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AMENDMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT

AMENDMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT

                   
THIS AMENDMENT AND WAIVER AGREEMENT, dated as of December 15, 2000 (this
"Agreement"), is among ALLEGIANCE FUNDING I, LLC (the "Depositor"),
MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY (the "Trustee"), POINT WEST CAPITAL
CORPORATION (the "Servicer") and as consented to by the Certificateholders named
on the signature pages hereto. 

RECITALS

                   
WHEREAS, (i) the Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicer are parties to that certain Trust
Agreement, dated as of August 1, 1998 (as amended from time to time, and including all
supplements thereto, the "Trust Agreement"), and (ii) the Depositor, the Trustee
and the Servicer are parties to that certain Third Amended and Restated Supplement to
Trust Agreement for Revolving Series 1998-1, dated as of April 14, 2000 (the "Series
1998-1 Revolving Supplement"), pursuant to which the Depositor issued the Allegiance
Capital Trust I Revolving Certificates, Series 1998-1 (the "98-1 Revolving
Certificates").

                   
WHEREAS, the Loan to Peavy & Brooks International, Inc. (the "PBI Loan")
held by the Depositor and the Loan to Southern Acquisitions, Inc. (the "Southern
Loan") held by the Depositor have become Defaulted Loans and have caused the
Depositor to be in violation of certain provisions of the Trust Agreement.

                   
WHEREAS, the Scheduled Maturity of the 98-1 Revolving Certificates is December 15, 2000.

                   
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 9.02 of the Trust Agreement, the Depositor, the Servicer and
the Trustee may amend, modify or waive the provisions thereof with the prior written
consent of the Holders of each Outstanding Certificate and may amend, modify or waive the
provisions of the Series 1998-1 Revolving Supplement with the prior written consent of the
Holders of the 98-1 Revolving Certficates.

                   
WHEREAS, the parties have agreed to amend a provision of the Series 1998-1 Revolving
Supplement and to amend and waive certain provisions of the Trust Agreement on the terms
and conditions set forth herein. 

                   
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                   
1. Definitions. Each capitalized term used and not otherwise defined herein,
including those used in the Recitals, has the meaning set forth in the Trust Agreement. 

                   
2. Amendment to Series 1998-1 Revolving Supplement. The definition of
"Scheduled Maturity" in the Series 1998-1 Revolving Supplement is hereby amended
by deleting the date "December 15, 2000" therein and substituting in its place
the date "February 15, 2001."

                   
3. Amendments to Trust Agreement. Solely with respect to the PBI Loan and the
Southern Loan, each of the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Certificateholders
agree to amend the following provisions of the Trust Agreement on the following terms:

  
    (a) Clause (b) of the definition of "Adjustment Amount".
    The reference to "sixty (60) days" in clause (b) of the definition of
    "Adjustment Amount" is hereby amended to read as "one hundred fifty (150)
    days";

  

  
    (b) Clause (c) of the definition of "Adjustment Amount".
    The reference to "one hundred twenty (120) days" in clause (c) of the definition
    of "Adjustment Amount" is hereby amended to read as "two hundred ten (210)
    days";

    (c) Section 1.03(b). Section 1.03(b) is hereby amended to
    provide that Recoveries in respect of the PBI Loan or the Southern Loan shall be applied
    first to reimburse the Reserve Account for any Recovery Expenses allocable to such PBI
    Loan or Southern Loan and previously withdrawn from the Reserve Account.

    (d) Section 5.03(d). Section 5.03(d) is hereby amended to allow
    disbursement of funds from the Reserve Account on each Distribution Date to reimburse the
    Servicer or the Special Servicer, as applicable, for Recovery Expenses allocable to the
    PBI Loan and/or Southern Loan if (i) the Certificateholder Agent has provided to the
    Depositor, the Servicer and the Special Servicer written consent to such disbursement and
    (ii) the remaining balance in the Reserve Account after such disbursement would equal or
    exceed the Reserve Account Floor Amount. The Depositor, the Servicer or the Special
    Servicer, as applicable, shall provide a written request for such disbursement to the
    Certificateholder Agent by the 3rd day of the calendar month in which such disbursement is
    to be made (or the next Business Day if such day is not a Business Day) and the
    Certificateholder Agent shall provide written consent or refusal to consent no later than
    the 10th day of such calendar month (or the next Business Day if such day is not a
    Business Day) and, assuming such request is timely delivered, the Certificateholder
    Agent's approval shall not be unreasonably withheld. The Certificateholder Agent's written
    consent shall be deemed to be direction to the Trustee to make such disbursement pursuant
    to Schedule 9 of the Servicing Report.

  

               
4. Waivers. The Trustee and the Certificateholders hereby waive for a period of
ninety (90) days from the date of default, any default by the Depositor under Section
6.01(f) of the Trust Agreement.

               
5. Expenses. The Trust shall reimburse from funds on deposit in the Reserve Account
all reasonable fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Certificateholder Agent and the
Holders of the Rated Certificates in connection with their review of this Agreement,
including without limitation the reasonable fees of their special counsel (namely, Day,
Berry & Howard LLP). In each applicable monthly Servicer Report the Servicer shall
from time to time instruct the Trustee to effect any such reimbursements.

                   
6. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the internal laws of the State of New York. 

                   
7. General. This Agreement and all the provisions hereof shall be binding upon and
inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of which taken
together shall constitute one instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a
signature page to this Agreement by telecopier shall be as effective as delivery of a
manually executed counterpart of this Agreement. 

                   
8. Ratification. Except as expressly modified and superseded by this Agreement,
each of the Trust Agreement and the Series 1998-1 Revolving Supplement is ratified and
confirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. 

 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.

 

  
    
      
        
          ALLEGIANCE FUNDING I, LLC, as Depositor 

          
        

        
          	/s/Michael w. McDermitt
	

              
	VP & Secretary

          

        

        
          
            
              
                
                  
                    
                       

                    

                  

                

              

            

          

          MANUFACTURERS AND TRADERS TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee

        

        
           

          	/s/Russell T. Whitley

            
            	

              

            
            	Asst Vice President

            
          
          

        

        
          
            
              
                
                  
                    
                       

                    

                  

                

              

            

          

          POINT WEST CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Servicer

          
            
              
                
                  
                    
                       

                    

                  

                

              

            

          

        

        
           

          	/s/Alan B. Perper

            
            	

              

            
            	President

            
          
          

        

        
          
            
              
                
                  
                    
                       

                    

                  

                

              

            

          

        

      

    

  

Consented and Agreed:

Each of the Certificateholders authorizes and directs the Trustee to
execute the foregoing.

TICE & CO., as registered owner of the Class A-R
Certificates

	/s/Brian D. Hunt
	

    
	Partner

 

TICE & CO., as registered owner of the Class B-R
Certificates

 

	/s/Brian D. Hunt
	

    
	Partner

 

TICE & CO., as registered owner of the Class C-R
Certificates

 

	/s/Brian D. Hunt
	

    
	Partner

________

 

ALLEGIANCE FUNDING I, LLC, as registered owner of the Class D-R
Certificates

 

	/s/Michael W. McDermitt
	

    
	VP & Secretary

 

PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY 

	/s/Cathy Schwartz
	

    
	Asst. Vice President

	/s/Audrey L. Milfs
	

    
	Corp. Secretary

UNITED OF OMAHA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

	/s/Kent Knudsen
	

    
	Vice President

NATIONWIDE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

 

	/s/Mark W. Poeppelman
	

    
	Associate Vice President

LIBERTY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY (Certificates held in the nominee
name HARE & CO.)

 

	/s/Adam Emerson
	

    
	Authorized Officer

 

TICE & CO., registered owner of the Class C Certificates

 

	/s/Brian D. Hunt
	

    
	Partner

 

TICE & CO., registered owner of the Class D Certificates

	/s/Brian D. Hunt
	

    
	Partner

TICE & CO., registered owner of the Class E Certificates

 

	/s/Brian D. Hunt

	

    

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                   PREFERRED STOCK CONVERSION AGREEMENT

This Agreement dated for reference the 21st day of December, 2000.

BETWEEN:

             MED NET INTERNATIONAL LTD., a corporation organized under the
             laws of Bermuda, with an address at Grosvenor House, 33 Church
             Street, Hamilton, Bermuda, HM12

             (the "Shareholder")

AND:

             ICHOR CORPORATION, a corporation organized under the laws of
             Delaware in the United States

             ("ICHOR")

WHEREAS:

A.     The Shareholder is the beneficial owner of 30,000 shares of 5%
       Cumulative Redeemable Convertible Preferred Stock, Series 1 (the
       "Series 1 Preferred Stock") in the capital of ICHOR; and

B.     The Shareholder has agreed with ICHOR as to the conversion of its
       shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock of ICHOR, upon the terms and
       conditions set forth herein.

NOW THEREFORE, the parties hereto agree as follows:

1.     CONVERSION

1.1    Subject to the terms and conditions hereof, the Shareholder hereby
sells, assigns and transfers to ICHOR 30,000 shares of Series 1 Preferred
Stock beneficially owned by the Shareholder in consideration of 300,000
shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock") in
the capital of ICHOR.

2.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

2.1    ICHOR represents and warrants to the Shareholder that the statements
contained in this Section 2.1 are correct and complete as of the date of
this Agreement and shall be correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as
though made then) and hereby acknowledges and confirms that the Shareholder
is relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the
transactions contemplated herein:

      (a)   ICHOR has been duly organized and is validly existing and in
            good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
            organization.  ICHOR is duly authorized to conduct business and
            is in good standing under the laws of each jurisdiction where
            such qualification is required.  ICHOR has full corporate power
            and authority to carry on the businesses in which it is engaged
            and to own and use the properties owned and used by it;

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      (b)   ICHOR has all necessary power and authority to execute and
            deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations
            hereunder.  This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
            by and on behalf of ICHOR and constitutes legal, valid and
            binding obligations of ICHOR enforceable against ICHOR in
            accordance with its terms; and

      (c)   the shares of Common Stock of ICHOR to be issued upon
            conversion of certain shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock
            hereunder shall be duly and validly issued and outstanding as
            fully paid and non-assessable.

2.2    The Shareholder represents and warrants to ICHOR that the statements
contained in this Section 2.2 are correct and complete as of the date of
this Agreement and shall be correct and complete as of the Closing Date (as
though made then) and hereby acknowledges and confirms that ICHOR is
relying upon such representations and warranties in connection with the
transactions contemplated herein:

      (a)   it has all necessary power and authority to execute and deliver
            this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder.  This
            Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by and on its
            behalf and constitutes legal, valid and binding obligations of
            it enforceable against it in accordance with its terms;

      (b)   the shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock owned by it are owned by
            it as the sole legal and beneficial owner of record with good,
            full and marketable title thereto, free and clear of any
            mortgages, liens, charges, restrictions, security interests,
            adverse claims, pledges, encumbrances or demands whatsoever,
            and are issued and outstanding as fully paid and non-
            assessable;

      (c)   no person, firm or corporation has any agreement or option, or
            any right or privilege (whether by law, pre-emptive or
            contractual) capable of becoming an agreement or option for the
            purchase, acquisition, transfer or contribution from it of any
            of the shares of Series 1 Preferred Stock or any interest
            therein or right thereto owned by it, other than pursuant
            hereto; and

      (d)   there is no legal or regulatory action or proceeding pending or
            threatened by any person to enjoin, restrict or prohibit the
            conversion by it as contemplated herein.

2.3    The Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that:  (i) the shares of
Common Stock of ICHOR acquired pursuant hereto have not been and will not
be registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the United
States (the "Securities Act") or the securities laws of any state; (ii) the
sale contemplated hereby is being made in reliance on either Rule 144A to
Qualified Institutional Buyers or under Regulation S to non U.S. persons
outside the United States in reliance upon Regulation S; and (iii) the
shares of Common Stock of ICHOR acquired pursuant hereto are deemed to be
"restricted securities" within the meaning of Rule 144 under the Securities
Act.

2.4.    The Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that if it decides to
offer, sell or otherwise transfer the shares of Common Stock of ICHOR
acquired pursuant hereto, such securities may be offered, sold or otherwise
transferred only: (i)(A) to a person whom the seller reasonably believes is
a Qualified Institutional Buyer purchasing for its own account or is
purchasing for the account of a Qualified Institutional Buyer in a
transaction meeting the requirements of Rule 144A; (B) in an offshore
transaction (as defined in Rule 902 under the Securities Act) meeting the
requirements of Rule 904 under the Act; (C) in a transaction meeting the
requirements of Rule 144 under the Securities Act; (D) to an institutional
"Accredited Investor" as defined

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in Rule 501(a)(1), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act
that, prior to such transfer, furnishes ICHOR an opinion of counsel or
other documentation containing certain representations and agreements
relating to the registration or transfer of the shares that such transfer
is in compliance with the Securities Act; or (E) in accordance with another
exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act; (ii) to
ICHOR; or (iii) pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act and, in each case, in accordance with any applicable
securities laws of any state of the United States or any other applicable
jurisdiction, and the Shareholder will, and each subsequent holder is
required to, notify any purchaser of the security evidenced thereby of the
resale restrictions set forth above.

2.5    The Shareholder acknowledges and agrees that the certificates
representing the shares of Common Stock to be delivered to the Shareholder
upon the terms described herein shall bear a legend substantially upon the
terms described in Section 2.4 above.

3.     COVENANTS

3.1    Each of the parties hereto severally covenants that it shall use all
commercially reasonable efforts to take all action and do all things
necessary, proper or advisable in order to consummate and make effective
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

4.     CLOSING PROCEDURE

4.1    The closing of the transactions contemplated herein shall take place
on December 29, 2000, at 53, Route de Malagnou, 1211 Geneva 17,
Switzerland, or at such other time or place as may be mutually agreed upon.
The date of the closing of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement
is referred to herein as the "Closing Date" and the time of closing on such
date is referred to herein as the "Time of Closing".

4.2    At the Time of Closing on the Closing Date, ICHOR shall:

      (a)   deliver to the Shareholder or its order certificates
            representing the shares of Common Stock to be issued to the
            Shareholder pursuant to Section 1.1 hereof; and

      (b)   deliver or cause to be delivered such other documents as are
            required or contemplated to be delivered by ICHOR pursuant to
            this Agreement.

4.3    At the Time of Closing on the Closing Date, the Shareholder shall:

      (a)   deliver to ICHOR certificates representing the shares of Series
            1 Preferred Stock to be cancelled pursuant to Section 1.1
            hereof; and

      (b)   deliver or cause to be delivered such other documents as are
            required or contemplated to be delivered by the Shareholder
            pursuant to this Agreement.

5.     CONDITIONS OF CLOSING

5.1    The obligation of ICHOR to complete the transactions contemplated
herein shall be subject to the following conditions to be fulfilled and/or
performed at or prior to the Time of Closing on the Closing Date:

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      (a)   the representations and warranties of the Shareholder contained
            in this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material
            respects at the Time of Closing, with the same force and effect
            as if such representations and warranties were made at and as
            of such time; and

      (b)   the Shareholder shall have complied with all covenants and
            agreements herein agreed to be performed or caused to be
            performed by it.

5.2    In the event that the conditions referred to in Section 5.1 hereof
shall not have been fulfilled at or prior to the Time of Closing to the
satisfaction of ICHOR, acting reasonably, or waived by ICHOR, this
Agreement shall be rescinded and ICHOR shall be released from all
obligations hereunder.

5.3    The obligation of the Shareholder to complete the transactions
contemplated herein shall be subject to the following conditions to be
fulfilled and/or performed at or prior to the Time of Closing on the
Closing Date:

      (a)   the representations and warranties of ICHOR contained in this
            Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects at
            the Time of Closing, with the same force and effect as if such
            representations and warranties were made at and as of such
            time; and

      (b)   ICHOR shall have complied with all covenants and agreements
            herein agreed to be performed or caused to be performed by it.

5.4    In the event that the conditions referred to in Section 5.3 hereof
shall not have been fulfilled at or prior to the Time of Closing to the
satisfaction of the Shareholder, acting reasonably, or waived by the
Shareholder, this Agreement shall be rescinded and the Shareholder shall be
released from all obligations hereunder.

6.     INDEMNIFICATION

6.1    ICHOR agrees to indemnify and save harmless the Shareholder from all
claims, demands, proceedings, losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies,
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, all legal and other
professional fees and disbursements, interest, penalties and amounts paid
in settlement) suffered or incurred as a result of or arising directly or
indirectly out of or in connection with: (i) any breach by ICHOR of or any
inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of ICHOR; or (ii) any breach
or non-performance by ICHOR of any covenant to be performed by it that is
contained in this Agreement or in any agreement, certificate or other
document delivered pursuant hereto.

6.2    The Shareholder agrees to indemnify and save harmless ICHOR from all
claims, demands, proceedings, losses, damages, liabilities, deficiencies,
costs and expenses (including, without limitation, all legal and other
professional fees and disbursements, interest, penalties and amounts paid
in settlement) suffered or incurred by ICHOR as a result of or arising
directly or indirectly out of or in connection with: (i) any breach by the
Shareholder of or any inaccuracy of any representation or warranty of the
Shareholder; or (ii) any breach or non-performance by the Shareholder of
any covenant to be performed by it, that is contained in this Agreement or
in any agreement, instrument, certificate or other document delivered
pursuant hereto.

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7.     COSTS AND EXPENSES

7.1    All costs and expenses of or incidental to the transactions
contemplated herein are to be assumed and paid by the party incurring such
costs and expenses.

8.     SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

8.1    All the terms and provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon
and enure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties hereto and
their respective successors and permitted assigns.

9.     SURVIVAL

9.1    It is understood and agreed that all warranties, representations,
covenants, indemnities and agreements of the parties herein contained or
contained in any certificates or documents submitted pursuant to or in
connection with the transactions contemplated herein shall survive the
completion of the transactions contemplated herein and the termination of
this Agreement and shall continue in full force and effect for the benefit
of the other parties for a period of two years following the Closing Date.

10.    FURTHER ASSURANCES

10.1   Each party to this Agreement covenants and agrees that, from time to
time, it will, at the request and expense of the requesting party, execute
and deliver all such documents and do all such other acts and things as any
other party hereto, acting reasonably, may from time to time request be
executed or done in order to better evidence or perfect or effectuate any
provision of this Agreement or of any agreement or other document executed
pursuant to this Agreement or any of the respective obligations intended to
be created hereby or thereby.

11.    SEVERABILITY

11.1   Should a provision of this Agreement be or become invalid, the
validity of the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall not be
affected.  The parties hereto undertake to replace any such invalid
provision without delay with a valid provision which as nearly as possible
duplicates the economic intent of the invalid provision.

12.    GOVERNING LAW

12.1   This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in accordance with,
and the rights and obligations of the parties shall be governed by, the
laws of the State of New York in the United States.

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13.    COUNTERPARTS

13.1   This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each
of which when delivered, either in original or facsimile form, shall be
deemed to be an original and all of which together shall constitute one and
the same document.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this Agreement in
counterparts, one for each party.

ICHOR CORPORATION

Per:
     ---------------------
     Authorized Signatory

MED NET INTERNATIONAL LTD.

Per:
     ---------------------
     Authorized Signatory

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