Common use of Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification Clause in Contracts

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its Affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such party. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123229.1100—229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its Affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such party. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.22 and 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its Affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such party. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 6.20 and 6.24 6.21 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the Trustee shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party the Trustee without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian The Trustee and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party the Trustee shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its Affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.21 and 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such partythe Trustee. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the parties shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Securities Administrator or the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Securities Administrator or the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, each Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliates the Seller and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or report, (b) any misstatement or omission in any information, data or materials provided by such party, (or in the case of the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer, any material misstatement or material omission in (i) any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or (any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator), or (c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such partyparty in connection with its performance hereunder. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor or its Affiliatesthe Seller, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliatesthe Seller, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123229.1125), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its Affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such party. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.22 and 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - – 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its Affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such party. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the parties shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Securities Administrator or the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Securities Administrator or the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, each Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliates the Seller and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or report, (b) any misstatement or omission in any information, data or materials provided by such party, (or in the case of the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer, any material misstatement or material omission in (i) any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or (any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator), or (c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such partyparty in connection with its performance hereunder. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor or its Affiliatesthe Seller, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliatesthe Seller, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.. 122

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - — 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of 193158 Sequoia 2006-1 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. 112 the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the parties shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Securities Administrator or the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Securities Administrator or the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, each Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliates the Seller and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or report, (b) any misstatement or omission in any information, data or materials provided by such party, (or in the case of the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer, any material misstatement or material omission in (i) any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or (any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator), or (c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such partyparty in connection with its performance hereunder. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor or its Affiliatesthe Seller, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliatesthe Seller, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.. 193158 Sequoia 2006-1 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. 113

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 6.23, 9.10, 9.11 and 6.24 9.12 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Trust Administrator and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - — 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the parties shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Trust Administrator or the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Trust Administrator or the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each party required to deliver an assessment of the Master Servicercompliance and attestation report pursuant to Section 6.23 or Section 9.12 (each, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party an “Item 1122 Responsible Party”) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliates the Seller and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party Item 1122 Responsible Party of any of its obligations hereunderhereunder relating to its obligations as an Item 1122 Responsible Party, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement assessment of Compliancecompliance, Assessment of Compliance attestation report, compliance statement or Accountant’s Attestation certification required under Sections Section 6.22, 6.23 and 6.246.23, respectively9.11 or 9.12, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or report, (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement information, data or materials provided by such Item 1122 Responsible Party, or (c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant such Item 1122 Responsible Party in connection with its performance hereunder relating to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such partyits obligations as an Item 1122 Responsible Party. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Trust Administrator, the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may beSeller, then each such party Item 1122 Responsible Party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, the Seller as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such partythe Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Seller in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Seller on the one hand and the indemnifying party such Item 1122 Responsible Party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.. 107 108

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the parties shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Securities Administrator or the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Securities Administrator or the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. 120 Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, each Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliates the Seller and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or report, (b) any misstatement or omission in any information, data or materials provided by such party, (or in the case of the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer, any material misstatement or material omission in (i) any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or (any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator), or (c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such partyparty in connection with its performance hereunder. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor or its Affiliatesthe Seller, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliatesthe Seller, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.. 121

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the parties shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Securities Administrator or the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Securities Administrator or the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, each Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliates the Seller and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or report, (b) any misstatement or omission in any information, data or materials provided by such party, (or in the case of the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer, any material misstatement or material omission in (i) any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or (any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator), or (c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such partyparty in connection with its performance hereunder. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor or its Affiliatesthe Seller, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliatesthe Seller, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.. 128

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.226.22 and, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123229.1100—229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its Affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such party. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - – 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its Affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such party. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the 221575 Sequoia 2007-2 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. 126 Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - — 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the parties shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Securities Administrator or the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Securities Administrator or the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, each Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliates the Seller and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or report, (b) any misstatement or omission in any information, data or materials provided by such party, (or in the case of the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer, any material misstatement or material omission in (i) any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or (any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator), or (c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such partyparty in connection with its performance hereunder. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor or its Affiliatesthe Seller, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliatesthe Seller, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.. 221575 Sequoia 2007-2 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. 127

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 6.23, 9.10, 9.11 and 6.24 9.12 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Trust Administrator and the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - — 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the parties shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Trust Administrator or the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Trust Administrator or the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each party required to deliver an assessment of the Master Servicercompliance and attestation report pursuant to Section 6.23 or Section 9.12 (each, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party an “Item 1122 Responsible Party”) shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliates the Seller and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party Item 1122 Responsible Party of any of its obligations hereunderhereunder relating to its obligations as an Item 1122 Responsible Party, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement assessment of Compliancecompliance, Assessment of Compliance attestation report, compliance statement or Accountant’s Attestation certification required under Sections Section 6.22, 6.23 and 6.246.23, respectively9.11 or 9.12, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or report, (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement information, data or materials provided by such Item 1122 Responsible Party, or (c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant such Item 1122 Responsible Party in connection with its performance hereunder relating to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such partyits obligations as an Item 1122 Responsible Party. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Trust Administrator, the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may beSeller, then each such party Item 1122 Responsible Party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, the Seller as a result 174197 Sequoia Alternative Loan Trust 2006-1 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. 109 of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such partythe Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Seller in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Seller on the one hand and the indemnifying party such Item 1122 Responsible Party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.. 174197 Sequoia Alternative Loan Trust 2006-1 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. 110

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.20, 6.21, 6.22, 6.22 and 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the Securities Administrator shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party the Securities Administrator without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Master Servicer, the The Securities Administrator, the Custodian Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party the Securities Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its Affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 6.22 and 6.246.23, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such partythe Securities Administrator. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.20 and, 6.21, 6.22, 6.22 and 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the TrusteeSecurities Administrator shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party the TrusteeSecurities Administrator without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian The TrusteeSecurities Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party the TrusteeSecurities Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and its Affiliates and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 6.21 and 6.246.22 and 6.23, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or (b) any material misstatement or material omission in any Statement of Compliance, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning such partythe TrusteeSecurities Administrator. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Depositor or its Affiliates, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Depositor and its Affiliates, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

Intention of the Parties and Interpretation; Indemnification. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 6.21, 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Securities Administrator and the 213965 Sequoia 2007-1 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. 115 Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB promulgated by the Commission under the Exchange Act (17 C.F.R. §§ 229.1100 - — 229.1123), as such may be amended from time to time and subject to such clarification and interpretive advice as may be issued by the staff of the Commission from time to time. Therefore, each of the parties agrees that (a) the obligations of the parties hereunder shall be interpreted in such a manner as to accomplish that purpose, (b) the parties’ obligations hereunder will be supplemented and modified as necessary to be consistent with any such amendments, interpretive advice or guidance, convention or consensus among active participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise in respect of the requirements of Regulation AB, (c) each party the parties shall comply with the reasonable requests made by the Securities Administrator or the Depositor for delivery of such additional or different information as the Securities Administrator or the Depositor may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, which information is available to such party without unreasonable effort or expense and within such timeframe as may be reasonably requested, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the parties’ obligations as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB. Each of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, each Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Custodian Administrator and any Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party shall indemnify and hold harmless the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliates the Seller and each of their directors, officers, employees, agents, and affiliates from and against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (a) any breach by such party of any of its obligations hereunder, including particularly its obligations to provide any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance or Accountant’s Attestation required under Sections 6.22, 6.23 and 6.24, respectively, or any information, data or materials required to be included in any Exchange Act report or report, (b) any misstatement or omission in any information, data or materials provided by such party, (or in the case of the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer, any material misstatement or material omission in (i) any Statement of ComplianceItem 1123 Certificate, Assessment of Compliance, Accountant’s Attestation delivered by it or by any Servicing Function Participation engaged by it pursuant to this Agreement or (any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form 8-K Disclosure concerning the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator), or (c) the negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such partyparty in connection with its performance hereunder. If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor or its Affiliatesthe Seller, as the case may be, then each such party agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer, the Depositor and its Affiliatesthe Seller, as applicable, as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities incurred by such party, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnified party on the one hand and the indemnifying party on the other. This indemnification shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.. 213965 Sequoia 2007-1 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. 116