UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended: December 31, 2015
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o TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from to
Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2014-A
(Exact name of issuing entity as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 333-173928-09
Central Index Key Number: 0001602774
Ford Credit Auto Lease Two LLC
(Exact name of depositor as specified in its charter)
Commission File Number: 333-173928
Central Index Key Number: 0001519881
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC
(Exact name of sponsor as specified in its charter)
Central Index Key Number: 0000038009
Delaware |
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46-7327187 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation of issuing entity) |
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No. of issuing entity) |
c/o U.S. Bank Trust National Association |
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19801 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices of issuing entity) |
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(302) 576-3700 |
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(Telephone number, including area code) |
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. o Yes x No
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. o Yes x No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes o No
Indicate by check mark whether registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). x Yes o No
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of the registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. x
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or-non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check One):
Large accelerated filer o |
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Accelerated filer o |
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Non-accelerated filer x |
Smaller reporting companyo |
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). o Yes x No
State the aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity held by nonaffiliates computed by reference to the price at which the common equity was last sold, or the average bid and asked prices of such common equity, as of the last business day of the registrants most recently completed second fiscal quarter.
REGISTRANT HAS NO VOTING OR NON-VOTING COMMON EQUITY OUTSTANDING HELD BY NON-AFFILIATES.
PART I
The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:
Item 1. Business
Item 1A. Risk Factors
Item 2. Properties
Item 3. Legal Proceedings
Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
Nothing to report.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures
Not applicable.
Substitute information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:
Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. Significant Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial Information).
Nothing to report.
Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. Credit Enhancement and Other Support, except for Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).
Nothing to report.
Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB. Certain Derivatives Instruments (Financial Information).
Nothing to report.
Item 1117 of Regulation AB. Legal Proceedings.
Nothing to report.
PART II
The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:
Item 5. Market for Registrants Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Item 6. Selected Financial Data
Item 7. Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure
Item 9A. Controls and Procedures
Item 9B. Other Information.
Nothing to report.
PART III
The following Items have been omitted in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:
Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters
Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence
Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services
Substitute information provided in accordance with General Instruction J to Form 10-K:
Item 1119 of Regulation AB. Affiliations and Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
Information required by Item 1119 of Regulation AB has been omitted from this report on Form 10-K in reliance on the Instruction to Item 1119.
Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria.
Each of Ford Motor Credit Company LLC (Ford Credit) and The Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM) (each, a Servicing Participant) has been identified by the registrant as a party participating in the servicing function during the reporting period with respect to the pool assets held by Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2014-A (the Trust). Each of the Servicing Participants has completed a report on an assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to such Servicing Participant (each, a Report on Assessment) as of December 31, 2015 and for the period from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2015, which Reports on Assessment are attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. In addition, each of the Servicing Participants has provided an attestation report (each, an Attestation Report) by a registered independent public accounting firm regarding its related Report on Assessment, which Attestation Reports are attached as exhibits to this Form 10-K. None of the Reports on Assessment or the related Attestation Reports has identified any material instances of noncompliance with the servicing criteria described in the related Report on Assessment as being applicable to such Servicing Participant.
Item 1123 of Regulation AB. Servicing Compliance Statement.
Ford Credit has been identified by the registrant as a servicer during the reporting period with respect to the pool assets held by the Trust. Ford Credit has provided a statement of compliance for the reporting period, signed by an authorized officer and such compliance statement is attached as an exhibit to this Form 10-K.
PART IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement and Schedules.
(a) List of Documents Filed as Part of this Report
(1) Not applicable.
(2) Not applicable.
(3) See Item 15(b) below.
(b) Exhibits Required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K
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3.1 |
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Certificate of Formation of Ford Credit Auto Lease Two LLC (FCAL Two) (included in Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement No. 333-173928, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on March 15, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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3.2 |
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Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of FCAL Two (included in Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016 which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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3.3 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of CAB East LLC (included in Exhibit 3.3 to the Registration Statement No. 333-173928, as filed with the Commission on March 15, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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3.4 |
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Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CAB East LLC (included in Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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3.5 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of CAB West LLC (included in Exhibit 3.5 to the Registration Statement No. 333-173928, as filed with the Commission on March 15, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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3.6 |
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Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CAB West LLC (included in Exhibit 3.6 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.1 |
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Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2014, between the Trust and BNYM, as indenture trustee (included in Exhibit 4.1 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.2 |
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Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2014 between FCAL Two and U.S. Bank Trust National Association (US Bank), as owner trustee (included in Exhibit 4.2 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.3 |
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Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2015, among CAB East LLC and CAB West LLC (together, the Titling Companies), US Bank, HTD Leasing LLC, (HTD) and Ford Credit (included in Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.4 |
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2014-A Exchange Note Supplement, dated as of March 1, 2014, to the Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated as of December 1, 2006, among the Titling Companies, US Bank, HTD and Ford Credit, (included in Exhibit 4.4 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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10.1 |
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First-Tier Sale Agreement between Ford Credit and FCAL Two, dated as of March 1, 2014 (included in Exhibit 10.2 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
10.2 |
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Second-Tier Sale Agreement between FCAL Two and the Trust dated as of March 1, 2014 (included in Exhibit 10.3 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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10.3 |
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Second Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2015 among the Titling Companies, Ford Credit and HTD (included in Exhibit 10.4 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.4 |
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Servicing Supplement, dated as of March 1, 2014, to Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2006 among Ford Credit, CAB East Holdings, LLC, CAB West Holdings Corporation, FCALM Holdings Corporation and HTD (included in Exhibit 10.5 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
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31.1 |
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Certification of Ford Credit pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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33.1 |
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Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria for Ford Credit. |
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33.2 |
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Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria for BNYM |
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34.1 |
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Attestation Report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria relating to Ford Credit. |
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34.2 |
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Attestation Report of KPMG LLP on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria relating to BNYM. |
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35.1 |
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Servicer Compliance Statement of Ford Credit. |
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99.1 |
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Administration Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2014, among the Trust, Ford Credit, and BNYM (included in Exhibit 99.1 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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99.2 |
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Second Amended and Restated Administration Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2015, among Ford Credit, HTD, and US Bank (included in Exhibit 10.6 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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99.3 |
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Account Control Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2014, between BNYM and the Trust (included in Exhibit 99.4 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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99.4 |
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Titling Company Account Control Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2014, between BNYM and the Titling Companies (included in Exhibit 99.5 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
(c) Not applicable.
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED
WITH REPORTS FILED PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
THE ACT BY REGISTRANTS WHICH HAVE NOT REGISTERED
SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12 OF THE ACT.
No annual report to security holders, proxy statement, form of proxy or other proxy soliciting material has been sent to security holders or is anticipated to be furnished to security holders subsequent to the filing of this annual report on Form 10-K.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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By: |
/s/ Brian E. Schaaf |
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Brian E. Schaaf |
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Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
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(senior officer of Servicer in charge of servicing function) |
Dated: March 23, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit |
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3.1 |
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Certificate of Formation of FCAL Two (included in Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement No. 333-173928, as filed with the Commission on March 15, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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3.2 |
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Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of FCAL Two (included in Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016 which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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3.3 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of CAB East LLC (included in Exhibit 3.3 to the Registration Statement No. 333-173928, as filed with the Commission on March 15, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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3.4 |
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Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CAB East LLC (included in Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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3.5 |
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Amended and Restated Certificate of Formation of CAB West LLC (included in Exhibit 3.5 to the Registration Statement No. 333-173928, as filed with the Commission on March 15, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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3.6 |
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Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of CAB West LLC (included in Exhibit 3.6 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.1 |
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Indenture, dated as of March 1, 2014, between the Trust and BNYM, as indenture trustee (included in Exhibit 4.1 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.2 |
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Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2014 between FCAL Two and US Bank, as owner trustee (included in Exhibit 4.2 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.3 |
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Second Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2015, among the Titling Companies, US Bank, HTD and Ford Credit (included in Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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4.4 |
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2014-A Exchange Note Supplement, dated as of March 1, 2014, to the Amended and Restated Credit and Security Agreement dated as of December 1, 2006, among the Titling Companies, US Bank, HTD and Ford Credit, (included in Exhibit 4.4 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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10.1 |
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First-Tier Sale Agreement between Ford Credit and FCAL Two, dated as of March 1, 2014 (included in Exhibit 10.2 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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10.2 |
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Second-Tier Sale Agreement between FCAL Two and the Trust dated as of March 1, 2014 (included in Exhibit 10.3 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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10.3 |
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Second Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2015 among the Titling Companies, Ford Credit and HTD (included in Exhibit 10.4 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
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10.4 |
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Servicing Supplement, dated as of March 1, 2014, to Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2006 among Ford Credit, CAB East Holdings, LLC, CAB West Holdings Corporation, FCALM Holdings Corporation and HTD (included in Exhibit 10.5 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference. |
31.1 |
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Certification of Ford Credit pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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33.1 |
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Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria for Ford Credit. |
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33.2 |
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Report on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria for BNYM |
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34.1 |
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Attestation Report of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria relating to Ford Credit. |
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34.2 |
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Attestation Report of KPMG LLP on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria relating to BNYM. |
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35.1 |
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Servicer Compliance Statement of Ford Credit. |
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99.1 |
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Administration Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2014, among the Trust, Ford Credit, and BNYM (included in Exhibit 99.1 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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99.2 |
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Second Amended and Restated Administration Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2015, among Ford Credit, HTD, and US Bank (included in Exhibit 10.6 to the Registration Statement No. 333-208514, as filed with the Commission on February 17, 2016, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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99.3 |
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Account Control Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2014, between BNYM and the Trust (included in Exhibit 99.4 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
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99.4 |
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Titling Company Account Control Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2014, between BNYM and the Titling Companies (included in Exhibit 99.5 to the Trusts Form 8-K, as filed with the Commission on March 27, 2014, which is incorporated herein by reference). |
Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Brian E. Schaaf, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-K and all reports on Form 10-D required to be filed in respect of the period covered by this report on Form 10-K of Ford Credit Auto Lease Trust 2014-A (the Exchange Act periodic reports);
2. Based on my knowledge, the Exchange Act periodic reports, taken as a whole, do not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3. Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by this report is included in the Exchange Act periodic reports;
4. I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the servicer and based on my knowledge and the compliance review conducted in preparing the servicer compliance statement required in this report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the Exchange Act periodic reports, the servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the servicing agreement in all material respects; and
5. All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed securities required to be included in this report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this report, except as otherwise disclosed in this report. Any material instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this report on Form 10-K.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: The Bank of New York Mellon, as indenture trustee of the issuing entity, and U.S. Bank Trust National Association, as owner trustee of the issuing entity.
Dated March 23, 2016
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/s/ Brian E. Schaaf |
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Brian E. Schaaf |
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Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
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Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, as Servicer |
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Exhibit 33.1
Report on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Regulation AB Servicing Criteria
1. Ford Motor Credit Company LLC (Ford Credit) is responsible for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to it under paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 (the Reporting Period), including all servicing criteria except for inapplicable servicing criteria identified in paragraph 4 below and the portions of servicing criteria covered by a separate assessment and identified in Appendix A to this report. The transactions covered by this report include asset-backed securities transactions involving automotive lease contracts completed on or after January 1, 2006 and registered with the Securities Exchange Commission for which Ford Credit acted as servicer (the Platform).
2. Ford Credit has engaged vendors that are not servicers as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB to perform specific, limited or scripted activities with respect to the servicing criteria applicable to such vendors activities as set forth in Appendix A to this report. Ford Credit has elected to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to each vendor. Ford Credit has policies and procedures in place to provide reasonable assurance that the vendors activities comply in all material respects with the servicing criteria or portion of the servicing criteria applicable to each vendor.
3. Except as set forth in paragraph 4 below, Ford Credit used the criteria set forth in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB to assess the compliance with the applicable servicing criteria.
4. The servicing criteria in Item 1122(d)(1)(iii),1122(d)(1)(iv), 1122(d)(2)(vi), 1122(d)(3)(i)(D), 1122(d)(3)(iii), 1122(d)(4)(ix) through 1122(d)(4)(xiii) are inapplicable to Ford Credit based on the activities it performs, directly or through its vendors (including indenture trustees), with respect to the Platform.
5. Ford Credit has complied, in all material respects, with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 2015 and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole.
6. Ford Credit has not identified and is not aware of any material instance of noncompliance by the vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 2015 and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole.
7. Ford Credit has not identified any material deficiency in its policies and procedures to monitor the compliance by the vendors with the applicable servicing criteria as of December 31, 2015 and for the Reporting Period with respect to the Platform taken as a whole.
8. PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, a registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report on Ford Credits assessment of compliance with the applicable servicing criteria for the Reporting Period.
March 21, 2016
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Brian E. Schaaf |
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Vice President and Assistant Treasurer |
APPENDIX A
Shared Servicing Criteria
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Performed by Indenture |
1122(d)(2)(i) |
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Payments on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days of receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements |
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Paying to indenture trustee |
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Depositing to custodial bank accounts |
1122(d)(2)(ii) |
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Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel |
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Paying to indenture trustee |
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Disbursing to investors |
1122(d)(2)(iii) |
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Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements |
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Paying to indenture trustee |
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Disbursing to investors |
1122(d)(2)(iv) |
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The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements |
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Providing indenture trustee instructions for opening accounts for the transaction |
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Establishing and maintaining accounts for the transaction |
1122(d)(3)(ii) |
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Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements |
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Providing indenture trustee instructions for making investor distributions |
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Remitting to investors |
1122(d)(3)(iv) |
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Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements |
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Preparing investor reports |
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Reconciling remittances to investors |
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Performed by Indenture |
1122(d)(4)(i) |
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Collateral or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related pool assets |
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Maintaining security on lease vehicles and obtaining lease contracts from dealers |
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Maintaining possession of lease contracts for lien perfection |
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1122(d)(4)(ii) |
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Pool assets and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements |
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Safeguarding of vehicle titles and documents related to lease contracts |
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Safeguarding of lease contracts |
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1122(d)(4)(iv) |
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Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related pool asset documents are posted to the applicable servicers obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related pool asset documents |
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Posting all payments on pool assets to Ford Credits obligor records within two business days after receipt |
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Transferring of obligor payments received at lockbox to Ford Credit |
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1122(d)(4)(vi) |
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Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligors pool asset (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents |
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Making most extensions, due date changes and related changes to obligors pool asset |
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Handling some extensions and due date changes |
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Performed by Indenture |
1122(d)(4)(vii) |
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Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu or foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. |
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Approving and processing all customer requests for re-writes and transfers of lease to obligors pool asset |
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Researching customer eligibility for some re-writes and transfers of lease on certain categories of obligors pool asset |
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1122(d)(4)(viii) |
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Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entitys activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). |
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Performing collection efforts on most delinquent pool assets |
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Performing some early stage collection efforts on certain categories of delinquent pool assets |
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Exhibit 33.2
ASSERTION OF COMPLIANCE WITH
APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA
The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York), BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware (formerly BNYM (Delaware)) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A.), (collectively, the Company) provide this platform-level assessment of compliance with the servicing criteria specified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Management has determined that the servicing criteria are applicable in regard to the servicing platform as of and for the period as follows:
Platform: Publicly-issued (i.e., transaction-level reporting initially required under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) asset-backed securities issued on or after January 1, 2006 and like-kind transactions issued prior to January 1, 2006 that are subject to Regulation AB for which the Company provides trustee, securities administration, paying agent or custodial services, as defined and to the extent applicable in the transaction agreements, other than residential mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-related asset-backed securities (the Platform).
Period: As of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 (the Period).
Applicable Servicing Criteria: All servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d), to the extent required by the related transaction agreements as to any transaction, except as set forth in the column titled Not Applicable To Platform in Appendix 1 attached hereto.
With respect to servicing criterion 1122(d)(2)(vi) management has engaged a vendor to perform the activities required by the servicing criterion. Management has determined that this vendor is not considered a servicer as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB, and management has elected to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criterion applicable to this vendor as permitted by the SECs Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation (C&DI) 200.06, Vendors Engaged by Servicers (C&DI 200.06) (formerly SEC Manual Telephone Interpretation 17.06). Management has policies and procedures in place designed to provide reasonable assurance that the vendors activities comply in all material respects with the servicing criterion applicable to the vendor. Management is solely responsible for determining that it meets the SEC requirements to apply C&DI 200.06 for the vendor and related criterion.
With respect to the Platform as of and for the Period, the Company provides the following assessment of compliance in respect of the Applicable Servicing Criteria:
1. The Company is responsible for assessing its compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.
2. The Company has assessed compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria including the servicing criterion for which compliance is determined based on C&DI 200.06 as described above. In performing this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Securities and Exchange Commission in paragraph (d) of Item 1122 of Regulation AB.
3. With respect to Applicable Servicing Criteria 1122(d)(2)(iii) and 1122(d)(4)(vii), there were no activities performed during the Period with respect to the Platform, because there were no occurrences of events that would require the Company to perform such activities.
4. Based on such assessment, as of and for the Period, the Company has complied, in all material respects, with the Applicable Servicing Criteria.
KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, has issued an attestation report with respect to Managements Assertion of Compliance with the Applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for the Period.
The Bank of New York Mellon |
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/s/ Richard P. Stanley |
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/s/ Robert L. Griffin | |
Richard P. Stanley |
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The Bank of New York Mellon Trust |
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Company, N.A. |
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/s/ Antonio I. Portuondo |
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Antonio I. Portuondo |
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Dated: February 26, 2016 |
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APPENDIX 1
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APPLICABLE TO PLATFORM |
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REG AB |
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SERVICING CRITERIA |
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Performed Directly |
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NOT APPLICABLE |
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General servicing considerations |
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1122(d)(1)(i) |
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Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(1)(ii) |
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If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the third partys performance and compliance with such servicing activities. |
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1122(d)(1)(iii) |
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Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a back-up servicer for the pool assets are maintained. |
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1122(d)(1)(iv) |
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A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the party participating in the servicing function throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(1)(v) |
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Aggregation of information, as applicable, is mathematically accurate and the information conveyed accurately reflects the information. |
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X |
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Cash collection and administration |
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1122(d)(2)(i) |
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Payments on pool assets are deposited into the appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank clearing accounts no more than two business days of receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(2)(ii) |
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Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to an investor are made only by authorized personnel. |
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1122(d)(2)(iii) |
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Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified in the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(2)(iv) |
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The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve accounts or accounts established as a form of over collateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction agreements. |
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APPLICABLE TO PLATFORM |
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REG AB |
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SERVICING CRITERIA |
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Performed Directly |
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NOT APPLICABLE |
1122(d)(2)(v) |
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Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured depository institution as set forth in the transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion, federally insured depository institution with respect to a foreign financial institution means a foreign financial institution that meets the requirements of Rule 240.13k-1(b)(1) of this chapter. |
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1122(d)(2)(vi) |
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Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized access. |
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1122(d)(2)(vii) |
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Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations (A) Are mathematically accurate; (B) Are prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) Are reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who prepared the reconciliation; and (D) Contain explanations for reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of their original identification, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |
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Investor remittances and reporting |
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1122(d)(3)(i) |
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Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) Are prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) Provide information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the transaction agreements; (C) Are filed with the Commission as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) Agree with investors or the trustees records as to the total unpaid principal balance and number of pool assets serviced by the servicer. |
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1122(d)(3)(ii) |
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Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other terms set forth in the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(3)(iii) |
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Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business days to the servicers investor records, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(3)(iv) |
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Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank statements. |
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APPLICABLE TO PLATFORM |
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REG AB |
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SERVICING CRITERIA |
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Pool asset administration |
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1122(d)(4)(i) |
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Collateral or security on pool assets is maintained as required by the transaction agreements or related pool asset documents. |
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1122(d)(4)(ii) |
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Pool asset and related documents are safeguarded as required by the transaction agreements |
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1122(d)(4)(iii) |
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Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(4)(iv) |
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Payments on pool assets, including any payoffs, made in accordance with the related pool asset documents are posted to the applicable servicers obligor records maintained no more than two business days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related pool asset documents. |
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1122(d)(4)(v) |
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The servicers records regarding the pool assets agree with the servicers records with respect to an obligors unpaid principal balance. |
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1122(d)(4)(vi) |
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Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligors pool assets (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made, reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. |
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1122(d)(4)(vii) |
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Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans, modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements established by the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(4)(viii) |
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Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the period a pool asset is delinquent in accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements, and describe the entitys activities in monitoring delinquent pool assets including, for example, phone calls, letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment). |
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1122(d)(4)(ix) |
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Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for pool assets with variable rates are computed based on the related pool asset documents. |
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REG AB |
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SERVICING CRITERIA |
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1122(d)(4)(x) |
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Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow accounts): (A) Such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the obligors pool asset documents, on at least an annual basis, or such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B) Interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in accordance with applicable pool asset documents and state laws; and (C) Such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar days of full repayment of the related pool asset, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(4)(xi) |
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Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided that such support has been received by the servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(4)(xii) |
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Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the servicers funds and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the obligors error or omission. |
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1122(d)(4)(xiii) |
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Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two business days to the obligors records maintained by the servicer, or such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(4)(xiv) |
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Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction agreements. |
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1122(d)(4)(xv) |
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Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of this Regulation AB, is maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements. |
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Exhibit 34.1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
To the Board of Directors and Shareholder of
Ford Motor Credit Company LLC:
We have examined managements assertion, included in the accompanying Report on Assessment of Compliance with SEC Regulation AB Servicing Criteria, that Ford Motor Credit Company LLC (the Company) complied with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of the Securities and Exchange Commissions Regulation AB for the asset-backed securities transactions involving automotive lease contracts completed on or after January 1, 2006 and registered with the Securities Exchange Commission for which the Company acted as servicer (the Platform), as of December 31, 2014 and for the year then ended, excluding criteria 1122(d)(1)(iii), 1122(d)(1)(iv), 1122(d)(2)(vi), 1122(d)(3)(i)(D), 1122(d)(3)(iii), and 1122(d)(4)(ix) through 1122(d)(4)(xiii), which the Company has determined are not applicable to the servicing activities performed by it with respect to the Platform. As described in managements assertion, for servicing criteria 1122(d)(4)(i), 1122(d)(4)(ii), 1122(d)(4)(iv), and 1122(d)(4)(vi) through 1122(d)(4)(viii), the Company has engaged various vendors to perform the activities required by these servicing criteria. The Company has determined that these vendors are not considered servicers as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB, and the Company has elected to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criteria applicable to each vendor as permitted by Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation 200.06 of the SEC Division of Corporation Finances interpretations of the rules adopted under Regulation AB and the Securities Act and the Exchange Act (Interpretation 200.06). As permitted by Interpretation 200.06, the Company has asserted that it has policies and procedures in place designed to provide reasonable assurance that the vendors activities comply in all material respects with the servicing criteria applicable to each vendor. The Company is solely responsible for determining that it meets the SEC requirements to apply Interpretation 200.06 for the vendors and related criteria as described in its assertion, and we performed no procedures with respect to the Companys determination of its eligibility to use Interpretation 200.06. Management is responsible for the Companys compliance with the servicing criteria. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on managements assertion based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with attestation standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Companys compliance with the applicable servicing criteria and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Our examination included testing of selected asset-backed transactions and securities that comprise the Platform, testing of selected servicing activities related to the Platform, and determining whether the Company processed those selected transactions and performed those selected activities in compliance with the applicable servicing criteria. Our procedures were limited to the selected transactions and servicing activities performed by the Company during the period covered by this report. Our procedures were not designed to detect noncompliance arising from errors that may have occurred prior to or subsequent to our tests that may have affected the balances or amounts calculated or reported by the Company during the period covered by this report. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Companys compliance with the servicing criteria.
In our opinion, managements assertion that the Company complied with the aforementioned applicable servicing criteria as of and for the year ended December 31, 2015 for the asset-backed securities transactions involving automotive lease transactions completed on or after January 1, 2006 and registered with the Securities Exchange Commission for which the Company acted as servicer is fairly stated, in all material respects.
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Detroit, MI |
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March 21, 2016 |
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Exhibit 34.2
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors:
The Bank of New York Mellon
BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware
The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A.:
We have examined managements assertion, included in the accompanying Managements Assertion of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria, that The Bank of New York Mellon (formerly The Bank of New York), BNY Mellon Trust of Delaware (formerly BNYM (Delaware)) and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A. (formerly The Bank of New York Trust, Company, N.A.), (collectively, the Company) complied with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of the Securities and Exchange Commissions Regulation AB for the publicly issued (i.e., transaction-level reporting initially required under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended) asset-backed securities issued on or after January 1, 2006 and like-kind transactions issued prior to January 1, 2006 that are subject to Regulation AB for which the Company provides trustee, securities administration, paying agent services, or custodial services, as defined and to the extent applicable in the transaction agreements, other than residential mortgage-backed securities and other mortgage-related asset-backed securities (the Platform), except for servicing criteria 1122(d)(1)(iii), 1122(d)(1)(iv), 1122(d)(1)(v), 1122(d)(4)(vi), 1122(d)(4)(viii), 1122(d)(4)(x), 1122(d)(4)(xi), 1122(d)(4)(xii), 1122(d)(4)(xiii) and 1122(d)(4)(xiv), which the Company has determined are not applicable to the activities it performs with respect to the Platform, as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015. With respect to applicable servicing criteria 1122(d)(2)(iii) and 1122(d)(4)(vii), the Company has determined that there were no activities performed during the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 with respect to the Platform, because there were no occurrences of events that would require the Company to perform such activities. Management is responsible for the Companys compliance with the servicing criteria. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on managements assertion about the Companys compliance based on our examination.
Our examination was conducted in accordance with the attestation standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) and the attestation standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and, accordingly, included examining, on a test basis, evidence about the Companys compliance with the servicing criteria specified above and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. Our examination included testing selected asset-backed transactions and securities that comprise the Platform, testing selected servicing activities related to the Platform, and determining whether the Company processed those selected transactions and performed those selected activities in compliance with the servicing criteria. Furthermore, our procedures were limited to the selected transactions and servicing activities performed by the Company during the period covered by this report. Our procedures were not designed to determine whether errors may have occurred either prior to or subsequent to our tests that may have affected the balances or amounts calculated or reported by the Company during the period covered by this report for the selected transactions or any other transactions. We believe that our examination provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. Our examination does not provide a legal determination on the Companys compliance with the servicing criteria.
As described in the accompanying Companys Assertion of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria, for servicing criterion 1122(d)(2)(vi), the Company has engaged a vendor to perform the activities required by this servicing criterion. The Company has determined that this vendor is not considered a servicer as defined in Item 1101(j) of Regulation AB, and the Company has elected to take responsibility for assessing compliance with the servicing criterion applicable to this vendor as permitted by the SECs Compliance and Disclosure Interpretation (C&DI) 200.06, Vendors Engaged by Servicers (C&DI 200.06) (formerly SEC Manual Telephone Interpretation 17.06). As permitted by C&DI 200.06, the Company has asserted that it has policies and procedures in place designed to provide reasonable assurance that the vendors activities comply in all material respects with the servicing criterion applicable to the vendor. The Company is solely responsible for determining that it meets the SEC requirements to apply C&DI 200.06 for the vendor and related criterion as described in its Assertion of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria, and we performed no procedures with respect to the Companys eligibility to apply C&DI 200.06.
In our opinion, managements assertion that the Company complied with the aforementioned servicing criteria, including servicing criterion 1122(d)(2)(vi) for which compliance is determined based on C&DI 200.06 as described above, as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2015 is fairly stated, in all material respects.
/s/KPMG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
February 26, 2016
Exhibit 35.1
SERVICER COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
I, Erin M. Rohde, certify that:
(a) A review of the Servicers activities and of its performance under the applicable servicing agreement during the period from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015 has been made under my supervision.
(b) To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under the applicable servicing agreement in all material respects throughout the aforementioned period.
Dated March 21, 2016
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/s/ Erin M. Rohde |
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Erin M. Rohde |
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Assistant Treasurer of |
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Ford Motor Credit Company LLC, |
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as Servicer of Ford Credit Auto Lease |
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Trust 2014-A |