BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, Depositor EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sponsor and Company WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Master Servicer and Securities Administrator and Trustee AMENDED AND RESTATED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT...

BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC,

Depositor

EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION,

Sponsor and Company

XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

Master Servicer and Securities Administrator

and

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,

Trustee

____________________

AMENDED AND RESTATED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of August 24, 2006

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BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I TRUST 2006-AC3

ASSET-BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2006-AC3

TABLE OF CONTENTS


ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01	Defined Terms.
Section 1.02	Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls.
ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF TRUST FUND REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.01	Conveyance of Trust Fund.
Section 2.02	Acceptance of the Mortgage Loans.
Section 2.03	Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company, the Master Servicer and the Sponsor.
Section 2.04	Representations and Warranties of the Depositor.
Section 2.05	Delivery of Opinion of Counsel in Connection with Substitutions and Repurchases.
Section 2.06	Countersignature and Delivery of Certificates.
Section 2.07	Reserved.
ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF EMC MORTGAGE LOANS BY COMPANY
Section 3.01	The Company.
Section 3.02	Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.
Section 3.03	Subservicers.
Section 3.04	Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Company To Be Held for Trustee.
Section 3.05	Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
Section 3.06	Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.
Section 3.07	Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies.
Section 3.08	Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance.
Section 3.09	Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans; Determination of Excess Liquidation Proceeds and Realized Losses; Repurchases of Certain Mortgage Loans.
Section 3.10	Servicing Compensation.
Section 3.11	REO Property.
Section 3.12	Liquidation Reports.
Section 3.13	Reserved.
Section 3.14	Reserved.
Section 3.15	Books and Records.
ARTICLE IV ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS BY MASTER SERVICER
Section 4.01	Master Servicer
Section 4.02	REMIC-Related Covenants
Section 4.03	Monitoring of Company and Servicer
Section 4.04	Fidelity Bond.
Section 4.05	Power to Act; Procedures
Section 4.06	Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements
Section 4.07	Release of Mortgage Files
Section 4.08	Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer, Company and Servicer To Be Held for Trustee.
Section 4.09	Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies.
Section 4.10	Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.
Section 4.11	Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies.
Section 4.12	Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and Documents.
Section 4.13	Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
Section 4.14	Compensation for the Master Servicer.
Section 4.15	REO Property.
Section 4.16	Annual Statement as to Compliance.
Section 4.17	Assessments of Compliance and Attestation Reports.
Section 4.18	Section 4.18 Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.
Section 4.19	Intention of the Parties and Interpretation
Section 4.20	UCC
Section 4.21	Optional Purchase of Certain Mortgage Loans.
ARTICLE V ACCOUNTS
Section 5.01	Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments; Protected Account.
Section 5.02	Permitted Withdrawals From the Protected Account.
Section 5.03	Reports to Master Servicer.
Section 5.04	Collection of Taxes; Assessments and Similar Items; Escrow Accounts.
Section 5.05	Servicer Protected Accounts
Section 5.06	Reserved.
Section 5.07	Reserved.
Section 5.08	Distribution Account.
Section 5.09	Permitted Withdrawals and Transfers from the Distribution Account.
Section 5.10	Reserved.
Section 5.11	Reserved.
ARTICLE VI DISTRIBUTIONS AND ADVANCES
Section 6.01	Advances.
Section 6.02	Compensating Interest Payments.
Section 6.03	REMIC Distributions.
Section 6.04	Distributions.
Section 6.05	Allocation of Realized Losses.
Section 6.06	Monthly Statements to Certificateholders.
Section 6.07	REMIC Designations and REMIC I Distributions.
Section 6.08	Net WAC Reserve Fund.
Section 6.09	Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amount; Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account.
Section 6.10	Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amount; Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account.
Section 6.11	Class P Certificate Account
ARTICLE VII THE CERTIFICATES
Section 7.01	The Certificates.
Section 7.02	Certificate Register; Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.
Section 7.03	Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
Section 7.04	Persons Deemed Owners.
Section 7.05	Access to List of Certificateholders’ Names and Addresses.
Section 7.06	Book-Entry Certificates.
Section 7.07	Notices to Depository.
Section 7.08	Definitive Certificates.
Section 7.09	Maintenance of Office or Agency.
ARTICLE VIII THE COMPANY AND THE MASTER SERVICER
Section 8.01	Liabilities of the Depositor, the Company and the Master Servicer
Section 8.02	Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor, the Company or the Master Servicer.
Section 8.03	Indemnification of the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator.
Section 8.04	Limitations on Liability of the Depositor, the Company, the Master Servicer and Others
Section 8.05	Master Servicer and Company Not to Resign
Section 8.06	Successor Master Servicer
Section 8.07	Sale and Assignment of Master Servicing
ARTICLE IX DEFAULT; TERMINATION OF MASTER SERVICER; TERMINATION OF COMPANY
Section 9.01	Events of Default.
Section 9.02	Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.
Section 9.03	Notification to Certificateholders.
Section 9.04	Waiver of Defaults.
Section 9.05	Company Default.
Section 9.06	Waiver of Company Defaults.
ARTICLE X CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE SECURITIES ADMINISTRATOR
Section 10.01	Duties of Trustee and Securities Administrator.
Section 10.02	Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Securities Administrator.
Section 10.03	Trustee and Securities Administrator Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.
Section 10.04	Trustee and Securities Administrator May Own Certificates.
Section 10.05	Trustee’s and Securities Administrator’s Fees and Expenses.
Section 10.06	Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and Securities Administrator.
Section 10.07	Insurance.
Section 10.08	Resignation and Removal of Trustee and Securities Administrator.
Section 10.09	Successor Trustee or Securities Administrator.
Section 10.10	Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or Securities Administrator.
Section 10.11	Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
Section 10.12	Tax Matters.
ARTICLE XI TERMINATION
Section 11.01	Termination upon Liquidation or Repurchase of all Mortgage Loans.
Section 11.02	Final Distribution on the Certificates.
Section 11.03	Additional Termination Requirements.
ARTICLE XII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.01	Amendment.
Section 12.02	Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.
Section 12.03	Governing Law.
Section 12.04	Intention of Parties.
Section 12.05	Notices.
Section 12.06	Severability of Provisions.
Section 12.07	Assignment.
Section 12.08	Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.
Section 12.09	Inspection and Audit Rights
Section 12.10	Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid.

Exhibits
Exhibit A-1	Form of Class [__]-A-[1][2] Certificates
Exhibit A-2	Form of Class M-[1][2][3] Certificates
Exhibit A-3	Form of Class B-[1][2][3][4] Certificates
Exhibit A-4	Form of Class C Certificates
Exhibit A-5	Form of Class P Certificates
Exhibit A-6	Form of Class R-[1][2][3] Certificates
Exhibit B	Mortgage Loan Schedule
Exhibit C	Form of Transfer Affidavit
Exhibit D	Form of Transferor Certificate
Exhibit E	Form of Investment Letter (Non-Rule 144A)
Exhibit F	Form of Rule 144A Investment Letter
Exhibit G	Form of Request for Release
Exhibit H	DTC Letter of Representations
Exhibit I	Schedule of Mortgage Loans with Lost Notes
Exhibit J	Form of Custodial Agreement
Exhibit K	Form of Back-Up Certification
Exhibit L	Form of Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
Exhibit M	Class I-A-1 Corridor Contract Confirmation
Exhibit N	Class II-A-1 Corridor Contract Confirmation
Exhibit O	Servicing Criteria to be Addressed in Assessment of Compliance
Exhibit P	Form 10-D, Form 8-K and Form 10-K Reporting Responsibility
Exhibit Q	Additional Disclosure Notification
Exhibit R-1 to R-8	Servicing Agreements
Exhibit S-1 to S-8	Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreements
Exhibit T	Form of Securities Administrator Certification
Exhibit U	Reporting Data for Monthly Report
Exhibit V	Reporting Data for Defaulted Loans
Exhibit W	Reporting Data for Realized Losses and Gains

AMENDED AND RESTATED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of August 24, 2006, among BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, as depositor (the “Depositor”), EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation, as seller (in such capacity, the “Sponsor”) and as company (in such capacity, the “Company”), XXXXX FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as master servicer (in such capacity, the “Master Servicer”) and as securities administrator (in such capacity, the “Securities Administrator”) and U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking association, as trustee (the “Trustee”).

PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

The Depositor is the owner of the Trust Fund that is hereby conveyed to the Trustee in return for the Certificates.

REMIC I

As provided herein, the Trustee will make an election to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans and certain other related assets subject to this Agreement (other than the Net WAC Reserve Fund, the Class A-1/A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account, the Class A-3/A-4 Net WAC Reserve Account, the Corridor Contracts and any Prepayment Charge Waiver Amounts) as a REMIC (as defined herein) for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC I.” The Class R-1 Certificates will represent the sole class of Residual Interests in REMIC I for purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein). The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate, the initial Uncertificated Principal Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for each of the REMIC I Regular Interests (as defined herein). None of the REMIC I Regular Interests will be certificated.

Designation	Initial Uncertificated Principal Balance	Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate	Latest Possible Maturity Date⁽¹⁾
AA	$ 261,928,138.27	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
I-A-1	$ 1,158,420.00	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
II-A-1	$ 883,550.00	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
M-1	$ 156,355.00	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
M-2	$ 105,575.00	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
M-3	$ 90,870.00	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
B-1	$ 78,845.00	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
B-2	$ 66,820.00	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
B-3	$ 53,455.00	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
B-4	$ 54,790.00	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
ZZ	$ 2,696,792.21	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
P	$ 100.00	0.00%	May 25, 2036
1-Sub	$ 7,156.72	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
1-Grp	$ 30,325.12	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
2-Sub	$ 5,458.60	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
2-Grp	$ 23,129.60	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
XX	$ 267,207,540.43	Variable⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036

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(1)	For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date in the month following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for each of the REMIC I Regular Interests.
(2)	Calculated in accordance with the definition of “Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate” herein.

REMIC II

As provided herein, the Trustee will make an election to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC II.” The Class R-2 Certificates will represent the sole class of Residual Interests in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate, the initial Uncertificated Principal Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury Regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for each of the REMIC II Regular Interests (as defined herein). None of the REMIC II Regular Interests will be certificated.

Designation	Initial Uncertificated Principal Balance	Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate	Latest Possible Maturity Date⁽¹⁾
I-A-1	$ 231,684,000.00	⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
II-A-1	$ 176,710,000.00	⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
M-1	$ 31,271,000.00	⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
M-2	$ 21,115,000.00	⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
M-3	$ 18,174,000.00	⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
B-1	$ 15,769,000.00	⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
B-2	$ 13,364,000.00	⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
B-3	$ 10,691,000.00	⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
B-4	$ 10,958,000.00	⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
C	$ 4,811,220.95	⁽²⁾	May 25, 2036
P	$ 100.00	0.00%	May 25, 2036

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(1) For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date in the month following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for each of the REMIC II Regular Interests.

(2) Calculated in accordance with the definition of “Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate” herein.

(3) REMIC II Regular Interest C will not accrue interest on its Uncertificated Principal Balance, but will accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate on its Uncertificated Notional Amount which shall equal the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests other than REMIC I Regular Interest P.

REMIC III

As provided herein, the Trustee will make an election to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC II Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC III.” The Class R-3 Certificates will represent the sole class of Residual Interests in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.

The following table irrevocably sets forth the Class designation, Pass-Through Rate and Initial Certificate Principal Balance for each Class of Certificates that represents one or more of the Regular Interests in REMIC III created hereunder.

Class Designation	Initial Certificate Principal Balance	Pass-Through Rate	Latest Possible Maturity Date⁽¹⁾
Class I-A-1⁽²⁾	$ 231,684,000.00	Class I-A-1 Pass-Through Rate	May 25, 2036
Class I-A-2⁽³⁾	N/A⁽⁴⁾	Class I-A-2 Pass-Through Rate	May 25, 2036
Class II-A-1⁽⁵⁾	$ 176,710,000.00	Class II-A-1 Pass-Through Rate	May 25, 2036
Class II-A-2⁽⁶⁾	N/A⁽⁷⁾	Class II-A-2 Pass-Through Rate	May 25, 2036
Class M-1	$ 31,271,000.00	Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate	May 25, 2036
Class M-2	$ 21,115,000.00	Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate	May 25, 2036
Class M-3	$ 18,174,000.00	Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate	May 25, 2036
Class B-1	$ 15,769,000.00	Class B-1 Pass Through Rate	May 25, 2036
Class B-2	$ 13,364,000.00	Class B-2 Pass-Through Rate	May 25, 2036
Class B-3	$ 10,691,000.00	Class B-3 Pass Through Rate	May 25, 2036
Class B-4	$ 10,958,000.00	Class B-4 Pass Through Rate	May 25, 2036
Class C	$ 534,547,220.95	⁽⁸⁾	May 25, 2036
Class P	$ 100.00	0.00%	May 25, 2036

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(1)	For purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury regulations, the Distribution Date in the month following the maturity date for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as the “latest possible maturity date” for each Class of Certificates that represents a Regular Interest in REMIC III.
(2)	The Class I-A-1 Certificates represent ownership of a Regular Interest in REMIC III, as well as the obligation to make payments in respect of the Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amount to the Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account for distribution in respect of the Class I-A-2 Certificates, which obligation shall not be an interest in any REMIC but a contractual obligation of the holders of the Class I-A-1 Certificates. For federal income tax purposes, the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by this Certificate shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC III Pass-Through Rate instead of the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Certificate. Any amount accrued on each Distribution Date by Holders of this Certificate in excess of, or less than, the amount specified in the foregoing sentence for the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by this Certificate shall be treated in accordance with the provisions relating to Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amounts in Section 6.09.
(3)	The Class I-A-2 Certificates represent ownership of a Regular Interest in REMIC III, as well as the right to receive payments from the Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account in respect of Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amount, which payments shall not be in respect of an interest in any REMIC. For federal income tax purposes, the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by this Certificate shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC III Pass-Through Rate instead of the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Certificate. Any amount accrued on each Distribution Date by Holders of this Certificate in excess of, or less than, the amount specified in the foregoing sentence for the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by this Certificate shall be treated in accordance with the provisions relating to Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amounts in Section 6.09.
(4)	The Class I-A-2 Certificates will accrue interest at the Class I-A-2 Pass-Through Rate on a notional amount calculated in accordance with the definition of “Certificate Notional Amount” herein. The Class I-A-2 Certificates will not be entitled to distributions in respect of principal.
(5)	The Class II-A-1 Certificates represent ownership of a Regular Interest in REMIC III, as well as the obligation to make payments in respect of the Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amount to the Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account for distribution in respect of the Class II-A-2 Certificates, which obligation shall not be an interest in any REMIC but a contractual obligation of the holders of the Class II-A-1 Certificates. For federal income tax purposes, the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by this Certificate shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC III Pass-Through Rate instead of the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Certificate. Any amount accrued on each Distribution Date by Holders of this Certificate in excess of, or less than, the amount specified in the foregoing sentence for the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by this Certificate shall be treated in accordance with the provisions relating to Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amounts in Section 6.10.
(6)	The Class II-A-2 Certificates represent ownership of a Regular Interest in REMIC III, as well as the right to receive payments from the Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account in respect of Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amount, which payments shall not be in respect of an interest in any REMIC. For federal income tax purposes, the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by this Certificate shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC III Pass-Through Rate instead of the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Certificate. Any amount accrued on each Distribution Date by Holders of this Certificate in excess of, or less than, the amount specified in the foregoing sentence for the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by this Certificate shall be treated in accordance with the provisions relating to Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amounts in Section 6.10.
(7)	The Class II-A-2 Certificates will accrue interest at the Class II-A-2 Pass-Through Rate on a notional amount calculated in accordance with the definition of “Certificate Notional Amount” herein. The Class II-A-2 Certificates will not be entitled to distributions in respect of principal.
(8)	The Class C Certificate will not accrue interest on its Certificate Principal Balance, but will be entitled to 100% of amount distributed on REMIC II Regular Interest C.

The Trust Fund shall be named, and may be referred to as, the “Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2006-AC3.” The Certificates issued hereunder may be referred to as “Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2006-AC3” (including for purposes of any endorsement or assignment of a Mortgage Note or Mortgage).

In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Sponsor, the Company and the Trustee agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

Section 1.01 Defined Terms.

In addition to those terms defined in Section 1.02, whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases, unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:

20% Clean-up Call Date: Shall mean the first Distribution Date upon which the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the end of the related Due Period is less than or equal to 20% of the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans.

Accepted Master Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, those customary mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage servicing institutions that master service mortgage loans of the same type and quality as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located, to the extent applicable to the Trustee or the Master Servicer (except in its capacity as successor to the Company or the related Servicer).

Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to each EMC Mortgage Loan, those mortgage servicing practices (including collection procedures) that are in accordance with all applicable statutes, regulations and prudent mortgage banking practices for similar mortgage loans.

Accounts: The Distribution Account, the Net WAC Reserve Fund, the Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account, the Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account and any Protected Account.

Additional Disclosure: As defined in Section 4.18.

Additional Interest Amount: As to the Class I-A-1 Certificates, the amount paid to the Holders of the Class I-A-1 Certificates from amounts received from the Corridor Contract Counterparty in respect of the Class I-A-1 Interest Rate Corridor Contract, to the extent One-Month LIBOR exceeds 6.100% per annum, subject to a ceiling of 9.100% per annum.

As to the Class II-A-1 Certificates, the amount paid to the Holders of the Class II-A-1 Certificates from amounts received from the Corridor Contract Counterparty in respect of the Class II-A-1 Interest Rate Corridor Contract, to the extent One-Month LIBOR exceeds 6.000% per annum, subject to a ceiling of 9.000% per annum.

Additional Master Servicing Compensation: The meaning specified in Section 4.14.

Additional Disclosure: As defined in Section 4.18.

Additional Form 10-D Disclosure: As defined in Section 4.18.

Additional Form 10-K Disclosure: As defined in Section 4.18.

Advance: An advance of delinquent payments of principal or interest in respect of a Mortgage Loan required to be made by the Company as provided in Section 6.01(a) hereof, by the related Servicer in accordance with the related Servicing Agreement or by the Master Servicer as provided in Section 6.01(b) hereof.

Agreement: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and any and all amendments or supplements hereto made in accordance with the terms herein.

American Home: American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc., and any successor thereto.

American Home Assignment Agreement: The Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2006, by and among the Sponsor, American Home and the Trustee evidencing the assignment of the American Home Servicing Agreement to the Trust, attached hereto as Exhibit S-1.

American Home Mortgage Loans: Those Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement which were purchased by the Sponsor from American Home pursuant to the American Home Servicing Agreement.

American Home Servicing Agreement: The Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2006, between Sponsor and American Home, attached hereto as Exhibit R-1, as modified by the American Home Assignment Agreement.

Amount Held for Future Distribution: As to any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount held in the Company’s or the related Servicer’s Protected Account at the close of business on the immediately preceding Determination Date on account of (i) all Scheduled Payments or portions thereof received in respect of the Mortgage Loans due after the related Due Period and (ii) Principal Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received in respect of such Mortgage Loans after the last day of the related Prepayment Period.

Annual Statement of Compliance: As defined in Section 4.16.

Applied Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date and a Class of Subordinate Certificates, the sum of the Realized Losses with respect to the Mortgage Loans which have been applied in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance of that Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 6.05 of this Agreement, which have not previously been reimbursed.

Appraised Value: With respect to any Mortgage Loan originated in connection with a refinancing, the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property based upon the appraisal made at the time of such refinancing or, with respect to any other Mortgage Loan, the lesser of (x) the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property based upon the appraisal made by a fee appraiser at the time of the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, and (y) the sales price of the Mortgaged Property at the time of such origination.

Assignment Agreement: Shall mean any of the National City Assignment Agreement, Chevy Chase Assignment Agreement, CitiMortgage Assignment Agreement, Harbourside Assignment Agreement, Wachovia Assignment Agreement, Xxxxx Fargo Assignment Agreement or the American Home Assignment Agreement.

Assessment of Compliance: As defined in Section 4.17.

Attesting Party: As defined in Section 4.17.

Attestation Report: As defined in Section 4.17.

Available Funds: The sum of Interest Funds and Principal Funds with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

Bankruptcy Code: Title 11 of the United States Code.

Basic Principal Distribution Amount: Shall mean, with respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (a) the excess of (i) the Available Funds for such Distribution Date over (ii) the aggregate Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for the Certificates (other than the Class P, Class C and Class R Certificates) for such Distribution Date and (b) the excess of (i) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date over (ii) the Overcollateralization Release Amount, if any, for such Distribution Date.

BSABS I: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC.

Book-Entry Certificates: Any of the Certificates that shall be registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, the ownership of which is reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a person maintaining an account with the Depository (directly, as a “Depository Participant”, or indirectly, as an indirect participant in accordance with the rules of the Depository and as described in Section 7.06). As of the Closing Date, each Class of Offered Certificates constitutes a Class of Book-Entry Certificates.

Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or a Sunday, or (ii) a day on which banking institutions in The City of New York, New York, Minneapolis, Minnesota, Columbia, Maryland or the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee or the principal office of the Company or the Master Servicer is located are authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.

Certificate: Any one of the certificates of any Class executed and authenticated by the Securities Administrator in substantially the forms attached hereto as Exhibits A-1 through A-6.

Certificate Notional Amount: As to the Class C Certificates and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans. The initial Certificate Notional Amount of the Class C Certificates shall be $534,547,220.95. As to the Class I-A-2 Certificates and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A-1 Certificate for such Distribution Date. The initial Certificate Notional Amount of the Class I-A-2 Certificates shall be $231,684,000.00. As to the Class II-A-2 Certificates and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-A-1 Certificate for such Distribution Date. The initial Certificate Notional Amount of the Class II-A-2 Certificates shall be $176,710,000.00. For federal income tax purposes, however, the Class I-A-2 Certificates will have a Certificate Notional Amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC II Regular I-A-1, the Class II-A-2 Certificates will have a Certificate Notional Amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC II Regular II-A-1, and the Class C Certificates will have a Certificate Notional Amount equal to the Uncertificated Notional Amount of REMIC II Regular Interest C.

Certificate Owner: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the Person that is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Certificate.

Certificate Principal Balance: As to any Certificate (other than any Class R Certificate) and as of any Distribution Date, the Initial Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate plus any Subsequent Recoveries added to the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate pursuant to Section 6.05 less the sum of (i) all amounts distributed with respect to such Certificate in reduction of the Certificate Principal Balance thereof on previous Distribution Dates pursuant to Section 6.04 and (ii) any Applied Realized Loss Amounts allocated to such Certificate on previous Distribution Dates. As to the Class C Certificates and as of any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest C.

Certificate Register: The register maintained pursuant to Section 7.02 hereof.

Certificateholder or Holder: The person in whose name a Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register (initially, Cede & Co., as nominee for the Depository, in the case of any Book-Entry Certificates).

Chevy Chase: Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B.

Chevy Chase Assignment Agreement: The Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2006, by and among the Sponsor, Chevy Chase, the Trustee and BSABS I evidencing the assignment of the Chevy Chase Servicing Agreement to the Trust, attached hereto as Exhibit S-2.

Chevy Chase Servicing Agreement: The Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2001, between the Sponsor and Chevy Chase, as amended, attached hereto as Exhibit R-2, as modified by the Chevy Chase Assignment Agreement.

CitiMortgage: CitiMortgage, Inc., fka Citicorp Mortgage, Inc.

CitiMortgage Assignment Agreement: The Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2006, by and among the Sponsor, CitiMortgage and the Trustee evidencing the assignment of the CitiMortgage Servicing Agreement to the Trust, attached hereto as Exhibit S-3.

CitiMortgage Servicing Agreement: The Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2003, between the Assignor and CitiMortgage, attached hereto as Exhibit R-3, as modified by the CitiMortgage Assignment Agreement.

Class: All Certificates bearing the same Class designation as set forth in Section 7.01 hereof.

Class A Certificates: Any of Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2, Class II-A-1 and Class II-A-2 Certificates.

Class I-A-1 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class I-A-1 Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class I-A-1 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts, (iii) the obligation to pay Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amounts and (iv) the right to receive payments under the related Corridor Contract.

Class I-A-1 Pass-Through Rate: Shall mean on any Distribution Date, One-Month LIBOR plus 0.40% per annum, with a maximum rate of 6.50% per annum and a minimum rate of 0.40% per annum, subject to the applicable Interest Rate Cap.

Class I-A-1 Interest Rate Corridor Contract: With respect to the Class I-A-1 Certificates, the transaction evidenced by the Confirmation, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit M.

Class I-A-2 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class I-A-2 Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class I-A-2 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts and (iii) the right to receive Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amounts.

Class I-A-2 Pass-Through Rate: Shall mean (i) on any Distribution Date which occurs on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, 6.10% per annum minus One-Month LIBOR, with a maximum rate of 6.10% per annum and a minimum rate of 0.00% per annum and (ii) for each Distribution Date thereafter, 6.60% per annum minus One-Month LIBOR, with a maximum rate of 6.60% per annum and a minimum rate of 0.50% per annum, in each case subject to the applicable Interest Rate Cap.

Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account: Shall mean the separate trust account or subaccount created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 6.09(a) hereof.

Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account Deposit: Shall mean, with respect to the Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account, an amount equal to $5,000, which the Depositor shall deposit initially into the Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account pursuant to Section 6.09(a) hereof.

Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amount: Shall mean, with respect to the Class I-A-1 Certificates and any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest payable on such Distribution Date to the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by the Class I-A-1 Certificates at the related Uncertificated REMIC III Pass-Through Rate, over (B) the amount of interest payable on such Distribution Date to the Class I-A-1 Certificates at the Class I-A-1 Pass-Through Rate.

Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Target Rate: Shall mean (A) for Distribution Dates on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, 6.50% per annum and (B) for Distribution Dates thereafter, 7.00% per annum.

Class II-A-1 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class II-A-1 Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-1 hereto, representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class II-A-1 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III, (ii) the right to receive Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts, (iii) the obligation to pay Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amounts and (iv) the right to receive payments under the related Corridor Contract.

Class II-A-1 Interest Rate Corridor Contract: With respect to the Class II-A-1 Certificates, the transaction evidenced by the Confirmation, a form of which is attached hereto as Exhibit N.

Class II-A-1 Pass-Through Rate: Shall mean on any Distribution Date, One-Month LIBOR plus 0.50% per annum, with a maximum rate of 6.50% per annum and a minimum rate of 0.50% per annum, subject to the applicable Interest Rate Cap.

Class II-A-2 Pass-Through Rate: Shall mean (i) on any Distribution Date which occurs on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, 6.00% per annum minus One-Month LIBOR, with a maximum rate of 6.00% per annum and a minimum rate of 0.00% per annum and (ii) for each Distribution Date thereafter, 6.50% per annum minus One-Month LIBOR, with a maximum rate of 6.50% per annum and a minimum rate of 0.50% per annum, in each case subject to the applicable Interest Rate Cap.

Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account: Shall mean the separate trust account or subaccount created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 6.10(a) hereof.

Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account Deposit: Shall mean, with respect to the Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account, an amount equal to $5,000, which the Depositor shall deposit initially into the Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account pursuant to Section 6.10(a) hereof.

Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Pass-Through Amount: Shall mean, with respect to the Class II-A-1 Certificates and any Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (A) the amount of interest payable on such Distribution Date to the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by the Class II-A-1 Certificates at the related Uncertificated REMIC III Pass-Through Rate, over (B) the amount of interest payable on such Distribution Date to the Class II-A-1 Certificates at the Class II-A-1 Pass-Through Rate.

Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Target Rate: Shall mean (A) for Distributions Dates on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, 6.50% per annum and (B) for Distribution Dates thereafter, 7.00% per annum.

Class B Certificates: Any of the Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class B-4 Certificates.

Class B-1 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class B-1 Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-3 hereto, representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class B-1 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III and (ii) the right to receive Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts.

Class B-1 Pass-Through Rate: Shall mean (i) on any Distribution Date which occurs on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (a) 11.00% per annum and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 1.050% per annum and (ii) for each Distribution Date thereafter, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 1.575% per annum, in each case subject to a cap equal to the related Interest Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

Class B-2 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class B-2 Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-3 hereto, representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class B-2 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III and (ii) the right to receive Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts.

Class B-2 Pass-Through Rate: Shall mean (i) on any Distribution Date which occurs on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (a) 11.00% per annum and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 1.150% per annum and (ii) for each Distribution Date thereafter, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 1.725% per annum, in each case subject to a cap equal to the related Interest Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

Class B-3 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class B-3 Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-3 hereto, representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class B-3 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III and (ii) the right to receive Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts.

Class B-3 Pass-Through Rate: Shall mean (i) on any Distribution Date which occurs on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 2.000% per annum and (ii) for each Distribution Date thereafter, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 3.000% per annum, in each case subject to a cap equal to the related Interest Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

Class B-4 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class B-4 Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-3 hereto, representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class B-4 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III and (ii) the right to receive Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts.

Class B-4 Pass-Through Rate: Shall mean (i) on any Distribution Date which occurs on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 3.000% per annum and (ii) for each Distribution Date thereafter, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 4.500% per annum, in each case subject to a cap equal to the related Interest Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

Class C Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class C Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-4 hereto, representing the right to its Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class C Certificates herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III and (ii) the obligation to pay Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts.

Class C Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for the Class C Certificates for such Distribution Date, (ii) any Overcollateralization Release Amount for such Distribution Date and (iii) without duplication, any Subsequent Recoveries not distributed to the Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date; provided, however, that on and after the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balances of the Offered Certificates and Class B-4 Certificates have been reduced to zero, the Class C Distribution Amount shall include the Overcollateralized Amount. For federal income tax purposes, the Class C Distribution Amount for the Class C Certificates for any Distribution Date shall be an amount equal to 100% of the amount distributed in respect of REMIC II Regular Interest C on such Distribution Date.

Class M Certificates: Any of the Class M-1, Class M-2 and Class M-3 Certificates.

Class M-1 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class M-1 Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class M-1 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III and (ii) the obligation to pay Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts.

Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate: Shall mean (i) on any Distribution Date which occurs on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.350% per annum and (ii) for each Distribution Date thereafter, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.525% per annum, in each case subject to a cap equal to the related Interest Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

Class M-2 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class M-2 Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class M-2 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III and (ii) the obligation to pay Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts.

Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate: Shall mean (i) on any Distribution Date which occurs on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.450% per annum and (ii) for each Distribution Date thereafter, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.675% per annum, in each case subject to a cap equal to the related Interest Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

Class M-3 Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class M-3 Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class M-3 Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III and (ii) the obligation to pay Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts.

Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate: Shall mean (i) on any Distribution Date which occurs on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.550% per annum and (ii) for each Distribution Date thereafter, the lesser of (a) 11.00% and (b) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.825% per annum, in each case subject to a cap equal to the related Interest Rate Cap for such Distribution Date.

Class P Certificate: Any Certificate designated as a “Class P Certificate” on the face thereof, in the form of Exhibit A-5 hereto, representing the right to its Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class P Certificates as set forth herein and evidencing (i) a Regular Interest in REMIC III and (ii) the right to receive Prepayment Charge Waiver Amounts.

Class P Certificate Account: The account established and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 6.11 hereof.

Class R Certificates: Any of the Class R-1, Class R-2 and Class R-3 Certificates.

Class R-1 Certificate: Any Certificate designated a “Class R-1 Certificate” on the face thereof, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-6 hereto, evidencing the Residual Interest in REMIC I and representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class R-1 Certificates as set forth herein.

Class R-2 Certificate: Any Certificate designated a “Class R-2 Certificate” on the face thereof, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-6 hereto, evidencing the Residual Interest in REMIC II and representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class R-2 Certificates as set forth herein.

Class R-3 Certificate: Any Certificate designated a “Class R-3 Certificate” on the face thereof, in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit A-6 hereto, evidencing the Residual Interest in REMIC III and representing the right to the Percentage Interest of distributions provided for the Class R-3 Certificates as set forth herein.

Closing Date: April 28, 2006.

Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any successor or amendatory provisions.

Company: EMC.

Company Information: As defined in Section 4.18(b).

Compensating Interest: An amount, not to exceed the Servicing Fee, to be deposited in the Distribution Account by the Company or the related Servicer to the payment of a Prepayment Interest Shortfall on a Mortgage Loan subject to this Agreement; provided that in the event the Company or the related Servicer fails to make such payment, the Master Servicer shall be obligated to do so to the extent provided in Section 6.02(c) hereof.

Corporate Trust Office: The designated office of the Trustee where at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located at US Bank Corporate Trust Services, Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Services/BSABS I 2006-AC3, or at such other address as the Trustee may designate from time to time; and with respect to the Securities Administrator, the designated office of the Securities Administrator at which at any particular time its corporate trust business with respect to this Agreement shall be administered, which office at the date of the execution of this Agreement is located at 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, XX 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Services, BSABS 2006-AC3 except for purposes of certificate transfer purposes, such term shall mean the office or agency of the Securities Administrator located at Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., Xxxxx Xxxxxx xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Corporate Trust Services, BSABS 2006-AC3.

Corresponding Certificate: With respect to each REMIC II Regular Interest, the Certificate with the corresponding designation.

Corresponding Interest: With respect to each REMIC I Regular Interest (other than REMIC I Regular Interests AA, ZZ, 1-Sub, 2-Sub, 1-Grp, 2-Grp, XX, C and P), the REMIC II Regular Interest with the corresponding designation.

Corridor Contracts: Any of the Class I-A-1 Interest Rate Corridor Contract and the Class II-A-1 Interest Rate Corridor Contract.

Corridor Contract Counterparty: Bear Xxxxxxx Financial Products, Inc.

Corridor Contract Scheduled Termination Date: With respect to each of the Class I-A-1 Certificates and Class II-A-1 Certificates, the Distribution Date in July 2013.

Cross-Over Date: The first Distribution Date on which the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the related Subordinate Certificates has been reduced to zero (giving effect to all related distributions on such Distribution Date).

Current Report: The Current Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Custodial Agreement: An agreement, dated as of April 28, 2006, among the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the Custodian in substantially the form of Exhibit J hereto.

Custodian: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, or any successor custodian appointed pursuant to the provisions hereof and the Custodial Agreement.

Cut-off Date: The close of business on April 1, 2006.

Cut-off Date Principal Balance: As to any Mortgage Loan, the unpaid principal balance thereof as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date after application of all Principal Prepayments received prior to the Cut-off Date and scheduled payments of principal due on or before the Cut-off Date, whether or not received, but without giving effect to any installments of principal received in respect of Due Dates after the Cut-off Date. The aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans is $534,547,220.95.

Debt Service Reduction: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a reduction by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code in the Scheduled Payment for such Mortgage Loan that became final and non-appealable, except such a reduction resulting from a Deficient Valuation or any other reduction that results in a permanent forgiveness of principal.

Deficient Valuation: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation by a court of competent jurisdiction of the Mortgaged Property in an amount less than the then outstanding indebtedness under such Mortgage Loan, or any reduction in the amount of principal to be paid in connection with any Scheduled Payment that results in a permanent forgiveness of principal, which valuation or reduction results from an order of such court that is final and non-appealable in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code.

Definitive Certificates: As defined in Section 7.06.

Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by a Replacement Mortgage Loan.

Delinquent: A Mortgage Loan is “delinquent” if any payment due thereon is not made pursuant to the terms of such Mortgage Loan by the close of business on the day such payment is scheduled to be due. A Mortgage Loan is “30 days delinquent” if such payment has not been received by the close of business on the corresponding day of the month immediately succeeding the month in which such payment was due, or, if there is no such corresponding day (e.g., as when a 30-day month follows a 31-day month in which a payment was due on the 31st day of such month), then on the last day of such immediately succeeding month. Similarly for “60 days delinquent,” “90 days delinquent” and so on. Delinquent as described in this definition is also described as the OTS method.

Denomination: With respect to each Certificate, the amount set forth on the face thereof as the “Initial Principal Balance or Initial Notional Amount”.

Depositor: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, or its successor in interest.

Depositor Information: As defined in Section 4.18(b).

Depository: The initial Depository shall be The Depository Trust Company (“DTC”), the nominee of which is Cede & Co., or any other organization registered as a “clearing agency” pursuant to Section 17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The Depository shall initially be the registered Holder of the Book-Entry Certificates. The Depository shall at all times be a “clearing corporation” as defined in Section 8-102(a)(5) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York.

Depository Agreement: With respect to the Class of Book-Entry Certificates, the agreement among the Depositor, the Trustee and the initial Depository, dated as of the Closing Date, substantially in the form of Exhibit H.

Depository Participant: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Depository effects book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.

Determination Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the 15th day of the month of such Distribution Date or, if such 15th day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day.

Distribution Account: The separate Eligible Account created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 5.08 in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and designated “U.S. Bank National Association, in trust for registered Holders of Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AC3” shall be held in trust for the Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement.

Distribution Account Deposit Date: As to any Distribution Date, the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.

Distribution Date: The 25th day of each calendar month after the initial issuance of the Certificates, or if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing in May 2006.

Distribution Report: The Asset-Backed Issuer Distribution Report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.

Due Date: As to any Mortgage Loan, the date in each month on which the related Scheduled Payment is due, as set forth in the related Mortgage Note.

Due Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the period from the second day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs through close of business on the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Early Turbo Payment Date: The Distribution Date in April 2016.

XXXXX: As defined in Section 4.18.

Eligible Account: Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company, the long-term unsecured debt obligations and short-term unsecured debt obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust company that is the principal subsidiary of a holding company, the debt obligations of such holding company, so long as Xxxxx’x is not a Rating Agency) are rated by each Rating Agency in one of its two highest long-term and its highest short-term rating categories respectively, at the time any amounts are held on deposit therein, or (ii) an account or accounts in a depository institution or trust company in which such accounts are insured by the FDIC (to the limits established by the FDIC) and the uninsured deposits in which accounts are otherwise secured such that, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee and to each Rating Agency, the Certificateholders have a claim with respect to the funds in such account or a perfected first priority security interest against any collateral (which shall be limited to Permitted Investments) securing such funds that is superior to claims of any other depositors or creditors of the depository institution or trust company in which such account is maintained, or (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained with the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company having capital and surplus of not less than $50,000,000, acting in its fiduciary capacity or (iv) any other account acceptable to the Rating Agencies. Eligible Accounts may bear interest, and may include, if otherwise qualified under this definition, accounts maintained with the Trustee.

EMC: EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation.

EMC Mortgage Loans: Those Mortgage Loans serviced by the Company pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.

ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended.

ERISA Restricted Certificates: Any of the Class C, Class P and Residual Certificates.

Event of Default: As defined in Section 9.01 hereof.

Excess Liquidation Proceeds: To the extent not required by law to be paid to the related Mortgagor, the excess, if any, of any Liquidation Proceeds with respect to a Mortgage Loan over the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan and accrued and unpaid interest at the related Mortgage Rate through the last day of the month in which the Mortgage Loan has been liquidated.

Excess Spread: With respect to any Distribution Date is the excess, if any, of the Interest Funds for such Distribution Date over the Monthly Interest Distributable Amounts payable to the Offered Certificates on such Distribution Date.

Exemption: Prohibited Transaction Exemption 90-30, as amended from time to time.

Exchange Act: Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Exchange Act Reports: Any reports required to be filed pursuant to Section 4.18 of this Agreement.

Extra Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date (a) on or prior to the earlier of (1) the 20% Clean-Up Call Date and (2) the Distribution Date in April 2016, the lesser of (x) the Excess Spread for such Distribution Date and (y) the Overcollateralization Increase Amount for such Distribution Date; and (b) thereafter, the Excess Spread for such Distribution Date; provided that, the Excess Spread in clause (b) will be used first to pay the Overcollateralization Increase Amount, any Unpaid Interest Shortfalls and any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts on such Distribution Date.

Xxxxxx Mae: Xxxxxx Xxx (formerly, Federal National Mortgage Association), or any successor thereto.

FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor thereto.

Final Recovery Determination: With respect to any defaulted Mortgage Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased by the Sponsor or the Class C Certificateholder pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03(c) or Section 11.01), a determination made by the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the applicable Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement that all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the Company or such Servicer, in its reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so recovered. The Master Servicer shall maintain records, based solely on information provided by each Servicer, of each Final Recovery Determination made thereby.

Final Scheduled Distribution Date: With respect to the Group I Certificates and the Group II Certificates, May 25, 2036.

Fiscal Quarter: December 1 to February 29 (or the last day in such month), March 1 to May 31, June 1 to August 31, or September to November 30, as applicable.

Form 8-K Disclosure Information: As defined in Section 3.18(a)(ii)(A).

Xxxxxxx Mac: Xxxxxxx Mac (formerly The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation), or any successor thereto.

Global Certificate: Any Private Certificate registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee, beneficial interests in which are reflected on the books of the Depository or on the books of a Person maintaining an account with such Depository (directly or as an indirect participant in accordance with the rules of such depository).

Group I Certificates: The Class I-A-1 Certificates and Class I-A-2 Certificates.

Group I Loans: The Mortgage Loans identified as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Group I Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the product of the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and a fraction, the numerator of which is the Principal Funds for Loan Group I for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the Principal Funds for both Loan Groups for such Distribution Date.

Group II Certificates: The Class II-A-1 Certificates and Class II-A-2 Certificates.

Group II Loans: The Mortgage Loans identified as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Group II Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the product of the Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and a fraction, the numerator of which is the Principal Funds for Loan Group II for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the Principal Funds for both Loan Groups for such Distribution Date.

Harbourside: Savannah Bank, NA dba Harbourside Mortgage Corporation.

Harbourside Assignment Agreement: The Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2006, by and among the Sponsor, Harbourside and the Trustee evidencing the assignment of the Harbourside Servicing Agreement to the Trust, attached hereto as Exhibit S-5.

Harbourside Servicing Agreement: The Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2005, between the Sponsor and Harbourside, as amended, attached hereto as Exhibit R-5, as modified by the Harbourside Assignment Agreement.

Indemnified Persons: The Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Company, the Trust Fund and the Securities Administrator and their officers, directors, agents and employees and, with respect to the Trustee, any separate co-trustee and its officers, directors, agents and employees.

Individual Certificate: Any Private Certificate registered in the name of the Holder other than the Depository or its nominee.

Initial Certification: The certification substantially in the form of Exhibit One to the Custodial Agreement.

Initial Certificate Principal Balance: With respect to any Certificate, the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate or any predecessor Certificate on the Closing Date.

Institutional Accredited Investor: Any Person meeting the requirements of Rule 501(a)(l), (2), (3) or (7) of Regulation D under the Securities Act or any entity all of the equity Holders in which come within such paragraphs.

Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund, any insurance policy or LPMI Policy, including all riders and endorsements thereto in effect with respect to such Mortgage Loan, including any replacement policy or policies for any Insurance Policies.

Insurance Proceeds: Proceeds paid in respect of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to any Insurance Policy or any other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, to the extent such proceeds are payable to the mortgagee under the Mortgage, the Company, the related Servicer or the trustee under the deed of trust and are not applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that the Company or the related Servicer would follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its own account, in each case other than any amount included in such Insurance Proceeds in respect of Insured Expenses.

Insured Expenses: Expenses covered by an Insurance Policy or any other insurance policy with respect to the Mortgage Loans.

Interest Accrual Period: With respect to the Class A, Class B and Class M Certificates and any Distribution Date, the period from and including the 25th day of the calendar month preceding the calendar month in which the Distribution Date occurs (or, with respect to the first Interest Accrual Period for the Class M Certificates and Class B Certificates, the Closing Date), to and including the 24th day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs. All calculations of interest on the Class A Certificates and Class C Certificates will be made on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. All calculations of interest on the Class M Certificates and Class B Certificates will be made on the basis of the actual number of days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period.

Interest Determination Date: Shall mean the second LIBOR Business Day preceding the commencement of each Interest Accrual Period.

Interest Funds: For any Distribution Date, (i) the sum, without duplication, of (a) all scheduled interest during the related Due Period with respect to the related Mortgage Loans less the Servicing Fee, the Master Servicing Fee and the LPMI Fee, if any, (b) all Advances relating to interest with respect to the related Mortgage Loans made on or prior to the related Distribution Account Deposit Date, (c) all Compensating Interest with respect to the related Mortgage Loans required to be remitted by the Company or the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or the related Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement with respect to such Distribution Date, (d) Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries with respect to the related Mortgage Loans collected during the related Prepayment Period (to the extent such Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries relate to interest), (e) all amounts relating to interest with respect to each Mortgage Loan repurchased by the Sponsor pursuant to Sections 2.02 and 2.03 and by EMC pursuant to Section 4.20 and (f) all amounts in respect of interest paid by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 11.01, in each case to the extent remitted by the Company or the related Servicer, as applicable, to the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement, minus (ii) all amounts required to be reimbursed pursuant to Sections 5.02, 5.05 and 5.09 or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.

Interest Rate Cap: With respect to the Class I-A-1 Certificates and Class I-A-2 Certificates, will be calculated based on an assumed certificate with a Certificate Principal Balance equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class I-A-1 Certificates and a fixed pass-through rate of 6.50% per annum and a rate increase of 0.50% per annum after the Optional Termination Date. If the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Group I Loans is less than 6.50% per annum (or, after the Optional Termination Date, 7.00% per annum), the amount of the shortfall which would occur with respect to the assumed certificate will be allocated between the Class I-A-1 Certificates and Class I-A-2 Certificates in proportion to their current entitlements to interest calculated without regard to this cap, and the Interest Rate Cap for each such Class for such Distribution Date will be equal to the Pass-Through Rate for such Class for such Distribution Date (determined without regard to the related Interest Rate Cap) reduced by the shortfall for such Distribution Date allocable to such Class as determined pursuant to this sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, the Interest Rate Cap will not be applicable to the Class I-A-1 Certificates and Class I-A-2 Certificates for any Distribution Date on which the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans is equal to or greater than 6.50% per annum (or, after the Optional Termination Date, 7.00% per annum).

With respect to the Class II-A-1 Certificates and Class II-A-2 Certificates, will be calculated based on an assumed certificate with a Certificate Principal Balance equal to the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class II-A-1 Certificates and a fixed pass-through rate of 6.50% per annum and a rate increase of 0.50% per annum after the Optional Termination Date. If the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group II is less than 6.50% per annum (or, after the Optional Termination Date, 7.00% per annum), the amount of the shortfall which would occur with respect to the assumed certificate will be allocated between the Class II-A-1 Certificates and Class II-A-2 Certificates in proportion to their current entitlements to interest calculated without regard to this cap, and the Interest Rate Cap for each such Class for such Distribution Date will be equal to the Pass-Through Rate for such Class for such Distribution Date (determined without regard to the related Interest Rate Cap) reduced by the shortfall for such Distribution Date allocable to such Class as determined pursuant to this sentence. For the avoidance of doubt, the Interest Rate Cap will not be applicable to the Class II-A-1 Certificates and Class II-A-2 Certificates for any Distribution Date on which the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans is equal to or greater than 6.50% per annum (or, after the Optional Termination Date, 7.00% per annum).

With respect to the Class M Certificates and Class B Certificates, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates on the Mortgage Loans in each Loan Group as of the first day of the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, weighted in proportion to the results of subtracting from the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in each Loan Group, the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the related Senior Certificates, adjusted for the actual numbers of days elapsed in the Interest Accrual Period.

For federal income tax purposes, the Interest Rate Cap with respect to each of the Class A Certificates and any Distribution Date shall be equal to the Uncertificated REMIC III Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date for the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by such Certificate. For federal income tax purposes, the Interest Rate Cap with respect to each Class M Certificate and Class B Certificate and any Distribution Date shall be a rate equal to the weighted average of the Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date for the REMIC II Regular Interest for which such Certificate is the Corresponding Certificate.

Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date, means the aggregate shortfall, if any, in collections of interest (adjusted to the related Net Mortgage Rates) on Mortgage Loans resulting from (a) Principal Prepayments in full received during the related Prepayment Period, (b) the partial Principal Prepayments received during the related Prepayment Period to the extent applied prior to the Due Date in the month of the Distribution Date and (c) interest payments on certain of the Mortgage Loans being limited pursuant to the provisions of the Relief Act or similar state laws.

Last Scheduled Distribution Date: May 25, 2036.

Issuing Entity: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2006-AC3.

Latest Possible Maturity Date: The Distribution Date following the final scheduled maturity date of the Mortgage Loan in the Trust Fund having the latest scheduled maturity date as of the Cut-off Date. For purposes of the Treasury regulations under Code Section 860A through 860G, the latest possible maturity date of each Regular Interest issued by REMIC I, REMIC II and REMIC III shall be the Latest Possible Maturity Date.

LIBOR Business Day: Shall mean a day on which banks are open for dealing in foreign currency and exchange in London and New York City.

LIBOR Certificates: Any of the Offered Certificates and Private Certificates.

Liquidated Loan: With respect to any Distribution Date, a defaulted Mortgage Loan that has been liquidated through deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, foreclosure sale, trustee’s sale or other realization as provided by applicable law governing the real property subject to the related Mortgage and any security agreements and as to which the Company or the related Servicer has made a Final Recovery Determination with respect thereto.

Liquidation Proceeds: Amounts, other than Insurance Proceeds, received in connection with the partial or complete liquidation of a Mortgage Loan, whether through trustee’s sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or in connection with any condemnation or partial release of a Mortgaged Property and any other proceeds received with respect to an REO Property, less the sum of related unreimbursed Advances, Servicing Fees and Servicing Advances and all expenses of liquidation, including property protection expenses and foreclosure and sale costs, including court and reasonable attorneys fees.

Loan Group: Any of Loan Group I and Loan Group II.

Loan Group I: The group of Mortgage Loans included as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Loan Group II: The group of Mortgage Loans included as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.

Loan-to-Value Ratio: The fraction, expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the original principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan and the denominator of which is the Appraised Value of the related Mortgaged Property.

Loss Allocation Limitation: The meaning specified in Section 6.05(c) hereof.

LPMI Fee: Shall mean the fee payable to the insurer for each Mortgage Loan subject to an LPMI Policy as set forth in such LPMI Policy.

LPMI Policy: A policy of mortgage guaranty insurance issued by an insurer meeting the requirements of Xxxxxx Mae and Xxxxxxx Mac in which the Company or the related Servicer of the related Mortgage Loan is responsible for the payment of the LPMI Fee thereunder from collections on the related Mortgage Loan.

Majority Class C Certificateholder: Shall mean the Holder of a 50.01% or greater Percentage Interest in the Class C Certificates.

Marker Rate: With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest C and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to two (2) times the weighted average of the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rates for the REMIC I Regular Interests (other than REMIC I Regular Interests AA, 1-Sub, 1-Grp, 2-Sub, 2-Grp, XX and P), with the rate on each such REMIC I Regular Interest (other than REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ) subject to a cap equal to the the Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate for the Corresponding Interest for the purpose of this calculation for such Distribution Date, and with the rate on REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ subject to a cap of zero for the purpose of this calculation; provided, however, that solely for this purpose, the related cap with respect to each REMIC I Regular Interest (other than REMIC I Regular Interests AA, ZZ, 1-Sub, 1-Grp, 2-Sub, 2-Grp and P) shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days in the related Accrual Period.

Master Servicer: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as master servicer, and its successors and assigns.

Master Servicing Compensation: For any Distribution Date, the Master Servicing Fee for such Distribution Date and any amounts earned on Permitted Investments in the Distribution Account.

Master Servicing Fee: As to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to 1/12th of the Master Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the last day of the related Due Period.

Master Servicing Fee Rate: 0.0085% per annum.

Master Servicing Information: As defined in Section 4.18(b).

MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Delaware, or any successor thereto.

MERS® System: The system of recording transfers of Mortgages electronically maintained by MERS.

MIN: The Mortgage Identification Number for Mortgage Loans registered with MERS on the MERS® System.

MOM Loan: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, MERS acting as the mortgagee of such Mortgage Loan, solely as nominee for the originator of such Mortgage Loan and its successors and assigns, at the origination thereof.

Monthly Interest Distributable Amount: With respect to the Certificates (other than the Class P Certificates and Class R Certificates) for any Distribution Date, means an amount equal to the interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the applicable Pass-Through Rate on the Certificate Principal Balance or Certificate Notional Amount of such Certificate, or otherwise distributable thereto, immediately prior to such Distribution Date less such Certificate’s share of any Unpaid Interest Shortfall and the interest portion of any Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans allocated to such Certificate pursuant to Section 1.02. The Monthly Interest Distributable Amount with respect to the Class A Certificates and Class C Certificates is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months. The Monthly Interest Distributable Amount with respect to the Subordinate Certificates is calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days elapsed during the related Interest Accrual Period. No Monthly Interest Distributable Amount will be payable with respect to any Class of Certificates after the Distribution Date on which the outstanding Certificate Principal Balance or Certificate Notional Amount of such Certificate has been reduced to zero.

Monthly Statement: The statement delivered to the Certificateholders pursuant to Section 6.06.

Moody’s: Xxxxx’x Investors Service, Inc.

Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a first lien on or first priority ownership interest in an estate in fee simple in real property securing a Mortgage Note.

Mortgage File: The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01 hereof pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.

Mortgage Loans: Such of the Mortgage Loans transferred and assigned to the Trustee pursuant to the provisions hereof, as from time to time are held as a part of the Trust Fund (including any REO Property), the mortgage loans so held being identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, notwithstanding foreclosure or other acquisition of title of the related Mortgaged Property. Any mortgage loan that was intended by the parties hereto to be transferred to the Trust Fund as indicated by such Mortgage Loan Schedule which is in fact not so transferred for any reason including, without limitation, a breach of the representation contained in Section 2.03(b)(v) hereof, shall continue to be a Mortgage Loan hereunder until the Purchase Price with respect thereto has been paid to the Trust Fund.

Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement: Shall mean the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2006, between the Sponsor, as seller and the Depositor, as purchaser.

Mortgage Loan Purchase Price: The price, calculated as set forth in Section 11.01, to be paid in connection with the repurchase of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 11.01.

Mortgage Loan Schedule: The list of Mortgage Loans (as from time to time amended by the Seller to reflect the deletion of Deleted Mortgage Loans and the addition of Replacement Mortgage Loans pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement) transferred to the Trustee as part of the Trust Fund and from time to time subject to this Agreement, the initial Mortgage Loan Schedule being attached hereto as Exhibit B, setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan:

(i)

the loan number;

(ii)

the Loan Group;

(iii)

the Mortgage Rate in effect as of the Cut-off Date;

(iv)

the Servicer (or the Company, if it services the Mortgage Loan), the Servicing Fee Rate;

(v)

the LPMI Fee, if applicable;

(vi)

the Net Mortgage Rate in effect as of the Cut-off Date;

(vii)

the maturity date;

(viii)

the original principal balance;

(ix)

the Cut-off Date Principal Balance;

(x)

the original term;

(xi)

the remaining term;

(xii)

the property type; and

(xiii)

the MIN with respect to each Mortgage Loan.

Such schedule shall also set forth the aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance for all of the Mortgage Loans in each Loan Group.

Mortgage Note: The original executed note or other evidence of indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.

Mortgage Rate: The annual rate of interest borne by a Mortgage Note.

Mortgaged Property: The underlying property securing a Mortgage Loan.

Mortgagor: The obligors on a Mortgage Note.

National City: Savannah Bank, NA dba Harbourside Mortgage Corporation.

National City Assignment Agreement: The Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2006, by and among the Sponsor, National City, BSABS I and the Trustee evidencing the assignment of the National City Servicing Agreement to the Trust, attached hereto as Exhibit S-6.

National City Servicing Agreement: The Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1, 2001, between the Sponsor and National City, as amended, attached hereto as Exhibit R-6, as modified by the National City Assignment Agreement.

Net Interest Shortfalls: Shall mean Interest Shortfalls net of payments by the Company, the Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of Compensating Interest.

Net Monthly Excess Cashflow: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (a) any Overcollateralization Release Amount for such Distribution Date and (b) the Remaining Excess Spread for such Distribution Date.

Net Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, and at any time, the per annum rate equal to the related Mortgage Rate less the sum of (i) the Servicing Fee Rate, (ii) the Master Servicing Fee Rate and (iii) the rate at which the LPMI Fee is calculated, if any.

Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount: With respect to each Class of Offered Certificates and the Class B-4 Certificates and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the excess, if any, of (x) the amount of interest such Class would have been entitled to receive on such Distribution Date at the Pass-Through Rate applicable to such Class if such Pass-Through Rate would not have been reduced by the applicable Interest Rate Cap on such Distribution Date over (y) the amount of interest paid to such Class on such Distribution Date plus (ii) the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for the previous Distribution Date for such Class not previously distributed together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the Pass-Through Rate for such Class for the most recently ended Interest Accrual Period.

Net WAC Reserve Fund: Shall mean the separate trust account created and maintained by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 6.08 hereof.

Net WAC Reserve Fund Deposit: With respect to the Net WAC Reserve Fund, an amount equal to $5,000, which the Depositor shall deposit initially into the Net WAC Reserve Fund pursuant to Section 6.08 hereof.

Non-Book-Entry Certificate: Any Certificate other than a Book-Entry Certificate.

Nonrecoverable Advance: Any portion of an Advance previously made or proposed to be made by the Company or the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement or the related Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement, that, in the good faith judgment of the Company, the Master Servicer or the related Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not, be ultimately recoverable by it from the related Mortgagor, related Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or otherwise.

Offered Certificates: Any of the Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2, Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates.

Officer’s Certificate: A certificate (i) signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the President, a Vice President (however denominated), an Assistant Vice President, the Treasurer, the Secretary, or one of the assistant treasurers or assistant secretaries of the Depositor or the Master Servicer (or any other officer customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers and also to whom, with respect to a particular matter, such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with a particular subject) or (ii), if provided for in this Agreement, signed by a Servicing Officer, as the case may be, and delivered to the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and/or the Trustee, as the case may be, as required by this Agreement.

One-Month LIBOR: With respect to any Interest Accrual Period and the LIBOR Certificates, the rate determined by the Securities Administrator on the related Interest Determination Date on the basis of the rate for U.S. dollar deposits for one month that appears on Telerate Screen Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination Date. If such rate does not appear on such page (or such other page as may replace that page on that service, or if such service is no longer offered, such other service for displaying One-Month LIBOR or comparable rates as may be reasonably selected by the Securities Administrator), One-Month LIBOR for the applicable Interest Accrual Period will be the Reference Bank Rate. If no such quotations can be obtained by the Securities Administrator and no Reference Bank Rate is available, One-Month LIBOR shall be One-Month LIBOR applicable to the preceding Interest Accrual Period. The establishment of One-Month LIBOR on each Interest Determination Date by the Securities Administrator and the Securities Administrator’s calculation of the rate of interest applicable to the LIBOR Certificates for the related Interest Accrual Period shall, in the absence of manifest error, be final and binding. One-Month LIBOR for the Class I-A-1 Certificates and Class I-A-2 Certificates and the first Interest Accrual Period will be approximately 4.88% per annum and 4.92% with regard to the Class II-A-1 Certificates and Class II-A-2 Certificates. One-Month LIBOR for the other LIBOR Certificates and any Interest Accrual Period shall be calculated as described above.

Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel for the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Company or the Master Servicer, reasonably acceptable to each addressee of such opinion; provided that with respect to Section 2.05, 8.05, 8.07 or 12.01, or the interpretation or application of the REMIC Provisions, such counsel must (i) in fact be independent of the Sponsor, Depositor, the Company and the Master Servicer, (ii) not have any direct financial interest in the Sponsor, Depositor, the Company or the Master Servicer or in any affiliate of either, and (iii) not be connected with the Sponsor, Depositor, the Company or the Master Servicer as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or person performing similar functions.

Optional Termination: The termination of the Trust Fund created hereunder as a result of the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and any REO Property pursuant to the last sentence of Section 11.01 hereof.

Optional Termination Date: The first Distribution Date on which the Trust Fund may be terminated at the option of the Majority Class C Certificateholder as described under Section 11.01.

Original Value: The value of the property underlying a Mortgage Loan based, in the case of the purchase of the underlying Mortgaged Property, on the lower of an appraisal or the sales price of such property or, in the case of a refinancing, on an appraisal.

Originator: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, shall mean the originator set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule for such Mortgage Loan.

OTS: The Office of Thrift Supervision.

Outstanding: With respect to the Certificates as of any date of determination, all Certificates theretofore executed and authenticated under this Agreement except:

(a) Certificates theretofore canceled by the Securities Administrator or delivered to the Securities Administrator for cancellation; and

(b) Certificates in exchange for which or in lieu of which other Certificates have been executed and delivered by the Securities Administrator pursuant to this Agreement.

Outstanding Mortgage Loan: As of any date of determination, a Mortgage Loan with a Stated Principal Balance greater than zero that was not the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full, and that did not become a Liquidated Loan, prior to the end of the related Prepayment Period.

Overcollateralization Increase Amount: As of any Distribution Date, the lesser of (a) the excess, if any, of (i) the Overcollateralization Target Amount over (ii) the Overcollateralized Amount on such Distribution Date (after taking into account payments to the Offered Certificates of the Basic Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (b) the Excess Spread for such Distribution Date.

Overcollateralization Release Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date and (y) the excess, if any, of (i) the Overcollateralized Amount for such Distribution Date (assuming that 100% of the Principal Remittance Amount is applied as a principal payment on such Distribution Date) over (ii) the Overcollateralization Target Amount for such Distribution Date (with the amount pursuant to clause (y) deemed to be $0 if the Overcollateralized Amount is less than or equal to the Overcollateralization Target Amount on that Distribution Date).

Overcollateralization Target Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, $4,810,924.99.

Overcollateralized Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, is the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period over (b) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Offered Certificates and the Class B-4 Certificates on such Distribution Date (after taking into account the payment of principal other than any Extra Principal Distribution Amount on such Certificates).

Ownership Interest: As to any Certificate, any ownership interest in such Certificate including any interest in such Certificate as the Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal or beneficial.

Pass-Through Rate: With respect to each Class of Certificates (other than the Class C, Class P and Class R Certificates), the Class I-A-1 Pass-Through Rate, Class I-A-2 Pass-Through Rate, Class II-A-1 Pass-Through Rate, Class II-A-2 Pass-Through Rate, Class M-1 Pass-Through Rate, Class M-2 Pass-Through Rate, Class M-3 Pass-Through Rate, Class B-1 Pass-Through Rate, Class B-2 Pass-Through Rate, Class B-3 Pass-Through Rate or Class B-4 Pass-Through Rate, as applicable.

With respect to the Class C Certificate, the Class C Certificate shall not have a Pass-Through Rate, but the Monthly Interest Distribuable Amount for such Certificate and each Distribution Date shall be an amount equal to 100% of the amounts distributable to REMIC II Regular Interest C for such Distribution Date.

With respect to the Class P Certificate, 0.00% per annum.

Pass-Through Transfer: Any transaction involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of mortgage loans directly or indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans.

Paying Agent: The Securities Administrator will act as the initial paying agent, and its successors and assigns.

Percentage Interest: With respect to any Certificate of a specified Class, the Percentage Interest set forth on the face thereof or the percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of such Certificate by the aggregate of the Denominations of all Certificates of such Class.

Permitted Investments: At any time, any one or more of the following obligations and securities:

(i) obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, provided such obligations are backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;

(ii) general obligations of or obligations guaranteed by any state of the United States or the District of Columbia receiving the highest long-term debt rating of each Rating Agency, or such lower rating as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates by each Rating Agency;

(iii) commercial or finance company paper which is then receiving the highest commercial or finance company paper rating of each Rating Agency, or such lower rating as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates by each Rating Agency;

(iv) certificates of deposit, demand or time deposits, or bankers’ acceptances issued by any depository institution or trust company incorporated under the laws of the United States or of any state thereof and subject to supervision and examination by federal and/or state banking authorities (including the Trustee in its commercial banking capacity), provided that the commercial paper and/or long term unsecured debt obligations of such depository institution or trust company are then rated one of the two highest long-term and the highest short-term ratings of each such Rating Agency for such securities, or such lower ratings as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Certificates by any Rating Agency;

(v) demand or time deposits or certificates of deposit issued by any bank or trust company or savings institution to the extent that such deposits are fully insured by the FDIC;

(vi) guaranteed reinvestment agreements issued by any bank, insurance company or other corporation containing, at the time of the issuance of such agreements, such terms and conditions as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Certificates by any such Rating Agency;

(vii) repurchase obligations with respect to any security described in clauses (i) and (ii) above, in either case entered into with a depository institution or trust company (acting as principal) described in clause (iv) above;

(viii) securities (other than stripped bonds, stripped coupons or instruments sold at a purchase price in excess of 115% of the face amount thereof) bearing interest or sold at a discount issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof which, at the time of such investment, have one of the two highest long term ratings of each Rating Agency (except if the Rating Agency is Moody’s, such rating shall be the highest commercial paper rating of Moody’s for any such securities), or such lower rating as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Certificates by any Rating Agency, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating Agency;

(ix) interests in any money market fund (including any such fund managed or advised by the Trustee or Master Servicer or any affiliate thereof) which at the date of acquisition of the interests in such fund and throughout the time such interests are held in such fund has the highest applicable long term rating by each Rating Agency rating such fund or such lower rating as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates by each Rating Agency;

(x) short term investment funds sponsored by any trust company or banking association incorporated under the laws of the United States or any state thereof (including any such fund managed or advised by the Trustee or any affiliate thereof) which on the date of acquisition has been rated by each Rating Agency in their respective highest applicable rating category or such lower rating as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the ratings then assigned to the Certificates by each Rating Agency; and

(xi) such other investments having a specified stated maturity and bearing interest or sold at a discount acceptable to each Rating Agency as will not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the rating then assigned to the Certificates by any Rating Agency, as evidenced by a signed writing delivered by each Rating Agency;

provided, that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment if such instrument (i) evidences the right to receive interest only payments with respect to the obligations underlying such instrument, (ii) is purchased at a premium or (iii) is purchased at a deep discount; provided further that no such instrument shall be a Permitted Investment (A) if such instrument evidences principal and interest payments derived from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity of greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of such underlying obligations, or (B) if it may be redeemed at a price below the purchase price (the foregoing clause (B) not to apply to investments in units of money market funds pursuant to clause (vi) above); provided further that no amount beneficially owned by any REMIC may be invested in investments (other than money market funds) treated as equity interests for federal income tax purposes, unless the Master Servicer shall receive an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the Master Servicer, to the effect that such investment will not adversely affect the status of any such REMIC as a REMIC under the Code or result in imposition of a tax on any such REMIC. Permitted Investments that are subject to prepayment or call may not be purchased at a price in excess of par.

Permitted Transferee: Any Person (x) other than (i) the United States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United States or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing, (ii) a foreign government, International Organization or any agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (iii) an organization (except certain farmers’ cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code) that is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to any Residual Certificate, (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code or (v) an electing large partnership within the meaning of Section 775(a) of the Code, (y) that is a citizen or resident of the United States, a corporation, partnership (other than a partnership that has any direct or indirect foreign partners) or other entity (treated as a corporation or a partnership for federal income tax purposes) created or organized in or under the laws of the United States, any State thereof or the District of Columbia, an estate whose income from sources without the United States is includible in gross income for United States federal income tax purposes regardless of its connection with the conduct of a trade or business within the United States, or a trust if a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust or if it has a valid election in effect under applicable U.S. Treasury regulations to be treated as a United States person and (z) other than any other Person so designated by the Trustee based upon an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee (which shall not be an expense of the Trustee) that states that the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person may cause REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are Outstanding. The terms “United States,” “State” and “International Organization” shall have the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions. A corporation will not be treated as an instrumentality of the United States or of any State or political subdivision thereof for these purposes if all of its activities are subject to tax and, with the exception of Xxxxxxx Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not selected by such government unit.

Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture, association, joint- stock company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated organization or government, or any agency or political subdivision thereof.

Prepayment Assumption: The applicable rate of prepayment, as described in the Prospectus Supplement relating to each Class of Offered Certificates.

Prepayment Charge: Any prepayment premium, penalty or charge payable by a Mortgagor in connection with any Principal Prepayment on a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note.

Prepayment Charge Waiver Amount: Any amount paid by the Company or related Servicer to the Master Servicer in respect of waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to Section 5.01(a).

Prepayment Interest Excess: With respect to any Distribution Date, for each EMC Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full or in part during the portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring between the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs and the Determination Date of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount equal to interest (to the extent received) at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the amount of such Principal Prepayment for the number of days commencing on the first day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the last date through which interest is collected from the related Mortgagor.

Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a partial Principal Prepayment, a Principal Prepayment in full, or that became a Liquidated Loan during the related Prepayment Period, (other than a Principal Prepayment in full resulting from the purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.02, 2.03, 4.20 or 11.01 hereof), the amount, if any, by which (i) one month’s interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan immediately prior to such prepayment (or liquidation), or in the case of a partial Principal Prepayment, on the amount of such prepayment (or liquidation proceeds) exceeds (ii) the amount of interest paid or collected in connection with such Principal Prepayment or such liquidation proceeds less the sum of (a) the related Servicing Fee, (b) the Master Servicing Fee and (c) the LPMI Fee, if any.

Prepayment Period: As to any Distribution Date and (i) each EMC Mortgage Loan, the period commencing on the 16^th day of the month prior to the month in which the related Distribution Date occurs and ending on the 15^th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs and (ii) any other Mortgage Loan, the period set forth in the related Servicing Agreement.

Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy: Any primary mortgage guaranty insurance policy issued in connection with a Mortgage Loan which provides compensation to a Mortgage Note holder in the event of default by the obligor under such Mortgage Note or the related security instrument, if any or any replacement policy therefor through the related Interest Accrual Period for such Class relating to a Distribution Date.

Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to each Distribution Date, the sum of (a) the Basic Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (b) any Extra Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.

Principal Funds: With respect to any Distribution Date, (i) the sum, without duplication, of (a) all scheduled principal collected during the related Due Period, (b) all Advances relating to principal made on or prior to the Distribution Account Deposit Date, (c) Principal Prepayments exclusive of Prepayment Charges or penalties collected during the related Prepayment Period, (d) the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan in the related Loan Group that was repurchased by the Sponsor pursuant to Sections 2.02 or 2.03, by EMC pursuant to Section 4.20 or the related Servicer (e) the aggregate of all Substitution Adjustment Amounts for the related Determination Date in connection with the substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.03(c), (f) all Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries collected during the related Prepayment Period (to the extent such Liquidation Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries relate to principal), less all non-recoverable advances relating to principal reimbursed during the related Due Period, and remitted by the Company or the related Servicer to the Distribution Account pursuant to this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement and (g) amounts in respect of principal paid by the Majority Class C Certificateholder pursuant to Section 11.01, minus (ii) all amounts required to be reimbursed pursuant to Sections 5.02, 5.05 and 5.09 or as otherwise set forth in this Agreement.

Principal Remittance Amount: With respect to each Distribution Date, the sum of the amounts listed in clauses (a) through (e) of the definition of Principal Funds.

Principal Prepayment: Any Mortgagor payment or other recovery of (or proceeds with respect to) principal on a Mortgage Loan (including loans purchased or repurchased under Sections 2.02, 2.03, 4.20 and 11.01 hereof) that is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date and is not accompanied by an amount as to interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment. Partial Principal Prepayments shall be applied by the Company or the related Servicer, as appropriate, in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.

Private Certificate: Any of the Class B-4, Class P, Class C and Residual Certificates.

Prospectus Supplement: The Prospectus Supplement dated April 27, 2006 relating to the public offering of the Offered Certificates.

Protected Account: Each account established and maintained by the Company with respect to receipts on the Mortgage Loans and REO Property in accordance with Section 5.01 hereof or by the related Servicer in accordance with the related Servicing Agreement.

PUD: A Planned Unit Development.

Purchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan required to be repurchased by the Sponsor pursuant to Section 2.02 or 2.03 hereof, an amount equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date of such purchase plus (ii) accrued interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage Rate through the first day of the month in which the Purchase Price is to be distributed to Certificateholders, reduced by any portion of the Servicing Fee, Servicing Advances and Advances payable to the purchaser of the Mortgage Loan plus and (iii) any costs and damages (if any) incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation of such Mortgage Loan of any predatory lending laws.

Rating Agency: Each of Moody’s and S&P. If any such organization or its successor is no longer in existence, “Rating Agency” shall be a nationally recognized statistical rating organization, or other comparable Person, designated by the Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee. References herein to a given rating category of a Rating Agency shall mean such rating category without giving effect to any modifiers.

Realized Loss: With respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which a Final Recovery Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the commencement of the calendar month in which the Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (ii) accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor through the end of the calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, calculated in the case of each calendar month during such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was then accruing on such Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date during such calendar month, minus (v) the proceeds, if any, received in respect of such Mortgage Loan during the calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, net of amounts that are payable therefrom to the Company pursuant to this Agreement or the applicable Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement. In addition, to the extent the Master Servicer receives Subsequent Recoveries with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of the Realized Loss with respect to that Mortgage Loan will be reduced to the extent such recoveries are distributed to any Class of Subordinate Certificates or applied to increase Excess Spread on any Distribution Date.

With respect to any REO Property as to which a Final Recovery Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date of acquisition of such REO Property on behalf of REMIC I, plus (ii) accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor in respect of the related Mortgage Loan through the end of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired, calculated in the case of each calendar month during such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was then accruing on the related Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) REO Imputed Interest for such REO Property for each calendar month commencing with the calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired and ending with the calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, minus (iv) the aggregate of all unreimbursed Advances and Servicing Advances.

With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a Deficient Valuation, the difference between the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan outstanding immediately prior to such Deficient Valuation and the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as reduced by the Deficient Valuation.

With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a Debt Service Reduction, the portion, if any, of the reduction in each affected Monthly Payment attributable to a reduction in the Mortgage Rate imposed by a court of competent jurisdiction. Each such Realized Loss shall be deemed to have been incurred on the Due Date for each affected Monthly Payment.

In addition, to the extent the Master Servicer receives Subsequent Recoveries with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amount of the Realized Loss with respect to that Mortgage Loan will be reduced to the extent such Subsequent Recoveries are applied to reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of any Class of Certificates on any Distribution Date.

Record Date: With respect to any Distribution Date and the Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2, Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 Certificates, so long as such Certificates are Book-Entry Certificates, the Business Day preceding such Distribution Date, and otherwise, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs. With respect to the Class B-4, Class C, Class P and Class R Certificates and any Distribution Date, the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.

Reference Banks: Shall mean leading banks selected by the Securities Administrator and engaged in transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency market (i) with an established place of business in London, (ii) which have been designated as such by the Securities Administrator and (iii) which are not controlling, controlled by, or under common control with, the Depositor, the Sponsor or the Master Servicer.

Reference Bank Rate: With respect to any Interest Accrual Period shall mean the arithmetic mean, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of 0.03125%, of the offered rates for United States dollar deposits for one month that are quoted by the Reference Banks as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on the related Interest Determination Date to prime banks in the London interbank market for a period of one month in an amount approximately equal to the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the LIBOR Certificates for such Interest Accrual Period, provided that at least two such Reference Banks provide such rate. If fewer than two offered rates appear, the Reference Bank Rate will be the arithmetic mean, rounded upwards, if necessary, to the nearest whole multiple of 0.03125%, of the rates quoted by one or more major banks in New York City, selected by the Securities Administrator, as of 11:00 a.m., New York City time, on such date for loans in United States dollars to leading European banks for a period of one month in amounts approximately equal to the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class B-4 Certificates for such Interest Accrual Period.

Regular Certificate: Any Certificate other than a Residual Certificate.

Regular Interest: A “regular interest” in a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code.

Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. §§229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff from time to time.

Relief Act: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as amended or any similar state law.

Remaining Excess Spread: With respect to any Distribution Date is the Excess Spread less any Extra Principal Distribution Amount, in each case for such Distribution Date.

REMIC: A “real estate mortgage investment conduit” within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code.

REMIC I: The segregated pool of assets described in Section 6.07(a).

REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount (subject to adjustment based on the actual number of days elapsed in the respective Accrual Period) equal to (a) the product of (i) 50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then outstanding and (ii) the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest AA minus the Marker Rate, divided by (b) 12.

REMIC I Interests: The REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-1 Certificates.

REMIC I Marker Allocation Percentage: 50% of any amount payable or loss allocable from the Mortgage Loans, which shall be allocated to REMIC I Regular Interest AA, REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ and each REMIC I Regular Interest for which a REMIC II Regular Interest is a Corresponding Interest.

REMIC I Overcollateralization Amount: With respect to any date of determination, (i) 0.50% of the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests (other than REMIC I Regular Interest P) minus (ii) the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest for which a REMIC II Regular Interest is a Corresponding Interest, in each case, as of such date of determination.

REMIC I Overcollateralization Target Amount: 0.50% of the Overcollateralization Target Amount.

REMIC I Principal Loss Allocation Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) 50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties then outstanding and (ii) 1 minus a fraction, the numerator of which is two (2) times the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest for which a REMIC II Regular Interest is a Corresponding Interest, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest for which a REMIC II Regular Interest is a Corresponding Interest and REMIC II Regular Interest ZZ.

REMIC I Sub WAC Allocation Percentage: 50% of any amount payable or loss allocable from the Mortgage Loans, which shall be allocated to REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Sub, REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Grp, REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Sub, REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Grp and REMIC I Regular Interest XX.

REMIC I Subordinated Balance Ratio: The ratio among the Uncertificated Principal Balances of each REMIC I Regular Interest ending with the designation “Sub”, equal to the ratio among, with respect to each such REMIC I Regular Interest, the excess of (x) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group I or the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group II, as applicable, over (y) the current Certificate Principal Balance of the related Class A Certificates.

REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ Maximum Interest Deferral Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) accrued interest at the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate applicable to REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ for such Distribution Date on a balance equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ minus the REMIC I Overcollateralization Amount, in each case for such Distribution Date, over (ii) the Uncertificated Accrued Interest on each REMIC I Regular Interest for which a REMIC II Regular Interest is a Corresponding Interest for the purpose of this calculation for such Distribution Date, with the rate on each such REMIC I Regular Interest subject to a cap equal to the Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate for the Corresponding Interest; provided, however, that solely for this purpose, the related cap with respect to each REMIC I Regular Interest for which a REMIC II Regular Interest is a Corresponding Interest shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of days in the related Accrual Period.

REMIC I Regular Interests: REMIC I Regular Interest AA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-1, REMIC I Regular Interest II-A-1, REMIC I Regular Interest M-1, REMIC I Regular Interest M-2, REMIC I Regular Interest M-3, REMIC I Regular Interest B-1, REMIC I Regular Interest B-2, REMIC I Regular Interest B-3, REMIC I Regular Interest B-4, REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ, REMIC I Regular Interest P, REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Sub, REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Grp, REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Sub, REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Grp and REMIC I Regular Interest XX.

REMIC I Regular Interest AA: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest AA shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-1: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest I-A-1 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest II-A-1: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest II-A-1 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Grp: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Grp shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Sub: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Sub shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Grp: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Grp shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Sub: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Sub shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest B-1: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest B-1 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest B-2: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest B-2 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest B-3: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest B-3 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest B-4: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest B-4 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest M-1: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest M-1 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest M-2: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest M-2 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest M-3: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest M-3 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest P: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest P will not accrue interest and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest XX: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest XX shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC II: The segregated pool of assets described in the Preliminary Statement consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests.

REMIC II Interests: The REMIC II Regular Interests and the Class R-2 Certificates.

REMIC II Regular Interests: REMIC II Regular Interest I-A-1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-A-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-1, REMIC II Regular Interest M-2, REMIC II Regular Interest M-3, REMIC II Regular Interest B-1, REMIC II Regular Interest B-2, REMIC II Regular Interest B-3, REMIC II Regular Interest B-4 and REMIC II Regular Interest X.

XXXXX XX Regular Interest I-A-1: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest AA shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC II Regular Interest II-A-1: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest AA shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC II Regular Interest B-1: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest B-1 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC II Regular Interest B-2: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest B-2 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC II Regular Interest B-3: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest B-3 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC II Regular Interest B-4: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest B-4 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC II Regular Interest C: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest C shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time.

REMIC II Regular Interest C Distribution Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the sum of (i) the Uncertificated Accrued Interest for REMIC II Regular Interest C for such Distribution Date, (ii) any Overcollateralization Release Amount for such Distribution Date and (iii) without duplication, any Subsequent Recoveries not distributed to the Class A, Class M and Class B Certificates on such Distribution Date; provided, however, that on and after the Distribution Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of the Offered Certificates and Class B-4 Certificates has been reduced to zero, the REMIC II Regular Interest C Distribution Amount shall include the Overcollateralized Amount.

REMIC II Regular Interest M-1: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-1 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC II Regular Interest M-2: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-2 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC II Regular Interest M-3: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest M-3 shall accrue interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate in effect from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC II Regular Interest P: One of the separate non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest P will not accrue interest and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.

REMIC III: The segregated pool of assets described in the Preliminary Statement consisting of the REMIC II Regular Interests.

REMIC Opinion: Shall mean an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the proposed action will not have an adverse affect on any REMIC created hereunder.

REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A through 860G of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed, temporary and final regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time as well as provisions of applicable state laws.

REMIC Regular Interests: The REMIC I Regular Interests and REMIC II Regular Interests.

Remittance Date: Shall mean (i) with respect to the Company, the Business Day immediately preceding the Distribution Account Deposit Date and (ii) with respect to the related Servicer, the date specified in the related Servicing Agreement.

Remittance Report: As defined in Section 6.04(e).

REO Imputed Interest: As to any REO Property, for any calendar month during which such REO Property was at any time part of REMIC I, one month’s interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of such REO Property (or, in the case of the first such calendar month, of the related Mortgage Loan, if appropriate) as of the close of business on the Distribution Date in such calendar month.

REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Company or the related Servicer through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a defaulted Mortgage Loan.

Replacement Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans in the aggregate substituted by the Sponsor for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, which must, on the date of such substitution, as confirmed in a Request for Release, (i) have a Stated Principal Balance, after deduction of the principal portion of the Scheduled Payment due in the month of substitution, not in excess of, and not less than 90% of, the Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (ii) have a fixed Mortgage Rate not less than or more than 1% per annum higher than the Mortgage Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have the same or higher credit quality characteristics than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio no higher than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (v) have a remaining term to maturity no greater than (and not more than one year less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (vi) not permit conversion of the Mortgage Rate from a fixed rate to a variable rate; (vii) have the same lien priority as the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (viii) constitute the same occupancy type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan or be owner occupied; and (ix) comply with each representation and warranty set forth in Section 2.03 hereof.

Reportable Event: As defined in Section 4.18.

Repurchase Price: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, a price equal to (i) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, plus (ii) interest on such outstanding principal balance at the Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate) from the last date through which interest has been paid to the end of the month of repurchase, less (iii) amounts advanced by the Company or the related Servicer in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan which are being held in the Distribution Account for remittance to the Securities Administrator plus (iv) any costs and damages (if any) incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation of such Mortgage Loan of any anti-predatory lending laws.

Request for Release: The Request for Release to be submitted by the Sponsor, the Company, the related Servicer or the Master Servicer to the Custodian substantially in the form of Exhibit G. Each Request for Release furnished to the Custodian by the Sponsor, the Company, the related Servicer or the Master Servicer shall be in duplicate and shall be executed by an officer of such Person or a Servicing Officer (or, if furnished electronically to the Custodian, shall be deemed to have been sent and executed by an officer of such Person or a Servicing Officer) of the Company or the related Servicer, as applicable.

Required Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any insurance policy that is required to be maintained from time to time under this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement.

Residual Certificates: Any of the Class R Certificates, each evidencing the sole class of Residual Interests in the related REMIC.

Residual Interest: The sole class of “residual interests” in a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.

Responsible Officer: With respect to the Trustee, any Vice President, any Assistant Vice President, the Secretary, any Assistant Secretary, or any Trust Officer with specific responsibility for the transactions contemplated hereby, any other officer customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated officers or other officers of the Trustee specified by the Trustee, as to whom, with respect to a particular matter, such matter is referred because of such officer’s knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

Rolling Three Month Delinquency Rate: With respect to any Distribution Date, the average of the Delinquency Rates for each of the three (or one and two, in the case of the first and second Distribution Dates, respectively) immediately preceding months.

S&P: Standard & Poor’s, a division of The XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc.

Scheduled Payment: The scheduled monthly payment on a Mortgage Loan due on any Due Date allocable to principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan.

Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

Securities Administrator: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as securities administrator, transfer agent and paying agent hereunder, and its successors and assigns.

Securities Administrator Information: As defined in Section 4.18(b).

Significance Estimate: With respect to any Distribution Date, and in accordance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB, shall be an amount determined based on the reasonable good-faith estimate by the Sponsor or its affiliate of the aggregate maximum probable exposure of the outstanding Certificates to the Corridor Contracts.

Significance Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date, and in accordance with Item 1115 of Regulation AB, shall be an percentage equal to the Significance Estimate divided by the aggregate outstanding Certificate Principal Balance of the Adjustable Rate Certificates, prior to the distribution of the Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date.

Sponsor: EMC Mortgage Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its successors and assigns, in its capacity as seller of the Mortgage Loans to the Depositor.

Senior Certificates: Any of the Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2, Class II-A-1 and Class II-A-2 Certificates.

Servicer: Shall mean any of American Home, National City, Chevy Chase, CitiMortgage, EMC, Harbourside, Union Federal, Wachovia or Xxxxx Fargo.

Servicing Trigger Event: A Servicing Trigger Event is in effect with respect to American Home as a Servicer and with respect to any Distribution Date if either:

(a) the Rolling Three Month Delinquency Rate for the Group II Loans is greater than 6%; or

(b) the cumulative amount of Realized Losses incurred on the Group II Loans from the Cut-off Date through the end of the calendar month immediately preceding such Distribution Date exceeds the applicable percentage set forth below of the aggregate balance Group II Loans as of the Cut-off Date:

0.75% with respect to each month up to April 2009,

0.75% with respect to May 2009, plus an additional 1/12th of 0.55% for each month thereafter until April 2010,

1.30% with respect to May 2010, plus an additional 1/12th of 0.55% for each month thereafter until April 2011,

1.85% with respect to May 2011, plus an additional 1/12th of 0.30% for each month thereafter until April 2012,

2.15% with respect to May 2012, plus an additional 1/12th of 0.05% for each month thereafter until April 2013, and

2.20% with respect to May 2013, and each month thereafter

provided, however, if American Home as a servicer is rated “SQ2-” or better by Xxxxx’x on any date, the Servicing Trigger Event will no longer be in effect with respect to any Distribution Date thereafter.

Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary “out of pocket” costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees) incurred in the performance by the Company or the related Servicer of its servicing obligations hereunder or under the related Servicing Agreement, including, but not limited to, the cost of (i) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, and including any expenses incurred in relation to any such proceedings that result from the Mortgage Loan being registered in the MERS® System, (iii) the management and liquidation of any REO Property (including, without limitation, realtor’s commissions) and (iv) compliance with any obligations under Section 3.07 hereof to cause insurance to be maintained.

Servicing Agreement: Shall mean either the Amercian Home Servicing Agreement, National City Servicing Agreement, Chevy Chase Servicing Agreement, CitiMortgage Servicing Agreement, Harbourside Servicing Agreement, Wachovia Servicing Agreement or Xxxxx Fargo Servicing Agreement.

Servicing Criteria: The “servicing criteria” set forth in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time, or those Servicing Criteria otherwise mutually agreed to by EMC, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the applicable Servicer in response to evolving interpretations of Regulation AB and incorporated into a revised Exhibit O.

Servicing Fee: As to each Mortgage Loan and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to 1/12th of the Servicing Fee Rate multiplied by the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the last day of the related Due Period.

Servicing Fee Rate: 0.250% per annum.

Servicing Modification: With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the reasonable judgment of the Company or the related Servicer, as to which default is reasonably foreseeable, any modification which is effected by the Company or the related Servicer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement which results in any change in the outstanding Stated Principal Balance, any change in the Mortgage Rate or any extension of the term of such Mortgage Loan.

Servicing Officer: Any officer of the Company or the related Servicer involved in, or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans (i) in the case of the Company, whose name and facsimile signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished to the Trustee by the Company on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, as such list may from time to time be amended and (ii) in the case of the related Servicer, as to which evidence reasonably acceptable to the Trustee, as applicable, of due authorization, by such party has been furnished from time to time to the Trustee.

Startup Day: The Startup Day for each REMIC formed hereunder shall be the Closing Date.

Stated Principal Balance: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or related REO Property and any Distribution Date, the Cut-off Date Principal Balance thereof minus the sum of (i) the principal portion of the Scheduled Payments due with respect to such Mortgage Loan during each Due Period ending prior to such Distribution Date (and irrespective of any delinquency in their payment), (ii) all Principal Prepayments with respect to such Mortgage Loan received prior to or during the related Prepayment Period, and all Liquidation Proceeds to the extent applied by the Company or the related Servicer as recoveries of principal in accordance with Section 3.09 or the related Servicing Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loan, that were received by the Company or the related Servicer as of the close of business on the last day of the Prepayment Period related to such Distribution Date and (iii) any Realized Losses on such Mortgage Loan incurred during the related Prepayment Period. The Stated Principal Balance of a Liquidated Loan equals zero.

Subordinate Certificates: Any of the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3 and Class B-4 Certificates.

Subsequent Recoveries: As of any Distribution Date, amounts received by the Master Servicer during the related Due Period or surplus amounts held by the Master Servicer to cover estimated expenses (including, but not limited to, recoveries in respect of the representations and warranties made by the Sponsor pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement) specifically related to a Liquidated Mortgage Loan or disposition of an REO Property prior to the related Prepayment Period that resulted in a Realized Loss, after the liquidation or disposition of such Mortgage Loan.

Subservicing Agreement: Any agreement entered into between the Company and a subservicer with respect to the subservicing of any Mortgage Loan hereunder by such subservicer.

Substitution Adjustment Amount: The meaning ascribed to such term pursuant to Section 2.03(d).

Successor Master Servicer: The meaning ascribed to such term pursuant to Section 9.01.

Tax Matters Person: The person designated as “tax matters person” in the manner provided under Treasury Regulation Sections 1.860F-4(d) and 301.6231(a)(7)-1T. The holder of the greatest Percentage Interest in a Class of Residual Certificates shall be the Tax Matters Person for the related REMIC. The Securities Administrator, or any successor thereto or assignee thereof, shall serve as tax administrator hereunder and as agent for the related Tax Matters Person.

Transfer Affidavit: As defined in Section 7.02(c).

Transfer: Any direct or indirect transfer or sale of any Ownership Interest in a Certificate.

Trust Fund: The corpus of the trust created hereunder consisting of (i) the Mortgage Loans and all interest accruing and principal due with respect thereto after the Cut-off Date to the extent not applied in computing the Cut-off Date Principal Balance thereof; (ii) the Class P Certificate Account, the Net WAC Reserve Fund, the Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account, the Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account, the Distribution Account maintained by the Securities Administrator and the Protected Accounts maintained by the Company and the Servicers and all amounts deposited therein pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement and the Servicing Agreements; (iii) property that secured a Mortgage Loan and has been acquired by foreclosure, deed in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise; (iv) the mortgagee’s rights under the Insurance Policies with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (v) the Servicing Agreements and the Assignment Agreements; (vi) the rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, and (vii) all proceeds of the foregoing, including proceeds of conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the foregoing into cash or other liquid property. The Net WAC Reserve Fund, the Class I-A-1/I-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account, the Class II-A-1/II-A-2 Net WAC Reserve Account and the Prepayment Charge Waiver Amounts shall constitute assets of the Trust Fund but will not be included in REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III.

Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking association, not in its individual capacity, but solely in its capacity as trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders under this Agreement, and any successor thereto, and any corporation or national banking association resulting from or surviving any consolidation or merger to which it or its successors may be a party and any successor trustee as may from time to time be serving as successor trustee hereunder.

Uncertificated Accrued Interest: With respect to each REMIC Regular Interest on each Distribution Date, an amount equal to one month’s interest at the related Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate or Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate on the Uncertificated Principal Balance or Uncertificated Notional Amount, as applicable, of such REMIC Regular Interest. In each case, Uncertificated Accrued Interest will be reduced by any Unpaid Interest Shortfalls and interest portion of Realized Losses (allocated to such REMIC Regular Interests as set forth in Sections 1.02 and 6.05).

Uncertificated Notional Amount: With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest C, the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests (other than REMIC I Regular Interest P).

Uncertificated Principal Balance: With respect to each REMIC Regular Interest, the principal amount of such REMIC Regular Interest outstanding as of any date of determination. As of the Closing Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest shall equal the amount set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto as its initial Uncertificated Principal Balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest shall be reduced by all distributions of principal made on such REMIC Regular Interest on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 6.07 and, if and to the extent necessary and appropriate, shall be further reduced on such Distribution Date by Realized Losses as provided in Section 6.05, and the Uncertificated Principal Balance of REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ shall be increased by interest deferrals as provided in Section 6.07(b)(i). The Uncertificated Principal Balance of each REMIC Regular Interest shall never be less than zero. With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest C as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the then aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests over (B) the then aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A, Class M, Class B and Class P Certificates then outstanding.

Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate: With respect to any REMIC I Regular Interest other than REMIC I Regular Interest P, REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Grp and REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Grp, and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the related Due Period, weighted on the basis of the Stated Principal Balances thereof as of the first day of the related Due Period. With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest P and any Distribution Date, 0.00% per annum. With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Grp, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group I as of the first day of the related Due Period, weighted on the basis of the Stated Principal Balances thereof as of the first day of the related Due Period. With respect to REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Grp, a per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans in Loan Group II as of the first day of the related Due Period, weighted on the basis of the Stated Principal Balances thereof as of the first day of the related Due Period.

Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate: With respect to any Distribution Date and each REMIC II Regular Interest other than REMIC II Regular Interest C, REMIC II Regular Interest I-A-1 and REMIC II Regular Interest II-A-1, a rate per annum equal to the Pass-Through Rate indicated for the Class of Corresponding Certificates for such Distribution Date; provided, however, that for this purpose the Interest Rate Cap with respect to each such Class of Corresponding Certificates shall be equal to the weighted average of the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rates for the REMIC I Regular Interests (other than REMIC I Regular Interests 1-Sub, 2-Sub, 1-Grp, 2-Grp, XX and P), weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balances of each such REMIC I Regular Interest, for such Distribution Date.

With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest I-A-1 and (i) any Distribution Date which occurs on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (a) 6.50% per annum and (b) the weighted average of the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Grp, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest, for such Distribution Date, and (ii) any Distribution Date thereafter, the lesser of (a) 7.00% per annum and (b) the weighted average of the REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Grp, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest, for such Distribution Date.

With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest II-A-1 and (i) any Distribution Date which occurs on or prior to the Optional Termination Date, the lesser of (a) 6.50% per annum and (b) the weighted average of the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Grp, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest, for such Distribution Date, and (ii) any Distribution Date thereafter, the lesser of (a) 7.00% per annum and (b) the weighted average of the REMIC I Pass-Through Rate on REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Grp, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest, for such Distribution Date.

With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest C, a rate per annum equal to the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the sum of the amount determined for each REMIC I Regular Interest (other than REMIC I Regular Interests 1-Sub, 1-Grp, 2-Sub, 2-Grp, XX and P) equal to the product of (a) the excess, if any, of the Uncertificated REMIC I Pass-Through Rate for such REMIC I Regular Interest over the Marker Rate and (y) a notional amount equal to the Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interest, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of such REMIC I Regular Interests.

Uncertificated REMIC III Pass-Through Rate: With respect to the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by the Class I-A-1 Certificates and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus 0.40% per annum, subject to a cap equal to the weighted average Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest I-A-1, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

With respect to the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by the Class I-A-2 Certificates and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest I-A-1 over (B) the lesser of (x) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.40% per annum and (y) the weighted average Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest I-A-1, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

With respect to the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by the Class II-A-1 Certificates and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to One-Month LIBOR plus 0.50% per annum, subject to a cap equal to the weighted average Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest II-A-1, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

With respect to the Regular Interest the ownership of which is represented by the Class II-A-2 Certificates and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the excess, if any, of (A) the Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest II-A-1 over (B) the lesser of (x) One-Month LIBOR plus 0.50% per annum and (y) the weighted average Uncertificated REMIC II Pass-Through Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest II-A-1, weighted on the basis of the Uncertificated Principal Balance thereof immediately prior to such Distribution Date.

Union Federal: Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis.

Unpaid Interest Shortfalls: Shall mean Interest Shortfalls net of payments by the Company, the related Servicer or the Master Servicer in respect of Compensating Interest.

Voting Rights: The portion of the voting rights of all the Certificates that is allocated to any Certificate for purposes of the voting provisions hereunder. Voting Rights shall be allocated (i) 94.50% to the Certificates (other than the Class C, Class P and the Residual Certificates), (ii) 1% to the Class P Certificates, (iii) 3% to the Class C Certificates and (iv) 0.50% to each Class of Residual Certificates, with the allocation among the Certificates other than the Class C, Class P and Residual Certificates to be in proportion to the Certificate Principal Balance of each Class relative to the Certificate Principal Balance of all other such Classes. Voting Rights will be allocated among the Certificates of each such Class in accordance with their respective Percentage Interests.

Wachovia: Wachovia Mortgage Corporation.

Wachovia Assignment Agreement: The Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2006, by and among the Sponsor, Wachovia and the Trustee evidencing the assignment of the Wachovia Servicing Agreement to the Trust, attached hereto as Exhibit S-7.

Wachovia Servicing Agreement: Seller’s Purchase, Warranties and Servicing Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2005, between the Sponsor and Wachovia, as amended, attached hereto as Exhibit R-7, as modified by the Wachovia Assignment Agreement.

Xxxxx Fargo: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, X.X.

Xxxxx Fargo Assignment Agreement: The Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement, dated as of April 28, 2006, by and among the Sponsor, Xxxxx Fargo and the Trustee evidencing the assignment of the Xxxxx Fargo Servicing Agreement to the Trust, attached hereto as Exhibit S-8.

Xxxxx Fargo Servicing Agreement: Amended and Restated Master Seller’s Warranties and Servicing Agreement dated as of November 1, 2005, between the Sponsor and Xxxxx Fargo, as amended, attached hereto as Exhibit R-8, as modified by the Xxxxx Fargo Assignment Agreement.

Section 1.02 Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls.

For purposes of calculating the amount of the Monthly Interest Distributable Amount for the Class I-A-1, Class I-A-2, Class II-A-1, Class II-A-2, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class B-1, Class B-2, Class B-3, Class B-4 and Class C Certificates for any Distribution Date, (1) the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Interest Shortfalls in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first, in reduction of amounts otherwise distributable to the Class C Certificates, and thereafter, among the Offered Certificates and the Class B-4 Certificates in proportion to the amount of the Monthly Interest Distributable Amount that would have been allocated to such Certificates in the absence of such Unpaid Interest Shortfalls, and (2) the interest portion of Realized Losses for the Mortgage Loans will be allocated first, to the Class C Certificates, based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable Pass-Through Rate on the Certificate Notional Amount thereof, second to the Class B-4 Certificates, third to the Class B-3 Certificates, fourth to the Class B-2 Certificates, fifth to the Class B-1 Certificates, sixth to the Class M-3 Certificates, seventh to the Class M-2 Certificates, eighth to the Class M-1 Certificates, and following the Cross-Over Date, ninth to the Senior Certificates in each case, based on, and to the extent of, one month’s interest at the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rates on the respective Certificate Principal Balances of each such Certificate.

The REMIC I Marker Allocation Percentage of the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated first, to Uncertificated Accrued Interest payable to REMIC I Regular Interest AA and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC I Interest Loss Allocation Amount, 98% and 2%, respectively, and thereafter among REMIC I Regular Interest AA, each REMIC I Regular Interest for which a REMIC II Regular Interest is the Corresponding Interest and REMIC I Regular Interest ZZ, in proportion to the amount of the Uncertificated Accrued Interest that would have been allocated to such REMIC I Regular Interests in the absence of such Unpaid Interest Shortfalls.

The REMIC I Sub WAC Allocation Percentage of the aggregate amount of any Unpaid Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated to Uncertificated Accrued Interest payable to REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Sub, REMIC I Regular Interest 1-Grp, REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Sub, REMIC I Regular Interest 2-Grp and REMIC I Regular Interest XX, in proportion to the amount of the Uncertificated Accrued Interest that would have been allocated to such REMIC I Regular Interests in the absence of such Unpaid Interest Shortfalls.

The aggregate amount of any Unpaid Interest Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated among the REMIC II Regular Interests in the same manner and priority as such amounts are allocable to the Corresponding Certificates; provided, however, that solely for purposes of the foregoing, any shortfalls allocable to the Class I-A-2 Certificates and Class II-A-2 shall be deemed to be allocated to the Class I-A-1 Certificates and Class II-A-1 Certificates, respectively.

ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCE OF TRUST FUND

REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES

Section 2.01 Conveyance of Trust Fund.

Pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Sponsor sold, transferred, assigned, set over and otherwise conveyed to the Depositor, without recourse, all the right, title and interest of the Sponsor in and to the assets in the Trust Fund.

The Sponsor has entered into this Agreement in consideration for the purchase of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and has agreed to take the actions specified herein.

The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, hereby sells, transfers, assigns, sets over and otherwise conveys to the Trustee for the use and benefit of the Certificateholders, without recourse, all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Fund.

In connection with such sale, the Depositor has delivered to, and deposited with, the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, the following documents or instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan so assigned: (i) the original Mortgage Note, including any riders thereto, endorsed without recourse (A) to the order of “U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for certificateholders of Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AC3,” or (B) in the case of a loan registered on the MERS system, in blank, and in each case showing to the extent available to the Sponsor an unbroken chain of endorsements from the original payee thereof to the Person endorsing it to the Trustee, (ii) the original Mortgage and, if the related Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, noting the presence of the MIN and language indicating that such Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, which shall have been recorded (or if the original is not available, a copy), with evidence of such recording indicated thereon (or if clause (x) in the proviso below applies, shall be in recordable form), (iii) unless the Mortgage Loan is a MOM Loan, the assignment (either an original or a copy, which may be in the form of a blanket assignment if permitted in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located) to the Trustee of the Mortgage with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the name of “U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for certificateholders of Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Asset Backed Certificates, Series 2006-AC3,” which shall have been recorded (or if clause (x) in the proviso below applies, shall be in recordable form) (iv) an original or a copy of all intervening assignments of the Mortgage, if any, to the extent available to the Sponsor, with evidence of recording thereon, (v) the original policy of title insurance or mortgagee’s certificate of title insurance or commitment or binder for title insurance, if available, or a copy thereof, or, in the event that such original title insurance policy is unavailable, a photocopy thereof, or in lieu thereof, a current lien search on the related Mortgaged Property and (vi) originals or copies of all available assumption, modification or substitution agreements, if any; provided, however, that in lieu of the foregoing, the Sponsor may deliver the following documents, under the circumstances set forth below: (x) if any Mortgage, assignment thereof to the Trustee or intervening assignments thereof have been delivered or are being delivered to recording offices for recording and have not been returned in time to permit their delivery as specified above, the Depositor may deliver a true copy thereof with a certification by the Sponsor or the title company issuing the commitment for title insurance, on the face of such copy, substantially as follows: “Certified to be a true and correct copy of the original, which has been transmitted for recording”; and (y) in lieu of the Mortgage Notes relating to the Mortgage Loans identified in the list set forth in Exhibit I, the Depositor may deliver a lost note affidavit and indemnity and a copy of the original note, if available; and provided, further, however, that in the case of Mortgage Loans which have been prepaid in full after the Cut-off Date and prior to the Closing Date, the Depositor, in lieu of delivering the above documents, may deliver to the Trustee and its Custodian a certification of a Servicing Officer to such effect and in such case shall deposit all amounts paid in respect of such Mortgage Loans, in the Distribution Account on the Closing Date. In the case of the documents referred to in clause (x) above, the Depositor shall deliver such documents to the Trustee or its Custodian promptly after they are received. The Sponsor shall cause, at its expense, the Mortgage and intervening assignments, if any, and to the extent required in accordance with the foregoing, the assignment of the Mortgage to the Trustee to be submitted for recording promptly after the Closing Date; provided that the Sponsor need not cause to be recorded any assignment (a) in any jurisdiction under the laws of which, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee delivered by the Sponsor to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies, the recordation of such assignment is not necessary to protect the Trustee’s interest in the related Mortgage Loan or (b) if MERS is identified on the Mortgage or on a properly recorded assignment of the Mortgage as mortgagee of record solely as nominee for Sponsor and its successors and assigns. In the event that the Sponsor, the Depositor or the Master Servicer gives written notice to the Trustee that a court has recharacterized the sale of the Mortgage Loans as a financing, the Sponsor shall submit or cause to be submitted for recording as specified above or, should the Sponsor fail to perform such obligations, the Master Servicer shall cause each such previously unrecorded assignment to be submitted for recording as specified above at the expense of the Trust. In the event a Mortgage File is released to the Company or the Servicer as a result of such Person having completed a Request for Release, the Custodian shall, if not so completed, complete the assignment of the related Mortgage in the manner specified in clause (iii) above.

In connection with the assignment of any Mortgage Loan registered on the MERS® System, the Sponsor further agrees that it will cause, at the Sponsor’s own expense, within 30 days after the Closing Date, the MERS® System to indicate that such Mortgage Loans have been assigned by the Sponsor to the Depositor and by the Depositor to the Trustee in accordance with this Agreement for the benefit of the Certificateholders by including (or deleting, in the case of Mortgage Loans which are repurchased in accordance with this Agreement) in such computer files (a) the code in the field which identifies the specific Trustee and (b) the code in the field “Pool Field” which identifies the series of the Certificates issued in connection with such Mortgage Loans. The Sponsor further agrees that it will not, and will not permit the Company, any Servicer or the Master Servicer to, and the Master Servicer agrees that it will not, alter the codes referenced in this paragraph with respect to any Mortgage Loan during the term of this Agreement unless and until such Mortgage Loan is repurchased in accordance with the terms of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.

The Depositor shall not be required to deliver intervening assignments or Mortgage Note endorsements between the related Underlying Sponsor and the Sponsor, between the Sponsor and the Depositor, and between the Depositor and the Trustee. and provided, further, however, that in the case of Mortgage Loans which have been prepaid in full after the Cut-off Date and prior to the Closing Date, the Depositor, in lieu of delivering the above documents, may deliver to the Trustee or the Custodian, as its agent, a certification to such effect and shall deposit all amounts paid in respect of such Mortgage Loans in the Distribution Account on the Closing Date.

Section 2.02 Acceptance of the Mortgage Loans.

(a) Based on the Initial Certification received by it from the Custodian, the Trustee acknowledges receipt of, subject to the further review and exceptions reported by the Custodian pursuant to the procedures described below, the documents (or certified copies thereof) delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf pursuant to Section 2.01 and declares that it holds and will continue to hold directly or through a custodian those documents and any amendments, replacements or supplements thereto and all other assets of the Trust Fund delivered to it in trust for the use and benefit of all present and future Holders of the Certificates. On the Closing Date, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf will deliver to the Sponsor and the Trustee an Initial Certification confirming whether or not it has received the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan, but without review of such Mortgage File, except to the extent necessary to confirm whether such Mortgage File contains the original Mortgage Note or a lost note affidavit and indemnity in lieu thereof. No later than 90 days after the Closing Date, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf shall, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, review each Mortgage File delivered to it and execute and deliver to the Sponsor and, if reviewed by the Custodian, the Trustee, an Interim Certification. In conducting such review, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf will ascertain whether all required documents have been executed and received and whether those documents relate, determined on the basis of the Mortgagor name, original principal balance and loan number, to the Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit B to this Agreement, (provided, however, that with respect to those documents described in subclauses (iv) and (vi) of Section 2.01, such obligations shall extend only to documents actually delivered pursuant to such subclauses). In performing any such review, the Trustee and the Custodian may conclusively rely on the purported due execution and genuineness of any such document and on the purported genuineness of any signature thereon. If the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf finds any document constituting part of the Mortgage File not to have been executed or received, or to be unrelated to the Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit B or to appear to be defective on its face, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf shall include such information in the exception report. The Sponsor shall correct or cure any such defect or, if prior to the end of the second anniversary of the Closing Date, the Sponsor may substitute for the related Mortgage Loan a Replacement Mortgage Loan, which substitution shall be accomplished in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.03 or shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee to the effect that such defect does not materially or adversely affect the interests of the Certificateholders in such Mortgage Loan within 60 days from the date of notice from the Trustee of the defect and if the Sponsor fails to correct or cure the defect or deliver such opinion within such period, the Sponsor will, subject to Section 2.03, within 90 days from the notification of the Trustee purchase such Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price; provided, however, that if such defect relates solely to the inability of the Sponsor to deliver the Mortgage, assignment thereof to the Trustee, or intervening assignments thereof with evidence of recording thereon because such documents have been submitted for recording and have not been returned by the applicable jurisdiction, the Sponsor shall not be required to purchase such Mortgage Loan if the Sponsor delivers such documents promptly upon receipt, but in no event later than 360 days after the Closing Date.

(b) No later than 180 days after the Closing Date, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf will review, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the Mortgage Files and will execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered to the Sponsor and, if reviewed by the Custodian, the Trustee, a Final Certification. In conducting such review, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf will ascertain whether each document required to be recorded has been returned from the recording office with evidence of recording thereon and the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf has received either an original or a copy thereof, as required in Section 2.01 (provided, however, that with respect to those documents described in subclauses (iv) and (vi) of Section 2.01, such obligations shall extend only to documents actually delivered pursuant to such subclauses). If the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf finds any document with respect to a Mortgage Loan has not been received, or to be unrelated, determined on the basis of the Mortgagor name, original principal balance and loan number, to the Mortgage Loans identified in Exhibit B or to appear defective on its face, the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf shall note such defect in the exception report attached to the Final Certification and shall promptly notify the Sponsor. The Sponsor shall correct or cure any such defect or, if prior to the end of the second anniversary of the Closing Date, the Sponsor may substitute for the related Mortgage Loan a Replacement Mortgage Loan, which substitution shall be accomplished in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in Section 2.03 or shall deliver to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee to the effect that such defect does not materially or adversely affect the interests of Certificateholders in such Mortgage Loan within 60 days from the date of notice from the Trustee of the defect and if the Sponsor is unable within such period to correct or cure such defect, or to substitute the related Mortgage Loan with a Replacement Mortgage Loan or to deliver such opinion, the Sponsor shall, subject to Section 2.03, within 90 days from the notification of the Trustee, purchase such Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price; provided, however, that if such defect relates solely to the inability of the Sponsor to deliver the Mortgage, assignment thereof to the Trustee or intervening assignments thereof with evidence of recording thereon, because such documents have not been returned by the applicable jurisdiction, the Sponsor shall not be required to purchase such Mortgage Loan, if the Sponsor delivers such documents promptly upon receipt, but in no event later than 360 days after the Closing Date.

(c) In the event that a Mortgage Loan is purchased by the Sponsor in accordance with Subsections 2.02(a) or (b) above or Section 2.03, the Sponsor shall remit the applicable Purchase Price to the Securities Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account and shall provide written notice to the Trustee detailing the components of the Purchase Price, signed by a Servicing Officer. Upon deposit of the Purchase Price in the Distribution Account and upon receipt of a Request for Release with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the Trustee or the Custodian will release to the Sponsor the related Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver all instruments of transfer or assignment, without recourse, representation or warranty furnished to it by the Sponsor, as are necessary to vest in the Sponsor title to and rights under the Mortgage Loan. Such purchase shall be deemed to have occurred on the date on which the deposit into the Distribution Account was made. The Trustee shall promptly notify the Rating Agencies of such repurchase. The obligation of the Sponsor to cure, repurchase or substitute for any Mortgage Loan as to which a defect in a constituent document exists shall be the sole remedies respecting such defect available to the Certificateholders or to the Trustee on their behalf.

(d) The Sponsor shall deliver to the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf, and Trustee agrees to accept the Mortgage Note and other documents constituting the Mortgage File with respect to any Replacement Mortgage Loan, which the Trustee or the Custodian will review as provided in Subsections 2.02(a) and 2.02(b), provided, that the Closing Date referred to therein shall instead be the date of delivery of the Mortgage File with respect to each Replacement Mortgage Loan.

Section 2.03 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Company, the Master Servicer and the Sponsor.

(a) The Company hereby represents and warrants to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee as follows, as of the Closing Date:

(i) It is duly organized and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by it in any state in which a Mortgaged Property related to an EMC Mortgage Loan is located or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with the doing business laws of any such state, to the extent necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each EMC Mortgage Loan, to master service the EMC Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

(ii) It has the full corporate power and authority to service each EMC Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except that (a) the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by it, the servicing of the EMC Mortgage Loans by it under this Agreement, the consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof are in its ordinary course of business and will not (A) result in a material breach of any term or provision of its charter or by-laws or (B) materially conflict with, result in a material breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a material default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or (C) constitute a material violation of any statute, order or regulation applicable to it of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it; and it is not in breach or violation of any material indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it which breach or violation may materially impair its ability to perform or meet any of its obligations under this Agreement.

(iv) It is an approved servicer of conventional mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac and is a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act.

(v) No litigation is pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened, against it that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or its ability to service the EMC Mortgage Loans or to perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

(vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for its execution, delivery and performance of, or compliance with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, it has obtained the same.

(vii) The Company has delivered to the Depositor and the Master Servicer financial statements of its parent, for its last two complete fiscal years. All such financial information fairly presents the pertinent results of operations and financial position for the period identified and has been prepared in accordance with GAAP consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the servicing policies and procedures (outside of the normal changes warranted by regulatory and product type changes in the portfolio), business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Company since the date of the Company’s financial information that would have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(b) The Company hereby covenants to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee as follows, as of the Closing Date:

(i) As of the Closing Date and except as has been otherwise disclosed to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, or disclosed in any public filing: (1) no default or servicing related performance trigger has occurred as to any other Pass-Through Transfer due to any act or failure to act of the Company; (2) no material noncompliance with applicable servicing criteria as to any other Pass-Through Transfer has occurred, been disclosed or reported by the Company; (3) the Company has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan Pass-Through Transfer, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (4) no material changes to the Company’s servicing policies and procedures for similar loans have occurred in the preceding three years; (5) there are no aspects of the Company’s financial condition that could have a material adverse impact on the performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder; (6) there are no legal proceedings pending, or known to be contemplated by governmental authorities, against the Company that could be material to investors in the securities issued in such Pass-Through Transfer; and (7) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Company of a type that are described under Item 1119 of Regulation AB.

(ii) If so requested by the Depositor or the Master Servicer on any date, the Company shall, within five Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in clause (b)(i) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party.

(iii) As a condition to the succession to the Company or any subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Company or such subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the Company or any subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the Master Servicer and the Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the Master Servicer or the Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed securities.

(c) Xxxxx Fargo Bank, National Association, in its capacity as Master Servicer and Securities Administrator hereby represents and warrants to the Sponsor, the Depositor and the Trustee as follows, as of the Closing Date:

(i) It is a national banking association duly formed, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States of America and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator in any state in which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with the doing business laws of any such state, to the extent necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan, to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof;

(ii) It has the full corporate power and authority to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on its part the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes its legal, valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, except that (a) the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by it, the consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof are in its ordinary course of business and will not (A) result in a material breach of any term or provision of its charter or by-laws or (B) materially conflict with, result in a material breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a material default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to which it is a party or by which it may be bound, or (C) constitute a material violation of any statute, order or regulation applicable to it of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it; and it is not in breach or violation of any material indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it which breach or violation may materially impair its ability to perform or meet any of its obligations under this Agreement.

(iv) No litigation is pending or, to the best of its knowledge, threatened, against it that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or its ability to perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

(v) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for its execution, delivery and performance of, or compliance with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, it has obtained the same.

(d) The Sponsor hereby represents and warrants to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Trustee as follows, as of the Closing Date:

(i) The Sponsor is duly organized as a Delaware corporation and is validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Sponsor in any state in which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with the doing business laws of any such state, to the extent necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan, to sell the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and to perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

(ii) The Sponsor has the full corporate power and authority to sell each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the Sponsor the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Sponsor, enforceable against the Sponsor in accordance with its terms, except that (a) the enforceability hereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.

(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Sponsor, the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Sponsor under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof and thereof are in the ordinary course of business of the Sponsor and will not (A) result in a material breach of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of the Sponsor or (B) materially conflict with, result in a material breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a material default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to which the Sponsor is a party or by which it may be bound, or (C) constitute a material violation of any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Sponsor of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Sponsor; and the Sponsor is not in breach or violation of any material indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it which breach or violation may materially impair the Sponsor’s ability to perform or meet any of its obligations under this Agreement.

(iv) The Sponsor is an approved seller of conventional mortgage loans for Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac and is a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act.

(v) No litigation is pending or, to the best of the Sponsor’s knowledge, threatened, against the Sponsor that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of the Sponsor to sell the Mortgage Loans or to perform any of its other obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

(vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Sponsor of, or compliance by the Sponsor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, the Sponsor has obtained the same.

(vii) As of the Closing Date, the representations and warranties concerning the Mortgage Loans set forth in Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement are true and correct in all material respects.

(e) Upon discovery by any of the parties hereto of a breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice thereof to the other parties. The Sponsor hereby covenants with respect to the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, that within 90 days of the discovery of a breach of any representation or warranty set forth therein that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan, it shall cure such breach in all material respects and, if such breach is not so cured, (i) if such 90-day period expires prior to the second anniversary of the Closing Date, remove such Mortgage Loan (a “Deleted Mortgage Loan”) from the Trust Fund and substitute in its place a Replacement Mortgage Loan, in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth in this Section; or (ii) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans from the Trustee at the Purchase Price in the manner set forth below; provided that any such substitution pursuant to (i) above or repurchase pursuant to (ii) above shall not be effected prior to the delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel if required by Section 2.05 hereof and any such substitution pursuant to (i) above shall not be effected prior to the additional delivery to the Custodian of a Request for Release. The Sponsor shall, or cause the related Servicer to, furnish to the Securities Administrator and the Trustee the Officer’s Certificate required under Section 2.03(e) relating to such cure. If the Trustee has received (or has given, as the case may be) written notice of such a breach of a representation or warranty, the Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Sponsor, if within 90 days of its receipt (or giving, as the case may be) of such notice of breach, the Trustee does not receive an Officer’s Certificate as described in the preceding sentence certifying as to the cure of such breached representation or warranty. The Sponsor shall promptly reimburse the Trustee for any expenses reasonably incurred by the Trustee in respect of enforcing the remedies for such breach. To enable the Sponsor to amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Sponsor shall, unless it cures such breach in a timely fashion pursuant to this Section 2.03, promptly notify the Trustee whether it intends either to repurchase, or to substitute for, the Mortgage Loan affected by such breach. With respect to the representations and warranties in Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement that are made to the best of the Sponsor’s knowledge, if it is discovered by any of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Sponsor, the Securities Administrator or the Trustee that the substance of such representation and warranty is inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding the Sponsor’s lack of knowledge with respect to the substance of such representation or warranty, the Sponsor shall nevertheless be required to cure, substitute for or repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan in accordance with the foregoing.

With respect to any Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Sponsor shall deliver to the Trustee (or the Custodian on its behalf) for the benefit of the Certificateholders such documents and agreements as are required by Section 2.01. No substitution will be made in any calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. Scheduled Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the Due Period related to the Distribution Date on which such proceeds are to be distributed shall not be part of the Trust Fund and will be retained by the Sponsor. For the month of substitution, distributions to Certificateholders will include the Scheduled Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan for the related Due Period and thereafter the Sponsor shall be entitled to retain all amounts received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Sponsor shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule for the benefit of the Certificateholders to reflect the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan and the substitution of the Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and the Sponsor shall deliver the amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Custodian. Upon such substitution, the Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be subject to the terms of this Agreement in all respects, and the Sponsor shall be deemed to have made with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the representations and warranties set forth in Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement with respect to such Mortgage Loan. Upon any such substitution and the deposit into the Distribution Account of the amount required to be deposited therein in connection with such substitution as described in the following paragraph and receipt by the Trustee of a Request for Release for such Mortgage Loan, the Trustee or the Custodian shall release to the Sponsor the Mortgage File relating to such Deleted Mortgage Loan and held for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Trustee shall execute and deliver at the Sponsor’s direction such instruments of transfer or assignment as have been prepared by the Sponsor, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty as shall be necessary to vest in the Sponsor, or its respective designee, title to the Trustee’s interest in any Deleted Mortgage Loan substituted for pursuant to this Section 2.03.

For any month in which the Sponsor substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer will determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all the Replacement Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the Stated Principal Balance (after application of the principal portion of the Scheduled Payment due in the month of substitution) of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. An amount equal to the aggregate of such deficiencies, described in the preceding sentence for any Distribution Date (such amount, the “Substitution Adjustment Amount”) shall be deposited into the Distribution Account, by the Securities Administrator upon receipt from the Sponsor delivering such Replacement Mortgage Loan on the Determination Date for the Distribution Date relating to the Prepayment Period during which the related Mortgage Loan became required to be purchased or replaced hereunder.

In the event that the Sponsor shall have repurchased a Mortgage Loan, the Purchase Price therefor shall be deposited into the Distribution Account maintained by the Securities Administrator, on the Determination Date for the Distribution Date in the month following the month during which the Sponsor became obligated to repurchase or replace such Mortgage Loan and upon such deposit of the Purchase Price, the delivery of an Opinion of Counsel if required by Section 2.05 and the receipt of a Request for Release, the Trustee or the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage File held for the benefit of the Certificateholders to the Sponsor, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver at such Person’s direction the related instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by the Sponsor, in each case without recourse, representation or warranty as shall be necessary to transfer title from the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders and transfer the Trustee’s interest to the Sponsor to any Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Section 2.03. In connection with any repurchase or substitution of a Mortgage Loan or the cure of a breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement pursuant to this Section 2.03, the Seller shall promptly furnish to the Securities Administrator and the Trustee an officer’s certificate, signed by a duly authorized officer of the Seller to the effect that such repurchase, substitution or cure has been made in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and that all conditions precedent to such repurchase, substitution or cure have been satisfied, including the delivery to the Securities Administrator of the Purchase Price or Substitution Adjustment Amount, as applicable, for deposit into the Distribution Account, together with copies of any Opinion of Counsel required to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement and the related Request for Release, in which the Securities Administrator and the Trustee may rely. Solely for purposes of the Securities Administrator providing an Assessment of Compliance, upon receipt of such documentation, the Securities Administrator shall approve such repurchase, substitution or cure, as applicable, and which approval shall consist solely of the Securities Administrator’s receipt of such documentation and deposits. It is understood and agreed that the obligation under this Agreement of the Sponsor to cure, the breach of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 7 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or to repurchase or replace any Mortgage Loan as to which a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedies against the Sponsor respecting such breach available to Certificateholders, the Depositor or the Trustee.

(f) The representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.03 hereof shall survive delivery of the respective Mortgage Loans and Mortgage Files to the Trustee or the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders.

Section 2.04 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor.

The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Trustee as follows, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date:

(i) The Depositor is duly organized and is validly existing as limited liability company in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power and authority necessary to own or hold its properties and to conduct its business as now conducted by it and to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement.

(ii) The Depositor has the full power and authority to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and has duly authorized, by all necessary action on its part, the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the other parties hereto, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in accordance with its terms, subject, as to enforceability, to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and (ii) general principles of equity, regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law.

(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Depositor, the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of business of the Depositor and will not (A) result in a material breach of any term or provision of the organizational documents of the Depositor or (B) materially conflict with, result in a material breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a material default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to which the Depositor is a party or by which it may be bound or (C) constitute a material violation of any statute, order or regulation applicable to the Depositor of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the Depositor; and the Depositor is not in breach or violation of any material indenture or other material agreement or instrument, or in violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it which breach or violation may materially impair the Depositor’s ability to perform or meet any of its obligations under this Agreement.

(iv) No litigation is pending, or, to the best of the Depositor’s knowledge, threatened, against the Depositor that would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of the Depositor to perform its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof.

(v) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Depositor of, or compliance by the Depositor with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, the Depositor has obtained the same.

(vi) The Depositor has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Depositor was required to file such reports) and it has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

The Depositor hereby represents and warrants to the Trustee as of the Closing Date, following the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to it by the Sponsor, the Depositor had good title to the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Notes were subject to no offsets, claims, defenses or counterclaims.

It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set forth in the immediately preceding paragraph shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Trustee or the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders. Upon discovery by the Depositor or the Trustee of a breach of such representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the others and to each Rating Agency.

Section 2.05 Delivery of Opinion of Counsel in Connection with Substitutions and Repurchases.

(a) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan that is not in default or as to which default is not imminent, no repurchase or substitution pursuant to Sections 2.02 or 2.03 shall be made unless the Sponsor delivers to the Trustee and Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and Securities Administrator, to the effect that such repurchase or substitution would not (i) result in the imposition of the tax on “prohibited transactions” of REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III or contributions after the Closing Date, as defined in Sections 860F(a)(2) and 860G(d) of the Code, respectively or (ii) cause any of REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding. Any Mortgage Loan as to which repurchase or substitution was delayed pursuant to this paragraph shall be repurchased or the substitution therefor shall occur (subject to compliance with Sections 2.02 or 2.03) upon the earlier of (a) the occurrence of a default or imminent default with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (b) receipt by the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee to the effect that such repurchase or substitution, as applicable, will not result in the events described in clause (i) or clause (ii) of the preceding sentence.

(b) Upon discovery by the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Custodian or the Master Servicer that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall promptly (and in any event within 5 Business Days of discovery) give written notice thereof to the other parties and the Trustee. In connection therewith, the Trustee, or the Custodian on its behalf, shall require the Sponsor, at the Sponsor’s option, to either (i) substitute, if the conditions in Section 2.03(c) with respect to substitutions are satisfied, a Replacement Mortgage Loan for the affected Mortgage Loan, or (ii) repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of such discovery in the same manner as it would a Mortgage Loan for a breach of representation or warranty contained in Section 2.03. The Trustee, or the Custodian on its behalf, shall reconvey to the Sponsor the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto (and the Custodian shall deliver the related Mortgage File) in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty contained in Section 2.03.

Section 2.06 Countersignature and Delivery of Certificates.

(a) The Trustee acknowledges the sale, transfer and assignment to it of the Trust Fund and, concurrently with such transfer and assignment, the Securities Administrator has executed, countersigned and delivered, to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Certificates in authorized denominations evidencing the entire ownership of the Trust Fund. The Trustee agrees to hold the Trust Fund and exercise the rights referred to above for the benefit of all present and future Holders of the Certificates and to perform the duties set forth in this Agreement in accordance with its terms.

(b) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the REMIC I Regular Interests and the other assets of REMIC II for the benefit of the holders of the REMIC II Interests. The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the REMIC I Regular Interests (which are uncertificated) and the other assets of REMIC II and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the holders of the REMIC II Interests.

(c) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey in trust to the Trustee without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the REMIC II Regular Interests and the other assets of REMIC III for the benefit of the holders of the Regular Certificates and Class R-3 Certificates. The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the REMIC II Regular Interests (which are uncertificated) and the other assets of REMIC III and declares that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of the holders of the Regular Certificates and Class R-3 Certificates.

Section 2.07 Reserved.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF EMC MORTGAGE LOANS BY COMPANY

Section 3.01 The Company.

The Company shall service and administer the EMC Mortgage Loans in accordance with customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage loan servicers in the respective states in which the related Mortgaged Properties are located. In connection with such servicing and administration, the Company shall have full power and authority, acting alone and/or through subservicers as provided in Section 3.03, to do or cause to be done any and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with such servicing and administration, including but not limited to, the power and authority, subject to the terms hereof (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any related Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided herein), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) subject to Section 3.09, to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any EMC Mortgage Loan; provided that the Company shall take no action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders in any EMC Mortgage Loan or the rights and interests of the Depositor and the Trustee under this Agreement.

Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Company, in its own name or in the name of the Trust, the Depositor or the Trustee, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trust, the Depositor and the Trustee, when the Company believes it appropriate in its reasonable judgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the EMC Mortgage Loans, and with respect to the related Mortgaged Properties held for the benefit of the Certificateholders. The Company shall prepare and deliver to the Depositor and/or the Trustee such documents requiring execution and delivery by any or all of them as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Company to service and administer the EMC Mortgage Loans. Upon receipt of such documents, the Depositor and/or the Trustee shall execute such documents and deliver them to the Company.

In accordance with the standards of the first paragraph of this Section 3.01, the Company shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties relating to the EMC Mortgage Loans, which advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 5.04, and further as provided in Section 5.02. All costs incurred by the Company, if any, in effecting the timely payments of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties relating to the EMC Mortgage Loans and related insurance premiums shall not, for the purpose of calculating monthly distributions to the Certificateholders, be added to the Stated Principal Balance under the related EMC Mortgage Loans, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loans so permit.

Section 3.02 Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section 3.02, when any property subject to a Mortgage has been or is about to be conveyed by the Mortgagor, the Company shall to the extent that it has knowledge of such conveyance, enforce any due-on-sale clause contained in any Mortgage Note or Mortgage, to the extent permitted under applicable law and governmental regulations, but only to the extent that such enforcement will not adversely affect or jeopardize coverage under any Required Insurance Policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company is not required to exercise such rights with respect to an EMC Mortgage Loan if the Person to whom the related Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed satisfies the terms and conditions contained in the Mortgage Note and Mortgage related thereto and the consent of the mortgagee under such Mortgage Note or Mortgage is not otherwise so required under such Mortgage Note or Mortgage as a condition to such transfer. In the event that the Company is prohibited by law from enforcing any such due-on-sale clause, or if coverage under any Required Insurance Policy would be adversely affected, or if nonenforcement is otherwise permitted hereunder, the Company is authorized, subject to Section 3.02(b), to take or enter into an assumption and modification agreement from or with the person to whom such property has been or is about to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, unless prohibited by applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon, provided that the Mortgage Loan shall continue to be covered (if so covered before the Company enters such agreement) by the applicable Required Insurance Policies. The Company, subject to Section 3.02(b), is also authorized with the prior approval of the insurers under any Required Insurance Policies to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with such Person, pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such Person is substituted as Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be deemed to be in default under this Section 3.02(a) by reason of any transfer or assumption that the Company reasonably believes it is restricted by law from preventing.

(b) Subject to the Company’s duty to enforce any due-on-sale clause to the extent set forth in Section 3.02(a), in any case in which a Mortgaged Property has been conveyed to a Person by a Mortgagor, and such Person is to enter into an assumption agreement or modification agreement or supplement to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage that requires the signature of the Trustee, or if an instrument of release signed by the Trustee is required releasing the Mortgagor from liability on the related EMC Mortgage Loan, the Company shall prepare and deliver or cause to be prepared and delivered to the Trustee for signature and shall direct, in writing, the Trustee to execute the assumption agreement with the Person to whom the Mortgaged Property is to be conveyed and such modification agreement or supplement to the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or other instruments as are reasonable or necessary to carry out the terms of the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise to comply with any applicable laws regarding assumptions or the transfer of the Mortgaged Property to such Person. In connection with any such assumption, no material term of the Mortgage Note (including, but not limited to, the Mortgage Rate, the amount of the Scheduled Payment and any other term affecting the amount or timing of payment on the EMC Mortgage Loan) may be changed. In addition, the substitute Mortgagor and the Mortgaged Property must be acceptable to the Company in accordance with its servicing standards as then in effect. The Company shall notify the Trustee that any such substitution or assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Trustee the original of such substitution or assumption agreement, which in the case of the original shall be added to the related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. Any fee collected by the Company for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement will be retained by the Company as additional servicing compensation.

Section 3.03 Subservicers.

The Company shall perform all of its servicing responsibilities hereunder or may cause a subservicer to perform any such servicing responsibilities on its behalf, but the use by the Company of a subservicer shall not release the Company from any of its obligations hereunder and the Company shall remain responsible hereunder for all acts and omissions of each subservicer as fully as if such acts and omissions were those of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees of each subservicer from its own funds, and a subservicer’s fee shall not exceed the Servicing Fee payable to the Company hereunder.

At the cost and expense of the Company, without any right of reimbursement from its Protected Account, the Company shall be entitled to terminate the rights and responsibilities of a subservicer and arrange for any servicing responsibilities to be performed by a successor subservicer; provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be deemed to prevent or prohibit the Company, at the Company’s option, from electing to service the related EMC Mortgage Loans itself. In the event that the Company’s responsibilities and duties under this Agreement are terminated pursuant to Section 9.05, the Company shall at its own cost and expense terminate the rights and responsibilities of each subservicer effective as of the date of termination of the Company. The Company shall pay all fees, expenses or penalties necessary in order to terminate the rights and responsibilities of each subservicer from the Company’s own funds without reimbursement from the Trust Fund.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not be relieved of its obligations hereunder and shall be obligated to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if it alone were servicing and administering the EMC Mortgage Loans. The Company shall be entitled to enter into an agreement with a subservicer for indemnification of the Company by the subservicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

Any Subservicing Agreement and any other transactions or services relating to the EMC Mortgage Loans involving a subservicer shall be deemed to be between such subservicer and the Company alone, and neither the Master Servicer nor the Trustee shall have any obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to such subservicer including any obligation, duty or liability of either the Master Servicer or the Trustee to pay such subservicer’s fees and expenses. For purposes of remittances to the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement, the Company shall be deemed to have received a payment on an EMC Mortgage Loan when a subservicer has received such payment.

Section 3.04 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Company To Be Held for Trustee.

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Company shall transmit to the Trustee as required by this Agreement all documents and instruments in respect of an EMC Mortgage Loan coming into the possession of the Company from time to time and shall account fully to the Trustee for any funds received by the Company or that otherwise are collected by the Company as Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any such Mortgage Loan. All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of, the Company in respect of any EMC Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection of principal and interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds, including but not limited to, any funds on deposit in the Protected Account maintained by the Company, shall be held by the Company for and on behalf of the Trustee and shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Trustee, subject to the applicable provisions of this Agreement. The Company also agrees that it shall not create, incur or subject any Mortgage File or any funds that are deposited in the Protected Account maintained by the Company or the Distribution Account or in any Escrow Account, or any funds that otherwise are or may become due or payable to the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, to any claim, lien, security interest, judgment, levy, writ of attachment or other encumbrance, or assert by legal action or otherwise any claim or right of set off against any Mortgage File or any funds collected on, or in connection with, an EMC Mortgage Loan, except, however, that the Company shall be entitled to set off against and deduct from any such funds any amounts that are properly due and payable to the Company under this Agreement.

Section 3.05 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.

The Company shall cause to be maintained, for each EMC Mortgage Loan, hazard insurance on buildings upon, or comprising part of, the Mortgaged Property against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the related Mortgaged Property is located with an insurer which is licensed to do business in the state where the related Mortgaged Property is located. Each such policy of standard hazard insurance shall contain, or have an accompanying endorsement that contains, a standard mortgagee clause. The Company shall also cause flood insurance to be maintained on property acquired upon foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure of any EMC Mortgage Loan, to the extent described below. Pursuant to Section 5.01, any amounts collected by the Company under any such policies (other than the amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged Property or property thus acquired or amounts released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Company’s normal servicing procedures) shall be deposited in the Protected Account maintained by the Company. Any cost incurred by the Company in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating monthly distributions to the Certificateholders or remittances to the Securities Administrator for their benefit, be added to the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of the EMC Mortgage Loan so permit. Such costs shall be recoverable by the Company out of late payments by the related Mortgagor or out of Liquidation Proceeds to the extent permitted by Section 5.02. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor or maintained on property acquired in respect of a Mortgage other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance. If the Mortgaged Property is located at the time of origination of the related EMC Mortgage Loan in a federally designated special flood hazard area and such area is participating in the national flood insurance program, the Company shall cause flood insurance to be maintained with respect to such EMC Mortgage Loan. Such flood insurance shall be in an amount equal to the least of (i) the Stated Principal Balance of the related EMC Mortgage Loan, (ii) minimum amount required to compensate for damage or loss on a replacement cost basis or (iii) the maximum amount of such insurance available for the related Mortgaged Property under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended.

In the event that the Company shall obtain and maintain a blanket policy insuring against hazard losses on all of the EMC Mortgage Loans, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in the first sentence of this Section 3.05, it being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause on terms substantially equivalent to those commercially available and maintained by comparable servicers. If such policy contains a deductible clause, the Company shall, in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a policy complying with the first sentence of this Section 3.05, and there shall have been a loss that would have been covered by such policy, deposit in the Protected Account maintained by the Company the amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. Such deposit shall be from the Company’s own funds without reimbursement therefor. In connection with its activities as administrator and servicer of the EMC Mortgage Loans, the Company agrees to present, on behalf of itself, the Depositor and the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders, claims under any such blanket policy.

Section 3.06 Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.

The Company shall prepare and present on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders all claims under the Insurance Policies relating to the EMC Mortgage Loans and take such actions (including the negotiation, settlement, compromise or enforcement of the insured’s claim) as shall be necessary to realize recovery under such Insurance Policies. Any proceeds disbursed to the Company in respect of such Insurance Policies shall be promptly deposited in the Protected Account maintained by the Company upon receipt, except that any amounts realized that are to be applied to the repair or restoration of the related Mortgaged Property as a condition precedent to the presentation of claims on the related EMC Mortgage Loan to the insurer under any applicable Insurance Policy need not be so deposited (or remitted).

Section 3.07 Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies.

(a) The Company shall not take any action that would result in noncoverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Company would have been covered thereunder. The Company shall use its best efforts to keep in force and effect (to the extent that the EMC Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain such insurance), Primary Mortgage Insurance applicable to each EMC Mortgage Loan. The Company shall not cancel or refuse to renew any such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy that is in effect at the date of the initial issuance of the related Mortgage Note and is required to be kept in force hereunder.

(b) The Company agrees to present on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, claims to the insurer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies relating to the EMC Mortgage Loans and, in this regard, to take such reasonable action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies respecting defaulted EMC Mortgage Loans. Pursuant to Section 5.01, any amounts collected by the Company under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies shall be deposited in the Protected Account maintained by the Company, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 5.02 hereof.

Section 3.08 Fidelity Bond, Errors and Omissions Insurance.

The Company shall maintain, at its own expense, a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, with broad coverage with responsible companies on all officers, employees or other persons acting in any capacity with regard to the EMC Mortgage Loans and who handle funds, money, documents and papers relating to the EMC Mortgage Loans. The fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall be in the form of the Mortgage Banker’s Blanket Bond and shall protect and insure the Company against losses, including forgery, theft, embezzlement, fraud, errors and omissions and negligent acts of such persons. Such fidelity bond shall also protect and insure the Company against losses in connection with the failure to maintain any insurance policies required pursuant to this Agreement and the release or satisfaction of an EMC Mortgage Loan which is not in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. No provision of this Section 3.08 requiring the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance shall diminish or relieve the Company from its duties and obligations as set forth in this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such bond and insurance policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Accepted Servicing Practices. The Company shall deliver to the Master Servicer a certificate from the surety and the insurer as to the existence of the fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance policy and shall obtain a statement from the surety and the insurer that such fidelity bond or insurance policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without thirty days prior written notice to the Master Servicer and the Trustee. The Company shall notify the Master Servicer and the Trustee within five business days of receipt of notice that such fidelity bond or insurance policy will be, or has been, materially modified or terminated. The Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders must be named as loss payees on the fidelity bond and as additional insured on the errors and omissions policy.

The Company shall provide to the Master Servicer and the Depositor evidence of the authorization of the person signing any certification or statement, copies or other evidence of fidelity bond and errors and omissions insurance, financial information and reports, and such other information related to the Company or any subservicer engaged by it or the Company’s or such subservicer’s performance hereunder or under the related Subservicing Agreement as may be reasonably requested by the Master Servicer or the Depositor.

Section 3.09 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans; Determination of Excess Liquidation Proceeds and Realized Losses; Repurchases of Certain Mortgage Loans.

(a) The Company shall use reasonable efforts to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of properties securing such of the EMC Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments. In connection with such foreclosure or other conversion, the Company shall follow such practices and procedures as it shall deem necessary or advisable and as shall be normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities and the requirements of the insurer under any Required Insurance Policy; provided that the Company shall not be required to expend its own funds in connection with any foreclosure or towards the restoration of any property unless it shall determine (i) that such restoration and/or foreclosure will increase the proceeds of liquidation of the EMC Mortgage Loan after reimbursement to itself of such expenses and (ii) that such expenses will be recoverable to it through Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall have priority for purposes of withdrawals from the Protected Account maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 5.02). If the Company reasonably believes that Liquidation Proceeds with respect to any such EMC Mortgage Loan would not be increased as a result of such foreclosure or other action, such EMC Mortgage Loan will be charged-off and will become a Liquidated Loan. The Company will give notice of any such charge-off to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator. The Company shall be responsible for all other costs and expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings; provided that such costs and expenses shall be Servicing Advances and that it shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in Section 5.02. If the Company has knowledge that a Mortgaged Property that the Company is contemplating acquiring in foreclosure or by deed- in-lieu of foreclosure is located within a one-mile radius of any site with environmental or hazardous waste risks known to the Company, the Company will, prior to acquiring the related Mortgaged Property, consider such risks and only take action in accordance with its established environmental review procedures.

With respect to any REO Property relating to an EMC Mortgage Loan, the deed or certificate of sale shall be taken in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Certificateholders (or the Trustee’s nominee on behalf of the Certificateholders). The Trustee’s name shall be placed on the title to such REO Property solely as the Trustee hereunder and not in its individual capacity. The Company shall ensure that the title to such REO Property references this Agreement and the Trustee’s capacity hereunder. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Company shall either itself or through an agent selected by the Company protect and conserve such REO Property in the same manner and to such extent as is customary in the locality where such REO Property is located and may, incident to its conservation and protection of the interests of the Certificateholders, rent the same, or any part thereof, as the Company deems to be in the best interest of the Company and the Certificateholders for the period prior to the sale of such REO Property. The Company shall prepare for and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator a statement with respect to each such REO Property that has been rented showing the aggregate rental income received and all expenses incurred in connection with the management and maintenance of such REO Property at such times as is necessary to enable the Trustee to comply with the reporting requirements of the REMIC Provisions. The net monthly rental income, if any, from such REO Property shall be deposited in the Protected Account maintained by the Company no later than the close of business on each Determination Date. The Company shall perform the tax reporting and withholding related to foreclosures, abandonments and cancellation of indebtedness income as specified by Sections 1445, 6050J and 6050P of the Code by preparing and filing such tax and information returns, as may be required.

In the event that the Trust Fund acquires any Mortgaged Property as aforesaid or otherwise in connection with a default or imminent default on an EMC Mortgage Loan, the Company shall dispose of such Mortgaged Property prior to three years after its acquisition by the Trust Fund or, at the expense of the Trust Fund, request more than 60 days prior to the day on which such three-year period would otherwise expire, an extension of the three-year grace period unless the Trustee shall have been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee (such opinion not to be an expense of the Trustee) to the effect that the holding by the Trust Fund of such Mortgaged Property subsequent to such three-year period will not result in the imposition of taxes on “prohibited transactions” of REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III as defined in Section 860F of the Code or cause either REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are outstanding, in which case the Trust Fund may continue to hold such Mortgaged Property (subject to any conditions contained in such Opinion of Counsel). Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no Mortgaged Property acquired by the Trust Fund shall be rented (or allowed to continue to be rented) or otherwise used for the production of income by or on behalf of the Trust Fund in such a manner or pursuant to any terms that would (i) cause such Mortgaged Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or (ii) subject any of REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III to the imposition of any federal, state or local income taxes on the income earned from such Mortgaged Property under Section 860G(c) of the Code or otherwise, unless the Company has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund with respect to the imposition of any such taxes.

The decision of the Company to foreclose on a defaulted EMC Mortgage Loan shall be subject to a determination by the Company that the proceeds of such foreclosure would exceed the costs and expenses of bringing such a proceeding. The income earned from the management of any Mortgaged Properties acquired through foreclosure or other judicial proceeding, net of reimbursement to the Company for expenses incurred (including any property or other taxes) in connection with such management and net of unreimbursed Servicing Fees, Advances, Servicing Advances and any management fee paid or to be paid with respect to the management of such Mortgaged Property, shall be applied to the payment of principal of, and interest on, the related defaulted EMC Mortgage Loans (with interest accruing as though such Mortgage Loans were still current) and all such income shall be deemed, for all purposes in the Agreement, to be payments on account of principal and interest on the related Mortgage Notes and shall be deposited into the Protected Account maintained by the Company. To the extent the income received during a Prepayment Period is in excess of the amount attributable to amortizing principal and accrued interest at the related Mortgage Rate on the related EMC Mortgage Loan, such excess shall be considered to be a partial Principal Prepayment for all purposes hereof.

The Liquidation Proceeds from any liquidation of an EMC Mortgage Loan, net of any payment to the Company as provided above, shall be deposited in the Protected Account maintained by the Company on the next succeeding Determination Date following receipt thereof for distribution on the related Distribution Date, except that any Excess Liquidation Proceeds shall be retained by the Company as additional servicing compensation.

The proceeds of any Liquidated Loan, as well as any recovery resulting from a partial collection of Liquidation Proceeds or any income from an REO Property, will be applied in the following order of priority: first, to reimburse the Company for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Servicing Fees, pursuant to Section 5.02 or this Section 3.09; second, to reimburse the Company for any unreimbursed Advances, pursuant to Section 5.02 or this Section 3.09; third, to accrued and unpaid interest (to the extent no Advance has been made for such amount) on the EMC Mortgage Loan or related REO Property, at the Net Mortgage Rate to the first day of the month in which such amounts are required to be distributed; and fourth, as a recovery of principal of the EMC Mortgage Loan.

(b) On each Determination Date, the Company shall determine the respective aggregate amounts of Excess Liquidation Proceeds and Realized Losses, if any, for the related Prepayment Period.

(c) The Company has no intent to foreclose on any EMC Mortgage Loan based on the delinquency characteristics as of the Closing Date; provided, that the foregoing does not prevent the Company from initiating foreclosure proceedings on any date hereafter if the facts and circumstances of such EMC Mortgage Loans including delinquency characteristics in the Company’s discretion so warrant such action.

Section 3.10 Servicing Compensation.

As compensation for its activities hereunder, the Company shall be entitled to retain or withdraw from its Protected Account out of each payment of interest on an EMC Mortgage Loan included in the Trust Fund an amount equal to the Servicing Fee.

Additional servicing compensation in the form of any Excess Liquidation Proceeds, assumption fees, late payment charges, all Prepayment Interest Excess on any EMC Mortgage Loan, all income and gain net of any losses realized from Permitted Investments with respect to funds in or credited to the Protected Account maintained by the Company shall be retained by the Company to the extent not required to be deposited in the Protected Account maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 5.02. The Company shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including payment of any premiums for hazard insurance, as required by Section 3.05 and maintenance of the other forms of insurance coverage required by Section 3.07) and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided in Section 5.02.

EMC will be entitled to retain any Prepayment Interest Excess pursuant to Section 5.02(a).

Section 3.11 REO Property.

(a) In the event the Trust Fund acquires ownership of any REO Property in respect of any related EMC Mortgage Loan, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued to the Trustee, or to its nominee, on behalf of the related Certificateholders. The Company shall sell any such REO Property as expeditiously as possible and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Company shall protect and conserve such REO Property in the manner and to the extent required herein, in accordance with the REMIC Provisions and in a manner that does not result in a tax on “net income from foreclosure property” or cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code.

(b) The Company shall deposit all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any REO Property in respect of any EMC Mortgage Loan into the Protected Account maintained by the Company.

(c) The Company, upon the final disposition of any REO Property in respect of any EMC Mortgage Loan, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related unreimbursed Advances, unreimbursed Servicing Advances or Servicing Fees from Liquidation Proceeds received in connection with the final disposition of such REO Property; provided, that any such unreimbursed Advances or Servicing Fees as well as any unpaid Servicing Fees may be reimbursed or paid, as the case may be, prior to final disposition, out of any net rental income or other net amounts derived from such REO Property.

Section 3.12 Liquidation Reports.

Upon the foreclosure of any Mortgaged Property relating to an EMC Mortgage Loan or the acquisition thereof by the Trust Fund pursuant to a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, the Company shall submit a liquidation report to the Master Servicer containing such information as shall be mutually acceptable to the Company and the Master Servicer with respect to such Mortgaged Property.

Section 3.13 Reserved.

Section 3.14 Reserved.

Section 3.15 Books and Records.

The Company shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for the EMC Mortgage Loans which shall be appropriately identified in the Company’s computer system to clearly reflect the ownership of the EMC Mortgage Loans by the Trust. In particular, the Company shall maintain in its possession, available for inspection by the Master Servicer and the Trustee and shall deliver to Master Servicer and the Trustee upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Company may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche or such other reliable means of recreating original documents, including, but not limited to, optical imagery techniques so long as the Company complies with the requirements of Accepted Servicing Practices.

The Company shall maintain with respect to each EMC Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Master Servicer and the Trustee the related servicing file during the time such EMC Mortgage Loan is subject to this Agreement and thereafter in accordance with applicable law.

ARTICLE IV

ADMINISTRATION AND MASTER SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS BY MASTER SERVICER

Section 4.01 Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall, beginning on the Closing Date, supervise, monitor and oversee the obligation of the Company and the related Servicer to service and administer their respective Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement and shall have full power and authority to do any and all things which it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with such master servicing and administration. In performing its obligations hereunder, the Master Servicer shall act in a manner consistent with Accepted Master Servicing Practices. Furthermore, the Master Servicer shall oversee and consult with the Company and the related Servicer as necessary from time-to-time to carry out the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder, shall receive, review and evaluate all reports, information and other data provided to the Master Servicer by the Company and the related Servicer and shall cause the Company and related Servicer to perform and observe the covenants, obligations and conditions to be performed or observed by such Person under this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall independently and separately monitor the Company and the related Servicer’s servicing activities with respect to each related Mortgage Loan, reconcile the results of such monitoring with such information provided in the previous sentence on a monthly basis and coordinate corrective adjustments to the Company’s, the related Servicer’s and Master Servicer’s records, and based on such reconciled and corrected information, the Master Servicer shall provide such information to the Securities Administrator as shall be necessary in order for it to prepare the statements specified in Section 6.06 and any other information and statements required hereunder. The Master Servicer shall reconcile the results of its Mortgage Loan monitoring with the actual remittances of the Company to the Securities Administrator and each Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement.

In addition to the foregoing, in connection with a modification of any Mortgage Loan by a Servicer, if the Master Servicer is unable to enforce the obligations of the Servicer with respect to such modification, the Master Servicer shall notify the Depositor of such Servicer’s failure to comply with the terms of the Servicing Agreement or this Agreement. If the Servicing Agreement or this Agreement (in the case of the Company, as Servicer) requires the approval of the Master Servicer for a modification to a Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall approve such modification if, based upon its receipt of written notification from the related Servicer outlining the terms of such modification and appropriate supporting documentation, the Master Servicer determines that the modification is permitted under the terms of the Servicing Agreement or this Agreement (in the case of the Company, as Servicer) and that any conditions to such modification set forth in the Servicing Agreement or this Agreement have been satisfied. Furthermore, if the Servicing Agreement or this Agreement (in the case of the Company, as Servicer) requires the oversight and monitoring of loss mitigation measures with respect to the related Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer will monitor any loss mitigation procedure or recovery action related to a defaulted Mortgage Loan (to the extent it receives notice of such from the related Servicer) and confirm that such loss mitigation procedure or recovery action is initiated, conducted and concluded in accordance with any timeframes and any other requirements set forth in the Servicing Agreement or this Agreement (in the case of the Company, as Servicer), and the Master Servicer shall notify the Depositor in any case in which the Master Servicer believes that the related Servicer is not complying with such timeframes and/or other requirements.

The Trustee shall furnish the Company, the Servicers and the Master Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents in form as provided to it necessary or appropriate to enable the Company, the Servicer and the Master Servicer to service and administer the related Mortgage Loans and REO Property.

The Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf, the Company or the related Servicer shall provide access to the records and documentation in possession of the Trustee or the Custodian on its behalf, the Company or the related Servicer regarding the related Mortgage Loans and REO Property and the servicing thereof to the Certificateholders, the FDIC, and the supervisory agents and examiners of the FDIC, such access being afforded only upon reasonable prior written request and during normal business hours at the office of the Trustee, the Custodian, the Company or the related Servicer; provided, however, that, unless otherwise required by law, neither the Trustee, the Custodian, the Company nor the related Servicer shall be required to provide access to such records and documentation if the provision thereof would violate the legal right to privacy of any Mortgagor. The Trustee, the Custodian, the Company and the related Servicer shall allow representatives of the above entities to photocopy any of the records and documentation and shall provide equipment for that purpose at a charge that covers the Trustee’s, the Custodian’s, the Company’s or the related Servicer’s actual costs.

The Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Company or the related Servicer and the Master Servicer any court pleadings, requests for trustee’s sale or other documents necessary or desirable to (i) the foreclosure or trustee’s sale with respect to a Mortgaged Property; (ii) any legal action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or Security Instrument; (iii) obtain a deficiency judgment against the Mortgagor; or (iv) enforce any other rights or remedies provided by the Mortgage Note or Security Instrument or otherwise available at law or equity.

Section 4.02 REMIC-Related Covenants. For as long as each REMIC shall exist, the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall act in accordance herewith to assure continuing treatment of such REMIC as a REMIC, and the Trustee and the Securities Administrator shall comply with any directions of the Sponsor, the Company, the Servicers or the Master Servicer to assure such continuing treatment. In particular, the Trustee shall not (a) sell or permit the sale of all or any portion of the Mortgage Loans or of any investment of deposits in an Account unless such sale is as a result of a repurchase of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement or the Trustee has received a REMIC Opinion addressed to the Trustee prepared at the expense of the Trust Fund; and (b) other than with respect to a substitution pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement or Section 2.03 of this Agreement, as applicable, accept any contribution to any REMIC after the Startup Day without receipt of a REMIC Opinion.

Section 4.03 Monitoring of Company and Servicer. (a) The Master Servicer shall be responsible for reporting to the Trustee and the Sponsor the compliance by the Company and the related Servicer with its duties under this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement. In the review of the Company’s and the related Servicer’s activities, the Master Servicer may rely upon an Officer’s Certificate of the Company and the related Servicer with regard to such Person’s compliance with the terms of this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement. In the event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment, determines that the Company or the related Servicer (other than Xxxxx Fargo) should be terminated in accordance with this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement, or that a notice should be sent pursuant to this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement with respect to the occurrence of an event that, unless cured, would constitute grounds for such termination, the Master Servicer shall notify the Sponsor and the Trustee thereof and the Master Servicer shall issue such notice or take such other action as it deems appropriate. In the event that the Master Servicer, in its judgment, determines that Xxxxx Fargo should be terminated in accordance with the Xxxxx Fargo Servicing Agreement, or that a notice should be sent pursuant to the Xxxxx Fargo Servicing Agreement with respect to the occurrence of an event that, unless cured, would constitute grounds for such termination, the Master Servicer shall notify the Sponsor and the Trustee thereof in writing. Pursuant to its receipt of such written notification from the Master Servicer, the Trustee shall issue such notice of termination to Xxxxx Fargo or take such other action as it deems appropriate.

(b) The Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations of the Company under this Agreement and the related Servicer under the related Servicing Agreement, and shall, in the event that the Company or the related Servicer other than Xxxxx Fargo fails to perform its obligations in accordance with this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement, subject to the preceding paragraph, terminate the rights and obligations of such Person thereunder and act as servicer of the related Mortgage Loans or to cause the Trustee to enter into a new Servicing Agreement with a successor Servicer selected by the Master Servicer; provided, however, it is understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that there will be a period of transition (not to exceed 90 days) before the actual servicing functions can be fully transferred to such successor Servicer. In the event that Xxxxx Fargo fails to perform its obligations in accordance with the Xxxxx Fargo Servicing Agreement, subject to the preceeding paragraph, the Master Servicer shall notify the Trustee in writing of such failure. Pursuant to its receipt of such notification from the Master Servicer, the Trustee shall terminate the rights and obligations of Xxxxx Fargo under the Xxxxx Fargo Servicing Agreement and enter into a new servicing agreement with a successor servicer selected by the Trustee or, in the case where it cannot find a successor servicer, it shall become the successor servicer; provided, however, it is understood and acknowledged by the parties hereto that there will be a period of transition (not to exceed 90 days) before the actual servicing functions can be fully transferred to such successor servicer. In either event, such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of the related Servicing Agreement and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as the Master Servicer (or in the case Xxxxx Fargo is terminated as the Servicer, the Successor Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable) in its good faith business judgment, would require were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement at its own expense, subject to its right of reimbursement pursuant to the provisions of this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement, provided that the Master Servicer shall not be required to prosecute or defend any legal action except to the extent that the Master Servicer shall have received reasonable indemnity for its costs and expenses in pursuing such action. In the event that Xxxxx Fargo is terminated as the Servicer, the Trustee shall pay the costs of such enforcement at its own expense, subject to its right to be reimbursed for such costs from the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 5.09; provided that, the Trustee shall not be required to prosecute or defend any legal action except to the extent that the Trustee shall have received reasonable indemnity for its costs and expenses in pursuing such action. Nothing herein shall impose any obligation on the part of the Trustee to assume or succeed to the duties or obligations of Xxxxx Fargo as Servicer or the Master Servicer, unless the Trustee has not been able to find a successor servicer or a successor master servicer.

(c) To the extent that the costs and expenses of the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, related to any termination of a Servicer, or the enforcement or prosecution of related claims, rights or remedies or the appointment of a successor Servicer or the transfer and assumption of servicing by the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, with respect to this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement (including, without limitation, (i) all legal costs and expenses and all due diligence costs and expenses associated with an evaluation of the potential termination of the Company or the related Servicer as a result of an event of default by such Person and (ii) all costs and expenses associated with the complete transfer of servicing, including all servicing files and all servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the successor servicer to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the successor service to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement) are not fully and timely reimbursed by the terminated Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Trustee, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimbursement of such costs and expenses from the Distribution Account, pursuant to Section 5.09.

(d) The Master Servicer shall require the Company and the related Servicer to comply with the remittance requirements and other obligations set forth in this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

(e) If the Master Servicer acts as a servicer, it will not assume liability for the representations and warranties of the Company or the related Servicer, if any, that it replaces.

Section 4.04 Fidelity Bond.

The Master Servicer, at its expense, shall maintain in effect a blanket fidelity bond and an errors and omissions insurance policy, affording coverage with respect to all directors, officers, employees and other Persons acting on such Master Servicer’s behalf, and covering errors and omissions in the performance of the Master Servicer’s obligations hereunder. The errors and omissions insurance policy and the fidelity bond shall be in such form and amount generally acceptable for entities serving as master servicers or trustees.

Section 4.05 Power to Act; Procedures. The Master Servicer shall master service the Mortgage Loans and shall have full power and authority, subject to the REMIC Provisions and the provisions of Article XI hereof, to do any and all things that it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with the master servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans, including but not limited to the power and authority (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages, (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan, in each case, in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement, as applicable; provided, however, that the Master Servicer shall not (and, consistent with its responsibilities under Section 4.03, shall not authorize the Company or the related Servicer to) knowingly or intentionally take any action, or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set forth herein, that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the case may be, may cause REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund (including but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in Section 860G(d) of the Code), unless the Master Servicer has received an Opinion of Counsel (but not at the expense of the Master Servicer) to the effect that the contemplated action, or failure to take action, will not cause REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III to fail to qualify as a REMIC or result in the imposition of a tax upon REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III, as the case may be. The Trustee shall furnish the Master Servicer, upon written request from a Servicing Officer, with any powers of attorney empowering the Master Servicer, the Company or the related Servicer to execute and deliver instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and to foreclose upon or otherwise liquidate Mortgaged Property, and to appeal, prosecute or defend in any court action relating to the Mortgage Loans or the Mortgaged Property, in accordance with the related Servicing Agreement and this Agreement, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such other documents, as the Master Servicer may request, to enable the Master Servicer to master service and administer the Mortgage Loans and carry out its duties hereunder, in each case in accordance with Accepted Master Servicing Practices (and the Trustee shall have no liability for misuse of any such powers of attorney by the Master Servicer, the Company or the related Servicer). If the Master Servicer or the Trustee has been advised that it is likely that the laws of the state in which action is to be taken prohibit such action if taken in the name of the Trustee or that the Trustee would be adversely affected under the “doing business” or tax laws of such state if such action is taken in its name, the Master Servicer shall join with the Trustee in the appointment of a co-trustee pursuant to Section 10.11 hereof. In the performance of its duties hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be an independent contractor and shall not, except in those instances where it is taking action in the name of the Trust, be deemed to be the agent of the Trust.

Section 4.06 Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements. To the extent provided in this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement, to the extent Mortgage Loans contain enforceable due-on-sale clauses, the Master Servicer shall cause the Company and the related Servicer to enforce such clauses in accordance with this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement. If applicable law prohibits the enforcement of a due-on-sale clause or such clause is otherwise not enforced in accordance with this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement, and, as a consequence, a Mortgage Loan is assumed, the original Mortgagor may be released from liability in accordance with this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement.

Section 4.07 Release of Mortgage Files. (a) Upon becoming aware of the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the Company or the related Servicer of a notification that payment in full has been escrowed in a manner customary for such purposes for payment to Certificateholders on the next Distribution Date, the Company or the related Servicer will, if required under the related Servicing Agreement (or if the Company or the related Servicer does not, the Master Servicer may), promptly furnish to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, two copies of a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit G (or as otherwise provided in the Custodian Agreement) hereto signed by a Servicing Officer or in a mutually agreeable electronic format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a Servicing Officer (which certification shall include a statement to the effect that all amounts received in connection with such payment that are required to be deposited in the Protected Account maintained by the Company or the Servicer pursuant to Article V or by the related Servicer pursuant to the related Servicing Agreement have been or will be so deposited) and shall request that the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, deliver to the Company or the related Servicer the related Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such certification and request, the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall promptly release the related Mortgage File to the Company or the related Servicer and the Trustee and Custodian shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File. Upon any such payment in full, the Company or the related Servicer is authorized, to give, as agent for the Trustee, as the mortgagee under the Mortgage that secured the Mortgage Loan, an instrument of satisfaction (or assignment of mortgage without recourse, representation or warranty) regarding the Mortgaged Property subject to the Mortgage, which instrument of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be, shall be delivered to the Person or Persons entitled thereto against receipt therefor of such payment, it being understood and agreed that no expenses incurred in connection with such instrument of satisfaction or assignment, as the case may be, shall be chargeable to the Protected Account.

(b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan and in accordance with this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement (upon written instruction from such Servicer or the Master Servicer), the Trustee shall execute such documents as shall be prepared and furnished to the Trustee by the Company, the related Servicer or the Master Servicer (in form reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) and as are necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings. The Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, shall, upon the request of the Company, the related Servicer or the Master Servicer, and delivery to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, of two copies of a request for release signed by a Servicing Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit G (or in a mutually agreeable electronic format which will, in lieu of a signature on its face, originate from a Servicing Officer), release the related Mortgage File held in its possession or control to the Company, the related Servicer or the Master Servicer, as applicable. Such trust receipt shall obligate the Company, the related Servicer or the Master Servicer to return the Mortgage File to the Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, when the need therefor by such Person no longer exists unless the Mortgage Loan shall be liquidated, in which case, upon receipt of a certificate of a Servicing Officer similar to that hereinabove specified, the Mortgage File shall be released by the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, to the Company, the related Servicer or the Master Servicer.

Section 4.08 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of Master Servicer, Company and Servicer To Be Held for Trustee.

(a) The Master Servicer shall transmit and the Company or the related Servicer (to the extent required by this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement) shall transmit to the Trustee or Custodian such documents and instruments coming into the possession of such Person from time to time as are required by the terms hereof, or in the case of the related Servicer, the related Servicing Agreement, to be delivered to the Trustee or Custodian. Any funds received by the Master Servicer, the Company or by the related Servicer in respect of any Mortgage Loan or which otherwise are collected by the Master Servicer, the Company or by the related Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan shall be held for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders subject to the Master Servicer’s right to retain or withdraw from the Distribtution Account, the Master Servicing Compensation and other amounts provided in this Agreement, and to the right of the Company and the related Servicer to retain its Servicing Fee and other amounts as provided in this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall, and (to the extent provided in this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement) shall cause the Company and the related Servicer to, provide access to information and documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee, its agents and accountants at any time upon reasonable request and during normal business hours, and to Certificateholders that are savings and loan associations, banks or insurance companies, the Office of Thrift Supervision, the FDIC and the supervisory agents and examiners of such Office and Corporation or examiners of any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory authority if so required by applicable regulations of the Office of Thrift Supervision or other regulatory authority, such access to be afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request in writing and during normal business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer designated by it. In fulfilling such a request the Master Servicer shall not be responsible for determining the sufficiency of such information.

(b) All Mortgage Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of, the Master Servicer, in respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection of principal and interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, shall be held by the Master Servicer for and on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and shall be and remain the sole and exclusive property of the Trustee; provided, however, that the Master Servicer, the Company and the related Servicer shall be entitled to setoff against, and deduct from, any such funds any amounts that are properly due and payable to the Master Servicer or such Servicer under this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement.

Section 4.09 Standard Hazard Insurance and Flood Insurance Policies.

(a) For each Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall enforce any obligation of the Company and the related Servicer under this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement to maintain or cause to be maintained standard fire and casualty insurance and, where applicable, flood insurance, all in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement. It is understood and agreed that such insurance shall be with insurers meeting the eligibility requirements set forth in this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement and that no earthquake or other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor or to be maintained on property acquired in respect of a defaulted loan, other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance.

(b) Pursuant to Sections 5.01, 5.04 and 5.05 any amounts collected by the Company, the Servicers or the Master Servicer, or by the Company or the Servicers, under any insurance policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the property subject to the related Mortgage or released to the Mortgagor in accordance with this Agreement or the Servicing Agreements) shall be deposited by the Company in its Protected Account or by the related Servicer or the Master Servicer into the Distribution Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Sections 5.02, 5.04, 5.05 and 5.09, as applicable. Any cost incurred by the Master Servicer, the Company or the related Servicer in maintaining any such insurance if the Mortgagor defaults in its obligation to do so shall be added to the amount owing under the Mortgage Loan where the terms of the Mortgage Loan so authorize; provided, however, that the addition of any such cost shall not be taken into account for purposes of calculating the distributions to be made to Certificateholders and shall be recoverable by the Master Servicer, the Company or the related Servicer pursuant to Sections 5.02, 5.04, 5.05 and 5.09, as applicable.

Section 4.10 Presentment of Claims and Collection of Proceeds.

The Master Servicer shall (to the extent provided in this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement) cause the Company or the Servicer to, prepare and present on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders all claims under the Insurance Policies and take such actions (including the negotiation, settlement, compromise or enforcement of the insured’s claim) as shall be necessary to realize recovery under such policies. Any proceeds disbursed to the Master Servicer (or disbursed to the Company or the related Servicer and remitted to the Master Servicer) in respect of such policies, bonds or contracts shall be promptly deposited in the Distribution Account upon receipt, except that any amounts realized that are to be applied to the repair or restoration of the related Mortgaged Property as a condition precedent to the presentation of claims on the related Mortgage Loan to the insurer under any applicable Insurance Policy need not be so deposited (or remitted).

Section 4.11 Maintenance of the Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies.

(a) The Master Servicer shall not take, or authorize the Company or the related Servicer (to the extent such action is prohibited under this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement) to take, any action that would result in noncoverage under any applicable Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy of any loss which, but for the actions of the Master Servicer, the Company or the related Servicer, would have been covered thereunder. The Master Servicer shall use its best reasonable efforts to cause the Company and the related Servicer (to the extent required under this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement) to keep in force and effect (to the extent that the Mortgage Loan requires the Mortgagor to maintain such insurance), primary mortgage insurance applicable to each Mortgage Loan (including any LPMI Policy) in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement, as applicable. The Master Servicer shall not, and shall not authorize the Company or the related Servicer (to the extent required under this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement) to, cancel or refuse to renew any such Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy that is in effect at the date of the initial issuance of the Mortgage Note and is required to be kept in force hereunder except in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement, as applicable.

(b) The Master Servicer agrees to cause the Company and the related Servicer (to the extent required under this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement) to present, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, claims to the insurer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies and, in this regard, to take such reasonable action as shall be necessary to permit recovery under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies respecting defaulted Mortgage Loans. Pursuant to Sections 5.01, 5.04 and 5.05, any amounts collected by the Company or the related Servicer under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies shall be deposited by the Company in its Protected Account or by the related Servicer in the Distribution Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 5.04 or 5.05, as applicable.

Section 4.12 Trustee to Retain Possession of Certain Insurance Policies and Documents.

The Trustee (or the Custodian, as directed by the Trustee), shall retain possession and custody of the originals (to the extent available) of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, or certificate of insurance if applicable, and any certificates of renewal as to the foregoing as may be issued from time to time as contemplated by this Agreement. Until all amounts distributable in respect of the Certificates have been distributed in full and the Master Servicer otherwise has fulfilled its obligations under this Agreement, the Trustee (or its Custodian, if any, as directed by the Trustee) shall also retain possession and custody of each Mortgage File in accordance with and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall promptly deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee (or the Custodian, as directed by the Trustee), upon the execution or receipt thereof the originals of any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policies, any certificates of renewal, and such other documents or instruments that constitute portions of the Mortgage File that come into the possession of the Master Servicer from time to time.

Section 4.13 Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.

The Master Servicer shall cause the Company and the related Servicer (to the extent required under this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement) to foreclose upon, repossess or otherwise comparably convert the ownership of Mortgaged Properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments, all in accordance with this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement.

Section 4.14 Compensation for the Master Servicer.

The Master Servicer will be entitled to receive the Master Servicing Fee as compensation for its activities under this Agreement; provided, that the aggregate Master Servicing Fee with respect to any Distribution Date shall be reduced by an amount equal to the Compensating Interest to the extent payable by the Master Servicer for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 6.02 hereof. The Master Servicer will also be entitled to all income and gain realized from any investment of funds in the Distribution Account for the performance of its activities hereunder. The Master Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor except as provided in this Agreement.

Section 4.15 REO Property.

(a) In the event the Trust Fund acquires ownership of any REO Property in respect of any related Mortgage Loan, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued to the Trustee, or to its nominee, on behalf of the related Certificateholders. The Master Servicer shall, to the extent provided in this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement, cause the Company or the related Servicer to sell, any REO Property as expeditiously as possible and in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and the related Servicing Agreement, as applicable. Pursuant to its efforts to sell such REO Property, the Master Servicer shall cause the Company or the related Servicer to protect and conserve, such REO Property in the manner and to the extent required by this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement, in accordance with the REMIC Provisions and in a manner that does not result in a tax on “net income from foreclosure property” or cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as “foreclosure property” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code.

(b) The Master Servicer shall, to the extent required by this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement, cause the Company or the related Servicer to deposit all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of any REO Property in the Protected Account.

(c) The Master Servicer and the Company or the related Servicer, upon the final disposition of any REO Property, shall be entitled to reimbursement for any related unreimbursed Advances and other unreimbursed advances as well as any unpaid Master Servicing Fees and Servicing Fees from Liquidation Proceeds received in connection with the final disposition of such REO Property; provided, that any such unreimbursed Monthly Advances as well as any unpaid Master Servicing Fees and Servicing Fees may be reimbursed or paid, as the case may be, prior to final disposition, out of any net rental income or other net amounts derived from such REO Property.

(d) To the extent provided in this Agreement or the related Servicing Agreement, the Liquidation Proceeds from the final disposition of the REO Property, net of any payment to the Master Servicer and the Company or the related Servicer as provided above shall be deposited in the Protected Account on or prior to the Determination Date in the month following receipt thereof and be remitted by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the Securities Administrator for deposit into the Distribution Account on the next succeeding Remittance Date.

Section 4.16 Annual Statement as to Compliance.

The Company as a Servicer, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall deliver (or otherwise make available) to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator not later than March 15th of each calendar year beginning in 2007, an Officer’s Certificate (an “Annual Statement of Compliance”) stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of each such party during the preceding calendar year and of its performance under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision and (ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, such party has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement or other applicable servicing agreement in all material respects throughout such year, or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature and status of the cure provisions thereof. Such Annual Statement of Compliance shall contain no restrictions or limitations on its use. The Master Servicer shall enforce the obligations of each Servicer, to the extent set forth in the related Servicing Agreement, to deliver a similar Annual Statement of Compliance by that Servicer to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator as described above as and when required with respect to the Master Servicer. In the event that certain servicing responsibilities with respect to any Mortgage Loan have been delegated by the Company, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator or a Servicer to a subservicer or subcontractor, each such entity shall cause such subservicer or subcontractor (and with respect to each Servicer, the Master Servicer shall enforce the obligation of such Servicer to the extent required under the related Servicing Agreement) to deliver a similar Annual Statement of Compliance by such subservicer or subcontractor to the Depositor, the Securities Administrator as described above as and when required with respect to the Master Servicer or the related Servicer (as the case may be).

Failure of the Company to comply with this Section 4.16 (including with respect to the timeframes required herein) shall be deemed a Company Default, and the Master Servicer shall, in addition to whatever rights the Master Servicer may have under this Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same. Failure of the Master Servicer to comply with this Section 4.16 (including with respect to the timeframes required herein) shall be deemed an Event of Default, and at the written direction of the Depositor the Trustee shall, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Master Servicer for the same. Failure of the Securities Administrator to comply with this Section 4.16 (including with respect to the timeframes required in this Section) which failure results in a failure to timely file the related Form 10-K, shall be deemed a default and the Trustee at the written direction of the Depositor shall, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Securities Administrator under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Securities Administrator for the same. This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary.

Section 4.17 Assessments of Compliance and Attestation Reports.

Pursuant to Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB, each of the Company as a Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Custodian (to the extent set forth in this Section) (each, an “Attesting Party”) shall deliver (or otherwise make available) to the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor on or before March 15^th of each calendar year beginning in 2007, a report regarding such Attesting Party’s assessment of compliance (an “Assessment of Compliance”) with the Servicing Criteria during the preceding calendar year. The Assessment of Compliance, as set forth in Regulation AB, must contain the following:

(a) A statement by an authorized officer of such Attesting Party of its authority and responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the related Attesting Party;

(b) A statement by an authorized officer that such Attesting Party used the Servicing Criteria attached as Exhibit O hereto, and which will also be attached to the Assessment of Compliance, to assess compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to the related Attesting Party;

(c) An assessment by such officer of the related Attesting Party’s compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year, including disclosure of any material instance of noncompliance with respect thereto during such period, which assessment shall be based on the activities such Attesting Party performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving the related Attesting Party, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans;

(d) A statement that a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the related Attesting Party’s Assessment of Compliance for the period consisting of the preceding calendar year; and

(e) A statement as to which of the Servicing Criteria, if any, are not applicable to the related Attesting Party, which statement shall be based on the activities such Attesting Party performs with respect to asset-backed securities transactions taken as a whole involving such Attesting Party, that are backed by the same asset type as the Mortgage Loans.

Such report at a minimum shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit O hereto which are indicated as applicable to the related Attesting Party.

On or before March 15^th of each calendar year beginning in 2007, each Attesting Party shall furnish to the Master Servicer, the Depositor and the Securities Administrator a report (an “Attestation Report”) by a registered public accounting firm that attests to, and reports on, the Assessment of Compliance made by the related Attesting Party, as required by Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122(b) of Regulation AB, which Attestation Report must be made in accordance with standards for attestation reports issued or adopted by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.

The Master Servicer shall enforce the obligation of each Servicer to deliver to the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Depositor an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report as and when provided in the related Servicing Agreement. Each of the Company, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall cause, and the Master Servicer shall enforce the obligation (as and when provided in the related Servicing Agreement) of each Servicer to cause, any subservicer and each subcontractor (to the extent such subcontractor is determined by the Company, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, to be “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB) that is engaged by the Company, such Servicer, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator, as applicable, to deliver to the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer and the Depositor an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report as and when provided above. Such Assessment of Compliance, as to any subservicer or subcontractor, shall at a minimum address the applicable Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit O hereto which are indicated as applicable to any “primary servicer” to the extent such subservicer or subcontractor is performing any servicing function for the party who engages it and to the extent such party is not itself addressing the Servicing Criteria related to such servicing function in its own Assessment of Compliance. The Securities Administrator shall confirm that each of the Assessments of Compliance delivered to it, taken as a whole, address all of the Servicing Criteria and taken individually address the Servicing Criteria for each party as set forth in Exhibit O and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as to any subcontractor, an Assessment of Compliance is not required to be delivered unless it is required as part of a Form 10-K with respect to the Trust Fund.

In addition, for the avoidance of doubt and without duplication, the Company as a Servicer shall (and shall cause each subservicer engaged by it to) provide the following information to the Depositor and the Securities Administrator: (A) any Company Default hereunder and any subservicer event of default under the terms of the related Subservicing Agreement, (B) any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of the Company or, to the best of the Company’s knowledge, any such subservicer, and (C) the Company’s entry into an agreement with a subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the Company’s obligations as Servicer.

In addition, the Company as a Servicer, shall cause each subservicer engaged by it to provide the following information to the Depositor and the Securities Administrator, to the extent applicable, within the timeframes that the Company would otherwise have to provide such information:

(A) any material modifications, extensions or waivers of pool asset terms, fees, penalties or payments during the distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time (Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB);

(B) material breaches of pool asset representations or warranties or transaction covenants (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and

(C) information regarding new asset-backed securities issuances backed by the same pool assets, any pool asset changes (such as, additions, substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in origination, underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB).

The Custodian shall deliver to the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor an Assessment of Compliance and Attestation Report, as and when provided above, which shall at a minimum address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit O hereto which are indicated as applicable to a “custodian”. Notwithstanding the foregoing, an Assessment of Compliance or Attestation Report is not required to be delivered by any Custodian unless it is required as part of a Form 10-K with respect to the Trust Fund.

Failure of the Company to comply with this Section 4.17 (including with respect to the timeframes required herein) shall be deemed a Company Default, and the Master Servicer shall, in addition to whatever rights the Master Servicer may have under this Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same. Failure of the Master Servicer to comply with this Section 4.17 (including with respect to the timeframes required herein) shall, constitute an Event of Default, and at the written direction of the Depositor the Trustee shall, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Master Servicer for the same (but subject to the Master Servicer’s rights to payment of any Master Servicing Compensation and reimbursement of all amounts for which it is entitled to be reimbursed prior to the date of termination). Failure of the Securities Administrator to comply with this Section 4.17 (including with respect to the timeframes required in this Section) which failure results in a failure to timely file the related Form 10-K, shall, constitute a default and at the written direction of the Depositor, the Trustee shall, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Securities Administrator under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Securities Administrator for the same (but subject to the Securities Administrator’s right to reimbursement of all amounts for which it is entitled to be reimbursed prior to the date of termination). This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary.

Section 4.18 Section 4.18Reports Filed with Securities and Exchange Commission.

(a) (i) (A) Within 15 days after each Distribution Date, the Securities Administrator shall, in accordance with industry standards, prepare and file with the Commission via the Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System (“XXXXX”), a Distribution Report on Form 10-D, signed by the Master Servicer, with a copy of the Monthly Statement to be furnished by the Securities Administrator to the Certificateholders for such Distribution Date; provided that, the Securities Administrator shall have received no later than five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date, all information required to be provided to the Securities Administrator as described in clause (a)(iv) below. Any disclosure that is in addition to the Monthly Statement and that is required to be included on Form 10-D (“Additional Form 10-D Disclosure”) shall be, pursuant to the paragraph immediately below, reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit Q to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and approved for inclusion by the Depositor, and the Securities Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure absent such reporting (other than in the case where the Securities Administrator is the reporting party as set forth in Exhibit P) and approval.

(B) Within five (5) calendar days after the related Distribution Date, (i) the parties set forth in Exhibit P shall be required to provide, and the Master Servicer shall enforce the obligations of each Servicer (to the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement) to provide, pursuant to Section 4.18(a)(iv) below, to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known by a responsible officer thereof, in XXXXX-compatible format, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and such party, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable, and (ii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D. The Depositor shall be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure on Form 10-D pursuant to this Section.

(C) After preparing the Form 10-D, the Securities Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-D to the Depositor (in the case of any Additional 10-D Disclosure and otherwise if requested by the Depositor) and the Master Servicer for review. Within two Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than the 12th calendar day after the Distribution Date (provided that, the Securities Administrator forwards a copy of the Form 10-D no later than the 10th calendar after the Distribution Date), the Depositor shall notify the Securities Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-D. In the absence of receipt of any written changes or approval, the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to assume that such Form 10-D is in final form and the Securities Administrator may proceed with the execution and filing of the Form 10-D. No later than the 13th calendar day after the related Distribution Date, a duly authorized officer of the Master Servicer shall sign the Form 10-D and, in the case where the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator are not affiliated, return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Securities Administrator. If a Form 10-D cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 4.18(a)(v)(B). Promptly (but no later than one (1) Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator shall make available on its internet website identified in Section 6.06 a final executed copy of each Form 10-D filed by the Securities Administrator. The signing party at the Master Servicer can be contacted as set forth in Section 12.05. Form 10-D requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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. The Depositor shall notify the Securities Administrator in writing, no later than the fifth calendar day after the related Distribution Date with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-D if the answer to the questions should be “no”. The Securities Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the representations in Section 2.04(vi) and in any such notice in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator of their respective duties under Sections 4.18(a)(i) and (v) related to the timely preparation, execution and filing of Form 10-D is contingent upon such parties strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under such Sections. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Securities Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such failure results from a party’s failure to deliver on a timely basis, any information from such party needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

(ii) (A) Within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a “Reportable Event”), the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file, at the direction of the Depositor, on behalf of the Trust, any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act; provided that, the Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K (“Form 8-K Disclosure Information”) shall be, pursuant to the paragraph immediately below, reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit O to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and approved for inclusion by the Depositor, and the Securities Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure information absent such reporting (other than in the case where the Securities Administrator is the reporting party as set forth in Exhibit O) and approval.

(B) For so long as the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than the close of business on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable Event (i) the parties set forth in Exhibit O shall be required pursuant to Section 4.18(a)(iv) below to provide, and the Master Servicer will enforce the obligations of each Servicer (to the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement) to provide, to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known by a responsible officer thereof, in XXXXX-compatible format, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and such party, the form and substance of any Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable, and (ii) the Depositor shall approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K. The Depositor shall be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with including any Form 8-K Disclosure Information on Form 8-K pursuant to this Section.

(C) After preparing the Form 8-K, the Securities Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 8-K to the Depositor and the Master Servicer for review. No later than the close of business New York City time on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, or in the case where the Master Servicer and Securities Administrator are affiliated, no later than noon New York City time on the 4th Business Day after the Reportable Event, a duly authorized officer of the Master Servicer shall sign the Form 8-K and, in the case where the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator are not affiliated, return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Securities Administrator. Promptly, but no later than the close of business on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event (provided that, the Securities Administrator forwards a copy of the Form 8-K no later than noon New York time on the third Business Day after the Reportable Event), the Depositor shall notify the Securities Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 8-K. In the absence of receipt of any written changes or approval, the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to assume that such Form 8-K is in final form and the Securities Administrator may proceed with the execution and filing of the Form 8-K. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator shall follow the procedures set forth in Section 4.18(a)(v)(B). Promptly (but no later than one (1) Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator shall, make available on its internet website a final executed copy of each Form 8-K filed by the Securities Administrator. The signing party at the Master Servicer can be contacted as set forth in Section 12.05. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator of their respective duties under this Section 4.18(a)(ii) related to the timely preparation, execution and filing of Form 8-K is contingent upon such parties strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 4.18(a)(ii). Neither the Master Servicer nor the Securities Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute and/or timely file such Form 8-K, where such failure results from a party’s failure to deliver on a timely basis, any information from such party needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

(iii) (A) Within 90 days after the end of each fiscal year of the Trust or such earlier date as may be required by the Exchange Act (the “10-K Filing Deadline”) (it being understood that the fiscal year for the Trust ends on December 31st of each year), commencing in March 2007, the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the Securities Administrator within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement, (I) an annual compliance statement for the Company as a Servicer, each Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and any subservicer or subcontractor, as applicable, as described under Section 4.16, (II)(A) the annual reports on assessment of compliance with Servicing Criteria for the Company as a Servicer, each Servicer, the Master Servicer, each subservicer and subcontractor participating in the servicing function, the Securities Administrator and the Custodian, as described under Section 4.17, and (B) if any such report on assessment of compliance with Servicing Criteria described under Section 4.17 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such report on assessment of compliance with Servicing Criteria described under Section 4.17 is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included, (III)(A) the registered public accounting firm attestation report for the Company, the Master Servicer, each Servicer, the Securities Administrator, each subservicer, each subcontractor, as applicable, and the Custodian, as described under Section 4.17, and (B) if any registered public accounting firm attestation report described under Section 4.17 identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation why such report is not included, and (IV) a Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification as described in Section 4.18(a)(iii)(D) below (provided, however, that the Securities Administrator, at its discretion, may omit from the Form 10-K any annual compliance statement, assessment of compliance or attestation report that is not required to be filed with such Form 10-K pursuant to Regulation AB). Any disclosure or information in addition to (I) through (IV) above that is required to be included on Form 10-K (“Additional Form 10-K Disclosure”) shall be, pursuant to the paragraph immediately below, reported by the parties set forth on Exhibit O to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and approved for inclusion by the Depositor, and the Securities Administrator will have no duty or liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure absent such reporting (other than in the case where the Securities Administrator is the reporting party as set forth in Exhibit O) and approval.

(B) No later than March 15th of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2007, (i) the parties set forth in Exhibit O shall be required to provide, and the Master Servicer shall enforce the obligations of each Servicer (to the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement) to provide, pursuant to Section 4.18(a)(iv) below to the Securities Administrator and the Depositor, to the extent known by a responsible officer thereof, in XXXXX-compatible format, or in such other form as otherwise agreed upon by the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and such party, the form and substance of any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure, if applicable, and (ii) the Depositor will approve, as to form and substance, or disapprove, as the case may be, the inclusion of the Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K. The Depositor shall be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with including any Additional Form 10-K Disclosure on Form 10-K pursuant to this Section.

(C) After preparing the Form 10-K, the Securities Administrator shall forward electronically a copy of the Form 10-K to the Depositor (only in the case where such Form 10-K includes Additional Form 10-K Disclosure and otherwise if requested by the Depositor) and the Master Servicer for review. Within three Business Days after receipt of such copy, but no later than March 25th (provided that, the Securities Administrator forwards a copy of the Form 10-K no later than the third Business Day prior to March 25th), the Depositor shall notify the Securities Administrator in writing (which may be furnished electronically) of any changes to or approval of such Form 10-K. In the absence of receipt of any written changes or approval, the Securities Administrator shall be entitled to assume that such Form 10-K is in final form and the Securities Administrator may proceed with the execution and filing of the Form 10-K. No later than the close of business Eastern Standard time on the 4th Business Day prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline, an officer of the Master Servicer in charge of the master servicing function shall sign the Form 10-K and, in the case where the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator are unaffiliated, return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Securities Administrator. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Securities Administrator will follow the procedures set forth in Section 4.18(a)(v)(B). Promptly (but no later than one (1) Business Day) after filing with the Commission, the Securities Administrator shall make available on its internet website a final executed copy of each Form 10-K filed by the Securities Administrator. The signing party at the Master Servicer can be contacted as set forth in Section 12.05. Form 10-K requires the registrant to indicate (by checking “yes” or “no”) that it (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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. The Depositor shall notify the Securities Administrator in writing, no later than March 15th of each year in which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to the filing of a report on Form 10-K, if the answer to the questions should be “no”. The Securities Administrator shall be entitled to rely on the representations in Section 2.04(vi) and in any such notice in preparing, executing and/or filing any such report. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that the performance by the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator of their respective duties under Sections 4.18(a)(iv) and (v) related to the timely preparation, execution and filing of Form 10-K is contingent upon such parties strictly observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of their duties under such Sections and Sections 4.16 and Section 4.17. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Securities Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage, claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Master Servicer’s or the Securities Administrator’s inability or failure to receive, on a timely basis, any information from any other party hereto needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

(D) Each Form 10-K shall include a certification (the “Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification”) required to be included therewith pursuant to the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Act which shall be signed by the Certifying Person and delivered to the Securities Administrator no later than March 15th of each year in which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act. The Master Servicer shall cause any Servicer, and any subservicer or subcontractor engaged by it to, provide to the Person who signs the Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx Certification (the “Certifying Person”), by March 10th of each year in which the Trust is subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act (or such other date specified in the related Servicing Agreement) and otherwise within a reasonable period of time upon request, a certification (each, a “Back-Up Certification”), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit K, upon which the Certifying Person, the entity for which the Certifying Person acts as an officer, and such entity’s officers, directors and Affiliates (collectively with the Certifying Person, “Certification Parties”) can reasonably rely. In addition, the Company as a Servicer and, in the case where the Master Servicer and Securities Administrator are not affiliated, the Securities Administrator shall sign a Back-Up Certification substantially in the form of Exhibit T; provided, however, that the Company and the Securities Administrator shall not be required to undertake an analysis of any accountant’s report attached as an exhibit to the Form 10-K. An officer of the Master Servicer in charge of the master servicing function shall serve as the Certifying Person on behalf of the Trust. Such officer of the Certifying Person can be contacted as set forth in Section 12.05.

(iv) With respect to any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or any Form 8-K Disclosure Information (collectively, the “Additional Disclosure”) relating to the Trust Fund, the Securities Administrator’s obligation to include such Additional Information in the applicable Exchange Act report is subject to receipt from the entity that is indicated in Exhibit O as the responsible party for providing that information, if other than the Securities Administrator, as and when required as described in Section 4.18(a)(i) through (iii) above. Such Additional Disclosure shall be accompanied by a notice substantially in the form of Exhibit P. Each of the Company as a Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Sponsor, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor hereby agrees to notify and provide, and the Master Servicer agrees to enforce the obligations (to the extent provided in the related Servicing Agreement) of each Servicer to notify and provide, to the extent known to the Company as a Servicer, the Master Servicer, the Sponsor, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor all Additional Disclosure relating to the Trust Fund, with respect to which such party is indicated in Exhibit O as the responsible party for providing that information. Within five Business Days of each Distribution Date of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, the Depositor shall make available to the Securities Administrator the related Significance Estimate and the Securities Administrator shall use such information to calculate the related Significance Percentage. If the Significance Percentage meets either of the threshold levels detailed in Item 1115(b)(1) or 1115(b)(2) of Regulation AB, the Securities Administrator shall deliver written notification to the Depositor and the Corridor Contract Counterparty to that effect, which notification shall include a request that the Corridor Contract Counterparty provide Regulation AB information to the Depositor in accordance with the Corridor Contract. The Depositor shall be obligated to obtain from the Corridor Contract Counterparty any information required under Regulation AB to the extent required under the Corridor Contracts and to provide to the Securities Administrator any information that may be required to be included in any Form 10-D, Form 8-K or Form 10-K relating to the Corridor Contract Counterparty or written notification instructing the Securities Administrator that such Additional Disclosure regarding the Corridor Contract Counterparty is not necessary for such Distribution Date. The Depositor shall be responsible for any reasonable fees and expenses assessed or incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with including any Additional Disclosure information pursuant to this Section.

So long as the Depositor is subject to the filing requirements of the Exchange Act with respect to the Trust Fund, the Trustee shall notify the Securities Administrator and the Depositor of any bankruptcy or receivership with respect to the Trustee or of any proceedings of the type described under Item 1117 of Regulation AB that have occurred as of the related Due Period, together with a description thereof, no later than the date on which such information is required of other parties hereto as set forth under this Section 4.18. In addition, the Trustee shall notify the Securities Administrator and the Depositor of any affiliations or relationships that develop after the Closing Date between the Trustee and the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Custodian of the type described under Item 1119 of Regulation AB, together with a description thereof, no later than March 15 of each year that the Trust is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2007. Should the identification of any of the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Securities Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Custodian change, the Depositor shall promptly notify the Trustee.

(v) (A) On or prior to January 30th of the first year in which the Securities Administrator is able to do so under applicable law, the Securities Administrator shall prepare and file a Form 15 relating to the automatic suspension of reporting in respect of the Trust under the Exchange Act.

(B) In the event that the Securities Administrator is unable to timely file with the Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K required to be filed by this Agreement because required disclosure information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it after the delivery deadlines set forth in this Agreement or for any other reason, the Securities Administrator shall promptly notify the Depositor and the Master Servicer. In the case of Form 10-D and 10-K, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator shall cooperate to prepare and file a Form 12b-25 and a 10-DA and 10-KA as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of Form 8-K, the Securities Administrator will, upon receipt of all required Form 8-K Disclosure Information and upon the approval and direction of the Depositor, include such disclosure information on the next Form 10-D. In the event that any previously filed Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K needs to be amended, and such amendment relates to any Additional Disclosure, the Securities Administrator shall notify the Depositor and the parties affected thereby and such parties will cooperate to prepare any necessary Form 8-K, 10-DA or 10-KA. Any Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K shall be signed by an appropriate officer of the Master Servicer. The parties hereto acknowledge that the performance by the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator of their respective duties under this Section 4.18(a)(v) related to the timely preparation, execution and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K is contingent upon the Master Servicer and the Depositor timely performing their duties under this Section. Neither the Master Servicer nor the Securities Administrator shall have any liability for any loss, expense, damage or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, where such failure results from a party’s failure to deliver on a timely basis, any information from such party needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

The Depositor agrees to promptly furnish to the Securities Administrator, from time to time upon request, such further information, reports and financial statements within its control related to this Agreement, the Mortgage Loans as the Securities Administrator reasonably deems appropriate to prepare and file all necessary reports with the Commission. The Securities Administrator shall have no responsibility to file any items other than those specified in this Section 4.18; provided, however, the Securities Administrator shall cooperate with the Depositor in connection with any additional filings with respect to the Trust Fund as the Depositor deems necessary under the Exchange Act. Fees and expenses incurred by the Securities Administrator in connection with this Section 4.18 shall not be reimbursable from the Trust Fund.

The Securities Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless, the Company, the Depositor and the Master Servicer and each of its officers, directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the Securities Administrator’s obligations under Sections 4.16, 4.17 and 4.18 or the Securities Administrator’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. In addition, the Securities Administrator shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and the Master Servicer and each of their respective officers, directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Back-Up Certification, any Annual Statement of Compliance, any Assessment of Compliance or any Additional Disclosure provided by the Securities Administrator on its behalf or on behalf of any subservicer or subcontractor engaged by the Securities Administrator pursuant to Section 4.16, 4.17 or 4.18 (the “Securities Administrator Information”), or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Securities Administrator Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with the Certificates, without regard to whether the Securities Administrator Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information.

The Depositor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer and each of its officers, directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the obligations of the Depositor under Sections 4.16, 4.17 and 4.18 or the Depositor’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. In addition, the Depositor shall indemnify and hold harmless the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator and each of their respective officers, directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Additional Disclosure provided by the Depositor that is required to be filed pursuant to this Section 4.18 (the “Depositor Information”), or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Depositor Information that is required to be filed and not to any other information communicated in connection with the Certificates, without regard to whether the Depositor Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information.

(b) The Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company, the Securities Administrator and the Depositor and each of its respective officers, directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the obligations of the Master Servicer under Sections 4.16, 4.17 and 4.18 or the Master Servicer’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith. In addition, the Master Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and each of its officers, directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Annual Statement of Compliance, any Assessment of Compliance or any Additional Disclosure provided by the Master Servicer on its behalf or on behalf of any subservicer or subcontractor engaged by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.16, 4.17 or 4.18 (the “Master Servicer Information”), or (ii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Master Servicer Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with the Certificates, without regard to whether the Master Servicer Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information.

The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the Securities Administrator and the Master Servicer and each of its officers, directors and affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon a breach of the obligations of the Company under Sections 4.16, 4.17 and 4.18 or the Company’s negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection therewith including any failure by the Company to identify any subcontractor “participating in the servicing function” within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB. In addition, the Company shall indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor and the Master Servicer and each of their respective officers, directors and affiliates and the Master Servicer from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon (i) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material fact contained in any Back-Up Certification, any Annual Statement of Compliance, any Assessment of Compliance or any Additional Disclosure provided by the Company on its behalf or on behalf of any subservicer or subcontractor pursuant to Section 4.16, 4.17 or 4.18 (the “Company Information”), (ii) any breach by the Company of a representation, warranty or covenant set forth in Section 2.03(a)(vii) and Section 2.03(b)(i-iii) or (iii) any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Company Information and not to any other information communicated in connection with the Certificates, without regard to whether the Company Information or any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other information.

If the indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the Company, the Depositor, the Securities Administrator or the Master Servicer, as applicable, then the defaulting party, in connection with any conduct for which it is providing indemnification under this Section 4.18(b), agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by the other parties as a result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of the other party in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault and the relative benefit of the respective parties.

The indemnification provisions set forth in this Section 4.18(b) shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the termination of any party to this Agreement.

(c) Failure of the Company to comply with this Section 4.18 (including with respect to the timeframes required herein) shall be deemed a Company Default, and the Master Servicer shall, in addition to whatever rights the Master Servicer may have under this Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Company under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Company for the same. Failure of the Master Servicer to comply with this Section 4.18 (including with respect to the timeframes required herein) shall, constitute an Event of Default, and at the written direction of the Depositor the Trustee shall, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Master Servicer for the same (but subject to the Master Servicer rights to payment of any Master Servicing Compensation and reimbursement of all amounts for which it is entitled to be reimbursed prior to the date of termination). Failure of the Securities Administrator to comply with this Section 4.18 (including with respect to the timeframes required in this Section) which failure results in a failure to timely file the related Form 10-K, shall, at the written direction of the Depositor, constitute a default and the Trustee shall, in addition to whatever rights the Trustee may have under this Agreement and at law or equity or to damages, including injunctive relief and specific performance, upon notice immediately terminate all of the rights and obligations of the Securities Administrator under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof without compensating the Securities Administrator for the same (but subject to the Securities Administrator’s right to reimbursement of all amounts for which it is entitled to be reimbursed prior to the date of termination). This paragraph shall supersede any other provision in this Agreement or any other agreement to the contrary. In connection with the termination of the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator pursuant to this Section 4.18(d), the Trustee shall be entitled to reimbursement of all costs and expenses associated with such termination to the extent set forth in Section 10.05. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, no Event of Default by the Master Servicer or default by the Securities Administrator shall have occurred with respect to any failure to properly prepare, execute and/or timely file any report on Form 8-K, Form 10-D or Form 10-K, any Form 15 or Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, where such failure results from any party’s failure to deliver, on a timely basis, any information from such party needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file any such report, Form or amendment, and does not result from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

In the case of any failure of performance described above, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Securities Administrator for all costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification, accountants’ letter or other material not delivered pursuant to this Section 4.18 as required by the Company, any subservicer or any subcontractor.

(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 12.01, this Section 4.18 may be amended without the consent of the Certificateholders.

(e) Any report, notice or notification to be delivered by the Company, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator to the Depositor pursuant to this Section 4.18, may be delivered via email to XxxXXXxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx or, in the case of a notification, telephonically by calling Reg AB Compliance Manager at 000-000-0000.

Section 4.19 Intention of the Parties and Interpretation. Each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that the purpose of Sections 4.16, 4.17 and 4.18 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Sponsor, the Depositor and the Master Servicer with the provisions of Regulation AB. 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) the parties shall comply with reasonable requests made by the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator for delivery of additional or different information as the Sponsor, the Depositor, the Master Servicer or the Securities Administrator may determine in good faith is necessary to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, and (d) no amendment of this Agreement shall be required to effect any such changes in the obligations of the parties to this transaction as are necessary to accommodate evolving interpretations of the provisions of Regulation AB.

Section 4.20 UCC. The Sponsor shall file any financing statements, continuation statements or amendments thereto required by any change in the Uniform Commercial Code.

Section 4.21 Optional Purchase of Certain Mortgage Loans.

With respect to any Mortgage Loans which as of the first day of a Fiscal Quarter is delinquent in payment by 90 days or more or is an REO Property, EMC shall have the right to purchase any Mortgage Loan from the Trust which becomes 90 days or more delinquent or becomes an REO Property at a price equal to the Repurchase Price; provided however (i) that such Mortgage Loan is still 90 days or more delinquent or is an REO Property as of the date of such purchase and (ii) this purchase option, if not theretofore exercised, shall terminate on the date prior to the last day of the related Fiscal Quarter. This purchase option, if not exercised, shall not be thereafter reinstated unless the delinquency is cured and the Mortgage Loan thereafter again becomes 90 days or more delinquent or becomes an REO Property, in which case the option shall again become exercisable as of the first day of the related Fiscal Quarter.

In addition, EMC shall, at its option, purchase any Mortgage Loan from the Trust if the first Due Date for such Mortgage Loan is subsequent to the Cut-off Date and the initial Monthly Payment is not made within thirty (30) days of such Due Date. Such purchase shall be made at a price equal to the Repurchase Price.

If at any time EMC remits to the Securities Administrator a payment for deposit in the Distribution Account covering the amount of the Repurchase Price for such a Mortgage Loan, and EMC provides to the Trustee a certification signed by a Servicing Officer stating that the amount of such payment has been deposited in the Distribution Account, then the Trustee shall execute the assignment of such Mortgage Loan prepared and delivered to the Trustee, at the request of EMC, without recourse, representation or warranty, to EMC which shall succeed to all the Trustee’s right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loan, and all security and documents relative thereto. Such assignment shall be an assignment outright and not for security. EMC will thereupon own such Mortgage, and all such security and documents, free of any further obligation to the Trustee or the Certificateholders with respect thereto.

ARTICLE V

ACCOUNTS

Section 5.01 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments; Protected Account.

(a) The Company shall make reasonable efforts in accordance with customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders in the respective states in which the Mortgaged Properties related to the EMC Mortgage Loans are located to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the EMC Mortgage Loans to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions of any related Required Insurance Policy. Consistent with the foregoing, the Company may in its discretion (i) waive any late payment charge and (ii) extend the due dates for payments due on a Mortgage Note related to an EMC Mortgage Loan for a period not greater than 125 days. In the event of any such arrangement, the Company shall make Advances on the related EMC Mortgage Loan during the scheduled period in accordance with the amortization schedule of such EMC Mortgage Loan without modification thereof by reason of such arrangements, and shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor in accordance with Section 6.01. The Company shall not be required to institute or join in litigation with respect to collection of any payment (whether under a Mortgage, Mortgage Note or otherwise or against any public or governmental authority with respect to a taking or condemnation) if it reasonably believes that enforcing the provision of the Mortgage or other instrument pursuant to which such payment is required is prohibited by applicable law. In addition, if (x) an EMC Mortgage Loan is in default or default is imminent or (y) the Company delivers to the Trustee a certification addressed to the Trustee, based on the advice of counsel or certified public accountants, in either case, that have a national reputation with respect to taxation of REMICs, that a modification of such EMC Mortgage Loan will not result in the imposition of taxes on or disqualify any of REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III, the Company may, (A) amend the related Mortgage Note to reduce the Mortgage Rate applicable thereto, provided that such reduced Mortgage Rate shall in no event be lower than 5.00% with respect to any EMC Mortgage Loan and (B) amend any Mortgage Note related to an EMC Mortgage Loan to extend the maturity thereof.

With respect to Mortgage Loans affected by Hurricane Xxxxxxx, if the Mortgaged Property is located in public and individual assistance counties as designated by FEMA (as set forth on its website

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BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, Depositor EMC MORTGAGE CORPORATION, Sponsor and Company WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, Master Servicer and Securities Administrator and Trustee AMENDED AND RESTATED POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT...