title insurance policy or such other form of policy acceptable to FNMA or FHLMC,
issued by and constituting the valid and binding obligation of a title insurer
generally acceptable to prudent mortgage lenders that regularly originate or
purchase mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans for sale to prudent
investors in the secondary market that invest in mortgage loans such as the
Mortgage Loans and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
Mortgaged Property is located, insuring Seller, its successors and assigns, as
to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the case of a First Mortgage Loan
secured by a First Mortgage and the second priority lien of the Mortgage in the
case of a Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien on the related Mortgaged
Property, in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan. Seller is the
sole named insured of such mortgage title insurance policy, the assignment to
Buyer or the Custodian as assignee of Buyer of Seller's interest in such
mortgage title insurance policy does not require the consent of or notification
to the insurer or the same has been obtained, and such mortgage title insurance
policy is in full force and effect and will be in full force and effect and
inure to the benefit of Buyer upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such mortgage
title insurance policy and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including
Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything that would impair the coverage of
such mortgage title insurance policy.

         (q) NO DEFAULTS. Other than a payment default, there is no default,
breach, violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the
Mortgage Note and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and
the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach,
violation or event of acceleration, and neither Seller nor its predecessors have
waived any default, breach, violation or event of acceleration.

         (r) NO MECHANICS' LIENS. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are
outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the
Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate
with, the lien of the Mortgage.

         (s) LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENTS; NO ENCROACHMENTS. All improvements which
were considered in determining the appraised value of the mortgaged property lay
wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the mortgaged
property and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the mortgaged
property. No improvement located on or being part of the mortgaged property is
in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation.

         (t) ORIGINATION. The Mortgage Loan was originated by Seller, an
affiliate of Seller or by an originator not affiliated with the Seller licensed
to originate such Mortgage Loan. The documents, instruments and agreements
submitted for loan underwriting were not falsified and contain no untrue
statement of material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements therein not
misleading.

         (u) CUSTOMARY PROVISIONS. The Mortgage contains customary and
enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies of the holder
thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the
benefits of the security provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. There

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is no homestead or other exemption available to a Mortgagor which would
interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale
or the right to foreclose the Mortgage.

         (v) OCCUPANCY OF THE MORTGAGED PROPERTY. As of the related Purchase
Date the Mortgaged Property is capable of being lawfully occupied under
applicable law. All inspections, licenses and certificates required to be
made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged
Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including
but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting
certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities.
Either that the Mortgagor represented at the time of origination of the
Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the
Mortgagor's primary residence or second home or the Mortgaged Property is
capable of being occupied pursuant to terms that approximate current standard
market rental terms and rates.

         (w) NO ADDITIONAL COLLATERAL. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage
and the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel
mortgage referred to in (j) above.

         (x) DEEDS OF TRUST. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has
been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by Buyer to the
trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor.

         (y) ACCEPTABLE INVESTMENT. Seller has no knowledge of any
circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged
Property, the Mortgagor (other than the Mortgagor's credit standing) that can
reasonably be expected to cause private institutional investors that
regularly invest in subprime or high loan-to-value mortgage loans similar to
the Mortgage Loans to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment
or adversely affect the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan to other
similar institutional investors.

         (z) PURCHASE OF MORTGAGE DOCUMENTS. The Mortgage File and any other
documents required by Buyer to be delivered for the Mortgage Loan by Seller
under this Agreement have been delivered (or with respect to Wet Ink Mortgage
Loans, will be delivered within seven Business Days) to the Custodian. Seller
is in possession of a complete, true and accurate Mortgage File except for
such documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Buyer or its
designee (including the Custodian). Each of the documents and instruments
included in the Mortgage File is duly executed and in due and proper form and
each such document or instrument is in a form generally acceptable to prudent
institutional mortgage lenders that regularly originate and purchase subprime
or high loan-to-value mortgage loans.

         (aa) CONDOMINIUMS/PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENTS. If the Mortgaged
Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de
minimus planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit
development project meets Seller's Underwriting Guidelines.

         (bb) TRANSFER OF MORTGAGE LOANS. The assignment of Mortgage is in
recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the
jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located.

         (cc) DUE ON SALE. The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for
the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred
without the prior written consent of the Mortgagee thereunder.

         (dd) NO BUYDOWN PROVISIONS; NO GRADUATED PAYMENTS OR CONTINGENT
INTERESTS. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
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funds deposited in any separate account established by Seller, the Mortgagor
or anyone on behalf of the mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the
Mortgagor nor does it contain any other similar provisions currently in
effect which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The Mortgage Loan is not a
graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan does not have a shared
appreciation or other contingent interest feature.

         (ee) CONSOLIDATION OF FUTURE ADVANCES. Any future advances made prior
to the Purchase Date have been consolidated with the outstanding principal
amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as
consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term. The lien
of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly insured
as having first or second lien priority, as the case may be, by a title
insurance policy or an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's
consolidated interest. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan.

         (ff) MORTGAGED PROPERTY UNDAMAGED. There is no proceeding pending or,
to Seller's knowledge, threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the
Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by waste, fire,
earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty so as
to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the
Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended.

         (gg) COLLECTION PRACTICES; ESCROW DEPOSITS; INTEREST RATE ADJUSTMENTS.
The origination and collection practices used with respect to the Mortgage Loan
have been in all respects in accordance with industry custom and practice, and
have been in all respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and
escrow payments, all such payments are in the possession of Seller and there
exist no deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements
for repayment thereof have not been made. All escrow payments have been
collected in full compliance with state and federal law. If an escrow of funds
has been established, it is not prohibited by applicable law and has been
established in an amount sufficient to pay for every item that remains unpaid
and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or
escrow payments or other charges or payments due Seller have been capitalized
under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. All mortgage interest rate adjustments
have been made in strict compliance with state and federal law and the terms of
the related Mortgage Note. Any interest required to be paid pursuant to state
and local law has been properly paid and credited.

         (hh) CONVERSION TO FIXED INTEREST RATE. With respect to the aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans on the related Purchase
Date, no more than 50% of the Mortgage Notes contain a provision allowing the
Mortgagor to convert the Mortgage Note from an adjustable interest rate Mortgage
Note to a fixed interest rate Mortgage Note for the remaining term thereof all
in accordance with the terms of a rider to the related Mortgage Note.

         (ii) APPRAISAL. The Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan contains an
appraisal of the related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the
Mortgage Loan application by a qualified appraiser, duly appointed by the
originator of the Mortgage Loan, who had no interest, direct or indirect in the
mortgaged property or in any loan made on the security thereof, other than as an
employee of the lender, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval
or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both
satisfy the requirements of Title XI of the Federal Institutions Reform,
Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated
thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was originated.

         (jj) SOLDIERS' AND SAILORS' RELIEF ACT. The Mortgagor has not notified
Seller, and Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to the
Mortgagor under the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.

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         (kk) ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS. To the best of Seller's knowledge based on
customary residential mortgage industry practices the mortgaged Property is free
from any and all toxic or hazardous substances and there exists no violation of
any local, state or federal environmental law, rule or regulation.

         (ll) SELLER ORIGINATION The Mortgage Loan was originated by Seller or
an Affiliate of Seller or was purchased and reunderwritten by Seller.

         (mm) BALLOON MORTGAGE LOANS. Each Balloon Mortgage Loan has an original
term of not less than 7 years and which provides for level monthly payments
based on a thirty (30) year amortization schedule and a final Monthly Payment
substantially greater than the preceding Monthly Payments.

         (nn) NO CONSTRUCTION LOANS. No Mortgage Loan is a construction loan or
relates to manufactured housing which is not permanently affixed to real
property.

         (oo) SELECTION BY SELLER. No Mortgage Loan was selected for inclusion
under this Agreement on any basis which was intended to have a material adverse
effect on Buyer.

         (pp) SECOND MORTGAGES. With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by a
second lien on the related Mortgaged Property:

                  (i) if the Loan-to-Value Ratio is higher than 70%, either the
         related first lien does not provide for a balloon payment or the
         maturity date of each Mortgage Loan with respect to which a first lien
         on the related Mortgaged Property provides for a balloon payment is
         prior to the maturity date of the mortgage loan relating to such first
         lien;

                  (ii) the related first lien on any Mortgaged Property with
         respect to which the related Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien
         does not provide for negative amortization;

                  (iii) either no consent for the Mortgage Loan secured by a
         second lien on the related Mortgaged Property is required by the holder
         of the related first lien or such consent has been obtained and is
         contained in the Mortgage File;

                  (iv)     the related first lien is not held by an individual;

                  (v) the Purchase Price of such Mortgage Loan together with the
         Purchase Price of Purchased Mortgage Loans subject to then outstanding
         Transactions secured by a second lien on the related Mortgaged
         Properties does not exceed 10% of the aggregate Purchase Price for all
         Mortgage Loans subject to then outstanding Transactions.

         (qq) CERCLA. To the best of the Seller's knowledge, no Mortgaged
Property was, as of the Purchase Date or, with respect to Additional Loans or
Substitute Mortgage Loans, as of the related date of addition or substitution,
located within a one-mile radius of any site listed in the National Priorities
List as defined under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980, as amended, or on any similar state list of hazardous
waste sites which are known to contain any hazardous substance or hazardous
waste.

         (rr) NO BANKRUPTCY OF MORTGAGOR. None of the Mortgage Loans are subject
to a bankruptcy plan.

         (ss) CONFORMANCE TO UNDERWRITING STANDARDS. Each Mortgage Loan was
underwritten in accordance with the underwriting guidelines supplied to Buyer by
Seller.

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         (tt) QUALIFIED MORTGAGE. Each Mortgage Loan constitutes a "qualified
mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code.

         (uu) BALLOON LOAN CONCENTRATION. If the Mortgage Loan is a Balloon
Loan, it, together with the other Purchased Mortgage Loans which are Balloon
Loans subject to Transactions, constitutes less than 10% of the aggregate
outstanding Repurchase Price of all Purchased Mortgage Loans subject to
Transactions.

         (vv) NO SHORT MATURITY BALLOON LOANS. The Mortgage Loan is not a
Balloon Loan with a maturity date occurring within five years from its
origination date of the related Purchase Date.

         (ww) OWNER OCCUPIED. In the event the Purchased Mortgage Loan relates
to a Mortgaged Property which is non-owner occupied, it, together with the other
Purchased Mortgage Loans subject to Transactions relating to Mortgaged
Properties which are non-owner occupied, does not exceed 20% of the aggregate
outstanding Repurchase Price of all Purchased Mortgage Loans subject to
Transactions.

         (xx) PAYMENT TERMS. With respect to adjustable rate Mortgage Loans,
following any applicable initial fixed rate period of 2, 3 or 5 years, the
mortgage interest rate is adjusted annually or semi-annually on each interest
rate adjustment date to equal the index plus the gross margin, rounded up or
down to the nearest 1/8%, subject to the mortgage interest rate cap. With
respect to fixed rate Mortgage Loans, the mortgage note is payable each month in
equal monthly installments of principal and interest. With respect to adjustable
rate Mortgage Loans, installments of interest are subject to change due to the
adjustments to the mortgage interest rate on each interest rate adjustment date,
with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the
Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not
more than thirty years from commencement of amortization.

         (yy) SECURITIZATION STANDARDS. Each of the Mortgage Loans conforms to
the then current standards of securitization applicable to similar assets as
determined in the reasonable judgment of Buyer.

         (zz) WET INK MORTGAGE LOANS. The Purchase Price of a Wet Ink Mortgage
Loan together with the Purchase Price of Purchased Mortgage Loans which are Wet
Ink Mortgage Loans does not exceed, during the period beginning on the third
from last Business Day of each calendar month, through and including the seventh
Business Day of next succeeding calendar month, $50,000,000 and, at all other
times, $35,000,000.

         (aaa) A-MI LOAN CONCENTRATION. If the Mortgage Loan is an A-MI Loan,
it, together with the other Purchased Mortgage Loans which are A-MI Loans
subject to the Transactions, constitutes the lesser of (i) 20% of the aggregate
outstanding Repurchase Price of all Purchased Mortgage Loans subject to the
Transactions or (ii) $65,000,000.

         It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set
forth in this Exhibit V shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Files
to the Custodian on behalf of Buyer.

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                                                                      EXHIBIT VI

              DESCRIPTION OF MGIC'S A-PROGRAM UNDERWRITING CRITERIA<Page>
                                                               Exhibit 10.32(d)

                                    GUARANTY

         This GUARANTY, dated as of December 1, 2000, is made by AAMES FINANCIAL
CORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
("GUARANTOR"), in favor of Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB, a corporation organized
under the laws of the State of New York ("LEHMAN").

         As an inducement to and in consideration for Lehman to enter into the
Master Repurchase Agreement Governing Purchases and Sales of Mortgage Loans
dated as of the date hereof (the "REPURCHASE AGREEMENT") between Lehman and
Aames Capital Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Guarantor ("AAMES"),
the Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably guarantees the punctual
payment and performance when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration or
otherwise, of all obligations of Aames now or hereafter existing under the
Repurchase Agreement (such obligations being the "OBLIGATIONS"), and agree to
pay any and all expenses incurred by Lehman in enforcing any rights under this
Guaranty. This Guaranty is a guaranty of payment and not of collection. Lehman
shall not be required to exhaust any right to remedy or take any action against
Aames, any guarantor, any other person, any collateral or any credit support.

         The Guarantor guarantees that the Obligations will be paid or performed
strictly in accordance with their terms. The liability of the Guarantor under
this Guaranty shall be absolute and unconditional irrespective of any defense
whatsoever available to Aames or a guarantor, including but not limited to the
following: (a) any lack of validity or enforceability or any Obligation or any
agreement or instrument related thereto; (b) any change in the time, manner or
place of payment or performance of, or in any term of, all or any of the
Obligations, or any other amendment or waiver of or any consent to the departure
from any Obligation or any agreement or instrument related thereto; (c) any
exchange, release or non-perfection of any collateral, or any release or
amendment or waiver of or consent to departure from any other guaranty, for all
or any of the Obligations; or (d) any law, regulation or order of any
jurisdiction affecting or purporting to affect any terms of any Obligation or of
any agreement or instrument relating thereto or any of Lehman's rights with
respect thereto (including, without limitation, any stay imposed by the Federal
bankruptcy laws).

         This Guaranty is a continuing guaranty and shall remain in full force
and effect until the Obligations have been paid in full.

         The Guarantor hereby waives promptness, diligence, notice of acceptance
and any other notice with respect to any of the Obligations or this Guaranty.
This Guaranty shall continue to be effective or be reinstated, as the case may
be, if any payment of any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be
returned by Lehman upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of Aames or
otherwise, all as though such payment had not been made.

         The Guarantor will not exercise any rights which it may acquire by way
of subrogation under this Guaranty, by any payment made hereunder or otherwise,
until all the Obligations shall have been paid in full. If any amount shall be
paid to the Guarantor on account of such subrogation rights at any time when all
the Obligations shall not have been paid in full, such amount shall be held in
trust for the benefit of Lehman and shall forthwith be paid to Lehman to be
applied to the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured, in accordance with the
terms of such Obligations and any related agreement or instrument.

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         Any and all payments made by the Guarantor hereunder shall be made free
and clear of and without deduction from any and all present and future taxes,
levies, deductions, charges or withholdings and all liabilities with respect
thereof, excluding taxes imposed on Lehman's income and franchise taxes imposed
on Lehman by the jurisdiction under which Lehman is organized.

         All notices hereunder shall be in writing and sent or delivered:

         if to Lehman:

         c/o Lehman Brothers Bank, FSB
         3 World Financial Center
         New York, New York  10285
         Attention:  Fred Madonna and Steven Becker

         if to the Guarantor:

         350 South Grand Avenue
         Los Angeles, California  90071
         Attention:  Chief Financial Officer/General Counsel

or to either party at such other address(es) as may be specified in a written
notice given in accordance herewith.

         This Guaranty shall be binding upon the Guarantor, its successors and
assigns, and shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by Lehman and its
successors, transferees and assigns.

         THIS GUARANTY SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE
LAWS (OTHER THAN CONFLICTS LAWS) OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Guarantor has caused this Guaranty to be duly
executed and delivered by its duly authorized officers as of the date first
above written.

                                           AAMES FINANCIAL CORPORATION

                                           By:
                                                --------------------------------
                                                Name:
                                                Title:

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