EXHIBIT 10.89
ASSIGNMENT, ASSUMPTION AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
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This Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (the
"Agreement") is made and entered into on September 15, 1998, by Countrywide Home
Loans, Inc., a New York corporation, having an address at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Acquisition, Inc., d/b/a U.C. Acquisition, Inc., having an address at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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address at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Company").
In consideration of the mutual promises and agreements contained
herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as
follows:
1. Assignment and Assumption. The Seller hereby grants, transfers
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and assigns to the Buyer (a) all of its right, title and interest as "Buyer" in,
to and under that certain Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement dated as of September 15,
1998, and duly executed by the Company and the Seller, a true, complete and
accurate copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, the "Sale Agreement"),
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(b) all of its right, title and interest in and to the each of the mortgage
loans identified in Exhibit B hereto (the "Mortgage Loans"), and (c) all
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servicing rights relating to the Mortgage Loans. Except for the provisions
pertaining to the payment of the purchase price, the Buyer hereby assumes all of
the Seller's obligations as "Buyer" under the Sale Agreement from and after the
date hereof, and the Seller shall be relieved and released by the Company of all
of its obligations under the Sale Agreement from and after the date hereof.
Except as is otherwise expressly provided herein, (i) the Seller makes no
representations, warranties or covenants to the Buyer and (ii) the Buyer
acknowledges that the Seller has no obligations to the Buyer under the terms of
the Sale Agreement or otherwise relating to the transaction contemplated herein
(including but not limited to any obligation to repurchase any of the Mortgage
Loans or to indemnify the Buyer).
2. Consideration. In consideration for the transfers and
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assignments set forth in Section 1 of this Agreement, the Buyer agrees to pay to
the Seller the amounts referenced in that certain funding schedule (the "Funding
Schedule") dated as of September 15, 1998 (the "Purchase Price") and duly
executed by the Seller and the Buyer (for purposes hereof, the purchase price
percentage referenced in the Funding Schedule in excess of 100%, the "Assigned
Premium Percentage"). The Buyer agrees to wire the agreed upon Purchase Price
to the Seller to the account designated below:
Bank of New York
ABA - ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Countrywide Home Loans
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3. Recognition of the Buyer by the Company. From and after the date
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hereof, the Company shall recognize the Buyer as the owner of the Mortgage Loans
and the "Buyer" under the Sale Agreement.
4. Servicing of the Mortgage Loans. From and after the date hereof,
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the Company shall interim service the Mortgage Loans for the Buyer in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the Sale Agreement, as if the Buyer and the
Company had entered into the Sale Agreement. The address of the Buyer set forth
in Article IX of the Sale Agreement shall be changed to read as follows:
Southern Mortgage Acquisition, Inc.
d/b/a U.C. Acquisition, Inc.
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Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
5. Status of Sale Agreement. The Company and the Seller represent
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and warrant to the Buyer that (a) the Sale Agreement is in full force and effect
as of the date hereof, (b) the Sale Agreement has not been amended or modified
in any respect, and (c) there has been no waiver or any agreement to waive any
provision, nor has any notice of termination been given, under the Sale
Agreement.
6. Repurchase of Mortgage Loans. In the event the Company is
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required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Sale Agreement, the
Seller shall pay to the Buyer, at the time of repurchase, an amount equal to the
product of (i) the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the time the
repurchase obligation occurs, and (ii) the difference between the Premium Rebate
Percentage (as calculated below) and the Premium Percentage (as defined in the
Sale Agreement), if any. For the purpose of determining the additional amount
that the Seller has to pay to the Buyer, if any, in connection with a repurchase
of a Mortgage Loan by the Company, the Premium Rebate Percentage shall be
determined as follows:
If the repurchase obligation occurs during Premium Rebate Percentage will be:
the indicated month following Closing Date:
Month: 0-6, inclusive 100% of the Assigned Premium Percentage
7-12, inclusive 75% of the Assigned Premium Percentage
13-18, inclusive 50% of the Assigned Premium Percentage
19-24, inclusive 25% of the Assigned Premium Percentage
25 and thereafter 0% of the Assigned Premium Percentage
7. No Claims. The Company represents and warrants that it has no
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offsets, counterclaims or other defenses available to it with respect to the
Sale Agreement.
8. Covenants, Representations and Warranties of the Seller. The
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Seller represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Buyer that:
a. The Seller is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation, and has all requisite corporate power and
authority to acquire, own and sell the Mortgage Loans;
b. The Seller has full corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform under this Agreement, and to consummate
the transactions set forth herein. The execution, delivery and
performance of the Seller of this Agreement, and the
consummation by it of the transactions contemplated hereby,
have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate action of
the Seller. This Agreement has been fully executed and
delivered by the Seller and constitutes the valid and legally
binding obligation of the Seller enforceable against the
Seller in accordance with its respective terms;
c. No material consent, approval, order or authorization of, or
declaration, filing or registration with, any governmental
entity is required to be
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obtained or made by the Seller in connection with the
execution, delivery or performance by the Seller of this
Agreement, or the consummation by it of the transaction
contemplated hereby;
d. There is no action, suit, proceeding, investigation or
litigation pending or, to the Seller's knowledge, threatened,
which either in any instance or in the aggregate, if
determined adversely to the Seller, would adversely affect the
sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Buyer, the execution,
delivery or enforceability of this Agreement, or the Seller's
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement;
e. Immediately prior to payment of the purchase price for the
Mortgage Loans, the Seller is the lawful owner of the Mortgage
Loans with the full right to transfer the Mortgage Loans free
from any and all claims and encumbrances whatsoever; and
f. The Seller is not in violation of, and the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the Sale Agreement by the
Seller and its performance and compliance with the terms of
this Agreement and the Sale Agreement will not constitute a
violation with respect to, any order or decree of any court or
any order or regulation of any federal, state, municipal or
governmental agency having jurisdiction over the Seller or its
assets, which violation might have consequences that would
adversely affect the condition (financial or otherwise) or the
operation of the seller or its assets or might have
consequences that would adversely affect the performance of
its obligations and duties thereunder.
9. Covenants, Representations and Warranties of Buyer. The Buyer
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represents and warrants to, and covenants with, the Seller and the Company that
except for the provisions pertaining to the payment of the purchase price
thereunder, the Buyer agrees to be bound as "Buyer" by all of the terms,
covenants and conditions of the Sale Agreement, and from and after the date
hereof, the Buyer assumes for the benefit of the Seller and the Company all of
the Seller's obligations as "Buyer" thereunder.
10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance
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with the laws of the State of California and the obligations, rights and
remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in accordance with the
laws of the State of California, except to the extent preempted by federal law.
11. Confidentiality. The Seller and the Buyer hereby acknowledge and
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agree that this Agreement shall be kept confidential and its contents will not
be divulged to any party without the other party's consent except to the extent
that it is appropriate for the Seller or the Buyer to do so in working with
legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other governmental agencies, or
to enforce their rights hereunder or under the Sale Agreement.
12. Nonsolicitation. Subject to the provisions set forth in this
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Section 1.2, and in connection with this transaction specifically between the
Seller and the Buyer, from and after the date hereof, neither Seller nor any of
its affiliates shall specifically target and solicit, by means of direct mail or
telephonic or personal solicitation or by any other means, the Mortgagors to
prepay such Mortgage Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the following
solicitations, if undertaken by Seller or any affiliate of Seller, shall not be
prohibited under this Section 12: (i) solicitations that are directed to the
general public at large, including, without limitation, mass mailings based on
commercially acquired mailing lists and newspaper, radio, television and other
mass media advertisements; (ii) solicitations made in response to an inquiry
from a Mortgagor on his or her own initiative relating to a payoff or
information pertaining to a mortgage loan product; and (iii) solicitations made
as a part of a campaign directed to all mortgagors with mortgage loans
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meeting certain defined parameters (other than parameters relating to the
Mortgagors or Mortgage Loans specifically).
13. Conflict with Sales Agreement. To the extent there is any
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conflict between the terms of the Sales Agreement and this Agreement, the latter
shall be controlling, notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
Sale Agreement.
14. Capitalized Terms. All capitalized terms used herein and not
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otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings assigned to such terms in the
Sale Agreement.
15. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
16. Survival. The representations, warranties and covenants of the
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parties hereto as set forth herein shall survive the execution and delivery of
this Agreement.
17. Waivers. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or
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modified unless such waiver or modification is in writing and signed by the
party against whom such waiver or modification is sought to be enforced.
18. Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall be binding on and
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inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Seller, the Company and the
Buyer and their respective successors and assigns.
19. Notices. All communications to be provided hereunder to any
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party shall be provided to such party in writing or facsimile at the address
specified below or such other address as such party may provide to the other
parties hereto and shall be effective upon receipt by the party to be notified:
(i) if to the Company
Pan American Bank, FSB
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Attn: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
(ii) if to the Seller
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
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Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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(iii) if to the Buyer
Southern Mortgage Acquisition, Inc.
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Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
20. Severability. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of
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this Agreement which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable
shall be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability
without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision,
representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall
be ineffective, as to such jurisdiction, to the extent of such prohibition or
unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any
such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan
shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other
jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto
waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any
provision hereof. If the invalidity of any part, provision, representation or
warranty of this Agreement shall deprive any party of the economic benefit
intended to be conferred by this Agreement, the parties shall negotiate, in
good-faith, to develop a structure the economic effect of which is nearly as
possible the same as the economic effect of this Agreement without regard to
such invalidity.
[Signature page follows]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on
the date first above written.
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.,
the Seller
By /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Vice President
SOUTHERN MORTGAGE ACQUISITION,
INC., D/B/A U.C. ACQUISITION, INC.,
the Buyer
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
PAN AMERICAN BANK, FSB,
the Company
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
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EXHIBIT A
MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AGREEMENT
(attached)
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MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AGREEMENT
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THIS MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AGREEMENT is made and entered into as of and
effective on the 15th day of September, 1998, by and between COUNTRYWIDE HOME
LOANS, INC., a New York corporation (the "Buyer"), having its principal office
at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, and PAN AMERICAN
BANK, FSB (the "Seller"), a federally chartered savings bank, having its
principal office for purposes hereof at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
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W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Seller is the legal, beneficial and record owner of
certain Mortgage Loans, as defined in this Agreement, and desires to sell such
Mortgage Loans to the Buyer in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the Buyer desires to purchase such Mortgage Loans, in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein set
forth and other valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which is
hereby acknowledged, the Seller and the Buyer agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
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DEFINITIONS
For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
"Agreement" means this Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement, including all
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Addenda, Exhibits and Schedules attached hereto, and all supplements,
modifications and amendments, if any, thereto.
"▇▇▇▇ of Sale" means the document to be executed and delivered by the
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Seller to the Buyer or its designee to be effective on the Closing Date, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit A, together with a Final Mortgage Loan Schedule
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in accordance with Article II.
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"Book Value" means the unpaid principal balance of each Mortgage Loan
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as of the Cut-Off Date.
"Business Day" means any day on which the Buyer is open for business
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other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a federal or State of Louisiana holiday.
"Closing" means the payment of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price and
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the execution and/or delivery of the Closing Documents.
"Closing Date" means September 15, 1998, or such other date as the
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Buyer and the Seller may mutually agree.
"Closing Documents" means the ▇▇▇▇ of Sale, the Final Mortgage Loan
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Schedule, the documents described in Paragraph A(vi) and (vii) of Article IV,
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and the documents identified in Paragraph B of Article V which are to be
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contained in the Mortgage File pertaining to each Mortgage Loan included on the
Final Mortgage Loan Schedule.
"Credit File" means all documents, if any, other than the Mortgage
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File, in the possession or under the control of the Seller or its servicer(s),
agent(s), or custodians pertaining to each Mortgage Loan included on the Final
Mortgage Loan Schedule and relating to the origination and/or servicing of such
Mortgage Loan, including without limitation appraisals, payment histories,
primary mortgage guarantee insurance certificates, signed loan applications,
disclosure statements, credit records, and hazard, flood or other policies of
insurance.
"Current Loan-to-Value Ratio" means the Book Value divided by (a) if
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no appraisal has been performed on the Mortgage Property subsequent to the
appraisal made in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan, the
lesser of (i) the original appraised value, or (ii) the price at which the
Mortgaged Property was purchased by Mortgagor or (b) the most recent appraised
value of the Mortgaged Property based upon any appraisal subsequent to the
origination of the Mortgage Loan which is contained in the Credit File.
"Cut-Off Date" means the date that shall be used to calculate the
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Mortgage Loan Purchase Price, which shall be September 1, 1998, unless the
Seller and the Buyer mutually agree on another date.
"Disclosure Data" means the information provided by the Seller to the
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Buyer relating to the Mortgage Loans.
"Final Mortgage Loan Schedule" means the mortgage loan schedule to be
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attached to the ▇▇▇▇ of Sale in accordance with Article II.
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"HOEPA" means the Home Ownership Equity Protection Act and the
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regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Insurer" means the Federal Housing Administration, the Veterans
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Administration or any private mortgage insurer that insures or guarantees any of
the Mortgage Loans, as well as any provider of life, hazard, disability or other
insurance with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property.
"Mortgage" means the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument
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creating a first lien on residential real property securing a Mortgage Note, as
further identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule or Final Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
"Mortgage File" means, with respect to each Mortgage Loan included on
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the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule, the items referred to in Paragraph B of
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Article V.
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"Mortgaged Property" means the property securing a Mortgage Note.
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"Mortgage Loan" means any loan, evidenced by a Mortgage Note and
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secured by a Mortgage on one-to-four family residential real property, described
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule and thereby made subject to this Agreement.
"Mortgage Loan Percentage Amount" means the percentage set forth in
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the funding schedule between the Buyer and the Seller dated September 15, 1998
(the percentage thereof in excess of 100%, the "Premium Percentage"); provided,
however, for purposes of computing the Mortgage Loan Repurchase Price, the
Mortgage Loan Percentage Amount shall be determined as follows:
If Repurchase Occurs During Mortgage Loan Percentage
the Indicated Month After the Amount will be the sum of 100%
Closing Date plus the following:
Month: 0-6, inclusive 100% of the Premium Percentage
7-12, inclusive 75% of the Premium Percentage
13-18, inclusive 50% of the Premium Percentage
19-24, inclusive 25% of the Premium Percentage
25 and thereafter 0%
"Mortgage Loan Purchase Price" means the sum of (i) the Book Value of
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the Mortgage Loans to be purchased by the Buyer as set forth on the Final
Mortgage Loan Schedule, multiplied by the Mortgage Loan Percentage Amount and
(ii) interest on the Book Value of each Mortgage Loan accrued at the interest
rate borne by such Mortgage Loan from the Cut-Off Date to but not including the
Closing Date.
"Mortgage Loan Repurchase Price" shall have the meaning given in
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Paragraph F(ii)(a) of Article IV hereof.
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"Mortgage Loan Schedule" means the mortgage loan schedule, attached as
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Exhibit B hereto, setting forth the following information concerning each
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Mortgage Loan: street address of the Mortgaged Property (including state and
zip code), name of the Mortgagor(s), unpaid principal balance as of close of
business on the Cut-Off Date, last payment due date preceding the Cut-Off Date
in respect of which a payment of principal and interest was made, status as a
first lien, original loan amount, loan number, maturity date, mortgage interest
rate as of the Cut-Off Date, required monthly payment of principal and interest
as of the Cut-Off Date, Current Loan-to-Value Ratio, property type, occupancy
status, appraised value, the Pool of which such Mortgage Loan forms a part, and
whether the Mortgage Loan is subject to HOEPA.
"Mortgage Note" means the original executed note evidencing the
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indebtedness of a Mortgagor(s) under a Mortgage Loan.
"Mortgagor" means the current and unreleased obligor(s) on a Mortgage
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Note.
"Paying Party" shall have the meaning given in Paragraph E of Article
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II hereof.
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"Pool" means one pool of Mortgage Loans which are to be purchased and
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sold hereunder, such pools being designated as A.
"Servicing Documents" means, to the extent not already included in the
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Credit File or the Mortgage File, any credit and closing packages, custodial
documents, servicing documents, escrow documents, Mortgage documents, and all
other files, records, documents and computer data and tapes necessary to service
a Mortgage Loan.
"Servicing Transfer Date" means October 2, 1998, or such other date as
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the Buyer and the Seller may mutually agree in writing.
"Substitute Mortgage Loan" shall have the meaning given in Paragraph F
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of Article IV hereof.
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"Substitution Date" shall have the meaning given in Paragraph F of
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Article V hereof.
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ARTICLE II
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PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
A. Agreement to Sell and Purchase Mortgage Loans. On the Closing Date,
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the Seller agrees to sell, and the Buyer agrees to purchase, those Mortgage
Loans described in the Mortgage Loan Schedule which are included on the Final
Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Loans shall be sold pursuant to the
representations, warranties and covenants of the Seller and the Buyer set forth
in this Agreement.
B. ▇▇▇▇ of Sale. On the Closing Date, the Seller shall deliver to the
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Buyer a ▇▇▇▇ of Sale, in the form of Exhibit A hereto, executed by an authorized
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representative of the Seller as evidenced by certified resolution(s) of the
Board of Directors of the Seller (if the Seller is a corporation) and by
certified authorizing documents for the Seller (if the Seller is not a
corporation), in form and substance satisfactory to the Buyer, to be delivered
at the Closing, which ▇▇▇▇ of Sale shall sell, transfer, assign, set-over and
convey to the Buyer or its designee each of the Mortgage Loans, to which shall
be attached as an exhibit the Final Mortgage Loan Schedule identifying the
Mortgage Loans conveyed to the Buyer, and setting forth the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Price for such Mortgage Loans.
C. Mortgage Loan Schedule. Attached hereto is a Mortgage Loan Schedule
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setting forth all of the Mortgage Loans which are the subject of this Agreement.
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Buyer shall advise the Seller the Mortgage
Loans that do not qualify for sale under this Agreement and the Seller shall
delete such Mortgage Loans from, and provide to the Buyer a copy of, the Final
Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Final Mortgage Loan Schedule shall list
the Mortgage Loans described in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, except for those
Mortgage Loans which have been removed from the Mortgage Loan Schedule by the
Seller or the Buyer for lack of conformity to the representations and warranties
of the Seller set forth in this Agreement or have been removed by mutual
agreement of the Buyer and the Seller. Only the Mortgage Loans described in the
Final Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be conveyed to the Buyer, and the Mortgage
Loan Purchase Price shall be calculated only with respect to such Mortgage
Loans.
D. Payment for Mortgage Loans. The Buyer shall pay to the Seller, on the
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Closing Date, by wire transfer in immediately available funds, to an account
specified in writing by and for the credit of the Seller, the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Price. The Seller agrees that payment as aforesaid shall constitute
payment to it of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price and shall acknowledge receipt
thereof in writing on the Closing Date. In computing the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Price, for the purpose of determining the Book Value of any Mortgage Loan as of
the Cut-Off Date: (i) principal payments due and payable on or before the Cut-
Off Date shall be applied only if received on or before the Cut-Off Date; and
(ii) principal payments which are due and payable after the Cut-Off Date shall
not be applied to the related Mortgage Loan until after the Cut-Off Date
notwithstanding the date of receipt. The Seller shall hold any principal
payments to be applied after the Cut-Off Date for the account of the Buyer and
shall immediately deliver such payments to the Buyer. All payments by
Mortgagors of interest accrued, whether paid or unpaid, before the Cut-Off Date
and all payments of interest by Mortgagors due on and after the Cut-Off Date
shall belong to the Buyer and the Seller shall immediately deliver any payments
thereof received by it. Except as provided below with respect to Defective
Mortgage Loans, all other payments made by Mortgagors shall belong to the Buyer.
E. Adjustments to Mortgage Loan Purchase Price. Upon written notice
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given by either party to the other no later than thirty (30) days following the
date on which such servicing is transferred to the Buyer, the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Price shall be adjusted to reflect changes resulting from
miscalculations of interest and principal or other accounting errors reflected
in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price. The party benefitting from such errors
(the "Paying Party") shall pay an amount sufficient to correct and reconcile the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Price and shall provide such documentation as is
reasonable and necessary to satisfy the other party that the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Price has been corrected and reconciled. Such payment shall be made by
the Paying Party within thirty (30) days following the date on which the written
notice required herein was first received by the Paying Party.
F. Examination of the Mortgage Files. Prior to the Closing Date, the
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Buyer or its designee may examine the Mortgage Files under the supervision of
the Seller or its designee; provided however, that (a) each date on which such
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examination shall occur shall be a Business Day, and (b) such examination shall
take place during the normal business hours of the Seller.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF THE BUYER
A. Authority. The Buyer represents that it is a corporation duly and
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validly existing under the laws of the State of New York, and is duly and
legally authorized to enter into this Agreement, and that its undersigned
representative is authorized to act on behalf of and bind the Buyer to the terms
of this Agreement.
B. Enforceability. The Buyer represents and warrants that, assuming due
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authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto, this Agreement
and all of the obligations of the Buyer hereunder are the legal, valid and
binding obligations of the Buyer, enforceable in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and by general equity principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
C. Other Representations.
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a. The Buyer changed its corporate name from Countrywide Funding
Corporation to Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., effective on March 11, 1996.
b. The Buyer has conducted its business under the fictitious or
assumed name America's Wholesale Leader and, in connection therewith, has filed
or caused to be filed all necessary documents and certificates to properly,
validly and legally authorize the transaction of business by the Seller under
the name America's Wholesale Lender.
ARTICLE IV
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REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
COVENANTS OF THE SELLER
A. General Representations, Warranties and Covenants. The Seller hereby
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represents and warrants that:
(1) The Seller is a federally chartered savings bank duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States. The
Seller has full power and authority (corporate, partnership and trust, as the
case may be, and regulatory) to own its properties and conduct its business, as
presently conducted by it, and to enter into and perform its obligation under
this Agreement and the Servicing Transfer Addendum, if any (together, the
"Agreements"). The Seller holds all licenses and permits necessary to carry on
its business as now being conducted, and is licensed in, qualified to transact
business in, in good standing under, and in compliance with, the laws of each
state where necessary in order to own and service the Mortgage Loans and perform
its obligations under the Agreements.
(2) The Seller has taken all necessary action to authorize its
execution, delivery and performance of the Agreements and has the power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform the Agreements and all the
transactions contemplated hereby, including, but not limited to, the authority
to sell, assign and transfer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this
Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement; and assuming due
authorization,
execution and delivery by each other party thereto, the Agreements and all the
obligations of the Seller thereunder are the legal, valid and binding
obligations of the Seller, enforceable against the Seller in accordance with the
terms of the Agreements, except as such enforcement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity
(regardless of whether such enforceability is considered in a proceeding in
equity or at law); and
(3) The execution and delivery of the Agreements and the performance
of its obligations thereunder by the Seller will not conflict with any provision
of any law or regulation to which the Seller is subject or conflict with or
result in a breach of or constitute a default under any of the terms, conditions
or provisions of the Seller's organizational and governing documents or any
agreement or instrument to which the Seller is a party or by which the Seller is
a party or by which it is bound or any order or decree applicable to the Seller
or result in the creation or imposition of any lien on any of its assets or
property which would adversely affect the ability of the Seller to carry out the
terms of this Agreement; and the Seller has obtained any consent, approval,
authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body required for
the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of the Agreements.
(4) The Seller hereby further represents and warrants that there is no
action, suit or proceeding pending against the Seller in any court or by or
before any other governmental agency or instrumentality which seeks to prohibit
the Seller from entering into this Agreement or which would adversely affect the
ability of the Seller to carry out the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or
otherwise) or operations of the Seller.
(5) The Seller is the beneficial owner of the Mortgage Loans
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, free and clear of any encumbrance of
any kind, and no other person claims an ownership interest in, security interest
in, or right to acquire any of the Mortgage Loans. Upon recordation of all
assignments previously sent by the Seller for recordation, the record title of
no Mortgage Loan will be in an entity other than the Seller.
(6) The Seller shall, pursuant to Paragraph B of Article V, endorse in
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blank and deliver to the Buyer or its designee at the Closing each of the
Mortgage Notes, and shall execute in favor of the Buyer or its designee and
deliver to the Buyer or its designee at the Closing an individual assignment in
blank of each of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages in recordable form;
provided, however, where record title to a Mortgage Loan is in an assumed
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fictitious name of the Seller, the Seller, acting pursuant to duly authorized
officers, shall execute and deliver such endorsements and assignments to
properly reflect such assumed or fictitious name and to make such endorsements
and assignments legal, valid and enforceable.
(7) The Seller shall also provide the Buyer at the Closing with (i)
certified copies of its federal charter and by-laws and all amendments thereto
(or certified copies of its organizational and other governing documents if the
Seller is not a corporation); (ii) a certificate of good standing of a recent
date issued by Office of Thrift Supervision; (iii) an opinion of counsel to the
Seller in form and content satisfactory to the Buyer; (vi) certified extracts of
resolutions of its Board of Directors or other authorizing documents, as the
case may be, authorizing this
Agreement and any other related documents or agreements relating to the
transaction contemplated herein (including appropriate authorizing documents for
officers of record owners of the Mortgage Loans if different from the Seller),
in each case in form and content satisfactory to the Buyer; and (v) a
certificate of incumbency and authority for its officers or other
representatives executing this Agreement, the ▇▇▇▇ of Sale and any related
assignments and endorsements.
(8) The Seller is an approved Federal Housing Administration lender.
(9) The Seller has not retained the services of a broker and has not
agreed to pay any broker's fee upon the Closing of this Agreement. The Seller
agrees to defend and hold the Buyer harmless and indemnify the Buyer from any
claim, demand, cause of action or judgment which may arise as a result of any
broker retained by or asserting claims by or through the Seller. The indemnity
and hold harmless by the Seller hereunder shall include all costs and expenses
that may be incurred by the Buyer, including without limitation its attorneys'
fees.
(10) The Seller expressly understands and agrees that the Buyer is
relying on the representations, warranties and covenants of the Seller, and not
on the Buyer's limited examination, investigation and review of the Mortgage
Files, in entering into this Agreement and consummating the purchase of the
Mortgage Loans contemplated hereby, and no information or documents known or
available to the Buyer shall modify or diminish the Seller's representations,
warranties and covenant's set forth in this Agreement or affect the Buyer's
rights or the Seller's obligations as a result of an inaccuracy in any
representation or warranty or breach of any covenant of the Seller.
(11) No certificate of an officer, statement furnished in writing,
report or electronic tape delivered pursuant to the terms hereof by the Seller
contains or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omits or
will omit to state any material fact necessary to make the certificate,
statement or report not misleading.
(12) Upon the receipt of each Mortgage Loan on the Closing Date, the
Buyer will have good title (beneficial and record) to such Mortgage Loan, free
and clear of any lien (other than liens which will be simultaneously released).
(13) The origination and servicing practices used by the Seller and,
with respect to servicing practices, any of its subservicers, with respect to
the Mortgage Loans have been, in all material respects, legal, proper, prudent
and customary in residential lending and servicing business.
(14) The transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the
ordinary course of business of the Seller.
(15) Completion by the Buyer or its designee of the in blank
endorsements and assignments of the Mortgage Notes and Mortgages, respectively,
is expressly authorized hereby and such completion after the Closing will not
render such endorsements ineffective, invalid, illegal or unenforceable.
B. Representations and Warranties as to Each Mortgage Loan. The Seller
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hereby represents and warrants, as to each Mortgage Loan sold hereunder, as of
the date hereinbelow specified or, if no such date is specified, then as of the
Closing Date (or, with respect to any Substitute Mortgage Loan, as of the
Substitution Date) that:
(1) All Disclosure Data has been disclosed to the Buyer before the
execution of this Agreement, and all such Disclosure Data, as well as the
information with respect to each Mortgage Loan set forth on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule(s), is true and correct to the best of the Seller's knowledge as of the
date thereof;
(2) (a) Prior to the transfer and assignment of each Mortgage Loan
to the Buyer or its designee, the Seller held good and indefeasible title to,
and was the sole owner and holder of such Mortgage Loan subject to no liens,
charges, mortgages, encumbrances or rights of others other than liens which will
be or were, as the case may be, released simultaneously with such transfer and
assignment; and immediately upon the transfer and assignment herein
contemplated, the Buyer will hold good and indefeasible title to, and will be
the sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan subject to no liens, charges, mortgages,
encumbrances or rights of others other than liens which will be released
simultaneously with such transfer and assignment; and the Seller has full
authority, right and power to sell and assign such Mortgage Loan to the Buyer;
(b) The balance on such Mortgage Loan is free from arithmetic
error;
(c) There exists no defense to the enforceability of the Mortgage
Loan's obligations; and there is no offset, right of rescission, defense or
counterclaim to any Mortgage Note or Mortgage, including the defense of usury;
(d) Such Mortgage Loan complies with, or is exempt from,
applicable state or federal laws, regulations and other requirements pertaining
to usury; and any and all other requirements of any federal, state or local law,
including, without limitation, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement
procedures, consumer credit protection, equal credit opportunity or disclosure
laws applicable to such Mortgage Loan (including all notices required by HOEPA),
have been complied with;
(e) The related Mortgage Note, related Mortgage and other
agreements executed in connection therewith are genuine and each is the legal,
valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance
with its terms except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization or other similar law affecting the enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and by general equity principles (regardless of
whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law), and
all parties to each Mortgage Loan had full legal capacity to execute all
documents relating to such Mortgage Loan and to convey the estate therein
purported to be conveyed and each Mortgage and Mortgage Note have been duly and
properly executed by such parties;
(f) The Seller is transferring such Mortgage Loan free and clear
of any and all liens, pledges, charges or security interests of any nature
encumbering such Mortgage
Loan and free and clear of any right to repurchase such Mortgage Loan by such
Seller or any other party;
(g) The related Mortgage is a valid, perfected and enforceable
first lien on the related Mortgaged Property, which Mortgaged Property is free
and clear of all encumbrances and liens having priority over the first lien of
the Mortgage except for (i) liens for real estate taxes and special assessments
not yet due and payable, (ii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of
way, easements and other matters of public record as of the date of recording of
such Mortgage, such exceptions appearing of record being acceptable to mortgage
lending institutions generally or specifically reflected in the appraisal made
in connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan, and (iii) other
matters to which like properties are commonly subject which do not, individually
or in the aggregate, materially interfere with the benefits of the security
intended to be provided by such Mortgage; and each original Mortgage was
recorded, and all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage have been
recorded or sent for recording in the appropriate jurisdictions;
(h) Except as evidenced by an appropriate written amendment or
modification that has been executed and recorded and a certified copy of which
is contained in the related Mortgage File, neither the Seller nor any prior
holder of the Mortgage Loan has impaired, altered or modified the related
Mortgage or Mortgage Note in any respect; and the substance of any such
alteration or modification is reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(i) The related Mortgage or Mortgage Note has not been satisfied,
canceled or subordinated in whole or in part; and no portion of the Mortgaged
Property has been released from the lien of the Mortgage;
(j) Neither the Seller nor any prior holder of the Mortgage Loan
has advanced funds or received any advance of funds by a party other than the
Mortgagor(s) directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by
the related Mortgage Note or the related Mortgage, except for interest accruing
from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan
proceeds, whichever is later, to the date which precedes by thirty (30) days the
first due date under the related Mortgage Note;
(k) The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed
and there is no requirement for future advances thereunder; all costs, fees and
expenses incurred in making or closing or recording such Mortgage Loan were
paid;
(l) Such Mortgage Loan is covered by an American Land Title
Association mortgagee title insurance policy or other generally acceptable form
of title insurance policy issued by, and is the valid and binding obligation of,
a solvent title insurer qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the
related Mortgaged Property is located, insuring the Seller, its successors and
assigns, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal
amount of the Mortgage Loan, as increased by deferred and capitalized interest,
if applicable. Any such title policy was effective on the date of the
origination of the Mortgage Loan and is assignable to or endorsable in favor of
the Buyer or its designee without the consent of or notice to the insurer. On
the date of the transfer and assignment of the Mortgage Loan to the Buyer or
its designee, such title insurance policy is valid and in full force and effect,
with all premiums thereon having been paid, and immediately following the
transfer and assignment of such Mortgage Loan to the Buyer or-its designee, such
title insurance policy will inure to the benefit of the Buyer or its designee.
Neither the Seller nor any prior holder of the Mortgage has made any claim under
such title insurance policy, and no act or omission has occurred that would
impair or extinguish the coverage provided by such policy. The name of the
Mortgagor on each such policy matches the name of the Mortgagor on the related
Mortgage;
(m) The related Mortgage Note is payable in substantially level
and equal monthly installments, so as to result in complete amortization of the
Mortgage Loan over the stated term, which stated term does not exceed 360
months;
(n) Such Mortgage Loan is secured by a Mortgage on a single
family residential real property or other type of residential property as set
forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(o) Each Mortgage Note is in a form that is acceptable to prudent
mortgage lenders which make mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans;
(p) As of the Closing Date, no payment required under any
Mortgage Loan was past due more than twenty-nine (29) days;
(q) There is no pending or, to the best knowledge of the Seller,
threatened suit, action, litigation or claim of any kind by the Mortgagor(s)
relating to the Mortgage Loan;
(r) Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent
document related to such Mortgage Loan establishes in the Seller a valid first
lien on the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell and
assign the same hereunder;
(s) To the best knowledge of the Seller, all taxes, governmental
assessments, insurance premiums, and water, sewer and municipal charges which
previously became due and owing in respect of the related Mortgaged Property
have been paid, or an escrow of funds in an amount sufficient to cover such
payments has been established;
(t) There is no proceeding pending or, to the best knowledge of
the Seller, threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the related
Mortgaged Property and the Mortgaged Property is in good repair and is undamaged
by waste, fire, earthquake, earth movement, windstorm (including a hurricane),
flood, tornado or other casualty;
(u) The related Mortgaged Property is free and clear of all
mechanics' and materialmen's liens or liens in the nature thereof, and no rights
are outstanding that under law could give rise to any such liens, any of which
liens are or may be prior to, or equal with the lien of the Mortgage;
(v) To the best knowledge of the Seller, all of the improvements
which were included for the purpose of determining the appraised value of the
related Mortgaged Property at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan
lie wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of such
property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon such
Mortgaged Property;
(w) To the best knowledge of the Seller, no improvement located
on or forming part of the related Mortgaged Property is in violation of any
applicable zoning and subdivision laws and ordinances; to the best of the
Seller's knowledge, all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be
made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of each Mortgaged Property
and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, have been made or
obtained from the appropriate authorities and such Mortgaged Property is
lawfully occupied under the applicable law;
(x) To the best of the Seller's knowledge, to the extent required
under applicable taw, each originator and subsequent mortgagee was authorized to
transact and do business in the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged
Property is located at all times when it held the Mortgage Loan;
(y) If upon origination of the Mortgage Loan, the Mortgaged
Property was in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal
Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards (and the flood
insurance described below has been made available), a flood insurance policy
meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance
Administrator is in effect with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in an
amount representing coverage not less than the least of (A) the unpaid principal
balance of the Mortgage Loan, (B) the full insurable value of the Mortgaged
Property or (C) the maximum amount of insurance which was available under the
Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973;
(z) Such Mortgage Loan obligates the Mortgagor thereunder, at his
cost and expense, to maintain a hazard insurance policy with a standard
mortgagee clause and, if it was in place at origination of the Mortgage Loan,
flood insurance, at the Mortgagor's cost and expense. At the Closing Date, the
improvements upon each Mortgaged Property are covered by a valid and existing
hazard insurance policy with a carrier licensed in the state in which the
Mortgaged Property is located that provides for fire and extended coverage
representing coverage not less than the least of (A) the outstanding principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loan, and (B) the minimum amount required to
compensate for loss or damage on a replacement cost basis, or (C) the full
insurable value of the Mortgaged Property. All individual insurance policies are
the valid and binding obligation of the insurer and contain a standard mortgage
clause naming the Seller, its successors and assigns, as mortgagee. All premiums
then due thereon have been paid;
(aa) Except for payments past due less than thirty (30) days as
permitted by clause (p) above, there is no default, breach, violation or event
of acceleration existing under the related Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note
and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and the expiration
of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach, violation or
event of acceleration; and neither the servicer nor the Seller has waived any
default, breach, violation or event of acceleration; except that the servicer or
the Seller may have
heretofore waived late payments or granted extensions of payments (none of which
extensions are material);
(bb) The related Mortgage Note or the related Mortgage contains
customary and enforceable provisions such as to render the rights and remedies
of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged
Property of the benefits of the security, including realization by judicial or,
if applicable, trustee's sale or non-judicial foreclosure, and any homestead or
other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with such right
to foreclose or sell has been effectively waived;
(cc) There are no "white outs" on any Mortgage Note or Mortgage
and all corrections thereon, or any other documents in the Mortgage File or on
any other document required by law referred to in clause (d) above, if any, have
been properly approved in writing by the Mortgager.
(dd) Each Mortgage Loan is being serviced by the Seller pursuant
to a sub-servicing agreement between it and Ocwen Federal Bank, FSB, which sub-
servicing agreement permits the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with this Agreement at no cost to the Buyer.
(ee) No Mortgage Loan had more than one delinquency during the
12-month period immediately preceding the Cut-Off Date and any such delinquency
extended for no more than 59 days;
(ff) The Seller has caused and will cause to be performed any and
all acts required to be performed to preserve the rights and remedies of the
Buyer or its designee in any hazard, title or flood insurance policies
applicable to any of the Mortgage Loans delivered by the Seller to the Buyer
including, without limitation, any necessary notifications of insurers,
assignments of policies or interests therein, and establishments of co-insured,
joint loss payee and mortgagee rights in favor of the Buyer;
(gg) To the best knowledge of the Seller, no Mortgage Loan was
originated under a buydown plan;
(hh) No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, or other
contingent interest feature;
(ii) Each Mortgage contains a provision for the acceleration of
the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan in the
event the related Mortgaged Property is sold without the prior consent of the
mortgagee thereunder and such provision is enforceable to the extent permitted
by applicable law;
(jj) Any advances made after the date of origination of a Mortgage
Loan but prior to the Cut-Off Date have been consolidated with the outstanding
principal amount secured by the related Mortgage, and the secured principal
amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term
reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The
consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount
of the related Mortgage Loan. No Mortgage Note permits or obligates the servicer
to make future advances to the related Mortgagor at the option of the Mortgagor;
(kk) With respect to each Mortgage constituting a deed of trust,
a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been
properly designated and currently so serves and is named in such Mortgage, and
no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Buyer to the trustee under
the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale after default by
the related Mortgagor;
(ll) No instrument of release or waiver has been executed in
connection with any Mortgage Loan, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole
or in part;
(mm) The Credit File contains an appraisal of the related
Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan application
by an appraiser duly appointed by the Seller (i) who meets the minimum requisite
qualifications of Federal National Mortgage Association for appraisers, (ii)
that had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property, and (iii)
whose compensation is not affected by the approval or disapproval of the
Mortgage Loan; and such appraisal and appraiser comply substantially with the
requirements set forth in the Seller's underwriting guidelines;
(nn) Each Mortgage Loan was underwritten substantially in
accordance with the Seller's underwriting guidelines and other requirements set
forth in the Seller's Manual dated June 1, 1998, a complete copy of which has
been provided to the Buyer.
(oo) As of the Closing Date, the Seller has no actual knowledge
that there exists on any Mortgaged Property any hazardous substances, hazardous
wastes or solid wastes, as such terms are defined in the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation
and Recovery Act of 1976, or other federal, state or local environmental
legislation. For purposes of this Clause (oo), actual knowledge of the Seller
means actual knowledge of an officer of the Seller involved in the servicing of
the related Mortgage Loan. Actual knowledge of the Seller does not include
knowledge imputable by virtue of the availability of or accessibility to
information relating to environmental or hazardous waste sites or the locations
thereof;
(pp) All parties which have had any interest in any Mortgage Loan
prior to their sale on the Closing Date, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee
or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such
interest, were) (1) in compliance with any and all applicable licensing
requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located,
and (2) (A) organized under the laws of such state, or (B) qualified to do
business in such state, or (C) federal savings and loan associations or national
banks having principal offices in such state, or (D) not doing business in such
state so as to require qualification or licensing;
(qq) Any Mortgage Loan which is secured by a leasehold estate
conforms to the requirements of Federal National Mortgage Association for
mortgage loans secured by leasehold estates; and no Mortgagor under any Mortgage
Loan is an Illinois land trust;
(rr) As of the Cut-Off-Date, no Mortgage Loan is a bankruptcy
loan in which the Mortgagor is subject to bankruptcy proceedings;
(ss) Each Credit File contains an appraisal and no appraisal for
a Mortgage Loan was based solely upon a cost approach analysis;
(tt) Reserved;
(uu) No fraud was committed, nor was any material
misrepresentation made, by the Seller, by any employee, agent or representative
of the Seller, or to the-best knowledge of the Seller, by any other person,
including without limitation the related Mortgagor, in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan.
C. Additional Representations and Warranties. The Seller hereby makes,
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with respect to each Mortgage Loan sold hereunder, each additional
representation and warranty, if any, set forth in Addendum A attached hereto.
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D. Reserved.
E. Remedy to Insure Accuracy of Real Estate Appraisals. Buyer may, at
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its own expense, in order to verify the accuracy of real property appraisals
prepared for Seller, order a reappraisal of the property secured by a Mortgage.
If the reappraisal obtained by Buyer indicates a fair market value which is more
than fifteen (15%) percent less than the original appraisal value, then no later
than October 30, 1998, upon receipt by Seller from Buyer of a signed copy of the
reappraisal, Seller shall repurchase the Mortgage Loan at the Mortgage Loan
Repurchase Price and reimburse Buyer for the cost of the appraisal subject to
the following: If Seller disputes the validity of the reappraisal prepared by
Buyer's appraiser, Seller may, at its own expense, request Buyer to obtain a
third appraisal, and only if such third appraisal is also more than fifteen
(15%) percent less than the original appraisal value shall the Seller be
required to repurchase the Loan at the Mortgage Loan Repurchase Price. Buyer
shall choose the appraiser for the third appraisal with Seller's approval, which
shall not be unreasonably withheld, but such appraiser must possess the minimum
qualifications specified in Buyer's Underwriting Guidelines. The appraisal must
be performed in accordance with industry standards for the appraising industry
in the area in which the property is located, and the appraiser must be
independent with respect to both parties unless otherwise agreed to by the
parties. In determining the appropriate appraisal value, the review appraiser
must determine the appraised value as of the original appraisal date using
comparable sales that were available as of the date of the original appraisal.
However, anything to the contrary notwithstanding, the Buyer reserves
the sole right not to request the Seller to repurchase the Mortgage Loan should
the reappraisal cause the combined loan-to-value not to exceed the maximum
allowable combined loan-to-value of the loan class under which the loan was
purchased.
F. Remedies Upon Breach.
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(1) Upon discovery by the Buyer or the Seller of an inaccuracy or a
breach of (I) any of the Seller's representations and warranties set forth in
Paragraph A(xv) or Paragraph B(ii)(c), (e) or (f) of this Article IV, or (II)
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any of the Seller's other representations and warranties set forth in this
Article IV which materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan
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owned by the Buyer or the interests of the Buyer, the party discovering such
breach shall give prompt written notice of such breach to the other party.
(2) Within 55 days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any
such inaccuracy or a breach, the Seller, at its election, shall (I) cure such
inaccuracy or breach in all material respects, or shall either (II) repurchase
the affected Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subparagraph (a) below, or (III)
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substitute a Substitute Mortgage Loan for the affected Mortgage Loan pursuant to
Subparagraph (b) below:
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(a) If the Seller elects to repurchase an affected Mortgage Loan, the
Seller shall repurchase such affected Mortgage Loan, on a whole loan, servicing
released basis, at a price (the "Mortgage Loan Repurchase Price") equal to the
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan multiplied by the Mortgage Loan
Percentage Amount, plus accrued interest on such principal balance at the
interest rate borne by such Mortgage Loan through the date of repurchase. The
Seller shall pay such price on the repurchase date to the Buyer in immediately
available funds to the account designated by the Buyer. In connection with any
repurchase of a Mortgage Loan hereunder by the Seller and as a condition to the
payment of the Mortgage Loan Repurchase Price, the Buyer shall tender to the
Seller all portions of the Mortgage File and Credit File with respect to such
Mortgage Loan previously delivered to the Buyer, and each document that
constitutes a part of the Mortgage File and the Credit File, and which was
endorsed or assigned to the Buyer as required by Article V, shall be endorsed
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and assigned to the Seller without recourse and without any representations or
warranties whatsoever, express or implied, except as set forth in the last
sentence of this Subparagraph (a). Additionally, the Buyer shall cause to be
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re-assigned and turned over to the Seller all escrow and impound accounts
relating to the re-assigned Mortgage Loan(s). With respect to any Mortgage Loan
repurchased by the Seller from the Buyer as aforesaid, the Buyer warrants on the
date of such repurchase that the Mortgage Loan is free and clear of any and all
claims to the title thereof or encumbrances created by the Buyer or any assignee
of the Buyer and has not been assigned on such date by the Buyer to any other
person.
(b) The Seller may elect to substitute for an affected Mortgage Loan a
different mortgage loan (a "Substitute Mortgage Loan"), maturing no later than
and not more than one year earlier than the Mortgage Loan being substituted for
and having a principal balance equal to or less than, an interest rate equal to
or greater than, that of such affected Mortgage Loan and otherwise having such
characteristics that the representations and warranties of the Seller would not
have been incurred had such Substitute Mortgage Loan originally been a Mortgage
Loan. In the event that the principal balance of such Substitute Mortgage Loan
is less than the principal balance of the affected Mortgage Loan, the Seller, no
later than the date on which it delivers the related Mortgage File to the Buyer
(the "Substitution Date"), shall pay to the Buyer the amount by which the
principal balance of the affected Mortgage Loan exceeds the
principal balance of the Substitute Mortgage Loan, in both cases as of the
Substitution Date, multiplied by the Mortgage Loan Percentage Amount. Payments
of principal and interest made in respect of the month of substitution with
respect to such affected Mortgage Loan will be the property of the Seller and
payments of principal and interest made in respect of the month of substitution
with respect to such Substitute Mortgage Loan will be the property of the Buyer.
In connection with the substitution of a Substitute Mortgage Loan hereunder, the
Seller shall tender to the Buyer the Mortgage File and Credit File relating to
such Substitute Mortgage Loan in the form and in the manner required by Article
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V hereof. In addition, and as a condition to the Seller's tender of the
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Mortgage File and Credit File relating to the Substitute Mortgage Loan, the
Buyer shall tender to the Seller all portions of the Mortgage File and Credit
File with respect to the Mortgage Loan previously delivered to the Buyer, and
each document that constitutes a part of the Mortgage File and the Credit File,
and which was endorsed or assigned to the Buyer as required by Article V hereof,
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shall be endorsed and assigned to the Seller without recourse and without any
representations or warranties whatsoever, express or implied, except as set
forth in the last sentence of Paragraph F(ii)(a) of this Article IV.
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(c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the
Seller agrees at its sole cost to cure in a manner satisfactory to the Buyer the
exceptions set forth on Exhibit C hereto with respect to the Mortgage Loans
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identified thereon no later than October 2, 1998. In the event that the Seller
fails to cure the exception(s) relating to a Mortgage Loan on or before October
2, 1998, then, upon the request of the Buyer, the Seller agrees to repurchase
any such Mortgage Loan at the Mortgage Loan Repurchase Price in the manner
provided in Paragraph F(ii)(a) of this Article IV. The Seller acknowledges that
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the original documents relating to Mortgage Loans identified on Exhibit C which
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may be transmitted by or on behalf of the Buyer to the Seller in order for the
Seller to undertake the curative work required by this Paragraph F(ii)(c), shall
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be held by the Seller in trust exclusively for the benefit of the Buyer, and the
Seller shall note in its records that the related Mortgage Loans are owned by
the Buyer and segregate such original documents from its other files and
records, and return all such original documents to the Buyer upon its request.
The curative work to be undertaken by the Seller shall include, without
limitation or exclusion, recordation in the appropriate public filing offices of
the necessary amendatory documents.
(3) The Seller shall defend and indemnify the Buyer, its designee, its
successor servicer, and their representatives, officers, directors, employees,
agents shareholders and affiliates against, and hold each of them harmless from,
any and all losses, liabilities, expenses, claims, demands, costs or judgments
of any type (including without limitation reasonable attorneys' fees) arising
out of the breach of any of the Seller's representations, warranties or
covenants set forth in this Agreement that materially and adversely affects the
value of any one or more Mortgage Loans. The foregoing indemnity shall not be
applicable to claims resulting from the failure of the Buyer or its servicer to
properly service the Mortgage Loans after the Servicing Transfer Date.
G. Non-Solicitation. The Seller agrees that for the time period of 36
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months beginning from the Closing Date, not to take any action to solicit the
Mortgagors individually in order to effect the refinancing of any Mortgage Loans
previously purchased by the Buyer from the Seller. Not by way of limitation or
exclusion, the Seller shall not during such 36 month period
provide inducements to its brokers to specifically target the Mortgagors for
solicitation, provide a list of such Mortgagors to its brokers or other third
parties or implement any special programs intended to encourage the refinancing
of any such Mortgage Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the provisions of
this Paragraph G shall not restrict the general advertising or marketing
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programs of the Seller which are directed to the pubic at large, nor shall they
restrict Seller from soliciting any Mortgagor of a Mortgage Loan whose name
Seller acquires from a non-affiliated third party that is not prohibited from
selling or disclosing such name to Seller.
ARTICLE V
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CLOSING
A. Payment. Payment for the Mortgage Loans shall be made on the Closing
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Date no later than 1:00 p.m., C.S.T., in accordance with Paragraph D of Article
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II. Conveyance of the Mortgage Files and delivery of the other Closing
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Documents required to be delivered by the Seller shall be made against delivery
of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Price. The Closing shall, upon mutual agreement
between the Seller and the Buyer, be either by telephone, confirmed by letter or
wire or conducted in person at the place designated by the Seller and approved
by the Buyer. If no such mutual agreement can be reached, the Closing shall be
conducted in person at the place designated by the Buyer.
B. Assignment and Delivery of Mortgage Files. On or prior to the Closing
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Date, the Seller shall deliver to the Buyer the following documents or
instruments with respect to each Mortgage Loan conveyed to the Buyer:
(1) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed by the Seller in blank and,
with respect to Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Property located in the
State of Louisiana, if any, paraphed for identification with the related
assignment by the notary public before whom such assignment was executed;
(2) an assignment, in notarial form acceptable to the Buyer, of the
Mortgage Note and the Mortgage executed by the Seller in blank in recordable
form;
(3) originals or certified copies of all intervening assignments, in
proper form and content, with the recording information indicated thereon;
(4) originals or certified copies of all assumption, modification and
substitution agreements, in proper form and content, with recording information
indicated thereon in those instances where the terms or provisions of the
Mortgage or the Mortgage Note have been modified or the Mortgage or the Mortgage
Note has been assumed;
(5) the original or a certified copy of the Mortgage, including all
Mortgage riders relating to the Mortgage Loan, with the recording information
indicated thereon; and
(6) a mortgagee's title insurance policy issued on the date of the
origination of such Mortgage Loan (with all applicable endorsements) or, in the
event such policy has not yet
been issued, an unconditional commitment therefor, which policies or commitments
shall meet the requirements of this Agreement and are valid and remain in full
force and effect;
With respect to item (iii), the Seller may deliver, on or prior to the
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Closing Date, a certified copy of such document if the original is unavailable
by reason of having been delivered for recording; provided, however, that such
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recorded document shall be delivered by the Seller to the Buyer or its designee
promptly when and if available to the Seller. With respect to item (v), the
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Seller may deliver, on or before the Closing Date, a certified copy of such
document if the original is unavailable by reason of having been recorded;
provided, however, that each such recorded document shall be delivered by the
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Seller to the Buyer or its designee promptly when and if available to the
Seller; and in any event the recorded documents required by items (iii) and (v)
shall be delivered by the Seller to the Buyer or its designee within six (6)
months following the Closing Date (such six (6) month period to be extended at
the written request of the Seller, up to but not in excess of an additional six
(6) months in the event of delays caused by the public recording office in
returning such documents to the Seller). The mortgagee title insurance policy
(with all applicable endorsements) required by item (vi) shall be delivered by
the Seller to the Buyer or its designee within ninety (90) days of the Closing
Date. Conveyance of the Mortgage Files to the Buyer or its designee shall be
deemed to occur at such time as the Seller has received payment of the Mortgage
Loan Purchase Price in accordance with Paragraph D of Article II.
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The Buyer shall be solely responsible for the costs of recording the
assignment to the Buyer or its designee from the Seller of any Mortgage Note and
related Mortgage. The Seller shall be solely responsible for recording all
intervening assignments and all assumption, modification and substitution
agreements at their own expense.
C. Delivery of Credit Files. The Buyer (or such agent as the Buyer may
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designate to the Seller, which agent may be an attorney, escrow agent, delivery
or courier service or any other person or entity) shall take delivery of the
Credit Files on or prior to the Servicing Transfer Date at the place or places
designated by the Seller and approved by the Buyer.
ARTICLE VI
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ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS TO THIRD PARTIES
With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the Buyer and any subsequent holder
shall have the right, at any time after the Closing, to assign its rights under
this Agreement to any subsequent transferee of such Mortgage Loan.
ARTICLE VII
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SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
A. Release of Servicing. The Mortgage Loans shall be sold and conveyed
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to the Buyer on a servicing released basis, and, as of the Servicing Transfer
Date, all rights and responsibilities with respect to the servicing of the
Mortgage Loans shall pass to the Buyer, its designee or the successor servicer
designated by it; provided, however, the Seller agrees to timely
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prepare and forward to each Mortgagor a Form 1098 and an escrow statement for
the current calendar year to and including the Closing Date.
B. Interim Sub-Servicing by the Seller and Transfer of Servicing to the
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Buyer.
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a. In order to provide for the orderly transition of servicing to
the Buyer, the parties have agreed on the servicing transfer procedures set
forth herein.
b. The transfer of servicing shall occur on October 2, 1998. In
accordance with RESPA Guidelines, the Seller shall mail to each Mortgagor a
notice of assignment, sale or transfer of servicing rights pursuant to the Real
Estate Settlement Procedures Act. On October 3, 1998, the Seller shall transfer
data relating to the Mortgage Loans to the Buyer's servicer pursuant to
procedures previously utilized by the Seller and such servicer in prior whole
loan sales transactions.
c. In connection with the transfer of servicing, all unremitted
payments of principal and interest, and all escrows and impounds, held by the
Seller and pertaining to the Mortgage Loans shall be transferred and turned over
to the Buyer or the Buyer's servicer on or prior to the Servicing Transfer Date.
Such transfer and turn over shall be performed in accordance with the laws of
the state in which the collateral for the related Mortgage Loan is located.
d. The Seller shall cooperate fully with the Buyer or its designee
and shall use reasonable efforts to enable the Buyer or its designee to convert
the Mortgage Loans to the Buyer's or its successor servicer's own servicing
system as soon as possible, and, in any event, before the Servicing Transfer
Date. Without limiting the scope of the foregoing, the Seller shall provide the
following reasonable assistance at the Buyer's or its designee's request:
(1) space at the Seller's processing facilities during normal
business hours to accommodate the reasonable needs of the
Buyer's or its successor servicer's personnel in overseeing
the conversion of the Mortgage Loans;
(2) assistance to the Buyer or its successor servicer in
reviewing and analyzing the Seller and the Service Bureau's
books and records to enable the Buyer or its designee or its
successor servicer to take over the servicing; and
(3) all other assistance reasonably necessary to enable the Buyer
or its successor servicer to take over the servicing.
e. The Seller shall notify the Buyer or its successor servicer of
any questions, complaints, legal notices, or other communications relating to
the foreclosure or material default of a Mortgage Loan that are received by the
Seller.
f. The Seller shall cooperate fully with the Buyer or its designee
in the physical transfer of the Servicing Documents to the Buyer or its
successor servicer. The Seller, at its own expense, shall make the Servicing
Documents available for transfer to the Buyer or its successor servicer on the
Servicing Transfer Date at the Buyer's offices in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, or at
another location mutually agreeable to the Seller and the Buyer. The Seller
shall make the Servicing Documents available for transfer in an orderly fashion
and in good condition. On the Servicing Transfer Date, the Buyer or its designee
(or such agent as the Buyer or its designee may designate, which agent may be an
attorney, escrow agent, delivery or courier service or any other person or
entity) shall take delivery, at the Buyer's or its designee's expense, of the
Servicing Documents at the Seller's said offices or such other location as is
mutually agreeable to said Seller and the Buyer.
g. Prior to the Servicing Transfer Date, the Seller shall promptly
notify the Buyer or its successor servicer of any Mortgage Loan as to which
litigation is instituted and the status of the litigation related to such
Mortgage Loan and shall provide to the Buyer or its successor servicer copies of
all pertinent information related to such litigation, including, without
limitation, copies of related Servicing Documents, in the Seller's possession.
h. The Seller and the Buyer shall submit for each other's approval
and acceptance any and all documentation, including, without limitation, any
notifications to Mortgagors, which may be required to effectuate the transfer of
servicing with respect to the Mortgage Loans, such approvals and acceptances not
to be unreasonably withheld.
i. Unremitted principal and interest, escrow funds another amounts
or balances related to the Mortgage Loans which are held or controlled by a
Seller on the Servicing Transfer Date shall be transferred by the Seller to the
Buyer or its successor servicer on October 2, 1998. All such funds shall be
reconciled and adjusted within thirty (30) days after the Servicing Transfer
Date. The Seller shall transfer such funds, amounts or balances to such
account(s) at such financial institution(s) designated to the Seller by notice
from the Buyer. The Seller shall have no further dominion or control over such
deposits after they are so transferred.
j. All bills which are in a Seller's possession, which are due and
payable on or prior to the Servicing Transfer Date and which normally would be
paid prior to the Servicing Transfer Date by a servicer shall be paid by said
Seller. All other bills, and all bills which are received after the Servicing
Transfer Date, together with transmittal lists and any other information used to
pay such bills, shall be immediately forwarded by said Seller to the Buyer or
its successor servicer. All penalties and interest due on any Mortgage Loan
resulting from said Seller's failure to pay bills in its possession which are
required to be paid by the Seller pursuant to the preceding sentence, or as a
result of the Seller's failure to forward ▇▇▇▇ information to the Buyer, shall
be borne by the Seller.
k. The Seller shall provide to the Buyer or its successor servicer
promptly after the Servicing Transfer Date the following information, in each
case as of the Servicing Transfer Date: (a) a ledger accounting as of the
Servicing Transfer Date, which itemizes the dates and amounts of all payments
made, received or applied by the Seller with regard to each Mortgage Loan,
itemizing principal and interest payments, tax payments, special assessments,
hazard insurance, mortgage insurance premiums, ground rents and other payments;
and (b) a current trial balance. The Seller shall provide to the Buyer or its
successor servicer on the Servicing Transfer Date current master record data on
magnetic tape.
l. The Seller shall promptly endorse and send to the Buyer or its
successor servicer via overnight mail or delivery service any checks or other
funds in respect of any Mortgage Loan which are received by the Seller on and
after October 2, 1998, until sixty (60) calendar days after the Servicing
Transfer Date. Any checks or other funds in respect of any Mortgage Loan which
are received after such 60-day period shall be endorsed promptly by the Seller
to the Buyer or its designee and sent by U.S. Mail to the Buyer or its designee
on a weekly basis.
m. The Seller shall promptly forward to the Buyer or its designee
all Mortgagor correspondence, insurance notices, tax bills or any other
correspondence or documentation related to the Mortage Loans which is received
by the Seller after the Servicing Transfer Date.
n. The Seller shall, where notification is required by the terms of
the applicable policy, certificate or agreement, within thirty (30) calendar
days after the Closing Date, provide written notice of the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to any Insurer and shall send duplicates of such notices to the Buyer or
its designee; provided, however, that said Seller may give aggregate notice
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whenever possible. Where required by the terms of the applicable insurance
policy insuring one or more Mortgage Loans, the Seller shall use its best
efforts prior to the Servicing Transfer Date to obtain from such Insurer
permission for the transfer of the Servicing to the Buyer or its designee. In
addition, the Seller shall notify tax services and taxing authorities of the
sale of the Mortgage Loans.
o. Except as set forth in Article IV, Paragraph G above, the Seller
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hereby agrees that it will not take any action or cause any action to be taken
by any of its agents or affiliates, or independent contractors working on its
behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the prepayment of any
Mortgage Loan by any Mortgagor, in whole or in part, without the prior written
consent of the Buyer.
p. From time to time prior to or after the Servicing Transfer Date,
the Seller shall furnish the Buyer such information and file such reports
supplementary to the information contained in the documents and schedules
delivered pursuant hereto as the Buyer may reasonably request.
q. The Seller shall credit to the account of Mortgagors all interest
required to be paid on any escrow account until the Servicing Transfer Date.
r. All records relating to the Mortgage Loans, including but not
limited to Mortgage Files and Credit Files, as well as any reproductions or
copies of such records furnished for the purposes of performing Services, from
the Closing Date are and shall continue at all times to be the sole and
exclusive property of the Buyer or its designee.
s. The Seller shall defend and indemnify the Buyer, its designee,
its successor servicer, and their representatives, officers, directors,
employees, agents, shareholders and affiliates against, and hold each of them
harmless from, any and all losses, liabilities, expenses, claims, demands,
costs, or judgments of any type (including without limitation reasonable
attorney's fees) arising out of an actual or alleged negligent or willful
failure of the Seller, any service bureau or any person hired by the Seller to
properly perform any servicing of the Mortgage Loans prior to the Servicing
Transfer Date. The Buyer shall defend and indemnify the Seller, its designee,
its successor servicer, and their representatives, officers, directors,
employees, agents, shareholders an affiliates against, and hold each of them
harmless from, any and all losses, liabilities, expenses, claims, demands,
costs, or judgments of any type (including without limitation reasonable
attorney's fees) arising out of an actual or alleged negligent or willful
failure of the Buyer, any service bureau or any person hired by the Buyer to
properly perform any servicing of the Mortgage Loans after the Servicing
Transfer Date.
t. The Seller agrees to cause its subservicer to comply with all of
the Seller's obligations set forth in Paragraph B of this Article VII and shall
be responsible for any failure to comply or breach by its subservicer.
u. From the Closing Date to the Servicing Transfer Date, the Seller
shall continue to service the Mortgage Loans, as sub-servicer on behalf of the
Buyer or its designee, and shall do all things necessary to perform such
servicing, including without limitation:
(1) preparing and maintaining such books and records as are
appropriate, customary, and necessary with respect to the
servicing;
(2) receiving, processing, and accounting for payments and
credits on the Mortgage Loans, including, without limitation,
administration of, accounting for, and provision of required
notices with respect to, interest rate adjustments, payment
adjustments and conversions of the Mortgage Loans;
(3) making all escrow disbursements in its own name;
(4) responding as appropriate in writing or by telephone to
Mortgagor inquiries, requests, or billing error notices and
making appropriate adjustments with the concurrence of the
Buyer;
(5) collecting past-due Mortgage Loan payments;
(6) providing and handling any guarantor or insurer delinquency
notices in its own name;
(7) providing supplies, telecommunications, and data transmission
and processing equipment and programs as needed to permit the
proper administration and operation of all Mortgage Loans;
and
(8) prepare and timely deliver an escrow account statement.
v. The contents of each related Credit File and other Servicing
Documents required to be retained by the Seller to service the Mortgage Loans on
an interim basis pursuant to this Agreement and thus not delivered to the Buyer
are and shall be held in trust by the Seller for the benefit of the Buyer as the
owner thereof. The Seller's possession of any portion of each such Credit File
and other Servicing Documents is at the will of the Buyer for the sole purpose
of facilitating servicing on an interim basis of the related Mortgage Loan
pursuant to this Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Seller
shall be in a custodial capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note,
Mortgage, and the contents of the Mortgage File and Credit File, and the other
Servicing Documents is vested in the Buyer and the ownership of all records and
documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or which come
into the possession of the Seller shall immediately vest in the Buyer and shall
be retained maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Buyer in such
custodial capacity only.
The Seller shall, or shall cause the Seller's subservicer to, perform all
the foregoing services in a prompt, efficient and competent manner; the Seller,
or the Seller's subservicer's, degree of care shall not be less than that which
is standard in the industry with respect to the servicing of first and second
lien, residential Mortgage loans. In addition, the Seller or the Seller's
subservicer shall at all times perform such services in accordance with all
applicable federal, state and local statutes and regulations, including, without
limitation, any statute or regulation relating to unfair credit collection
practices.
ARTICLE VII
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SUBSEQUENT DOCUMENTATION
At any time, and from time to time hereafter, upon the reasonable request
of the Buyer, and without payment of further consideration to the Seller, other
than reimbursement for the Seller's reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, the
Seller covenants to do, execute, acknowledge and deliver, and cause to be done,
executed, acknowledged and delivered, all such further acts, deeds, assignments,
transfers, conveyances, powers of attorney and assurances as may be required in
order to better assign, transfer, grant, convey, assure and confirm to the Buyer
or its designee, or to collect and reduce to possession, any or all of the
Mortgage Loans as provided for herein.
ARTICLE IX
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NOTICES
Unless otherwise provided for herein, all notices and other communications
required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing (including a writing
delivered by facsimile transmission) and shall be deemed to have been duly given
(a) when delivered, if sent by registered or certified mail (return receipt
requested), (b) when delivered, if delivered personally or by facsimile or (c)
on the second following Business Day, if sent by overnight mail or overnight
courier, in each case to the parties at the following addresses (or at such
other addresses as shall be specified by like notice):
If to the Buyer: Countrywide Home Loans, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Telephone No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Facsimile No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
If to the Seller: Pan American Bank, FSB
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Telephone No: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Facsimile No: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
ARTICLE X
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
A. Severability. Each part of this Agreement is intended to be
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severable. If any term, covenant, condition or provision hereof is unlawful,
invalid, or unenforceable for any reason whatsoever, and such illegality,
invalidity, or unenforceability does not affect the remaining parts of this
Agreement, then all such remaining parts hereof shall be valid and enforceable
and have full force and effect as if the invalid or unenforceable part had not
been included.
B. Rights Cumulative; Waivers. The rights of each of the parties under
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this Agreement are cumulative and may be exercised as often as any party
considers appropriate. The rights of each of the parties hereunder shall not be
capable of being waived or varied otherwise than by an express waiver or
variation that is in writing and signed by the parties. Any failure to exercise
or any delay in exercising any of such rights shall not operate as a waiver or
variation of that or any other such right. Any defective or partial exercise of
any of such rights shall not preclude any other or further exercise of that or
any other such right. No act or course of conduct or negotiation on the part of
any party shall in any way preclude such party from exercising any such right or
constitute a suspension or any variation of any such right.
C. Headings. The headings of the Articles and Paragraphs contained in
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this Agreement are inserted for convenience only and shall not affect the
meaning or interpretation of this Agreement or any provision thereof.
D. Construction. Unless the context otherwise requires, singular nouns
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and pronouns, when used herein, shall be deemed to include the plural of such
noun or pronoun and pronouns of one gender shall be deemed to include the
equivalent pronoun of the other gender.
E. Assignment. This Agreement and the terms, covenants, conditions,
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provisions, obligations, undertakings, rights and benefits hereof, including the
Addenda, Exhibits and
Schedules hereto, shall be binding upon, and shall inure to the benefit of, the
undersigned parties and their respective successors and assigns.
F. Prior Understandings. This Agreement supersedes any and all prior
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discussions and agreements between the Seller and the Buyer with respect to the
purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans and other matters contained herein, and
this Agreement contains the sole and entire understanding between the parties
hereto with respect to the transactions contemplated herein.
G. Integrated Agreement. This Agreement and all Addenda, Exhibits and
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Schedules hereto constitute the final complete expression of the intent and
understanding of the Buyer and the Seller. This Agreement shall not be altered
or modified except by a subsequent writing signed by the Buyer and the Seller.
H. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of
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counterparts, each of which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and
any party hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such counterpart.
I. Survival. Each and every covenant, representation and warranty
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hereinabove made by the Buyer or the Seller shall survive the Closing and shall
not merge into the Closing Documents, but instead shall be independently
enforceable.
J. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, and the rights and
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obligations of the Seller and the Buyer hereunder determined, in accordance with
the laws of the State of California without regard to the conflicts of laws and
rules thereof.
K. Consent to Identify the Seller. The Seller acknowledges that the
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Buyer may include the Mortgage Loans in a publicly offered mortgage-backed
securitization transaction, and, in such event, the Seller consents to the use
of its name in the disclosure documents relating to such transaction in order to
identify the Seller as the originator of the Mortgage Loans.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement in
multiple originals to be effective as of the date fixed set forth hereof.
BUYER:
COUNTRY HOME LOANS, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Vice-President
Date: September 15, 1998
SELLER:
PAN AMERICAN BANK, FSB
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Title: Senior Vice President
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Date: September 15, 1998
EXHIBITS
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A - Form of ▇▇▇▇ of Sale
B - Mortgage Loan Schedule
C - Exceptions to Be Cured by Seller
ADDENDA
A - Additional Representations and Warranties
EXHIBIT A
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▇▇▇▇ OF SALE
On this 15th day of September, 1998, for and in consideration of the sum of
$____________, the receipt and adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged by PAN
AMERICAN BANK, FSB (the "Seller"), the Seller hereby absolutely sells,
transfers, assigns, sets-over and conveys to COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC., a
corporation organized under the laws of the State of New York (the "Buyer"):
(a) Each of the mortgage loans identified in the Final Mortgage Loan
Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Mortgage Loans");
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(b) All principal, interest or other proceeds of any kind with respect to
the Mortgage Loans (including but not limited to proceeds derived from
the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of any of the Mortgage Loans
into cash or other liquidated property, including, without limitation,
insurance proceeds and condemnation awards); and
(c) All collateral security of any kind relating to the Mortgage Loans.
This ▇▇▇▇ of Sale shall be governed by the laws of the State of California
without regard to the conflicts of laws and rules thereof.
This ▇▇▇▇ of Sale may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall constitute one and the same instrument, and either party hereto may
execute this ▇▇▇▇ of Sale by signing any such counterpart.
SELLER:
PAN AMERICAN BANK, FSB
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date: September 15, 1998
BUYER:
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By:
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Vice-President
Date: September 15, 1998
EXHIBIT B
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FINAL MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
