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CONDITIONS
<br />1. DEFINITION OF TERMS
<br />The following terms when used in this policy mean:
<br />(a) "Amount of Insurance": The amount stated in Schedule A, as
<br />may be increased or decreased by endorsement to this policy,
<br />increased by Section 8(b), or decreased by Section 10 of these
<br />Conditions.
<br />(b) "Date of Policy": The date designated as "Date of Policy" in
<br />Schedule A.
<br />(c) "Entity": A corporation, partnership, trust, limited liability
<br />company, or other similar legal entity.
<br />(d) "Indebtedness": The obligation secured by the Insured Mortgage
<br />including one evidenced by electronic means authorized by law,
<br />and if that obligation is the payment of a debt, the Indebtedness
<br />is the sum of:
<br />(1) the amount of the principal disbursed as of Date of Policy;
<br />(i) the amount of the principal disbursed subsequent to Date
<br />of Policy;
<br />(iii) the construction loan advances made subsequent to Date
<br />of Policy for the purpose of financing in whole or in part
<br />the construction of an improvement to the Land or related
<br />to the Land that the Insured was and continued to be
<br />obligated to advance at Date of Policy and at the date of
<br />the advance;
<br />(iv) interest on the loan;
<br />(v) the prepayment premiums, exit fees, and other similar fees
<br />or penalties allowed by law;
<br />(vi) the expenses of foreclosure and any other costs of
<br />enforcement;
<br />(vii) the amounts advanced to assure compliance with laws or
<br />to protect the lien or the priority of the lien of the Insured
<br />Mortgage before the acquisition of the estate or interest in
<br />the Title;
<br />(viii) the amounts to pay taxes and insurance; and
<br />(ix) the reasonable amounts expended to prevent deterioration
<br />of improvements;
<br />but the Indebtedness is reduced by the total of all payments
<br />and by any amount forgiven by an Insured.
<br />(e) 'Insured": The Insured named in Schedule A.
<br />(i) The term "Insured" also includes
<br />(A) the owner of the Indebtedness and each successor in
<br />ownership of the Indebtedness, whether the owner or
<br />successor owns the Indebtedness for its own account
<br />or as a trustee or other fiduciary, except a successor
<br />who is an obligor under the provisions of Section
<br />12(c) of these Conditions;
<br />(B) the person or Entity who has "control" of the
<br />"transferable record," if the Indebtedness is evidenced
<br />by a "transferable record," as these terms are defined
<br />by applicable electronic transactions law;
<br />(C) successors to an Insured by dissolution, merger,
<br />consolidation, distribution, or reorganization;
<br />(D) successors to an Insured by its conversion to another
<br />kind of Entity;
<br />(E) a grantee of an Insured under a deed delivered
<br />without payment of actual valuable consideration
<br />conveying the Title
<br />(1) if the stock, shares, memberships, or other
<br />equity interests of the grantee are wholly-owned
<br />by the named Insured,
<br />(2) if the grantee wholly owns the named Insured,
<br />or
<br />(3) if the grantee is wholly-owned by an affiliated
<br />Entity of the named Insured, provided the
<br />affiliated Entity and the named Insured are both
<br />wholly-owned by the same person or Entity;
<br />(F) any government agency or instrumentality that is an
<br />insurer or guarantor under an insurance contract or
<br />guaranty insuring or guaranteeing the Indebtedness
<br />secured by the Insured Mortgage, or any part of it,
<br />whether named as an Insured or not;
<br />(ii) With regard to (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E) reserving, however,
<br />all rights and defenses as to any successor that the Company
<br />would have had against any predecessor Insured, unless the
<br />successor acquired the Indebtedness as a purchaser for value
<br />without Knowledge of the asserted defect, lien, encumbrance,
<br />or other matter insured against by this policy.
<br />(f) "Insured Claimant": An Insured claiming loss or damage.
<br />(g) 'Insured Mortgage": The Mortgage described in paragraph 4 of
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<br />(h) "Knowledge" or "Known": Actual knowledge, not constructive
<br />knowledge or notice that may be imputed to an Insured by reason
<br />of the Public Records or any other records that impart constructive
<br />notice of matters affecting the Title.
<br />(i) "Land": The land described in Schedule A, and affixed
<br />improvements that by law constitute real property. The term
<br />"Land" does not include any property beyond the lines of the area
<br />described in Schedule A, nor any right, title, interest, estate, or
<br />easement in abutting streets, roads, avenues, alleys, lanes, ways,
<br />or waterways, but this does not modify or limit the extent that a
<br />right of access to and from the Land is insured by this policy.
<br />(j) "Mortgage": Mortgage, deed of trust, trust deed, or other security
<br />instrument, including one evidenced by electronic means
<br />authorized by law.
<br />(k) "Public Records": Records established under state statutes at Date
<br />of Policy for the purpose of imparting constructive notice of
<br />matters relating to real property to purchasers for value and
<br />without Knowledge. With respect to Covered Risk 5(d), "Public
<br />Records" shall also include environmental protection liens riled in
<br />the records of the clerk of the United States District Court for the
<br />district where the Land is located.
<br />(1) "Title": The estate or interest described in Schedule A.
<br />(m) "Unmarketable Title": Title affected by an alleged or apparent
<br />matter that would permit a prospective purchaser or lessee of the
<br />Title or lender on the Title or a prospective purchaser of the
<br />Insured Mortgage to be released from the obligation to purchase,
<br />lease, or lend if there is a contractual condition requiring the
<br />delivery of marketable title.
<br />2. CONTINUATION OF INSURANCE
<br />The coverage of this policy shall continue in force as of Date of Policy in
<br />favor of an Insured after acquisition of the Title by an Insured or after
<br />conveyance by an Insured, but only so long as the Insured retains an
<br />estate or interest in the Land, or holds an obligation secured by a
<br />purchase money Mortgage given by a purchaser from the Insured, or
<br />only so long as the Insured shall have liability by reason of warranties in
<br />any transfer or conveyance of the Title. This policy shall not continue in
<br />force in favor of any purchaser from the Insured of either (i) an estate
<br />or interest in the Land, or (ii) an obligation secured by a purchase
<br />money Mortgage given to the Insured.
<br />3. NOTICE OF CLAIM TO BE GIVEN BY INSURED CLAIMANT
<br />The Insured shall notify the Company promptly in writing (i) in case of
<br />any litigation as set forth in Section 5(a) of these Conditions, (ii) in case
<br />Knowledge shall come to an Insured of any claim of title or interest that
<br />is adverse to the Title or the lien of the Insured Mortgage, as insured,
<br />and that might cause loss or damage for which the Company may be
<br />liable by virtue of this policy, or (iii) if the Title or the lien of the Insured
<br />Mortgage, as insured, is rejected as Unmarketable Title. If the Company
<br />is prejudiced by the failure of the Insured Claimant to provide prompt
<br />notice, the Company's liability to the Insured Claimant under the policy
<br />shall be reduced to the extent of the prejudice.
<br />4. PROOF OF LOSS
<br />In the event the Company is unable to determine the amount of loss
<br />or damage, the Company may, at its option, require as a condition of
<br />payment that the Insured Claimant furnish a signed proof of loss. The
<br />proof of loss must describe the defect, lien, encumbrance, or other
<br />matter insured against by this policy that constitutes the basis of loss
<br />or damage and shall state, to the extent possible, the basis of
<br />calculating the amount of the loss or damage.
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