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Filed Pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2)
Registration Statement No. 333-143316-07
 
Prospectus Supplement to Prospectus Dated May 26, 2009
 
(FORD LOGO)
 
$1,375,300,000
 
Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2009-B
Issuing Entity or Trust
 
     
Ford Credit Auto
  Ford Motor
Receivables Two LLC
Depositor
  Credit Company LLC
Sponsor and Servicer
 
 
Before you purchase any notes, be sure you understand the structure and the risks. You should review carefully the risk factors beginning on page S-12 of this prospectus supplement and on page 6 of the prospectus.
 
The notes will be obligations of the issuing entity only and will not be obligations of or interests in the sponsor, the depositor or any of their affiliates.
 
This prospectus supplement may be used to offer and sell the notes only if accompanied by the prospectus.
 
                 
            Final Scheduled
The trust will issue:
 
Principal Amount
 
Interest Rate
 
Payment Date
 
Class A-1 notes(1)
  $ 560,000,000     0.98795%   June 15, 2010
Class A-2 notes
    341,000,000     2.10%   November 15, 2011
Class A-3 notes
    747,000,000     2.79%   August 15, 2013
Class A-4 notes
    287,300,000     4.50%   July 15, 2014
                 
Total
  $ 1,935,300,000          
 
(1)  The Class A-1 notes are not being offered by this prospectus supplement or the prospectus.
 
•   The notes will be backed by a pool of car and light truck receivables purchased by Ford Credit from dealers.
 
•   The trust will pay interest and principal on the notes on the 15th day of each month (or if not a business day, the next business day). The first payment date will be July 15, 2009. The trust will pay each class of notes in full on its final scheduled payment date (or if not a business day, the next business day) if not paid in full prior to such date.
 
•   The trust will pay principal sequentially to each class of notes in order of seniority (starting with the Class A-1 notes) until each class is paid in full.
 
•   The credit enhancement for the notes will be a reserve account, overcollateralization and excess spread.
 
The notes will be “eligible collateral” under the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, or “TALF,” provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. The notes and the receivables will satisfy all applicable criteria for securities relating to “prime auto retail loans” under TALF. If you want to obtain a loan under TALF, you should consult your financial and legal advisors regarding the requirements of TALF and whether you are an “eligible borrower” under TALF.
 
The pricing terms of the offered notes are:
             
        Underwriting
  Proceeds to the
   
Price to Public
 
Discount
 
Depositor(1)
 
Class A-2 notes
  99.99240%   0.250%   99.74240%
Class A-3 notes
  99.99281%   0.325%   99.66781%
Class A-4 notes
  99.98903%   0.450%   99.53903%
             
Total
  $1,375,188,857.89   $4,573,100.00   $1,370,615,757.89
 
(1)  Before deducting expenses estimated to be $1,100,000.
 
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined that this prospectus supplement or the prospectus is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
Barclays Capital  
  BNP PARIBAS  
  Citi  
  HSBC
 
Calyon Securities (USA) RBC Capital Markets Scotia Capital
 
 
 
The date of this prospectus supplement is June 2, 2009


 

 
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READING THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT AND THE PROSPECTUS
 
This prospectus supplement and the prospectus provide information about Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2009-B and the terms of the notes to be issued by the trust. You should rely only on information provided or referenced in this prospectus supplement and the prospectus. Ford Credit has not authorized anyone to provide you with different information.
 
This prospectus supplement begins with the following brief introductory sections:
 
  •  Transaction Structure Diagram — illustrates the structure of this securitization transaction, including the credit enhancement available to the notes,
 
  •  Transaction Parties and Documents — illustrates the role that each transaction party and transaction document plays in this securitization transaction,
 
  •  Summary of the Notes — describes the main terms of the notes,
 
  •  Summary of the Transaction Structure — describes the cash flows in this securitization transaction and the credit enhancement available to the notes, and
 
  •  Risk Factors — describes the most significant risks of investing in the notes.
 
The other sections of this prospectus supplement contain more detailed descriptions of the notes and the structure of this securitization transaction. Cross-references refer you to more detailed descriptions of a particular topic or related information elsewhere in this prospectus supplement or the prospectus. The Table of Contents on the preceding page contains references to key topics.
 
An index of defined terms is at the end of this prospectus supplement and at the end of the prospectus.
 
 
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
 
Any projections, expectations and estimates contained in this prospectus supplement are not purely historical in nature but are forward-looking statements based upon information and certain assumptions Ford Credit and the depositor consider reasonable, subject to uncertainties as to circumstances and events that have not as yet taken place and are subject to material variation. Neither Ford Credit nor the depositor has any obligation to update or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements including changes in economic conditions, portfolio or asset pool performance or other circumstances or developments that may arise after the date of this prospectus supplement.


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TRANSACTION STRUCTURE DIAGRAM
 
(FLOW CHART)
(1)  The reserve account will be funded on the closing date at 1.00% of the initial pool balance.
 
(2)  Overcollateralization is the amount by which the pool balance or adjusted pool balance exceeds the principal amount of the notes. The “adjusted pool balance” is the pool balance reduced by the yield supplement overcollateralization amount. Initially, the notes will be overcollateralized by approximately 5.00% on an adjusted pool balance basis.
 
(3)  The targeted overcollateralization amount will adjust each period and is calculated as described under “Credit Enhancement — Overcollateralization” in this prospectus supplement.
 
(4)  The yield supplement overcollateralization amount is a component of the targeted overcollateralization amount and is calculated as described under “Credit Enhancement — Overcollateralization” in this prospectus supplement.
 
(5)  Excess spread is available, as a component of available funds, to make required principal payment on the notes and, as a result, provides a source of funds to absorb losses on the receivables and to increase overcollateralization until the targeted overcollateralization amount is reached.
 
(6)  All available funds remaining after payments in respect of the senior fees and expenses of the trust, the interest on the notes, any required priority principal payment and any required deposits to the reserve account, including the portion of such remaining available funds that constitutes excess spread, will be used, first, to pay principal of the Class A-1 notes until paid in full and, thereafter, to pay principal on the remaining notes until the targeted overcollateralization amount is reached.
 
(7)  The residual interest will be held initially by the depositor and represents the right to all funds not needed to make required payments on the notes, pay fees and expenses of the trust or make deposits to the reserve account.


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TRANSACTION PARTIES AND DOCUMENTS
 
The following chart shows the role of each transaction party and the obligations that are governed by each transaction document in this securitization transaction. Forms of the documents identified in this chart are included as exhibits to the registration statement filed with the SEC that includes the prospectus.
 
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SUMMARY OF THE NOTES
 
This summary describes the main terms of the issuance of and payments on the notes. It does not contain all of the information that you should consider in making your investment decision. To understand fully the terms of the notes, you should read this prospectus supplement and the prospectus, especially “Risk Factors” beginning on page S-12 of this prospectus supplement.
 
Transaction Overview
 
The depositor will use the proceeds from the sale of the notes to purchase from Ford Credit a pool of retail installment sale contracts, or “receivables,” that were purchased by Ford Credit from motor vehicle dealers. The trust will issue the notes to the depositor in exchange for the receivables on the closing date. The depositor will sell the offered notes to the underwriters who will sell them to you.
 
Transaction Parties
 
Issuing Entity
or Trust

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2009-B
 
Depositor Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two LLC
 
Sponsor,
Servicer and Administrator
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, or “Ford Credit”
 
Indenture
Trustee

The Bank of New York Mellon
 
Owner Trustee U.S. Bank Trust National Association
 
Closing Date
The trust expects to issue the notes on or about June 9, 2009, the “closing date.”
 
Cutoff Date
 
The trust will be entitled to collections on the receivables applied on or after May 1, 2009, the “cutoff date.”
 
Notes
 
The trust will issue the following classes of notes:
             
    Principal
     
    Amount    
Interest Rate
 
Class A-1 notes(1)
  $ 560,000,000     0.98795%
Class A-2 notes   $ 341,000,000     2.10%
Class A-3 notes   $ 747,000,000     2.79%
Class A-4 notes   $ 287,300,000     4.50%
 
(1)  The Class A-1 notes are not being offered by this prospectus supplement or the prospectus.
 
The Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-4 notes are being offered by this prospectus supplement and the prospectus and are referred to as the “offered notes.”
 
The depositor initially will retain the residual interest in the trust.
 
Payment Dates
 
The trust will pay interest and principal on the notes on “payment dates” which will be the 15th day of each month (or if not a business day, the next business day). The first payment date will be July 15, 2009.
 
The notes, except the Class A-1 notes, will accrue interest on a “30/360” basis from the 15th day of the preceding month to the 15th day of the current month (or from the closing date to July 15, 2009, for the first period).
 
The Class A-1 notes will accrue interest on an “actual/360” basis from the preceding payment date (or from the closing date, for the first period) to the following payment date.
 
The final scheduled payment date for each class of notes is listed below. It is expected that each class of notes will be paid in full earlier than its final scheduled payment date.
 
         
    Final Scheduled
   
Payment Date
 
Class A-1 notes     June 15, 2010  
Class A-2 notes     November 15, 2011  
Class A-3 notes     August 15, 2013  
Class A-4 notes     July 15, 2014  
 
For a more detailed description of the payment of interest and principal on each payment date, you should read “Description of the Notes — Payments of Interest” and “— Payments of Principal” in this prospectus supplement.
 
Optional Redemption or “Clean Up Call” Option
 
The servicer will have a “clean up call” option to purchase all of the receivables on any payment date that the pool balance is 10% or less of the initial pool balance. The servicer may exercise its clean up call option only if the purchase price for the receivables will be sufficient to pay in full the notes and all fees and expenses of the trust.


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Upon the servicer’s exercise of its clean up call option, your notes will be redeemed and paid in full.
 
Form and Minimum Denomination
 
The notes will be issued in book-entry form. The offered notes will be available in minimum denominations of $100,000 and in multiples of $1,000.
 
Ratings
 
It is a condition to the issuance of the notes that each class below receive the indicated rating from the nationally recognized statistical rating organizations, or “rating agencies,” listed below:
 
                 
   
S&P
 
Fitch
 
Class A-1 notes     A-1+       F1+  
Class A-2 notes     AAA       AAA  
Class A-3 notes     AAA       AAA  
Class A-4 notes     AAA       AAA  
 
The ratings of the notes address the likelihood of the payment of principal and interest on the notes according to their terms. Each rating agency rating the notes will monitor the ratings using its normal surveillance procedures. Any rating agency may change or withdraw an assigned rating at any time. Any rating action taken by one rating agency may not necessarily be taken by the other rating agency.
 
TALF Eligibility
 
The notes will be “eligible collateral” under the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility, or “TALF,” provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or the “FRBNY.” The notes and the receivables will satisfy all applicable criteria for securities relating to “prime auto retail loans” under TALF, and the trust and the sponsor have certified to the FRBNY that they have satisfied, or have undertaken to satisfy, all applicable requirements under TALF, as set forth in the “Certification as to TALF Eligibility” attached as Annex C to this prospectus supplement.
 
For more information on the requirements for TALF eligibility, you should read “TALF Considerations” attached as Annex B to this prospectus supplement.
 
Tax Status
 
If you purchase the notes, you agree by your purchase that you will treat the notes as indebtedness.
 
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP will deliver its opinions that, for federal income tax purposes:
 
•  the trust will not be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation, and as long as the trust has only one owner for federal income tax purposes, the trust will not be treated as an entity separate from its owner, and
 
•  the notes will be treated as debt.
 
ERISA Considerations
 
The notes generally will be eligible for purchase by employee benefit plans.
 
Contact Information for the Depositor
 
Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two LLC
c/o Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
c/o Ford Motor Company
World Headquarters, Suite 801-C1
One American Road
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Attention:  Ford Credit SPE Management Office
Telephone number: (313) 594-3495
Fax number: (313) 390-4133
 
Contact Information for the Servicer
 
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
c/o Ford Motor Company
World Headquarters, Suite 801-C1
One American Road
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Attention:  Securitization Operations Supervisor
Telephone number: (313) 206-5899
Fax number: (313) 390-4133
Website: www.fordcredit.com
 
CUSIP Numbers
 
         
   
CUSIP
 
Class A-2 notes     34529E AB6  
Class A-3 notes     34529E AC4  
Class A-4 notes     34529E AD2  


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SUMMARY OF THE TRANSACTION STRUCTURE
 
 
This structural summary describes the assets of the trust, the cash flows in this securitization transaction and the credit enhancement available to the notes. To understand fully the transaction structure, you should read this prospectus supplement and the prospectus completely.
 
 
Receivables
 
The receivables that will be sold to the trust are retail installment sale contracts secured by new and used cars and light trucks. As of the cutoff date, the aggregate principal balance of the receivables was $2,308,504,668.66, the “initial pool balance.”
 
Summary characteristics of the receivables as of the cutoff date:
 
         
Number of receivables
  114,709
Average principal balance
  $20,124.88
Weighted average(1) APR
  5.81%
Weighted average(1) FICO® score
  709
Weighted average(1) remaining term
  57.4 months
Weighted average(1) original term
  62.3 months
Original term over 60 months(2)
  42.95%
Remaining term over 60 months(2)
  39.36%
New vehicle at origination(2)
  79.38%
(1)  Weighted averages are weighted by the principal balance of each receivable on the cutoff date.
 
(2)  As a percentage of initial pool balance.
 
For more information about the characteristics of the receivables, you should read “The Receivables — Composition of the Receivables” in this prospectus supplement.
 
Trust Assets
 
The trust assets will include:
 
•  the receivables and collections on the receivables applied on or after the cutoff date,
 
•  security interests in the financed vehicles,
 
•  proceeds from claims on any insurance policies covering the financed vehicles or the obligors,
 
•  rights in the reserve account, and
 
•  rights under the transaction documents for the repurchase of ineligible receivables, and purchase of servicer impaired receivables and servicer modified receivables.
 
Servicer
 
Ford Credit will be the servicer of the receivables.
 
The trust will pay the servicer a servicing fee for each month equal to 1/12 of 1% of the pool balance at the beginning of the preceding month. In addition, the servicer will retain any late fees, extension fees and other administrative fees collected on the receivables, and receive any investment earnings on amounts in the trust’s bank accounts.
 
Priority of Payments
 
On each payment date, the trust will apply available funds from the preceding collection period to make payments in the order of priority listed below. Available funds generally will include all amounts collected on the receivables. This priority will apply unless the notes are accelerated after an event of default (and, if the event of default relates to a breach of the trust’s covenants or representations, the receivables are sold):
 
 (1)  Fees and Expenses — to the indenture trustee and the owner trustee, all fees, expenses and indemnities due, and to or at the direction of the trust, any expenses of the trust, up to a maximum amount of $150,000 per year,
 
 (2)  Servicing Fee — to the servicer, the servicing fee,
 
 (3)  Note Interest — to the noteholders, interest due on the notes, pro rata based on the principal amount of the notes,
 
 (4)  Priority Principal Payment — to the noteholders, sequentially by class, the amount equal to the excess of (a) the principal amount of the notes, over (b) the adjusted pool balance,
 
 (5)  Reserve Account — to the reserve account, the amount, if any, required to replenish the reserve account for any withdrawals,
 
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and (b) the excess of the principal amount of the notes over an amount equal to the pool balance minus the targeted overcollateralization amount (reduced by any priority principal payment on that payment date),
 
(7)  Additional Fees and Expenses — to the indenture trustee, the owner trustee and the trust, all amounts due to the extent not paid in (1) above, and
 
(8)  Residual Interest — to the holder of the residual interest in the trust, all remaining available funds.
 
For a more detailed description of the priority of payments on each payment date, you should read “Description of the Notes — Priority of Payments” in this prospectus supplement. For a more detailed description of the targeted overcollateralization amount and how it is used to determine the principal payable on the notes, you should read “Credit Enhancement — Overcollateralization” in this prospectus supplement.
 
Events of Default; Acceleration and Priority Following Acceleration
 
Each of the following will be an event of default under the indenture:
 
•  failure to pay interest due on the notes within five days after any payment date,
 
•  failure to pay the principal amount of any class of notes in full on its final scheduled payment date, 
 
•  breach by the trust of its covenants or representations, not cured within 60 days after being notified of the breach, and
 
•  a bankruptcy or dissolution of the trust.
 
Upon a bankruptcy or dissolution of the trust, the notes will be accelerated automatically. Upon any other event of default, the notes may be accelerated by the holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class.
 
For a more detailed description of events of default and the rights of noteholders and the priority of payments following an event of default, you should read “Description of the Notes — Events of Default and Remedies” in the prospectus and “Description of the Notes — Priority of Payments — Post-Acceleration Priority of Payments” in this prospectus supplement.
 
Credit Enhancement
 
Credit enhancement provides protection for the notes against losses on the receivables and potential shortfalls in the amount of cash available to the trust to make required payments. If the credit enhancement is not sufficient to cover all amounts payable on the notes, notes having a later final scheduled payment date generally will bear a greater risk of loss than notes having an earlier final scheduled payment date.
 
The following credit enhancement will be available to the trust.
 
Reserve Account
 
On the closing date, the depositor will deposit $23,085,046.69 into the reserve account, which is 1.00% of the initial pool balance.
 
If collections on the receivables and certain other amounts are insufficient to cover the fees and expenses of the trust, including interest payments and priority principal payments on the notes, the indenture trustee will withdraw funds from the reserve account to cover the shortfall. The indenture trustee also will withdraw funds from the reserve account to the extent needed to pay any class of notes in full on its final scheduled payment date or to pay the notes following an event of default and acceleration of the notes.
 
If amounts are withdrawn from the reserve account, they will be replenished to the extent of available funds on subsequent payment dates after all higher priority payments are made.
 
For a more detailed description of the reserve account, you should read “Credit Enhancement — Reserve Account” in this prospectus supplement.
 
Overcollateralization
 
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receivables and shortfalls in interest collections due to any low-APR receivables. The initial amount of overcollateralization for the notes will be $373,204,668.66 or 16.17% of the initial pool balance.
 
Overcollateralization may also be expressed as a percentage of the “adjusted pool balance,” which is the pool balance less the yield supplement overcollateralization amount. On an adjusted pool balance basis, the initial amount of overcollateralization for the notes will be 5.00% of the adjusted pool balance.
 
This securitization transaction is structured to use all available funds remaining after payments in respect of the senior fees and expenses of the trust, the interest on the notes, any priority principal payments and any required deposits to the reserve account, including the portion of such remaining available funds that constitutes excess spread, to make principal payments on the notes until the targeted overcollateralization amount is reached. After reaching the targeted overcollateralization amount, the regular principal payment will be used to maintain the overcollateralization at the targeted level. The targeted overcollateralization amount will adjust each month and generally will equal the sum of (1) the yield supplement overcollateralization amount for that month, plus (2) the excess, if any, of 1.50% of the current pool balance over 1.00% of the initial pool balance (the amount required to be on deposit in the reserve account), plus (3) 7.00% of the initial adjusted pool balance, which is the “fixed overcollateralization amount.” When the pool balance has decreased to the point where 1.50% of the current pool balance is equal to or less than 1.00% of the initial pool balance, the targeted overcollateralization amount for each payment date will be the yield supplement overcollateralization amount for that payment date plus the fixed overcollateralization amount.
 
For a more detailed description of the targeted overcollateralization amount, you should read “Credit Enhancement — Overcollateralization” in this prospectus supplement.
 
Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount
 
A substantial number of the receivables have an annual percentage rate or “APR” less than the highest interest rate paid on the notes. To compensate for the low APRs on these receivables, this securitization transaction is structured with a type of overcollateralization known as yield supplement overcollateralization. The yield supplement overcollateralization amount for each payment date approximates the present value of the amount by which future payments on receivables with APRs below a specified rate are less than future payments would be on such receivables if their APRs were equal to the specified rate. The specified rate is set by the depositor at a level that will result in an amount of excess spread sufficient to obtain the required ratings on the notes and will at least equal the highest interest rate on the notes plus the servicing fee. The yield supplement overcollateralization amount is included in the targeted overcollateralization amount for each payment date.
 
For a more detailed description of the calculation of the yield supplement overcollateralization amount and its effect on the payment of principal, you should read “Credit Enhancement — Overcollateralization” in this prospectus supplement.
 
Excess Spread
 
For any payment date, excess spread is equal to the excess of (a) the sum of the interest collections and principal collections equal to the decline in the yield supplement overcollateralization amount from the preceding payment date (or closing date, as applicable), over (b) the sum of the senior fees and expenses of the trust, the interest on the notes and any required deposits to the reserve account. Any excess spread will be applied on each payment date, as a component of available funds, to make principal payments on the Class A-1 notes until paid in full and then to make principal payments on the most senior class of notes to the extent necessary to reach the targeted overcollateralization amount.
 
In general, using excess spread to pay principal on the notes (a) provides a source of funds to absorb losses on the receivables and (b) to the extent the amount of excess spread is greater than the amount of any such losses, causes the principal of the notes to be paid more rapidly than the principal of the receivables, which increases the overcollateralization as described


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under “Description of the Notes — Payments of Principal” in this prospectus supplement.
 
For a more detailed description of the use of excess spread as credit enhancement for your notes, you should read “Credit Enhancement — Overcollateralization” and “— Excess Spread” in this prospectus supplement.
 
Repurchases of Receivables
 
Ford Credit will make representations about the origination, characteristics and transfer of the receivables. If a representation is later discovered to be untrue and has a material adverse effect on any receivable then it was not eligible to be sold to the depositor or the trust. Ford Credit must repurchase the ineligible receivable unless it cures the breach. Similarly, if Ford Credit as servicer materially impairs any receivable, it must purchase the impaired receivable unless it cures the impairment. In addition, Ford Credit as servicer will purchase a receivable from the trust if it makes certain modifications including if it grants payment extensions that extend the final payment date of the receivable beyond six months past the last scheduled payment date of any receivable in the securitized pool. The servicer also will purchase a receivable if it modifies the amount financed or the APR of the receivable or rewrites or reschedules the contract to increase the number of originally scheduled due dates of the receivable.
 
For a more detailed description of the representations made in connection with the sale of the receivables to the trust and the repurchase obligation if these representations are breached, you should read “Transfers of the Receivables” in this prospectus supplement. For a more detailed description of servicer impaired receivables and the purchase obligation for these receivables, you should read “Servicing the Receivables and the Securitization Transaction — Obligation to Purchase Servicer Impaired Receivables” in the prospectus. For a more detailed description of servicer modified receivables and the purchase obligation for these receivables, you should read “Servicing the Receivables and the Securitization Transaction — Servicer Modifications and Obligation to Purchase Modified Receivables” in the prospectus.


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RISK FACTORS
 
In addition to the risk factors starting on page 6 of the prospectus, you should consider the following risk factors in deciding whether to purchase any of the offered notes.
 
An event of default and acceleration of the notes may result in earlier than expected payment of your notes or losses on your notes An event of default may result in an acceleration of payments on your notes. You will suffer losses if collections on the receivables and the proceeds of any sale of receivables are insufficient to pay the amounts owed on your notes. If your notes are paid earlier than expected, you may not be able to reinvest the principal at a rate of return that is equal to or greater than the rate of return on your notes.
 
For a more detailed description of events of default and acceleration of the notes, you should read “Description of the Notes — Events of Default and Remedies” in the prospectus.
 
Overcollateralization may not increase as expected The overcollateralization is expected to increase to the targeted overcollateralization amount as excess spread is used to pay principal of the notes in an amount greater than the decrease in the pool balance from the amortization of the receivables. There can be no assurance that the targeted overcollateralization amount will be reached or maintained, or that the receivables will generate sufficient collections to pay all notes in full.
 
For a more detailed description of overcollateralization as a form of credit enhancement for your notes, you should read “Credit Enhancement — Overcollateralization” in this prospectus supplement.
 
Excessive prepayments and defaults on the higher APR receivables may adversely impact your notes Some of the receivables will have APRs that are less than the interest rate on your notes plus various fees. Payments on receivables with higher APRs help compensate for the reduced payments made on receivables with lower APRs. Excessive prepayments and defaults on the higher APR receivables may adversely impact your notes by reducing the amounts available to make interest and principal payments on your notes.
 
Geographic concentration may result in more risk to you As of the cutoff date, the billing addresses of the obligors of the receivables were concentrated in California (10.74%), Texas (9.70%), Florida (6.85%) and Michigan (6.22%). No other state constituted more than 5% of the initial pool balance. Economic conditions or other factors affecting these states in particular could adversely impact the delinquency, credit loss or repossession experience of the trust and could result in delays in payments or losses on your notes.
 
The requirements of TALF could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes On the closing date, the notes will be “eligible collateral” under TALF, and if you are an “eligible borrower” under TALF and satisfy the other requirements of TALF you may request a non-recourse loan from the FRBNY with a maturity of up to three years to be secured by your notes. However, the FRBNY has reserved the right to reject a loan application in exceptional cases, without regard to the qualification of the notes as “eligible collateral” or the qualification of the investor as an “eligible borrower,” and the FRBNY has also reserved the right to change the terms and conditions of TALF from time to time. If a TALF


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loan is provided, the loan may be assigned only with the consent of the FRBNY, and no consents will be given after December 31, 2009, except in certain limited circumstances. In addition, there can be no assurance that the notes will be “eligible collateral” under TALF on any date other than the closing date. As a result, liquidity in the secondary market for the notes could be limited, which could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes.
 
If you pledge your notes as collateral to secure a TALF loan and the loan is not repaid on or prior to its three-year maturity date, you must repay the loan on such date or surrender your notes to the FRBNY. Because the rate of principal payments on each class of notes depends primarily on the rate of payment on the receivables, the final payment on your notes could occur later than the maturity date of the TALF loan. This is particularly true for the Class A-4 notes, which have an expected maturity of more than three years. If your notes remain outstanding on the maturity date of the TALF loan and you are unable to repay the outstanding balance of the loan, you may suffer a loss on your investment in your notes.
 
This prospectus supplement does not describe all of the requirements of TALF or the associated risks of obtaining loans under TALF. If you want to obtain a loan under TALF, you should consult your financial and legal advisors regarding the advisability of obtaining a loan under TALF and the requirements of TALF, including whether you are an “eligible borrower” under TALF.
 
For more information about the requirements for “eligible collateral” under TALF, you should read “TALF Considerations” attached as Annex B to this prospectus supplement. For more information about how illiquidity may impact your ability to resell your notes, you should read “Risk Factors — The absence of a secondary market for your notes could limit your ability to resell them” in the prospectus.
 
Financial market disruptions and a lack of liquidity in the secondary market could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes
Recent and continuing events in the global financial markets have caused a significant reduction in liquidity in the secondary market for asset-backed securities. These events include:

• the failure, acquisition or government seizure of several major financial institutions,

• the establishment of government initiatives such as the government bailout programs for financial institutions and assistance programs designed to increase credit availability, support economic activity and facilitate renewed consumer lending,

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• the forced sale of asset-backed and other securities as a result of the de-leveraging of structured investment vehicles, hedge funds, financial institutions and other entities, and

• the lowering of ratings on certain asset-backed securities.
 
If the lack of liquidity in the secondary market worsens, or continues for a prolonged period of time, it could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes.
 
For more information about how illiquidity may impact your ability to resell your notes, you should read “Risk Factors — The absence of a secondary market for your notes could limit your ability to resell them” in the prospectus.
 
A decline in the financial condition or business prospects of Ford or Ford Credit could result in losses on your notes The recent and continuing events in the global financial markets and the continuing economic downturn have adversely affected the financial condition and business prospects of the manufacturers, suppliers and other participants in the U.S. auto industry, including Ford and Ford Credit, and have raised concerns about the viability of the domestic auto manufacturers and certain suppliers and other participants in the U.S. auto industry. If the financial crisis and/or economic downturn worsens, or continues for a prolonged period of time, the financial condition and business prospects of the participants in the U.S. auto industry, including Ford and Ford Credit, could be further adversely affected. In addition, due to the interdependence of the manufacturers and suppliers in the U.S. auto industry, adverse events affecting one domestic auto manufacturer or one major supplier could have an adverse effect on the other participants in the U.S. auto industry, including Ford and Ford Credit. A further decline in the financial condition or business prospects of Ford could also have an adverse affect on Ford Credit.
 
Ford has stated that, absent the occurrence of a significant industry event such as a bankruptcy of one of the other domestic auto manufacturers, it believes that it has sufficient liquidity for operations through 2009. The other domestic auto manufacturers have already received loans from the U.S. government and they and certain suppliers have requested additional loans or other government assistance in order to continue operations. Despite this support, Chrysler commenced a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding on April 30, 2009 and General Motors commenced a Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding on June 1, 2009. If additional government assistance is not provided, if the financial crisis and/or economic downturn worsens, or continues for a prolonged period of time, or if restructuring in bankruptcy is not successful, one or more of the domestic auto manufacturers or major suppliers may not be able to continue operations.


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The occurrence of any of these events could adversely affect the performance of the receivables, the market value of the vehicles securing the receivables, or the ability of Ford Credit, as servicer, to service the receivables or honor its commitment to repurchase receivables due to breaches of representations or warranties, which could result in losses on your notes.
 
For additional sources of information about Ford and Ford Credit, you should read “Where You Can Find More Information” in the prospectus.
 
The continuing economic downturn may adversely affect the performance of the receivables, which could result in losses on your notes The United States is experiencing a severe economic downturn that may adversely affect the performance of the receivables. Rising unemployment and continued lack of availability of credit may lead to increased delinquency and default rates by obligors, as well as decreased consumer demand for cars and trucks and reduced used vehicle prices, which could increase the amount of a loss if the receivable defaults. Delinquencies and losses on car and truck loans generally have increased in recent months. If the economic downturn worsens, or continues for a prolonged period of time, delinquencies and losses on the receivables could continue to increase, which could result in losses on your notes.
 
For more information about the delinquency, repossession and credit loss experience for Ford Credit’s portfolio of U.S. retail installment sales contracts, you should read “Transaction Parties — The Servicer — Delinquency, Repossession and Credit Loss Experience” in this prospectus supplement.
 
Market factors may reduce the value of used vehicles, which could result in losses on your notes Vehicles that are repossessed are typically sold at vehicle auctions as used vehicles. The pricing of used vehicles is affected by supply and demand for such vehicles, which in turn is affected by consumer tastes, economic factors, fuel costs, the introduction and pricing of new car models and other factors, including concerns about the viability of the related vehicle manufacturer and/or an actual failure or bankruptcy of the related vehicle manufacturer. In addition, decisions by Ford with respect to new vehicle production, pricing and incentives may affect used vehicle prices, particularly those for the same or similar models. A decrease in the demand for used vehicles may adversely impact the resale value for repossessed vehicles, which could result in increased losses on the related receivables and losses on your notes.
 
Large scale liquidation of dealer inventory could result in losses on your notes General Motors and Chrysler have announced that they will be terminating almost 3,000 dealerships across the United States. They may announce further terminations in the future. Even though General Motors has indicated that it currently plans to buy existing inventory from its terminated dealers, and Chrysler has indicated that it will assist its terminated dealers in selling their inventory to other dealerships, the terminated dealers may nonetheless be forced to liquidate their vehicle inventory at auction. This could significantly increase the supply of vehicles sold at auction which could cause auction prices to decline. A decrease in demand for used vehicles may adversely impact


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the resale value for repossessed vehicles, which could result in increased losses on the related receivables and losses on your notes.
 
Failure to re-title the financed vehicles in Texas could result in losses on your notes In most states, the trust, as assignee of a receivable, will have the benefits of the first-priority security interest in the related financed vehicle obtained by Ford Credit, even though the trust is not listed on the certificate of title as a secured party. However, a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Texas recently held that an assignee of a receivable did not have the benefits of the security interest obtained by the assignor of the receivable because the financed vehicle had not been re-registered to identify the assignee as the new secured party on the certificate of title, which the judge decided was required under Texas law. To avoid the administrative burden and costs, no financed vehicles are re-registered to identify the trust as the new secured party on the certificate of title and the obligors will not be notified that their contracts have been sold. As a result, if other courts were to interpret Texas law or other states’ laws in a similar manner as the bankruptcy judge, the security interest of the trust in a financed vehicle could be deemed to be unperfected. If the trust does not have a perfected security interest in a financed vehicle, its ability to realize on the financed vehicle following an obligor default would be adversely affected. As of the cutoff date, 9.70% of the initial pool balance consisted of receivables for which the obligor had a billing address in Texas.
 
Under the sale and servicing agreement, the servicer must take appropriate steps to maintain perfection of the security interest in the financed vehicles and must purchase the receivable if it fails to do so and the receivable is materially and adversely affected. However, if the servicer was unable to repurchase any of these receivables for any reason, including as a result of a deterioration of its financial condition, the trust’s ability to realize on the financed vehicle following an obligor default would be adversely affected, which could result in losses on your notes.
 
For more information on the perfection of security interests in the financed vehicles, you should read “Risk Factors — Interest of other persons in the receivables or the related financed vehicles could reduce funds available to pay your notes” and “Some Important Legal Issues Relating to the Receivables — Security Interests in Receivables and Financed Vehicles” in the prospectus.
 
A reduction, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings on your notes could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes It is a condition to issuance of the notes that they receive the ratings described in this prospectus supplement from the specified rating agencies. However, a rating is not a recommendation to purchase, hold or sell securities and does not address market value or investor suitability, but rather merely reflects the related rating agency’s assessment of the creditworthiness of the receivables, the credit enhancement on the notes and the likelihood of repayment of the notes. There can be no assurance that the receivables and/or the notes will perform as expected or that the ratings will not be reduced,


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withdrawn or qualified in the future as a result of a change of circumstances, deterioration in the performance of the receivables, errors in analysis or otherwise.
 
Any reduction, withdrawal or qualification of the ratings on your notes, or the issuance of an unsolicited adverse rating from another TALF approved rating agency, will cause your notes to no longer be “eligible collateral” for new borrowings under TALF and may adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes.
 
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TRANSACTION PARTIES
 
The following information identifies certain transaction parties for this securitization transaction. For a description of the other transaction parties, and a description of the rights and responsibilities of all transaction parties, you should read “The Sponsor and Servicer,” “The Depositor,” “The Issuing Entity,” “The Indenture Trustee” and “The Owner Trustee” in the prospectus.
 
The Depositor
 
The depositor is Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two LLC. Ford Credit is the sole member of the depositor.
 
The Issuing Entity
 
The issuing entity for this securitization transaction is Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2009-B. The trust’s fiscal year is the calendar year.
 
On the closing date, the depositor will sell the receivables to the trust and make an initial deposit into a reserve account in exchange for the notes and the residual interest in the trust. The following table shows the capitalization of the trust on the closing date after issuance of the notes.
 
         
   
Principal Amount
 
 
Class A-1 notes
  $ 560,000,000.00  
Class A-2 notes
    341,000,000.00  
Class A-3 notes
    747,000,000.00  
Class A-4 notes
    287,300,000.00  
Residual Interest — Initial Overcollateralization
    373,204,668.66  
         
Subtotal — Initial Pool Balance
  $ 2,308,504,668.66  
         
Reserve Account
    23,085,046.69  
         
Total
  $ 2,331,589,715.35  
         
 
The Indenture Trustee
 
The Bank of New York Mellon, a New York banking corporation, will act as the “indenture trustee” under the indenture. Its principal corporate trust office is located at 101 Barclay Street, New York, New York 10286. The Bank of New York Mellon has been, and currently is, serving as indenture trustee and trustee for numerous securitization transactions and programs involving pools of auto receivables. The Bank of New York Mellon is one of the largest corporate trust providers of trust services on securitization transactions.
 
For a description of the duties and responsibilities of the indenture trustee, you should read “The Indenture Trustee” in the prospectus.
 
The Owner Trustee
 
U.S. Bank Trust National Association, or “U.S. Bank Trust,” will act as the “owner trustee” under the trust agreement. U.S. Bank Trust is a national banking association and a wholly-owned subsidiary of U.S. Bank National Association (“U.S. Bank”), the sixth largest commercial bank in the United States. U.S. Bancorp, with total assets exceeding $264 billion as of March 31, 2009, is the parent company of U.S. Bank. As of March 31, 2009, U.S. Bancorp served approximately 15.8 million customers, operated over 2,800 branch offices in 24 states and had over 54,000 employees. A network of specialized U.S. Bancorp offices across the nation provides a comprehensive line of banking, brokerage, insurance, investment, mortgage, trust and payment services products to consumers, businesses, governments and institutions.
 
U.S. Bank Trust has provided owner trustee services since 2000. As of March 31, 2009, U.S. Bank Trust was acting as owner trustee with respect to over 700 issuances of securities. This portfolio includes mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities. U.S. Bank Trust has acted as owner trustee of auto receivable-backed securities since 2000. As of March 31, 2009, U.S. Bank Trust was acting as owner trustee on 55 issuances of auto receivable-backed securities.


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For a description of the duties and responsibilities of the owner trustee, you should read “The Owner Trustee” in the prospectus.
 
The Sponsor
 
Ford Credit is the sponsor of this securitization transaction and is responsible for structuring the transaction. The receivables being securitized were purchased by Ford Credit from motor vehicle dealers in the ordinary course of Ford Credit’s business. The following table contains information about the U.S. retail installment sale contracts purchased by Ford Credit from motor vehicle dealers during each of the periods indicated, including types of contracts not included in this securitization transaction that do not materially affect the information presented.
 
Originations Characteristics
 
                                                                 
    Three Months
       
    Ended
       
    March 31,     Year Ended December 31,  
   
2009
   
2008
   
2008
   
2007
   
2006
   
2005
   
2004
       
 
Number of receivables originated
    112,117       168,267       754,633       845,660       1,200,165       1,181,917       1,525,237          
Aggregate original principal balance (in millions)
    $ 2,434       $ 4,188       $ 17,138       $ 21,760       $ 29,647       $ 25,949       $ 34,136          
Weighted average(1) original term (in months)
    61.2       61.4       61.8       60.8       62.8       58.5       59.0          
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(2) at origination
    704       701       710       706       703       711       703          
(1)  Weighted averages are weighted by the original principal balance of each receivable.
 
(2)  This weighted average excludes receivables that have obligors (a) that are not individuals and that use financed vehicles for commercial purposes, or (b) who are individuals with minimal or no recent credit history. For a description of FICO® scores, you should read “The Sponsor and Servicer – Origination, Purchasing and Underwriting” in the prospectus. There can be no assurance that FICO® scores will be an accurate predictor of the likelihood of repayment of the related receivable.
 
Material Changes to Origination, Purchasing and Underwriting Policies and Procedures
 
During the period covered in the table above, Ford Credit changed its origination and purchasing policies and procedures for retail installment sale contracts to respond to market conditions and competitive pressures and to pursue different business strategies. Ford Credit’s origination and purchasing policies are focused on supporting the sale of new Ford vehicles. This policy has resulted in a reduction in the volume of Ford Credit’s purchases of retail installment sale contracts. It has also contributed to an increase in credit scores and other credit quality measurements, although special Ford-sponsored marketing incentive programs may cause credit quality measurements to vary from time to time.
 
In 2007, Ford Credit’s retail originations decreased as a result of Ford’s shift from special rate financing programs to other marketing programs, increased market competitiveness in standard rate financing and the decline in Ford retail vehicle sales. In 2008 and the first quarter of 2009, lower Ford retail vehicle sales caused Ford Credit’s origination volumes to decrease.
 
During July, August and September of 2005, Ford ran the “Family Plan” marketing incentive program that offered employee pricing to all customers. This program caused the number of contracts purchased by Ford Credit to decrease during this time period because it did not require the use of Ford Credit financing to take advantage of employee pricing. Special rate financing programs offered by Ford during the summer of 2006 caused the number of contracts purchased by Ford Credit to increase.
 
For 2004 and 2005, 72-month contracts represented approximately 24% of the principal balance of contracts purchased each year. However, as a result of Ford Credit’s expanded eligibility for 72-month financing combined with continued Ford-sponsored marketing incentive programs and strong market demand for 72-month financing, 72-month contracts increased to approximately 44% of the principal balance of contracts purchased in 2006, peaking at nearly 58% of the principal balance of all contracts purchased in the third quarter of 2006. In the summer of 2006, Ford launched a series of special rate financing programs, including a 0% APR program in August to clear out dealer


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inventories of 2006 vehicle models. This 0% APR program applied to nearly all Ford vehicle brands and models, all contract terms and all qualified applicants. These programs resulted in a higher volume of 72-month contracts and a higher proportion of lower credit quality customers. Since the expiration of these programs, 72-month originations and contracts with lower credit quality customers have declined but remain higher than in the years before 2006. Because these programs altered the typical contract term and credit quality composition of Ford Credit’s portfolio, Ford Credit securitized the majority of the lower credit quality 72-month contracts originated under these programs to an investor in a private transaction in October of 2006. Due to Ford-sponsored special rate financing programs, as well as a shift to retail contracts by customers who would otherwise have leased a vehicle, 72-month contracts have remained steady at approximately 39% of the principal balance of all contracts purchased for 2008 and 40% of the principal balance of all contracts purchased for the first quarter of 2009, but have increased to nearly 46% of the principal balance of all contracts purchased for April 2009.
 
In 2004, Ford shifted its marketing incentive programs from special rate financing to cash rebates, which resulted in a decrease in low APR contracts and an increase in standard APR contracts. Starting in early 2006, Ford again emphasized special rate financing programs. As a result, low APR contracts were a greater proportion of the principal balance of contracts purchased compared to 2004 and 2005 and represented nearly 65% of the principal balance of contracts purchased in 2006, with a higher proportion during the summer 2006 special rate financing programs described above. In 2007, Ford continued to emphasize low APR contracts, which represented approximately 85% of the principal balance of contracts purchased. In 2008, Ford again shifted its marketing incentive programs from special rate financing to cash rebates, which resulted in a decrease in low APR contracts to approximately 55% of the principal balance of contracts purchased for the year. In 2009, Ford returned to special rate financing programs and low APR contracts represented 51% of the principal balance of contracts purchased in the first quarter of 2009 and nearly 63% of the principal balance of all contracts purchased in April 2009 following Ford’s launch of its Advantage Plan which offers 0% financing for most Ford models.
 
During the annual periods covered in the table above, contracts to finance the purchase of used vehicles represented approximately 13% to 19% of the principal balance of contracts purchased each year. Although Ford Credit’s origination, underwriting and purchasing policies for used vehicle contracts have remained consistent, the percentage of used vehicle contracts continues to increase primarily due to the sharp decline in new vehicle sales. In the fourth quarter of 2008 and the first quarter of 2009 the percentage of used vehicle contracts increased to approximately 24% of the principal balance of contracts purchased, but in April 2009 this percentage decreased to approximately 17% of the principal balance of all contracts purchased.
 
Ford Credit continued to improve its origination scoring models during the last five years. In 2004, Ford Credit launched updated models to adjust for changes in Ford Credit’s business practices and more accurately assess the impact of new marketing initiatives. The 2004 launch also included technology upgrades that allow the models to be adjusted quickly to respond to new marketing incentive programs and other developments.
 
In February 2005, Ford Credit launched new credit bureau interface software that gives Ford Credit’s credit analysts access to the most up-to-date data and analytical tools from the credit bureaus. This software also supports the inclusion of new variables in Ford Credit’s origination scoring models that enhance the models’ ability to predict the likelihood of default on contracts offered to Ford Credit for purchase. In the second quarter of 2007, Ford Credit launched a new advisory tool that provides the credit analyst with an analysis of each offered contract, including analysis of application and credit bureau information and an automated approval recommendation index based on factors not included in Ford Credit’s scoring model to assist the analyst in making better credit decisions.
 
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respectively, and a business entity’s commercial credit risk score, if available, was added as a new variable in the origination scoring models for commercial offerings. In April 2009, Ford Credit adjusted its models to more accurately reflect actual portfolio performance and macroeconomic conditions.
 
Ford Credit launched enhanced electronic decisioning models in May 2005 and March 2007 that increased the percentage of contracts approved or rejected through the models. In the third quarter of 2008, Ford Credit adopted a more conservative electronic decisioning strategy that reduced the percentage of contracts approved through the models. This updated strategy resulted in a higher percentage of offerings being reviewed by an analyst and allows for increased scrutiny of various credit indicators and segments of the portfolio, including extended term contracts.
 
In the first half of 2006, Ford Credit completed a transformation of its North American sales and originations operations in which it reduced the number of its regional offices and local sales offices. This transformation consolidated Ford Credit’s separate sales and originations units into one unit for all Ford brands. Also in 2006, Ford Credit integrated its commercial lending offices into these units. Starting in September 2006 and during 2007, Ford Credit consolidated its remaining U.S. branches into six existing service centers, creating business centers that manage originations in addition to the servicing functions already performed at the six service centers. All of these transformation and consolidation actions were implemented to provide cost efficiencies, ensure consistency and control in origination processes, increase dealer and customer satisfaction and make it easier to implement new technologies.
 
As part of the 2006 transformation, Ford Credit introduced new technologies that have improved Ford Credit’s originations operations and increased operating efficiencies and dealer support. These technologies include workforce scheduling software that better monitors staffing workload requirements, telephony upgrades and call monitoring software to improve accessibility for customers, and performance monitoring software to improve process discipline and consistency of loan originations.
 
In January 2009, Ford Credit announced a plan to restructure its operations to meet changing business conditions, including the decline in its receivable portfolio. The restructuring will include the consolidation of its origination operations into four of its existing business centers in order to achieve cost effectiveness consistent with its smaller portfolio of receivables. These actions are scheduled to be complete by the end of July 2009.
 
On March 31, 2009, Ford launched the Ford Advantage Plan under which certain new Ford vehicles sold and financed between March 31, 2009 and June 1, 2009 will be automatically enrolled in the Ford Payment Protection Program and in addition may be eligible for special rate financing incentives being offered on most Ford vehicle models. For qualifying customers who are subsequently involuntarily unemployed before December 31, 2009, the Ford Payment Protection Program covers monthly payments of up to $700 for up to 12 months, subject to certain qualifying restrictions. Ford purchased a contractual liability insurance policy from an A.M. Best ‘A’ rated company for the Ford Payment Protection Program. The insurance company makes payments, through an administrator hired to act on Ford’s behalf, directly to Ford Credit. Although all eligible contracts purchased by Ford Credit for the financing of Ford vehicles are covered under this program, Ford Credit did not change its origination, purchasing, underwriting or servicing policies to take into account the benefits of the program, if any, for contracts covered under the program. Notwithstanding the Ford Payment Protection Program, the obligor on an eligible contract remains responsible for making all monthly payments on the contract, and there can be no assurance that an obligor will pursue a claim, or satisfy the requirements for making a claim, under the program. Approximately 23% of the initial pool balance consists of receivables that are eligible for the program.
 
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Static Pool Information — Prior Securitized Pools
 
Static pool information about prior pools of retail installment sale contracts that were securitized by Ford Credit can be found in Annex A to this Prospectus Supplement. This information consists of cumulative credit losses, delinquency and prepayment data for prior securitized pools and summary information about the original characteristics of the prior pools. Information about pools that were securitized before January 1, 2006 will not be deemed to be part of the prospectus, this prospectus supplement or the registration statement that includes the prospectus. No assurance can be made that the cumulative credit losses, delinquency and prepayment experience of a particular pool of retail installment sale contracts will be similar to the information for prior securitized pools of retail installment sale contracts.
 
The Servicer
 
Ford Credit will be the servicer of the receivables for this securitization transaction. Ford Credit will be responsible for all servicing functions except that the indenture trustee will be responsible for making payments to the noteholders based on information and calculations provided by the servicer.
 
The following table shows Ford Credit’s delinquency, repossession and credit loss experience for its portfolio of U.S. retail installment sale contracts. The table includes contracts sold in securitizations and other transactions that Ford Credit continues to service. Delinquency, repossession and credit loss experience may be influenced by a variety of economic, social, geographic and other factors beyond the control of Ford Credit. No assurance can be made that the delinquency, repossession and credit loss experience of a particular pool of retail installment sale contracts will be similar to the historical experience shown below or that any trends shown in the table will continue for any period.
 
Average net loss on contracts charged off has increased in recent periods, reflecting primarily lower auction values, an increase in the amount financed due to the number of trucks and full-size SUVs in the portfolio and changes in portfolio composition, including an increase of 72-month contracts. Repossessions have increased in recent months due to the effects of macroeconomic conditions, including an increase in customers who voluntarily surrender their vehicles to Ford Credit.
 
Delinquencies, repossessions and credit losses are shown as a percentage of Ford Credit’s portfolio of retail installment sale contracts. Over the periods shown, the portfolio size increases as new contracts are originated and decreases as existing receivables are paid down or liquidated. The delinquency, repossession and credit loss percentages for a static pool of contracts originated in any period would differ from the portfolio experience shown in the following table.


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Delinquency, Repossession and Credit Loss Experience
 
                                                         
    Three Months
       
    Ended
       
    March 31,     Year Ended December 31,  
    2009     2008    
2008
   
2007
   
2006(6)
   
2005
   
2004
 
 
Average number of contracts outstanding(1)
    3,002,232       3,369,714       3,240,749       3,688,642       4,181,422       4,797,580       5,577,140  
Average portfolio outstanding (in millions)(2)
    $43,843       $51,048       $48,842       $55,238       $58,134       $64,969       $73,636  
 
Delinquencies
Average number of delinquencies(3)
                                                       
31 - 60 days
    67,602       73,634       69,537       74,783       81,924       91,048       117,070  
61 - 90 days
    7,789       7,261       7,413       6,976       6,385       7,246       10,411  
Over 90 days
    1,699       1,261       1,305       1,091       991       1,135       1,752  
Average number of delinquencies as a percentage of average number of contracts outstanding
                                                       
31 - 60 days
    2.25 %     2.19 %     2.15 %     2.03 %     1.96 %     1.90 %     2.10 %
61 - 90 days
    0.26 %     0.22 %     0.23 %     0.19 %     0.15 %     0.15 %     0.19 %
Over 90 days
    0.06 %     0.04 %     0.04 %     0.03 %     0.02 %     0.02 %     0.03 %
 
Repossessions and Credit Losses
Repossessions as a percentage of average number of contracts outstanding(7)
    3.09 %     2.24 %     2.39 %     1.95 %     2.01 %     2.39 %     3.09 %
Aggregate net losses (in millions)(4)
    $198       $144       $709       $435       $398       $585       $1,080  
Net losses as a percentage of average portfolio outstanding(7)
    1.80 %     1.13 %     1.45 %     0.79 %     0.68 %     0.90 %     1.47 %
Net losses as a percentage of gross liquidations(5)
    3.54 %     2.27 %     2.96 %     1.56 %     1.27 %     1.59 %     2.60 %
Number of contracts charged off
    30,598       27,581       109,385       111,732       129,898       165,074       236,894  
Number of contracts charged off as a percentage of average number of contracts outstanding(7)
    4.08 %     3.27 %     3.38 %     3.03 %     3.11 %     3.44 %     4.25 %
Average net loss on contracts charged off
    $6,460       $5,211       $6,483       $3,892       $3,062       $3,544       $4,557  
(1)  Average of the number of contracts outstanding at the beginning and end of each month in the period.
 
(2)  Average of the aggregate principal balance of contracts outstanding at the beginning and end of each month in the period.
 
(3)  The period of delinquency is the number of days that more than $49.99 of a scheduled payment is past due, excluding bankrupt accounts.
 
(4)  Net losses are equal to the aggregate balance (principal plus accrued finance and other charges) of all contracts that are determined to be uncollectible in the period less any liquidation proceeds and other recoveries received in the period on contracts charged off in the period or any prior periods. Net losses exclude all external costs associated with repossession and disposition of the vehicle prior to charge off and include all external costs associated with continued collection efforts or repossession and disposition of the vehicle after charge off. An estimated loss is recorded at the time a vehicle is repossessed and this estimated loss is adjusted to reflect the actual loss after the vehicle is sold. Realized losses for a securitized pool of receivables are equal to the aggregate principal balance of all contracts that are determined to be uncollectible in the period less any liquidation proceeds and other recoveries on contracts charged off in the period or any prior periods. In addition, realized losses for a securitized pool of receivables include all external costs associated with the repossession and disposition of the vehicles in that pool because the servicer is entitled to be reimbursed for these costs. Therefore, realized losses for a securitized pool of receivables may be higher or lower than net losses for those receivables.
 
(5)  Gross liquidations are cash payments and charge offs that reduce the outstanding balance of a receivable.
 
(6)  Beginning January 1, 2006, data on Volvo brand vehicles is included. Volvo data was not material to the pre-January 1, 2006 data.
 
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Material Changes to Servicing Policies and Procedures
 
Starting in September 2006 and during 2007, Ford Credit consolidated its servicing operations from its remaining U.S. branches into six existing service centers, creating business centers that manage originations and servicing functions. Also in 2006, Ford Credit integrated commercial accounts servicing into its business centers to increase consistency of servicing processes for these accounts.
 
In the fourth quarter of 2008, Ford Credit consolidated its account services and vehicle liquidations operations into two business centers in Nashville and Tampa. This consolidation was done to eliminate variability and achieve greater efficiencies in these operations given lower portfolio levels.
 
In January 2009, Ford Credit announced a plan to restructure its operations to meet changing business conditions, including the decline in its receivable portfolio. As part of the restructuring plan, Ford Credit will convert two of its business centers to loss prevention specialty centers, leveraging the skills of its seasoned loss prevention teams to address increased delinquencies and manage portfolio losses. This conversion is scheduled to be completed by the end of July 2009.
 
In 2004, Ford Credit updated its behavior scorecards that predict the probability that an account will default by incorporating current credit bureau information. As a normal part of Ford Credit’s process, the models are updated at least annually, most recently in March 2009. This combination of new technology and collection strategies has allowed Ford Credit to improve collection efficiency and effectiveness. Consistent with its servicing practices, Ford Credit has modified its collection efforts and increased its collection activities in response to the macroeconomic conditions contributing to the increase in delinquencies since 2007.
 
For more information about Ford Credit’s servicing policies and procedures, you should read “The Sponsor and Servicer — Servicing and Collections” in the prospectus.
 
Ratings of the Servicer
 
As of the date of this prospectus supplement, Ford Credit’s senior unsecured debt ratings are:
 
                 
   
S&P
 
Fitch
       
 
Short-term debt ratings
  NR   C        
Long-term debt ratings
  CCC+   B–        
Outlook
  Negative   Negative        
 
The rating agencies have lowered Ford Credit’s debt ratings several times over the past few years and may further downgrade Ford Credit at any time.
 
Based on Ford Credit’s short-term debt ratings, as servicer it will be required to remit collections on the receivables to the trust’s collection account within two business days of applying collections to the obligor’s account.
 
For more information, you should read “Servicing the Receivables and the Securitization Transaction — Remittance of Collections” in the prospectus.


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THE RECEIVABLES
 
On the closing date, Ford Credit will sell the receivables to the depositor and the depositor will sell the receivables to the trust effective as of the cutoff date. The trust will pledge the receivables to the indenture trustee to secure the notes.
 
Criteria for Selecting the Receivables
 
The receivables were randomly selected by Ford Credit from its U.S. portfolio of retail installment sale contracts that meet the selection criteria. The selection criteria include that, as of the cutoff date, each receivable:
 
  •  is a simple interest receivable with level monthly payments and an original term of not greater than 72 months,
 
  •  is not more than 30 days delinquent (Ford Credit considers a receivable delinquent if more than $49.99 of a scheduled payment is overdue),
 
  •  has not been extended or rewritten, and
 
  •  is not subject to a bankruptcy proceeding.
 
Ford Credit has changed its selection criteria for securitization transactions over time to accommodate new financing products, increased vehicle pricing and changes in securitization market practices. In June of 2002, Ford Credit expanded its selection criteria to allow 0.00% APR contracts (previously 0.01%). In June of 2005, Ford Credit changed its selection criteria to include receivables where no first payment has been applied (but the first payment is due within 30 days of the cutoff date), and with a current principal balance of not greater than $100,000, instead of $50,000. Ford Credit’s portfolio of retail installment sale contracts available for this securitization program changes over time as a result of changes in Ford Credit’s origination and purchasing policies, Ford-sponsored marketing incentive programs and Ford Credit’s sales of receivables in securitization and other funding transactions and programs, some of which use different selection criteria than this program.


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Composition of the Receivables
 
The pool of receivables had the following characteristics on the cutoff date. The percentages in the charts below may not sum to 100.00% due to rounding.
 
         
Number of Receivables
    114,709  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 2,308,504,668.66  
Principal Balance:
       
Average
  $ 20,124.88  
Highest
  $ 99,933.21  
Lowest
  $ 250.16  
Original Amount Financed:
       
Average
  $ 23,340.24  
Highest
  $ 160,055.00  
Lowest
  $ 1,126.03  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR):
       
Weighted average(1)
    5.81 %
Highest
    29.99 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
Original Term:
       
Weighted average(1)
    62.3 months  
Original term greater than 60 months (by principal balance)
    42.95 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    12 months  
Remaining Term:
       
Weighted average(1)
    57.4 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months (by principal balance)
    39.36 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(2)
    2.54 years  
Origination:
       
Earliest origination date
    May 21, 2003  
Latest scheduled maturity date
    April 30, 2015  
Financed Vehicle — New:
       
Aggregate principal balance
  $ 1,832,485,787.97  
Percentage of initial pool balance
    79.38 %
Financed Vehicle — Used:
       
Aggregate principal balance
  $ 476,018,880.69  
Percentage of initial pool balance
    20.62 %
Financed Vehicle — Car:
       
Aggregate principal balance
  $ 711,895,377.97  
Percentage of initial pool balance
    30.84 %
Financed Vehicle — Light Truck:
       
Aggregate principal balance
  $ 1,596,609,290.69  
Percentage of initial pool balance
    69.16 %
Credit Score:
       
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(3) at origination
    709  
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(3) at origination for original term greater than 60 months
    698  
(1)  Weighted averages are weighted by the principal balance of each receivable on the cutoff date.
 
(2)  The weighted average life of the receivables is calculated by (a) multiplying the scheduled principal payments by the number of months from the cutoff date, (b) adding the results, (c) dividing the sum by 12 and (d) dividing the result by the initial pool balance, and based on the assumption that payments are due on the first day of the month, all receivables pay as scheduled, starting one month from the cutoff date, with no delays, defaults or prepayments.
 
(3)  This weighted average excludes receivables representing 11.32% of the initial pool balance that have obligors (a) that are not individuals and that use financed vehicles for commercial purposes, or (b) who are individuals with minimal or no recent credit history. For a description of FICO® scores, you should read “The Sponsor and Servicer – Origination, Purchasing and Underwriting” in the prospectus. There can be no assurance that FICO® scores will be an accurate predictor of the likelihood of repayment of the related receivable or that any obligor’s credit score would not be lower if obtained as of the cutoff date.


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Distribution by Make and Model of the Receivables
 
The following chart shows the distribution of the receivables by make and model. The chart shows all models representing greater than 1.00% of initial pool balance on the cutoff date.
 
                             
                    Percentage of
 
        Number of
    Aggregate
    Initial Pool
 
Make
 
Model
  Receivables     Principal Balance     Balance  
 
Ford
  F-150     20,989     $ 432,449,463.53       18.73 %
Ford
  Escape     9,299       193,681,272.66       8.39  
Ford
  Fusion     9,162       189,395,046.70       8.20  
Ford
  Edge     5,956       168,586,914.75       7.30  
Ford
  Focus     11,332       144,118,367.93       6.24  
Ford
  Mustang     5,448       119,904,307.58       5.19  
Ford
  F-250     4,331       118,440,681.89       5.13  
Ford
  Explorer     5,586       98,654,765.59       4.27  
Ford
  Expedition     3,328       86,579,062.87       3.75  
Ford
  F-350     2,596       72,552,852.77       3.14  
Ford
  Flex     1,515       50,123,652.66       2.17  
Ford
  Ranger     2,932       40,669,564.89       1.76  
Mercury
  Mariner     1,791       38,283,378.08       1.66  
Lincoln
  MKX     1,224       37,825,219.92       1.64  
Mazda
  Mazda 3     2,781       34,904,628.61       1.51  
Ford
  Taurus     2,485       34,702,400.56       1.50  
Mercury
  Milan     1,628       32,949,781.41       1.43  
Lincoln
  Navigator     903       29,123,865.03       1.26  
Ford
  E-350     1,176       25,111,085.57       1.09  
Lincoln
  MKS     676       23,673,960.12       1.03  
Other
        19,571       336,774,395.54       14.59  
                             
Total
        114,709     $ 2,308,504,668.66       100.00 %
                             
 
Geographic Distribution of the Receivables
 
The receivables generally are from all 50 U.S. states and the District of Columbia, based on the billing addresses of the obligors. The following chart shows the states with concentrations greater than 3.00% of the initial pool balance on the cutoff date.
 
                         
                Percentage of
 
    Number of
    Aggregate
    Initial Pool
 
State
 
Receivables
   
Principal Balance
   
Balance
 
 
California
    11,918     $ 247,950,117.73       10.74 %
Texas
    10,127       223,998,826.01       9.70  
Florida
    7,767       158,235,811.36       6.85  
Michigan
    7,419       143,690,111.14       6.22  
Illinois
    5,451       105,020,517.29       4.55  
New York
    5,151       104,077,699.83       4.51  
Ohio
    4,962       94,132,609.55       4.08  
Pennsylvania
    5,235       93,842,036.65       4.07  
Georgia
    3,727       78,556,193.01       3.40  
New Jersey
    3,740       73,896,236.24       3.20  
Other
    49,212       985,104,509.85       42.67  
                         
Total
    114,709     $ 2,308,504,668.66       100.00 %
                         


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Distribution by FICO® Score of the Receivables
 
The following chart shows the distribution of the receivables by FICO® score at their origination dates.
 
                         
                Percentage of
 
    Number of
    Aggregate
    Initial Pool
 
FICO® Score(1) Range
 
Receivables
   
Principal Balance
   
Balance
 
 
Greater than 749
    37,439     $ 696,501,851.04       30.17 %
700 – 749
    18,852       384,580,067.91       16.66  
650 – 699
    22,053       466,994,194.26       20.23  
600 – 649
    14,957       314,119,286.24       13.61  
250 – 599
    9,148       185,078,078.74       8.02  
Commercial(2)
    10,530       237,896,311.00       10.31  
No FICO® score(3)
    1,730       23,334,879.47       1.01  
                         
Total
    114,709     $ 2,308,504,668.66       100.00 %
                         
(1)  For a description of FICO® scores, you should read “The Sponsor and Servicer – Origination, Purchasing and Underwriting” in the prospectus. There can be no assurance that FICO® scores will be an accurate predictor of the likelihood of repayment of the related receivable or that any obligor’s credit score would not be lower if obtained as of the cutoff date.
 
(2)  This represents receivables with obligors that are not individuals and that use financed vehicles for commercial purposes. For a description of commercial accounts, you should read “The Sponsor and Servicer – Commercial Accounts” in the prospectus.
 
(3)  This represents receivables with obligors who are individuals with minimal or no recent credit history.
 
Distribution by APR of the Receivables
 
The following chart shows the distribution of the APRs on the receivables on the cutoff date.
 
                         
                Percentage of
 
    Number of
    Aggregate
    Initial Pool
 
APR Range
 
Receivables
   
Principal Balance
   
Balance
 
 
0.00 – 0.99%
    21,326     $ 517,086,267.96       22.40 %
1.00 – 1.99
    10,054       273,779,606.72       11.86  
2.00 – 2.99
    3,675       72,869,837.99       3.16  
3.00 – 3.99
    5,597       111,876,413.68       4.85  
4.00 – 4.99
    6,677       125,695,155.71       5.44  
5.00 – 5.99
    5,975       105,251,861.90       4.56  
6.00 – 6.99
    8,488       154,084,114.85       6.67  
7.00 – 7.99
    7,925       136,838,945.03       5.93  
8.00 – 8.99
    11,451       214,167,723.89       9.28  
9.00 – 9.99
    9,574       187,939,058.81       8.14  
10.00 – 10.99
    7,652       150,584,762.40       6.52  
11.00 – 11.99
    4,384       81,372,391.27       3.52  
12.00 – 12.99
    3,546       60,194,930.58       2.61  
13.00 – 13.99
    2,087       31,751,610.86       1.38  
14.00 – 14.99
    1,592       23,110,214.77       1.00  
15.00 – 15.99
    1,296       18,105,775.52       0.78  
16.00 – 16.99
    796       10,410,870.19       0.45  
17.00 – 17.99
    679       8,794,165.10       0.38  
18.00 – 18.99
    712       10,194,335.20       0.44  
19.00 – 19.99
    337       4,501,893.31       0.20  
20.00 – 24.99
    805       9,053,930.97       0.39  
25.00 – 29.99
    81       840,801.95       0.04  
                         
Total
    114,709     $ 2,308,504,668.66       100.00 %
                         


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MATURITY AND PREPAYMENT CONSIDERATIONS
 
General
 
The final scheduled payment date for each class of notes is listed on the cover of this prospectus supplement. Ford Credit calculated these dates (a) for the Class A-1 notes, by selecting the latest payment date falling within the 397-day period following the date of pricing of such notes, and (b) for the offered notes, by assuming all receivables pay as scheduled with no delays, defaults or prepayments and adding three months to the calculated date. Ford Credit expects that the final payment of each class of notes will occur before its final scheduled payment date. The final payment of any class of notes could occur significantly earlier (or could occur later) than such class’s final scheduled payment date because the rate of payment of principal of each class of notes depends primarily on the rate of payment (including prepayment) by the obligors on the receivables.
 
Higher than anticipated rates of prepayment and defaults on the receivables will cause principal to be paid to the noteholders faster than expected. You will bear the risk of not being able to reinvest any principal repaid to you faster than expected at a rate of return that is equal to or greater than the rate of return on your notes. In the case of notes purchased at a discount, noteholders should consider the risk that a slower than anticipated rate of prepayments on the receivables could result in an actual rate of return that is less than the anticipated rate of return.
 
In addition, higher rates of prepayments and defaults on high APR receivables will reduce the amount of interest collected on the receivables and result in lower excess spread on subsequent payment dates.
 
Weighted Average Life of the Notes
 
Prepayments on the receivables can be measured relative to a prepayment standard or model. This securitization transaction uses the Absolute Prepayment Model commonly referred to as “ABS,” which uses an assumed rate of prepayment each month relative to the original number of receivables in a pool. ABS assumes that all receivables are the same size and maturity and amortize at the same rate and that in each month each receivable will be paid as scheduled or be prepaid in full. For example, in a pool of receivables originally containing 10,000 receivables, a 1% ABS rate means that 100 receivables prepay in full each month. ABS is not a historical description of prepayment experience or a prediction of the anticipated rate of prepayment of any pool of assets. Ford Credit structured this securitization transaction assuming the receivables would prepay at a 1.3% ABS rate.
 
The ABS tables below were prepared by (a) classifying the pool of receivables that will be sold to the trust into sub-pools based on APR, original term, and age, (b) determining a level monthly payment for each of the sub-pools that fully amortizes the pool by the end of its remaining term to maturity, assuming that each monthly payment is made on the last day of each month and each month has 30 days, and (c) making the following assumptions:
 
  •  each sub-pool prepays at the specified constant monthly ABS rate, and otherwise pays as scheduled with no delays, defaults or repurchases,
 
  •  payments on the notes are made on the 15th of each month, and
 
  •  the servicer exercises its clean up call option on the first payment date that the option is available.


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The sub-pools used in this analysis are shown in the table below.
 
                                 
          Weighted
    Weighted Average
    Weighted Average
 
    Aggregate
    Average
    Original Term
    Remaining Term
 
Pool
 
Principal Balance
   
APR
   
(In Months)
   
(In Months)
 
 
1
  $ 108,148,084.07       4.522 %     34       34  
2
    17,988,335.29       15.439       34       33  
3
    15,502,361.41       3.050       35       27  
4
    859,380.67       15.051       34       27  
5
    32,502,887.21       3.150       35       23  
6
    1,217,646.17       15.525       34       23  
7
    76,808,521.03       6.593       48       47  
8
    25,907,780.33       14.551       48       47  
9
    9,139,031.42       6.339       48       40  
10
    1,239,747.68       15.623       48       40  
11
    31,865,929.26       4.792       48       34  
12
    2,089,173.43       15.060       47       35  
13
    556,160,316.18       5.190       60       59  
14
    81,941,364.98       14.162       60       59  
15
    58,026,563.06       5.741       60       52  
16
    5,275,097.94       15.028       60       52  
17
    282,226,515.04       3.792       60       44  
18
    10,107,781.09       14.847       60       44  
19
    637,265,174.71       4.584       72       71  
20
    77,753,484.99       13.149       72       71  
21
    63,134,240.18       6.170       72       64  
22
    6,000,345.35       13.849       72       64  
23
    196,093,610.72       5.387       72       54  
24
    11,251,296.45       14.032       72       57  
                                 
Total
  $ 2,308,504,668.66                          
                                 
 
The results shown in the ABS tables should approximate the results that would be obtained if the analysis had been based on similar assumptions using the actual pool of receivables that will be sold to the trust, rather than on sub-pools. The actual characteristics and performance of the receivables will differ from the assumptions used in constructing the ABS tables. The ABS tables only give a general sense of how each class of notes may amortize at different assumed ABS rates with other assumptions held constant. It is unlikely that the receivables will prepay at a constant ABS rate until maturity or that all of the hypothetical pools of receivables will prepay at the same ABS rate. The diverse terms of the receivables within each hypothetical pool could produce slower or faster principal payments than indicated in the ABS tables. Any difference between those assumptions and the actual characteristics and performance of the receivables, or actual prepayment experience, will affect the weighted average life and period during which principal is paid on each class of notes.


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Percent of Initial Note Principal Amount at Various ABS Rates(1)
 
                                                                                                 
    Class A-1     Class A-2  
Payment Date
 
0.00%
   
0.50%
   
1.00%
   
1.30%
   
1.50%
   
1.80%
   
0.00%
   
0.50%
   
1.00%
   
1.30%
   
1.50%
   
1.80%
 
 
Closing Date
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
July 15, 2009
    84.05       79.96       75.61       72.85       70.94       67.93       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
August 15, 2009
    76.33       70.31       63.91       59.85       57.03       52.61       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
September 15, 2009
    68.60       60.72       52.36       47.04       43.36       37.58       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
October 15, 2009
    60.85       51.20       40.95       34.44       29.93       22.85       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
November 15, 2009
    53.09       41.74       29.69       22.04       16.73       8.41       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
December 15, 2009
    45.32       32.35       18.58       9.84       3.78       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
January 15, 2010
    37.54       23.03       7.62       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       85.65  
February 15, 2010
    29.75       13.77       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       98.34       86.11       66.94  
March 15, 2010
    21.94       4.58       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       82.78       69.47       48.60  
April 15, 2010
    14.12       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       88.11       67.45       53.13       30.36  
May 15, 2010
    6.29       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       74.42       52.35       36.83       12.52  
June 15, 2010
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       97.75       60.89       37.25       20.82       0.00  
July 15, 2010
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       86.32       47.36       22.41       5.12       0.00  
August 15, 2010
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       74.91       33.92       7.81       0.00       0.00  
September 15, 2010
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       63.53       20.64       0.00       0.00       0.00  
October 15, 2010
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       93.56       52.01       7.53       0.00       0.00       0.00  
November 15, 2010
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       83.58       40.49       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
December 15, 2010
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       73.50       29.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
January 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       63.24       17.55       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
February 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       52.79       6.13       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
March 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       42.23       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
April 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       31.58       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
May 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       21.27       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
June 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       10.86       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
July 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.35       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
August 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
September 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
October 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
November 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
December 15, 2011
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
January 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
February 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
March 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
April 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
May 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
June 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
July 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
August 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
September 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
October 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
November 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
December 15, 2012
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
January 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
February 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
March 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
April 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
May 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
June 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
July 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
August 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
September 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
October 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
November 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
December 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
January 15, 2014
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
Weighted Average Life to Call (years)(2)
    0.51       0.41       0.34       0.31       0.28       0.26       1.74       1.41       1.13       0.99       0.91       0.80  
Weighted Average Life to Maturity (years)(2)
    0.51       0.41       0.34       0.31       0.28       0.26       1.74       1.41       1.13       0.99       0.91       0.80  
(1)  The numbers in this table, other than the weighted average life to maturity, were calculated based on the assumption that the servicer will exercise its clean up call option on the first payment date that the option is available.
 
(2)  The weighted average life of a note is calculated by (a) multiplying the amount of each principal payment on a note by the number of years from the date of the issuance of the note to the related payment date, (b) adding the results and (c) dividing the sum by the initial principal amount of the note.
 
The ABS Tables were prepared based on the assumptions described above, including the assumptions regarding the characteristics and performance of the receivables that will differ from the actual characteristics and performance of the receivables. You should be sure you understand these assumptions when reading the ABS Tables.


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Percent of Initial Note Principal Amount at Various ABS Rates(1)
 
                                                                                                 
    Class A-3     Class A-4  
Payment Date
 
0.00%
   
0.50%
   
1.00%
   
1.30%
   
1.50%
   
1.80%
   
0.00%
   
0.50%
   
1.00%
   
1.30%
   
1.50%
   
1.80%
 
 
Closing Date
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
July 15, 2009
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
August 15, 2009
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
September 15, 2009
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
October 15, 2009
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
November 15, 2009
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
December 15, 2009
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
January 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
February 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
March 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
April 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
May 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
June 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       97.75       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
July 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       89.98       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
August 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       95.31       82.38       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
September 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       100.00       97.02       88.43       74.98       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
October 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       100.00       90.59       81.69       67.76       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
November 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       97.53       84.27       75.10       60.74       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
December 15, 2010
    100.00       100.00       91.70       78.08       68.65       53.90       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
January 15, 2011
    100.00       100.00       85.95       72.00       62.35       47.26       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
February 15, 2011
    100.00       100.00       80.28       66.05       56.20       40.81       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
March 15, 2011
    100.00       97.60       74.69       60.21       50.20       34.56       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
April 15, 2011
    100.00       92.41       69.17       54.50       44.35       28.50       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
May 15, 2011
    100.00       87.42       63.89       49.04       38.77       22.73       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
June 15, 2011
    100.00       82.44       58.68       43.69       33.33       17.16       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
July 15, 2011
    100.00       77.48       53.55       38.47       28.04       11.77       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
August 15, 2011
    95.32       72.53       48.50       33.36       22.90       6.58       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
September 15, 2011
    90.51       67.67       43.59       28.42       17.95       1.62       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00  
October 15, 2011
    85.66       62.82       38.76       23.61       13.15       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       91.82  
November 15, 2011
    80.77       57.98       34.00       18.91       8.50       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       79.93  
December 15, 2011
    75.83       53.17       29.33       14.34       4.01       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       68.55  
January 15, 2012
    70.84       48.36       24.74       9.89       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       99.12       57.69  
February 15, 2012
    65.81       43.57       20.23       5.57       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       88.21       47.35  
March 15, 2012
    60.82       38.88       15.86       1.41       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       77.82       37.62  
April 15, 2012
    56.37       34.68       11.95       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       94.01       68.51       28.90  
May 15, 2012
    51.89       30.50       8.11       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       84.63       59.57       20.65  
June 15, 2012
    47.37       26.34       4.35       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       75.55       50.98       0.00  
July 15, 2012
    42.80       22.19       0.66       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       100.00       66.76       42.76       0.00  
August 15, 2012
    38.19       18.05       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       92.33       58.26       34.91       0.00  
September 15, 2012
    33.54       13.93       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       83.14       50.07       27.43       0.00  
October 15, 2012
    28.89       9.86       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       74.20       42.22       20.35       0.00  
November 15, 2012
    24.19       5.80       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       65.47       34.68       0.00       0.00  
December 15, 2012
    19.45       1.75       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       100.00       56.93       27.44       0.00       0.00  
January 15, 2013
    14.67       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       94.08       48.60       0.00       0.00       0.00  
February 15, 2013
    10.81       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       85.54       41.64       0.00       0.00       0.00  
March 15, 2013
    6.91       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       77.02       34.82       0.00       0.00       0.00  
April 15, 2013
    2.97       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       100.00       68.52       28.16       0.00       0.00       0.00  
May 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       98.27       60.72       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
June 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       88.73       52.95       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
July 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       79.08       45.19       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
August 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       69.35       37.46       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
September 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       59.52       29.76       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
October 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       50.08       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
November 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       40.56       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
December 15, 2013
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       32.39       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
January 15, 2014
    0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00       0.00  
Weighted Average Life to Call (years)(2)
    3.02       2.64       2.23       1.99       1.84       1.63       4.36       4.06       3.62       3.29       3.07       2.71  
Weighted Average Life to Maturity (years)(2)
    3.02       2.64       2.23       1.99       1.84       1.63       4.40       4.10       3.67       3.33       3.09       2.73  
(1)  The numbers in this table, other than the weighted average life to maturity, were calculated based on the assumption that the servicer will exercise its clean up call option on the first payment date that the option is available.
 
(2)  The weighted average life of a note is calculated by (a) multiplying the amount of each principal payment on a note by the number of years from the date of the issuance of the note to the related payment date, (b) adding the results and (c) dividing the sum by the initial principal amount of the note.
 
The ABS Tables were prepared based on the assumptions described above, including the assumptions regarding the characteristics and performance of the receivables that will differ from the actual characteristics and performance of the receivables. You should be sure you understand these assumptions when reading the ABS Tables.


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DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
 
The trust will issue the notes under an indenture between the trust and the indenture trustee. The following summary is not a complete description of all the provisions of the notes or the indenture. For more information about the notes and the indenture, you should read “Description of the Notes” in the prospectus and the form of indenture that is included as an exhibit to the registration statement filed with the SEC that includes the prospectus.
 
Available Funds
 
Payments on the notes will be made from “Available Funds,” which for any payment date generally will be equal to collections on the receivables for the preceding collection period, amounts paid to the trust by the depositor or Ford Credit to repurchase ineligible receivables or by the servicer to purchase servicer impaired receivables or receivables modified by the servicer for the preceding month and amounts withdrawn from the reserve account. For each payment date, the preceding “collection period” is the month preceding such payment date (or the preceding two months for the first payment date). For each collection period, “collections” generally will consist of (a) all principal and interest collected on the receivables and applied by the servicer during the period, (b) all amounts received under physical damage, credit life and disability insurance policies on the financed vehicles or obligors, (c) rebates of cancelled extended warranty protection plans, insurance policies and similar products, (d) net auction proceeds from the sale of repossessed vehicles and other amounts received on defaulted accounts, and (e) net recoveries on charged off accounts.
 
The following chart shows the sources of Available Funds for each payment date. Available Funds, including amounts withdrawn from the reserve account to cover shortfalls, are the only funds that will be used to make payments to the noteholders on each payment date.
 
(GRAPH)
 
Payments of Interest
 
Interest will accrue on the notes at the per annum interest rate for each class specified on the cover of this prospectus supplement and will be due and payable to the noteholders on each payment date. The trust will make interest payments on each payment date to the noteholders of record on the day before the payment date.


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Interest on the Class A-1 notes will accrue on an “actual/360” basis from the preceding payment date (or from the closing date, for the first period) to the following payment date. Interest on all other classes of notes will accrue on a “30/360” basis from the 15th day of the preceding month to the 15th day of the current month (or from the closing date to July 15, 2009, for the first period).
 
All interest that is due but not paid on any payment date will be due on the next payment date, together with interest on such unpaid amount at the applicable interest rate to the extent lawful. Failure to pay interest that is due on the notes that continues for five days will be an Event of Default.
 
The trust will make interest payments on the notes on each payment date from Available Funds. If the amount of Available Funds, including the amount withdrawn from the reserve account, is insufficient to pay all interest due on any notes on any payment date, each holder of notes will receive its pro rata share of the amount that is available.
 
For a more detailed description of the priority of payments made from Available Funds on each payment date, you should read “— Priority of Payments” in this prospectus supplement.
 
Payments of Principal
 
The trust will make principal payments on the notes on each payment date in the amounts described below. Principal payments will be made sequentially to each class in order of seniority, starting with the Class A-1 notes. The trust will not make principal payments on any class of notes until the principal amounts of all more senior classes are paid in full. The principal amount of each class of notes is expected to be repaid by that class’s final scheduled payment date. If the principal amount of any class of notes is not repaid in full by its final scheduled payment date an Event of Default will occur and the principal amount of all classes of notes may be declared immediately due and payable.
 
The Class A-1 notes benefit from a “turbo” feature that will apply all Available Funds remaining after payment of the senior fees and expenses of the indenture trustee, the owner trustee and the trust, the servicing fee, the interest on the notes and any required deposits to the reserve account, including the portion of such remaining Available Funds that constitutes excess spread, to pay principal of the Class A-1 notes until paid in full. After the Class A-1 notes have been paid in full, Available Funds remaining after payment of such amounts are applied to pay principal of the other notes until the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount is reached before any funds will be distributed to the holder of the residual interest.
 
After the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount is reached, principal generally will be paid on the notes on each payment date in an amount equal to the excess of (a) the principal amount of the notes as of the end of the preceding payment date over (b) the excess of the pool balance as of the last day of the preceding month over the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount for the current payment date. In other words, principal will be paid on the notes on each payment date in an amount equal to the decrease in the pool balance for the preceding month less the decrease in the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount for the current payment date. All Available Funds, including collections of interest on the receivables, will be used to make these principal payments.
 
Unless a Priority Principal Payment is required, principal will be paid to noteholders on each payment date only after all interest due on the notes is paid in full and all required deposits to the reserve fund are made. A Priority Principal Payment is required when the Adjusted Pool Balance is less than the principal amount of the notes. A Priority Principal Payment will be made on the notes before required deposits to the reserve fund are made until the principal amount of the notes has been paid down to the Adjusted Pool Balance. A Priority Principal Payment is also required when any class of notes is not paid in full before its final scheduled payment date.
 
The “Priority Principal Payment” is an amount equal to the excess of the principal amount of the notes as of the end of the preceding payment date over the Adjusted Pool Balance, except that on and after the final scheduled payment date for each class of notes, this amount will be the principal amount of that class of notes until paid in full.


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The Regular Principal Payment includes the “turbo” feature described above that pays the Class A-1 notes in full and then pays principal on the notes to the extent required to reach the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount before any funds are distributed to the holder of the residual interest. The “Regular Principal Payment” is equal to:
 
  •  the greater of (a) the principal amount of the Class A-1 notes as of the end of the preceding payment date and (b) the excess of the principal amount of the notes over an amount equal to the pool balance minus the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount, minus
 
  •  any Priority Principal Payment.
 
Until the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount is reached, the amount of the Regular Principal Payment will be limited by the remaining Available Funds after all senior ranking payments are made.
 
Priority of Payments
 
General Rule.  On each payment date, the servicer will instruct the indenture trustee to apply Available Funds from the preceding collection period to make payments and deposits in the order of priority listed below. This priority will apply unless the notes are accelerated after an Event of Default (and, if the Event of Default relates to a breach of the trust’s representations or covenants, the receivables are sold) (unless otherwise indicated below, pro rata based on the respective amounts due):
 
  (1)  to the indenture trustee and the owner trustee all amounts due, including indemnities, and to or at the direction of the trust, any expenses incurred in accordance with the transaction documents, in each case, to the extent not paid by the depositor or administrator, up to a maximum of $150,000 per year,
 
  (2)  to the servicer, any servicing fees due,
 
  (3)  to the noteholders, interest due on the notes, pro rata based on the principal amount of the notes as of the end of the preceding payment date,
 
  (4)  to the noteholders, sequentially by class, in each case until paid in full, principal in an amount equal to the Priority Principal Payment, if any,
 
  (5)  to the reserve account, the amount, if any, required to replenish the reserve account to its original balance,
 
  (6)  to the noteholders, sequentially by class, in each case until paid in full, principal in an amount equal to the Regular Principal Payment,
 
  (7)  to the indenture trustee and the owner trustee and to or at the direction of the trust, all amounts due but not paid pursuant to item (1), and
 
  (8)  to the holder of the residual interest in the trust, any remaining Available Funds.
 
If Available Funds on any payment date are insufficient to cover all amounts payable under items (1) through (4) (including to pay any class in full on its final scheduled payment date), the servicer will direct the indenture trustee to withdraw the amount of the shortfall from the reserve account to the extent available and use it to pay items (1) through (4) (including to pay any class in full on its final scheduled payment date).


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The following chart shows how payments from Available Funds are made on each payment date. This priority will apply unless the notes are accelerated after an Event of Default (and, if the Event of Default relates to a breach of the trust’s representations or covenants, the receivables are sold).
 
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Post-Acceleration Priority of Payments.  If the notes are accelerated after an Event of Default (and, if the Event of Default relates to a breach of the trust’s representations or covenants, the receivables are sold), the servicer will instruct the indenture trustee to make the following payments from Available Funds and all amounts on deposit in the reserve account, in the following order of priority (unless otherwise indicated below, pro rata based on the respective amounts due):
 
  (1)  to the indenture trustee and the owner trustee, all amounts due, and to or at the direction of the trust any expenses incurred in accordance with the transaction documents,
 
  (2)  to the servicer, all unpaid servicing fees,
 
  (3)  to the noteholders, interest due on the notes, pro rata based on the principal amount of the notes as of the end of the preceding payment date,
 
  (4)  to the noteholders, sequentially by class, principal of the notes until paid in full, and
 
  (5)  to the holder of the residual interest in the trust, any remaining amounts.
 
For a more detailed description of Events of Default and your rights following Events of Default, you should read “Description of the Notes — Events of Default and Remedies” in the prospectus.
 
Residual Interest; Issuance of Additional Securities
 
The depositor will hold the residual interest in the trust initially and will be entitled to any amounts not needed on any payment date to make required payments on the notes, pay the fees and expenses of the trust or make deposits into the reserve account.
 
The depositor may exchange all or a portion of its residual interest for additional notes or certificates issued by the trust if certain conditions are satisfied. The depositor may register those additional securities and sell them publicly or may sell them in a private placement. Because any additional securities will be subordinated to the notes and paid only from amounts otherwise payable to the depositor, no approval of the noteholders will be required and no notice of the issuance will be provided to the noteholders.
 
For a more detailed description of the issuance of additional securities and the conditions to an additional issuance, you should read “Description of the Notes — Residual Interest; Issuance of Additional Securities” in the prospectus.
 
Optional Redemption or “Clean Up Call” Option
 
The servicer will have a “clean up call” option to purchase the receivables from the trust on any payment date that the pool balance as of the end of the related collection period is 10% or less of the initial pool balance. The servicer will notify the indenture trustee, the owner trustee and the rating agencies at least ten days before the payment date on which the option is exercised. The servicer will exercise the option by depositing the purchase price for the receivables into the collection account generally on the payment date on which the option is exercised, and the trust will transfer the receivables to the servicer. The indenture trustee will notify the noteholders of the redemption and provide instructions for surrender of the notes for final payment of interest and principal on the notes. The servicer may exercise its clean up call option only if the purchase price for the receivables plus the collections in the collection account in the final collection period will be sufficient to pay in full the notes and all fees and expenses of the trust. The purchase price paid by the servicer for the receivables will be the remaining principal balance of the receivables.
 
CREDIT ENHANCEMENT
 
This securitization transaction is structured to provide credit enhancement that increases the likelihood that the trust will make timely payment of interest and principal on the notes and decrease the likelihood that losses on the receivables will impair the trust’s ability to do so. The amount of credit enhancement will be limited and there can be no assurance it will be sufficient in all circumstances. The noteholders will have no recourse to the depositor or the servicer as a source of payment.


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Reserve Account
 
The depositor will establish the reserve account with the indenture trustee for the benefit of the noteholders. On the closing date, the depositor will make a deposit into the reserve account from the net proceeds from the sale of the notes equal to $23,085,046.69, which is 1.00% of the initial pool balance.
 
If, on any payment date, collections on the receivables and amounts, if any, paid by the depositor or the servicer to purchase any receivables are insufficient to pay specified fees and expenses of the indenture trustee and owner trustee, the servicing fee, interest payments and any Priority Principal Payment on the notes, the servicer will direct the indenture trustee to withdraw amounts in the reserve account to cover the shortfalls. In addition, if any class of notes is not paid in full on its final scheduled payment date, the servicer will direct the indenture trustee to withdraw the amount required to the extent available. It is not expected that any withdrawals from the reserve account will be required. If the amount in the reserve account is less than this shortfall, payments due on the notes could be delayed. Depletion of the reserve account ultimately could result in losses on the notes.
 
If a withdrawal from the reserve account is made on any payment date, the trust will deposit Available Funds into the reserve account on future payment dates after making all senior ranking payments until the reserve account is replenished to its initial level.
 
Upon payment of the notes in full, the trust will withdraw any funds remaining in the reserve account and distribute them to the holder of the residual interest. Investment earnings on amounts in the reserve account will be paid to the servicer on each payment date as described under “Servicing the Receivables and the Securitization Transaction — Servicing Fees” in the prospectus and will not be available to the trust.
 
For a more detailed description of how monies in the reserve account may be invested, you should read “Servicing the Receivables and the Securitization Transaction — Trust Bank Accounts” in the prospectus.
 
Overcollateralization
 
Overcollateralization is the amount by which the pool balance exceeds the principal amount of the notes. The initial amount of overcollateralization will be $373,204,668.66, or 16.17% of the initial pool balance. Overcollateralization may also be expressed as a percentage of the Adjusted Pool Balance, in order to identify the overcollateralization exclusive of the Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount. On an Adjusted Pool Balance basis, the initial amount of overcollateralization for the notes will be 5.00% of the Adjusted Pool Balance. Overcollateralization expressed as a percentage of initial pool balance will vary among the depositor’s securitization transactions as a result of changes in interest rates on the notes, the APRs of the underlying receivables and the specified rate used to determine the yield supplement overcollateralization amount. Overcollateralization expressed as a percentage of initial Adjusted Pool Balance, however, is expected to stay the same. The principal amount of the notes represents 83.83% of the initial pool balance and 95.00% of the initial Adjusted Pool Balance.
 
This securitization transaction is structured to use all Available Funds remaining after payments in respect of the senior fees and expenses of the trust, the interest on the notes, any Priority Principal Payment and any required deposits to the reserve account, including the portion of such remaining Available Funds that constitutes excess spread, to make principal payments on the notes until the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount is reached.
 
The “Targeted Overcollateralization Amount” for each payment date will be equal to the sum of:
 
  •  the Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount, plus
 
  •  the excess, if any, of (a) 1.50% of the current pool balance over (b) 1.00% of the initial pool balance (the amount required to be deposited in the reserve account), plus
 
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Thus, the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount will generally adjust each month based on (a) decreases in the pool balance due to actual payments (including prepayments) of principal made on the receivables and losses on charged off receivables, and (b) the scheduled decrease in the Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount for that month.
 
To increase the amount of overcollateralization on any payment date and reach the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount, the trust must make principal payments on the notes in an amount greater than the decline in the pool balance for the preceding month. The use of excess spread to make Regular Principal Payments and Priority Principal Payments is expected to increase overcollateralization as a percentage of the principal amount of the notes. The notes receiving principal payments will experience the greatest increase in overcollateralization. When the actual amount of overcollateralization is less than the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount, principal payments will be made to the noteholders from Available Funds until the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount is reached.
 
When the pool balance has decreased to the point where 1.50% of the current pool balance is equal to or less than 1.00% of the initial pool balance, the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount will be equal to the sum of the Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount plus the Fixed Overcollateralization Amount. Therefore, after that point, the principal payable on the notes on each payment date will be equal to the decrease in the pool balance for the preceding month less the scheduled decrease in the Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount for the current payment date.
 
Because the pool of receivables includes a substantial number of low APR receivables, the pool could generate less collections of interest than the sum of the senior fees and expenses of the trust, the interest payments on the notes and any required deposits to the reserve account if the low APR receivables are not adequately offset by high APR receivables in the pool. The Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount for each payment date approximates the present value of the amount by which future payments on receivables with APRs below a specified rate are less than future payments would be on such receivables if their APRs were equal to the specified rate. The specified rate is set by the depositor at a level that will result in an amount of excess spread sufficient to obtain the required ratings on the notes, and will at least equal the highest interest rate on the notes plus the servicing fee. The inclusion of the Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount in the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount and thus in the Regular Principal Payment has the effect of supplementing interest collections for low APR receivables with principal collections.
 
The “Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount” for the closing date and any payment date is equal to the sum of the excess, if any, for each receivable of (a) the present value of all future payments due on the receivable discounted at the APR of the receivable over (b) the present value of all future payments due on the receivable discounted at a specified rate of 11.25%. For purposes of this calculation, future payments on each receivable are assumed to be equal monthly payments made over the remaining scheduled term regardless of any prepayments prior to the cutoff date and without any delays, defaults or prepayments. The Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount is calculated as of the cutoff date for all future payment dates and will not be recalculated to give effect to delays, defaults or prepayments. Thus, if a low APR receivable prepays, the related portion of the Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount will continue to provide credit enhancement for the notes and yield enhancement for other low APR receivables as a component of the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount.


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The Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount for the closing date and each payment date will be:
 
         
Closing Date
  $ 271,308,694.99  
July 2009
    254,460,037.89  
August 2009
    246,233,162.92  
September 2009
    238,138,616.31  
October 2009
    230,176,603.97  
November 2009
    222,347,450.36  
December 2009
    214,650,883.12  
January 2010
    207,086,744.77  
February 2010
    199,655,444.09  
March 2010
    192,357,907.39  
April 2010
    185,195,341.46  
May 2010
    178,169,015.90  
June 2010
    171,279,849.77  
July 2010
    164,528,831.73  
August 2010
    157,917,023.99  
September 2010
    151,445,264.90  
October 2010
    145,114,181.00  
November 2010
    138,923,760.65  
December 2010
    132,873,739.32  
January 2011
    126,963,539.56  
February 2011
    121,193,891.95  
March 2011
    115,566,272.40  
April 2011
    110,082,086.22  
May 2011
    104,742,782.86  
June 2011
    99,549,413.68  
July 2011
    94,502,669.47  
August 2011
    89,602,200.42  
September 2011
    84,846,802.70  
October 2011
    80,234,921.34  
November 2011
    75,763,579.47  
December 2011
    71,433,552.42  
January 2012
    67,245,537.65  
February 2012
    63,200,574.16  
March 2012
    59,299,660.00  
April 2012
    55,543,117.86  
May 2012
    51,931,581.90  
June 2012
    48,461,124.34  
July 2012
    45,123,341.85  
August 2012
    41,918,203.07  
September 2012
    38,845,458.94  
October 2012
    35,905,249.52  
November 2012
    33,096,616.40  
December 2012
    30,417,708.43  
January 2013
    27,868,065.03  
February 2013
    25,447,924.22  
March 2013
    23,158,469.56  
April 2013
    21,000,632.36  
May 2013
    18,975,355.78  
June 2013
    17,080,870.90  
July 2013
    15,314,577.56  
August 2013
    13,669,268.20  
September 2013
    12,137,091.24  
October 2013
    10,713,152.86  
November 2013
    9,393,466.82  
December 2013
    8,178,316.32  
January 2014
    7,067,780.79  
February 2014
    6,062,475.79  
March 2014
    5,163,107.92  
April 2014
    4,369,398.87  
May 2014
    3,680,350.87  
June 2014
    3,078,908.28  
July 2014
    2,537,679.03  
August 2014
    2,053,625.18  
September 2014
    1,624,200.71  
October 2014
    1,247,427.71  
November 2014
    920,234.74  
December 2014
    642,485.24  
January 2015
    414,115.50  
February 2015
    235,625.22  
March 2015
    107,413.89  
April 2015
    29,346.12  
 
 
 
 
Excess Spread
 
For any payment date, excess spread is equal to the excess of (a) the sum of the interest collections and principal collections equal to the decline in the yield supplement overcollateralization amount from the preceding payment date (or closing date, as applicable), over (b) the sum of the senior fees and expenses of the trust, the interest on the notes and any required deposits to the reserve account. Any excess spread will be applied on each payment date, as a component of Available Funds, to make principal payments on the Class A-1 notes until paid in full and then to make principal payments on the most senior class of notes to the extent necessary to reach the targeted overcollateralization amount.
 
In general, using excess spread to pay principal on the notes (a) provides a source of funds to absorb losses on the receivables and (b) to the extent the amount of excess spread is greater than the amount of any such losses, causes the principal of the notes to be paid more rapidly than the principal of the receivables, which increases the overcollateralization as described under “Description of the Notes — Payments of Principal” in this prospectus supplement.


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TRANSACTION FEES AND EXPENSES
 
The following table shows the amount or formula for the fees payable to the indenture trustee, the owner trustee and the servicer. On each payment date the servicer will instruct the indenture trustee to make the payments below to the indenture trustee and the owner trustee to the extent these fees have not been paid by the depositor or the administrator and to the servicer, from Available Funds in the order and priority described under “Description of the Notes — Priority of Payments” in this prospectus supplement. These fees will not change during the term of this securitization transaction. The fees to the indenture trustee and owner trustee may be paid monthly, annually or on another schedule as agreed by the administrator and the indenture trustee or owner trustee.
 
     
Fee
 
Monthly Amount
 
Indenture trustee fee
  1/12 of $7,500
Owner trustee fee
  1/12 of $3,500
Servicing fee
  1/12 of 1.00% of the
pool balance
 
The indenture trustee fee is paid to the indenture trustee for performance of the indenture trustee’s duties under the indenture. The owner trustee fee is paid to the owner trustee for performance of the owner trustee’s duties under the trust agreement. The trust will pay and reimburse the indenture trustee and the owner trustee for its fees and reasonable out of pocket expenses incurred under the indenture and the trust agreement, respectively, each to the extent not paid by the depositor or the administrator. The trust also will pay any indemnities owed to the indenture trustee or owner trustee to the extent not paid by the depositor or the administrator. For information regarding indemnities applicable to the indenture trustee and the owner trustee you should read “The Indenture Trustee” and “The Owner Trustee” in the prospectus. The servicing fee is paid to the servicer for the servicing of the receivables under the sale and servicing agreement. The servicer will be responsible for its own expenses under the servicing agreement except that the servicer may net from collections the costs and expenses of the repossession and disposition of financed vehicles and external costs of collection on charged off accounts.
 
MONTHLY INVESTOR REPORTS
 
On or about the 10th day of each month before the payment date, the servicer will prepare and deliver a monthly investor report to the owner trustee, the indenture trustee, the depositor and, if requested, the rating agencies. Each monthly investor report will contain information about payments to be made on the notes on the payment date, the performance of the receivables during the preceding collection period and the status of any credit enhancement. An officer of the servicer will certify the accuracy of the information in each monthly investor report. For so long as the trust is required to file reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the servicer will file the monthly investor reports with the SEC on Form 10-D within 15 days after each payment date. The servicer will post each monthly investor report on its website located at www.fordcredit.com/institutionalinvestments/index.jhtml. The monthly investor report will contain the following information for each payment date:
 
  •  collections on the receivables allocated by interest and principal,
 
  •  fees and expenses payable to the indenture trustee, the owner trustee and the trust,
 
  •  servicing fee payable to the servicer,
 
  •  amount of interest and principal payable and paid on each class of notes, in each case expressed as an aggregate amount and per $1,000 of principal amount,
 
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  •  the principal amount of each class of notes at the beginning of the period and the end of the period and the note factors needed to compute the principal amount of each class of notes, in each case giving effect to all payments to be made on the payment date,
 
  •  the balance of the reserve account and the amount of any withdrawals from or deposits to the reserve account to be made on the payment date,
 
  •  information on the performance of the receivables for the preceding collection period, including the pool balance, collections and the aggregate amount paid by Ford Credit or the depositor to repurchase ineligible receivables, servicer impaired receivables or receivables modified by the servicer, the number of receivables remaining in the pool and the pool factor,
 
  •  delinquency, repossession and credit loss information on the receivables for the preceding collection period,
 
  •  the Targeted Overcollateralization Amount and the Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount for the payment date, and
 
  •  the amount of Available Funds released to the holder of the residual interest.
 
If any required payments are past due and unpaid, the monthly investor report will indicate any changes to the amount unpaid. The servicer will use the monthly investor report to instruct the indenture trustee on payments to be made to the noteholders on each payment date. The indenture trustee will have no obligation to verify calculations made by the servicer.
 
ANNUAL COMPLIANCE REPORTS
 
The servicer will prepare a number of reports, statements or certificates for the trust. No later than 90 days after the end of the calendar year (or April 30 if the trust is no longer reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934), the servicer will provide to the depositor, the owner trustee, the indenture trustee and the rating agencies:
 
  •  Compliance Certificate:  a certificate stating that the servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under the sale and servicing agreement in all material respects throughout the preceding calendar year or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying the nature and status of each failure,
 
  •  Assessment of Compliance:  a report on an assessment of compliance with the minimum servicing criteria regarding general servicing, cash collection and administration, investor remittances and reporting and pool asset administration during the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance identified by the servicer, and
 
  •  Attestation Report:  a report by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the assessment made by the servicer of compliance with the minimum servicing criteria described above, which must be made in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
 
For so long as the trust is required to report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the servicer will file the compliance certificate, the assessment report and the attestation report with the SEC as exhibits to the trust’s annual report on Form 10-K within 90 days after the end of the calendar year. A copy of any item may be obtained by any noteholder by request to the indenture trustee.


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TRANSFERS OF THE RECEIVABLES
 
Representations of Ford Credit and the Depositor About the Receivables
 
Ford Credit will make representations about the receivables to the depositor. Generally, these representations relate to legal standards for origination and transfer of the receivables, terms of the contracts, and the security interest in the receivables. Ford Credit also will represent that the receivables satisfy the criteria described under “The Receivables — Criteria for the Selection of the Receivables” in this prospectus supplement and that the data relating to the characteristics of the receivables described under “The Receivables — Composition of the Receivables” in this prospectus supplement are true and correct in all material respects.
 
In addition, Ford Credit will represent that:
 
  •  it did not use selection procedures believed to be adverse to the noteholders in selecting the receivables from Ford Credit’s portfolio of receivables that meet the selection criteria,
 
  •  the receivables are enforceable payment obligations of the obligors and no obligor has asserted any right of rescission, setoff or defenses against the receivable,
 
  •  immediately before the sale of the receivables to the depositor, Ford Credit had good title to each receivable, free and clear of any liens not permitted by the transaction documents,
 
  •  it has a first priority perfected security interest or has commenced procedures that will result in the perfection of a first priority security interest in the related financed vehicles in favor of Ford Credit, and
 
  •  the receivables were originated and serviced in compliance with applicable federal, state and local laws in all material respects.
 
The depositor will make similar representations to the trust. The depositor also will represent that the trust will own the receivables free and clear of any liens not permitted by the transaction documents and have a perfected security interest in the receivables following the transfer of the receivables by the depositor to the trust.
 
Obligation to Repurchase Ineligible Receivables Upon Breach
 
If any of the representations made by Ford Credit about a receivable was untrue when made, the affected receivable was an “ineligible receivable” that was not eligible to be sold to the depositor or the trust. If Ford Credit has actual knowledge, or receives notice from the indenture trustee, that any representation made by Ford Credit was untrue when made and the breach has a material adverse effect on any receivable, Ford Credit will be allowed to cure the breach. If Ford Credit fails to cure the breach in all material respects by the end of the second month following the month it learns of the breach, it must repurchase the ineligible receivable. As of the last day of the cure period or at Ford Credit’s option, earlier, Ford Credit will pay the repurchase amount for the ineligible receivable on or before the payment date related to the collection period as of which the repurchase occurs. The repurchase amount for any ineligible receivable will be the remaining principal balance of the receivable plus 30 days of interest at the applicable APR.
 
The depositor will be subject to the same repurchase requirement if any of its representations about the receivables was untrue when made and the breach has a material adverse effect on any receivable.
 
Ford Credit and the depositor will be deemed to have actual knowledge of a breach if a designated employee of Ford or Ford Credit who is responsible for the securitization transaction, or a “responsible person,” learns of the breach. Ford Credit and the depositor will designate to the indenture trustee its responsible persons for this purpose. You may obtain a list of responsible persons by request to the indenture trustee or the depositor.


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These repurchase obligations for ineligible receivables will be the sole remedy of the trust, the indenture trustee and the noteholders for any losses resulting from a breach of the representations of Ford Credit or the depositor. None of the indenture trustee, the owner trustee, the servicer or the depositor will have any duty to conduct an affirmative investigation as to whether any receivable may be an ineligible receivable.
 
AFFILIATIONS AND CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS
 
Ford Credit is the sponsor of this securitization transaction, the original purchaser of the receivables originated by motor vehicle dealers that are being securitized and the servicer of the receivables. As the sponsor, Ford Credit has caused the depositor to be formed for purposes of participating in securitization transactions. Ford Credit is the sole member of the depositor. Ford Credit has caused the depositor to form the trust that is the issuing entity for this securitization transaction. The depositor initially will be the sole beneficiary of the trust and the holder of the residual interest in the trust.
 
In the ordinary course of business from time to time, Ford Credit and its affiliates have business relationships and agreements with affiliates of the owner trustee and the indenture trustee, including commercial banking and corporate trust services, committed credit facilities, underwriting agreements, hedging agreements, and investment and financial advisory services, all on arm’s length terms and conditions.
 
TAX MATTERS
 
At the time the notes are issued, Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP will deliver its opinion that, under current law and subject to the discussion below, for federal income tax purposes:
 
  •  the trust will not be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation and as long as the trust has only one owner for federal income tax purposes, the trust will not be treated as an entity separate from its owner, and
 
  •  the notes will be treated as debt.
 
Opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS. If the IRS were to argue successfully that a class of notes should instead be treated as a class of equity in the trust, the holders of the class of recharacterized notes would be treated for federal income tax purposes as partners in a partnership, or potentially even as shareholders in an entity treated as a corporation. Treatment of a noteholder as a partner or shareholder could have adverse tax consequences to some noteholders. For example, income to foreign persons generally would be subject to federal income tax. In the case of noteholders treated as partners, there would be federal income tax return filing and withholding requirements, individual noteholders might be subject to some limitations on their ability to deduct their share of partnership expenses, and income to some tax-exempt noteholders (including pension trusts) would be taxable as “unrelated business taxable income.” Purchasers of notes should read “Tax Matters” in the prospectus and consult their tax advisors about the federal income tax treatment of the notes.


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ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
 
Employee benefit plans that are subject to Title I of ERISA and Section 4975 of the tax code generally may purchase the offered notes. Although no assurance can be given, the notes are expected to be treated as “debt” and not as “equity interests” for purposes of the Plan Assets Regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Labor because the notes:
 
  •  are expected to be treated as indebtedness for federal income tax purposes, and
 
  •  should not be deemed to have any “substantial equity features.”
 
Any Plan that purchases and holds notes will be deemed to have represented that its purchase and holding of the notes does not and will not constitute, nor give rise to, a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the tax code due to the applicability of a statutory or administrative exemption from the prohibited transaction rules. Any employee benefit plan subject to laws or regulations materially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the tax code that purchases and holds notes will be deemed to represent that its purchase and holding of the notes does not and will not constitute or result in a violation of such similar laws or regulations.
 
For a description of the treatment of the notes under ERISA, you should read “ERISA Considerations” in the prospectus.
 
UNDERWRITING
 
The depositor and the underwriters named below have entered into an underwriting agreement for the notes offered by this prospectus supplement. Subject to certain conditions, each underwriter has agreed to purchase the principal amount of the offered notes indicated in the following table:
 
                         
    Class A-2
    Class A-3
    Class A-4
 
Underwriters
 
Notes
   
Notes
   
Notes
 
Barclays Capital Inc. 
  $ 48,716,000     $ 106,716,000     $ 41,045,000  
BNP Paribas Securities Corp. 
    48,716,000       106,716,000       41,045,000  
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. 
    48,716,000       106,716,000       41,045,000  
HSBC Securities (USA) Inc. 
    48,716,000       106,716,000       41,045,000  
Calyon Securities (USA) Inc. 
    48,712,000       106,712,000       41,040,000  
RBC Capital Markets Corporation 
    48,712,000       106,712,000       41,040,000  
Scotia Capital (USA) Inc. 
    48,712,000       106,712,000       41,040,000  
                         
Total
  $ 341,000,000     $ 747,000,000     $ 287,300,000  
                         
 
The underwriters will resell the offered notes to the public. The selling concessions that the underwriters may allow to certain dealers, and the discounts that those dealers may reallow to other dealers, expressed as a percentage of the initial principal amount of each class of notes and as an aggregate dollar amount, are as follows:
 
                 
    Selling Concessions
    Reallowances not
 
   
not to exceed
   
to exceed
 
Class A-2 notes
    0.150%       0.100%  
Class A-3 notes
    0.195%       0.130%  
Class A-4 notes
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Each class of notes is a new issue of securities with no established trading market. The depositor has been advised by the underwriters that they intend to make a market in the classes of the offered notes purchased by them but they are not obligated to do so and may discontinue market-making at any time without notice. No assurance can be given about the liquidity of the trading market for the notes.
 
In the ordinary course of their respective businesses, the underwriters and their respective affiliates have engaged and may engage in various financial advisory, investment banking and commercial banking transactions with the sponsor, the depositor, the servicer and their affiliates.
 
All classes of notes must be issued and purchased (or retained by the depositor) for any offered notes to be issued and purchased by the underwriters.
 
Upon request by an investor who has received an electronic prospectus and prospectus supplement from an underwriter within the period during which there is an obligation to deliver a prospectus and prospectus supplement, the underwriter will promptly deliver, without charge, a paper copy of the prospectus and this prospectus supplement.
 
LEGAL OPINIONS
 
Dewey & LeBoeuf LLP will review or provide opinions on legal matters relating to the notes and certain federal income tax and other matters for the trust, the depositor and the servicer. McKee Nelson LLP will review or provide opinions on legal matters relating to the notes and other matters for the underwriters. McKee Nelson LLP has from time to time represented Ford Credit and its affiliates in connection with other matters.


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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS IN THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
 
         
ABS
    S-29  
Adjusted Pool Balance
    S-4  
APR
    S-10  
Available Funds
    S-33  
clean up call
    S-6  
closing date
    S-6  
collection period
    S-33  
collections
    S-33  
cutoff date
    S-6  
Fixed Overcollateralization Amount
    S-39  
FRBNY
    S-7  
indenture trustee
    S-18  
ineligible receivable
    S-43  
initial pool balance
    S-8  
offered notes
    S-6  
owner trustee
    S-18  
payment dates
    S-6  
Priority Principal Payment
    S-34  
rating agencies
    S-7  
receivables
    S-6  
Regular Principal Payment
    S-35  
responsible person
    S-43  
TALF
    S-7  
Targeted Overcollateralization Amount
    S-39  
turbo
    S-34  
Yield Supplement Overcollateralization Amount
    S-39  


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Annex A
 

 
STATIC POOL INFORMATION — PRIOR SECURITIZED POOLS
 
Footnotes:
 
(1) Weighted averages are weighted by the principal balance of each receivable on the cutoff date.
 
(2) Percentage of initial pool balance.
 
(3) The weighted average life of the receivables is calculated by (a) multiplying the scheduled principal payments by the number of months from the cutoff date, (b) adding the results, (c) dividing the sum by 12 and (d) dividing the result by the initial pool balance, and based on the assumption that all payments are due on the first day of the month, all receivables pay as scheduled, starting one month from the cutoff date, with no delays, defaults or prepayments.
 
(4) This weighted average excludes receivables with obligors (a) that are not individuals and that use financed vehicles for commercial purposes, and (b) who are individuals with minimal or no recent credit history. There can be no assurance that FICO® scores will be an accurate predictor of the likelihood of repayment of the related receivable.
 
(5) End-of-Period Pool Balance is the aggregate principal balance of the receivables in the securitization transaction at the end of the collection period, after giving effect to all payments received from obligors, liquidation proceeds, purchase amounts to be remitted by the servicer or seller, and all realized losses.
 
(6) Cumulative Net Losses are the aggregate principal balance of all receivables that are determined to be uncollectible less any liquidation proceeds and other recoveries. Net Losses include all external costs associated with repossession and disposition of the vehicle and with continued collection efforts after charge off.
 
(7) Prepayments are the aggregate principal balance of all receivables prepaid in full during the collection period.
 
(8) The period of delinquency is the number of days that more than $49.99 of a scheduled payment is past due, excluding, since January 1, 2003, bankrupt accounts. The dollar amounts represent the aggregate outstanding principal balances of the delinquent accounts as of the end of the period.
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2002-A
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    January 16, 2002  
Cutoff Date
    January 1, 2002  
Number of Receivables
    367,333  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 5,999,999,848  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 16,334  
Highest
  $ 49,989  
Lowest
  $ 250  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 20,021  
Highest
  $ 100,000  
Lowest
  $ 500  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    6.92 %
Highest
    29.99 %
Lowest
    0.01 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    2.03 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    57.5 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    9.13 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    6 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    50.5 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    5.89 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.26 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    76.65 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    29.90 %
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    39.90 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    689  
 
(1)(2)(3)(4)(9)  See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Jan-02     $ 5,815,776,583     $ 101,912     $ 53,799,103     $ 43,603,719     $ 282,721     $     $ 14,577  
  2       Feb-02       5,645,391,230       524,593       47,557,859       46,049,969       5,662,295       104,082       28,984  
  3       Mar-02       5,464,128,145       1,270,524       51,893,774       46,449,357       5,888,238       1,886,727       28,969  
  4       Apr-02       5,273,918,307       2,801,846       60,344,899       43,130,096       6,145,405       2,008,555       1,085,866  
  5       May-02       5,091,052,747       4,928,257       56,861,290       49,528,454       6,718,173       2,495,554       1,382,405  
  6       Jun-02       4,924,944,712       7,464,820       50,549,018       63,558,290       8,941,358       2,618,115       2,035,578  
  7       Jul-02       4,735,122,376       10,202,361       63,390,684       59,579,031       10,225,648       3,428,476       2,793,493  
  8       Aug-02       4,555,790,138       13,535,876       63,973,878       60,717,133       10,545,373       3,998,374       3,242,472  
  9       Sep-02       4,382,213,682       16,937,822       60,592,645       65,786,729       11,632,807       3,649,744       4,046,470  
  10       Oct-02       4,208,996,866       21,967,991       58,889,715       59,727,975       10,788,460       3,992,314       3,659,071  
  11       Nov-02       4,055,340,874       27,047,867       49,323,988       67,267,532       10,975,118       4,084,444       4,174,232  
  12       Dec-02       3,895,565,087       31,647,027       52,084,626       75,670,420       12,424,212       4,207,354       4,261,082  
  13       Jan-03       3,733,654,037       36,221,691       55,989,055       73,074,206       13,076,837       3,489,863       4,628,254  
  14       Feb-03       3,583,332,067       40,905,496       49,563,830       58,591,264       10,879,700       3,697,162       4,615,183  
  15       Mar-03       3,415,711,877       45,527,048       59,455,577       63,872,025       9,287,231       3,129,751       5,143,635  
  16       Apr-03       3,259,480,630       49,233,924       58,660,464       57,782,657       10,493,588       3,112,773       4,668,986  
  17       May-03       3,107,045,838       53,466,690       56,253,178       62,983,278       9,925,095       2,954,667       4,452,731  
  18       Jun-03       2,950,492,869       57,305,199       61,353,296       61,618,089       10,552,085       3,022,807       4,529,259  
  19       Jul-03       2,797,419,815       61,064,492       61,568,809       62,359,831       10,153,290       2,901,651       4,587,743  
  20       Aug-03       2,658,112,582       64,918,751       55,680,481       62,601,839       9,891,177       2,934,195       4,512,838  
  21       Sep-03       2,513,168,742       69,437,723       56,933,470       55,879,825       9,792,915       2,886,157       4,408,929  
  22       Oct-03       2,375,421,896       73,322,306       52,344,881       50,611,461       7,372,454       2,777,390       4,277,972  
  23       Nov-03       2,263,523,712       77,284,604       38,204,272       51,608,726       7,588,966       2,111,979       4,573,051  
  24       Dec-03       2,140,976,805       81,650,695       40,433,015       56,099,173       7,726,913       2,342,608       4,303,141  
  25       Jan-04       2,025,230,562       85,281,124       39,860,537       49,542,646       7,621,284       2,037,419       4,296,669  
  26       Feb-04       1,918,637,659       88,550,785       35,592,682       41,161,450       5,313,619       1,946,382       4,013,354  
  27       Mar-04       1,791,580,342       91,866,866       45,931,607       36,390,436       4,562,445       1,436,493       3,774,083  
  28       Apr-04       1,683,124,223       94,238,729       39,708,934       34,723,991       4,503,915       1,453,731       3,283,766  
  29       May-04       1,584,655,199       96,122,313       36,126,009       35,224,869       4,778,040       1,524,993       3,132,966  
  30       Jun-04       1,477,740,345       98,122,949       39,362,584       37,417,833       5,355,920       1,482,940       3,243,469  
  31       Jul-04       1,378,633,969       100,184,983       37,131,311       38,111,552       4,884,941       1,441,799       3,056,740  
  32       Aug-04       1,282,674,514       102,285,572       35,359,861       35,489,775       4,530,633       1,378,146       2,932,091  
  33       Sep-04       1,194,982,509       104,250,916       31,080,439       33,421,709       4,296,344       1,486,256       2,912,015  
  34       Oct-04       1,112,875,683       106,098,022       28,820,732       30,022,687       4,169,604       1,258,531       3,002,123  
  35       Nov-04       1,035,400,692       107,841,675       24,105,346       31,479,407       4,375,998       1,427,160       3,021,099  
  36       Dec-04       960,021,452       109,852,100       22,453,865       31,280,278       3,476,732       1,040,942       2,998,166  
  37       Jan-05       888,679,353       111,576,822       20,971,886       26,596,588       3,296,822       917,093       3,108,383  
  38       Feb-05       823,188,437       112,749,600       17,957,259       20,331,405       2,356,534       913,818       3,051,896  
  39       Mar-05       751,593,743       113,868,086       21,833,526       22,115,993       2,144,596       597,048       2,725,793  
  40       Apr-05       690,338,442       114,405,963       18,492,242       19,736,078       2,486,549       571,308       2,789,811  
  41       May-05       629,814,560       115,269,751       17,317,951       21,142,577       2,407,024       701,828       2,795,985  
  42       Jun-05       572,692,316       115,815,359       17,003,782       18,864,540       2,596,895       658,715       3,028,017  
Final Payment Date: July 15, 2005
                                       
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2002-B
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    March 27, 2002  
Cutoff Date
    March 1, 2002  
Number of Receivables
    219,404  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 3,649,997,983  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 16,636  
Highest
  $ 49,939  
Lowest
  $ 251  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 20,101  
Highest
  $ 97,535  
Lowest
  $ 621  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    7.07 %
Highest
    29.99 %
Lowest
    0.01 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    2.04 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    57.9 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    8.82 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    6 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    50.9 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    5.75 %
Longest
    71 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.28 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    74.40 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    29.51 %
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    40.51 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    686  
 
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          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Mar-02     $ 3,539,950,966     $ 63,689     $ 32,301,929     $ 25,838,311     $ 88,891     $     $ 5,180  
  2       Apr-02       3,427,540,442       268,211       35,350,258       23,217,456       3,118,037              
  3       May-02       3,318,330,476       874,159       33,824,399       28,996,600       3,166,901       1,185,834        
  4       Jun-02       3,219,244,745       1,750,424       30,122,918       35,485,050       4,149,147       1,112,878       605,267  
  5       Jul-02       3,103,921,372       3,206,311       38,618,694       35,753,990       5,424,776       1,995,699       1,029,431  
  6       Aug-02       2,996,008,565       4,882,834       37,694,232       35,858,610       6,166,092       2,414,491       1,715,101  
  7       Sep-02       2,891,731,264       6,620,104       35,345,680       39,024,747       6,209,082       2,493,204       2,276,612  
  8       Oct-02       2,786,633,609       9,251,251       35,670,342       38,917,963       5,307,337       2,401,578       2,513,800  
  9       Nov-02       2,691,517,623       11,997,250       31,261,977       43,445,469       6,749,617       2,045,354       2,870,109  
  10       Dec-02       2,594,093,353       14,805,845       30,673,758       51,394,008       7,669,785       2,665,079       2,520,433  
  11       Jan-03       2,491,443,136       17,748,239       36,651,252       47,165,118       8,508,461       2,428,220       2,710,842  
  12       Feb-03       2,396,415,665       20,318,262       32,187,915       39,745,095       7,008,992       2,261,630       2,710,093  
  13       Mar-03       2,290,930,445       23,471,397       36,986,779       40,824,623       6,418,414       2,130,557       2,666,244  
  14       Apr-03       2,189,554,562       26,210,611       39,566,310       39,098,932       6,838,718       1,764,550       2,913,716  
  15       May-03       2,093,827,970       28,840,596       35,739,440       42,462,563       6,589,131       1,961,529       2,736,014  
  16       Jun-03       1,995,262,292       31,332,750       38,372,683       40,514,043       8,453,132       1,998,409       2,734,148  
  17       Jul-03       1,897,797,490       33,740,781       39,187,493       41,989,425       7,604,318       2,455,867       2,688,986  
  18       Aug-03       1,807,510,419       36,266,990       36,197,862       40,729,466       6,736,127       2,154,902       2,840,044  
  19       Sep-03       1,715,703,297       38,963,586       35,563,848       37,512,318       6,041,289       2,319,378       2,977,229  
  20       Oct-03       1,627,575,230       41,759,819       33,116,241       36,025,796       5,333,365       1,632,221       3,116,199  
  21       Nov-03       1,554,635,665       44,061,232       25,623,102       35,718,046       5,108,956       1,933,395       3,328,259  
  22       Dec-03       1,474,289,220       47,112,985       27,436,260       39,391,900       5,708,617       1,670,281       3,071,071  
  23       Jan-04       1,398,662,361       49,717,000       25,747,469       33,801,503       5,176,110       1,452,927       2,905,134  
  24       Feb-04       1,327,187,939       52,248,148       24,733,224       27,001,240       3,581,192       1,402,257       2,752,162  
  25       Mar-04       1,243,749,664       54,409,489       31,242,591       25,206,320       3,163,394       927,948       2,595,789  
  26       Apr-04       1,171,443,453       56,191,427       27,361,740       22,511,366       3,113,422       998,615       2,462,140  
  27       May-04       1,107,281,941       57,480,374       23,378,246       22,970,685       3,610,196       778,731       2,285,213  
  28       Jun-04       1,034,886,192       58,863,690       27,855,089       24,046,478       3,297,885       985,272       2,306,749  
  29       Jul-04       967,989,539       60,404,135       26,080,124       25,523,080       3,113,950       1,038,236       2,140,196  
  30       Aug-04       904,192,243       61,964,161       23,581,173       23,355,394       3,110,184       767,314       2,191,697  
  31       Sep-04       845,353,370       63,282,152       21,260,714       22,573,432       2,752,690       979,679       2,014,166  
  32       Oct-04       790,061,719       64,652,838       20,057,275       20,317,768       2,583,071       927,034       1,804,428  
  33       Nov-04       737,131,358       66,061,960       16,915,304       22,053,500       2,639,724       898,746       1,794,317  
  34       Dec-04       684,503,127       67,547,492       16,918,716       21,712,668       2,375,387       759,519       1,794,731  
  35       Jan-05       636,741,453       68,827,649       14,124,161       17,252,012       2,512,489       762,414       1,938,307  
  36       Feb-05       591,195,990       69,699,302       13,642,014       13,794,704       1,795,315       777,104       1,812,093  
  37       Mar-05       542,179,855       70,511,048       15,391,789       14,290,447       1,254,942       581,156       1,959,577  
  38       Apr-05       500,432,436       70,992,441       12,992,463       13,416,383       1,616,145       406,778       2,006,471  
  39       May-05       459,408,802       71,408,743       11,911,663       14,663,990       1,506,488       491,889       2,048,753  
  40       Jun-05       420,084,979       71,940,853       11,922,639       13,416,530       1,586,567       494,068       2,122,583  
  41       Jul-05       383,176,910       72,361,582       11,677,936       13,078,941       1,817,619       560,558       2,237,982  
  42       Aug-05       344,657,694       72,932,449       11,934,828       12,941,778       1,575,849       507,401       2,487,837  
                                         
Final Payment Date: September 15, 2005
                                       
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2002-C
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    June 26, 2002  
Cutoff Date
    June 1, 2002  
Number of Receivables
    122,838  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 2,119,999,957  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 17,259  
Highest
  $ 49,944  
Lowest
  $ 252  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 20,932  
Highest
  $ 85,649  
Lowest
  $ 950  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) 
       
Weighted average(1)
    5.17 %
Highest
    29.99 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    1.49 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    53.9 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    6.25 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    7 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    46.7 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    4.09 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.07 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    80.75 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    32.27 %
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    40.03 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    697  
 
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          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Jun-02     $ 2,057,159,878     $ 21,817     $ 13,753,960     $ 11,960,684     $ 68,225     $ 37,390     $  
  2       Jul-02       1,988,069,844       79,602       16,158,983       12,508,612       1,673,817             37,390  
  3       Aug-02       1,921,757,926       420,763       17,304,899       14,022,534       1,927,511       487,532       37,390  
  4       Sep-02       1,855,683,769       868,575       16,564,120       15,212,470       2,043,070       762,898       250,156  
  5       Oct-02       1,788,807,667       1,766,342       16,739,968       14,216,714       1,985,343       852,343       463,098  
  6       Nov-02       1,729,206,274       2,587,159       13,981,279       16,737,163       2,596,321       863,914       731,501  
  7       Dec-02       1,664,932,856       3,864,774       15,341,983       20,915,752       2,849,882       1,146,389       828,713  
  8       Jan-03       1,600,438,807       4,911,717       19,016,872       18,269,638       3,103,380       900,105       967,335  
  9       Feb-03       1,539,157,241       6,051,546       17,123,451       16,894,775       2,763,951       1,036,661       955,661  
  10       Mar-03       1,471,914,540       7,083,021       19,971,205       17,376,902       2,785,586       639,528       1,223,388  
  11       Apr-03       1,407,876,589       8,235,999       20,551,870       17,264,915       3,151,653       827,657       1,009,373  
  12       May-03       1,344,930,768       9,474,067       19,539,414       18,390,442       2,766,965       986,075       1,066,559  
  13       Jun-03       1,281,076,106       10,576,192       20,581,861       17,954,857       3,356,548       979,687       1,296,687  
  14       Jul-03       1,218,295,751       11,537,692       21,265,503       18,298,246       2,874,806       1,187,658       1,355,903  
  15       Aug-03       1,159,693,671       12,727,851       19,863,457       17,566,911       3,208,228       845,796       1,638,955  
  16       Sep-03       1,097,706,598       14,063,888       20,841,369       16,745,293       2,504,551       1,087,569       1,486,410  
  17       Oct-03       1,038,120,665       15,395,607       19,115,662       15,297,134       2,261,928       517,048       1,671,729  
  18       Nov-03       987,814,747       16,496,202       15,354,380       15,968,276       2,334,557       874,937       1,401,802  
  19       Dec-03       932,581,047       17,764,192       16,133,301       18,057,142       2,572,846       717,231       1,517,137  
  20       Jan-04       880,930,984       18,920,324       14,908,717       14,918,870       2,373,227       802,203       1,432,448  
  21       Feb-04       832,563,385       20,162,653       14,040,225       12,774,595       1,612,272       712,486       1,475,093  
  22       Mar-04       776,352,923       21,188,487       17,348,056       11,353,266       1,393,551       382,236       1,337,501  
  23       Apr-04       726,957,954       22,116,829       15,481,235       11,147,021       1,487,530       449,150       1,104,455  
  24       May-04       682,026,833       22,723,536       13,743,069       11,823,969       1,544,541       482,720       957,034  
  25       Jun-04       633,084,144       23,433,467       14,969,558       12,922,106       1,490,026       515,255       1,065,454  
  26       Jul-04       588,511,716       24,074,008       13,640,571       12,973,932       1,514,289       511,857       1,154,559  
  27       Aug-04       544,414,971       24,937,861       13,312,517       11,992,314       1,436,453       520,748       1,172,227  
  28       Sep-04       503,185,633       25,665,780       12,543,457       10,762,445       1,476,522       569,032       1,058,164  
  29       Oct-04       464,120,464       26,440,679       12,099,683       10,852,614       1,349,957       526,961       1,134,394  
  30       Nov-04       428,300,110       27,105,262       10,201,054       10,983,353       1,338,637       575,270       1,157,973  
  31       Dec-04       395,714,976       27,854,478       9,152,899       10,360,566       1,260,426       292,853       1,100,976  
  32       Jan-05       366,299,726       28,333,375       9,022,306       8,958,514       1,097,806       454,227       1,073,969  
  33       Feb-05       340,570,642       28,831,616       7,380,608       7,282,047       709,002       352,949       1,119,985  
  34       Mar-05       313,566,280       29,212,065       8,490,107       7,021,977       647,345       290,716       1,027,498  
  35       Apr-05       291,029,034       29,500,082       7,025,360       6,372,283       865,167       199,644       1,090,781  
  36       May-05       268,833,904       29,898,979       6,661,667       7,453,345       841,369       231,255       1,112,781  
  37       Jun-05       247,284,693       30,235,202       7,040,678       6,967,621       852,917       364,235       1,128,608  
  38       Jul-05       227,213,193       30,496,468       6,616,604       7,154,243       923,222       211,065       1,240,757  
  39       Aug-05       206,257,789       30,858,870       6,826,463       6,765,689       968,846       218,805       1,305,808  
                                         
Final Payment Date: September 15, 2005
                                       
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2002-D
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    August 29, 2002  
Cutoff Date
    August 1, 2002  
Number of Receivables
    184,733  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 3,157,996,400  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 17,095  
Highest
  $ 49,990  
Lowest
  $ 252  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 20,836  
Highest
  $ 79,929  
Lowest
  $ 777  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) 
       
Weighted average(1)
    5.46 %
Highest
    29.99 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    1.60 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    54.4 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    6.31 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    9 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    46.7 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    4.17 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.08 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    79.44 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    31.59 %
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    40.75 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    694  
 
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          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Aug-02     $ 3,054,360,509     $ 46,851     $ 27,334,379     $ 16,929,822     $ 115,304     $     $  
  2       Sep-02       2,955,406,806       176,823       24,690,028       20,519,112       2,398,254       33,374        
  3       Oct-02       2,856,184,802       508,228       25,157,955       19,869,980       2,216,638       803,376       16,087  
  4       Nov-02       2,765,253,663       1,407,902       22,490,673       24,316,999       3,283,718       1,002,656       423,305  
  5       Dec-02       2,669,390,284       2,882,290       22,082,078       31,245,141       3,364,053       1,061,795       551,912  
  6       Jan-03       2,572,225,435       4,164,279       27,995,499       30,539,802       4,915,131       983,685       924,561  
  7       Feb-03       2,480,477,559       5,552,795       25,031,720       27,024,151       4,380,425       1,272,859       1,071,877  
  8       Mar-03       2,378,046,931       7,305,433       30,137,929       28,791,076       4,096,352       1,279,818       1,306,318  
  9       Apr-03       2,281,484,510       8,970,227       29,891,080       26,481,135       4,259,346       1,135,298       1,367,365  
  10       May-03       2,185,828,238       10,906,954       29,349,401       30,592,030       3,941,209       1,384,250       1,588,417  
  11       Jun-03       2,088,975,508       12,582,135       30,988,384       29,426,131       5,825,603       1,356,608       1,773,335  
  12       Jul-03       1,992,063,849       14,036,854       32,808,369       30,933,617       5,025,639       1,641,395       1,906,001  
  13       Aug-03       1,901,459,616       16,044,250       30,575,897       30,032,335       4,626,523       1,308,729       2,101,621  
  14       Sep-03       1,804,486,416       17,980,274       33,678,358       27,771,185       4,610,440       1,725,880       2,178,640  
  15       Oct-03       1,711,622,230       20,065,792       30,544,538       26,144,425       3,703,217       1,165,750       2,437,805  
  16       Nov-03       1,633,672,325       21,738,943       23,873,611       28,101,679       3,914,295       1,118,661       2,580,952  
  17       Dec-03       1,549,337,212       23,839,463       23,992,534       31,258,550       4,177,931       1,145,988       2,326,392  
  18       Jan-04       1,467,353,813       25,914,651       24,766,206       25,761,817       3,992,954       1,441,772       2,111,221  
  19       Feb-04       1,392,064,672       28,139,364       21,360,485       22,883,825       2,755,344       901,903       2,280,387  
  20       Mar-04       1,303,905,023       29,636,445       27,345,657       19,721,893       2,581,839       745,134       2,061,563  
  21       Apr-04       1,225,647,917       31,219,669       25,157,199       18,670,648       2,454,306       775,508       1,734,445  
  22       May-04       1,153,050,300       32,673,454       23,472,619       19,915,466       2,398,090       721,859       1,788,489  
  23       Jun-04       1,075,148,400       33,852,277       24,606,765       21,338,272       2,782,797       906,307       1,644,814  
  24       Jul-04       1,002,619,922       35,141,135       23,943,718       21,863,645       2,748,706       793,841       1,780,196  
  25       Aug-04       931,376,271       36,465,102       23,461,216       19,758,988       2,741,097       661,935       1,919,756  
  26       Sep-04       865,347,475       37,833,566       20,690,188       19,414,457       2,491,963       825,261       1,806,403  
  27       Oct-04       803,939,983       39,093,855       19,111,705       18,666,482       2,290,811       956,812       1,668,891  
  28       Nov-04       745,580,358       40,226,290       17,585,953       19,590,073       2,226,317       793,674       1,860,353  
  29       Dec-04       691,850,095       41,495,420       16,062,378       18,235,775       1,958,879       567,394       1,782,696  
  30       Jan-05       644,401,288       42,478,590       13,551,314       15,911,632       1,798,765       508,755       1,796,898  
  31       Feb-05       600,854,710       43,222,434       13,003,171       12,255,928       1,468,534       653,333       1,667,033  
  32       Mar-05       554,431,962       44,030,492       15,055,645       12,674,135       1,221,262       413,190       1,582,466  
  33       Apr-05       515,534,344       44,358,429       12,597,320       12,109,994       1,466,150       448,103       1,668,810  
  34       May-05       476,967,315       44,810,373       12,400,346       12,721,815       1,477,132       417,411       1,735,201  
  35       Jun-05       440,789,485       45,347,871       11,922,101       11,845,754       1,627,997       351,315       1,710,082  
  36       Jul-05       407,356,613       45,892,336       11,241,763       12,457,978       1,656,455       500,580       1,774,643  
  37       Aug-05       371,796,655       46,396,008       12,390,332       12,421,133       1,637,123       692,622       1,923,107  
  38       Sep-05       341,100,047       46,969,584       9,429,428       11,573,126       1,391,888       386,875       2,195,617  
  39       Oct-05       312,869,954       47,443,070       7,783,749       11,656,221       1,528,842       445,716       2,269,488  
                                         
Final Payment Date: November 15, 2005
                                       
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2003-A
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    January 22, 2003  
Cutoff Date
    January 1, 2003  
Number of Receivables
    175,985  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 3,149,999,805  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 17,899  
Highest
  $ 49,972  
Lowest
  $ 253  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 21,355  
Highest
  $ 80,637  
Lowest
  $ 797  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    5.20 %
Highest
    29.99 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    1.47 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    56.4 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    8.42 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    6 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    49.0 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    6.44 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.17 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    79.34 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    29.89 %
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    38.07 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    690  
 
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          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Jan-03     $ 3,058,333,332     $ 29,697     $ 24,606,354     $ 22,845,788     $ 107,737     $     $  
  2       Feb-03       2,970,551,427       155,578       22,732,632       19,578,578       2,677,447              
  3       Mar-03       2,870,674,530       653,528       28,458,646       23,042,941       2,691,944       756,494        
  4       Apr-03       2,775,841,918       1,575,697       28,564,817       20,995,451       3,158,859       594,961       362,703  
  5       May-03       2,681,848,544       2,743,244       28,256,185       25,698,889       2,969,714       1,240,348       652,194  
  6       Jun-03       2,585,384,402       3,891,573       30,067,027       27,331,769       4,036,095       999,477       1,285,277  
  7       Jul-03       2,488,096,781       5,227,584       31,059,620       29,357,411       4,349,513       1,461,104       1,281,483  
  8       Aug-03       2,395,997,668       7,155,666       30,513,669       31,081,294       4,393,798       1,401,014       1,494,774  
  9       Sep-03       2,297,646,286       9,005,332       32,843,623       28,916,808       4,413,906       1,093,807       1,726,977  
  10       Oct-03       2,202,274,471       10,896,045       30,368,859       27,756,503       4,065,009       1,140,395       1,668,881  
  11       Nov-03       2,120,241,106       12,672,714       24,888,416       28,473,799       3,843,955       1,222,999       1,762,222  
  12       Dec-03       2,029,024,837       15,165,823       27,064,664       34,297,817       4,331,437       1,324,866       1,741,548  
  13       Jan-04       1,943,623,729       17,474,067       24,743,405       28,737,789       4,226,694       1,162,243       1,949,300  
  14       Feb-04       1,861,276,713       19,741,724       24,652,251       24,242,491       3,055,978       1,103,560       1,801,084  
  15       Mar-04       1,762,956,480       21,988,826       32,370,677       22,301,642       2,826,740       753,155       1,684,827  
  16       Apr-04       1,677,458,767       23,601,780       28,585,008       21,534,974       2,544,819       848,893       1,628,462  
  17       May-04       1,598,005,797       24,997,908       26,966,878       21,571,316       3,029,806       436,208       1,730,984  
  18       Jun-04       1,509,773,847       26,661,657       30,447,344       24,325,955       2,937,721       1,119,435       1,566,948  
  19       Jul-04       1,429,068,363       28,267,180       27,599,694       24,975,996       3,267,059       865,377       1,811,474  
  20       Aug-04       1,348,207,089       30,083,323       27,740,792       22,911,007       3,132,466       984,621       1,606,565  
  21       Sep-04       1,272,333,826       31,647,749       25,667,049       22,677,759       2,716,858       958,339       1,680,403  
  22       Oct-04       1,200,616,629       33,098,407       24,253,701       20,822,055       2,792,433       786,496       1,818,506  
  23       Nov-04       1,133,084,764       34,346,596       20,808,749       22,764,348       3,015,723       959,667       1,960,450  
  24       Dec-04       1,068,016,357       36,194,485       19,630,202       22,396,164       2,171,896       746,874       1,910,038  
  25       Jan-05       1,007,270,624       37,923,084       18,384,796       19,154,353       2,493,500       755,340       1,719,254  
  26       Feb-05       951,186,096       38,998,621       17,017,645       14,750,357       2,106,840       678,383       1,709,496  
  27       Mar-05       890,597,308       39,848,577       19,835,624       15,076,209       1,546,750       613,754       1,738,344  
  28       Apr-05       837,617,145       40,670,875       17,522,983       14,847,127       1,798,373       513,639       1,788,047  
  29       May-05       785,166,194       41,424,792       16,721,890       16,219,275       1,822,412       616,207       1,903,358  
  30       Jun-05       734,635,551       41,773,518       17,624,587       15,262,928       2,028,141       755,390       1,891,638  
  31       Jul-05       685,017,793       42,458,740       18,382,963       15,714,232       2,054,361       695,954       2,006,071  
  32       Aug-05       633,007,799       43,268,689       19,367,309       16,116,783       2,150,957       697,261       2,055,295  
  33       Sep-05       589,347,932       44,050,574       14,300,323       14,532,274       2,350,578       682,907       2,242,914  
  34       Oct-05       549,438,102       44,818,510       11,457,324       16,069,422       1,918,279       782,983       2,370,974  
  35       Nov-05       512,505,603       45,524,184       10,355,129       14,638,312       2,180,875       727,969       2,587,080  
  36       Dec-05       477,836,743       46,425,898       9,330,526       15,315,759       1,808,710       776,690       2,761,151  
  37       Jan-06       442,034,955       46,991,279       9,837,671       11,936,879       1,767,314       703,404       2,908,968  
  38       Feb-06       410,364,733       47,433,328       7,754,096       10,604,051       1,188,334       674,920       2,961,011  
  39       Mar-06       375,186,981       47,814,022       9,543,147       10,281,747       946,854       268,441       2,860,707  
  40       Apr-06       346,472,770       48,115,384       7,560,704       10,097,000       1,031,623       261,678       2,638,980  
  41       May-06       315,137,711       48,407,171       8,317,932       10,206,020       1,143,249       288,727       2,547,309  
  42       Jun-06       286,293,904       48,668,671       7,652,682       9,563,565       1,091,261       226,910       2,568,142  
Final Payment Date: July 17, 2006
                                       
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2003-B
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    March 20, 2003  
Cutoff Date
    March 1, 2003  
Number of Receivables
    160,387  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 2,849,999,946  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 17,770  
Highest
  $ 49,999  
Lowest
  $ 256  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 21,305  
Highest
  $ 121,546  
Lowest
  $ 704  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) 
       
Weighted average(1)
    4.99 %
Highest
    29.99 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    1.29 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    56.7 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    10.96 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    6 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    49.0 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    8.18 %
Longest
    71 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.17 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    80.25 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    30.09 %
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    37.99 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    690  
 
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          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Mar-03     $ 2,760,551,822     $ 19,067     $ 24,668,503     $ 19,744,316     $ 49,274     $     $  
  2       Apr-03       2,674,781,108       186,097       25,610,519       16,912,042       2,256,230       11,901        
  3       May-03       2,589,372,492       625,429       25,039,526       21,426,344       2,378,502       795,711       11,901  
  4       Jun-03       2,501,339,397       1,399,699       26,419,658       22,674,430       3,672,521       737,225       399,227  
  5       Jul-03       2,413,285,551       2,199,636       27,819,870       23,489,987       3,773,904       1,316,962       830,067  
  6       Aug-03       2,328,489,766       3,452,457       28,003,047       25,329,948       3,083,010       1,219,593       1,092,802  
  7       Sep-03       2,237,701,465       5,029,817       30,019,303       24,818,761       3,579,338       1,136,003       1,153,138  
  8       Oct-03       2,148,892,004       6,922,603       28,203,522       25,578,103       2,941,212       700,492       1,251,277  
  9       Nov-03       2,072,463,808       8,463,771       23,304,771       25,020,629       3,644,579       879,346       1,287,431  
  10       Dec-03       1,988,232,600       10,347,442       24,068,146       29,573,849       3,193,626       1,054,105       1,373,604  
  11       Jan-04       1,907,552,214       12,360,778       23,943,757       26,139,956       3,483,697       952,117       1,432,781  
  12       Feb-04       1,831,843,731       14,272,457       22,189,950       21,759,080       2,819,300       961,588       1,355,394  
  13       Mar-04       1,742,164,192       16,177,079       28,104,091       20,149,612       2,073,211       924,409       1,665,502  
  14       Apr-04       1,662,130,302       17,556,517       26,701,008       19,678,037       2,141,034       720,157       1,741,636  
  15       May-04       1,586,422,111       18,841,638       26,270,225       19,625,129       2,888,547       614,980       1,548,926  
  16       Jun-04       1,503,216,359       20,334,821       28,837,697       21,941,154       2,758,618       1,054,621       1,556,115  
  17       Jul-04       1,426,991,519       21,729,109       26,087,780       23,993,018       2,761,635       1,158,310       1,447,703  
  18       Aug-04       1,351,312,146       23,146,167       25,693,823       22,680,018       3,267,560       719,544       1,768,094  
  19       Sep-04       1,280,201,816       24,411,921       24,004,299       21,232,431       3,148,803       1,088,068       1,533,200  
  20       Oct-04       1,211,945,372       26,055,740       22,901,896       19,368,397       2,438,395       1,071,265       1,668,522  
  21       Nov-04       1,146,695,642       27,551,915       19,968,396       20,184,297       3,122,658       894,905       1,830,920  
  22       Dec-04       1,083,548,000       29,333,039       19,097,189       19,922,758       2,376,151       666,777       1,762,739  
  23       Jan-05       1,023,705,840       30,824,470       18,566,277       17,325,032       2,119,615       756,973       1,760,642  
  24       Feb-05       968,890,116       32,041,254       16,403,288       13,057,058       1,941,659       708,444       1,682,617  
  25       Mar-05       909,581,617       32,830,092       19,644,133       14,871,852       1,306,821       583,850       1,633,753  
  26       Apr-05       856,683,299       33,537,425       18,198,065       13,433,991       1,748,169       350,583       1,809,045  
  27       May-05       805,145,379       34,155,179       16,687,964       14,999,990       1,857,358       495,609       1,857,072  
  28       Jun-05       754,407,826       34,611,250       17,893,409       14,096,785       1,822,524       592,765       1,838,020  
  29       Jul-05       706,052,332       35,252,939       17,625,366       15,103,838       1,949,032       607,452       1,944,304  
  30       Aug-05       654,515,076       36,018,365       19,215,063       14,991,253       1,974,018       551,498       2,025,725  
  31       Sep-05       610,961,290       36,698,218       14,478,015       13,802,353       1,954,245       646,757       2,108,906  
  32       Oct-05       571,539,180       37,523,223       11,203,645       15,675,554       1,633,825       596,167       2,334,899  
  33       Nov-05       534,481,786       38,015,829       10,901,370       13,410,046       1,864,912       574,116       2,464,164  
  34       Dec-05       499,423,584       38,630,361       9,759,439       15,235,755       1,647,942       713,666       2,553,540  
  35       Jan-06       463,918,255       39,198,429       10,005,525       12,297,529       1,456,475       676,819       2,758,162  
  36       Feb-06       432,551,289       39,742,144       8,297,080       9,576,179       1,291,061       453,122       2,771,188  
  37       Mar-06       397,963,854       40,158,266       9,675,576       9,816,264       741,001       331,577       2,674,203  
  38       Apr-06       368,975,610       40,488,304       8,488,664       9,749,679       831,644       272,002       2,443,607  
  39       May-06       337,752,865       40,795,037       8,844,894       10,979,600       1,100,746       270,723       2,396,652  
  40       Jun-06       309,331,986       40,962,968       7,706,238       9,055,031       1,095,120       255,232       2,284,989  
  41       Jul-06       282,398,366       41,185,446       7,428,815       10,254,853       893,413       350,059       2,224,865  
                                         
Final Payment Date: August 15, 2006
                                       
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2004-A
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    May 25, 2004  
Cutoff Date
    May 1, 2004  
Number of Receivables
    106,519  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 1,996,532,847  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 18,743  
Highest
  $ 49,987  
Lowest
  $ 252  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 22,374  
Highest
  $ 87,239  
Lowest
  $ 843  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    4.95 %
Highest
    29.95 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.57 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    60.2 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    25.44 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    6 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    52.0 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    19.46 %
Longest
    71 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.28 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    84.32 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    22.91 %
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    40.03 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    693  
 
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          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       May-04     $ 1,936,868,289     $ 1,778     $ 22,513,742     $ 7,263,547     $ 24,678     $     $  
  2       Jun-04       1,870,278,613       142,166       24,764,926       9,580,144       818,078              
  3       Jul-04       1,808,663,831       454,996       22,443,467       11,967,994       1,083,968       221,289        
  4       Aug-04       1,746,552,576       978,686       22,308,234       11,655,589       1,270,890       485,372       114,938  
  5       Sep-04       1,686,575,064       1,794,466       21,472,780       11,952,075       1,463,792       453,200       329,103  
  6       Oct-04       1,629,426,152       2,544,947       20,178,369       11,875,326       1,341,719       371,452       378,048  
  7       Nov-04       1,571,909,643       3,324,252       19,292,879       13,961,481       1,656,383       378,849       516,639  
  8       Dec-04       1,514,670,063       4,474,551       18,755,110       13,940,577       1,841,073       560,796       585,950  
  9       Jan-05       1,458,726,970       5,239,689       19,709,961       13,138,011       1,136,986       592,335       854,827  
  10       Feb-05       1,405,594,273       6,084,414       17,673,641       10,377,828       1,096,557       440,285       934,366  
  11       Mar-05       1,345,229,045       6,831,429       22,582,288       10,942,151       863,129       336,377       1,073,399  
  12       Apr-05       1,289,640,373       7,319,677       22,443,974       10,862,075       1,643,356       372,894       1,081,185  
  13       May-05       1,235,116,819       7,865,456       20,310,987       12,830,055       1,900,070       665,768       1,256,600  
  14       Jun-05       1,180,653,851       8,674,674       21,544,737       12,739,104       1,655,877       703,266       1,349,875  
  15       Jul-05       1,129,123,460       9,378,491       20,795,199       13,799,227       1,669,333       733,513       1,608,512  
  16       Aug-05       1,072,820,931       10,293,008       22,803,769       14,046,223       2,200,950       609,537       1,890,050  
  17       Sep-05       1,025,117,137       11,191,113       16,739,481       12,668,307       1,642,576       864,884       1,946,102  
  18       Oct-05       981,157,762       11,892,884       13,973,376       15,299,916       1,699,592       737,181       2,196,855  
  19       Nov-05       938,663,048       12,436,479       13,940,486       13,938,125       2,198,554       737,516       2,279,039  
  20       Dec-05       896,167,612       13,158,115       13,945,155       14,693,513       1,810,395       954,493       2,314,813  
  21       Jan-06       852,378,267       13,800,275       14,438,085       12,401,480       1,535,326       755,547       2,735,615  
  22       Feb-06       812,913,684       14,406,747       12,533,730       10,217,055       1,338,283       506,839       2,674,318  
  23       Mar-06       767,250,208       15,018,564       16,095,833       10,913,026       1,033,024       364,872       2,548,059  
  24       Apr-06       729,433,308       15,309,007       13,523,642       10,422,088       1,079,265       415,598       2,296,624  
  25       May-06       687,567,373       15,728,400       15,009,471       11,539,321       1,262,373       575,642       2,237,281  
  26       Jun-06       649,010,569       16,160,982       13,435,646       10,713,029       1,130,269       500,543       2,257,084  
  27       Jul-06       611,732,628       16,547,356       13,315,493       11,833,825       1,137,987       478,355       2,287,460  
  28       Aug-06       574,315,193       17,027,381       13,481,096       10,966,098       978,257       500,139       2,235,929  
  29       Sep-06       540,133,214       17,436,547       12,135,858       11,028,587       987,064       423,801       2,286,572  
  30       Oct-06       506,963,431       17,868,197       10,507,844       10,321,717       1,118,279       278,956       2,412,426  
  31       Nov-06       477,286,978       18,257,211       8,455,061       8,947,213       1,208,058       358,327       2,313,288  
  32       Dec-06       449,919,799       18,626,248       7,654,546       10,166,959       970,529       296,418       2,331,657  
  33       Jan-07       419,950,227       19,091,262       8,539,657       8,891,824       1,134,929       236,206       2,220,036  
  34       Feb-07       394,565,828       19,362,249       6,535,540       7,402,627       770,227       287,698       2,123,194  
  35       Mar-07       366,744,812       19,574,696       8,113,453       7,457,083       623,688       258,844       2,052,088  
  36       Apr-07       341,300,009       19,857,701       7,306,957       7,911,737       794,666       239,579       1,955,464  
  37       May-07       316,438,566       19,968,650       7,132,206       7,968,302       923,001       296,702       1,906,897  
  38       Jun-07       292,791,843       20,146,738       7,090,910       7,694,411       824,253       375,150       1,901,649  
  39       Jul-07       269,262,218       20,397,607       6,416,810       7,870,217       853,794       230,939       1,880,864  
  40       Aug-07       247,015,870       20,553,178       6,273,610       6,777,975       869,708       201,706       1,818,476  
  41       Sep-07       228,011,714       20,740,001       4,830,683       7,181,881       947,222       272,499       1,809,370  
  42       Oct-07       207,785,067       20,980,267       4,849,634       6,983,905       840,394       236,171       1,828,722  
  43       Nov-07       189,982,596       21,204,334       3,879,930       6,813,281       985,409       189,361       1,800,899  
                                         
Final Payment Date: December 17, 2007
                                       
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2005-A
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    January 13, 2005  
Cutoff Date
    January 1, 2005  
Number of Receivables
    254,927  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 4,811,414,708  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 18,874  
Highest
  $ 50,000  
Lowest
  $ 252  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 22,553  
Highest
  $ 147,220  
Lowest
  $ 1,000  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) 
       
Weighted average(1)
    5.27 %
Highest
    28.50 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.39 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    60.6 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    26.82 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    3 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    52.2 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    18.51 %
Longest
    71 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.31 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    86.14 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    20.35 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    72.09 %
Ford F-150
    20.20%            
Ford Explorer
    13.66%            
Ford Expedition
    9.19%            
Ford F-250
    7.23%            
Ford F-350
    5.00%            
Ford Ranger
    3.89%            
Ford Taurus
    3.73%            
Ford Focus
    3.50%            
Ford Escape
    2.93%            
Ford Mustang
    2.76%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    38.22 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    704  
(1)(2)(3)(4)(9)  See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Jan-05     $ 4,630,925,955     $ 16,585     $ 85,827,565     $ 18,483,751     $ 23,835     $     $  
  2       Feb-05       4,463,916,461       219,515       74,848,896       16,956,888       852,669              
  3       Mar-05       4,287,262,210       830,336       76,773,431       18,190,643       1,375,163       290,019       8,612  
  4       Apr-05       4,132,749,272       1,522,713       65,735,611       18,230,277       1,510,096       639,538       237,362  
  5       May-05       3,979,765,079       2,415,415       60,446,564       22,123,318       2,167,417       758,271       428,171  
  6       Jun-05       3,831,587,201       3,416,467       59,739,068       21,931,102       2,268,269       865,305       797,269  
  7       Jul-05       3,689,776,672       4,515,199       57,732,004       26,632,782       3,108,825       822,968       1,001,413  
  8       Aug-05       3,538,043,773       5,972,470       61,308,958       27,767,527       4,015,192       1,129,683       1,237,038  
  9       Sep-05       3,404,229,332       7,752,424       50,005,689       29,068,195       3,298,308       1,467,212       1,602,902  
  10       Oct-05       3,277,129,986       9,324,185       43,683,792       36,580,271       4,285,778       1,543,507       2,066,994  
  11       Nov-05       3,157,041,485       10,568,640       40,863,160       32,799,833       4,450,681       2,124,339       2,549,296  
  12       Dec-05       3,037,314,542       12,446,382       39,711,201       35,148,919       4,248,008       1,814,176       3,289,220  
  13       Jan-06       2,910,867,807       14,011,785       44,258,751       30,657,298       3,829,142       1,717,774       3,590,742  
  14       Feb-06       2,795,730,916       15,563,668       39,236,495       27,836,010       2,930,077       1,386,246       3,746,022  
  15       Mar-06       2,664,106,317       17,029,918       48,108,701       28,732,487       2,389,932       697,625       3,517,694  
  16       Apr-06       2,551,081,556       18,249,212       43,204,946       27,330,260       2,475,436       794,048       3,076,290  
  17       May-06       2,426,539,791       19,495,008       47,174,849       30,382,159       3,052,588       761,251       2,981,581  
  18       Jun-06       2,309,446,997       20,683,851       45,352,291       27,429,050       2,774,506       1,094,616       2,932,726  
  19       Jul-06       2,198,652,649       21,570,766       42,068,731       32,781,673       3,159,693       1,057,313       3,080,241  
  20       Aug-06       2,086,901,226       23,004,457       42,513,719       29,282,531       3,215,673       855,862       3,051,431  
  21       Sep-06       1,982,311,878       24,373,885       40,239,835       30,247,347       3,083,221       809,276       2,901,475  
  22       Oct-06       1,883,042,315       25,658,608       31,000,078       27,768,102       2,981,691       1,020,401       2,902,030  
  23       Nov-06       1,791,594,855       26,975,312       28,951,379       26,238,973       2,874,981       935,730       2,969,744  
  24       Dec-06       1,706,796,028       28,099,543       26,186,367       28,380,530       2,845,557       946,110       3,014,577  
  25       Jan-07       1,614,153,443       28,910,685       29,283,070       26,064,605       2,808,046       831,567       3,070,800  
  26       Feb-07       1,531,591,773       30,002,520       24,837,735       22,424,497       2,387,060       922,088       2,890,731  
  27       Mar-07       1,442,141,620       30,838,632       28,275,978       22,399,738       2,479,320       813,161       3,158,327  
  28       Apr-07       1,358,444,081       31,427,168       27,899,308       23,352,010       3,051,579       753,209       3,365,684  
  29       May-07       1,275,094,151       32,149,126       27,596,542       23,900,842       2,603,182       944,958       3,334,177  
  30       Jun-07       1,196,772,437       32,755,038       26,456,753       23,232,908       2,592,384       846,293       3,505,657  
  31       Jul-07       1,118,899,376       33,419,969       25,184,578       23,992,621       2,549,740       645,540       3,586,710  
  32       Aug-07       1,044,413,594       34,311,571       23,819,410       22,166,241       2,352,317       778,622       3,500,156  
  33       Sep-07       981,487,473       34,849,795       18,847,166       21,580,807       2,769,295       775,770       3,605,546  
  34       Oct-07       912,922,926       35,638,374       19,707,225       21,453,636       2,603,697       716,305       3,512,351  
  35       Nov-07       853,723,610       36,452,676       15,253,182       21,922,883       2,439,746       847,723       3,534,357  
  36       Dec-07       797,998,472       37,351,834       13,221,559       26,512,699       2,855,396       603,407       3,802,780  
  37       Jan-08       740,790,312       38,083,515       14,396,347       19,797,944       2,639,967       885,330       3,589,955  
  38       Feb-08       686,856,671       38,791,489       12,887,426       17,398,283       1,552,615       792,474       3,724,258  
  39       Mar-08       632,274,140       39,404,505       14,168,485       17,546,568       1,707,354       461,687       3,726,179  
  40       Apr-08       581,986,107       39,754,212       12,948,505       15,030,712       1,968,419       630,293       3,488,012  
  41       May-08       534,851,745       40,125,572       11,287,892       15,272,244       1,749,060       625,054       3,512,925  
  42       Jun-08       489,801,731       40,710,138       10,218,017       15,247,909       2,023,379       499,422       3,510,757  
  43       Jul-08       445,970,901       41,164,216       9,922,976       13,162,868       1,791,201       625,166       3,388,653  
                                         
Final Payment Date: August 15, 2008
                                       
 
 
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Table of Contents

Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2005-B
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    April 14, 2005  
Cutoff Date
    April 1, 2005  
Number of Receivables
    169,768  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 3,199,999,975  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 18,849  
Highest
  $ 49,988  
Lowest
  $ 254  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 22,508  
Highest
  $ 99,645  
Lowest
  $ 1,000  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    5.54 %
Highest
    28.00 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.30 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    60.2 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    28.67 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    5 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    51.8 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    17.52 %
Longest
    71 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.26 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    85.42 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    20.20 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    70.48 %
Ford F-150
    20.44%            
Ford Explorer
    12.54%            
Ford Expedition
    8.88%            
Ford F-250
    7.11%            
Ford F-350
    5.36%            
Ford Ranger
    3.61%            
Ford Focus
    3.36%            
Ford Taurus
    3.09%            
Ford Escape
    3.09%            
Ford Mustang
    3.01%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    38.14 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    705  
 
(1)(2)(3)(4)(9)  See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Apr-05     $ 3,076,648,554     $ 60,193     $ 60,829,814     $ 9,232,452     $ 23,466     $     $  
  2       May-05       2,955,887,794       238,133       55,999,348       13,646,432       854,604             12,482  
  3       Jun-05       2,846,638,468       581,794       47,528,472       12,923,229       1,279,161       149,717        
  4       Jul-05       2,743,512,971       1,036,879       44,273,502       16,194,925       1,423,616       408,714       122,123  
  5       Aug-05       2,634,645,080       1,695,769       46,126,416       19,020,965       2,084,171       475,491       284,876  
  6       Sep-05       2,538,697,093       2,630,072       37,520,050       18,994,794       1,860,575       754,243       552,094  
  7       Oct-05       2,447,814,045       3,636,019       32,234,157       23,753,740       2,626,238       803,950       890,512  
  8       Nov-05       2,361,882,530       4,469,615       29,948,687       21,709,555       2,701,927       1,162,880       1,090,636  
  9       Dec-05       2,277,825,315       5,531,049       28,532,948       23,929,986       2,426,331       1,382,120       1,363,858  
  10       Jan-06       2,188,017,980       6,694,543       31,806,850       21,289,726       2,206,088       1,357,766       1,873,525  
  11       Feb-06       2,105,998,706       7,652,930       28,484,662       16,739,072       1,719,261       697,583       2,200,753  
  12       Mar-06       2,012,286,421       8,518,298       34,819,286       18,111,420       1,737,851       541,847       1,746,339  
  13       Apr-06       1,930,875,852       9,362,661       31,720,922       19,404,760       1,483,590       635,777       1,611,850  
  14       May-06       1,842,184,812       10,325,685       34,035,892       21,498,194       2,184,890       671,825       1,494,227  
  15       Jun-06       1,758,481,777       11,278,631       32,180,688       19,993,670       2,053,810       629,103       1,540,802  
  16       Jul-06       1,679,581,339       12,030,941       29,880,581       24,247,292       2,780,111       559,215       1,656,105  
  17       Aug-06       1,598,907,619       12,902,693       31,501,578       20,114,063       1,897,649       774,855       1,721,031  
  18       Sep-06       1,521,885,840       13,903,982       31,036,952       21,386,202       1,964,640       470,706       1,766,233  
  19       Oct-06       1,449,510,315       14,938,429       23,677,431       21,412,762       2,413,209       604,052       1,832,596  
  20       Nov-06       1,382,707,995       15,696,783       22,090,132       20,930,330       2,159,645       663,460       1,861,439  
  21       Dec-06       1,320,325,046       16,789,870       19,809,135       20,414,826       2,108,757       621,917       1,951,308  
  22       Jan-07       1,253,088,572       17,574,203       21,169,405       19,345,967       2,265,458       730,154       2,094,411  
  23       Feb-07       1,192,778,457       18,373,925       18,783,351       15,725,216       1,622,638       605,209       2,180,886  
  24       Mar-07       1,126,958,120       19,041,687       21,453,217       17,525,473       1,544,847       404,091       1,999,791  
  25       Apr-07       1,064,304,035       19,508,750       21,534,326       17,819,717       2,208,537       545,163       1,983,056  
  26       May-07       1,003,499,403       20,018,862       20,318,918       18,902,861       1,847,103       731,707       1,995,611  
  27       Jun-07       946,214,860       20,566,401       19,367,269       17,559,692       1,810,206       596,903       2,188,245  
  28       Jul-07       888,922,537       21,182,608       18,297,087       17,717,774       1,994,260       758,636       2,158,998  
  29       Aug-07       832,946,751       21,622,799       18,923,561       16,448,963       2,007,307       605,475       2,158,814  
  30       Sep-07       785,875,357       22,054,899       14,232,462       17,048,314       2,368,264       582,493       2,203,852  
  31       Oct-07       734,449,656       22,804,508       14,657,866       16,969,024       2,311,733       765,550       2,222,649  
  32       Nov-07       689,226,460       23,293,705       12,250,677       17,669,819       1,982,084       905,015       2,391,904  
  33       Dec-07       646,100,127       24,045,330       11,051,439       19,752,335       2,583,695       651,304       2,580,797  
  34       Jan-08       602,578,975       24,560,793       11,962,824       15,824,304       2,189,398       881,333       2,510,086  
  35       Feb-08       561,789,202       25,162,951       10,855,833       14,205,808       1,447,762       944,544       2,474,460  
  36       Mar-08       521,417,441       25,539,673       11,104,792       13,827,843       1,723,818       621,349       2,678,072  
  37       Apr-08       483,219,112       25,947,736       10,564,580       11,700,737       1,844,800       367,107       2,655,275  
  38       May-08       447,394,558       26,409,405       9,017,794       13,499,898       1,604,174       703,084       2,536,290  
  39       Jun-08       412,755,072       27,000,686       8,379,074       12,017,363       1,955,553       506,840       2,679,705  
  40       Jul-08       379,368,379       27,551,399       7,818,730       10,968,705       1,763,311       685,145       2,624,119  
  41       Aug-08       350,512,760       27,911,018       6,195,634       10,763,849       1,431,934       574,703       2,669,337  
  42       Sep-08       321,226,978       28,369,459       5,977,324       10,588,815       1,478,090       590,182       2,682,802  
  43       Oct-08       293,519,779       28,895,635       5,224,604       9,830,955       1,542,565       540,061       2,527,947  
                                         
Final Payment Date: November 17, 2008
                                       
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2005-C
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    September 28, 2005  
Cutoff Date
    September 1, 2005  
Number of Receivables
    111,210  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 2,149,999,792  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 19,333  
Highest
  $ 99,061  
Lowest
  $ 251  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 22,790  
Highest
  $ 212,847  
Lowest
  $ 1,000  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    5.92 %
Highest
    28.99 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.28 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    59.9 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    23.90 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    3 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    52.6 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    18.13 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.34 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    85.08 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    23.68 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    64.64 %
Ford F-150
    19.26%            
Ford Explorer
    10.00%            
Ford Expedition
    6.93%            
Ford F-250
    6.60%            
Ford F-350
    5.50%            
Ford Escape
    3.70%            
Ford Focus
    3.67%            
Ford Ranger
    3.48%            
Ford Five Hundred
    2.86%            
Ford Mustang
    2.65%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    38.41 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    708  
 
(1)(2)(3)(4)(9)  See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Sep-05     $ 2,067,350,035     $ 3,047     $ 40,541,326     $ 8,565,495     $     $     $  
  2       Oct-05       1,990,543,586       122,511       34,898,117       13,093,379       746,407              
  3       Nov-05       1,923,545,491       340,588       27,212,239       12,621,868       1,270,505       285,221        
  4       Dec-05       1,860,302,799       722,841       23,582,790       15,299,978       1,299,099       421,861       214,918  
  5       Jan-06       1,795,058,962       1,256,953       23,671,630       13,645,690       1,772,361       419,497       366,218  
  6       Feb-06       1,734,743,076       1,688,493       22,331,795       11,935,965       1,296,372       617,839       440,578  
  7       Mar-06       1,668,279,986       2,260,998       24,131,957       12,301,130       736,219       338,234       620,389  
  8       Apr-06       1,610,848,545       2,728,480       21,527,200       12,636,111       1,000,919       152,200       601,148  
  9       May-06       1,547,626,755       3,163,175       23,528,081       16,202,986       1,285,380       479,391       502,863  
  10       Jun-06       1,486,710,441       3,688,070       23,368,276       14,144,247       1,469,210       359,195       699,497  
  11       Jul-06       1,427,141,552       4,316,387       23,492,697       16,852,371       1,578,698       515,370       773,225  
  12       Aug-06       1,367,370,483       4,869,956       23,694,870       16,070,295       1,379,807       639,161       747,195  
  13       Sep-06       1,312,610,916       5,533,620       20,945,055       16,160,687       1,842,291       706,983       766,511  
  14       Oct-06       1,259,147,272       6,528,099       16,805,283       15,810,250       1,900,708       732,912       904,087  
  15       Nov-06       1,209,681,232       7,201,392       15,912,881       15,037,688       1,616,008       644,782       1,062,240  
  16       Dec-06       1,162,937,909       7,972,270       14,621,618       15,830,033       2,010,746       560,679       1,070,390  
  17       Jan-07       1,111,549,066       8,568,690       16,722,143       15,359,264       1,689,346       501,787       1,135,939  
  18       Feb-07       1,065,028,595       9,173,674       15,026,514       13,226,876       1,359,848       562,065       1,102,583  
  19       Mar-07       1,013,545,816       9,669,399       17,800,474       13,880,164       1,355,170       528,318       1,145,649  
  20       Apr-07       963,702,616       10,235,452       18,498,065       14,979,118       1,409,516       602,295       1,175,507  
  21       May-07       915,473,655       10,697,732       17,352,239       15,736,268       1,697,383       492,244       1,203,074  
  22       Jun-07       869,514,606       11,160,061       16,702,343       14,794,229       1,802,154       583,265       1,298,405  
  23       Jul-07       823,616,062       11,673,965       16,008,245       15,727,872       2,053,754       585,774       1,383,607  
  24       Aug-07       779,324,158       12,274,971       15,330,996       14,185,286       1,608,928       600,769       1,539,524  
  25       Sep-07       740,483,394       12,848,504       12,916,056       14,695,277       2,061,747       593,620       1,428,074  
  26       Oct-07       698,311,997       13,462,502       13,241,105       15,599,676       1,651,027       448,284       1,436,071  
  27       Nov-07       661,507,149       14,080,626       10,684,445       14,892,614       1,839,715       678,595       1,475,807  
  28       Dec-07       626,625,324       14,709,488       9,414,328       17,755,523       2,429,175       499,815       1,561,757  
  29       Jan-08       591,048,151       15,209,436       10,347,309       14,820,858       2,135,628       713,893       1,589,206  
  30       Feb-08       557,581,384       15,736,966       9,016,091       13,041,696       1,776,781       577,146       1,652,328  
  31       Mar-08       522,429,436       16,186,455       10,873,619       13,155,411       1,527,121       674,913       1,725,109  
  32       Apr-08       489,790,164       16,725,494       9,647,486       12,403,700       1,729,281       385,055       1,871,059  
  33       May-08       458,987,305       17,253,336       8,762,665       11,983,644       1,827,896       512,612       1,589,212  
  34       Jun-08       429,029,641       17,849,599       8,291,836       12,121,883       2,069,507       509,153       1,637,118  
  35       Jul-08       400,708,044       18,373,437       7,304,244       10,878,066       1,326,850       563,892       1,665,552  
  36       Aug-08       375,468,327       18,922,783       6,109,010       10,508,815       1,706,047       376,695       1,623,462  
  37       Sep-08       351,162,482       19,387,137       5,505,095       9,964,773       1,841,781       537,066       1,707,140  
  38       Oct-08       327,342,046       20,012,093       4,788,546       10,551,558       1,179,248       576,995       1,691,173  
  39       Nov-08       306,900,484       20,519,556       3,982,693       10,042,961       1,716,302       425,728       1,682,688  
  40       Dec-08       284,786,536       21,019,050       4,195,360       10,839,562       1,662,914       633,397       1,698,153  
  41       Jan-09       264,275,399       21,467,484       3,595,979       9,254,721       1,441,566       337,386       1,770,788  
  42       Feb-09       244,775,918       21,978,999       3,654,291       8,137,251       1,082,926       250,678       1,830,738  
  43       Mar-09       222,973,990       22,327,842       4,389,752       8,535,995       937,328       200,456       1,587,809  
  44       Apr-09       203,782,389       22,634,418       3,740,048       6,697,488       1,074,264       355,782       1,530,120  
 
Final Payment Date: May 15, 2009
                                                                   
                                                                     
 
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2006-A
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    February 22, 2006  
Cutoff Date
    February 1, 2006  
Number of Receivables
    187,903  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 3,164,999,892  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 16,844  
Highest
  $ 99,213  
Lowest
  $ 252  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 22,473  
Highest
  $ 120,887  
Lowest
  $ 1,016  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) 
       
Weighted average(1)
    6.65 %
Highest
    29.99 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.42 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    60.5 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    28.58 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    4 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    52.0 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    22.68 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    1 month  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.32 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    82.19 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    23.80 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    64.41 %
Ford F-150
    21.74%            
Ford Explorer
    8.31%            
Ford F-250
    6.64%            
Ford Expedition
    6.08%            
Ford F-350
    5.80%            
Ford Escape
    4.13%            
Ford Focus
    3.22%            
Ford Ranger
    3.04%            
Ford Five Hundred
    2.73%            
Ford Mustang
    2.71%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    39.44 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    707  
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination for original term greater than 60 months
    701  
(1)(2)(3)(4)(9)  See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Feb-06     $ 3,035,610,528     $ 10,153     $ 59,722,354     $ 13,986,233     $     $     $  
  2       Mar-06       2,897,305,654       163,332       62,183,923       14,950,824       760,151             19,399  
  3       Apr-06       2,787,043,508       451,419       47,396,814       17,254,975       820,754       177,684        
  4       May-06       2,669,434,126       926,774       48,829,430       21,582,015       1,378,169       180,122       80,081  
  5       Jun-06       2,563,284,996       1,617,571       41,833,076       18,878,767       2,027,401       238,802       154,493  
  6       Jul-06       2,464,617,008       2,291,024       37,989,897       24,912,283       1,873,811       605,751       218,760  
  7       Aug-06       2,366,393,179       3,167,604       37,917,017       22,073,480       2,211,698       450,505       408,855  
  8       Sep-06       2,273,707,447       4,093,338       37,013,927       24,184,908       2,256,410       522,799       540,748  
  9       Oct-06       2,186,322,844       5,044,226       28,559,097       23,687,491       1,874,944       826,756       578,474  
  10       Nov-06       2,106,231,732       5,934,411       26,718,417       22,829,374       2,438,884       338,680       948,482  
  11       Dec-06       2,029,762,218       7,218,427       26,093,639       25,093,891       2,695,725       749,212       669,868  
  12       Jan-07       1,947,875,714       8,204,399       27,713,107       24,034,974       2,509,560       720,584       820,351  
  13       Feb-07       1,874,421,613       9,171,587       24,327,664       21,881,524       2,196,502       716,921       888,013  
  14       Mar-07       1,791,416,038       10,067,955       29,962,753       23,021,570       2,278,991       853,928       969,808  
  15       Apr-07       1,711,992,503       10,980,159       29,587,160       22,331,514       2,572,691       910,625       1,060,698  
  16       May-07       1,636,570,531       11,786,210       26,938,118       24,697,387       2,592,517       750,183       1,138,582  
  17       Jun-07       1,563,154,967       12,668,497       27,529,566       25,032,043       3,377,740       835,709       1,297,970  
  18       Jul-07       1,490,434,823       13,581,524       25,779,287       26,921,199       2,961,472       1,104,137       1,376,457  
  19       Aug-07       1,419,596,364       14,739,373       24,757,330       24,173,553       2,779,856       846,750       1,609,766  
  20       Sep-07       1,357,822,168       15,748,810       21,484,006       25,785,149       3,942,010       934,713       1,750,111  
  21       Oct-07       1,290,081,880       17,021,146       21,695,208       25,872,432       2,748,151       1,161,750       2,028,405  
  22       Nov-07       1,229,511,832       18,044,346       19,705,313       26,025,033       3,124,828       885,980       2,306,301  
  23       Dec-07       1,172,987,461       19,288,479       16,224,217       28,665,424       3,718,627       973,950       2,303,124  
  24       Jan-08       1,114,432,065       20,517,551       17,969,537       25,245,374       2,949,170       837,645       2,336,881  
  25       Feb-08       1,058,456,660       21,589,714       17,388,305       23,414,417       2,586,312       1,102,532       2,237,543  
  26       Mar-08       1,001,534,735       22,568,364       17,802,291       23,339,640       2,750,276       941,592       2,402,967  
  27       Apr-08       947,332,827       23,540,535       17,872,880       21,924,790       2,974,185       864,780       2,234,592  
  28       May-08       896,479,787       24,610,265       14,787,857       23,471,542       2,623,830       1,010,696       2,245,494  
  29       Jun-08       847,427,951       25,660,450       13,170,855       23,025,537       3,395,507       920,887       2,338,243  
  30       Jul-08       798,906,815       26,982,339       12,815,344       21,146,915       3,543,920       1,022,196       2,453,893  
  31       Aug-08       756,419,172       27,999,067       10,966,063       20,726,108       3,240,853       1,195,568       2,540,951  
  32       Sep-08       712,379,243       29,174,995       10,966,178       20,481,872       2,997,078       997,627       2,868,404  
  33       Oct-08       670,237,218       30,544,319       10,126,358       19,455,882       2,603,152       895,281       2,945,451  
  34       Nov-08       635,976,711       31,303,702       6,661,244       20,009,176       2,936,984       878,546       2,974,312  
  35       Dec-08       598,139,953       32,623,950       7,455,006       21,863,223       3,482,207       971,293       2,896,634  
  36       Jan-09       562,022,304       33,692,817       7,565,576       18,835,215       3,142,767       826,885       3,052,489  
  37       Feb-09       527,424,376       35,115,473       6,957,799       16,326,114       2,148,747       633,106       2,953,892  
  38       Mar-09       490,011,644       36,088,883       7,582,072       15,900,299       2,412,350       591,978       2,886,510  
  39       Apr-09       455,907,432       36,926,655       7,176,305       14,613,105       2,036,900       744,072       2,756,131  
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2006-B
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    August 29, 2006  
Cutoff Date
    August 1, 2006  
Number of Receivables
    154,834  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 3,149,999,910  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 20,344  
Highest
  $ 99,006  
Lowest
  $ 255  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 23,575  
Highest
  $ 130,658  
Lowest
  $ 914  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    5.80 %
Highest
    29.90 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.45 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    61.7 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    35.29 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    6 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    56.4 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    31.66 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    1 month  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.51 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    82.77 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    25.28 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    68.90 %
Ford F-150
    20.52%            
Ford Explorer
    8.02%            
Ford F-250
    6.88%            
Ford Expedition
    6.79%            
Ford Escape
    6.31%            
Ford F-350
    6.12%            
Ford Focus
    3.94%            
Ford Fusion
    3.73%            
Ford Mustang
    3.30%            
Ford Five Hundred
    3.29%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    39.73 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    706  
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination for original term greater than 60 months
    691  
(1)(2)(3)(4)(9)  See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Aug-06     $ 3,038,975,492     $ 3,352     $ 50,238,249     $ 16,918,692     $ 66,253     $     $  
  2       Sep-06       2,941,511,036       235,653       41,384,333       22,144,705       1,519,949       72,831        
  3       Oct-06       2,847,578,366       807,996       33,667,238       24,419,023       1,737,293       492,465       53,531  
  4       Nov-06       2,763,390,987       1,644,421       28,593,516       25,312,393       2,024,481       535,300       219,067  
  5       Dec-06       2,684,134,557       3,143,076       25,206,193       28,524,871       2,766,667       340,539       151,078  
  6       Jan-07       2,599,405,503       4,266,221       26,699,144       27,364,600       2,943,150       812,062       250,772  
  7       Feb-07       2,520,418,973       5,427,608       25,792,528       22,840,719       2,111,838       887,345       549,570  
  8       Mar-07       2,433,465,480       6,874,406       28,910,565       25,447,349       1,897,947       633,117       548,432  
  9       Apr-07       2,352,366,966       7,870,793       27,859,388       27,252,170       3,183,527       808,696       830,784  
  10       May-07       2,270,898,982       9,018,379       28,511,225       30,372,415       2,993,884       1,036,628       942,868  
  11       Jun-07       2,191,579,389       10,241,657       27,576,371       29,356,013       3,621,755       1,203,884       1,131,619  
  12       Jul-07       2,111,462,689       11,586,431       27,499,662       33,261,848       3,799,150       1,255,376       1,623,177  
  13       Aug-07       2,031,105,211       13,400,479       28,398,272       30,582,448       4,417,334       1,149,160       1,714,088  
  14       Sep-07       1,961,595,329       14,962,038       23,083,201       34,346,030       4,580,250       1,399,146       1,820,307  
  15       Oct-07       1,883,925,145       17,099,076       24,592,759       33,309,763       4,443,548       1,153,748       1,823,262  
  16       Nov-07       1,814,320,013       18,978,909       21,503,379       34,594,772       4,511,959       1,374,079       2,097,946  
  17       Dec-07       1,749,729,372       21,075,444       17,421,191       41,256,926       5,110,858       1,387,103       2,191,026  
  18       Jan-08       1,680,847,754       22,977,926       20,920,992       35,760,290       4,140,185       1,275,328       2,493,135  
  19       Feb-08       1,613,917,003       25,091,348       20,323,527       30,807,387       3,617,698       1,090,403       2,541,177  
  20       Mar-08       1,544,360,634       26,984,125       22,427,910       33,354,028       3,651,840       1,182,891       2,459,477  
  21       Apr-08       1,478,310,336       28,737,643       21,452,057       29,648,002       4,165,772       1,121,361       2,745,168  
  22       May-08       1,415,207,472       30,673,200       18,955,702       33,761,664       4,480,714       1,299,116       2,550,692  
  23       Jun-08       1,355,648,992       32,585,502       15,885,532       34,651,158       5,514,515       1,194,320       2,463,872  
  24       Jul-08       1,295,260,041       34,727,459       16,490,214       29,442,273       4,495,142       1,882,089       2,522,482  
  25       Aug-08       1,241,219,182       37,002,447       13,398,681       31,322,861       4,645,302       1,449,185       2,714,118  
  26       Sep-08       1,185,609,063       39,140,181       13,634,538       29,565,578       4,878,998       1,631,444       2,697,025  
  27       Oct-08       1,131,660,880       41,287,434       12,533,653       29,798,894       4,112,444       1,399,292       3,223,456  
  28       Nov-08       1,087,334,584       43,009,655       8,468,243       30,260,033       4,887,159       1,437,670       3,488,927  
  29       Dec-08       1,037,859,125       45,260,234       9,363,474       35,058,565       5,566,484       1,434,470       3,585,185  
  30       Jan-09       990,262,068       47,143,644       9,157,675       29,066,357       5,313,461       1,755,429       3,547,144  
  31       Feb-09       943,611,517       49,122,838       9,344,427       23,815,470       3,498,348       1,575,241       3,826,673  
  32       Mar-09       892,102,062       51,286,124       10,307,042       26,761,012       3,184,166       1,287,070       3,777,041  
  33       Apr-09       845,012,275       52,744,917       10,147,883       23,513,465       4,058,056       1,070,394       3,655,565  
                                                                   
                                                                     
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2006-C
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    November 22, 2006  
Cutoff Date
    November 1, 2006  
Number of Receivables
    153,149  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 3,299,999,280  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 21,548  
Highest
  $ 99,170  
Lowest
  $ 250  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 25,149  
Highest
  $ 180,341  
Lowest
  $ 1,005  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR) 
       
Weighted average(1)
    4.40 %
Highest
    29.99 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.31 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    63.5 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    46.19 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    6 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    58.4 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    43.25 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    1 month  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.55 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    86.27 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    25.31 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    71.95 %
Ford F-150
    21.40%            
Ford Explorer
    8.67%            
Ford F-250
    8.62%            
Ford F-350
    6.45%            
Ford Expedition
    6.31%            
Ford Escape
    5.20%            
Ford Mustang
    4.95%            
Ford Fusion
    4.31%            
Ford Focus
    3.04%            
Ford Five Hundred
    3.01%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    39.28 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    708  
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination for original term greater than 60 months
    701  
         
(1)(2)(3)(4)(9)  See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Nov-06     $ 3,206,380,649     $ 47,913     $ 32,731,717     $ 16,045,762     $ 76,716     $ 21,033     $  
  2       Dec-06       3,120,417,478       176,493       27,801,329       21,614,112       1,373,327       24,684       21,033  
  3       Jan-07       3,027,138,886       706,990       29,710,886       23,658,958       2,267,312       294,900       24,684  
  4       Feb-07       2,943,048,795       1,565,202       25,685,415       20,605,134       2,167,017       769,580       60,582  
  5       Mar-07       2,852,651,970       2,615,226       27,018,828       22,787,379       1,711,334       645,972       340,405  
  6       Apr-07       2,766,264,132       3,818,518       26,201,327       24,690,048       2,179,585       514,063       506,353  
  7       May-07       2,681,692,646       4,682,730       26,254,426       27,552,891       2,328,493       703,442       471,850  
  8       Jun-07       2,601,354,373       5,798,102       24,094,912       27,468,239       3,121,465       681,876       675,192  
  9       Jul-07       2,516,821,005       7,149,527       26,098,401       31,291,959       3,685,978       1,050,670       763,758  
  10       Aug-07       2,433,625,869       8,475,601       26,228,723       29,469,764       3,747,450       992,005       1,042,991  
  11       Sep-07       2,361,719,542       10,032,069       21,051,716       33,085,721       4,551,687       1,287,568       1,011,453  
  12       Oct-07       2,281,115,117       12,199,196       23,289,195       33,132,728       3,763,099       1,222,051       1,130,734  
  13       Nov-07       2,208,467,412       14,409,759       19,793,615       33,087,201       5,005,113       777,046       1,459,495  
  14       Dec-07       2,138,905,277       16,330,350       18,539,282       41,507,595       4,896,713       1,321,344       1,278,430  
  15       Jan-08       2,066,210,654       18,349,202       19,679,838       35,567,485       4,814,959       1,319,637       1,603,522  
  16       Feb-08       1,995,420,819       20,619,329       19,146,008       30,633,564       3,808,624       1,237,966       1,624,263  
  17       Mar-08       1,922,117,654       22,426,860       22,581,172       31,939,523       3,774,005       1,025,862       1,844,119  
  18       Apr-08       1,851,730,807       24,633,753       20,704,300       31,907,374       3,866,860       1,147,157       1,797,647  
  19       May-08       1,784,408,599       26,498,860       19,058,619       33,982,644       4,529,048       1,156,202       1,883,626  
  20       Jun-08       1,719,795,157       28,327,933       16,754,360       35,043,074       5,295,300       1,344,683       1,857,346  
  21       Jul-08       1,654,790,176       30,534,564       16,360,649       30,959,756       4,367,623       1,651,546       2,041,590  
  22       Aug-08       1,594,700,073       32,628,035       15,084,172       33,095,933       4,189,682       1,541,552       2,104,907  
  23       Sep-08       1,533,008,895       34,737,621       15,023,641       32,501,411       4,491,577       1,505,499       2,299,612  
  24       Oct-08       1,473,602,989       37,288,009       12,328,482       32,158,851       4,157,206       1,523,802       2,249,589  
  25       Nov-08       1,422,849,206       39,565,596       9,248,722       32,160,548       5,214,832       1,522,124       2,221,249  
  26       Dec-08       1,367,111,694       42,396,763       9,507,160       37,751,370       5,203,432       1,949,723       2,358,592  
  27       Jan-09       1,313,422,037       44,372,745       10,379,225       31,741,801       5,433,744       1,626,443       2,832,405  
  28       Feb-09       1,261,115,970       46,892,889       10,013,234       29,729,136       4,008,951       1,489,335       2,788,887  
  29       Mar-09       1,202,002,989       49,254,802       12,281,215       29,378,411       3,986,224       1,288,898       2,914,656  
  30       Apr-09       1,146,425,570       51,543,201       12,368,951       26,622,486       4,217,431       1,564,036       2,786,948  
                                                                   
                                                                     
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2007-A
 
Original Pool Characteristics
 
         
Closing Date
    June 27, 2007  
Cutoff Date
    June 1, 2007  
Number of Receivables
    102,246  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 2,224,998,964  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 21,761  
Highest
  $ 99,573  
Lowest
  $ 263  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 25,884  
Highest
  $ 178,058  
Lowest
  $ 799  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    4.39 %
Highest
    29.90 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.27 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    62.5 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    39.51 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    12 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    56.5 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    35.50 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    2 month  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.48 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    86.95 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    24.31 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    69.59 %
Ford F-150
    22.29%            
Ford F-250
    8.55%            
Ford Explorer
    7.32%            
Ford F-350
    6.52%            
Ford Escape
    5.62%            
Ford Expedition
    5.57%            
Ford Fusion
    4.25%            
Ford Mustang
    4.10%            
Ford Focus
    3.09%            
Ford Five Hundred
    2.29%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    40.91 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    705  
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination for original term greater than 60 months
    688  
(1)(2)(3)(4)(9)  See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Jun-07     $ 2,163,725,231     $ 8,264     $ 18,779,943     $ 12,807,206     $ 10,234     $     $  
  2       Jul-07       2,101,470,055       130,121       18,200,360       14,993,834       1,130,849             11,952  
  3       Aug-07       2,041,066,208       487,333       17,789,819       18,004,514       1,741,524       198,733        
  4       Sep-07       1,987,203,304       1,136,765       15,416,313       20,855,007       2,155,732       532,181       109,713  
  5       Oct-07       1,926,777,827       2,294,941       16,599,195       19,876,520       1,864,063       520,894       188,106  
  6       Nov-07       1,870,708,807       3,162,973       16,934,418       21,258,738       2,362,637       555,630       259,968  
  7       Dec-07       1,817,761,586       4,464,678       13,751,438       27,069,063       3,678,180       661,512       322,176  
  8       Jan-08       1,762,635,335       5,644,505       15,516,300       24,012,410       3,380,777       889,898       569,922  
  9       Feb-08       1,708,922,116       7,010,713       14,564,251       23,028,249       2,761,667       988,180       574,048  
  10       Mar-08       1,652,349,888       8,275,012       17,118,099       22,642,268       2,823,053       746,683       893,883  
  11       Apr-08       1,597,982,475       9,937,439       15,465,975       21,241,840       2,859,032       540,002       918,737  
  12       May-08       1,545,898,208       11,542,418       14,194,391       25,576,568       2,710,339       769,002       723,642  
  13       Jun-08       1,496,016,847       13,134,709       11,759,335       24,745,690       3,851,782       780,986       932,793  
  14       Jul-08       1,445,436,170       15,009,332       12,679,679       24,439,105       2,898,731       1,177,873       928,078  
  15       Aug-08       1,398,391,153       17,072,802       11,454,089       26,224,797       3,587,842       834,485       1,295,016  
  16       Sep-08       1,349,204,021       18,803,547       11,770,104       22,866,485       4,186,795       984,633       1,221,542  
  17       Oct-08       1,300,645,955       21,223,789       10,761,523       24,425,868       3,336,459       1,252,721       1,414,950  
  18       Nov-08       1,259,882,517       23,244,438       7,882,873       24,673,522       4,240,826       964,203       1,595,783  
  19       Dec-08       1,215,273,311       25,347,811       8,307,458       29,379,458       4,656,925       1,594,219       1,504,634  
  20       Jan-09       1,171,410,083       27,392,365       8,653,404       27,807,653       3,651,052       1,340,954       1,909,098  
  21       Feb-09       1,127,281,670       30,036,773       8,950,146       21,822,370       3,083,197       717,590       1,715,349  
  22       Mar-09       1,078,263,166       32,303,552       10,486,246       24,202,056       2,681,266       915,366       1,653,757  
  23       Apr-09       1,033,548,176       33,834,579       10,476,596       20,506,984       3,221,392       1,128,526       1,749,322  
                                                                   
                                                                     
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2007-B
 
Original Pool Characteristics
         
Closing Date
    October 17, 2007  
Cutoff Date
    October 1, 2007  
Number of Receivables
    199,541  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 3,369,998,998  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 16,889  
Highest
  $ 99,827  
Lowest
  $ 254  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 25,169  
Highest
  $ 166,323  
Lowest
  $ 951  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    4.36 %
Highest
    29.99 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.21 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    61.5 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    34.82 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    6 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    49.3 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    21.87 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.17 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    86.89 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    24.66 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    66.54 %
Ford F-150
    21.68%            
Ford Explorer
    8.88%            
Ford F-250
    6.64%            
Ford Expedition
    6.07%            
Ford F-350
    5.37%            
Ford Escape
    4.63%            
Ford Mustang
    4.04%            
Ford Fusion
    3.37%            
Ford Focus
    3.14%            
Mazda Mazda 3
    2.73%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    38.81 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    712  
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination for original terms greater than 60 months
    692  
         
(1)(2)(3)(4)(9)  See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Oct-07     $ 3,248,778,394     $ 6,087     $ 32,890,112     $ 20,231,273     $ 174,881     $ 21,535     $  
  2       Nov-07       3,139,676,846       153,918       27,178,509       23,263,694       1,921,351       57,464        
  3       Dec-07       3,034,073,235       643,845       25,048,789       30,554,608       2,771,262       568,150        
  4       Jan-08       2,926,961,406       1,627,926       25,099,027       27,448,534       2,748,230       788,546       230,921  
  5       Feb-08       2,820,626,761       3,228,200       26,424,263       24,726,631       2,231,668       816,367       598,944  
  6       Mar-08       2,711,275,391       4,716,001       28,760,310       25,815,228       2,602,080       827,186       714,450  
  7       Apr-08       2,605,898,968       6,161,609       29,243,953       25,521,881       2,865,155       699,200       830,875  
  8       May-08       2,507,168,116       8,012,225       24,146,894       30,322,361       3,384,689       881,442       898,092  
  9       Jun-08       2,412,719,152       9,593,927       21,317,031       31,481,691       4,959,764       1,234,630       999,601  
  10       Jul-08       2,318,322,239       12,000,568       20,926,219       30,615,349       3,836,222       1,474,939       1,095,705  
  11       Aug-08       2,232,882,840       14,110,350       18,322,408       31,581,953       4,620,779       1,305,078       1,403,941  
  12       Sep-08       2,143,528,477       16,635,580       19,680,201       30,419,245       4,075,106       1,619,984       1,498,929  
  13       Oct-08       2,058,093,283       19,077,417       17,853,456       31,576,475       4,651,066       1,138,919       1,837,857  
  14       Nov-08       1,986,953,361       21,189,905       12,248,911       31,875,563       4,932,227       1,173,212       1,957,777  
  15       Dec-08       1,907,812,570       24,066,531       13,138,523       37,430,396       5,365,984       1,895,588       1,974,386  
  16       Jan-09       1,832,530,390       26,435,164       12,932,119       33,113,606       5,950,440       1,459,589       2,647,240  
  17       Feb-09       1,759,998,637       29,215,264       13,019,695       29,034,153       4,043,385       1,876,711       2,367,560  
  18       Mar-09       1,678,273,926       32,062,589       16,301,994       32,124,976       3,683,938       1,516,649       2,814,710  
  19       Apr-09       1,603,407,797       34,301,763       15,616,532       28,427,538       4,541,290       1,449,580       2,931,152  
                                                                   
                                                                     
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2008-A
 
Original Pool Characteristics
         
Closing Date
    January 23, 2008  
Cutoff Date
    January 1, 2008  
Number of Receivables
    140,730  
Initial Pool Balance
  $ 2,399,999,232.64  
Principal Balance
       
Average
  $ 17,054  
Highest
  $ 99,625  
Lowest
  $ 253  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average
  $ 25,368  
Highest
  $ 176,269  
Lowest
  $ 1,347  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    4.51 %
Highest
    29.99 %
Lowest
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.23 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    61.3 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    34.83 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    9 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    49.4 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    22.64 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.18 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    86.15 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    24.44 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    66.47 %
Ford F-150
    21.65%            
Ford Explorer
    8.34%            
Ford F-250
    6.40%            
Ford Expedition
    5.80%            
Ford F-350
    5.12%            
Ford Escape
    4.51%            
Ford Mustang
    4.32%            
Ford Edge
    3.57%            
Ford Fusion
    3.43%            
Ford Focus
    3.34%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    38.81 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    711  
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination for original term greater than 60 months
    689  
         
(1)(2)(3)(4)(9)  See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Jan-08     $ 2,319,126,566     $ 7,928     $ 20,990,186     $ 16,942,607     $ 117,305     $     $ 3,712  
  2       Feb-08       2,240,142,290       97,101       20,379,165       16,407,551       984,832              
  3       Mar-08       2,158,686,354       536,671       21,868,956       17,946,484       1,817,168       301,124        
  4       Apr-08       2,080,126,968       1,100,473       21,424,413       17,989,318       1,471,405       563,301       112,555  
  5       May-08       2,005,243,063       2,168,214       18,620,037       22,575,349       2,150,495       376,740       487,300  
  6       Jun-08       1,932,218,984       3,410,284       17,267,480       22,657,143       2,962,440       562,982       258,420  
  7       Jul-08       1,860,761,139       5,003,648       16,195,010       21,565,833       3,142,387       946,018       300,613  
  8       Aug-08       1,796,620,701       6,271,085       13,660,223       23,917,995       2,797,993       1,007,832       645,386  
  9       Sep-08       1,729,598,870       8,041,286       13,966,900       23,002,710       3,644,357       1,169,102       729,143  
  10       Oct-08       1,664,101,274       10,027,727       13,107,548       23,948,162       3,005,992       1,118,448       818,329  
  11       Nov-08       1,609,684,073       11,810,074       9,117,073       25,644,522       3,194,358       1,200,696       960,675  
  12       Dec-08       1,548,567,113       14,177,585       10,295,137       29,206,253       4,286,737       1,315,853       1,517,254  
  13       Jan-09       1,491,069,457       15,772,703       10,236,098       27,456,993       4,082,969       1,233,892       1,855,288  
  14       Feb-09       1,434,418,803       18,208,534       10,193,509       23,376,176       3,266,916       871,750       1,629,624  
  15       Mar-09       1,371,083,520       20,511,313       12,440,457       23,880,783       3,247,956       1,135,991       1,619,862  
  16       Apr-09       1,313,061,296       22,487,669       12,450,165       23,150,668       3,623,150       1,384,565       1,693,082  
                                                                   
                                                                     
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2008-B
 
Original Pool Characteristics
         
Closing Date
    April 22, 2008  
Cutoff Date
    April 1, 2008  
Number of Receivables
    94,331  
Aggregate Principal Balance
  $ 1,739,998,150  
Principal Balance
       
Average Principal Balance
  $ 18,446  
Highest Principal Balance
  $ 95,916  
Lowest Principal Balance
  $ 250  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average Original Amount Financed
  $ 25,185  
Highest Original Amount Financed
  $ 159,246  
Lowest Original Amount Financed
  $ 542  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    4.84 %
Highest APR
    29.99 %
Lowest APR
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.30 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    61.3 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    35.26 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    12 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    52.1 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    26.03 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    1 month  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.31 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    84.61 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    24.51 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    68.06 %
Ford F-150
    21.45%            
Ford F-250
    7.09%            
Ford Explorer
    6.56%            
Ford F-350
    5.71%            
Ford Expedition
    5.67%            
Ford Escape
    4.83%            
Ford Focus
    4.81%            
Ford Edge
    4.46%            
Ford Mustang
    4.23%            
Mazda Mazda 3
    3.25%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    40.36 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination
    707  
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination for original term greater than 60 months
    685  
         
(1)(2)(3)(4)(9)  See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Apr-08     $ 1,680,758,046     $ 1,008     $ 19,616,367     $ 10,299,666     $ 22,718     $     $  
  2       May-08       1,625,363,479       184,917       16,282,132       14,321,995       967,582              
  3       Jun-08       1,571,852,847       550,610       14,547,766       14,675,145       1,737,930       156,495        
  4       Jul-08       1,518,880,370       1,365,688       13,855,508       16,172,489       1,894,700       694,888       13,859  
  5       Aug-08       1,471,709,473       2,142,488       11,382,912       17,011,281       2,131,901       567,799       321,327  
  6       Sep-08       1,423,390,941       2,941,920       10,797,149       17,309,528       2,634,553       582,879       447,372  
  7       Oct-08       1,375,848,307       4,507,540       9,768,385       18,355,195       2,054,564       585,809       559,742  
  8       Nov-08       1,335,987,937       5,951,803       6,657,025       18,723,269       2,827,562       585,572       321,727  
  9       Dec-08       1,292,372,906       7,322,143       7,321,902       24,608,746       4,046,463       742,411       592,312  
  10       Jan-09       1,249,611,494       8,478,376       8,651,854       21,765,206       3,289,733       1,014,332       693,272  
  11       Feb-09       1,207,847,025       10,364,374       7,223,810       18,307,923       2,684,936       1,016,215       851,672  
  12       Mar-09       1,160,341,497       12,059,472       9,956,916       20,445,946       1,944,822       610,637       1,226,001  
  13       Apr-09       1,117,052,795       13,497,790       9,518,142       18,841,738       3,000,676       737,130       1,167,355  
                                                                   
                                                                     
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2008-C
 
Original Pool Characteristics
         
Closing Date
    May 22, 2008  
Cutoff Date
    May 1, 2008  
Number of Receivables
    338,143  
Aggregate Principal Balance
  $ 6,254,185,031  
Principal Balance
       
Average Principal Balance
  $ 18,496  
Highest Principal Balance
  $ 99,897  
Lowest Principal Balance
  $ 251  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average Original Amount Financed
  $ 24,921  
Highest Original Amount Financed
  $ 202,640  
Lowest Original Amount Financed
  $ 669  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    4.93 %
Highest APR
    29.99 %
Lowest APR
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.34 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    61.5 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    35.68 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    6 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    52.8 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    26.96 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.32 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    84.14 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    25.54 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    67.91 %
Ford F-150
    21.33%            
Ford F-250
    6.87%            
Ford Explorer
    6.45%            
Ford Expedition
    5.58%            
Ford Focus
    5.55%            
Ford F-350
    5.37%            
Ford Escape
    4.78%            
Ford Edge
    4.43%            
Ford Mustang
    4.30%            
Mazda Mazda 3
    3.26%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    39.89 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4)at origination
    707  
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination for original term greater than 60 months
    686  
         
(1)(2)(3)(4) See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       May-08     $ 6,038,271,227     $ 14,542     $ 74,596,681     $ 42,891,482     $ 160,246     $ 26,263     $  
  2       Jun-08       5,839,791,912       545,514       57,860,207       49,900,305       5,237,580       147,651        
  3       Jul-08       5,642,737,137       1,925,802       57,501,333       52,694,387       5,824,907       1,490,671       31,530  
  4       Aug-08       5,469,313,096       4,525,094       44,717,340       57,571,768       6,049,139       1,741,848       593,539  
  5       Sep-08       5,292,827,902       7,824,054       41,677,853       60,351,971       7,593,317       1,923,763       1,016,898  
  6       Oct-08       5,123,292,521       11,971,889       35,241,645       65,757,608       7,520,820       2,244,413       1,320,719  
  7       Nov-08       4,979,407,994       15,907,993       26,020,111       67,861,589       9,098,079       2,241,619       1,972,622  
  8       Dec-08       4,819,961,431       20,917,643       28,859,432       86,617,072       11,507,078       3,127,377       2,072,293  
  9       Jan-09       4,665,780,175       25,832,191       28,717,879       78,264,573       12,774,503       3,476,867       2,657,605  
  10       Feb-09       4,515,356,944       32,015,353       28,201,289       68,975,292       8,901,208       3,139,939       3,187,494  
  11       Mar-09       4,346,325,946       37,844,485       33,975,858       72,996,243       9,549,917       3,103,186       3,692,708  
  12       Apr-09       4,188,725,878       43,422,041       34,188,203       67,309,714       11,614,309       2,676,213       4,317,934  
                                                                   
                                                                     
 
 
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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2009-A
 
Original Pool Characteristics
         
Closing Date
    March 25, 2009  
Cutoff Date
    March 1, 2009  
Number of Receivables
    179,524  
Aggregate Principal Balance
  $ 3,483,283,176  
Principal Balance
       
Average Principal Balance
  $ 19,403  
Highest Principal Balance
  $ 99,540  
Lowest Principal Balance
  $ 254  
Original Amount Financed
       
Average Original Amount Financed
  $ 22,549  
Highest Original Amount Financed
  $ 161,331  
Lowest Original Amount Financed
  $ 1,099  
Annual Percentage Rate (APR)
       
Weighted average(1)
    7.00 %
Highest APR
    29.99 %
Lowest APR
    0.00 %
APR greater than or equal to 20 percent(2)
    0.62 %
Original Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    61.4 months  
Original term greater than 60 months(2)
    40.56 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    3 months  
Remaining Term
       
Weighted average(1)
    56.4 months  
Remaining term greater than 60 months(2)
    36.91 %
Longest
    72 months  
Shortest
    2 months  
Scheduled Weighted Average Life(3)
    2.53 years  
Percentage New (vs. Used) Vehicle(2)
    74.69 %
Percentage Car (vs. Light Truck)(2)
    27.09 %
Percentage of Top 10 Makes/Models(2)
    67.48 %
Ford F-150
    18.17%            
Ford Edge
    6.93%            
Ford Escape
    6.66%            
Ford F-250
    5.99%            
Ford Focus
    5.94%            
Ford Explorer
    5.52%            
Ford Fusion
    5.32%            
Ford Expedition
    4.73%            
Ford Mustang
    4.17%            
Ford F-350
    4.06%            
Percentage in Top 5 States(2)(9)
    37.97 %
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4)at origination
    706  
Weighted average(1) FICO® score(4) at origination for original term greater than 60 months
    692  
         
(1)(2)(3)(4) See page A-1 for footnotes
 
                                                                     
          End-of-Period
    Cumulative
          Delinquencies(8)  
          Pool
    Net
          31-60
    61-90
    91-120
    121+
 
Month
   
Date
 
Balance(5)
   
Losses(6)
   
Prepayments(7)
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
   
Days
 
 
  1       Mar-09     $ 3,322,091,387     $ 16,546     $ 83,451,913     $ 21,991,768     $ 414,527     $ 69,930     $  
  2       Apr-09       3,193,003,219       254,408       61,490,144       22,825,433       2,619,665       42,622       69,930  
                                                                   
                                                                     
 
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Annex B
 
TALF CONSIDERATIONS
 
The notes will be “eligible collateral” under TALF. The notes and the receivables will satisfy all applicable criteria for securities relating to “prime auto retail loans” under TALF, and the trust and the sponsor have certified to the FRBNY that they have satisfied, or have undertaken to satisfy, all applicable requirements under TALF, as set forth in the “Certification as to TALF Eligibility” attached as Annex C to this prospectus supplement. The applicable criteria and other requirements for “eligible collateral” are summarized below. The pricing date for the notes is expected to coincide with the June TALF subscription date and the closing date for the notes is expected to coincide with the June TALF settlement date.
 
As of the cutoff date, the receivables have the following characteristics:
 
  •  all of the receivables are U.S. dollar-denominated,
 
  •  all of the receivables are retail auto loans relating to cars and light trucks, and do not include exposures that are themselves cash or synthetic asset-backed securities,
 
  •  at least 95% of the aggregate principal balance of the receivables are both (a) originated by
U.S.-organized entities and (b) made with U.S.-domiciled obligors,
 
  •  at least 85% of the aggregate principal balance of the receivables were originated on or after October 1, 2007, and
 
  •  the weighted average FICO® score of the obligors under the receivables at origination (weighted by the current principal balance of each receivable as of the cutoff date) is 680 or greater, calculated (a) by excluding receivables with obligors that do not have a FICO® score because they are not individuals and they use the financed vehicles for commercial purposes (“commercial receivables”), and (b) by assigning a FICO® score of 300 to receivables with obligors who are individuals but do not have a FICO® score; historic cumulative net losses on commercial receivables in Ford Credit’s portfolio have been the same as or lower than those on receivables to individual obligors and the percentage of commercial receivables in the trust does not exceed 15%.
 
On the closing date, the notes will have the following characteristics:
 
  •  the notes will be U.S. dollar-denominated cash (not synthetic) asset-backed securities,
 
  •  the notes will be rated in the highest long-term or short-term investment-grade rating category by two or more eligible nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (“NRSROs”), and will not have a credit rating below the highest investment-grade rating category from any eligible NRSRO; “eligible nationally recognized statistical rating organization” in this context means Fitch, Moody’s and S&P; these ratings will be obtained without the benefit of any third-party guarantee and will not be on review or watch for downgrade,
 
  •  the notes are not subject to an optional redemption other than a customary clean-up call (as defined in the TALF Rules),
 
  •  the weighted average life to maturity of each class of notes, which was calculated using a prepayment speed of 1.3% ABS (Absolute Prepayment Speed) (referred to in this prospectus supplement as ABS (Absolute Prepayment Model)) in accordance with the TALF prepayment assumptions, is less than or equal to five years; the weighted average life to maturity is 0.31 years for the Class A-1 notes, 0.99 years for the Class A-2 notes, 1.99 years for the Class A-3 notes and 3.33 years for the Class A-4 notes, and
 
  •  the notes will be held in book-entry form by, and cleared through, DTC, in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC and will have the following CUSIP numbers: Class A-1 (CUSIP # 34529E


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  AA8), Class A-2 (CUSIP # 34529E AB6), Class A-3 (CUSIP # 34529E AC4) and Class A-4 (CUSIP # 34529E AD2).
 
The following documents will be delivered to the FRBNY no later than four business days prior to the closing date, or such later date as may be specified by the FRBNY:
 
  •  an attestation, in the form prescribed by the FRBNY, from a nationally recognized independent accounting firm that is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, indicating that the sponsor’s assertion that the notes are “eligible collateral” under TALF is fairly stated in all material respects,
 
  •  a Certification as to TALF Eligibility, in the form attached as Annex C to this prospectus supplement, executed by the sponsor and the trust, and
 
  •  an undertaking, in the form prescribed by the FRBNY, executed by the sponsor, to indemnify the FRBNY and TALF LLC and their respective affiliates against losses they may suffer if the certifications in the Certification as to TALF Eligibility are untrue.
 
Although the Certification as to TALF Eligibility requires the sponsor and the trust to notify the FRBNY and all registered holders of the notes upon a determination that certain statements relating to the eligibility of the notes are no longer correct, neither the sponsor nor the trust is obligated to monitor the characteristics of the receivables set forth above or to recalculate the weighted average life of any class of notes based on actual prepayment experience after the closing date.
 
This prospectus supplement does not describe all of the requirements of TALF or the associated risks of obtaining loans under TALF. If you want to obtain a loan under TALF, you should consult your financial and legal advisors regarding the advisability of obtaining a loan under TALF and the requirements of TALF, including whether you are an “eligible borrower” under TALF.
 
For more information about the risks associated with an investment in the notes as a result of the requirements of TALF, you should read “Risk Factors — The requirements of TALF could adversely affect the market value of your notes and/or limit your ability to resell your notes” in this prospectus supplement.


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Annex C
 
CERTIFICATION AS TO TALF ELIGIBILITY
 
The issuing entity and the sponsor (collectively, “we”) hereby certify that:
 
1. We have reviewed the terms and conditions of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (“TALF”) provided by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY”). Terms used below that are defined or explained in such terms and conditions, or in FAQs or other interpretative material issued by the FRBNY, shall have the meanings provided in such terms and conditions, FAQs or other interpretative material (such terms and conditions, FAQs or other interpretative material, the “TALF Rules”).
 
2. After due inquiry by our appropriate officers, agents and representatives, we have determined that the securities offered hereby designated as Class A-1 (CUSIP # 34529E AA8), Class A-2 (CUSIP # 34529E AB6), Class A-3 (CUSIP # 34529E AC4) and Class A-4 (CUSIP # 34529E AD2), constitute eligible collateral under TALF. In particular:
 
  •  The securities are U.S. dollar-denominated cash (that is, not synthetic) asset-backed securities (“ABS”) that have (or have been provided on a preliminary basis, expected to be confirmed no later than the closing date) a credit rating in the highest long-term or short-term investment-grade rating category from two or more eligible nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (“NRSROs”) and do not have (including on a preliminary basis) a credit rating below the highest investment-grade rating category from an eligible NRSRO. Such ratings were obtained without the benefit of any third-party guarantee and are not on review or watch for downgrade.
 
  •  The securities are cleared through the Depository Trust Company.
 
  •  The securities are not subject to an optional redemption other than a customary clean-up call (as defined in the TALF Rules).
 
  •  All or substantially all (defined as at least 95% of the dollar amount) of the credit exposures underlying the securities are exposures that are both (a) originated by U.S.-organized entities or institutions or U.S. branches or agencies of foreign banks and (b) made to U.S.-domiciled obligors. The underlying credit exposures are auto loans and do not include exposures that are themselves cash ABS or synthetic ABS. The average life is less than or equal to five years.
 
  •  All or substantially all of the credit exposures underlying the securities were originated on or after October 1, 2007. “Substantially all” for purposes of this paragraph means 85% or more of the dollar amount.
 
3. Pursuant to the TALF Rules, the independent accounting firm that is performing certain procedures for the benefit of the FRBNY in connection with this offering is required, in certain circumstances where fraud or illegal acts are suspected to have occurred, to make reports to the TALF Compliance fraud hotline. We hereby provide our consent to such accounting firm to make such reports and waive any client confidentiality provisions we would otherwise be entitled to under applicable law, rules of accountant professional responsibility or contract.
 
4. We understand that purchasers of the securities offered hereby that are affiliates of either the originators of assets that are securitized in this offering or the issuing entity or sponsor of this offering will not be able to use these securities as TALF collateral.
 
5. We hereby undertake that, until the maturity of the securities offered hereby, we will issue a press release and notify the FRBNY and all registered holders of the securities if we determine that the statements set forth in Item 2 above were not correct when made or have ceased to be correct. We will issue such press release and make such notification no later than 9:00 a.m. on the fourth business day after we make such determination; provided that we undertake to provide same business-day notice of any change in credit rating issued by any eligible NRSRO (including any change in the final rating compared to a preliminary rating) that occurs after pricing of this offering and on or prior to the closing date.
 
6. We hereby represent and warrant to the FRBNY and TALF LLC that (i) this prospectus (and for the Class A-1 notes, the offering memorandum) and (ii) this prospectus (and for the Class A-1 notes, the offering memorandum), when taken as a whole together with all information provided by us or on our


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behalf to any nationally recognized statistical rating organization in connection with this offering, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
 
7. We acknowledge that the FRBNY and TALF LLC (in accepting the securities offered hereby as collateral), will rely upon this certification and will suffer damages if such certification is incorrect. The sponsor (and, if required by the terms of the form referred to below, the sponsor’s direct or indirect ultimate parent) has executed and delivered to the FRBNY an undertaking, in the form prescribed by the FRBNY, under which the sponsor (and, if applicable, its direct or indirect ultimate parent) has agreed to indemnify FRBNY and TALF LLC and their respective affiliates against losses incurred or suffered by them arising out of any misrepresentation or breach of warranty made or to be performed by us in this certification.
 
8. We hereby jointly and severally agree that, should the securities be pledged to the FRBNY under the Master Loan and Security Agreement established under TALF or purchased by TALF LLC and at any time fail to constitute eligible collateral under TALF (provided that, solely for purposes of the foregoing, the only failure to satisfy the ratings eligibility criteria that shall be considered shall be a failure that arises as a result of the final rating on the securities, upon issuance, being lower than the required ratings for TALF eligibility, not any subsequent downgrades) under the TALF Rules as in effect at the time the securities are issued (a “Warranty Breach”), we shall permit (i) the United States Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) and its agents, consultants, contractors and advisors, (ii) the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program, and (iii) the Comptroller General of the United States access to personnel and any books, papers, records or other data in our possession, custody or control to the extent relevant to ascertaining the cause and nature of the Warranty Breach, during normal business hours and upon reasonable notice to the issuing entity or the sponsor, as the case may be; provided that prior to disclosing any information pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii), the Treasury, the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the Comptroller General of the United States shall have agreed, with respect to documents obtained under this agreement in furtherance of their respective functions, to follow applicable law and regulation (and the applicable customary policies and procedures, including those for inspectors general) regarding the dissemination of confidential materials, including redacting confidential information from the public version of its reports, as appropriate, and soliciting input from the sponsor or the issuing entity, as applicable, as to information that should be afforded confidentiality. In making this agreement, we understand that Treasury has represented that it has been informed by the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program and the Comptroller General of the United States that they, before making any request for access or information pursuant to their oversight and audit functions, will establish a protocol to avoid, to the extent reasonably possible, duplicative requests. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit the authority that the Special Inspector General of the Troubled Asset Relief Program or the Comptroller General of the United States have under law.
 
                 
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC,
as sponsor
      Ford Credit Auto Owner Trust 2009-B,
as issuing entity
                 
By:
  /s/ David M. Brandi       By:   Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two LLC
   
           
    Name: David M. Brandi           as depositor on behalf of the
    Title: Vice President and           issuing entity
             Assistant Treasurer            
                 
            By:   /s/ Marion B. Harris
               
                Name: Marion B. Harris
                Title: President and Assistant Treasurer


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Ford Credit Auto Owner Trusts
 
Asset Backed Notes
 
     
Ford Credit Auto
Receivables Two LLC
  Ford Motor
Credit Company LLC
     
Depositor   Sponsor and Servicer
 
 
Before you purchase any notes, be sure you understand the structure and the risks. You should review carefully the risk factors beginning on page 6 of this prospectus and in the prospectus supplement.
 
The notes will be obligations of the issuing entity only and will not be obligations of or interests in the sponsor, the depositor or any of their affiliates.
 
This prospectus may be used to offer and sell the notes only if accompanied by the prospectus supplement for the issuing entity.
The issuing entities —
 
A new trust will be formed to be the issuing entity for each securitization transaction.
 
The assets of each trust will consist of:
 
•  a pool of retail installment sale contracts secured by new and used cars and trucks,
 
•  collections on the receivables represented by those contracts,
 
•  security interests in the financed vehicles,
 
•  proceeds from claims on related insurance policies, and
 
•  any other property identified in the prospectus supplement.
 
Each trust will issue asset-backed securities consisting of notes in one or more classes.
 
The notes —
 
•  will be asset-backed securities payable only from the assets of the issuing entity,
 
•  may benefit from one or more forms of credit or payment enhancement, and
 
•  will be debt obligations of the issuing entity.
 
The amount, price and terms of each offering of notes will be determined at the time of sale and will be described in the prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus.
 
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined that this prospectus or the prospectus supplement is accurate or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
 
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READING THIS PROSPECTUS
AND THE PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
 
This prospectus provides general information about the notes to be issued by the Ford Credit Auto Owner Trusts, some of which may not apply to notes issued by a particular trust, including the trust that will issue your notes.
 
The prospectus supplement will describe the specific terms of your notes and the receivables in the trust that will issue your notes, including:
 
  •  information about the receivables in the trust,
 
  •  the timing and amount of interest and principal payments on each class of notes,
 
  •  information about credit and payment enhancement for each class of notes,
 
  •  credit ratings of the notes, and
 
  •  the method for selling the notes to investors.
 
You should rely solely on information provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement and any informational and computational material filed as part of the registration statement filed with the SEC for any particular offering of notes.
 
This prospectus begins with the following brief introductory sections:
 
  •  Summary — provides an overview of the terms of the notes.
 
  •  Risk Factors — describes some of the risks of investing in the notes.
 
The other sections of this prospectus contain more detailed descriptions of the notes and the structure of the trust that will issue your notes. Cross-references refer you to more detailed descriptions of a particular topic or related information elsewhere in this prospectus or the prospectus supplement. The Table of Contents on the preceding page contains references to key topics.
 
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SUMMARY
 
This summary provides an overview of the most important terms of the notes. It does not contain all of the information that may be important to you. To understand fully the terms of the notes, you should read this prospectus and the prospectus supplement completely.
 
Sponsor, Servicer and Administrator of the Trust
 
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, or “Ford Credit,” is a Delaware limited liability company and a wholly owned subsidiary of Ford Motor Company, or “Ford.”
 
Depositor
 
Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two LLC is a Delaware limited liability company and a special purpose company wholly owned by Ford Credit.
 
Issuing Entity
 
The depositor will form a separate issuing entity, or “trust” for each securitization transaction. Each issuing entity will be a Delaware statutory trust governed by a trust agreement between the depositor and the owner trustee. Initially, the depositor will be the beneficiary of the trust.
 
Indenture Trustee and Owner Trustee
 
The prospectus supplement will identify the owner trustee of the trust and the indenture trustee for your notes.
 
The Notes
 
The trust will issue one or more classes of notes. The notes issued by the trust will be governed by an indenture between the trust and the indenture trustee.
 
The terms of the notes will be described in the prospectus supplement, including, for each class of notes:
 
•  the principal amount,
 
•  the interest rate or method of determining the interest rate, and
 
•  the final scheduled payment date.
 
The notes of one class may differ from the notes of another class in certain respects, including:
 
•  the timing and priority of payments,
 
•  whether interest and principal payments may be delayed or further subordinated upon the occurrence of certain events of default and the related consequences, and
 
•  whether payments of interest and principal may be made solely from designated portions of the receivables.
 
The priority of payments among the different classes of notes will be described in the prospectus supplement.
 
The notes will be available only in book-entry form, except in limited circumstances described in this prospectus.
 
The trust may be permitted to issue additional notes on dates specified in the prospectus supplement and use the proceeds to repay certain classes of notes before their final scheduled payment dates.
 
For a more detailed description of the features of the notes you should read “Description of the Notes” in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement.
 
Trust Assets
 
The primary asset of the trust will be a pool of retail installment sale contracts secured by new and used cars and trucks. These contracts are the “receivables” and the vehicles securing them are “financed vehicles.” The purchasers of the financed vehicles who are responsible for making payments on the receivables are the “obligors.”
 
Ford Credit regularly purchases from motor vehicle dealers retail installment sale contracts that meet its credit underwriting standards. For each securitization transaction, Ford Credit, as the sponsor, will sell a pool of receivables it has selected to the depositor and the depositor will then immediately sell those receivables to the trust. The prospectus supplement will describe the criteria used to select the receivables.
 
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•  proceeds from claims on any insurance policies covering the financed vehicles or the obligors.
 
For a more detailed description of the trust assets, you should read “The Receivables” in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement.
 
Credit and Payment Enhancement
 
The prospectus supplement will describe the features designed to protect noteholders against losses on the receivables and consequent delays or defaults in payments on the notes. These features are called “credit enhancement.” Credit enhancement may consist of one or more of the following:
 
•  reserve accounts or cash deposits,
 
•  excess spread,
 
•  overcollateralization,
 
•  yield supplement discount arrangements for low APR receivables, or
 
•  subordination of other notes issued by the trust.
 
The prospectus supplement may describe features designed to ensure the timely payment of amounts owed to noteholders. These features are called “cash flow enhancement” or “payment enhancement” and may include one or more of the following:
 
•  interest rate swaps, caps or floors,
 
•  guaranteed investment contracts or guaranteed rate agreements,
 
•  surety bonds,
 
•  letters of credit or other credit facilities, or
 
•  liquidity facilities.
 
For a more detailed description of credit and payment enhancement, you should read “Description of the Notes — Credit and Payment Enhancement” in this prospectus.
 
Servicing of the Receivables
 
Ford Credit will act as the “servicer” for the receivables. The servicer is responsible for collecting payments on the receivables, administering payoffs, defaults and delinquencies, and repossessing and liquidating financed vehicles. Ford Credit will also act as custodian and maintain custody of the receivables files. The trust will pay the servicer a monthly servicing fee specified in the prospectus supplement.
 
For a more detailed description of the servicing of the receivables, you should read “Servicing the Receivables and the Securitization Transaction” in this prospectus.
 
Optional Redemption or “Clean Up Call” Option
 
The servicer will have the option to redeem the notes by purchasing all the receivables owned by the trust on any payment date that the pool balance is less than an amount specified in the prospectus supplement. This option is referred to as the servicer’s “clean up call” option. The prospectus supplement will describe how the clean up call option works, the purchase price for the receivables and any conditions to its exercise by the servicer.
 
For a more detailed description of the servicer’s clean up call option, you should read “Description of the Notes — Optional Redemption or ‘Clean Up Call’ Option” in the prospectus supplement.
 
Tax Status
 
At the time the trust issues your notes, the trust’s special tax counsel identified in the prospectus supplement will deliver its opinion that, for federal income tax purposes, the trust will not be classified as an association or a publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation, and as long as the trust has only one owner for federal income tax purposes, the trust will not be treated as an entity separate from its owner.
 
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RISK FACTORS
 
 
You should consider the following risk factors in deciding whether to purchase the notes.
 
The absence of a secondary market for your notes could limit your ability to resell them The absence of a secondary market for your notes could limit your ability to resell them. This means that if you want to sell any of your notes before they mature, you may be unable to find a buyer or, if you find a buyer, the selling price may be less than it would have been if a secondary market existed. The underwriters may assist in the resale of notes, but they are not required to do so. If a secondary market does develop, it might not continue or it might not be sufficiently liquid to allow you to resell any of your notes.
 
The assets of the trust are limited and are the only source of payment for your notes The trust will not have any assets or sources of funds other than the receivables and related property it owns and any external credit or payment enhancement described in the prospectus supplement. Any credit or payment enhancement is limited. Your notes will not be insured or guaranteed by Ford Credit or any of its affiliates or any other person.
 
Performance of the receivables is uncertain The performance of the receivables depends on a number of factors, including general economic conditions, unemployment levels, the circumstances of individual obligors, Ford Credit’s underwriting standards at origination and the success of Ford Credit’s servicing and collection strategies. Consequently, no accurate prediction can be made of how the receivables will perform.
 
The rate of prepayments on the receivables will affect the timing of repayment of the principal of your notes Faster than expected rates of prepayments on the receivables will cause the trust to make payments of principal on your notes earlier than expected and will shorten the maturity of your notes. Prepayments on the receivables may occur as a result of:
 
• prepayments of receivables by obligors in whole or in part,
 
• liquidations due to default,
 
• receipts of proceeds from claims on any physical damage, credit life or other insurance policies covering the financed vehicles or the obligors,
 
• purchases by the servicer of receivables modified by the servicer or impaired by the servicer, and
 
• purchases of ineligible receivables by either the depositor or Ford Credit.
 
A variety of economic, social and other factors will influence the rate of prepayments on the receivables, including marketing incentives offered by vehicle manufacturers and the fact that the financed vehicle may not be sold without the consent of the servicer. No prediction can be made as to the actual prepayment rates that will be experienced on the receivables.
 
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been had such prepayments not been made or had such prepayments been made at a different time, you may not be able to reinvest the principal in a comparable security with an effective interest rate equivalent to the interest rate on your notes. Similarly, if principal payments on your notes are made later than expected due to slower than expected prepayments or payments on the receivables, you may lose reinvestment opportunities. In addition, if the notes were purchased at a discount and prepayments are slower than expected, your yield may be reduced. You will bear all reinvestment risk resulting from receiving payments of principal on your notes earlier or later than expected.
 
In addition your notes will be paid in full prior to maturity if the servicer exercises its clean up call option.
 
For more information about the timing of repayment and other sources of prepayments, you should read “Maturity and Prepayment Considerations” in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement.
 
Interests of other persons in the receivables or the related financed vehicles could reduce funds available to pay your notes If another person acquires an interest in a receivable or a related financed vehicle that is superior to the trust’s interest, the collections on that receivable or the proceeds from the sale of that financed vehicle may not be available to make payments on your notes. If the trust does not have a perfected security interest in a receivable or a financed vehicle, its ability to repossess and sell the financed vehicle securing a defaulted receivable may be adversely affected. Another person could acquire an interest in a receivable or a financed vehicle that is superior to the trust’s interest if:
 
• the trust does not have a perfected security interest in the receivable or the financed vehicle because Ford Credit’s security interest in the receivable or in the financed vehicle was not properly perfected,
 
• the trust does not have a perfected security interest in the financed vehicle in certain states because the servicer will not amend the certificate of title to identify the trust as the new secured party,
 
• the trust’s security interest in the receivable or the financed vehicle is impaired because holders of some types of liens, such as tax liens or mechanic’s liens, may have priority over the trust’s security interest, or a financed vehicle is confiscated by a government agency, or
 
• the trust does not have a perfected security interest in receivables that are electronic contracts because Ford Credit is not considered to have established the “control” necessary to obtain a security interest.
 
Subordination will cause some classes of notes to bear additional credit risk The rights of the holders of any class of notes to receive payments of interest and principal may be subordinated to one or more other classes of notes or to the rights of others such as interest rate hedging counterparties. If you hold notes of a


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subordinated class, you will bear more credit risk than holders of more senior classes of notes and you will incur losses, if any, prior to holders of more senior classes of notes. Failure to pay interest on subordinated notes that are not part of the Controlling Class will not be an Event of Default.
 
Failure to pay principal on a note will not constitute an Event of Default until its final scheduled payment date The trust does not have an obligation to pay a specified amount of principal on any note on any date other than its outstanding amount on its final scheduled payment date. Failure to pay principal on a note will not constitute an Event of Default until its final scheduled payment date.
 
You may suffer losses because you have limited control over actions of the trust and conflicts between classes of notes may occur The trust will pledge the receivables to the indenture trustee to secure payment of the notes. The Controlling Class will be entitled to declare an event of default relating to a breach of a material covenant and accelerate the notes after an Event of Default, and waive Events of Default (other than failure to pay principal or interest). The Controlling Class may, in certain circumstances, direct the indenture trustee to sell the receivables after an acceleration of the notes even if the proceeds would not be sufficient to pay all of the notes in full. If your notes cannot be repaid in full with the proceeds of a sale of the receivables, you will suffer a loss.
 
The Controlling Class may terminate the servicer following an Event of Servicing Termination and may waive Events of Servicing Termination.
 
Holders of notes that are not part of the Controlling Class will have no right to take any of these actions. Only the Controlling Class will have these rights. The Controlling Class may have different interests from the holders of other classes of the notes and will not be required to consider the effect of its actions on the holders of other classes.
 
For a more detailed description of the actions that the Controlling Class may direct, you should read “Description of the Notes — Events of Default — Remedies Following Acceleration” and “Servicing the Receivables and the Securitization Transaction — Resignation and Termination of the Servicer” in this prospectus.
 
You may suffer losses on your notes because the servicer may commingle collections with its own funds The servicer will be required to remit collections on the receivables to the trust within two business days of applying such amounts to the obligor’s account or on a monthly basis, depending on its credit ratings. Prior to remittance, the servicer may use collections at its own risk and for its own benefit and may commingle collections on the receivables with its own funds. If the servicer does not pay these amounts to the trust by the next payment date (which could occur if the servicer becomes subject to a bankruptcy proceeding), payments on your notes could be reduced or delayed.


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Delays in collecting payments could occur if Ford Credit ceases to be the servicer If Ford Credit resigns or is terminated as servicer, the processing of payments on the receivables and information relating to collections could be delayed. This could cause payments on your notes to be delayed. Ford Credit may be removed as servicer if it defaults on its servicing obligations or becomes subject to bankruptcy proceedings as described under “Servicing the Receivables and the Securitization Transaction — Resignation and Termination of the Servicer” in this prospectus.
 
Bankruptcy of Ford Credit could result in delays in payment or losses on your notes If Ford Credit becomes subject to bankruptcy proceedings, you could experience losses or delays in payments on your notes. A court in a bankruptcy proceeding could conclude that Ford Credit effectively still owns the receivables because the sale of the receivables to the depositor was not a “true sale” or the assets and liabilities of the depositor should be consolidated with those of Ford Credit for bankruptcy purposes. If a court were to reach this conclusion, payments on your notes could be reduced or delayed due to:
 
•  the “automatic stay” provision of the U.S. federal bankruptcy laws that prevents secured creditors from exercising remedies against a debtor in bankruptcy without permission from the bankruptcy court and other provisions of the U.S. federal bankruptcy laws that permit substitution of collateral in limited circumstances,
 
•  tax or government liens on Ford Credit’s property that arose prior to the transfer of the receivables to the trust having a claim on collections that are senior to your notes, or
 
•  the trust not having a perfected security interest in the financed vehicles or any cash collections held by Ford Credit at the time the bankruptcy proceeding begins.
 
In addition, the transfer of receivables by the depositor to the trust, although structured as a sale, may be viewed as a financing because the depositor retains the residual interest in the trust. If a court were to conclude that such transfer was not a sale or the depositor was consolidated with Ford Credit in the event of Ford Credit’s bankruptcy, the notes would benefit from a security interest in the receivables but the receivables would be owned by Ford Credit and payments could be delayed, collateral substituted or other remedies imposed by the bankruptcy court that could adversely affect the amount and timing of payments on the notes.
 
For more information about the effects of a bankruptcy on your notes, you should read “Some Important Legal Issues Relating to the Receivables — Bankruptcy Limitations” in this prospectus.
 
The servicing fee may be insufficient to attract a replacement servicer If Ford Credit resigns or is terminated as servicer, the servicing fee, which is calculated as a fixed percentage of the pool balance, may be insufficient to attract a replacement servicer or cover the actual servicing costs on the receivables because the amount of the servicing fee declines each month as the pool balance declines but the servicing costs on each account remain essentially fixed. This risk is greatest toward the end of a


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securitization transaction when the pool balance has declined significantly. A delay or inability to find a replacement servicer would delay collection activities on the receivables and could delay payments and reports to the noteholders and the indenture trustee, have an adverse impact on amounts collected on defaulted receivables and ultimately lead to a loss of principal on the notes.
 
Ford Credit’s failure to repurchase receivables that do not comply with consumer protection laws could result in losses on your notes If any receivable does not comply with Federal and state consumer protection laws, the servicer may be prevented from or delayed in collecting amounts due on the receivable. Also, some of these laws may provide that the assignee of a consumer contract (such as the trust) is liable to the obligor for any failure of the contract to comply with these laws. Ford Credit must repurchase receivables that do not comply in all material respects with applicable laws. If Ford Credit fails to repurchase such receivables, payments on your notes could be reduced or delayed.
 
For a more detailed description of consumer protection laws relating to the receivables, you should read “Some Important Legal Issues Relating to the Receivables — Consumer Protection Laws” in this prospectus.
 
Risks associated with interest rate hedging arrangements If the trust issues floating rate notes, it will enter into an interest rate hedging arrangement with a counterparty because the receivables owned by the trust bear interest at fixed rates while the floating rate notes will bear interest at a floating rate. An interest rate hedging arrangement may be in the form of an interest rate swap, cap or floor, or a combination thereof.
 
If the floating rate payable by the counterparty under an interest rate swap is substantially greater than the fixed rate payable by the trust, or if the reference rate under an interest rate cap or floor exceeds the cap rate or is less than the floor rate, as applicable, the trust will be more dependent on receiving payments from the counterparty in order to make interest payments on the notes without using amounts that would otherwise be used to pay principal on the notes.
 
If the floating rate payable by the counterparty under an interest rate swap is less than the fixed rate payable by the trust, the trust will be obligated to make payments to the counterparty. The amount payable to the counterparty may rank higher in priority than payments on your notes.
 
If the counterparty fails to make any payments required under an interest rate hedging arrangement when due, payments on your notes may be reduced or delayed.
 
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affects the counterparty without its consent, or the failure of the counterparty to post collateral, assign the interest rate hedging arrangement to an eligible substitute counterparty or take other remedial action if the counterparty’s credit ratings drop below the levels set forth in the rating agency’s criteria sufficient, in each case, to maintain the then-current ratings of the classes of notes. Upon termination of an interest rate hedging arrangement, a termination payment may be due to the trust or due to the counterparty. Any such termination payment could be substantial if market interest rates and other conditions have changed materially. To the extent not paid by a replacement counterparty, any termination payments will be paid by the trust from funds available for such purpose, and payments on your notes may be reduced or delayed.
 
If a counterparty’s credit rating drops below the levels set forth in a rating agency’s criteria and a termination event occurs under the interest rate hedging arrangements because the counterparty fails to take one of the required corrective actions, that rating agency may place its ratings on the notes on watch or reduce or withdraw its ratings if the trust does not declare a termination event and replace the counterparty. In these circumstances, ratings on both fixed rate notes and floating rate notes could be affected.
 
If the counterparty fails to make a termination payment owed to the trust, the trust may not be able to enter into a replacement interest rate hedging arrangement. If the trust has floating rate notes outstanding and does not have an interest rate hedging arrangement in place for that floating rate exposure, the amount available to pay principal and interest on your notes may be reduced or delayed.


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THE SPONSOR AND SERVICER
 
General
 
Ford Credit was established in 1959 to provide financing for Ford vehicles and support Ford dealers. Ford Credit is a Delaware limited liability company and is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Ford.
 
Ford Credit provides a wide variety of automotive financing products to and through automotive dealers throughout the world. Ford Credit’s primary financing products are:
 
  •  Retail financing — purchasing retail installment sale contracts and retail leases from dealers, and offering financing to commercial customers, primarily vehicle leasing companies and fleet purchasers, to lease and purchase vehicle fleets,
 
  •  Wholesale financing — making loans to dealers to finance the purchase of vehicle inventory, also known as floorplan financing, and
 
  •  Other financing — making loans to dealers for working capital, improvements to dealership facilities, and to purchase and finance dealership real estate.
 
Ford Credit also services the finance receivables and leases it originates and purchases, makes loans to Ford affiliates, purchases certain receivables of Ford and its subsidiaries and provides insurance services related to its financing programs.
 
Ford Credit earns its revenue primarily from:
 
  •  payments on retail installment sale contracts and leases that it purchases,
 
  •  interest supplements and other support payments from Ford and affiliated companies, and
 
  •  payments on wholesale and other dealer loan financing programs.
 
Ford Credit will be the sponsor of the securitization transaction in which your notes will be issued. Ford Credit will be the servicer of the receivables and the securitization transaction and the administrator for the trust. Ford Credit will be responsible for structuring each securitization transaction and selecting the transaction parties. Ford Credit will be responsible for paying the costs of forming the trust, legal fees of certain transaction parties, rating agency fees for rating the notes and other transaction costs.
 
Ford Credit purchases retail installment sale contracts from motor vehicle dealers in the United States and Puerto Rico in the ordinary course of its business and selects the pool of receivables for each securitization transaction. The criteria used by Ford Credit to select the receivables for securitization will be described in the prospectus supplement.
 
Ford Credit will make representations about the characteristics of the receivables sold to the depositor and sold by the depositor to the trust. If any representation proves to have been untrue when made and the breach has a material adverse effect on any receivable, Ford Credit must repurchase the receivable unless it cures the breach in all material respects by the end of any applicable grace period.
 
For more information about the representations and repurchase obligations, see “Transfers of the Receivables” in the prospectus supplement.
 
General Securitization Experience
 
Ford Credit has been securitizing its assets since 1988.
 
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number of international securitization markets, including the United States, Canada, Europe (including the United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, Italy and France) and Mexico and has participated in the securitization markets in Japan and Australia.
 
In the U.S., Ford Credit sponsors a number of securitization and structured financing programs in which it sells receivables in the public markets and in private transactions. In addition to selling receivables to trusts making registered public offerings, Ford Credit regularly sells retail installment sale contracts to a large number of multi-seller asset-backed commercial paper conduits and other purchasers, to special purpose entities that sell asset-backed securities to Ford Credit’s single-seller asset-backed commercial paper program and to third party securitizers on a whole loan basis.
 
Ford Credit securitizes its assets because the market for securitization of financial assets provides the company with a lower cost source of funding than other alternatives, diversifies funding among different markets and investors, and provides additional liquidity. Ford Credit meets a significant portion of its funding requirements through securitizations for these reasons.
 
For more information about Ford Credit’s securitization programs and its funding strategy, please read Ford Credit’s Annual Report on Form 10-K which is available on Ford Credit’s website at www.fordcredit.com.
 
U.S. Securitization Program for Retail Installment Sale Contracts
 
Ford Credit has had an active publicly registered securitization program for retail installment sale contracts since 1989 and has issued asset-backed securities in more than 45 transactions under this program. The asset-backed securities offered by the prospectus supplement accompanying this prospectus are part of this program. None of the asset-backed securities offered in this program have experienced any losses or events of default and Ford Credit has never taken any action out of the ordinary in any transaction to prevent such an occurrence.
 
Origination, Purchasing and Underwriting
 
Ford Credit purchases retail installment sale contracts entered into between retail customers and motor vehicle dealers for the financing of purchased vehicles. When a customer purchases a vehicle from a dealer, the customer and the dealer negotiate the purchase price of the vehicle and the acquisition of any insurance, warranty or other products. The customer and the dealer also decide the contract amount, term, payment terms and interest rate to be charged on the retail installment sale contract, subject to Ford Credit’s approval. Ford Credit purchases contracts with terms up to 72 months. Almost all retail contracts are for new purchased vehicles and a significant majority are with individuals who use the financed vehicle for personal use.
 
Ford Credit establishes a “dealer discount rate” that is used to calculate Ford Credit’s purchase price for the contract. If the customer’s interest rate exceeds the discount rate by more than the limits established by Ford Credit, then Ford Credit will either not purchase the contract or will reduce the customer’s interest rate to meet Ford Credit guidelines. In the case of low-APR contracts, the dealer discount rate will match the low-APR rate established by the manufacturer.
 
Ford Credit finances the negotiated purchase price of the vehicle, less vehicle trade-in or down payment plus taxes, insurance, service contracts, dealer installed accessories, prior balances on trade-in vehicles and other fees and charges. Ford Credit pays the dealer a purchase price for the contract generally equal to the amount financed on the contract plus a set fee, a percentage of the amount financed or a portion of the finance charge on the contract. The portion of the finance charge earned by the dealer is generally calculated using the difference between the dealer discount rate set by Ford Credit and the APR on the contract.
 
Ford Credit’s purchasing decisions are made independently of Ford, and Ford cannot require Ford Credit to purchase contracts that do not satisfy Ford Credit’s underwriting standards. Ford Credit’s underwriting standards and purchasing criteria emphasize the applicant’s ability to pay and creditworthiness. The creditworthiness of any co-purchaser or guarantor is also considered. Each


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applicant for a retail installment sale contract completes a credit application. Dealers typically submit applications electronically to Ford Credit together with information about the proposed terms of the retail installment sale contract. Ford Credit generally obtains a credit report on the applicant from a national credit bureau. Ford Credit generally selects a credit bureau based upon its assessment of which credit bureau provides the most accurate and complete credit reports in the applicant’s geographic area. In a limited number of cases, a credit report is not available because an applicant does not have an established credit history.
 
To set the “dealer discount rate” for standard rate contracts, Ford Credit uses scoring models that assess the creditworthiness of an applicant using the information provided on the applicant’s credit application, the proposed terms of the retail installment sale contract and the applicant’s credit bureau data. If an individual applicant has sufficient recent credit history, the credit bureau data includes the applicant’s credit risk score, often referred to as a FICO® score, which is generated using statistical models created by Fair Isaac Corporation. Ford Credit uses FICO® scores designed specifically for automotive financing. The FICO® score measures the likelihood an applicant will repay an obligation, and it is the most significant factor in Ford Credit’s consumer scoring models. FICO® is a registered trademark of Fair Isaac Corporation. The highest FICO® score used by Ford Credit is 900, and the lowest FICO® score is 250. Ford Credit frequently reviews its models to confirm the continued business significance and statistical predictability of the factors and updates its models to incorporate new factors that improve their statistical predictability.
 
Credit applications are automatically evaluated and some are either approved or rejected based on Ford Credit’s electronic decisioning models. When an application is not electronically decisioned, a Ford Credit credit analyst judgmentally evaluates the application to make a purchase decision. The credit analyst considers the same information included in the scoring models and also weighs other factors, such as Ford Credit’s relationship with the dealer, then makes an individual credit decision based on the analyst’s assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of the application. The credit analyst may condition approval of a credit application on modifications in order to lower the total monthly payment on the contract, such as a higher cash down payment, a less expensive vehicle or a longer contract term, or by requiring the addition of a qualified co-obligor or guarantor. When necessary the analyst will verify the identity, employment and other applicant data before the decision is made.
 
For contracts not electronically approved or rejected, Ford Credit typically is able to determine whether or not to purchase a retail installment sale contract within 20 minutes of receipt of an application. Higher risk applicants may require additional investigation and it generally takes Ford Credit up to one hour to determine whether or not to purchase these contracts.
 
Each Ford Credit analyst is assigned a specific dollar approval level to purchase retail installment contracts. These levels are based on an applicant’s total outstanding contract balances with Ford Credit. More experienced analysts are assigned higher approval levels. More senior personnel must approve any contract that exceeds the analyst’s approval level. An analyst also may have to get approval to purchase a contract having an APR lower than Ford Credit’s dealer discount rate. These “rate concessions” generally are granted to allow dealers to offer lower APRs to qualified customers who could obtain lower rates from other financing providers or to resolve a discrepancy in the originally quoted dealer rate.
 
Dealers must submit contracts on forms approved by Ford Credit. After the dealer submits a completed contract, Ford Credit checks it for specific errors apparent in the disclosures made by the dealer, such as the calculation of APR. If the contract contains minor errors, Ford Credit may purchase the contract and send a correction notice to the obligor, or obtain a signed modification from the obligor. A contract with a more significant error is returned to the dealer for correction or a new contract. Each dealer signs an assignment agreement representing that all disclosures made by the dealer are true and accurate. For disclosures that Ford Credit cannot review because the error would not be apparent in the contract, it relies on the representations made by the dealer in the assignment agreement. The assignment agreement requires the dealer to apply immediately for a title that includes Ford Credit’s lien. Ford Credit tracks titles to determine if its lien has been noted.


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Purchased contracts and related documents are electronically imaged. For electronic contracts, a separate image of the original is created for servicing purposes. Once imaged, the documents may be viewed on a computer screen for servicing, but may not be altered or deleted. Additional documents obtained during servicing are also added to the imaged file.
 
The obligor agrees to maintain physical damage insurance on the financed vehicle, and typically is required to provide insurance information at the time the contract is signed. Since obligors may choose their own insurers to provide the required coverage, the specific terms and conditions of their policies may vary. Ford Credit does not track whether insurance is maintained on the financed vehicle.
 
The obligor pays the amount financed over a specified number of months with interest at the APR. The obligor is allowed to choose the date on which the monthly installments will be due as long as the first installment is due within 45 days of the date the contract is signed. Sometimes Ford Credit offers marketing programs that allow the obligor to defer payments for a limited time before beginning to make monthly payments.
 
Ford Credit classifies financed vehicles into categories. The car category includes sedans, hatchbacks, coupes and wagons. The light truck category includes SUVs, cross-overs, vans, mini-vans and light pick-up trucks. The truck category includes medium and heavy trucks with specialty bodies.
 
Ford Credit purchases contracts for new vehicles and used vehicles, including certified pre-owned vehicles. A certified pre-owned vehicle must satisfy mileage limits, condition requirements and routine maintenance standards and typically is still covered by the manufacturer’s warranty. Certified pre-owned vehicles are eligible for manufacturer sponsored incentive marketing programs. About half of Ford Credit’s used vehicle retail contracts are for certified pre-owned vehicles.
 
A specific auditing group within Ford Credit performs regular audits to monitor compliance with purchasing policies and procedures and legal requirements.
 
Ford Credit regularly reviews and analyzes its portfolio of receivables to evaluate the effectiveness of its underwriting guidelines, scoring models and purchasing criteria. If external economic factors, credit loss or delinquency experience, market conditions or other factors change, Ford Credit may adjust its underwriting guidelines, scoring models and purchasing criteria in order to change the quality of its portfolio or to achieve other goals and objectives.
 
Servicing Experience
 
Ford Credit will service the receivables and the securitization transactions. Ford Credit has been the servicer for its U.S. public retail securitization program since its inception. None of the asset-backed securities in this program have experienced any losses or events of default and there have been no instances of material noncompliance with the servicing criteria in this program.
 
Ford Credit services all the receivables it originates, including receivables sold in securitizations, other structured financings and in whole loan sales. Ford Credit has comprehensive web-based servicing policies and procedures that ensure common servicing practices and procedures are used for all receivables. These practices and procedures are described in “— Servicing and Collections” below. Servicing personnel do not know if a receivable they are servicing has been sold in a securitization transaction or otherwise.
 
Ford Credit’s servicing and collections systems maintain records for all receivables, applications of payments, relevant information on obligors and account status. The systems also capture communications with obligors and allow management to review collection personnel activities.
 
Ford Credit will be responsible for all servicing functions for the receivables. As is customary in the servicing industry, Ford Credit engages vendors to perform certain servicing processes. These processes include processing monthly lockbox payments from customers, providing telephonic payment systems, monitoring notation of lien on title for financed vehicles, imaging customer documents and storing contracts (paper and electronic), and handling certain inbound obligor servicing calls and early stage collections support. Ford Credit requires all vendors to follow processes set by Ford Credit or agreed to


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between Ford Credit and the vendor and regularly monitors the vendors for compliance. Vendors do not have the discretion to make decisions that would materially affect agreed upon processes, amounts collected or the timing for amounts applied to obligor accounts. Ford Credit believes these vendors could be easily replaced, if necessary. Some vendors perform their services from locations outside of the U.S.
 
Ford Credit also contracts with a network of outside contractors to repossess vehicles and to collect some deficiencies for charged off accounts. Ford Credit uses auction houses engaged by Ford to prepare and sell repossessed vehicles at auction. These contractors are monitored for compliance with the contracts, but due to the nature of these relationships, these contractors do not always follow established Ford Credit procedures.
 
As servicer of the securitization transaction, Ford Credit will prepare monthly investor reports, provide payment instructions to the indenture trustee and prepare annual compliance reports.
 
Servicing and Collections
 
Ford Credit services the receivables from its centralized business centers and specialty servicing centers in the U.S. Ford Credit’s servicing operations are divided into three areas — collections, account services and vehicle liquidations. The collections area has two main functions — account maintenance and loss prevention — as well as specialty collection teams for total loss insurance claims, account redemptions and vehicle skip tracing. Skip tracing is used when an obligor’s contract is past due and the obligor cannot be located through normal procedures using the contact information in the servicer’s records. The account services area has three main functions — credit re-analysis, titles and customer services — that are responsible for non-collection related customer requests such as payment reschedules, title follow-up and payment misapplications. Ford Credit has specialized service centers for contracts with bankrupt obligors and charged off accounts. Ford Credit also has a centralized customer service center for inbound customer inquiries and early stage collections support.
 
Ford Credit encourages obligors to make payments electronically, including through direct debit or telephonic or online payment systems. Obligors may enroll in a variety of recurring and one-time automated clearinghouse or “ACH” programs that debit funds directly from their bank accounts. Obligors who do not pay electronically are instructed to send their monthly payments to one of several lockbox locations. Lockbox banks are increasingly converting checks into ACH items, which speeds up processing time.
 
Ford Credit applies almost all payments that are received prior to the designated processing time on each business day to a customer’s account on the day payment is received. By the end of the next business day, Ford Credit researches, matches and applies most payments that do not include enough information to match an account. A specialized group at Ford Credit researches, matches and applies the remaining small number of payments that have not been matched to an account.
 
Most of the receivables are paid without any additional servicing or collection efforts. As each obligor develops a payment history, Ford Credit uses a behavior scoring model to assess the probability of payment default for all receivables and implements collection efforts based on its determination of the credit risk associated with each obligor. This model assesses a number of variables including origination characteristics, customer history, payment patterns and updated credit bureau information. Based on data from this scoring model, contracts are grouped by risk category for collection. These categories determine how soon an obligor will be contacted after a payment becomes delinquent, how often the obligor will be contacted during the delinquency and how long the account will remain in account maintenance before it is transferred to loss prevention where a more experienced customer service representative follows the account until the delinquency is resolved. Ford Credit’s collection operations are supported by auto dialing technology and collection and workflow operating systems.
 
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cannot make the past due payments, Ford Credit frequently will extend the contract to allow an obligor to continue to make the normal monthly payment. An extension defers a past due payment for one or more months. The length of the payment extension is typically one month, however extensions of up to three months may be granted and multiple extensions may be given over the term of the contract. Following a payment extension, the account generally is no longer considered delinquent. Ford Credit guidelines for granting extensions generally require the customer service representative to determine that the obligor’s payment problem is temporary, that the obligor has an income source for making the next payment and that the obligor has made at least one payment since contract inception and at least six payments between extensions. Extensions that do not comply with these guidelines must be approved by servicing managers and exceptions to the guidelines are reviewed regularly. When allowed by state law, Ford Credit usually collects a fee on extensions and additional interest will be earned on the receivables as a result of the extension.
 
Alternatively, Ford Credit may rewrite a contract if the obligor cannot make the past due payments. A rewrite is a refinancing of the obligor’s outstanding balance typically with a longer contract term and sometimes a different interest rate. Ford Credit’s guidelines for granting rewrites include requirements that all original parties remain on the contract and sign an amendment to the contract unless special approval is obtained and that the customer has a stable source of income. Ford Credit may reschedule an obligor’s payments if the obligor makes a large prepayment or a large insurance payment is received. A reschedule generally means a reduction of the amount of the monthly payment over the same contract term.
 
From time to time Ford Credit may provide a “promotional” or administrative extension to certain obligors. For example, an extension of up to 90 days may be allowed to obligors who live in an area affected by a natural disaster. Ford Credit also may provide a “holiday” extension in December to certain obligors. These extensions are not provided to obligors whose contracts are more than 61 days delinquent. In addition, an obligor may be allowed to change the monthly due date, typically by not more than 30 days, if, for example, the day on which the obligor gets paid changes. Due date changes are not allowed for accounts more than 30 days’ delinquent.
 
Occasionally, a new obligor may assume the obligations under a retail installment sale contract with the original obligor either still liable or released from the terms of the contract. In rare instances, substitution of the financed vehicle is permitted.
 
Ford Credit uses periodic management reports on delinquencies, extensions, rewrites and other measurements and operating audits to maintain control over the use of collection actions.
 
Ford Credit’s servicing policies and practices may change over time. Ford Credit regularly tests new servicing practices on controlled portions of its receivables to develop and refine its servicing practices. Areas tested include timing and frequency of collection calls and when it is more effective for the account maintenance team or the loss prevention team to contact the obligor. If a test shows that a new practice is an improvement over the existing practice, the new servicing practice is applied to the entire portfolio.
 
Commercial Accounts
 
Some of the retail contracts purchased by Ford Credit are for obligors who are either individuals or separate businesses who use the financed vehicles for commercial purposes. Many commercial customers have a number of financed vehicles with Ford Credit. Ford Credit’s scoring models for commercial contracts with business entities include factors relevant to businesses and data available through commercial credit bureaus. While credit reports from commercial credit bureaus may include credit risk scores, these scores are not FICO® scores. Commercial credit bureau scores, when available, have been used in Ford Credit’s scoring prior to the second quarter of 2008. Commercial contracts with individuals are scored using the scoring models for individual customers, including the individual’s FICO® score. Similar to purchase decisions with personal use contracts, purchase decisions with commercial contracts emphasize the applicant’s ability to pay and creditworthiness, but


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also recognize that commercial use vehicles may have specialty bodies or equipment added and are often put to more demanding uses, which may reduce the resale value of the financed vehicle. For these reasons, underwriting standards are often different with commercial contracts, such as requiring larger down payments and shorter terms.
 
The most significant difference between commercial and other contracts is that commercial contracts may be included in a separate cross collateral agreement. This agreement allows Ford Credit to enforce collection and repossession rights against some or all contracts and financed vehicles with the same obligor even if payments for some contracts are current. Payments or other amounts received that relate to a specific contract generally are applied first to that contract. Excess amounts collected for one contract, such as repossession sale proceeds, may be applied to other contracts with the same obligor to reduce losses.
 
Repossession and Charge Off
 
Ford Credit makes reasonable efforts to collect on delinquent contracts and to keep obligors’ contracts current. Repossession is considered only after other collection efforts have failed. Self-help repossession is the method used by Ford Credit in most cases and usually is accomplished by using an independent contractor to take possession of the financed vehicle. Ford Credit typically repossesses the financed vehicle when the contract is between 60 and 70 days delinquent, but may repossess earlier or later depending on the risk of the contract.
 
The vast majority of repossessed vehicles are sold at an auction and the proceeds are applied to the outstanding balance of the receivable. Ford Credit works with the vehicle remarketing department of Ford to manage the disposition of repossessed vehicles and seeks to maximize net auction proceeds, which equals gross auction proceeds less auction fees and costs for reconditioning and transporting the vehicle to auction. Vehicles generally are sold at auction within 30 to 45 days of repossession. The same vehicle remarketing process is used for leased vehicles in Ford Credit’s lease portfolio. A small number of repossessed vehicles are sold through other means. For example, some heavily damaged vehicles are sold for salvage or scrap and some vehicles may be sold directly to an insurance company if a claim has been filed on the repossessed vehicle. Also, some vehicles with a limited resale market, such as some medium and heavy trucks and vehicles with specialty equipment, may be sold through a targeted bidding process to maximize proceeds from the sale.
 
After standard collection efforts are exhausted and all collections, including auction proceeds, rebates on cancelled warranty and insurance products and insurance claims, are applied, Ford Credit charges off any remaining balance owed by the obligor. In a limited number of cases, an obligor or a financed vehicle cannot be located after skip tracing and the account is charged off as a skip account. Ford Credit may charge off the remaining balance on an account if the cost of collection exceeds the balance owed by the obligor.
 
Ford Credit generally continues to pursue collection of deficiency balances and skip accounts after charge off through its specialty service center for charged off accounts. Collection activities generally are continued until the contract is paid or settled in full, the contract is determined to be uncollectible due to bankruptcy of the obligor or for other reasons, the obligor dies without a collectible estate or the applicable statute of limitations expires. Ford Credit may sell charged off receivables as a final effort to realize value.
 
The servicer may release the security interest to an insurer in order to receive proceeds from insurance covering the financed vehicle or following repossession of the vehicle, discounted settlement of the receivable or abandonment of its rights in the financed vehicle, in each case in accordance with its policies and procedures.
 
Bankruptcy Accounts
 
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including the automatic stay, prohibit the servicer from taking any collection action against the obligor or the financed vehicle without court approval. In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the most common form of bankruptcy, the obligor is generally required to reaffirm its obligations, redeem the financed vehicle for a lump sum or return the financed vehicle. If a contract is reaffirmed by the obligor, it will be returned to normal servicing. In a Chapter 13 bankruptcy, the plan of reorganization usually requires the obligor to make payments over a two to five year period. The payments required will be based on either the full contract balance or the value of the financed vehicle at the time of bankruptcy, depending on the time between the obligor’s purchase of the financed vehicle and the bankruptcy filing and whether the debt was incurred for personal or other use. When the payments required under the plan of reorganization are completed, the obligor will receive a discharge from liability for any remaining balance under the contract. Ford Credit will charge off any such remaining balance.
 
THE DEPOSITOR
 
Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two LLC, or the “depositor,” is a Delaware limited liability company created in January 2001. Ford Credit is the sole member of the depositor. The depositor was created for the limited purpose of purchasing receivables from Ford Credit and selling the receivables to trusts for securitization transactions.
 
The depositor will make representations about the characteristics of the receivables sold to the trust. In addition, the depositor will represent that it owns the receivables free of any liens or claims. If any of the depositor’s representations proves to have been untrue when made and the breach has a material adverse effect on any receivable, the depositor must repurchase the receivable unless it cures the breach in all material respects by the end of any applicable grace period. In addition, the depositor must enforce Ford Credit’s repurchase obligation described above under “The Sponsor and Servicer — General.” The prospectus supplement will contain a more detailed description of the representations made by the depositor and its obligation to repurchase receivables.
 
The depositor will be responsible for filing any required income tax or franchise tax returns for the trust and for filing and maintaining the effectiveness of the financing statements that perfect the trust’s security interest in the receivables and other trust assets.
 
The depositor will pay the administrator’s annual fees and indemnify the underwriters against certain civil liabilities as described under “Plan of Distribution” in this prospectus. If either the owner trustee or the indenture trustee resigns or is removed, the depositor will reimburse any expenses associated with its replacement.
 
THE ISSUING ENTITY
 
The depositor will create a separate issuing entity for each securitization transaction. Each issuing entity will be a Delaware statutory trust governed by a trust agreement between the depositor and the owner trustee.
 
The purposes of the trust will be to:
 
  •  acquire and hold the receivables and other trust assets,
 
  •  issue the notes and pledge the trust assets to the indenture trustee to secure payments on the notes,
 
  •  make payments on the notes,
 
  •  issue additional notes or certificates in exchange for all or a portion of the residual interest of the trust, and
 
  •  engage in other related activities to accomplish these purposes.
 
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material adverse effect on the notes. If no opinion is delivered, the amendment will require the consent of the holders of a majority of the notes.
 
The trust may not dissolve, merge with or sell substantially all its assets to any other entity or impair the first priority lien of the indenture trustee in the trust assets except as permitted by the transaction documents.
 
The servicer will indemnify the trust for liabilities and damages caused by the servicer’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence (other than errors in judgment) in the performance of its duties as servicer.
 
Ford Credit will be the administrator of the trust under an administration agreement. The administrator will provide notices on behalf of the trust and perform all administrative obligations of the trust under the transaction documents. These obligations include obtaining and preserving the trust’s qualification to do business where necessary, notifying the rating agencies and the indenture trustee of events of default, preparing and filing reports with the SEC, inspecting the indenture trustee’s books and records, monitoring the trust’s obligations for the satisfaction and discharge of the indenture, causing the servicer to comply with its duties and obligations under the sale and servicing agreement, causing the indenture trustee to notify the noteholders of the redemption of their notes, and preparing and filing the documents necessary to release property from the lien of the indenture. The depositor will pay the administrator an annual administration fee.
 
THE OWNER TRUSTEE
 
The identity of the owner trustee and a description of its experience as an owner trustee in securitization transactions will be included in the prospectus supplement.
 
The owner trustee’s main duties will be:
 
  •  creating the trust by filing a certificate of trust with the Delaware Secretary of State,
 
  •  maintaining the trust distribution account for the benefit of the holder of the residual interest in the trust, and
 
  •  executing documents on behalf of the trust.
 
The owner trustee will not be liable for any action, omission or error in judgment unless it constitutes willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence by the owner trustee. The owner trustee will not be required to exercise any of its rights or powers under the transaction documents or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation on behalf of the trust at the direction of the depositor unless the depositor has offered indemnity or security satisfactory to the owner trustee to protect it against the costs and liabilities that the owner trustee may incur.
 
The depositor and the administrator will indemnify the owner trustee for all liabilities and damages arising out of the owner trustee’s performance of its duties under the trust agreement unless caused by the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence (other than errors of judgment) of the owner trustee or as a result of breaches of representation made by the owner trustee in the trust agreement. The servicer will indemnify the owner trustee for liabilities and damages caused by the servicer’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence (other than errors in judgment) in the performance of its duties as servicer.
 
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that payment date are paid in full. Following an Event of Default, however, all owner trustee fees, expenses and indemnities will be paid first.
 
The owner trustee may resign at any time by notifying the depositor and the administrator. The administrator may remove the owner trustee at any time and for any reason, and must remove the owner trustee if the owner trustee becomes legally unable to act, becomes subject to a bankruptcy or is no longer eligible to act as owner trustee under the trust agreement because of changes in its legal status, financial condition or certain rating conditions. No resignation or removal of the owner trustee will be effective until a successor owner trustee is in place. The depositor will reimburse the owner trustee and the successor owner trustee for any expenses associated with the replacement of the owner trustee.
 
The trust agreement will terminate when:
 
  •  the last receivable has been paid in full, settled, sold or charged off and all collections have been applied, or
 
  •  the trust has paid all the notes in full and all other amounts payable by it under the transaction documents.
 
Upon termination of the trust agreement, any remaining trust assets will be distributed to the holder of the residual interest in the trust and the trust will be terminated.
 
THE INDENTURE TRUSTEE
 
The identity of the indenture trustee and a description of its experience as an indenture trustee in securitization transactions will be included in the prospectus supplement.
 
The indenture trustee’s main duties will be:
 
  •  holding the security interest in the receivables and other trust assets on behalf of the noteholders,
 
  •  administering the trust’s bank accounts,
 
  •  enforcing remedies at the direction of the Controlling Class following an Event of Default and acceleration of the notes,
 
  •  acting as note registrar to maintain a record of noteholders and provide for the registration, transfer, exchange and replacement of notes, and
 
  •  acting as note paying agent to make payments from the trust’s bank accounts to the noteholders and others.
 
Except in certain limited circumstances, if the indenture trustee knows of an Event of Default or an event that with notice or the lapse of time or both would become an Event of Default, it must provide written notice to all noteholders within 90 days. If the notes have been accelerated, the indenture trustee may, and at the direction of the holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class must, institute proceedings for the collection of amounts payable on the notes and enforce any judgment obtained, institute foreclosure proceedings and, in certain circumstances, sell the receivables.
 
The indenture trustee’s standard of care changes depending on whether an Event of Default has occurred. Prior to an Event of Default, the indenture trustee will not be liable for any action, omission or error in judgment unless it constitutes willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence by the indenture trustee. Following an Event of Default, the indenture trustee must exercise its rights and powers under the indenture using the same degree of care and skill that a prudent person would use under the circumstances in conducting his or her own affairs. Following an Event of Default, the indenture trustee may assert claims on behalf of the trust and the noteholders against the depositor, Ford Credit and any interest rate hedging counterparties.


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For a description of the rights and duties of the indenture trustee after an Event of Default and upon acceleration of the notes you should read “Description of the Notes — Events of Default and Remedies” in this prospectus.
 
The indenture trustee must mail an annual report to the noteholders if certain events specified in the Trust Indenture Act have occurred during the preceding calendar year, including a change to the indenture trustee’s eligibility under the Trust Indenture Act, a conflict of interest specified in the Trust Indenture Act, a release of trust assets from the lien of the indenture and any action taken by the indenture trustee that has a material adverse effect on the notes.
 
The indenture trustee will not be required to exercise any of its rights or powers, expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the performance of its duties if it has reasonable grounds to believe that it is not likely to be repaid or indemnified by the trust. The indenture trustee also will not be required to take action in response to requests or directions of the noteholders unless the noteholders have offered reasonable security or indemnity satisfactory to it from the costs and expenses that the indenture trustee may incur in complying with the request or direction.
 
The depositor and the administrator will indemnify the indenture trustee for all liabilities and damages arising out of the indenture trustee’s performance of its duties under the indenture unless caused by the willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence (other than errors of judgment) of the indenture trustee or as a result of breaches of representation made by the indenture trustee in the indenture. The servicer will indemnify the indenture trustee for damages caused by the servicer’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence (other than errors in judgment) in the performance of its duties as servicer.
 
The trust will pay the fees of the indenture trustee, reimburse the indenture trustee for expenses incurred in performing its duties, and pay any indemnities due to the indenture trustee, to the extent such amounts are not otherwise paid or reimbursed by the depositor or administrator. The trust will pay these amounts to the indenture trustee on each payment date up to the limit specified in the prospectus supplement before the trust makes any other payments. The trust will pay the indenture trustee amounts in excess of the limit only after the servicing fee and all required interest and principal payments on that payment date are paid in full. Following an Event of Default, however, all indenture trustee fees, expenses and indemnities will be paid first.
 
Under the Trust Indenture Act, the indenture trustee may be deemed to have a conflict of interest and be required to resign as indenture trustee for the notes or any class of notes if a default occurs under the Indenture. In these circumstances, separate successor indenture trustees will be appointed for each class of notes. Even if separate indenture trustees are appointed for different classes of notes, only the indenture trustee acting on behalf of the Controlling Class will have the right to exercise remedies and only the Controlling Class will have the right to direct or consent to any action to be taken, including a sale of the receivables.
 
The indenture trustee may resign at any time by notifying the trust. The holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class may remove the indenture trustee at any time and for any reason by notifying the indenture trustee and the trust. The trust must remove the indenture trustee if the indenture trustee becomes legally unable to act or becomes subject to a bankruptcy or insolvency event or is no longer eligible to act as indenture trustee under the indenture because of changes in its legal status, financial condition or certain rating conditions. No resignation or removal of the indenture trustee will be effective until a successor indenture trustee is in place. If not otherwise paid by the trust, the depositor will reimburse the indenture trustee and the successor indenture trustee for any expenses associated with the replacement of the indenture trustee.


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THE RECEIVABLES
 
The Trust Assets
 
The trust assets will be a pool of receivables consisting of retail installment sale contracts secured by new and used cars and trucks. On the closing date for a securitization transaction, Ford Credit will sell the receivables and other related assets to the depositor, and the depositor will sell the receivables and other related assets to the trust. The trust assets will be pledged by the trust to the indenture trustee for the benefit of the noteholders and any interest rate hedging counterparties.
 
The trust assets will be:
 
  •  the receivables and collections on the receivables applied on or after the cutoff date,
 
  •  security interests in the financed vehicles,
 
  •  proceeds from claims on any insurance policies covering the financed vehicles or the obligors,
 
  •  rights under the transaction documents, including rights to any credit or payment enhancements described in the prospectus supplement,
 
  •  any rebates of costs or premiums on cancelled extended warranty protection plans, physical damage, credit life or disability insurance policies or similar products included in the amount financed, and
 
  •  all proceeds of the above.
 
Additional Information About the Receivables
 
The prospectus supplement will contain additional information about the receivables, including:
 
  •  the number, aggregate principal balance and average principal balance of the receivables,
 
  •  the weighted average APR, original and remaining terms,
 
  •  the scheduled weighted average life, and
 
  •  the geographic concentration and other composition characteristics for the receivables.
 
The “initial pool balance” for each trust will be the aggregate principal balance of the receivables on the cutoff date. The “pool balance” as of the last day of any month will be the aggregate principal balance of the receivables on such day excluding purchased receivables. The “principal balance” of a receivable as of the cutoff date or the last day of any month means the amount financed, less:
 
  •  collections applied to reduce the principal balance of the receivable, and
 
  •  any amounts charged off on the receivable.
 
If the trust is permitted to acquire additional receivables after the applicable closing date during a “revolving period,” the prospectus supplement will provide information about the selection criteria for those additional receivables.
 
Static Pool Information — Prior Securitized Pools
 
Ford Credit will provide static pool information about its prior securitized pools of retail installment sale contracts either on the website specified in the prospectus supplement or in an appendix to the prospectus supplement.
 
Types of Receivables
 
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reduce the principal balance. Each installment payment consists of interest and a portion of the principal. The interest amount of any installment payment is calculated by multiplying the unpaid principal balance of the receivable by its APR and by the period elapsed (as a fraction of a calendar year) since the preceding installment payment was paid. The principal amount of any installment payment will be equal to the remainder of the installment payment. A simple interest receivable may be prepaid without penalty. The obligor will be required to pay interest on the receivable only to the date of prepayment.
 
If an obligor pays an installment payment before its scheduled due date, the portion of the installment payment allocable to interest will be less than it would have been had the payment been made as scheduled because less interest will have accrued, and the portion of the payment applied to reduce the unpaid principal balance will be correspondingly greater. Conversely, if an obligor pays an installment payment after its scheduled due date, the portion of the payment allocable to interest will be greater than it would have been had the payment been made as scheduled because more interest will have accrued, and the portion of the payment applied to reduce the principal balance will be correspondingly less.
 
The vast majority of Ford Credit’s receivables require equal monthly installment payments. The obligor pays a fixed monthly installment payment until the final scheduled payment date, at which time the amount of the final installment payment is increased or decreased as necessary to repay the then unpaid principal balance due to timing of payments made over the term of the contract, payment extensions or partial prepayments.
 
A small number of Ford Credit’s simple interest receivables do not require equal monthly installment payments. One type of these receivables is a monthly installment payment receivable that provides for installment payments to vary based on an adjusted amortization schedule, typically to allow for lower installment payments during the first years of the receivable and increased installment payments later. Another type of these receivables allows for quarterly, semi-annual or annual installment payments or payments on a seasonal basis rather than monthly installment payments. This type of receivable is provided to obligors, such as farmers, with seasonal income. The APR applied in both these types of receivables is fixed.
 
Bankruptcy Considerations
 
Sale of Receivables by Ford Credit to the Depositor.  The sale of the receivables by Ford Credit to the depositor is structured to minimize the possibility that a bankruptcy proceeding of Ford Credit will adversely affect the trust’s rights in the receivables. Ford Credit and the depositor intend that the sale of the receivables by Ford Credit to the depositor constitute a “true sale.” The depositor will have no recourse to Ford Credit other than the limited obligation to repurchase receivables for breaches of representations.
 
On the closing date for your notes, Ford Credit and the depositor will receive a reasoned legal opinion that in a bankruptcy of Ford Credit:
 
  •  the receivables and the collections on the receivables would not be property of Ford Credit’s bankruptcy estate under U.S. federal bankruptcy laws, and
 
  •  the automatic stay under U.S. federal bankruptcy laws would not apply to prevent payment of the collections on the receivables to the depositor or the trust.
 
This opinion will be subject to certain assumptions and qualifications and a court in a Ford Credit bankruptcy proceeding may not reach the same conclusion.
 
Structure of Depositor; Risk of Substantive Consolidation.  The depositor is organized as a special purpose company and is restricted by its limited liability company agreement to activities designed to make it “bankruptcy-remote.” These restrictions limit the nature of its activities, prohibit the incurrence of additional indebtedness and make it unlikely that the depositor will have any creditors.


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This agreement also restricts the depositor from commencing a voluntary case or proceeding under U.S. bankruptcy laws or any similar state law without the unanimous consent of its board of managers, including independent managers who are specifically instructed to take into account the interests of creditors of the depositor and the trusts created by the depositor, as well as the interests of the depositor, in any vote to allow the depositor to file for bankruptcy. The limited liability company agreement also contains covenants meant to preserve the separate identity of the depositor from Ford Credit and to avoid substantive consolidation of Ford Credit and the depositor. The most important of these covenants require each company to maintain its separate existence, maintain separate books and bank accounts, prepare separate financial statements and not hold itself as liable for debts of the other and not commingle the depositor’s assets with the assets of Ford Credit or its affiliates.
 
In addition, in the transaction documents, the owner trustee, the indenture trustee and the noteholders will agree not to institute a bankruptcy proceeding against the depositor in connection with any obligations under the notes or the transaction documents.
 
On the closing date for your notes, Ford Credit and the depositor will obtain a reasoned legal opinion that in a bankruptcy of Ford Credit, a creditor or bankruptcy trustee of Ford Credit (or Ford Credit as debtor in possession) would not have valid grounds to request a court to disregard the separate legal existence of the depositor so as to cause substantive consolidation of the assets and liabilities of the depositor with the assets and liabilities of Ford Credit in a manner prejudicial to the noteholders. This opinion will be subject to certain assumptions and qualifications, including an assumption that the depositor and Ford Credit comply with its limited liability company agreement. A court in a Ford Credit bankruptcy proceeding may not reach the same conclusion. If the separate legal existence of Ford Credit and the depositor were disregarded and the assets and liabilities of Ford Credit and the depositor were consolidated, assets of the depositor could be used to satisfy Ford Credit’s creditors instead of the noteholders or the trust. This consolidation of assets and liabilities generally is referred to as “substantive consolidation.”
 
Sale of Receivables by the Depositor to the Trust; Perfection of Security Interests.  The transfer of the receivables by the depositor to the trust is also structured as a sale. Unlike the sale by Ford Credit to the depositor, the depositor initially will retain an interest in the receivables it sells in the form of a residual interest in the trust. Because of this retained interest, this sale may not constitute a “true sale” that removes the receivables from the bankruptcy estate of the depositor. The depositor will grant a back-up security interest in the receivables to the trust and will file Uniform Commercial Code financing statements to perfect the trust’s ownership interest and security interest in the receivables. The trust agreement contains provisions similar to those in the depositor’s limited liability company agreement designed to make it “bankruptcy-remote” by limiting the trust’s activities and requiring creditors to agree not to institute a bankruptcy proceeding against the trust.
 
Assuming that the sale of the receivables by Ford Credit to the depositor is a “true sale,” the depositor is not consolidated with Ford Credit in a bankruptcy of Ford Credit and the depositor is not in bankruptcy, the trust’s perfected security interest in the receivables generally will provide the trust with uninterrupted access to collections on the receivables (other than any collections held by Ford Credit as servicer at the time a bankruptcy proceeding is commenced). The trust will grant a security interest in the receivables and other trust assets to the indenture trustee for the benefit of the noteholders, and the administrator will file Uniform Commercial Code financing statements to perfect and maintain the perfection of the security interest.
 
SERVICING THE RECEIVABLES AND THE SECURITIZATION TRANSACTION
 
Servicing Duties
 
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  •  investigating delinquencies,
 
  •  sending invoices and responding to inquiries of obligors,
 
  •  processing requests for extensions and modifications,
 
  •  administering payoffs, defaults and delinquencies,
 
  •  repossessing and then selling financed vehicles,
 
  •  maintaining accurate and complete accounts and computer systems for the servicing of the receivables,
 
  •  furnishing monthly investor reports and instructions to the indenture trustee, and
 
  •  providing the custodian with updated records for the receivable files.
 
Servicing Fees
 
The servicer will receive a servicing fee each month equal to a specified percentage of the pool balance as of the first day of the preceding month. The applicable percentage will be specified in the prospectus supplement. In addition, the servicer will retain any late fees, extension fees and other administrative fees received from obligors and receive investment earnings on funds deposited in the trust’s bank accounts. If specified in the prospectus supplement, the servicer may receive a separate servicing fee from recoveries collected on charged off receivables. The servicer will be entitled to reimbursement for fees and expenses paid to third parties related to the repossession and disposition of financed vehicles as well as for continued collection activities on charged off accounts. The servicer may net these fees and expenses from collections remitted to the trust.
 
Servicer Modifications and Obligation to Purchase Modified Receivables
 
The servicer will follow its credit and collection policies in servicing the receivables. As part of its normal collection efforts, the servicer may waive or modify the terms of any receivable, including granting payment extensions and rewriting, rescheduling or amending any contract or waiving late fees, extension fees or other administrative fees. The servicer will purchase a receivable from the trust if it makes certain modifications including if it grants payment extensions that extend the final payment date of the receivable beyond six months past the last scheduled payment date of any receivable in the securitized pool. The servicer also will purchase a receivable if it modifies the amount financed or the APR of the receivable or rewrites or reschedules the contract to increase the number of originally scheduled due dates of the receivable. However, the servicer will not be required to purchase any modified receivable if such modification was required by law or court order, including by a bankruptcy court. Ford Credit will purchase the modified receivable at the end of the month in which the modification was made for a purchase price equal to the principal balance of the receivable plus 30 days of interest at the applicable APR prior to the modification. For modifications or waivers that do not result in a purchase of the receivable, Ford Credit does not expect that these changes or waivers will affect materially the cash flows on the receivables as a whole.
 
For more information about the servicer’s policies and procedures for servicing the receivables, including extensions and rewrites, you should read “The Sponsor and Servicer — Servicing and Collections” in this prospectus.
 
Obligation to Purchase Servicer Impaired Receivables
 
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the rights of the trust or the noteholders in the receivable (other than in accordance with its policies and procedures) and the servicer does not correct the failure or impairment in all material respects by the end of the second month following the month that an employee of the servicer who is responsible for the securitization transaction, or a “responsible person,” obtained actual knowledge or was notified of the impairment, the servicer must purchase the receivable from the trust. The purchase price for any impaired receivable purchased by the servicer generally will be the principal balance of the receivable plus 30 days of interest at the applicable APR.
 
For more information about the servicer’s policies and procedures for releasing the security interest in the receivable, you should read “The Sponsor and Servicer” in this prospectus.
 
Trust Bank Accounts
 
For each trust, the servicer will establish a collection account and will remit all collections on the receivables to the collection account. The servicer may also establish additional bank accounts, including a reserve account or accounts from which payments to the noteholders will be made. All trust bank accounts will be pledged to the indenture trustee to secure the notes.
 
Collections deposited in the collection account will be invested in highly rated investments that mature on or before the payment date on which such collections are to be distributed. Funds in a reserve account will be invested in these highly rated short-term investments unless the prospectus supplement specifies that longer term investments are permitted. Investment earnings on funds deposited in the trust’s bank accounts will be paid to the servicer each month as a supplement to the servicing fee. The servicer will direct the investments unless the indenture trustee instructs the bank holding the account otherwise after an Event of Default. The trust may invest the funds in its trust bank accounts in obligations issued by the underwriters or their affiliates or the servicer or its affiliates.
 
The servicer will have no access to the cash balances in the trust bank accounts. Only the indenture trustee may withdraw funds from these accounts to make payments of trust obligations, including payments to the noteholders or to remit investment earnings to the servicer. The indenture trustee will make payments from the collection account to the noteholders and others based on information provided by the servicer.
 
Remittance of Collections
 
On or before each payment date, the servicer will remit all collections on the receivables for the preceding month to the collection account. In general, Ford Credit will remit all collections to the collection account within two business days of applying such collections to the obligors’ accounts, except that net recoveries on charged off accounts will generally be remitted on a monthly basis. If Ford Credit’s short-term unsecured debt is rated at least “A-1” by S&P and “F1” by Fitch, and provided that no Event of Servicing Termination has occurred, Ford Credit may remit collections to the collection account on the business day preceding each payment date. For each month, “collections” will consist of (a) all principal and interest collected on the receivables and applied by the servicer during the month, (b) all amounts received under physical damage, credit life and disability insurance policies relating to the financed vehicles or obligors, (c) rebates of cancelled extended warranty protection plans, insurance policies and similar products, (d) net auction proceeds from the sale of repossessed vehicles and other amounts received on defaulted accounts, and (e) net recoveries on charged off accounts.
 
If Ford Credit is not the servicer, the servicer must remit collections within two business days of receiving and applying the collections. Until deposited in the collection account, collections may be used by the servicer for its own benefit and will not be segregated from its own funds.
 
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month, but must account for all transactions individually. If amounts are deposited in error, they will be returned to the servicer or netted from subsequent deposits.
 
Advances
 
The prospectus supplement may specify that the servicer for the trust that will issue your notes is permitted or required to make advances of interest or principal payments on the receivables. In this case, the prospectus supplement will describe how advances are made by the servicer and how they are applied and reimbursed by the trust.
 
Reporting Obligations of the Servicer
 
Monthly Investor Report.  The servicer will prepare a monthly investor report containing information about payments to be made on the notes and the performance of the receivables, as described in the prospectus supplement.
 
Annual Compliance Reports.  The servicer will prepare a number of reports, statements or certificates for each trust as described in the prospectus supplement.
 
Custodial Obligations of Ford Credit
 
Ford Credit will act as custodian for the trust and the indenture trustee and will maintain possession of a receivable file for each receivable. A receivable file will consist of originals or copies of the retail installment sale contract, credit application, certificate of title and other documents relating to the receivable, obligor and financed vehicle. Copies typically will be electronically imaged copies. The custodian will hold these documents in safekeeping with originals maintained in secured areas or facilities with limited access. Imaged copies of the documents will be accessible as “read only.” Each receivable file is maintained separately, but will not be physically segregated from other similar receivable files that are in Ford Credit’s possession or stamped or marked to reflect the sale to the trust so long as Ford Credit is servicing the receivables.
 
Delegation of Duties
 
As long as Ford Credit acts as servicer or custodian, it may delegate any or all of its duties to Ford or certain affiliates of Ford. The servicer or custodian may perform any of its duties through subcontractors. No such delegation or subcontracting will relieve Ford Credit of its responsibilities regarding such duties and Ford Credit will remain primarily responsible with respect to such duties. Ford Credit will be responsible for paying the fees of any subcontractors it employs except for fees and expenses charged to obligor accounts or netted from the proceeds of collections.
 
Limitations on Liability
 
The servicer will not be liable to the trust or the noteholders for any action or omission or for any error in judgment, unless it constitutes willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties. The servicer will be under no obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that is not incidental to the servicer’s servicing responsibilities and that may cause it to incur any expense or liability. The servicer, will indemnify the trust, the owner trustee and the indenture trustee for damages caused by the servicer’s willful misconduct, bad faith or negligence (other than errors in judgment) in the performance of its duties as servicer.
 
Amendments to the Sale and Servicing Agreement
 
The sale and servicing agreement may be amended without the consent of the noteholders if the depositor, the servicer or the issuing entity (a) certifies to the indenture trustee and the owner trustee that the amendment will not materially and adversely affect the notes and (b) delivers a legal opinion that for federal income tax purposes, the amendment will not cause any note to be deemed sold or exchanged, cause the trust to be treated as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a


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corporation, or adversely affect the treatment of the notes as debt for federal income tax purposes. The sale and servicing agreement may also be amended with the consent of a majority of each class of notes outstanding (with each class voting separately).
 
No amendment to the sale and servicing agreement may, without the consent of all affected noteholders,
 
  •  change the amount, timing, or priority of distributions that are required to be made to parties secured under the indenture,
 
  •  reduce the percentage of noteholders that are required to consent to an amendment, or
 
  •  change the amount required to be held in the reserve account.
 
Resignation and Termination of the Servicer
 
Ford Credit may not resign as servicer for the trust that will issue your notes unless it is no longer permitted to perform its duties under law. No resignation will become effective until a successor servicer has assumed Ford Credit’s servicing obligations.
 
Each of the following events will be an “Event of Servicing Termination” under the sale and servicing agreement:
 
  •  failure by the servicer to remit any collections, proceeds or payment that continues for 5 business days after it receives notice of the failure from the owner trustee or the indenture trustee or a responsible person of the servicer learns of the failure, unless:
 
  —  the failure was caused by an event outside the control of the servicer and does not continue for more than ten business days, and the servicer uses all commercially reasonable efforts to perform its obligations and promptly notifies the owner trustee, the indenture trustee and the depositor of the failure and the steps being taken by the servicer to remedy it, or
 
  —  the failure relates to an amount no greater than 0.05% of the outstanding amount of notes issued by the trust and does not continue for more than (a) if the servicer’s long-term debt is rated investment grade by all rating agencies rating the notes, 90 days after a responsible person of the servicer learns of such failure or (b) if the servicer’s long-term debt is not so rated, 90 days after the collections, proceeds or payments were required to be remitted.
 
  •  failure by the servicer to fulfill its duties under the transaction documents that has a material adverse effect on the notes and continues for 90 days after it receives notice of such failure from the owner trustee, the indenture trustee or the holders of at least 25% of the note balance of the Controlling Class,
 
  •  bankruptcy of the servicer, and
 
  •  any other event described in the prospectus supplement.
 
The holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class may waive any Event of Servicing Termination.
 
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compensation paid to the successor servicer may not exceed the servicing compensation paid to the servicer under the sale and servicing agreement.
 
If a bankruptcy trustee or similar official is appointed for the servicer and no other Event of Servicing Termination has occurred, the bankruptcy trustee or official may have the power to prevent the indenture trustee or the noteholders from effecting a servicing transfer or may require higher servicing compensation than paid to the original servicer.
 
The servicer has agreed to cooperate to effect a servicing transfer and make available its records on payments on the receivables and the receivable files. The servicer is not required to make available or license its proprietary servicing procedures, processes, models, software or other applications. The predecessor servicer will reimburse the successor servicer for reasonable expenses associated with the transition of servicing duties to the successor servicer.
 
USE OF PROCEEDS
 
The net proceeds from the sale of the notes issued on any closing date will be used by the depositor to purchase the receivables from Ford Credit and for any other purposes specified in the prospectus supplement. The use of the net proceeds from the sale of any notes issued by the trust after the original closing date will be described in the prospectus supplement.
 
MATURITY AND PREPAYMENT CONSIDERATIONS
 
The weighted average life of the notes generally will be determined by the rate at which the principal balances of the receivables are paid. An increase in prepayments on the receivables will decrease the weighted average life of the notes. “Prepayments” on the receivables will occur in the following circumstances:
 
  •  Prepayments on receivables — obligors may prepay their retail installment sale contracts in full or in part at any time without penalty,
 
  •  Rebates for cancelled items — rebates on cancelled extended warranty protection plans, insurance policies and similar products included in the amount financed of the receivable may be paid,
 
  •  Defaults — liquidation proceeds on defaulted receivables may be received,
 
  •  Insurance proceeds — proceeds from claims on any insurance policies covering the financed vehicles or the obligors may be paid,
 
  •  Repurchases of receivables by Ford Credit and the depositor — Ford Credit and the depositor may be required to repurchase ineligible receivables from the trust upon breaches of representations as described under “Transfers of the Receivables — Obligation to Repurchase Ineligible Receivables Upon Breach” in the prospectus supplement,
 
  •  Purchases of receivables by the servicer — the servicer may be required to purchase receivables if the servicer fails to maintain the security interest of the trust in the financed vehicles or otherwise impairs the rights of the trust or the noteholders in the receivables as described under “Servicing the Receivables and the Securitization Transaction — Obligation to Purchase Servicer Impaired Receivables” in this prospectus of if the servicer makes certain modifications to the receivables as described under “Servicing the Receivables and the Securitization Transaction — Servicer Modifications and Obligation to Purchase Modified Receivables” in this prospectus, and
 
  •  Clean up call option — the servicer will have the option to purchase the receivables from the trust on any payment date on which the pool balance has declined to the amount specified in the prospectus supplement.
 
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including prepayments, on the receivables during the preceding month. If specified in the prospectus supplement, the weighted average life of your class of notes may depend upon the issuance of another class of notes, the proceeds of which would be applied to pay your notes.
 
In Ford Credit’s experience, prepayments on retail installment sale contracts occur primarily when obligors decide to purchase new vehicles, defaulted contracts are liquidated or insurance proceeds are received. Unlike certain other asset classes, such as residential mortgage loans, retail installment sale contracts for motor vehicle purchases do not experience significant voluntary prepayments as interest rates decline. The short-term nature and smaller principal amount of retail installment sale contracts makes the benefit of refinancing smaller. In addition, the use of low APR financing to increase sales of new motor vehicles limits the situations in which an obligor could take advantage of lower rates by refinancing.
 
Any reinvestment risk resulting from a faster or slower rate of prepayment of receivables will be borne entirely by you. You may not be able to reinvest the principal repaid to you faster than expected at a rate of return that is equal to or greater than the rate of return on your notes. You may also have to wait longer than anticipated to receive principal payments if prepayment rates are slower than you assumed, exposing you to reinvestment risk at the time principal is paid or to lost investment opportunities that may arise prior to your receipt of principal from the trust.
 
DESCRIPTION OF THE NOTES
 
The following summary describes certain terms of the notes and the indenture. The trust will issue one or more classes of notes pursuant to the indenture between the trust and the indenture trustee specified in the prospectus supplement. A form of the indenture is included as an exhibit to the registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the “SEC,” that includes this prospectus.
 
Fixed and Floating Rate Notes
 
Each class of fixed rate notes will bear interest at the interest rate specified in the prospectus supplement. Interest on fixed rate notes typically will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year of twelve 30-day months but the prospectus supplement may specify a different day count basis.
 
Each class of floating rate notes will bear interest determined by reference to the London Inter-Bank Offering Rate or “LIBOR,” plus a spread as specified in the prospectus supplement. The trust will appoint a calculation agent to determine LIBOR for each interest period and each class of floating rate notes. The prospectus supplement will identify the calculation agent for any floating rate notes. The calculation agent will determine LIBOR for each interest period on the second London business day preceding such interest period but the prospectus supplement may specify a different LIBOR determination date. All determinations of LIBOR by the calculation agent, in the absence of manifest error, will be conclusive for all purposes and binding on the noteholders. All percentages resulting from any determination of LIBOR for a floating rate note will be rounded to the nearest 1/100,000 of 1% (.000001), with five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded upward. Interest on floating rate notes typically will be computed on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days in a period but the prospectus supplement may specify a different day count basis.
 
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Principal and Interest Payments on the Notes
 
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described in the prospectus supplement. Some classes of notes may have senior or subordinate rights to receive payments of interest and principal compared to other classes of notes. Payments of interest on subordinate notes may be made prior to payments of principal on more senior notes.
 
Principal of and interest on any class of notes will be paid on a pro rata basis among all the noteholders of that class. One or more classes of notes may be prepaid in whole as a result of the servicer exercising its clean up call option to purchase the receivables.
 
If specified in the prospectus supplement, the trust may issue one or more classes of notes with targeted scheduled payment dates on which the notes are expected to be paid in full from the proceeds of new notes issued by the trust or new advances under already issued notes. This issuance is commonly referred to as a variable pay term note structure. In this structure, the trust will issue new notes, or VPTNs, with a principal balance equal to the principal balance of the original notes and an interest rate not greater than the interest rate on the original notes. If Ford Credit as administrator locates purchasers for the VPTNs at a price of par the VPTNs will be issued in a private placement. The purpose is to pay the original notes their principal balance in full on the date they would otherwise begin to receive principal payments from the trust. The VPTNs substitute for the original notes in the capital structure and receive the monthly amortization that would otherwise have been applied to pay the original notes.
 
The trust will make interest and principal payments on each payment date to the holders of record of the notes on the day before the payment date (or, if definitive notes are issued, the last day of the preceding month).
 
Credit and Payment Enhancement
 
Credit and payment enhancements are intended to enhance the likelihood of receipt by the noteholders of the full amount of interest and principal due on their notes.
 
Credit and payment enhancements may not provide protection against all risks of loss and do not guarantee payment of interest and repayment of the entire principal amount of your notes. If losses on receivables exceed the credit enhancement available, noteholders will bear their allocable share of the loss. The amount and the type of credit and payment enhancements for each class of notes will be described in the prospectus supplement.
 
Credit enhancements may include the following:
 
  •  A reserve account or cash deposit available to cover trustee fees and expenses, servicing fees, interest payments on the notes, priority principal payments and final principal payments if collections on the receivables were insufficient. Any amounts remaining on deposit after payment of all fees and expenses owing by the trust and amounts owing on the notes and any other securities issued by the trust would be returned to the depositor or other provider of the cash or deposit.
 
  •  Excess spread available to cover trustee fees and expenses, servicing fees, interest payments on the notes, and principal payments on the notes. The amount of excess spread will depend on factors such as APRs, interest rates on the notes, prepayments, yield supplement overcollateralization amounts and losses.
 
  •  Overcollateralization, which is the amount by which the pool balance exceeds the principal balance of the notes.
 
  •  Yield supplement discount arrangements for low APR receivables where the payments due under certain low APR receivables are discounted at both the contractual APR and at a higher rate and the aggregate difference of the discounted payments in each month is subtracted from the pool balance in order to increase the amount of principal required to be paid on each payment date.


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  •  Structural features such as subordination that will cause more junior classes of securities to absorb losses before more senior classes and “turbo” payments where interest as well as principal collections from the receivables will be used to repay a class or classes of notes and no amounts are released to the residual until such class or classes are paid.
 
Payment enhancements include the following:
 
  •  Interest rate swaps where the trust makes fixed payments on a monthly or quarterly basis to a hedge counterparty and receives a payment based on LIBOR and/or interest rate caps or floors where the trust makes an upfront payment to a hedge counterparty and receives a payment on a monthly or quarterly basis to the extent LIBOR or another referenced rate specified in the cap or floor exceeds a stated cap rate or is less than a stated floor rate, as applicable.
 
  •  Guaranteed investment contracts or guaranteed rate agreements under which in exchange for either a fixed one-time payment or a series of periodic payments the trust will receive specified payments from a counterparty either in fixed amounts or in amounts sufficient to achieve the returns specified in the agreement and described in the prospectus supplement.
 
  •  Third party payments, guarantees, surety bonds or letters of credit that would pay amounts specified in the prospectus supplement if other assets of the trust were insufficient to make required payments or would pay if assets of the trust were unavailable, such as collections held by servicer at the time of a bankruptcy proceeding.
 
Events of Default and Remedies
 
Events of Default. Each of the following events will be an “Event of Default” under the indenture:
 
  •  failure to pay interest due on notes of the Controlling Class within the time period specified in the prospectus supplement,
 
  •  failure to pay the principal amount of any class of notes in full by its final scheduled payment date,
 
  •  failure by the trust to observe or perform any material covenant or agreement made in the indenture or any representation of the trust made in the indenture proves to have been incorrect in any material respect as of the time made and the failure or incorrectness continues or is not cured for a period of 60 days after notice was given to the trust by the indenture trustee or to the trust and the indenture trustee by the holders of at least 25% of the note balance of the Controlling Class, or
 
  •  bankruptcy or dissolution of the trust.
 
Except in certain limited circumstances, if the indenture trustee knows of an Event of Default or an event that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default, it must notify all noteholders within 90 days. If the trust knows of an event that with notice or the lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default of the type described in the third item above, it must notify the indenture trustee within five business days.
 
The “Controlling Class” for a securitization transaction will be all outstanding classes voting as a single class, unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement.
 
The holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class may waive any Event of Default and its consequences except an Event of Default (a) in the payment of principal of or interest on any of the notes (other than an Event of Default relating to failure to pay principal due only by reason of acceleration) or (b) in respect of a covenant or provision of the Indenture that cannot be amended, supplemented or modified without the consent of all noteholders.


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Acceleration of the Notes. If an Event of Default occurs, other than because of a bankruptcy or dissolution of the trust, the indenture trustee or the holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class may accelerate the notes and declare the notes to be immediately due and payable. If an Event of Default occurs because of bankruptcy or dissolution of the trust, the notes will be accelerated automatically.
 
The holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class may rescind any declaration of acceleration if:
 
  •  notice of the rescission is given before a judgment for payment of the amount due is obtained by the indenture trustee,
 
  •  the trust has deposited with the indenture trustee an amount sufficient to make all payments of interest and principal due on the notes (other than amounts due solely because of the acceleration) and all other outstanding fees and expenses of the trust, and
 
  •  all Events of Default, other than the nonpayment of amounts due solely because of the acceleration, are cured or waived by the holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class.
 
Any rescission of acceleration could be treated, for federal income tax purposes, as a constructive exchange of the notes by the noteholders for deemed new notes and gain or loss could be recognized.
 
Remedies Following Acceleration. If the notes have been accelerated and the acceleration has not been rescinded, the indenture trustee, at the direction of the holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class, may:
 
  •  file a lawsuit for the collection of the notes and enforce any judgment obtained,
 
  •  institute foreclosure proceedings on the receivables, and
 
  •  take any other appropriate action to protect and enforce the rights and remedies of the indenture trustee, the noteholders and any interest rate hedging counterparties.
 
If an Event of Default for late payment of interest or principal of any note occurs and the notes have been accelerated, the indenture trustee may sell the receivables of that trust without obtaining the consent of the noteholders or may elect to have the trust maintain possession of the receivables and apply collections as they are received except that the indenture trustee will sell the receivables if directed by the holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class. However, the indenture trustee may not sell the receivables following an Event of Default related to bankruptcy or dissolution of the trust, unless:
 
  •  the holders of 100% of the note balance of the Controlling Class consent to the sale,
 
  •  the proceeds of the sale are expected to be sufficient to pay all amounts owed by the trust, including payments on the notes and any amounts due to interest rate hedging counterparties, or
 
  •  the indenture trustee determines that the assets of the trust would not be sufficient on an ongoing basis to pay all amounts owed by the trust, including payments on the notes and any amounts due to any interest rate hedging counterparties as those payments would have become due if the obligations had not been accelerated, and the indenture trustee obtains the consent of the holders of 662/3% of the note balance of the Controlling Class.
 
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  •  the proceeds of the sale are expected to be sufficient to pay all amounts owed by the trust, including payments on the notes and any amounts due to any interest rate hedging counterparties.
 
The indenture trustee will give the noteholders 15 days prior notice of any sale of the receivables. Any noteholder, the depositor, the servicer and any interest rate hedging counterparty may submit a bid to purchase the receivables.
 
Payments Following Certain Accelerations and Any Sale of the Receivables. Following an acceleration of the notes or any sale of the receivables, any money collected by the indenture trustee will be paid in accordance with the “post-acceleration” priority of payments described in the prospectus supplement.
 
Standard of Care of the Indenture Trustee Following an Event of Default. If an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the indenture trustee must exercise its rights and powers under the indenture using the same degree of care and skill that a prudent person would use under the circumstances in conducting his or her own affairs. The holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class generally will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding or remedy available to the indenture trustee following an Event of Default and acceleration of the notes.
 
Limitation on Suits. No noteholder will have the right to institute any legal proceeding for any remedy under the indenture unless:
 
  •  the noteholder has given notice to the indenture trustee of a continuing Event of Default,
 
  •  the holders of at least 25% of the note balance of the Controlling Class have requested the indenture trustee to institute such legal proceeding,
 
  •  the requesting noteholders offered reasonable security or indemnity to the indenture trustee against any liabilities that the indenture trustee may incur in complying with the request,
 
  •  the indenture trustee fails to institute the legal proceeding within 60 days after its receipt of the notice, request and offer of indemnity, and
 
  •  the holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class have not given the indenture trustee any inconsistent direction during the 60-day period.
 
The indenture trustee and the noteholders will agree not to institute a bankruptcy proceeding against the trust.
 
Notes Owned by Transaction Parties
 
Notes owned by the depositor, the servicer or any of their affiliates will not be included for purposes of determining whether a specified percentage of any class of notes have taken any action under the indenture or any other transaction document.
 
List of Noteholders
 
Three or more noteholders may request a list of all noteholders of the trust maintained by the indenture trustee for the purpose of communicating with other noteholders about their rights under the indenture or under the notes. Any request must be accompanied by a copy of the communication that the requesting noteholders propose to send.
 
Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture
 
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  •  the trust pays all other amounts payable by it under the transaction documents, and
 
  •  the trust delivers to the indenture trustee an officer’s certificate and a legal opinion each stating that all conditions to the satisfaction and discharge of the indenture are satisfied.
 
Amendments to the Indenture
 
The indenture trustee and the trust may amend the indenture without the consent of the noteholders for limited purposes, including to:
 
  •  further protect the indenture trustee’s interest in the receivables and other trust assets subject to the lien of the indenture,
 
  •  add to the covenants of the trust for the benefit of the noteholders,
 
  •  transfer or pledge any trust assets to the indenture trustee,
 
  •  cure any ambiguity or mistake so long as such cure will not have a material adverse effect on the notes or the rights of any interest rate hedging counterparty, and
 
  •  modify, eliminate or add provisions required by or necessary to qualify the indenture under the Trust Indenture Act.
 
Except as provided below, the indenture trustee and the trust may amend the indenture to add, change or eliminate any provision or modify the noteholders’ rights under the indenture (a) without the consent of the noteholders if the administrator certifies that the amendment will not have a material adverse effect on the notes or (b) with the consent of the holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class. In each case, (a) the indenture trustee must receive a legal opinion that for federal income tax purposes, the amendment will not cause any note to be deemed sold or exchanged or cause the trust to be treated as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation, and (b) each rating agency (i) must confirm that the amendment will not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the then-current ratings of the notes, or (ii) within ten business days of receiving notice of the amendment, does not provide notice that the amendment will result in a reduction or withdrawal of the then-current ratings of the notes.
 
The prior consent of all adversely affected noteholders will be required for any amendment that would:
 
  •  change the provisions for amending the indenture or voting or consent under the indenture,
 
  •  change the principal amount of or interest rate on any note, the final scheduled payment date of the notes, the price at which notes may be redeemed following exercise of the clean up call option by the servicer or the percentage of the initial pool balance at which such option may be exercised or the priority of payments or how principal or interest payments are calculated or made on the notes,
 
  •  impair the right of noteholders to institute suits to enforce the indenture,
 
  •  change the definition of Controlling Class, or
 
  •  permit the creation of any lien ranking prior or equal to, or otherwise impair, the lien of the indenture trustee in the trust assets.
 
Residual Interest; Issuance of Additional Securities
 
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supplement. The depositor may exchange all or a portion of its residual interest for additional notes or certificates issued by the trust only if the following conditions are satisfied:
 
  •  the rights of the holders of such additional securities, when taken as a whole, are no greater than the rights of the holder of the residual interest immediately prior to the issuance of such additional securities (unless all noteholders of outstanding notes otherwise consent); and
 
  •  the depositor delivers a legal opinion to the indenture trustee and the owner trustee that the issuance of the additional notes or certificates will not (a) adversely affect in any material respect the interest of any noteholder, (b) cause any outstanding note to be deemed sold or exchanged, (c) cause the trust to be treated as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, or (d) adversely affect the treatment of the outstanding notes as debt for federal income tax purposes.
 
The depositor may register the additional notes or certificates and sell them publicly or may sell them in a private placement.
 
Book-Entry Registration
 
The notes will be available only in book-entry form except in the limited circumstances described under “— Definitive Notes Only in Limited Circumstances” in this prospectus. All notes will be held in book-entry form by The Depository Trust Company, or “DTC,” in the name of Cede & Co., as nominee of DTC. Investors’ interests in the notes will be represented through financial institutions acting on their behalf as direct and indirect participants in DTC. Investors may hold their notes through DTC, Clearstream Banking Luxembourg S.A., or Euroclear Bank S.A./N.V., which will hold positions on behalf of their customers or participants through their respective depositories, which in turn will hold such positions in accounts as DTC participants. The notes will be traded as home market instruments in both the U.S. domestic and European markets. Initial settlement and all secondary trades will settle in same-day funds.
 
Investors electing to hold their notes through DTC will follow the settlement practices applicable to U.S. corporate debt obligations. Investors electing to hold global notes through Clearstream or Euroclear accounts will follow the settlement procedures applicable to conventional eurobonds, except that there will be no temporary global notes and no “lock-up” or restricted period.
 
Actions of noteholders under the indenture will be taken by DTC upon instructions from its participants and all payments, notices, reports and statements to be delivered to noteholders will be delivered to DTC or its nominee as the registered holder of the book-entry notes for distribution to holders of book-entry notes in accordance with DTC’s procedures.
 
Investors should review the procedures of DTC, Clearstream and Euroclear for clearing, settlement and withholding tax procedures applicable to their purchase of the notes.
 
Definitive Notes Only in Limited Circumstances
 
Notes will be issued in physical form to noteholders only if:
 
  •  the administrator determines that DTC is no longer willing or able to discharge properly its responsibilities as depository for the notes and the administrator or the depositor is unable to reach an agreement with a qualified successor,
 
  •  the administrator elects to terminate the book-entry system through DTC, or
 
  •  after the occurrence of an Event of Default or an Event of Servicing Termination, the holders of a majority of the note balance of the Controlling Class advise the indenture trustee and the DTC in writing that they elect to terminate the book-entry system through DTC (or a successor to DTC).


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Payments of principal and interest on definitive notes will be made by the indenture trustee on each payment date to registered holders of definitive notes as of the end of the preceding month. The payments will be made by check mailed to the address of the holder as it appears on the register maintained by the indenture trustee. The final payment on any definitive notes will be made only upon presentation and surrender of the definitive note at the address specified in the notice of final payment to the noteholders.
 
Definitive notes will be transferable and exchangeable at the offices of the indenture trustee or a note registrar. No service charge will be imposed for any registration of transfer or exchange, but the indenture trustee may require payment of an amount sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange.
 
Computing the Outstanding Principal Amount of Your Notes
 
The monthly investor report described in the prospectus supplement will include a note factor for each class of notes that you can use to compute the portion of the principal amount outstanding on that class of notes each month. The factor for each class of notes is a seven-digit decimal indicating the remaining outstanding principal amount of that class of notes as of the applicable payment date as a percentage of its original principal amount, after giving effect to payments to be made on the payment date.
 
The factors for each class of notes will initially be 1.0000000 and will decline as the outstanding principal amount of the class declines. For each note, the portion of the principal amount outstanding on that class of notes can be determined by multiplying the original denomination of that note by the note factor for that class of notes.
 
SOME IMPORTANT LEGAL ISSUES RELATING TO THE RECEIVABLES
 
Security Interests in Receivables and Financed Vehicles
 
The transfer of the receivables to the trust, the perfection of the security interest in the receivables and the enforcement of rights to realize on the financed vehicles as collateral for the receivables will be subject to a number of federal and state laws, including the Uniform Commercial Code in effect in each state. References to state laws in this section include reference to laws of Puerto Rico.
 
All retail installment sale contracts acquired by Ford Credit are assigned to Ford Credit by the dealer under the terms of an assignment agreement. Each retail installment sale contract includes a grant by the obligor of a security interest in the financed vehicle. Ford Credit either takes physical possession, in the case of paper contracts, or takes and maintains control, in the case of electronic contracts, to obtain a perfected ownership interest in the contract against the dealer. The law regulating the process for control of electronic contracts is new and it could be determined that Ford Credit did not take or maintain control of the electronic contracts. This determination would mean that Ford Credit did not have a perfected ownership interest in the contracts to transfer to the trust, and this would significantly impair the trust’s ability to enforce the contracts against any other creditors of the dealer with a superior claim to those electronic contracts. The assignment of the receivables evidenced by the contract from Ford Credit to the depositor and from the depositor to the trust and the pledge of the receivables from the trust to the indenture trustee, is perfected, at each stage, by filing under the Uniform Commercial Code, and Ford Credit will mark its accounting records and computer systems to reflect such assignments and pledge.
 
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until the contract is paid in full. The procedures to perfect Ford Credit’s lien on the financed vehicle depend on the actions of third parties, including dealers, vehicle owners and state and local motor vehicle registration authorities. If Ford Credit obtains a validly perfected security interest in the financed vehicle on a timely basis, the trust, as assignee of the receivable, will also have the benefits of this security interest in most states. However, a U.S. bankruptcy judge in Texas recently held that an assignee of a receivable did not have the benefits of the security interest obtained by the assignor of the receivable because the financed vehicle had not been re-registered to identify the assignee as the new secured party on the certificate of title, which the judge decided was required under Texas law. Notwithstanding this ruling, many finance industry participants believe that the judge misinterpreted the relevant provisions of Texas law and, because the finding is not binding precedent on other courts, it is possible that other judges could reach a different conclusion. To avoid the administrative burden and costs, no financed vehicles are re-registered to identify the trust as the new secured party on the certificate of title and the obligors will not be notified that their contracts have been sold. As a result, if other courts were to interpret Texas law or other states’ laws in a similar manner as the bankruptcy judge, the security interest of the trust in the financed vehicle could be deemed to be unperfected. In addition, if Ford Credit does not obtain a perfected security interest in the financed vehicle due to fraud, forgery, negligence or administrative error of any third party, its security interest and, therefore, that of the trust, could be subordinated to subsequent purchasers of the financed vehicle and subsequent lenders with a perfected security interest. If the trust does not have a perfected security interest in a financed vehicle, its ability to realize on the financed vehicle following an obligor default would be adversely affected. Under the sale and servicing agreement, the servicer must take appropriate steps to maintain perfection of the security interest in the financed vehicles and must purchase the receivable if it fails to do so and the receivable is materially and adversely affected.
 
In most states, a perfected security interest in a financed vehicle continues for four months after the vehicle is moved to a new state from the state where it is registered and thereafter until the vehicle owner re-registers the vehicle in the new state. Ford Credit, as secured party, must surrender possession if it holds the certificate of title to the financed vehicle, or would receive notice of surrender if its security interest is noted on the certificate of title. In either case, Ford Credit would have the opportunity to continue its security interest in the financed vehicle in the new state. Similarly, when an obligor sells a financed vehicle, Ford Credit must surrender possession of the certificate of title or will receive notice as a lienholder and will have an opportunity to require repayment of the receivable before release of the lien. Under the sale and servicing agreement, the servicer must take appropriate steps to maintain perfection of the security interests in the financed vehicles and must purchase the receivable if it fails to do so and the receivable is materially and adversely affected.
 
In certain circumstances, the trust’s security interest in the receivable or the financed vehicle may be subordinated because federal or state law gives the holders of some types of liens, such as tax liens or mechanic’s liens, priority over even the properly perfected lien of other secured parties. In addition, if a financed vehicle is confiscated by a government agency, Ford Credit may not be able to obtain possession of the vehicle and enforce the security interest unless it completes documentation required by the agency, including a “hold harmless” agreement. Unless Ford Credit has failed to follow its policies and procedures, Ford Credit will not be required to purchase any receivable in these circumstances.
 
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repossession, or if otherwise required by state law, Ford Credit may have to obtain a court order before repossessing the vehicle.
 
If an obligor is in default on its contract, some states require that the secured party notify the obligor of the default and give the obligor a time period to cure the default prior to repossession. In Ford Credit’s experience, this right to cure is exercised by only a limited number of defaulted obligors.
 
The Uniform Commercial Code and other state laws require the secured party to provide the obligor with reasonable notice of the date, time, and place of any public sale and/or the date after which any private sale of the vehicle may be held. The obligor has the right to redeem the vehicle prior to sale by paying the secured party the unpaid balance of the contract plus reasonable expenses for repossessing, holding, and preparing the vehicle for disposition and arranging for the sale, including attorney’s fees when allowed by law. In some states, the obligor has the right to reinstate the contract by payment of past due amounts and other specified amounts instead of all amounts due under the contract.
 
Deficiency Judgments
 
Ford Credit generally is required to apply the proceeds of sale of the repossessed vehicles to the expenses of resale and repossession and then to the satisfaction of the indebtedness of the obligor on the receivable. If the net proceeds from sale do not cover the full amount of the obligation, Ford Credit may seek a deficiency judgment in some states, but other states prohibit or limit such judgments. Because a deficiency judgment is an unsecured personal judgment against the obligor for the shortfall, in many cases it is not useful to seek a deficiency judgment. If a deficiency judgment is obtained, it may be settled at a significant discount.
 
Consumer Protection Laws
 
Numerous federal and state consumer protection laws impose substantial requirements upon finance companies, lenders and servicers involved in consumer finance, including Ford Credit, and impose statutory liabilities on those who fail to comply with their provisions. The most significant consumer protection laws regulating the receivables include the federal Truth-in-Lending Act and state motor vehicle retail installment sales acts that mandate financing disclosures that must be made to consumers; the federal Equal Credit Opportunity Act that prohibits creditors from discriminating on the basis of specific factors, such as race, color, sex, age and marital status in all aspects of a credit transaction, including the application process and the development and use of scoring models; the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act that regulates consumer credit reports and includes requirements on when and how creditors may obtain and use these reports; and the Gramm Leach Bliley Act and state privacy laws that require protection of certain consumer data and communication of privacy rights with consumers. State motor vehicle retail installment sales acts and other state laws regulate the fees, finance charges, collection processes and licensing requirements. In some cases, these laws could affect the trust’s ability to enforce the receivables or subject the trust to claims and defenses of the obligor including claims the obligor may assert against the motor vehicle dealer who sold the financed vehicle. In addition, courts have imposed general equitable principles on secured parties pursuing repossession of collateral or litigation involving deficiency balances. These equitable principles may relieve an obligor from some or all of the legal consequences of a default.
 
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on any receivable, Ford Credit and the depositor would have to repurchase the receivable unless the breach is cured in all material respects by the end of any applicable grace period.
 
Under the terms of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act and similar state laws, an obligor who enters military service after the origination of a retail installment sale contract is entitled to relief on a portion of the finance charges, and Ford Credit must suspend any attempts to enforce the receivable and make other adjustments to or extend the contract. Application of this law would affect adversely the ability of the servicer to collect the full finance charge on the affected receivable and to foreclose on an affected receivable during the obligor’s active military duty and sometimes even after active duty has ended. If a receivable subject to this law and similar state laws goes into default, there may be delays in pursuing remedies for default and losses on the receivable. Receivables with obligors who are in the military or who subsequently enter the military may be included in the receivables owned by the trust and neither the depositor nor Ford Credit will be required to repurchase a receivable that becomes subject to this law and similar state laws.
 
Bankruptcy Limitations
 
U.S. bankruptcy laws affect the ability of the trust to realize upon collateral or enforce a deficiency judgment. For example, in a Chapter 13 proceeding under the U.S. federal bankruptcy law, a court may prevent a creditor from repossessing a vehicle and, as part of the plan of reorganization, reduce the amount of the secured indebtedness to the market value of the financed vehicle at the time of bankruptcy, leaving the creditor as a general unsecured creditor for the remainder of the indebtedness. A bankruptcy court may also reduce the monthly payments due under a contract or change the rate of interest and time of repayment of the indebtedness. Neither the depositor nor Ford Credit will be required to repurchase a receivable that becomes subject to a bankruptcy proceeding after the cutoff date.
 
TAX MATTERS
 
The federal and state tax discussions set forth below may not be applicable depending upon a noteholder’s particular tax situation. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to consult their tax advisors with respect to the tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of their notes, including the tax consequences under federal, state, local, foreign and other tax laws and the possible effects of changes in federal or other tax laws.
 
Federal Income Tax Matters
 
The following is a discussion of the material federal income tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of the notes. It is not a comprehensive description of all the tax considerations that may be relevant to a decision to purchase the notes. Unless otherwise indicated, this discussion deals only with the consequences to holders of notes that are U.S. persons, as defined below, who acquire their notes for cash at original issuance and who hold their notes as capital assets.
 
The discussion addresses tax consequences generally applicable to all noteholders, and does not address the federal income tax consequences applicable to noteholders that are subject to special rules. For example, it does not discuss the tax treatment of noteholders that are insurance companies, financial institutions, regulated investment companies, dealers in securities or currencies, tax-exempt entities, entities treated as partnerships for federal income tax purposes, persons holding notes as a part of a hedging, integrated conversion or constructive sale transaction or a straddle and persons whose functional currency is not the U.S. dollar.
 
The following summary is based upon the federal tax code, U.S. Treasury regulations, judicial decisions, and administrative rulings and practice, all as in effect as of the date of this prospectus, all of which are subject to change, possibly with retroactive effect. There are no cases or IRS rulings on


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similar transactions involving debt instruments issued by a trust with terms similar to those of the notes. As a result, the IRS may disagree with all or a part of the discussion below.
 
For purposes of this discussion, the term U.S. person means a beneficial owner of a note who is, as determined for federal income tax purposes:
 
  •  a U.S. citizen or resident,
 
  •  a corporation (or other entity treated as a corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes) created or organized under U.S. federal law, state law or District of Columbia law,
 
  •  an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal income taxation regardless of its source, or
 
  •  a trust that is subject to the supervision of a court within the U.S. and the control of a U.S. person as described in Section 7701(a)(30) of the tax code or that has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a U.S. person.
 
For purposes of this discussion, the term non-U.S. person means a beneficial owner of a note who is not a U.S. person.
 
If a partnership (including any entity treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes) owns notes, the tax treatment of a partner in such a partnership will depend upon the status of the partner and the activities of the partnership. Partners in such a partnership are encouraged to consult their tax advisors as to the particular federal income tax consequences applicable to them.
 
Special tax counsel will deliver the opinions referred to in the section captioned “Federal Income Tax Opinions” below. In addition, special tax counsel to the trust has prepared or reviewed the statements under the headings “Summary — Tax Status” and “Tax Matters” in this prospectus, in each case as they relate to federal income tax matters. Such statements explain the consequences of the classification of the trust as a partnership or disregarded entity and the notes as debt or equity for federal income tax purposes and related tax matters affecting investors generally, but do not furnish information in the level of detail or with the attention to the investor’s specific tax circumstances that would be provided by an investor’s own tax advisor. Accordingly, each investor is encouraged to consult its own tax advisors with regard to the tax consequences of investing in notes.
 
Federal Income Tax Opinions
 
At the time the notes are issued, special tax counsel to the trust will deliver with respect to the trust and the Class A notes the following two opinions under current law:
 
  •  the trust will not be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes and as long as the trust has only one owner for federal income tax purposes, the trust will not be treated as an entity separate from its owner, and
 
  •  the Class A notes will be treated as debt for federal income tax purposes.
 
The characterization of the other classes of notes for federal income tax purposes is highly fact and circumstance specific and cannot be stated categorically. Classes of notes with a high degree of credit quality and overcollateralization will be issued with an opinion that such notes will be debt for federal income tax purposes; in other cases, where such features are not as strongly indicative of “debt,” but, on balance special tax counsel believes debt treatment to be the substantially more likely and correct approach, special tax counsel will deliver an opinion that such notes should be debt for federal income tax purposes. Each prospectus supplement will clearly state the tax opinion being given for each class of notes. Opinions of counsel are not binding on the IRS.


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Tax Characterization of the Trust
 
Special tax counsel’s opinion that the trust will not be classified as an association or publicly traded partnership taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes will be based on the assumption that the terms of the trust agreement and related documents will be complied with, and on counsel’s conclusions that either the nature of the income of the trust will exempt it from the provisions of the tax code requiring some publicly traded partnerships to be taxed as corporations or the trust will otherwise qualify for an exemption from the rules governing publicly traded partnerships.
 
Because the trust will not be taxable as a corporation, it will necessarily be taxed as a partnership, a “grantor” trust or a disregarded entity. Unless the notes are not treated as debt for federal income tax purposes, the differences among these three entities should not affect the noteholders for federal income tax purposes. If, contrary to the opinion of special tax counsel and the expectation of Ford Credit, the notes were treated as equity in the trust, the classification of the trust as a partnership or a grantor trust could have adverse tax consequences to noteholders.
 
For more information about the tax treatment of the notes, you should read “— Tax Consequences to Holders of the Notes; Treatment of the Notes as Indebtedness” in this prospectus.
 
Special tax counsel to the trust will not give any assurances that its conclusions will prevail if challenged. If the trust were taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes, the trust would be subject to corporate income tax on its net taxable income. The trust’s taxable income would, in general terms, include all of its income on the receivables, reduced by its interest expense on the notes (other than any class of notes that was recharacterized as equity), increased or decreased by net receipts or payments under any interest rate hedging arrangements, and reduced by a reasonable servicing fee. If the trust were subject to the corporate income tax, it could materially reduce the amount of cash available to make payments on the notes, particularly any notes treated as equity.
 
Tax Consequences to Holders of the Notes
 
Treatment of the Notes as Indebtedness. The trust will treat all classes of notes as debt for federal income tax purposes. By their purchase of the notes, the noteholders will be deemed to agree to such treatment. If the IRS were to argue successfully that, contrary to the opinion of special tax counsel to the trust, a class of notes should instead be treated as equity in the trust, the holders of such class of notes would be treated for federal income tax purposes as partners in a partnership, as owners of a grantor trust or potentially even as shareholders in an entity treated as a corporation. Treatment of a noteholder as a partner, owner of a grantor trust or shareholder could have adverse tax consequences to some noteholders. For example, income to foreign persons generally would be subject to federal income tax. In the case of noteholders treated as partners or as owners of a grantor trust, there would be federal income tax return filing and withholding requirements, individual noteholders might be subject to some limitations on their ability to deduct their share of the trust’s expenses, and income to certain tax-exempt noteholders (including pension trusts) would be taxable as “unrelated business taxable income.” Purchasers of notes for which an opinion is rendered that such class of notes “should” be debt, are encouraged to consult with their tax advisors with regard to the consequences of a possible alternative characterization of a class of notes as equity. The discussion below is based on special tax counsel’s opinion that all classes of notes are correctly characterized as debt.
 
Stated Interest. In general, it is expected that stated interest on a note will be includible in gross income as it accrues or is received by a noteholder, in accordance with such noteholder’s usual method of tax accounting, as ordinary interest income.
 
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economic (constant yield) accrual of the discount. In general, a holder of a note with OID must include the OID in its income before the holder receives the cash representing that income.
 
Sale or Other Disposition. Upon the sale, redemption or other disposition of a note, the noteholder will recognize gain or loss in an amount equal to the difference between the amount realized on the sale and the holder’s adjusted tax basis in the note.
 
The adjusted tax basis of a note to a particular noteholder generally will equal the noteholder’s cost for the note, increased by any OID previously included by the noteholder in its income with respect to the note and decreased by any principal payments previously received by the noteholder on the note.
 
Any such gain or loss and any gain or loss realized upon prepayment of a note generally will be capital gain or loss if the noteholder held the note as a capital asset, except for gain representing accrued interest or OID that has not previously accrued, in each case to the extent not previously included in income. Such gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss if the noteholder has held the note for more that one year at the time of the sale or other disposition. In certain circumstances, noteholders who are individuals may be entitled to preferential treatment for net long-term capital gains. A noteholder may generally only use capital losses incurred on sale, redemption or other disposition of a note to offset the noteholder’s capital gains.
 
Non-U.S. Persons. In general, a non-U.S. person will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax on interest (including OID) on a beneficial interest in a note unless:
 
  •  the non-U.S. person actually or constructively owns ten percent or more of the total combined voting power of all classes of stock of the depositor (or of an affiliate of the depositor) entitled to vote (or of a profits or capital interest of the trust),
 
  •  the non-U.S. person is a controlled foreign corporation that is related to the depositor (or the trust) through stock ownership,
 
  •  the non-U.S. person is a bank receiving interest described in Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the tax code, or
 
  •  such interest is contingent interest described in Section 871(h)(4) of the tax code.
 
To qualify for the exemption from taxation, the non-U.S. person must comply with applicable certification requirements.
 
Any capital gain realized on the sale, redemption or other disposition of a note by a non-U.S. person will be exempt from U.S. federal income tax and withholding tax, if:
 
  •  such gain is not effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business in the U.S. by the non-U.S. person, and
 
  •  in the case of an individual non-U.S. person, the non-U.S. person is not present in the U.S. for 183 days or more in the taxable year.
 
Backup Withholding. Each holder of a note (other than an exempt holder such as a corporation, tax-exempt organization, qualified pension and profit-sharing trust, individual retirement account or nonresident alien who provides certification as to status as a nonresident) will be required to provide a certificate containing the holder’s name, address, correct taxpayer identification number and a statement that the holder is not subject to backup withholding. Should a non-exempt noteholder fail to provide the required certification, the trust will be required to withhold tax from the amount otherwise payable to the holder, and remit the withheld amount to the IRS as a credit against the holder’s federal income tax liability.


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Certain Federal Income Tax Documentation Requirements
 
Exemption for Non-U.S. Persons. A beneficial owner of notes holding notes through Clearstream or Euroclear or any other non-U.S. noteholder will be subject to U.S. withholding tax that generally applies to payments of interest (including OID) on debt issued by U.S. persons, unless (a) each clearing system, bank or other financial institution that holds customers’ notes in the ordinary course of its trade or business in the chain of intermediaries between such beneficial owner and the U.S. entity required to withhold tax complies with applicable certification requirements and (b) such beneficial owner files a Form W-8BEN (Certificate of Foreign Status of Beneficial Owner for U.S. Tax Withholding) or Form W-8ECI (Certificate of Foreign Person’s Claim That Income Is Effectively Connected With the Conduct of a Trade or Business in the U.S.).
 
Exemption for U.S. Persons (Form W-9). U.S. persons can obtain a complete exemption from the withholding tax by filing Form W-9 (Request for Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification).
 
Federal Income Tax Reporting Procedure. The beneficial owner of a note files the applicable form described above by submitting such form to the person through whom it holds the note (the clearing agency, in the case of persons holding directly on the books of the clearing agency).
 
State Tax Matters
 
Because of the variation in the tax laws of each state and locality, it is impossible to predict the tax classification of the trust or the tax consequences to the trust or to holders of notes in all of the state and local taxing jurisdictions in which they may be subject to tax. Prospective purchasers are encouraged to consult their tax advisors with respect to state and local taxation of the trust and state and local tax consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of notes.
 
ERISA CONSIDERATIONS
 
General Investment Considerations
 
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or “ERISA,” and Section 4975 of the tax code impose certain duties and requirements on employee benefit plans and other retirement plans (such as individual retirement accounts and Keogh plans) and certain entities whose assets include assets of such plans (including insurance company general accounts) that are subject to ERISA and Section 4975 of the tax code (“Plans”) and on persons who are fiduciaries of Plans. Any person who exercises any authority or control over the management or disposition of a Plan’s assets is considered to be a fiduciary of that Plan. In accordance with ERISA’s general fiduciary standards, before investing in the notes, a Plan fiduciary should determine, among other factors:
 
  •  whether the investment is permitted under the Plan’s governing documents,
 
  •  whether the fiduciary has the authority to make the investment,
 
  •  whether the investment is consistent with the Plan’s funding objectives,
 
  •  the tax effects of the investment,
 
  •  whether under the general fiduciary standards of investment prudence and diversification an investment in any notes of the trust is appropriate for the Plan, taking into account the overall investment policy of the Plan and the composition of the Plan’s investment portfolio, and
 
  •  whether the investment is prudent considering the factors discussed in this prospectus and the prospectus supplement.
 
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persons” under Section 4975 of the tax code. Violation of these rules may result in the imposition of significant excise taxes and other liabilities.
 
A fiduciary of any Plan should carefully review with its legal and other advisors whether the purchase or holding of any notes could give rise to a transaction prohibited or otherwise impermissible under ERISA or Section 4975 of the tax code, and should read “ERISA Considerations” in both this prospectus and the prospectus supplement regarding any restrictions on the purchase and/or holding of the notes offered by this prospectus and the prospectus supplement.
 
Prohibited Transactions
 
Whether or not an investment in the notes will give rise to a transaction prohibited or otherwise impermissible under ERISA or Section 4975 of the tax code will depend on the structure of the trust and whether the assets of the trust will be deemed to be “plan assets” of a Plan investing in notes issued by the trust. A plan’s assets may be deemed to include an interest in the underlying assets of the trust if the plan acquires an “equity interest” in the trust and none of the exceptions contained in the Plan Assets Regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Labor is applicable.
 
The depositor believes that the notes will be treated as indebtedness without substantial equity features for purposes of the Plan Assets Regulation. However, without regard to whether the notes are treated as debt for ERISA purposes, the purchase and holding of the notes of any class by or on behalf of a Plan could be considered to give rise to a direct or indirect prohibited transaction under ERISA and Section 4975 of the tax code if the trust, the owner trustee, the indenture trustee, any noteholder or any of their respective affiliates, including Ford Credit, is or becomes a “party in interest” under ERISA or a “disqualified person” under Section 4975 of the tax code with respect to the Plan. In such case, exemptions from the prohibited transaction rules could be applicable to the purchase and holding of notes by a Plan depending on the type and circumstances of the Plan fiduciary making the decision to purchase a note. Included among these exemptions are: prohibited transaction class exemption (“PTCE”) 84-14, regarding transactions effected by qualified professional asset managers; PTCE 90-1, regarding transactions entered into by insurance company pooled separate accounts; PTCE 91-38, regarding transactions entered into by bank collective investment funds; PTCE 95-60, regarding transactions entered into by insurance company general accounts; and PTCE 96-23, regarding transactions effected by in-house asset managers. In addition, Section 408(b)(17) of ERISA and Section 4975(d)(20) of the tax code provide an exemption for certain transactions between a Plan and a person that is a party in interest or disqualified person with respect to the Plan solely by reason of providing services to the Plan or a relationship with such a service provider (other than a party in interest or disqualified person that is, or is an affiliate of, a fiduciary with respect to the assets of the Plan involved in the transaction), provided the Plan pays no more than, and receives no less than, adequate consideration in connection with the transaction. However, even if the conditions specified in one or more of the exemptions are met, the scope of relief provided by these exemptions may not necessarily cover all acts that might be construed as prohibited transactions.
 
Any plan that purchases and holds notes of any class will be deemed to have represented that its purchase and holding of the notes does not and will not constitute a non-exempt prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the tax code due to the applicability of a statutory or administrative exemption from the prohibited transaction rules.
 
Benefit Plans Not Subject to ERISA or the Tax Code
 
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forth in Section 503 of the tax code. Each plan that is subject to any laws or regulations materially similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 that purchases and holds notes will be deemed to have represented that its purchase and holding of the notes does not constitute and will not result in a violation of such similar laws or regulations.
 
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
 
The trust will issue the notes to the depositor and the depositor will sell the notes to the underwriters named in the prospectus supplement. In the underwriting agreement the depositor will agree to sell, and each of the underwriters will agree to purchase, a specified principal amount of one or more classes of notes, as set forth in the prospectus supplement.
 
The prospectus supplement (or supplemental prospectus supplement, as described below) will specify the price at which each class of notes will be offered to the public and any concessions that may be offered to certain dealers participating in the offering of the notes or specify that the notes are to be resold by the underwriters in negotiated transactions at varying prices to be determined at the time of such sale.
 
After the initial public offering of the notes, the public offering prices and the concessions may be changed.
 
The prospectus supplement, together with a supplemental prospectus supplement, also may be used by Ford Credit, or its affiliates for the sale of a class of notes originally purchased from the depositor by Ford Credit or its affiliates on or after the closing date.
 
The depositor and Ford Credit will indemnify the underwriters against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the federal securities laws, or contribute to payments the underwriters may be required to make for those liabilities.
 
The trust may invest the funds in its trust bank accounts in obligations issued by the underwriters or their affiliates.
 
In connection with the sale of the notes, the underwriters may, to the extent permitted by Regulation M under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, engage in:
 
  •  over-allotments, in which members of the selling syndicate sell more notes than the seller actually sold to the syndicate, creating a syndicate short position,
 
  •  stabilizing transactions, in which purchases and sales of the notes may be made by the members of the selling syndicate at prices that do not exceed a specified maximum,
 
  •  syndicate covering transactions, in which members of the selling syndicate purchase the notes in the open market after the distribution is completed in order to cover syndicate short positions, and
 
  •  penalty bids, by which underwriters reclaim a selling concession from a syndicate member when any of the notes originally sold by that syndicate member are purchased in a syndicate covering transaction to cover syndicate short positions.
 
These stabilizing transactions, syndicate covering transactions and penalty bids may cause the prices of the notes to be higher than they would otherwise be. These transactions, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time.
 
LEGAL OPINIONS
 
Counsel identified in the prospectus supplement will review or provide legal opinions on certain legal matters relating to the notes of the trust for the trust, the depositor and the servicer including an opinion that the notes will be legally issued, fully paid and non-assessable and will be binding obligations of the trust, subject to customary exceptions as to enforceability. Counsel identified in the


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prospectus supplement will review or provide legal opinions on certain legal matters for the underwriters.
 
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
 
The depositor, as originator of each trust, filed with the SEC a registration statement, Registration No. 333-143316 under the Securities Act of 1933, for the notes offered by this prospectus. You may read and copy the registration statement and any notices, reports, statements or other materials filed by the trust, Ford Credit or the depositor at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C., 20549.
 
You may obtain more information about the operation of the Public Reference Room and copying costs by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC maintains a website at http://www.sec.gov where you can find reports, information statements and other information for registrants that file electronically with the SEC. You may obtain more information about Ford and Ford Credit at www.ford.com and www.fordcredit.com.
 
For the time period that each trust is required to report under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the servicer will file for each trust annual reports on Form 10-K and distribution reports on Form 10-D, any current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports with the SEC. A copy of any reports may be obtained by any noteholder by request to the indenture trustee or the depositor.
 
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
 
The trust “incorporates by reference” certain information it files with the SEC, which means that the trust can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus. Information that the trust files later with the SEC will automatically update the information in this prospectus. In all cases, you should rely on the later information over different information included in this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement. The trust incorporates by reference any monthly reports on Form 10-D and current reports on Form 8-K subsequently filed by or on behalf of the trust prior to the termination of the offering of the notes (including any market-making transactions with respect to such notes unless exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act).
 
The depositor will provide without charge to each person, including any beneficial owner of the notes, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, on request of any such person, a copy of any of the documents incorporated in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement by reference. Requests for such copies should be directed to:
 
Ford Credit Auto Receivables Two LLC
c/o Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
c/o Ford Motor Company — World Headquarters
One American Road, Suite 801-C1
Dearborn, Michigan 48126
Attention: Ford Credit SPE Management Office
Telephone number: (313) 594-3495
Fax number: (313) 390-4133
 


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INDEX OF DEFINED TERMS FOR THE PROSPECTUS
 
         
collections
    27  
Controlling Class
    33  
credit enhancement
    5  
dealer discount rate
    13  
depositor
    19  
DTC
    37  
ERISA
    45  
Event of Default
    33  
Event of Servicing Termination
    29  
financed vehicles
    4  
Ford
    4  
Ford Credit
    4  
initial pool balance
    23  
LIBOR
    31  
obligors
    4  
OID
    43  
PTCE
    46  
Plans
    45  
pool balance
    23  
Prepayments
    30  
principal balance
    23  
receivables
    4  
responsible person
    27  
SEC
    31  
servicer
    5  
trust
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     You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement or the prospectus. Ford Credit has not authorized anyone to give you different information. You should not rely on the accuracy of the information in this prospectus supplement or the prospectus for any date other than on this date. Ford Credit is not offering the notes in any states where it is not permitted.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ford Credit Auto
Receivables Two LLC
Depositor
 
Ford Motor
Credit Company LLC
Sponsor and Servicer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dealer Prospectus Delivery Obligation. Until 90 days after the date of this prospectus supplement all dealers that effect transactions in these securities, whether or not participating in the offering, may be required to deliver a prospectus. This is in addition to the dealers’ obligation to deliver a prospectus when acting as underwriters and with respect to their unsold allotments or subscriptions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ford Credit Auto
Owner Trust 2009-B
 
Issuing Entity or Trust
 
 
     
$341,000,000 Class A-2 2.10%
Asset Backed Notes
   
     
$747,000,000 Class A-3 2.79%
Asset Backed Notes
   
     
$287,300,000 Class A-4 4.50%
Asset Backed Notes
   
 
 
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
 
 
Barclays Capital
BNP PARIBAS
Citi
HSBC
 
Calyon Securities (USA)
RBC Capital Markets
Scotia Capital