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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.1

                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT

                                     BETWEEN

                           TRIAD FINANCIAL CORPORATION
                                   ORIGINATOR

                                       AND

                       TRIAD FINANCIAL SPECIAL PURPOSE LLC
                                    DEPOSITOR

                            DATED AS OF JULY 28, 2005
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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I. DEFINITIONS...........................................................................................    1
         Section 1.1       General...............................................................................    1
         Section 1.2       Specific Terms........................................................................    1
         Section 1.3       Usage of Terms........................................................................    2
         Section 1.4       [Reserved]............................................................................    2
         Section 1.5       No Recourse...........................................................................    2
         Section 1.6       [Reserved]............................................................................    3
         Section 1.7       Material Adverse Effect...............................................................    3

ARTICLE II. CONVEYANCE OF THE RECEIVABLES  AND THE OTHER CONVEYED PROPERTY.......................................    3
         Section 2.1       Conveyance of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property.........................    3

ARTICLE III. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES......................................................................    3
         Section 3.1       Representations and Warranties of the Originator......................................    3
         Section 3.2       Representations and Warranties of the Depositor.......................................    5

ARTICLE IV. COVENANTS OF SELLER..................................................................................    7
         Section 4.1       Protection of Title of the Depositor..................................................    7
         Section 4.2       [Reserved]............................................................................    8
         Section 4.3       Other Liens or Interests..............................................................    8
         Section 4.4       Costs and Expenses....................................................................    8
         Section 4.5       Indemnification by the Originator.....................................................    9
         Section 4.6       Indemnification by the Depositor......................................................    9

ARTICLE V. REPURCHASES...........................................................................................   10
         Section 5.1       Repurchase of Receivables Upon Breach of Warranty.....................................   10
         Section 5.2       Reassignment of Purchased Receivables.................................................   10
         Section 5.3       Waivers...............................................................................   11

ARTICLE VI. MISCELLANEOUS........................................................................................   11
         Section 6.1       Liability of the Originator and the Depositor.........................................   11
         Section 6.2       Merger or Consolidation of the Originator or the Depositor............................   11
         Section 6.3       Limitation on Liability of the Originator, and the Depositor and Others...............   12
         Section 6.4       The Originator May Own Notes or the Certificate.......................................   12
         Section 6.5       Amendment.............................................................................   12
         Section 6.6       Notices...............................................................................   13
         Section 6.7       Merger and Integration................................................................   13
         Section 6.8       Severability of Provisions............................................................   14
         Section 6.9       Intention of the Parties..............................................................   14
         Section 6.10      Governing Law.........................................................................   15
         Section 6.11      Counterparts..........................................................................   15
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         Section 6.12      Conveyance of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property to the Issuer...........   15
         Section 6.13      Nonpetition Covenant..................................................................   15
         Section 6.14      Payment Obligations of the Depositor Limited..........................................   15
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SCHEDULES

Schedule A -- Schedule of Receivables

Schedule B -- Representations and Warranties from the Originator as to the
              Receivables

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                               PURCHASE AGREEMENT

            THIS PURCHASE AGREEMENT, dated as of July 28, 2005, is between Triad
Financial Corporation, a California corporation, as the Originator (the
"Originator"), and Triad Financial Special Purpose LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company, as the Depositor (the "Depositor").

            The Depositor has agreed to purchase from the Originator, and the
Originator, pursuant to this Agreement, is selling to the Depositor the
Receivables and Other Conveyed Property.

            In consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements
hereinafter contained, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt of which is acknowledged, the Originator and the Depositor, intending to
be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I.

                                  DEFINITIONS

            Section 1.1 General. Capitalized terms used herein without
definition will have the respective meanings assigned to such terms in the Sale
and Servicing Agreement dated as of July 28, 2005, by and among the Depositor,
Triad Financial Corporation, in its individual capacity, as Custodian and as
Servicer, Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-B, as Issuer, and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A, as Backup Servicer and Indenture Trustee.

            Section 1.2 Specific Terms. Whenever used in this Agreement, the
following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, will have
the following meanings:

            "Agreement" means this Purchase Agreement and all amendments hereof
and supplements hereto.

            "Closing Date" means July 28, 2005.

            "Indenture Trustee" means JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., as Indenture
Trustee and any successor Indenture Trustee appointed and acting pursuant to the
Indenture.

            "Issuer" means Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-B.

            "Other Conveyed Property" means all property described in Section
2.1(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f) and (h) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement
conveyed by the Originator to the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement other
than the Receivables, including all monies paid on or after the Cut-Off Date.

            "Owner Trustee" means Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee
appointed and acting pursuant to the Trust Agreement.

            "Receivables" means the Receivables listed on the Schedule of
Receivables attached hereto.
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            "Related Documents" means the Notes, the Certificates, the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, the Indenture, the Trust Agreement, the Note Policy, the
Insurance Agreement and the Underwriting Agreement. The Related Documents to be
executed by any party are referred to herein as "such party's Related
Documents," "its Related Documents" or by a similar expression.

            "Repurchase Event" means the occurrence of a breach of any of the
Originator's representations and warranties hereunder including the
representations and warranties set forth in Schedule B or any other event which
requires the repurchase of a Receivable by the Originator under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.

            "Residual Holder" means Triad Financial Residual Special Purpose
LLC.

            "Sale and Servicing Agreement" means the Sale and Servicing
Agreement referred to in Section 1.1.

            "Schedule of Representations" means the Schedule of Representations
and Warranties attached hereto as Schedule B.

            "Schedule of Receivables" means the schedule of Receivables sold and
transferred pursuant to this Agreement which is attached hereto as Schedule A.

            "Taxes" means any sales, gross receipts, personal property, tangible
or intangible personal property, privilege or license taxes (but not including
any (x) federal, state or other taxes, arising out of the ownership of the Notes
or the Certificates, (y) transfer taxes arising in connection with the transfer
of the Notes or the Certificates or (z) federal, state or other taxes arising
out of any fees paid to the indemnified parties pursuant to the Basic
Documents).

            Section 1.3 Usage of Terms. With respect to all terms used in this
Agreement, the singular includes the plural and the plural the singular; words
importing any gender include the other gender; references to "writing" include
printing, typing, lithography, and other means of reproducing words in a visible
form; references to agreements and other contractual instruments include all
subsequent amendments thereto or changes therein entered into in accordance with
their respective terms and not prohibited by this Agreement or the Sale and
Servicing Agreement; references to Persons include their permitted successors
and assigns; and the terms "include" or "including" mean "include without
limitation" or "including without limitation." The words "herein," "hereof" and
"hereunder" and other words of similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole
and not to any particular Article, Section or other subdivision, and Article,
Section, Schedule and Exhibit references, unless otherwise specified, refer to
Articles and Sections of and Schedules and Exhibits to this Agreement.

            Section 1.4 [Reserved].

            Section 1.5 No Recourse. Without limiting the obligations of the
Originator or the Depositor hereunder, no recourse may be taken, directly or
indirectly, under this Agreement or any certificate or other writing delivered
in connection herewith or therewith, against any stockholder, officer or
director, as such, of the Originator or the Depositor, or of any predecessor or
successor of the Originator or the Depositor.

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            Section 1.6 [Reserved].

            Section 1.7 Material Adverse Effect. Whenever a determination is to
be made under this Agreement as to whether a given event, action, course of
conduct or set of facts or circumstances could or would have a material adverse
effect on the Noteholders or the Insurer (or any similar or analogous
determination), such determination will be made without taking into account the
funds available from claims under the Note Policy.

                                  ARTICLE II.

                          CONVEYANCE OF THE RECEIVABLES
                         AND THE OTHER CONVEYED PROPERTY

            Section 2.1 Conveyance of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed
Property.

            (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
      Originator hereby sells, transfers, assigns and otherwise conveys to the
      Depositor without recourse (but without limitation of its obligations in
      this Agreement), and the Depositor hereby purchases, all right, title and
      interest of the Originator in and to the Receivables and the Other
      Conveyed Property, including all moneys received after the Cutoff Date. It
      is the intention of the Originator and the Depositor that the sale and
      assignment contemplated by this Agreement constitutes a sale and
      contribution of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property from the
      Originator to the Depositor, conveying good title thereto free and clear
      of any liens, and the beneficial interest in and title to the Receivables
      and the Other Conveyed Property will not be part of the Originator's
      estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against
      the Originator under any bankruptcy or similar law.

            (b) Simultaneously with the sale of the Receivables and the Other
      Conveyed Property to the Depositor, the Depositor has paid or caused to be
      paid to or upon the order of the Originator a purchase price equal to the
      aggregate Principal Balance of the Receivables. An amount equal to the net
      proceeds of the Class A Notes (less the initial deposit to the Spread
      Account) shall be paid by wire transfer of immediately available funds and
      the remaining balance of the purchase price will be paid with a portion of
      the proceeds from the sale of the Certificate by the Depositor to the
      Residual Holder.

                                  ARTICLE III.

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

            Section 3.1 Representations and Warranties of the Originator. The
Originator makes the following representations and warranties as of the date
hereof, on which the Depositor relies in purchasing the Receivables and the
Other Conveyed Property, on which the Issuer will rely in purchasing the
Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property and on which the Insurer will rely
in issuing the Note Policy. Such representations are made as of the execution
and delivery of this Agreement, but will survive the sale, transfer and
assignment of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property hereunder, and the
sale, transfer and assignment thereof by the

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Depositor to the Issuer. The Originator and the Depositor agree that the
Depositor will assign to Issuer all the Depositor's rights under this Agreement
and that the Indenture Trustee will thereafter be entitled to enforce this
Agreement against the Originator in the Indenture Trustee's own name on behalf
of the Noteholders.

            (a) Schedule of Representations. The representations and warranties
      set forth on the Schedule of Representations with respect to the
      Receivables as of the date hereof, are true and correct.

            (b) Organization and Good Standing. The Originator has been duly
      organized and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing under
      the laws of the State of California, with power and authority to own its
      properties and to conduct its business as such properties are currently
      owned and such business is currently conducted, and had at all relevant
      times, and now has, corporate power, authority and legal right to acquire,
      own, transfer and sell the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property to
      the Depositor.

            (c) Due Qualification. The Originator is duly qualified to do
      business as a foreign corporation in good standing, and has obtained all
      necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in which the
      ownership or lease of its property or the conduct of its business with
      respect to the Receivables requires such qualification.

            (d) Power and Authority. The Originator has the corporate power and
      authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and its Related Documents
      and to carry out its terms and their terms, respectively; the Originator
      has full power and authority to sell and assign the Receivables and the
      Other Conveyed Property to be sold and assigned to the Depositor hereunder
      and has duly authorized such sale and assignment to the Depositor by all
      necessary corporate action; and the execution, delivery and performance of
      this Agreement and the Originator's Related Documents have been duly
      authorized by the Originator by all necessary corporate action.

            (e) Valid Sale; Binding Obligations. This Agreement and the
      Originator's Related Documents have been duly executed and delivered, will
      effect a valid sale, transfer and assignment of the Receivables and the
      Other Conveyed Property to the Depositor, enforceable against the
      Originator and creditors of and purchasers from the Originator; and this
      Agreement and the Originator's Related Documents constitute legal, valid
      and binding obligations of the Originator enforceable in accordance with
      their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
      bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the
      enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by equitable limitations on
      the availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such
      enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

            (f) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
      by this Agreement and the Related Documents, and the fulfillment of the
      terms of this Agreement and the Related Documents, will not conflict with,
      result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute
      (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) a default under, the
      articles of incorporation or bylaws of the Originator, or any indenture,
      agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the
      Originator

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      is a party or by which it is bound, or result in the creation or
      imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of
      any such indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other
      instrument, other than this Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement
      and the Indenture, or violate any law, order, rule or regulation
      applicable to the Originator of any court or of any federal or state
      regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
      instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Originator or any of its
      properties.

            (g) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations
      pending or, to the Originator's best knowledge, threatened against the
      Originator, before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or
      other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over
      the Originator or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this
      Agreement or any of the Related Documents, (ii) seeking to prevent the
      issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Related Documents, (iii)
      seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely
      affect the performance by the Originator of its obligations under, or the
      validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the Related
      Documents or (iv) seeking to affect adversely the federal income tax or
      other federal, state or local tax characterization of, or seeking to
      impose any excise, franchise, transfer or similar tax upon, the transfer
      and acquisition of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property
      hereunder or under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

            (h) True Sale. The Receivables are being transferred with the
      intention of removing them from the Originator's estate pursuant to
      Section 541 of the Bankruptcy Code, as the same may be amended from time
      to time.

            Section 3.2 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. The
Depositor makes the following representations and warranties as of the date
hereof, on which the Originator relies in transferring the Receivables and the
Other Conveyed Property to the Depositor, on which the Issuer will rely in
purchasing the Receivables and on which the Insurer will rely in issuing the
Note Policy. Such representations are made as of the execution and delivery of
this Agreement, but will survive the sale, transfer and assignment of the
Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property hereunder, and the sale, transfer
and assignment thereof to the Issuer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

            (a) Organization and Good Standing. The Depositor has been duly
      organized and is validly existing as a limited liability company in good
      standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, with power and authority
      to own its properties and to conduct its business as such properties are
      currently owned and such business is currently conducted, and had at all
      relevant times, and now has, power, authority and legal right to acquire,
      own and sell the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property to be
      transferred to the Issuer.

            (b) Due Qualification. The Depositor is duly qualified to do
      business as a foreign limited liability company in good standing, and has
      obtained all necessary licenses and approvals in all jurisdictions in
      which the ownership or lease of its property or the conduct of its
      business requires such qualification.

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            (c) Power and Authority. The Depositor has the power and authority
      to execute and deliver this Agreement and its Related Documents and to
      carry out its terms and their terms, respectively; and the execution,
      delivery and performance of this Agreement and the Depositor's Related
      Documents have been duly authorized by the Depositor by all necessary
      action.

            (d) Valid Sale; Binding Obligations. This Agreement and the
      Depositor's Related Documents have been duly executed and delivered, and
      this Agreement and the Depositor's Related Documents constitute legal,
      valid and binding obligations of the Depositor enforceable in accordance
      with their respective terms, except as enforceability may be limited by
      bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the
      enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by equitable limitations on
      the availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such
      enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.

            (e) No Violation. The consummation of the transactions contemplated
      by this Agreement and the Related Documents, and the fulfillment of the
      terms of this Agreement and the Related Documents, will not conflict with,
      result in any breach of any of the terms and provisions of, or constitute
      (with or without notice, lapse of time or both) a default under, the
      limited liability company agreement of the Depositor, or any indenture,
      agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument to which the
      Depositor is a party or by which it is bound, or result in the creation or
      imposition of any Lien upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of
      any such indenture, agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other
      instrument, other than this Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement
      and the Indenture, or violate any law, order, rule or regulation
      applicable to the Depositor of any court or of any federal or state
      regulatory body, administrative agency or other governmental
      instrumentality having jurisdiction over the Depositor or any of its
      properties.

            (f) No Proceedings. There are no proceedings or investigations
      pending or, to the Depositor's knowledge, threatened against the
      Depositor, before any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or
      other tribunal or governmental instrumentality having jurisdiction over
      the Depositor or its properties (i) asserting the invalidity of this
      Agreement or any of the Related Documents, (ii) seeking to prevent the
      issuance of the Notes or the consummation of any of the transactions
      contemplated by this Agreement or any of the Related Documents, (iii)
      seeking any determination or ruling that might materially and adversely
      affect the performance by the Depositor of its obligations under, or the
      validity or enforceability of, this Agreement or any of the Related
      Documents or (iv) seeking to affect adversely the federal income tax or
      other federal, state or local tax characterization of, or seeking to
      impose any excise, franchise, transfer or similar tax upon, the transfer
      and acquisition of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property
      hereunder or under the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

            In the event of any breach of a representation and warranty made by
the Depositor hereunder, the Originator covenants and agrees that it will not
take any action to pursue any remedy that it may have hereunder, in law, in
equity or otherwise, until a year and a day have passed since the date on which
all notes, certificates, pass-through certificates or other similar

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securities issued by the Depositor, or a trust or similar vehicle formed by the
Depositor, have been paid in full. The Originator and the Depositor agree that
damages will not be an adequate remedy for such breach and that this covenant
may be specifically enforced by Issuer or by the Indenture Trustee on behalf of
the Noteholders and Owner Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.

                                  ARTICLE IV.

                               COVENANTS OF SELLER

            Section 4.1 Protection of Title of the Depositor.

            (a) At or prior to the Closing Date, the Originator will have filed
      or caused to be filed UCC-1 financing statements, (i) naming the
      Originator as seller or debtor and naming the Depositor as purchaser or
      secured party, (ii) naming the Depositor as seller or debtor and the
      Issuer as purchaser or secured party and (iii) naming Issuer as debtor and
      Indenture Trustee as secured party and describing the Receivables and the
      Other Conveyed Property being transferred as collateral, in such locations
      as are required in order to perfect the transfers and pledges thereof
      under the Basic Documents. From time to time thereafter, the Originator
      will execute and file such financing statements and cause to be executed
      and filed such continuation statements, all in such manner and in such
      places as may be required by law fully to preserve, maintain and protect
      the interest of the Depositor under this Agreement, of the Issuer under
      the Sale and Servicing Agreement and of the Indenture Trustee under the
      Indenture in the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property and in the
      proceeds thereof. The Originator will deliver (or cause to be delivered)
      to the Depositor, the Indenture Trustee and the Insurer file-stamped
      copies of, or filing receipts for, any document filed as provided above,
      as soon as available following such filing. In the event that the
      Originator fails to perform its obligations under this subsection, the
      Depositor, Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may do so, at the expense of
      the Originator. In furtherance of the foregoing, the Originator hereby
      authorizes the Depositor, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee to file a
      record or records (as defined in the applicable UCC), including financing
      statements, in all jurisdictions and with all filing offices as each may
      determine, in its sole discretion, are necessary or advisable to perfect
      the security interest granted to the Depositor pursuant to Section 6.9.
      Such financing statements may describe the collateral in the same manner
      as described herein or may contain an indication or description of
      collateral that describes such property in any other manner as such party
      may determine, in its sole discretion, is necessary, advisable or prudent
      to ensure the perfection of the security interest in the collateral
      granted to the Depositor herein.

            (b) The Originator will not change its name, identity, state of
      incorporation or corporate structure in any manner that would, could or
      might make any financing statement or continuation statement filed by the
      Originator (or by the Depositor, Issuer or the Indenture Trustee on behalf
      of the Originator) in accordance with Section 4.1(a) seriously misleading
      within the meaning of Section 9-506 of the applicable UCC, unless the
      Originator will have given the Depositor, Issuer, Insurer and the
      Indenture Trustee at

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      least 60 days' prior written notice thereof, and will promptly file
      appropriate amendments to all previously filed financing statements and
      continuation statements.

            (c) The Originator shall at all times maintain each office from
      which it services Receivables and its principal executive office within
      the United States of America.

            (d) Prior to the Closing Date, the Originator has maintained
      accounts and records as to each Receivable accurately and in sufficient
      detail to permit (i) the reader thereof to know at any time as of or prior
      to the Closing Date, the status of such Receivable, including payments and
      recoveries made and payments owing (and the nature of each) and (ii)
      reconciliation between payments or recoveries on (or with respect to) each
      Receivable and the Principal Balance as of the Cutoff Date. The Originator
      will maintain its computer systems so that, from and after the time of
      transfer under this Agreement of the Receivables to the Depositor and the
      conveyance of the Receivables by the Depositor to the Issuer, the
      Originator's master computer records (including archives) that will refer
      to a Receivable indicate clearly that such Receivable has been transferred
      to the Depositor and has been conveyed by the Depositor to Issuer.
      Indication of the Issuer's ownership of a Receivable will be deleted from
      or modified on the Originator's computer systems when, and only when, the
      Receivable will become a Purchased Receivable or will have been paid in
      full.

            (e) If at any time the Originator proposes to sell, grant a security
      interest in, or otherwise transfer any interest in any motor vehicle
      receivables to any prospective purchaser, lender or other transferee, the
      Originator will give to such prospective purchaser, lender or other
      transferee computer tapes, records or print-outs (including any restored
      from archives) that, if they refer in any manner whatsoever to any
      Receivable (other than a Purchased Receivable), will indicate clearly that
      such Receivable has been sold by the Originator and is owned by the
      Issuer.

            Section 4.2 [Reserved].

            Section 4.3 Other Liens or Interests. Except for the conveyances
hereunder and under the other Basic Documents, the Originator will not sell,
pledge, assign or transfer to any other Person or grant, create, incur, assume
or suffer to exist any Lien on the Receivables or the Other Conveyed Property or
any interest herein and the Depositor will not sell, pledge, assign or transfer
to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume or suffer to exist any Lien
on the Receivables or the Other Conveyed Property or any interest therein, and
the Originator will defend the right, title, and interest of the Depositor and
the Issuer in and to the Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property against all
claims of third parties claiming through or under the Originator and the
Depositor will defend the right, title, and interest of the Issuer in and to the
Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property against all claims of third parties
claiming through or under the Depositor.

            Section 4.4 Costs and Expenses. Each of the Originator and the
Depositor will pay all reasonable costs and disbursements in connection with the
performance of its obligations hereunder and under its Related Documents.

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            Section 4.5 Indemnification by the Originator. (a) The Originator
will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Issuer, the
Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Noteholders, the
Certificateholders and the Insurer from and against any and all costs, expenses,
losses, damages, claims, and liabilities, arising out of or resulting from: (i)
any breach of any of the Originator's representations and warranties contained
herein, (ii) the use, ownership or operation by the Originator or any affiliate
thereof of a Financed Vehicle, (iii) any action taken, or failed to be taken, by
it in respect of the Receivables other than in accordance with this Agreement or
the Sale and Servicing Agreement or (iv) the negligence (except for errors in
judgment), willful misfeasance, or bad faith of the Originator in the
performance of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of reckless
disregard of the Originator's obligations and duties under this Agreement.

            (a) The Originator will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the
Depositor, the Noteholders, the Certificateholders and the Insurer from and
against any and all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims, and liabilities,
arising out of or resulting from any Taxes which may at any time be asserted
against such Persons with respect to (i) the conveyance or ownership of the
Receivables or the Other Conveyed Property hereunder, (ii) the conveyance or
ownership of the Receivables under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and (iii)
the issuance and original sale of the Notes and the issuance of the
Certificates, and costs and expenses in defending against the same, arising by
reason of the acts to be performed by the Originator under this Agreement or
imposed against such Persons.

            Indemnification under this Section 4.5 will include reasonable fees
and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation and will survive payment of
the Notes and the Certificates and termination of this Agreement. The indemnity
obligations hereunder will be in addition to any obligation that the Originator
may otherwise have.

            Section 4.6 Indemnification by the Depositor. (a) The Depositor will
defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Originator, the Issuer, the Indenture
Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Noteholders, the
Certificateholders and the Insurer from and against any and all costs, expenses,
losses, damages, claims, and liabilities, arising out of or resulting from: (i)
any breach of any of the Depositor's representations and warranties contained
herein, (ii) the use, ownership or operation by the Depositor or any affiliate
thereof of a Financed Vehicle, (iii) any action taken, or failed to be taken, by
it in respect of the Receivables other than in accordance with this Agreement or
the Sale and Servicing Agreement or (iv) the negligence (except for errors in
judgment), willful misfeasance, or bad faith of the Depositor in the performance
of its duties under this Agreement or by reason of reckless disregard of the
Depositor's obligations and duties under this Agreement.

            (b) The Depositor will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the
Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the
Noteholders, the Certificateholders and the Insurer from and against any and all
costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims, and liabilities, arising out of or
resulting from any Taxes which may at any time be asserted against such Persons
with respect to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including (i)
the conveyance or ownership of the Receivables or the Other Conveyed Property
hereunder, (ii) the conveyance or ownership of the Receivables under the Sale
and Servicing

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Agreement and (iii) the issuance and original sale of the Notes and the issuance
of the Certificates, and costs and expenses in defending against the same,
arising by reason of the acts to be performed by the Depositor under this
Agreement or imposed against such Persons.

            Indemnification under this Section 4.6 will include reasonable fees
and expenses of counsel and expenses of litigation and will survive payment of
the Notes and the Certificates and termination of this Agreement. The indemnity
obligations hereunder will be in addition to any obligation that the Depositor
may otherwise have.

                                    ARTICLE V.

                                   REPURCHASES

            Section 5.1 Repurchase of Receivables Upon Breach of Warranty. Upon
the occurrence of a Repurchase Event, the Originator will, unless the breach
which is the subject of such Repurchase Event will have been cured in all
material respects, repurchase the Receivable relating thereto from the Issuer
and, simultaneously with the repurchase of the Receivable, the Originator will
deposit the Purchase Amount in full, without deduction or offset, to the
Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
It is understood and agreed that, except as set forth in Section 4.5(a)(i) and
Section 6.1, the obligation of the Originator to repurchase any Receivable, as
to which a breach occurred and is continuing, will, if such obligation is
fulfilled, constitute the sole remedy against the Originator for such breach
available to the Depositor, the Issuer, the Insurer, the Backup Servicer, the
Noteholders, the Certificateholders, the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the
Noteholders or the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders. This
Section 5.1 is intended to grant the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee on behalf
of the Noteholders and the Insurer a direct right against the Originator to
demand performance hereunder, and in connection therewith, the Originator waives
any requirement of prior demand against the Depositor with respect to such
repurchase obligation. Any such repurchase will take place in the manner
specified in Section 3.2 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement or the Sale and Servicing Agreement to the
contrary, the obligation of the Originator under this Section 5.1 will not
terminate upon a termination of the Originator as Servicer under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement and will be performed in accordance with the terms hereof
notwithstanding the failure of the Servicer or the Depositor to perform any of
their respective obligations with respect to such Receivable under the Sale and
Servicing Agreement.

            Without limitation of the foregoing and notwithstanding whether the
related Receivable will have been purchased by the Originator, the Originator
will indemnify the Depositor, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Backup
Servicer, the Owner Trustee, the Insurer, the Noteholders and the
Certificateholders from and against all costs, expenses, losses, damages, claims
and liabilities, including reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, which may be
asserted against or incurred by any of them as a result of third party claims
arising out of the events or facts giving rise to such Repurchase Events.

            Section 5.2 Reassignment of Purchased Receivables. Upon deposit in
the Collection Account of the Purchase Amount of any Receivable repurchased by
the Originator under Section 5.1, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee will take
such steps as may be reasonably

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requested by the Originator in order to assign to the Originator all of the
Issuer's right, title and interest in and to such Receivable and all security
and documents and all Other Conveyed Property conveyed to the Issuer directly
relating thereto, without recourse, representation or warranty, except as to the
absence of Liens created by or arising as a result of actions of the Issuer.
Such assignment will be a sale and assignment outright, and not for security.
If, following the reassignment of a Purchased Receivable, in any enforcement
suit or legal proceeding, it is held that the Originator may not enforce any
such Receivable on the ground that it will not be a real party in interest or a
holder entitled to enforce the Receivable, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee
will, at the expense of the Originator, take such steps as the Originator deems
reasonably necessary to enforce the Receivable, including bringing suit in the
Issuer's name.

            Section 5.3 Waivers. No failure or delay on the part of the
Depositor, or the Issuer as assignee of the Depositor, in exercising any power,
right or remedy under this Agreement will operate as a waiver thereof, nor will
any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or remedy preclude any
other or future exercise thereof or the exercise of any other power, right or
remedy.

                                  ARTICLE VI.

                                 MISCELLANEOUS

            Section 6.1 Liability of the Originator and the Depositor. Each of
the Originator and the Depositor will be liable in accordance herewith only to
the extent of the obligations in this Agreement specifically undertaken by each
of the Originator, and the Depositor, respectively and the representations and
warranties of each of the Originator and the Depositor, respectively.

            Section 6.2 Merger or Consolidation of the Originator or the
Depositor. Any corporation, limited liability company or other entity (i) into
which the Originator or the Depositor may be merged or consolidated, (ii)
resulting from any merger or consolidation to which the Originator or the
Depositor is a party or (iii) succeeding to the business of the Originator or
the Depositor, in the case of the Depositor, which corporation, limited
liability company or other entity has a certificate of incorporation or limited
liability company agreement containing provisions relating to limitations on
business and other matters substantively identical to those contained in the
Depositor's limited liability company agreement, provided that in any of the
foregoing cases such corporation or other entity will execute an agreement of
assumption to perform every obligation of the Originator or the Depositor, as
the case may be, under this Agreement and, whether or not such assumption
agreement is executed, will be the successor to the Originator or the Depositor,
as the case may be, hereunder (without relieving the Originator or the Depositor
of their responsibilities hereunder, if it survives such merger or
consolidation) without the execution or filing of any document or any further
action by any of the parties to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
so long as no Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the Depositor will
not merge or consolidate with any other Person or permit any other Person to
become the successor to the Depositor's business without the prior written
consent of the Insurer. The Originator or the Depositor will promptly inform the
other party hereto, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and, so
long as no Insurer Default

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has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer, of such merger, consolidation or
purchase and assumption. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as a condition to the
consummation of the transactions referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii)
above, (x) immediately after giving effect to such transaction, no
representation or warranty made pursuant to Sections 3.1 (other than subsection
(e) thereof in connection with a change in control as provided in the Insurance
Agreement) and 3.2 will have been breached (for purposes hereof, such
representations and warranties must be true and correct as of the date of the
consummation of such transaction) and with respect to a transaction involving
the Depositor, no event that, after notice or lapse of time, or both, would
become an event of default under the Insurance Agreement, has occurred and is
continuing, (y) with respect to a transaction involving the Depositor, the
Depositor will have delivered written notice of such consolidation, merger or
purchase and assumption to the Rating Agencies prior to the consummation of such
transaction and will have delivered to the Issuer, the Insurer and the Indenture
Trustee an Officer's Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel each stating that
such consolidation, merger or succession and such agreement of assumption comply
with this Section 6.2 and that all conditions precedent, if any, provided for in
this Agreement relating to such transaction have been complied with, and (z) the
Originator or the Depositor, as applicable, will have delivered to the Issuer
and the Indenture Trustee an Opinion of Counsel, stating, in the opinion of such
counsel, either (A) all financing statements and continuation statements and
amendments thereto have been executed and filed that are necessary to preserve
and protect the interest of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in the
Receivables and the Other Conveyed Property and reciting the details of the
filings or (B) no such action will be necessary to preserve and protect such
interest.

            Section 6.3 Limitation on Liability of the Originator, and the
Depositor and Others. The Originator, the Depositor and any director, officer,
employee or agent thereof may rely in good faith on the advice of counsel or on
any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any
Person respecting any matters arising under this Agreement. Neither the
Originator nor the Depositor will be under any obligation to appear in,
prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to its obligations
under this Agreement or its Related Documents and that in its opinion may
involve it in any expense or liability.

            Section 6.4 The Originator May Own Notes or the Certificates.
Subject to the provisions of the Basic Documents, the Originator and any
Affiliate of the Originator may in their individual or any other capacity become
the owner or pledgee of Notes or the Certificates with the same rights as they
would have if they were not the Originator or an Affiliate thereof.

            Section 6.5 Amendment.

            (a) This Agreement may be amended by the Originator and the
      Depositor with the prior written consent of the Insurer (so long as no
      Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing) but without the consent of
      the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee, the Certificateholders or any of
      the Noteholders (i) to cure any ambiguity or (ii) to correct any
      provisions in this Agreement; provided, however, that such action will
      not, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Issuer, the
      Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, adversely affect in any material
      respect the interests of any Certificateholder or Noteholder.

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            (b) This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the
      Originator and the Depositor, with the prior written consent of the
      Controlling Party, for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing
      in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement.

            (c) Prior to the execution of any such amendment or consent, the
      Originator will have furnished written notification of the substance of
      such amendment or consent to each Rating Agency.

            Section 6.6 Notices.

            All demands, notices and communications hereunder will be in writing
and will be deemed to have been duly given to the addressee if mailed, by
first-class registered mail, postage prepaid service, confirmed facsimile
transmission, or a nationally recognized express courier, as follows:

            If to the Originator:

                  Triad Financial Corporation
                  7711 Center Avenue
                  Suite 100
                  Huntington Beach, California 92647
                  Attention:  Chief Financial Officer

            With a separate copy to:

                  Attention:  General Counsel

            If to the Depositor:

                  Triad Financial Special Purpose LLC
                  7711 Center Avenue
                  Suite 390
                  Huntington Beach, California 92647
                  Attention:  Chief Financial Officer

or such other address as will be designated by a party in a written notice
delivered to the other party or to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture
Trustee or the Insurer, as applicable. Any such demand, notice or communication
hereunder will be deemed to have been received on the date delivered to or
received at the premises of the addressee as evidenced by the date noted on the
return receipt.

            Section 6.7 Merger and Integration. Except as specifically stated
otherwise herein, this Agreement and Related Documents set forth the entire
understanding of the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and all
prior understandings, written or oral, are superseded by this Agreement and the
Related Documents. This Agreement may not be modified, amended, waived or
supplemented except as provided herein.

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            Section 6.8 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the
covenants, provisions or terms of this Agreement will be for any reason
whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, provisions or terms will be deemed
severable from the remaining covenants, provisions or terms of this Agreement
and will in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions
of this Agreement.

            Section 6.9 Intention of the Parties.

            (a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement will constitute an
      acknowledgment by the Originator and the Depositor that they intend that
      the assignments and transfers herein contemplated constitute sales and
      assignments outright, and not for security, of the Receivables and the
      Other Conveyed Property, conveying good title thereto free and clear of
      any Liens, from the Originator to the Depositor and that the Receivables
      and the Other Conveyed Property will not be a part of the Originator's
      estate in the event of the bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
      insolvency or liquidation proceeding, or other proceeding under any
      federal or state bankruptcy or similar law, or the occurrence of another
      similar event, of, or with respect to, the Originator. If such conveyance
      is determined to be made as security for a loan made by the Depositor, the
      Issuer, the Noteholders or the Certificateholders to the Originator the
      parties intend that the Originator will have granted to the Depositor a
      security interest in all of the Originator's right, title and interest,
      respectively, whether now owned or existing or hereafter acquired or
      arising, in and to:

                  (1) the Receivables and all moneys received thereon after the
      Cutoff Date,

                  (2) the Other Conveyed Property conveyed to the Depositor by
      the Originator pursuant to this Agreement including (a) an assignment of
      the security interests in the Financed Vehicles granted by Obligors
      pursuant to the Receivables, and any other interest of the Originator or
      the Depositor in such Financed Vehicles, (b) any proceeds and the right to
      receive any proceeds with respect to the Receivables from claims on any
      physical damage, credit life or disability insurance policies covering
      Financed Vehicles or Obligors and any proceeds from the liquidation of the
      Receivables, (c) the right to cause the related Dealer or a Third-Party
      Lender to repurchase Receivables pursuant to a Dealer Agreement or an Auto
      Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, respectively, as a result of the breach
      of representation or warranty in the related Dealer Agreement or Auto Loan
      Purchase and Sale Agreement, respectively, (d) all rights, if any, to
      refunds for the costs of any Service Contracts on the related Financed
      Vehicles, (e) the related Receivables Files and (f) the proceeds of any
      and all of the foregoing, and

                  (3) all proceeds and investments with respect to items (1) and
      (2) above.

            (b) This Agreement will constitute a security agreement under
      applicable law.

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            Section 6.10 Governing Law. This Agreement will be construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to the
principles of conflicts of laws thereof and the obligations, rights and remedies
of the parties under this Agreement will be determined in accordance with such
laws.

            Section 6.11 Counterparts. For the purpose of facilitating the
execution of this Agreement and for other purposes, this Agreement may be
executed simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which
counterparts will be deemed to be an original, and all of which counterparts
will constitute but one and the same instrument.

            Section 6.12 Conveyance of the Receivables and the Other Conveyed
Property to the Issuer. The Originator acknowledges that the Depositor intends,
pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, to convey the Receivables and the
Other Conveyed Property, together with its rights under this Agreement, to the
Issuer on the date hereof. The Originator acknowledges and consents to such
conveyance and pledge and waives any further notice thereof and covenants and
agrees that the representations and warranties of the Originator contained in
this Agreement and the rights of the Depositor hereunder are intended to benefit
the Insurer, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the
Noteholders and the Certificateholders. In furtherance of the foregoing, the
Originator covenants and agrees to perform its duties and obligations hereunder,
in accordance with the terms hereof for the benefit of the Insurer, the Issuer,
the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the
Certificateholders and that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement, the Originator will be directly liable to the Issuer, the Owner
Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders and the Certificateholders
(notwithstanding any failure by the Servicer or the Backup Servicer to perform
its respective duties and obligations hereunder or under the Related Documents)
and that the Controlling Party may enforce the duties and obligations of the
Originator under this Agreement against the Originator for the benefit of the
Insurer, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee, the Noteholders
and the Certificateholders.

            Section 6.13 Nonpetition Covenant. The Originator will not, prior to
the date that is one year and one day after the termination of this Agreement,
petition or otherwise invoke the process of any court or government authority
for the purpose of commencing or sustaining a case against the Depositor or the
Issuer under any federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or
appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator or
other similar official of the Depositor or the Issuer or any substantial part of
their respective property, or ordering the winding up or liquidation of the
affairs of the Depositor or the Issuer.

            Section 6.14 Payment Obligations of the Depositor Limited.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the payment obligations of the
Depositor are limited to the extent it has funds available to make such payment.

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            IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Purchase Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective officers as of the day and year first
above written.

                                          TRIAD FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
                                            as Originator

                                          By       /s/ Mike L. Wilhelms
                                                   -----------------------------
                                          Name:    Mike L. Wilhelms
                                          Title:   Chief Financial Officer

                                          TRIAD FINANCIAL SPECIAL PURPOSE LLC,
                                            as Depositor

                                          By       /s/ Mike L. Wilhelms
                                                   -----------------------------
                                          Name:    Mike L. Wilhelms
                                          Title:   Chief Financial Officer

Accepted:

JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.,
as Indenture Trustee

By:       /s/ Michael A. Smith
          -----------------------------
Name:     Michael A. Smith
Title:    Vice President

                     [Signature page to Purchase Agreement]
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                                                                      SCHEDULE A

                             SCHEDULE OF RECEIVABLES

               [Delivered to the Indenture Trustee at the Closing]
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                                                                      SCHEDULE B

                         REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
                                OF THE ORIGINATOR

      1. Characteristics of Receivables. Each Receivable (A) was originated (i)
by the Originator, (ii) by a Dealer and purchased by the Originator from such
Dealer under an existing Dealer Agreement or pursuant to a Dealer Assignment
with the Originator and was validly assigned by such Dealer to the Originator
pursuant to a Dealer Assignment, or (iii) by a Third-Party Lender and purchased
by the Originator from such Third-Party Lender under an existing Auto Loan
Purchase and Sale Agreement or pursuant to a Third-Party Lender Assignment with
the Originator and was validly assigned by such Third-Party Lender to the
Originator pursuant to a Third-Party Lender Assignment, (B) was originated by
the Originator, such Dealer or such Third-Party Lender for the retail sale or
refinancing of a Financed Vehicle in the ordinary course of the Originator's,
the Dealer's or the Third-Party Lender's business, in each case, in accordance
with the Originator's credit policies and was fully and properly executed by the
parties thereto, and the Originator, each Dealer and each Third-Party Lender had
all necessary licenses and permits to originate Receivables in the state where
the Originator, each such Dealer or each such Third-Party Lender was located,
(C) contains customary and enforceable provisions such that the rights and
remedies of the holder thereof are adequate for realization against the
collateral security, (D) is a Receivable which provides for level monthly
payments (provided that the period in the first Collection Period and the
payment in the final Collection Period of the Receivable may be minimally
different from the normal period and level payment) that, if made when due, will
fully amortize the Amount Financed over the original term and (E) has not been
amended or collections with respect to which waived, other than as evidenced in
the Receivable File relating thereto.

      2. Fraud or Misrepresentation. Each Receivable was originated (i) by the
Originator, (ii) by a Dealer and was sold by the Dealer to the Originator, or
(iii) by a Third-Party Lender and was sold by the Third-Party Lender to the
Originator, and was transferred by the Originator to the Depositor and by the
Depositor to the Issuer without any fraud or misrepresentation on the part of
the Originator, the Depositor, such Dealer or Third-Party Lender in any case.

      3. Compliance with Law. All requirements of applicable federal, state and
local laws, and regulations thereunder (including, without limitation, usury
laws, the Federal Truth-in-Lending Act, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the
Fair Credit Billing Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection
Practices Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Moss-Magnuson Warranty Act,
the Federal Reserve Board's Regulations "B" and "Z" (including amendments to the
Federal Reserve's Official Staff Commentary to Regulation Z, effective October
1, 1998, concerning negative equity loans), the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act,
each applicable state Motor Vehicle Retail Installment Sales Act, and state
adaptations of the National Consumer Act and of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code
and other consumer credit laws and equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws)
in respect of the Receivables and the Financed Vehicles, have been complied with
in all material respects, and each Receivable and the sale of the Financed
Vehicle evidenced by each Receivable complied at the time it was originated or
made and now complies in all material respects with all applicable legal
requirements.
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      4. Origination. Each Receivable was originated in the United States and
the related Obligor is a resident of the United States.

      5. Binding Obligation. Each Receivable represents the genuine, legal,
valid and binding payment obligation of the Obligor thereon, enforceable by the
holder thereof in accordance with its terms, except (A) as enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by equitable limitations on the
availability of specific remedies, regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law and (B) as such Receivable may be
modified by the application after the applicable Cutoff Date of the
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended; and all parties to each Receivable
had full legal capacity to execute and deliver such Receivable and all other
documents related thereto and to grant the security interest purported to be
granted thereby.

      6. No Government Obligor. No Obligor is the United States of America or
any State or any agency, department, subdivision or instrumentality thereof.

      7. Obligor Bankruptcy. At the Cutoff Date no Obligor had been identified
on the records of the Originator as being the subject of a current bankruptcy
proceeding.

      8. Schedule of Receivables. The information set forth in the Schedule of
Receivables has been produced from the Electronic Ledger and was true and
correct in all material respects as of the close of business on the Cutoff Date.

      9. Marking Records. By the Closing Date, the Originator will have caused
the portions of the Electronic Ledger relating to the Receivables to be clearly
and unambiguously marked to show that the Receivables have been sold to the
Depositor by the Originator and sold by the Depositor to the Issuer in
accordance with the terms of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

      10. Computer Tape. The Computer Tape made available by the Originator to
the Issuer on the Closing Date, was complete and accurate as of the Cutoff Date
and includes a description of the same Receivables that are described in the
Schedule of Receivables.

      11. Adverse Selection. No selection procedures adverse to the Noteholders
or the Insurer were utilized in selecting the Receivables from those receivables
owned by the Originator which met the selection criteria contained in the Sale
and Servicing Agreement.

      12. Tangible Chattel Paper. The Receivables constitute "tangible chattel
paper" within the meaning of the UCC as in effect in the States of California,
New York and Delaware.

      13. One Original. There is only one original executed copy of each
Receivable.

      14. Receivable Files Complete. There exists a Receivable File pertaining
to each Receivable and such Receivable File contains (a) a fully executed
original of the Receivable, (b) in the case of retail installment sale
contracts, the original executed credit application, or a paper or electronic
copy thereof and (c) the original Lien Certificate or application therefor. Each
of such documents which is required to be signed by the Obligor has been signed
by the Obligor in the appropriate spaces. All blanks on any form have been
properly filled in and each form has

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otherwise been correctly prepared. The complete Receivable File for each
Receivable currently is in the possession of the Custodian or in the possession
of a third-party vendor.

      15. Receivables in Force. No Receivable has been satisfied, subordinated
or rescinded, and the Financed Vehicle securing each such Receivable has not
been released from the lien of the related Receivable in whole or in part. No
terms of any Receivable have been waived, altered or modified in any respect
since its origination, except by instruments or documents identified in the
Receivable File. No Receivable has been modified as a result of application of
the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended. All funds payable to or on
behalf of the Obligors with respect to the Receivables have been fully
disbursed.

      16. Lawful Assignment; No Consent Required. No Receivable was originated
in, or is subject to the laws of, any jurisdiction the laws of which would make
unlawful, void or voidable the sale, transfer and assignment of such Receivable
and the Other Conveyed Property under this Agreement. For the validity of the
sale, transfer and assignment of the Receivables and Other Conveyed Property to
the Originator, the Depositor, and the Issuer, no consent by any Dealer,
Third-Party Lender or Obligor is required under any agreement or applicable law.

      17. Good Title. No Receivable has been sold, transferred, assigned or
pledged by the Dealer or Third-Party Lender, the Originator or the Depositor, as
the case may be, to any Person other than the Originator, the Depositor and the
Issuer, as the case may be. Immediately prior to the conveyance of the
Receivables to the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement, as applicable, the
Originator was the sole owner thereof and had good title thereto, free of any
Lien and, upon execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Originator, the
Depositor will have good title to and will be the sole owner of such
Receivables, free of any Lien, and upon execution and delivery of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement by the Depositor, the Issuer will have good title to and
will be the sole owner of the Receivables, free and clear from any Lien (other
than the Lien of the Indenture). No Dealer or Third-Party Lender has an unpaid
participation in, or other right to receive, proceeds of any Receivable. Neither
the Originator nor the Depositor has taken any action to convey any right to any
Person that would result in such Person having a right to payments received
under the related Insurance Policies or the related Dealer Agreements, Auto Loan
Purchase and Sale Agreements, Dealer Assignments or Third-Party Lender
Assignments or to payments due under such Receivables.

      18. Security Interest in Financed Vehicle. Each Receivable created or will
create a valid, binding and enforceable first priority security interest in
favor of the Originator in the Financed Vehicle. The Lien Certificate and
original certificate of title for each Financed Vehicle show, or if a new or
replacement Lien Certificate is being applied for with respect to such Financed
Vehicle the Lien Certificate will be received within 180 days of the Closing
Date, as applicable, and will show the Originator as the original secured party
under each Receivable, or that such Receivable has been assigned to the
Originator, as the holder of a first priority security interest in such Financed
Vehicle. With respect to each Receivable for which the Lien Certificate has not
yet been returned from the Registrar of Titles, the Originator has applied for
or received written evidence from the related Dealer or Third-Party Lender that
such Lien Certificate showing the Originator as first lienholder has been
applied for and the Originator's security interest has been validly assigned by
the Originator to the Depositor pursuant to this Agreement and by the Depositor
to the Issuer pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

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Immediately after the sale, transfer and assignment thereof by the Originator to
the Depositor and by the Depositor to the Issuer, each Receivable will be
secured by an enforceable and perfected first priority security interest in the
Financed Vehicle in favor of the Indenture Trustee as secured party, which
security interest is prior to all other Liens upon and security interests in
such Financed Vehicle which now exist or may hereafter arise or be created
(except, as to priority, for any lien for taxes, labor or materials affecting a
Financed Vehicle). As of the Cutoff Date there were no Liens or claims for
taxes, work, labor or materials affecting a Financed Vehicle which are or may be
Liens prior or equal to the Liens of the related Receivable.

      19. All Filings Made. All filings (including, without limitation, UCC
filings) required to be made by any Person, and actions required to be taken or
performed by any Person in any jurisdiction to give the Issuer a first priority
perfected lien on, or ownership interest in, the Receivables and the proceeds
thereof and the Other Conveyed Property have been made, taken or performed.

      20. No Impairment. Neither the Originator nor the Depositor has done
anything to convey any right to any Person that would result in such Person
having a right to payments due under the Receivable or otherwise to impair the
rights of the Issuer, the Insurer, the Indenture Trustee and the Noteholders in
any Receivable or the proceeds thereof.

      21. Receivable Not Assumable. No Receivable is assumable by another Person
in a manner which would release the Obligor thereof from such Obligor's
obligations to the Originator with respect to such Receivable.

      22. No Defenses. No Receivable is subject to any right of rescission,
setoff, counterclaim or defense and no such right has been asserted or
threatened with respect to any Receivable.

      23. No Default. There has been no default, breach, violation or event
permitting acceleration under the terms of any Receivable (other than payment
delinquencies of not more than 30 days and other defaults that will not have a
material adverse effect on the ability of the Obligor to make, nor the
enforceability of Obligor's obligation to make, Scheduled Receivables Payments
and will not have a material adverse effect on the validity or priority of the
Originator's lien on the Financed Vehicle), and no condition exists or event has
occurred and is continuing that with notice, the lapse of time or both would
constitute a default, breach, violation or event permitting acceleration under
the terms of any Receivable, and there has been no waiver of any of the
foregoing. As of the Cutoff Date no Financed Vehicle had been repossessed by or
at the direction of the Originator.

      24. Insurance. At the time of an origination of a Receivable by the
Originator or a purchase of a Receivable by the Originator from a Dealer or
Third-Party Lender, each Financed Vehicle was covered by a comprehensive and
collision insurance policy (i) subject to maximum deductibles of $1000 for
collision coverage and $1000 for comprehensive coverage, (ii) naming the
Originator as loss payee and (iii) insuring against loss and damage due to fire,
theft, transportation, collision and other risks generally covered by
comprehensive and collision coverage. Each Receivable requires the Obligor to
maintain physical loss and damage insurance, naming the Originator and its
successors and assigns as additional insured parties, and each

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Receivable permits the holder thereof to obtain physical loss and damage
insurance at the expense of the Obligor if the Obligor fails to do so. No
Financed Vehicle is insured under a policy of force-placed insurance on the
Cutoff Date.

      25. Past Due. At the Cutoff Date no Scheduled Receivable Payment was more
than 30 days past due.

      26. Remaining Principal Balance. At the Cutoff Date the Principal Balance
of each Receivable set forth in the Schedule of Receivables is true and accurate
in all material respects.

      27. Certain Characteristics of Receivables. (A) Each Receivable had a
remaining maturity, as of the Cutoff Date, of not more than 72 months and not
less than 0 months; (B) each Receivable had an original maturity of not more
than 72 months; (C) not more than 75% of Receivables (calculated by Aggregate
Principal Balance) will have an original term to maturity of 72 months; (D) each
Receivable had a remaining Principal Balance as of the Cutoff Date of at least
$1,000 and not more than $46,000; and (E) each Receivable has an Annual
Percentage Rate of at least 6.00% and not more than 30.00%.

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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.2

                        INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT
                            Dated as of July 28, 2005

                       FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE INC.,
                                   as Insurer,

                   TRIAD AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2005-B,
                                   as Issuer,

                          TRIAD FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
                             as Seller and Servicer,

                      TRIAD FINANCIAL SPECIAL PURPOSE LLC,
                                  as Depositor,

                                       and

                            JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
                              as Indenture Trustee

                    Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-B
                           Class A Asset Backed Notes

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                                ARTICLE I

                               DEFINITIONS

Section 1.1     Defined Terms....................................................   1
Section 1.2     Other Definitional Provisions....................................  10

                               ARTICLE II

               REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

Section 2.1     Representations and Warranties of the Seller and Servicer........  10
Section 2.2     Affirmative Covenants of Seller and Servicer.....................  11
Section 2.3     Negative Covenants of the Seller and Servicer....................  15
Section 2.4     Representations and Warranties of the Insurer....................  15
Section 2.5     Representations and Warranties of the Depositor and the Issuer...  16
Section 2.6     Affirmative Covenants of the Depositor and the Issuer............  17
Section 2.7     Negative Covenants of the Depositor and the Issuer...............  21

                               ARTICLE III

                      THE FSA POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT

Section 3.1     Issuance of the FSA Policy.......................................  22
Section 3.2     Payment of Fees and Premium......................................  23
Section 3.3     Reimbursement Obligation.........................................  24
Section 3.4     Indemnification..................................................  25
Section 3.5     Payment Procedure................................................  28
Section 3.6     Subrogation......................................................  28

                               ARTICLE IV

                           FURTHER AGREEMENTS

Section 4.1     Effective Date; Term of the Insurance Agreement..................  28
Section 4.2     Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments....................  29
Section 4.3     Obligations Absolute.............................................  29
Section 4.4     Assignments; Reinsurance; Third-Party Rights.....................  31
Section 4.5     Liability of the Insurer.........................................  31
Section 4.6     Consent to Corporate Changes of Triad............................  32
Section 4.7     Rights and Remedies..............................................  32
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                                ARTICLE V

                          DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

Section 5.1     Defaults........................................................            33
Section 5.2     Remedies; No Remedy Exclusive...................................            34
Section 5.3     Waivers.........................................................            34

                               ARTICLE VI

                              MISCELLANEOUS

Section 6.1     Amendments, Etc.................................................            35
Section 6.2     Notices.........................................................            35
Section 6.3     Severability....................................................            36
Section 6.4     Governing Law...................................................            37
Section 6.5     Consent to Jurisdiction.........................................            37
Section 6.6     Consent of the Insurer..........................................            38
Section 6.7     Counterparts....................................................            38
Section 6.8     Headings........................................................            38
Section 6.9     Trial by Jury Waived............................................            38
Section 6.10    Limited Liability...............................................            38
Section 6.11    Entire Agreement: Facsimile Signatures..........................            38
Section 6.12    Indenture Trustee...............................................            38
Section 6.13    Third-Party Beneficiary.........................................            39
Section 6.14    No Proceedings..................................................            39
Section 6.15    Limitation of Owner Trustee Liability...........................            39

EXHIBITS

EXHIBIT A Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-B Consolidated
                Tangible Net Worth Calculation Pro-forma as of [    ], [2005]...           A-1

EXHIBIT B Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-B Consolidated
                Tangible Net Worth Calculation as of [     ], [2005] ...........           B-1

EXHIBIT C Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-B Tangible Net Worth Floor....           C-1

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE A .....................................................................  Schedule A-1

SCHEDULE B .....................................................................  Schedule B-1

SCHEDULE C .....................................................................  Schedule C-1

SCHEDULE D .....................................................................  Schedule D-1
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            INSURANCE AND INDEMNITY AGREEMENT (as it may be amended, modified or
supplemented from time to time, this "Insurance Agreement"), dated as of July
28, 2005, by and among FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE INC., as Insurer (the
"Insurer"), TRIAD AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES TRUST 2005-B, as Issuer (the "Issuer"),
TRIAD FINANCIAL CORPORATION ("Triad"), as Seller and Servicer (the "Seller" and
the "Servicer", respectively), TRIAD FINANCIAL SPECIAL PURPOSE LLC, as Depositor
(the "Depositor") and JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. as Indenture Trustee (the
"Indenture Trustee").

                             PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS

            A. The Indenture, dated as of July 28, 2005, by and between the
Issuer and the Indenture Trustee (the "Indenture"), provides for, among other
things, the issuance of the Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-B Class A
Asset Backed Notes.

            B. The parties hereto desire that the Insurer issue the FSA Policy
to the Indenture Trustee for the benefit of the Holders and to, among other
things, specify the conditions precedent thereto, the premium in respect thereof
and the indemnity, reimbursement, reporting and other obligations of the parties
hereto other than the Insurer in consideration thereof.

            NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
agreements herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                                   DEFINITIONS

            Section 1.1 Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Insurance
Agreement shall have the meanings set forth below. Unless the context clearly
requires otherwise, all capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have
the respective meanings assigned to them in the FSA Policy or, if not defined
therein, in the Indenture or, if not defined therein, in the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, or, if not defined therein, in the Purchase Agreement, each as
described below.

            "Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified Person, any other
Person controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified
Person. For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to
any Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such Person,
directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by
contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and "controlled" have
meanings correlative to the foregoing.

            "Certificate" means the trust certificate evidencing the beneficial
interest of the Certificateholder in the Trust.

            "Charter Documents" means, with respect to any Transaction Party,
such entity's organizational documents, including its trust agreement,
certificate of trust, memorandum of

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association, articles of organization, certificate or articles of incorporation,
by-laws and/or operating agreement.

            "Class A Notes" means the Class A-1 Notes, the Class A-2 Notes, the
Class A-3 Notes and the Class A-4 Notes.

            "Class A-1 Notes" means the Class A-1 3.604% Asset Backed Notes,
issued pursuant to the Indenture and substantially in the form attached as an
Exhibit to the Indenture.

            "Class A-2 Notes" means the Class A-2 4.11% Asset Backed Notes,
issued pursuant to the Indenture and substantially in the form attached as an
Exhibit to the Indenture.

            "Class A-3 Notes" means the Class A-3 4.28% Asset Backed Notes,
issued pursuant to the Indenture and substantially in the form attached as an
Exhibit to the Indenture.

            "Class A-4 Notes" means the Class A-4 4.42% Asset Backed Notes,
issued pursuant to the Indenture and substantially in the form attached as an
Exhibit to the Indenture.

            "Closing Date" means July 28, 2005.

            "Collection Period" means, (i) with respect to the first
Distribution Date, the period beginning on the close of business on June 30,
2005 and ending on the close of business on July 31, 2005, and (ii) with respect
to each subsequent Distribution Date, the period beginning on the opening of
business on the first day of the immediately preceding calendar month and ending
on the close of business on the last day of the immediately preceding calendar
month. Any amount stated "as of the close of business on the last day of a
Collection Period" shall give effect to the following calculations as determined
as of the end of the day on such last day: (i) all applications of collections
and (ii) all distributions.

            "Consolidated Tangible Net Worth" means, at any date, the
consolidated Stockholders' Equity of an entity and its consolidated subsidiaries
less their consolidated Intangible Assets, all determined as of such date, and
calculated in accordance with the example set forth as Exhibit A. For purposes
of this definition "Intangible Assets" means the amount (to the extent reflected
in determining such consolidated stockholders' equity) of (i) all write-ups
(other than write-ups resulting from mark-to-market adjustments for foreign
currency or derivative contract positions and write-ups of assets of a going
concern business made within twelve months after the acquisition of such
business) subsequent to April 28, 2005 in the book value of any asset owned by
an entity or a consolidated subsidiary, and (ii) all unamortized debt discount
and expense, unamortized deferred charges, goodwill added to balance sheet
subsequent to April 28, 2005, patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names,
copyrights, organization or developmental expenses and other intangible items.
Intangible Assets shall not include any residual interest in any sales of
receivables or securitization, or any certificate or instrument representing
such residual interest, the values of which, calculated in accordance with GAAP,
shall be included in Stockholders' Equity. For purposes of this definition
"Stockholders' Equity" shall include GAAP retained earnings and any equity
securities such as common stock or common stock equivalents, including, but not
limited to, any non-coupon bearing instruments (other than in a liquidation
preference) such as preferred stock, convertible stock or convertible preferred
stock of Triad or its Successor. In addition, any coupon bearing stock
equivalent (cash,

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Pay-In-Kind security or combination thereof), preferred or otherwise, will
receive equity treatment (not to exceed 30% of total consolidated Stockholders'
Equity) so long as such instrument provides for the ability to defer cash coupon
payments for a period not to exceed five years and the holder thereof is not
entitled to commence bankruptcy, insolvency or similar proceedings against Triad
or its Successor. In the event of any dispute among the parties, or any of them,
regarding the calculation of Consolidated Tangible Net Worth or the valuation of
any assets included in such calculation, which cannot be resolved by such
parties, in good faith, within thirty (30) days of all relevant requested
information being supplied, the disputing parties shall, within ten (10)
Business Days, agree on a third party (such as an accounting or investment
banking firm) to furnish the results of such calculation within thirty (30)
days, such conclusion to be final and binding on the parties. Notwithstanding
any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, if the valuation or other
calculation made by such third party is 10% or more higher than the number put
forth by the party promoting the lower valuation or other calculation, then the
party promoting the lower valuation shall pay the costs of the third party,
provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing, if the valuation or other
calculation made by such third party is 10% or more higher than the number put
forth by the party promoting the lower valuation or other calculation and is
still less than the greater of (x) 7.25% of such entity's Total Assets and (y)
Tangible Net Worth Floor, then the party promoting such lower valuation shall
not be required to pay the costs of the third party. If the valuation or other
calculation by such third party is 10% or more lower than the number put forth
by the party promoting the higher valuation, then that party shall pay the costs
of the third party, even in the circumstance where such calculation results in a
valuation or other calculation greater than the greater of (x) 7.25% of such
entity's Total Assets and (y) Tangible Net Worth Floor. In all other cases, the
costs of the third party shall be shared equally by the disputing parties.

            "Cram Down Loss" means, for any Receivable (other than a Purchased
Receivable or a Liquidated Receivable), if a court of appropriate jurisdiction
in an insolvency proceeding issued an order reducing the amount owed on the
Receivable or otherwise modifying or restructuring the scheduled payments to be
made on the Receivable, an amount equal to the excess of the Receivable's
Principal Balance immediately prior to the order over the Receivable's Principal
Balance as reduced.

            "Cumulative Net Loss Ratio" means the ratio, expressed as a
percentage, computed by dividing: (a) the Cumulative Net Losses by (b) the
Original Pool Balance.

            "Cumulative Net Losses" means the aggregate principal balance of all
Net Liquidation Losses for each Collection Period from the Closing Date to and
including the then-current Collection Period.

            "Cut-off Date" means June 30, 2005.

            "Deemed Cured" means, as of a Determination Date, that no Spread Cap
Event shall have occurred and be continuing as of such Determination Date and
with respect to the two consecutively preceding Determination Dates.

            "Default" means any occurrence that is, or with notice or the lapse
of time or both would become, an Event of Default.

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            "Delinquency Rate" means, with respect to any Determination Date, a
fraction, expressed as a percentage, (a) the numerator of which is equal to the
aggregate Principal Balance of all Receivables, other than Liquidated
Receivables, for which all or more than 10% of a Scheduled Receivables Payment
was 60 or more days delinquent as of the last day of the related Collection
Period and (b) the denominator of which is equal to the Aggregate Principal
Balance as of the last day of the related Collection Period.

            "Depositor" has the meaning specified in the initial paragraph
hereof.

            "Determination Date" means, with respect to any Collection Period,
the 3rd Business Day preceding the Distribution Date in the next Collection
Period.

            "Distribution Date" means, with respect to each Collection Period,
the 12th day of the following Collection Period, of, if such day is not a
Business Day, the immediately following Business Day, commencing August 12,
2005.

            "Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 5.1 hereof

            "Fee Letter" means that certain letter agreement dated as of the
date hereof between the Issuer and the Insurer and acknowledged by the Indenture
Trustee setting forth certain fees and other matters referred to herein, as the
same may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance therewith
and with this Insurance Agreement.

            "Financed Vehicle" means an automobile or light-duty truck, together
with all accessions thereto, securing an Obligor's indebtedness under the
respective Receivable.

            "FSA" means Financial Security Assurance Inc., a New York financial
guaranty insurance company.

            "FSA Policy" means the Financial Guaranty Insurance Policy No.
51664-N dated July 28, 2005, including any endorsements thereto, issued by the
Insurer to the Indenture Trustee with respect to the Class A Notes, for the
benefit of the Holders.

            "Holder" has the meaning given thereto in the FSA Policy.

            "Indemnified Party" has the meaning specified in Section 3.4 hereof.

            "Indemnifying Party" has the meaning specified in Section 3.4
hereof.

            "Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of July 28, 2005 between
the Issuer and JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. as Indenture Trustee, as the same may
be amended or supplemented from time to time.

            "Information" has the meaning specified in Section 2.1(c) hereof.

            "Insolvency Proceeding" means any proceeding by or against any
person under any applicable reorganization, bankruptcy, liquidation,
rehabilitation, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in effect or
any proceeding in which a receiver, liquidator, conservator,

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trustee or similar official shall have been, or may be, appointed or requested
for a person or any of its assets.

            "Insurance Agreement" has the meaning given such term in the initial
paragraph hereof.

            "Insurance Agreement Repurchase Event" means, with respect to any
Collection Period following six (6) months from the Closing Date, the repurchase
of more than five (5) Receivables.

            "Insurer" means FSA and any successor thereto, as issuer of the FSA
Policy.

            "Insurer Information" means the information furnished by the Insurer
in writing expressly for use in the Offering Document and is limited to the
information included under the headings "The Insurer" and "The Policy" in the
Prospectus Supplement dated July 19, 2005.

            "Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940,
including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations
thereunder, as amended from time to time.

            "Late Payment Rate" means the lesser of (a) the greater of (i) the
per annum rate of interest publicly announced from time to time by Citibank,
N.A. as its prime or base lending rate (any change in such rate of interest to
be effective on the date such change is announced by Citibank, N.A.), plus 2%
per annum and (ii) the then applicable highest rate of interest on the Class A
Notes and (b) the maximum rate permissible under applicable usury or similar
laws limiting interest rates. The Late Payment Rate shall be computed on the
basis of the actual number of days elapsed over a year of 360 days.

            "Liquidated Receivable" means, with respect to any Collection
Period, any Receivable with respect to which any of the following has occurred:
(i) 10% or more of any Scheduled Receivable Payment is 120 days or more past
due, except Receivables with respect to which the related Financed Vehicles have
been repossessed within such 120 days; (ii) the earlier of (A) 90 days have
elapsed since the Servicer repossessed the Financed Vehicle and (B) the sale of
the related Financed Vehicle; or (iii) the Servicer has determined in good faith
that all amounts it expects to be recovered have been received.

            "Material Adverse Effect" means, with respect to any event or
circumstance, a material adverse effect on (a) the business, financial
condition, operations or assets of the Issuer (considered separately) or the
Issuer, the Seller, the Servicer and the Depositor (taken as a whole), (b) the
ability of any Triad Party to perform its obligations under any Transaction
Document to which it is a party, (c) the validity, enforceability of, or
collectibility of, amounts payable by any Triad Party under any Transaction
Document to which it is a party, (d) the status, existence, perfection or
priority of the interest of the Issuer or of the Indenture Trustee in the Trust
Estate, (e) the validity, enforceability or collectibility of all or any portion
of the Trust Estate with an aggregate value of at least $500,000 or (f) the
ability of the Insurer to monitor the performance of the Receivables and
compliance of the Triad Parties with the Transaction Documents unless such
impediment results from an action or omission on the part of the Insurer.

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            "Moody's" means Moody's Investors Service, Inc. and any successor
thereto.

            "Net Liquidation Losses" means, with respect to any Determination
Date, the amount, if any, by which (a) the sum of (i) the Principal Balance of
all Receivables which became Liquidated Receivables during the related
Collection Period, and (ii) the aggregate of all Cram Down Losses that occurred
during such Collection Period, exceeds (b) the Net Liquidation Proceeds received
during the related Collection Period in respect of all Liquidated Receivables.

            "Net Liquidation Proceeds" means, with respect to a Liquidated
Receivable, (1) proceeds from the disposition of the underlying Financed
Vehicle; plus (2) any related insurance proceeds; plus (3) other monies received
from the Obligor that are allocable to principal and interest due under the
Receivable, minus (4) the Servicer's reasonable out-of-pocket costs, including
repossession and resale expenses not already deducted from the proceeds, and any
amounts required to be remitted to the Obligor by law.

            "Net Loss Rate" means, with respect to a Collection Period, the
fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is equal to the
aggregate of the Net Liquidation Losses for such Collection Period and the
denominator of which is the Aggregate Principal Balance as of the first day of
such Collection Period.

            "Obligor" on a Receivable means the purchaser or co-purchaser(s) of
the Financed Vehicle and any other Person who owes payments under the
Receivable.

            "Offering Document" means, taken together, the Preliminary
Prospectus Supplement, dated July 18, 2005, the Preliminary Prospectus, dated
July 18, 2005 the Prospectus Supplement, dated July 19, 2005 (the "Prospectus
Supplement"), and the Prospectus, dated July 18, 2005, of the Issuer, in respect
of the offering and sales of the Class A Notes, any amendment or supplement
thereto, and any other offering document in respect of the Class A Notes that
makes reference to the FSA Policy.

            "Overcollateralization" means an amount equal to the difference
between (i) the total aggregate amount of the outstanding balances of all
previous, current and future receivables sold by Triad or its Successor that are
not recognized for accounting purposes on a GAAP balance sheet of Triad or its
Successor, less (ii) the total aggregate amount of outstanding balances of all
"AAA" rated insured securities and securities rated "BBB" or above issued for a
senior subordinate asset backed securitization transaction previously, currently
or hereafter issued by Triad or its Successor, that are not recognized for
accounting purposes on a GAAP balance sheet of Triad or its Successor.

            "Person" means an individual, corporation, estate, partnership,
joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust (including any
beneficiary thereof), unincorporated organization or government or any agency or
political subdivision thereof.

            "Premium" means the premium payable in accordance with the Fee
Letter.

            "Principal Balance" means, for any Receivable as of any date of
determination, (i) the Amount Financed; minus (ii) the sum of (a) that portion
of all amounts received on or prior to

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that date and allocable to principal according to the Receivable's terms, and
(b) any Cram Down Losses for the Receivable accounted for as of that date.

            "Purchase Agreement" means the Purchase Agreement dated as of July
28, 2005 between Triad Financial Special Purpose LLC and Triad, as the same may
be amended or supplemented from time to time.

            "Purchased Receivable" means, with respect to any Collection Period,
a Receivable purchased as of the close of business on the last day of the
Collection Period by Triad or the servicer, as long as JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
is not acting as servicer, as the result of a breach of a covenant or as an
exercise of its optional redemption right.

            "Rating Agencies" means Moody's and S&P.

            "Receivables" means each motor vehicle retail installment sale
contract, installment loan contract or note and security agreement listed on the
Schedule of Receivables attached as an Exhibit to the Sale and Servicing
Agreement.

            "Reimbursement Amount" means, as of any Distribution Date, the sum
of (x)(i) all Scheduled Payments (as defined in the FSA Policy) and all Insurer
Optional Deposits paid by FSA, but for which FSA has not been reimbursed prior
to such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.3 of this Insurance Agreement,
Section 5.6 of the Indenture and Section 5.7 of the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, plus (ii) interest accrued on such Scheduled Payments and Insurer
Optional Deposits not previously repaid calculated at the Late Payment Rate from
the date the Indenture Trustee, or any other Person at its direction, received
the related payments or the date such payments were made, and (y) without
duplication (i) any amounts then due and owing to FSA under this Insurance
Agreement, the Indenture or the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as certified to
the Indenture Trustee by FSA plus (ii) interest on such amounts at the Late
Payment Rate.

            "Responsible Officer" means any Vice President, Assistant Vice
President, Assistant Treasurer, Assistant Secretary or any other officer of the
relevant Transaction Party responsible for the performance of such Transaction
Party's obligations under the Transaction Documents and also, with respect to a
particular matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of
such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

            "Sale and Servicing Agreement" means the Sale and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of July 28, 2005, among the Issuer, the Depositor, Triad, as
Servicer and Custodian, the Indenture Trustee and the Backup Servicer, as the
same may be amended or supplemented from time to time.

            "Scheduled Receivables Payment" means, with respect to any
Collection Period for any Receivable, the amount set forth in the Receivable as
required to be paid by the Obligor in the Collection Period. If, after the
Closing Date, the Obligor's obligation under a Receivable with respect to a
Collection Period is modified so as to differ from the amount specified in the
Receivable as a result of (i) the order of a court in an insolvency proceeding
involving the Obligor, (ii) pursuant to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or
(iii) modifications or extensions of the Receivable permitted by Section 4.2(b)
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the

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Scheduled Receivables Payment with respect to such Collection Period will refer
to the Obligor's payment obligation with respect to the Collection Period as so
modified.

            "Schedule of Receivables" means the schedule of all motor vehicle
retail installment sale contracts, installment loan contracts and note and
security agreements originally held as part of the Trust which is attached as a
Schedule to the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

            "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, including, unless
the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended from time to time.

            "Securities Exchange Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
including, unless the context otherwise requires, the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, as amended from time to time.

            "Seller" has the meaning specified in the initial paragraph hereof.

            "Servicer" has the meaning specified in the recitals hereof.

            "Servicer Termination Event" has the meaning specified in Section
9.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

            "Servicing Policy and Procedures" means the policies and procedures
set forth on Schedule C to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and any amendments
thereto.

            "S&P" means Standard & Poor's, a division of The McGraw-Hill
Companies, Inc., and any successor thereto.

            "Spread Cap Event" means, with respect to any Determination Date,
the occurrence of any of the following:

            (a) the Delinquency Rate with respect to such Determination Date
      shall exceed the rate provided for the related Collection Period as set
      forth in Schedule A; or

            (b) the Cumulative Net Loss Ratio with respect to such Determination
      Date shall exceed the rate provided for the related Collection Period as
      set forth in Schedule B;

provided that if the Spread Cap Event is Deemed Cured as of such Determination
Date, there shall be no Spread Cap Event on such Determination Date.

            "Successor" means, following the merger or a consolidation of Triad
with any other Person, or the conveyance, transfer or lease by Triad of all or
substantially all of its assets to another Person, or Triad's permitting any
other Person to become the successor to Triad's business, in each case, such
other Person.

            "Tangible Net Worth Floor" means, with respect to Triad, the
calculation set forth in Exhibit C attached hereto.

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            "Total Assets" means, as of any date, the GAAP assets of Triad,
including any sold receivables not recognized for accounting purposes on a GAAP
balance sheet but serviced by Triad, less Overcollateralization, and excluding
Intangible Assets (as that term is defined in the definition of Consolidated
Tangible Net Worth).

            "Transaction" means the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents.

            "Transaction Documents" means this Agreement, the Underwriting
Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the Certificate of Trust, the Trust
Agreement, the Purchase Agreement, the Indenture and all other documents and
certificates delivered in connection therewith except for the FSA Policy.

            "Transaction Parties" means the Triad Parties and the Indenture
Trustee.

            "Triad" has the meaning specified in the recitals hereof.

            "Triad Party" means any of the Issuer, Triad, the Servicer, the
Depositor and the Holder of the Residual Certificate (collectively, the "Triad
Parties").

            "Trigger Event" means, with respect to any Determination Date, the
occurrence of any of the following:

            (a) the Delinquency Rate with respect to such Determination Date
      shall exceed the rate provided for the related Collection Period, as set
      forth in Schedule C;

            (b) the Cumulative Net Loss Ratio with respect to such Determination
      Date shall exceed the rate provided for the related Collection Period, as
      set forth in Schedule D; or

            (c) the Consolidated Tangible Net Worth of Triad, or its Successor,
      is less than the greater of (x) 7.25% of its Total Assets and (y) the
      Tangible Net Worth Floor, as set forth in Exhibit C.

            "Trust Agreement" means the Trust Agreement dated as of July 12,
2005 among Triad, as Administrator, the Depositor and the Owner Trustee, as
amended and restated as of July 28, 2005 as the same may be amended and
supplemented from time to time.

            "Underwriter Information" means the information furnished by any
Underwriter in writing expressly for use in the Offering Document and included
in the third, fourth, sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth paragraphs under the
heading "Underwriting" in the Prospectus Supplement.

            "Underwriters" shall mean Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Goldman,
Sachs & Co. as representatives of the several underwriters named in the
Underwriting Agreement.

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            "Underwriting Agreement" means the Underwriting Agreement, dated
July 19, 2005 among the Underwriters and the Depositor with respect to the offer
and sale of the Class A Notes, as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time.

            Section 1.2 Other Definitional Provisions. The words "hereof,"
"herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar import when used in this Insurance
Agreement shall refer to this Insurance Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Insurance Agreement, and Section, subsection,
Schedule and Exhibit references are to this Insurance Agreement unless otherwise
specified. The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms. The words
"include" and "including" shall be deemed to be followed by the phrase "without
limitation." Where a representation, warranty or covenant herein begins with the
words "as to a Person only," such representation, warranty or covenant is given
by and as to such Person only.

                                   ARTICLE II

                    REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

            Section 2.1 Representations and Warranties of the Seller and
Servicer. Triad hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the Insurer, each of the
representations and warranties made by it in each of the Transaction Documents
to which it is a party, including Section 3.1 of the Purchase Agreement and
Sections 4.6 and 8.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement. Such representations
and warranties are incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set forth
herein, and may not be amended except by an amendment complying with the terms
of the last sentence of Section 6.1 hereof. In addition, Triad represents and
warrants as of the Closing Date as follows:

            (a) The offer and sale of the Class A Notes by the Issuer comply in
all material respects with all requirements of law, including all registration
requirements of applicable securities laws and, without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Offering Document (other than the Underwriter Information
and the Insurer Information) does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact and does not omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading.

            (b) The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939, as amended; the Issuer is not required to be registered as an
"investment company" under the Investment Company Act; and neither the offer nor
the sale of the Class A Notes by the Issuer will be in violation of the
Securities Act or any other federal or state securities law. Triad shall satisfy
any of the information reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
arising out of the Transaction to which it, the Depositor or the Issuer is
subject.

            (c) Neither the Transaction Documents nor any other information
relating to the Receivables, the Other Conveyed Property or any other asset in
the Trust Estate, the operations or financial condition of any of the Triad
Parties (collectively, the "Information"), as amended, supplemented or
superseded, furnished to the Insurer by such Triad Party contains any statement
of a material fact which was untrue or misleading in any material respect when
made.

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None of the Triad Parties has any knowledge of any circumstances that could
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Since the furnishing
of the Information, there has been no change nor any development or event
involving a prospective change known to any of the Triad Parties that would
render any of the Transaction Documents untrue or misleading in any material
respect.

            Section 2.2 Affirmative Covenants of Seller and Servicer. Triad
hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the Insurer, all of the covenants made
by it in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including Section 4.5
of the Purchase Agreement and Section 4.6 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.
Such covenants are hereby incorporated herein by this reference as if fully set
forth herein, and may not be amended except by an amendment complying with the
terms of the last sentence of Section 6.1. In addition, Triad hereby agrees that
during the term of this Insurance Agreement, unless the Insurer shall otherwise
expressly consent in writing:

            (a)   Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Laws. It shall
comply with the terms and conditions of and perform its obligations under the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and shall comply with any law, rule
or regulation applicable to it, except where the failure to comply with any such
law, rule or regulation is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

            (b)   Existence. Except as otherwise expressly provided by the
Transaction Documents, it shall maintain its corporate existence and shall at
all times continue to be duly organized under the laws of the place of its
organization and duly qualified and duly authorized thereunder. Additionally, it
shall conduct its business in accordance with the terms of its Charter Documents
and shall maintain all licenses, permits, charters and registrations, except for
any such license, permit, charter or registration the failure of which to
maintain is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

            (c)   Notice of Material Events. It shall promptly (and, with
respect to item (ii) below, in any event not later than two (2) Business Days,
and, with respect to all other items not later than five (5) Business Days)
following receipt of actual knowledge by a Responsible Officer thereof inform
the Insurer in writing of the occurrence of any of the following:

            (i)   the submission of any claim or the initiation of any legal
      process, litigation or administrative or judicial investigation, or
      disciplinary proceeding by or against it that would be reasonably likely
      to have a Material Adverse Effect or the promulgation of any proceeding or
      any proposed or final ruling in connection with any such litigation,
      investigation or proceeding that would be reasonably likely to have a
      Material Adverse Effect;

            (ii)  the occurrence of any Event of Default hereunder, any Default
      or Event of Default under the Indenture, any Servicer Termination Event,
      any Trigger Event or any Spread Cap Event;

            (iii) the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against any
      Transaction Party;

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            (iv)  any Person becoming a Successor; and

            (v)   the receipt of written notice that (a) any license, permit,
      charter, registration or approval necessary and material for the conduct
      of its business is to be, or may be, suspended or revoked and such
      suspension or revocation would be reasonably likely to have a Material
      Adverse Effect or (b) it is to cease and desist any practice, procedure or
      policy employed by it in the conduct of its business, and such cessation
      would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

            (d)   Notice of Change. It shall give the Insurer not less than
thirty (30) days' prior written notice of any proposed change in its name,
principal place of business or jurisdiction of organization.

            (e)   Access to Records; Discussions with Officers and Accountants.
As long as upon reasonable prior written notice of the Insurer, at any time, it
shall permit the Insurer or its authorized agents:

            (i)   to inspect its books and its records as they may relate to the
      Transaction, the Receivables, the Other Conveyed Property or any other
      assets in the Trust Estate, as the case may be, or its obligations under
      the Transaction Documents;

            (ii)  to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its
      principal executive officer and its principal financial officer; and

            (iii) to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its
      independent accountants, provided that one of its officers shall have the
      right to be present during such discussions.

            Such inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal
business hours at Triad's cost and expense and shall not unreasonably disrupt
the business of the Seller or the Servicer. Absent an Event of Default
hereunder, any Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, a Servicer
Termination Event, a Trigger Event or an Insurance Agreement Repurchase Event,
the Insurer shall not conduct such inspections or discussions more often than
annually, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Insurer and Triad. If,
however, an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer
Termination Event, a Trigger Event, a Spread Cap Event or an Insurance Agreement
Repurchase Event has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer may increase the
frequency of such audits to semi-annual, quarterly, or otherwise as it deems
appropriate. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the occurrence of a Trigger
Event an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer
Termination Event, a Spread Cap Event or an Insurance Agreement Repurchase
Event, Triad shall make its principal officers available to discuss the
Transaction with representatives of the Insurer within 15 days of receipt by
Triad of such a request from the Insurer.

            (f)   Closing Documents. It shall provide or cause to be provided to
the Insurer an executed original copy of each Transaction Document executed by
it in connection with the closing of the Transaction within thirty (30) days of
the Closing Date.

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            (g)   Field Examination by Independent Public Accountants. Upon
reasonable prior written notice of the Insurer at any time, it shall permit
independent public accountants designated by the Insurer, from time to time to
conduct a field examination(s), and in connection therewith shall permit such
independent public accountants without limitation:

            (i)   to inspect its books and records as they may relate to the
      Transaction, the Receivables, the Other Conveyed Property or any other
      assets in the Trust Estate, as the case may be, or its obligations under
      the Transaction Documents;

            (ii)  to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its
      principal executive officer and its principal financial officer; and

            (iii) to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its
      independent accountants, provided that one of its officers shall have the
      right to be present during such discussions.

            Such inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal
business hours at Triad's cost and expense and shall not unreasonably disrupt
the business of the Seller or the Servicer. Absent an Event of Default hereunder
or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event, a Trigger Event, a Spread
Cap Event or an Insurance Agreement Repurchase Event, the Insurer shall not
conduct such inspections and discussion more often than annually, unless
otherwise mutually agreed by the Insurer and Triad. If, however, an Event of
Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event, a
Trigger Event, a Spread Cap Event or an Insurance Agreement Repurchase Event has
occurred and is continuing, the Insurer may increase the frequency of such
audits to semi-annual, quarterly, or otherwise as it deems appropriate.

            (h)   Financial Reporting. Triad shall provide or cause to be
provided to the Insurer the following:

            (i)   Annual and Periodic Financial Statements; Other Reporting.
      Copies of the "Accountant's Report" required to be delivered pursuant to
      Section 4.11 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement and such notices,
      certificates, reports and other information delivered by Triad under the
      Transaction Documents, as and when required pursuant to such sections or
      agreements, and any other reporting or financial information required to
      be provided to the Insurer pursuant to the terms of the Transaction
      Documents, including, without limitation, financial projections, as and
      when required pursuant to such terms. Such statements will be provided no
      later than thirty (30) days following each fiscal quarter.

            (ii)  Compliance Certificate. Together with the "Accountant's
      Report" required under Section 4.11 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, a
      compliance certificate signed by its principal financial officer stating
      that to the best of such person's knowledge, (a) each Triad Party is in
      compliance with its obligations hereunder and under the other Transaction
      Documents, and (b) no Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture or
      Servicer Termination Event exists and no event which but for the lapse of
      time or the giving of notice, or both, would constitute an Event of
      Default hereunder or under the Indenture or Servicer Termination Event or
      Trigger Event exists, or if an Event

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      of Default hereunder or under the Indenture or Servicer Termination Event
      or other such event exists, stating the nature and status thereof
      (including all relevant financial and other information and amounts used
      in determining whether such Event of Default hereunder or under the
      Indenture or Servicer Termination Event or Trigger Event or other such
      event exists).

            (iii) S.E.C. Filings. Promptly after the filing thereof; copies of
      all registration statements and annual, quarterly or other regular reports
      which Triad or any subsidiary files with the Securities and Exchange
      Commission.

            (iv)  Shareholders Statements and Reports. Promptly after the
      furnishing thereof to its shareholders, copies of all financial
      statements, reports and proxy statements so furnished.

            (v)   Amendments to Servicing Policy and Procedure. Within ten (10)
      Business Days after the date of any material change or amendment to its
      Servicing Policy and Procedure, a true and complete copy of such change or
      amendment, and if requested by the Insurer, a copy of the Servicing Policy
      and Procedure then in effect. No such change or amendment shall become
      effective if the Insurer determines, in its sole discretion, that such
      change or amendment will have a Material Adverse Effect; provided that
      such change or amendment shall become effective and continue to be
      effective if the Insurer has not objected to such change or amendment
      within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of written notice thereof.

            (vi)  Servicing Policy and Procedure. Within ninety (90) days after
      the end of each of its fiscal years, a true and complete copy of its
      Servicing Policy and Procedure then in effect.

            (i)   Public Debt Ratings. Promptly, but in any event within five
(5) Business Days after the date of any change in its public debt ratings, if
any, a written certification of its public debt ratings after giving effect to
such change.

            (j)   Compliance with Securities Laws. It shall comply with the
Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act and the regulations thereunder so
as to permit the completion of the offer and sale of the Class A Notes as
contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement.

            (k)   Disclosure Document. Each Offering Document delivered with
respect to the Class A Notes shall clearly disclose that the insurance provided
by the FSA Policy is not covered by the property/casualty insurance security
fund specified in Article 76 of the New York Insurance Law.

            (l)   Other Information. It shall provide to the Insurer such other
information (including non-financial information) in respect of the Receivables,
the Other Conveyed Property or the other assets in the Trust Estate, as the case
may be, the Transaction and the Transaction Documents and such other financial
or operating information in respect of itself, the Depositor, the Issuer or any
of their Affiliates, in each case, which the Insurer may from time to time
reasonably request.

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            Section 2.3 Negative Covenants of the Seller and Servicer. Triad
hereby agrees that during the term of this Insurance Agreement, unless the
Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in writing:

            (a) Impairment of Rights. It shall not take any action, or fail to
take any action, if such action or failure to take action (x) is reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) is reasonably likely to
interfere with the enforcement of any rights of the Insurer under or with
respect to any of the Transaction Documents. It shall give the Insurer written
notice of any such action or failure to act promptly prior to the date of
consummation of such action or failure to act. It shall furnish to the Insurer
all information requested by it that is reasonably necessary to determine
compliance with this paragraph.

            (b) Amendments, Etc. It shall not modify, amend or waive, or consent
to any modification or amendment of, any of the terms, provisions or conditions
of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party without the prior written
consent of the Insurer thereto.

            (c) Change in Processing Bank. Except as provided in a Blocked
Account Agreement, it shall not permit a change in the Lockbox Account or any
Processing Bank designated in a Blocked Account Agreement without the prior
written consent of the Insurer, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld; provided, however, that without limiting the foregoing, it shall be
deemed reasonable for the Insurer to withhold its consent if the long term
senior unsecured debt of any new Processing Bank is not rated at least "A" by
S&P and "A2" by Moody's.

            Section 2.4 Representations and Warranties of the Insurer. The
Insurer represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee (on behalf of the
Holders), the Issuer and each other Transaction Party as follows:

            (a) Organization and Licensing. The Insurer is a financial guaranty
insurance corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the State of New York.

            (b) Corporate Power. The Insurer has the corporate power and
authority to issue the FSA Policy and execute and deliver this Insurance
Agreement and to perform all of its obligations hereunder and thereunder.

            (c) Authorization; Approvals. All proceedings legally required for
the issuance of the FSA Policy and the execution, delivery and performance of
this Insurance Agreement have been taken and all licenses, orders, consents or
other authorizations or approvals of the Insurer's Board of Directors or
stockholders or any governmental boards or bodies legally required for the
enforceability of the FSA Policy have been obtained or are not material to the
enforceability of the FSA Policy.

            (d) Enforceability. The FSA Policy, when issued, will constitute,
and this Insurance Agreement constitutes, legal, valid and binding obligations
of the Insurer, enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, subject
to insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws
affecting creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity and
subject to principles of public policy limiting the right to enforce the

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indemnification provisions contained therein and herein, insofar as such
provisions relate to indemnification for liabilities arising under federal
securities laws.

            (e) No Conflict. The execution by the Insurer of this Insurance
Agreement will not, and the satisfaction of the terms hereof will not, conflict
with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of the Insurer, or any restriction
contained in any contract, agreement or instrument to which the Insurer is a
party or by which it is bound or constitute a default under any of the foregoing
which would materially and adversely affect its ability to perform its
obligations under the FSA Policy or this Insurance Agreement.

            (f) Accuracy of Information. The Insurer Information included in the
Offering Document is limited and does not purport to provide the scope of
disclosure required to be included in a prospectus with respect to a registrant
in connection with the offer and sale of securities of such registrant
registered under the Securities Act. Within such limited scope of disclosure,
however, as of the date of the Offering Document, the Insurer Information does
not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in
which they were made, not misleading.

            Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as a representation or
warranty by the Insurer concerning the rating of its insurance financial
strength by Moody's or its insurer financial strength by S&P or any other rating
assigned by a rating agency. The Rating Agencies, in assigning such ratings,
take into account facts and assumptions not described in the Offering Document
and the facts and assumptions which are considered by the Rating Agencies, and
the ratings issued thereby, are subject to change over time.

            Section 2.5 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor and the
Issuer. Each of the Depositor and the Issuer hereby makes, to and for the
benefit of the Insurer, each of the representations and warranties made by the
Depositor or the Issuer, as the case may be, in the Transaction Documents to
which it is a party, including Section 3.2 of the Purchase Agreement and Section
7.1 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement (in the case of the Depositor). Such
representations and warranties are incorporated herein by this reference as if
fully set forth herein, and may not be amended except by an amendment complying
with the terms of Section 6.1 hereof. In addition, the Issuer represents and
warrants as of the Closing Date as follows:

            (a) Accuracy of Information. The information or statements contained
in the Transaction Documents furnished to the Insurer by it, as amended,
supplemented or superseded on or prior to the date hereof, taken as a whole,
does not, if restated at and as of the date hereof, contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make such
information or statements not misleading in any material respect.

            (b) Compliance with Securities Laws. The Depositor will comply with
the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act and the regulations
thereunder so as to permit the completion of the offer and sale of the Class A
Notes as contemplated by the Underwriting Agreement. The offer and sale of the
Class A Notes by the Issuer will comply in all material respects with all
requirements of law, including all registration requirements of applicable
securities laws. Without limiting the foregoing, the Offering Document (other
than the Insurer

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Information and the Underwriter Information) does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact and does not omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. Neither the offer nor the sale of
the Class A Notes by the Issuer has been or will be in violation of the
Securities Act or any other federal or state securities laws. The Depositor will
satisfy all applicable information reporting requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act arising out of the Transaction to which it or the Trust Estate are
subject. The Indenture has been duly qualified under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939, as amended.

            Section 2.6 Affirmative Covenants of the Depositor and the Issuer.
Each of the Depositor and the Issuer hereby makes, to and for the benefit of the
Insurer, all of the covenants of the Depositor or the Issuer, as the case may
be, set forth in the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, including the
covenants contained in Article IV of the Purchase Agreement and Section 7.2 of
the Sale and Servicing Agreement (in the case of the Depositor) and in Article
III of the Indenture (in the case of the Issuer). Such covenants are
incorporated herein by this reference, and may not be amended except by an
amendment complying with the terms of Section 6.1 hereof. In addition, each of
the Depositor and the Issuer hereby agrees that during the term of this
Insurance Agreement, unless the Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in
writing:

            (a)   Compliance with Agreements and Applicable Laws. It shall
comply with the terms and conditions of and perform its obligations under the
Transaction Documents to which it is a party and shall comply with any law, rule
or regulation applicable to it, except where the failure to comply with any such
law, rule or regulation is not reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse
Effect.

            (b)   Existence. It shall maintain its existence as a limited
liability company or a statutory trust, as the case may be, under the laws of
the State of Delaware and shall at all times continue to be duly formed and
validly existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and
duly qualified and duly authorized thereunder and shall conduct its business in
accordance with the terms of its Charter Documents. The Issuer shall cause the
Receivables Files to be located at such location as specified in Section 3.3(c)
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

            (c)   Access to Records; Discussions with Officers and Accountants.
Upon reasonable prior written notice of the Insurer, at any time, it shall
permit the Insurer or its authorized agents:

            (i)   to inspect its books and records;

            (ii)  to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its
      principal executive officer and its principal financial officer; and

            (iii) to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its
      independent accountants, provided that one of its officers and an officer
      of Triad shall have the right to be present during such discussions.

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            Such inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal
business hours at the cost and expense of Triad and shall not unreasonably
disrupt the Depositor's or Issuer's business, as the case may be. Absent an
Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event,
a Trigger Event, a Spread Cap Event or an Insurance Agreement Repurchase Event,
the Insurer shall not conduct such inspections or discussions more often than
annually, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Insurer and Triad. If,
however, an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer
Termination Event, a Trigger Event, a Spread Cap Event or an Insurance Agreement
Repurchase Event has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer may increase the
frequency of such audits to semi-annual, quarterly, or otherwise as it deems
appropriate. Without limiting the foregoing, upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event, a
Trigger Event, a Spread Cap Event or an Insurance Agreement Repurchase Event,
the Depositor and the Issuer shall make their respective principal officers
available to discuss the Transaction with representatives of the Insurer within
15 days of receipt by the Depositor and the Issuer, as the case may be, of such
a request from the Insurer.

            (d)   Notice of Material Events. It shall be obligated promptly
(and, with respect to item (ii) below, in any event not later than two (2)
Business Days, and with respect to all other items below, not later than five
(5) Business Days) following receipt of actual knowledge by a Responsible
Officer thereof to inform the Insurer in writing of the occurrence of any of the
following:

            (i)   the submission of any claim or the initiation of any legal
      process, litigation or administrative or judicial investigation, or
      disciplinary proceeding by or against it that would be reasonably likely
      to have a Material Adverse Effect or the promulgation of any proceeding or
      any proposed or final ruling in connection with any such litigation,
      investigation or proceeding that would be reasonably likely to have a
      Material Adverse Effect;

            (ii)  the occurrence of an Event of Default hereunder, a Default or
      Event of Default under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination Event, a
      Trigger Event or a Spread Cap Event;

            (iii) the commencement of any Insolvency Proceeding against any
      Transaction Party; and

            (iv)  the receipt of written notice that (a) any license, permit,
      charter, registration or approval necessary for the conduct of its
      business is to be, or may be, suspended or revoked and such suspension or
      revocation would be reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or
      (b) it is to cease and desist any practice, procedure or policy employed
      by it in the conduct of its business, and such cessation would be
      reasonably likely to have a Material Adverse Effect.

            (e)   It shall give the Insurer not less than thirty (30) days'
prior written notice of any proposed change in its name, principal place of
business or jurisdiction of organization.

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            (f)   Field Examination by Independent Public Accountants. Upon
reasonable prior written notice of the Insurer at any time, it shall permit
independent public accountants designated by the Insurer, from time to time to
conduct a field examination(s), and in connection therewith shall permit such
independent public accountants, without limitation:

            (i)   to inspect its books and records;

            (ii)  to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its
      principal executive officer and its principal financial officer; and

            (iii) to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts with its
      independent accountants; provided that one of its officers and an officer
      of the Depositor or the Issuer, as the case may be, and one officer of
      Triad (if Triad is then the Servicer) shall have the right to be present
      during such discussions.

            Such inspections and discussions shall be conducted during normal
business hours at the cost and expense of Triad and shall not unreasonably
disrupt the business of the Depositor or the Issuer, as the case may be. Absent
an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer Termination
Event, a Trigger Event, a Spread Cap Event or an Insurance Agreement Repurchase
Event, the Insurer shall not conduct field examinations more often than
annually, unless otherwise mutually agreed by the Insurer and Triad. If,
however, an Event of Default hereunder or under the Indenture, a Servicer
Termination Event, a Trigger Event, a Spread Cap Event or an Insurance Agreement
Repurchase Event has occurred and is continuing, the Insurer may increase the
frequency of such audits to semi-annual, quarterly, or otherwise as it deems
appropriate.

            (g)   Maintenance of Licenses. It shall maintain all licenses,
permits, charters and registrations, except for licenses, permits, charters and
registrations the failure of which to maintain is not reasonably likely to have
a Material Adverse Effect.

            (h)   Financial Reporting. It shall provide or cause to be provided
to the Insurer, as soon as practicable and in any event within 90 days after the
end of each of its fiscal years, an annual balance sheet as at the end of such
fiscal year and the notes thereto, and the related statements of income and cash
flows and the respective notes thereto for such fiscal year, certified by its
principal financial officer.

            (i)   Financial Statements. Its financial statements and books and
records will reflect its separate existence and will present fairly its
financial position.

            (j)   Other Information. It shall provide to the Insurer such other
information (including non-financial information) in respect of the Receivables,
the Other Conveyed Property or the other assets in the Trust Estate, as the case
may be, the Transaction and the Transaction Documents and such other financial
or operating information in respect of itself and the Receivables which the
Insurer may from time to time reasonably request.

            (k)   Operation. It shall:

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      (i)   manage its day-to-day business without the involvement of any other
Transaction Party except as required or permitted by the Transaction Documents
or in connection with certain administrative services provided to the Depositor
by the Seller;

      (ii)  act solely in its own name in the conduct of its business, including
business correspondence and other communications, and shall conduct its business
so as not to mislead others as to the identity of the entity with which they are
concerned;

      (iii) ensure that, to the extent that it shares the same officers or other
employees as any of its Affiliates, the salaries of and the expenses related to
providing benefits to such officers and other employees shall be fairly
allocated among such entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of
the salary and benefit costs associated with all such common officers and
employees;

      (iv)  ensure that, to the extent that it jointly contracts with any of its
Affiliates to do business with vendors or service providers or to share overhead
expenses, the costs incurred in doing so shall be allocated fairly among such
entities, and each such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. To the
extent that it contracts or does business with vendors or service providers when
the goods and services provided are partially for the benefit of any other
Person, the costs incurred in so doing shall be fairly allocated to or among
such entities for whose benefit the goods and services are provided, and each
such entity shall bear its fair share of such costs. All material transactions
between the other Transaction Parties and its Affiliates shall only be on an
arm's-length basis;

      (v)   require that all of its full-time employees identify themselves as
such and not as employees of Triad or any other Triad Party (including, without
limitation, by means of providing appropriate employees with business or
identification cards identifying such employees as its employees); and

      (vi)  compensate all employees, consultants and agents directly, from its
bank accounts, for services provided to it by such employees, consultants and
agents, and, to the extent any of its employees, consultants or agents is also
an employee, consultant or agent of Triad (or any Affiliate thereof), allocate
the compensation of such employee, consultant or agent between itself and Triad
(or any Affiliate thereof) on a basis which reflects the services rendered to
itself and Triad (or such Affiliate thereof).

      (l)   Special Purpose Entity. In addition, the Depositor shall:

      (i)   ensure that its capital is adequate for the business and
undertakings of the Depositor;

      (ii)  other than activities in connection with the Transaction, be
restricted from undertaking any activities other than purchasing automobile
loans receivables and transferring the proceeds to other special-purpose
entities in connection with the issuance of other asset-backed securities;

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            (iii) have at least one director, manager or member that is a person
      who is not, and will not be, a director, officer, employee or holder of
      any equity securities of Triad or any of its affiliates or subsidiaries;

            (iv)  not commingle its funds and assets with the funds of any other
      person; and

            (v)   maintain (A) correct and complete minute books and records of
      account, and (B) minutes of the meetings and other proceedings of its
      board of managers, as provided in its limited liability company agreement.

            Section 2.7 Negative Covenants of the Depositor and the Issuer. Each
of the Depositor and the Issuer hereby agrees that during the term of this
Insurance Agreement, unless the Insurer shall otherwise expressly consent in
writing:

            (a)   Impairment of Rights. It shall not take any action, or fail to
take any action, if such action or failure to take action (x) is reasonably
likely to have a Material Adverse Effect or (y) is reasonably likely to
interfere with the enforcement of any rights of the Insurer under or with
respect to any of the Transaction Documents. It shall give the Insurer written
notice of any such action or failure to act promptly prior to the date of
consummation of such action or failure to act. It shall furnish to the Insurer
all information requested by the Insurer that is reasonably necessary to
determine compliance with this paragraph.

            (b)   Amendments, Etc. It shall not modify, amend or waive, or
consent to any modification, amendment or waiver of, any of the terms,
provisions or conditions of the Transaction Documents to which it is a party, or
any of its Charter Documents without the prior written consent of the Insurer.

            (c)   Limitation on Mergers, Etc. It shall not consolidate with or
merge with or into any Person or liquidate or dissolve, or transfer all or
substantially all of its assets to any Person except, in the case of the Issuer,
by way of the grant of a lien to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the
Transaction Documents, or, except as expressly permitted by the Transaction
Documents, transfer any of its assets to any Person.

            (d)   Certain Other Limitations. It shall

            (i)   not be named as an insured on the insurance policy held by
      another Triad Party or covering the property of any other Triad Party,
      except to the extent it shall bear its allocable share of the expense
      thereof, or enter into an agreement with the holder of such policy whereby
      in the event of a loss in connection with property not owned by the Issuer
      or the Depositor, as the case may be, proceeds are paid to it.

            (ii)  be restricted from undertaking activities in connection with
      the issuance of the Class A Notes other than activities as set forth in
      its Charter Documents;

            (iii) not be involved in the day-to-day management of any of the
      other Triad Parties except as required by or permitted by the Transaction
      Documents or in connection with certain administrative services provided
      to the Depositor by the Seller;

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            (iv)  not incur, assume or guarantee any indebtedness except for
      such indebtedness as may be incurred by the Issuer in connection with the
      issuance of the Class A Notes, or as otherwise expressly permitted by the
      Insurer or the Transaction Documents;

            (v)   not commingle its deposit accounts (and funds therein) or
      other assets with the deposit accounts (and funds therein) or other assets
      of any other entity;

            (vi)  not act as an agent of any other Triad Party; and

            (vii) not form, or cause to be formed, any subsidiaries; provided
      that the Depositor may form other special purpose entities in connection
      with the issuance of other asset-backed securities to the extent the
      Insurer acts as an insurer in connection with such transactions.

                                   ARTICLE III

                          THE FSA POLICY; REIMBURSEMENT

            Section 3.1 Issuance of the FSA Policy. The Insurer agrees to issue
the FSA Policy on the Closing Date subject to satisfaction of the conditions
precedent set forth below:

            (a)   Payment of Expenses. The applicable parties shall have been
paid their related fees and expenses payable in accordance with Sections 3.2(a)
and (b);

            (b)   Receipt of Certain Documents. The Insurer shall have received
a complete copy of the Servicing Policy and Procedures then in effect certified
by the principal financial officer of Triad;

            (c)   Representations and Warranties; Certificate. The
representations and warranties of the Triad Parties set forth or incorporated by
reference in this Insurance Agreement and the representations and warranties set
forth by the Indenture Trustee in the Indenture are true and correct on and as
of the Closing Date as if made on the Closing Date, and the Insurer has received
a certificate of appropriate officers of the related Triad Party to that effect;

            (d)   No Litigation, Etc. No suit, action or other proceeding,
investigation or injunction, or final judgment relating thereto, is pending or,
to any Transaction Party's knowledge, threatened before any court, governmental
or administrative agency or arbitrator in which it is sought to restrain or
prohibit or to obtain damages or other relief in connection with any of the
Transaction Documents or the consummation of the Transaction;

            (e)   Legality. No statute, rule, regulation or order has been
enacted, entered or deemed applicable by any government or governmental or
administrative agency or court that would make the Transaction illegal or
otherwise prevent the consummation thereof,

            (f)   No Event of Default. No Event of Default hereunder, Default or
Event of Default under the Indenture, Trigger Event, Servicer Termination Event,
Spread Cap Event or Insurance Agreement Repurchase Event has occurred;

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            (g) Satisfaction of Conditions of the Underwriting Agreement. All
conditions in the Underwriting Agreement relating to the Underwriters'
obligation to offer and sell the Class A Notes have been fulfilled to the
satisfaction of the Insurer, with such satisfaction deemed to have occurred upon
issuance of the FSA Policy. The Insurer has received copies of each of the
documents, and shall be entitled to rely on each of the documents, required to
be delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;

            (h) Issuance of Ratings. The Insurer has received confirmation that
the Class A-1 Notes will be rated in the highest short-term rating category by
at least two nationally recognized statistical rating agencies, that the Class
A-2 Notes, the Class A-3 Notes and the Class A-4 Notes will be rated in the
highest long-term rating category by at least two nationally recognized
statistical rating agencies and that, without the benefit of the FSA Policy, the
Class A Notes will have a shadow rating of at least "BBB-" from S&P and "Baa3"
from Moody's;

            (i) Approvals, Etc. The Insurer has received true and correct copies
of all approvals, licenses and consents, if any, required in connection with the
Transaction;

            (j) Fee Letter. The Insurer, the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer
have executed the Fee Letter;

            (k) Certified Copies. The Insurer has received a fully executed copy
of each Transaction Document;

            (l) Opinions. The Insurer has received opinions of counsel to the
Issuer and Triad concerning the perfection of the Indenture Trustee's security
interest in the Trust Estate and other matters under the laws of the United
States, and has received copies of any opinions delivered to the Rating
Agencies, the Noteholders and the Indenture Trustee, in each case addressed to,
and in form and substance satisfactory to, the Insurer;

            (m) Satisfactory Documentation. The Insurer and its counsel have
determined that all documents, the Class A Notes and opinions to be delivered in
connection with the Class A Notes conform to the terms of the Indenture, the
Offering Document, the Underwriting Agreement, the Sale and Servicing Agreement,
the Purchase Agreement and this Insurance Agreement; and

            (n) Additional Items. The Insurer has received such other documents,
instruments, approvals or opinions in form and substance reasonably satisfactory
to the Insurer as are reasonably requested by the Insurer, including evidence
reasonably satisfactory to the Insurer that the conditions precedent, if any, in
the Transaction Documents have been satisfied.

            Section 3.2 Payment of Fees and Premium.

            (a) Legal and Accounting Fees. Triad shall pay or cause to be paid
on the Closing Date all reasonable legal fees, auditors' fees and disbursements
incurred by the Insurer in connection with the issuance of the FSA Policy and
the Transaction Documents through the Closing Date. Additional fees of the
Insurer's counsel or auditors payable in connection with the Transaction
Documents incurred after the Closing Date shall be paid by Triad as provided in
Section 3.3 below.

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            (b) Rating Agency Fees. Triad shall promptly pay the initial fees of
the Rating Agencies with respect to the Class A Notes and the transactions
contemplated hereby following receipt of a statement with respect thereto, and
shall pay or cause to be paid any subsequent fees of the Rating Agencies with
respect to, and directly allocable to, the Class A Notes. The Insurer shall not
be responsible for any fees or expenses of the Rating Agencies. The fees for any
other rating agency shall be paid by the party requesting such other rating
agency's rating.

            (c) Premium. In consideration of the issuance by the Insurer of the
FSA Policy, the Issuer shall pay or cause to be paid the Premiums to the Insurer
as set forth in the Fee Letter in accordance with the Indenture and this
Insurance Agreement and from the funds specified by Section 5.7 of the Sale and
Servicing Agreement, commencing on the day the FSA Policy is issued, until the
FSA Policy has been terminated in accordance with its terms. The Premium paid
pursuant to the Indenture and the Sale and Servicing Agreement shall be
nonrefundable without regard to whether any notice required in the FSA Policy is
delivered to the Insurer requiring the Insurer to make any payment under the FSA
Policy or any other circumstances relating to the Class A Notes or provision
being made for payment of the Class A Notes prior to maturity.

            Section 3.3 Reimbursement Obligation. (a) The Issuer agrees
absolutely and unconditionally to reimburse the Insurer for any amounts paid by
the Insurer under the FSA Policy, plus the amount of any other due and payable
and unpaid Reimbursement Amounts, which reimbursement shall be due and payable,
on the date that any such amount is paid thereunder in an amount equal to the
amounts so paid and all amounts previously paid that remain unreimbursed,
together (without duplication) with interest on any and all amounts remaining
unreimbursed (to the extent permitted by law, if in respect of any unreimbursed
amounts representing interest) from the date such amounts became due until paid
in full (after as well as before judgment), at a rate of interest equal to the
Late Payment Rate.

            (b) Each of the Issuer and Triad agrees, jointly and severally, to
pay to the Insurer, promptly, but in no event later than 30 days after demand
thereof, as follows: any and all charges, fees, costs and expenses, including
reasonable attorneys' and accountants' fees and expenses, that the Insurer may
pay or incur in connection with the Transaction Documents, including (i) the
enforcement, defense or preservation of any rights in respect of any of the
Transaction Documents, defending, monitoring or participating in any litigation
or proceeding (including any insolvency proceeding in respect of any Triad Party
or any Affiliate thereof) relating to any of the Transaction Documents, any
party to any of the Transaction Documents (in its capacity as such a party) or
the Transaction, the costs and fees of inspections by the Insurer or audits or
field examinations by accountants and the ongoing administration of the
Transaction pursuant to the Transaction Documents, or (ii) any amendment, waiver
or other similar action with respect to, or related to, any Transaction
Document, whether or not executed or completed.

            (c) Each of the Issuer and Triad agrees, jointly and severally, to
pay to the party to whom such amounts are owed on demand interest at the Late
Payment Rate on any and all amounts described in Sections 3.3(b) and 3.4 after
the date such amounts become due and payable until payment thereof in full.

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            (d)   The Insurer acknowledges that any amounts payable by the
Issuer pursuant to Sections 3.3(a), 3.3(b), 3.3(c) or 3.4(b) herein, are payable
solely from amounts that are available to make such payments pursuant to clause
FOURTH of Section 5.6(a) of the Indenture and Sections 5.7(a)(vi),(vii) or (x)
of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

            Section 3.4 Indemnification. (a) In addition to any and all of the
Insurer's rights of reimbursement, indemnification or subrogation, and to any
other rights of the Insurer pursuant hereto or under law or in equity, each of
Triad and the Depositor agrees, jointly and severally, to pay, and to protect,
indemnify and save harmless, the Insurer and its officers, directors,
shareholders, employees, agents and each Person, if any, who controls the
Insurer within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section
20 of the Securities Exchange Act from and against, any and all claims, losses,
liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages,
costs or expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys,
consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of investigations) of any nature
arising out of or relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents by reason of:

            (i)   any statement, omission or action (other than of the Insurer
      with respect to the Insurer Information, or of the Underwriters with
      respect to the Underwriter Information) in connection with the offering,
      issuance, sale or delivery of any of the Class A Notes;

            (ii)  the negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct, misfeasance,
      malfeasance or theft committed by any director, officer, employee or agent
      of any Triad Party in connection with the Transaction;

            (iii) the violation by any Triad Party of any domestic or foreign
      law, rule or regulation, or any judgment, order or decree applicable to
      them;

            (iv)  the breach by any Triad Party of any representation, warranty
      or covenant under any of the Transaction Documents (without giving effect
      to any materiality qualifier or limitation therein);

            (v)   the occurrence, in respect of Triad's duties as the Servicer,
      under any of the Transaction Documents of any Servicer Termination Event
      or any event which, with the giving of notice or the lapse of time or
      both, would constitute any Servicer Termination Event; or

            (vi)  any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
      fact contained in the Offering Document or any omission or alleged
      omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
      necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
      under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as such claims,
      losses, liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits, judgments,
      demands, damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable fees and
      expenses of attorneys, consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of
      investigations) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
      omission in the Offering Document in the

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      information with respect to (x) the Insurer Information and (y) the
      Underwriter Information.

            (b)   In addition to any and all of the Insurer's rights of
reimbursement, indemnification or subrogation, and to any other rights of the
Insurer pursuant hereto or under law or in equity, the Issuer agrees to pay, and
to protect, indemnify and save harmless, the Insurer and its officers,
directors, shareholders, employees, agents and each Person, if any, who controls
the Insurer within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or
Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act from and against, any and all claims,
losses, liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits, judgments, demands,
damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable fees and expenses of attorneys,
consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of investigations) of any nature
arising out of or relating to the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Documents, including by reason of:

            (i)   any statement, omission or action (other than of the Insurer
      with respect to the Insurer Information, or of the Underwriter with
      respect to the Underwriter Information) in connection with the offering,
      issuance, sale or delivery of any of the Class A Notes;

            (ii)  the negligence, bad faith, willful misconduct, misfeasance,
      malfeasance or theft committed by any director, officer, employee or agent
      of any Transaction Party in connection with the Transaction;

            (iii) the violation by any Transaction Party of any domestic or
      foreign law, rule or regulation, or any judgment, order or decree
      applicable to them;

            (iv)  the breach by any Transaction Party of any representation,
      warranty or covenant under any of the Transaction Documents (without
      giving effect to any materiality qualifier or limitation therein); or

            (v)   any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
      fact contained in the Offering Document or any omission or alleged
      omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
      necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
      under which they were made, not misleading, except insofar as such claims,
      losses, liabilities (including penalties), actions, suits, judgments,
      demands, damages, costs or expenses (including reasonable fees and
      expenses of attorneys, consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of
      investigations) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or
      omission in the Offering Document in the information with respect to (x)
      the Insurer Information and (y) the Underwriter Information.

            (c)   The Insurer agrees to pay, and to protect, indemnify and save
harmless each of Triad, the Depositor and the Issuer, and their respective
officers, directors, shareholders, employees, agents and each Person, if any,
who controls Triad, the Depositor and the Issuer, within the meaning of either
Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act
from and against, any and all claims, losses, liabilities (including penalties),
actions, suits, judgments, demands, damages, costs or expenses (including
reasonable fees and

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expenses of attorneys, consultants and auditors and reasonable costs of
investigations) of any nature arising out of or by reason of any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
Insurer Information in any Offering Document or any omission or alleged omission
to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.

            (d) If any action or proceeding (including any governmental
investigation) shall be brought or asserted against any Person (each, an
"Indemnified Party") in respect of which the indemnity provided in Section
3.4(a), (b) or (c) may be sought from Triad, the Depositor, the Issuer or the
Insurer, as the case may be (the "Indemnifying Party"), each such Indemnified
Party shall promptly notify the Indemnifying Party in writing, and the
Indemnifying Party shall assume the defense thereof, including the employment of
counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party and the payment of all
expenses and legal fees; provided that failure to notify the Indemnifying Party
shall not relieve it from any liability it may have to such Indemnified Party
except to the extent that it shall be actually prejudiced thereby. The
Indemnified Party shall have the right to employ separate counsel in any such
action and to participate in the defense thereof at the expense of the
Indemnified Party and may assume the defense of any such action or claim in
reasonable cooperation with, and with the reasonable cooperation of, the
Indemnifying Party; provided, however, that the fees and expenses of separate
counsel to the Indemnified Party in any such proceeding shall be at the expense
of the Indemnifying Party if (i) the Indemnifying Party has agreed to pay such
fees and expenses, (ii) the Indemnifying Party shall have failed to assume the
defense of such action or proceeding or employ counsel reasonably satisfactory
to the Indemnified Party in any such action or proceeding within a reasonable
time after the commencement of such action or (iii) the named parties to any
such action or proceeding (including any impleaded parties) include both the
Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, and the Indemnified Party shall
have been advised by counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses
available to it which are different from or additional to those available to the
Indemnifying Party (in which case, if the Indemnified Party notifies the
Indemnifying Party in writing that it elects to employ separate counsel at the
expense of the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the
right to assume the defense of such action or proceeding on behalf of such
Indemnified Party, it being understood, however, that the Indemnifying Party
shall not, in connection with any one such action or proceeding or separate but
substantially similar or related actions or proceedings in the same jurisdiction
arising out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the
reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys at any
time for the Indemnified Parties, which firm shall be designated in writing by
the Indemnified Party). The Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for any
settlement of any such action or proceeding effected without its written consent
to the extent that any such settlement shall be prejudicial to the Indemnifying
Party, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, but, if
settled with its written consent, or if there is a final judgment for the
plaintiff in any such action or proceeding with respect to which the
Indemnifying Party shall have received notice in accordance with this subsection
(d), the Indemnifying Party agrees to indemnify and hold the Indemnified Parties
harmless from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment.

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            (e) To provide for just and equitable contribution if the
indemnification provided by the Indemnifying Party is determined to be
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Indemnified Party (other than
due to application of this Section), each Indemnifying Party shall contribute to
the losses incurred by the Indemnified Party on the basis of the relative fault
of the Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and the Indemnified Party, on the
other hand. The relative fault of each Indemnifying Party, on the one hand, and
each Indemnified Party, on the other, shall be determined by reference to, among
other things, whether the breach or alleged breach is within the control of the
Indemnifying Party or the Indemnified Party, and the parties relative intent,
knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such
breach. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of
Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

            Section 3.5 Payment Procedure. In the event of any payment by the
Insurer for which reimbursement is sought under Section 3.3, the Issuer, Triad
and the Indenture Trustee agree to accept the voucher or other evidence of
payment as prima facie evidence of the propriety thereof and the liability, if
any, described in Section 3.3 therefor to the Insurer; provided, that with
respect to claims for reimbursement of amounts other than amounts paid by the
Insurer under the FSA Policy and any interest thereon made to Triad under
Section 3.3(b), the Insurer will also provide appropriate supporting documents
to Triad for such claims. All payments to be made to the Insurer under this
Insurance Agreement shall be made to the Insurer (to such account as shall be
specified by the Insurer in writing) by no later than 3:00 p.m. (New York time)
on the date when due in lawful currency of the United States of America in
immediately available funds or as the Insurer shall otherwise direct by written
notice to the party making such payment. In the event that the date of any
payment to the Insurer or the expiration of any time period hereunder occurs on
a day that is not a Business Day, then such payment or expiration of time period
shall be made or occur on the next succeeding Business Day with the same force
and effect as if such payment was made or time period expired on the scheduled
date of payment or expiration date.

            Section 3.6 Subrogation. The parties hereto acknowledge that, to the
extent of any payment made by the Insurer pursuant to the FSA Policy, the
Insurer shall be fully subrogated to the extent of such payment and any interest
due thereon, to the rights of the Noteholders to any moneys paid or payable in
respect of the Class A Notes under the Transaction Documents or otherwise
subject to applicable law. The parties hereto agree to such subrogation and
further agree to execute such instruments and to take such actions as, in the
sole and reasonable judgment of the Insurer, are necessary to evidence such
subrogation and to perfect the rights of the Insurer to receive any such moneys
paid or payable in respect of the Class A Notes, under the Transaction Documents
or otherwise.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                               FURTHER AGREEMENTS

            Section 4.1 Effective Date; Term of the Insurance Agreement. This
Insurance Agreement shall take effect on the Closing Date and shall remain in
effect until the later of (a) such time as the Insurer is no longer subject to a
claim under the FSA Policy and such policy has

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been surrendered to the Insurer for cancellation and (b) such time as all
amounts payable to the Insurer by the Triad Parties hereunder or under the
Transaction Documents and the Class A Notes have been irrevocably paid and
redeemed in full and such Class A Notes have been cancelled; provided, however,
that the provisions of Sections 3.2, 3.3 and 3.4 hereof shall survive any
termination of this Insurance Agreement.

            Section 4.2 Further Assurances and Corrective Instruments. (a)
Unless an Insurer Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, or except as
the Indenture otherwise provides, none of the Indenture Trustee and none of the
other Transaction Parties shall grant any waiver of rights under any of the
Transaction Documents to which any of them is a party without the prior written
consent of the Insurer and any such waiver without prior written consent of the
Insurer shall be null and void and of no force or effect.

            (b) Each of the parties hereto agrees that it will, from time to
time, execute, acknowledge and deliver, or cause to be executed, acknowledged
and delivered, such supplements hereto and such further instruments and
agreements and take such further actions as the Insurer may reasonably request
and as may be required in the Insurer's reasonable judgment to effectuate the
intent and purpose of this Insurance Agreement and the other Transaction
Documents. Without limiting the foregoing, to the extent such authorization
shall be required by law, each Triad Party hereby authorizes the Indenture
Trustee and the Insurer, at the expense of the Issuer, in the event the Issuer
has failed to do so upon request (provided that no such request shall be
required if there exists any Insolvency Proceeding), to execute and file
financing statements covering the assets covered by any purchase or transfer
pursuant to the Transaction Documents or owned by the Issuer in such
jurisdictions as may be required to confirm title thereto and perfect and
maintain the lien thereon. In addition, each of the parties hereto agrees to
cooperate with the Rating Agencies in connection with any review of the
Transaction conducted during normal business hours and in a manner that does not
unreasonably disrupt the business of the Transaction Parties, that may be
undertaken by the Rating Agencies after the date hereof upon prior written
notice.

            (c) None of the Transaction Parties shall cause or permit the Issuer
to issue any notes or other evidences of indebtedness, or to otherwise incur any
indebtedness, other than the indebtedness represented by the Class A Notes or
other indebtedness expressly permitted under the Transaction Documents.

            (d) Each Transaction Party shall concurrently provide the Insurer,
as and when delivery thereof is required to be made pursuant to the Transaction
Documents, with copies of all reports, notices, requests and demands delivered
or required to be delivered by it pursuant to the Transaction Documents.

            Section 4.3 Obligations Absolute. (a) The obligations of the
Transaction Parties hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional and shall be
paid or performed strictly in accordance with this Insurance Agreement and the
other Transaction Documents under all circumstances irrespective of:

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            (i)   any lack of validity or enforceability of, or any amendment or
      other modifications of, or waiver with respect to, any of the Transaction
      Documents or the Class A Notes;

            (ii)  any exchange or release of any other obligations hereunder;

            (iii) the existence of any claim, setoff, defense, reduction,
      abatement or other right that a Transaction Party which is a party to any
      of the Transaction Documents may have at any time against the Insurer or
      any other Person;

            (iv)  any document presented in connection with the FSA Policy
      proving to be forged, fraudulent, invalid or insufficient in any respect
      or any statement therein being untrue or inaccurate in any respect;

            (v)   any payment by the Insurer under the FSA Policy against
      presentation of a certificate or other document that does not strictly
      comply with the terms of the FSA Policy;

            (vi)  any failure of the Transaction Parties to receive the proceeds
      from the sale of the Class A Notes;

            (vii) any Insolvency Event with respect to any Transaction Party;
      and

            (viii) any other circumstances, other than payment in full, that
      might otherwise constitute a defense available to, or discharge of, such
      party in respect of any Transaction Document.

            (b)   The Transaction Parties and any and all others who are now or
may become liable for all or any part of the obligations of the Transaction
Parties under this Insurance Agreement agree to be bound by this Insurance
Agreement and (i) to the extent permitted by law, waive and renounce any and all
redemption and exemption rights and the benefit of all valuation and
appraisement privileges against the indebtedness and obligations evidenced by
any Transaction Document or by any extension or renewal thereof; (ii) waive
presentment and demand for payment, notices of nonpayment and of dishonor,
protest of dishonor and notice of protest; (iii) waive all notices in connection
with the delivery and acceptance hereof and all other notices in connection with
the performance, default or enforcement of any payment hereunder, except as
required by the Transaction Documents; (iv) waive all rights of abatement,
diminution, postponement or deduction, all defenses, other than payment, and all
rights of setoff or recoupment arising out of any breach under any of the
Transaction Documents, by any party thereto or any beneficiary thereof, or out
of any obligation at any time owing to any of the Transaction Parties; (v) agree
that their liabilities hereunder shall be unconditional and without regard to
any setoff, counterclaim or the liability of any other Persons for the payment
hereof; (vi) agree that any consent, waiver or forbearance hereunder with
respect to an event shall operate only for such event and not for any subsequent
event; (vii) consent to any and all extensions of time that may be granted by
the Insurer with respect to any payment hereunder or other provisions hereof and
to the release of any security at any time given for any payment hereunder, or
any part thereof, with or without substitution, and to the release of any Person
or entity liable for any such payment; and (viii) consent to the addition of any
and all other makers,

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endorsers, guarantors and other obligors for any payment hereunder, and to the
acceptance of any and all other security for any payment hereunder, and agree
that the addition of any such obligors or security shall not affect the
liability of the parties hereto for any payment hereunder.

            (c) Nothing herein shall be construed as prohibiting any party
hereto from pursuing any rights or remedies it may have against any Person in a
separate legal proceeding.

            Section 4.4 Assignments; Reinsurance; Third-Party Rights. (a) This
Insurance Agreement shall be a continuing obligation of the parties hereto and
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and permitted assigns. None of the Transaction Parties may
assign its rights under this Insurance Agreement, or delegate any of its duties
hereunder, without the prior written consent of the Insurer. Any assignments
made in violation of this Insurance Agreement shall be null and void.

            (b) The Insurer shall have the right to give participations in its
rights under this Insurance Agreement and to enter into contracts of reinsurance
with respect to the FSA Policy upon such terms and conditions as the Insurer may
in its discretion determine; provided, however, that no such participation or
reinsurance agreement or arrangement shall relieve the Insurer of any of its
obligations hereunder or under the FSA Policy, and provided, further, that any
reinsurer or participant will not have any rights against the Transaction
Parties or the Holders and that none of the Transaction Parties or the Holders
shall have any obligation to have any communication or relationship with any
reinsurer or participant in order to enforce the obligations of the Insurer
hereunder and under the FSA Policy.

            (c) The Insurer shall be entitled to assign or pledge to any bank,
other lender or reinsurer providing liquidity or credit with respect to the
Transaction or the obligations of the Insurer in connection therewith, any
rights of the Insurer under the Transaction Documents or with respect to any
real or personal property or other interests pledged to the Insurer or in which
the Insurer has a security interest, in connection with the Transaction, subject
in each case to the liens granted pursuant to the Transaction Documents;
provided that no such bank or other lender shall thereby obtain any direct right
against Transaction Parties or the Holders, and further, provided; that no such
assignment or pledge shall give any assignee the right to exercise any
discretionary authority that the Transaction Documents provide shall be
exercisable by the Insurer or relieve the Insurer of any of its obligations
hereunder or under the FSA Policy.

            (d) Except as provided herein with respect to participants and
reinsurers, nothing in this Insurance Agreement shall confer any right, remedy
or claim, express or implied, upon any Person not a party hereto, including any
Holders, other than the rights of the Insurer against the Transaction Parties
and all the terms, covenants, conditions, promises and agreements contained
herein shall be for the sole and exclusive benefit of the parties hereto and
their successors and permitted assigns. Neither the Indenture Trustee nor any
Holders shall have any right to payment from any Premiums paid or payable
hereunder or under the Indenture or from any amounts paid by the Issuer or Triad
pursuant to Sections 3.2, 3.3 or 3.4 hereof.

            Section 4.5 Liability of the Insurer. Neither the Insurer nor any of
its officers, directors or employees shall be liable or responsible for: (a) the
use that may be made of the FSA Policy by the Indenture Trustee or any other
party or for any acts or omissions of the Indenture

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Trustee or any other party in connection therewith; or (b) the validity,
sufficiency, accuracy or genuineness of documents delivered to the Insurer in
connection with any claim under the FSA Policy, or of any signatures thereon,
even if such documents or signatures should in fact prove to be in any or all
respects invalid, insufficient, fraudulent or forged (unless the Insurer shall
have actual knowledge thereof). In furtherance and not in limitation of the
foregoing, the Insurer may accept documents that appear on their face to be in
order, without responsibility for further investigation.

            Section 4.6 [Reserved].

            Section 4.7 Rights and Remedies. Each party to this Insurance
Agreement has acknowledged and agreed to, and hereby confirms its
acknowledgement and agreement to, the sale and assignment by the Seller to the
Depositor, by the Depositor to the Issuer, and the pledge by the Issuer to the
Indenture Trustee, of all of its right, title and interest in, to and under the
Trust Estate, and the Transaction Documents and all of the Issuer's rights,
remedies, powers and privileges and all claims of the Issuer or the Depositor,
as the case may be, against the Seller, of the Issuer against the Depositor and
of the Issuer against the Depositor or the Seller, under or with respect to the
Transaction Documents (whether arising pursuant to the terms thereof or
otherwise available at law or in equity), including without limitation (whether
or not any of a Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, an Event of
Default hereunder, a Servicer Termination Event, a Trigger Event or a Spread Cap
Event has occurred and is continuing) (i) the right of the Issuer at any time to
enforce the Transaction Documents against the Servicer, the Depositor or the
Seller and the obligations of the Servicer, the Seller and the Depositor
thereunder and (ii) the right at any time to give or withhold any and all
consents, requests, notices, directions, approvals, demands, extensions or
waivers under or with respect to any Transaction Document or the obligations in
respect of the Issuer, the Servicer, the Depositor or the Seller thereunder, all
of which rights, remedies, powers, privileges and claims may, notwithstanding
any provision to the contrary by any of the Transaction Documents, be exercised
and/or enforced by the Indenture Trustee in lieu of and in the place and stead
of the Depositor and the Issuer to the same extent as the Depositor or the
Issuer would otherwise do, and except to the extent a Transaction Document
provides that the Insurer shall not have such a right upon an Insurer Default
that has occurred and is continuing, neither the Depositor nor the Issuer may
exercise any of the foregoing rights without the prior written consent of the
Insurer. Each party hereto further acknowledges and agrees that, unless an
Insurer Default has occurred and is continuing, the Indenture Trustee will take
or refrain from taking any action, and exercise or refrain from exercising any
rights under the Transaction Documents in its capacity as Indenture Trustee
pursuant to the written direction of the Insurer; provided, however, that the
obligations of the Indenture Trustee to take or refrain from taking, or to
exercise or refrain from exercising, any such action or rights shall not apply
to routine administrative tasks required to be performed by the Indenture
Trustee pursuant to the Transaction Documents and shall be limited to those
actions and rights that can be exercised or taken (or not exercised or taken, as
the case may be) in full compliance with the provisions of the Transaction
Documents and with applicable law.

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                                    ARTICLE V

                              DEFAULTS AND REMEDIES

            Section 5.1 Defaults. The occurrence of any of the following events
shall constitute an "Event of Default" hereunder:

            (a) Any representation or warranty made by any of the Transaction
Parties hereunder or under the Transaction Documents, or in any certificate
furnished hereunder or under the Transaction Documents, prove to be untrue or
misleading in any material respect; provided, however, that if such Transaction
Party effectively cures any such defect in any representation or warranty under
any Transaction Document or certificate or report furnished under any
Transaction Document, within the time period specified in the related
Transaction Document as the cure period therefor, such defect shall not in and
of itself constitute an Event of Default;

            (b) (i) Any Transaction Party fails to pay or deposit when due any
amount required to be paid or deposited by it hereunder or under any other
Transaction Document and such failure has continued for a period of at least two
(2) Business Days or, if so specified in the applicable Transaction Document,
the applicable grace period set forth therein, or (ii) a legislative body has
enacted any law that declares or a court of competent jurisdiction finds or
rules that this Insurance Agreement or any other Transaction Document is not
valid and binding on the Transaction Parties hereto or thereto;

            (c) The occurrence and continuance of an Event of Default under the
Indenture or Servicer Termination Event under the Sale and Servicing Agreement;

            (d) Any failure on the part of any Transaction Party duly to observe
or perform in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on
the part of such Transaction Party contained in this Insurance Agreement or in
any other Transaction Document which continues unremedied beyond any cure period
provided therein, or, in the case of this Insurance Agreement, for a period of
30 days after the earlier of the date on which written notice of such failure,
requiring the same to be remedied, has been given to Triad by the Insurer (with
a copy to the Indenture Trustee) or by the Indenture Trustee (with a copy to the
Insurer), or a Responsible Officer of such Transaction Party has actual
knowledge thereof;

            (e) The entry of a decree or order by a court or agency or
supervisory authority having jurisdiction in the premises for appointment of a
conservator, receiver or liquidator or similar official for any Transaction
Party which is a party to any Transaction Document in any bankruptcy,
insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or
similar proceedings or for the winding up or liquidation of its respective
affairs, and the continuance of any such decree or order unstayed and in effect
for a period of 30 consecutive days; or

            (f) The consent by any Transaction Party to the appointment of a
conservator or receiver or liquidator or similar official in any bankruptcy,
insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities, or
similar proceedings of or relating to such Transaction

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Party or relating to all or substantially all of its respective property; or any
such Transaction Party admits in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally as they become due, files a petition to take advantage of any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors or voluntarily suspends payment of its
obligations.

            Section 5.2 Remedies; No Remedy Exclusive. (a) Upon the occurrence
of an Event of Default hereunder, the Insurer may take whatever action at law or
in equity as may appear necessary or desirable in its judgment to collect the
amounts, if any, then due under this Insurance Agreement or any other
Transaction Document or to enforce performance and observance of any obligation,
agreement or covenant of the Transaction Parties under this Insurance Agreement
or any other Transaction Document, either in its own capacity or as Controlling
Party.

            (b) Unless otherwise expressly provided, no remedy herein conferred
or reserved is intended to be exclusive of any other available remedy, but each
remedy shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to other remedies given
under this Insurance Agreement or any other Transaction Document, or existing at
law or in equity. No delay or omission to exercise any right or power accruing
under this Insurance Agreement or any other Transaction Document upon the
happening of any event set forth in Section 5.1 shall impair any such right or
power or shall be construed to be a waiver thereof, but any such right and power
may be exercised from time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient. In
order to entitle the Insurer to exercise any remedy reserved to the Insurer in
this Article, it shall not be necessary to give any notice, other than such
notice as may be required by this Article.

            (c) Each party to this Insurance Agreement hereby agrees that, in
addition to any other rights or remedies existing in its favor, it shall be
entitled to specific performance and/or injunctive relief in order to enforce
any of its rights or any obligation owed to it under the Transaction Documents.

            Section 5.3 Waivers. (a) No failure by the Insurer to exercise, and
no delay by the Insurer in exercising, any right hereunder shall operate as a
waiver thereof. The exercise by the Insurer of any right hereunder shall not
preclude the exercise of any other right, and the remedies provided herein to
the Insurer are declared in every case to be cumulative and not exclusive of any
remedies provided by law or equity.

            (b) The Insurer shall have the right, to be exercised in its
complete discretion, to waive any Event of Default hereunder, by a writing
setting forth the terms, conditions and extent of such waiver signed by the
Insurer and delivered to Triad and the Indenture Trustee. Unless such writing
expressly provides to the contrary, any waiver so granted shall extend only to
the specific event or occurrence which gave rise to the Event of Default so
waived and not to any other similar event or occurrence which occurs subsequent
to the date of such waiver.

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                                   ARTICLE VI

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

            Section 6.1 Amendments, Etc. This Insurance Agreement may be
amended, modified, supplemented or terminated only by written instrument or
written instruments signed by the parties hereto. No consent of any reinsurer or
participant contracted with by the Insurer pursuant to Section 4.4(b) hereof
shall be required hereunder for any amendment, modification, supplement or
termination hereof. Triad agrees to provide a copy of any amendment to this
Insurance Agreement promptly to the Rating Agencies. No act or course of dealing
shall be deemed to constitute an amendment, modification, supplement or
termination hereof. Unless an Insurer Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing, the other Transaction Documents may be amended, modified or
supplemented only with the prior written consent of the Insurer and any
amendment, modification or supplement without such consent shall be null and
void and of no force and effect.

            Section 6.2 Notices. All demands, notices and other communications
to be given hereunder shall be in writing (except as otherwise specifically
provided herein) and shall be (i) mailed by prepaid registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, or (ii) personally delivered by messenger or
overnight courier (with confirmation of receipt) and in either case telecopied
to the recipient as follows:

            (a)   To the Insurer:

                  Financial Security Assurance Inc.
                  31 West 52nd Street
                  New York, New York 10019
                  Attention: Managing Director - Transaction Oversight
                  Re: Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-B
                  Policy No.: 51664-N
                  Telecopy No.: (212) 339-3518
                  Confirmation: (212) 826-0100

                  (in each case in which notice or other communication to the
                  Insurer refers to a Servicer Termination Event, an Event of
                  Default hereunder, a Default or Event of Default under the
                  Indenture, a Trigger Event or a Spread Cap Event, a claim on
                  the FSA Policy or any event with respect to which failure on
                  the part of the Insurer to respond shall be deemed to
                  constitute consent or acceptance, then a copy of such notice
                  or other communication shall also be sent to the attention of
                  the general counsel of each of the Insurer and the Indenture
                  Trustee and shall be marked to indicate "URGENT MATERIAL
                  ENCLOSED.")

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      (b)   To Triad:

            Triad Financial Corporation
            7711 Center Avenue, Suite 100
            Huntington Beach, CA 92647
            Attention: Mike L. Wilhelms, Chief Financial Officer
            Telephone: 714-373-3800, extension 22284
            Facsimile: 714-894-8617
            with a copy to the attention of:  Timothy O'Connor, General Counsel
                                              Telecopy No.: 714-934-6062

      (c)   To the Issuer:

            Triad Automobile Receivables Trust 2005-B
            in care of:                       Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner
                                              Trustee
                                              Rodney Square North
                                              1100 North Market Street
                                              Wilmington, DE 19890
                                              Attention: Corporate Trust
                                                         Administration
                                              Telephone: (302) 651-1000
                                              Facsimile: (302) 636-4140

            with a copy to the attention of:  Triad Financial Corporation
                                              7711 Center Avenue, Suite 100
                                              Huntington Beach, CA 92647
                                              Attention: Timothy O'Connor
                                                         General Counsel
                                              Telecopy No.: 714-934-6062

      (d)   To the Indenture Trustee:

            JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
            4 New York Plaza
            6th Floor
            New York, NY 10004
            Attention: Worldwide Securities Services - Triad
            Triad 2005-B
            Phone: (212) 623-5600
            Facsimile: (212) 623-5933

A party may specify an additional or different address or addresses by writing
mailed or delivered to the other parties as aforesaid. All such notices and
other communications shall be effective upon receipt.

      Section 6.3 Severability. In the event that any provision of this
Insurance Agreement is held invalid or unenforceable by any court of competent
jurisdiction, the parties

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hereto agree that such holding shall not invalidate or render unenforceable any
other provision hereof. The parties hereto further agree that the holding by any
court of competent jurisdiction that any remedy pursued by any party hereto is
unavailable or unenforceable shall not affect in any way the ability of such
party to pursue any other remedy available to it.

            Section 6.4 Governing Law. This Insurance Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York
without regard to conflicts of laws provisions.

            Section 6.5 Consent to Jurisdiction. (a) THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK AND ANY COURT IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK LOCATED
IN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF NEW YORK, AND ANY APPELLATE COURT FROM ANY THEREOF, IN
ANY ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT AGAINST IT AND TO OR IN CONNECTION WITH
ANY OF THE TRANSACTION DOCUMENTS OR THE TRANSACTION OR FOR RECOGNITION OR
ENFORCEMENT OF ANY JUDGMENT RELATING THERETO, AND THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY AGREE THAT ALL CLAIMS IN RESPECT OF ANY SUCH
ACTION OR PROCEEDING SHALL BE HEARD OR DETERMINED IN SUCH NEW YORK STATE COURT
OR, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, IN SUCH FEDERAL COURT. THE PARTIES AGREE
THAT A FINAL NONAPPEALABLE JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH ACTION, SUIT OR PROCEEDING SHALL
BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT
OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW, THE PARTIES HEREBY WAIVE AND AGREE NOT TO ASSERT BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A
DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE IN ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING, ANY CLAIM THAT IT
IS NOT PERSONALLY SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURTS, THAT THE SUIT,
ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM, THAT THE VENUE OF THE
SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING IS IMPROPER OR THAT THE RELATED DOCUMENTS OR THE
SUBJECT MATTER THEREOF MAY NOT BE LITIGATED IN OR BY SUCH COURTS.

            (b) To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties shall not
seek and hereby waive the right to any review of the judgment of any such court
by any court of any other nation or jurisdiction which may be called upon to
grant an enforcement of such judgment.

            (c) Service on any party hereto may be made by mailing or delivering
copies of the summons and complaint and other process which may be served in any
suit, action or proceeding to such party at its address listed in Section 6.2
herein. Such address may be changed by the applicable party or parties by
written notice to each of the other parties hereto.

            (d) Nothing contained in this Insurance Agreement shall limit or
affect any party's right to serve process in any other manner permitted by law
or to start legal proceedings relating to any of the Transaction Documents
against any other party or its properties in the courts of any jurisdiction.

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            Section 6.6 Consent of the Insurer. In the event that the consent of
the Insurer is required under any of the Transaction Documents, the
determination whether to grant or withhold such consent shall be made by the
Insurer in writing and in its sole discretion except to the extent such consent
of the Insurer pursuant to the terms of the applicable Transaction Document may
not be unreasonably withheld, and without any implied duty towards any other
Person.

            Section 6.7 Counterparts. This Insurance Agreement may be executed
in counterparts by the parties hereto, and all such counterparts shall
constitute one and the same instrument.

            Section 6.8 Headings. The headings of Articles and Sections and the
Table of Contents contained in this Insurance Agreement are provided for
convenience only. They form no part of this Insurance Agreement and shall not
affect its construction or interpretation.

            Section 6.9 Trial by Jury Waived. Each party hereby waives, to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any right to a trial by jury in respect of any
litigation arising directly or indirectly out of, under or in connection with
any of the Transaction Documents or any of the transactions contemplated
thereunder. Each party hereto (a) certifies that no representative, agent or
attorney of any party hereto has represented, expressly or otherwise, that it
would not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waiver and
(b) acknowledges that it has been induced to enter into the Transaction
Documents to which it is a party by, among other things, this waiver.

            Section 6.10 Limited Liability. No recourse under any Transaction
Document shall be had against, and no personal liability shall attach to, any
officer, employee, director, affiliate or shareholder of the Insurer or any
other party hereto, as such, by the enforcement of any assessment or by any
legal or equitable proceeding, by virtue of any statute or otherwise in respect
of any of the Transaction Documents (including the Class A Notes and the FSA
Policy), it being expressly agreed and understood that each Transaction Document
is solely a corporate obligation of each party hereto, and that any and all
personal liability, either at common law or in equity, or by statute or
constitution, of every such officer, employee, director, affiliate or
shareholder for breaches of any party hereto of any obligations under any
Transaction Document is hereby expressly waived as a condition of and in
consideration for the execution and delivery of this Insurance Agreement.

            Section 6.11 Entire Agreement: Facsimile Signatures. This Insurance
Agreement, the Fee Letter and the FSA Policy set forth the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof, and
supersede and replace any agreement or understanding that may have existed
between the parties prior to the date hereof in respect of such subject matter.
Execution and delivery of this Insurance Agreement by facsimile signature shall
constitute execution and delivery of this Insurance Agreement for all purposes
hereof with the same force and effect as execution and delivery of a manually
signed copy hereof.

            Section 6.12 Indenture Trustee. The Indenture Trustee hereby
acknowledges and agrees to perform all its obligations and duties pursuant to
the Transaction Documents to which it is a party.

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            Section 6.13 Third-Party Beneficiary. Each of the parties hereto
agrees that the Insurer shall have all rights of an intended third-party
beneficiary in respect of each of the Transaction Documents, including, subject
to the provisions of the Transaction Documents, the right to enforce the
respective obligations of the parties thereunder.

            Section 6.14 No Proceedings. Each of the parties hereto agrees that
it will not institute against the Issuer or the Depositor any involuntary
proceeding or otherwise institute any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
insolvency or liquidation proceeding or other proceeding under any federal or
state bankruptcy or similar law until the date which is one year and one day or,
if longer, the then applicable preference period plus one day, since the last
day on which any Class A Notes shall have been outstanding and all amounts
payable to the Insurer hereunder shall have been paid in full.

            Section 6.15 Limitation of Owner Trustee Liability. It is expressly
understood and agreed by the parties hereto that (a) this document is executed
and delivered by Wilmington Trust Company, not individually or personally, but
solely as Owner Trustee, in the exercise of the powers and authority conferred
and vested in it, pursuant to the Trust Agreement for Triad Automobile
Receivables Trust 2005-B, (b) each of the representations, undertakings and
agreements herein made on the part of the Issuer is made and intended not as
personal representations, undertakings and agreements by Wilmington Trust
Company but is made and intended for the purpose for binding only the Issuer,
(c) nothing herein contained shall be construed as creating any liability on
Wilmington Trust Company, individually or personally, to perform any covenant
either expressed or implied contained herein, all such liability, if any, being
expressly waived by the parties hereto and by any person claiming by, through or
under the parties hereto, and (d) under no circumstances shall Wilmington Trust
Company be personally liable for the payment of any indebtedness or expenses of
the Issuer or be liable for the breach or failure of any obligation,
representation, warranty or covenant made or undertaken by the Issuer under this
Agreement or any other related documents.

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

                                FINANCIAL SECURITY ASSURANCE
                                   INC., as Insurer

                                By: /s/ Ravi R. Gandhi
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Name:
                                    Title:

                                TRIAD AUTOMOBILE RECEIVABLES
                                   TRUST 2005-B,
                                   as Issuer

                                By: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY,
                                    not in its individual capacity,
                                    but solely as Owner Trustee

                                By: /s/ Christopher J. Monigle
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Name: Christopher J. Monigle
                                    Title: Assistant Vice President

                                TRIAD FINANCIAL SPECIAL PURPOSE
                                   LLC, as Depositor

                                By: /s/ Mike L. Wilhelms
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Name: Mike L. Wilhelms
                                    Title: Chief Financial Officer

                                TRIAD FINANCIAL CORPORATION,
                                   as Seller and Servicer

                                By: /s/ Mike L. Wilhelms
                                    ------------------------------------------
                                    Name: Mike L. Wilhelms
                                    Title: Senior Vice President and Chief
                                    Financial Officer

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                                JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
                                    not in its individual capacity, but solely
                                    as Indenture Trustee

                                By: /s/ Michael A. Smith
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                                    Name: Michael A. Smith
                                    Title: Vice President

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