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EX-10.2

Exhibit 10.2

 

EXECUTIVE RETENTION AGREEMENT

THIS AGREEMENT by and between AMERICA ONLINE LATIN AMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
“Company”), and OSVALDO BAÑOS (the “Executive”) is made as of June 16, 2005 (the “Effective Date”).

WHEREAS, the Executive is employed by the Company, and because of his employment, possesses
detailed knowledge of the Company and its business operations, as a result of which the Executive’s
continued service to the Company is very important to the future success of the Company; and

WHEREAS, the Company recognizes that, as is the case with many publicly-held corporations, the
possibility of a change in control of the Company exists and that such possibility, and the
uncertainty and questions which it and the Company’s current financial condition may raise among
key personnel, may result in the departure or distraction of key personnel to the detriment of the
Company and its stockholders; and

WHEREAS, the Compensation Committee and the Special Committee of the Board of Directors of the
Company have determined that appropriate steps should be taken to reinforce and encourage the
continued employment and dedication of the Company’s key personnel.

NOW, THEREFORE, as an inducement for and in consideration of the Executive remaining in its
employ, the Company agrees that the Executive shall receive the benefits set forth in this
Agreement.

1. Retention Bonus. If, and only if, the Executive remains employed by the Company
through July 1, 2005, the Company shall pay the Executive on July 1, 2005, a lump sum payment (the
“Retention Bonus”) in the amount of US$159,000; provided, that in the event any of the following
events occurs prior to July 1, 2005, the Company will pay the Executive or his estate the Retention
Bonus on the date of the occurrence of the applicable event: (a) the Company provides a Notice of
Termination (as defined in Section 3.3) with respect to a termination of Executive’s employment
without Cause or as a result of the Executive’s Disability; (b) the Executive provides a legitimate
Notice of Termination with respect to the termination of his employment for Good Reason; or (c) the
Executive dies.

2. Vesting of Options. In the event the Executive’s employment is terminated by the
Company without Cause or the Executive terminates his employment for Good Reason, all
then-outstanding options to purchase the Company’s class A common stock issued to the Executive
(collectively, the “Options”) will become fully exercisable as of the date of the Notice of
Termination (as defined in paragraph 3.3 below) and will remain outstanding during the Leave of
Absence Period (as defined in paragraph 3.1(a)), which will be an approved leave of absence for
purposes of Paragraph 13(e) of the Company  ́s 2000 Stock Plan (the “Plan”). In the event of a Going
Private Event, the Options will become fully exercisable immediately prior to and for purposes of
the Going Private Event such that the Executive will be entitled to exercise his options and either
participate in the Going Private Event or otherwise dispose of the acquired shares in connection
with the Going Private Event. In the event of a Change in Control, in addition to any other rights
the Executive may have under the Plan, the Options must either: (a) be assumed by an acquiring
entity in accordance with Paragraph 24B(a) of the Plan, in which event the Options will become
fully exercisable if the Executive’s employment is terminated without Cause or the Executive
terminates his employment for Good Reason; (b) become fully exercisable for purposes of and prior
to the termination of the Options pursuant to Paragraphs 24B(b) or (c) of the Plan; or (c)
otherwise become fully exercisable immediately prior to the Change in Control. To the extent
necessary to make the terms of the Options consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, this
Agreement constitutes an amendment to the already outstanding Options identified on Exhibit A
hereto.

3. Payments to Executive on Termination of Employment.

	 	3.1.	 	Payments and Benefits Due on Termination of Employment by the Company
Without Cause or as a Result of Disability or by the Executive for Good Reason.

	 	(a)	 	Payments. If the Executive’s employment is terminated by the Company
without Cause or as a result of the Executive’s Disability or if the Executive’s
employment is terminated by the Executive for Good Reason, then during the period
following the date of the Notice of Termination and prior to the Termination Date (the
“Leave of Absence Period”), the Executive shall no longer receive any base salary from
the Company and shall be on an unpaid leave of absence from the Company; provided, that
in addition to any amounts due to the Executive under Paragraph 1 hereof, in the event
that the Executive executes and delivers to the Company a Release and Waiver in the
form of Exhibit B hereto within 21 days after the date of the Notice of Termination,
the Executive shall be entitled to be paid (a) a lump-sum payment equal to 100% of the
Executive’s then-current annual base salary payable within 30 days of the date of the
Notice of Termination, (b) within 30 days of the date of the Notice of Termination,
such portion of the Executive’s base salary as has accrued by virtue of his employment
during the period through the date of the Notice of Termination that has not yet been
paid, together with any amounts for accrued but unused vacation time and for expense
reimbursement and similar items which have been properly incurred in accordance with
the Company’s policies prior to termination and have not yet been paid, and (c) on or
prior to the date on which bonuses are paid generally to Company employees, with
respect to the fiscal year in which the termination of employment occurs, the portion
of the annual bonus for which the Executive was eligible through the date of the Notice
of Termination that is calculated using the methodology that will be applied to the
calculation of bonuses generally (provided that to the extent that performance of
personal objectives constitutes a portion of the bonus eligibility calculation, the
Executive will be deemed to have achieved 100% of his personal objectives)

	 	(b)	 	Continuation of Benefits. If the Executive’s employment is terminated
by the Company without Cause or as a result of the Executive  ́s Disability, or if the
Executive’s employment is terminated by the Executive for Good Reason, then during the
Leave of Absence Period he will remain eligible for participation in all benefit plans
of the Company; provided, however, that the Executive will not be entitled to the grant
of any additional stock options or other stock rights under the Plan; provided,
further, that with respect to health and dental coverage, in the event that the
Executive executes and delivers to the Company a Release and Waiver in the form of
Exhibit B hereto within 21 days after the date of the Notice of Termination, the
Company shall designate one of the following, at its option: (i) the Executive shall
remain eligible for participation in the Company’s health and dental plans during the
Leave of Absence Period, (ii) should the Executive qualify for continuation of medical
benefits under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, as amended
and in effect on the date of the Executive’s termination of employment hereunder
(“COBRA”), the Executive shall no longer be eligible for coverage under the Company’s
health and dental plans as of the beginning of the Leave of Absence Period and, if the
Executive properly elects and makes payments required by COBRA, the Company will
reimburse the Executive, upon submission of reasonable documentation of such payments,
for the cost thereof for the applicable COBRA period but not exceeding 12 months, or
(iii) the Company shall purchase for the benefit of the Executive and his family, if
applicable, health and dental insurance coverage, for the Leave of Absence Period,
equivalent to the coverage in effect immediately prior to the Leave of Absence Period.

3.2. Payments Due on Termination by the Company for Cause or by the Executive Other than
for Good Reason or Upon the Death of the Executive. In the event the Company terminates the
Executive’s employment for Cause or the Executive terminates his employment other than for Good
Reason, or the Executive dies, then the Executive shall be entitled as of the Termination Date to
no additional compensation under this Agreement, except: (a) in the case of the death of the
Executive, (i) as provided in Paragraph 1 hereof, (ii) within 30 days of the date of death, such
portion of the Executive’s base salary as has accrued by virtue of his employment through such date
that has not yet been paid, together with any amounts for accrued but unused vacation time and for
expense reimbursement and similar items which have been properly incurred in accordance with the
Company’s policies prior to termination and have not yet been paid, and (iii) on or prior to the
date on which bonuses are paid generally to Company employees, with respect to the fiscal year in
which the Executive  ́s death occurs, the portion of the annual bonus for which the Executive was
eligible through the date of death that is calculated using the methodology that will be applied to
the calculation of bonuses generally (provided that to the extent that performance of personal
objectives constitutes a portion of the bonus eligibility calculation, the Executive will be deemed
to have achieved 100% of his personal objectives); and (b) as otherwise provided under the benefit
plans of the Company.

3.3. Notice of Termination. Any termination of the Executive’s employment by the
Company or by the Executive (other than as a result of death) shall be communicated by written
notice of termination to the other party (a “Notice of Termination”) addressed to the receiving
party’s address set forth below or to such other address as a party may designate by notice
hereunder, and shall be either: (a) delivered by hand; (b) made by telecopy; or (c) sent by
overnight courier.

	 	 	 
	If to the Company:

	 	AOL Latin America

6600 N. Andrews Ave., Suite 400

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33309

Attn: President

Attn: General Counsel

Facsimile: (954) 233-1803
	 
	 	 
	If to the Executive:

	 	Osvaldo Baños

2110 N. Ocean Blvd. #1003

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33305

All notices and other communications shall be deemed to have been given either: (a) if by
hand, at the time of the delivery thereof to the receiving party at the address of such party set
forth above; (b) if made by telecopy, at the time that receipt thereof has been acknowledged by
electronic confirmation or otherwise; or (c) if sent by overnight courier, on the next business day
following the day such notice is delivered to the courier service.

Any termination by the Company for Cause must be by a Notice of Termination given within 60
days of the Company’s knowledge of the event(s) or circumstance(s) which constitute(s) Cause and
will be effective immediately unless a later date is otherwise stated in such notice, which date
shall be the termination date (the “Termination Date”). Any termination of the Executive’s
employment by the Company without Cause must be by a Notice of Termination to the Executive,
effective twelve months after the date given, which date of effectiveness shall be the Termination
Date. Any termination of the Executive’s employment as a result of the Executive’s Disability must
be by Notice of Termination and will be effective immediately unless a later date is otherwise
stated in such notice, which date shall be the Termination Date.

A termination of the Executive’s employment by him for Good Reason must be by a Notice of
Termination given within 60 days of the Executive’s knowledge of the event(s) or circumstance(s)
that constitute(s) Good Reason, or within 60 days of the end of the cure period, if applicable.
The Termination Date, which shall be set forth in the Notice of Termination, shall be no later than
twelve months after the date of the Notice of Termination.

The failure by the Executive or the Company to set forth in the Notice of Termination any fact
or circumstance which contributes to a showing of Good Reason or Cause shall not waive any right of
the Executive or the Company, respectively, hereunder or preclude the Executive or the Company,
respectively, from asserting any such fact or circumstance in enforcing the Executive’s or the
Company’s rights hereunder.

4. Key Definitions. As used herein, the following terms shall have the following
respective meanings:

4.1 “Change in Control” means the first to occur of the following:

(a) the date on which AOL and ODC do not own, collectively, shares of capital stock of the
Company representing more than 50% of the voting power entitled to be cast at elections for
directors (“Voting Power”) of the Company,

(b) the date on which AOL and ODC do not collectively have the right to approve the election
of (as a stockholder or through its designee on the Special Committee) at least a majority of the
Board of Directors of the Company..

(c) any Person or Persons other than AOL or ODC acquires any general power to prevent the
Company’s Board of Directors or shareholders from taking action on a substantial range of corporate
actions without the approval of such Person or Persons other than pursuant to covenants and
agreements of the Company contained in any loan documents, indentures or similar agreements entered
into in connection with any bona fide indebtedness for money borrowed by the Company after the
date hereof, or

(d) the date on which the Company sells, leases, exchanges or otherwise transfers (in one
transaction or a series of related transactions) all or substantially all of the assets of the
Company to any Person, other than a transaction in which

(x) AOL and ODC (i) own, collectively, shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of the acquiring Person representing more than 50% of the Voting Power or (ii)
individually each has the right to approve the election of at least a majority of the board
of directors or managers, as applicable, of the acquiring Person, and

(y) no Person or Persons other than AOL or ODC has any general power described in
clause (c) above with respect to such acquiring Person.

For purposes of this definition of Change in Control: (a) “AOL” means, collectively,
America Online, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and Time Warner Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
each of their successors, and any of their wholly owned subsidiaries; (b) “ODC” means,
collectively, Aspen Investments LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and Atlantis Investments
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and each of their successors, any of their wholly owned
subsidiaries and any entities wholly owned by Gustavo Cisneros, Ricardo Cisneros or their family
members; (c) “Restated Certificate of Incorporation” means the Company’s Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation as the same may be amended from time to time; and (d)
“Person” means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint
venture, trust, university, or unincorporated organization, or a government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.

4.2 “Going Private Event” means the event or transaction which results in the Company
ceasing to be required to file the reports, information and documents required to be filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

4.3 “Cause” means: (i) your conviction of, or nolo contendere or guilty plea to, a
felony (whether any right to appeal has been or may be exercised); (ii) your failure or refusal
without proper cause to perform your duties with the Company, if such failure or refusal remains
uncured for 20 days after notice to you; (iii) fraud, embezzlement, misappropriation, or reckless
or willful destruction of Company property; (iv) breach of any statutory or common law duty of
loyalty to the Company; (v) your violation of the Confidentiality, Noncompetition and Proprietary
Rights Agreement dated November 1, 2002, between you and the Company (the “Confidentiality
Agreement”) or your material violation of the Company  ́s Standards of Business Conduct (it being
agreed that any violation of the Insider Trading Policy shall be deemed to be material for purposes
of this definition of “Cause”); or (vi) your improper conduct substantially prejudicial to the
Company’s business.

4.4 “Good Reason” means: (a) a reduction in the Executive’s annual base salary; (b) a
reduction in the percentage of the Executive’s base salary for which the Executive is eligible for
an annual bonus; (c) a material change by the Company in the Executive’s title, responsibilities or
reporting relationship which materially adversely affects his position with the Company or causes
it to become of less responsibility or scope, provided that such material change is not in
connection with a termination of the Executive’s employment hereunder for Cause, and further
provided that a change in the Executive  ́s title shall not in and of itself constitute “Good Reason”
if such change is made in connection with a transaction resulting in a Change in Control; (d) at
any time following a Change in Control, a material increase in the responsibilities and duties of
the Executive without a commensurate increase in base salary; or (e) the failure of the Company to
comply with any provision of this Agreement which failure, if capable of remedy, has not been cured
within 20 days after notice of such noncompliance has been given by the Executive to the Company,
provided that any notice of termination hereunder shall be given within 60 days after the end of
such 20-day period; or (f) a requirement by the Company that the Executive change his principal
place of employment to a location which is outside of Miami-Dade, Broward or Palm Beach counties.

4.5 “Disability” means the Executive’s absence from the full-time performance of the
Executive’s duties with the Company for 180 consecutive calendar days as a result of incapacity due
to mental or physical illness which is determined to be total and permanent by a physician selected
by the Company or its insurers and acceptable to the Executive or the Executive’s legal
representative.

5. Letter(s) of Credit. In order to assure the Executive the prompt payment of
amounts due him under Paragraph 1 of this Agreement, the Company agrees to secure and to keep in
place until December 31, 2005 one or more irrevocable letter(s) of credit from Fifth Third Bank or
another bank reasonably acceptable to the Executive in the amount of US$119,250, which shall allow
the Executive (or his legal representative) to draw down the amount estimated at the date of this
Agreement to be the net amount (after applicable withholding taxes and other mandatory payments to
government entities) due him under Paragraph 1 of this Agreement upon certification by the
Executive (or his legal representative) and the Company that payment is due the Executive pursuant
to this Agreement; provided, that in the event that the letter of credit is drawn upon, (i) the
parties will work together in good faith to ensure that all such taxes and payments are made on a
timely manner, and (ii) based on the actual withholdings and payments that are required to be made,
the parties will determine if the amount of the draw received by the Executive is greater than or
less than the actual net amount should be, and an appropriate “true up” payment will be promptly
made. If the Company makes a payment of the amounts due to the Executive under Paragraph 1, the
Executive will cooperate promptly upon the request of the Company to assist the Company in causing
the letter of credit to be cancelled or terminated (including, if requested by the Company,
furnishing to the issuing bank a certification to the effect that the letter of credit is no longer
needed and may be cancelled). A failure by the Company to keep such letter(s) of credit in effect,
or to renew such letter(s) of credit at least 30 days prior to the expiration date of the letter(s)
of credit shall entitle the Executive to the payment of the Retention Bonus on the 30th
day prior to the expiration date of the letter of credit. The Company agrees to notify the
Executive within three business days of any failure or inability to maintain or renew such
letter(s) of credit. The Company agrees that it will not take any action to prevent, hinder or
delay the legitimate exercise by the Executive of his rights to exercise the security provisions
provided in this Paragraph 5 and, further, agrees to cooperate with the Executive to promptly issue
to the bank the certification required above if and when payment is due to the Executive and to
take such other actions as may be necessary to enable the Executive to exercise and obtain the
benefits of such security provisions, in the absence of fraudulent or unlawful conduct on the part
of the Executive with respect to such exercise. In the event of a dispute regarding whether the
Executive is due payment under Paragraph 1 of this Agreement as a result of which the Company has
refused to issue the certification referred to above, following resolution of the dispute in
accordance with Paragraph 8 of this Agreement, the Company will pay all legal fees of the Executive
incurred in that proceeding if the Executive prevails, and each party will bear its own costs if
the Company prevails.

6. Not an Employment Contract. The Executive and the Company acknowledge: (a) that the
Executive is an employee at will of the Company; (b) that this Agreement does not constitute a
contract of employment or impose on the Company any obligation to retain the Executive as an
employee; and (c) that the Executive may terminate his employment with the Company at any time.

7. Taxes. The Executive will not be entitled to any additional payments in the event
the Executive becomes subject to tax under Section 4999 of the Internal Revenue Code or any similar
tax (“Excise Tax”) as a result of any payment (within the meaning of Section 280G of the Internal
revenue Code or other applicable provision) made pursuant to this Agreement.

8. Disputes; Arbitration. All claims by the Executive for benefits under this
Agreement shall be directed to and determined by the Board of Directors of the Company and shall be
in writing. Any denial by the Board of Directors of a claim for benefits under this Agreement shall
be delivered to the Executive in writing and shall set forth the specific reasons for the denial
and the specific provisions of this Agreement relied upon. The Board of Directors shall afford a
reasonable opportunity to the Executive for a review of the decision denying a claim. Any further
dispute or controversy arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be settled
exclusively by arbitration in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, in accordance with the rules of the
American Arbitration Association then in effect. Judgment may be entered on the arbitrator’s award
in any court having jurisdiction.

9. Successors.

9.1 Successor to Company. The Company shall require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or substantially all of the
business or assets of the Company expressly to assume and agree to perform this Agreement to the
same extent that the Company would be required to perform it if no such succession had taken place.
Failure of the Company to obtain an assumption of this Agreement at or prior to the effectiveness
of any succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall constitute Good Reason if the
Executive elects to terminate employment. As used in this Agreement, “Company” shall mean the
Company as defined above and any successor to its business or assets as aforesaid which assumes and
agrees to perform this Agreement, by operation of law or otherwise.

9.2 Successor to Executive. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Executive’s personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators,
successors, heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If the Executive should die while any
amount would still be payable to the Executive or his family hereunder if the Executive had
continued to live, all such amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement to the executors, personal representatives or administrators of
the Executive’s estate.

10. Miscellaneous.

10.1 Severability. The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this Agreement,
which shall remain in full force and effect.

10.2 Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of this
Agreement shall be governed by the internal laws of the State of Florida, without regard to
conflicts of law principles.

10.3 Tax Withholding. Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any
applicable tax withholding required under federal, state or local law.

10.4 Confidentiality. The Executive shall not disclose to any third party the
existence or terms of this Agreement, except as may be required by law or for purposes of securing
professional financial, tax or legal services.

10.5 Entire Agreement. This Agreement sets forth the entire agreement of the parties
hereto in respect of the subject matter contained herein and supersedes all prior agreements,
promises, covenants, arrangements, communications, representations or warranties, whether oral or
written, by any officer, employee or representative of any party hereto in respect of the subject
matter contained herein; and any prior agreement of the parties hereto in respect of the subject
matter contained herein is hereby terminated and cancelled. To the extent necessary to make the
terms of the already outstanding Options consistent with the provisions of this Agreement, this
Agreement constitutes an amendment to the already outstanding Options identified on Exhibit A
hereto. In connection with, and in consideration of, the obligations of AOLA set forth in this
Agreement, the Executive acknowledges and agrees to the continued validity of the Confidentiality
Agreement.

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

AMERICA ONLINE LATIN AMERICA, INC.

/s/ Charles Herington

	 	 	 	By: Charles Herington

President and Chief Executive Officer

/s/ Osvaldo Baños

	 	 	 	OSVALDO BAÑOS

1

Exhibit A

Outstanding Options

	 	 	 	 	 
	Date	 	Shares	 	Exercise Price
	August 5, 2002

January 1, 2004

	 	187,500

115,000
	 	$0.26

$1.42
	 
	 	 	 	 

2

Exhibit B

Release and Waiver

In exchange and consideration for the Company’s promises to me in my Executive Retention
Agreement dated      , I agree to release and discharge unconditionally America Online Latin
America, Inc. (“AOLA”), and any successors, subsidiaries, affiliates, related entities,
predecessors, merged entities and parent entities, and their respective officers, directors,
stockholders, employees, benefit plan administrators and trustees, agents, attorneys, insurers,
representatives, affiliates, successors and assigns (collectively, the “Releasees”), from any and
all claims, actions, causes of action, demands, obligations or damages of any kind arising from my
employment with      [insert name of appropriate entity] and my separation from employment
or otherwise, whether known or unknown by me, which I ever had or now have upon or by reason of any
matter, cause or thing, up to an including the day I sign this Release and Waiver (collectively,
the “Released Claims”). The Released Claims include, but are not limited to, all claims arising
out of or related to any stock options held by me or granted to me by the Company; all claims under
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; all claims under the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act (WARN), or similar state statutes; all claims under the Americans with
Disabilities Act; all claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”); all claims
under the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (“OWBPA”); all claims under the Fair Labor Standards
Act; all claims under the National Labor Relations Act; all claims under the Family and Medical
Leave Act; all claims under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act; all claims under 42 U.S.C.
§ 1981; all claims under Chapter 760, Florida Statutes; all claims under Chapter 448, Florida
Statutes; and all claims under other analogous foreign, federal, state, and local laws, regulation,
statutes and ordinances; all claims under any principle of common law; all claims concerning any
right to reinstatement; and all claims for any type of relief from any of the Releasees, whether
foreign, federal, state or local, whether statutory, regulatory or common law, and whether tort,
contract or otherwise, through the date I sign this Release and Waiver. This release of claims
does not affect (i) any pending claim for workers’ compensation benefits, (ii) my vested rights, if
any, in AOLA’s 401(k) plan, (iii) my rights to exercise any and all AOLA stock options held by me
that are exercisable during the applicable period of exercise and in accordance with all other
terms of those options and the stock options plans, agreements, and notices under which such
options were granted, or (iv) any rights to indemnification I may have under applicable law or AOLA
or      [insert name of appropriate entity] policy by virtue of my employment with
     [insert name of appropriate entity] for actions taken within the scope of my
employment.

[Pursuant to the OWBPA, I acknowledge and warrant the following: (i) that I am waiving rights
and claims for age discrimination under the ADEA and OWBPA, in exchange for the consideration
described above, which is not otherwise due to me; (ii) I have consulted with an attorney before
signing this Release and Waiver; (iii) I am not waiving rights or claims for age discrimination
that may arise after the effective date of this Release and Waiver; (iv) I have been given a period
of at least twenty-one (21) days in which to consider this Release and Waiver and the waiver of any
claims I have or may have under law, including my rights under the ADEA and OWBPA, before signing
below; and (v) I understand that I may revoke the waiver of my age discrimination claims under the
ADEA and OWBPA within seven (7) days after my execution of this Release and Waiver, and that such
waiver shall not become effective or enforceable until seven (7) days after the date on which I
execute this Release and Waiver. Any such revocation must be made in writing and delivered by
certified mail to both the Chief Executive Officer and the General Counsel of AOLA, each at the
following address: America Online Latin America, Inc., 6600 N. Andrews, Suite 400, Ft. Lauderdale,
FL 33309.]

By signing below, I acknowledge that I have carefully reviewed and considered this Release and
Waiver; that I fully understand all of its terms; and that I voluntarily agree to them.

XXXXXXXXXXX

3EX-10.1

AMENDMENT NO. 13 TO

COMMITMENT LETTER

This AMENDMENT NO. 13 TO COMMITMENT LETTER (the “Amendment”) is made and entered into as of June
16, 2005 by and between Countrywide Warehouse Lending (“Lender”), Encore Credit Corp., Bravo Credit
Corporation and ECC Capital Corporation (collectively “Borrower”). This Amendment amends that
certain Commitment Letter by and between Lender and Borrower dated as of November 14, 2003 (the
“Commitment Letter”), which supplements that certain Revolving Credit and Security Agreement by and
between Lender and Borrower dated as of May 13, 2002 (as may be amended from time to time, the
“Credit Agreement”).

R E C I T A L S

Lender and Borrower have previously entered into the Commitment Letter and Credit
Agreement pursuant to which Lender may, from time to time, provide Borrower credit
in the form of a warehouse line secured by residential mortgage loans. Lender and
Borrower hereby agree that the Commitment Letter shall be amended as provided
herein.

In consideration of the mutual promises contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Lender and Borrower
hereby agree as follows:

	 	1.	 	Term. Lender and Borrower agree to amend the Term of the Credit Agreement through
July 9, 2005.

	 	2.	 	No Other Amendments; Conflicts with Previous Amendments. Other than as expressly
modified and amended herein, the Commitment Letter shall remain in full force and effect and
nothing herein shall affect the rights and remedies of Lender as provided under the Commitment
Letter and Credit Agreement. To the extent any amendments to the Commitment Letter contained
herein conflict with any previous amendments to the Commitment Letter, the amendments
contained herein shall control.

	 	3.	 	Capitalized Terms. Any capitalized term used herein and not otherwise defined herein
shall have the meaning ascribed to such term in the Credit Agreement.

	 	4.	 	Facsimiles. Facsimile signatures shall be deemed valid and binding to the same
extent as the original.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Lender and Borrower have caused their names to be signed hereto by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above.

COUNTRYWIDE WAREHOUSE LENDING

By: /s/ Riju Walia

Signature

Name: Riju Walia

Title: 1st VP, Credit & Compliance

ENCORE CREDIT CORP

By: /s/ William E. Moffatt

Signature

Name: William E. Moffatt

Title: Treasurer

BRAVO CREDIT CORPORATION

By: /s/ William E. Moffatt

Signature

Name: William E. Moffatt

Title: Treasurer

ECC CAPITAL CORPORATION

By: /s/ William E. Moffatt

Signature

Name: William E. Moffatt

Title: Treasurer

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