Exhibit 4
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.,
Depositor,
SAXON MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.,
Servicer,
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
Servicer and Custodian,
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP,
Servicer,
FIRST NLC FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC,
Responsible Party,
and
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
Trustee
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POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of February 1, 2007
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 2007-1
MORTGAGE PASS THROUGH CERTIFICATES,
SERIES 2007-1
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.................................
Section 2.02 Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans..............
Section 2.03 Representations and Warranties; Remedies for Breaches of
Representations and Warranties with Respect to the
Mortgage Loans..............................................
Section 2.04 Execution and Delivery of Certificates.......................
Section 2.05 REMIC Matters................................................
Section 2.06 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor..............
Section 2.07 Enforcement of Obligations for Breach of Mortgage Loan
Representations.............................................
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.01 Servicers to Service Mortgage Loans..........................
Section 3.02 Subservicing Agreements between a Servicer and
Subservicers................................................
Section 3.03 Successor Subservicers.......................................
Section 3.04 Liability of the Servicers...................................
Section 3.05 No Contractual Relationship between Subservicers and the
Trustee.....................................................
Section 3.06 Assumption or Termination of Subservicing Agreements by
Trustee.....................................................
Section 3.07 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.................
Section 3.08 Subservicing Accounts........................................
Section 3.09 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items;
Escrow Accounts.............................................
Section 3.10 Collection Accounts..........................................
Section 3.11 Withdrawals from the Collection Accounts.....................
Section 3.12 Investment of Funds in the Collection Accounts and the
Distribution Account........................................
Section 3.13 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance and Errors and Omissions
and Fidelity Coverage.......................................
Section 3.14 Enforcement of "Due-on-Sale" Clauses; Assumption
Agreements..................................................
Section 3.15 Realization upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans....................
Section 3.16 Release of Mortgage Files....................................
Section 3.17 Title, Conservation and Disposition of REO Property..........
Section 3.18 Notification of Adjustments..................................
Section 3.19 Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding
the Mortgage Loans..........................................
Section 3.20 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of the
Servicers to Be Held for the Trustee........................
Section 3.21 Servicing Compensation.......................................
Section 3.22 Annual Statement as to Compliance............................
Section 3.23 Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing
Criteria; Annual Independent Public Accountants'
Attestation Report..........................................
Section 3.24 Trustee to Act as Servicer...................................
Section 3.25 Compensating Interest........................................
Section 3.26 Credit Reporting; ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act.....................
Section 3.27 Optional Purchase of Delinquent Mortgage Loans...............
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS AND
ADVANCES BY THE SERVICERS
Section 4.01 Advances.....................................................
Section 4.02 Priorities of Distribution...................................
Section 4.03 Monthly Statements to Certificateholders.....................
Section 4.04 Certain Matters Relating to the Determination of LIBOR.......
Section 4.05 Allocation of Applied Realized Loss Amounts..................
Section 4.06 Swap Account.................................................
ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
Section 5.01 The Certificates.............................................
Section 5.02 Certificate Register; Registration of Transfer and
Exchange of Certificates....................................
Section 5.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates............
Section 5.04 Persons Deemed Owners........................................
Section 5.05 Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and Addresses....
Section 5.06 Maintenance of Office or Agency..............................
ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR AND THE SERVICERS
Section 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor and the Servicers....
Section 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or a Servicer.......
Section 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicers
and Others..................................................
Section 6.04 Limitation on Resignation of a Servicer......................
Section 6.05 Additional Indemnification by the Servicers; Third Party
Claims......................................................
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
Section 7.01 Events of Default............................................
Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.....................
Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders...........................
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee........................................
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Custodian......
Section 8.03 Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans........
Section 8.04 Trustee May Own Certificates.................................
Section 8.05 Trustee's Fees and Expenses..................................
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee.....................
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee.......................
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee............................................
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee.......................
Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee................
Section 8.11 Tax Matters..................................................
Section 8.12 Periodic Filings.............................................
Section 8.13 Tax Treatment of Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts, Basis
Risk CarryForward Amounts and Class IO Shortfalls; Tax
Classification of the Excess Reserve Fund Account, Swap
Account and the Interest Rate Swap Agreement................
Section 8.14 Custodial Responsibilities...................................
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.01 Termination upon Liquidation or Purchase of the Mortgage
Loans.......................................................
Section 9.02 Final Distribution on the Certificates.......................
Section 9.03 Additional Termination Requirements..........................
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 10.01 Amendment....................................................
Section 10.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.......................
Section 10.03 Governing Law................................................
Section 10.04 Intention of Parties.........................................
Section 10.05 Notices......................................................
Section 10.06 Severability of Provisions...................................
Section 10.07 Assignment; Sales; Advance Facilities........................
Section 10.08 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders...................
Section 10.09 Inspection and Audit Rights..................................
Section 10.10 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid....................
Section 10.11 Rule of Construction.........................................
Section 10.12 Waiver of Jury Trial.........................................
Section 10.13 Rights of the Third Parties..................................
Section 10.14 Regulation AB Compliance; Intent of the Parties;
Reasonableness..............................................
SCHEDULES
Schedule I Mortgage Loan Schedule
Schedule II Representations and Warranties of Saxon Mortgage Services,
Inc., as Servicer
Schedule II-A Further Representations and Warranties of Saxon
Schedule III Representations and Warranties of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS
Capital I Inc. as to the Mortgage Loans
Schedule IV Representations and Warranties of First NLC as to the First
NLC Mortgage Loans
Schedule V Representations and Warranties of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank,
National Association, as Servicer
Schedule VI Representations and Warranties of Countrywide Home Loans
Servicing LP, as Servicer
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A Form of Class A, Class M and Class B Certificate
Exhibit B Form of Class P Certificate
Exhibit C-1 Form of Class R Certificate
Exhibit C-2 Form of Class RX Certificate
Exhibit D Form of Class X Certificate
Exhibit E Form of Initial Certification of [Custodian][Trustee]
Exhibit F Form of Document Certification and Exception Report of
[Custodian][Trustee]
Exhibit G Form of Residual Transfer Affidavit
Exhibit H Form of Transferor Certificate
Exhibit I Form of Rule 144A Letter
Exhibit J Form of Request for Release
Exhibit K Form of Contents for Each Mortgage File
Exhibit L Form of Certification to be provided with Form 10-K
Exhibit M Form of Certification to be provided by the Trustee to
Depositor
Exhibit N Form of Certification to be provided by the Servicer to
Depositor
Exhibit O First NLC Purchase Agreement
Exhibit P [Reserved]
Exhibit Q Accredited Agreements
Exhibit R Wilmington Agreements
Exhibit S Fremont Agreements
Exhibit T Form of Servicer Power of Attorney
Exhibit U Servicing Criteria - To Be Addressed in Assessment of
Compliance
Exhibit V Additional Form 10-D Disclosure
Exhibit W Additional Form 10-K Disclosure
Exhibit X Form 8-K Disclosure Information
Exhibit Y Interest Rate Swap Agreement
Exhibit Z Form of Additional Disclosure Notification
Exhibit AA-1 Form of Saxon and ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Servicer Reports
Exhibit AA-2 Form of Countrywide Servicer Reports
Exhibit BB Countrywide Amendment Regulation AB
Exhibit CC Representations and Warranties Agreement
THIS POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, dated as of February 1, 2007,
among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC., a Delaware corporation, as depositor
(the "Depositor"), SAXON MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC., a Delaware corporation, as a
servicer ("Saxon"), ▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, a national banking
association, as a servicer and as custodian ("▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo" and in its capacity
as custodian, the "Custodian"), COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP, a Texas
limited partnership, as a servicer ("Countrywide Servicing" and together with
Saxon and ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, as a servicer, the "Servicers"), FIRST NLC FINANCIAL
SERVICES, LLC, a Florida limited liability company, as the responsible party
("First NLC" or the "Responsible Party") and DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY, a national banking association, as trustee (the "Trustee").
W I T N E S S E T H:
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Trustee shall elect that five segregated asset pools within the
Trust Fund (exclusive of (i) the Prepayment Premiums, (ii) the Swap Assets,
(iii) the Excess Reserve Fund Account, and (iv) the right of the Offered
Certificates to receive Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without
duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts and the obligation to pay Class IO
Shortfalls) be treated for federal income tax purposes as comprising five REMICs
(Pooling-Tier REMIC-1, Pooling-Tier REMIC-2, the Lower-Tier REMIC, the
Upper-Tier REMIC and the Class X REMIC, respectively, and each, a "Trust
REMIC"). The Class X Interest, the Class IO Interest and each Class of Offered
Certificates (other than the right of each Class of Offered Certificates to
receive Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without duplication, Upper-Tier
CarryForward Amounts and the obligation to pay Class IO Shortfalls) represents
ownership of a regular interest in a REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions.
The Class R Certificates represent ownership of the sole class of residual
interest in each of Pooling-Tier REMIC-1, Pooling-Tier REMIC-2, the Lower-Tier
REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. The Class
RX Certificates represent ownership of the sole class of residual interest in
the Class X REMIC for purposes of the REMIC provisions. The Startup Day for each
Trust REMIC described herein is the date referenced in Section 2.05. The latest
possible maturity date for each regular interest is the latest date referenced
in Section 2.05. The Class X REMIC shall hold as assets the Class UT-X Interest
and the Class UT-IO Interest as set out below. The Upper-Tier REMIC shall hold
as assets the several classes of uncertificated Lower-Tier Regular Interests,
set out below. The Lower-Tier REMIC shall hold as assets the several classes of
uncertificated Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Regular Interests. Pooling-Tier REMIC-2
shall hold as assets the several classes of uncertificated Pooling-Tier REMIC-1
Regular Interests. Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 shall hold as assets the assets of the
Trust Fund (exclusive of (i) the Prepayment Premiums, (ii) the Swap Assets,
(iii) the Excess Reserve Fund Account, and (iv) the right of the Offered
Certificates to receive Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without
duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts and the obligation to pay Class IO
Shortfalls).
For federal income tax purposes, each Class of Offered Certificates
represents a beneficial ownership of a regular interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC,
the right to receive Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and without duplication,
Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts, and the obligation to pay Class IO Shortfalls;
the Class X Certificates represent beneficial ownership of the Class X Interest,
the Class IO Interest, the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, the Swap Account, the
Excess Reserve Fund Account and the right to receive Class IO Shortfalls,
subject to the obligation to pay Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without
duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts; and the Class P Certificates
represent beneficial ownership of the Prepayment Premiums, which portions of the
Trust Fund shall be treated as a grantor trust under subpart E, Part I of
subchapter J of the Code (the "Grantor Trust").
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 shall issue the following interests in
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1, and each such interest, other than the Class PT1-R
Interest is hereby designated as a regular interest in the Pooling-Tier REMIC-1.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 shall also issue the Class PT1-R Interest, which is hereby
designated as the sole class of residual interest in Pooling-Tier REMIC-1. The
Class PT1-R Interest shall be represented by the Class R Certificates, shall not
have a principal balance and shall have no interest rate.
Pooling-Tier Initial Pooling
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Tier REMIC-1
REMIC-1 Interest Interest Rate Principal Amount
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Class PT1-1 (1) $56,421,787.40
Class PT1-2A (2) $11,825,350.04
Class PT1-2B (3) $11,825,350.04
Class PT1-3A (2) $11,455,741.75
Class PT1-3B (3) $11,455,741.75
Class PT1-4A (2) $11,105,282.95
Class PT1-4B (3) $11,105,282.95
Class PT1-5A (2) $10,772,389.63
Class PT1-5B (3) $10,772,389.63
Class PT1-6A (2) $10,455,526.02
Class PT1-6B (3) $10,455,526.02
Class PT1-7A (2) $10,153,207.81
Class PT1-7B (3) $10,153,207.81
Class PT1-8A (2) $ 9,864,005.48
Class PT1-8B (3) $ 9,864,005.48
Class PT1-9A (2) $ 9,586,410.58
Class PT1-9B (3) $ 9,586,410.58
Class PT1-10A (2) $ 9,318,824.10
Class PT1-10B (3) $ 9,318,824.10
Class PT1-11A (2) $ 9,060,477.38
Class PT1-11B (3) $ 9,060,477.38
Class PT1-12A (2) $ 8,810,196.82
Class PT1-12B (3) $ 8,810,196.82
Class PT1-13A (2) $ 8,554,540.97
Class PT1-13B (3) $ 8,554,540.97
Class PT1-14A (2) $ 8,202,227.64
Class PT1-14B (3) $ 8,202,227.64
Class PT1-15A (2) $ 7,853,996.37
Class PT1-15B (3) $ 7,853,996.37
Class PT1-16A (2) $ 7,520,664.85
Class PT1-16B (3) $ 7,520,664.85
Class PT1-17A (2) $ 7,201,591.24
Class PT1-17B (3) $ 7,201,591.24
Class PT1-18A (2) $ 6,896,161.46
Class PT1-18B (3) $ 6,896,161.46
Class PT1-19A (2) $ 6,939,739.92
Class PT1-19B (3) $ 6,939,739.92
Class PT1-20A (2) $ 9,224,866.32
Class PT1-20B (3) $ 9,224,866.32
Class PT1-21A (2) $21,664,970.13
Class PT1-21B (3) $21,664,970.13
Class PT1-22A (2) $ 6,011,549.61
Class PT1-22B (3) $ 6,011,549.61
Class PT1-23A (2) $ 4,695,573.83
Class PT1-23B (3) $ 4,695,573.83
Class PT1-24A (2) $ 4,499,109.00
Class PT1-24B (3) $ 4,499,109.00
Class PT1-25A (2) $ 4,651,660.58
Class PT1-25B (3) $ 4,651,660.58
Class PT1-26A (2) $ 7,075,124.46
Class PT1-26B (3) $ 7,075,124.46
Class PT1-27A (2) $19,787,361.97
Class PT1-27B (3) $19,787,361.97
Class PT1-28A (2) $ 4,014,654.42
Class PT1-28B (3) $ 4,014,654.42
Class PT1-29A (2) $ 2,771,924.51
Class PT1-29B (3) $ 2,771,924.51
Class PT1-30A (2) $ 2,658,668.55
Class PT1-30B (3) $ 2,658,668.55
Class PT1-31A (2) $ 2,754,263.37
Class PT1-31B (3) $ 2,754,263.37
Class PT1-32A (2) $ 4,783,503.16
Class PT1-32B (3) $ 4,783,503.16
Class PT1-33A (2) $17,093,435.58
Class PT1-33B (3) $17,093,435.58
Class PT1-34A (2) $ 2,314,672.96
Class PT1-34B (3) $ 2,314,672.96
Class PT1-35A (2) $ 1,381,714.99
Class PT1-35B (3) $ 1,381,714.99
Class PT1-36A (2) $ 1,328,519.58
Class PT1-36B (3) $ 1,328,519.58
Class PT1-37A (2) $ 1,287,283.22
Class PT1-37B (3) $ 1,287,283.22
Class PT1-38A (2) $ 1,894,218.62
Class PT1-38B (3) $ 1,894,218.62
Class PT1-39A (2) $ 6,976,231.74
Class PT1-39B (3) $ 6,976,231.74
Class PT1-40A (2) $ 1,075,398.07
Class PT1-40B (3) $ 1,075,398.07
Class PT1-41A (2) $ 805,507.42
Class PT1-41B (3) $ 805,507.42
Class PT1-42A (2) $ 776,371.02
Class PT1-42B (3) $ 776,371.02
Class PT1-43A (2) $ 753,937.98
Class PT1-43B (3) $ 753,937.98
Class PT1-44A (2) $ 1,101,402.11
Class PT1-44B (3) $ 1,101,402.11
Class PT1-45A (2) $ 3,999,810.80
Class PT1-45B (3) $ 3,999,810.80
Class PT1-46A (2) $ 635,749.77
Class PT1-46B (3) $ 635,749.77
Class PT1-47A (2) $ 482,592.55
Class PT1-47B (3) $ 482,592.55
Class PT1-48A (2) $ 466,528.06
Class PT1-48B (3) $ 466,528.06
Class PT1-49A (2) $ 450,985.79
Class PT1-49B (3) $ 450,985.79
Class PT1-50A (2) $ 435,949.30
Class PT1-50B (3) $ 435,949.30
Class PT1-51A (2) $ 421,402.65
Class PT1-51B (3) $ 421,402.65
Class PT1-52A (2) $ 407,330.42
Class PT1-52B (3) $ 407,330.42
Class PT1-53A (2) $ 393,717.58
Class PT1-53B (3) $ 393,717.58
Class PT1-54A (2) $ 380,549.62
Class PT1-54B (3) $ 380,549.62
Class PT1-55A (2) $ 379,125.01
Class PT1-55B (3) $ 379,125.01
Class PT1-56A (2) $ 354,991.03
Class PT1-56B (3) $ 354,991.03
Class PT1-57A (2) $ 389,829.34
Class PT1-57B (3) $ 389,829.34
Class PT1-58A (2) $ 376,470.56
Class PT1-58B (3) $ 376,470.56
Class PT1-59A (2) $ 317,065.27
Class PT1-59B (3) $ 317,065.27
Class PT1-60A (2) $ 306,445.27
Class PT1-60B (3) $ 306,445.27
Class PT1-61A (2) $ 307,625.63
Class PT1-61B (3) $ 307,625.63
Class PT1-62A (2) $ 285,722.36
Class PT1-62B (3) $ 285,722.36
Class PT1-63A (2) $ 323,370.02
Class PT1-63B (3) $ 323,370.02
Class PT1-64A (2) $ 311,485.85
Class PT1-64B (3) $ 311,485.85
Class PT1-65A (2) $ 253,761.64
Class PT1-65B (3) $ 253,761.64
Class PT1-66A (2) $ 245,273.97
Class PT1-66B (3) $ 245,273.97
Class PT1-67A (2) $ 243,589.38
Class PT1-67B (3) $ 243,589.38
Class PT1-68A (2) $ 228,829.00
Class PT1-68B (3) $ 228,829.00
Class PT1-69A (2) $ 248,050.64
Class PT1-69B (3) $ 248,050.64
Class PT1-70A (2) $ 239,139.60
Class PT1-70B (3) $ 239,139.60
Class PT1-71A (2) $ 204,215.74
Class PT1-71B (3) $ 204,215.74
Class PT1-72A (2) $ 197,381.06
Class PT1-72B (3) $ 197,381.06
Class PT1-73A (2) $ 5,579,149.27
Class PT1-73B (3) $ 5,579,149.27
Class PT1-R (4) (4)
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(1) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period), this
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per-annum
rate (its "Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Interest Rate") equal to the Pooling-Tier
REMIC-1 WAC Rate.
(2) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period), this
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per-annum
rate (its "Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Interest Rate") equal to the product of (i)
2 and (ii) the Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 WAC Rate, subject to a maximum rate of
10.64%.
(3) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period), this
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per-annum
rate (its "Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Interest Rate") equal to the excess, if
any, of (A) the product of (i) 2 and (ii) the Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 WAC Rate
over (B) 10.64%.
(4) The Class PT1-R Interest shall not have a principal balance and shall not
bear interest.
On each Distribution Date, the interest distributable in respect of
the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date shall be deemed to be distributed
to the Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular Interests at the rates shown above.
On each Distribution Date, Realized Losses, Subsequent Recoveries
and payments of principal in respect of the Mortgage Loans (including, for the
first Distribution Date only, the Closing Date Deposit Amount) shall be
allocated to the outstanding Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular Interest with the
lowest numerical denomination until the Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Principal Amount of
such interest is reduced to zero, provided that, with respect to Pooling-Tier
REMIC-1 Regular Interests with the same numerical denomination, such Realized
Losses, Subsequent Recoveries and payments of principal shall be allocated pro
rata between such Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular Interests, until the Pooling-Tier
REMIC-1 Principal Amount of such interests is reduced to zero.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 shall issue the following interests in
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2, and each such interest, other than the Class PT2-R
Interest, is hereby designated as a regular interest in Pooling-Tier REMIC-2.
The Class PT2-R Interest is hereby designated as the sole class of residual
interest in Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 and shall be represented by the Class R
Certificates.
Corresponding
Pooling-Tier Pooling-Tier Corresponding Corresponding Scheduled
REMIC-2 REMIC-2 Initial Pooling-Tier Pooling-Tier Crossover
Pooling-Tier Interest Principal REMIC-2 IO REMIC-1 Distribution
REMIC-2 Interest Rate Amount Interest Regular Interest Date
----------------- ------------ ------------------ -------------- ---------------- -------------
Class PT2-1 (1) $ 56,421,787.40 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-2A (2) $ 11,825,350.04 Class PT2-IO-2 N/A N/A
Class PT2-2B (3) $ 11,825,350.04 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-3A (2) $ 11,455,741.75 Class PT2-IO-3 N/A N/A
Class PT2-3B (3) $ 11,455,741.75 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-4A (2) $ 11,105,282.95 Class PT2-IO-4 N/A N/A
Class PT2-4B (3) $ 11,105,282.95 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-5A (2) $ 10,772,389.63 Class PT2-IO-5 N/A N/A
Class PT2-5B (3) $ 10,772,389.63 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-6A (2) $ 10,455,526.02 Class PT2-IO-6 N/A N/A
Class PT2-6B (3) $ 10,455,526.02 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-7A (2) $ 10,153,207.81 Class PT2-IO-7 N/A N/A
Class PT2-7B (3) $ 10,153,207.81 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-8A (2) $ 9,864,005.48 Class PT2-IO-8 N/A N/A
Class PT2-8B (3) $ 9,864,005.48 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-9A (2) $ 9,586,410.58 Class PT2-IO-9 N/A N/A
Class PT2-9B (3) $ 9,586,410.58 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-10A (2) $ 9,318,824.10 Class PT2-IO-10 N/A N/A
Class PT2-10B (3) $ 9,318,824.10 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-11A (2) $ 9,060,477.38 Class PT2-IO-11 N/A N/A
Class PT2-11B (3) $ 9,060,477.38 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-12A (2) $ 8,810,196.82 Class PT2-IO-12 N/A N/A
Class PT2-12B (3) $ 8,810,196.82 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-13A (2) $ 8,554,540.97 Class PT2-IO-13 N/A N/A
Class PT2-13B (3) $ 8,554,540.97 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-14A (2) $ 8,202,227.64 Class PT2-IO-14 N/A N/A
Class PT2-14B (3) $ 8,202,227.64 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-15A (2) $ 7,853,996.37 Class PT2-IO-15 N/A N/A
Class PT2-15B (3) $ 7,853,996.37 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-16A (2) $ 7,520,664.85 Class PT2-IO-16 N/A N/A
Class PT2-16B (3) $ 7,520,664.85 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-17A (2) $ 7,201,591.24 Class PT2-IO-17 N/A N/A
Class PT2-17B (3) $ 7,201,591.24 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-18A (2) $ 6,896,161.46 Class PT2-IO-18 N/A N/A
Class PT2-18B (3) $ 6,896,161.46 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-19A (2) $ 6,939,739.92 Class PT2-IO-19 N/A N/A
Class PT2-19B (3) $ 6,939,739.92 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-20A (2) $ 9,224,866.32 Class PT2-IO-20 N/A N/A
Class PT2-20B (3) $ 9,224,866.32 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-21A (2) $ 21,664,970.13 Class PT2-IO-21 N/A N/A
Class PT2-21B (3) $ 21,664,970.13 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-22A (2) $ 6,011,549.61 Class PT2-IO-22 N/A N/A
Class PT2-22B (3) $ 6,011,549.61 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-23A (2) $ 4,695,573.83 Class PT2-IO-23 N/A N/A
Class PT2-23B (3) $ 4,695,573.83 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-24A (2) $ 4,499,109.00 Class PT2-IO-24 N/A N/A
Class PT2-24B (3) $ 4,499,109.00 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-25A (2) $ 4,651,660.58 Class PT2-IO-25 N/A N/A
Class PT2-25B (3) $ 4,651,660.58 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-26A (2) $ 7,075,124.46 Class PT2-IO-26 N/A N/A
Class PT2-26B (3) $ 7,075,124.46 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-27A (2) $ 19,787,361.97 Class PT2-IO-27 N/A N/A
Class PT2-27B (3) $ 19,787,361.97 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-28A (2) $ 4,014,654.42 Class PT2-IO-28 N/A N/A
Class PT2-28B (3) $ 4,014,654.42 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-29A (2) $ 2,771,924.51 Class PT2-IO-29 N/A N/A
Class PT2-29B (3) $ 2,771,924.51 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-30A (2) $ 2,658,668.55 Class PT2-IO-30 N/A N/A
Class PT2-30B (3) $ 2,658,668.55 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-31A (2) $ 2,754,263.37 Class PT2-IO-31 N/A N/A
Class PT2-31B (3) $ 2,754,263.37 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-32A (2) $ 4,783,503.16 Class PT2-IO-32 N/A N/A
Class PT2-32B (3) $ 4,783,503.16 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-33A (2) $ 17,093,435.58 Class PT2-IO-33 N/A N/A
Class PT2-33B (3) $ 17,093,435.58 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-34A (2) $ 2,314,672.96 Class PT2-IO-34 N/A N/A
Class PT2-34B (3) $ 2,314,672.96 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-35A (2) $ 1,381,714.99 Class PT2-IO-35 N/A N/A
Class PT2-35B (3) $ 1,381,714.99 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-36A (2) $ 1,328,519.58 Class PT2-IO-36 N/A N/A
Class PT2-36B (3) $ 1,328,519.58 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-37A (2) $ 1,287,283.22 Class PT2-IO-37 N/A N/A
Class PT2-37B (3) $ 1,287,283.22 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-38A (2) $ 1,894,218.62 Class PT2-IO-38 N/A N/A
Class PT2-38B (3) $ 1,894,218.62 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-39A (2) $ 6,976,231.74 Class PT2-IO-39 N/A N/A
Class PT2-39B (3) $ 6,976,231.74 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-40A (2) $ 1,075,398.07 Class PT2-IO-40 N/A N/A
Class PT2-40B (3) $ 1,075,398.07 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-41A (2) $ 805,507.42 Class PT2-IO-41 N/A N/A
Class PT2-41B (3) $ 805,507.42 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-42A (2) $ 776,371.02 Class PT2-IO-42 N/A N/A
Class PT2-42B (3) $ 776,371.02 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-43A (2) $ 753,937.98 Class PT2-IO-43 N/A N/A
Class PT2-43B (3) $ 753,937.98 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-44A (2) $ 1,101,402.11 Class PT2-IO-44 N/A N/A
Class PT2-44B (3) $ 1,101,402.11 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-45A (2) $ 3,999,810.80 Class PT2-IO-45 N/A N/A
Class PT2-45B (3) $ 3,999,810.80 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-46A (2) $ 635,749.77 Class PT2-IO-46 N/A N/A
Class PT2-46B (3) $ 635,749.77 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-47A (2) $ 482,592.55 Class PT2-IO-47 N/A N/A
Class PT2-47B (3) $ 482,592.55 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-48A (2) $ 466,528.06 Class PT2-IO-48 N/A N/A
Class PT2-48B (3) $ 466,528.06 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-49A (2) $ 450,985.79 Class PT2-IO-49 N/A N/A
Class PT2-49B (3) $ 450,985.79 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-50A (2) $ 435,949.30 Class PT2-IO-50 N/A N/A
Class PT2-50B (3) $ 435,949.30 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-51A (2) $ 421,402.65 Class PT2-IO-51 N/A N/A
Class PT2-51B (3) $ 421,402.65 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-52A (2) $ 407,330.42 Class PT2-IO-52 N/A N/A
Class PT2-52B (3) $ 407,330.42 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-53A (2) $ 393,717.58 Class PT2-IO-53 N/A N/A
Class PT2-53B (3) $ 393,717.58 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-54A (2) $ 380,549.62 Class PT2-IO-54 N/A N/A
Class PT2-54B (3) $ 380,549.62 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-55A (2) $ 379,125.01 Class PT2-IO-55 N/A N/A
Class PT2-55B (3) $ 379,125.01 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-56A (2) $ 354,991.03 Class PT2-IO-56 N/A N/A
Class PT2-56B (3) $ 354,991.03 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-57A (2) $ 389,829.34 Class PT2-IO-57 N/A N/A
Class PT2-57B (3) $ 389,829.34 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-58A (2) $ 376,470.56 Class PT2-IO-58 N/A N/A
Class PT2-58B (3) $ 376,470.56 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-59A (2) $ 317,065.27 Class PT2-IO-59 N/A N/A
Class PT2-59B (3) $ 317,065.27 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-60A (2) $ 306,445.27 Class PT2-IO-60 N/A N/A
Class PT2-60B (3) $ 306,445.27 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-61A (2) $ 307,625.63 Class PT2-IO-61 N/A N/A
Class PT2-61B (3) $ 307,625.63 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-62A (2) $ 285,722.36 Class PT2-IO-62 N/A N/A
Class PT2-62B (3) $ 285,722.36 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-63A (2) $ 323,370.02 Class PT2-IO-63 N/A N/A
Class PT2-63B (3) $ 323,370.02 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-64A (2) $ 311,485.85 Class PT2-IO-64 N/A N/A
Class PT2-64B (3) $ 311,485.85 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-65A (2) $ 253,761.64 Class PT2-IO-65 N/A N/A
Class PT2-65B (3) $ 253,761.64 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-66A (2) $ 245,273.97 Class PT2-IO-66 N/A N/A
Class PT2-66B (3) $ 245,273.97 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-67A (2) $ 243,589.38 Class PT2-IO-67 N/A N/A
Class PT2-67B (3) $ 243,589.38 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-68A (2) $ 228,829.00 Class PT2-IO-68 N/A N/A
Class PT2-68B (3) $ 228,829.00 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-69A (2) $ 248,050.64 Class PT2-IO-69 N/A N/A
Class PT2-69B (3) $ 248,050.64 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-70A (2) $ 239,139.60 Class PT2-IO-70 N/A N/A
Class PT2-70B (3) $ 239,139.60 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-71A (2) $ 204,215.74 Class PT2-IO-71 N/A N/A
Class PT2-71B (3) $ 204,215.74 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-72A (2) $ 197,381.06 Class PT2-IO-72 N/A N/A
Class PT2-72B (3) $ 197,381.06 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-73A (2) $ 5,579,149.27 Class PT2-IO-73 N/A N/A
Class PT2-73B (3) $ 5,579,149.27 N/A N/A N/A
Class PT2-IO-2 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-2A March 2007
Class PT2-IO-3 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-3A April 2007
Class PT2-IO-4 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-4A May 2007
Class PT2-IO-5 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-5A June 2007
Class PT2-IO-6 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-6A July 2007
Class PT2-IO-7 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-7A August 2007
Class PT2-IO-8 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-8A September 2007
Class PT2-IO-9 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-9A October 2007
Class PT2-IO-10 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-10A November 2007
Class PT2-IO-11 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-11A December 2007
Class PT2-IO-12 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-12A January 2008
Class PT2-IO-13 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-13A February 2008
Class PT2-IO-14 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-14A March 2008
Class PT2-IO-15 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-15A April 2008
Class PT2-IO-16 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-16A May 2008
Class PT2-IO-17 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-17A June 2008
Class PT2-IO-18 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-18A July 2008
Class PT2-IO-19 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-19A August 2008
Class PT2-IO-20 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-20A September 2008
Class PT2-IO-21 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-21A October 2008
Class PT2-IO-22 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-22A November 2008
Class PT2-IO-23 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-23A December 2008
Class PT2-IO-24 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-24A January 2009
Class PT2-IO-25 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-25A February 2009
Class PT2-IO-26 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-26A March 2009
Class PT2-IO-27 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-27A April 2009
Class PT2-IO-28 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-28A May 2009
Class PT2-IO-29 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-29A June 2009
Class PT2-IO-30 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-30A July 2009
Class PT2-IO-31 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-31A August 2009
Class PT2-IO-32 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-32A September 2009
Class PT2-IO-33 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-33A October 2009
Class PT2-IO-34 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-34A November 2009
Class PT2-IO-35 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-35A December 2009
Class PT2-IO-36 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-36A January 2010
Class PT2-IO-37 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-37A February 2010
Class PT2-IO-38 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-38A March 2010
Class PT2-IO-39 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-39A April 2010
Class PT2-IO-40 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-40A May 2010
Class PT2-IO-41 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-41A June 2010
Class PT2-IO-42 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-42A July 2010
Class PT2-IO-43 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-43A August 2010
Class PT2-IO-44 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-44A September 2010
Class PT2-IO-45 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-45A October 2010
Class PT2-IO-46 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-46A November 2010
Class PT2-IO-47 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-47A December 2010
Class PT2-IO-48 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-48A January 2011
Class PT2-IO-49 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-49A February 2011
Class PT2-IO-50 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-50A March 2011
Class PT2-IO-51 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-51A April 2011
Class PT2-IO-52 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-52A May 2011
Class PT2-IO-53 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-53A June 2011
Class PT2-IO-54 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-54A July 2011
Class PT2-IO-55 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-55A August 2011
Class PT2-IO-56 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-56A September 2011
Class PT2-IO-57 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-57A October 2011
Class PT2-IO-58 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-58A November 2011
Class PT2-IO-59 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-59A December 2011
Class PT2-IO-60 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-60A January 2012
Class PT2-IO-61 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-61A February 2012
Class PT2-IO-62 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-62A March 2012
Class PT2-IO-63 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-63A April 2012
Class PT2-IO-64 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-64A May 2012
Class PT2-IO-65 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-65A June 2012
Class PT2-IO-66 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-66A July 2012
Class PT2-IO-67 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-67A August 2012
Class PT2-IO-68 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-68A September 2012
Class PT2-IO-69 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-69A October 2012
Class PT2-IO-70 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-70A November 2012
Class PT2-IO-71 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-71A December 2012
Class PT2-IO-72 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-72A January 2013
Class PT2-IO-73 (4) (4) N/A Class PT1-73A February 2013
Class PT2-R (5) (5) N/A N/A N/A
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(1) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period), this
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per-annum
rate (its "Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Interest Rate") equal to the Pooling-Tier
REMIC-1 WAC Rate.
(2) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period), this
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per-annum
rate (its "Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Interest Rate") equal to the weighted
average of the Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Interest Rates on the Pooling-Tier
REMIC-1 Regular Interests and having an "A" in their class designation,
provided that, on each Distribution Date on which interest is distributable
on the Corresponding Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interest, this Pooling-Tier
REMIC-2 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per-annum rate equal to
Swap LIBOR subject to a maximum rate equal to the weighted average of the
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Interest Rates on the Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular
Interests and having an "A" in their class designation.
(3) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period), this
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Regular Interest shall bear interest at a per-annum
rate (its "Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Interest Rate") equal to the weighted
average of the Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Interest Rates on the Pooling-Tier
REMIC-1 Regular Interests and having a "B" in their class designation.
(4) Each Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO is an interest only interest and does not have
a principal balance but has a notional balance ("Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO
Notional Balance") equal to the Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Principal Amount of
the Corresponding Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular Interest. From the Closing
Date through and including the Corresponding Actual Crossover Distribution
Date, this Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interest shall be entitled to receive
interest that accrues on the Corresponding Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular
Interest at a rate equal to the excess, if any, of (i) the Pooling-Tier
REMIC-1 Interest Rate for the Corresponding Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular
Interest over (ii) Swap LIBOR. After the Corresponding Actual Crossover
Distribution Date, this Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interest shall not accrue
interest.
(5) The Class PT2-R Interest shall not have a principal balance and shall not
bear interest.
On each Distribution Date, the interest distributable in respect of
the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date shall be distributed to the
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Regular Interests at the Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Interest
Rates shown above.
On each Distribution Date, Realized Losses, Subsequent Recoveries
and payments of principal in respect of the Mortgage Loans (including, for the
first Distribution Date only, the Closing Date Deposit Amount) shall be
allocated to the then outstanding Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Regular Interests (other
than the Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interests) with the lowest numerical
denomination until the Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Principal Amount of such interest is
reduced to zero, provided that, for Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Regular Interests
Mortgage Loans with the same numerical denomination, such Realized Losses,
Subsequent Recoveries and payments of principal shall be allocated pro rata
between such Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Regular Interests, until the Pooling-Tier
REMIC-2 Principal Amount of such interests is reduced to zero.
Lower-Tier REMIC
The Lower-Tier REMIC shall issue the following interests, and each
such interest, other than the Class LT-R Interest, is hereby designated as a
regular interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC. The Class LT-R Interest is hereby
designated as the sole class of residual interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC and
shall be represented by the Class R Certificates.
Corresponding
Upper-Tier
Lower-Tier Lower-Tier Initial Lower-Tier REMIC Regular
REMIC Interest Interest Rate Principal Amount Interest
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Class LT-A-1 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of A-1
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-A-2 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of A-2
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-A-3 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of A-3
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-A-4 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of A-4
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-M-1 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of M-1
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-M-2 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of M-2
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-M-3 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of M-3
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-M-4 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of M-4
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-M-5 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of M-5
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-M-6 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of M-6
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-B-1 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of B-1
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-B-2 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of B-2
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-B-3 (1) 1/2 initial Class Certificate Balance of B-3
Corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest
Class LT-Accrual (1) 1/2 Pool Stated Principal Balance plus 1/2 N/A
Subordinated Amount
Class LT-IO (2) (2) N/A
Class LT-R (3) (3) N/A
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(1) The interest rate with respect to any Distribution Date for these interests
is a per-annum variable rate equal to the weighted average of the
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Interest Rates of the Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Regular
Interests (other than the Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interests).
(2) This Lower-Tier Regular Interest is an interest only interest and does not
have a Lower-Tier Principal Amount. On each Distribution Date, this
Lower-Tier Regular Interest shall be entitled to receive all interest
distributable on the Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interests.
(3) The Class LT-R Interest is the sole class of residual interest in the
Lower-Tier REMIC and it does not have a principal amount or an interest
rate.
Each Lower-Tier Regular Interest is hereby designated as a regular
interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC. The Class LT-A-1, Class LT-A-2, Class LT-A-3,
Class LT-A-4, Class LT-M-1, Class LT-M-2, Class LT-M-3, Class LT-M-4, Class
LT-M-5, Class LT-M-6, Class LT-B-1, Class LT-B-2 and Class LT-B-3 Interests are
hereby designated the LT Accretion Directed Classes (the "LT Accretion Directed
Classes").
On each Distribution Date, 50% of the increase in the Subordinated
Amount shall be payable as a reduction of the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the
LT Accretion Directed Classes (each such Class will be reduced by an amount
equal to 50% of any increase in the Subordinated Amount that is attributable to
a reduction in the Class Certificate Balance of its Corresponding Class) and
shall be accrued and added to the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the Class
LT-Accrual Interest. On each Distribution Date, the increase in the Lower-Tier
Principal Amount of the Class LT-Accrual Interest shall not exceed interest
accruals for such Distribution Date for the Class LT-Accrual Interest. In the
event that: (i) 50% of the increase in the Subordinated Amount exceeds (ii)
interest accruals on the Class LT-Accrual Interest for such Distribution Date,
the excess for such Distribution Date (accumulated with all such excesses for
all prior Distribution Dates) will be added to any increase in the Subordinated
Amount for purposes of determining the amount of interest accrual on the Class
LT-Accrual Interest payable as principal on the LT Accretion Directed Classes on
the next Distribution Date pursuant to the first sentence of this paragraph. All
payments of scheduled principal and prepayments of principal generated by the
Mortgage Loans (including, for the first Distribution Date only, the Closing
Date Deposit Amount) and all Subsequent Recoveries allocable to principal shall
be allocated (i) 50% to the Class LT-Accrual Interest and (ii) 50% to the LT
Accretion Directed Classes (such principal payments and Subsequent Recoveries
shall be allocated among such LT Accretion Directed Classes in an amount equal
to 50% of the principal amounts and Subsequent Recoveries allocated to their
respective Corresponding Classes), until paid in full. Notwithstanding the
above, principal payments allocated to the Class X Interest that result in the
reduction in the Subordinated Amount shall be allocated to the Class LT-Accrual
Interest (until paid in full). Realized Losses shall be applied so that after
all distributions have been made on each Distribution Date (i) the Lower-Tier
Principal Amount of each LT Accretion Directed Class is equal to 50% of the
Class Certificate Balance of its Corresponding Class, and (ii) the Class
LT-Accrual Interest is equal to 50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans plus 50% of the Subordinated Amount. Any increase in the
Class Certificate Balance of a Class of Offered Certificates as a result of a
Subsequent Recovery shall increase the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of the
Corresponding Lower-Tier Regular Interest by 50% of such increase, and the
remaining 50% of such increase shall increase the Lower-Tier Principal Amount of
the Class LT-Accrual Interest.
Upper-Tier REMIC
The Upper-Tier REMIC shall issue the following interests, and each
such interest, other than the Class UT-R Interest, is hereby designated as a
regular interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC. The Class UT-R Interest is hereby
designated as the sole class of residual interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC and
shall be represented by the Class R Certificates.
Upper-Tier Upper-Tier Initial Principal Corresponding
REMIC Interest Interest Rate Upper-Tier Amount Class of Certificates
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Class A-1 (1) $ 271,920,000 Class A-1
Class A-2 (1) $ 79,750,000 Class A-2
Class A-3 (1) $ 113,500,000 Class A-3
Class A-4 (1) $ 68,770,000 Class A-4
Class M-1 (1) $ 29,587,000 Class M-1
Class M-2 (1) $ 25,459,000 Class M-2
Class M-3 (1) $ 12,729,000 Class M-3
Class M-4 (1) $ 11,353,000 Class M-4
Class M-5 (1) $ 11,353,000 Class M-5
Class M-6 (1) $ 10,321,000 Class M-6
Class B-1 (1) $ 9,977,000 Class B-1
Class B-2 (1) $ 8,601,000 Class B-2
Class B-3 (1) $ 7,569,000 Class B-3
Class IO (2) (2) N/A
Class X (3) (3) Class X
Class UT-X (5) (5) N/A
Class UT-R (6) (6) Class R
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(1) For any Distribution Date (and the related Interest Accrual Period) this
interest shall bear interest at the lesser of (i) the Pass-Through Rate
(determined without regard to the WAC Cap) for the Corresponding Class of
Certificates and (ii) the Upper-Tier REMIC WAC Rate.
(2) This interest is an interest only interest and does not have a principal
balance. On each Distribution Date, the Class UT-IO Interest shall be
entitled to receive all interest distributable on the Class LT-IO Interest.
This interest shall be beneficially owned by the holders of the Class X
Certificates and shall be held as an asset of the Swap Account.
(3) The Class UT-X Interest has an initial principal balance of $27,181,577.99
but will not accrue interest on such balance but will accrue interest on a
notional principal balance. As of any Distribution Date, the Class UT-X
Interest shall have a notional principal balance equal to the aggregate of
the Lower-Tier Principal Amounts of the Lower-Tier Regular Interests (other
than the Class LT-IO Interest) as of the first day of the related Interest
Accrual Period. With respect to any Interest Accrual Period, the Class X
Interest shall bear interest at a rate equal to the excess, if any, of the
Upper-Tier REMIC WAC Rate over the product of (i) 2 and (ii) the weighted
average of the Lower-Tier Interest Rates of the Lower-Tier REMIC Interests
(other than the Class LT-IO Interest), where the Lower-Tier Interest Rate
on each of the Class LT-Accrual Interest is subject to a cap equal to zero
and each LT Accretion Directed Class is subject to a cap equal to the
Upper-Tier Interest Rate on its Corresponding Class of Upper-Tier Regular
Interest. With respect to any Distribution Date, interest that so accrues
on the notional principal balance of the Class UT-X Interest shall be
deferred in an amount equal to any increase in the Subordinated Amount on
such Distribution Date. Such deferred interest shall not itself bear
interest.
(4) The Class UT-R Interest does not have an interest rate or a principal
balance.
On each Distribution Date, interest distributable in respect of the
Lower-Tier Interests for such Distribution Date shall be deemed to be
distributed on the interests in the Upper-Tier REMIC at the rates shown above,
provided that the Class IO Interest shall be entitled to receive interest before
any other interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC.
On each Distribution Date, all Realized Losses, Subsequent
Recoveries and all payments of principal shall be allocated to the Upper-Tier
Interests until the outstanding principal balance of each such interest equals
the outstanding Class Certificate Balance of the Corresponding Class of
Certificates as of such Distribution Date.
Class X REMIC
The Class X REMIC shall issue the following classes of interests.
The Class X Interest and the Class IO Interest shall each represent a regular
interest in the Class X REMIC and the Class RX Certificates shall represent the
sole class of residual interest in the Class X REMIC.
Class X REMIC
Class X REMIC Designation Interest Rate Principal Amount
------------------------- ------------- ----------------
Class X Interest (1) (1)
Class IO Interest (2) (2)
Class RX Certificates (3) (3)
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(1) The Class X Interest has an initial principal balance equal to the initial
principal balance of the Class UT-X Interest and is entitled to 100% of the
interest and principal on the Class UT-X Interest on each Distribution
Date.
(2) This interest is an interest-only interest and does not have a principal
balance. On each Distribution Date the Class IO Interest shall be entitled
to receive 100% of the interest distributable on the Class UT-IO Interest.
(3) The Class RX Certificates do not have a principal balance or an interest
rate.
The Certificates
Class Pass-Through Class
Class Designation Rate Certificate Balance
----------------- ------------------ -------------------
Class A-1(11) (1) $ 271,920,000
Class A-2(6) (1) $ 79,750,000
Class A-3(6) (1) $ 113,500,000
Class A-4(6) (1) $ 68,770,000
Class M-1(6) (2) $ 29,587,000
Class M-2(6) (2) $ 25,459,000
Class M-3(6) (2) $ 12,729,000
Class M-4(6) (2) $ 11,353,000
Class M-5(6) (2) $ 11,353,000
Class M-6(6) (2) $ 10,321,000
Class B-1(6) (2) $ 9,977,000
Class B-2(6) (2) $ 8,601,000
Class B-3(6) (2) $ 7,569,000
Class X (3) $ 0(3)
Class R (4) $ 0(4)
Class RX (5) $ 0(5)
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(1) The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class A-4 Interest will bear interest
during each Interest Accrual Period at a per-annum rate equal to the lesser
of (i) LIBOR plus the applicable Pass-Through Margin and (ii) the WAC Cap.
(2) The Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class
B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3 Certificates will bear interest during each
Interest Accrual Period at a per annum rate equal to the lesser of (i)
LIBOR plus the applicable Pass-Through Margin, and (ii) the WAC Cap.
(3) The Class X Certificates will represent beneficial ownership of the Class X
Interest, the Class IO Interest, the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, the
right to receive Class IO Shortfalls and amounts in the Excess Reserve Fund
Account and the Swap Account, subject to the obligation to make payments
from the Excess Reserve Fund Account in respect of Basis Risk CarryForward
Amounts and amounts in the Swap Account subject to the obligation to make
Net Swap Payments, Swap Termination Payments, Basis Risk CarryForward
Amounts and, without duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts. For
federal income tax purposes, the Trustee will treat a Class X
Certificateholder's obligation to make payments from the Excess Reserve
Fund Account or the Swap Account as payments made under a notional
principal contract between the Class X Certificateholders and the holder of
each Class of Offered Certificates. Such rights of the Class X
Certificateholders and Offered Certificateholders shall be treated as held
in the Grantor Trust.
(4) The Class R Certificates do not have an interest rate or a principal
balance.
(5) The Class RX Certificates do not have an interest rate or a principal
balance.
(6) Each of these Certificates will represent not only the ownership of the
Corresponding Class of Upper-Tier Regular Interest but also the right to
receive payments from the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Swap Account
in respect of any Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without duplication,
Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts. Each of these Certificates will also be
subject to the obligation to pay Class IO Shortfalls as described in
Section 8.13. For federal income tax purposes, any amount distributed on
the Offered Certificates on any such Distribution Date in excess of the
amount distributable on their Corresponding Class of Upper-Tier Regular
Interest on such Distribution Date shall be treated as having been paid
from the Excess Reserve Fund Account or the Swap Account, as applicable,
and any amount distributable on such Corresponding Class of Upper-Tier
Regular Interest on such Distribution Date in excess of the amount
distributable on the Offered Certificates on such Distribution Date shall
be treated as having been paid to the Swap Account, all pursuant to, and as
further provided in, Section 8.13. For federal income tax purposes, the
Trustee will treat an Offered Certificateholder's right to receive payments
from the Excess Reserve Fund Account or the Swap Account, subject to the
obligation to pay Class IO Shortfalls, as rights and obligations under a
notional principal contract between the Class X Certificateholders and the
Offered Certificateholders.
The minimum denomination for each Class of Certificates, other than
the Class P, Class R, Class RX and the Class X Certificates, will be $25,000
with integral multiples of $1 in excess thereof. The minimum denomination for
the Class P and the Class X Certificates will each be a 1% Percentage Interest
in such Class. The Class R Certificate and the Class RX Certificate will each
represent a 100% Percentage Interest in the related Class.
It is expected that each Class of Certificates will receive its
final distribution of principal and interest on or prior to the Final Scheduled
Distribution Date.
Set forth below are designations of Classes of Certificates to the
categories used herein:
Book-Entry Certificates................ All Classes of Certificates other than
the Physical Certificates.
Class A Certificates................... Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3 and
Class A-4 Certificates.
Class B Certificates................... Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3
Certificates.
Class M Certificates................... Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class
M-4, Class M-5 and Class M-6
Certificates.
Delay Certificates..................... None.
ERISA-Restricted Certificates.......... Residual, Class P and Class X
Certificates; any certificate with a
rating below the lowest applicable
permitted rating under the Underwriters
Exemption.
Non-Delay Certificates................. Class A, Class X and Subordinated
Certificates.
Offered Certificates................... All Classes of Certificates other than
the Private Certificates.
Physical Certificates.................. Class P, Class X and Residual
Certificates.
Private Certificates................... Class P, Class X and Residual
Certificates.
Rating Agencies........................ ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ and Standard & Poor's.
Regular Certificates................... All Classes of Certificates other than
the Class P and Residual Certificates.
Residual Certificates.................. Class R and Class RX Certificates.
Subordinated Certificates.............. Class M and Class B Certificates.
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Whenever used in this Agreement, the following words and phrases,
unless the context otherwise requires, shall have the following meanings:
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices set forth in Section 3.01(a) of this
Agreement.
Account: Any of the Collection Accounts, the Distribution Account,
any Escrow Account, the Excess Reserve Fund Account or the Swap Account. Each
Account shall be an Eligible Account and shall be non-interest bearing.
Accredited: Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., a California corporation,
and its successors in interest.
Accredited Agreements: The Accredited Purchase Agreement and the
Accredited Assignment Agreement, each of which are attached hereto as Exhibit Q.
Accredited Assignment Agreement: The Assignment and Recognition
Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Sponsor, the Depositor and
Accredited.
Accredited Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans purchased by the
Sponsor pursuant to the Accredited Purchase Agreement for which Accredited is
identified as Originator on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Accredited Purchase Agreement: With respect to Accredited Mortgage
Loans purchased by Sponsor prior to August 1, 2006 (as set forth on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule), the Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Warranties Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2005, among Accredited and the
Sponsor, and with respect to Accredited Mortgage Loans purchased by Sponsor on
or after August 1, 2006 (as set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule), the Eighth
Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as
of August 1, 2006, by and between Accredited and the Sponsor.
Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount: With respect to
any Distribution Date for each Class of Offered Certificates, the amount of
interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual Period at the applicable
Pass-Through Rate on the related Class Certificate Balance immediately prior to
such Distribution Date, as reduced by such Class's share of Net Prepayment
Interest Shortfalls and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution
Date allocated to such Class pursuant to Section 4.02.
Additional Disclosure Notification: A notification in the form of
Exhibit Z.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: An adjustable rate Mortgage Loan.
Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan and at any
time, the per-annum rate equal to the Mortgage Rate less the Expense Fee Rate.
Adjustment Date: As to any Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first
Due Date on which the related Mortgage Rate adjusts as set forth in the related
Mortgage Note and each Due Date thereafter on which the Mortgage Rate adjusts as
set forth in the related Mortgage Note.
Advance: Any P&I Advance or Servicing Advance.
Advance Facility: A financing or other facility as described in
Section 10.07.
Advancing Person: The Person to whom any Servicer's rights under
this Agreement to be reimbursed for any P&I Advances or Servicing Advances have
been assigned pursuant to Section 10.07.
Affiliate: With respect to any Person, any other Person controlling,
controlled by or under common control with such first Person. For the purposes
of this definition, "control" means the power to direct the management and
policies of such Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership
of voting securities, by contract or otherwise; and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agent: With respect to the Sponsor, the Depositor or any Affiliate
of either of them, a Person that acts for and on behalf of such Person.
Agreement: This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments
or supplements hereto.
Amount Held for Future Distribution: As to the Certificates on any
Distribution Date, the aggregate amount held in each Collection Account at the
close of business on the related Determination Date on account of (i) Principal
Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds
on the Mortgage Loans received after the end of the related Prepayment Period
and (ii) all Scheduled Payments on the Mortgage Loans due after the end of the
related Due Period.
Analytics Company: Intex Solutions, Inc., or any other bond
analytics service provider identified to the Trustee by the Depositor.
Applied Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the amount, if any, by which the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the
Offered Certificates after distributions of principal on such Distribution Date
exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date.
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form (other than the assignee's
name and recording information not yet returned from the recording office),
reflecting the sale of the Mortgage to the Trustee.
Available Funds: With respect to any Distribution Date and the
Mortgage Loans to the extent received by the Trustee (x) the sum of (i) all
scheduled installments of interest (net of the related Expense Fees) and
principal due on the Due Date on such Mortgage Loans in the related Due Period
and received by the Servicers on or prior to the related Determination Date,
together with any P&I Advances in respect thereof; (ii) all Condemnation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds received by the Servicers
during the related Prepayment Period (in each case, net of unreimbursed expenses
incurred in connection with a liquidation or foreclosure and unreimbursed
Advances, if any); (iii) all partial or full prepayments on the Mortgage Loans
received by the Servicers during the related Prepayment Period together with all
Compensating Interest, if applicable, thereon (excluding any Prepayment
Charges); (iv) all Substitution Adjustment Amounts with respect to the
substitutions of Mortgage Loans that occur with respect to such Distribution
Date; (v) amounts received with respect to such Distribution Date as the
Repurchase Price in respect of a Mortgage Loan repurchased with respect to such
Distribution Date; (vi) the proceeds received with respect to the termination of
the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.01; and (vii) the Closing
Date Deposit Amount; reduced by (y) amounts in reimbursement for Advances
previously made with respect to the Mortgage Loans and other amounts as to which
the Servicers, the Depositor, the Custodian or the Trustee are entitled to be
paid or reimbursed pursuant to this Agreement.
Balloon Loan: Any Mortgage Loan that requires only payments of
interest until the stated maturity date of the Mortgage Loan or Scheduled
Payments of principal which (not including the payment due on its stated
maturity date) are based on an amortization schedule that would be insufficient
to fully amortize the principal thereof by the stated maturity date of the
Mortgage Loan.
Basic Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the Principal Remittance Amount for such
Distribution Date over (ii) the Excess Subordinated Amount, if any, for such
Distribution Date.
Basis Risk CarryForward Amount: With respect to each Class of
Offered Certificates, as of any Distribution Date, the sum of (A) if on such
Distribution Date the Pass-Through Rate for any Class of Offered Certificates is
based upon the WAC Cap, the excess of (i) the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount such Class of Certificates would otherwise be entitled to
receive on such Distribution Date had such Pass-Through Rate not been subject to
the WAC Cap (that is, had such rate been calculated as the sum of LIBOR and the
applicable Pass-Through Margin on such Class of Certificates for such
Distribution Date and the resulting amount being reduced by allocated Net
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls) over (ii) the
Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount received on such Distribution
Date on such Class of Certificates at the WAC Cap for such Distribution Date and
(B) the Basis Risk CarryForward Amount for such Class of Certificates for all
previous Distribution Dates not previously paid, together with interest thereon
at a rate equal to the sum of LIBOR and the applicable Pass-Through Margin for
such Class of Certificates for such Distribution Date.
Basis Risk Payment: For any Distribution Date, an amount equal to
the lesser of (i) the aggregate of the Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts for such
Distribution Date and (ii) the Class X Distributable Amount (prior to any
reduction for (x) amounts paid from the Excess Reserve Fund Account to pay any
Basis Risk CarryForward Amount or (y) any Defaulted Swap Termination Payment).
Best's: Best's Key Rating Guide, as the same shall be amended from
time to time.
Book-Entry Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Bulk Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans purchased by the Sponsor
pursuant to the Bulk Purchase Agreement for which Meritage is identified as
Originator on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Bulk Purchase Agreement: The Third Amended and Restated Mortgage
Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2006, by and
between Meritage and the Sponsor, solely insofar as such agreement relates to
the Bulk Mortgage Loans.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a
day on which banking and savings and loan institutions, in (a) the States of
Arizona, New York, California, Texas, Minnesota, New Jersey, Delaware or Iowa,
(b) a State in which any Servicer's servicing operations are located, or (c) the
State in which the Trustee's operations are located, are authorized or obligated
by law or executive order to be closed.
Certificate: Any one of the Certificates executed by the Trustee in
substantially the forms attached hereto as exhibits.
Certificate Balance: With respect to any Class of Certificates,
other than the Class X, Class P, Class R or Class RX Certificates, at any date,
the maximum dollar amount of principal to which the Holder thereof is then
entitled hereunder, such amount being equal to the Denomination thereof minus
all distributions of principal previously made with respect thereto and in the
case of any Certificates, reduced by any Applied Realized Loss Amounts allocated
to such Class of Certificates pursuant to Section 4.05; provided, however, that
immediately following the Distribution Date on which a Subsequent Recovery is
distributed, the Class Certificate Balances of any Class or Classes of
Certificates that have been previously reduced by Applied Realized Loss Amounts
will be increased, in order of seniority, by the amount of the Subsequent
Recovery distributed on such Distribution Date (up to the amount of the Unpaid
Realized Loss Amount for such Class or Classes for such Distribution Date). The
Class X, Class P, Class R and Class RX Certificates have no Certificate Balance.
Certificate Owner: With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the
Person who is the beneficial owner of such Book-Entry Certificate.
Certificate Register: The register maintained pursuant to Section
5.02.
Certificateholder or Holder: The Person in whose name a Certificate
is registered in the Certificate Register, except that, solely for the purpose
of giving any consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in
the name of the Sponsor, the Depositor or any Affiliate or Agent of any of them
shall be deemed not to be Outstanding and the Percentage Interest evidenced
thereby shall not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite
amount of Percentage Interests necessary to effect such consent has been
obtained; provided, however, that if the Sponsor (together with its Affiliates
and Agents) or the Depositor (together with its Affiliates and Agents) owns 100%
of the Percentage Interests evidenced by a Class of Certificates, such
Certificates shall be deemed to be Outstanding for purposes of any provision
hereof that requires the consent of the Holders of Certificates of a particular
Class as a condition to the taking of any action hereunder. The Trustee is
entitled to rely conclusively on a certification of the Sponsor, the Depositor
or any such Agent or Affiliate in determining which Certificates are registered
in the name of an Agent or Affiliate of the Sponsor or the Depositor.
Class: All Certificates bearing the same class designation as set
forth in the Preliminary Statement.
Class A Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Class A Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of
the Class A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii)
the lesser of (A) 55.20% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution
Date over $3,440,353.
Class A-1 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class A-1".
Class A-2 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class A-2".
Class A-3 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class A-3".
Class A-4 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class A-4".
Class B Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Class B-1 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class B-1".
Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-4
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (F) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (G) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-6
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-6
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date) and (H) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 87.40% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the
excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
for such Distribution Date over $3,440,353.
Class B-2 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class B-2".
Class B-2 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-4
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (F) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (G) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-6
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-6
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (H) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), and (I) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-2
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of
(A) 89.90% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for
such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$3,440,353.
Class B-3 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class B-3".
Class B-3 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-4
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (F) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (G) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-6
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-6
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (H) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class B-1 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class B-1 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (I) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class B-2
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class B-2
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date) and (J) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class B-3 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 92.10% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the
excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
for such Distribution Date over $3,440,353.
Class Certificate Balance: With respect to any Class and as to any
date of determination, the aggregate of the Certificate Balances of all
Certificates of such Class as of such date.
Class IO Interest: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Class IO Shortfalls: As defined in Section 8.13. For the avoidance
of doubt, the Class IO Shortfall for any Distribution Date shall equal the
amount payable to the Class X Certificates in respect of amounts due to the Swap
Provider on such Distribution Date (other than Defaulted Swap Termination
Payments) in excess of the amount payable on the Class X Interest (prior to any
reduction for Basis Risk Payments or Defaulted Swap Termination Payments) from
Available Funds on such Distribution Date, all as further provided in Section
8.13.
Class LT-R Interest: The residual interest in the Lower-Tier REMIC
as described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto.
Class M Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Class M-1 Enhancement Percentage: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class M and Class B Certificates (other than the
Class M-1 Certificates) and (ii) the Subordinated Amount, in each case after
taking into account the distributions of the related Principal Distribution
Amount and any principal payments on those Classes of Certificates from the Swap
Account on that Distribution Date, by (y) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date.
Class M-1 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class M-1".
Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), and (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates
immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 63.80%
of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over $3,440,353.
Class M-2 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class M-2".
Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date) and (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the
lesser of (A) 71.20% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$3,440,353.
Class M-3 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class M-3".
Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date) and (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 74.90% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the
excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
for such Distribution Date over $3,440,353.
Class M-4 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class M-4".
Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), and (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-4
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of
(A) 78.20% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for
such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$3,440,353.
Class M-5 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class M-5".
Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-4
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date) and (F) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of (A) 81.50% of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and (B) the
excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
for such Distribution Date over $3,440,353.
Class M-6 Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class M-6".
Class M-6 Principal Distribution Amount: With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the sum of (A) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balances of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class A Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution
Date), (B) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after
taking into account the distribution of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date), (C) the Class Certificate Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class
M-2 Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (D) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date), (E) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-4
Certificates (after taking into account the distribution of the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date), (F) the Class
Certificate Balance of the Class M-5 Certificates (after taking into account the
distribution of the Class M-5 Principal Distribution Amount for such
Distribution Date) and (G) the Class Certificate Balance of the Class M-6
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (ii) the lesser of
(A) 84.50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for
such Distribution Date and (B) the excess, if any, of the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date over
$3,440,353.
Class P Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation
of "Class P".
Class PT1-R Interest: The residual interest in Pooling-Tier REMIC-1
as described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto.
Class PT2-R Interest: The residual interest in Pooling-Tier REMIC-2
as described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto.
Class R Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation
of "Class R".
Class RX Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class
designation of "Class RX".
Class UT-IO Interest: A regular interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC as
described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto.
Class UT-R Interest: The residual interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC
as described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto.
Class UT-X Interest: A regular interest in the Upper-Tier REMIC as
described in the Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto.
Class X Certificates: All Certificates bearing the class designation
of "Class X".
Class X Distributable Amount: On any Distribution Date, the sum of
(i) as a distribution in respect of interest, the amount of interest that has
accrued on the Class UT-X Interest and not applied as an Extra Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date, plus any such accrued interest
remaining undistributed from prior Distribution Dates, plus, without
duplication, (ii) as a distribution in respect of principal, any portion of the
principal balance of the Class UT-X Interest which is distributable as a
Subordination Reduction Amount, minus (iii) any amounts paid from the Excess
Reserve Fund Account to pay Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts, and any Defaulted
Swap Termination Payment payable from Available Funds to the Swap Provider.
Class X Interest: The regular interest in the Class X REMIC
represented by the Class X Certificates as specified and described in the
Preliminary Statement and the related footnote thereto.
Class X REMIC: As defined in the Preliminary Statement.
Class X REMIC Regular Interest: Each of the Class X Interest and
Class IO Interest issued by the Class X REMIC.
Closing Date: February 28, 2007.
Closing Date Deposit Amount: $789.50 (all of which is allocable to
principal) deposited by the Depositor into the Distribution Account on the
Closing Date.
Code: The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, including any successor or
amendatory provisions.
Collection Account: As defined in Section 3.10(a).
Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio or CLTV: As of any date and as to any
Second-Lien Mortgage Loan, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the (a) sum
of (i) the outstanding principal balance of the Second-Lien Mortgage Loan and
(ii) the outstanding principal balance as of such date of any mortgage loan or
mortgage loans that are senior or equal in priority to the Second-Lien Mortgage
Loan and which are secured by the same Mortgaged Property to (b) the Appraised
Value as determined pursuant to the Underwriting Guidelines of the related
Mortgaged Property as of the origination of the Second-Lien Mortgage Loan.
Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Compensating Interest: For any Distribution Date and each Servicer,
the lesser of (a) the amount by which the Prepayment Interest Shortfall
resulting from Principal Prepayments in Full exceeds all Prepayment Interest
Excesses for such Distribution Date on the Mortgage Loans serviced by the
applicable Servicer and (b) the amount of the aggregate Servicing Fee paid to or
retained by the applicable Servicer for such Distribution Date.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation.
Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan which contains a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert
the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan to a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan in accordance
with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Corporate Trust Office: The designated office of the Trustee in the
State of California at which at any particular time its corporate trust business
with respect to this Agreement is administered, which office at the date of the
execution of this Agreement is located at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attn: Trust Administration-MS07X1, facsimile no. (714)
247-6285, and which is the address to which notices to and correspondence with
the Trustee should be directed.
Corresponding Actual Crossover Distribution Date: For each
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interest, the related Corresponding Scheduled Crossover
Distribution Date, unless on such date two times the aggregate Pooling-Tier
REMIC-2 IO Notional Balance of each other Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interest then
outstanding is less than the scheduled swap notional amount (taking into account
the use of the multiplier, if applicable) of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement
applicable for such Distribution Date, in which case the Corresponding Actual
Crossover Distribution Date for such Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interest shall be
the first Distribution Date thereafter on which two times the aggregate of the
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Notional Balance of each other Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO
Interest then outstanding is greater than or equal to the scheduled swap
notional amount (taking into account the use of the multiplier) of the Interest
Rate Swap Agreement.
Corresponding Class: The class of interests in the Lower-Tier REMIC
or Upper-Tier REMIC that corresponds to the class of interests in the other such
REMIC or to a Class of Certificates in the manner set out below:
Corresponding Lower-Tier Corresponding Upper-Tier Corresponding Class
Class Designation Regular Interest of Certificates
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Class LT-A-1 Class A-1 Class A-1
Class LT-A-2 Class A-2 Class A-2
Class LT-A-3 Class A-3 Class A-3
Class LT-A-4 Class A-4 Class A-4
Class LT-M-1 Class M-1 Class M-1
Class LT-M-2 Class M-2 Class M-2
Class LT-M-3 Class M-3 Class M-3
Class LT-M-4 Class M-4 Class M-4
Class LT-M-5 Class M-5 Class M-5
Class LT-M-6 Class M-6 Class M-6
Class LT-B-1 Class B-1 Class B-1
Class LT-B-2 Class B-2 Class B-2
Class LT-B-3 Class B-3 Class B-3
N/A Class X Class X
Corresponding Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular Interest: As described in
the Preliminary Statement.
Corresponding Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interest: As described in the
Preliminary Statement.
Corresponding Scheduled Crossover Distribution Date: The
Distribution Date in the month and year specified in the Preliminary Statement
corresponding to a Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interest.
Countrywide Amendment Regulation AB: The Amendment Regulation AB,
dated as of January 26, 2006, by and among Countrywide Servicing, Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc. and the Sponsor, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit
BB.
Countrywide Serviced Mortgage Loans: The Accredited Mortgage Loans
purchased by the Sponsor pursuant to the Accredited Purchase Agreement for which
Countrywide Servicing is identified as the Servicer on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
Countrywide Servicing: Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, a Texas
limited partnership, and its successors in interest.
Cumulative Loss Percentage: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate
amount of Realized Losses incurred from the Cut-off Date through the last day of
the related Prepayment Period and the denominator of which is the Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans.
Cumulative Loss Trigger Event: With respect to any Distribution
Date, a Cumulative Loss Trigger Event exists if the quotient (expressed as a
percentage) of (x) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred since the
Cut-off Date through the last day of the related Prepayment Period divided by
(y) the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance exceeds the applicable cumulative
loss percentages set forth below with respect to such Distribution Date:
Distribution Date Occurring In Cumulative Loss Percentage
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March 2009 through February 2010 1.550% for the first month, plus an
additional 1/12th of 1.850% for each month
thereafter (e.g., 2.475% in September 2009)
March 2010 through February 2011 3.400% for the first month, plus an
additional 1/12th of 1.900% for each month
thereafter (e.g., 4.350% in September 2010)
March 2011 through February 2012 5.300% for the first month, plus an
additional 1/12th of 1.550% for each month
thereafter (e.g., 6.075% in September 2011)
March 2012 through February 2013 6.850% for the first month, plus an
additional 1/12th of 0.850% for each month
thereafter (e.g., 7.275% in September 2012)
March 2013 through February 2014 7.700% for the first month, plus an
additional 1/12th of 0.050% for each month
thereafter (e.g., 7.725% in September 2013)
March 2014 and thereafter 7.750%
Custodial File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Trustee consisting - of items (a) - (h) as listed on Exhibit K
hereto.
Custodian: With respect to the Fremont Mortgage Loans, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo.
Custodian Fee: With respect to each Distribution Date, the aggregate
amount of fees and expenses that the Custodian is entitled to receive, pursuant
to the fee schedule related to the Fremont Mortgage Loans to which the Depositor
and the Custodian have previously agreed, for custodial services rendered with
respect to the Fremont Mortgage Loans, as during the related Due Period. The
Custodian shall inform the Trustee of its Custodian Fee on or prior to the
related Determination Date pursuant to Section 3.07(h).
Custodian Fee Rate: As to any Distribution Date, the Custodian Fee
for such Distribution Date, converted to a per annum rate on (i) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the close of business on
the day immediately preceding the first day of the related Due Period and (ii)
with respect to the Determination Date in March 2007 only, the portion of the
Closing Date Deposit Amount allocable to principal (calculated on an actual/360
basis).
Custodian's Weighted Average Percentage: As defined in Section
8.14(e).
Cut-off Date: February 1, 2007.
Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance: The aggregate of the Cut-off
Date Principal Balances of all Mortgage Loans, plus the portion of the Closing
Date Deposit Amount allocable to principal.
Cut-off Date Principal Balance: As to any Mortgage Loan, the Stated
Principal Balance thereof as of the close of business on the Cut-off Date (after
giving effect to payments of principal due on or prior to that date, whether or
not received).
Data Tape Information: The information provided by the Originators
as of the Cut-off Date to the Depositor or the Sponsor setting forth the
following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan: (1) the Mortgagor's
name; (2) as to each Mortgage Loan, the Scheduled Principal Balance as of the
Cut-off Date; (3) the Mortgage Rate Cap; (4) the Index; (5) a code indicating
whether the Mortgaged Property is owner occupied; (6) the type of Mortgaged
Property; (7) the first date on which the Scheduled Payment was due on the
Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the Due Date currently in
effect, such Due Date; (8) the "paid through date" based on payments received
from the related Mortgagor; (9) the original principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan; (10) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Maximum Mortgage
Rate; (11) the type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., Fixed Rate or Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, First-Lien Mortgage Loan or Second-Lien Mortgage Loan); (12) a
code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term
refinance, equity take out refinance); (13) a code indicating the documentation
style (i.e., full, asset verification, income verification and no
documentation); (14) the credit risk score (FICO score); (15) the loan credit
grade classification (as described in the underwriting guidelines); (16) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Minimum Mortgage Rate; (17)
the Mortgage Rate at origination; (18) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the first Adjustment Date immediately following the Cut-off Date;
(19) the value of the Mortgaged Property; (20) a code indicating the type of
Prepayment Charges applicable to such Mortgage Loan (including any prepayment
penalty term), if any; (21) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the Periodic Mortgage Rate Cap; (22) the applicable Originator of such Mortgage
Loan; (23) with respect to each First-Lien Mortgage Loan, the LTV at
origination, and with respect to each Second-Lien Mortgage Loan, the CLTV at
origination; and (24) if such Mortgage Loan is covered by a primary mortgage
insurance policy or a lender-paid primary mortgage insurance policy, the primary
mortgage insurance rate. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate,
the Data Tape Information shall set forth the following information, as of the
Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate
outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average
Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4) the weighted average maturity of
the Mortgage Loans.
Debt Service Reduction: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a
reduction by a court of competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the United
States Bankruptcy Code in the Scheduled Payment for such Mortgage Loan which
became final and non-appealable, except such a reduction resulting from a
Deficient Valuation or any reduction that results in a permanent forgiveness of
principal.
Defaulted Swap Termination Payment: Any Swap Termination Payment
required to be paid by the Trust to the Swap Provider pursuant to the Interest
Rate Swap Agreement as a result of an Event of Default (as defined in the
Interest Rate Swap Agreement) with respect to which the Swap Provider is the
Defaulting Party (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) or a
Termination Event (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) (other than
Illegality or a Tax Event that is not a Tax Event Upon Merger (each as defined
in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement )) with respect to which the Swap Provider
is the sole Affected Party (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement).
Deficient Valuation: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation
of the related Mortgaged Property by a court of competent jurisdiction in an
amount less than the then outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan,
which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the United States
Bankruptcy Code.
Definitive Certificates: Any Certificate evidenced by a Physical
Certificate and any Certificate issued in lieu of a Book-Entry Certificate
pursuant to Section 5.02(e).
Delay Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: As defined in Section 2.03.
Delinquency Loss Trigger Event: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the circumstances in which the quotient (expressed as a percentage) of (x)
the rolling three month average of the aggregate unpaid principal balance of 60+
Day Delinquent Mortgage Loans (including Mortgage Loans in foreclosure and
Mortgage Loans related to REO Property) and (y) (1) until the aggregate Class
Certificate Balance of the Class A Certificates have been reduced to zero, the
aggregate unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution
Date equals or exceeds 35.71% of the prior period's Senior Enhancement
Percentage and (2) after the aggregate Class Certificate Balance of the Class A
Certificates have been reduced to zero, the aggregate unpaid principal balance
of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date equals or exceeds 44.19% of the
prior period's Class M-1 Enhancement Percentage.
Denomination: With respect to each Certificate, the amount set forth
on the face thereof as the "Initial Certificate Balance of this Certificate" or
the Percentage Interest appearing on the face thereof.
Depositor: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors in interest.
Depository: The initial Depository shall be The Depository Trust
Company, the nominee of which is CEDE & Co., as the registered Holder of the
Book-Entry Certificates. The Depository shall at all times be a "clearing
corporation" as defined in Section 8 102(a)(5) of the Uniform Commercial Code of
the State of New York.
Depository Institution: Any depository institution or trust company,
including the Trustee, that (a) is incorporated under the laws of the United
States of America or any State thereof, (b) is subject to supervision and
examination by federal or state banking authorities and (c) has outstanding
unsecured commercial paper or other short-term unsecured debt obligations that
are rated "P-1" by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇, "F1+" by Fitch and "A-1" by Standard & Poor's (to
the extent they are Rating Agencies hereunder).
Depository Participant: A broker, dealer, bank or other financial
institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Depository effects
book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.
Determination Date: With respect to each Distribution Date, the 18th
day (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business
Day) in the case of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo and Countrywide Servicing, and the 15th day (or
if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding Business Day) in
the case of Saxon, of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
Distribution Account: The separate Eligible Account created and
maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.07(d) in the name of the Trustee
for the benefit of the Certificateholders and designated "Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company in trust for registered Holders of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan
Trust 2007-1 Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1." Funds in the
Distribution Account shall be held in trust for the Certificateholders for the
uses and purposes set forth in this Agreement.
Distribution Account Deposit Date: As to any Distribution Date,
12:00 noon New York City time on the second Business Day immediately preceding
such Distribution Date.
Distribution Date: The 25th day of each calendar month, or if such
day is not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing in March
2007.
Document Certification and Exception Report: The report attached to
Exhibit F hereto.
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Scheduled Payment is due
on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Due Period: With respect to any Distribution Date, the period
commencing on the second day of the calendar month preceding the month in which
such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the first day of the calendar month
in which such Distribution Date occurs.
Eligible Account: Either (i) an account maintained with a federal or
state chartered depository institution or trust company that complies with the
definition of Eligible Institution, (ii) an account maintained with the
corporate trust department of a federal depository institution or state
chartered depository institution subject to regulations regarding fiduciary
funds on deposit similar to Title 12 of the U.S. Code of Federal Regulation
Section 9.10(b), which, in either case, has corporate trust powers and is acting
in its fiduciary capacity or (iii) any other account acceptable to each Rating
Agency. Eligible Accounts may bear interest, and may include, if otherwise
qualified under this definition, accounts maintained with the Trustee. Each
Eligible Account shall be a separate account.
Eligible Institution: A federal or state chartered depository
institution or trust company the commercial paper, short-term debt obligations,
or other short-term deposits of which are rated "A-1+" by Standard & Poor's if
the amounts on deposit are to be held in the account for no more than 365 days
(or at least "A-2" by Standard & Poor's if the amounts on deposit are to be held
in the account for no more than 30-days), or the long-term unsecured debt
obligations of which are rated at least "AA-" by Standard & Poor's if the
amounts on deposit are to be held in the account for no more than 365 days, and
the commercial paper, short-term debt obligations or other short-term deposits
of which are rated at least "P-1" by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ and "F1+" by Fitch (or a comparable
rating if another Rating Agency is specified by the Depositor by written notice
to the Servicers and the Trustee) (in each case, to the extent they are
designated as Rating Agencies in the Preliminary Statement).
ERISA: The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Underwriting: A best efforts or firm commitment
underwriting or private placement that meets the requirements of Prohibited
Transaction Exemption ("PTE") 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487 (2002) (or any
successor thereto), or any substantially similar administrative exemption
granted by the U.S. Department of Labor.
ERISA-Restricted Certificate: As specified in the Preliminary
Statement.
Escrow Account: The Eligible Account or Accounts established and
maintained pursuant to Section 3.09(b).
Escrow Payments: As defined in Section 3.09(b).
Event of Default: As defined in Section 7.01.
Excess Reserve Fund Account: The separate Eligible Account created
and maintained by the Trustee pursuant to Sections 3.07(b) and 3.07(c) in the
name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Regular Certificateholders and
designated "Deutsche Bank National Trust Company in trust for registered Holders
of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1, Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2007-1." Funds in the Excess Reserve Fund Account shall be
held in trust for the Regular Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set
forth in this Agreement. Amounts on deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account
shall not be invested.
Excess Subordinated Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the excess, if any, of (a) the Subordinated Amount on such Distribution Date
over (b) the Specified Subordinated Amount for such Distribution Date.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Expense Fee Rate: As to each Mortgage Loan, a per-annum rate equal
to the sum of the Servicing Fee Rate, the Trustee Fee Rate and the Custodian Fee
Rate.
Expense Fees: As to each Mortgage Loan, the sum of the Servicing
Fee, the Trustee Fee, the Custodian Fee and any lender-paid primary mortgage
insurance fee, if applicable.
Extra Principal Distribution Amount: As of any Distribution Date,
the lesser of (x) the related Total Monthly Excess Spread for such Distribution
Date and (y) the related Subordination Deficiency for such Distribution Date.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides: The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇' Guide and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
Final Recovery Determination: With respect to any defaulted Mortgage
Loan or any REO Property (other than any Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased
by the applicable Originator or the Depositor, as applicable, as contemplated by
this Agreement, the Accredited Agreements, the Fremont Agreements, the Bulk
Purchase Agreement or the Wilmington Agreements, as applicable), a determination
made by the applicable Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or recoveries which the
applicable Servicer, in its reasonable good faith judgment, expects to be
finally recoverable in respect thereof have been so recovered. Each Servicer
shall maintain records, prepared by a Servicing Officer, of each Final Recovery
Determination made thereby.
Final Scheduled Distribution Date: The Final Scheduled Distribution
Date for each Class of Certificates is the Distribution Date in December 2036.
First-Lien Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien
Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property.
First NLC: First NLC Financial Services, LLC, a Florida limited
liability company, and its successors in interest.
First NLC Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans purchased by the
Sponsor pursuant to the First NLC Purchase Agreement for which First NLC is
identified as Originator on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
First NLC Purchase Agreement: The Second Amended and Restated
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2006, by
and between First NLC and the Sponsor, which is attached hereto as Exhibit ▇.
▇▇▇▇▇: ▇▇▇▇▇, Inc., and its successors in interest. If Fitch is
designated as a Rating Agency in the Preliminary Statement, for purposes of
Section 10.05(b) the address for notices to Fitch shall be Fitch, Inc., ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: MBS Monitoring - ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1, or such other address as Fitch may
hereafter furnish to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicers.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate Mortgage Loan.
Freddie Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, a corporate
instrumentality of the United States created and existing under Title III of the
Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970, as amended, or any successor thereto.
Fremont: Fremont Investment & Loan, a California industrial bank,
and its successors in interest.
Fremont Agreements: The Fremont Purchase Agreement, the Fremont
Interim Servicing Agreement and the Fremont Assignment Agreement, each of which
are attached hereto as Exhibit S.
Fremont Assignment Agreement: The Assignment, Assumption and
Recognition Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Sponsor, the
Depositor and Fremont.
Fremont Interim Servicing Agreement: The Second Amended and Restated
Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006 between the Sponsor
and Fremont.
Fremont Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans purchased by the Sponsor
pursuant to the Fremont Purchase Agreement for which Fremont is identified as
Originator on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Fremont Purchase Agreement: The Second Amended and Restated Mortgage
Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006, by and
between Fremont and the Sponsor, solely insofar as such agreement relates to the
Fremont Mortgage Loans.
Grantor Trust: As described in the Preliminary Statement.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note to be added
to the applicable Index to determine the Mortgage Rate.
Index: As to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the index from time
to time in effect for the adjustment of the Mortgage Rate set forth as such on
the related Mortgage Note.
Insurance Policy: With respect to any Mortgage Loan included in the
Trust Fund, any insurance policy, including all riders and endorsements thereto
in effect, including any replacement policy or policies for any Insurance
Policies.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Interest Accrual Period: With respect to each Class of Non-Delay
Certificates and the Corresponding Class of Lower-Tier Regular Interests and any
Distribution Date, the period commencing on the Distribution Date occurring in
the month preceding the month in which the current Distribution Date occurs (or,
in the case of the first Distribution Date, the period from and including the
Closing Date to but excluding such first Distribution Date) and ending on the
day immediately preceding the current Distribution Date. With respect to the
Class LT-Accrual, Class LT-IO, Class UT-X, Class UT-IO, Class X and Class IO
Interests and each Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular Interest and Pooling-Tier
REMIC-2 Regular Interest and any Distribution Date, the calendar month preceding
such Distribution Date. For purposes of computing interest accruals on each
Class of Non-Delay Certificates, each Interest Accrual Period has the actual
number of days in such month and each year is assumed to have 360 days.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the Mortgage
Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Rate is adjusted.
Interest Rate Swap Agreement: The interest rate swap agreement,
dated as of the Closing Date, between the Swap Provider and the Trustee, a copy
of which is attached hereto as Exhibit Y.
Interest Remittance Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date
and the Mortgage Loans, that portion of Available Funds attributable to interest
received or advanced on such Mortgage Loans, net of the fees payable to the
Servicers, the Custodian and the Trustee, and net of any Net Swap Payments and
any Swap Termination Payments, other than Defaulted Swap Termination Payments,
payable to the Swap Provider from Available Funds with respect to that
Distribution Date.
Investment Account: As defined in Section 3.12(a).
Investor: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
Person named on the MERS(R) System as the investor pursuant to the MERS
Procedures Manual.
Investor-Based Exemption: Any of Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption ("PTCE") 84-14 (for transactions by independent "qualified
professional asset managers"), PTCE 90 1 (for transactions by insurance company
pooled separate accounts), PTCE 91-38 (for transactions by bank collective
investment funds), PTCE 95-60 (for transactions by insurance company general
accounts) or PTCE 96-23 (for transactions effected by "in house asset
managers"), or any comparable exemption available under Similar Law.
Late Collections: With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due
Period, all amounts received after the Determination Date immediately following
such Due Period, whether as late payments of Scheduled Payments or as Insurance
Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise, which
represent late payments or collections of principal and/or interest due (without
regard to any acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage
Note) but delinquent for such Due Period and not previously recovered.
LIBOR: With respect to any Interest Accrual Period for the Offered
Certificates, the rate determined by the Trustee on the related LIBOR
Determination Date on the basis of the offered rate for one-month U.S. dollar
deposits as such rate appears on Reuters Page LIBOR01 as of 11:00 a.m. (London
time) on such date; provided that if such rate does not appear on Reuters Page
LIBOR01, the rate for such date will be determined on the basis of the rates at
which one-month U.S. dollar deposits are offered by the Reference Banks at
approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such date to prime banks in the London
interbank market. In such event, the Trustee shall request the principal London
office of each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If at
least two such quotations are provided, the rate for that date will be the
arithmetic mean of the quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest
whole multiple of 1/16%). If fewer than two quotations are provided as
requested, the rate for that date will be the arithmetic mean of the rates
quoted by major banks in New York City, selected by the Trustee (after
consultation with the Depositor), at approximately 11:00 a.m. (New York City
time) on such date for one-month U.S. dollar loans to leading European banks.
LIBOR Determination Date: With respect to any Interest Accrual
Period for the Offered Certificates, the second London Business Day preceding
the commencement of such Interest Accrual Period.
Liquidated Mortgage Loan: With respect to any Distribution Date, a
defaulted Mortgage Loan (including any REO Property) which either (a) was
liquidated in the calendar month preceding the month of such Distribution Date
and as to which the applicable Servicer has certified to the Trustee that it has
received all amounts it expects to receive in connection with the liquidation of
such Mortgage Loan including the final disposition of an REO Property, or (b) is
a Second-Lien Mortgage Loan (1) that is delinquent 180 days or longer, (2) for
which the related first lien mortgage loan is not a Mortgage Loan, and (3) as to
which the applicable Servicer has certified to the Trustee that it does not
believe there is a reasonable likelihood that any further net proceeds will be
received or recovered with respect to such Second-Lien Mortgage Loan.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a Liquidated Mortgage Loan, whether through a trustee's sale,
foreclosure sale or otherwise, including any Subsequent Recoveries.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any First-Lien Mortgage
Loan, the ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the original outstanding
principal amount of the First-Lien Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date (unless
otherwise indicated), to the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property at origination, and (b) if the First-Lien Mortgage Loan was made to
finance the acquisition of the related Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of
the Mortgaged Property.
London Business Day: Any day on which dealings in deposits of United
States dollars are transacted in the London interbank market.
Lower-Tier Interest Rate: As described in the Preliminary Statement.
Lower-Tier Principal Amount: As described in the Preliminary
Statement.
Lower-Tier Regular Interest: Each of the Class LT-A-1, Class LT-A-2,
Class LT-A-3, Class LT-A-4, Class LT-M-1, Class LT-M-2, Class LT-M-3, Class
LT-M-4, Class LT-M-5, Class LT-M-6, Class LT-B-1, Class LT-B-2, Class LT-B-3,
Class LT-IO and Class LT-Accrual Interests as described in the Preliminary
Statement.
Lower-Tier REMIC: As described in the Preliminary Statement.
Maximum Mortgage Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, a rate that (i) is set forth on the Data Tape Information and in the
related Mortgage Note and (ii) is the maximum interest rate to which the
Mortgage Rate on such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan may be increased during the
lifetime of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Meritage: Meritage Mortgage Corporation, a Florida corporation, and
its successors in interest.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration System, Inc.
MERS Designated Mortgage Loan: Mortgage Loans for which (a) the
Originators have designated or will designate MERS as, and have taken or will
take such action as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record,
as nominee for the Originators, in accordance with MERS Procedure Manual and (b)
the Originators have designated or will designate the Trustee as the Investor on
the MERS(R) System.
MERS Procedures Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
MERS(R) System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more
particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
Minimum Mortgage Rate: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, a rate that (i) is set forth on the Data Tape Information and in the
related Mortgage Note and (ii) is the minimum interest rate to which the
Mortgage Rate on such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan may be decreased during the
lifetime of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Monthly Statement: The statement delivered to the Certificateholders
pursuant to Section 4.03.
Moody's: ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc., and its successors in
interest. If ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ is designated as a Rating Agency in the Preliminary
Statement, for purposes of Section 10.05(b), the address for notices to Moody's
shall be ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc., ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Residential Mortgage Pass-Through Group, or such other address
as Moody's may hereafter furnish to the Depositor, the Trustee and the
Servicers.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, a Delaware corporation.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument identified
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as securing a Mortgage Note.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
contained in either the Servicing File or Custodial File.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of
this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan includes,
without limitation, the Mortgage File, the Scheduled Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
REO Disposition proceeds, Prepayment Charges, and all other rights, benefits,
proceeds and obligations arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan,
excluding replaced or repurchased Mortgage Loans.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: A schedule of Mortgage Loans delivered to
the Trustee and the Custodian and referred to on Schedule I, such schedule
setting forth the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan: (1)
the Mortgage Loan number; (2) the city, state and zip code of the Mortgaged
Property; (3) the number and type of residential units constituting the
Mortgaged Property; (4) the current Mortgage Rate; (5) the current net Mortgage
Rate; (6) the current Scheduled Payment; (7) with respect to each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin; (8) the original term to maturity; (9) the
scheduled maturity date; (10) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of
the Cut-off Date after deduction of payments of principal due on or before the
Cut-off Date whether or not collected; (11) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the next Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (12) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the lifetime Mortgage Interest Rate Cap; (13)
whether the Mortgage Loan is convertible or not; (14) the Servicing Fee; (15)
the applicable Originator's name; (16) the date such Mortgage Loan was sold by
the applicable Originator to the Sponsor; (17) whether such Mortgage Loan
provides for a Prepayment Charge as well as the term and amount of such
Prepayment Charge, if any; (18) with respect to each First-Lien Mortgage Loan,
the LTV at origination, and with respect to each Second-Lien Mortgage Loan, the
CLTV at origination; (19) the applicable Servicer's name; and (20) the date on
which servicing of the Mortgage Loan was transferred to the applicable Servicer.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a Mortgage Note,
which shall be adjusted from time to time in the case of an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Rate Caps: With respect to an Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Periodic Mortgage Rate Cap, the Maximum Mortgage Rate, and the Minimum
Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan.
Mortgaged Property: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the real
property (or leasehold estate, if applicable) identified on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule as securing repayment of the debt evidenced by the related Mortgage
Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor(s) on a Mortgage Note.
Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow: For any Distribution Date the portion
of Available Funds remaining for distribution pursuant to subsection
4.02(a)(iii) (before giving effect to distributions pursuant to such
subsection).
Net Prepayment Interest Shortfall: For any Distribution Date, the
amount by which the sum of the Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such
Distribution Date exceeds the sum of (i) all Prepayment Interest Excesses for
such Distribution Date and (ii) Compensating Interest payments made with respect
to such Distribution Date.
Net Swap Payment: With respect to any Distribution Date, any net
payment (other than a Swap Termination Payment) payable by the Trust to the Swap
Provider on the related Fixed Rate Payer Payment Date (as defined in the
Interest Rate Swap Agreement).
Net Swap Receipt: With respect to any Distribution Date, any net
payment (other than a Swap Termination Payment) made by the Swap Provider to the
Trust on the related Floating Rate Payer Payment Date (as defined in the
Interest Rate Swap Agreement).
NIM Issuer: The entity established as the issuer of the NIM
Securities.
NIM Securities: Any debt securities secured or otherwise backed by
some or all of the Class X and Class P Certificates that are rated by one or
more Rating Agencies.
NIM Trustee: The trustee for the NIM Securities.
90+ Day Delinquent Mortgage Loan: (i) Each Mortgage Loan with
respect to which any portion of a Schedule Payment is, as of the last day of the
prior Due Period, three months or more delinquent, including, without
limitation, such Mortgage Loans that are subject to bankruptcy proceedings, and
(ii) each REO Property.
Non-Delay Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Non-Permitted Transferee: A Person other than a Permitted
Transferee.
Nonrecoverable P&I Advance: Any P&I Advance previously made or
proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the
good faith business judgment of the applicable Servicer, will not or, in the
case of a proposed P&I Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related
late payments, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, or Liquidation
Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein.
Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance: Any Servicing Advances previously
made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property,
which, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, will not or, in the case
of a proposed Servicing Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from
related Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or
otherwise.
Notice of Final Distribution: The notice to be provided pursuant to
Section 9.02 to the effect that final distribution on any of the Certificates
shall be made only upon presentation and surrender thereof.
Offered Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by an officer of any
Servicer or Subservicer with responsibility for the servicing of the Mortgage
Loans required to be serviced by such Servicer or Subservicer and listed on a
list delivered to the Trustee pursuant to this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be
in-house counsel for a Servicer or a Subservicer, reasonably acceptable to the
Trustee (and/or such other Persons as may be set forth herein), provided that
any Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) qualification of any Trust REMIC or (b)
compliance with the REMIC Provisions, must be (unless otherwise stated in such
Opinion of Counsel) an opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact independent of such
Servicer of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or
indirect financial interest in such Servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an
Affiliate thereof and (iii) is not connected with such Servicer of the Mortgage
Loans as an officer, employee, director or person performing similar functions.
Optional Termination Date: The Distribution Date on which the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans, as of the last day of
the related Due Period, is equal to 10% or less of the Cut-off Date Pool
Principal Balance.
Originators: The Responsible Party, Accredited, Wilmington, Fremont
and Meritage.
OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, and any successor thereto.
Outstanding: With respect to the Certificates as of any date of
determination, all Certificates theretofore executed and authenticated under
this Agreement except:
(i) Certificates theretofore canceled by the Trustee or delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation; and
(ii) Certificates in exchange for which or in lieu of which other
Certificates have been executed and delivered by the Trustee pursuant to
this Agreement.
Outstanding Mortgage Loan: As of any Due Date, a Mortgage Loan with
a Stated Principal Balance greater than zero which was not the subject of a
Principal Prepayment in Full prior to such Due Date and which did not become a
Liquidated Mortgage Loan prior to such Due Date.
Ownership Interest: As to any Residual Certificate, any ownership
interest in such Certificate including any interest in such Certificate as the
Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal
or beneficial.
P&I Advance: As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any advance
made by the applicable Servicer in respect of any Remittance Date representing
the aggregate of all payments of principal and interest, net of the Servicing
Fee, that were due during the related Due Period on the Mortgage Loans and that
were delinquent on the related Determination Date, plus certain amounts
representing assumed payments not covered by any current net income on the
Mortgaged Properties acquired by foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure as
determined pursuant to Section 4.01.
Pass-Through Margin: With respect to each Class of Offered
Certificates (except as set forth in the following sentence), the following
percentages: Class A-1, 0.0500%; Class A-2, 0.1000%; Class A-3, 0.1400%; Class
A-4, 0.2200%; Class M-1, 0.2600%; Class M-2, 0.2800%; Class M-3, 0.3500%; Class
M-4, 0.3800%; Class M-5, 0.4200%; Class M-6, 0.5000%; Class B-1, 1.6000%; Class
B-2, 2.0000%; and Class B-3, 2.0000%. On the first Distribution Date after the
Optional Termination Date, the Pass-Through Margins shall increase to: Class
A-1, 0.1000%; Class A-2, 0.2000%; Class A-3, 0.2800%; Class A-4, 0.4400%; Class
M-1, 0.3900%; Class M-2, 0.4200%; Class M-3, 0.5250%; Class M-4, 0.5700%; Class
M-5, 0.6300%; Class M-6, 0.7500%; Class B-1, 2.4000%; Class B-2, 3.0000%; and
Class B-3, 3.0000%.
Pass-Through Rate: For each Class of Regular Certificates, each
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular Interest, each Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Regular
Interest, each Lower-Tier Regular Interest, each Upper-Tier Regular Interest and
each Class X REMIC Regular Interest, the per-annum rate set forth or calculated
in the manner described in the Preliminary Statement.
PCAOB: The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Percentage Interest: As to any Certificate, the percentage interest
evidenced thereby in distributions required to be made on the related Class,
such percentage interest being set forth on the face thereof or equal to the
percentage obtained by dividing the Denomination of such Certificate by the
aggregate of the Denominations of all Certificates of the same Class.
Periodic Mortgage Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the periodic limit on each Mortgage Rate adjustment as set forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
Permitted Investments: Any one or more of the following obligations
or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, regardless
of whether issued by any Servicer, the Trustee or any of their respective
Affiliates:
(i) direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as
to timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or
any agency or instrumentality thereof, provided such obligations are
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States;
(ii) demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of,
or bankers' acceptances (which shall each have an original maturity
of not more than 90-days and, in the case of bankers' acceptances,
shall in no event have an original maturity of more than 365 days or
a remaining maturity of more than 30-days) denominated in United
States dollars and issued by, any Depository Institution and rated
"P-1" by Moody's, "F1+" by Fitch and "A-1+" by Standard & Poor's (to
the extent they are Rating Agencies hereunder and are so rated by
such Rating Agency);
(iii) repurchase obligations with respect to any security
described in clause (i) above entered into with a Depository
Institution (acting as principal);
(iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount that
are issued by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the
United States of America or any State thereof and that are rated by
each Rating Agency that rates such securities in its highest
long-term unsecured rating categories at the time of such investment
or contractual commitment providing for such investment;
(v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing
discount obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on
demand or on a specified date not more than 30-days after the date
of acquisition thereof) that is rated by each Rating Agency that
rates such securities in its highest short-term unsecured debt
rating available at the time of such investment;
(vi) units of money market funds, including money market funds
advised by the Depositor, the Trustee or an Affiliate thereof, that
have been rated "Aaa" by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇, "AAAm" by Standard & Poor's and at
least "AA" by Fitch (to the extent they are Rating Agencies
hereunder and such funds are so rated by such Rating Agency); and
(vii) if previously confirmed in writing to the Trustee, any
other demand, money market or time deposit, or any other obligation,
security or investment, as may be acceptable to the Rating Agencies
as a permitted investment of funds backing "Aaa" or "AAA" rated
securities;
provided, however, that no instrument described hereunder shall evidence either
the right to receive (a) only interest with respect to the obligations
underlying such instrument or (b) both principal and interest payments derived
from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest and principal
payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at par
greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of the underlying obligations.
Permitted Transferee: Any Person other than (i) the United States,
any State or political subdivision thereof, or any agency or instrumentality of
any of the foregoing, (ii) a foreign government, international organization or
any agency or instrumentality of either of the foregoing, (iii) an organization
(except certain farmers' cooperatives described in Section 521 of the Code)
which is exempt from tax imposed by Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax
imposed by Section 511 of the Code on unrelated business taxable income) on any
excess inclusions (as defined in Section 860E(c)(1) of the Code) with respect to
any Residual Certificate, (iv) rural electric and telephone cooperatives
described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, (v) a Person that is not a U.S.
Person or a U.S. Person with respect to whom income from a Residual Certificate
is attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the
meaning of an applicable income tax treaty of such Person or any other U.S.
Person, or a U.S. Person treated as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, any direct or indirect beneficial owner of which (other than through a
U.S. corporation) is (or is permitted to be under the related partnership
agreement) not a U.S. Person, (vi) an "electing large partnership" within the
meaning of Section 775 of the Code and (vii) any other Person so designated by
the Depositor based upon an Opinion of Counsel that the Transfer of an Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person may cause any Trust REMIC to
fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are outstanding.
The terms "United States", "State" and "international organization" shall have
the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions. A
corporation will not be treated as an instrumentality of the United States or of
any State or political subdivision thereof for these purposes if all of its
activities are subject to tax and, with the exception of Freddie Mac, a majority
of its board of directors is not selected by such government unit.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, limited liability company, joint-stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government, or any agency or political
subdivision thereof.
Physical Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Pool Stated Principal Balance: As to any Distribution Date, the
aggregate of the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans for such
Distribution Date that were Outstanding Mortgage Loans on the Due Date in the
related Due Period.
Pooling-Tier Interest Rate: As specified in the Preliminary
Statement.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1: As described in the Preliminary Statement.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Interest Rate: As described in the Preliminary
Statement.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Principal Amount: As described in the
Preliminary Statement.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Regular Interest: As described in the
Preliminary Statement.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 WAC Rate: With respect to the Mortgage Loans as
of any Distribution Date, a per-annum rate equal to (a) the weighted average of
the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rates for each such Mortgage Loan then in effect on
the beginning of the related Due Period on the Mortgage Loans, adjusted in each
case to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year and the actual number of days in
the related Interest Accrual Period. With respect to the first Due Period and
the first Distribution Date, the Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 Net WAC Rate should be
reduced by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Closing Date Deposit Amount
and the denominator of which is the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2: As described in the Preliminary Statement.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Interest Rate: As described in the Preliminary
Statement.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Interest: Any of the Pooling-Tier REMIC-2
Regular Interests with the designation "IO" in its name.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 IO Notional Balance: As described in the
Preliminary Statement.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Principal Amount: As described in the
Preliminary Statement.
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2 Regular Interest: As described in the
Preliminary Statement.
Prepayment Charge: Any prepayment premium, penalty or charge
collected by any Servicer with respect to a Mortgage Loan from a Mortgagor in
connection with any voluntary Principal Prepayment pursuant to the terms of the
related Mortgage Note.
Prepayment Interest Excess: With respect to any Distribution Date,
any interest collected by a Servicer with respect to any Mortgage Loan serviced
by such Servicer as to which a Principal Prepayment in Full occurs from the 1st
day of the month through the 15th day of the month in which such Distribution
Date occurs and that represents interest that accrues from the 1st day of such
month to the date of such Principal Prepayment in Full.
Prepayment Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the sum of, for each Mortgage Loan that was, during the portion of the
Prepayment Period from and including the 16th day of the month preceding the
month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or from the day following the
Cut-off Date, in the case of the first Distribution Date) through the last day
of such month, the subject of a Principal Prepayment which is not accompanied by
an amount equal to one-month of interest that would have been due on such
Mortgage Loan on the Due Date in the following month and which was applied by
the applicable Servicer to reduce the outstanding principal balance of such
Mortgage Loan on a date preceding such Due Date an amount equal to the product
of (a) the Mortgage Rate net of the Servicing Fee Rate for such Mortgage Loan,
(b) the amount of the Principal Prepayment for such Mortgage Loan, (c) 1/360 and
(d) the number of days commencing on the date on which such Principal Prepayment
was applied and ending on the last day of the calendar month in which the
related Prepayment Period begins.
Prepayment Period: With respect to any Distribution Date and any
Servicer either (i) the period commencing on the 16th day of the month preceding
the month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the first
Distribution Date, from and including the Cut-off Date) to and including the
15th day of the month in which such Distribution Date occurs or (ii) the
calendar month prior to that Distribution Date, with respect to any partial
Principal Prepayments or any involuntary Principal Prepayments in the case of
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo.
Principal Distribution Amount: For any Distribution Date, the sum of
(i) the Basic Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii)
the Extra Principal Distribution Amount for such Distribution Date.
Principal Prepayment: Any full or partial payment or other recovery
of principal on a Mortgage Loan (including upon liquidation of a Mortgage Loan)
which is received by the applicable Servicer in advance of its scheduled Due
Date, excluding any Prepayment Charge thereon.
Principal Prepayment in Full: Any Principal Prepayment made by a
Mortgagor of the entire principal balance of a Mortgage Loan.
Principal Remittance Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date,
the amount equal to the sum of the following amounts (without duplication) with
respect to the related Due Period: (i) each scheduled payment of principal on a
Mortgage Loan due during such Due Period and received by the applicable Servicer
on or prior to the related Determination Date or advanced by the applicable
Servicer for the related Remittance Date, and all Principal Prepayments received
during the related Prepayment Period; (ii) all Liquidation Proceeds,
Condemnation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds on the Mortgage Loans allocable to
principal actually collected by the applicable Servicer during the related
Prepayment Period; (iii) the portion of the Repurchase Price allocable to
principal with respect to each Mortgage Loan repurchased with respect to such
Distribution Date; (iv) all Substitution Adjustment Amounts allocable to
principal received in connection with the substitutions of Mortgage Loans with
respect to such Distribution Date; (v) with respect to the Distribution Date in
March 2007 only, the portion of the Closing Date Deposit Amount allocable to
principal; and (vi) the allocable portion of the proceeds received with respect
to the termination of the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.01 (to
the extent such proceeds relate to principal).
Private Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Prospectus Supplement: The Prospectus Supplement, dated February 27,
2007, relating to the Offered Certificates.
PTCE 95-60: As defined in Section 5.02(b).
Purchase Agreements: Collectively, the Accredited Purchase
Agreement, the First NLC Purchase Agreement, the Fremont Purchase Agreement, the
Bulk Purchase Agreement and the Wilmington Purchase Agreement.
Rating Agency: Each of the Rating Agencies specified in the
Preliminary Statement. If such organization or a successor is no longer in
existence, "Rating Agency" shall be such nationally recognized statistical
rating organization, or other comparable Person, as is designated by the
Depositor, notice of which designation shall be given to the Trustee. References
herein to a given rating or rating category of a Rating Agency shall mean such
rating category without giving effect to any modifiers. For purposes of Section
10.05(b), the addresses for notices to each Rating Agency shall be the address
specified therefor in the definition corresponding to the name of such Rating
Agency, or such other address as either such Rating Agency may hereafter furnish
to the Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicers.
Realized Losses: With respect to any date of determination and any
Liquidated Mortgage Loan, the amount, if any, by which (a) the unpaid principal
balance of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan together with accrued and unpaid
interest thereon exceeds (b) the Liquidation Proceeds with respect thereto net
of the expenses incurred by the applicable Servicer in connection with the
liquidation of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan and net of the amount of
unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to such Liquidated Mortgage Loan.
Record Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the close of
business on the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date;
provided, however, that for any Definitive Certificate, the Record Date shall be
the close of business on the last Business Day of the month preceding the month
in which the applicable Distribution Date occurs.
Reference Bank: As defined in Section 4.04.
Regular Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities
(Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from
time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been
provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities,
Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506-1,631 (January 7, 2005))
or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or
its staff from time to time.
Relief Act Interest Shortfall: With respect to any Distribution Date
and any Mortgage Loan, any reduction in the amount of interest collectible on
such Mortgage Loan for the most recently ended Due Period as a result of the
application of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or any similar state
statutes.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Sections 860A
through 860G of Subchapter M- of Chapter 1 of the Code, and related provisions,
and regulations promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time as well as provisions of applicable state laws.
Remittance Date: With respect to any Distribution Date, the second
Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date with respect to
Countrywide Servicing, the third Business Day immediately preceding such
Distribution Date with respect to ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo and the 21st day (or if such day
is a Saturday, then the first Business Day immediately preceding that day, or if
such day is a Sunday or otherwise not a Business Day, then the immediately
following Business Day) of the month of each related Distribution Date with
respect to Saxon.
REO Disposition: The final sale by the applicable Servicer of any
REO Property.
REO Imputed Interest: As to any REO Property, for any period, an
amount equivalent to interest (at the Mortgage Rate net of the Servicing Fee
Rate that would have been applicable to the related Mortgage Loan had it been
outstanding) on the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the date
of acquisition thereof (as such balance is reduced pursuant to Section 3.17 by
any income from the REO Property treated as a recovery of principal).
REO Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan where title to the related
Mortgaged Property has been obtained by the applicable Servicer in the name of
the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Trust Fund
through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure in connection with a
defaulted Mortgage Loan.
Replacement Swap Provider Payment: Any payments that have been
received by the Trust as a result of entering into a replacement interest rate
swap agreement.
Reportable Event: As defined in Section 8.12(g).
Representations and Warranties Agreement: The Representations and
Warranties Agreement, dated as of February 28, 2007, between the Depositor and
the Sponsor, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit CC.
Repurchase Price: With respect to any Mortgage Loan repurchased by
(a) the Depositor or the Responsible Party, an amount equal to the sum of (i)
the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of repurchase,
(ii) interest on such unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the
Mortgage Rate from the last date through which interest has been paid and
distributed to the Trustee to the date of repurchase, (iii) all unreimbursed
Servicing Advances, (iv) all costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee arising
out of or based upon such breach, including without limitation, costs and
expenses relating to the Trustee's enforcement of the repurchase obligation of
the Depositor or the Responsible Party hereunder and (v) any costs and damages
incurred by the Trust in connection with any violation by such Mortgage Loan of
any predatory lending law or abusive lending law and (b) Accredited, Fremont or
Wilmington, the repurchase price specified in the Accredited Agreements, the
Fremont Agreements or the Wilmington Agreements, as applicable. In addition to
the Repurchase Price, the Responsible Party is obligated to make certain
payments for material breaches of representations and warranties as further set
forth in Section 2.03(p) in this Agreement, and each of Accredited, Fremont and
Wilmington is obligated to make certain payments for material breaches of
representations and warranties as further set forth in the Accredited
Agreements, the Fremont Agreements and the Wilmington Agreements, as applicable.
Request for Release: The Request for Release submitted by the
applicable Servicer to the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable,
substantially in the form of Exhibit J.
Residual Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary Statement.
Responsible Officer: When used with respect to the Trustee, any
managing director, any vice president, any assistant vice president, any
assistant secretary, any assistant treasurer, any associate, or any other
officer of the Trustee, customarily performing functions similar to those
performed by any of the above designated officers who at such time shall be
officers to whom, with respect to a particular matter, such matter is referred
because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular
subject and who shall have direct responsibility for the administration of this
Agreement.
Responsible Party: First NLC.
Reuters Page LIBOR01: The display page currently so designated on
the Reuters Xtra 3000 Service (or such other page as may replace that page on
that service or any successor service for displaying comparable rates or
prices).
Rule 144A Letter: As defined in Section 5.02(b).
Sarbanes Certification: As defined in Section 8.12(c).
Saxon: Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., a Texas corporation, and its
successors in interest.
Scheduled Payment: The scheduled monthly payment on a Mortgage Loan
due on any Due Date allocable to principal and/or interest on such Mortgage Loan
which, unless otherwise specified herein, shall give effect to any related Debt
Service Reduction and any Deficient Valuation that affects the amount of the
monthly payment due on such Mortgage Loan.
Second-Lien Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second-lien
Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Senior Enhancement Percentage: With respect to any Distribution
Date, the percentage obtained by dividing (x) the sum of (i) the aggregate Class
Certificate Balance of the Subordinated Certificates and (ii) the Subordinated
Amount, in each case after taking into account the distribution of the Principal
Distribution Amount, including any principal payments on those Classes of
Certificates from the Swap Account on that Distribution Date, by (y) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution
Date.
Senior Specified Enhancement Percentage: As of any date of
determination, 44.80%.
Servicer: ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, Countrywide Servicing or Saxon, as
applicable, and if a successor is appointed hereunder, such successor. When the
term "Servicer" is used in this Agreement in connection with the administration
of servicing obligations with respect to any Mortgage Loan, Mortgaged Property,
REO Property or Mortgage File, "Servicer" shall mean the Person identified as
the Servicer of such Mortgage Loan on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Servicer Remittance Report: As defined in Section 4.03(e).
Servicing Advances: The reasonable "out-of-pocket" costs and
expenses (including legal fees) incurred by the applicable Servicer in the
performance of its servicing obligations in connection with a default,
delinquency or other unanticipated event, including, but not limited to, the
cost of (i) the preservation, restoration, inspection and protection of a
Mortgaged Property, (ii) any enforcement, administrative or judicial
proceedings, including foreclosures and litigation, in respect of a particular
Mortgage Loan, (iii) the management (including reasonable fees in connection
therewith) and liquidation of any REO Property and (iv) the performance of its
obligations under Sections 3.01, 3.09, 3.13 and 3.15. The Servicing Advances
shall also include any reasonable "out-of-pocket" costs and expenses (including
legal fees) incurred by the applicable Servicer in connection with executing and
recording instruments of satisfaction, deeds of reconveyance or Assignments of
Mortgage in connection with any foreclosure in respect of any Mortgage Loan to
the extent not recovered from the Mortgagor or otherwise payable under this
Agreement. No Servicer shall be required to make any Nonrecoverable Servicing
Advances.
Servicing Criteria: The "servicing criteria" set forth in Item
1122(d) of Regulation AB, which as of the Closing Date are listed on Exhibit U
hereto. With respect to Countrywide Servicing, "servicing criteria" shall have
the meaning set forth in the Countrywide Amendment Regulation AB.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Servicer, each Mortgage Loan
serviced by such Servicer and for any calendar month, an amount equal to one
month's interest at the Servicing Fee Rate on the applicable Stated Principal
Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the day immediately
preceding the first day of the related Due Period. Such fee shall be payable
monthly, solely from the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to
interest from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds
and proceeds received with respect to REO Properties, to the extent permitted by
Section 3.11) of such Scheduled Payment collected by such Servicer, or as
otherwise provided under Section 3.11.
Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, 0.50%
per annum.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the applicable Servicer consisting of originals or copies of all
documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Custodian in the
Custodial File and copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Exhibit K
hereto.
Servicing Function Participant: As defined in Section 3.23(a).
Servicing Officer: Any officer of any Servicer involved in, or
responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans whose
name and facsimile signature appear on a list of servicing officers furnished to
the Trustee by any Servicer on the Closing Date pursuant to this Agreement, as
such list may from time to time be amended.
Significant Change to a Permitted Activity: With respect to any
amendment or other instrument entered into pursuant to Section 10.01, a change
to the activities of the Trust that would significantly change its permitted
activities and thus cause the Trust to cease to be a "qualifying special purpose
entity" under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States.
This definition shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the
requirements of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 140, Accounting
for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of
Liabilities, or any successor to that accounting standard, and any other
relevant authoritative accounting literature, as such requirements are
applicable from time to time.
Similar Law: As defined in Section 5.02(b).
60+ Day Delinquent Mortgage Loan: (i) Each Mortgage Loan with
respect to which any portion of a Scheduled Payment is, as of the last day of
the prior Due Period, two months or more delinquent, including, without
limitation, such Mortgage Loans that are subject to bankruptcy proceedings, (ii)
each Mortgage Loan in foreclosure and (iii) each REO Property.
Specified Subordinated Amount: Prior to the Stepdown Date, an amount
equal to 3.95% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance. On and after the
Stepdown Date, an amount equal to 7.90% of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date, subject, until the
Class Certificate Balance of each Class of Offered Certificates has been reduced
to zero, to a minimum amount equal to 0.50% of the Cut-off Date Pool Principal
Balance; provided, however, that if, on any Distribution Date, a Trigger Event
exists, the Specified Subordinated Amount shall not be reduced to the applicable
percentage of the then aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans
but will instead remain the same as the prior period's Specified Subordinated
Amount until the Distribution Date on which a Trigger Event is no longer in
effect. When the Class Certificate Balance of each Class of Offered Certificates
has been reduced to zero, the Specified Subordinated Amount will thereafter
equal zero.
Sponsor: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York
corporation, and its successors in interest, as purchaser of the Mortgage Loans
under each of the Purchase Agreements.
Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of
The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., and its successors in interest. If Standard &
Poor's is designated as a Rating Agency in the Preliminary Statement, for
purposes of Section 10.05(b) the address for notices to Standard & Poor's shall
be Standard & Poor's, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention:
Residential Mortgage Surveillance Group - ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust
2007-1, or such other address as Standard & Poor's may hereafter furnish to the
Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicers.
Standard & Poor's Glossary: The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.
Startup Day: As defined in Section 2.05.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan and as of any
date of determination, (i) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan at the
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such
date (whether or not received), minus (ii) all amounts previously remitted to
the Trustee with respect to the related Mortgage Loan representing payments or
recoveries of principal including advances in respect of scheduled payments of
principal. For purposes of any Distribution Date, the Stated Principal Balance
of any Mortgage Loan will give effect to any scheduled payments of principal
received by the related Servicer on or prior to the related Determination Date
or advanced by the related Servicer for the related Remittance Date and any
unscheduled principal payments and other unscheduled principal collections
received during the related Prepayment Period, and the Stated Principal Balance
of any Mortgage Loan that has prepaid in full or has become a Liquidated
Mortgage Loan during the related Prepayment Period shall be zero.
Stepdown Date: The later to occur of (i) the earlier to occur of (a)
the Distribution Date in March 2010 and (b) the Distribution Date following the
Distribution Date on which the aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Class
A Certificates have been reduced to zero and (ii) the first Distribution Date on
which the Senior Enhancement Percentage (calculated for this purpose only after
taking into account payments of principal on the Mortgage Loans applied to
reduce the Stated Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans for the applicable
Distribution Date but prior to any allocation of the Principal Distribution
Amount and principal payments from the Swap Account to the Certificates on such
Distribution Date) is greater than or equal to the Senior Specified Enhancement
Percentage.
Subcontractor: Any third-party or Affiliated vendor, subcontractor
or other Person utilized by a Servicer, a Subservicer, the Trustee or the
Custodian, as applicable, that is not responsible for the overall servicing (as
"servicing" is commonly understood by participants in the mortgage-backed
securities market) of Mortgage Loans but performs one or more discrete functions
identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB with respect to Mortgage Loans. With
respect to Countrywide Servicing, "Subcontractor" shall have the meaning set
forth in the Countrywide Amendment Regulation AB.
Subordinated Amount: With respect to any Distribution Date, the
excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage
Loans for such Distribution Date over (b) the aggregate of the Class Certificate
Balances of the Offered Certificates as of such Distribution Date (after giving
effect to the payment of the Principal Remittance Amount on such Certificates on
such Distribution Date).
Subordinated Certificates: As specified in the Preliminary
Statement.
Subordination Deficiency: With respect to any Distribution Date, the
excess, if any, of (a) the Specified Subordinated Amount applicable to such
Distribution Date over (b) the Subordinated Amount applicable to such
Distribution Date.
Subordination Reduction Amount: With respect to any Distribution
Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Excess Subordinated Amount and
(b) the Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow.
Subsequent Recovery: With respect to any Mortgage Loan or related
Mortgaged Property that became a Liquidated Mortgage Loan or was otherwise
disposed of, all amounts received in respect of such Liquidated Mortgage Loan
after an Applied Realized Loss Amount related to such Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged
Property is allocated to reduce the Class Certificate Balance of any Class of
Subordinated Certificates. Any Subsequent Recovery that is received during a
Prepayment Period will be treated as Liquidation Proceeds and included as part
of the Principal Remittance Amount for the related Distribution Date.
Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of a
Servicer or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether
directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of
the material servicing functions required to be performed by a Servicer under
this Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, that are
identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB. With respect to Countrywide
Servicing, "Subservicer" shall have the meaning set forth in the Countrywide
Amendment Regulation AB.
Subservicing Account: As defined in Section 3.08.
Subservicing Agreements: As defined in Section 3.02(a).
Substitute Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan (i) substituted by the
Responsible Party, Accredited, Fremont or Wilmington for a Deleted Mortgage Loan
that satisfies the criteria set forth in the definition of "Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan" in the applicable Purchase Agreement or (ii) substituted by the
Depositor for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, which, if substituted by the Depositor,
must, on the date of such substitution, as confirmed in a Request for Release,
substantially in the form of Exhibit J, (a) have a Stated Principal Balance,
after deduction of the principal portion of the Scheduled Payment due in the
month of substitution, not in excess of, and not more than 10% less than, the
Stated Principal Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (b) be accruing interest
at a rate no lower than and not more than 1% per-annum higher than, that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan; (c) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio or a Combined
Loan-to-Value Ratio, as applicable, no higher than that of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan; (d) have a remaining term to maturity no greater than (and not more than
one year less than that of) the Deleted Mortgage Loan; and (e) comply with each
applicable representation and warranty set forth in Section 2.03 and in the
Representations and Warranties Agreement.
Substitution Adjustment Amount: As defined in Section 2.03.
Swap Account: As defined in Section 4.06.
Swap Assets: Collectively, the Swap Account, the Interest Rate Swap
Agreement, the Class IO Interest and the right to receive Class IO Shortfalls,
subject to the obligation to pay amounts specified in Section 4.06.
Swap LIBOR: With respect to any Distribution Date (and the related
Interest Accrual Period), the product of (i) USD-LIBOR-BBA (as used in the
Interest Swap Agreement), (ii) two, and (iii) the quotient of (a) the actual
number of days in the Interest Accrual Period for the Offered Certificates
divided by (b) 30.
Swap Payment Allocation: For any Class of Certificates and any
Distribution Date, that Class's pro rata share of the Net Swap Receipts, if any,
for that Distribution Date, based on the Class Certificate Balances of the
Classes of Certificates.
Swap Payment Rate: For any Distribution Date, a fraction, the
numerator of which is any Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment (other
than a Defaulted Swap Termination Payment) payable from Available Funds to the
Swap Provider for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the beginning of the
related Due Period, multiplied by 12.
Swap Provider: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Services Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors in interest.
Swap Termination Payment: Any payment payable by the Trust or the
Swap Provider upon termination of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement as a result
of an Event of Default (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) or a
Termination Event (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement); provided
that a Swap Termination Payment shall not be paid from Available Funds to the
extent already paid by a replacement swap provider as a Replacement Swap
Provider Payment.
Tax Matters Person: The Holder of the (i) Class R and (ii) Class RX
Certificates designated as "tax matters person" of (i) Pooling-Tier REMIC-1,
Pooling-Tier REMIC-2, the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, and (ii)
the Class X REMIC respectively, in the manner provided under Treasury
Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury Regulations Section
301.6231(a)(7)-1.
Tax Service Contract: As defined in Section 3.09(a).
Total Monthly Excess Spread: As to any Distribution Date, an amount
equal to the excess if any, of (i) the interest on the Mortgage Loans received
by the Servicers on or prior to the related Determination Date (other than
Prepayment Interest Excesses) or advanced by the Servicers for the related
Remittance Date (net of Expense Fees) over (ii) the sum of (A) the amounts
payable to the Certificates pursuant to Section 4.02(a)(i) on such Distribution
Date, (B) any Net Swap Payments to the Swap Provider and (C) any Swap
Termination Payment (other than a Defaulted Swap Termination Payment) payable to
the Swap Provider from Available Funds.
Transfer: Any direct or indirect transfer or sale of any Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate.
Transfer Affidavit: As defined in Section 5.02(c).
Transferor Certificate: As defined in Section 5.02(b).
Trigger Event: Either a Cumulative Loss Trigger Event or a
Delinquency Loss Trigger Event.
Trust: The express trust created hereunder in Section 2.01(c).
Trust Fund: The corpus of the trust created hereunder consisting of
(i) the Mortgage Loans and all principal outstanding as the close of business on
the Cut-off Date (after giving effect to payments of principal due on or prior
to the Cut-off Date, whether or not received) and interest due and accrued on
the Mortgage Loan after the Cut-off Date (or, if the Due Date for any Mortgage
Loan is other than on the first day of the month, after the Due Date immediately
preceding the Cut-off Date); (ii) the Collection Accounts, the Excess Reserve
Fund Account, the Distribution Account, and all amounts deposited therein
pursuant to the applicable provisions of this Agreement; (iii) property that
secured a Mortgage Loan and has been acquired by foreclosure, deed-in-lieu of
foreclosure or otherwise; (iv) the Closing Date Deposit Amount; (v) the Swap
Assets; (vi) the Depositor's rights under the Accredited Agreements, the Fremont
Agreements and the Wilmington Agreements (solely insofar as such agreements
relate to the Accredited Mortgage Loans, the Fremont Mortgage Loans or the
Wilmington Mortgage Loans, as applicable) and the Representations and Warranties
Agreement; and (vii) all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary,
of any of the foregoing.
Trust REMIC: Any of Pooling-Tier REMIC-1, Pooling-Tier REMIC-2, the
Lower-Tier REMIC, the Upper-Tier REMIC or the Class X REMIC, as applicable.
Trustee: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a national banking
association, and its successors in interest and, if a successor trustee is
appointed hereunder, such successor.
Trustee Fee: As to any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the
product of (a) one-twelfth of the Trustee Fee Rate and (b) (i) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the close of business on
the date immediately preceding the first day of the related Due Period and (ii)
with respect to the Distribution Date in March 2007 only, the portion of the
Closing Date Deposit Amount allocable to principal.
Trustee Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, 0.0057%
per-annum.
Trustee Float Period: With respect to the Distribution Date and the
related amounts in the Distribution Account, the period commencing on the
Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date and ending on such
Distribution Date.
Underwriters' Exemption: Any exemption listed under footnote 1 of,
and amended by, Prohibited Transaction Exemption 2002-41, 67 Fed. Reg. 54487
(2002), or any successor exemption.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines attached to the
Purchase Agreements.
Unpaid Interest Amount: As of any Distribution Date and any Class of
Certificates, the sum of (a) the portion of the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount from Distribution Dates prior to the current Distribution
Date remaining unpaid immediately prior to the current Distribution Date and (b)
interest on the amount in clause (a) above at the applicable Pass-Through Rate
(to the extent permitted by applicable law).
Unpaid Realized Loss Amount: With respect to any Class of
Subordinated Certificates and as to any Distribution Date, is the excess of (i)
the Applied Realized Loss Amounts with respect to such Class over (ii) the sum
of (a) all distributions in reduction of such Applied Realized Loss Amounts on
all previous Distribution Dates, and (b) the amount by which the Class
Certificate Balance of such Class has been increased due to the distribution of
any Subsequent Recoveries on all previous Distribution Dates. Any amounts
distributed to a Class of Subordinated Certificates in respect of any Unpaid
Realized Loss Amount will not be applied to reduce the Class Certificate Balance
of such Class.
Upper-Tier CarryForward Amount: With respect to each Class of
Offered Certificates, as of any Distribution Date, the sum of (A) if on such
Distribution Date the Upper-Tier Interest Rate for the Class of Corresponding
Upper-Tier REMIC Regular Interest is based upon the Upper-Tier REMIC WAC Rate,
the excess, if any, of (i) the amount of interest such Class of Upper-Tier
Regular Interest would otherwise be entitled to receive on such Distribution
Date had such Upper-Tier REMIC Regular Interest not been subject to the
Upper-Tier REMIC WAC Rate, over (ii) the amount of interest payable on such
Class of Upper--Tier Regular Interest on such Distribution Date taking into
account the Upper-Tier REMIC WAC Rate and (B) the Upper-Tier CarryForward Amount
for such Class of Certificates for all previous Distribution Dates not
previously paid, together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the
applicable Upper-Tier Interest Rate for such Class of Certificates for such
Distribution Date, without giving effect to the Upper-Tier REMIC WAC Rate.
Upper-Tier Interest Rate: As described in the Preliminary Statement.
Upper-Tier Regular Interest: As described in the Preliminary
Statement.
Upper-Tier REMIC: As described in the Preliminary Statement.
Upper-Tier REMIC WAC Rate: For any Distribution Date, the weighted
average of the Lower-Tier Interest Rates on the Lower-Tier Regular Interests
(other than the Class LT-IO Interest) as of the first day of the related
Interest Accrual Period, weighted on the basis of the Lower-Tier Principal
Amounts of such Lower-Tier Regular Interests as of the first day of the related
Interest Accrual Period.
U.S. Person: (i) A citizen or resident of the United States; (ii) a
corporation (or entity treated as a corporation for tax purposes) created or
organized in the United States or under the laws of the United States or of any
State thereof, including, for this purpose, the District of Columbia; (iii) a
partnership (or entity treated as a partnership for tax purposes) organized in
the United States or under the laws of the United States or of any State
thereof, including, for this purpose, the District of Columbia (unless provided
otherwise by future Treasury regulations); (iv) an estate whose income is
includible in gross income for United States income tax purposes regardless of
its source; or (v) a trust, if a court within the United States is able to
exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust and one or
more U.S. Persons have authority to control substantial decisions of the trust.
Notwithstanding the last clause of the preceding sentence, to the extent
provided in Treasury regulations, certain trusts in existence on August 20,
1996, and treated as U.S. Persons prior to such date, may elect to continue to
be U.S. Persons.
Voting Rights: The portion of the voting rights of all of the
Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. As of any date of
determination, (a) 1% of all Voting Rights shall be allocated to the Class X
Certificates, if any (such Voting Rights to be allocated among the Holders of
Certificates of each such Class in accordance with their respective Percentage
Interests), (b) 1% of all Voting Rights shall be allocated to the Class P
Certificates, if any, and (c) the remaining Voting Rights shall be allocated
among Holders of the remaining Classes of Certificates in proportion to the
Certificate Balances of their respective Certificates on such date.
WAC Cap: With respect to the Mortgage Loans as of any Distribution
Date, the weighted average of the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rates then in effect on
the beginning of the related Due Period on the Mortgage Loans minus the Swap
Payment Rate, adjusted in each case to accrue on the basis of a 360-day year and
the actual number of days in the related Interest Accrual Period. With respect
to the first Due Period and the first Distribution Date only, the WAC Cap shall
be reduced by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Closing Date Deposit
Amount and the denominator of which is the Cut-off Date Pool Principal Balance.
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo: ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, a national
banking association, and its successors in interest.
Wilmington: Wilmington Finance, Inc., a Delaware corporation, and
its successors in interest.
Wilmington Agreements: The Wilmington Purchase Agreement and the
Wilmington Assignment Agreement, each of which are attached hereto as Exhibit R.
Wilmington Assignment Agreement: The Assignment and Recognition
Agreement, dated as of the Closing Date, among the Sponsor, the Depositor and
Wilmington.
Wilmington Mortgage Loans: The Mortgage Loans purchased by the
Sponsor pursuant to the Wilmington Purchase Agreement for which Wilmington is
identified as Originator on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Wilmington Purchase Agreement: The Fourth Amended and Restated
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2006, by
and between Wilmington and the Sponsor, solely insofar as such agreement relates
to the Wilmington Mortgage Loans.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Section 2.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. (a) The Depositor,
concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof, hereby sells, transfers,
assigns, sets over and otherwise conveys to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, without recourse, all the right, title and interest of the
Depositor in and to the Trust Fund, and the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust,
hereby accepts the Trust Fund.
(b) In connection with the transfer and assignment of each Mortgage
Loan, the Depositor has delivered or caused to be delivered to the Custodian
with respect to the Fremont Mortgage Loans and to the Trustee with respect to
the Mortgage Loans (other than the Fremont Mortgage Loans), for the benefit of
the Certificateholders the following documents or instruments with respect to
each Mortgage Loan so assigned:
(i) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed "Pay to the order of _____________, without recourse" and signed
(which may be by facsimile signature) in the name of the last endorsee by
an authorized officer. To the extent that there is no room on the face of
the Mortgage Note for endorsements, the endorsement may be contained on an
allonge, unless the Trustee or Custodian, as applicable, is advised in
writing by the applicable Originator (if required by the applicable
Purchase Agreement) or the Depositor, as applicable, that state law does
not so allow;
(ii) the original of any guaranty executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note if any;
(iii) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or a
certified true copy of such Mortgage submitted for recording. If, in
connection with any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage cannot be
delivered with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the Closing
Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office where such
Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage has
been lost or because such public recording office retains the original
recorded Mortgage, the applicable Originator, the Depositor, title
company, escrow company or attorney, as applicable, shall deliver or cause
to be delivered to the Trustee or Custodian, as applicable, a photocopy of
such Mortgage certified by the applicable Originator or the Depositor,
title company, escrow company or attorney, as applicable, to be a true and
complete copy of such Mortgage and shall forward to the Trustee or
Custodian, as applicable, such original recorded Mortgage within 14 days
following the applicable Originator's or the Depositor's receipt of such
Mortgage from the applicable public recording office; or in the case of a
Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded
Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a
public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
Mortgage;
(iv) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon or a certified
true copy of such agreement submitted for recording;
(v) the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan
endorsed in blank, which may, except with respect to the Fremont Mortgage
Loans, be included in a blanket assignment or assignments (except with
respect to MERS Designated Mortgage Loans)
(vi) the originals of all intervening assignments of Mortgage (if
any) evidencing a complete chain of assignment from the applicable
originator (or MERS with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan) to
the last endorsee with evidence of recording thereon or a certified true
copy of such intervening assignments of Mortgage submitted for recording,
or if any such intervening assignment has not been returned from the
applicable recording office or has been lost or if such public recording
office retains the original recorded assignments of Mortgage, the
Responsible Party or the Depositor, as applicable, shall deliver or cause
to be delivered a photocopy of such intervening assignment, certified by
the Responsible Party, originator, Depositor, title company, escrow
company or attorney, as applicable, to be a true and complete copy of such
intervening assignment and shall forward to the Trustee or the Custodian,
as applicable, such original recorded intervening assignment within 14
days following the Responsible Party or the Depositor's receipt of such
from the applicable public recording office; or in the case of an
intervening assignment where a public recording office retains the
original recorded intervening assignment or in the case where an
intervening assignment is lost after recordation in a public recording
office, a copy of such intervening assignment certified by such public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
intervening assignment;
(vii) the original mortgagee title insurance policy, a photocopy of
the mortgage title insurance policy, or attorney's opinion of title and
abstract of title, or, in the event such title policy is unavailable, a
copy of the related policy binder or commitment for title from the title
insurance company; and
(viii) the original of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or
equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage (if
provided).
The Depositor will use its reasonable efforts to assist the Trustee
in enforcing the obligations of the Responsible Party under this Agreement, the
obligations of Accredited under the Accredited Agreements, the obligations of
Fremont under the Fremont Agreements, the obligations of Wilmington under the
Wilmington Agreements or, with respect to the Bulk Mortgage Loans, the
obligations of the Sponsor under the Representations and Warranties Agreement.
With respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than the First NLC
Mortgage Loans), the Depositor shall cause to be delivered to the Trustee or the
Custodian, as applicable, the applicable recorded document promptly upon receipt
from the respective recording office. With respect to the First NLC Mortgage
Loans, the Responsible Party shall cause to be delivered to the Trustee the
applicable recorded document promptly upon receipt from the respective recording
office.
If any Mortgage has been recorded in the name of Mortgage Electronic
Registration System, Inc. ("MERS") or its designee, no Assignment of Mortgage in
favor of the Trustee will be required to be prepared or delivered and instead,
the applicable Servicer shall take all reasonable actions as are necessary at
the expense of the applicable Originator to the extent permitted under the
related Purchase Agreement and otherwise at the expense of the Depositor to
cause the Trust to be shown as the owner of the related Mortgage Loan on the
records of MERS for the purpose of the system of recording transfers of
beneficial ownership of mortgages maintained by MERS.
From time to time, the Depositor or the applicable Servicer, as
applicable, shall forward to the Trustee or Custodian, as applicable, additional
original documents, additional documents evidencing an assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of a Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement upon receipt of such documents. All such mortgage documents held
by the Trustee or Custodian, as applicable, as to each Mortgage Loan shall
constitute the "Custodial File".
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Depositor shall cause to be
delivered to the Trustee or Custodian, as applicable, Assignments of Mortgages,
in blank, for each Mortgage Loan (other than a First NLC Mortgage Loan). The
Depositor shall cause such Assignment of Mortgages and complete recording
information with respect thereto to be provided to the applicable Servicer in a
reasonably acceptable manner. On or prior to the Closing Date, the Responsible
Party shall deliver to the Trustee Assignments of Mortgages, in blank, for each
First NLC Mortgage Loan. The Responsible Party shall cause such Assignment of
Mortgages and complete recording information with respect thereto to be provided
to the applicable Servicer in a reasonably acceptable manner. No later than
thirty (30) Business Days following the later of the Closing Date and the date
of receipt by the applicable Servicer of the complete recording information for
a Mortgage and except as set forth below, such Servicer shall promptly submit or
cause to be submitted for recording, at the expense of the applicable Originator
as required pursuant to the related Purchase Agreement and at no expense to the
Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Servicers, or the Depositor, in the appropriate
public office for real property records, each Assignment of Mortgage referred to
in Section 2.01(b)(v). Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for
administrative convenience and facilitation of servicing and to reduce closing
costs, the Assignments of Mortgage shall not be required to be completed and
submitted for recording with respect to any Mortgage Loan (i) if the Trustee,
the Custodian and each Rating Agency have received an Opinion of Counsel,
satisfactory in form and substance to the Trustee and each Rating Agency to the
effect that the recordation of such Assignments of Mortgage in any specific
jurisdiction is not necessary to protect the Trustee's interest in the related
Mortgage Note, (ii) if such Mortgage Loan is a MERS Designated Mortgage Loan or
(iii) if the Rating Agencies have each notified the Depositor in writing that
not recording any such Assignments of Mortgage would not cause the initial
ratings on any Offered Certificates to be downgraded or withdrawn; provided,
however, that no Servicer shall be held responsible or liable for any loss that
occurs because an Assignment of Mortgage was not recorded, but only to the
extent the applicable Servicer does not have prior knowledge of the act or
omission that causes such loss. Unless the Depositor gives the Servicers notice
to the contrary, the Depositor is deemed to have given the Servicers notice that
the condition set forth in clause (iii) above is applicable. However, with
respect to the Assignments of Mortgage referred to in clauses (i) and (ii)
above, if foreclosure proceedings occur against a Mortgaged Property, the
applicable Servicer shall record such Assignment of Mortgage at the expense of
the related Originator (and at no expense to such Servicer) as required pursuant
to the related Purchase Agreement. If the Assignment of Mortgage is to be
recorded, the Mortgage shall be assigned to "Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, as trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
February 1, 2007, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1." In the event
that any such Assignment of Mortgage is lost or returned unrecorded because of a
defect therein, the Depositor (with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than
the First NLC Mortgage Loans) or the Responsible Party (with respect to the
First NLC Mortgage Loans) shall promptly cause to be delivered a substitute
Assignment of Mortgage to cure such defect and thereafter cause each such
assignment to be duly recorded. If there is such a defect with respect to an
Accredited Mortgage Loan, a Fremont Mortgage Loan or a Wilmington Mortgage Loan
of which the Trustee has received written notice, the Trustee shall pursue all
legal remedies available to the Trustee, to enforce the rights of the Trust as
"Sponsor" under the Accredited Agreements, the Fremont Agreements or the
Wilmington Agreements, as applicable, if the Trustee has received written notice
from the Depositor to pursue such remedies.
In the event that such original or copy of any document submitted
for recordation to the appropriate public recording office is not so delivered
to the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, within one year following the
date such Mortgage Loan was sold by the applicable Originator to the Sponsor,
and in the event that such Originator does not cure such failure within 30 days
of discovery or receipt of written notification of such failure from the
Depositor, the Depositor shall cause the such Originator (in the case of a
Mortgage Loans other than the First NLC Mortgage Loan) to repurchase such
Mortgage Loan or upon the request of the Depositor, the Responsible Party (in
the case of a First NLC Mortgage Loans) shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at
the price and in the manner specified in Section 2.03. The foregoing repurchase
obligation shall not apply in the event that the applicable Originator cannot
deliver such original or copy of any document submitted for recordation to the
appropriate public recording office within the specified period due to a delay
caused by the recording office in the applicable jurisdiction; provided, that
such Originator shall instead deliver a recording receipt of such recording
office or, if such recording receipt is not available, an officer's certificate
of an officer of the applicable Originator or the Depositor (in the case of a
Mortgage Loan other than a First NLC Mortgage Loan) or the Responsible Party (in
the case of a First NLC Mortgage Loan), confirming that such document has been
accepted for recording.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section
2.01, in those instances where the public recording office retains or loses the
original Mortgage or assignment after it has been recorded, the obligations of
the Depositor or the Responsible Party, as applicable shall be deemed to have
been satisfied upon delivery by the applicable Originator to the Trustee or the
Custodian, as applicable, prior to the Closing Date of a copy of such Mortgage
or assignment, as the case may be, certified (such certification to be an
original thereof) by the public recording office to be a true and complete copy
of the recorded original thereof.
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Depositor shall deliver to the
Trustee and the Custodian, as applicable, a copy of the Data Tape Information in
an electronic, machine readable medium in a form acceptable to the Depositor,
the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable.
(c) The Depositor does hereby establish, pursuant to the further
provisions of this Agreement and the laws of the State of New York, an express
trust (the "Trust") to be known, for convenience, as "▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ HOME EQUITY
LOAN TRUST 2007-1" and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company is hereby appointed
as Trustee in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. The parties
hereto acknowledge and agree that it is the policy and intention of the Trust to
acquire only Mortgage Loans meeting the requirements set forth in this
Agreement, including without limitation, the representation and warranty set
forth in paragraph (aaa) of Schedule IV to this Agreement. The Trust's fiscal
year is the calendar year.
(d) The Trust shall have the capacity, power and authority, and the
Trustee on behalf of the Trust is hereby authorized, to accept the sale,
transfer, assignment, set over and conveyance by the Depositor to the Trust of
all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Trust Fund
(including, without limitation, the Mortgage Loans, the Accredited Agreements,
the Fremont Agreements, the Wilmington Agreements and the Representations and
Warranties Agreement) pursuant to Section 2.01(a). The Trustee on behalf of the
Trust is hereby directed to enter into the Interest Rate Swap Agreement.
Section 2.02 Acceptance by the Trustee of the Mortgage Loans. The
Trustee and the Custodian shall acknowledge, on the Closing Date, receipt by the
Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, on behalf of the Trustee of the
documents identified in the Initial Certification in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit E, and declares that it holds and will hold such documents and the other
documents delivered to it pursuant to Section 2.01, and that it holds or will
hold such other assets as are included in the Trust Fund, in trust for the
exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Certificateholders. The
Trustee and the Custodian shall maintain possession of the related Mortgage
Notes in the State of California, unless otherwise permitted by the Rating
Agencies. Furthermore, the Trustee solely in its capacity as trustee hereunder,
and on behalf of the Trust, hereby assumes the obligations of the Depositor
under the Representations and Warranties Agreement from and after the Closing
Date and solely insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans.
As provided above, in connection with the Closing Date, the Trustee
and the Custodian shall be required to deliver via facsimile or electronically
in .pdf format (with original to follow the next Business Day) to the Depositor
and the Servicers an Initial Certification on the Closing Date, certifying
receipt of a Mortgage Note and Assignment of Mortgage for each applicable
Mortgage Loan. Neither the Trustee nor the Custodian shall be responsible to
verify the validity, sufficiency, genuineness, perfection or priority of any
document in any Custodial File.
Within 90 days after the Closing Date, the Trustee and the Custodian
shall, for the benefit of the Holders of the Certificates, ascertain that all
documents identified in the Document Certification and Exception Report in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit F with respect to the Mortgage Loans for which
it is acting as the Custodian, are in its possession, and shall deliver to the
Depositor, the Servicers and the Trustee, if delivered by the Custodian, a
Document Certification and Exception Report, in the form annexed hereto as
Exhibit F, to the effect that, as to each applicable Mortgage Loan listed in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any
Mortgage Loan specifically identified in such certification as an exception and
not covered by such certification): (i) all documents identified in the Document
Certification and Exception Report and required to be reviewed by it are in its
possession; (ii) such documents have been reviewed by it and appear regular on
their face and relate to such Mortgage Loan; (iii) based on its examination and
only as to the foregoing documents, the information set forth in items (1), (2),
(7) and (9) of the Mortgage Loan Schedule and items (1), (9) and (17) of the
Data Tape Information respecting such Mortgage Loan accurately reflects the
information set forth in the Custodial File; and (iv) each Mortgage Note has
been endorsed as provided in Section 2.01 of this Agreement. Neither the Trustee
nor the Custodian shall be responsible to verify the validity, sufficiency or
genuineness of any document in any Custodial File.
Within 90-days after the Closing Date, the applicable Servicer (for
the benefit of the Holders of the Certificates, based solely on the list of MERS
Designated Mortgage Loans and screen printouts from the MERS System provided to
such Servicer by each applicable Originator no later than 45 days after the
Closing Date) shall confirm, on behalf of the Trust, that the Trustee is shown
as the Investor with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan on such
screen printouts. If the Trustee is not shown as the Investor with respect to
any MERS Designated Mortgage Loans on such screen printouts, the applicable
Servicer shall promptly notify the related Originator of such fact, and such
Person shall then either cure such defect or repurchase such Mortgage Loan in
accordance with Section 2.03.
The Trustee and the Custodian shall retain possession and custody of
each applicable Custodial File in accordance with and subject to the terms and
conditions set forth herein. The applicable Servicer shall promptly deliver to
the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, upon the execution or receipt
thereof, the originals of such other documents or instruments constituting the
Custodial File as come into the possession of such Servicer from time to time.
The Responsible Party (with respect to the First NLC Mortgage Loans)
shall deliver (and the Depositor shall use reasonable efforts to cause
Accredited, Fremont, Meritage and Wilmington to deliver) to the applicable
Servicer copies of all trailing documents required to be included in the
Custodial File at the same time the original or certified copies thereof are
delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, including but not
limited to such documents as the title insurance policy and any other Mortgage
Loan Documents upon return from the public recording office. Such documents
shall be delivered by the Responsible Party at the Responsible Party's expense
(or the Depositor shall use reasonable efforts to cause Accredited, Fremont,
Meritage and Wilmington to deliver such documents at Accredited's expense,
Fremont's expense, Meritage's expense or Wilmington's expense, as applicable,
pursuant to the Accredited Agreements, the Fremont Agreements, the Bulk Purchase
Agreement or the Wilmington Agreements, as applicable) to such Servicer.
Section 2.03 Representations and Warranties; Remedies for Breaches
of Representations and Warranties with Respect to the Mortgage Loans. (a) Saxon
hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Schedules II and
II-A hereto to the Depositor and the Trustee. ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo in its capacity as
Servicer hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth in Schedule V
hereto to the Depositor and the Trustee, as of the dates set forth in such
Schedule. Countrywide Servicing in its capacity as Servicer hereby makes the
representations and warranties set forth in Schedule VI hereto to the Depositor
and the Trustee as of the dates set forth in such Schedule.
(b) First NLC hereby makes the representations and warranties set
forth in Schedule IV hereto to the Depositor, the Servicers and the Trustee as
of the dates set forth in such Schedule.
(c) The Depositor hereby makes the representations and warranties
set forth in Schedules III hereto to the Trustee as of the dates set forth in
such Schedule.
(d) ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo in its capacity as Custodian makes the
representations and warranties set forth in Schedule VII hereto to the Depositor
and the Trustee, as of the dates set forth in such Schedule.
(e) It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that the
representations and warranties set forth in this Section 2.03 shall survive the
transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee, and shall inure
to the benefit of the parties to whom the representations and warranties were
made notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage
Note or Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any
Mortgage File. Upon discovery by any of the parties to this Agreement of a
breach of any of the foregoing representations and warranties that materially
and adversely affect the value of any Mortgage Loan or the interest of the
Trustee or the Certificateholders therein, the party discovering such breach
shall give prompt written notice to the other parties.
(f) Upon discovery by any of the parties hereto of a breach of a
representation or warranty made by the Depositor or the Responsible Party, as
applicable, under this Agreement, that materially and adversely affects the
value of any Mortgage Loan or the interests of the Trustee or the
Certificateholders therein, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt
written notice thereof to the other parties. Upon receiving written notice of a
breach of a representation and warranty or written notice that a Mortgage Loan
does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section
860G(a)(3) of the Code, the Trustee shall in turn notify the Responsible Party
or the Depositor, as applicable, in writing to correct or cure, in accordance
with the this Agreement, any such breach of a representation or warranty made by
the Responsible Party or the Depositor, as applicable, under this Agreement
within sixty (60) days from the date of notice from the Trustee or the discovery
by the Responsible Party or the Depositor, as applicable, of the breach, and if
the Responsible Party or the Depositor, as applicable, fails or is unable to
correct or cure the defect or breach within such period, the Trustee (upon
receiving such notice or having actual knowledge) shall notify the Depositor of
such failure to correct or cure. Unless otherwise directed by the Depositor
within five (5) Business Days after notifying the Depositor of such failure by
the Responsible Party or the Depositor, as applicable, to correct or cure, the
Trustee shall notify the Responsible Party or the Depositor, as applicable, to
repurchase the Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") at the Repurchase Price
or, if permitted hereunder, substitute a Substitute Mortgage Loan for such
Mortgage Loan, in each case, pursuant to this Agreement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event that the Trustee receives notice of a breach by First
NLC of any of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraphs (rr),
(zz), (aaa), (ccc), (jjj), (kkk), (lll), (mmm), (nnn), (ooo) and (ppp) of
Schedule IV, the Trustee shall notify the Responsible Party or the Depositor, as
applicable, to repurchase the Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price within sixty
(60) days of the Responsible Party's or the Depositor's receipt of such notice,
as applicable. If, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such notice by
the Responsible Party or the Depositor, as applicable, the Responsible Party or
the Depositor, as applicable, fails to repurchase such Mortgage Loan, the
Trustee shall notify the Depositor of such failure. The Trustee shall pursue all
legal remedies available to the Trustee against the Responsible Party under this
Agreement, if the Trustee has received written notice from the Depositor
directing the Trustee to pursue such remedies.
(g) Within 90-days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice
to the Depositor of any breach of a representation or warranty set forth on
Schedule III hereto that materially and adversely affects the value of any
Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Trustee or the Certificateholders therein,
the Depositor shall use its best efforts to promptly cure such breach in all
material respects and, if such defect or breach cannot be remedied, the
Depositor shall purchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price or, if
permitted hereunder, substitute a Substitute Mortgage Loan for such Mortgage
Loan. Within 90-days of the earlier of discovery by the Depositor or receipt of
notice by the Depositor of the breach of a representation and warranty set forth
in Schedule IV to this Agreement (with respect to the First NLC Mortgage Loans),
the Accredited Assignment Agreement (with respect to the Accredited Mortgage
Loans), the Fremont Assignment Agreement (with respect to the Fremont Mortgage
Loans), or the Wilmington Assignment Agreement (with respect to the Wilmington
Mortgage Loans), that (1) materially and adversely affects the interests of the
Certificateholders in any Mortgage Loan and (2) has not been cured, repurchased
or substituted for by the applicable Originator in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, the Accredited Agreements, the Fremont Agreements or the
Wilmington Agreements, as applicable, (i) the Depositor shall, within the time
period permitted therefor under such agreement, (A) in the case of a breach by
First NLC, take such action described in Section 2.03(i) of this Agreement in
respect of such Mortgage Loan, (B) in the case of Accredited, take such action
described in Section 5 of the Accredited Assignment Agreement in respect of such
Mortgage Loan, (C) in the case of Fremont, take such action described in Section
5 of the Fremont Assignment Agreement in respect of such Mortgage Loan or (D) in
the case of Wilmington, take such action described in Section 5 of the
Wilmington Assignment Agreement in respect of such Mortgage Loan, in each case
of clauses (A), (B), (C) or (D), as if the Depositor were the applicable
Originator, and (ii) the Trustee shall promptly deliver to the Depositor or its
designee the related Mortgage File in accordance with the applicable Servicer's
direction in a Request for Release and, upon Depositor's request, shall assign
to the Depositor any and all of its rights with respect to such Originator's
breach under this Agreement, the Accredited Agreements, the Fremont Agreements
or the Wilmington Agreements, as applicable, which assignment shall be evidenced
by a writing prepared by the Depositor and executed by the Trustee in favor of
the Depositor. Any obligation of the Depositor under this subsection shall
terminate upon receipt by the Trustee of a confirmation from each Rating Agency
that such termination will not cause a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of
the rating then assigned to any Class of Certificates by any Rating Agency.
(h) In the event any Mortgage Loan does not conform to the
requirements as determined in the Trustee's or the Custodian's review of the
related Custodial File, the Trustee or Custodian, as applicable, shall notify
the applicable Originator (or the Depositor with respect to each Bulk Mortgage
Loan), the applicable Servicer, the Trustee (if applicable) and the Depositor by
delivery of the certification of the Custodian or Trustee required by Section
2.02 to such parties, which shall be a request that such Originator (or the
Depositor with respect to each Bulk Mortgage Loan) correct or cure such defect
as required under this Agreement, the Accredited Agreements, the Fremont
Agreements or the Wilmington Agreements, as applicable, and if such Originator
or the Depositor, as applicable, fails or is unable to correct or cure the
defect within the period set forth in this Agreement, the Accredited Agreements,
the Fremont Agreements or the Wilmington Agreements, as applicable, the Trustee
or Custodian, as applicable, shall notify the Depositor and the Trustee of such
failure to correct or cure. Unless otherwise directed by the Depositor within
five (5) Business Days after notifying the Depositor and the Trustee of such
failure by the applicable Originator or the Depositor, as applicable, to correct
or cure, the Trustee shall notify the applicable Originator (or the Depositor
with respect to each Bulk Mortgage Loan) to repurchase the Mortgage Loan at the
Repurchase Price or, if permitted hereunder, substitute a Substitute Mortgage
Loan for such Mortgage Loan, in each case, pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, as applicable. If, within ten (10) Business Days of receipt of such
notice by the applicable Originator or the Depositor, as applicable, such
Originator or the Depositor, as applicable, fails to repurchase such Mortgage
Loan, the Trustee shall notify the Depositor of such failure. The Trustee shall
pursue all legal remedies available to the Trustee against the applicable
Originator or the Depositor, as applicable, under this Agreement, the Accredited
Agreements, the Fremont Agreements, the Wilmington Agreements or the
Representations and Warranties Agreement, as applicable, if the Trustee has
received written notice from the Depositor directing the Trustee to pursue such
remedies.
(i) Within 90-days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice
to the Responsible Party of any breach of a representation or warranty set forth
on Schedule IV that materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage
Loan or the interest of the Trustee or the Certificateholders therein, the
Responsible Party shall use its best efforts to promptly cure such breach in all
material respects and, if such defect or breach cannot be remedied, the
Responsible Party shall, at the Depositor's option, purchase such Mortgage Loan
at the Repurchase Price or, if permitted hereunder, substitute a Substitute
Mortgage Loan for such Mortgage Loan, if applicable.
(j) Any substitution of a Substitute Mortgage Loan by the
Responsible Party shall be made in accordance with the substitution procedures
set forth in the First NLC Purchase Agreement, which provisions shall be as set
forth in such agreements as if they were set forth herein. With respect to any
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans substituted by the Depositor or the
Responsible Party, the Sponsor, the Depositor or the Responsible Party, as
applicable, shall deliver to the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, for
the benefit of the Certificateholders the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
related Assignment of Mortgage, and such other documents and agreements as are
required by Section 2.01, with the Mortgage Note endorsed and the Mortgage
assigned as required by Section 2.01. With respect to any Substitute Mortgage
Loan or Loans substituted by Accredited, Fremont, Meritage or Wilmington, the
Depositor shall use reasonable efforts to cause Accredited, Fremont, Meritage or
Wilmington, as applicable, to deliver to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the related Assignment of
Mortgage, and such other documents and agreements as are required by Section
2.01, with the Mortgage Note endorsed and the Mortgage assigned as required by
Section 2.01. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth in this
Agreement, no substitution under this Agreement is permitted to be made (a) in
any calendar month after the Determination Date for such month or (b) if the
substitution were to be made on or after the second anniversary of the Closing
Date. Scheduled Payments due with respect to Substitute Mortgage Loans in the
Due Period of substitution shall not be part of the Trust Fund and will be
retained by the Depositor or the Responsible Party on the next succeeding
Distribution Date. For the Due Period of substitution, distributions to
Certificateholders will include the Scheduled Payment due on any Deleted
Mortgage Loan for such Due Period and thereafter the Depositor or the
Responsible Party shall be entitled to retain all amounts received in respect of
such Deleted Mortgage Loan.
(k) Based upon information provided by the Depositor or the
applicable Originator, the applicable Servicer shall include information
regarding the removal of such Deleted Mortgage Loan and the substitution of the
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in its Servicer Remittance Report delivered to
the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.03(e) or the Custodian, as applicable for the
Determination Date immediately following the receipt of such information (or, in
the case of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, for the Determination Date that occurs in the calendar
month immediately following the receipt of such information), to the extent such
information is required to be included in the Servicer Remittance Report. Upon
such substitution, the Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be subject to the
terms of this Agreement in all respects, and, if the substitution is made by the
Sponsor or the Depositor, as applicable, the Sponsor or the Depositor, as
applicable, shall be deemed to have made with respect to such Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, as of the date of substitution, the representations and
warranties made pursuant to Section 2.03(c) with respect to such Substitute
Mortgage Loan. Upon receipt of a Request for Release in connection with any such
substitution and certification by the applicable Servicer to the Trustee or the
Custodian, as applicable, and the deposit into the applicable Collection Account
of the amount required to be deposited therein in connection with such
substitution as described in Section 2.03(l), the Trustee or the Custodian, as
applicable, shall release the Mortgage File held for the benefit of the
Certificateholders relating to such Deleted Mortgage Loan to the applicable
Originator and the Trustee shall execute and deliver at the direction of the
Sponsor, the Depositor or the applicable Originator, such instruments of
transfer or assignment prepared by the Depositor or the applicable Originator,
in each case without recourse, as shall be necessary to vest title in the
Depositor or the applicable Originator, of the Trustee's interest in any Deleted
Mortgage Loan substituted for pursuant to this Section 2.03.
(l) For any month in which the Sponsor, the Depositor or the
Responsible Party substitutes one or more Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or
more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the applicable Servicer will determine the amount
(if any) by which the aggregate unpaid principal balance of all such Substitute
Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate unpaid
principal balance of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans. The amount of such
shortage, plus an amount equal to the sum of (i) any accrued and unpaid interest
on the Deleted Mortgage Loans and (ii) all unreimbursed Servicing Advances with
respect to such Deleted Mortgage Loans, or the amount of any similar shortage
with respect to a Substitute Mortgage Loan substituted by the Responsible Party
under this Agreement (collectively, the "Substitution Adjustment Amount"), shall
be deposited into the applicable Collection Account of the related Servicer by
the Sponsor, the Depositor or the Responsible Party on or before the
Distribution Account Deposit Date for the Distribution Date following the
Prepayment Period during which the related Mortgage Loan became required to be
purchased or replaced hereunder. The Depositor or the Sponsor shall use
reasonable efforts to cause Accredited, Fremont , Meritage or Wilmington, as the
case may be, to remit to the applicable Servicer for deposit into the related
Collection Account any Substitution Adjustment Amount on or before the
Distribution Account Deposit Date for the Distribution Date following the
Prepayment Period during which the related Mortgage Loan became required to be
purchased or replaced hereunder.
(m) Any Mortgage Loan repurchased pursuant to this Section 2.03 will
be removed from the Trust Fund. The applicable Servicer shall include
information regarding such repurchase in its Servicer Remittance Report
delivered to the Trustee pursuant to Section 4.03(e) or the Custodian, as
applicable, for the Determination Date immediately following the receipt of
information regarding such repurchase (or, in the case of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, for the
Determination Date that occurs in the calendar month immediately following the
receipt of such information), to the extent such information is required to be
included in the Servicer Remittance Report. For purposes of determining the
applicable Repurchase Price, any such repurchase shall occur or shall be deemed
to occur as of the last day of the applicable Prepayment Period.
(n) In the event that any Mortgage Loan shall have been repurchased
pursuant to this Agreement or the Representations and Warranties Agreement, the
Repurchase Price therefor shall be deposited by the applicable Servicer in the
applicable Collection Account of the related Servicer pursuant to Section 3.10
on or before the Distribution Account Deposit Date for the Distribution Date
following the Prepayment Period during which such Mortgage Loan was repurchased
and upon such deposit of the Repurchase Price and receipt of a Request for
Release in the form of Exhibit J hereto, indicating such deposit, the Trustee or
the Custodian, as applicable, shall release the related Custodial File held for
the benefit of the Certificateholders to such Person as directed by the
applicable Servicer, and the Trustee shall execute and deliver at such Person's
direction such instruments of transfer or assignment prepared by such Person, in
each case without recourse, representation or warranty, as shall be necessary to
transfer title from the Trustee.
(o) In addition to any repurchase or substitution obligation by the
Responsible Party under this Agreement, the Responsible Party shall indemnify
the Depositor and its Affiliates, the Servicers, the Sponsor, the Trustee, the
Custodian and the Trust for any breach of any representation and warranty of the
Responsible Party set forth in this Agreement, in accordance with the
indemnification provisions relating to breaches of representations and
warranties (including without limitation, the representations and warranties set
forth in paragraph (aaa) of Schedule IV to this Agreement) and defective
Mortgage Loans set forth in the First NLC Purchase Agreement as if such
indemnification provisions were set forth herein for the benefit of the
Depositor and its Affiliates, the Servicers, the Sponsor, the Trustee, the
Custodian and the Trust. This indemnity shall survive the termination of this
Agreement.
(p) It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that the
obligation of the Depositor under this Agreement, the Responsible Party under
this Agreement, Accredited under the Accredited Agreements, Fremont under the
Fremont Agreements, or Wilmington under the Wilmington Agreements, to cure,
repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan as to which a breach of a
representation and warranty has occurred and is continuing, together with any
related indemnification obligations set forth herein, shall constitute the sole
remedies against such Persons respecting such breach available to
Certificateholders, the Depositor (if applicable), or the Trustee on their
behalf.
(q) Upon discovery by any of the parties hereto of a breach of a
representation or warranty made by Accredited, Fremont or Wilmington pursuant to
the Accredited Agreements, the Fremont Agreements or the Wilmington Agreements,
as applicable, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written
notice thereof to the other parties to this Agreement and Accredited, Fremont or
Wilmington, as applicable. The Trustee shall pursue all legal remedies available
to the Trustee, with respect to such breach under the Accredited Agreements, the
Fremont Agreements or the Wilmington Agreements, as the case may be, as may be
necessary or appropriate to enforce the rights of the Trust with respect
thereto, if the Trustee has received written notice from the Depositor to pursue
such remedies.
The provisions of this Section 2.03 shall survive delivery of the
respective Custodial Files to the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, for
the benefit of the Certificateholders.
Section 2.04 Execution and Delivery of Certificates. The Trustee
acknowledges the transfer and assignment to it of the Trust Fund and,
concurrently with such transfer and assignment, has executed and delivered to or
upon the order of the Depositor, the Certificates in authorized Denominations
evidencing directly or indirectly the entire ownership of the Trust Fund. The
Trustee agrees to hold the Trust Fund and exercise the rights referred to above
for the benefit of all present and future Holders of the Certificates.
Section 2.05 REMIC Matters. The Preliminary Statement sets forth the
designations for federal income tax purposes of all interests created hereby.
The "Startup Day" of each Trust REMIC for purposes of the REMIC Provisions shall
be the Closing Date. The "latest possible maturity date" of the regular
interests in each Trust REMIC is the Distribution Date occurring in December
2036, which is the Distribution Date in the month following the month in which
the latest maturity date of any Mortgage Loan occurs. Amounts distributable to
the Class X Certificates (prior to any reduction for any Basis Risk Payment,
Upper-Tier CarryForward Amount, Net Swap Payment or Swap Termination Payment),
exclusive of any amounts received from the Swap Provider, shall be deemed paid
from the Upper-Tier REMIC to the Class X REMIC in respect of the Class UT-X
Interest and the Class UT-IO Interest and then from the Class X REMIC in respect
of the Class X Interest and the Class IO Interest to the Holders of the Class X
Certificates prior to distribution of any Basis Risk Payments or Upper-Tier
CarryForward Amounts to the Offered Certificates and Net Swap Payments or Swap
Termination Payments to the Swap Provider. For federal income tax purposes, any
amount distributed on the Offered Certificates on any Distribution Date in
excess of the amount distributable on their Corresponding Class of Upper-Tier
Regular Interest on such Distribution Date shall be treated as having been paid
from the Excess Reserve Fund Account or the Swap Account, as applicable, and any
amount distributable on such Corresponding Class of Upper-Tier Regular Interest
on such Distribution Date in excess of the amount distributable on the
Corresponding Class of Offered Certificates on such Distribution Date shall be
treated as having been paid to the Swap Account, all pursuant to and as further
provided in Section 8.13.
Section 2.06 Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. The
Depositor hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the Trustee and the
Servicers that as of the date of this Agreement or as of such date specifically
provided herein:
(a) The Depositor is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware;
(b) The Depositor has the corporate power and authority to convey
the Mortgage Loans and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and
consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement;
(c) This Agreement has been duly and validly authorized, executed
and delivered by the Depositor, all requisite corporate action having been
taken, and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the
other parties hereto, constitutes or will constitute the legal, valid and
binding agreement of the Depositor, enforceable against the Depositor in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
relating to or affecting the rights of creditors generally, and by general
equity principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law);
(d) No consent, approval, authorization or order of or registration
or filing with, or notice to, any governmental authority or court is required
for the execution, delivery and performance of or compliance by the Depositor
with this Agreement or the consummation by the Depositor of any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, except as have been made on or prior to the
Closing Date;
(e) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, or the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
(i) conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of, or
constitutes or will constitute a default or results or will result in an
acceleration under (A) the charter or bylaws of the Depositor, or (B) of any
term, condition or provision of any material indenture, deed of trust, contract
or other agreement or instrument to which the Depositor or any of its
subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its subsidiaries is bound; (ii)
results or will result in a violation of any law, rule, regulation, order,
judgment or decree applicable to the Depositor of any court or governmental
authority having jurisdiction over the Depositor or its subsidiaries; or (iii)
results in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance which
would have a material adverse effect upon the Mortgage Loans or any documents or
instruments evidencing or securing the Mortgage Loans;
(f) There are no actions, suits or proceedings before or against or
investigations of, the Depositor pending, or to the knowledge of the Depositor,
threatened, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal, and no
notice of any such action, which, in the Depositor's reasonable judgment, might
materially and adversely affect the performance by the Depositor of its
obligations under this Agreement, or the validity or enforceability of this
Agreement;
(g) The Depositor is not in default with respect to any order or
decree of any court or any order, regulation or demand of any federal, state,
municipal or governmental agency that may materially and adversely affect its
performance hereunder; and
(h) Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment by the
Depositor to the Trustee on the Closing Date, the Depositor had good title to,
and was the sole owner of each Mortgage Loan, free of any interest of any other
Person, and the Depositor has transferred all right, title and interest in each
Mortgage Loan to the Trustee. The transfer of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage
as and in the manner contemplated by this Agreement is sufficient either (i)
fully to transfer to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, all
right, title, and interest of the Depositor thereto as note holder and mortgagee
or (ii) to grant to the Trustee, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, the
security interest referred to in Section 10.04.
It is understood and agreed that the representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in this Section 2.06 shall survive delivery of the
respective Custodial Files to the Trustee and shall inure to the benefit of the
Trustee.
Section 2.07 Enforcement of Obligations for Breach of Mortgage Loan
Representations. Upon discovery by any of the parties hereto of a breach of a
representation or warranty made by the Sponsor pursuant to the Representations
and Warranties Agreement, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt
written notice thereof to the other parties to this Agreement and the Sponsor.
The Trustee shall pursue all legal remedies available to the Trustee with
respect to such breach under the Representations and Warranties Agreement, as
may be necessary or appropriate to enforce the rights of the Trust with respect
thereto, if the Trustee has received written notice from the Depositor directing
the Trustee to pursue such remedies.
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF MORTGAGE LOANS
Section 3.01 Servicers to Service Mortgage Loans. (a) For and on
behalf of the Certificateholders, each Servicer shall service and administer the
Mortgage Loans for which it is acting as Servicer in accordance with the terms
of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent
consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and
administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due
consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders
and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to:
(i) any relationship that such Servicer, any Subservicer or any
Affiliate of such Servicer or any Subservicer may have with the related
Mortgagor;
(ii) the ownership or non ownership of any Certificate by such
Servicer or any Affiliate of such Servicer;
(iii) such Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing
Advances; or
(iv) such Servicer's or any Subservicer's right to receive
compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular
transaction.
To the extent consistent with the foregoing, each Servicer shall
seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on
the Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and
the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, each Servicer
shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Subservicers as
provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in
connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or
desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, each Servicer in
its own name or in the name of a Subservicer is hereby authorized and empowered
by the Trustee when the applicable Servicer believes it appropriate in its best
judgment in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, to execute and deliver
any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full
release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure
proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the
ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such
properties, on behalf of the Trustee. Each Servicer shall service and administer
the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall
provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby.
Each Servicer covenants that its computer and other systems used in servicing
the Mortgage Loans operate in a manner such that the applicable Servicer can
service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Pooling and
Servicing Agreement. Each Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this
Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any
standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.16, the Trustee or the
Custodian, as applicable, shall execute, at the written request of a Servicer,
and furnish to such Servicer and any Subservicer such documents provided to the
Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, as are necessary or appropriate to
enable such Servicer or any Subservicer to carry out its servicing and
administrative duties hereunder, and the Trustee hereby grants to each Servicer,
and this Agreement shall constitute, a power of attorney to carry out such
duties, including a power of attorney in the form of Exhibit T hereto to take
title to Mortgaged Properties after foreclosure in the name of and on behalf of
the Trustee. The Trustee shall execute a separate power of attorney in favor of
each Servicer for the purposes described herein to the extent necessary or
desirable to enable each Servicer to perform its duties hereunder. The Trustee
shall not be liable for the actions of any Servicer or any Subservicers under
such powers of attorney. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the
contrary, no Servicer or Subservicer shall without the Trustee's consent: (i)
initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee's name without
indicating such Servicer's or Subservicer's, as applicable, representative
capacity, or (ii) take any action with the intent to, or which actually does
cause, the Trustee to be registered to do business in any state.
(b) Subject to Section 3.09(b), in accordance with the standards of
the preceding paragraph, each Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced
funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and
assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing
Advances reimbursable in the first-instance from related collections from the
Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09(b), and further as provided in Section 3.11.
Any cost incurred by a Servicer or by Subservicers in effecting the timely
payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not be added to
the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that
the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, a
Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan
(except as provided in Section 4.01 and except for Servicing Advances) and none
of the Servicers shall, except with respect to any Mortgage Loan in default or,
which in the judgment of the applicable Servicer, a default is reasonably
foreseeable, (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that
would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the principal balance (except
for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final
maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (except for a reduction of interest payments
resulting from the application of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or any
similar state statutes) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of
any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or
reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final,
temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause
any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition
of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup
date" under the REMIC Provisions, (iii) except as provided in Section 3.07(a),
waive any Prepayment Charges, or (iv) accept payment from the related Mortgagor
of an amount less than the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan in
final satisfaction thereof, if in such Servicer's determination such action is
not materially adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders (taking into
account any estimated Realized Loss that might result absent such action).
(d) Each Servicer may delegate its responsibilities under this
Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release such
Servicer from the responsibilities or liabilities arising under this Agreement.
(e) In the event that the Mortgage Loan Documents relating to any
Mortgage Loan contain provisions requiring the related Mortgagor to submit to
binding arbitration with respect to any disputes arising in connection with such
Mortgage Loan, the applicable Servicer shall be entitled to waive any such
provisions on behalf of the Trust and to send written notice of such waiver to
the related Mortgagor, although the Mortgagor may still require arbitration of
such disputes at its option.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections
3.02(a), 3.02(d), 3.02(e), 3.03, 3.22, 3.23, 4.03(e), 6.02, 8.12 and 10.14, the
obligations of Countrywide Servicing with respect to Regulation AB and the
Countrywide Serviced Mortgage Loans shall be solely as set forth in the
Countrywide Amendment Regulation AB with respect to the servicing of the
Countrywide Serviced Mortgage Loans.
Section 3.02 Subservicing Agreements between a Servicer and
Subservicers. (a) Each Servicer may enter into subservicing agreements with
Subservicers for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans
("Subservicing Agreements"). Each Servicer represents and warrants to the other
parties hereto that, except as otherwise set forth herein, no Subservicing
Agreement is in effect as of the Closing Date with respect to any Mortgage Loans
required to be serviced by it hereunder. The applicable Servicer shall give
notice to the Depositor and the Trustee of any such Subservicer and Subservicing
Agreement, which notice shall contain all information (including without
limitation a copy of the Subservicing Agreement) reasonably necessary to enable
the Trustee, pursuant to Section 8.12(g), to accurately and timely report the
event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports
under the Exchange Act are required to be filed under the Exchange Act). No
Subservicing Agreement shall be effective until 30-days after such written
notice is received by both the Depositor and the Trustee. The Trustee shall not
be required to review or consent to such Subservicing Agreements and shall have
no liability in connection therewith.
(b) Each Subservicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business in
the state or states in which the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service
are situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to enable the
Subservicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Subservicing
Agreement, (ii) an institution approved as a mortgage loan originator by the
Federal Housing Administration or an institution that has deposit accounts
insured by the FDIC and (iii) a Freddie Mac or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ approved mortgage
servicer. Each Subservicing Agreement must impose on the Subservicer
requirements conforming to the provisions set forth in Section 3.08 and provide
for servicing of the Mortgage Loans consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
Each Servicer will examine each Subservicing Agreement to which it is a party
and will be familiar with the terms thereof. The terms of any Subservicing
Agreement will not be inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Agreement.
Each Servicer and the respective Subservicers may enter into and make amendments
to the Subservicing Agreements or enter into different forms of Subservicing
Agreements; provided, however, that any such amendments or different forms shall
be consistent with and not violate the provisions of this Agreement, and that no
such amendment or different form shall be made or entered into which could be
reasonably expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the Trustee,
without the consent of the Trustee. Any variation without the consent of the
Trustee from the provisions set forth in Section 3.08 relating to insurance or
priority requirements of Subservicing Accounts, or credits and charges to the
Subservicing Accounts or the timing and amount of remittances by the
Subservicers to such Servicer, are conclusively deemed to be inconsistent with
this Agreement and therefore prohibited. Each Servicer shall deliver to the
Trustee and the Depositor copies of all Subservicing Agreements, and any
amendments or modifications thereof, promptly upon such Servicer's execution and
delivery of such instruments.
(c) As part of its servicing activities hereunder, each Servicer
(except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this paragraph), for the
benefit of the Trustee, shall enforce the obligations of each Subservicer under
the related Subservicing Agreement to which such Servicer is a party, including,
without limitation, any obligation to make advances in respect of delinquent
payments as required by a Subservicing Agreement. Such enforcement, including,
without limitation, the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Subservicing
Agreements, and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form
and carried out to such an extent and at such time as such Servicer, in its good
faith business judgment, would require were it the owner of the related Mortgage
Loans. Each Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement at its own expense,
and shall be reimbursed therefor only (i) from a general recovery resulting from
such enforcement, to the extent, if any, that such recovery exceeds all amounts
due in respect of the related Mortgage Loans or (ii) from a specific recovery of
costs, expenses or attorneys' fees against the party against whom such
enforcement is directed.
(d) Each Servicer shall cause any Subservicer engaged by such
Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Depositor and the
Trustee to comply with the provisions of this Section 3.02 and with Sections
3.22, 3.23, 6.02 and 6.05 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such
Subservicer were such Servicer, and to provide the information required with
respect to such Subservicer under Section 8.12 of this Agreement. Such Servicer
shall be responsible for obtaining from each such Subservicer and delivering to
applicable Persons any servicer compliance statement required to be delivered by
such Subservicer under Section 3.22 and any assessment of compliance report and
related accountant's attestation required to be delivered by such Subservicer
under Section 3.23, in each case as and when required to be delivered.
(e) Subject to the conditions set forth in this Section 3.02(e),
each Servicer and any Subservicer engaged by such Servicer is permitted to
utilize one or more Subcontractors to perform certain of its obligations
hereunder. Such Servicer shall promptly upon request provide to the Depositor a
written description (in form and substance satisfactory to the Depositor) of the
role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by such Servicer or any such
Subservicer, specifying, no later than the date specified for delivery of the
annual report on assessment of compliance set forth in Section 3.23(b), (i) the
identity of each such Subcontractor, if any, that is "participating in the
servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and (ii)
which elements of the Servicing Criteria will be addressed in assessments of
compliance provided by each Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (i) of
this paragraph. As a condition to the utilization by such Servicer or any such
Subservicer of any Subcontractor determined to be "participating in the
servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, such
Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used by such Servicer (or by any
such Subservicer) for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee to comply
with the provisions of Section 3.23 of this Agreement to the same extent as if
such Subcontractor were such Servicer. Such Servicer shall be responsible for
obtaining from each such Subcontractor and delivering to the applicable Persons
any assessment of compliance report and related accountant's attestation
required to be delivered by such Subcontractor under Section 3.23, in each case
as and when required to be delivered.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a Servicer engages a Subcontractor
in connection with the performance of any of its duties under this Agreement,
such Servicer shall be responsible for determining whether such Subcontractor is
a "servicer" within the meaning of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and whether any
such affiliate or third-party vendor meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i)
through (iii) of Regulation AB. If a Servicer determines, pursuant to the
preceding sentence, that such Subcontractor is a "servicer" within the meaning
of Item 1101 of Regulation AB and meets the criteria in Item 1108(a)(2)(i)
through (iii) of Regulation AB, then such Subcontractor shall be deemed to be a
Subservicer for purposes of this Agreement, the engagement of such Subservicer
shall not be effective unless and until notice is given pursuant to Section
3.02(a) and such Servicer shall comply with Section 3.02(d) with respect
thereto.
Section 3.03 Successor Subservicers. Each Servicer shall be entitled
to terminate any Subservicing Agreement to which such Servicer is a party and
the rights and obligations of any Subservicer pursuant to any such Subservicing
Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions of such Subservicing
Agreement; provided, however, that the termination, resignation or removal of a
Subservicer shall not be effective until 30-days after written notice is
received by the Depositor and the Trustee that contains all information
reasonably necessary to enable the Trustee, pursuant to Section 8.12(g), to
accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K pursuant to
the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are required to be
filed under the Exchange Act). In the event of termination of any Subservicer,
all servicing obligations of such Subservicer shall be assumed simultaneously by
the applicable Servicer party to the related Subservicing Agreement without any
act or deed on the part of such Subservicer or such Servicer, and such Servicer
either shall service directly the related Mortgage Loans or shall enter into a
Subservicing Agreement with a successor Subservicer which qualifies under
Section 3.02.
Any Subservicing Agreement shall include the provision that such
agreement may be immediately terminated by the Depositor or the Trustee without
fee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the event that the
Servicer who is party to the related Subservicing Agreement shall, for any
reason, no longer be a Servicer (including termination due to an Event of
Default).
Section 3.04 Liability of the Servicers. Notwithstanding any
Subservicing Agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to
agreements or arrangements between a Servicer and a Subservicer or reference to
actions taken through a Subservicer or otherwise, such Servicer shall remain
obligated and primarily liable to the Trustee for the servicing and
administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of Section
3.01 without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such
Subservicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the
Subservicer and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if
such Servicer alone were servicing and administering such Mortgage Loans. Each
Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with a Subservicer for
indemnification of such Servicer by such Subservicer and nothing contained in
this Agreement shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.
Section 3.05 No Contractual Relationship between Subservicers and
the Trustee. Any Subservicing Agreement that may be entered into and any
transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Subservicer
in its capacity as such shall be deemed to be between the Subservicer and the
related Servicer alone, and the Trustee (or any other successor to such
Servicer) shall be deemed a party thereto and shall have no claims, rights,
obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to the Subservicer except as set
forth in Section 3.06. Each Servicer shall be solely liable for all fees owed by
it to any Subservicer, irrespective of whether such Servicer's compensation
pursuant to this Agreement is sufficient to pay such fees.
Section 3.06 Assumption or Termination of Subservicing Agreements by
Trustee. In the event a Servicer at any time shall for any reason no longer be a
Servicer (including by reason of the occurrence of an Event of Default), the
Trustee, as successor Servicer, or its designee, or another successor Servicer
if the successor is not the Trustee, shall thereupon assume all of the rights
and obligations of such Servicer under each Subservicing Agreement that such
Servicer may have entered into, with copies thereof provided to the Trustee, or
another successor Servicer if the successor is not the Trustee, prior to the
Trustee, or such other successor Servicer if the successor is not the Trustee,
assuming such rights and obligations, unless the Trustee elects to terminate any
Subservicing Agreement in accordance with its terms as provided in Section 3.03.
Upon such assumption, the Trustee, as successor Servicer, its
designee or the successor Servicer shall be deemed, subject to Section 3.03, to
have assumed all of such Servicer's interest therein and to have replaced such
Servicer as a party to each Subservicing Agreement to which the predecessor
servicer was a party to the same extent as if each Subservicing Agreement had
been assigned to the assuming party, except that (i) such Servicer shall not
thereby be relieved of any liability or obligations under any such Subservicing
Agreement that arose before it ceased to be a Servicer and (ii) none of the
Depositor, the Trustee, their designees or any successor to such Servicer shall
be deemed to have assumed any liability or obligation of such Servicer that
arose before it ceased to be a Servicer.
Each Servicer at its expense shall, upon request of the Trustee, its
designee or the successor Servicer deliver to the assuming party all documents
and records relating to each Subservicing Agreement to which it is a party and
the Mortgage Loans then being serviced by it and an accounting of amounts
collected and held by or on behalf of it, and otherwise use its best efforts to
effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the Subservicing Agreements to the
assuming party.
Section 3.07 Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments. (a) Each
Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all payments called for under
the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, and shall, to the extent such
procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and the terms and provisions
of any applicable Insurance Policies, follow such collection procedures as it
would follow with respect to mortgage loans comparable to the Mortgage Loans and
held for its own account. Consistent with the foregoing and Accepted Servicing
Practices, each Servicer may (i) waive any late payment charge or, if
applicable, any penalty interest, or (ii) extend the Due Dates for the Scheduled
Payments due on a Mortgage Note for a period of not greater than 180 days;
provided that any extension pursuant to clause (ii) above shall not affect the
amortization schedule of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of any computation
hereunder, except as provided below. In the event of any such arrangement
pursuant to clause (ii) above, the applicable Servicer shall make timely
advances on such Mortgage Loan during such extension pursuant to Section 4.01
and in accordance with the amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan without
modification thereof by reason of such arrangements, subject to Section 4.01(d)
pursuant to which such Servicer shall not be required to make any such advances
that are Nonrecoverable P&I Advances. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement
to the contrary, a Servicer may waive, or permit a Subservicer to waive, in
whole or in part, a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances:
(i) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and
would, in the reasonable judgment of such Servicer, maximize recovery of total
proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related
Mortgage Loan, provided, however, that the applicable Servicer or Subservicer
may waive such Prepayment Charge if the Mortgage Loan is accelerated or paid-off
in connection with the workout of a delinquent Mortgage Loan or due to the
related Mortgagor's default, notwithstanding that the terms of the Mortgage Loan
or federal or state law might permit the imposition of such Prepayment Charge,
(ii) such Prepayment Charge is not permitted to be collected by applicable
federal, state or local law or regulation or (iii) the collection of such
Prepayment Charge would be considered "predatory" pursuant to written guidance
published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory
authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such
matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by the prior
sentence, then the applicable Servicer is required to pay the amount of such
waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P
Certificates, by depositing such amount into the related Collection Account
together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage
Loan is required to be deposited into the related Collection Account; provided,
however, that the applicable Servicer shall not have an obligation to pay the
amount of any uncollected Prepayment Charge if the failure to collect such
amount is the direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule in effect at such time.
(b) (i) The Trustee shall establish and maintain the Excess Reserve
Fund Account, on behalf of the Class X Certificateholders, to receive any Basis
Risk Payment and to secure their limited recourse obligation to pay to the
Offered Certificateholders Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts (prior to using any
Net Swap Receipts). For the avoidance of doubt, any Basis Risk CarryForward
Amounts shall be paid to the Offered Certificates first from the Excess Reserve
Fund Account and then from the Swap Account.
(ii) On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall deposit the amount
of any Basis Risk Payment made for the benefit of the Certificateholders
for such date into the Excess Reserve Fund Account.
(c) (i) On each Distribution Date on which there exists a Basis Risk
CarryForward Amount on any Class of Certificates, the Trustee shall (1) withdraw
from the Distribution Account and deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account, as
set forth in Section 4.02(a)(iii)(S), the lesser of (x) the Class X
Distributable Amount (without regard to the reduction in clause (iii) in the
definition thereof) (to the extent remaining after the distributions specified
in Sections 4.02(a)(iii)(A)-(R)) and (y) the aggregate Basis Risk CarryForward
Amounts for such Distribution Date and (2) withdraw from the Excess Reserve Fund
Account amounts necessary to pay to such Class or Classes of Certificates the
Basis Risk CarryForward Amount. Such payments, along with payments from the Swap
Account, shall be allocated to those Classes on a pro rata basis based upon the
amount of Basis Risk CarryForward Amount owed to each such Class and shall be
paid in the priority set forth in Sections 4.02(a)(iii)(T) and (U).
(ii) The Trustee shall account for the Excess Reserve Fund Account
as an asset of the Grantor Trust and not an asset of any Trust REMIC. The
beneficial owners of the Excess Reserve Fund Account are the Class X
Certificateholders. For all federal tax purposes, amounts transferred by
the Upper-Tier REMIC to the Excess Reserve Fund Account shall be treated
as distributions by the Trustee to the Class X Certificateholders.
(iii) Any Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts paid by the Trustee to the
Offered Certificateholders shall be accounted for by the Trustee as
amounts paid first to the Holders of the Class X Certificates and then to
the respective Class or Classes of Offered Certificates. In addition, the
Trustee shall account for the Offered Certificateholders" rights to
receive payments of Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts (along with payments
of Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without duplication, Upper-Tier
CarryForward Amounts from the Swap Account) and the obligation to pay
Class IO Shortfalls as rights and obligations under a notional principal
contract between the Class X Certificateholders and the Holders of the
Offered Certificates.
(iv) Notwithstanding any provision contained in this Agreement, the
Trustee shall not be required to make any payments from the Excess Reserve
Fund Account except as expressly set forth in this Section 3.07(c) and
Sections 4.02(a)(iii)(T) and (V).
(d) The Trustee shall establish and maintain the Distribution
Account on behalf of the Certificateholders. The Depositor shall cause to be
deposited into the Distribution Account on the Closing Date the Closing Date
Deposit Amount. The Trustee shall, promptly upon receipt, deposit in the
Distribution Account and shall retain therein the following:
(i) the aggregate amounts remitted by the Servicers to the Trustee
pursuant to Section 3.11;
(ii) any amounts deposited by the Servicers pursuant to Section
3.12(b) in connection with any losses on Permitted Investments; and
(iii) any other amounts deposited hereunder which are required to be
deposited in the Distribution Account.
In the event that any Servicer shall remit any amount not required
to be remitted, it may at any time direct the Trustee in writing to withdraw
such amount from the Distribution Account, any provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding. Such direction may be accomplished by delivering notice to the
Trustee which describes the amounts deposited in error in the Distribution
Account. All funds deposited in the Distribution Account shall be held by the
Trustee in trust for the Certificateholders until disbursed in accordance with
this Agreement or withdrawn in accordance with Section 4.02.
(e) The Trustee may invest the funds in the Distribution Account, in
one or more Permitted Investments, in accordance with Section 3.12. Each
Servicer shall direct the Trustee to withdraw from the Distribution Account and
to remit to such Servicer no less than monthly, all income and gain realized
from the investment of the portion of funds deposited in the Distribution
Account by such Servicer (except during the Trustee Float Period). The Trustee
may withdraw from the Distribution Account any income or gain earned from the
investment of funds deposited therein during the Trustee Float Period for its
own benefit.
(f) Each Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee, and the Trustee
shall give notice to each Rating Agency and the Depositor of any proposed change
of the location of the related Collection Account within a reasonable period of
time prior to any change thereof.
(g) In order to comply with laws, rules and regulations applicable
to banking institutions, including those relating to the funding of terrorist
activities and money laundering, the Trustee is required to obtain, verify and
record certain information relating to individuals and entities which maintain a
business relationship with the Trustee. Accordingly, each of the parties agrees
to provide to the Trustee upon its request from time to time such party's
complete name, address, tax identification number and such other identifying
information together with copies of such party's constituting documentation,
securities disclosure documentation and such other identifying documentation as
may be available for such party.
(h) On or prior to the Determination Date, the Custodian shall
deliver an invoice to the Trustee, setting forth the amount of the Custodian Fee
for the related Distribution Date. On each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall
remit the Custodian Fee to the Custodian from funds in the Distribution Account.
Section 3.08 Subservicing Accounts. In those cases where a
Subservicer is servicing a Mortgage Loan pursuant to a Subservicing Agreement,
the Subservicer will be required to establish and maintain one or more
segregated accounts (collectively, the "Subservicing Account"). The Subservicing
Account shall be an Eligible Account and shall otherwise be acceptable to the
related Servicer. The Subservicer shall deposit in the clearing account (which
account must be an Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits payments
and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing
activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after
the Subservicer's receipt thereof, all proceeds of Mortgage Loans received by
the Subservicer less its servicing compensation to the extent permitted by the
Subservicing Agreement, and shall thereafter deposit such amounts in the
Subservicing Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the deposit
of such funds into the clearing account. The Subservicer shall thereafter
deposit such proceeds in the related Collection Account of the applicable
Servicer or remit such proceeds to such Servicer for deposit in the related
Collection Account of such Servicer not later than two Business Days after the
deposit of such amounts in the Subservicing Account. For purposes of this
Agreement, such Servicer shall be deemed to have received payments on the
Mortgage Loans when the Subservicer receives such payments.
Section 3.09 Collection of Taxes, Assessments and Similar Items;
Escrow Accounts. (a) Each Servicer shall enforce the obligations under each
paid-in-full, life-of-the-loan tax service contract in effect with respect to
each First-Lien Mortgage Loan (each, a "Tax Service Contract") serviced by such
Servicer. Each Tax Service Contract shall be assigned to the Trustee, or a
successor Servicer at the applicable Servicer's expense in the event that a
Servicer is terminated as Servicer of the related Mortgage Loan.
(b) To the extent that the services described in this paragraph (b)
are not otherwise provided pursuant to the Tax Service Contracts described in
paragraph (a) above, each Servicer undertakes to perform such functions with
respect to the Mortgage Loans serviced by such Servicer. To the extent the
related Mortgage provides for Escrow Payments, the related Servicer shall
establish and maintain, or cause to be established and maintained, one or more
segregated accounts (the "Escrow Accounts"), which shall be Eligible Accounts.
Each Servicer shall deposit in the clearing account (which account must be an
Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on
mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a
daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day (or two Business Days in
the case of Saxon) after such Servicer's receipt thereof, all collections from
the Mortgagors (or related advances from Subservicers) for the payment of taxes,
assessments, hazard insurance premiums and comparable items for the account of
the Mortgagors ("Escrow Payments") collected on account of the Mortgage Loans
and shall thereafter deposit such Escrow Payments in the Escrow Accounts, in no
event more than two Business Days (or one Business Day in the case of Saxon)
after the deposit of such funds in the clearing account, for the purpose of
effecting the payment of any such items as required under the terms of this
Agreement. Withdrawals of amounts from an Escrow Account may be made only to (i)
effect payment of taxes, assessments, hazard insurance premiums, and comparable
items; (ii) reimburse such Servicer (or a Subservicer to the extent provided in
the related Subservicing Agreement) out of related collections for any advances
made pursuant to Section 3.01 (with respect to taxes and assessments) and
Section 3.13 (with respect to hazard insurance); (iii) refund to Mortgagors any
sums as may be determined to be overages; (iv) pay interest, if required and as
described below, to Mortgagors on balances in the Escrow Account; (v) clear and
terminate the Escrow Account at the termination of such Servicer's obligations
and responsibilities in respect of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement; (vi)
to transfer such funds to a replacement Escrow Account that meets the
requirements hereof; or (vii) recover amounts deposited in error. As part of its
servicing duties, each Servicer or Subservicers shall pay to the Mortgagors
interest on funds in Escrow Accounts, to the extent required by law and, to the
extent that interest earned on funds in the Escrow Accounts is insufficient, to
pay such interest from its or their own funds, without any reimbursement
therefor. To the extent that a Mortgage does not provide for Escrow Payments,
the applicable Servicer shall determine whether any such payments are made by
the Mortgagor in a manner and at a time that avoids the loss of the Mortgaged
Property due to a tax sale or the foreclosure of a tax lien. The applicable
Servicer assumes full responsibility for the payment of all such bills within
such time and shall effect payments of all such bills irrespective of the
Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or the making of the
Escrow Payments and shall make advances from its own funds to effect such
payments; provided, however, that such advances are deemed to be Servicing
Advances.
Section 3.10 Collection Accounts. (a) On behalf of the Trustee, each
Servicer shall establish and maintain, or cause to be established and
maintained, one or more separate Eligible Accounts (each such account or
accounts, a "Collection Account"), held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee.
On behalf of the Trustee, each Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited
in the clearing account (which account must be an Eligible Account) in which it
customarily deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection
with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event
more than one Business Day (or two Business Days in the case of Saxon) after
such Servicer's receipt thereof, and shall thereafter deposit in the related
Collection Account, in no event more than two Business Days (or one Business Day
in the case of Saxon) after the deposit of such funds into the clearing account,
as and when received or as otherwise required hereunder, the following payments
and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date (other
than in respect of principal or interest on the related Mortgage Loans due on or
before the Cut-off Date), or payments (other than Principal Prepayments)
received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but allocable to a Due Period
subsequent thereto:
(i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal
Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans;
(ii) all payments on account of interest (net of the related
Servicing Fee) on each Mortgage Loan;
(iii) all Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds to the extent
such Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds are not to be applied to
the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or released to the
related Mortgagor in accordance with the express requirements of law or in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and Liquidation Proceeds;
(iv) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.12
in connection with any losses realized on Permitted Investments with
respect to funds held in the related Collection Account;
(v) any amounts required to be deposited by such Servicer pursuant
to the second paragraph of Section 3.13(a) in respect of any blanket
policy deductibles;
(vi) all proceeds of any Mortgage Loan repurchased or purchased in
accordance with this Agreement; and
(vii) all Prepayment Charges collected or paid (pursuant to Section
3.07(a)) by such Servicer.
The foregoing requirements for deposit in the Collection Accounts
shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges, NSF
fees, reconveyance fees, assumption fees and other similar fees and charges need
not be deposited by each Servicer in the related Collection Account and shall,
upon collection, belong to the applicable Servicer as additional compensation
for its servicing activities. In the event a Servicer shall deposit in the
related Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it
may at any time withdraw such amount from its Collection Account, any provision
herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
(b) Funds in the Collection Accounts may be invested in Permitted
Investments in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 3.12. Each
Servicer shall give notice to the Trustee of the location of the related
Collection Account maintained by it when established and prior to any change
thereof in accordance with Section 3.07(f).
Section 3.11 Withdrawals from the Collection Accounts. (a) Each
Servicer shall, from time to time, make withdrawals from the related Collection
Account for any of the following purposes or as described in Section 4.01:
(i) on or prior to each Remittance Date, to remit to the Trustee (A)
the Trustee Fee with respect to such Distribution Date and (B) all
Available Funds (without reduction for amounts owed to the Depositor, the
Trustee or the Custodian as provided for in the definition of "Available
Funds") in respect of the related Distribution Date together with all
amounts representing Prepayment Charges from the Mortgage Loans received
by the applicable Servicer during the related Prepayment Period;
(ii) to reimburse such Servicer for P&I Advances, but only to the
extent of amounts received which represent Late Collections (net of the
related Servicing Fees) of Scheduled Payments on Mortgage Loans with
respect to which such P&I Advances were made in accordance with the
provisions of Section 4.01 (such Servicer's right for recovery or
reimbursement has priority over the Trust as stated in the definition of
"Available Funds");
(iii) to pay such Servicer or any Subservicer (a) any unpaid
Servicing Fees or (b) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances with respect to
each Mortgage Loan serviced by such Servicer or Subservicer, but only to
the extent of any Late Collections, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or other amounts as may be collected by such
Servicer from a Mortgagor, or otherwise received with respect to such
Mortgage Loan (or the related REO Property) (such Servicer's right for
recovery or reimbursement has priority over the Trust as stated in the
definition of "Available Funds");
(iv) to pay to such Servicer as servicing compensation (in addition
to the Servicing Fee) on each Remittance Date any interest or investment
income earned on funds deposited in its Collection Account and to withdraw
any net Prepayment Interest Excesses in accordance with Section 3.21(b);
(v) to pay to the Sponsor, the Depositor or the Responsible Party,
as applicable, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has previously been
repurchased or replaced pursuant to this Agreement, all amounts received
thereon subsequent to the date of purchase or substitution, as further
described herein;
(vi) to reimburse such Servicer for (A) any P&I Advance or Servicing
Advance previously made which such Servicer has determined to be a
Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance in
accordance with the provisions of Section 4.01 and (B) any unpaid
Servicing Fees related to any Second-Lien Mortgage Loan to the extent not
recoverable from Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds or other amounts
received with respect to the related Second-Lien Mortgage Loan under
Section 3.11(a)(iii) (such Servicer's right for recovery or reimbursement
has priority over the Trust as stated in the definition of "Available
Funds");
(vii) to pay, or to reimburse such Servicer for advances in respect
of, expenses incurred in connection with any Mortgage Loan serviced by
such Servicer pursuant to Section 3.15 (such Servicer's right for recovery
or reimbursement has priority over the Trust);
(viii) to reimburse such Servicer or the Depositor for expenses
incurred by or reimbursable to such Servicer or the Depositor, as the case
may be, pursuant to Section 6.03 (such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s right for recovery or
reimbursement has priority over the Trust as stated in the definition of
"Available Funds");
(ix) to reimburse such Servicer or the Trustee, as the case may be,
for expenses reasonably incurred in respect of the breach or defect giving
rise to the repurchase obligation of the Responsible Party or the
Depositor, as applicable, that were included in the Repurchase Price of
the Mortgage Loan, including any expenses arising out of the enforcement
of the repurchase obligation, to the extent not otherwise paid pursuant to
the terms hereof (such Servicer's right for recovery or reimbursement has
priority over the Trust as stated in the definition of "Available Funds");
(x) to withdraw any amounts deposited in the related Collection
Account in error;
(xi) to withdraw any amounts held in the related Collection Account
and not required to be remitted to the Trustee on the Remittance Date
occurring in the month in which such amounts are deposited into such
Collection Account, to reimburse such Servicer for unreimbursed P&I
Advances;
(xii) to invest funds in Permitted Investments in accordance with
Section 3.12; and
(xiii) to clear and terminate the related Collection Account upon
termination of this Agreement.
(b) Each Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a
Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any
withdrawal from the related Collection Account, to the extent held by or on
behalf of it, pursuant to subclauses (a)(ii), (iii), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii)
and (ix) above. Each Servicer shall provide written notification (as set forth
in Section 4.01(d)) to the Trustee, on or prior to the next succeeding
Remittance Date, upon making any withdrawals from the related Collection Account
pursuant to subclause (a)(vi) above.
(c) Each Servicer shall be responsible for reviewing and reconciling
the applicable Collection Account in accordance with Accepted Servicing
Practices. Each Servicer shall act promptly to resolve any discrepancies.
Section 3.12 Investment of Funds in the Collection Accounts and the
Distribution Account. (a) Each Servicer may invest the funds in the related
Collection Account and the related Escrow Account (to the extent permitted by
law and the related Mortgage Loan documents) and the Trustee may (but is not
obligated to) invest funds in the Distribution Account during the Trustee Float
Period, and, with respect to the portion of funds in the Distribution Account
deposited by a Servicer, shall (except during the Trustee Float Period) invest
such funds in the Distribution Account at the direction of such Servicer (for
purposes of this Section 3.12, such Accounts are referred to as an "Investment
Account"), in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a
discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand no later than the Business Day
immediately preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn
from such account pursuant to this Agreement; provided, however, that the
Trustee shall have no obligation to invest funds deposited into the Distribution
Account by a Servicer on the Remittance Date later than 10:00 a.m. (Pacific
Standard Time). If no investment instruction is given in a timely manner, the
Trustee shall hold the funds in the Distribution Account uninvested. All such
Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless payable on demand. Any
investment of funds in an Investment Account (other than investments made during
the Trustee Float Period) shall be made in the name of the Trustee in Permitted
Investments selected by the applicable Servicer. The applicable Servicer shall
be entitled to sole possession (except with respect to investment direction of
funds and any income and gain realized on any investment in the Distribution
Account during the Trustee Float Period, which shall be for the sole benefit of
the Trustee) over each such related investment, and any certificate or other
instrument evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the
applicable Servicer, or with respect to investments during the Trustee Float
Period, the Trustee or its agent (with a copy to the Trustee or its agent if
related to investment of funds in the Distribution Account not during the
Trustee Float Period), together with any document of transfer necessary to
transfer title to such investment to the applicable Servicer, or with respect to
investments during the Trustee Float Period, the Trustee or its agent. In the
event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested in a
Permitted Investment payable on demand, the applicable Servicer, or with respect
to investments during the Trustee Float Period, the Trustee may:
(x) consistent with any notice required to be given
thereunder, demand that payment thereon be made on the
last day such Permitted Investment may otherwise mature
hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all
amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount
required to be withdrawn on such date; and
(y) demand payment of all amounts due thereunder that such
Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted
Investment in respect of funds thereafter on deposit in
an Investment Account.
(b) All income and gain realized from the investment of funds
deposited in the related Collection Account or Escrow Account held by or on
behalf of the related Servicer, shall be for the benefit of such Servicer and
shall be subject to its withdrawal in the manner set forth in Section 3.11. Such
Servicer shall deposit in its Collection Account or Escrow Account, as
applicable, the amount of any loss of principal incurred in respect of any such
Permitted Investment made with funds in such accounts immediately upon
realization of such loss.
(c) All income and gain realized from the investment of the portion
of funds deposited in the Distribution Account by a Servicer and held by the
Trustee, shall be for the benefit of such Servicer (except for any income or
gain realized from the investment of funds on deposit in the Distribution
Account during the Trustee Float Period, which shall be for the benefit of the
Trustee) and shall be subject to the Trustee's withdrawal in the manner set
forth in Section 3.07(e). Each Servicer shall deposit in the Distribution
Account (except with respect to losses incurred during the Trustee Float Period)
the amount of any loss of principal incurred in respect of any such Permitted
Investment made with funds in such accounts immediately upon realization of such
loss.
(d) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any
default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or
if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted
Investment, the Trustee shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce
such payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of
appropriate proceedings.
(e) The Trustee shall not be liable for the amount of any loss
incurred with respect of any investment or lack of investment of funds held in
any Investment Account or the Distribution Account (except that if any losses
are incurred from the investment of funds deposited in the Distribution Account
during the Trustee Float Period, the Trustee shall be responsible for
reimbursing the Trust for such loss immediately upon realization of such loss)
if made in accordance with this Section 3.12.
(f) The Trustee or its Affiliates shall be permitted to receive
additional compensation that could be deemed to be in the Trustee's economic
self-interest for (i) serving as investment adviser, administrator, shareholder,
servicing agent, custodian or sub-custodian with respect to certain of the
Permitted Investments, (ii) using Affiliates to effect transactions in certain
Permitted Investments and (iii) effecting transactions in certain Permitted
Investments. Such compensation shall not be considered an amount that is
reimbursable or payable pursuant to this Agreement.
Section 3.13 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance and Errors and
Omissions and Fidelity Coverage. (a) Each Servicer shall cause to be maintained
for each Mortgage Loan serviced by such Servicer fire insurance with extended
coverage on the related Mortgaged Property in an amount which is at least equal
to the least of (i) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan,
(ii) the amount necessary to fully compensate for any damage or loss to the
improvements that are a part of such property on a replacement cost basis and
(iii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such
Mortgaged Property, in each case in an amount not less than such amount as is
necessary to avoid the application of any coinsurance clause contained in the
related hazard insurance policy. Each Servicer shall also cause to be maintained
fire insurance with extended coverage on each REO Property serviced by such
Servicer in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum
insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property and (ii)
the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan at the time it
became an REO Property. Each Servicer will comply in the performance of this
Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any
such hazard policies. Any amounts to be collected by any Servicer under any such
policies (other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of the
property subject to the related Mortgage or amounts to be released to the
Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that such Servicer would follow in
servicing loans held for its own account, subject to the terms and conditions of
the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) shall be deposited in the related
Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.11. Any cost
incurred by any Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall not, for the
purpose of calculating distributions to the Trustee, be added to the unpaid
principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms
of such Mortgage Loan so permit. It is understood and agreed that no earthquake
or other additional insurance is to be required of any Mortgagor other than
pursuant to the applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force
and as shall require such additional insurance. If the Mortgaged Property or REO
Property is at any time in an area identified in the Federal Register by the
Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards and flood
insurance has been made available, the applicable Servicer will cause to be
maintained a flood insurance policy in respect thereof. Such flood insurance
shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the amount necessary to fully
compensate for any damage or loss to the improvements that are a part of such
property on a replacement cost basis and (ii) the maximum amount of such
insurance available for the related Mortgaged Property under the national flood
insurance program (assuming that the area in which such Mortgaged Property is
located is participating in such program).
In the event that any Servicer shall obtain and maintain a blanket
policy with an insurer either (i) acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac or
(ii) having a General Policy Rating of B:III or better from Best's (or such
other rating that is comparable to such rating) insuring against hazard losses
on all of the Mortgage Loans, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied
its obligations as set forth in the first two sentences of this Section 3.13, it
being understood and agreed that such policy may contain a deductible clause, in
which case such Servicer shall, in the event that there shall not have been
maintained on the related Mortgaged Property or REO Property a policy complying
with the first two sentences of this Section 3.13, and there shall have been one
or more losses which would have been covered by such policy, deposit to the
related Collection Account from its own funds the amount not otherwise payable
under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause. In connection with
its activities as administrator and servicer of the Mortgage Loans, each
Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of itself and the Trustee
claims under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the
terms of such policy.
(b) Each Servicer shall keep in force during the term of this
Agreement a policy or policies of insurance covering errors and omissions for
failure in the performance of such Servicer's obligations under this Agreement,
which policy or policies shall be in such form and amount that would meet the
requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac if it were the purchaser of the
Mortgage Loans, unless such Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements
from ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac. Each Servicer shall also maintain a fidelity
bond in the form and amount that would meet the requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or
Freddie Mac, unless such Servicer has obtained a waiver of such requirements
from ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac. Each Servicer shall provide the Trustee upon
request with copies of any such insurance policies and fidelity bond. Each
Servicer shall be deemed to have complied with this provision if an Affiliate of
the applicable Servicer has such errors and omissions and fidelity bond coverage
and, by the terms of such insurance policy or fidelity bond, the coverage
afforded thereunder extends to such Servicer. Any such errors and omissions
policy and fidelity bond shall by its terms not be cancelable without thirty
days' prior written notice to the Trustee. Each Servicer shall also cause each
Subservicer to maintain a policy of insurance covering errors and omissions and
a fidelity bond which would meet such requirements.
Section 3.14 Enforcement of "Due-on-Sale" Clauses; Assumption
Agreements. Each Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any conveyance
or prospective conveyance of any Mortgaged Property by any Mortgagor (whether by
absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor
remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the Mortgage),
exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan under the
"Due-on-Sale" clause, if any, applicable thereto; provided, however, that no
Servicer shall be required to take such action if, in its sole business
judgment, such Servicer believes it is not in the best interests of the Trust
Fund and shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law from doing so.
If a Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under applicable law to enforce
such "Due-on-Sale" clause or if any of the other conditions set forth in the
proviso to the preceding sentence apply, such Servicer will enter into an
assumption and modification agreement from or with the person to whom such
property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such
person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by
applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Each Servicer is
also authorized to enter into a substitution of liability agreement with such
person, pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and
such person is substituted as the Mortgagor and becomes liable under the
Mortgage Note; provided, that no such substitution shall be effective unless
such person satisfies the underwriting criteria of such Servicer and such
substitution is in the best interest of the Certificateholders as determined by
such Servicer. In connection with any assumption, modification or substitution,
such Servicer shall apply such underwriting standards and follow such practices
and procedures as shall be normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing
activities and as it applies to other mortgage loans owned solely by it. No
Servicer shall take or enter into any assumption and modification agreement,
however, unless (to the extent practicable in the circumstances) it shall have
received confirmation, in writing, of the continued effectiveness of any
applicable hazard insurance policy, or a new policy meeting the requirements of
this Section is obtained. Any fee collected by a Servicer in respect of an
assumption or substitution of liability agreement will be retained by such
Servicer as additional servicing compensation. In connection with any such
assumption, no material term of the Mortgage Note (including but not limited to
the related Mortgage Rate and the amount of the Scheduled Payment) may be
amended or modified, except as otherwise required pursuant to the terms thereof.
Each Servicer shall notify the Trustee that any such substitution, modification
or assumption agreement has been completed and shall forward to the Trustee or
the Custodian, as applicable, the executed original of such substitution or
assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the related Mortgage File
and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such Mortgage File to the
same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph or any other provision of
this Agreement, a Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or any
other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of a
Mortgage Loan by operation of law or by the terms of the Mortgage Note or any
assumption which such Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing, for any
reason whatsoever. For purposes of this Section 3.14, the term "assumption" is
deemed to also include a sale (of the Mortgaged Property) subject to the
Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution of liability
agreement.
Section 3.15 Realization upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans. Each
Servicer shall use its best efforts, consistent with Accepted Servicing
Practices, to foreclose upon or otherwise comparably convert (which may include
an acquisition of REO Property) the ownership of properties securing such of the
Mortgage Loans as come into and continue in default and as to which no
satisfactory arrangements can be made for collection of delinquent payments
pursuant to Section 3.07, and which are not released from this Agreement
pursuant to any other provision hereof. Each Servicer shall use reasonable
efforts to realize upon such defaulted Mortgage Loans in such manner as will
maximize the receipt of principal and interest by the Trustee, taking into
account, among other things, the timing of foreclosure proceedings; provided,
however, with respect to any Second-Lien Mortgage Loan for which the related
first lien mortgage loan is not included in the Trust Fund, if, after such
Mortgage Loan becomes 180 days or more delinquent, the applicable Servicer
determines that a significant net recovery is not possible through foreclosure,
such Mortgage Loan may be charged-off and the Mortgage Loan will be treated as a
Liquidated Mortgage Loan giving rise to a Realized Loss. The foregoing is
subject to the provisions that, in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall
have suffered damage from an uninsured cause, a Servicer shall not be required
to expend its own funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall
determine in its sole discretion (i) that such restoration will increase the net
proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan to the Trustee, after
reimbursement to itself for such expenses, and (ii) that such expenses will be
recoverable by such Servicer through Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds
or Liquidation Proceeds from the related Mortgaged Property, as contemplated in
Section 3.11. Each Servicer shall be responsible for all other costs and
expenses incurred by it in any such proceedings; provided, however, that it
shall be entitled to reimbursement thereof from the related property, as
contemplated in Section 3.11.
The proceeds of any liquidation or REO Disposition, as well as any
recovery resulting from a partial collection of Insurance Proceeds, Condemnation
Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds or any income from an REO Property, will be
applied in the following order of priority: first, to reimburse the applicable
Servicer or any Subservicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances,
pursuant to Section 3.11 or 3.17; second, to reimburse the applicable Servicer
for any related unreimbursed P&I Advances, pursuant to Section 3.11; third, to
accrued and unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan or REO Imputed Interest, at the
Mortgage Rate, to the date of the liquidation or REO Disposition, or to the Due
Date prior to the Remittance Date on which such amounts are to be distributed if
not in connection with a liquidation or REO Disposition; and fourth, as a
recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan. If the amount of the recovery so
allocated to interest is less than a full recovery thereof, that amount will be
allocated as follows: first, to unpaid Servicing Fees; and second, as interest
at the Mortgage Rate (net of the Servicing Fee Rate). The portion of the
recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be reimbursed to the
applicable Servicer or any Subservicer pursuant to Section 3.11 or 3.17. The
portions of the recovery so allocated to interest at the Mortgage Rate (net of
the Servicing Fee Rate) and to principal of the Mortgage Loan shall be applied
as follows: first, to reimburse the applicable Servicer or any Subservicer for
any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.11 or
3.17, and second, to the Trustee in accordance with the provisions of Section
4.02, subject to Section 3.17(f) with respect to certain excess recoveries from
an REO Disposition.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in
connection with a foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, in
the event a Servicer has received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of
the presence of, hazardous or toxic substances or wastes on the related
Mortgaged Property, or if the Trustee otherwise requests, such Servicer shall
cause an environmental inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property to be
conducted by a qualified inspector. Upon completion of the inspection, such
Servicer shall promptly provide the Trustee and the Depositor with a written
report of the environmental inspection.
After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the applicable
Servicer shall determine consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices how such
Servicer shall proceed with respect to the Mortgaged Property. In the event (a)
the environmental inspection report indicates that the Mortgaged Property is
contaminated by hazardous or toxic substances or wastes and (b) the applicable
Servicer determines, consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, to proceed
with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, such Servicer
shall be reimbursed for all reasonable costs associated with such foreclosure or
acceptance of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure and any related environmental
clean-up costs, as applicable, from the related Liquidation Proceeds, or if the
Liquidation Proceeds are insufficient to fully reimburse such Servicer, such
Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from amounts in the related
Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. In the event the applicable
Servicer determines not to proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a
deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, such Servicer shall be reimbursed from general
collections for all Servicing Advances made with respect to the related
Mortgaged Property from the related Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11.
The Trustee shall not be responsible for any determination made by the
applicable Servicer pursuant to this paragraph or otherwise.
In the event Saxon, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, or Countrywide Servicing elects to
charge-off a Second Lien Mortgage Loan 180 days or more delinquent pursuant to
this Section 3.15, no Second Lien Mortgage Loan shall be characterized as a
Liquidated Mortgage Loan, unless the Depositor consents in writing to such
characterization after Saxon, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, or Countrywide Servicing, as
applicable, has provided the Depositor with a combined equity analysis of such
Second Lien Mortgage Loan and the related first lien mortgage loan; provided,
that if the Depositor has failed to notify Saxon, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, or Countrywide
Servicing, as applicable, within 3 Business Days of receipt of such combined
equity analysis, then the Depositor shall be deemed to have consented to such
characterization. In the event Saxon, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, or Countrywide Servicing
elects to charge off a Second Lien Mortgage Loan 180 days or more delinquent
pursuant to this Section 3.15, Saxon, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo or Countrywide Servicing, as
applicable, shall notify the Trustee of such election, which notice may be
provided in a Servicer Remittance Report delivered pursuant to Section 4.03(d).
Section 3.16 Release of Mortgage Files. (a) Upon the payment in full
of any Mortgage Loan, the applicable Servicer will deposit all amounts received
in connection with such payment which are required to be deposited in the
related Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.10 and shall request delivery
to it of the Custodial File by submitting a Request for Release (in writing or
an electronic format acceptable to the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable)
to the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable. Upon receipt of such Request for
Release, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, shall promptly release the
related Custodial File to such Servicer within five (5) Business Days. No
expenses incurred in connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of
reconveyance shall be chargeable to the related Collection Account or to the
Trustee.
(b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or
foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under
any Insurance Policy relating to the Mortgage Loans, the Trustee or the
Custodian, as applicable, shall, upon request of a Servicer and delivery to the
Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, of a Request for Release in written or
electronic form, release the related Custodial File to such Servicer, and the
Trustee shall, at the direction of such Servicer, execute such documents as
shall be necessary to the prosecution of any such proceedings and such Servicer
shall retain the Mortgage File in trust for the benefit of the Trustee. Such
Request for Release shall obligate the applicable Servicer to return each and
every document previously requested from the Custodial File to the Trustee or
the Custodian, as applicable, when the need therefor by such Servicer no longer
exists, unless the Mortgage Loan has been charged-off or liquidated and the
Liquidation Proceeds relating to the Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the
related Collection Account or the Mortgage File or such document has been
delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or other public official as
required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing legal action or other
proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property either judicially or
non-judicially, and such Servicer has delivered to the Trustee or the Custodian,
as applicable, a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to the name
and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document was
delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a
certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was
charged-off or liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in
connection with such liquidation that are required to be deposited into the
related Collection Account have been so deposited, or that such Mortgage Loan
has become an REO Property, a copy of the Request for Release shall be released
by the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, to the applicable Servicer or
its designee upon request therefor. Upon receipt of a Request for Release under
this Section 3.16, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, shall deliver
the related Custodial File to the requesting Servicer; provided, however, that
in the event a Servicer has not previously received copies of the relevant
Mortgage Loan Documents necessary to service the related Mortgage Loan in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices, the Responsible Party shall
reimburse the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, for any overnight courier
charges incurred for the requested Custodial Files.
Upon written certification of a Servicing Officer, the Trustee shall
execute and deliver to the applicable Servicer copies of any court pleadings,
requests for trustee's sale or other documents reasonably necessary to the
foreclosure or trustee's sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal
action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or
Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or
rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law
or in equity, or shall exercise and deliver to such Servicer a power of attorney
sufficient to authorize such Servicer to execute such documents on its behalf.
Each such certification shall include a request that such pleadings or documents
be executed by the Trustee and a statement as to the reason such documents or
pleadings are required and that the execution and delivery thereof by the
Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien of the Mortgage, except
for the termination of such a lien upon completion of the foreclosure or
trustee's sale.
Section 3.17 Title, Conservation and Disposition of REO Property.
(a) This Section shall apply only to REO Properties acquired for the account of
the Trustee and shall not apply to any REO Property relating to a Mortgage Loan
which was purchased or repurchased from the Trustee pursuant to any provision
hereof. In the event that title to any such REO Property is acquired, the
applicable Servicer shall cause the deed or certificate of sale to be issued in
the name of the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders. Upon written
request by the applicable Servicer, the Trustee shall provide such Servicer with
a power of attorney prepared by such Servicer with respect to such REO Property
in the form of Exhibit T.
(b) Each Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each
related REO Property for the Trustee solely for the purpose of its prompt
disposition and sale. Each Servicer, either itself or through an agent selected
by such Servicer, shall manage, conserve, protect and operate the REO Property
in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and operates other
foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner that similar
property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. Each Servicer
shall attempt to sell the same (and may temporarily rent the same for a period
not greater than one year, except as otherwise provided below) on such terms and
conditions as such Servicer deems to be in the best interest of the Trustee. The
Trustee shall have no obligations with respect to any REO Dispositions.
(c) Each Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and
received in connection with the operation of any REO Property separate and apart
from its own funds and general assets and shall deposit such funds in the
related Collection Account.
(d) Each Servicer shall deposit net of reimbursement to such
Servicer for any related outstanding Servicing Advances and unpaid Servicing
Fees provided in Section 3.11, or cause to be deposited, in no event more than
two (2) Business Days following such Servicer's receipt thereof in the related
Collection Account all revenues received with respect to the related REO
Property and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper operation,
management and maintenance of the REO Property.
(e) Each Servicer, upon an REO Disposition, shall be entitled to
reimbursement for any related unreimbursed Servicing Advances as well as any
unpaid Servicing Fees from proceeds received in connection with the REO
Disposition, as further provided in Section 3.11.
(f) Any net proceeds from an REO Disposition which are in excess of
the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan plus all unpaid REO
Imputed Interest thereon through the date of the REO Disposition shall be
retained by the applicable Servicer as additional servicing compensation.
(g) Each Servicer shall use its reasonable best efforts to sell, or
cause its Subservicer to sell, in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices,
any REO Property serviced by such Servicer or Subservicer as soon as possible,
but in no event later than the conclusion of the third calendar year beginning
after the year of its acquisition by Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 unless (i) such
Servicer applies for and receives an extension of such period from the Internal
Revenue Service pursuant to the REMIC Provisions and Code Section 856(e)(3), in
which event such REO Property shall be sold within the applicable extension
period, or (ii) such Servicer obtains for the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel,
addressed to the Depositor, the Trustee and such Servicer, to the effect that
the holding by Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 of such REO Property subsequent to such
period will not result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions"
as defined in Section 860F of the Code or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to
qualify as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions or comparable provisions of
relevant state laws at any time. Each Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect
and operate each REO Property serviced by such Servicer for the Trustee solely
for the purpose of its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not
cause such REO Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) or result in the receipt by Pooling-Tier REMIC-1
of any "income from non permitted assets" within the meaning of Section
860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code or any "net income from foreclosure property" which is
subject to taxation under Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code. Pursuant to its
efforts to sell such REO Property, the applicable Servicer shall either itself
or through an agent selected by such Servicer protect and conserve such REO
Property in the same manner and to such extent as is customary in the locality
where such REO Property is located and may, incident to its conservation and
protection of the interests of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders,
rent the same, or any part thereof, as such Servicer deems to be in the best
interest of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders for the period prior
to the sale of such REO Property; provided, however, that any rent received or
accrued with respect to such REO Property qualifies as "rents from real
property" as defined in Section 856(d) of the Code.
Section 3.18 Notification of Adjustments. With respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the applicable Servicer shall adjust the Mortgage
Rate on the related Adjustment Date and shall adjust the Scheduled Payment on
the related mortgage payment adjustment date, if applicable, in compliance with
the requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note.
In the event that an Index becomes unavailable or otherwise unpublished, the
related Servicer shall select a comparable alternative index over which it has
no direct control and which is readily verifiable. Each Servicer shall execute
and deliver any and all necessary notices required under applicable law and the
terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Rate and
Scheduled Payment adjustments. Each Servicer shall promptly, upon written
request therefor, deliver to the Trustee such notifications and any additional
applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used to calculate and
implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by a Servicer or the receipt of
notice from the Trustee that a Servicer has failed to adjust a Mortgage Rate or
Scheduled Payment in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note,
such Servicer shall deposit in the related Collection Account from its own funds
the amount of any interest loss caused as such interest loss occurs.
Section 3.19 Access to Certain Documentation and Information
Regarding the Mortgage Loans. The applicable Servicer shall provide, or cause
any Subservicer to provide, to the Depositor and the Trustee, and at the request
of the OTS or the FDIC and the examiners and supervisory agents thereof, access
to the documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans in its possession required by
applicable regulations of the OTS. Such access shall be afforded without charge,
but only upon five (5) Business Days' prior written request and during normal
business hours at the offices of the applicable Servicer or any Subservicer.
Nothing in this Section shall derogate from the obligation of any such party to
observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding the
Mortgagors and the failure of any such party to provide access as provided in
this Section as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of
this Section.
Section 3.20 Documents, Records and Funds in Possession of the
Servicers to Be Held for the Trustee. Each Servicer shall account fully to the
Trustee for any funds received by such Servicer or which otherwise are collected
by such Servicer as Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds or Insurance
Proceeds in respect of any Mortgage Loan serviced by such Servicer. All Mortgage
Files and funds collected or held by, or under the control of, a Servicer in
respect of any Mortgage Loans, whether from the collection of principal and
interest payments or from Liquidation Proceeds, including, but not limited to,
any funds on deposit in its Collection Account, shall be held by such Servicer
for and on behalf of the Trustee and shall be and remain the sole and exclusive
property of the Trustee, subject to the applicable provisions of this Agreement.
Each Servicer also agrees that it shall not create, incur or subject any
Mortgage File or any funds that are deposited in any Collection Account, the
Distribution Account or any Escrow Account, or any funds that otherwise are or
may become due or payable to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, to any claim, lien, security interest, judgment, levy, writ
of attachment or other encumbrance, or assert by legal action or otherwise any
claim or right of setoff against any Mortgage File or any funds collected on, or
in connection with, a Mortgage Loan, except, however, that such Servicer shall
be entitled to set-off against and deduct from any such funds any amounts that
are properly due and payable to such Servicer under this Agreement.
Section 3.21 Servicing Compensation. (a) As compensation for its
activities hereunder, each Servicer shall, with respect to each Mortgage Loan
serviced by it, be entitled to retain from deposits to its Collection Account
and from Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and REO
Proceeds related to such Mortgage Loan, the Servicing Fee with respect to each
Mortgage Loan (less any portion of such amounts retained by any Subservicer). In
addition, each Servicer shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees out
of related late collections to the extent permitted in Section 3.11. The right
to receive the Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except
in connection with the transfer of all of a Servicer's responsibilities and
obligations under this Agreement; provided, however, that each Servicer may pay
from the Servicing Fee any amounts due to a Subservicer pursuant to a
Subservicing Agreement entered into under Section 3.02.
(b) Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption or
modification fees, late payment charges, NSF fees, reconveyance fees and other
similar fees and charges (other than Prepayment Charges) shall be retained by a
Servicer only to the extent such fees or charges are received by such Servicer.
Each Servicer shall also be entitled pursuant to Section 3.11(a)(iv) to withdraw
from the related Collection Account, and pursuant to Section 3.07(e), to direct
the Trustee to withdraw from the Distribution Account and remit to the
applicable Servicer (except for monies invested during the Trustee Float
Period), as additional servicing compensation, interest or other income earned
on the related portions of deposits therein. Each Servicer shall also be
entitled as additional servicing compensation, to interest or other income
earned on deposits in the related Escrow Account (to the extent permitted by law
and the related Mortgage Loan documents) in accordance with Section 3.12. Each
Servicer shall also be entitled to retain net Prepayment Interest Excesses (to
the extent not required to offset Prepayment Interest Shortfalls), but only to
the extent such amounts are received by such Servicer.
(c) Each Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by
it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder (including payment of
premiums for any blanket policy insuring against hazard losses pursuant to
Section 3.13, servicing compensation of the Subservicer to the extent not
retained by it and the fees and expenses of independent accountants and any
agents appointed by such Servicer), and shall not be entitled to reimbursement
therefor from the Trust Fund except as specifically provided in Section 3.11.
Section 3.22 Annual Statement as to Compliance. Each Servicer shall
deliver or cause to be delivered, and shall cause each Subservicer engaged by
such Servicer to deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trustee (and the
Trustee shall deliver or otherwise make available to the Depositor and the
Rating Agencies) on or before March 5th (March 15th with respect to Saxon) of
each calendar year, commencing in 2008, an Officer's Certificate stating, as to
each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of such Servicer or
Subservicer, as applicable, during the preceding calendar year and of its
performance under this Agreement or the applicable Subservicing Agreement, as
the case may be, has been made under such officers' supervision, and (ii) to the
best of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, such Servicer or
Subservicer, as applicable, has fulfilled all of its obligations under this
Agreement or the applicable Subservicing Agreement, as the case may be, in all
material respects, throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the
fulfillment of any such obligation in any material respect, specifying each such
default known to such officers and the nature and status thereof. Promptly after
receipt of each such Officer's Certificate, the Depositor shall review each such
Officer's Certificate and, if applicable, consult with the applicable Servicer
or Subservicer as to the nature of any defaults by the applicable Servicer or
any related Subservicer in the fulfillment of any of such Servicer's or any
related Subservicer's obligations. The obligations of each Servicer and each
Subservicer under this Section apply to each Servicer and each Subservicer that
serviced a Mortgage Loan during the applicable period, whether or not such
Servicer or such Subservicer is acting as a Servicer or a Subservicer at the
time such Officer's Certificate is required to be delivered. None of the
Servicers or Subservicer or any Servicing Function Participant shall be required
to cause the delivery of any Officer's Certificate required by this Section
until March 10th (March 15th with respect to Saxon) in any given year so long as
it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not
required to be filed in respect of the Trust for the preceding calendar year.
Section 3.23 Annual Reports on Assessment of Compliance with
Servicing Criteria; Annual Independent Public Accountants' Attestation Report.
(a) Not later than March 5th (March 15th with respect to Saxon) of each calendar
year commencing in 2008, each Servicer shall deliver, and shall cause each
Subservicer engaged by such Servicer to deliver, and the Trustee shall deliver
or otherwise make available, and each Servicer and the Trustee shall cause each
Subcontractor utilized by such Servicer (or by any such Subservicer), the
Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, and determined by such Servicer, the
Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, pursuant to Section 3.02(e) to be
"participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB (in each case, a "Servicing Function Participant"), to deliver,
each at its own expense, to the Trustee (and the Trustee shall make available to
the Depositor as part of the filing package forwarded to the Depositor for
review and verification) a report on an assessment of compliance with the
Servicing Criteria applicable to it that contains (A) a statement by such party
of its responsibility for assessing compliance with the Servicing Criteria
applicable to it, (B) a statement that such party used the Servicing Criteria to
assess compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria, (C) such party's
assessment of compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria as of and for
the period ending the end of the fiscal year covered by the Form 10-K required
to be filed pursuant to Section 8.12, including, if there has been any material
instance of noncompliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria, a discussion
of each such failure and the nature and status thereof, and (D) a statement that
a registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on such
Person's assessment of compliance with the applicable Servicing Criteria as of
and for such period. Each such assessment of compliance report shall be
addressed to the Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the applicable
company, and shall address each of the applicable Servicing Criteria set forth
on Exhibit U hereto, or as set forth in the notification furnished to the
Depositor and the Trustee pursuant to Section 3.23(c). The Servicers, the
Trustee and the Custodian hereby acknowledge and agree that their respective
assessments of compliance will cover the items identified on Exhibit U hereto as
being covered by such party. The parties to this Agreement acknowledge that
where a particular Servicing Criteria has multiple components, each party's
assessment of compliance (and related attestation of compliance) will relate
only to those components that are applicable to such party. Promptly after
receipt of each such report on assessment of compliance, (i) the Depositor shall
review each such report and, if applicable, consult with the applicable
Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian as to the nature of any material instance
of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to it (and each
Subservicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged or utilized by the
applicable Servicer, such Subservicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as
applicable), as the case may be. None of the Servicer, the Trustee or the
Custodian or any Subservicer or any Servicing Function Participant shall be
required to cause the delivery of any such assessments until March 10th (March
15th with respect to Saxon) in any given year, and the Custodian shall not be
required to deliver any such assessment, so long as it has received written
confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed in
respect of the Trust for the preceding calendar year.
(b) Not later than March 5th (March 15th with respect to Saxon) of
each calendar year commencing in 2008, each Servicer, the Trustee and the
Custodian shall cause, and such Servicer shall cause each Subservicer engaged by
such Servicer and such Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian shall cause each
Servicing Function Participant utilized by the Trustee, the Custodian or such
Servicer, as applicable (or by any Subservicer engaged by such Servicer) to
cause, each at its own expense, a registered public accounting firm (which may
also render other services to such party) and that is a member of the American
Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report to the Trustee
(and the Trustee shall make available to the Depositor as part of the filing
package forwarded to the Depositor for review and verification, with a copy to
the Rating Agencies), to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation
regarding certain matters from the management of such Person, which includes an
assertion that such Person has complied with the Servicing Criteria applicable
to it pursuant to Section 3.23(a) and (ii) on the basis of an examination
conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements
issued or adopted by the PCAOB, that attests to and reports on such Person's
assessment of compliance with the Servicing Criteria applicable to it. In the
event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public
accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an
opinion. Each such related accountant's attestation report shall be made in
accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the
Securities Act and the Exchange Act. Such report must be available for general
use and not contain restricted use language. Promptly after receipt of each such
accountants' attestation report, the Depositor shall review the report and, if
applicable, consult with the applicable Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian
as to the nature of any defaults by the applicable Servicer, the Trustee or the
Custodian (and each Subservicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged or
utilized by any Servicer, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, or by any
Subservicer engaged by a Servicer), as the case may be, in the fulfillment of
any of the Servicer's, the Trustee's, the Custodian's, any of the Custodian's or
the applicable Subservicer's or Servicing Function Participant's obligations
hereunder or under any applicable sub-servicing agreement. None of the
Servicers, the Trustee, the Custodian or any Servicing Function Participant
shall be required to cause the delivery of any such attestation required by this
paragraph until March 10th (March 15th with respect to Saxon) in any given year,
and the Custodian shall not be required to deliver any such assessment, so long
as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is
not required to be filed in respect of the Trust for the preceding calendar
year.
(c) Promptly upon written request from the Depositor, each Servicer
shall notify the Trustee and the Depositor as to the name of each Subservicer
engaged by such Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by
such Servicer and by each Subservicer engaged by such Servicer, but only to the
extent there has been a change in the information in such notification from
notices previously delivered and the Trustee shall notify the Depositor as to
the name of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it, and each such
notice will specify what specific Servicing Criteria will be addressed in the
report on assessment of compliance prepared by such Subservicer and Servicing
Function Participant in each case, to the extent of any change from the prior
year's notice, if any. When a Servicer or the Trustee submits its assessment
pursuant to Section 3.23(a), such Servicer and the Trustee, as applicable, will
also at such time include the assessment (and related attestation pursuant to
Section 3.23(b)) of each Servicing Function Participant utilized by it and by
each Subservicer engaged by it.
(d) The obligations of the Trustee, Custodian, each Servicer or
Subservicer under this Section apply to the Trustee, Custodian, and each
Servicer and Subservicer that serviced a Mortgage Loan during the applicable
period, whether or not such Trustee, Custodian, Servicer or Subservicer is
acting as Trustee, Custodian, Servicer or Subservicer, as applicable, at the
time such assessment of compliance with Servicing Criteria and related
accountant's attestation is required to be delivered.
Section 3.24 Trustee to Act as Servicer. (a) Subject to Section
7.02, in the event that any Servicer shall for any reason no longer be a
Servicer hereunder (including by reason of an Event of Default), the Trustee or
its successor shall thereupon assume all of the rights and obligations of such
Servicer hereunder arising thereafter (except that the Trustee shall not be (i)
liable for losses of such predecessor servicer pursuant to Section 3.10 or any
acts or omissions of such predecessor servicer hereunder), (ii) obligated to
effectuate repurchases or substitutions of Mortgage Loans hereunder, including
but not limited to repurchases or substitutions pursuant to Section 2.03, (iii)
responsible for expenses of such predecessor servicer pursuant to Section 2.03
or (iv) deemed to have made any representations and warranties of such Servicer
hereunder. Any such assumption shall be subject to Section 7.02.
(b) Every Subservicing Agreement entered into by a Servicer shall
contain a provision giving the successor Servicer the option to terminate such
agreement in the event a successor Servicer is appointed.
(c) If any Servicer shall for any reason no longer be a Servicer
(including by reason of any Event of Default), the Trustee (or any other
successor Servicer) may, at its option, succeed to any rights and obligations of
such Servicer under any Subservicing Agreement in accordance with the terms
thereof; provided that the Trustee (or any other successor Servicer) shall not
incur any liability or have any obligations in its capacity as successor
Servicer under a Subservicing Agreement arising prior to the date of such
succession unless it expressly elects to succeed to the rights and obligations
of such Servicer thereunder; and such Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of
any liability or obligations under the Subservicing Agreement arising prior to
the date of such succession.
(d) The applicable Servicer shall, upon request of the Trustee, but
at the expense of such Servicer, deliver to the assuming party all documents and
records relating to each Subservicing Agreement (if any) to which it is party
and the Mortgage Loans then being serviced thereunder and an accounting of
amounts collected and held by it and otherwise use its best efforts to effect
the orderly and efficient transfer of such Subservicing Agreement to the
assuming party.
Section 3.25 Compensating Interest. Each Servicer shall remit to the
Trustee on each Remittance Date for deposit in the Distribution Account an
amount from its own funds equal to the Compensating Interest payable by such
Servicer for the related Distribution Date.
Section 3.26 Credit Reporting; ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act. (a) With
respect to each Mortgage Loan, each Servicer agrees to fully furnish, in
accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations,
accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its
borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and TransUnion Credit Information
Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis.
(b) Each Servicer shall comply with Title V of the
▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 1999 and all applicable regulations promulgated
thereunder, relating to the Mortgage Loans required to be serviced by it and the
related borrowers and shall provide all required notices thereunder.
Section 3.27 Optional Purchase of Delinquent Mortgage Loans. Either
(i) the applicable Servicer (or its assignee) or (ii) the Holders of a majority
(by Percentage Interest) of the Class X Certificates (or, if the Class X
Certificates have been pledged to secure any NIM Securities, the holders of a
majority of the equity interests in the related NIM Issuer) may, at its or their
option, purchase any 90+ Delinquent Mortgage Loans from the Trust by payment to
the Trust of a purchase price equal to 100% of the unpaid principal balance of
such Mortgage Loan plus accrued and unpaid interest on the related Mortgage Loan
at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate, plus the amount of any unreimbursed
Servicing Advances made by the applicable Servicer; provided, however, that
neither the Depositor nor any Affiliate of the Depositor may exercise the
foregoing option, or have the power to direct either the Holders of the majority
(by Percentage Interest) of the Class X Certificates or of the equity interests
in the related NIM Issuer, as the case may be, to exercise the foregoing option,
under this Section 3.27).
Upon receipt of such purchase price, the applicable Servicer shall
provide to the Trustee or the applicable Custodian, as applicable, a Request for
Release (with a copy to the Trustee in the case of the Custodian) and the
Trustee or the applicable Custodian, as applicable, shall promptly release to
such Servicer (or its assignee) or such Class X Certificateholders (or their
designee), as applicable, the Mortgage File relating to the Mortgage Loan being
repurchased.
No Person holding the foregoing option under this Section 3.27 shall
use any procedure in selecting Mortgage Loans to be repurchased which is
materially adverse to the interests of the Certificateholders.
ARTICLE IV
DISTRIBUTIONS AND
ADVANCES BY THE SERVICERS
Section 4.01 Advances. (a) The amount of P&I Advances to be made by
each Servicer for any Remittance Date shall equal, subject to Section 4.01(c),
the sum of (i) the aggregate amount of Scheduled Payments (with each interest
portion thereof net of the related Servicing Fee), due during the Due Period
immediately preceding such Remittance Date in respect of the Mortgage Loans
serviced by such Servicer, which Scheduled Payments were not received as of the
close of business on the related Determination Date (provided, however, that
with respect to any Balloon Loan that is delinquent on its maturity date, the
applicable Servicer will not be required to advance the principal portion of the
related balloon payment but will be required to continue to make P&I Advances in
accordance with this Section 4.01(a) with respect to such Balloon Loan in an
amount equal to the assumed scheduled interest that would otherwise be due based
on the original amortization schedule for such Balloon Loan (with interest at
the Adjusted Net Mortgage Rate)), plus (ii) with respect to each REO Property
serviced by such Servicer, which REO Property was acquired during or prior to
the related Prepayment Period and as to which such REO Property an REO
Disposition did not occur during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal
to the excess, if any, of the Scheduled Payments (with each interest portion
thereof net of the related Servicing Fee) that would have been due on the
related Due Date in respect of the related Mortgage Loans, over the net income
from such REO Property transferred to the related Collection Account for
distribution on such Remittance Date.
(b) On each Remittance Date, each Servicer shall remit in
immediately available funds to the Trustee an amount equal to the aggregate
amount of P&I Advances, if any, to be made in respect of the Mortgage Loans and
REO Properties serviced by such Servicer for the related Remittance Date either
(i) from its own funds or (ii) from the related Collection Account, to the
extent of funds held therein for future distribution (in which case, such
Servicer will cause to be made an appropriate entry in the records of the
related Collection Account that Amounts Held for Future Distribution have been,
as permitted by this Section 4.01, used by such Servicer in discharge of any
such P&I Advance) or (iii) in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii)
aggregating the total amount of P&I Advances to be made by such Servicer with
respect to such Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. Any Amounts Held for Future
Distribution and so used shall be appropriately reflected in such Servicer's
records and replaced by such Servicer by deposit in the related Collection
Account on or before any future Remittance Date to the extent required.
(c) The obligation of each Servicer to make such P&I Advances is
mandatory, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but subject to
paragraph (d) below, and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property,
shall continue until a Final Recovery Determination in connection therewith or
the removal thereof from coverage under this Agreement, except as otherwise
provided in this Section.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no P&I Advance
or Servicing Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by any Servicer if
such P&I Advance or Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a
Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The
determination by any Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or a
Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance or that any proposed P&I Advance or Servicing
Advance, if made, would constitute a Nonrecoverable P&I Advance or a
Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, respectively, shall be evidenced by an
Officer's Certificate of such Servicer delivered to the Trustee.
(e) Except as otherwise provided herein, the applicable Servicer
shall be entitled to reimbursement pursuant to Section 3.11 for Servicing
Advances from recoveries from the related Mortgagor or from all Liquidation
Proceeds and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and
Condemnation Proceeds) with respect to the related Mortgage Loan.
Section 4.02 Priorities of Distribution. (a) On each Distribution
Date, the Trustee shall allocate from amounts then on deposit in the
Distribution Account in the following order of priority and to the extent of the
Available Funds and, on such Distribution Date, shall make distributions on the
Certificates in accordance with such allocation:
(i) to the holders of each Class of Offered Certificates and to the
Swap Account in the following order of priority:
(A) to the Swap Account, the sum of (x) all Net Swap Payments,
and (y) any Swap Termination Payment, other than a Defaulted Swap
Termination Payment, owed to the Swap Provider with respect to such
Distribution Date (to the extent a Replacement Swap Provider Payment
has not been made to the Swap Account);
(B) from the Interest Remittance Amount, to the Class A-1,
Class A-2, Class A-3 and Class A-4 Certificates, the related Accrued
Certificate Interest Distribution Amounts and any related Unpaid
Interest Amounts for such Distribution Date, allocated pro rata
based on their respective entitlements to those amounts;
(C) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the
Class M-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(D) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the
Class M-2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(E) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the
Class M-3 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(F) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the
Class M-4 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(G) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the
Class M-5 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(H) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the
Class M-6 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(I) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the
Class B-1 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(J) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the
Class B-2 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date; and
(K) from any remaining Interest Remittance Amount, to the
Class B-3 Certificates, the Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class on such Distribution Date;
(ii) (A) on each Distribution Date (1) before the Stepdown Date or
(2) with respect to which a Trigger Event is in effect, to the holders of
the related Class or Classes of Offered Certificates then entitled to
distributions of principal as set forth below, from amounts remaining on
deposit in the Distribution Account after making distributions pursuant to
clause (i) above, an amount equal to the Principal Distribution Amount in
the following order of priority:
(1) to the Class A Certificates, allocated as described
in Section 4.02(c), until the respective Class Certificate
Balances thereof are reduced to zero; and
(2) sequentially to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3,
Class M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class B-1, Class B-2 and
Class B-3 Certificates, in that order, until the respective
Class Certificate Balances are reduced to zero;
(B) on each Distribution Date (1) on and after the Stepdown
Date and (2) as long as a Trigger Event is not in effect, to the
holders of the related Class or Classes of Offered Certificates then
entitled to distribution of principal, from amounts remaining on
deposit in the Distribution Account after making distributions
pursuant to clause (i) above, an amount equal to, in the aggregate,
the Principal Distribution Amount in the following amounts and order
of priority:
(1) to the Class A Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
Principal Distribution Amount and (y) the Class A Principal
Distribution Amount, allocated as described in Section
4.02(c), until the respective Class Certificate Balances
thereof are reduced to zero;
(2) to the Class M-1 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the
amount distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause
(ii)(B)(a) above and (y) the Class M-1 Principal Distribution
Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero;
(3) to the Class M-2 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the
amount distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause
(ii)(B)(a) above and to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(b) above and (y) the Class M-2 Principal Distribution
Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero;
(4) to the Class M-3 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the
amount distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause
(ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(b) above and to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(c) above and (y) the Class M-3 Principal Distribution
Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero;
(5) to the Class M-4 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the
amount distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause
(ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(b) above, to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(c) above and to the Class M-3 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(d) above and (y) the Class M-4 Principal Distribution
Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero;
(6) to the Class M-5 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the
amount distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause
(ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(b) above, to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(c) above, to the Class M-3 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(d) above and to the Class M-4 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(e) above and (y) the Class M-5 Principal Distribution
Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero;
(7) to the Class M-6 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the
amount distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause
(ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(b) above, to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(c) above, to the Class M-3 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(d) above, to the Class M-4 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(e) above and to the Class M-5 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(f) above and (y) the Class M-6 Principal Distribution
Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero;
(8) to the Class B-1 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the
amount distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause
(ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(b) above, to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(c) above, to the Class M-3 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(d) above, to the Class M-4 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(e) above, to the Class M-5 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(f) above and to the Class M-6 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(g) above and (y) the Class B-1 Principal Distribution
Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero;
(9) to the Class B-2 Certificates, the lesser of (x) the
excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii) the
amount distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in clause
(ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(b) above, to the Class M-2 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(c) above, to the Class M-3 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(d) above, to the Class M-4 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(e) above, to the Class M-5 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(f) above, to the Class M-6 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(g) above and to the Class B-1 Certificates in clause
(ii)(B)(h) above and (y) the Class B-2 Principal Distribution
Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero; and
(10) to the Class B-3 Certificates, the lesser of (x)
the excess of (i) the Principal Distribution Amount over (ii)
the amount distributed to the Class A Certificateholders in
clause (ii)(B)(a) above, to the Class M-1 Certificates in
clause (ii)(B)(b) above, to the Class M-2 Certificates in
clause (ii)(B)(c) above, to the Class M-3 Certificates in
clause (ii)(B)(d) above, to the Class M-4 Certificates in
clause (ii)(B)(e) above, to the Class M-5 Certificates in
clause (ii)(B)(f) above, to the Class M-6 Certificates in
clause (ii)(B)(g) above, to the Class B-1 Certificates in
clause (ii)(B)(h) above and to the Class B-2 Certificates in
clause (ii)(B)(i) above and (y) the Class B-3 Principal
Distribution Amount, until the Class Certificate Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero;
(iii) any amount remaining after the distributions in clauses (i)
and (ii) above, plus as specifically indicated below, from amounts on
deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account, shall be distributed in the
following order of priority:
(A) to the Class M-1 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount
for such Class;
(B) to the Class M-1 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such Class;
(C) to the Class M-2 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount
for such Class;
(D) to the Class M-2 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such Class;
(E) to the Class M-3 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount
for such Class;
(F) to the Class M-3 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such Class;
(G) to the Class M-4 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount
for such Class;
(H) to the Class M-4 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such Class;
(I) to the Class M-5 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount
for such Class;
(J) to the Class M-5 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such Class;
(K) to the Class M-6 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount
for such Class;
(L) to the Class M-6 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such Class;
(M) to the Class B-1 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount
for such Class;
(N) to the Class B-1 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such Class;
(O) to the Class B-2 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount
for such Class;
(P) to the Class B-2 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such Class;
(Q) to the Class B-3 Certificates, any Unpaid Interest Amount
for such Class;
(R) to the Class B-3 Certificates, any Unpaid Realized Loss
Amount for such Class;
(S) to the Excess Reserve Fund Account, the amount of any
Basis Risk Payment for such Distribution Date;
(T) from funds on deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account
with respect to such Distribution Date, an amount equal to any
remaining Basis Risk CarryForward Amount with respect to the Offered
Certificates for such Distribution Date, allocated to the Offered
Certificates in the same order and priority in which the Accrued
Certificate Interest Distribution Amount is allocated among such
Classes of Certificates, with the allocation to the Class A
Certificates being (a) first, among the Class A Certificates, pro
rata, based on their respective Class Certificate Balances and (b)
second, any remaining amounts to the Class A Certificates, pro rata,
based on any Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts remaining unpaid, in
order to reimburse such unpaid amounts;
(U) to the Swap Account, the amount of any Defaulted Swap
Termination Payment owed to the Swap Provider;
(V) to the Class X Certificates, the remainder of the Class X
Distributable Amount not distributed pursuant to Sections
4.02(a)(iii)(A)-(U);
(W) to the Class R Certificates, any remaining amount in the
Trust REMICs, in respect of Pooling-Tier REMIC-1, Pooling-Tier
REMIC-2, the Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC; and
(X) to the Class RX Certificates, any remaining amount, in
respect of the Class X REMIC.
If on any Distribution Date, as a result of the foregoing allocation
rules, any Class of Class A Certificates does not receive in full the related
Accrued Certificate Interest Distribution Amount or the related Unpaid Interest
Amount, if any, then such shortfall will be allocated to the Holders of such
Class, with interest thereon, on future Distribution Dates, as an Unpaid
Interest Amount, subject to the priorities described above.
(b) On each Distribution Date, prior to any distributions on any
other Class of Certificates, all amounts representing Prepayment Charges from
the Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period shall be
distributed by the Trustee to the holders of the Class P Certificates.
(c) Any principal distributions allocated to the Class A
Certificates shall be allocated sequentially, first to the Class A-1
Certificates, until their Class Certificate Balance has been reduced to zero,
then to the Class A-2 Certificates, until their Class Certificate Balance has
been reduced to zero, then to the Class A-3 Certificates, until their Class
Certificate Balance has been reduced to zero and then to the Class A-4
Certificates, until their Class Certificate Balance has been reduced to zero.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, on and after the Distribution Date on which the
aggregate Class Certificate Balances of the Subordinated Certificates and the
principal balance of the Class X Certificates have been reduced to zero, any
principal distributions allocated to the Class A Certificates shall be
allocated, pro rata among the Class A Certificates, based on their respective
Class Certificate Balances, until their respective Class Certificate Balances
have been reduced to zero.
(d) On any Distribution Date, any Relief Act Shortfalls and Net
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date shall be allocated by
the Trustee as a reduction in the following order:
(1) first, to the portion of the Class X Distributable Amount
allocable to interest; and
(2) second, pro rata, as a reduction of the Accrued Certificate
Interest Distribution Amount for the Class A, Class M and Class B-Certificates,
based on the amount of interest to which such Classes would otherwise be
entitled.
(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the
Trustee shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting
payments made or received under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement and payments to
Certificateholders of interest or original issue discount that the Trustee
reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The consent of
Certificateholders shall not be required for such withholding. If the Trustee
does withhold any amount from interest or original issue discount payments or
advances thereof to any Certificateholder pursuant to federal withholding
requirements, the Trustee shall indicate the amount withheld to such
Certificateholders. Such amounts shall be deemed to have been distributed to
such Certificateholders for all purposes of this Agreement.
(f) For purposes of this Agreement, any Net Swap Payments or Swap
Termination Payments (other than Defaulted Swap Termination Payments) shall be
allocated by the Trustee between Loan Groups based on the respective aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans in each Loan Group.
Section 4.03 Monthly Statements to Certificateholders. (a) Not later
than each Distribution Date, the Trustee shall make available to each
Certificateholder, the Servicers, the Depositor and each Rating Agency a
statement setting forth with respect to the related distribution:
(i) the actual Distribution Date, the related Record Date, the
Interest Accrual Period(s) for each Class for such Distribution Date and
the LIBOR Determination Date for such Interest Accrual Period;
(ii) the amount of Available Funds;
(iii) the amount of Available Funds allocable to principal, the
Principal Remittance Amount (separately identifying the components
thereof) and the Principal Distribution Amount (separately identifying the
components thereof);
(iv) the amount of Available Funds allocable to interest and each
Interest Remittance Amount;
(v) the amount of any Unpaid Interest Amount for each Class included
in such distribution and any remaining Unpaid Interest Amounts after
giving effect to such distribution, any Basis Risk CarryForward Amount
for each Class and the amount of such Basis Risk CarryForward Amount
covered by withdrawals from the Excess Reserve Fund Account on such
Distribution Date;
(vi) if the distribution to the Holders of such Class of
Certificates is less than the full amount that would be distributable to
such Holders if there were sufficient funds available therefor, the amount
of the shortfall and the allocation of the shortfall as between principal
and interest, including any Basis Risk CarryForward Amount not covered by
amounts in the Excess Reserve Fund Account;
(vii) the Class Certificate Balance of each Class of Certificates
before and after giving effect to the distribution of principal on such
Distribution Date;
(viii) the Pool Stated Principal Balance for the Distribution Date;
(ix) the amount of the Expense Fees paid to or retained by the
Servicers and the Trustee (stated separately and in the aggregate) with
respect to such Distribution Date;
(x) the Pass-Through Rate for each such Class of Certificates with
respect to such Distribution Date;
(xi) the amount of P&I Advances included in the distribution on such
Distribution Date reported by the Servicers (and the Trustee as successor
Servicer and any other successor Servicer, if applicable) as of the close
of business on the Determination Date immediately preceding such
Distribution Date;
(xii) the number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of
Mortgage Loans (1) as to which the Scheduled Payment is delinquent 31 to
60-days, 61 to 90-days and 91 or more days, (2) that have become REO
Property, (3) that are in foreclosure and (4) that are in bankruptcy, in
each case as of the close of business on the last Business Day of the
immediately preceding month;
(xiii) with respect to any Mortgage Loans that became REO Properties
during the preceding calendar month, the aggregate number of such Mortgage
Loans and the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loans as
of the close of business on the last Business Day of the immediately
preceding month;
(xiv) the total number and outstanding principal balance of any REO
Properties (and market value, if available) as of the close of business on
the last Business Day of the immediately preceding month;
(xv) whether a Trigger Event has occurred and is continuing
(including the calculation demonstrating the existence of the Trigger
Event);
(xvi) the amount on deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account
(after giving effect to distributions on such Distribution Date);
(xvii) in the aggregate and for each Class of Certificates, the
aggregate amount of Applied Realized Loss Amounts incurred during the
preceding calendar month and aggregate Applied Realized Loss Amounts
through such Distribution Date;
(xviii) the amount of any Net Monthly Excess Cash Flow on such
Distribution Date and the allocation of it to the Certificateholders with
respect to Unpaid Interest Amounts, Unpaid Realized Loss Amounts or Basis
Risk CarryForward Amounts;
(xix) the amount of any Net Swap Payments, Net Swap Receipts, Swap
Termination Payments or Defaulted Swap Termination Payments;
(xx) the calculations of LIBOR and Swap LIBOR;
(xxi) the Subordinated Amount and Specified Subordinated Amount;
(xxii) Prepayment Charges collected or paid (pursuant to Section
3.07(a)) by the Servicers;
(xxiii) the Cumulative Loss Percentage and the aggregate amount of
Realized Losses used to calculate the Cumulative Loss Percentage;
(xxiv) the amount distributed on the Class X Certificates;
(xxv) the amount of any Subsequent Recoveries for such Distribution
Date; and
(xxvi) the number of Mortgage Loans at the end of the applicable
reporting period, the pool factor (being the Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans for the related Distribution Date divided by the
Cut-off Date Principal Balance), and the weighted average interest rate,
and weighted average remaining term.
In addition, each Form 10-D prepared and filed by the Trustee
pursuant to Section 8.12 shall include the following information with respect to
the related distribution:
(i) material breaches of Mortgage Loan representations and
warranties under this Agreement of which the Trustee has actual knowledge
or has received written notice; and
(ii) material breaches of any covenants under this Agreement of
which the Trustee has actual knowledge or received written notice.
provided that, if the Trustee receives written notice of the events described in
(i) and/or (ii) above from any Servicer, such Servicer shall be responsible for
providing information to the Trustee for inclusion in the applicable Form 10-D.
(b) The Trustee's responsibility for providing the above statement
to the Certificateholders, each Rating Agency, and the Depositor is limited, if
applicable, to the availability, timeliness and accuracy of the information
derived from the Servicers and the Swap Provider. The Trustee shall make
available the above statement via the Trustee's internet website. The Trustee's
website will initially be located at ▇▇▇▇▇://▇▇▇.▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇ and assistance
in using the website can be obtained by calling the Trustee's investor relations
desk at ▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. Parties that are unable to use the website are entitled
to have a paper copy mailed to them via first class mail by calling the investor
relations desk and indicating such. The Trustee may change the way the monthly
statements to Certificateholders are distributed in order to make such
distribution more convenient and/or more accessible to the above parties and the
Trustee shall provide timely and adequate notification to all above parties
regarding any such changes. As a condition to access the Trustee's internet
website, the Trustee may require registration and the acceptance of a
disclaimer. The Trustee will not be liable for the dissemination of information
in accordance with this Agreement.
The Trustee shall make available to each Analytics Company, either
electronically or via the Trustee's internet website, each statement to
Certificateholders prepared pursuant to Section 4.03(a). The Trustee (and the
applicable Servicer, if such discrepancy results from or arises out of any
information provided by the applicable Servicer pursuant to this Agreement)
shall cooperate in good faith with the Depositor to reconcile any discrepancies
in such statements, and the Trustee shall provide any corrections to such
statements to each Analytics Company as soon as reasonably practicable after the
related Distribution Date.
The Trustee will also be entitled to rely on but shall not be
responsible for the content or accuracy of any information provided by third
parties for purposes of preparing the monthly statement to Certificateholders
and may affix thereto any disclaimer it deems appropriate in its reasonable
discretion (without suggesting liability on the part of any other party hereto).
(c) Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each
calendar year, the Trustee shall cause to be furnished to each Person who at any
time during the calendar year was a Certificateholder, a statement containing
the information set forth in clauses (a)(i) and (a)(ii) of this Section 4.03
aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during which
such Person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Trustee shall be
deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable
information shall be provided by the Trustee pursuant to any requirements of the
Code as from time to time in effect.
(d) The Trustee shall be entitled to rely on information provided by
third parties for purposes of preparing the foregoing report, but shall not be
responsible for the accuracy of such information.
(e) No later than the 18th day of each month, or if such date is not
a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day (but in no event later than the
20th day of each month), each Servicer shall furnish to the Trustee, a monthly
remittance advice statement (the "Servicer Remittance Report") containing the
data fields set forth on Exhibits AA-1, attached hereto, in the case of Saxon
and ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo or Exhibit AA-2 attached hereto, in the case of Countrywide
Servicing in the case of each Exhibit specified in this Section 4.03(e), in a
format mutually agreed upon by the applicable Servicer and the Trustee and such
information as shall be reasonably requested (i) by the Depositor to enable the
Depositor to disclose "static pool information", as required by Item 1105 of
Regulation AB, with respect to the Mortgage Loans, and (ii) by the Trustee to
enable the Trustee to provide the reports required by Section 4.03(a) as to the
accompanying remittance and applicable Due Period and Prepayment Period to which
such remittance relates.
The Servicer Remittance Report shall, at a minimum, document, on
such Determination Date, Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual
Mortgage Loan basis, as follows:
(i) with respect to each Scheduled Payment, the amount of such
remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any
Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any
Prepayment Charges, received during the related Prepayment Period along
with a detailed report of interest on principal prepayment amounts
remitted in accordance with Section 3.25);
(ii) with respect to each Scheduled Payment, the amount of such
remittance allocable to interest;
(iii) the amount of servicing compensation received by such Servicer
during the current distribution period;
(iv) the individual and aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans;
(v) the aggregate expenses reimbursed to such Servicer during the
prior distribution period pursuant to Section 3.11; and
(vi) the number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of
Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent 31 to 60-days, 61 to 90-days and 91 or more
days; (b) as to which foreclosure or bankruptcy proceedings of the related
mortgagor have commenced; and (c) as to which REO Property has been
acquired.
Concurrently with each delivery of a Servicer Remittance Report to
the Trustee, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, acting as a Servicer, shall provide, in a manner
consistent with the preceding paragraph, a supplemental statement (to the extent
not previously provided) setting forth information in subclauses (v) and (vi) of
the preceding paragraph.
The Trustee shall promptly make available the Servicer Remittance
Report and the related supplemental statement to the Depositor.
(f) [Reserved].
(g) For all purposes of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage
Loan, delinquencies shall be determined by the Trustee from information provided
by the Servicers and reported by the Trustee based on the "OTS" methodology for
determining delinquencies on mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loans. By
way of example, a Mortgage Loan would be delinquent with respect to a Scheduled
Payment due on a Due Date if such Scheduled Payment is not made by the close of
business on the Mortgage Loan's next succeeding Due Date, and a Mortgage Loan
would be more than 30-days Delinquent with respect to such Scheduled Payment if
such Scheduled Payment were not made by the close of business on the Mortgage
Loan's second succeeding Due Date. Each Servicer, other than ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, hereby
represents and warrants to the Depositor that such Servicer is not subject to
any delinquency recognition policy established by the primary safety and
soundness regulator, if any, of such Servicer, that is more restrictive than the
foregoing delinquency recognition policy. ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo hereby represents and
warrants to the Depositor that ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo is not subject to any delinquency
recognition policy established by its safety and soundness regulators.
Section 4.04 Certain Matters Relating to the Determination of LIBOR.
LIBOR shall be calculated by the Trustee in accordance with the definition of
"LIBOR". Until all of the Offered Certificates are paid in full, the Trustee
shall at all times retain at least four Reference Banks for the purpose of
determining LIBOR with respect to each LIBOR Determination Date. The Trustee
initially shall designate the Reference Banks (after consultation with the
Depositor). Each "Reference Bank" shall be a leading bank engaged in
transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency market,
shall not control, be controlled by, or be under common control with, the
Trustee and shall have an established place of business in London. If any such
Reference Bank should be unwilling or unable to act as such or if the Trustee
should terminate its appointment as Reference Bank, the Trustee shall promptly
appoint or cause to be appointed another Reference Bank (after consultation with
the Depositor). The Trustee shall have no liability or responsibility to any
Person for (i) the selection of any Reference Bank for purposes of determining
LIBOR or (ii) any inability to retain at least four Reference Banks which is
caused by circumstances beyond its reasonable control.
The Pass-Through Rate for each Class of Offered Certificates for
each Interest Accrual Period shall be determined by the Trustee on each LIBOR
Determination Date so long as the Offered Certificates are Outstanding on the
basis of LIBOR and the respective formulae appearing in footnotes corresponding
to the Offered Certificates in the table relating to the Certificates in the
Preliminary Statement. The Trustee shall not have any liability or
responsibility to any Person for its inability, following a good-faith
reasonable effort, to obtain quotations from the Reference Banks or to determine
the arithmetic mean referred to in the definition of LIBOR, all as provided for
in this Section 4.04 and the definition of LIBOR. The establishment of LIBOR and
each Pass-Through Rate for the Offered Certificates by the Trustee shall (in the
absence of manifest error) be final, conclusive and binding upon each Holder of
a Certificate and the Trustee.
Section 4.05 Allocation of Applied Realized Loss Amounts. Any
Applied Realized Loss Amounts shall be allocated by the Trustee to the most
junior Class of Subordinated Certificates then Outstanding in reduction of the
Class Certificate Balance thereof.
Section 4.06 Swap Account. On the Closing Date, the Trustee shall
establish and maintain in its name, a separate non-interest-bearing trust
account for the benefit of the holders of the Certificates (the "Swap Account")
as a part of the Trust Fund. The Swap Account shall be an Eligible Account, and
funds on deposit therein shall be held separate and apart from, and shall not be
commingled with, any other moneys, including, without limitation, other moneys
of the Trustee held pursuant to this Agreement.
On any Distribution Date, Swap Termination Payments (including,
without duplication, Replacement Swap Provider Payments), Net Swap Payments owed
to the Swap Provider, Net Swap Receipts and, without duplication, amounts
distributable on the Class IO Interest for that Distribution Date will be
deposited into the Swap Account. Funds in the Swap Account will be distributed
in the following order of priority:
(i) to the Swap Provider, all Net Swap Payments, if any, owed to the
Swap Provider for that Distribution Date;
(ii) to the Swap Provider, any Swap Termination Payment, other than
a Defaulted Swap Termination Payment, owed to the Swap Provider for that
Distribution Date;
(iii) to the Class A Certificates, to pay Accrued Certificate
Interest Distribution Amounts and, if applicable, any Unpaid Interest
Amounts as described in Section 4.02(a)(i), to the extent unpaid from
Available Funds;
(iv) sequentially, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class
M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3
Certificates, in that order, to pay Accrued Certificate Interest
Distribution Amounts and, if applicable, any Unpaid Interest Amounts as
described in Section 4.02(a)(i) and Section 4.02(a)(iii), to the extent
unpaid from Available Funds;
(v) to the Offered Certificates, to pay principal as described and,
in the same manner and order of priority as set forth, in Section
4.02(a)(ii)(A) or Section 4.02(a)(ii)(B), as applicable, but only to the
extent necessary to restore the Subordinated Amount to the Specified
Subordinated Amount for prior or current Realized Losses that have not yet
been reimbursed, after giving effect to payments and distributions from
Available Funds;
(vi) to the Class A Certificates, to pay Basis Risk CarryForward
Amounts and, without duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts, pro
rata, based on their Class Certificate Balances for such Distribution
Date, up to the Swap Payment Allocation for each Class of Class A
Certificates and to the extent unpaid from Available Funds (including
Basis Risk Payments on deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account);
(vii) sequentially, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class
M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3
Certificates, to pay Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without
duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts, up to the Swap Payment
Allocation for each Class of Class M-and Class B Certificates and to the
extent unpaid from Available Funds (including Basis Risk Payments on
deposit in the Excess Reserve Fund Account);
(viii) to the Offered Certificates, any remaining unpaid Basis Risk
CarryForward Amounts, and, without duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward
Amounts, pro rata, based on their respective remaining unpaid Basis Risk
CarryForward Amounts or, without duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward
Amounts after the allocation of payments as set forth in clauses (vi) and
(vii) above;
(ix) sequentially, to the Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class
M-4, Class M-5, Class M-6, Class B-1, Class B-2 and Class B-3
Certificates, to pay any Unpaid Realized Loss Amount, to the extent unpaid
from Available Funds;
(x) to the Swap Provider, any remaining Defaulted Swap Termination
Payment owed to the Swap Provider for that Distribution Date; and
(xi) to the holders of the Class X Certificates, any remaining
amounts.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the Trust receives
a Swap Termination Payment, the Trustee shall use the Swap Termination Payment
to enter into a replacement interest rate swap agreement as directed by the
Depositor with a successor swap provider (or its guarantor) meeting the ratings
requirements set forth in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement being terminated on
the same remaining terms as those in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement being
terminated, so long as the Swap Termination Payment is sufficient to obtain such
replacement interest rate swap agreement. In the event that the Trust receives a
Swap Termination Payment and a successor swap provider cannot be obtained, then
the Trustee shall deposit the Swap Termination Payment into the reserve account
that is a sub-account of the Swap Account. On each subsequent Distribution Date
(so long as funds are available in the reserve account), the Trustee shall
withdraw from the reserve account and deposit into the Swap Account an amount
equal to the amount of any Net Swap Receipt due the Trust (calculated in
accordance with the terms of the original Interest Rate Swap Agreement) and
treat such amount as a Net Swap Receipt for purposes of determining the
distributions from the Swap Account. The remaining amount in the reserve account
will remain in that account and will not be treated as a Swap Termination
Payment for purposes of determining the distributions from the Swap Account
until the final Distribution Date. In no event shall the Trustee be responsible
for the selection of any successor or replacement Swap Provider or any
shortfalls caused by a failure to enter into a replacement interest rate swap
agreement.
Upon termination of the Trust, any amounts remaining in the Swap
Account shall be distributed pursuant to the priorities set forth in this
Section 4.06.
In the event that, upon the Trust entering into a replacement
interest rate swap, the Trust is entitled to receive a Replacement Swap Provider
Payment from a replacement swap provider, the Trustee shall direct the
replacement swap provider to make such Replacement Swap Provider Payment to the
Swap Account. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Replacement Swap Provider
Payment shall be made from the Swap Account to the Swap Provider immediately
upon receipt of such payment, regardless of whether the date of receipt thereof
is a Distribution Date. To the extent that any Replacement Swap Provider Payment
is made to an account other than the Swap Account, then, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, any Replacement Swap
Provider Payment shall be paid to the Swap Provider immediately upon receipt of
such Replacement Swap Provider Payment by the Trust, regardless of whether the
date of receipt thereof is a Distribution Date and without regard to anything to
the contrary contained in this Agreement. For the avoidance of doubt, the
parties agree that the Swap Provider shall have first priority to any
Replacement Swap Provider Payment over the payment by the Trust to
Certificateholders, any Servicer, the Custodian, any Responsible Party, the
Trustee or any other Person. However, to the extent any Replacement Swap
Provider Payment received from a replacement swap provider and paid to the Swap
Provider being replaced is less than the full amount of a Swap Termination
Payment owed to the Swap Provider, any remaining amount of the Swap Termination
Payment shall be paid to the Swap Provider on subsequent Distribution Dates in
accordance with this Section 4.02 and Section 4.06 (unless the Replacement Swap
Provider Payment is paid to the Swap Provider on a Distribution Date, in which
case such remaining amounts will be paid on such Distribution Date).
The Trustee shall account for the Swap Account as an asset of the
Grantor Trust and not as an asset of any Trust REMIC created pursuant to this
Agreement. The beneficial owners of the Swap Account are the Class X
Certificateholders. For federal income tax purposes, Net Swap Payments and Swap
Termination Payments (without duplication of previously paid Replacement Swap
Provider Payments) payable to the Swap Provider shall be deemed to be paid to
the Swap Account from the Class X REMIC, first, by the Holder of the Class X
Certificates (in respect of the Class IO Interest and, if applicable, the Class
X Interest) and second, other than any Defaulted Swap Termination Payment, from
the Upper-Tier REMIC by the Holders of the applicable Class or Classes of
Offered Certificates (in respect of Class IO Shortfalls) as and to the extent
provided in Section 8.13.
Any Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without duplication,
Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts distributed by the Trustee to the Offered
Certificateholders shall be accounted for by the Trustee, for federal income tax
purposes, as amounts paid first to the Holders of the Class X Certificates in
respect of the Class X Interest and (to the extent remaining after payments to
the Swap Provider) the Class IO Interest, and then to the respective Class or
Classes of Offered Certificates. In addition, the Trustee shall account for the
rights of Holders of each Class of Offered Certificates to receive payments of
Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without duplication, Upper-Tier
CarryForward Amounts from the Swap Account (along with Basis Risk CarryForward
Amounts payable from the Excess Reserve Fund Account), subject to the obligation
to pay Class IO Shortfalls, as rights and obligations under a separate limited
recourse notional principal contract between the Class X Certificateholders and
Holders of each such Class.
The Swap Account shall be an "outside reserve fund" for federal
income tax purposes and not an asset of any Trust REMIC. Furthermore, the
Holders of the Class X Certificates shall be the beneficial owners of the Swap
Account for all federal income tax purposes, and shall be taxable on all income
earned thereon.
With respect to the failure of the Swap Provider to perform any of
its obligations under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, the breach by the Swap
Provider of any of its representations and warranties made pursuant to the
Interest Rate Swap Agreement, or the termination of the Schedule to the Interest
Rate Swap Agreement, the Trustee shall send any notices and make any demands, on
behalf of the Trust as are required under the Interest Rate Swap Agreement. To
the extent that the Swap Provider fails to make any payment required under the
terms of the Schedule to the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, the Trustee shall
immediately demand that ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the guarantor of the Swap Provider's
obligations under the guarantee of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ relating to the Interest Rate
Swap Agreement, make any and all payments then required to be made by ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ pursuant to such guarantee. In addition, in the event a "Delivery
Amount" (as defined in the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) payable but not
delivered by the Swap Provider as required by the Interest Rate Swap Agreement,
the Trustee shall deliver a notice of failure to transfer collateral on the next
Business Day following such failure, in accordance with the terms of the
Schedule to the Interest Rate Swap Agreement. The Trustee shall cause any
replacement swap provider to provide a copy of the related replacement interest
rate swap agreement to the Trustee and the Depositor.
If a Responsible Officer of the Trustee receives written notice that
the Swap Provider or its guarantor has been downgraded below the levels set
forth in Part 5(f) of the Interest Rate Swap Agreement and the posting of
collateral is required in accordance with the terms of Part 5(f) of the Interest
Rate Swap Agreement, the Trustee shall demand that the Swap Provider or its
guarantor post collateral in accordance with the terms of Part 5(f) of the
Interest Rate Swap Agreement.
ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
Section 5.01 The Certificates. The Certificates shall be
substantially in the forms attached hereto as exhibits. The Certificates shall
be issuable in registered form, in the minimum denominations, integral multiples
in excess thereof (except that one Certificate in each Class may be issued in a
different amount) and aggregate denominations per Class set forth in the
Preliminary Statement.
The Depositor hereby directs the Trustee to register the Class X and
Class P Certificates in the name of the Depositor or its designee. On a date as
to which the Depositor notifies the Trustee, the Trustee shall transfer the
Class X and Class P Certificates in the name of the NIM Trustee, or such other
name or names as the Depositor shall request, and to deliver the Class X and
Class P Certificates to the NIM Trustee or to such other Person or Persons as
the Depositor shall request.
Subject to Section 9.02 respecting the final distribution on the
Certificates, on each Distribution Date the Trustee shall make distributions to
each Certificateholder of record on the preceding Record Date either (x) by wire
transfer in immediately available funds to the account of such Holder at a bank
or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Holder has so
notified the Trustee at least five Business Days prior to the related Record
Date or (y) by check mailed by first class mail to such Certificateholder at the
address of such Holder appearing in the Certificate Register.
The Certificates shall be executed by manual or facsimile signature
on behalf of the Trustee by an authorized officer. Certificates bearing the
manual or facsimile signatures of individuals who were, at the time such
signatures were affixed, authorized to sign on behalf of the Trustee shall bind
the Trustee, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of them have ceased to
be so authorized prior to the authentication and delivery of any such
Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such Certificate. No
Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this Agreement, or be valid
for any purpose, unless authenticated by the Trustee by manual signature, and
such authentication upon any Certificate shall be conclusive evidence, and the
only evidence, that such Certificate has been duly executed and delivered
hereunder. All Certificates shall be dated the date of their authentication. On
the Closing Date, the Trustee shall authenticate the Certificates to be issued
at the direction of the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof.
Section 5.02 Certificate Register; Registration of Transfer and
Exchange of Certificates. (a) The Trustee shall maintain, or cause to be
maintained in accordance with the provisions of this Section 5.02, a Certificate
Register for the Trust Fund in which, subject to the provisions of subsections
(b) and (c) below and to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the
Trustee shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of transfers and
exchanges of Certificates as herein provided. Upon surrender for registration of
transfer of any Certificate, the Trustee shall execute and deliver, in the name
of the designated transferee or transferees, one or more new Certificates of the
same Class and aggregate Percentage Interest.
At the option of a Certificateholder, Certificates may be exchanged
for other Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations and
evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest upon surrender of the
Certificates to be exchanged at the office or agency of the Trustee. Whenever
any Certificates are so surrendered for exchange, the Trustee shall execute,
authenticate, and deliver the Certificates which the Certificateholder making
the exchange is entitled to receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange shall be accompanied by a written
instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to the Trustee duly executed by the
Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing.
No service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any
registration of transfer or exchange of Certificates, but payment of a sum
sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be imposed in
connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates may be required.
All Certificates surrendered for registration of transfer or
exchange shall be cancelled and subsequently destroyed by the Trustee in
accordance with the Trustee's customary procedures.
(b) No transfer of a Private Certificate shall be made unless such
transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws or is exempt from the
registration requirements under the Securities Act and such state securities
laws. In determining whether a transfer is being made pursuant to an effective
registration statement, the Trustee shall be entitled to rely solely upon a
written notice to such effect from the Depositor. Except with respect to (i) the
transfer of the Class X, Class P or Residual Certificates to the Depositor or an
Affiliate of the Depositor or, in the case of the Class RX Certificates, the
initial transfer by an Affiliate of the Depositor, (ii) the transfer of the
Class X or Class P Certificates to the NIM Issuer or the NIM Trustee, or (iii) a
transfer of the Class X or Class P Certificates from the NIM Issuer or the NIM
Trustee to the Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, in the event that a
transfer of a Private Certificate which is a Physical Certificate is to be made
in reliance upon an exemption from the Securities Act and such laws, in order to
assure compliance with the Securities Act and such laws, the Certificateholder
desiring to effect such transfer shall certify to the Trustee in writing the
facts surrounding the transfer in substantially the form set forth in Exhibit H
(the "Transferor Certificate") and either (i) there shall be delivered to the
Trustee a letter in substantially the form of Exhibit I (the "Rule 144A Letter")
or (ii) there shall be delivered to the Trustee at the expense of the transferor
an Opinion of Counsel that such transfer may be made without registration under
the Securities Act. In the event that a transfer of a Private Certificate which
is a Book-Entry Certificate is to be made in reliance upon an exemption from the
Securities Act and such laws, in order to assure compliance with the Securities
Act and such laws, the Certificateholder desiring to effect such transfer will
be deemed to have made as of the transfer date each of the certifications set
forth in the Transferor Certificate in respect of such Certificate and the
transferee will be deemed to have made as of the transfer date each of the
certifications set forth in the Rule 144A Letter in respect of such Certificate,
in each case as if such Certificate were evidenced by a Physical Certificate.
The Depositor shall provide to any Holder of a Private Certificate and any
prospective transferee designated by any such Holder, information regarding the
related Certificates and the Mortgage Loans and such other information as shall
be necessary to satisfy the condition to eligibility set forth in Rule
144A(d)(4) for transfer of any such Certificate without registration thereof
under the Securities Act pursuant to the registration exemption provided by Rule
144A. The Trustee and the Servicers shall cooperate with the Depositor in
providing the Rule 144A information referenced in the preceding sentence,
including providing to the Depositor such information regarding the
Certificates, the Mortgage Loans and other matters regarding the Trust Fund as
the Depositor shall reasonably request to meet its obligation under the
preceding sentence. Each Holder of a Private Certificate desiring to effect such
transfer shall, and does hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee, the Depositor
and each Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is not
so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
Except with respect to (i) the transfer of Class X or Class P
Certificates or the Residual Certificates to the Depositor or an Affiliate of
the Depositor or, in the case of the Class RX Certificates, the initial transfer
by an Affiliate of the Depositor, (ii) the transfer of the Class X or Class P
Certificates to the NIM Issuer or the NIM Trustee, or (iii) a transfer of the
Class X or Class P Certificates from the NIM Issuer or the NIM Trustee to the
Depositor or an Affiliate of the Depositor, no transfer of an ERISA-Restricted
Certificate shall be made unless the Trustee shall have received either (i) a
representation from the transferee of such Certificate acceptable to and in form
and substance satisfactory to the Trustee (in the event such Certificate is a
Private Certificate or a Residual Certificate, such requirement is satisfied
only by the Trustee's receipt of a representation letter from the transferee
substantially in the form of Exhibit I), to the effect that such transferee is
not an employee benefit plan or arrangement subject to Section 406 of ERISA, a
plan subject to Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to any Federal, state
or local law ("Similar Law") materially similar to the foregoing provisions of
ERISA or the Code, nor a Person acting on behalf of any such plan or arrangement
nor using the assets of any such plan or arrangement to effect such transfer, or
(ii) in the case of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate other than a Residual
Certificate or a Class P Certificate that has been the subject of an
ERISA-Qualifying Underwriting, and the purchaser is an insurance company, a
representation that the purchaser is an insurance company that is purchasing
such Certificates with funds contained in an "insurance company general account"
(as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited Transaction Class
Exemption 95-60 ("PTCE 95-60")) and that the purchase and holding of such
Certificates are covered under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60 or (iii) in the
case of any such ERISA-Restricted Certificate other than a Residual Certificate
or Class P Certificate presented for registration in the name of an employee
benefit plan subject to Title I of ERISA, a plan or arrangement subject to
Section 4975 of the Code (or comparable provisions of any subsequent
enactments), or a plan subject to Similar Law, or a trustee of any such plan or
any other person acting on behalf of any such plan or arrangement or using such
plan's or arrangement's assets, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the
Trustee, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Servicers, the
Depositor, the Trustee or the Trust Fund, addressed to the Trustee, to the
effect that the purchase or holding of such ERISA-Restricted Certificate will
not constitute or result in a non-exempt prohibited transaction within the
meaning of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law and will not
subject the Depositor, the Trustee or the Servicers to any obligation in
addition to those expressly undertaken in this Agreement or to any liability.
For purposes of the preceding sentence, with respect to an ERISA-Restricted
Certificate that is not a Physical Certificate, in the event the representation
letter referred to in the preceding sentence is not furnished, such
representation shall be deemed to have been made to the Trustee by the
transferee's (including an initial acquirer's) acceptance of the
ERISA-Restricted Certificates. Notwithstanding anything else to the contrary
herein, (a) any purported transfer of an ERISA-Restricted Certificate, other
than a Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate, to or on behalf of an
employee benefit plan subject to ERISA, the Code or Similar Law without the
delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee as
described above shall be void and of no effect and (b) any purported transfer of
a Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate to a transferee that does not make
the representation in clause (i) above shall be void and of no effect.
To the extent permitted under applicable law (including, but not
limited to, ERISA), the Trustee shall be under no liability to any Person for
any registration of transfer of any ERISA-Restricted Certificate that is in fact
not permitted by this Section 5.02(b) or for making any payments due on such
Certificate to the Holder thereof or taking any other action with respect to
such Holder under the provisions of this Agreement so long as the transfer was
registered by the Trustee in accordance with the foregoing requirements.
As long as the Interest Rate Swap Agreement is in effect, each
beneficial owner of a Certificate other than an ERISA-Restricted Certificate, or
any interest therein, shall be deemed to have represented that either (i) it is
not a Plan or (ii) the acquisition and holding of the Certificate are eligible
for the exemptive relief available under at least one of the Investor-Based
Exemptions.
(c) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such
Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions, and
the rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate are expressly subject to the following provisions:
(i) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall promptly
notify the Trustee of any change or impending change in its status as a
Permitted Transferee;
(ii) Other than in the case of the Depositor or an Affiliate of the
Depositor that is a Permitted Transferee, no Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate may be registered on the Closing Date or thereafter
transferred, and the Trustee shall not register the Transfer of any
Residual Certificate unless, in addition to the certificates required to
be delivered to the Trustee under subparagraph (b) above, the Trustee
shall have been furnished with an affidavit (a "Transfer Affidavit") of
the initial owner or the proposed transferee in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit G;
(iii) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall agree (A) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from
any other Person to whom such Person attempts to Transfer its Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate, (B) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit
from any Person for whom such Person is acting as nominee, trustee or
agent in connection with any Transfer of a Residual Certificate and (C)
not to Transfer its Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate or to
cause the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to
any other Person if it has actual knowledge that such Person is a
Non-Permitted Transferee;
(iv) Any attempted or purported Transfer of any Ownership Interest
in a Residual Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section
5.02(c) shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the
purported Transferee. If any purported transferee shall become a Holder of
a Residual Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section
5.02(c), then the last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored to
all rights as Holder thereof retroactive to the date of registration of
Transfer of such Residual Certificate. The Trustee shall not have any
liability to any Person for any registration of Transfer of a Residual
Certificate that is in fact not permitted by Section 5.02(b) and this
Section 5.02(c) or for making any payments due on such Certificate to the
Holder thereof or taking any other action with respect to such Holder
under the provisions of this Agreement so long as the Transfer was
registered after receipt of the related Transfer Affidavit, Transferor
Certificate and the Rule 144A Letter. The Trustee shall be entitled but
not obligated to recover from any Holder of a Residual Certificate that
was in fact a Non-Permitted Transferee at the time it became a Holder or,
at such subsequent time as it became a Non-Permitted Transferee, all
payments made on such Residual Certificate at and after either such time.
Any such payments so recovered by the Trustee shall be paid and delivered
by the Trustee to the last preceding Permitted Transferee of such
Certificate; and
(v) The Depositor shall use its best efforts to make available, upon
receipt of written request from the Trustee, all information necessary to
compute any tax imposed under Section 860E(e) of the Code as a result of a
Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to any Holder
who is a Non-Permitted Transferee.
The restrictions on Transfers of a Residual Certificate set forth in
this Section 5.02(c) shall cease to apply (and the applicable portions of the
legend on a Residual Certificate may be deleted) with respect to Transfers
occurring after delivery to the Trustee of an Opinion of Counsel, which Opinion
of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or the Trustee, to the
effect that the elimination of such restrictions will not cause any Trust REMIC
hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that the Certificates are
Outstanding or result in the imposition of any tax on the Trust Fund, a
Certificateholder or another Person. Each Person holding or acquiring any
Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate hereby consents to any amendment of
this Agreement which, based on an Opinion of Counsel furnished to the Trustee,
is reasonably necessary (a) to ensure that the record ownership of, or any
beneficial interest in, a Residual Certificate is not transferred, directly or
indirectly, to a Person that is a Non-Permitted Transferee and (b) to provide
for a means to compel the Transfer of a Residual Certificate which is held by a
Person that is a Non-Permitted Transferee to a Holder that is a Permitted
Transferee.
(d) The preparation and delivery of all certificates and opinions
referred to above in this Section 5.02 in connection with transfer shall be at
the expense of the parties to such transfers.
(e) Except as provided below, the Book-Entry Certificates shall at
all times remain registered in the name of the Depository or its nominee and at
all times: (i) registration of the Certificates may not be transferred by the
Trustee except to another Depository; (ii) the Depository shall maintain
book-entry records with respect to the Certificate Owners and with respect to
ownership and transfers of such Book-Entry Certificates; (iii) ownership and
transfers of registration of the Book-Entry Certificates on the books of the
Depository shall be governed by applicable rules established by the Depository;
(iv) the Depository may collect its usual and customary fees, charges and
expenses from its Depository Participants; (v) the Trustee shall deal with the
Depository, Depository Participants and indirect participating firms as
representatives of the Certificate Owners of the Book-Entry Certificates for
purposes of exercising the rights of holders under this Agreement, and requests
and directions for and votes of such representatives shall not be deemed to be
inconsistent if they are made with respect to different Certificate Owners; and
(vi) the Trustee may rely and shall be fully protected in relying upon
information furnished by the Depository with respect to its Depository
Participants and furnished by the Depository Participants with respect to
indirect participating firms and persons shown on the books of such indirect
participating firms as direct or indirect Certificate Owners.
All transfers by Certificate Owners of Book-Entry Certificates shall
be made in accordance with the procedures established by the Depository
Participant or brokerage firm representing such Certificate Owner. Each
Depository Participant shall only transfer Book-Entry Certificates of
Certificate Owners it represents or of brokerage firms for which it acts as
agent in accordance with the Depository's normal procedures.
If (x) (i) the Depository or the Depositor advises the Trustee in
writing that the Depository is no longer willing or able to properly discharge
its responsibilities as Depository, and (ii) the Trustee or the Depositor is
unable to locate a qualified successor, or (y) the Depositor notifies the
Depository (and the Trustee consents) of its intent to terminate the book-entry
system through the Depository, and, upon receipt of notice of such intent from
the Depository, the Depository Participants holding beneficial interests in the
Book-Entry Certificates agree to initiate such termination, the Trustee shall
notify all Certificate Owners, through the Depository, of the occurrence of any
such event and of the availability of definitive, fully-registered Certificates
(the "Definitive Certificates") to Certificate Owners requesting the same. Upon
surrender to the Trustee of the related Class of Certificates by the Depository,
accompanied by the instructions from the Depository for registration, the
Trustee shall issue the Definitive Certificates. None of the Servicers, the
Depositor or the Trustee shall be liable for any delay in delivery of such
instruction and each may conclusively rely on, and shall be protected in relying
on, such instructions. The Depositor shall provide the Trustee with an adequate
inventory of Certificates to facilitate the issuance and transfer of Definitive
Certificates. Upon the issuance of Definitive Certificates all references herein
to obligations imposed upon or to be performed by the Depository shall be deemed
to be imposed upon and performed by the Trustee, to the extent applicable with
respect to such Definitive Certificates and the Trustee shall recognize the
Holders of the Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder; provided
that the Trustee shall not by virtue of its assumption of such obligations
become liable to any party for any act or failure to act of the Depository.
(f) No transfer of any Private Certificate presented or surrendered
for registration of transfer or exchange shall be made unless the transfer or
exchange is accompanied by a written instrument of transfer and accompanied by
IRS Form W-8ECI, W-8BEN, W-8IMY (and all appropriate attachments) or W-9 duly
executed by the Certificateholder or its representative or nominee duly
authorized in writing. The Trustee shall promptly forward any such IRS Form
(other than with respect to the Residual Certificates) received to the Swap
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SPV Team, Fax: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇. Each such Private Certificateholder by its
purchase of such Private Certificate is deemed to consent to any IRS Form being
so forwarded. The Trustee shall not be liable for the completeness, accuracy,
content or truthfulness of any such tax certification provided to it.
(g) Each Certificate presented or surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange shall be cancelled and subsequently disposed of by the
Trustee in accordance with its customary practice. No service charge shall be
made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Private Certificates, but
the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or
governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer or
exchange of Private Certificates.
Section 5.03 Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates. If
(a) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Trustee, or the Trustee
receives evidence to its satisfaction of the destruction, loss or theft of any
Certificate and (b) there is delivered to the Depositor, the Servicers and the
Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by them to hold each of
them harmless, then, in the absence of notice to the Trustee that such
Certificate has been acquired by a bona fide purchaser, the Trustee shall
execute, authenticate and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like
Class, tenor and Percentage Interest. In connection with the issuance of any new
Certificate under this Section 5.03, the Trustee may require the payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees and expenses of
the Trustee) connected therewith. Any replacement Certificate issued pursuant to
this Section 5.03 shall constitute complete and indefeasible evidence of
ownership, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate shall be found at any time.
Section 5.04 Persons Deemed Owners. The Servicers, the Trustee, the
Depositor, and any agent of a Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee may treat
the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the owner of such
Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions as provided in this
Agreement and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Servicers, the
Trustee, the Depositor, or any agent of a Servicer, the Depositor or the Trustee
shall be affected by any notice to the contrary.
Section 5.05 Access to List of Certificateholders' Names and
Addresses. If three or more Certificateholders (a) request such information in
writing from the Trustee, (b) state that such Certificateholders desire to
communicate with other Certificateholders with respect to their rights under
this Agreement or under the Certificates, and (c) provide a copy of the
communication which such Certificateholders propose to transmit, or if the
Depositor or a Servicer shall request such information in writing from the
Trustee, then the Trustee shall, within ten Business Days after the receipt of
such request, provide the Depositor, such Servicer or the Certificateholders at
such recipients' expense the most recent list of the Certificateholders of such
Trust Fund held by the Trustee, if any. The Depositor and every
Certificateholder, by receiving and holding a Certificate, agree that the
Trustee shall not be held accountable by reason of the disclosure of any such
information as to the list of the Certificateholders hereunder, regardless of
the source from which such information was derived.
Section 5.06 Maintenance of Office or Agency. The Trustee will
maintain or cause to be maintained at its expense an office or offices or agency
or agencies in the United States where Certificates may be surrendered for
registration of transfer or exchange. The Trustee initially designates the
offices of its agent located at DB Services Tennessee, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Attention: Transfer Unit for such purposes. The
Trustee shall give prompt written notice to the Certificateholders of any change
in such location of any such office or agency.
ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR AND THE SERVICERS
Section 6.01 Respective Liabilities of the Depositor and the
Servicers. The Depositor and each of the Servicers shall each be liable in
accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically and
respectively imposed upon and undertaken by them herein.
Section 6.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or a Servicer.
The Depositor and each of the Servicers will each keep in full effect its
existence, rights and franchises as a corporation or federally chartered savings
bank, as the case may be, under the laws of the United States or under the laws
of one of the states thereof and will each obtain and preserve its qualification
to do business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its respective duties under this Agreement.
Any Person into which the Depositor or a Servicer may be merged or
consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation to which
the Depositor or a Servicer, shall be a party, or any person succeeding to the
business of the Depositor or a Servicer (including through the acquisition of
substantially all of the assets of a Servicer), shall be the successor of the
Depositor or such Servicer, as the case may be, hereunder, without the execution
or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties
hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding (except that any person
succeeding to the business of a Servicer shall be required to assume all of such
Servicer's future obligations under this Agreement and satisfy all of the
requirements of this Agreement to be a successor servicer); provided, however,
that the successor or surviving Person to such Servicer shall be qualified to
service mortgage loans on behalf of, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac. As a condition
to the succession to any Servicer under this Agreement by any Person (i) into
which a Servicer may be merged or consolidated or whom succeeds to the business
of a Servicer, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to a Servicer, such
Servicer shall provide to the Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the
effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the
Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y) in writing to the Depositor
and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all
information reasonably necessary to enable the Trustee, pursuant to Section
8.12(g), to accurately and timely report the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K
pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are then
required to be filed under the Exchange Act).
Section 6.03 Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Servicers
and Others. Neither the Depositor, the Servicers nor any of their respective
directors, officers, employees or agents shall be under any liability to the
Certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any
action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment;
provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the
Servicers or any such Person against any breach of representations or warranties
made by it herein or protect the Depositor, the Servicers or any such Person
from any liability which would otherwise be imposed by reasons of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence (or gross negligence in the case of the
Depositor) in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, each Servicer and any director,
officer, employee or agent of the Depositor and each Servicer may rely in good
faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by
any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Depositor and its
Affiliates, the Sponsor, each Servicer and any director, officer, employee or
agent of the Depositor, the Sponsor or each Servicer shall be indemnified by the
Trust Fund and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred in
connection with any audit, controversy or judicial proceeding relating to a
governmental taxing authority or any legal action relating to this Agreement or
the Certificates other than any loss, liability or expense related to any
specific Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such loss, liability or
expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this Agreement) and any
loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith
or negligence (or gross negligence in the case of the Depositor) in the
performance of duties hereunder or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties hereunder. Neither the Depositor nor any Servicer shall
be under any obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action that
is not incidental to its respective duties hereunder and which in its opinion
may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that each of the
Depositor and each Servicer may in its discretion undertake any such action (or
direct the Trustee to undertake such actions pursuant to Section 2.03 for the
benefit of the Certificateholders) that it may deem necessary or desirable in
respect of this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and
interests of the Trustee and the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event,
the legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting
therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the
Depositor and the applicable Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed
therefor out of the applicable Collection Account.
Section 6.04 Limitation on Resignation of a Servicer. Subject to
Sections 7.01 and 10.07, no Servicer shall assign this Agreement or resign from
the obligations and duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the
applicable Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee or upon the determination
that its duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law and
such incapacity cannot be cured by such Servicer without the incurrence of
unreasonable expense. Any such determination permitting the resignation of a
Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect delivered to
the Depositor and the Trustee which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and
substance acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee. No such resignation shall
become effective until a successor shall have assumed such Servicer's
responsibilities and obligations hereunder.
Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 6.04 herein to the
contrary, in the event that a Servicer determines that it will no longer engage
in the business of servicing mortgage loans, such Servicer may assign its rights
under this Agreement, provided that, (i) the Depositor in its sole discretion
has consented, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, (ii) the Rating
Agencies' ratings of the Certificates in effect immediately prior to such action
will not be qualified, reduced or withdrawn as a result thereof (as evidenced by
a letter to such effect from the Rating Agencies) and (iii) such Servicer shall
be liable for all costs and expenses associated with the transfer of servicing,
provided, further, that such Servicer shall indemnify and hold each of the Trust
Fund, the Trustee, the Custodian, the Depositor, the other Servicers hereunder,
any sub-servicer, the successor Servicer and each Certificateholder harmless
against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable
legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that such party may sustain in any way related to such assignment except with
respect to a successor ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s failure to comply with the terms of this
Agreement. No assignment by such Servicer shall become effective until a
successor Servicer acceptable to the Depositor and the Trustee shall have
assumed in writing such Servicer's responsibilities, duties, liabilities (other
than those liabilities arising prior to the appointment of such successor) and
obligations under this Agreement. Any such assignment shall not relieve the
applicable Servicer of responsibility for any of the obligations specified
herein except to the extent that such responsibilities have been expressly
assumed by the successor Servicer.
Section 6.05 Additional Indemnification by the Servicers; Third
Party Claims. (a) Each Servicer, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify the
Responsible Party, the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Trustee and any director,
officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Sponsor or the Trustee and hold
them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments,
and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may sustain in any way
related to (i) any breach by such Servicer of any of its representations and
warranties referred to in Section 2.03(a), (ii) any error in any tax or
information return prepared by such Servicer or (iii) the failure of such
Servicer to perform its duties and service the Mortgage Loans in compliance with
the terms of this Agreement (including, without limitation, the failure to
deliver accurate and complete information on a timely basis pursuant to Section
4.03(e)). The applicable Servicer immediately shall notify the Depositor and the
Trustee if such claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement or
the Mortgage Loans, assume (with the prior written consent of the Depositor and
the Trustee) the defense of any such claim and pay all expenses in connection
therewith, including reasonable counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and
satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered against it or the Depositor,
the Sponsor, the Responsible Party or the Trustee in respect of such claim.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this
Agreement, each Servicer shall indemnify the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Trustee
and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, the Sponsor or
the Trustee and hold them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may
sustain in any way related to any failure by such Servicer or any Subservicer
engaged by such Servicer or any Subcontractor utilized by such Servicer to
deliver any information, report, certification or accountants' letter when and
as required under Sections 3.22, 3.23, 6.02 or 8.12, including without
limitation any failure by such Servicer to identify pursuant to Section 3.02(e)
any Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning
of Item 1122 of Regulation AB.
(c) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 6.05 is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any Person entitled to
indemnification thereunder, then such Servicer shall contribute to the amount
paid or payable to the Person entitled to indemnification as a result of the
losses, claims, damages or liabilities of such Person in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such Person on the one hand and
such Servicer, on the other, in connection with such Servicer's obligations
pursuant to this Section 6.05. This Section 6.05 shall survive the termination
of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of each Servicer.
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
Section 7.01 Events of Default. "Event of Default" wherever used
herein, means, with respect to each Servicer individually, any one of the
following events:
(a) any failure by a Servicer to remit to the Trustee any payment
required to be made under the terms of this Agreement which continues unremedied
for a period of one Business Day, or in the case of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, two Business
Days, after the date upon which written notice of such failure, requiring the
same to be remedied, shall have been given to such Servicer by the Depositor or
the Trustee, or to such Servicer, the Depositor and the Trustee by
Certificateholders entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights in the
Certificates; or
(b) any failure on the part of a Servicer duly to observe or perform
in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of
such Servicer set forth in this Agreement which continues unremedied for a
period of sixty (60) days (except that (x) such number of days shall be fifteen
(15) in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any insurance policy
required to be maintained under this Agreement and (y) such number of days shall
be ten (10) in the case of a failure of Countrywide Servicing to observe or
perform any of its obligations under the provisions of the Countrywide Amendment
Regulation AB incorporated by reference into this Agreement pursuant to Section
3.01(f) which are equivalent to a Servicer's obligations under Sections 3.02,
3.22 and 3.23 of this Agreement, zero (0), with respect to Saxon or nine (9)
with respect to ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, in the case of a failure to observe or perform any
of the obligations set forth in Sections 3.02, 3.22, 3.23, 6.02 or 8.12) and
such number of days shall be after the earlier of (i) the date on which written
notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given
to such Servicer by the Depositor or the Trustee, or to such Servicer, the
Depositor and the Trustee by Certificateholders entitled to at least 25% of the
Voting Rights in the Certificates and (ii) actual knowledge of such failure by a
Servicing Officer of such Servicer; or
(c) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority
having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshalling of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or
liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against a Servicer and such
decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a
period of sixty days; or
(d) a Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a conservator or
receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt,
marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or relating to a
Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially all of its property; or
(e) a Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay its debts
generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any
applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the
benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(f) a breach of any representation and warranty of a Servicer
referred to in Section 2.03(a), which materially and adversely affects the
interests of the Certificateholders and which continues unremedied for a period
of thirty days after the date upon which written notice of such breach is given
to such Servicer by the Trustee or by the Depositor, or to such Servicer, the
Trustee and the Depositor by Certificateholders entitled to at least 25% of the
Voting Rights in the Certificates; or
(g) with respect to Saxon or ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, any withdrawal or
downgrade of two or more levels (i.e., from "Above Average" to "Below Average"
or the equivalent) of the applicable servicer's rating, as of the Closing Date
which results in a downgrade, qualification or withdrawal of the rating assigned
to any Class of Certificates by any Rating Agency.
If an Event of Default described in clauses (a) through (g) of this
Section 7.01 shall occur, then, and in each and every such case, so long as such
Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the Trustee may, and at the
direction of a majority of the Voting Rights, the Trustee shall, by notice in
writing to the applicable Servicer (with a copy to each Rating Agency),
terminate all of the rights and obligations of such Servicer under this
Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans serviced by such Servicer and the
proceeds thereof, other than its rights as a Certificateholder hereunder;
provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be required to give written notice
to such Servicer of the occurrence of an Event of Default described in clauses
(b) through (g) of this Section 7.01 unless and until a Responsible Officer of
the Trustee has actual knowledge of the occurrence of such an event. In the
event that a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge of the
occurrence of an Event of Default described in clause (a) of this Section 7.01,
the Trustee shall give written notice to the applicable Servicer of the
occurrence of such an event within one Business Day of the first day on which
such Responsible Officer obtains actual knowledge of such occurrence; provided,
that if such failure is the failure to make a P&I Advance, the Trustee shall
send such notice prior to 12:00 noon New York time on the Distribution Date and,
if the Event of Default of such Servicer was the failure to make a P&I Advance,
the Trustee, as successor Servicer, shall make such P&I Advance on the
Distribution Date that such notice was delivered. On and after the receipt by
such Servicer of such written notice, all authority and power of such Servicer
hereunder, whether with respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass
to and be vested in the Trustee. Subject to Section 7.02, the Trustee is hereby
authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of such Servicer, as
attorney-in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents and other instruments, and
to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect
the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and
endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or
otherwise. Unless expressly provided in such written notice, no such termination
shall affect any obligation of such Servicer to pay amounts owed pursuant to
Article VIII. Such Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Trustee in effecting
the termination of such Servicer's responsibilities and rights hereunder,
including, without limitation, the transfer to the Trustee of all cash amounts
which shall at the time be credited to the related Collection Account of such
predecessor Servicer, or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage
Loans.
Notwithstanding any termination of the activities of a Servicer
hereunder, such Servicer shall be entitled to receive from the Trust Fund, prior
to transfer of its servicing obligations hereunder, payment of all accrued and
unpaid Servicing Fees and reimbursement for all outstanding P&I Advances and
Servicing Advances.
Section 7.02 Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. On and after
the time a Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 3.24 or
Section 7.01, the Trustee shall, subject to and to the extent provided in
Section 3.05, be the successor to such Servicer in its capacity as servicer
under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein and
shall be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating
thereto placed on such Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and
applicable law including the obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing
Advances pursuant to Section 3.24 or Section 7.01. As compensation therefor, the
Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans that such
Servicer would have been entitled to charge to its Collection Account if such
Servicer had continued to act hereunder including, if such Servicer was
receiving the Servicing Fee, the Servicing Fee and the income on investments or
gain related to its Collection Account and the Distribution Account which such
Servicer would be entitled to receive (in addition to income on investments or
gain related to the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Trustee during
the Trustee Float Period). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Trustee has
become the successor to such Servicer in accordance with Section 7.01, (a) the
Trustee shall have a period not to exceed 90 days to complete the transfer of
servicing and all data and to correct or manipulate such servicing data as may
be required by the Trustee to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the
servicing data or otherwise enable the Trustee or other successor Servicer to
service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and
(b) the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is
prohibited by applicable law from making P&I Advances and Servicing Advances
pursuant to Section 4.01, if it is otherwise unable to so act or at the written
request of Certificateholders entitled to at least a majority of the Voting
Rights, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any
established mortgage loan servicing institution the appointment of which does
not adversely affect the then current rating of the Certificates by each Rating
Agency, as the successor to such servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or
any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of such servicer
hereunder. Any successor to such servicer shall be an institution which is a
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac approved servicer in good standing, which has a net
worth of at least $30,000,000, which is willing to service the Mortgage Loans
and which executes and delivers to the Depositor and the Trustee an agreement
accepting such delegation and assignment, containing an assumption by such
Person of the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and
liabilities of such terminated servicer (other than liabilities of such
terminated servicer under Section 6.03 incurred prior to termination of such
Servicer under Section 7.01), with like effect as if originally named as a party
to this Agreement; provided, that each Rating Agency acknowledges that its
rating of the Certificates in effect immediately prior to such assignment and
delegation will not be qualified or reduced, as a result of such assignment and
delegation. Pending appointment of a successor to a servicer hereunder, the
Trustee, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting, shall, subject
to Section 3.05, act in such capacity as hereinabove provided. In connection
with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for
the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and
such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall
be in excess of the Servicing Fee Rate and amounts paid to the predecessor
servicer from investments. The Trustee and such successor shall take such
action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any
such succession. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Servicer shall be
deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay
in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to
perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder,
in either case caused by the failure of the predecessor servicer to deliver or
provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information,
documents or records to it.
In the event that a Servicer is terminated pursuant to Section 7.01,
such terminated Servicer shall be responsible for the servicing transfer,
provide notices to the Mortgagors, arrange for and transfer the Servicing Files
to a successor Servicer, pay all of its own out-of-pocket costs and expenses at
its own expense and pay all costs and expenses of all other parties hereto
relating to the transfer of the related Servicing Files to a successor Servicer
(excluding set up costs and other administrative expenses of the successor
Servicer), and in all other cases the successor Servicer shall pay for such
costs and expenses but shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor from the
Trust Fund. Such amounts payable by the terminated Servicer shall be paid by the
terminated Servicer promptly upon presentation of reasonable documentation of
such costs. If the Trustee is the predecessor Servicer (except in the case where
the Trustee in its role as successor Servicer is being terminated pursuant to
Section 7.01 by reason of an Event of Default caused solely by the Trustee as
the successor Servicer and not by the predecessor Servicer's actions or
omissions), such costs shall be paid by the prior terminated Servicer promptly
upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs.
Any successor to a Servicer as servicer shall give notice to the
related Mortgagors of such change of servicer and shall, during the term of its
service as servicer, maintain in force the policy or policies that each Servicer
is required to maintain pursuant to Section 3.13.
Section 7.03 Notification to Certificateholders. (a) Upon any
termination of or appointment of a successor to a Servicer, the Trustee shall
give prompt written notice thereof to Certificateholders and to each Rating
Agency.
(b) Within 60-days after the occurrence of any Event of Default, the
Trustee shall transmit by mail to all Certificateholders and each Rating Agency
notice of each such Event of Default hereunder known to the Trustee, unless such
event shall have been cured or waived.
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 8.01 Duties of the Trustee. The Trustee, before the
occurrence of an Event of Default and after the curing of all Events of Default
that may have occurred, shall undertake to perform such duties and only such
duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. In case an Event of
Default has occurred and remains uncured, the Trustee shall exercise such of the
rights and powers vested in it by this Agreement, and use the same degree of
care and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under
the circumstances in the conduct of such person's own affairs.
The Trustee, upon receipt of all resolutions, certificates,
statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or other instruments furnished
to the Trustee that are specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any
provision of this Agreement shall examine them to determine whether they are in
the form required by this Agreement. The Trustee shall not be responsible for
the accuracy or content of any resolution, certificate, statement, opinion,
report, document, order, or other instrument.
No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the
Trustee from liability for its own negligent action, its own negligent failure
to act or its own willful misconduct.
Unless an Event of Default known to the Trustee has occurred and is
continuing:
(a) the duties and obligations of the Trustee shall be determined
solely by the express provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee shall not be
liable except for the performance of the duties and obligations specifically set
forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
this Agreement against the Trustee, and the Trustee may conclusively rely, as to
the truth of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed
therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee and
conforming on their face to the requirements of this Agreement which it believed
in good faith to be genuine and to have been duly executed by the proper
authorities respecting any matters arising hereunder;
(b) the Trustee shall not be liable for an error of judgment made in
good faith by a Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee,
unless it is finally proven that the Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts; and
(c) the Trustee shall not be liable with respect to any action
taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in good faith in accordance with
the direction of the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the
Voting Rights of Certificates relating to the time, method, and place of
conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee, or exercising
any trust or power conferred upon the Trustee under this Agreement.
The Trustee shall be permitted to utilize one or more Subcontractors
for the performance of certain of its obligations under this Agreement, provided
that the Trustee complies with Section 3.02(e) as if the Trustee were a
"Servicer" pursuant to that Section. The Trustee shall indemnify the Depositor,
the Sponsor and any director, officer, employee or agent of the Depositor or the
Sponsor and hold them harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of them may
sustain in any way related to the failure of the Trustee to perform any of its
obligations under Section 3.22 or Section 3.23, including without limitation any
failure by the Trustee to identify pursuant to Section 3.02(e) any Subcontractor
that is a Servicing Function Participant. This indemnity shall survive the
termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal of the
Trustee.
Section 8.02 Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the
Custodian. Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(a) the Trustee and the Custodian may request and rely upon and
shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon any resolution,
Officer's Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other certificate,
statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order,
appraisal, bond or other paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to
have been signed or presented by the proper party or parties and neither the
Trustee nor the Custodian shall have responsibility to ascertain or confirm the
genuineness of any signature of any such party or parties;
(b) the Trustee and the Custodian may consult with counsel,
financial advisers or accountants and the advice of any such counsel, financial
advisers or accountants and any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete
authorization and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or
omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of
Counsel;
(c) neither the Trustee nor the Custodian shall be liable for any
action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good faith and believed by it to be
authorized or within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by
this Agreement;
(d) the Trustee shall not be bound to make any investigation into
the facts or matters stated in any resolution, certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or
other paper or document, unless requested in writing to do so by the Holders of
Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting Rights allocated to each
Class of Certificates;
(e) the Trustee may execute any of the trusts or powers hereunder or
perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or through agents,
accountants or attorneys and the Trustee shall not be responsible for any
misconduct or negligence on the part of any agents, accountants or attorneys
appointed with due care by it hereunder; provided, further, the Trustee shall
not be responsible for any act or omission of the Custodian;
(f) the Trustee shall not be required to risk or expend its own
funds or otherwise incur any financial liability in the performance of any of
its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or powers hereunder if it
shall have reasonable grounds for believing that repayment of such funds or
adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not assured to it;
(g) the Trustee shall not be liable for any loss on any investment
of funds pursuant to this Agreement (other than as issuer of the investment
security and with respect to the investment of funds in the Distribution Account
during the Trustee Float Period);
(h) unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee has actual knowledge
of the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Trustee shall not be deemed to
have knowledge of an Event of Default, until a Responsible Officer of the
Trustee shall have received written notice thereof; and
(i) the Trustee shall be under no obligation to exercise any of the
trusts, rights or powers vested in it by this Agreement or to institute, conduct
or defend any litigation hereunder or in relation hereto at the request, order
or direction of any of the Certificateholders, pursuant to this Agreement,
unless such Certificateholders shall have offered to the Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity satisfactory to the Trustee against the costs, expenses
and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby.
Section 8.03 Trustee Not Liable for Certificates or Mortgage Loans.
The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates shall be taken as the
statements of the Depositor and the Trustee assumes no responsibility for their
correctness. The Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or
sufficiency of this Agreement, the Interest Rate Swap Agreement or of the
Certificates or of any Mortgage Loan or related document other than with respect
to the Trustee's execution and authentication of the Certificates. The Trustee
shall not be accountable for the use or application by the Depositor or a
Servicer of any funds paid to the Depositor or the Servicer in respect of the
Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from any Collection Account or the
Distribution Account by the Depositor or a Servicer.
The Trustee shall have no responsibility for filing or recording any
financing or continuation statement in any public office at any time or to
otherwise perfect or maintain the perfection of any security interest or lien
granted to it hereunder (unless the Trustee shall have become the successor
Servicer).
Section 8.04 Trustee May Own Certificates. The Trustee in its
individual or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates
with the same rights as it would have if it were not the Trustee.
Section 8.05 Trustee's Fees and Expenses. As compensation for its
activities under this Agreement, the Trustee may withdraw from the Distribution
Account on each Distribution Date the Trustee Fee for the Distribution Date and
any interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the Distribution
Account during the Trustee Float Period. The Trustee and any director, officer,
employee, or agent of the Trustee shall be indemnified by the Trust Fund against
any loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable attorney's fees) resulting
from any error in any tax or information return prepared by any Servicer or
incurred in connection with any claim or legal action relating to (a) this
Agreement, (b) the Certificates or the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, or (c) the
performance of any of the Trustee's duties under this Agreement (including any
unreimbursed out-of-pocket costs resulting from a servicing transfer), the
Certificates or the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, other than any loss,
liability, or expense (i) resulting from any breach of any Servicer's
obligations in connection with this Agreement for which the related Servicer has
performed its obligation to indemnify the Trustee pursuant to Section 6.05, (ii)
resulting from any breach of the Responsible Party's obligations in connection
with this Agreement for which the Responsible Party has performed its
obligations to indemnify the Trustee pursuant to Section 2.03(o) or (iii)
incurred because of willful misconduct, bad faith, or negligence in the
performance of any of the Trustee's duties under this Agreement. This indemnity
shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the resignation or removal of
the Trustee under this Agreement. Without limiting the foregoing, except as
otherwise agreed upon in writing by the Depositor and the Trustee, and except
for any expense, disbursement, or advance arising from the Trustee's negligence,
bad faith, or willful misconduct, the Trust Fund shall pay or reimburse the
Trustee, for all reasonable expenses, disbursements, and advances incurred or
made by the Trustee in accordance with this Agreement with respect to:
(A) the reasonable compensation, expenses, and disbursements
of its counsel not associated with the closing of the issuance of
the Certificates, and
(B) the reasonable compensation, expenses, and disbursements
of any accountant, engineer, or appraiser that is not regularly
employed by the Trustee, to the extent that the Trustee must engage
them to perform services under this Agreement.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement or a separate letter
agreement between the Trustee and the Depositor, the Trustee shall not be
entitled to payment or reimbursement for any routine ongoing expenses incurred
by the Trustee in the ordinary course of its duties as Trustee under this
Agreement or for any other expenses incurred by the Trustee; provided, however,
that no expense shall be reimbursed by the Trust Fund under this Agreement if it
would not constitute an "unanticipated expense incurred by the REMIC" within the
meaning of the REMIC Provisions.
Section 8.06 Eligibility Requirements for the Trustee. The Trustee
hereunder shall at all times be a corporation or association organized and doing
business under the laws of a state or the United States of America, authorized
under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital
and surplus of at least $50,000,000, subject to supervision or examination by
federal or state authority and with a credit rating which would not cause any of
the Rating Agencies to reduce their respective then current ratings of the
Certificates (or having provided such security from time to time as is
sufficient to avoid such reduction) as evidenced in writing by each Rating
Agency. If such corporation or association publishes reports of condition at
least annually, pursuant to law or to the requirements of the aforesaid
supervising or examining authority, then for the purposes of this Section 8.06
the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or association shall be
deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth in its most recent
report of condition so published. In case at any time the Trustee shall cease to
be eligible in accordance with this Section 8.06, the Trustee shall resign
immediately in the manner and with the effect specified in Section 8.07. The
entity serving as Trustee may have normal banking and trust relationships with
the Depositor, and its Affiliates or the Servicers and their Affiliates;
provided, however, that such entity cannot be an Affiliate of the Depositor, or
a Servicer other than the Trustee in its role as successor to the Servicer.
Section 8.07 Resignation and Removal of the Trustee. The Trustee may
at any time resign and be discharged from the trusts hereby created by giving
written notice of resignation to the Depositor, the Servicers and each Rating
Agency not less than 60-days before the date specified in such notice, when,
subject to Section 8.08, such resignation is to take effect, and acceptance by a
successor trustee in accordance with Section 8.08 meeting the qualifications set
forth in Section 8.06. If no successor trustee meeting such qualifications shall
have been so appointed and have accepted appointment within 30-days after the
giving of such notice or resignation, the resigning Trustee may petition any
court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee.
If at any time the Trustee shall cease to be eligible in accordance
with Section 8.06 and shall fail to resign after written request thereto by the
Depositor, or if at any time the Trustee shall become incapable of acting, or
shall be adjudged as bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or of
its property shall be appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or
control of the Trustee or of its property or affairs for the purpose of
rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, or a tax is imposed with respect to
the Trust Fund by any state in which the Trustee or the Trust Fund is located
and the imposition of such tax would be avoided by the appointment of a
different trustee, then the Depositor may remove the Trustee and appoint a
successor trustee by written instrument, in triplicate, one copy of which shall
be delivered to the Trustee, one copy to each Servicer and one copy to the
successor trustee.
The Holders of Certificates entitled to a majority of the Voting
Rights may at any time remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee by
written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or
their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which shall be
delivered by the successor Trustee to each Servicer, one complete set to the
Trustee so removed and one complete set to the successor so appointed. The
successor trustee shall notify each Rating Agency of any removal of the Trustee.
Any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a
successor trustee pursuant to this Section 8.07 shall become effective upon
acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee as provided in Section 8.08.
Section 8.08 Successor Trustee. Any successor trustee appointed as
provided in Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor
and to its predecessor trustee and the Servicers an instrument accepting such
appointment hereunder and thereupon the resignation or removal of the
predecessor trustee shall become effective and such successor trustee, without
any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all the
rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with the
like effect as if originally named as trustee herein. The Depositor, the
Servicers and the predecessor trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments
and do such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and
certainly vesting and confirming in the successor trustee all such rights,
powers, duties, and obligations.
No successor trustee shall accept appointment as provided in this
Section 8.08 unless at the time of its acceptance, the successor trustee is
eligible under Section 8.06 and its appointment does not adversely affect the
then current rating of the Certificates.
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee as provided in
this Section 8.08, the Depositor shall mail notice of the succession of such
trustee hereunder to all Holders of Certificates. If the Depositor fails to mail
such notice within 10 days after acceptance of appointment by the successor
trustee, the successor trustee shall cause such notice to be mailed at the
expense of the Depositor.
Section 8.09 Merger or Consolidation of the Trustee. Any corporation
into which the Trustee may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Trustee shall be a party, or any corporation
succeeding to the business of the Trustee, shall be the successor of the Trustee
hereunder; provided, that such corporation shall be eligible under Section 8.06
without the execution or filing of any paper or further act on the part of any
of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. In
connection with the succession to the Trustee under this Agreement by any Person
(i) into which the Trustee may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be
appointed as a successor to the Trustee, such Person shall notify the Depositor
of such succession or appointment and shall furnish to the Depositor in writing
and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Depositor, all
information reasonably necessary for the Depositor to accurately and timely
report, pursuant to Section 8.12(g), the event under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K
pursuant to the Exchange Act (if such reports under the Exchange Act are
required to be filed under the Exchange Act).
Section 8.10 Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, at any time, for the
purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part
of the Trust Fund or property securing any Mortgage Note may at the time be
located, the applicable Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the
power and shall execute and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more
Persons approved by the Trustee to act as co-trustee or co-trustees jointly with
the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of the
Trust Fund, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity and for the
benefit of the Certificateholders, such title to the Trust Fund or any part
thereof, whichever is applicable, and, subject to the other provisions of this
Section 8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the
applicable Servicer and the Trustee may consider appropriate. If any Servicer
shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the receipt by
such Servicer of a request to do so or in the case an Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the power to make
such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder shall be required
to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under Section 8.06 and
no notice to Certificateholders of the appointment of any co-trustee or separate
trustee shall be required under Section 8.08.
Every separate trustee and co-trustee shall, to the extent permitted
by law, be appointed and act subject to the following provisions and conditions:
(a) To the extent necessary to effectuate the purposes of this
Section 8.10, all rights, powers, duties and obligations conferred or imposed
upon the Trustee, except for the obligation of the Trustee as successor Servicer
under this Agreement to advance funds, shall be conferred or imposed upon and
exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee
jointly (it being understood that such separate trustee or co-trustee is not
authorized to act separately without the Trustee joining in such act), except to
the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which any particular act or
acts are to be performed (whether as Trustee hereunder or as successor to a
Servicer hereunder), the Trustee shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform
such act or acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations
(including the holding of title to the applicable Trust Fund or any portion
thereof in any such jurisdiction) shall be exercised and performed singly by
such separate trustee or co-trustee, but solely at the direction of the Trustee;
(b) No trustee hereunder shall be held personally liable because of
any act or omission of any other trustee hereunder and such appointment shall
not, and shall not be deemed to, constitute any such separate trustee or
co-trustee as agent of the Trustee;
(c) The Trustee may at any time accept the resignation of or remove
any separate trustee or co-trustee; and
(d) The Trust Fund, and not the Trustee, shall be liable for the
payment of reasonable compensation, reimbursement and indemnification to any
such separate trustee or co-trustee.
Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be
deemed to have been given to each of the separate trustees and co-trustees, when
and as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any
separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions
of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance
of the trusts conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified
in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately,
as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct
of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every
such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee and a copy thereof given to each
Servicer and the Depositor.
Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the
Trustee its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the
extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this
Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co-trustee
shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the
Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or
successor trustee.
Section 8.11 Tax Matters. It is intended that the assets with
respect to which any REMIC election pertaining to the Trust Fund is to be made,
as set forth in the Preliminary Statement, shall constitute, and that the
conduct of matters relating to such assets shall be such as to qualify such
assets as, a "real estate mortgage investment conduit" as defined in and in
accordance with the REMIC Provisions. In furtherance of such intention, the
Trustee covenants and agrees that it shall act as agent (and the Trustee is
hereby appointed to act as agent) on behalf of each Trust REMIC and that in such
capacity it shall:
(a) prepare, sign and file, in a timely manner, a U.S. Real Estate
Mortgage Investment Conduit (REMIC) Income Tax Return (Form 1066 or any
successor form adopted by the Internal Revenue Service) and prepare and file
with the Internal Revenue Service and applicable state or local tax authorities
income tax or information returns for each taxable year with respect to each
Trust REMIC containing such information and at the times and in the manner as
may be required by the Code or state or local tax laws, regulations, or rules,
and furnish to Certificateholders the schedules, statements or information at
such times and in such manner as may be required thereby;
(b) apply for an employer identification number from the Internal
Revenue Service via Form SS-4 or any other acceptable method for all tax
entities (i.e., the Trust REMICs and the Grantor Trust), furnish to the
Depositor, not later than the Closing Date in the case of the Grantor Trust (the
corpus of which includes the Interest Rate Swap Agreement) and within thirty
days of the Closing Date in the case of the Trust REMICs, copies of such Form
SS-4 requesting the employer identification numbers, use its best efforts to
obtain, as promptly as practicable, employer identification numbers for any
other Trust REMICs or Grantor Trusts created pursuant to this Agreement (and
provide such employer identification numbers to the Depositor promptly upon
receipt thereof), furnish to the Internal Revenue Service, on Form 8811 or as
otherwise may be required by the Code, the name, title, address, and telephone
number of the person that the Holders of the Certificates may contact for tax
information relating thereto, together with such additional information as may
be required by such Form, and update such information at the time or times in
the manner required by the Code;
(c) deliver or cause to be delivered the federal taxpayer
identification number of the Grantor Trust on a correct, complete and duly
executed IRS Form W-9 of the Grantor Trust to the Swap Provider promptly upon
receipt of such number after applying for it pursuant to 8.11(b) above and, in
any event, no later than the first Payment Date under the Interest Rate Swap
Agreement, and, if requested by the Swap Provider, an applicable IRS Form
W-8IMY;
(d) make an election that each of Pooling-Tier REMIC-1, Pooling-Tier
REMIC-2, the Lower-Tier REMIC, the Upper-Tier REMIC and the Class X REMIC be
treated as a REMIC on the federal tax return for its first taxable year (and, if
necessary, under applicable state law);
(e) prepare and forward to the Certificateholders and to the
Internal Revenue Service and, if necessary, state tax authorities, all
information returns and reports as and when required to be provided to them in
accordance with the REMIC Provisions, including the calculation of any original
issue discount using the prepayment assumption (as described in the Prospectus
Supplement);
(f) provide information necessary for the computation of tax imposed
on the Transfer of a Residual Certificate to a Person that is a Non-Permitted
Transferee, or an agent (including a broker, nominee or other middleman) of a
Non-Permitted Transferee, or a pass through entity in which a Non-Permitted
Transferee is the record holder of an interest (the reasonable cost of computing
and furnishing such information may be charged to the Person liable for such
tax);
(g) to the extent that they are under its control, conduct matters
relating to such assets at all times that any Certificates are Outstanding so as
to maintain the status of each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under the REMIC
Provisions;
(h) not knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to take
any action that would cause the termination of the REMIC status of any Trust
REMIC created hereunder;
(i) pay, from the sources specified in the last paragraph of this
Section 8.11, the amount of any federal or state tax, including prohibited
transaction taxes as described below, imposed on any Trust REMIC created
hereunder before its termination when and as the same shall be due and payable
(but such obligation shall not prevent the Trustee or any other appropriate
Person from contesting any such tax in appropriate proceedings and shall not
prevent the Trustee from withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law,
pending the outcome of such proceedings);
(j) cause federal, state or local income tax or information returns
to be signed by the Trustee or such other Person as may be required to sign such
returns by the Code or state or local laws, regulations or rules; and
(k) maintain records relating to each Trust REMIC created hereunder,
including the income, expenses, assets, and liabilities thereof on a calendar
year basis and on the accrual method of accounting and the fair market value and
adjusted basis of the assets determined at such intervals as may be required by
the Code, as may be necessary to prepare the foregoing returns, schedules,
statements or information.
The Holder of the largest Percentage Interest of the Class RX
Certificates shall act as Tax Matters Person for the Class X REMIC, and the
holder of the largest Percentage Interest of the Class R Certificates shall act
as Tax Matters Person for Pooling-Tier REMIC-1, Pooling-Tier REMIC-2, the
Lower-Tier REMIC and the Upper-Tier REMIC, in each case, within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations Section 1.860F-4(d), and the Trustee is hereby designated
as agent of such Certificateholder for such purpose (or if the Trustee is not so
permitted, such Holder shall be the Tax Matters Person in accordance with the
REMIC Provisions). In such capacity, the Trustee shall, as and when necessary
and appropriate, represent each Trust REMIC created hereunder in any
administrative or judicial proceedings relating to an examination or audit by
any governmental taxing authority, request an administrative adjustment as to
any taxable year of each Trust REMIC created hereunder, enter into settlement
agreements with any governmental taxing agency, extend any statute of
limitations relating to any tax item of each Trust REMIC created hereunder, and
otherwise act on behalf of each Trust REMIC in relation to any tax matter or
controversy involving it.
The Trustee shall treat the rights of the Class P Certificateholders
to Prepayment Charges, the rights of the Class X Certificateholders to receive
amounts in the Excess Reserve Fund Account and the Swap Account (subject to the
obligation to pay Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without duplication,
Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts) and the rights of the Offered
Certificateholders to receive Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without
duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts as the beneficial ownership of
interests in the Grantor Trust, and not as obligations of any Trust REMIC
created hereunder, for federal income tax purposes. The Trustee shall file or
cause to be filed with the Internal Revenue Service Form 1041 or such other form
as may be applicable and, as described above, shall apply for an employer
identification number from the Internal Revenue Service via Form SS-4 or any
other acceptable method for the Grantor Trust and shall furnish or cause to be
furnished, to the Class P Certificateholders, Class X Certificateholders and
Offered Certificateholders, the respective amounts described above that are
received, in the time or times and in the manner required by the Code.
To enable the Trustee to perform its duties under this Agreement,
the Depositor shall provide to the Trustee within ten days after the Closing
Date all information or data that the Trustee requests in writing and determines
to be relevant for tax purposes to the valuations and offering prices of the
Certificates, including the price, yield, prepayment assumption, and projected
cash flows of the Certificates and the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, the Depositor
shall provide information to the Trustee concerning the value, if any, to each
Class of Certificates of the right to receive Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts
from the Excess Reserve Fund Account and Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and,
without duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts from the Swap Account.
Thereafter, the Depositor shall provide to the Trustee promptly upon written
request therefor any additional information or data that the Trustee may, from
time to time, reasonably request to enable the Trustee to perform its duties
under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Depositor shall not be
required to provide any information regarding the Mortgage Loans that the
applicable Servicer is required to provide to the Trustee pursuant to this
Agreement. The Depositor hereby indemnifies the Trustee for any losses,
liabilities, damages, claims, or expenses of the Trustee arising from any errors
or miscalculations of the Trustee that result from any failure of the Depositor
to provide pursuant to this paragraph accurate information or data to the
Trustee on a timely basis.
None of the Servicers nor the Trustee shall (i) permit the creation
of any interests in any Trust REMIC other than the regular and residual
interests set forth in the Preliminary Statement, (ii) receive any amount
representing a fee or other compensation for services (except as otherwise
permitted by this Agreement or the related Mortgage Loan documents) or (iii)
otherwise knowingly or intentionally take any action, cause the Trust Fund to
take any action or fail to take (or fail to cause to be taken) any action
reasonably within its control and the scope of duties more specifically set
forth herein, that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not taken, as the
case may be, could (i) endanger the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (ii)
result in the imposition of a tax upon any Trust REMIC or the Trust Fund
(including but not limited to the tax on "prohibited transactions" as defined in
Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth
in Section 860G(d) of the Code, or the tax on "net income from foreclosure
property") unless the Trustee receives an Opinion of Counsel (at the expense of
the party seeking to take such action or, if such party fails to pay such
expense, at the expense of the Trust Fund, but in no event at the expense of the
Trustee) to the effect that the contemplated action will not, with respect to
the Trust Fund, any Trust REMIC created hereunder, endanger such status or
result in the imposition of such a tax).
If any tax is imposed on "prohibited transactions" of any Trust
REMIC as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on the "net income from
foreclosure property" of the Pooling-Tier REMIC-1 as defined in Section 860G(c)
of the Code, on any contribution to any Trust REMIC after the Start-up Day
pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is imposed, including,
if applicable, any minimum tax imposed on any Trust REMIC pursuant to Sections
23153 and 24878 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code, if not paid as
otherwise provided for herein, the tax shall be paid by (i) the Trustee, if such
tax arises out of or results from negligence of the Trustee, as applicable, in
the performance of any of its obligations under this Agreement, (ii) the
applicable Servicer and the Responsible Party, jointly, in the case of any such
minimum tax, and the applicable Servicer if such tax arises out of or results
from a breach by such Servicer of any of its obligations under this Agreement,
(iii) the applicable Responsible Party if such tax arises out of or results from
the Responsible Party's obligation to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to
Section 2.03, (iv) the Sponsor if such tax arises out of or results from the
Sponsor's obligation to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to the
Representations and Warranties Agreement, or (v) in all other cases, or if the
Trustee, the applicable Servicer or the Responsible Party fails to honor its
obligations under the preceding clause (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv), any such tax
will be paid with amounts otherwise to be distributed to the Certificateholders,
as provided in Section 4.02(a).
Section 8.12 Periodic Filings. (a) The Trustee and each Servicer
shall reasonably cooperate with the Depositor in connection with the reporting
requirements of the Trust under the Exchange Act. The Trustee shall prepare for
execution by the Depositor any Forms 8-K (other than the initial Form 8-K
relating to this Agreement, which shall be the responsibility of the Depositor
to prepare and file), 10-D and 10-K required by the Exchange Act and the rules
and regulations of the Commission thereunder, in order to permit the timely
filing thereof, pursuant to the terms of this Section 8.12, and the Trustee
shall file (via the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval System,
or ▇▇▇▇▇) such Forms executed by the Depositor. The Trustee shall have no duty
to verify information received by it from other Persons (other than
Subcontractors utilized by the Trustee) in connection with its duties under this
Section 8.12.
(b) No later than 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) (so long as the
Trustee has received from the Depositor the executed Form 10-D no later than
noon (Eastern Standard Time) on the preceding Business Day (or otherwise, the
Trustee will utilize reasonable best efforts to file such Form 10-D no later
than the filing deadline for such Form 10-D)) on any date within 15 calendar
days after each Distribution Date (subject to permitted extensions under the
Exchange Act), the Trustee shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust any
Form 10-D required by the Exchange Act, in form and substance as required by the
Exchange Act. The Trustee shall file each Form 10-D with a copy of the related
Monthly Statement attached thereto. Any disclosure in addition to the Monthly
Statement that is required to be included on Form 10-D ("Additional Form 10-D
Disclosure") shall be prepared by the party responsible for preparing such
disclosure as set forth on Exhibit V hereto and provided to the Trustee in
▇▇▇▇▇-compatible form at the email address for the Trustee set forth in Section
10.05, using Exhibit Z and the Trustee shall compile such disclosure pursuant to
the following paragraph. As used in this Agreement, ▇▇▇▇▇-compatible form means
an electronic information storage format acceptable to the Trustee and the party
providing such information. The Trustee will have no duty or liability for any
failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure,
except as set forth in the next paragraph.
As set forth on Exhibit V hereto, within 5 calendar days after the
related Distribution Date, certain parties to this Agreement shall be required
to provide to the Trustee and the Depositor, to the extent known by such
applicable parties, any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, if applicable. The
Trustee shall compile all such information provided to it in a Form 10-D
prepared by it.
The Trustee shall prepare and forward electronically a draft copy of
the Form 10-D to the Depositor sufficiently far in advance of, but in no event
less than two (2) Business Days prior to, when the Depositor is required to
execute such Form 10-D to permit the Depositor to review, verify and execute
such Form 10-D. No later than 2 Business Days prior to the 15th calendar day
after the related Distribution Date, an officer of the Depositor shall sign the
Form 10-D and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed Form 10-D (with an
original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to the Trustee. If a
Form 10-D cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed Form 10-D needs to be
amended, the Trustee will follow the procedures set forth in Section
8.12(f)(ii). The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at the
Depositor's address for notices set forth in Section 10.5(b)(ii)(a), or such
other address as to which the Depositor has provided prior written notice to the
Trustee. The Depositor acknowledges that the performance by the Trustee of its
duties under this Section 8.12(b) related to the timely preparation and filing
of Form 10-D is contingent, in part, upon each Servicer and the Depositor and
any other Person obligated to provide Additional Form 10-D Disclosure as set
forth on Exhibit V hereto observing all applicable deadlines in the performance
of their duties under this Section 8.12(b). The Trustee shall have no liability
for any loss, expense, damage, or claim arising out of or with respect to any
failure to properly prepare and/or timely file such Form 10-D, where such
failure results from the Trustee's inability or failure to obtain or receive, on
a timely basis, any information or signature from any party hereto (other than
the Trustee or any Subcontractor utilized by the Trustee) needed to prepare,
arrange for execution or file such Form 10-D, not resulting from its own
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
(c) No later than 1:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) (so long as the
Trustee has received from the Depositor the executed Form 10-K no later than
noon (Eastern Standard Time) on the preceding Business Day (or otherwise, the
Trustee shall utilize reasonable best efforts to file such Form 10-K no later
than the filing deadline for such Form 10-K)) on any date within 90 days after
the end of each fiscal year of the Trust or such earlier date as may be required
by the Exchange Act (the "10-K Filing Deadline"), commencing in March 2008, the
Trustee shall prepare and file on behalf of the Trust a Form 10-K, in form and
substance as required by the Exchange Act. Each such Form 10-K shall include the
following items, in each case to the extent they have been delivered to the
Trustee within the applicable time frames set forth in this Agreement, (i) an
annual compliance statement for each Servicer and each Subservicer engaged by
any Servicer and the Trustee, as described under Section 3.22, (ii)(A) the
annual reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for the
Trustee, each Servicer, the Custodian, each Subservicer engaged by any Servicer
and each Servicing Function Participant utilized by a Servicer, the Custodian or
the Trustee, as described under Section 3.23, and (B) if any such report on
assessment of compliance with servicing criteria described under Section 3.23
identifies any material instance of noncompliance, disclosure identifying such
instance of noncompliance, or such report on assessment of compliance with
servicing criteria described under Section 3.23 is not included as an exhibit to
such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an explanation
why such report is not included, (iii)(A) the registered public accounting firm
attestation report for the Trustee, each Servicer, the Custodian, each
Subservicer engaged by a Servicer and each Servicing Function Participant
utilized by a Servicer, or the Trustee or the Custodian, as described under
Section 3.23, and (B) if any registered public accounting firm attestation
report described under Section 3.23 identifies any material instance of
noncompliance, disclosure identifying such instance of noncompliance, or if any
such registered public accounting firm attestation report is not included as an
exhibit to such Form 10-K, disclosure that such report is not included and an
explanation why such report is not included, and (iv) a certification
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit L, with such changes as may
be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes promulgated by the Commission
(the "Sarbanes Certification"), which shall be signed by the senior officer of
the Depositor in charge of securitization. Any disclosure or information in
addition to (i) through (iv) above that is required to be included on Form 10-K
("Additional Form 10-K Disclosure") shall be prepared by the party responsible
for preparing such disclosure as set forth on Exhibit W hereto and provided to
the Trustee in ▇▇▇▇▇-compatible form at the email address for the Trustee set
forth in Section 10.05, using Exhibit Z and the Trustee shall compile such
disclosure pursuant to the following paragraph. The Trustee will have no duty or
liability for any failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Additional Form
10-K Disclosure, except as set forth in the next paragraph.
As set forth on Exhibit W hereto, no later than March 1st of each
year (or, in the case of each Servicer, March 5th of each year) that the Trust
is subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, commencing in 2008, the
parties to this Agreement shall be required to provide to the Trustee and the
Depositor, to the extent known by such applicable parties, any Additional Form
10-K Disclosure, if applicable. The Trustee shall compile all such information
provided to it in a Form 10-K prepared by it.
The Trustee shall prepare and forward electronically a draft copy of
the Form 10-K to the Depositor sufficiently far in advance of, but in no event
less than five (5) Business Days prior to, when the Depositor is required to
execute such Form 10-K to permit the Depositor to review, verify and execute
such Form 10-K. No later than 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on the 3rd
Business Day prior to the 10-K Filing Deadline, an officer of the Depositor
shall sign the Form 10-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such signed
Form 10-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight mail) to
the Trustee. If a Form 10-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously filed
Form 10-K needs to be amended, the Trustee will follow the procedures set forth
in Section 8.12(f)(ii). The signing party at the Depositor can be contacted at
the Depositor's address for notices set forth in Section 10.5(b)(ii)(a), or such
other address as to which the Depositor has provided prior written notice to the
Trustee. The Depositor acknowledges that the performance by the Trustee of its
duties under this Section 8.12(c) related to the timely preparation and filing
of Form 10-K is contingent, in part, upon each Servicer (and any Subservicer or
Servicing Function Participant engaged by a Servicer) and the Depositor and any
other Person obligated to provide Additional Form 10-K Disclosure as set forth
on Exhibit W hereto, observing all applicable deadlines in the performance of
their duties under this Section 8.12(c), Section 8.12(d), Section 3.22 and
Section 3.23. The Trustee shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage
or claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare
and/or timely file such Form 10-K, where such failure results from the Trustee's
inability or failure to obtain or receive, on a timely basis, any information or
signature from any party hereto (other than the Trustee or any Subcontractor
utilized by the Trustee) needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such
Form 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct.
(d) In connection with the execution of a Sarbanes Certification,
the Trustee shall sign a certification (in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
M, with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result of changes
promulgated by the Commission) for the benefit of the Depositor and its
officers, directors and Affiliates, and each Servicer shall sign a certification
solely with respect to such Servicer (substantially in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit N, with such changes as may be necessary or appropriate as a result
of changes promulgated by the Commission) for the benefit of the Depositor, the
Trustee and their respective officers, directors and Affiliates. Each such
certification shall be delivered to the Depositor no later than March 10th of
each year (or if such day is not a Business Day, the immediately preceding
Business Day) and the Depositor shall deliver the Sarbanes Certification no
later than the time set forth for the delivery to the Trustee of the signed Form
10-K pursuant to Section 8.12(d) for such year). In the event that prior to the
filing date of the Form 10-K in March of each year, the Trustee or any Servicer
has actual knowledge of information material to the Sarbanes Certification, that
party shall promptly notify the Depositor and each of the other parties signing
the certifications. In addition, (i) the Trustee shall indemnify and hold
harmless the Depositor and the Sponsor and their officers, directors, employees,
agents and Affiliates from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related costs, judgments
and other costs and expenses arising out of or based upon any breach of the
Trustee's obligations under this Section 8.12(d) or any material misstatement or
material omission contained in any information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other material provided in written or electronic form
pursuant to Sections, 3.23 and 8.12 of this Agreement and Exhibits V, W and X to
this Agreement provided by or on behalf of the Trustee or any Subcontractor
utilized by the Trustee (excluding any information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other materials provided in written or electronic form by
or on behalf of any Person other than the Trustee or any Subcontractor utilized
by the Trustee), negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct in connection
therewith, and (ii) each Servicer, severally and not jointly, shall indemnify
and hold harmless the Depositor, the Sponsor, the Trustee and their respective
officers, directors, employees, agents and Affiliates from and against any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal
fees and related costs, judgments and other costs and expenses arising out of or
based upon any breach of the applicable Servicer's obligations under this
Section 8.12(d) or any material misstatement, omission, negligence, bad faith or
willful misconduct of such Servicer in connection therewith. If the
indemnification provided for herein is unavailable or insufficient to hold
harmless any indemnified party, then (i) the Trustee agrees in connection with a
breach of the Trustee's obligations under this Section 8.12(d) or any material
misstatement or material omission contained in any information, report,
certification, accountants' letter or other material provided in written or
electronic form pursuant to Sections 3.23 and 8.12 of this Agreement and
Exhibits V, W and X to this Agreement provided by or on behalf of the Trustee or
any Subcontractor utilized by the Trustee (excluding any information, report,
certification, accountants' letter or other materials provided in written or
electronic form by or on behalf of any Person other than the Trustee or any
Subcontractor utilized by the Trustee), negligence, bad faith or willful
misconduct in connection therewith that it shall contribute to the amount paid
or payable by the Depositor and the Sponsor as a result of the losses, claims,
damages or liabilities of the Depositor and the Sponsor in such proportion as is
appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the Depositor and the Sponsor on
the one hand and the Trustee on the other and (ii) each Servicer agrees that it
shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a
result of the losses, claims, damages or liabilities of such indemnified party
in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of such
indemnified party, on the one hand, and such Servicer, on the other hand, in
connection with a breach of the Servicers' obligations under this Section
8.12(d) or any material misstatement or omission, negligence, bad faith or
willful misconduct of such Servicer in connection therewith. The obligations of
the Trustee and each Servicer under this Section 8.12(d) shall apply to the
Trustee, and each Servicer that serviced a Mortgage Loan during the applicable
period, whether or not such Trustee or Servicer is acting as Trustee or
Servicer, as applicable, at the time such certification is required to be
delivered. The indemnification and contribution obligations set forth in this
Section 8.12(d) shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier
resignation or removal of the Trustee or the applicable Servicer, as applicable.
(e) Upon any filing with the Commission, the Trustee shall promptly
deliver to the Depositor a copy of each such executed report, statement or
information.
(f) (i) The obligations set forth in paragraphs (a) through (d) of
this Section shall only apply with respect to periods for which reports are
required to be filed with respect to the Trust under the Exchange Act. Prior to
January 30 of the first year in which the Trustee is able to do so under
applicable law, the Trustee shall file a Form 15 Suspension Notification with
respect to the Trust, with a copy to the Depositor. At any time after the filing
of a Form 15 Suspension Notification, if the number of Holders of the Offered
Certificates of record exceeds the number set forth in Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act or the regulations promulgated pursuant thereto which would cause
the Trust to again become subject to the reporting requirements of the Exchange
Act, the Trustee shall recommence preparing and filing reports on Form 10-K,
10-D and 8-K as required pursuant to this Section 8.12 and the parties hereto
shall again have the obligations set forth in this Section.
(ii) In the event that the Trustee is unable to timely file with the
Commission all or any required portion of any Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K
required to be filed pursuant to this Agreement because required
disclosure information was either not delivered to it or delivered to it
after the delivery deadlines set forth in this Agreement, the Trustee will
immediately notify the Depositor or the Servicers. In the case of Form
10-D and 10-K, the Depositor, Servicers and the Trustee will thereupon
cooperate to prepare and timely file a Form 12b-25 and a 10-D/A and 10-K/A
as applicable, pursuant to Rule 12b-25 of the Exchange Act. In the case of
Form 8-K, the Trustee will, upon receipt of all disclosure information
required to be included on Form 8-K, include such disclosure information
on the next Form 10-D. In the event that any previously filed Form 8-K,
10-D or 10-K needs to be amended, the party to this Agreement deciding
that an amendment to such Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K is required will notify
the Depositor, the Trustee and the Servicers and such parties will
cooperate to prepare any necessary Form 8-K/A, 10-D/A or 10-K/A. Any Form
15, Form 12b-25 or any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K shall be signed
by an officer of the Depositor. The Depositor acknowledges that the
performance by the Trustee of its duties under this Section 8.12(f)
related to the timely preparation and filing of Form 15, a Form 12b-25 or
any amendment to Form 8-K, 10-D or 10-K is contingent, in part, upon the
Servicers and the Depositor observing all applicable deadlines in the
performance of their duties under this Section 8.12 and Sections 3.22 and
3.23. The Trustee shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage,
claim arising out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare
and/or timely file any such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to
Forms 8-K, 10-D or 10-K, where such failure results from the Trustee's
inability or failure to obtain or receive, on a timely basis, any
information from any party hereto (other than the Trustee or any
Subcontractor utilized by the Trustee) needed to prepare, arrange for
execution or file such Form 15, Form 12b-25 or any amendments to Forms
8-K, 10-D or 10-K, not resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or
willful misconduct.
(g) No later than 3:00 p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) (so long as the
Trustee has received from the Depositor the executed Form 8-K no later than 5:00
p.m. (Eastern Standard Time) on the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event
(as defined below) (or otherwise, the Trustee shall utilize reasonable best
efforts to file such Form 8-K no later than the filing deadline for such Form
8-K)) on any date within four (4) Business Days after the occurrence of an event
requiring disclosure on Form 8-K (each such event, a "Reportable Event"), and
also if requested by the Depositor, the Trustee shall prepare and file on behalf
of the Trust any Form 8-K, as required by the Exchange Act, provided that the
Depositor shall file the initial Form 8-K in connection with the issuance of the
Certificates. Any disclosure or information related to a Reportable Event or
that is otherwise required to be included on Form 8-K ("Form 8-K Disclosure
Information") shall be prepared by the party responsible for preparing such
disclosure as set forth on Exhibit X hereto and compiled by the Trustee pursuant
to the following paragraph. The Trustee will have no duty or liability for any
failure hereunder to determine or prepare any Form 8-K Disclosure Information or
any Form 8-K, except as set forth in the next paragraph.
As set forth on Exhibit X hereto, for so long as the Trust is
subject to the Exchange Act reporting requirements, no later than noon (Eastern
Standard Time) on the 2nd Business Day after the occurrence of a Reportable
Event, certain parties to this Agreement shall be required to provide to the
Depositor and the Trustee, to the extent known by such applicable parties, any
Form 8-K Disclosure Information, if applicable. The Trustee shall compile all
such information provided to it in a Form 8-K prepared by it.
The Trustee shall prepare and forward electronically a draft copy of
the Form 8-K to the Depositor sufficiently far in advance of, but in no event
later than noon (Eastern Standard Time) on the 3rd Business Day after a
Reportable Event, when the Depositor is required to execute such Form 8-K to
permit the Depositor to review, verify and execute such Form 8-K. No later than
the end of the 3rd Business Day after the Reportable Event, an officer of the
Depositor shall sign the Form 8-K and return an electronic or fax copy of such
signed Form 8-K (with an original executed hard copy to follow by overnight
mail) to the Trustee. If a Form 8-K cannot be filed on time or if a previously
filed Form 8-K needs to be amended, the Trustee will follow the procedures set
forth in Section 8.12(f)(ii). The signing party at the Depositor can be
contacted at the Depositor's address for notices set forth in Section
10.5(b)(ii)(a), or such other address as to which the Depositor has provided
prior written notice to the Trustee. The Depositor acknowledges that the
performance by the Trustee of its duties under this Section 8.12(g) related to
the timely preparation and filing of Form 8-K is contingent, in part, upon each
Servicer and the Depositor and any other Person obligated to provide Form 8-K
Disclosure Information as set forth on Exhibit X hereto providing such
information to the Trustee in ▇▇▇▇▇-compatible form at the email address for the
Trustee set forth in Section 10.05, using Exhibit Z, observing all applicable
deadlines in the performance of their duties under this Section 8.12(g). The
Trustee shall have no liability for any loss, expense, damage or claim arising
out of or with respect to any failure to properly prepare and/or timely file
such Form 8-K, where such failure results from the Trustee's inability or
failure to obtain or receive, on a timely basis, any information or signature
from any party hereto (other than the Trustee or any Subcontractor utilized by
the Trustee) needed to prepare, arrange for execution or file such Form 8-K, not
resulting from its own negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.
(h) The Trustee shall have no liability for any loss, expense,
damage or claim arising out of or resulting from (i) the accuracy or inaccuracy
of any Additional Form 10-D Disclosure, Additional Form 10-K Disclosure or Form
8-K Disclosure Information (excluding any information therein provided by the
Trustee or any Subcontractor utilized by the Trustee) provided to the Trustee in
connection with the preparation of Forms 10-D, 10-K and 8-K pursuant to this
Section 8.12, or (ii) the failure of the Depositor to timely execute and return
for filing any Forms 10-D, 10-K and 8-K required to be filed by the Trustee
pursuant to this Section 8.12, in either case, not resulting from the Trustee's
own negligence, bad faith or misconduct.
Section 8.13 Tax Treatment of Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts, Basis
Risk CarryForward Amounts and Class IO Shortfalls; Tax Classification of the
Excess Reserve Fund Account, Swap Account and the Interest Rate Swap Agreement.
For federal income tax purposes, the Trustee shall treat the Excess Reserve Fund
Account and the Swap Account as beneficially owned by the holders of the Class X
Certificates and shall treat such portion of the Trust Fund as a grantor trust,
within the meaning of subpart E, Part I of subchapter J of the Code. The Trustee
shall treat the rights that each Class of Offered Certificates has to receive
payments of Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts, and to the extent not paid from the
Excess Reserve Fund Account, Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts and, without
duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts from the Swap Account (together
with Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts from the Excess Reserve Fund Account),
subject to the obligation to pay Class IO Shortfalls, as rights and obligations
under a notional principal contract between the Class X Certificateholder and
each such Class and beneficially owned by each such Class through the Grantor
Trust. Accordingly, each Class of Certificates (excluding the Class X, Class P,
the Class R and the Class RX Certificates) will be comprised of two components -
an Upper-Tier Regular Interest and an interest in a notional principal contract,
and the Class X Certificates will be comprised of the following components: two
Class X REMIC Regular Interests (the Class X Interest and the Class IO
Interest), an interest in the Excess Reserve Fund Account, subject to obligation
to pay Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts, ownership of the Swap Account and the
Interest Rate Swap Agreement, subject to the obligation to pay Basis Risk
CarryForward Amounts and, without duplication, Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts,
and the right to receive Class IO Shortfalls. The Trustee shall allocate the
issue price for a Class of Certificates among the respective components for
purposes of determining the issue price of the Upper-Tier Regular Interest
component based on information received from the Depositor. Unless otherwise
advised by the Depositor in writing, for federal income tax purposes, the
Trustee is hereby directed to assign a value of zero to the right of each Holder
of an Offered Certificate to receive the related Basis Risk CarryForward Amounts
and, without duplication, the related Upper-Tier CarryForward Amounts for
purposes of allocating the purchase price of an Offered Certificate acquired by
an initial Holder thereof between such right and the related Upper-Tier Regular
Interest.
Holders of Offered Certificates shall also be treated as having
agreed to pay, on each Distribution Date, to the Holders of the Class X
Certificates an aggregate amount equal to the excess, if any, of (i) Net Swap
Payments and Swap Termination Payments (other than Defaulted Swap Termination
Payments) over (ii) the sum of amounts payable on the Class X Interest available
for such payments and amounts payable on the Class IO Interest (such excess, a
"Class IO Shortfall"), first from interest and then from principal distributable
on the Offered Certificates. A Class IO Shortfall payable from interest
collections shall be allocated pro rata among such Offered Certificates based on
the amount of interest otherwise payable to such Class of Offered Certificates,
and a Class IO Shortfall payable from principal collections shall be allocated
in reverse sequential order beginning with the most subordinate Class of Offered
Certificates then Outstanding.
Any payments of Class IO Shortfalls shall be treated for tax
purposes as having been received by the Holders of such Class of Offered
Certificates in respect of the corresponding Upper-Tier Regular Interest and as
having been paid by such Holders to the Holders of the Class X Certificates
through the Swap Account. In the event any class of Upper-Tier Regular Interest
corresponding to a class of Offered Certificates is subject to the Upper-Tier
REMIC WAC Rate, and such rate exceeds the applicable Pass-Through Rate of the
Corresponding Class of Certificates as a result of a Swap Termination Payment,
such excess shall be deemed first paid to the related Upper-Tier Regular
Interest and then paid to the Class X Certificates in a manner analogous to
Class IO Shortfalls.
Section 8.14 Custodial Responsibilities. (a) The Custodian shall
provide access to the Mortgage Loan Documents in possession of the Custodian
regarding the related Mortgage Loans and REO Property and the servicing thereof
to the Trustee, the Certificateholders, the FDIC, and the supervisory agents and
examiners of the FDIC, such access being afforded only upon two (2) Business
Days' prior written request and during normal business hours at the office of
the Custodian. The Custodian shall allow representatives of the above entities
to photocopy any of the records and documentation and shall provide equipment
for that purpose at the expense of the person requesting such access.
Upon receipt of a written request made by a Servicer in the form of
the Request for Release, the Custodian shall release within five Business Days
the related Mortgage File in accordance with Section 3.16.
(b) The Custodian and any of its respective directors, officers,
employees or agents shall be indemnified by the Trust Fund and held harmless
against any loss, liability, or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees)
incurred in connection with any claim or legal action relating to this Agreement
or the performance of any of the Custodian's duties under this Agreement other
than any loss, liability, or expense incurred (i) resulting from any breach of a
Servicer's obligations in connection with this Agreement for which such Servicer
has performed its obligations to indemnify the Custodian pursuant to Section
6.05, (ii) resulting from any breach of the applicable Responsible Party's
obligations in connection with this Agreement for which the applicable
Responsible Party has performed its obligations to indemnify the Custodian
pursuant to Section 2.03(p), or (iii) because of willful misfeasance, bad faith,
or negligence in the performance of any of the Custodian's duties under this
Agreement. This indemnity shall survive the termination of this Agreement or the
earlier resignation or removal of the Custodian. Except as otherwise provided in
this Agreement or a separate letter agreement between the Depositor and the
Custodian, the Custodian shall not be entitled to payment or reimbursement for
any routine ongoing expenses incurred by the Custodian in the ordinary course of
its duties as Custodian under this Agreement or for any other expenses incurred
by the Custodian; provided, however, that no expense shall be reimbursed by the
Trust Fund under this Agreement if it would not constitute an "unanticipated
expense incurred by the REMIC" within the meaning of the REMIC Provisions.
(c) The Custodian may resign from its obligations hereunder upon 60
days' prior written notice to the Trustee, the Depositor and the Servicers. Such
resignation shall take effect upon (i) the appointment of a successor Custodian
reasonably acceptable to the Trustee within such 60 day period; and (ii)
delivery of all Custodial Files to the successor Custodian. The Trustee shall
have the right, but not the obligation, to become the successor Custodian. If no
successor ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is appointed within 60 days after written notice of the
Custodian's resignation is received by the Trustee, the Custodian may petition a
court of competent jurisdiction to appoint a successor ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.
Upon such resignation and appointment of successor ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, the
Custodian shall, at the Custodian's expense (unless for nonpayment, then at the
expense of the Trust), promptly transfer to the successor Custodian, as directed
in writing by the Trustee, all Mortgage Files being administered under this
Agreement.
(d) For so long as reports are required to be filed with the
Commission under the Exchange Act with respect to the Trust, the Custodian shall
not utilize any Subcontractor for the performance of its duties hereunder if
such Subcontractor would be "participating in the servicing function" within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB. The Custodian shall indemnify the
Depositor, the Sponsor and any director, officer, employee or agent of the
Depositor or the Sponsor and hold them harmless against any and all claims,
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal
fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that
any of them may sustain in any way related to the breach by the Custodian of its
obligation set forth in the preceding sentence or the failure of the Custodian
to perform any of its obligations under Section 3.23. This indemnity shall
survive the termination of this Agreement or the earlier resignation or removal
of the Custodian.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, no
Custodian shall be required to deliver, or to cause to be delivered, information
relating to Item 1117 of Regulation AB pursuant to Sections 8.12(b) and (c) and
Exhibits V and W to this Agreement for any reporting period of the Trust in
which the Custodian's Weighted Average Percentage is less than 20%. The
"Custodian's Weighted Average Percentage" means, for the applicable reporting
period of the Trust and the Custodian, the quotient, expressed as a percentage,
of (A) the aggregate of the Stated Principal Balance for each Distribution Date
in such reporting period of the Mortgage Loans for which the Custodian acted as
Custodian divided by (B) the aggregate of the Pool Stated Principal Balance for
each Distribution Date in such reporting period.
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
Section 9.01 Termination upon Liquidation or Purchase of the
Mortgage Loans. Subject to Sections 9.02 and 9.03, the obligations and
responsibilities of the Depositor, the Servicers and the Trustee created hereby
with respect to the Trust Fund shall terminate upon the earlier of (a) the
purchase, on or after the Optional Termination Date, by Saxon, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo or
Countrywide Servicing, individually or together, of all Mortgage Loans (and REO
Properties) at the price equal to the sum of (i) 100% of the unpaid principal
balance of each Mortgage Loan (other than in respect of REO Property) plus
accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the applicable Mortgage Rate, (ii) the
lesser of (x) the appraised value of any REO Property as determined by the
higher of two appraisals completed by two independent appraisers selected by
Saxon, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo or Countrywide Servicing, individually or together, at the
expense of Saxon, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo or Countrywide Servicing, individually or
together, plus accrued and unpaid interest on each Mortgage Loan at the
applicable Mortgage Rate and (y) the unpaid principal balance of each Mortgage
Loan related to any REO Property, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon at the applicable Mortgage Rate, and (iii) any Swap Termination Payment
owed to the Swap Provider pursuant to the Interest Rate Swap Agreement, and (b)
the later of (i) the maturity or other liquidation (or any Advance with respect
thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in the Trust Fund and the
disposition of all REO Property and (ii) the distribution to Certificateholders
of all amounts required to be distributed to them pursuant to this Agreement. In
no event shall the trusts created hereby continue beyond the expiration of 21
years from the death of the survivor of the descendants of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
the late Ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. James's, living on
the date hereof.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, no such
purchase shall be permitted, unless (i) after distribution of the proceeds
thereof to the Certificateholders (other than the Holders of the Class X, Class
P and Residual Certificates) pursuant to Section 9.02, the distribution of the
remaining proceeds to the Class X and Class P Certificates is sufficient to pay
the outstanding principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on the NIM
Securities, to the extent the NIM Securities are then outstanding, or (ii) prior
to such purchase, the purchasing Servicer(s) shall have deposited in the related
Collection Account an amount to be remitted to the NIM Trustee that, together
with such remaining proceeds, will be sufficient to pay the outstanding
principal amount of and accrued and unpaid interest on the NIM Securities, to
the extent the NIM Securities are then outstanding.
Section 9.02 Final Distribution on the Certificates. If on any
Remittance Date, the Servicers determine that there are no Outstanding Mortgage
Loans and no other funds or assets in the Trust Fund other than the funds in the
Collection Accounts, Saxon, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo or Countrywide Servicing, individually
or together, shall direct the Trustee promptly to send a Notice of Final
Distribution to each Certificateholder and the Swap Provider. If Saxon, ▇▇▇▇▇
Fargo or Countrywide Servicing individually elects to terminate the Trust Fund
pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.01, such Servicer shall notify the other
Servicer of such election by the 15th day of the month preceding the month of
the final distribution and the other Servicer shall have 5 days to elect, by
notice to the other Servicer, to purchase the Mortgage Loans it services. If
Saxon, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo or Countrywide Servicing, individually or together, so elect
to terminate the Trust Fund pursuant to clause (a) of Section 9.01, by the 25th
day of the month preceding the month of the final distribution, such Servicer or
Servicers shall notify the Depositor and the Trustee of the date such Servicer
or Servicers intend to terminate the Trust Fund and of the applicable repurchase
price of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties.
A Notice of Final Distribution, specifying the Distribution Date on
which Certificateholders may surrender their Certificates for payment of the
final distribution and cancellation, shall be given promptly by the Trustee by
letter to Certificateholders mailed not earlier than the 10th day and not later
than the 15th day of the month of such final distribution. Any such Notice of
Final Distribution shall specify (a) the Distribution Date upon which final
distribution on the Certificates will be made upon presentation and surrender of
Certificates at the office therein designated, (b) the amount of such final
distribution, (c) the location of the office or agency at which such
presentation and surrender must be made, and (d) that the Record Date otherwise
applicable to such Distribution Date is not applicable, distributions being made
only upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates at the office therein
specified. The Trustee will give such Notice of Final Distribution to each
Rating Agency at the time such Notice of Final Distribution is given to
Certificateholders.
In the event such Notice of Final Distribution is given, each
Servicer shall cause all funds in the Collection Account to be remitted to the
Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account on the Business Day prior to the
applicable Distribution Date in an amount equal to the final distribution in
respect of the Certificates. Upon such final deposit with respect to the Trust
Fund and the receipt by the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, of a
Request for Release therefor, the Trustee or the Custodian, as applicable, shall
promptly release to the applicable Servicer the Custodial Files for the Mortgage
Loans.
Upon presentation and surrender of the Certificates, the Trustee
shall cause to be distributed to the Certificateholders of each Class (after
reimbursement of all amounts due to the Servicers, the Depositor and the Trustee
hereunder), in each case on the final Distribution Date and in the order set
forth in Section 4.02, in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests,
with respect to Certificateholders of the same Class, up to an amount equal to
(i) as to each Class of Regular Certificates (except the Class X Certificates),
the Certificate Balance thereof plus for each such Class and the Class X
Certificates accrued interest thereon in the case of an interest-bearing
Certificate and all other amounts to which such Classes are entitled pursuant to
Section 4.02 and (ii) as to the Residual Certificates, the amount, if any, which
remains on deposit in the Distribution Account (other than the amounts retained
to meet claims) after application pursuant to clause (i) above.
In the event that any affected Certificateholders shall not
surrender Certificates for cancellation within six months after the date
specified in the above mentioned written notice, the Trustee shall give a second
written notice to the remaining Certificateholders to surrender their
Certificates for cancellation and receive the final distribution with respect
thereto. If within six months after the second notice all the applicable
Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trustee may
take appropriate steps, or may appoint an agent to take appropriate steps, to
contact the remaining Certificateholders concerning surrender of their
Certificates, and the cost thereof shall be paid out of the funds and other
assets which remain a part of the Trust Fund. If within one year after the
second notice all Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation,
the Class R Certificateholders shall be entitled to all unclaimed funds and
other assets of the Trust Fund which remain subject hereto.
Section 9.03 Additional Termination Requirements. In the event the
applicable Servicer or all of the Servicers exercise their purchase option with
respect to the Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 9.01, the Trust Fund shall
be terminated in accordance with the following additional requirements, unless
the Trustee has been supplied with an Opinion of Counsel, at the expense of the
applicable Servicer or all of the Servicers, as the case may be, to the effect
that the failure to comply with the requirements of this Section 9.03 will not
(i) result in the imposition of taxes on "prohibited transactions" on any Trust
REMIC as defined in Section 860F of the Code, or (ii) cause any Trust REMIC to
fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificates are Outstanding:
(a) The Trustee shall sell all of the assets of the Trust Fund to
the applicable Servicer and, no later than the next Distribution Date after such
sale, shall distribute to the Certificateholders the proceeds of such sale in
complete liquidation of each Trust REMIC; and
(b) The Trustee shall attach a statement to the final federal income
tax return for each Trust REMIC stating that pursuant to Treasury Regulations
Section 1.860F-1, the first day of the 90-day liquidation period for each such
Trust REMIC was the date on which the Trustee sold the assets of the Trust Fund
to the applicable Servicer or Servicers, as the case may be.
ARTICLE X
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 10.01 Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to
time by the Depositor, the Servicers, the Responsible Party, the Custodian and
the Trustee without the consent of any of the Certificateholders (i) to cure any
ambiguity or mistake, (ii) to correct any defective provision herein or to
supplement any provision herein which may be inconsistent with any other
provision herein, (iii) to add to the duties of the Depositor, the Custodian or
the Servicers, (iv) to add any other provisions with respect to matters or
questions arising hereunder or (v) to modify, alter, amend, add to or rescind
any of the terms or provisions contained in this Agreement; provided that any
amendment pursuant to clauses (iv) or (v) above shall not, as evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the
Trustee or the Trust Fund), adversely affect in any material respect the
interests of any Certificateholder; and provided, further, that any such
amendment pursuant to clauses (iv) or (v) above shall be deemed not to adversely
affect in any material respect the interests of the Certificateholders if the
Person requesting the amendment obtains a letter from each Rating Agency stating
that the amendment would not result in the downgrading or withdrawal of the
respective ratings then assigned to the Certificates; it being understood and
agreed that any such letter in and of itself will not represent a determination
by such Rating Agency as to the materiality of any such amendment and will
represent a determination only as to the credit issues affecting any such
rating. The Trustee, the Custodian, the Depositor, the Responsible Party and the
Servicers also may at any time and from time to time amend this Agreement, but
without the consent of the Certificateholders to modify, eliminate or add to any
of its provisions to such extent as shall be necessary or helpful to (i)
maintain the qualification of each Trust REMIC under the Code, (ii) avoid or
minimize the risk of the imposition of any tax on any Trust REMIC pursuant to
the Code that would be a claim at any time prior to the final redemption of the
Certificates or (iii) comply with any other requirements of the Code; provided
that the Trustee has been provided an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall be
an expense of the party requesting such opinion but in any case shall not be an
expense of the Trustee or the Trust Fund, to the effect that such action is
necessary or helpful to, as applicable, (i) maintain such qualification, (ii)
avoid or minimize the risk of the imposition of such a tax or (iii) comply with
any such requirements of the Code; provided, however, that any amendment that
would otherwise require the consent of Holders pursuant to the next paragraph
shall be made only pursuant to the terms of the next paragraph.
This Agreement may also be amended from time to time by the
Depositor, the Servicers, the Responsible Party, the Custodian and the Trustee
with the consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing Percentage Interests
aggregating not less than 66?% of each Class of Certificates affected thereby
for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or
eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any
manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates; provided, however, that no
such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the timing
of, payments required to be distributed on any Certificate without the consent
of the Holder of such Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any material respect
the interests of the Holders of any Class of Certificates in a manner other than
as described in clause (i), without the consent of the Holders of Certificates
of such Class evidencing, as to such Class, Percentage Interests aggregating not
less than 66?%, or (iii) reduce the aforesaid percentages of Certificates the
Holders of which are required to consent to any such amendment, without the
consent of the Holders of all such Certificates then Outstanding; provided,
further, that, without the consent of the Holders of a majority of the
Certificates then Outstanding, no such amendment shall result in a Significant
Change to a Permitted Activity.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, the
Trustee shall not consent to any amendment to this Agreement unless (i) it shall
have first received an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall not be an expense
of the Trustee or the Trust Fund, to the effect that such amendment will not
cause the imposition of any tax on any Trust REMIC or the Certificateholders or
cause any such Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC or the Grantor Trust to
fail to qualify as a grantor trust at any time that any Certificates are
Outstanding and (ii) the party seeking such amendment shall have provided
written notice to the Rating Agencies and the Swap Provider (with a copy of such
notice to the Trustee) of such amendment, stating the provisions of the
Agreement to be amended.
Promptly after the execution of any amendment to this Agreement
requiring the consent of Certificateholders, the Trustee shall furnish written
notification of the substance or a copy of such amendment to each
Certificateholder and each Rating Agency.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders
under this Section 10.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed
amendment, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the
substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the
authorization of the execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to
such reasonable regulations as the Trustee may prescribe.
Nothing in this Agreement shall require the Trustee to enter into an
amendment without receiving an Opinion of Counsel (which Opinion shall not be an
expense of the Trustee or the Trust Fund), satisfactory to the Trustee that (i)
such amendment is permitted and is not prohibited by this Agreement and that all
requirements for amending this Agreement have been complied with (including the
obtaining of any required consents); and (ii) either (A) the amendment does not
adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder
or (B) the conclusion set forth in the immediately preceding clause (A) is not
required to be reached pursuant to this Section 10.01.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any amendment to this Agreement shall
require the prior written consent of the Swap Provider if such amendment
materially and adversely affects the rights or interests of the Swap Provider.
Section 10.02 Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts. This Agreement
is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property
records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or
all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other appropriate
public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the
applicable Servicer at the direction and expense of the Depositor, but only upon
receipt of an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recordation materially
and beneficially affects the interests of the Certificateholders.
For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as
herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed
simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall
be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and
the same instrument.
Section 10.03 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE SUBSTANTIVE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK
APPLICABLE TO AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND
THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO AND THE
CERTIFICATEHOLDERS SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.
Section 10.04 Intention of Parties. It is the express intent of the
parties hereto that the conveyance (i) of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor
and (ii) of the Trust Fund by the Depositor to the Trustee each be, and be
construed as, an absolute sale thereof. It is, further, not the intention of the
parties that such conveyances be deemed a pledge thereof. However, in the event
that, notwithstanding the intent of the parties, such assets are held to be the
property of the Depositor, as the case may be, or if for any other reason this
Agreement is held or deemed to create a security interest in either such assets,
then (i) this Agreement shall be deemed to be a security agreement within the
meaning of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New York and (ii) the
conveyances provided for in this Agreement shall be deemed to be an assignment
and a grant by the Depositor to the Trustee, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, of a security interest in all of the assets transferred,
whether now owned or hereafter acquired.
The Depositor, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, shall, to
the extent consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary
to ensure that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in
the Trust Fund, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected
security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained
as such throughout the term of the Agreement. The Depositor shall arrange for
filing any Uniform Commercial Code continuation statements in connection with
any security interest granted or assigned to the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders.
Section 10.05 Notices. (a) The Trustee shall promptly provide notice
to each Rating Agency with respect to each of the following of which it has
actual knowledge:
(i) Any material change or amendment to this Agreement;
(ii) The occurrence of any Event of Default that has not been cured;
(iii) The resignation or termination of a Servicer or the Trustee
and the appointment of any successor;
(iv) The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to
Section 2.03; and
(v) The final payment to Certificateholders.
(b) In addition, the Trustee shall promptly furnish to each Rating
Agency copies (which may be provided electronically via the Trustee's website)
of the following:
(i) Each report to Certificateholders described in Section 4.03; and
(ii) Any notice of a purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section
2.02, 2.03 or 3.11.
All directions, demands, consents and notices hereunder shall be in
writing (unless otherwise indicated in this paragraph) and shall be deemed to
have been duly given when delivered to: (a) in the case of the Depositor, ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc. (1) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ - SPG Finance,
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇; (2) ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ - Servicing Oversight, ▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇▇▇ ▇▇▇., ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇; (3) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ - Whole Loan Operations, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇; (4) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ - RFPG, ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇; and (5) in the case of a
direction or demand, notification to the following email addresses:
▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇; or such
other address as may be hereafter furnished to the other parties hereto by the
Depositor in writing; (b) in the case of First NLC, First NLC Financial
Services, LLC, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ or
such other address as may be hereafter furnished to the other parties hereto and
the Swap Provider by First NLC in writing; (c) in the case of Countrywide
Servicing in its capacity as Servicer, to Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP,
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇,
Fax: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, Email: ▇▇▇▇_▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, or such other address as
may be hereafter furnished to the other parties hereto and the Swap Provider by
Countrywide, as Servicer, in writing; (d) in the case of Saxon, to Saxon
Mortgage Services, Inc., ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, President, with a copy to Saxon Capital, Inc., ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Legal Department, or
such other address as may be hereafter furnished to the other parties hereto and
the Swap Provider by Saxon in writing, (e) in the case of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, in its
capacity as Servicer, 1 Home Campus, Des Moines, Iowa 50328, Attention: ▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ MAC #X2302-033, Facsimile No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, with a copy to ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo
Bank, National Association, 1 Home Campus, Des Moines, Iowa 50328, Attention:
General Counsel MAC X2401-06T or such other address as may be hereafter
furnished to the other parties hereto and the Swap Provider by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, as
Servicer; (f) in the case of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo in its capacity as Custodian, ▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, or such other address as
may be hereafter furnished to the other parties hereto and the Swap Provider by
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo in writing; (g) in the case of the Trustee, to Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
Attention: Trust Administration MS07X1 or such other address as the Trustee may
hereafter furnish to the other parties hereto and the Swap Provider by the
Trustee in writing; provided, however, all reports, statements, certifications
and information required to be provided to the Trustee pursuant to Section 8.12
for filing shall be electronically forwarded to ▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇.▇▇▇; (h)
in the case of the Swap Provider, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Services Inc.,
Transaction Management Group, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇,
Attention: Chief Legal Officer, Facsimile No. (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇, or such other
address as may be hereafter furnished to the other parties hereto by the Swap
Provider in writing; and (i) in the case of each of the Rating Agencies, the
address specified therefor in the definition corresponding to the name of such
Rating Agency. Notices to Certificateholders shall be deemed given when mailed,
first class postage prepaid, to their respective addresses appearing in the
Certificate Register.
Section 10.06 Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any
reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or
terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements,
provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall in no way affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Certificates
or the rights of the Holders thereof.
Section 10.07 Assignment; Sales; Advance Facilities. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, except as provided in Section 6.04,
this Agreement may not be assigned by any Servicer without the prior written
consent of the Trustee and the Depositor; provided, however, each Servicer is
hereby authorized to enter into an Advance Facility under which (l) such
Servicer sells, assigns or pledges to an Advancing Person the Servicer's rights
under this Agreement to be reimbursed for any P&I Advances or Servicing Advances
and/or (2) an Advancing Person agrees to fund some or all P&I Advances or
Servicing Advances required to be made by such Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement. No consent of the Trustee, Certificateholders or any other party is
required before a Servicer may enter into an Advance Facility. Notwithstanding
the existence of any Advance Facility under which an Advancing Person agrees to
fund P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances on the Servicer's behalf, such
Servicer shall remain obligated pursuant to this Agreement to make P&I Advances
and Servicing Advances pursuant to and as required by this Agreement, and shall
not be relieved of such obligations by virtue of such Advance Facility.
Reimbursement amounts shall consist solely of amounts in respect of
P&I Advances and/or Servicing Advances made with respect to the Mortgage Loans
for which a Servicer would be permitted to reimburse itself in accordance with
this Agreement, assuming such Servicer had made the related P&I Advance(s)
and/or Servicing Advance(s).
The applicable Servicer shall maintain and provide to any successor
Servicer a detailed accounting on a loan-by-loan basis as to amounts advanced
by, pledged or assigned to, and reimbursed to any Advancing Person. The
successor Servicer shall be entitled to rely on any such information provided by
the predecessor Servicer, and the successor Servicer shall not be liable for any
errors in such information.
An Advancing Person who purchases or receives an assignment or
pledge of the rights to be reimbursed for P&I Advances and/or Servicing
Advances, and/or whose obligations hereunder are limited to the funding of P&I
Advances and/or Servicing Advances shall not be required to meet the criteria
for qualification of a Subservicer set forth in this Agreement.
The documentation establishing any Advance Facility shall require
that reimbursement amounts distributed with respect to each Mortgage Loan be
allocated to outstanding unreimbursed P&I Advances or Servicing Advances (as the
case may be) made with respect to that Mortgage Loan on a "first-in, first-out"
(FIFO) basis. Such documentation shall also require the applicable Servicer to
provide to the related Advancing Person or its designee loan-by-loan information
with respect to each such reimbursement amount distributed to such Advancing
Person or Advance Facility trustee on each Distribution Date, to enable the
Advancing Person or Advance Facility trustee to make the FIFO allocation of each
such reimbursement amount with respect to each applicable Mortgage Loan. The
applicable Servicer shall remain entitled to be reimbursed by the Advancing
Person or Advance Facility trustee for all P&I Advances and Servicing Advances
funded by such Servicer to the extent the related rights to be reimbursed
therefor have not been sold, assigned or pledged to an Advancing Person.
Any amendment to this Section 10.07 or to any other provision of
this Agreement that may be necessary or appropriate to effect the terms of an
Advance Facility as described generally in this Section 10.07, including
amendments to add provisions relating to a successor Servicer, may be entered
into by the Trustee, the Depositor, the Responsible Parties, the Custodian and
the Servicers without the consent of any Certificateholder, notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Agreement, upon receipt by the Trustee of an
Opinion of Counsel that such amendment has no material adverse effect on the
Certificateholders or written confirmation from the Rating Agencies that such
amendment will not adversely affect the ratings on the Certificates. Prior to
entering into an Advance Facility, the applicable Servicer shall notify the
lender under such facility in writing that: (a) the Advances financed by and/or
pledged to the lender are obligations owed to such Servicer on a non-recourse
basis payable only from the cash flows and proceeds received under this
Agreement for reimbursement of Advances only to the extent provided herein, and
the Trustee and the Trust are otherwise obligated or liable to repay any
Advances financed by the lender; (b) such Servicer will be responsible for
remitting to the lender the applicable amounts collected by it as reimbursement
for Advances funded by the lender, subject to the restrictions and priorities
created in this Agreement; and (c) the Trustee shall have any responsibility to
track or monitor the administration of the financing arrangement between the
applicable Servicer and the lender.
Section 10.08 Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders. The death
or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to terminate this
Agreement or the Trust created hereby, nor entitle such Certificateholder's
legal representative or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or
commence any proceeding in any court for a petition or winding up of the Trust
created hereby, or otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of
the parties hereto or any of them.
No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as
provided herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and management
of the Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor shall anything
herein set forth or contained in the terms of the Certificates be construed so
as to constitute the Certificateholders from time to time as partners or members
of an association; nor shall any Certificateholder be under any liability to any
third-party by reason of any action taken by the parties to this Agreement
pursuant to any provision hereof.
No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue or by availing
itself of any provisions of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or
proceeding in equity or at law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement,
unless such Holder previously shall have given to the Trustee a written notice
of an Event of Default and of the continuance thereof, as herein provided, and
unless the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than 25% of the Voting
Rights evidenced by the Certificates shall also have made written request to the
Trustee to institute such action, suit or proceeding in its own name as Trustee
hereunder and shall have offered to the Trustee such reasonable indemnity as it
may require against the costs, expenses, and liabilities to be incurred therein
or thereby, and the Trustee, for 60-days after its receipt of such notice,
request and offer of indemnity shall have neglected or refused to institute any
such action, suit or proceeding; it being understood and intended, and being
expressly covenanted by each Certificateholder with every other
Certificateholder and the Trustee, that no one or more Holders of Certificates
shall have any right in any manner whatever by virtue or by availing itself or
themselves of any provisions of this Agreement to affect, disturb or prejudice
the rights of the Holders of any other of the Certificates, or to obtain or seek
to obtain priority over or preference to any other such Holder or to enforce any
right under this Agreement, except in the manner herein provided and for the
common benefit of all Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of
the provisions of this Section 10.08, each and every Certificateholder and the
Trustee shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or in
equity.
Section 10.09 Inspection and Audit Rights. Each Servicer agrees
that, on 5 Business Days prior notice, it will permit any representative of the
Depositor or the Trustee during such Person's normal business hours, to examine
all the books of account, records, reports and other papers of such Person
relating to the Mortgage Loans, to make copies and extracts therefrom, to cause
such books to be audited by independent certified public accountants selected by
the Depositor or the Trustee and to discuss its affairs, finances and accounts
relating to the Mortgage Loans with its officers, employees and independent
public accountants (and by this provision each Servicer hereby authorizes said
accountants to discuss with such representative such affairs, finances and
accounts), all at such reasonable times and as often as may be reasonably
requested. Any out-of-pocket expense of a Servicer incident to the exercise by
the Depositor or the Trustee of any right under this Section 10.09 shall be
borne by such Servicer.
Section 10.10 Certificates Nonassessable and Fully Paid. It is the
intention of the Depositor that Certificateholders shall not be personally
liable for obligations of the Trust Fund, that the interests in the Trust Fund
represented by the Certificates shall be nonassessable for any reason
whatsoever, and that the Certificates, upon due authentication thereof by the
Trustee pursuant to this Agreement, are and shall be deemed fully paid.
Section 10.11 Rule of Construction. Article and section headings are
for the convenience of the reader and shall not be considered in interpreting
this Agreement or the intent of the parties hereto.
Section 10.12 Waiver of Jury Trial. EACH PARTY HEREBY KNOWINGLY,
VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY, WAIVES (TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE
LAW) ANY RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT AND AGREES THAT ANY SUCH DISPUTE SHALL BE TRIED
BEFORE A JUDGE SITTING WITHOUT A JURY.
Section 10.13 Rights of the Third Parties. Each of the Swap Provider
and each Person entitled to indemnification hereunder who is not a party hereto,
shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of this Agreement to the same extent
as if it were a party hereto and shall have the right to enforce its rights
under this Agreement.
Section 10.14 Regulation AB Compliance; Intent of the Parties;
Reasonableness. The parties hereto acknowledge that interpretations of the
requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive
guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, consensus among participants
in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of counsel, or otherwise, and
agree to comply with all reasonable requests made by the Depositor in good faith
for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of evolving
interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with the Trust, each Servicer,
the Trustee and the Custodian shall cooperate fully with the Depositor to
deliver to the Depositor (including its assignees or designees), any and all
statements, reports, certifications, records and any other information available
to such party and reasonably necessary in the good faith determination of the
Depositor to permit the Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation
AB, together with such disclosures relating to each Servicer, the Trustee and
the Custodian, as applicable, reasonably believed by the Depositor to be
necessary in order to effect such compliance.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused their names to be
signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the
day and year first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.,
as Depositor
By:
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Name:
Title:
SAXON MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.,
as Servicer
By:
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Name:
Title:
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP,
as Servicer
By:
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Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Servicer
By:
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Name:
Title:
FIRST NLC FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC,
as Responsible Party
By:
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Name:
Title:
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
solely as Trustee and not in its
individual capacity
By:
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Name:
Title:
By:
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Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Custodian
By:
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Name:
Title:
SCHEDULE I
Mortgage Loan Schedule
(Delivered to the Custodian and the Trustee and not attached to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement)
SCHEDULE II
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2007-1
Representations and Warranties of Saxon
Saxon hereby makes with respect to the Mortgage Loans the following
representations and warranties to the Depositor and the Trustee as of the
Closing Date. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined shall have the
meaning ascribed thereto in the Agreement to which this Schedule II is attached.
(a) The Servicer is duly organized as a corporation and is validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas and is
licensed and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this
Pooling and Servicing Agreement to be conducted by the Servicer in any state in
which a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is located or is otherwise
not required under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any
event, is in compliance with the doing business laws of any such State, to the
extent necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan and to
service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Pooling and
Servicing Agreement;
(b) The Servicer has the full power and authority to service each
Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and has duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of the Servicer the
execution, delivery and performance of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and
this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Servicer, enforceable against the Servicer in
accordance with its terms, except to the extent that (a) the enforceability
thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and
other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally and (b) the remedy of
specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be
subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court before
which any proceeding therefor may be brought;
(c) The execution and delivery of this Pooling and Servicing
Agreement by the Servicer, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Servicer
hereunder, the consummation by the Servicer of any other of the transactions
herein contemplated, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof
are in the ordinary course of business of the Servicer and will not (A) result
in a breach of any term or provision of the organizational documents of the
Servicer or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of,
or result in a default under, the terms of any other material agreement or
instrument to which the Servicer is a party or by which it may be bound, or any
statute, order or regulation applicable to the Servicer of any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the
Servicer; and the Servicer is not a party to, bound by, or in breach or
violation of any indenture or other agreement or instrument, or subject to or in
violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it, which
materially and adversely affects or, to the Servicer's knowledge, would in the
future materially and adversely affect, (x) the ability of the Servicer to
perform its obligations under this Pooling and Servicing Agreement or (y) the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Servicer
taken as a whole;
(d) The Servicer is an approved seller/servicer for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or
Freddie Mac;
(e) No action, suit, proceeding or investigation is pending or, to
the best of the Servicer's knowledge, threatened against the Servicer, before
any court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of
this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any
of the transactions contemplated by this Pooling and Servicing Agreement or
which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may reasonably be
expected to result in a material adverse change in business, operations,
financial conditions, properties or assets of the Servicer, or in any material
impairment of the right or ability of the Servicer to carry on its business
substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the
Servicer, or which would draw into question the validity of this Pooling and
Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken
in connection with the obligations of the Servicer contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Servicer to perform
under the terms of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(f) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Servicer of, or compliance by the Servicer with, this Pooling
and Servicing Agreement or the consummation by the Servicer of the transactions
contemplated by this Pooling and Servicing Agreement, except for such consents,
approvals, authorizations or orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to
the Closing Date;
(g) The Servicer represents that its computer and other systems used
in servicing the Mortgage Loans operate in a manner such that the Servicer can
service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this Pooling and
Servicing Agreement; and
a. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, to the extent the Servicer
serviced such Mortgage Loan and to the extent the Servicer
provided monthly reports to the three credit repositories, the
Servicer has fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair
Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulation, accurate
and complete information i.e., favorable and unfavorable) on
its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans
Union Credit Information Company (three of the national credit
repositories), on a monthly basis.
SCHEDULE II-A
Further Representations and Warranties of Saxon
(h) Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, as
of the applicable Cut-off Date, each of (1) the last Due Date on which a payment
was actually applied to the outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan;
(2) the Stated Principal Balance of each Mortgage Loan, after deduction of
payments of principal due and collected on or before the applicable Cut-off
Date; and (3) the Servicing Transfer Date for each Mortgage Loan, in each case,
as listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, is true and correct;
(i) Payments Current. Unless otherwise indicated on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, no Scheduled Payment
is 30 days or more Delinquent as of the Cut-off Date nor has any Payment been 30
days or more Delinquent at any time from and after the Servicing Transfer Date
through the Cut-off Date;
(j) Original Terms Unmodified. With respect to each Mortgage Loan,
the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived,
altered or modified by or on behalf of the Servicer from and after the Servicing
Transfer Date;
(k) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. With respect to each Mortgage Loan,
since the related Servicing Transfer Date and except for prepayments in full,
the Mortgage has not been satisfied, cancelled, subordinated or rescinded, in
whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien
of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that
would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. From
and after the Servicing Transfer Date, the Servicer has not waived the
performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to
perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the
Servicer waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(l) No Defaults. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, to the best
knowledge of the Servicer, other than payments due but not yet 30 days
Delinquent, there is no material default, breach, violation or event which would
permit acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note;
(m) Escrow Payments/Interest Rate Adjustments. With respect to each
Mortgage Loan, since the Servicing Transfer Date, the servicing and collection
practices used by the Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan have been in
all material respects in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices,
applicable laws and regulations, and have been in all material respects legal
and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, if any, all
such deposits and payments received by the Servicer are in the possession of, or
under the control of, the Servicer and there exist no deficiencies in connection
therewith for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been
made. All Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and
federal law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage (to the
extent not otherwise prohibited by law). From and after the Servicing Transfer
Date, all Mortgage Rate adjustments (if any) have been made in strict compliance
with state and federal law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
(n) Other Insurance Policies. The improvements upon each Mortgaged
Property are covered by a valid and existing hazard insurance policy with a
generally acceptable carrier that provides for fire and extended coverage and
coverage for such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged
Property is located; and
(o) Servicemembers Civil Relief Act. With respect to each Mortgage
Loan, from and after the Servicing Transfer Date, no Mortgagor has notified the
Servicer, and the Servicer has no knowledge, of any relief requested and allowed
to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act or any similar state
or local law.
SCHEDULE III
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2007-1
Representations and Warranties of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ABS Capital I Inc. as to the Mortgage Loans
The Depositor hereby makes with respect to the Mortgage Loans the
following representations and warranties to the Trustee, as of the Closing Date.
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed
thereto in the Agreement to which this Schedule III is attached.
(a) Immediately prior to the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by the
Depositor to the Trust on the Closing Date, the Depositor had good title to the
Mortgage Loans, free and clear of any liens, charges, claims or encumbrances
whatsoever.
SCHEDULE IV
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-1
Representations and Warranties of First NLC
as to the First NLC Mortgage Loans
First NLC hereby makes the representations and warranties set forth
in this Schedule IV, as to First NLC Mortgage Loans only, to the Depositor,
Saxon, Countrywide Servicing, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo and the Trustee, as of February 28,
2007 (the "Securitization Closing Date") (unless otherwise expressly indicated).
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in the Agreement to which this
Schedule IV is attached shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in the First
NLC Purchase Agreement.
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. Except with respect to First NLC Mortgage
Loans representing approximately 1.25% of the aggregate principal balance of
First NLC Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, as of the Servicing Transfer
Date, all payments required to be made up to the related Closing Date for the
Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note, other than payments not yet
30-days delinquent, have been made and credited. No payment required under the
Mortgage Loan is 30-days or more delinquent nor has any payment under the
Mortgage Loan been 30-days or more delinquent at any time since the origination
of the Mortgage Loan. The first Monthly Payment shall be made with respect to
the Mortgage Loan on its related Due Date or within the grace period, all in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. Except with respect to First NLC
Mortgage Loans representing approximately [__]% of the aggregate principal
balance of First NLC Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, as of the Servicing
Transfer Date, there are no defaults in complying with the terms of the
Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water,
sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously
became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established
in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and
which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The Seller has not
advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds
by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of
any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from
the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan
proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by one-month the
related Due Date of the first-installment of principal and interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. As of the Servicing Transfer Date,
the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived,
altered or modified in any respect, from the date of origination except by a
written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary to protect the
interests of the Sponsor, and which has been delivered to the Trustee or to such
other Person as the Sponsor shall designate in writing, and the terms of which
are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such
waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the title insurer, if
any, to the extent required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has been released,
in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement, approved
by the issuer of the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and
which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the
Trustee or to such other Person as the Sponsor shall designate in writing and
the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect thereto;
(f) Hazard Insurance. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, pursuant to
the terms of the Mortgage, all buildings or other improvements upon the
Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by
fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in
the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides or by Freddie Mac, as well as all additional requirements
set forth in Section 2.10 of the Interim Servicing Agreement. If required by the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered
by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines
of the Federal Insurance Administration as in effect which policy conforms to
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac requirements, as well as all additional requirements
set forth in Section 2.10 of the Interim Servicing Agreement. All individual
insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its
successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid.
The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance
policy at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do
so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance
at such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from
the Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been
given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance,
provided the policy is not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy
covering a condominium, or any hazard insurance policy covering the common
facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy is the
valid and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and
will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Sponsor upon
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller
has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor's having engaged in,
any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the
benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding
effect of either including, without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission,
kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be
received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity,
and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the
Seller;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
equal credit opportunity, disclosure and all predatory and abusive lending laws
applicable to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, any provisions
relating to prepayment penalties, have been complied with, the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such
laws or regulations, and the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available
for the Sponsor's inspection, and shall deliver to the Sponsor upon demand,
evidence of compliance with all such requirements;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. As of the Servicing Transfer Date,
the Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in
whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien
of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that
would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The
Seller has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the
Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be
in default, nor has the Seller waived any default resulting from any action or
inaction by the Mortgagor;
(i) Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is a fee
simple estate, or a leasehold estate located in a jurisdiction in which the use
of a leasehold estate for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice,
that consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family
residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual
residential condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in
a planned unit development, or an individual unit in a residential cooperative
housing corporation; provided, however, that any condominium unit, planned unit
development or residential cooperative housing corporation shall conform with
the Underwriting Guidelines. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, no portion of
the Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes, and since the date of
origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial
purposes; provided, that Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall
not be considered as being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged
Property has not been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any
chemicals or raw materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair,
maintenance and/or household purposes. None of the Mortgaged Properties are
Manufactured Homes, log homes, mobile homes, geodesic domes or other unique
property types;
(j) Valid First or Second-Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien (with respect to a First-Lien Loan) or
Second-Lien (with respect to a Second-Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged Property,
including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all
installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning
systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations
and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the
Mortgage is subject only to:
(A) with respect to a Second-Lien Loan only, the lien of the
first mortgage on the Mortgaged Property;
(B) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not yet due and payable;
(C) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan
and (A) specifically referred to or otherwise considered in the
appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (B) which
do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(D) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use,
enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien (with respect to a First-Lien
Loan) or Second-Lien (with respect to a Second-Lien Loan) and first priority
(with respect to a First-Lien Loan) or second priority (with respect to a
Second-Lien Loan) security interest on the property described therein and the
Seller has full right to sell and assign the same to the Sponsor;
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms
(including, without limitation, any provisions therein relating to prepayment
penalties). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such
related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to
execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and
the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been
duly and properly executed by other such related parties. No fraud, error,
omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place
on the part of any Person, including without limitation, the Mortgagor, any
appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. The Seller has reviewed all of the documents
constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it deems
necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth
herein;
(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed
and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no
requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to
completion of any on site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any
escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses
incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the
Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any
amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. Immediately prior to the Closing Date, subject to the
lien of a warehouse lender that was released prior to the closing of any
Mortgage Loan sale, the Seller was the sole owner of record and holder of the
Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and upon the
sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Sponsor, the Seller retained the Mortgage
Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Trustee, the
Sponsor or the Sponsor's designee, in trust only for the purpose of servicing
and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. Immediately prior to the
Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan was not assigned or pledged, and the Seller had
good, indefeasible and marketable title thereto, and had full right to transfer
and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Sponsor free and clear of any encumbrance,
equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security
interest, and had full right and authority subject to no interest or
participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each
Mortgage Loan pursuant to the First NLC Purchase Agreement and following the
sale of each Mortgage Loan, the Sponsor owned such Mortgage Loan free and clear
of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim
or security interest. The Seller intended to relinquish all rights to possess,
control and monitor the Mortgage Loan. After the related Closing Date, the
Seller had no right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage
Loan and the Seller had no obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan
or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this Agreement;
(n) Doing Business. As of the Closing Date, all parties which have
had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, 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) either (i) organized under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to
do business in such state, or (iii) a federal savings and loan association, a
savings bank or a national bank having a principal office in such state, or (3)
not doing business in such state;
(o) LTV. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 100%;
(p) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA
lender's title insurance policy, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which
the related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender's title
insurance policy, or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance
acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and each such title insurance policy is
issued by a title insurer acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and qualified
to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located,
insuring the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the first (with respect
to a First-Lien Loan) or second (with respect to a Second-Lien Loan) priority
lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or
to the extent a Mortgage Note provides for negative amortization, the maximum
amount of negative amortization in accordance with the Mortgage), subject only
to the exceptions contained in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (j) of this
Subsection 9.02, and in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, against any
loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from
the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage Interest
Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the
Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required
mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender's title insurance policy
affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or upon
the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Seller, its successor and
assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender's title insurance policy, and such
lender's title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect
and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's
title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including
the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the
coverage of such lender's title insurance policy, including without limitation,
no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of
any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney,
firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received,
retained or realized by the Seller;
(q) No Defaults. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, other than
payments due but not yet 30-days or more delinquent, there is no default,
breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration existing under the
Mortgage or the 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 which would permit acceleration, and neither
the Seller nor any of its affiliates nor any of their respective predecessors,
have waived any default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, there
are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work,
labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under the law could give
rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be
liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements
which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the
Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon
the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged
Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. The Mortgage Loan was originated by
a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant
to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or other similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or
state authority. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than
seventy days after funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan.
The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as, in the case of an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap and the Periodic Cap are as set forth on
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Note is payable in equal
monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest,
with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the
adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date,
with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the
Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not
more than thirty years from commencement of amortization. Unless otherwise
specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan is payable on
the first day of each month. The Mortgage Loan does not require a balloon
payment on its stated maturity date;
(u) Customary Provisions. The 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 provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell
the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent
with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(v) Conformance with Agency and Underwriting Guidelines. The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines (a
copy of which is attached to each related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement).
The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Freddie Mac or ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ and no representations have been made to a Mortgagor that are inconsistent
with the mortgage instruments used;
(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing
Date the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law. All
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to
the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from
the appropriate authorities. Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule, the Mortgagor represented at the time of origination of the
Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the
Mortgagor's primary residence;
(x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and
the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in paragraph (j) above;
(y) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as
such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Sponsor to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) Acceptable Investment. There are no circumstances or conditions
with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor, the
Mortgage File or the Mortgagor's credit standing that can reasonably be expected
to cause private institutional investors who invest in mortgage loans similar to
the Mortgage Loan to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment,
cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value or
marketability of the Mortgage Loan, or cause the Mortgage Loans to prepay during
any period materially faster or slower than the mortgage loans originated by the
Seller generally;
(aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. As of the Servicing Transfer
Date, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other
documents required to be delivered under the Custodial Agreement for each
Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the Trustee. The Seller is in possession of
a complete, true and accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A to the
Purchase Agreement, except for such documents the originals of which have been
delivered to the Trustee;
(bb) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged
Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de
minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with, and the Mortgaged
Property meets the guidelines set forth in the Originator's Underwriting
Guidelines;
(cc) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage with
respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is acceptable for
recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located. The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the
Mortgages by the Seller are not subject to the bulk transfer or similar
statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(dd) Due-On-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the
Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of
the mortgagee thereunder, and such provision is enforceable;
(ee) Assumability. With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents provide that after the related first Interest
Rate Adjustment Date, a related Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if the party
assuming such Mortgage Loan meets certain credit requirements stated in the
Mortgage Loan Documents;
(ff) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate
account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the
Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain
any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(gg) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to
the Mortgagor prior to the applicable Cut-off Date have been consolidated with
the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured
principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single
repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal
amount is expressly insured as having first (with respect to a First-Lien Loan)
or second (with respect to a Second-Lien Loan) lien priority by a title
insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's
consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and
Freddie Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(hh) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings. As
of the Servicing Transfer Date, there is no proceeding pending or threatened for
the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged
Property is undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm,
flood, tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the
Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the
premises were intended and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair. There have
not been any condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property;
(ii) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, the origination, servicing and
collection practices used by the Seller and the Interim Servicer with respect to
the Mortgage Loan have been in all respects in compliance with Accepted
Servicing Practices, applicable laws and regulations, and have been in all
respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments,
all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Seller
or the Interim Servicer and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith
for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All
Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal
law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An escrow of
funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount
sufficient to pay for every item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but
is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other
charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized under the Mortgage or
the Mortgage Note. All Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in
strict compliance with state and federal law and the terms of the related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note on the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date. If,
pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index was selected for
determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index was used with respect to
each Mortgage Note which required a new index to be selected, and such selection
did not conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. The Seller or the
Interim Servicer executed and delivered any and all notices required under
applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding
the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. Any interest
required to be paid pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly
paid and credited;
(jj) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. The Mortgage Loan does not
contain a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage
Interest Rate from and adjustable rate to a fixed rate;
(kk) Other Insurance Policies; No Defense to Coverage. No action,
inaction or event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed on or
prior to the Closing Date that has resulted or will result in the exclusion
from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable hazard insurance
policy, PMI Policy or bankruptcy bond (including, without limitation, any
exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of
the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to
the insured), irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In
connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or
other compensation has been or will be received by the Seller or by any officer,
director, or employee of the Seller or any designee of the Seller or any
corporation in which the Seller or any officer, director, or employee had a
financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance;
(ll) No Violation of Environmental Laws. As of the Closing Date, and
to the best of the Seller's knowledge as of the Servicing Transfer Date, there
is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in
which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue;
there is no violation of any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect
to the Mortgage Property; and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in
full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a
prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property;
(mm) Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act. As of the Servicing Transfer
Date, the Mortgagor has not notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge
of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Relief Act or
other similar state statute;
(nn) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan
application by a Qualified Appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no
interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on
the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or
disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy
the requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and Title XI of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was
originated;
(oo) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to
the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by,
and the Seller has complied with, all applicable law with respect to the making
of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage
File;
(pp) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction (other than a
"construct-to-perm" loan) or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(qq) Request for Notice; No Consent Required. With respect to any
Second-Lien Loan, where required or customary in the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located, the original lender has filed for record a
request for notice of any action by the related senior lienholder, and the
Seller has notified the senior lienholder in writing of the existence of the
Second-Lien Loan and requested notification of any action to be taken against
the Mortgagor by the senior lienholder. Either (a) no consent for the
Second-Lien Loan is required by the holder of the related first lien or (b) such
consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File;
(rr) Credit Reporting. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, the Seller
has caused to be fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (i.e.,
favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian,
and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories),
on a monthly basis;
(ss) Escrow Analysis. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, if
applicable, with respect to each Mortgage, the Seller has within the last twelve
months (unless such Mortgage was originated within such twelve month period)
analyzed the required Escrow Payments for each Mortgage and adjusted the amount
of such payments so that, assuming all required payments are timely made, any
deficiency will be eliminated on or before the first anniversary of such
analysis, or any overage will be refunded to the Mortgagor, in accordance with
RESPA and any other applicable law;
(tt) Prior Servicing. As of the Servicing Transfer Date , each
Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects in strict compliance
with Accepted Servicing Practices;
(uu) No Default Under First-Lien. As of the Servicing Transfer Date,
with respect to each Second-Lien Loan, the related First-Lien Loan related
thereto is in full force and effect, and there is no default, breach, violation
or event which would permit acceleration existing under such first Mortgage or
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 which would permit acceleration thereunder;
(vv) Right to Cure First-Lien. With respect to each Second-Lien
Loan, the related first lien Mortgage contains a provision which provides for
giving notice of default or breach to the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and
allows such mortgagee to cure any default under the related first lien Mortgage;
(ww) No Failure to Cure Default. As of the Servicing Transfer Date,
the Seller has not received a written notice of default of any senior mortgage
loan related to the Mortgaged Property which has not been cured;
(xx) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information
furnished by the Seller to the Sponsor, that Seller has full right and authority
and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such information to the
Sponsor and the Sponsor is not precluded from furnishing the same to any
subsequent or prospective Sponsor of such Mortgage. The Seller shall hold the
Sponsor harmless from any and all damages, losses, costs and expenses (including
attorney's fees) arising from disclosure of credit information in connection
with the Sponsor's secondary marketing operations and the purchase and sale of
mortgages or Servicing Rights thereto;
(yy) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold
estate, (1) the ground lease is assignable or transferable; (2) the ground lease
will not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity date of the
Mortgage Loan; (3) the ground lease does not provide for termination of the
lease in the event of lessee's default without the mortgagee being entitled to
receive written notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure the default; (4)
the ground lease permits the mortgaging of the related Mortgaged Property; (5)
the ground lease protects the mortgagee's interests in the event of a property
condemnation; (6) as of the Closing Date and to the Seller's Knowledge as of the
Servicing Transfer Date, all ground lease rents, other payments, or assessments
that have become due have been paid; and (7) the use of leasehold estates for
residential properties is a widely-accepted practice in the jurisdiction in
which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(zz) Prepayment Penalty. Each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a
prepayment penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note is identified on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to Mortgage Loans originated prior
to October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may be imposed for a term in
excess of five (5) years following origination. With respect to Mortgage Loans
originated on or after October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may be
imposed for a term in excess of three (3) years following origination;
(aaa) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable, and no Mortgage Loan originated on or after
October 1, 2002 through July 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending
Act. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any comparable state or local
law;
(bbb) [Reserved];
(ccc) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a "qualified
mortgage" under Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(ddd) Tax Service Contract. Either (x) each Mortgage Loan is covered
by a paid in full, life of loan, tax service contract, and such contract is
transferable, or (y) on the related Closing Date the Sponsor shall net $75.00
per Mortgage Loan from the related Purchase Price to cover the cost of such a
tax service contract;
(eee) Origination. No predatory or deceptive lending practices,
including, without limitation, the extension of credit without regard to the
ability of the Mortgagor to repay and the extension of credit which has no
apparent benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in the origination of the
Mortgage Loan;
(fff) Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded and all
subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to
the Sponsor) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the
Seller, or is in the process of being recorded;
(ggg) Mortgagor Bankruptcy. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, the
Mortgagor has not filed and will not file a bankruptcy petition or has not
become the subject and will not become the subject of involuntary bankruptcy
proceedings or has not consented to or will not consent to the filing of a
bankruptcy proceeding against it or to a receiver being appointed in respect of
the related Mortgaged Property;
(hhh) No Prior Offer. As of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan has
not previously been offered for sale;
(iii) [Reserved];
(jjj) Mortgagor Selection. No Mortgagor was encouraged or required
to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the Originator which is a higher
cost product designed for less creditworthy mortgagors, unless at the time of
the Mortgage Loan's origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking into
account credit history and debt-to-income ratios for a lower-cost credit product
then offered by the Originator or any Affiliate of the Originator. If, at the
time of loan application, the Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower-cost
credit product then offered by any mortgage lending Affiliate of the Originator,
the Originator referred the related Mortgagor's application to such Affiliate
for underwriting consideration;
(kkk) Underwriting Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting
the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical
principles which relate the related Mortgagor's income, assets and liabilities
to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the
extent of the related Mortgagor's equity in the collateral as the principal
determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such underwriting
methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the
related Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the
Mortgage Loan;
(lll) Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums. With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon
a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to the Mortgage Loan's origination,
the related Mortgagor agreed to such premium in exchange for a monetary benefit,
including but not limited to a rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage
Loan's origination, the related Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a
mortgage loan that did not require payment of such a premium, (iii) the
prepayment premium is disclosed to the related Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan
documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, and (iv) notwithstanding
any state or federal law to the contrary, the Originator, as servicer, shall not
impose such prepayment premium in any instance when the mortgage debt is
accelerated as the result of the related Mortgagor's default in making the
Mortgage Loan payments;
(mmm) Purchase of Insurance. No Mortgagor was required to purchase
any credit life, disability, accident or health insurance product as a condition
of obtaining the extension of credit. No Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single
premium credit life, disability, unemployment, property, accident or health
insurance policy in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No
proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit
insurance policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing,
such Mortgage Loan;
(nnn) Points and Fees. All points and fees related to each Mortgage
Loan were disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with applicable
state and federal law and regulation;
(ooo) Disclosure of Fees and Charges. All fees and charges
(including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to
be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage
Loan, have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with
applicable state and federal law and regulation; and
(ppp) No Arbitration. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after July
1, 2004 requires the related Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
(1) For purposes of this Schedule IV, the following
capitalized terms shall have the respective meanings set forth
below:
(2) Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered
pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
(3) High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan (a) covered by the Home
Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, (b) classified as a
"high cost home," "threshold," "covered," (excluding New Jersey
"Covered Home Loans" as that term is defined in clause (1) of the
definition of that term in the New Jersey Home Ownership Security
Act of 2002 that were originated between November 26, 2003 and July
7, 2004) "high risk home," or "predatory" loan under any other
applicable federal, state or local law (or a similarly classified
loan using different terminology under a law imposing heightened
regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential
mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees) or
(c) categorized as High Cost pursuant to Appendix E of Standard &
Poor's Glossary. For avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that this
definition shall apply to any law regardless of whether such law is
presently, or in the future becomes, the subject of judicial review
or litigation.
(4) For the purpose of this schedule, "Servicing Transfer
Date" means, the date on which servicing of such Mortgage Loan was
transferred to the applicable Servicer as set forth on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule.
SCHEDULE V
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-1
Representations and Warranties of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, as Servicer
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo hereby makes the representations and warranties set
forth in this Schedule V to the Depositor and the Trustee as of the Closing
Date. Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined in this Schedule V shall
have the meaning ascribed thereto in the Agreement to which this Schedule V is
attached.
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo is duly organized as a corporation and is validly
existing and in good standing under the federal laws of the United States
of America and is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all
business contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo in
any state in which a Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan is
located or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect such
qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with the doing business
laws of any such State, to the extent necessary to ensure its ability to
enforce each Mortgage Loan and to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement;
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo has the full power and authority to service each
Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to enter into and
consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and has duly
authorized by all necessary action on the part of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this Agreement,
assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the
other parties to the Agreement, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, enforceable against ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo in accordance
with its terms; except to the extent that (a) the enforceability thereof
may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and
other similar laws administered by the FDIC affecting the enforcement of
contract obligations of insured banks relating to creditors' rights
generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and injunctive and
other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable defenses
and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor
may be brought;
c. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, the
servicing of the Mortgage Loans required to be serviced by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo
hereunder, the consummation by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo of any other of the
transactions herein contemplated, and the fulfillment of or compliance
with the terms hereof are in the ordinary course of business of ▇▇▇▇▇
Fargo and will not (A) result in a breach of any term or provision of the
organizational documents of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo or (B) conflict with, result in a
breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a default under, the
terms of any other material agreement or instrument to which ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo
is a party or by which it may be bound, or any law, statute, rule, order,
regulation, judgment or decree applicable to ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo or its property
of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or governmental body
having jurisdiction over ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo; and ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo is not a party to,
bound by, or in breach or violation of any indenture or other agreement or
instrument, or subject to or in violation of any law, statute, rule,
order, regulation, judgment or decree of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it,
which (w) materially and adversely affects or, to ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo's knowledge,
would in the future materially and adversely affect, the ability of ▇▇▇▇▇
Fargo to perform its obligations under this Agreement, (x) materially and
adversely affects or, to ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo's knowledge, would in the future
materially and adversely affect, the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo taken as a whole, (y)
impair the ability of the Trust to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or (z)
impair the value of the Mortgage Loans;
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo has the facilities, procedures, and experienced
personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same
type as the Mortgage Loans;
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo does not believe, nor does it have any reason or
cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained
in this Agreement;
f. No action, suit, proceeding or investigation is pending or
threatened against ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, before any court, administrative agency or
other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this Agreement, seeking to
prevent the consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may
result in any material adverse change in the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on
the part of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, or which would draw into question the validity of
this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken
in connection with the obligations of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo contemplated herein, or
which would be likely to impair materially the ability of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo to
perform under the terms of this Agreement;
g. No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo of, or compliance by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo with, this
Agreement or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by the
consummation by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations or orders,
if any, that have been obtained prior to the Closing Date; and
h. With respect to each Mortgage Loan serviced by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo
hereunder, to the extent ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo serviced such Mortgage Loan and to
the extent ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo provided monthly reports to the three credit
repositories, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo has fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair
Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and
complete information (i.e., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower
credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit Information
Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis.
SCHEDULE VI
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-1
Representations and Warranties of Countrywide Servicing, as Servicer
Countrywide Servicing hereby makes the representations and
warranties set forth in this Schedule VI to the Depositor and the Trustee as of
the Closing Date.
(i) Due Organization and Authority. The Servicer is validly
existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of
incorporation or formation and has all licenses necessary to carry on its
business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good
standing in the states where the Mortgaged Property is located if the laws
of such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct
business of the type conducted by the Servicer. The Seller has the power
and authority to execute and deliver this Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and to perform its obligations hereunder; the execution, delivery and
performance of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including all
instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Pooling and
Servicing Agreement) by the Servicer and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized;
this Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
and constitutes the valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligation of
the Servicer, except as enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency, liquidation, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors and (ii)
general principles of equity, whether enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law. All requisite action has been taken by the
Servicer to make this Pooling and Servicing Agreement valid and binding
upon the Servicer in accordance with its terms;
(ii) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order is required for the transactions contemplated by this Pooling and
Servicing Agreement from any court, governmental agency or body, or
federal or state regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the
Servicer is required or, if required, such consent, approval,
authorization or order has been or will, prior to the related Closing
Date, be obtained;
(iii) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Pooling and Servicing Agreement are in
the ordinary course of business of the Servicer;
(iv) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Pooling and Servicing Agreement by the Servicer, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance
with the terms and conditions of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions
or provisions of the Servicer's partnership agreement or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Servicer is now a
party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an
acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any
law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Servicer or
its property is subject, or result in the creation or imposition of any
lien, charge or encumbrance that would have an adverse effect upon any of
its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of
trust or other instrument, or impair the ability of the Trustee to realize
on the Mortgage Loans, impair the value of the Mortgage Loans, or impair
the ability of the Trustee to realize the full amount of any insurance
benefits accruing pursuant to this Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(v) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to best of knowledge of the Servicer, threatened
against the Servicer, before any court, administrative agency or other
tribunal asserting the invalidity of this Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Pooling and Servicing Agreement or which, either in
any one instance or in the aggregate, may reasonably result in any
material adverse change in the business, operations, financial condition,
properties or assets of the Servicer, or in any material impairment of the
right or ability of the Servicer to carry on its business substantially as
now conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the Servicer,
or which would draw into question the validity of this Pooling and
Servicing Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be
taken in connection with the obligations of the Servicer contemplated
herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the
Servicer to perform under the terms of this Pooling and Servicing
Agreement;
(vi) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Servicer does not believe,
nor does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform
each and every covenant contained in this Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The Servicer is solvent;
(vii) Servicer's Ability to Service. The Servicer is an approved
seller/servicer for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac in good standing and is a
mortgagee approved by the Secretary of HUD. No event has occurred,
including a change in insurance coverage, which would make the Servicer
unable to comply with ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, Freddie Mac or HUD eligibility
requirements;
(viii) Reasonable Servicing Fee. The Servicer acknowledges and
agrees that the Servicing Fee represents reasonable compensation for
performing such services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be
treated by the Servicer, for accounting and tax purposes, as compensation
for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
this Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
(ix) No Untrue Information. Neither this Pooling and Servicing
Agreement nor any information, statement, tape, diskette, report, form, or
other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Pooling and
Servicing Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement or in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby (including any Pass-Through Transfer
or Whole Loan Transfer) contains or will contain any untrue statement of
fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make the
statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
SCHEDULE VII
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-1
Representations and Warranties of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, as Custodian
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo hereby makes the representations and warranties set
forth in this Schedule VII to the Trustee as of the Closing Date. Capitalized
terms used but not otherwise defined shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
the Agreement to which this Schedule is attached.
(a) ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo is duly organized and is validly existing and in
good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation and is
duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business
contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo in any state
in which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not required
under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any event, is in
compliance with the doing business laws of any such state, to the extent
necessary to perform any of its obligations under this Agreement in
accordance with the terms thereof.
(b) ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo has the full power and authority to execute, deliver
and perform, and to enter into and consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and has duly authorized by all necessary
action on the part of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery thereof by the other parties thereto, constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, enforceable against
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo in accordance with its terms, except that (i) the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors'
rights generally and (ii) the remedy of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable
defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding
therefor may be brought.
(c) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, the
consummation of any other of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms thereof are
in the ordinary course of business of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo and will not (i) result
in a material breach of any term or provision of the articles of
incorporation or by laws of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo, (ii) materially conflict with,
result in a material breach, violation or acceleration of, or result in a
material default under, the terms of any other material agreement or
instrument to which ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo is a party or by which it may be bound, or
(iii) constitute a material violation of any statute, order or regulation
applicable to ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo of any court, regulatory body, administrative
agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo; and
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo is not in breach or violation of any material indenture or
other material agreement or instrument, or in violation of any statute,
order or regulation of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency
or governmental body having jurisdiction over it which breach or violation
may materially impair ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo's ability to perform or meet any of its
obligations under this Agreement.
(d) No litigation is pending or threatened against ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo that
would materially and adversely affect the execution, delivery or
enforceability of this Agreement or the ability of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo to perform
any of its obligations under this Agreement in accordance with the terms
thereof. For purposes of the foregoing, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo does not regard any
actions, proceedings or investigations "threatened" unless the potential
litigants or governmental authority has manifested to a member of the
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo & Company Law Department having responsibility for litigation
matters involving the corporate trust activities of ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo its
present intention to initiate such proceedings.
(e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo of, or compliance by ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo with, this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby, or
if any such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, ▇▇▇▇▇
Fargo has obtained the same.
EXHIBIT A
Unless this Certificate is presented by an authorized representative of the
Depository Trust Company, a New York corporation ("DTC"), to Issuer or its agent
for registration of transfer, exchange, or payment, and any certificate issued
is registered in the name of Cede & Co. or in such other name as is requested by
an authorized representative of DTC (and any payment is made to Cede & Co. or to
such other entity as is requested by an authorized representative of DTC), ANY
TRANSFER, PLEDGE, OR OTHER USE HEREOF FOR VALUE OR OTHERWISE BY OR TO ANY PERSON
IS WRONGFUL inasmuch as the registered owner hereof, Cede & Co., has an interest
herein.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS AN
INTEREST IN A "REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT,"
AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), AND CERTAIN OTHER
ASSETS.
AS LONG AS THE INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT IS IN EFFECT, EACH BENEFICIAL OWNER
OF THIS CERTIFICATE, OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
REPRESENTED THAT EITHER (I) IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT
SUBJECT TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA, A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A
PLAN SUBJECT TO ANY FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") MATERIALLY
SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE, NOR A PERSON ACTING ON
BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT NOR USING THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR
ARRANGEMENT OR (II) THE ACQUISITION AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE ELIGIBLE
FOR THE EXEMPTIVE RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER AT LEAST ONE OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION
CLASS EXEMPTION ("PTCE") 84-14, PTCE 90-1, PTCE 91-38, PTCE 95-60 OR PTCE 96-23
OR A COMPARABLE EXEMPTION AVAILABLE UNDER SIMILAR LAW.
Certificate No. A-1 [__]
A-2 [__]
A-3 [__]
A-4 [__]
M-1 [__]
M-2 [__]
M-3 [__]
M-4 [__]
M-5 [__]
M-6 [__]
B-1 [__]
B-2 [__]
B-3 [__]
Cut-off Date : February 1, 2007
First Distribution Date : March 26, 2007
Initial Certificate Balance of this : $[___________________]
Certificate ("Denomination")
Initial Certificate Balances of all : [A-1] $271,920,000
Certificates of this Class
[A-2] $79,750,000
[A-3] $113,500,000
[A-4] $68,770,000
[M-1] $29,587,000
[M-2] $25,459,000
[M-3] $12,729,000
[M-4] $11,353,000
[M-5] $11,353,000
[M-6] $10,321,000
[B-1] $9,977,000
[B-2] $8,601,000
[B-3] $7,569,000
CUSIP : [Class A-1] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class A-2] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class A-3] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class A-4] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class M-1] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class M-2] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class M-3] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class M-4] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class M-5] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class M-6] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class B-1] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class B-2] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
[Class B-3] ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
ISIN : [Class A-1] US61751QAA31
[Class A-2] US61751QAB14
[Class A-3] US51QAC9
[Class A-4] US61751QAD79
[Class M-1] US61751QAE52
[Class M-2] US61751QA28
[Class M-3] US61751QAG01
[Class M-4] US61751QAH83
[Class M-5] US61751QAJ40
[Class M-6] US61751QAK13
[Class B-1] US61751QAL95
[Class B-2] US61751QAM78
[Class B-3] US61751QAN51
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1
[Class A ][Class M-][Class B-]
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to
the Certificates of the above-referenced Class.
Principal in respect of this Certificate is distributable monthly as
set forth herein. Accordingly, the Certificate Balance at any time may be less
than the Certificate Balance as set forth herein. This Certificate does not
evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the
Depositor, the Trustee or any other party to the Agreement referred to below or
any of their respective affiliates. Neither this Certificate nor the Mortgage
Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of the
Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the
denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate of the denominations of all
Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs) in certain monthly
distributions pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the
Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement") among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital
I Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as a
servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, as a servicer and custodian,
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a servicer, First NLC Financial
Services, LLC, as responsible party, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
as trustee. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee.
* * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated:
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
By:
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Authenticated:
By
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Authorized Signatory of
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1 Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein collectively
called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in
the Trust Fund created by the Agreement.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for
payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders
for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as
expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the
Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of
rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose
name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable
Record Date in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest
evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to
Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each
Distribution Date is the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution
Date, provided, however, that for any Definitive Certificates, the Record Date
shall be the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month of such
Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or
other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder
shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior
to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the
conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if
not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such
Certificateholder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution
on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and
surrender of such Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of
such final distribution.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time
by the parties to the Agreement with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
affected by such amendment evidencing the requisite Percentage Interest, as
provided in the Agreement. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate
shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of
this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for
registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Trustee duly executed by the holder hereof or such holder's attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same
Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Depositor, the Trustee and their respective agents may treat the
Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 5% of the Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank,
National Association or Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP individually, or
together, will have the option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all
remaining Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage
Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. The
obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate as
provided in Section 9.01 of the Agreement.
Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the
meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed
inconsistent with that meaning.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)
the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby
authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee
on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to the following address:
_______________________________________________________________________________.
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to_________________________________________________,
_______________________________________________________________________________,
for the account of_____________________________________________________________,
account number ___________, or, if mailed by check, to_________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to______________________________________,
_______________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by____________________________________,
the assignee named above, or___________________________________________________,
as its agent.
EXHIBIT B
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE
PROPOSED TRANSFEROR DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE IN THE FORM
OF EXHIBIT H TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN AND EITHER (I) THE TRUSTEE
RECEIVES A RULE 144A LETTER IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT I TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED
TO HEREIN OR (II) THE TRUSTEE RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, DELIVERED AT THE
EXPENSE OF THE TRANSFEROR, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE
TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A REPRESENTATION LETTER TO THE EFFECT THAT
SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR A PLAN
SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO MATERIALLY SIMILAR
PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") OR A PERSON
INVESTING ON BEHALF OF OR WITH PLAN ASSETS OF SUCH A PLAN. IN THE EVENT THAT
SUCH REPRESENTATION IS VIOLATED, OR ANY ATTEMPT IS MADE TO TRANSFER TO A PLAN OR
ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO SECTION 406 OF ERISA, A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF
THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR LAW, OR A PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY
SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT OR USING THE ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT,
SUCH ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OR ACQUISITION SHALL BE VOID AND OF NO EFFECT.
NO TRANSFER OF ANY CLASS P CERTIFICATES SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE PROPOSED
TRANSFEREE OF SUCH CLASS P CERTIFICATE PROVIDES TO THE TRUSTEE THE APPROPRIATE
TAX CERTIFICATION FORM (I.E., IRS FORM W-9 OR IRS FORM W-8BEN, W-8IMY, W-8EXP OR
W-8ECI, AS APPLICABLE (OR ANY SUCCESSOR FORM THERETO)) AND AGREES TO UPDATE SUCH
FORMS (I) UPON EXPIRATION OF ANY SUCH FORM, (II) AS REQUIRED UNDER THEN
APPLICABLE U.S. TREASURY REGULATIONS AND (III) PROMPTLY UPON LEARNING THAT SUCH
FORM HAS BECOME OBSOLETE OR INCORRECT, AS A CONDITION TO SUCH TRANSFER. UNDER
THE AGREEMENT, UPON RECEIPT OF ANY SUCH TAX CERTIFICATION FORM FROM A TRANSFEREE
OF ANY CLASS P CERTIFICATE, THE TRUSTEE SHALL FORWARD SUCH TAX CERTIFICATION
FORM PROVIDED TO IT TO THE SWAP PROVIDER. EACH HOLDER OF A CLASS P CERTIFICATE
AND EACH TRANSFEREE THEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE TRUSTEE
FORWARDING TO THE SWAP PROVIDER ANY SUCH TAX CERTIFICATION FORM IT HAS PROVIDED
AND UPDATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. ANY PURPORTED SALES
OR TRANSFERS OF ANY CLASS P CERTIFICATE TO A TRANSFEREE WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY
WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE DEEMED NULL AND VOID UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
Certificate No. : P-1
Cut-off Date : February 1, 2007
First Distribution Date : March 26, 2007
Percentage Interest of this Certificate : [___]%
("Denomination")
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1
Class P
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to the
Certificates of the above-referenced Class.
Distributions in respect of this Certificate are distributable
monthly as set forth herein. This Certificate does not evidence an obligation
of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Trustee or
any other party to the Agreement referred to below or any of their respective
affiliates. Neither this Certificate nor the Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or
insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality.
This certifies that [_____________], is the registered owner of the
Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the
denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate of the denominations of all
Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs) in certain monthly
distributions pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the
Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement") among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital
I Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as a
servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, as a servicer and custodian,
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a servicer, First NLC Financial
Services, LLC, as responsible party, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
as trustee. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
This Certificate does not have a Pass-Through Rate and will be
entitled to distributions only to the extent set forth in the Agreement. In
addition, any distribution of the proceeds of any remaining assets of the Trust
will be made only upon presentment and surrender of this Certificate at the
offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes, or such other location
specified in the notice to Certificateholders.
No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such
disposition is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and any applicable state securities
laws or is made in accordance with the Securities Act and such laws. In the
event of any such transfer, the Trustee shall require the transferor to execute
a transferor certificate (in substantially the form attached to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement) and deliver either (i) a Rule 144A Letter, in either case
substantially in the form attached to the Agreement, or (ii) a written Opinion
of Counsel to the Trustee that such transfer may be made pursuant to an
exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from the
Securities Act or is being made pursuant to the Securities Act, which Opinion of
Counsel shall be an expense of the transferor.
No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless the
Trustee shall have received a representation letter from the transferee of such
Certificate, acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee, to the effect that such transferee is not an employee benefit plan
subject to Section 406 of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any materially
similar provisions of applicable federal, state or local law ("Similar Law"), or
a person acting on behalf of or investing plan assets of any such plan, which
representation letter shall not be an expense of the Trustee.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated:
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
By:
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Authenticated:
By
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Authorized Signatory of
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1 Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein collectively
called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in
the Trust Fund created by the Agreement.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for
payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders
for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as
expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the
Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of
rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose
name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable
Record Date in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest
evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to
Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each
Distribution Date is the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month
of such Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or
other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder
shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior
to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the
conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if
not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such
Certificateholder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution
on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and
surrender of such Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of
such final distribution.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time
by the parties to the Agreement with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
affected by such amendment evidencing the requisite Percentage Interest, as
provided in the Agreement. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate
shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of
this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for
registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Trustee duly executed by the holder hereof or such holder's attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same
Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Depositor, the Trustee and their respective agents may treat the
Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee, nor any such agent shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 5% of the Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank,
National Association or Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP individually, or
together, will have the option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all
remaining Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage
Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. The
obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate as
provided in Section 9.01 of the Agreement.
Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the
meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed
inconsistent with that meaning.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)
the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby
authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee
on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to the following address:
_______________________________________________________________________________.
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to_________________________________________________,
_______________________________________________________________________________,
for the account of_____________________________________________________________,
account number ___________, or, if mailed by check, to_________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to______________________________________,
_______________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by____________________________________,
the assignee named above, or___________________________________________________,
as its agent.
EXHIBIT C-1
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A "RESIDUAL
INTEREST" IN FOUR "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS," AS THOSE TERMS ARE
DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE").
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE
PROPOSED TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED (I) TO A
PERSON OTHER THAN A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 5.02(C) OF
THE AGREEMENT, OR (II) UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A
REPRESENTATION LETTER TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT
OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR
A PLAN SUBJECT TO MATERIALLY SIMILAR PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR
LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") OR A PERSON INVESTING ON BEHALF OF OR WITH PLAN ASSETS
OF SUCH A PLAN. IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH REPRESENTATION IS VIOLATED, OR ANY
ATTEMPT IS MADE TO TRANSFER TO A PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO SECTION 406 OF
ERISA, A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR
LAW, OR A PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT OR USING THE
ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT, SUCH ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OR ACQUISITION
SHALL BE VOID AND OF NO EFFECT.
Certificate No. : R-1
Cut-off Date : February 1, 2007
First Distribution Date : March 26, 2007
Percentage Interest of this : 100%
Certificate ("Denomination")
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1
Class R
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to
the Certificates of the above-referenced Class.
Distributions in respect of this Certificate is distributable
monthly as set forth herein. This Class R Certificate has no Certificate Balance
and is not entitled to distributions in respect of principal or interest. This
Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest in, and is not
guaranteed by the Depositor, the Trustee or any other party to the Agreement
referred to below or any of their respective affiliates. Neither this
Certificate nor the Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any governmental
agency or instrumentality.
This certifies that [_____________] is the registered owner of the
Percentage Interest specified above of any monthly distributions due to the
Class R Certificates pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement") among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS
Capital I Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.,
as a servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, as a servicer and
custodian, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a servicer, First NLC
Financial Servicers, LLC, as a responsible party, Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, as trustee. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms
used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is
issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Any distribution of the proceeds of any remaining assets of the
Trust Fund will be made only upon presentment and surrender of this Class R
Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or such
other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders.
No transfer of a Class R Certificate shall be made unless the
Trustee shall have received a representation letter from the transferee of such
Certificate, acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee, to the effect that such transferee is not an employee benefit plan or
arrangement subject to Section 406 of ERISA, a plan or arrangement subject to
Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to Similar Law, or a person acting on
behalf of any such plan or arrangement nor using the assets of any such plan or
arrangement to effect such transfer, which representation letter shall not be an
expense of the Trustee, the Servicers, the Depositor or the Trust Fund. In the
event that such representation is violated, or any attempt is made to transfer
to a plan or arrangement subject to Section 406 of ERISA or a plan subject to
Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to Similar Law, or a person acting on
behalf of any such plan or arrangement or using the assets of any such plan or
arrangement, such attempted transfer or acquisition shall be void and of no
effect.
Each Holder of this Class R Certificate shall be deemed by the
acceptance or acquisition an Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate to
have agreed to be bound by the following provisions, and the rights of each
Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate are
expressly subject to the following provisions: (i) each Person holding or
acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate shall be a
Permitted Transferee and shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change or
impending change in its status as a Permitted Transferee, (ii) no Ownership
Interest in this Class R Certificate may be registered on the Closing Date or
thereafter transferred, and the Trustee shall not register the Transfer of this
Certificate unless, in addition to the certificates required to be delivered to
the Trustee under Section 5.02(b) of the Agreement, the Trustee shall have been
furnished with a Transfer Affidavit of the initial owner or the proposed
transferee in the form attached as Exhibit G to the Agreement, (iii) each Person
holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate shall
agree (A) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any other Person to whom such
Person attempts to Transfer its Ownership Interest this Class R Certificate, (B)
to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any Person for whom such Person is acting as
nominee, trustee or agent in connection with any Transfer of this Class R
Certificate, (C) not to cause income with respect to the Class R Certificate to
be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed base, within the
meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such Person or any other U.S.
Person and (D) not to Transfer the Ownership Interest in this Class R
Certificate or to cause the Transfer of the Ownership Interest in this Class R
Certificate to any other Person if it has actual knowledge that such Person is a
Non-Permitted Transferee and (iv) any attempted or purported Transfer of the
Ownership Interest in this Class R Certificate in violation of the provisions
herein shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights in the
purported Transferee.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated:
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
By:
----------------------------
Authenticated:
By
-------------------------------
Authorized Signatory of
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1 Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein collectively
called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in
the Trust Fund created by the Agreement.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for
payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders
for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as
expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the
Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of
rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose
name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable
Record Date in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest
evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to
Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each
Distribution Date is the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month
of such Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or
other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder
shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior
to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the
conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if
not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such
Certificateholder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution
on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and
surrender of such Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of
such final distribution.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time
by the parties to the Agreement with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
affected by such amendment evidencing the requisite Percentage Interest, as
provided in the Agreement. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate
shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of
this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for
registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Trustee duly executed by the holder hereof or such holder's attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same
Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Depositor, the Trustee and their respective agents may treat the
Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 5% of the Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank,
National Association or Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, individually or
together, will have the option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all
remaining Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage
Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. The
obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate as
provided in Section 9.01 of the Agreement.
Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the
meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed
inconsistent with that meaning.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)
the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby
authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee
on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to the following address:
_______________________________________________________________________________.
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to_________________________________________________,
_______________________________________________________________________________,
for the account of_____________________________________________________________,
account number ___________, or, if mailed by check, to_________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to______________________________________,
_______________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by____________________________________,
the assignee named above, or___________________________________________________,
as its agent.
EXHIBIT C-2
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A "RESIDUAL
INTEREST" IN FOUR "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUITS," AS THOSE TERMS ARE
DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE").
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE
PROPOSED TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED (I) TO A
PERSON OTHER THAN A PERMITTED TRANSFEREE IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION 5.02(C) OF
THE AGREEMENT, OR (II) UNLESS THE TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A
REPRESENTATION LETTER TO THE EFFECT THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT
OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR
A PLAN SUBJECT TO MATERIALLY SIMILAR PROVISIONS OF APPLICABLE FEDERAL, STATE OR
LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") OR A PERSON INVESTING ON BEHALF OF OR WITH PLAN ASSETS
OF SUCH A PLAN. IN THE EVENT THAT SUCH REPRESENTATION IS VIOLATED, OR ANY
ATTEMPT IS MADE TO TRANSFER TO A PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO SECTION 406 OF
ERISA, A PLAN SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO SIMILAR
LAW, OR A PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT OR USING THE
ASSETS OF ANY SUCH PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT, SUCH ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OR ACQUISITION
SHALL BE VOID AND OF NO EFFECT.
Certificate No. : RX-1
Cut-off Date : February 1, 2007
First Distribution Date : March 26, 2007
Percentage Interest of this : 100%
Certificate ("Denomination")
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1
Class RX
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to
the Certificates of the above-referenced Class.
Distributions in respect of this Certificate is distributable
monthly as set forth herein. This Class RX Certificate has no Certificate
Balance and is not entitled to distributions in respect of principal or
interest. This Certificate does not evidence an obligation of, or an interest
in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Trustee or any other party to
the Agreement referred to below or any of their respective affiliates. Neither
this Certificate nor the Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or insured by any
governmental agency or instrumentality.
This certifies that [_____________] is the registered owner of the
Percentage Interest specified above of any monthly distributions due to the
Class RX Certificates pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
the Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement") among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS
Capital I Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.,
as a servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, as a servicer and
custodian, Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a servicer, First NLC
Financial Services, LLC, as a responsible party and Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, as trustee. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms
used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is
issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Any distribution of the proceeds of any remaining assets of the
Trust Fund will be made only upon presentment and surrender of this Class RX
Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or such
other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders.
No transfer of a Class RX Certificate shall be made unless the
Trustee shall have received a representation letter from the transferee of such
Certificate, acceptable to and in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trustee, to the effect that such transferee is not an employee benefit plan or
arrangement subject to Section 406 of ERISA, a plan or arrangement subject to
Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to Similar Law, or a person acting on
behalf of any such plan or arrangement nor using the assets of any such plan or
arrangement to effect such transfer, which representation letter shall not be an
expense of the Trustee, the Servicers, the Depositor or the Trust Fund. In the
event that such representation is violated, or any attempt is made to transfer
to a plan or arrangement subject to Section 406 of ERISA or a plan subject to
Section 4975 of the Code or a plan subject to Similar Law, or a person acting on
behalf of any such plan or arrangement or using the assets of any such plan or
arrangement, such attempted transfer or acquisition shall be void and of no
effect.
Each Holder of this Class RX Certificate shall be deemed by the
acceptance or acquisition an Ownership Interest in this Class RX Certificate to
have agreed to be bound by the following provisions, and the rights of each
Person acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class RX Certificate are
expressly subject to the following provisions: (i) each Person holding or
acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class RX Certificate shall be a
Permitted Transferee and shall promptly notify the Trustee of any change or
impending change in its status as a Permitted Transferee, (ii) no Ownership
Interest in this Class RX Certificate may be registered on the Closing Date or
thereafter transferred, and the Trustee shall not register the Transfer of this
Certificate unless, in addition to the certificates required to be delivered to
the Trustee under Section 5.02(b) of the Agreement, the Trustee shall have been
furnished with a Transfer Affidavit of the initial owner or the proposed
transferee in the form attached as Exhibit G to the Agreement, (iii) each Person
holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in this Class RX Certificate shall
agree (A) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any other Person to whom such
Person attempts to Transfer its Ownership Interest this Class RX Certificate,
(B) to obtain a Transfer Affidavit from any Person for whom such Person is
acting as nominee, trustee or agent in connection with any Transfer of this
Class RX Certificate, (C) not to cause income with respect to the Class RX
Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or fixed
base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of such Person or
any other U.S. Person and (D) not to Transfer the Ownership Interest in this
Class RX Certificate or to cause the Transfer of the Ownership Interest in this
Class RX Certificate to any other Person if it has actual knowledge that such
Person is a Non-Permitted Transferee and (iv) any attempted or purported
Transfer of the Ownership Interest in this Class RX Certificate in violation of
the provisions herein shall be absolutely null and void and shall vest no rights
in the purported Transferee.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated:
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
By:
----------------------------
Authenticated:
By
-------------------------------
Authorized Signatory of
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1 Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein collectively
called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in
the Trust Fund created by the Agreement.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for
payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders
for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as
expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the
Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of
rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose
name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable
Record Date in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest
evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to
Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each
Distribution Date is the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month
of such Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or
other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder
shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior
to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the
conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if
not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such
Certificateholder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution
on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and
surrender of such Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of
such final distribution.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time
by the parties to the Agreement with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
affected by such amendment evidencing the requisite Percentage Interest, as
provided in the Agreement. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate
shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of
this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for
registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Trustee duly executed by the holder hereof or such holder's attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same
Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Depositor, the Trustee and their respective agents may treat the
Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 5% of the Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank National
Association, or Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, individually or together,
will have the option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all remaining
Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage Loans at a
purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. The obligations and
responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate as provided in Section
9.01 of the Agreement.
Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the
meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed
inconsistent with that meaning.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)
the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby
authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee
on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to the following address:
_______________________________________________________________________________.
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to_________________________________________________,
_______________________________________________________________________________,
for the account of_____________________________________________________________,
account number ___________, or, if mailed by check, to_________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to______________________________________,
_______________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by____________________________________,
the assignee named above, or___________________________________________________,
as its agent.
EXHIBIT D
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE REPRESENTS AN
INTEREST IN TWO "REGULAR INTERESTS" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT
CONDUIT," AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE"), AND CERTAIN OTHER
ASSETS.
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE
PROPOSED TRANSFEROR DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE A TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE IN THE FORM
OF EXHIBIT H TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN AND EITHER (I) THE TRUSTEE
RECEIVES A RULE 144A LETTER IN THE FORM OF EXHIBIT I TO THE AGREEMENT REFERRED
TO HEREIN OR (II) THE TRUSTEE RECEIVES AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, DELIVERED AT THE
EXPENSE OF THE TRANSFEROR, THAT SUCH TRANSFER MAY BE MADE WITHOUT REGISTRATION
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.
NEITHER THIS CERTIFICATE NOR ANY INTEREST HEREIN MAY BE TRANSFERRED UNLESS THE
TRANSFEREE DELIVERS TO THE TRUSTEE EITHER A REPRESENTATION LETTER TO THE EFFECT
THAT SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR A PLAN
SUBJECT TO SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR A PLAN SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE FEDERAL,
STATE OR LOCAL LAW ("SIMILAR LAW") MATERIALLY SIMILAR TO THE FOREGOING
PROVISIONS OF ERISA OR THE CODE OR A PERSON INVESTING ON BEHALF OF OR WITH PLAN
ASSETS OF SUCH A PLAN, OR, IF THE TRANSFEREE IS AN INSURANCE COMPANY, A
REPRESENTATION LETTER THAT IT IS USING THE ASSETS OF ITS GENERAL ACCOUNT AND
THAT THE PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS CERTIFICATE ARE COVERED UNDER SECTIONS I
AND III OF PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 95-60 OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL
SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE, TO THE EFFECT THAT THE PURCHASE OR HOLDING OF THIS
CERTIFICATE WILL NOT CONSTITUTE OR RESULT IN A NON-EXEMPT PROHIBITED TRANSACTION
WITHIN THE MEANING OF ERISA, SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR ANY SIMILAR LAW AND
WILL NOT SUBJECT THE TRUSTEE, THE DEPOSITOR OR THE SERVICERS TO ANY OBLIGATION
IN ADDITION TO THOSE EXPRESSLY UNDERTAKEN IN THE AGREEMENT OR TO ANY LIABILITY.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING ELSE TO THE CONTRARY HEREIN, ANY PURPORTED TRANSFER OF
THIS CERTIFICATE TO OR ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN SUBJECT TO TITLE I
OF ERISA, SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE OR SIMILAR LAW WITHOUT THE REPRESENTATION
LETTER OR OPINION OF COUNSEL SATISFACTORY TO THE TRUSTEE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE
SHALL BE VOID AND OF NO EFFECT.
NO TRANSFER OF ANY CLASS X CERTIFICATES SHALL BE MADE UNLESS THE PROPOSED
TRANSFEREE OF SUCH CLASS X CERTIFICATE PROVIDES TO THE TRUSTEE THE APPROPRIATE
TAX CERTIFICATION FORM (I.E., IRS FORM W-9 OR IRS FORM W-8BEN, W-8IMY, W-8EXP OR
W-8ECI, AS APPLICABLE (OR ANY SUCCESSOR FORM THERETO)) AND AGREES TO UPDATE SUCH
FORMS (I) UPON EXPIRATION OF ANY SUCH FORM, (II) AS REQUIRED UNDER THEN
APPLICABLE U.S. TREASURY REGULATIONS AND (III) PROMPTLY UPON LEARNING THAT SUCH
FORM HAS BECOME OBSOLETE OR INCORRECT, AS A CONDITION TO SUCH TRANSFER. UNDER
THE AGREEMENT, UPON RECEIPT OF ANY SUCH TAX CERTIFICATION FORM FROM A TRANSFEREE
OF ANY CLASS X CERTIFICATE, THE TRUSTEE SHALL FORWARD SUCH TAX CERTIFICATION
FORM PROVIDED TO IT TO THE SWAP PROVIDER. EACH HOLDER OF A CLASS X CERTIFICATE
AND EACH TRANSFEREE THEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE CONSENTED TO THE TRUSTEE
FORWARDING TO THE SWAP PROVIDER ANY SUCH TAX CERTIFICATION FORM IT HAS PROVIDED
AND UPDATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS. ANY PURPORTED SALES
OR TRANSFERS OF ANY CLASS X CERTIFICATE TO A TRANSFEREE WHICH DOES NOT COMPLY
WITH THESE REQUIREMENTS SHALL BE DEEMED NULL AND VOID UNDER THIS AGREEMENT.
Certificate No. : X-1
Cut-off Date : February 1, 2007
First Distribution Date : March 26, 2007
Percentage Interest of this Certificate : [___]%
("Denomination")
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1
Class X
evidencing a percentage interest in the distributions allocable to
the Certificates of the above-referenced Class.
Distributions in respect of this Certificate are distributable
monthly as set forth herein. This Certificate does not evidence an obligation
of, or an interest in, and is not guaranteed by the Depositor, the Trustee or
any other party to the Agreement referred to below or any of their respective
affiliates. Neither this Certificate nor the Mortgage Loans are guaranteed or
insured by any governmental agency or instrumentality.
This certifies that [_____________], is the registered owner of the
Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate (obtained by dividing the
denomination of this Certificate by the aggregate of the denominations of all
Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs) in certain monthly
distributions pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of the
Cut-off Date specified above (the "Agreement") among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital
I Inc., as depositor (the "Depositor"), Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as a
servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, as a servicer and custodian,
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a servicer, First NLC Financial
Services, LLC, as responsible party, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
as trustee. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein
have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under
and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to
which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
This Certificate does not have a Certificate Balance or Pass-Through
Rate and will be entitled to distributions only to the extent set forth in the
Agreement. In addition, any distribution of the proceeds of any remaining assets
of the Trust will be made only upon presentment and surrender of this
Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such purposes or such
other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders.
No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless such
disposition is exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and any applicable state securities
laws or is made in accordance with the Securities Act and such laws. In the
event of any such transfer, the Trustee shall require the transferor to execute
a transferor certificate (in substantially the form attached to the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement) and deliver either (i) a Rule 144A Letter, in either case
substantially in the form attached to the Agreement, or (ii) a written Opinion
of Counsel to the Trustee that such transfer may be made pursuant to an
exemption, describing the applicable exemption and the basis therefor, from the
Securities Act or is being made pursuant to the Securities Act, which Opinion of
Counsel shall be an expense of the transferor.
No transfer of a Certificate of this Class shall be made unless the
Trustee shall have received either (i) a representation letter from the
transferee of such Certificate, acceptable to and in form and substance
satisfactory to the Trustee, to the effect that such transferee is not an
employee benefit plan subject to Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the
Code or any materially similar provisions of applicable Federal, state or local
law ("Similar Law") or a person acting on behalf of or investing plan assets of
any such plan, which representation letter shall not be an expense of the
Trustee, or (ii) if the transferee is an insurance company, a representation
letter that it is purchasing such Certificates with the assets of its general
account and that the purchase and holding of such Certificates are covered under
Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60, or (iii) in the case of a Certificate
presented for registration in the name of an employee benefit plan subject to
ERISA, or a plan or arrangement subject to Section 4975 of the Code (or
comparable provisions of any subsequent enactments) or a plan subject to Similar
Law, or a trustee of any such plan or any other person acting on behalf of any
such plan or arrangement or using such plan's or arrangement's assets, an
Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to the Trustee, which Opinion of Counsel shall
not be an expense of the Trustee, the Servicers or the Trust Fund, addressed to
the Trustee, to the effect that the purchase or holding of such Certificate will
not constitute or result in a non exempt prohibited transaction within the
meaning of ERISA, Section 4975 of the Code or any Similar Law and will not
subject the Depositor, the Trustee or the Servicers to any obligation in
addition to those expressly undertaken in the Agreement or to any liability.
Reference is hereby made to the further provisions of this
Certificate set forth on the reverse hereof, which further provisions shall for
all purposes have the same effect as if set forth at this place.
This Certificate shall not be entitled to any benefit under the
Agreement or be valid for any purpose unless manually authenticated by an
authorized signatory of the Trustee.
* * *
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trustee has caused this Certificate to be
duly executed.
Dated:
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
By:
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Authenticated:
By
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Authorized Signatory of
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
not in its individual capacity,
but solely as Trustee
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1 Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, of the Series specified on the face hereof (herein collectively
called the "Certificates"), and representing a beneficial ownership interest in
the Trust Fund created by the Agreement.
The Certificateholder, by its acceptance of this Certificate, agrees
that it will look solely to the funds on deposit in the Distribution Account for
payment hereunder and that the Trustee is not liable to the Certificateholders
for any amount payable under this Certificate or the Agreement or, except as
expressly provided in the Agreement, subject to any liability under the
Agreement.
This Certificate does not purport to summarize the Agreement and
reference is made to the Agreement for the interests, rights and limitations of
rights, benefits, obligations and duties evidenced thereby, and the rights,
duties and immunities of the Trustee.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, a distribution will be made
on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (the "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
first Distribution Date specified on the face hereof, to the Person in whose
name this Certificate is registered at the close of business on the applicable
Record Date in an amount equal to the product of the Percentage Interest
evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required to be distributed to
Holders of Certificates of the Class to which this Certificate belongs on such
Distribution Date pursuant to the Agreement. The Record Date applicable to each
Distribution Date is the last Business Day of the month next preceding the month
of such Distribution Date.
Distributions on this Certificate shall be made by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to the account of the Holder hereof at a bank or
other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Certificateholder
shall have so notified the Trustee in writing at least five Business Days prior
to the related Record Date and such Certificateholder shall satisfy the
conditions to receive such form of payment set forth in the Agreement, or, if
not, by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such
Certificateholder appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution
on each Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and
surrender of such Certificate at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes or such other location specified in the notice to Certificateholders of
such final distribution.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Trustee and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time
by the parties to the Agreement with the consent of the Holders of Certificates
affected by such amendment evidencing the requisite Percentage Interest, as
provided in the Agreement. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate
shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of
this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange therefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register of the Trustee upon surrender of this Certificate for
registration of transfer at the offices designated by the Trustee for such
purposes, accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory
to the Trustee duly executed by the holder hereof or such holder's attorney duly
authorized in writing, and thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same
Class in authorized denominations and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage
Interest in the Trust Fund will be issued to the designated transferee or
transferees.
The Certificates are issuable only as registered Certificates
without coupons in denominations specified in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement and subject to certain limitations therein set forth, Certificates are
exchangeable for new Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations
and evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the
Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange, but the Trustee may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover
any tax or other governmental charge payable in connection therewith.
The Depositor, the Trustee and their respective agents may treat the
Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as the owner hereof for all
purposes, and neither the Depositor, the Trustee nor any such agent shall be
affected by any notice to the contrary.
On any Distribution Date on which the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans is less than or equal to 5% of the Cut-off Date
Pool Principal Balance, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank,
National Association or Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, individually or
together, will have the option to repurchase, in whole, from the Trust Fund all
remaining Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of the Mortgage
Loans at a purchase price determined as provided in the Agreement. The
obligations and responsibilities created by the Agreement will terminate as
provided in Section 9.01 of the Agreement.
Any term used herein that is defined in the Agreement shall have the
meaning assigned in the Agreement, and nothing herein shall be deemed
inconsistent with that meaning.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and transfer(s)
unto
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name and address including postal zip code of
assignee)
the Percentage Interest evidenced by the within Certificate and hereby
authorizes the transfer of registration of such Percentage Interest to assignee
on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (We) further direct the Trustee to issue a new Certificate of a like
denomination and Class, to the above named assignee and deliver such Certificate
to the following address:
_______________________________________________________________________________.
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to_________________________________________________,
_______________________________________________________________________________,
for the account of_____________________________________________________________,
account number ___________, or, if mailed by check, to_________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to______________________________________,
_______________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by____________________________________,
the assignee named above, or___________________________________________________,
as its agent.
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF INITIAL CERTIFICATION OF [CUSTODIAN] [TRUSTEE]
February 28, 2007
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association
▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Trust Administration MS07X1 2007-1
First NLC Financial Services, LLC
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2007, among
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc., as Depositor, Saxon Mortgage
Services, Inc., as a Servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National
Association, as a Servicer and Custodian, Countrywide Home Loans
Servicing LP, as a Servicer, First NLC Financial Services, LLC, as
Responsible Party and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as
Trustee, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-1
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), for each Mortgage
Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule for which the undersigned is acting as
[Custodian]/[Trustee] (other than any Mortgage Loan listed in the attached
schedule), it has received:
(ii) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed as provided in the
following form: "Pay to the order of ________, without recourse"; and
(iii) except with respect to MERS Designated Mortgage Loans, an
executed assignment of the Mortgage (which may be included in a blanket
assignment or assignments).
Based on its review and examination and only as to the foregoing
documents, such documents appear regular on their face and related to such
Mortgage Loan.
The [Custodian]/[Trustee] has made no independent examination of any
documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically
required in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The [Custodian]/[Trustee] makes
no representations as to: (i) the validity, legality, sufficiency,
enforceability or genuineness of any of the documents contained in each Mortgage
File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, or
(ii) the collectibility, insurability, effectiveness or suitability, perfection
or priority of any such Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything herein to the
contrary, the [Custodian]/[Trustee] has made no determination and makes no
representations as to whether (i) any endorsement is sufficient to transfer all
right, title and interest of the party so endorsing, as Noteholder or assignee
thereof, in and to that Mortgage Note or (ii) any assignment is in recordable
form or sufficient to effect the assignment of and transfer to the assignee
thereof, under the Mortgage to which the assignment relates.
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
[▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Custodian]
By:
----------------------------
Name:
Title:
[DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY, as Trustee]
By:
----------------------------
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF DOCUMENT CERTIFICATION AND EXCEPTION
REPORT OF [CUSTODIAN]/[TRUSTEE]
[date]
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association
▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Trust Administration MS07X1
First NLC Financial Services, LLC
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2007, among
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc., as Depositor, Saxon Mortgage
Services, Inc., as a Servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National
Association, as a Servicer and Custodian, Countrywide Home Loans
Servicing LP, as a Servicer, First NLC Financial Services, LLC, as
Responsible Party and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as
Trustee, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-1
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), the undersigned, as
[Custodian]/[Trustee], hereby certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan listed in
the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or listed
on the attached Document Exception Report) it has received:
(i) The original Mortgage Note, endorsed in the form provided in
Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, with all intervening
endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement from the originator
to the last endorsee.
(ii) The original or county certified recorded Mortgage.
(iii) Except with respect to MERS Designated Mortgage Loans, an
executed assignment of the Mortgage endorsed in blank, which may be
included in a blanket assignment or assignments in the form provided in
Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; or, if the
Responsible Party has certified that the related Mortgage has not been
returned from the applicable recording office, a copy of the assignment of
the Mortgage (excluding information to be provided by the recording
office).
(iv) Except with respect to MERS Designated Mortgage Loans, the
original or county certified recorded assignment or assignments of the
Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator to the
last endorsee.
(v) The original or copy of ▇▇▇▇▇▇'s title policy, or any one of an
original title binder, an original preliminary title report or an original
title commitment.
Based on its review and examination and only as to the foregoing
documents, (a) such documents appear regular on their face and related to such
Mortgage Loan, and (b) the information set forth in items (1), (2), (7) and (9)
of the Mortgage Loan Schedule and items (1), (9) and (17) of the Data Tape
Information accurately reflects information set forth in the Custodial File.
The [Custodian]/[Trustee] has made no independent examination of any
documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review of the Custodial
File specifically required in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The
[Custodian]/[Trustee] makes no representations as to: (i) the validity,
legality, sufficiency, enforceability or genuineness of any of the documents
contained in each Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, or (ii) the collectibility, insurability, effectiveness,
suitability, perfection or priority of any such Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding
anything herein to the contrary, the [Custodian]/[Trustee] has made no
determination and makes no representations as to whether (i) any endorsement is
sufficient to transfer all right, title and interest of the party so endorsing,
as Noteholder or assignee thereof, in and to that Mortgage Note or (ii) any
assignment is in recordable form or sufficient to effect the assignment of and
transfer to the assignee thereof, under the Mortgage to which the assignment
relates.
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the respective
meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
[▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Custodian]
By:
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Name:
Title:
[DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY, as Trustee]
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT G
RESIDUAL TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1,
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2007-1
STATE OF )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF )
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, deposes and says as
follows:
(1) The undersigned is an officer of ___________________, the
proposed Transferee of an Ownership Interest in a Class [R][RX]
Certificate (the "Residual Certificate") issued pursuant to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement"), relating to the
above-referenced Series, by and among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc.,
as Depositor, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as a Servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo
Bank, National Association , as a Servicer and Custodian, Countrywide Home
Loans Servicing LP, as a Servicer, First NLC Financial Services, LLC, as a
Responsible Party and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee
(the "Trustee"). Capitalized terms used, but not defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Agreement. The Transferee has
authorized the undersigned to make this affidavit on behalf of the
Transferee for the benefit of the Depositor and the Trustee.
(2) The Transferee is, as of the date hereof, and will be, as of the
date of the Transfer, a Permitted Transferee. The Transferee is acquiring
its Ownership Interest in the Residual Certificate for its own account.
The Transferee has no knowledge that any such affidavit is false.
(3) The Transferee has been advised of, and understands that (i) a
tax will be imposed on Transfers of the Residual Certificate to Persons
that are Non-Permitted Transferees; (ii) such tax will be imposed on the
transferor, or, if such Transfer is through an agent (which includes a
broker, nominee or middleman) for a Person that is a Non-Permitted
Transferee, on the agent; and (iii) the Person otherwise liable for the
tax shall be relieved of liability for the tax if the subsequent
Transferee furnished to such Person an affidavit that such subsequent
Transferee is a Permitted Transferee and, at the time of Transfer, such
Person does not have actual knowledge that the affidavit is false.
(4) The Transferee has been advised of, and understands that a tax
will be imposed on a "pass through entity" holding the Residual
Certificate if at any time during the taxable year of the pass through
entity a Person that is a Non-Permitted Transferee is the record holder of
an interest in such entity. The Transferee understands that such tax will
not be imposed for any period with respect to which the record holder
furnishes to the pass through entity an affidavit that such record holder
is a Permitted Transferee and the pass through entity does not have actual
knowledge that such affidavit is false. (For this purpose, a "pass through
entity" includes a regulated investment company, a real estate investment
trust or common trust fund, a partnership, trust or estate, and certain
cooperatives and, except as may be provided in Treasury Regulations,
persons holding interests in pass through entities as a nominee for
another Person.)
(5) The Transferee has reviewed the provisions of Section 5.02(c) of
the Agreement and understands the legal consequences of the acquisition of
an Ownership Interest in the Residual Certificate including, without
limitation, the restrictions on subsequent Transfers and the provisions
regarding voiding the Transfer and mandatory sales. The Transferee
expressly agrees to be bound by and to abide by the provisions of Section
5.02(c) of the Agreement and the restrictions noted on the face of the
Residual Certificate. The Transferee understands and agrees that any
breach of any of the representations included herein shall render the
Transfer to the Transferee contemplated hereby null and void.
(6) The Transferee agrees to require a Transfer Affidavit from any
Person to whom the Transferee attempts to Transfer its Ownership Interest
in the Residual Certificate, and in connection with any Transfer by a
Person for whom the Transferee is acting as nominee, trustee or agent, and
the Transferee will not Transfer its Ownership Interest or cause any
Ownership Interest to be Transferred to any Person that the Transferee
knows is a Non-Permitted Transferee. In connection with any such Transfer
by the Transferee, the Transferee agrees to deliver to the Trustee a
certificate substantially in the form set forth as Exhibit H to the
Agreement (a "Transferor Certificate") to the effect that, among other
things, such Transferee has no actual knowledge that the Person to which
the Transfer is to be made is a Non-Permitted Transferee.
(7) The Transferee does not have the intention to impede the
assessment or collection of any tax legally required to be paid with
respect to the Residual Certificate. The Transferee has historically paid
its debts as they have come due and intends to pay its debts as they come
due in the future. The Transferee intends to pay all taxes due with
respect to the Residual Certificate as they become due.
(8) The Transferee's taxpayer identification number is __________.
(9) The Transferee is a U.S. Person as defined in Code Section
7701(a)(30).
(10) The Transferee is aware that the Residual Certificate may be a
"noneconomic residual interest" within the meaning of proposed Treasury
regulations promulgated pursuant to the Code and that the transferor of a
noneconomic residual interest will remain liable for any taxes due with
respect to the income on such residual interest, unless no significant
purpose of the transfer was to impede the assessment or collection of tax.
(11) The Transferee will not cause income from the Residual
Certificate to be attributable to a foreign permanent establishment or
fixed base, within the meaning of an applicable income tax treaty, of the
Transferee or any other U.S. Person.
(12) Check the applicable paragraph:
[_] The present value of the anticipated tax liabilities
associated with holding the Residual Certificate, as
applicable, does not exceed the sum of:
(i) the present value of any consideration given to the Transferee
to acquire such Residual Certificate;
(ii) the present value of the expected future distributions on such
Residual Certificate; and
(iii) the present value of the anticipated tax savings associated
with holding such Residual Certificate as the related REMIC
generates losses.
For purposes of this calculation, (i) the Transferee is assumed to
pay tax at the highest rate currently specified in Section 11(b) of the Code
(but the tax rate in Section 55(b)(1)(B) of the Code may be used in lieu of the
highest rate specified in Section 11(b) of the Code if the Transferee has been
subject to the alternative minimum tax under Section 55 of the Code in the
preceding two years and will compute its taxable income in the current taxable
year using the alternative minimum tax rate) and (ii) present values are
computed using a discount rate equal to the short-term Federal rate prescribed
by Section 1274(d) of the Code for the month of the transfer and the compounding
period used by the Transferee.
[_] The transfer of the Residual Certificate complies with U.S.
Treasury Regulations Sections 1.860E-1(c)(5) and (6) and,
accordingly,
(i) the Transferee is an "eligible corporation," as defined in
U.S. Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), as to
which income from the Residual Certificate will only be taxed
in the United States;
(ii) at the time of the transfer, and at the close of the
Transferee's two fiscal years preceding the year of the
transfer, the Transferee had gross assets for financial
reporting purposes (excluding any obligation of a person
related to the Transferee within the meaning of U.S. Treasury
Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(ii)) in excess of $100
million and net assets in excess of $10 million;
(iii) the Transferee will transfer the Residual Certificate only to
another "eligible corporation," as defined in U.S. Treasury
Regulations Section 1.860E-1(c)(6)(i), in a transaction that
satisfies the requirements of Sections 1.860E-1(c)(4)(i), (ii)
and (iii) and Section 1.860E-1(c)(5) of the U.S. Treasury
Regulations; and
(iv) the Transferee determined the consideration paid to it to
acquire the Certificate based on reasonable market assumptions
(including, but not limited to, borrowing and investment
rates, prepayment and loss assumptions, expense and
reinvestment assumptions, tax rates and other factors specific
to the Transferee) that it has determined in good faith.
[_] None of the above.
(13) The Transferee is not an employee benefit plan that is subject
to Title I of ERISA or a plan that is subject to Section 4975 of the Code
or a plan subject to any Federal, state or local law that is substantially
similar to Title I of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, and the
Transferee is not acting on behalf of or investing plan assets of such a
plan.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Transferee has caused this instrument to be
executed on its behalf, pursuant to authority of its Board of Directors, by its
duly authorized officer and its corporate seal to be hereunto affixed, duly
attested, this ____ day of ______, 20__.
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Print Name of Transferee
By:
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Name:
Title:
[Corporate Seal]
ATTEST:
[Assistant] Secretary
Personally appeared before me the above named __________, known or
proved to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to
be the ___________ of the Transferee, and acknowledged that he executed the same
as his free act and deed and the free act and deed of the Transferee.
Subscribed and sworn before me this ____ day of ______, 20__.
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NOTARY PUBLIC
My Commission expires the __ day
of _________, 20__
EXHIBIT H
FORM OF TRANSFEROR CERTIFICATE
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc.
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Attention: [__]
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
as Trustee
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Re: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-1, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our disposition of the above Certificates we
certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), and are being disposed
by us in a transaction that is exempt from the registration requirements of the
Act, (b) we have not offered or sold any Certificates to, or solicited offers to
buy any Certificates from, any person, or otherwise approached or negotiated
with any person with respect thereto, in a manner that would be deemed, or taken
any other action which would result in, a violation of Section 5 of the Act and
(c) to the extent we are disposing of a Residual Certificate, (i) we have no
knowledge the Transferee is a Non-Permitted Transferee, (ii) after conducting a
reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Transferee, we have
no knowledge and no reason to believe that the Transferee will not pay all taxes
with respect to the Residual Certificates as they become due and (iii) we have
no reason to believe that the statements made in paragraphs 7, 10 and 11 of the
Transferee's Residual Transfer Affidavit are false.
Very truly yours,
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Print Name of Transferor
By:
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Authorized Officer
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF RULE 144A LETTER
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc.
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Attention: [__]
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company,
as Trustee
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Services Inc.,
as Swap Provider
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Attention: [__]
Re: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan, Series 2007-1, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1, Class
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with our acquisition of the above Certificates we
certify that (a) we understand that the Certificates are not being registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), or any state
securities laws and are being transferred to us in a transaction that is exempt
from the registration requirements of the Act and any such laws, (b) we have
such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that we are
capable of evaluating the merits and risks of investments in the Certificates,
(c) we have had the opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from the
Depositor concerning the purchase of the Certificates and all matters relating
thereto or any additional information deemed necessary to our decision to
purchase the Certificates, (d) either we are purchasing a Class A-1, Class A-2,
Class A-3, Class A-4, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4, Class M-5,
Class M-6, Class B-1, Class B-2 or Class B-3 Certificate or we are not an
employee benefit plan that is subject to Title I of the Employee Retirement
Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or a plan or arrangement that
is subject to Section 4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or
a plan subject to materially similar provisions of applicable federal, state or
local law, nor are we acting on behalf of any such plan or arrangement nor using
the assets of any such plan or arrangement to effect such acquisition or, with
respect to a Class X Certificate, the purchaser is an insurance company that is
purchasing this certificate with funds contained in an "insurance company
general account" (as such term is defined in Section V(e) of Prohibited
Transaction Class Exemption 95-60 ("PTCE 95-60")) and the purchase and holding
of such Certificates are covered under Sections I and III of PTCE 95-60, (e) we
have not, nor has anyone acting on our behalf offered, transferred, pledged,
sold or otherwise disposed of the Certificates, any interest in the Certificates
or any other similar security to, or solicited any offer to buy or accept a
transfer, pledge or other disposition of the Certificates, any interest in the
Certificates or any other similar security from, or otherwise approached or
negotiated with respect to the Certificates, any interest in the Certificates or
any other similar security with, any person in any manner, or made any general
solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, or taken
any other action, that would constitute a distribution of the Certificates under
the Securities Act or that would render the disposition of the Certificates a
violation of Section 5 of the Securities Act or require registration pursuant
thereto, nor will act, nor has authorized or will authorize any person to act,
in such manner with respect to the Certificates, and (f) we are a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act and have completed either of the forms of certification to that effect
attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. We are aware that the sale to us is being
made in reliance on Rule 144A. We are acquiring the Certificates for our own
account or for resale pursuant to Rule 144A and further, understand that such
Certificates may be resold, pledged or transferred only (i) to a person
reasonably believed to be a qualified institutional buyer that purchases for its
own account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice
is given that the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule
144A, or (ii) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the
Securities Act.
In connection with our purchase of the Certificates, we acknowledge
and agree that (i) none of you nor any of your affiliates is acting as a
fiduciary or financial or investment adviser for us; (ii) we are not relying
(for purposes of making any investment decision or otherwise) upon any advice,
counsel or representations (whether written or oral) of any of you or your
affiliates with respect to the Certificates; (iii) none of you nor any of your
affiliates has given to us (directly or indirectly through any other person) any
assurance, guarantee or representation whatsoever as to the expected or
projected success, profitability, return, performance, result, effect,
consequence, or benefit (including legal, regulatory, tax, financial, accounting
or otherwise) of our purchase of the Certificates; (iv) we have performed our
own diligence to the extent we have deemed necessary and we have consulted with
our own legal, regulatory, tax, business, investment, financial and accounting
advisers to the extent that we have deemed necessary, and we have made our own
investment decisions based upon our own judgment and upon any advice from such
advisers as we have deemed necessary and appropriate and not upon any view
expressed by any of you or your affiliates with respect to the Certificates; (v)
none of you nor any of your affiliates will be obligated to make payments on the
Certificates in the event that the assets of the trust is insufficient to
provide for such payments; (vi) you and your affiliates may have positions and
may effect transactions in any of the Series 2007-1 securities; and (vii) we are
familiar with the Certificates and have reviewed and understand the related
pooling and servicing agreement, the prospectus supplement and prospectus
relating to Series 2007-1 and the other material transaction documents related
thereto.
The Transferee's taxpayer identification number is __________. The
Transferee attaches hereto Forms W-8ECI, W-8BEN, W-8IMY (and all appropriate
attachments) or W-9. The Transferee hereby consents to the attached Forms being
provided to the Swap Provider.
ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT I
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned (the "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the
parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the
Buyer.
2. In connection with purchases by the Buyer, the Buyer is a
"qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A"), because (i) the Buyer owned
and/or invested on a discretionary basis $______(1) in securities (except for
the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most
recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A
and (ii) the Buyer satisfies the criteria in the category marked below.
____ Corporation, etc. The Buyer is a corporation (other than a
bank, savings and loan association or similar institution),
Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or
charitable organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
____ Bank. The Buyer (a) is a national bank or banking institution
organized under the laws of any State, territory or the
District of Columbia, the business of which is substantially
confined to banking and is supervised by the State or
territorial banking commission or similar official or is a
foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an audited
net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in its
latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is
attached hereto.
____ Savings and Loan. The Buyer (a) is a savings and loan
association, building and loan association, cooperative bank,
homestead association or similar institution, which is
supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority having
supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings
and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an
audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in
its latest annual financial statements, a copy of which is
attached hereto.
____ Broker dealer. The Buyer is a dealer registered pursuant to
Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
____ Insurance Company. The Buyer is an insurance company whose
primary and predominant business activity is the writing of
insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by insurance
companies and which is subject to supervision by the insurance
commissioner or a similar official or agency of a State,
territory or the District of Columbia.
____ State or Local Plan. The Buyer is a plan established and
maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any
agency or instrumentality of the State or its political
subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.
____ ERISA Plan. The Buyer is an employee benefit plan within the
meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974.
____ Investment Advisor. The Buyer is an investment advisor
registered under the Investment Advisors Act of 1940.
____ Small Business Investment Company. Buyer is a small business
investment company licensed by the U.S. Small Business
Administration under Section 301(c) or (d) of the Small
Business Investment Act of 1958.
____ Business Development Company. Buyer is a business development
company as defined in Section 202(a)(22) of the Investment
Advisors Act of 1940.
3. The term "Securities" as used herein does not include (i)
securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer, (ii) securities that
are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Buyer, if the Buyer is
a dealer, (iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or any
instrumentality thereof, (iv) bank deposit notes and certificates of deposit,
(v) loan participations, (vi) repurchase agreements, (vii) securities owned but
subject to a repurchase agreement and (viii) currency, interest rate and
commodity swaps.
4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of securities
owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Buyer, the Buyer used the
cost of such securities to the Buyer and did not include any of the securities
referred to in the preceding paragraph, except (i) where the Buyer reports its
securities holdings in its financial statements on the basis of their market
value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the cost of those
securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding sentence applies,
the securities may be valued at market. Further, in determining such aggregate
amount, the Buyer may have included securities owned by subsidiaries of the
Buyer, but only if such subsidiaries are consolidated with the Buyer in its
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles and if the investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the
Buyer's direction. However, such securities were not included if the Buyer is a
majority owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Buyer is
not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended.
5. The Buyer acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule 144A and
understands that the seller to it and other parties related to the Certificates
are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein because one
or more sales to the Buyer may be in reliance on Rule 144A.
6. Until the date of purchase of the Rule 144A Securities, the Buyer
will notify each of the parties to which this certification is made of any
changes in the information and conclusions herein. Until such notice is given,
the Buyer's purchase of the Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this
certification as of the date of such purchase. In addition, if the Buyer is a
bank or savings and loan is provided above, the Buyer agrees that it will
furnish to such parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they
become available.
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Print Name of Transferee
By:
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Name:
Title:
Date:
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(1) Buyer must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000
in securities unless Buyer is a dealer, and, in that case, Buyer must own and/or
invest on a discretionary basis at least $10,000,000 in securities.
ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT I
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
[For Transferees That Are Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned (the "Buyer") hereby certifies as follows to the
parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates with respect to the Certificates described therein:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the Buyer or, if the Buyer is a
"qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 144A") because Buyer is part of a
Family of Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the
Adviser.
2. In connection with purchases by Buyer, the Buyer is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as defined in SEC Rule 144A because (i) the Buyer is an
investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended and (ii) as marked below, the Buyer alone, or the Buyer's Family of
Investment Companies, owned at least $100,000,000 in securities (other than the
excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the Buyer's most recent
fiscal year. For purposes of determining the amount of securities owned by the
Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, the cost of such securities
was used, except (i) where the Buyer or the Buyer's Family of Investment
Companies reports its securities holdings in its financial statements on the
basis of their market value, and (ii) no current information with respect to the
cost of those securities has been published. If clause (ii) in the preceding
sentence applies, the securities may be valued at market.
____ The Buyer owned $____________ in securities (other than the
excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of the
Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated
in accordance with Rule 144A).
____ The Buyer is part of a Family of Investment Companies which
owned in the aggregate $___________ in securities (other than
the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end of
the Buyer's most recent fiscal year (such amount being
calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
3. The term "Family of Investment Companies" as used herein means
two or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have the
same investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by virtue of
being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one investment
adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).
4. The term "Securities" as used herein does not include (i)
securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Buyer or are part of the
Buyer's Family of Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or guaranteed by
the U.S. or any instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes and
certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase agreements,
(vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (vii) currency,
interest rate and commodity swaps.
5. The Buyer is familiar with Rule 144A and understands that the
parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates are relying and will continue to rely on the statements
made herein because one or more sales to the Buyer will be in reliance on Rule
144A. In addition, the Buyer will only purchase for the Buyer's own account.
6. Until the date of purchase of the Certificates, the undersigned
will notify the parties listed in the Rule 144A Transferee Certificate to which
this certification relates of any changes in the information and conclusions
herein. Until such notice is given, the Buyer's purchase of the Certificates
will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of
the date of such purchase.
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Print Name of Transferee
By:
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Name:
Title:
IF AN ADVISER:
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Print Name of Buyer
Date:
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EXHIBIT J
FORM OF REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for [Custodian]/[Trustee])
To: Trustee
Re: In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by
you as the [Trustee]/[Custodian] on behalf of the
Certificateholders, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of February 1, 2007, among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I
Inc., as Depositor, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as a Servicer,
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, as a Servicer and Custodian,
Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a Servicer, First NLC
Financial Services, LLC, as a Responsible Party and Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company, as Trustee. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan
Trust, Series 2007-1, we request the release, and acknowledge
receipt, of the (Custodial File/[specify documents]) for the
Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated.
Mortgagor's Name, Address & Zip Code:
Mortgage Loan Number:
Send Custodial File to:
Delivery Method (check one)
____1. Regular mail
____2. Overnight courier (Tracking information: )
If neither box 1 nor 2 is checked, regular mail shall be assumed.
Reason for Requesting Documents (check one)
____1. Mortgage Loan Paid in Full. (The Servicer hereby certifies that all
amounts received in connection therewith have been credited to its
Collection Account as provided in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.)
____2. Mortgage Loan Repurchase Pursuant to Subsection 2.03 of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement. (The Servicer hereby certifies that the
repurchase price has been credited to Collection Account as provided
in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.)
____3. Mortgage Loan Liquidated By _________________. (The Servicer hereby
certifies that all proceeds of foreclosure, insurance, condemnation
or other liquidation have been finally received and credited to its
Collection Account pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.)
____4. Mortgage Loan in Foreclosure.
____5. Other
(explain).____________________________________________________
If box 1, 2 or 3 above is checked, and if all or part of the Custodial File was
previously released to us, please release to us our previous request and receipt
on file with you, as well as any additional documents in your possession
relating to the specified Mortgage Loan.
If box 4 or 5 above is checked, upon our return of all of the above documents to
you as the [Custodian]/[Trustee], please acknowledge your receipt by signing in
the space indicated below, and returning this form if requested by us.
[SAXON MORTGAGE SERVICES, INC.,
as Servicer]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Date:
[▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Servicer]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Date:
[COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING
LP, as Servicer]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Date:
[▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO BANK, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION, as Custodian]
By:
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Name:
Title:
Date:
[ACKNOWLEDGED AND AGREED:
[___________________________],
as [__________]
By:
Name:
Title:
Date: ]
EXHIBIT K
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Sponsor and which shall be retained by the applicable Servicer or delivered to
and retained by the Trustee or Custodian, as applicable:
(a) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed "Pay to the order of _____________, without recourse" and
signed (which may be by facsimile signature) in the name of the last
endorsee by an authorized officer. To the extent that there is no
room on the face of the Mortgage Note for endorsements, the
endorsement may be contained on an allonge, unless the Trustee or
Custodian, as applicable, is advised in writing by the applicable
Originator (if required by the applicable Purchase Agreement) or the
Depositor, as applicable, that state law does not so allow;
(b) the original of any guaranty executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note if any;
(c) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon or a
certified true copy of such Mortgage submitted for recording. If, in
connection with any Mortgage Loan, the original Mortgage cannot be
delivered with evidence of recording thereon on or prior to the
Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording
office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or
because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording
office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the applicable
Originator, the Depositor, title company, escrow company or
attorney, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to
the Trustee or Custodian, as applicable, a photocopy of such
Mortgage certified by the applicable Originator or the Depositor,
title company, escrow company or attorney, as applicable, to be a
true and complete copy of such Mortgage and shall forward to the
Trustee or Custodian, as applicable, such original recorded Mortgage
within 14 days following the applicable Originator's or the
Depositor's receipt of such Mortgage from the applicable public
recording office; or in the case of a Mortgage where a public
recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage or in the
case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public
recording office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original
recorded Mortgage;
(d) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, with evidence of recording thereon or a
certified true copy of such agreement submitted for recording;
(e) the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan endorsed
in blank, which may, except with respect to the Fremont Mortgage
Loans, be included in a blanket assignment or assignments (except
with respect to MERS Designated Mortgage Loans);
(f) the originals of all intervening assignments of Mortgage (if any)
evidencing a complete chain of assignment from the applicable
originator (or MERS with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage
Loan) to the last endorsee with evidence of recording thereon or a
certified true copy of such intervening assignments of Mortgage
submitted for recording, or if any such intervening assignment has
not been returned from the applicable recording office or has been
lost or if such public recording office retains the original
recorded assignments of Mortgage, the Responsible Party or the
Depositor, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered a
photocopy of such intervening assignment, certified by the
Responsible Party, originator, Depositor, title company, escrow
company or attorney, as applicable, to be a true and complete copy
of such intervening assignment and shall forward to the Trustee or
Custodian, as applicable, such original recorded intervening
assignment within 14 days following the Responsible Party or the
Depositor's receipt of such from the applicable public recording
office; or in the case of an intervening assignment where a public
recording office retains the original recorded intervening
assignment or in the case where an intervening assignment is lost
after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such
intervening assignment certified by such public recording office to
be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening
assignment;
(g) the original mortgagee title insurance policy, a photocopy of the
mortgage title insurance policy, or attorney's opinion of title and
abstract of title, or, in the event such title policy is
unavailable, a copy of the related policy binder or commitment for
title from the title insurance company;
(h) the original of any security agreement, chattel mortgage or
equivalent document executed in connection with the Mortgage (if
provided);
(i) residential loan application;
(j) Mortgage Loan closing statement;
(k) verification of employment and income, if applicable;
(l) verification of acceptable evidence of source and amount of down
payment;
(m) credit report on Mortgagor;
(n) residential appraisal report;
(o) photograph of the Mortgaged Property;
(p) survey of the Mortgaged Property;
(q) copy of each instrument necessary to complete identification of any
exception set forth in the exception schedule in the title policy,
i.e., map or plat, restrictions, easements, sewer agreements, home
association declarations, etc.;
(r) all required disclosure statements;
(s) if required in an appraisal, termite report, structural engineer's
report, water potability and septic certification; and
(t) sales contract, if applicable.
Evidence of payment of taxes and insurance, insurance claim files,
correspondence, current and historical computerized data files (which include
records of tax receipts and payment history from the date of origination), and
all other processing, underwriting and closing papers and records which are
customarily contained in a mortgage loan file and which are required to document
the Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan.
EXHIBIT L
FORM OF CERTIFICATION
TO BE PROVIDED WITH FORM 10-K
Re: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1 (the "Trust"), Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1, issued pursuant to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2007, among ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc., as Depositor, First NLC Financial Services,
LLC, as Responsible Party, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as a Servicer,
▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, as a Servicer and Custodian,
Countrywide Home Loan Servicing LP, as a Servicer, and Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company, as Trustee, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust,
Series 2007-1
I, [identify the certifying individual], certify that:
(1) I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K ("Annual Report"), and
all reports on Form 10-D (collectively with this Annual Report, the "Reports")
required to be filed in respect of period covered by this Annual Report, of the
Trust;
(2) Based on my knowledge, the Reports, taken as a whole, do not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which
such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this Annual Report;
(3) Based on my knowledge, all of the distribution, servicing and other
information required to be provided under Form 10-D for the period covered by
this Annual Report is included in the Reports;
(4) Based on my knowledge and the compliance statements required in this
Annual Report under Item 1123 of Regulation AB, and except as disclosed in the
Reports, the Servicers have fulfilled their obligations under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement in all material respects; and
(5) All of the reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria
for asset-backed securities and their related attestation reports on assessment
of compliance with servicing criteria required to be included in this Annual
Report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules
13a-18 and 15d-18 have been included as an exhibit to this Annual Report, except
as otherwise disclosed in this Annual Report. Any material instances of
non-compliance described in such reports have been disclosed in this Annual
Report.
In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on
information provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: the Trustee,
the Servicers and the Custodian.
Date:
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[Signature]
[Title]
EXHIBIT M
FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE
PROVIDED BY THE TRUSTEE TO DEPOSITOR
Re: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1 (the "Trust"), Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1, issued pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2007, among
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc., as Depositor, First NLC Financial
Services, LLC, as Responsible Party, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.,
as a Servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, as a Servicer
and Custodian, Countrywide Home Loan Servicing LP, as a Servicer,
and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-1
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The Trustee hereby certifies to the Depositor, and its officers,
directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely
upon this certification, that:
(1) I have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year [___] (the "Annual Report"), and all reports on Form 10-D required to
be filed in respect of period covered by the Annual Report (collectively
with the Annual Report, the "Reports"), of the Trust;
(2) To my knowledge, the Reports, taken as a whole, do not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under
which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period
covered by the Annual Report, it being understood that the Trustee is not
responsible for verifying the accuracy or completeness of information in
the Reports (a) provided by Persons other than the Trustee or any
Subcontractor utilized by the Trustee or (b) relating to Persons other
than the Trustee or any Subcontractor utilized by the Trustee as to which
a Responsible Officer of the Trustee does not have actual knowledge;
(3) To my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information
required to be provided to the Trustee by each Servicer under the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement for inclusion in the Reports is included in the
Reports; and
(4) The report on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria
for asset-backed securities applicable to the Trustee and each
Subcontractor utilized by the Trustee and their related attestation
reports on assessment of compliance with servicing criteria applicable to
it required to be included in the Annual Report in accordance with Item
1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been
included as an exhibit to the Annual Report. Any material instances of
non-compliance are described in such report and have been disclosed in the
Annual Report.
Date:
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[Signature]
[Title]
EXHIBIT N
FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE PROVIDED
BY THE SERVICER TO DEPOSITOR
Re: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1 (the "Trust"), Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1, issued pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of February 1, 2007, among
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc., as Depositor, First NLC Financial
Services, LLC, as Responsible Party, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.,
as a Servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, as a Servicer
and Custodian, Countrywide Home Loan Servicing LP, as a Servicer,
and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Home Equity Loan Trust, Series 2007-1
[Saxon] [Wells Fargo], certifies to the Depositor and the Trustee,
and their respective officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge
and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
1. [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] has reviewed the servicer compliance statement of
[Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] and the compliance statements of each Subservicer,
if any, engaged by [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] provided to the Depositor and the
Trustee for the Trust's fiscal year [___] in accordance with Item 1123 of
Regulation AB (each a "Compliance Statement"), the report on assessment of
[▇▇▇▇▇'▇] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo's] compliance with the servicing criteria set forth
in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB (the "Servicing Criteria") and reports on
assessment of compliance with servicing criteria for asset-backed
securities of [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] and of each Subservicer or
Subcontractor, if any, engaged or utilized by [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo]
provided to the Depositor and the Trustee for the Trust's fiscal year
[___] in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and Item 1122 of Regulation
AB (each a "Servicing Assessment"), the registered public accounting
firm's attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and
15d-18 under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB related
to each Servicing Assessment (each an "Attestation Report"), and all
servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information relating
to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] during
200[_] that were delivered or caused to be delivered by [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇
Fargo] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the "Servicing
Information");
2. Based on the [▇▇▇▇▇'▇] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] knowledge, the Servicing Information,
taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Servicing
Information;
3. Based on the [Saxon's] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo's] knowledge, the servicing
information required to be provided to the Trustee by [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇
Fargo] pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement has been provided
to the Trustee;
4. Based on [Saxon's] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo's] knowledge and the compliance review
conducted in preparing Compliance Statement of [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] and,
if applicable, reviewing each Compliance Statement of each Subservicer, if
any, engaged by [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo], and except as disclosed in such
Compliance Statement[(s)], [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] [(directly and through
its Subservicers, if any)] has fulfilled its obligations under the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement in all material respects.
5. Each Servicing Assessment of [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] and of each Subservicer
or Subcontractor, if any, engaged or utilized by [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] and
its related Attestation Report required to be included in the Annual
Report in accordance with Item 1122 of Regulation AB and Exchange Act
Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 has been provided to the Depositor and the
Trustee. Any material instances of non-compliance are described in any
such Servicing Assessment or Attestation Report.
Date:
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EXHIBIT O
FIRST NLC PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND
WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.,
Purchaser
FIRST NLC FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC,
Seller
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Dated as of March 1, 2006
Conventional,
Fixed and Adjustable Rate, B/C Residential Mortgage Loans
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS..................................................
SECTION 2. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE........................................
SECTION 3. MORTGAGE SCHEDULES...........................................
SECTION 4. PURCHASE PRICE...............................................
SECTION 5. EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES................................
SECTION 6. CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER..........................
Subsection 6.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.........................
Subsection 6.02 Books and Records....................................
Subsection 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents..................
Subsection 6.04 Quality Control Procedures...........................
SECTION 7. SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS..............................
SECTION 8. TRANSFER OF SERVICING........................................
SECTION 9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER;
REMEDIES FOR BREACH..........................................
Subsection 9.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the Seller..
Subsection 9.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual
Mortgage Loans.......................................
Subsection 9.03. Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties...........................................
Subsection 9.04 Repurchase of Mortgage Loans with First Payment
Defaults.............................................
Subsection 9.05 Premium Recapture....................................
SECTION 10. CLOSING......................................................
SECTION 11. CLOSING DOCUMENTS............................................
SECTION 12. COSTS........................................................
SECTION 13. COOPERATION OF SELLER WITH A RECONSTITUTION..................
SECTION 14. THE SELLER...................................................
Subsection 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller;
Third Party Claims..................................
Subsection 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller...............
SECTION 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.........................................
SECTION 16. MANDATORY DELIVERY; GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST...............
SECTION 17. NOTICES......................................................
SECTION 18. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE..........................................
SECTION 19. COUNTERPARTS.................................................
SECTION 20. GOVERNING LAW................................................
SECTION 21. INTENTION OF THE PARTIES.....................................
SECTION 22. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT.....
SECTION 23. WAIVERS......................................................
SECTION 24. EXHIBITS.....................................................
SECTION 25. GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES..............................
SECTION 26. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS....................................
SECTION 27. FURTHER AGREEMENTS...........................................
SECTION 28. RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE.......................
SECTION 29. NO SOLICITATION..............................................
SECTION 30. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY......................................
SECTION 31. GOVERNING LAW JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS....
SECTION 32. COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB................................
Subsection 32.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness...............
Subsection 32.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of
the Seller..........................................
Subsection 32.03 Information to Be Provided by the Seller............
Subsection 32.04 Indemnification; Remedies...........................
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT B INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT C FORM OF SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT D FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
EXHIBIT E FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT F FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT G FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT H UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT J TRANSFER DATE MORTGAGE LOAN DATA
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE
LOAN PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND
WARRANTIES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of March 1, 2006, by and
between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York corporation, having an
office at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Purchaser"),
and First NLC Financial Services, LLC, a Florida limited liability company,
having an office at ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller are parties to that certain
Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as
of September 29, 2005, (the "Original Purchase Agreement") pursuant to which the
Seller desires to sell, from time to time, to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
desires to purchase, from time to time, from the Seller, certain first and
second lien, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate B/C residential mortgage loans (the
"Mortgage Loans") on a servicing released basis as described therein, and which
shall be delivered in pools of whole loans (each, a "Mortgage Loan Package") on
various dates as provided therein (each, a "Closing Date");
WHEREAS, at the present time, the Purchaser and the Company desire
to amend the Original Purchase Agreement to make certain modifications as set
forth herein with respect to all Mortgage Loan acquired pursuant to this
Agreement or the Original Purchase Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the
Seller agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall
have the respective meanings set forth below.
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located and incorporating
the Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures.
Act: The National Housing Act, as amended from time to time.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: An adjustable rate Mortgage Loan
purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agency Transfer: A ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer or a Freddie Mac Transfer.
Agreement: This Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Warranties Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement: As defined in Subsection 6.01.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws
of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect
the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
Balloon Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan which by its original terms
or any modifications thereof provides for amortization beyond its scheduled
maturity date.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a
day on which banking and savings and loan institutions, in the State of New York
or the state in which the Interim Servicer's servicing operations are located or
(iii) the state in which the Custodian's operations are located, are authorized
or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to
time shall purchase, and the Seller from time to time shall sell, the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
CLTV: As of any date and as to any Second Lien Loan, the ratio,
expressed as a percentage, of the (a) sum of (i) the outstanding principal
balance of the Second Lien Loan and (ii) the outstanding principal balance as of
such date of any mortgage loan or mortgage loans that are senior or equal in
priority to the Second Lien Loan and which are secured by the same Mortgaged
Property to (b) the Appraised Value as determined pursuant to the Underwriting
Guidelines of the related Mortgaged Property as of the origination of the Second
Lien Loan.
Code: Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
Custodial Account: The separate trust account created and maintained
pursuant to Subsection 2.04 of the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to
each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Custodial Agreement: The agreement(s) governing the retention of the
originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other
Mortgage Loan Documents. If more than one Custodial Agreement is in effect at
any given time, all of the individual Custodial Agreements shall collectively be
referred to as the "Custodial Agreement."
Custodian: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking
corporation, and its successors in interest or any successor to the Custodian
under the Custodial Agreement as therein provided.
Cut-off Date: The date or dates designated as such on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation: Each representation and
warranty identified as such in Subsection 9.02 of this Agreement.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is repurchased or
replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan by the
Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures: The delinquency
collection policies and procedures of the Interim Servicer, a copy of which is
attached to the Interim Servicing Agreement as Exhibit 12.
Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB,
with respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Determination Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as
specified therein).
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due
on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Escrow Account: The separate account created and maintained pursuant
to Subsection 2.06 of the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by
the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides: The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇' Guide and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer: As defined in Section 13.
FHA: The Federal Housing Administration, an agency within the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto and
including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA Regulations.
First Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien Mortgage on
the related Mortgaged Property.
Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or its successor in interest.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate mortgage loan purchased
pursuant to this Agreement.
Freddie Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
Freddie Mac Transfer: As defined in Section 13.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount
is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the Mortgage Interest Rate
for such Mortgage Loan.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan (a) covered by the Home Ownership
and Equity Protection Act of 1994, (b) classified as a "high cost home,"
"threshold," "covered," (excluding New Jersey "Covered Home Loans" as that term
is defined in clause (1) of the definition of that term in the New Jersey Home
Ownership Security Act of 2002 that were originated between November 26, 2003
and July 7, 2004) "high risk home," or "predatory" loan under any other
applicable federal, state or local law (or a similarly classified loan using
different terminology under a law imposing heightened regulatory scrutiny or
additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans having high interest
rates, points and/or fees) or (c) categorized as High Cost pursuant to Appendix
E of Standard & Poor's Glossary. For avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that
this definition shall apply to any law regardless of whether such law is
presently, or in the future becomes, the subject of judicial review or
litigation.
Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Home Loan pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
HUD: The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any federal
agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to the functions
thereof with regard to Mortgage Insurance issued by the FHA. The term "HUD," for
purposes of this Agreement, is also deemed to include subdivisions thereof such
as the FHA and Government National Mortgage Association.
Index: The index indicated in the related Mortgage Note for each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted.
Interim Servicer: The servicer under the Interim Servicing
Agreement, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the
Interim Servicer under the Interim Servicing Agreement, as therein provided.
Interim Servicing Agreement: The agreement to be entered into by the
Purchaser and the Interim Servicer, providing for the Interim Servicer to
service the Mortgage Loans as specified by the Interim Servicing Agreement.
Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the terms of each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage Interest
Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan by more
than the amount per annum set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise or the sale
of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the outstanding principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated), to
the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination
and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related
Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property.
Manufactured Home: A single family residential unit that is
constructed in a factory in sections in accordance with the Federal Manufactured
Home Construction and Safety Standards adopted on July 15, 1976, by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD Code"), as amended in 2000,
which preempts state and local building codes. Each unit is identified by the
presence of a HUD Plate/Compliance Certificate label. The sections are then
transported to the site and joined together and affixed to a pre-built permanent
foundation (which satisfies the manufacturer's requirements and all state,
county, and local building codes and regulations). The manufactured home is
built on a non-removable, permanent frame chassis that supports the complete
unit of walls, floors, and roof. The underneath part of the home may have
running gear (wheels, axles, and brakes) that enable it to be transported to the
permanent site. The wheels and hitch are removed prior to anchoring the unit to
the permanent foundation. The manufactured home must be classified as real
estate and taxed accordingly. The permanent foundation may be on land owned by
the mortgager or may be on leased land.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Moody's: ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a
Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien, in the case of a First Lien Loan, or
a second lien, in the case of a Second Lien Loan, on the Mortgaged Property.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
referred to in Exhibit A annexed hereto, and any additional documents required
to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a
Mortgage Note with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment as set forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of
this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan
includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
Servicing Rights and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations
arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or
repurchased mortgage loans.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents required to be delivered to
the Custodian pursuant to Subsection 6.03 hereof with respect to any Mortgage
Loan.
Mortgage Loan Package: Each pool of Mortgage Loans, which shall be
purchased by the Purchaser from the Seller from time to time on each Closing
Date.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth
the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related
Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2)
the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including
the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgagor is
self-employed; (5) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is
owner-occupied; (6) the number and type of residential units constituting the
Mortgaged Property; (7) the original months to maturity or the remaining months
to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original
amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same
manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (8) with respect to each
First Lien Loan, the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination, and with respect to
each Second Lien Loan, the CLTV at origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest Rate
as of the related Cut-off Date; (10) the date on which the Monthly Payment was
due on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the Due Date
currently in effect, such Due Date; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the
first payment date; (13) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related
Cut-off Date; (14) the last payment date on which a payment was actually applied
to the outstanding principal balance; (15) the original principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan; (16) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close
of business on the related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of
principal due and collected on or before the related Cut-off Date; (17)
delinquency status as of the related Cut-off Date; (18) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (19) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin; (20) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap under the
terms of the Mortgage Note; (21) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, a code indicating the type of Index; (22) the type of Mortgage Loan (i.e.,
Fixed or Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, First or Second Lien Loan); (23) a code
indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance,
equity take-out refinance); (24) a code indicating the documentation style
(i.e., full, alternative or reduced); (25) asset verification (Y/N); (26) the
loan credit classification (as described in the Underwriting Guidelines); (27)
whether such Mortgage Loan provides for a Prepayment Penalty and, if applicable,
the Prepayment Penalty period; (28) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of
origination; (29) the credit risk score (FICO score); (30) the date of
origination; (31) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage
Interest Rate adjustment period; (32) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment percentage; (33) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate floor;
(34) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest
Rate Cap as of the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (35) with respect to
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap subsequent to the
first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (36) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan provides for negative
amortization; (37) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan with
negative amortization, the negative amortization limit; (38) a code indicating
whether the Mortgage Loan is a High Cost Loan; (39) a code indicating whether
the Mortgage Loan is a Balloon Mortgage Loan; (40) the Due Date for the first
Monthly Payment; (41) the original Monthly Payment due; (42) a code indicating
the PMI Policy provider and percentage of coverage, if applicable; (43)
Appraised Value; (44) appraisal type; (45) automated valuation model (AVM); (46)
appraisal date; and (47) with respect to the related Mortgagor, the
debt-to-income ratio. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information, as of the
related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted
average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the weighted average
maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the applicable Cut-off Date; and (6) the
applicable Closing Date.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgagor's real property securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note,
consisting of an unsubordinated estate in fee simple or, with respect to real
property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for
residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, a leasehold estate, in a
single parcel or multiple parcels of real property improved by a Residential
Dwelling.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or a Vice President and
by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or
Assistant Secretaries of the Seller, and delivered to the Purchaser as required
by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Seller, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, provided that any
Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any account required to
be maintained pursuant to this Agreement as an Eligible Account, (b)
qualification of the Mortgage Loans in a REMIC or (c) compliance with the REMIC
Provisions, must be (unless otherwise stated in such Opinion of Counsel) an
opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact independent of the Seller and any servicer
of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect
financial interest in the Seller or any servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an
Affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with the Seller or any servicer
of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or person performing
similar functions.
Periodic Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum amount by
which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on an Interest
Rate Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in
effect. The Periodic Rate Cap for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is the rate
set forth as such on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued
by an insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines and qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located.
Preliminary Mortgage Schedule: As defined in Section 3.
Prepayment Penalty: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the penalty
if the Mortgagor prepays such Mortgage Loan as provided in the related Mortgage
Note or Mortgage.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any Prepayment Penalty or premium thereon, and which is not
accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any
date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the
Purchaser to the Seller in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such
Closing Date as calculated in Section 4 of this Agreement.
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement: Those certain agreements setting
forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions consummated herein
and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased from time to time hereunder,
by and between the Seller and the Purchaser.
Purchaser: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York
corporation, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor to the
Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided.
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who
had no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan
made on the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the
appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfied the requirements of Title XI of
the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage
Loan was originated.
Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Seller purchased
Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such
Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Seller and
such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans
from time to time, for sale to the Seller, in accordance with underwriting
guidelines designated by the Seller ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that
do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans
were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by
the Seller within one hundred eighty (180) days after origination; (iii) either
(x) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were
originated, used by the Seller in origination of mortgage loans of the same type
as the Mortgage Loans for the Seller's own account or (y) the Designated
Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated
by the Seller on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage
loans to be purchased by the Seller; and (iv) the Seller employed, at the time
such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller, pre-purchase or post-purchase
quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a
sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through
particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased
mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the
Seller.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to be
substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of
such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after deduction of
all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in the case of a
substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an
aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the outstanding principal balance
of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall will be deposited in
the Custodial Account by the Seller in the month of substitution); (ii) have a
Mortgage Interest Rate not less than and not more than 1% greater than the
Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term
to maturity not greater than and not more than one year less than that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) be of the same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan
(i.e., fixed rate or adjustable rate with same Mortgage Interest Rate Caps); and
(v) comply with each representation and warranty (respecting individual Mortgage
Loans) set forth in Section 9.
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ or Standard & Poor's, or their
respective successors designated by the Purchaser.
Reconstitution: Any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan
Transfer.
Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered into
by the Seller and the Purchaser and/or certain third parties on the
Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans
sold hereunder, in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, Agency Transfer or a
Securitization Transaction pursuant to Section 13, including, but not limited
to, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement with respect to a Whole Loan
Transfer, and a pooling and servicing agreement and/or seller/servicer
agreements and related custodial/trust agreement and documents with respect to a
Securitization Transaction.
Reconstitution Date: As defined in Section 13.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities
(Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. ▇▇.▇▇. 229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from
time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been
provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities,
Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or
by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its
staff from time to time.
Relief Act: The Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter
1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions and regulations, rulings or
pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time.
Remittance Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Repurchase Price: As defined in the related Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement.
Residential Dwelling: Any one of the following: (i) a detached
one-family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family dwelling, (iii) a
one-family dwelling unit in a condominium project or (iv) a one-family dwelling
in a planned unit development, none of which is a dwelling unit in a residential
cooperative housing corporation, mobile home or Manufactured Home.
RESPA: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended from time
to time.
Second Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien Mortgage
on the related Mortgaged Property.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a
sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or
indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly
offered or privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2)
an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated
securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one
or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in
part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Seller: As defined in the initial paragraph of the Agreement,
together with its successors in interest.
Seller Information: As defined in Subsection 32.04(a).
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to the
Interim Servicing Agreement, a fee payable monthly equal to one-twelfth of the
product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance
of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly and shall be pro-rated
for any portion of a month during which the Mortgage Loan is serviced by the
Interim Servicer under the Interim Servicing Agreement. The obligation of the
Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is
payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to
interest from Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent permitted by this Agreement)
of such Monthly Payment collected by the Interim Servicer, or as otherwise
provided under this Agreement.
Servicing Fee Rate: An amount per annum as set forth in the Interim
Servicing Agreement.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Interim Servicer consisting of originals of all documents in the
Mortgage File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian and
copies of the Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Section 2 of the Custodial
Agreement.
Servicing Rights: Any and all of the following: (a) any and all
rights to service the Mortgage Loans; (b) any payments to or monies received by
the Seller for servicing the Mortgage Loans; (c) any late fees, penalties or
similar payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (d) all agreements or
documents creating, defining or evidencing any such servicing rights to the
extent they relate to such servicing rights and all rights of the Seller
thereunder; (e) Escrow Payments or other similar payments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and any amounts actually collected by the Seller with respect
thereto; (f) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the
property described in this paragraph; and (g) any and all documents, files,
records, servicing files, servicing documents, servicing records, data tapes,
computer records, or other information pertaining to the Mortgage Loans or
pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
Sponsor: The sponsor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with
respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of
The ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies Inc., and any successor thereto.
Standard & Poor's Glossary: The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.
Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in
Item 11.05(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.
Successor Servicer: Any servicer of one or more Mortgage Loans
designated by the Purchaser as being entitled to the benefits of the
indemnifications set forth in Subsections 9.03 and 14.01.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan on any date of
determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the related
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such
date, to the extent actually received, minus (ii) all amounts previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal on such Mortgage Loan.
Third-Party Originator: Each person, other than a Qualified
Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Seller,
a copy of which is attached as an exhibit to the related Assignment and
Conveyance.
Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization Transaction.
SECTION 2. Agreement to Purchase.
The Seller agrees to sell from time to time, and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase from time to time, Mortgage Loans having an aggregate
principal balance on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the
related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, or in such other amount as agreed by
the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on each Closing Date.
SECTION 3. Mortgage Schedules.
The Seller from time to time shall provide the Purchaser with
certain information constituting a preliminary listing of the Mortgage Loans to
be purchased on each Closing Date in accordance with the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement and this Agreement (each, a "Preliminary Mortgage
Schedule").
The Seller shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule for the
Mortgage Loans to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser at
least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The related
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be the related Preliminary Mortgage Schedule with
those Mortgage Loans which have not been funded prior to the related Closing
Date deleted.
SECTION 4. Purchase Price.
The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the percentage of
par as stated in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement (subject to
adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the aggregate principal balance,
as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loans listed on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, after application of scheduled payments of principal due
on or before the related Cut-off Date, but only to the extent such payments were
actually received. The initial principal amount of the related Mortgage Loans
shall be the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, so computed as
of the related Cut-off Date. If so provided in the related Purchase Price and
Terms Agreement, portions of the Mortgage Loans shall be priced separately.
In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser
shall pay to the Seller, at closing, accrued interest on the current principal
amount of the related Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date at the
weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of those Mortgage Loans. The Purchase
Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be
paid to the Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by the Seller in writing.
The Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all scheduled principal due
after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected
on or after the related Cut-off Date, and (3) all payments of interest on the
Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that portion of any such
payment which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The
outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before
the related Cut-off Date, to the extent actually collected, together with any
unscheduled principal prepayments collected prior to such Cut-off Date;
provided, however, that payments of scheduled principal and interest paid prior
to such Cut-off date, but to be applied on a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off
Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off
Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Seller
shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account
is established for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the
Seller to the Purchaser.
SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files.
At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall (a) deliver to the Purchaser or its designee in escrow, for
examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased, the related
Mortgage File, including a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage, pertaining to
each Mortgage Loan, or (b) make the related Mortgage File available to the
Purchaser for examination at such other location as shall otherwise be
acceptable to the Purchaser. Such examination may be made by the Purchaser or
its designee at any reasonable time before or after the related Closing Date. If
the Purchaser makes such examination prior to the related Closing Date and
determines, in its sole discretion, that any Mortgage Loans are unacceptable to
the Purchaser for any reason, such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and may be replaced by a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan (or Loans) acceptable to the Purchaser. The Purchaser may, at its
option and without notice to the Seller, purchase some or all of the Mortgage
Loans without conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact that the
Purchaser or its designee has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or
complete examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the Purchaser's (or
any of its successor's) rights to demand repurchase, substitution or other
relief as provided herein.
SECTION 6. Conveyance from Seller to Purchaser.
Subsection 6.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
The Seller, simultaneously with the delivery of the Mortgage Loan
Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on
each Closing Date, shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Conveyance
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the "Assignment and
Conveyance Agreement"). The Seller shall cause the Servicing File retained by
the Interim Servicer pursuant to this Agreement to be appropriately identified
in the Seller's computer system and/or books and records, as appropriate, to
clearly reflect the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The
Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to release from its custody the contents
of any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement or
the Interim Servicing Agreement, except when such release is required in
connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection
9.03.
Subsection 6.02 Books and Records.
Record title to each Mortgage as of the related Closing Date shall
be in the name of the Seller, an Affiliate of the Seller, the Purchaser or one
or more designees of the Purchaser, as the Purchaser shall select.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Mortgage and related Mortgage Note shall be
possessed solely by the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser,
as the case may be. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but
not limited to, all funds received by the Seller or the Interim Servicer after
the related Cut-off Date on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be
vested in the Purchaser or one or more designees of the Purchaser; provided,
however, that all funds received on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall
be received and held by the Seller or the Interim Servicer in trust for the
benefit of the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser, as the
case may be, as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement.
The Seller shall be or shall cause the Interim Servicer to be
responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and
records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be marked clearly to reflect the
ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In particular, the Seller
shall or shall cause the Interim Servicer to maintain in its possession,
available for inspection by the Purchaser, and shall deliver to the Purchaser
upon demand, evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws,
rules and regulations, and requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac, including
but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the
applicability of the provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage
and periodic inspection reports, as required by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides. To the
extent that original documents are not required for purposes of realization of
Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents maintained by the Seller
or the Interim Servicer may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche so long as
the Seller or the Interim Servicer complies with the requirements of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ Guides.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Seller's
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Seller.
Subsection 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
The Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian no later than
two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date those Mortgage Loan
Documents set forth on Exhibit A hereto as required by the Custodial Agreement
with respect to each Mortgage Loan set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement for the
related Closing Date, as evidenced by the Initial Certification of the Custodian
in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Seller shall comply with the
terms of the Custodial Agreement and the Purchaser shall pay all fees and
expenses of the Custodian.
The Seller shall or shall cause the Interim Servicer to forward to
the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in
writing, original documents evidencing an assumption, modification,
consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with
this Agreement within two weeks of their execution, provided, however, that the
Seller shall provide the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser
shall designate in writing, with a certified true copy of any such document
submitted for recordation within two weeks of its execution, and shall promptly
provide the original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such
document certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and
complete copy of the original within ninety days of its submission for
recordation.
In the event any document required to be delivered to the Custodian
in the Custodial Agreement, including an original or copy of any document
submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office, is not so
delivered to the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, within 90 days following the related Closing Date (other
than with respect to the Assignments of Mortgage which shall be delivered to the
Custodian in blank and recorded subsequently by the Purchaser or its designee),
and in the event that the Seller does not cure such failure within 30 days of
discovery or receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser,
the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be
repurchased by the Seller at the price and in the manner specified in Subsection
9.03. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event that the
Seller cannot deliver an original document submitted for recordation to the
appropriate public recording office within the specified period due to a delay
caused by the recording office in the applicable jurisdiction; provided that the
Seller shall instead deliver a recording receipt of such recording office or, if
such recording receipt is not available, an officer's certificate of a servicing
officer of the Seller, confirming that such documents have been accepted for
recording; provided that, upon request of the Purchaser and delivery by the
Purchaser to the Seller of a schedule of the related Mortgage Loans, the Seller
shall reissue and deliver to the Purchaser or its designee said officer's
certificate.
The Seller shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the
assignments of mortgage and any other fees or costs in transferring all original
documents to the Custodian or, upon written request of the Purchaser, to the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee. The Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee
shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage and shall be
reimbursed by the Seller for the costs associated therewith pursuant to the
preceding sentence.
Subsection 6.04 Quality Control Procedures.
The Seller shall, or shall cause the Interim Servicer or any
subservicer thereof to, have an internal quality control program that verifies,
on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit
documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program shall
include evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of the Seller's loan
production and the servicing activities of the Interim Servicer or any
subservicer thereof. The program is to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are
originated in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines; guard against
dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions
by officers, employees, or other authorized persons.
SECTION 7. Servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
The Mortgage Loans have been sold by the Seller to the Purchaser on
a servicing released basis. Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein), the Seller hereby
sells, transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to the Purchaser the Servicing
Rights.
The Purchaser shall retain the Interim Servicer as contract servicer
of the Mortgage Loans for an interim period pursuant to and in accordance with
the terms and conditions contained in the Interim Servicing Agreement (with
respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein). The
Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to execute the Interim Servicing
Agreement on the initial Closing Date.
Pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein), the Interim
Servicer shall begin servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Purchaser and
shall be entitled to a Servicing Fee with respect to such Mortgage Loans until
the applicable Transfer Date. The Interim Servicer shall conduct such servicing
in accordance with the Interim Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 8. Transfer of Servicing.
On the applicable Transfer Date, the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall assume all servicing responsibilities related to, and the Seller shall
cause the Interim Servicer to cease all servicing responsibilities related to,
the related Mortgage Loans subject to such Transfer Date. The Transfer Date
shall be the date determined in accordance with Section 6.02 of the Interim
Servicing Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period,
as specified therein).
On or prior to the applicable Transfer Date, the Seller shall, at
its sole cost and expense, take such steps as may be necessary or appropriate to
effectuate and evidence the transfer of the servicing of the related Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser, or its designee, including but not limited to the
following:
(a) Notice to Mortgagors. The Seller shall cause the Interim
Servicer to mail to the Mortgagor of each related Mortgage Loan a letter
advising such Mortgagor of the transfer of the servicing of the related Mortgage
Loan to the Purchaser, or its designee, in accordance with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
National Affordable Housing Act of 1990; provided, however, the content and
format of the letter shall have the prior approval of the Purchaser. The Seller
shall cause the Interim Servicer to provide the Purchaser with copies of all
such related notices no later than the Transfer Date.
(b) Notice to Taxing Authorities and Insurance Companies. The Seller
shall cause the Interim Servicer to transmit to the applicable taxing
authorities and insurance companies (including primary mortgage insurance policy
insurers, if applicable) and/or agents, notification of the transfer of the
servicing to the Purchaser, or its designee, and instructions to deliver all
notices, tax bills and insurance statements, as the case may be, to the
Purchaser from and after the Transfer Date. The Seller shall cause the Interim
Servicer to provide the Purchaser with copies of all such notices no later than
the Transfer Date.
(c) Delivery of Servicing Records. The Seller shall cause the
Interim Servicer to forward to the Purchaser, or its designee, all servicing
records and the Servicing File in the Interim Servicer's possession relating to
each related Mortgage Loan including the information enumerated in the Interim
Servicing Agreement (with respect to each such Mortgage Loan, for an interim
period, as specified therein).
(d) Escrow Payments. The Seller shall cause the Interim Servicer to
provide the Purchaser, or its designee, with immediately available funds by wire
transfer in the amount of the net Escrow Payments and suspense balances and all
loss draft balances associated with the related Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall
cause the Interim Servicer to provide the Purchaser with an accounting
statement, in electronic format acceptable to the Purchaser in its sole
discretion, of Escrow Payments and suspense balances and loss draft balances
sufficient to enable the Purchaser to reconcile the amount of such payment with
the accounts of the Mortgage Loans. Additionally, the Seller shall cause the
Interim Servicer to wire transfer to the Purchaser the amount of any agency,
trustee or prepaid Mortgage Loan payments and all other similar amounts held by
the Interim Servicer.
(e) Payoffs and Assumptions. The Seller shall cause the Interim
Servicer to provide to the Purchaser, or its designee, copies of all assumption
and payoff statements generated by the Interim Servicer on the related Mortgage
Loans from the related Cut-off Date to the Transfer Date.
(f) Mortgage Payments Received Prior to Transfer Date. Prior to the
Transfer Date all payments received by the Interim Servicer or the Seller on
each related Mortgage Loan shall be properly applied by the Seller to the
account of the particular Mortgagor.
(g) Mortgage Payments Received after Transfer Date. The amount of
any related Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the Transfer Date
shall be forwarded to the Purchaser by overnight mail on the date of receipt.
The Seller shall notify the Purchaser of the particulars of the payment, which
notification requirement shall be satisfied if the Seller forwards with its
payment sufficient information to permit appropriate processing of the payment
by the Purchaser. The Seller shall assume full responsibility for the necessary
and appropriate legal application of such Monthly Payments received by the
Seller after the Transfer Date with respect to related Mortgage Loans then in
foreclosure or bankruptcy; provided, for purposes of this Agreement, necessary
and appropriate legal application of such Monthly Payments shall include, but
not be limited to, endorsement of a Monthly Payment to the Purchaser with the
particulars of the payment such as the account number, dollar amount, date
received and any special Mortgagor application instructions and the Seller shall
cause the Interim Servicer to comply with the foregoing requirements with
respect to all Monthly Payments received by the Interim Servicer after the
Transfer Date.
(h) Misapplied Payments. Misapplied payments shall be processed as
follows:
(i) All parties shall cooperate in correcting misapplication errors;
(ii) The party receiving notice of a misapplied payment occurring
prior to the applicable Transfer Date and discovered after the Transfer
Date shall immediately notify the other party;
(iii) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the Transfer
Date cannot be identified and said misapplied payment has resulted in a
shortage in a Custodial Account or Escrow Account, the Seller shall be
liable for the amount of such shortage. The Seller shall reimburse the
Purchaser for the amount of such shortage within thirty (30) days after
receipt of written demand therefor from the Purchaser;
(iv) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the Transfer
Date has created an improper Purchase Price as the result of an inaccurate
outstanding principal balance, a check shall be issued to the party
shorted by the improper payment application within five (5) Business Days
after notice thereof by the other party; and
(v) Any check issued under the provisions of this Section 8(h) shall
be accompanied by a statement indicating the corresponding Seller and/or
the Purchaser Mortgage Loan identification number and an explanation of
the allocation of any such payments.
(i) Books and Records. On the Transfer Date, the books, records and
accounts of the Seller with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be in
accordance with all applicable Purchaser requirements.
(j) Reconciliation. The Seller shall, on or before the Transfer
Date, reconcile principal balances and make any monetary adjustments required by
the Purchaser. Any such monetary adjustments will be transferred between the
Seller and the Purchaser as appropriate.
(k) IRS Forms. The Seller shall or shall cause the Interim Servicer
to file all IRS forms 1099, 1099A, 1098 or 1041 and K-1 which are required to be
filed on or before the Transfer Date in relation to the servicing and ownership
of the related Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall provide copies of such forms to
the Purchaser upon request and shall reimburse the Purchaser for any costs or
penalties incurred by the Purchaser due to the Seller's failure to comply with
this paragraph.
(l) Transfer of Data. The Seller shall or shall cause the Interim
Servicer to (x) transfer to the Purchaser's designee and (y) verify the accuracy
of the data set forth on Exhibit J hereto in connection with each Mortgage Loan.
SECTION 9. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller;
Remedies for Breach.
Subsection 9.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the Seller.
The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that
as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Seller is a limited
liability company, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and has all licenses necessary to
carry on its business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in
good standing in the states where the Mortgaged Property is located if the laws
of such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of
the type conducted by the Seller. The Seller has corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all
instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the
Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly and validly authorized; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
and constitutes the valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligation of the
Seller, except as enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
liquidation, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors and (ii) general principles
of equity, whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law.
All requisite corporate action has been taken by the Seller to make this
Agreement valid and binding upon the Seller in accordance with its terms;
(b) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order is required for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any
court, governmental agency or body, or federal or state regulatory authority
having jurisdiction over the Seller is required or, if required, such consent,
approval, authorization or order has been or will, prior to the related Closing
Date, be obtained;
(c) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are
not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect
in any applicable jurisdiction;
(d) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller,
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach
of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Seller's charter, by-laws
or other organizational documents or any legal restriction or any agreement or
instrument to which the Seller is now a party or by which it is bound, or
constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or
result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
to which the Seller or its property is subject, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have an adverse effect
upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed
of trust or other instrument, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize
on the Mortgage Loans, impair the value of the Mortgage Loans, or impair the
ability of the Purchaser to realize the full amount of any insurance benefits
accruing pursuant to this Agreement;
(e) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the best of Seller's knowledge, threatened against
the Seller, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting
the invalidity of this Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller,
or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Seller to carry on
its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Seller, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Seller contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Seller to perform under
the terms of this Agreement;
(f) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Seller does not believe, nor
does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Seller is solvent and the sale
of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become insolvent. The sale of
the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud
any of Seller's creditors;
(g) Seller's Origination. The Seller's decision to originate any
mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent
decision based upon the Underwriting Guidelines, and is in no way made as a
result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price
Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated;
(h) Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Seller has complied with all
applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and executive orders,
including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the
"Anti-Money Laundering Laws"); the Seller has established an anti-money
laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has
conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each
Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with
respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor and the origin of the
assets used by the said ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to purchase the property in question, and
maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable
Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws;
(i) Financial Statements. The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser
financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and, subject to
a mutually agreeable confidentiality agreement, any later quarter ended more
than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All such financial
statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and changes in
financial position for each of such periods and the financial position at the
end of each such period of the Seller and its subsidiaries and have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles of the
United States consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as
set forth in the notes thereto. In addition, the Seller has delivered
information as to its loan gain and loss experience in respect of foreclosures
and its loan delinquency experience for the immediately preceding three-year
period, in each case with respect to mortgage loans owned by it and such
mortgage loans serviced for others during such period, and all such information
so delivered shall be true and correct in all material respects. There has been
no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets
of the Seller since the date of the Seller's financial statements that would
have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under
this Agreement. The Seller has completed any forms requested by the Purchaser in
a timely manner and in accordance with the provided instructions;
(j) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among
the outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio at
the related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set
forth in Subsection 9.02 could be made and such selection was not made in a
manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(k) Delivery to the Custodian. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, shall be
delivered to the Custodian all in compliance with the specific requirements of
the Custodial Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller will be
in possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto,
except for such documents as will be delivered to the Custodian;
(l) Mortgage Loan Characteristics. The characteristics of the
related Mortgage Loan Package are as set forth on the description of the pool
characteristics for the applicable Mortgage Loan Package delivered pursuant to
Section 11 on the related Closing Date in the form attached as Exhibit B to each
related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
(m) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any
information, statement, tape, diskette, report, form, or other document
furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (including
any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer) contains or will contain
any untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to
make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
(n) No Brokers. The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment
banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(o) Sale Treatment. The Seller expects to be advised by its
independent certified public accountants that under generally accepted
accounting principles the transfer of the Mortgage Loans will be treated as a
sale on the books and records of the Seller and the Seller has determined that
the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be
afforded sale treatment for tax and accounting purposes;
(p) Owner of Record. The Seller is the owner of record of each
Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note, except for the
Assignments of Mortgage which have been sent for recording, and upon recordation
the Seller will be the owner of record of each Mortgage and the indebtedness
evidenced by each Mortgage Note, and upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser, the Seller will retain the Mortgage Files with respect thereto in
trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each
Mortgage Loan;
(q) Reasonable Purchase Price. The consideration received by the
Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair
consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans; and
(r) Credit Reporting. The Seller, as servicer, will fully furnish,
in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing
regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable)
on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit
Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis.
Additionally, the Seller, as servicer, will transmit full-file credit reporting
data for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guide Announcement 95-19 and
that for each Mortgage Loan, the Seller, as servicer, agrees it shall report one
of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination, current,
delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off.
Subsection 9.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual
Mortgage Loans.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as
to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the
related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note,
other than payments not yet 30 days delinquent, have been made and credited. No
payment required under the Mortgage Loan is 30 days or more delinquent nor has
any payment under the Mortgage Loan been 30 days or more delinquent at any time
since the origination of the Mortgage Loan. The first Monthly Payment shall be
made with respect to the Mortgage Loan on its related Due Date or within the
grace period, all in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with
the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents
which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has
been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which
remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any
advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly,
for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for
interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of
the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by
one month the related Due Date of the first installment of principal and
interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
from the date of origination except by a written instrument which has been
recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and which has
been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the title insurer, if any, to the extent
required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part,
except in connection with an assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of the
title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption
agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing and the terms of
which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect thereto;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all
buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage
and such other hazards as are provided for in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides or by
Freddie Mac, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 2.10 of
the Interim Servicing Agreement. If required by the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968, as amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy
meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance
Administration as in effect which policy conforms to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac
requirements, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 2.10
of the Interim Servicing Agreement. All individual insurance policies contain a
standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its successors and assigns as
mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the
Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor's
cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder
of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s cost
and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where
required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity
to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is
not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy covering a condominium, or
any hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit
development. The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of
the insurer, is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect
and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has not engaged in, and
has no knowledge of the Mortgagor's having engaged in, any act or omission which
would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement
provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of either including,
without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful
compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or
realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful
items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
equal credit opportunity, disclosure and all predatory and abusive lending laws
applicable to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, any provisions
relating to prepayment penalties, have been complied with, the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such
laws or regulations, and the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available
for the Purchaser's inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand,
evidence of compliance with all such requirements. This representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the
Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole
or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such
release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Seller has not waived
the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to
perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the
Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(i) Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is a fee
simple estate, or a leasehold estate located in a jurisdiction in which the use
of a leasehold estate for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice,
that consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family
residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual
residential condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in
a planned unit development, or an individual unit in a residential cooperative
housing corporation; provided, however, that any condominium unit, planned unit
development or residential cooperative housing corporation shall conform with
the Underwriting Guidelines. No portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for
commercial purposes, and since the date of origination, no portion of the
Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial purposes; provided, that
Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall not be considered as
being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has not
been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any chemicals or raw
materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance
and/or household purposes. None of the Mortgaged Properties are Manufactured
Homes, log homes, mobile homes, geodesic domes or other unique property types;
(j) Valid First or Second Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or
second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged Property,
including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all
installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning
systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations
and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the
Mortgage is subject only to:
(A) with respect to a Second Lien Loan only, the lien of the
first mortgage on the Mortgaged Property;
(B) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not yet due and payable;
(C) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan
and (A) specifically referred to or otherwise considered in the
appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (B) which
do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(D) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use,
enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien (with respect to a First Lien
Loan) or second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) and first priority
(with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second priority (with respect to a Second
Lien Loan) security interest on the property described therein and the Seller
has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser;
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms
(including, without limitation, any provisions therein relating to Prepayment
Penalties). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such
related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to
execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and
the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been
duly and properly executed by other such related parties. No fraud, error,
omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place
on the part of any Person, including without limitation, the Mortgagor, any
appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. The Seller has reviewed all of the documents
constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it deems
necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth
herein;
(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed
and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no
requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any
escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses
incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the
Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any
amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. Subject to the lien of a warehouse lender to be
released prior to the closing of any Mortgage Loan sale, the Seller is the sole
owner of record and holder of the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced
by each Mortgage Note and upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser,
the Seller will retain the Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect
thereto not delivered to the Custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's
designee, in trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the
servicing of each Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged,
and the Seller has good, indefeasible and marketable title thereto, and has full
right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of
any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or
security interest, and has full right and authority subject to no interest or
participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each
Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of each Mortgage
Loan, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any
encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or
security interest. The Seller intends to relinquish all rights to possess,
control and monitor the Mortgage Loan. After the related Closing Date, the
Seller will have no right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the
Mortgage Loan and the Seller will have no obligation or right to repurchase the
Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this
Agreement;
(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan, 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) either (i) organized
under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business in such state, or
(iii) a federal savings and loan association, a savings bank or a national bank
having a principal office in such state, or (3) not doing business in such
state;
(o) LTV. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 100%;
(p) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA
lender's title insurance policy, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which
the related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender's title
insurance policy, or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance
acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and each such title insurance policy is
issued by a title insurer acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and qualified
to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located,
insuring the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the first (with respect
to a First Lien Loan) or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) priority
lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or
to the extent a Mortgage Note provides for negative amortization, the maximum
amount of negative amortization in accordance with the Mortgage), subject only
to the exceptions contained in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (j) of this
Subsection 9.02, and in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, against any
loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from
the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage Interest
Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the
Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required
mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender's title insurance policy
affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or upon
the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Seller, its successor and
assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender's title insurance policy, and such
lender's title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect
and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's
title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including
the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the
coverage of such lender's title insurance policy, including without limitation,
no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of
any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney,
firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received,
retained or realized by the Seller;
(q) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet 30 days or more
delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the 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 which
would permit acceleration, and neither the Seller nor any of its affiliates nor
any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default, breach, violation
or event which would permit acceleration;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are
outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the
related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or
coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements
which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the
Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon
the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged
Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. The Mortgage Loan was originated by
a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant
to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or other similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or
state authority. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than
seventy days after funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan.
The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as, in the case of an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap and the Periodic Cap are as set forth on
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Note is payable in equal
monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest,
with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the
adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date,
with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the
Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not
more than thirty years from commencement of amortization. Unless otherwise
specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan is payable on
the first day of each month. The Mortgage Loan does not require a balloon
payment on its stated maturity date;
(u) Customary Provisions. The 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 provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell
the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent
with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(v) Conformance with Agency and Underwriting Guidelines. The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines (a
copy of which is attached to each related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement).
The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Freddie Mac or ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ and no representations have been made to a Mortgagor that are inconsistent
with the mortgage instruments used;
(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing
Date the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law. All
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to
the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from
the appropriate authorities. Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule, the Mortgagor represented at the time of origination of the
Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the
Mortgagor's primary residence;
(x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and
the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in paragraph (j) above;
(y) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as
such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) Acceptable Investment. There are no circumstances or conditions
with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor, the
Mortgage File or the Mortgagor's credit standing that can reasonably be expected
to cause private institutional investors who invest in mortgage loans similar to
the Mortgage Loan to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment,
cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value or
marketability of the Mortgage Loan, or cause the Mortgage Loans to prepay during
any period materially faster or slower than the mortgage loans originated by the
Seller generally;
(aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be
delivered under the Custodial Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been
delivered to the Custodian. The Seller is in possession of a complete, true and
accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto, except for such
documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian;
(bb) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged
Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de
minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with, and the Mortgaged
Property meets the guidelines set forth in the Originator's Underwriting
Guidelines;
(cc) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage with
respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is acceptable for
recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located. The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the
Mortgages by the Seller are not subject to the bulk transfer or similar
statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(dd) Due-On-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the
Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of
the mortgagee thereunder, and such provision is enforceable;
(ee) Assumability. With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents provide that after the related first Interest
Rate Adjustment Date, a related Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if the party
assuming such Mortgage Loan meets certain credit requirements stated in the
Mortgage Loan Documents;
(ff) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate
account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the
Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain
any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(gg) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to
the Mortgagor prior to the applicable Cut-off Date have been consolidated with
the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured
principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single
repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal
amount is expressly insured as having first (with respect to a First Lien Loan)
or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) lien priority by a title
insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's
consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and
Freddie Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(hh) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings.
There is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial
condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by
waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other
casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as
security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended
and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair. There have not been any
condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property;
(ii) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by the
Seller and the Interim Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in
all respects in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices, applicable laws
and regulations, and have been in all respects legal and proper. With respect to
escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of,
or under the control of, the Seller or the Interim Servicer and there exist no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. All Escrow Payments have been collected in
full compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the related
Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable
law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every item that
remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow
deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have
been capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. All Mortgage Interest
Rate adjustments have been made in strict compliance with state and federal law
and the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note on the related Interest
Rate Adjustment Date. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another
index was selected for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index
was used with respect to each Mortgage Note which required a new index to be
selected, and such selection did not conflict with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note. The Seller or the Interim Servicer executed and delivered any and
all notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage
Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment
adjustments. Any interest required to be paid pursuant to state, federal and
local law has been properly paid and credited;
(jj) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. The Mortgage Loan does not
contain a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage
Interest Rate from and adjustable rate to a fixed rate;
(kk) Other Insurance Policies; No Defense to Coverage. No action,
inaction or event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed on or
prior to the Closing Date that has resulted or will result in the exclusion
from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable hazard insurance
policy, PMI Policy or bankruptcy bond (including, without limitation, any
exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of
the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to
the insured), irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In
connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or
other compensation has been or will be received by the Seller or by any officer,
director, or employee of the Seller or any designee of the Seller or any
corporation in which the Seller or any officer, director, or employee had a
financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance;
(ll) No Violation of Environmental Laws. To the best of the Seller's
knowledge, there is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the
Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or
regulation is an issue; there is no violation of any environmental law, rule or
regulation with respect to the Mortgage Property; and nothing further remains to
be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation
constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property;
(mm) Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not
notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or
allowed to the Mortgagor under the Relief Act or other similar state statute;
(nn) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan
application by a Qualified Appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no
interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on
the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or
disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy
the requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and Title XI of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was
originated;
(oo) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to
the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by,
and the Seller has complied with, all applicable law with respect to the making
of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage
File;
(pp) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction (other than a
"construct-to-perm" loan) or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(qq) Request for Notice; No Consent Required. With respect to any
Second Lien Loan, where required or customary in the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located, the original lender has filed for record a
request for notice of any action by the related senior lienholder, and the
Seller has notified the senior lienholder in writing of the existence of the
Second Lien Loan and requested notification of any action to be taken against
the Mortgagor by the senior lienholder. Either (a) no consent for the Second
Lien Loan is required by the holder of the related first lien or (b) such
consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File. This
representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(rr) Credit Reporting. The Seller has caused to be fully furnished,
in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing
regulations, accurate and complete information (i.e., favorable and unfavorable)
on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit
Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis. This
representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(ss) Escrow Analysis. If applicable, with respect to each Mortgage,
the Seller has within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was
originated within such twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow
Payments for each Mortgage and adjusted the amount of such payments so that,
assuming all required payments are timely made, any deficiency will be
eliminated on or before the first anniversary of such analysis, or any overage
will be refunded to the Mortgagor, in accordance with RESPA and any other
applicable law;
(tt) Prior Servicing. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all
material respects in strict compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices;
(uu) No Default Under First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related First Lien Loan related thereto is in full force and effect,
and there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under such first Mortgage or 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 which
would permit acceleration thereunder. This representation and warranty is a
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(vv) Right to Cure First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related first lien Mortgage contains a provision which provides for
giving notice of default or breach to the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and
allows such mortgagee to cure any default under the related first lien Mortgage.
This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(ww) No Failure to Cure Default. The Seller has not received a
written notice of default of any senior mortgage loan related to the Mortgaged
Property which has not been cured;
(xx) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information
furnished by the Seller to the Purchaser, that Seller has full right and
authority and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such
information to the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded from furnishing
the same to any subsequent or prospective purchaser of such Mortgage. The Seller
shall hold the Purchaser harmless from any and all damages, losses, costs and
expenses (including attorney's fees) arising from disclosure of credit
information in connection with the Purchaser's secondary marketing operations
and the purchase and sale of mortgages or Servicing Rights thereto;
(yy) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold
estate, (1) the ground lease is assignable or transferable; (2) the ground lease
will not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity date of the
Mortgage Loan; (3) the ground lease does not provide for termination of the
lease in the event of lessee's default without the mortgagee being entitled to
receive written notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure the default; (4)
the ground lease permits the mortgaging of the related Mortgaged Property; (5)
the ground lease protects the mortgagee's interests in the event of a property
condemnation; (6) all ground lease rents, other payments, or assessments that
have become due have been paid; and (7) the use of leasehold estates for
residential properties is a widely accepted practice in the jurisdiction in
which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(zz) Prepayment Penalty. Each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a
prepayment penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note is identified on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a
Prepayment Penalty feature, each such Prepayment Penalty is legally enforceable
and, prior to the Transfer Date, will be enforced by the Seller for the benefit
of the Purchaser, and each Prepayment Penalty is permitted pursuant to federal,
state and local law. Each such Prepayment Penalty is in an amount not more than
the maximum amount permitted under applicable law and no such Prepayment Penalty
may be imposed for a term in excess of five (5) years with respect to Mortgage
Loans originated prior to October, 1, 2002. With respect to Mortgage Loans
originated on or after October 1, 2002, the duration of the Prepayment Penalty
period shall not exceed three (3) years from the date of the Mortgage Note
unless the Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce the Prepayment Penalty period to
no more than three (3) years from the date of the related Mortgage Note and the
Mortgagor was notified in writing of such reduction in Prepayment Penalty
period. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(aaa) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable, and no Mortgage Loan originated on or after
October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending
Act. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any comparable state or local
law. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(bbb) [Reserved];
(ccc) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a "qualified
mortgage" under Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(ddd) Tax Service Contract. Either (x) each First Lien Loan is
covered by a paid in full, life of loan, tax service contract, and such contract
is transferable, or (y) the Seller shall or shall cause its subservicer to order
and put into place such tax service contracts on or prior to the related
Transfer Date. In the event a tax service contract is not provided with respect
to each First Lien Loan prior to the related Transfer Date, the Seller shall pay
to the Purchaser on such date $75.00 per Mortgage Loan to cover the cost of such
a tax service contract;
(eee) Origination. No predatory or deceptive lending practices,
including, without limitation, the extension of credit without regard to the
ability of the Mortgagor to repay and the extension of credit which has no
apparent benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in the origination of the
Mortgage Loan;
(fff) Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded and all
subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to
the Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the
Seller, or is in the process of being recorded;
(ggg) Mortgagor Bankruptcy. On or prior to the date 60 days after
the related Closing Date, the Mortgagor has not filed and will not file a
bankruptcy petition or has not become the subject and will not become the
subject of involuntary bankruptcy proceedings or has not consented to or will
not consent to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it or to a receiver
being appointed in respect of the related Mortgaged Property;
(hhh) No Prior Offer. The Mortgage Loan has not previously been
offered for sale;
(iii) [Reserved];
(jjj) Mortgagor Selection. No Mortgagor was encouraged or required
to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the originator which is a higher
cost product designed for less creditworthy mortgagors, unless at the time of
the Mortgage Loan's origination, such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ did not qualify taking into
account credit history and debt-to-income ratios for a lower-cost credit product
then offered by the originator or any Affiliate of the originator. If, at the
time of loan application, the Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower-cost
credit product then offered by any mortgage lending Affiliate of the originator,
the originator referred the related Mortgagor's application to such Affiliate
for underwriting consideration. This representation and warranty is a Deemed
Material and Adverse Representation;
(kkk) Underwriting Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting
the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical
principles which relate the related Mortgagor's income, assets and liabilities
to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the
extent of the related Mortgagor's equity in the collateral as the principal
determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such underwriting
methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the
related Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the
Mortgage Loan. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(lll) Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums. With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon
a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to the Mortgage Loan's origination,
the related Mortgagor agreed to such premium in exchange for a monetary benefit,
including but not limited to a rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage
Loan's origination, the related Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a
mortgage loan that did not require payment of such a premium, (iii) the
prepayment premium is disclosed to the related Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan
documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, and (iv) notwithstanding
any state or federal law to the contrary, the Originator, as servicer, shall not
impose such prepayment premium in any instance when the mortgage debt is
accelerated as the result of the related Mortgagor's default in making the
Mortgage Loan payments. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material
and Adverse Representation;
(mmm) Purchase of Insurance. No Mortgagor was required to purchase
any single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability,
property, accident, unemployment or health insurance product) or debt
cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No
Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single-premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life,
mortgage, disability, property, accident, unemployment, mortgage or health
insurance) in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No proceeds
from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance
policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such
Mortgage Loan. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(nnn) Points and Fees. All points and fees related to each Mortgage
Loan were disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with applicable
state and federal law and regulation. This representation and warranty is a
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(ooo) Disclosure of Fees and Charges. All fees and charges
(including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to
be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage
Loan, have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with
applicable state and federal law and regulation. This representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(ppp) No Arbitration. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after July
1, 2004 requires the related Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(qqq) No Negative Amortization of Related First Lien Loan. With
respect to each Second Lien Loan, the related First Lien Loan does not permit
negative amortization. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and
Adverse Representation; and
(rrr) Principal Residence. With respect to each Second Lien Loan,
the related Mortgaged Property was the Mortgagor's principal residence at the
time of the origination of such Second Lien Loan. This representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation.
Subsection 9.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in Subsections 9.01 and 9.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser,
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or
Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage
File. Upon discovery by either the Seller or the Purchaser of a breach of any of
the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach
shall give prompt written notice to the other.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
the Seller of any such breach of a representation or warranty, which materially
and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the
Purchaser therein (or which materially and adversely affects the value of the
applicable Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein in the case of
a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the
Seller shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material
respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall, at the
Purchaser's option, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price.
Notwithstanding the above sentence, (i) within sixty (60) days after the earlier
of either discovery by, or notice to, the Seller of any breach of the
representation and warranty set forth in clause (ccc) of Subsection 9.02, the
Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price and (ii) any
breach of a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation shall automatically be
deemed to materially and adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loans and
the interest of the Purchaser therein. In the event that a breach shall involve
any representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 9.01, and such breach
cannot be cured within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice
to the Seller of such breach, all of the Mortgage Loans affected by such breach
shall, at the Purchaser's option, be repurchased by the Seller at the Repurchase
Price. However, if the breach shall involve a representation or warranty set
forth in Subsection 9.02 (except as provided in the second sentence of this
paragraph with respect to certain breaches for which no substitution is
permitted) and the Seller discovers or receives notice of any such breach within
120 days of the related Closing Date, the Seller shall, at the Purchaser's
option and provided that the Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan,
rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage
Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") and substitute in its place a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided that any such substitution shall be
effected not later than 120 days after the related Closing Date. If the Seller
has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient
Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or
Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 9.03 shall be
accomplished by either (a) if the Interim Servicing Agreement has been entered
into and is in effect, deposit in the Custodial Account of the amount of the
Repurchase Price for distribution to the Purchaser on the next scheduled
Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any amount received in respect of
such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and being held in the Custodial Account
for future distribution or (b) if the Interim Servicing Agreement has not been
entered into or is no longer in effect, by direct remittance of the Repurchase
Price to the Purchaser or its designee in accordance with the Purchaser's
instructions.
At the time of repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser and the
Seller shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the
Seller and the delivery to the Seller of any documents held by the Custodian
relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase or
substitution, the Seller shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give
written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or substitution has taken
place, amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and, in the case of substitution, identify a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to this
Agreement. In connection with any such substitution, the Seller shall be deemed
to have made as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement except that all such representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed made as of the date
of such substitution. The Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering to
the Custodian or to such other party as the Purchaser may designate in writing
for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents required by Subsection
6.03 and the Custodial Agreement, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required by
Subsection 6.03 and the Custodial Agreement. No substitution will be made in any
calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. The Seller shall
cause the Interim Servicer to remit directly to the Purchaser, or its designee
in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions the Monthly Payment less the
Servicing Fee due, if any, on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans
in the month following the date of such substitution. Monthly Payments due with
respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution
shall be retained by the Seller. For the month of substitution, distributions to
the Purchaser shall include the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan
in the month of substitution, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to
retain all amounts subsequently received by the Seller in respect of such
Deleted Mortgage Loan.
For any month in which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall determine the amount
(if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled
principal payments due in the month of substitution). The amount of such
shortfall shall be distributed by the Seller directly to the Purchaser or its
designee in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions within two (2) Business
Days of such substitution. Accordingly, on the date of such substitution, the
Seller will remit to the Purchaser from its own funds an amount equal to the
amount of such shortfalls plus one month's interest thereon at the applicable
Mortgage Interest Rate minus the related Servicing Fee.
In addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation, the
Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents and any successor Servicer and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and hold such parties harmless
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting
from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or
resulting from, a breach of the Seller representations and warranties contained
in this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement. It is understood and agreed
that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this Subsection 9.03 to cure,
substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the
Purchaser and Successor Servicer as provided in this Subsection 9.03 and in
Subsection 14.01 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a
breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. For purposes of this
paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under
this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under
this Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person designated as the
Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this Agreement.
Any cause of action against the Seller relating to or arising out of
the breach of any representations and warranties made in Subsections 9.01 and
9.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by
the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by
the Seller to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified
above, and (iii) demand upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with
this Agreement.
Subsection 9.04 Repurchase of Mortgage Loans with First Payment
Defaults. If the related Mortgagor is delinquent with respect to the Mortgage
Loan's first Monthly Payment either (i) after origination of such Mortgage Loan,
or (ii) after the related Closing Date, the Seller, at the Purchaser's option,
shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser at a price equal to the
Repurchase Price. For purposes of clarification, with respect to a Mortgage
Loan's first Monthly Payment after the related Closing Date, such payment shall
not be considered a "First Payment Default" for purposes of clause (ii) of the
previous sentence unless and until the payment has not been received by the
Purchaser within forty-five (45) days of the related Due Date (effectively
allowing for a fifteen (15) day cure period). The Purchaser shall have ninety
(90) days following any such delinquency to notify the Seller of any repurchase
request and the Seller shall repurchase such delinquent Mortgage Loan within
thirty (30) days of the date of such request.
Subsection 9.05 Premium Recapture. With respect to any Mortgage Loan
without prepayment penalties that prepays in full during the first six months
following the related Closing Date, the Seller shall pay the Purchaser, within
five (5) Business Days after such prepayment in full, an amount equal to the
excess of the Purchase Price Percentage for such Mortgage Loan over par,
multiplied by the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the
related Cut-off Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, such provision shall not
apply to Mortgage Loans containing legally enforceable prepayment penalties due
to the Purchaser but waived and not collected by the related servicer.
SECTION 10. Closing.
The closing for the purchase and sale of each Mortgage Loan Package
shall take place on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser's option, each
Closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the
parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall
agree.
The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing
Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(i) at least two Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette, or transmit
by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the necessary information to
compute the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loans delivered on such Closing
Date (including accrued interest), and prepare a Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(ii) all of the representations and warranties of the Seller under
this Agreement and of the Interim Servicer under the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan for an interim period, as
specified therein) shall be true and correct as of the related Closing
Date and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of
time, would constitute a default under this Agreement or an Event of
Default under the Interim Servicing Agreement;
(iii) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's
attorneys shall have received in escrow, all closing documents as
specified in Section 11 of this Agreement, in such forms as are agreed
upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories
other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms hereof;
(iv) the Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian
all documents required pursuant to the Custodial Agreement; and
(v) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement shall have been complied with.
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest
pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated by the Seller.
SECTION 11. Closing Documents.
The Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each
Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the following
documents:
(1) this Agreement (to be executed and delivered only
for the initial Closing Date);
(2) the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of the
initial Cut-off Date (to be executed and delivered only for
the initial Closing Date);
(3) with respect to the initial Closing Date, the
Custodial Agreement, dated as of the initial Cut-off Date;
(4) the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (one copy to be
attached to the Custodian's counterpart of the Custodial
Agreement in connection with the initial Closing Date, and one
copy to be attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance
as the Mortgage Loan Schedule thereto);
(5) a Custodian's Certification, as required under the
Custodial Agreement, in the form of Exhibit 2 to the Custodial
Agreement;
(6) with respect to the initial Closing Date, an
Officer's Certificate, in the form of Exhibit C hereto with
respect to each of the Seller, including all attachments
thereto; with respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an
Officer's Certificate upon request of the Purchaser;
(7) with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion
of Counsel of the Seller (who may be an employee of the
Seller), in the form of Exhibit D hereto ("Opinion of Counsel
of the Seller"); with respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an
Opinion of Counsel of the Seller upon request of the
Purchaser;
(8) with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion
of Counsel of the Custodian (who may be an employee of the
Custodian), in the form of an exhibit to the Custodial
Agreement(s);
(9) a Security Release Certification, in the form of
Exhibit E or F, as applicable, hereto executed by any person,
as requested by the Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans
have at any time been subject to any security interest, pledge
or hypothecation for the benefit of such person;
(10) a certificate or other evidence of merger or change
of name, signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory
authority, if any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the
Seller by merger or acquired or originated by the Seller while
conducting business under a name other than its present name,
if applicable;
(11) Assignment and Conveyance Agreement in the form of
Exhibit G hereto, and all exhibits thereto; and
(12) with respect to the initial Closing Date, the
Underwriting Guidelines to be attached hereto as Exhibit H and
with respect to each subsequent Closing Date, the Underwriting
Guidelines to be attached to the related Assignment and
Conveyance.
The Seller shall bear the risk of loss of the closing documents
until such time as they are received by the Purchaser or its attorneys.
SECTION 12. Costs.
The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the
legal fees and expenses of its attorneys and custodial fees. All other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage
Loans and the Servicing Rights including recording fees, fees for title policy
endorsements and continuations, fees for recording Assignments of Mortgage, and
the Seller's attorney's fees, shall be paid by the Seller.
SECTION 13. Cooperation of Seller with a Reconstitution.
The Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all
of the Mortgage Loans, after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates
(each, a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser
may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ under its Cash Purchase Program or MBS Program
(Special Servicing Option) (each, a "▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer"); or
(ii) Freddie Mac (the "Freddie Mac Transfer"); or
(iii) one or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan
Transfers; or
(iv) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of
one or more Securitization Transactions.
The Seller agrees to execute in connection with any Agency Transfer,
any and all pool purchase contracts, and/or agreements reasonably acceptable to
the Seller among the Purchaser, the Seller, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac (as the
case may be) and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, a
seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing
agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in
connection with a Securitization Transaction, a pooling and servicing agreement
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties or an Assignment and
Recognition Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I
(collectively, the agreements referred to herein as designated, the
"Reconstitution Agreements"), together with an opinion of counsel with respect
to such Reconstitution Agreements.
With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization
Transaction entered into by the Purchaser, the Seller agrees (1) to cooperate
fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all
reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and
perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser and (3) to
restate the representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 9.01 and
9.02 as of the settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution
(each, a "Reconstitution Date"), such restatement to be in the form of Exhibit B
to Exhibit I hereto, or make the representations and warranties set forth in the
related selling/servicing guide of the servicer or issuer, as the case may be,
or such representations or warranties as may be required by any rating agency or
prospective purchaser of the related securities or such Mortgage Loans in
connection with such Reconstitution. The Seller shall provide to such servicer
or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants or purchasers in such
Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification of
information which may be reasonably available to the Seller or its affiliates,
whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the
Purchaser or any such other participant shall request; (ii) such additional
representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from
auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Seller or the
Interim Servicer as are reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser or any
such other participant; and (iii) to execute, deliver and satisfy all conditions
set forth in any indemnity agreement required by the Purchaser or any such
participant, including, without limitation, an Indemnification and Contribution
Agreement in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. Moreover, the
Seller agrees to cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser to
effect such Reconstitution Agreements. The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser,
each affiliate of the Purchaser participating in the Reconstitution and each
Person who controls the Purchaser or such affiliate and their respective present
and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold each of them
harmless from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures,
legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees
and expenses that each of them may sustain arising out of or based upon any
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
information provided by or on behalf of the Seller regarding the Seller, the
Mortgage Loans or the Underwriting Guidelines set forth in any offering document
prepared in connection with any Reconstitution. For purposes of the previous
sentence, "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under
this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under
this Agreement.
In the event the Purchaser has elected to have the Seller or the
Interim Servicer hold record title to the Mortgages, prior to the Reconstitution
Date, the Seller shall prepare an assignment of mortgage in blank or to the
prospective purchaser or trustee, as applicable, from the Seller or the Interim
Servicer, as applicable, acceptable to the prospective purchaser or trustee, as
applicable, for each Mortgage Loan that is part of the Reconstitution and shall
pay all preparation and recording costs associated therewith. In connection with
the Reconstitution, the Seller shall execute or shall cause the Interim Servicer
to execute each assignment of mortgage, track such Assignments of Mortgage to
ensure they have been recorded and deliver them as required by the prospective
purchaser or trustee, as applicable, upon the Seller's receipt thereof.
Additionally, the Seller shall prepare and execute or shall cause the Interim
Servicer to execute, at the direction of the Purchaser, any note endorsement in
connection with any and all seller/servicer agreements.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a
Reconstitution shall remain subject to this Agreement and, if the Interim
Servicing Agreement shall remain in effect with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan Package, shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement and with respect thereto this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 14. The Seller.
Subsection 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third
Party Claims.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and any Successor Servicer and
its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold such
parties harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, legal fees and expenses (including legal fees and expenses incurred
in connection with the enforcement of the Seller's indemnification obligation
under this Subsection 14.01) and related costs, judgments, and any other costs,
fees and expenses that such parties may sustain in any way related to the
failure of the Seller to perform its duties and the Interim Servicer to service
the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any
Reconstitution Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 13 or any breach of
any of Seller's representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this
Agreement (provided that such costs shall not include any lost profits). For
purposes of this paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the
Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were
"Purchasers" under this Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person
designated as the Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all
Persons who previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Subsection 14.01 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under this Subsection 14.01, notify the indemnifying party in writing of
the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to
any indemnified party under this Subsection 14.01, except to the extent that it
has been prejudiced in any material respect, or from any liability which it may
have, otherwise than under this Subsection 14.01. In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of
the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided that if the defendants in any
such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and
the indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may
be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties which
are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party,
the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel
to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of
such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so
to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of
counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party for
expenses incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in
connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso
to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the
indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate counsel (together with one local counsel, if applicable)), (ii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party
has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at
the expense of the indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii)
is applicable, such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred
to in such clause (i) or (iii).
Subsection 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.
The Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation
except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its duties under this Agreement.
Any Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or
any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the
Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the
successor or surviving Person shall have a net worth of at least $25,000,000.
SECTION 15. Financial Statements.
The Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser's
marketing of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to
prospective purchasers audited financial statements of the Seller for the most
recently completed three fiscal years respecting which such statements are
available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition of the Seller at the
end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of
Operations. The Seller shall also make available any comparable interim
statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by the Seller
(and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Seller or the
public at large). The Seller, if it has not already done so, agrees to furnish
promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Seller
shall also make available information on its servicing performance with respect
to loans serviced for others, including delinquency ratios.
The Seller also agrees to allow reasonable access to a knowledgeable
financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions asked by
any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments affecting the Seller or
the financial statements of the Seller.
SECTION 16. Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest.
The sale and delivery on the related Closing Date of the Mortgage
Loans described on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is mandatory from and
after the date of the execution of the related Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement, it being specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan
is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages
would be insufficient to compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages
incurred by the Purchaser (including damages to prospective purchasers of the
Mortgage Loans) in the event of the Seller's failure to deliver (i) each of the
related Mortgage Loans or (ii) one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
or (iii) one or more Mortgage Loans otherwise acceptable to the Purchaser on or
before the related Closing Date. The Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser a
lien on and a continuing security interest in each Mortgage Loan and each
document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the
performance by the Seller of its obligations under the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement, and the Seller agrees that it shall hold such Mortgage
Loans in custody for the Purchaser subject to the Purchaser's (a) right to
reject any Mortgage Loan (or Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan) under the terms
of this Agreement and to require another Mortgage Loan (or Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan) to be substituted therefor, and (b) obligation to pay the
Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans. All rights and remedies of the Purchaser
under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any other rights or
remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and all such rights
and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively.
SECTION 17. Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received
by the other party at the address as follows:
(i) if to the Seller:
First NLC Financial Services, LLC
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or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
SECTION 18. Severability Clause.
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.
SECTION 19. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 20. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed
counterpart thereof is received by the Purchaser in the State of New York and
shall be deemed to have been made in the State of New York. The Agreement shall
be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York (without regard to
conflicts of laws principles), except to the extent preempted by federal law.
SECTION 21. Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing,
and the Seller is selling the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the
Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat
the transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and a
purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, the arrangement
under which the Mortgage Loans are held shall be consistent with classification
of such arrangement as a grantor trust in the event it is not found to represent
direct ownership of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall have the right to
review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan Files to determine the
characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect the Federal income tax
consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller shall cooperate with
all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser in the course of such review.
SECTION 22. Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase
Agreement.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Seller and the Purchaser and the respective permitted
successors and assigns of the Seller and the successors and assigns of the
Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the
Seller to a third party without the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
which consent may be withheld by the Purchaser in its sole discretion. This
Agreement may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Purchaser in whole or
in part, and with respect to one or more of the Mortgage Loans, without the
consent of the Seller. There shall be no limitation on the number of assignments
or transfers allowable by the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loans and
this Agreement. In the event the Purchaser assigns this Agreement, and the
assignee assumes any of the Purchaser's obligations hereunder, the Seller
acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee, and not to the
Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall
be relieved from any liability to the Seller with respect thereto.
SECTION 23. Waivers.
No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or 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.
SECTION 24. Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION 25. General Interpretive Principles.
For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned
to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and
the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections,"
"Paragraphs," and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to
designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of
this Agreement;
(d) reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section
is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the
reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(e) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision; and
(f) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation
by reason of enumeration.
SECTION 26. Reproduction of Documents.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including,
without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter
be executed, (b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c)
financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter
furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree
that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original
itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original
is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
SECTION 27. Further Agreements.
The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to
the other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or
agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
SECTION 28. Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments
of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or their comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected at the Seller's expense in the event recordation is either necessary
under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
SECTION 29. No Solicitation.
From and after the related Closing Date, the Seller agrees that it
will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its
agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Seller's behalf,
to personally, by telephone or mail (via electronic means or otherwise), solicit
a Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan for the purpose of refinancing a Mortgage
Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that the Seller, or
any of its respective affiliates:
(i) may advertise its availability for handling refinancings of
mortgages in its portfolio, including the promotion of terms it has
available for such refinancings, through the sending of letters or
promotional material, so long as it does not specifically target
Mortgagors and so long as such promotional material either is sent to the
mortgagors for all of the mortgages in the servicing portfolio of the
Seller and any of its affiliates (those it owns as well as those serviced
for others); and
(ii) may provide pay-off information and otherwise cooperate with
individual mortgagors who contact it about prepaying their mortgages by
advising them of refinancing terms and streamlined origination
arrangements that are available.
Promotions undertaken by the Seller or by any affiliate of the
Seller which are directed to the general public at large (including, without
limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements), shall not constitute
solicitation under this Section 29.
SECTION 30. Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THE SELLER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT
IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 31. Governing Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process.THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED IN EFFECT WHEN A FULLY EXECUTED
COUNTERPART THEREOF IS RECEIVED BY THE PURCHASER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND
SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW RULES AND PRINCIPLES. EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE SELLER
IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH
COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY
SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS
TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL
ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.
SECTION 32. Compliance with Regulation AB.
Subsection 32.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.
The Purchaser and the Seller acknowledge and agree that the purpose
of Section 32 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and
any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and
regulations of the Commission. Although Regulation AB is applicable by its terms
only to offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under the
Securities Act, the Seller acknowledges that investors in privately offered
securities may require that the Purchaser or any Depositor provide comparable
disclosure in unregistered offerings. References in this Agreement to compliance
with Regulation AB include provision of comparable disclosure in private
offerings.
Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to
request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions
other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to
that required under the Securities Act). The Seller acknowledges that
interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time,
whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff,
consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of
counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser
or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these
provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB, subject to
Section 1105(f) of Regulation AB. In connection with any Securitization
Transaction, the Seller shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser to deliver to
the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) and any Depositor,
any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other
information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser or any
Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor to comply with the
provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the
Seller, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, or the servicing of
the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be
necessary in order to effect such compliance, subject to Section 1105(f) of
Regulation AB.
Subsection 32.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the
Seller.
(a) The Seller shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to
any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the
Purchaser or any Depositor under Subsection 32.03 that, except as disclosed in
writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) there are no
material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated)
against the Seller or any Third-Party Originator; and (ii) there are no
affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Seller or any
Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any
party thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item
1119 of Regulation AB.
(b) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date
following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or
any Depositor under Subsection 32.03, the Seller shall, within five (5) Business
Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the
representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if
any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such
request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in
writing, to the requesting party.
Subsection 32.03 Information to Be Provided by the Seller.
In connection with any Securitization Transaction the Seller shall
(i) within five (5) Business Days following request by the Purchaser or any
Depositor, provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause
each Third-Party Originator to provide), in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, the information and
materials specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section, and (ii) as
promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Seller, provide
to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) the information
specified in paragraph (d) of this Section.
(a) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller
shall provide such information regarding (i) the Seller, as originator of the
Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified
Correspondent), or (ii) each Third-Party Originator, as is requested for the
purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of
Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:
(A) the originator's form of organization;
(B) a description of the originator's origination program and
how long the originator has been engaged in originating residential
mortgage loans, which description shall include a discussion of the
originator's experience in originating mortgage loans of a similar
type as the Mortgage Loans; information regarding the size and
composition of the originator's origination portfolio; and
information that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the
Purchaser or any Depositor, to an analysis of the performance of the
Mortgage Loans, including the originators' credit-granting or
underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of similar type(s) as the
Mortgage Loans and such other information as the Purchaser or any
Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with
Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a description of any material legal or governmental
proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller
and each Third-Party Originator; and
(D) a description of any affiliation or relationship between
the Seller, each Third-Party Originator and any of the following
parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are
identified to the Seller by the Purchaser or any Depositor in
writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction:
(1) the sponsor;
(2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity;
(4) any servicer;
(5) any trustee;
(6) any originator;
(7) any significant obligor;
(8) any enhancement or support provider; and
(9) any other material transaction party.
(b) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller
shall, to the extent consistent with then-current industry practice, use
reasonable good faith efforts to provide (or, as applicable, cause each
Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool Information with respect to the
mortgage loans (of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably
identified by the Purchaser as provided below) originated by (i) the Seller, if
the Seller is an originator of Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of
Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), and/or (ii) each Third-Party
Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be prepared in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser by the Seller (or Third-Party
Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation of the
requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To the extent that there
is reasonably available to the Seller (or Third-Party Originator) Static Pool
Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or
any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such
information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. Such Static Pool
Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized pool, as
applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than quarterly
over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or
prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a date
no later than one hundred thirty-five (135) days prior to the date of the
prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to
be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be
provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the
information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other
such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as
applicable.
Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static
Pool Information provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph
(including an omission to include therein information required to be provided
pursuant to such paragraph), the Seller shall provide corrected Static Pool
Information to the Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format
in which Static Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the
Seller.
If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall
provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at
the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental
expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed-upon
procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the
Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information
relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after
January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the
Seller's or Third-Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar
months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall
reasonably request. Such letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of
such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which may
include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker dealer
acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a
Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a
standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter
authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such
Depositor.
(c) [Reserved]
(d) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor for the
purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with
respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Seller shall (or shall
cause each Third-Party Originator to) (i) notify the Purchaser and any Depositor
in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending
against the Seller or any Third-Party Originator and (B) any affiliations or
relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization
Transaction between the Seller or any Third-Party Originator and any of the
parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any other
parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such
Securitization Transaction, and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor
a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships.
(e) With respect to those Mortgage Loans that were originated by the
Seller (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified
Correspondent) and sold to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, the
Purchaser shall, to the extent consistent with then-current industry practice,
provide or cause the servicer (or another party) to be obligated to provide
information, in the form customarily provided by such servicer or other party
(which need not be customized for the Seller) with respect to the Mortgage Loans
reasonably necessary for the Seller to provide Static Pool Information to the
Purchaser and to other parties in the same manner in which Static Pool
Information is required to be provided by the Seller to the Purchaser hereunder,
including, without limitation, providing to the Seller static pool information,
as set forth in Item 1105(a)(2), provided in the manner specified in Item
1105(a)(3) of Regulation AB (such information provided by the servicer or such
other party, the "Loan Performance Information"). The most recent periodic
increment for Loan Performance Information must be as of a date no later than
one hundred thirty-five (135) days prior to the date of the prospectus or other
offering document in which the Loan Performance Information is to be included or
incorporated by reference. The Loan Performance Information shall be provided in
an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the information
provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other such
electronic format reasonably required by the Seller.
Subsection 32.04 Indemnification; Remedies.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the
Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization
Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person responsible for the
preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the
Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of
a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange
Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting
as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls
any of such parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present
and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing
and of the Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and
related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of
them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i) (A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged
to be contained in any information, report, certification, accountants'
letter or other material provided in written or electronic form under this
Section 32 by or on behalf of the Seller, or provided under this Section
32 by or on behalf of any Third-Party Originator (collectively, the
"Seller Information"), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in
the Seller Information a material fact required to be stated in the Seller
Information or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, by way of clarification, that clause (B) of this paragraph shall
be construed solely by reference to the Seller Information and not to any
other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of
securities, without regard to whether the Seller Information or any
portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other
information;
(ii) any failure by the Seller or any Third-Party Originator to
deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or
other material when and as required under this Section 32; or
(iii) any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty set
forth in Subsection 32.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to
Subsection 32.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the
related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not
cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Seller of a
representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection
32.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date.
In the case of any failure of performance described in clause
(a)(ii) of this Section, the Seller shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any
Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation,
execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with
respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect
to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each
such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Seller or
any Third-Party Originator.
(b) Any failure by the Seller or any Third-Party Originator to
deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other
material when and as required under this Section 32, or any breach by the Seller
of a representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 32.02(a) or in a writing
furnished pursuant to Subsection 32.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the
closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such
breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Seller of a
representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection
32.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date, shall
immediately and automatically, without notice or grace period, constitute an
Event of Default with respect to the Seller under this Agreement and any
applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or
Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and
obligations of the Interim Servicer as servicer under the Interim Servicing
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment
(notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution
Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Interim Servicer; provided
that to the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights
or obligations following termination of the Interim Servicer as servicer, such
provision shall be given effect.
(c) The Purchaser shall indemnify the Seller, each affiliate of the
Seller and the respective present and former directors, officers, employees and
agents of each of the foregoing, and shall hold each of them harmless from and
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i)(A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged
to be contained in the Loan Performance Information or (B) the omission or
alleged omission to state in the Loan Performance Information a material
fact required to be stated in the Loan Performance Information or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way
of clarification, that clause (B) of this paragraph shall be construed
solely by reference to the Loan Performance Information and not to any
other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of
securities, without regard to whether the Loan Performance Information or
any portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such
other information; or
(ii) any failure by the Purchaser to timely deliver or cause to be
delivered any Loan Performance Information as required to be produced
under Subsection 32.03(e).
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their
names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
as of the date first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
(Purchaser)
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:
FIRST NLC FINANCIAL SERVICES, LLC
(Seller)
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:
EXHIBIT A
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be delivered to the
Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing,
pursuant to Section 6 of the Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Warranties Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached (the "Agreement"):
(a) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed "Pay to the order of _________, without recourse" and signed in
the name of the last endorsee (the "Last Endorsee") by an authorized
officer. To the extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage
Notes for endorsements, the endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if
state law so allows and the Custodian is so advised by the Seller that
state law so allows. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a
merger, the endorsement must be by "[Last Endorsee], successor by merger
to [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated
by the Last Endorsee while doing business under another name, the
endorsement must be by "[Last Endorsee], formerly known as [previous
name]";
(b) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note;
(c) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. If in
connection with any Mortgage Loan, the Seller cannot deliver or cause to
be delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on
or prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public
recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or
because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording
office retains the original recorded Mortgage, the Seller shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such Mortgage,
together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording
office, an Officer's Certificate of the Seller (or certified by the title
company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) stating that such Mortgage has
been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation
and that the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage
certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy
of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the
Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Seller; or (ii) in the case of a
Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded
Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a
public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
Mortgage;
(d) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon;
(e) the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in
form and substance acceptable for recording. The Assignment of Mortgage
must be duly recorded only if recordation is either necessary under
applicable law or commonly required by private institutional mortgage
investors in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located or on
direction of the Purchaser as provided in this Agreement. If the
Assignment of Mortgage is to be recorded, the Mortgage shall be assigned
to the Purchaser. If the Assignment of Mortgage is not to be recorded, the
Assignment of Mortgage shall be delivered in blank. If the Mortgage Loan
was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must be
made by "[Seller], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]". If the
Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Seller while doing
business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by
"[Seller], formerly known as [previous name]";
(f) the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage (if
any) evidencing a complete chain of assignment from the Seller to the Last
Endorsee with evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening
assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording office or
has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original
recorded assignments of mortgage, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening assignment,
together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording
office, an Officer's Certificate of the Seller (or certified by the title
company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) stating that such intervening
assignment of mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public
recording office for recordation and that such original recorded
intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy of such intervening
assignment of mortgage certified by the appropriate public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening
assignment of mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon
receipt thereof by the Seller; or (ii) in the case of an intervening
assignment where a public recording office retains the original recorded
intervening assignment or in the case where an intervening assignment is
lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such
intervening assignment certified by such public recording office to be a
true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment;
(g) the original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the
event such original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of
the related policy binder or commitment for title certified to be true and
complete by the title insurance company;
(h) the original or, if unavailable, a copy of any security
agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection
with the Mortgage; and
(i) if any of the above documents has been executed by a person
holding a power of attorney, an original or photocopy of such power
certified by the Seller to be a true and correct copy of the original.
In the event an Officer's Certificate of the Seller is delivered to
the Purchaser because of a delay caused by the public recording office in
returning any recorded document, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser,
within 90 days of the related Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate which shall
(i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has
not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public
recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the
applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be
delivered to the Custodian; provided, however, that any recorded document shall
in no event be delivered later than one year following the related Closing Date.
An extension of the date specified in clause (iv) above may be requested from
the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
EXHIBIT B
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION
AND
CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT dated _________,
200_ ("Agreement") among [______________], a [______________] (the "Depositor"),
[______________], a [______________] (the "Underwriter"), [______________], a
[______________] (the "Initial Purchaser") and [______________], a
[______________] (the "Indemnifying Party").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Indemnifying Party and the Depositor are parties to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, the Indemnifying Party originated or acquired the Mortgage
Loans and subsequently sold the Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc. (the "Purchaser"), an affiliate of the Depositor, in anticipation
of the securitization transaction;
WHEREAS, the Indemnifying Party also stands to receive substantial
financial benefits in its capacity as servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement;
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the Depositor to enter into the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement and the Underwriter to enter into the Underwriting
Agreement (as defined herein), the Indemnifying Party wishes to provide for
indemnification and contribution on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
1933 Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1934 Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ABS Informational and Computational Material means any written
communication as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the 1933 Act and
the 1934 Act, as may be amended from time to time.
Agreement: This Indemnification and Contribution Agreement, as the
same may be amended in accordance with the terms hereof.
Free Writing Prospectus: Any written communication that constitutes
a "free writing prospectus," as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
Indemnified Parties: As defined in Section 3.1.
Indemnifying Party Information: All information in the Prospectus
Supplement, the Offering Circular or any Free Writing Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto (i) contained under the headings
"Summary--Relevant Parties--Responsible Party [and Servicer,"] "The Mortgage
Loan Pool--Underwriting Guidelines" [and "The Servicer"], and (ii) regarding the
Mortgage Loans, the related mortgagors and/or the related Mortgaged Properties
(but in the case of this clause (ii), only to the extent any untrue statement or
omission arose from or is based upon errors or omissions in the information
concerning the Mortgage Loans, the related mortgagors and/or the related
Mortgaged Properties, as applicable, provided to the Depositor or any affiliate
by or on behalf of the Indemnifying Party) and (B) static pool information
regarding mortgage loans originated or acquired by the Seller [and included in
the Prospectus Supplement, the Offering Circular, the ABS Informational and
Computational Materials or the Free Writing Prospectus or any amendment or
supplement thereto][incorporated by reference from the website located at
___________]]
Offering Circular: The offering circular, dated [_______], 200___,
relating to the private offering of the Privately Offered Certificates,
including any structural term sheets, collateral terms sheets and computational
materials used in connection with such offering.
Person: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Pooling and Servicing Agreement: The Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of ___________, 200_, among the Depositor, the Indemnifying
Party, as responsible party and servicer, and [______________].
Private Placement Memorandum: The private placement memorandum,
dated ___________, 200_, relating to the offering of the Privately Offered
Certificates.
Privately Offered Certificates: [______________], Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series [_______], Class [__] issued pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Prospectus Supplement: The preliminary prospectus supplement, dated
___________, 200_, together with the final prospectus supplement, dated
___________, 200_, relating to the offering of the Publicly Offered
Certificates, including any structural term sheets, collateral terms sheets and
computational materials used in connection with such offering.
Publicly Offered Certificates: [______________], Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series [_______], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__],
Class [__], Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__] issued pursuant to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
"Regulation AB": Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities
(Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from
time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been
provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities,
Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or
by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its
staff from time to time.
Underwriting Agreement: The Underwriting Agreement, dated
___________, 200_, between the Depositor and the Underwriter, relating to the
sale of the Publicly Offered Certificates.
1.2 Other Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
(a) Each party hereto represents and warrants that it has all
requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform its obligations
under this Agreement;
(b) Each party hereto represents and warrants this Agreement has
been duly authorized, executed and delivered by such party;
(c) Each party hereto represents and warrants that assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by each other party hereto, this Agreement
constitutes the legal, valid and binding obligation of such party; and
(d) The Indemnifying Party hereto represents that the Indemnifying
Party Information satisfies the requirements of the applicable provisions of
Regulation AB.
ARTICLE III
INDEMNIFICATION
3.1 Indemnification by the Indemnifying Party of the Depositor and
the Underwriter. (a) The Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless
the Depositor, the Underwriter and the Initial Purchaser and their respective
affiliates, and their respective present and former directors, officers,
employees, agents and each Person, if any, that controls the Depositor, the
Underwriter or such affiliate, within the meaning of either the 1933 Act or the
1934 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"), against any and all losses,
claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures or liabilities, joint or several,
to which each such Indemnified Party may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the
1934 Act or otherwise, to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon (i) any breach of the representation and warranty
set forth in Section 2(d) above or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of any material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement, the
Offering Circular, the ABS Informational and Computational Materials, any Free
Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or
are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state therein a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in
light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, to the
extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or
alleged omission relates to information set forth in the Indemnifying Party
Information, and the Indemnifying Party shall in each case reimburse each
Indemnified Party for any legal or other costs, fees, or expenses reasonably
incurred and as incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, penalty, fine,
forfeiture, liability or action. The Indemnifying Party's liability under this
Section 3.1 shall be in addition to any other liability that the Indemnifying
Party may otherwise have.
(b) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 3.1 shall
for any reason be unavailable to an Indemnified Party under this Section 3.1
(other than due to indemnification not being applicable under Section 3.1(a)),
then the party which would otherwise be obligated to indemnify with respect
thereto, on the one hand, and the parties which would otherwise be entitled to
be indemnified, on the other hand, shall contribute to the aggregate losses,
liabilities, claims, damages, penalty, fine, forfeiture, costs, fees and
expenses of the nature contemplated herein and incurred by the parties hereto in
such proportions that are appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Depositor or the Underwriter, on the one hand, and the Indemnifying Party, on
the other hand, in connection with the applicable misstatements or omissions as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
Person that was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of
this Section 3.1, each director of a party to this Agreement and each Person, if
any, that controls a party to this Agreement within the meaning of Section 15 of
the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such party.
3.2 Notification; Procedural Matters. Promptly after receipt by an
Indemnified Party under Section 3.1 of notice of any claim or the commencement
of any action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against the Indemnifying Party (or if a claim for contribution is to be
made against another party) under Section 3.1, notify the Indemnifying Party (or
other contributing party) in writing of the claim or the commencement of such
action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Party (or
other contributing party) shall not relieve it from any liability which it may
have under Section 3.1 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by
such failure; and provided, further, however, that the failure to notify the
Indemnifying Party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
any Indemnified Party (or to the party requesting contribution) otherwise than
under Section 3.1. In case any such action is brought against any Indemnified
Party and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent
that, by written notice delivered to the Indemnified Party promptly after
receiving the aforesaid notice from such Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying
Party elects to assume the defense thereof, it may participate with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that if
the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or parties shall reasonably have
concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other
Indemnified Parties that are different from or additional to those available to
the Indemnifying Party, or if the use of counsel chosen by the Indemnifying
Party to represent the Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a
conflict of interest, the Indemnified Party or parties shall have the right to
select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise
participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Party or
parties. Upon receipt of notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified
Party of its election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by
the Indemnified Party of such counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not be
liable to such Indemnified Party under this paragraph for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the
defense thereof, unless (i) the Indemnified Party shall have employed separate
counsel (plus any local counsel) in connection with the assertion of legal
defenses in accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence,
(ii) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to represent the Indemnified Party within
a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the
Indemnifying Party shall have authorized the employment of counsel for the
Indemnified Party at the expense of the Indemnifying Party. No party shall be
liable for contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In no event shall the
Indemnifying Party be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel
(in addition to any local counsel) separate from its own counsel for all
Indemnified Parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or
related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL
4.1 Survival. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties
hereunder shall survive the purchase and sale of the Publicly Offered
Certificates and Privately Offered Certificates.
4.2 Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto, each Indemnified Party and their respective
successors and assigns, and no other Person shall have any right or obligation
hereunder.
4.3 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving
effect to principles of conflict of laws.
4.4 Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by the
party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination
is sought. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, which taken together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
4.5 Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered to:
In the case of the Depositor:
[______________]
[______________]
[______________]
Attention:
Telephone:
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Whole Loans Operations Manager
Telephone:
In the case of the Underwriter:
[______________]
[______________]
[______________]
Attention:
Telephone:
In the case of the Indemnifying Party:
[______________]
[______________]
[______________]
Attention:
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by
their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
[DEPOSITOR]
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
[UNDERWRITER]
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
[INDEMNIFYING PARTY]
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT C
SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
[Vice] President of ________________[COMPANY], a [state] [federally] chartered
institution organized under the laws of the [state of ____________] [United
States] (the "Company") and further as follows:
(i) Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and
complete copy of the charter of the Company which is in full force
and effect on the date hereof and which has been in effect without
amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since ___________.
(ii) Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and
complete copy of the bylaws of the Company which are in effect on
the date hereof and which have been in effect without amendment,
waiver, rescission or modification since ___________.
(iii) Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate
of good standing of the Company issued within ten days of the date
hereof, and no event has occurred since the date thereof which would
impair such standing.
(iv) Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and
complete copy of the corporate resolutions of the Board of Directors
of the Company authorizing the Company to execute and deliver (a)
the Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Warranties Agreement, dated as of March 1, 2006 (the "Purchase
Agreement"), by and between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
(the "Purchaser") and the Company, (b) the Interim Servicing
Agreement, dated as of September 1, 2004, by and between the Seller
and the Purchaser, [and to endorse the Mortgage Notes and execute
the Assignments of Mortgages by original [or facsimile] signature],
and such resolutions are in effect on the date hereof and have been
in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification
since ____________.
(v) Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of
any court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance
by the Company with the Purchase Agreement, [the sale of the
mortgage loans] or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by the agreements; or (ii) any required consent, approval,
authorization or order has been obtained by the Company.
(vi) Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by, nor the fulfillment of the terms of the Purchase Agreement
conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a
breach of or constitutes or will constitute a default under the
charter or by-laws of the Company or, to the best of my knowledge,
the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which
the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which it is
subject, or any statute or order, rule, regulations, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, governmental authority or
regulatory body to which the Company is subject or by which it is
bound.
(vii) To the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit,
proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against the
Company which, in my judgment, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of
the Company or in any material impairment of the right or ability of
the Company to carry on its business substantially as now conducted
or in any material liability on the part of the Company or which
would draw into question the validity of the Purchase Agreement, or
the mortgage loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or which would
be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform
under the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
(viii) Each person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as
an officer or representative of the Company, signed (a) the Purchase
Agreement, and (b) any other document delivered or on the date
hereof in connection with any purchase described in the agreements
set forth above was, at the respective times of such signing and
delivery, and is now, a duly elected or appointed, qualified and
acting officer or representative of the Company, who holds the
office set forth opposite his or her name on Exhibit 5, and the
signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their
genuine signatures.
(ix) The Company is duly authorized to engage in the
transactions described and contemplated in the Purchase Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the
seal of the Company.
Dated: By:____________________________________
Name:
Title: [Vice]President
By:____________________________________ By:____________________________________
Name: Name:
Title: Title:
By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of
______________[COMPANY], hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected,
qualified and acting [Vice] President of the Company and that the signature
appearing above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated:____________________ By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
EXHIBIT 5 to
Company's Officer's Certificate
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
(date)
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Dear Sirs:
You have requested [our] [my] opinion, as [Assistant] General
Counsel to ___________________ (the "Company"), with respect to certain matters
in connection with the sale by the Company of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
that certain Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement by and between the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
(the "Purchaser"), dated as of March 1, 2006 (the "Purchase Agreement") and that
certain Amended and Restated Interim Servicing Agreement (the "Interim Servicing
Agreement", and collectively with the Purchase Agreement, the "Agreements").
Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings set forth in
the Purchase Agreement.
[We] [I] have examined the following documents:
(i) the Purchase Agreement;
(ii) the Interim Servicing Agreement;
(iii) the form of Assignment of Mortgage;
(iv) the form of endorsement of the Mortgage Notes; and
(v) such other documents, records and papers as we have deemed
necessary and relevant as a basis for this opinion.
To the extent [we] [I] have deemed necessary and proper, [we] [I]
have relied upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
the Purchase Agreement. [We] [I] have assumed the authenticity of all documents
submitted to [us] [me] as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the
legal capacity of natural persons and the conformity to the originals of all
documents.
Based upon the foregoing, it is [our] [my] opinion that:
(i) The Company is a [type of entity] duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the [United
States] and is qualified to transact business in, and is in
good standing under, the laws of [the state of incorporation].
(ii) The Company has the power to engage in the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements and all requisite power,
authority and legal right to execute and deliver the
Agreements and to perform and observe the terms and conditions
of the Agreements.
(iii) The Agreements have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company, and are the legal, valid and binding
agreement enforceable in accordance with its terms against the
Company, subject to bankruptcy laws and other similar laws of
general application affecting rights of creditors and subject
to the application of the rules of equity, including those
respecting the availability of specific performance, none of
which will materially interfere with the realization of the
benefits provided thereunder or with the Purchaser's ownership
of the Mortgage Loans.
(iv) The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its
officers to execute any and all documents by original
signature in order to complete the transactions contemplated
by the Agreements.
(v) The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its
officers to execute by original [or facsimile] signature the
endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of
Mortgages, and the original [or facsimile] signature of the
officer at the Company executing the endorsements to the
Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of Mortgages represents the
legal and valid signature of said officer of the Company.
(vi) Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or
compliance by the Company with the Agreements and the sale of
the Mortgage Loans by the Company or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreements or (ii) any
required consent, approval, authorization or order has been
obtained by the Company.
(vii) Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by,
nor the fulfillment of the terms of, the Agreements conflict
or will conflict with or results or will result in a breach of
or constitute or will constitute a default under the charter
or by-laws of the Company or, to the best of my knowledge, the
material terms of any indenture or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is
bound or to which it is subject, or violates any statute or
order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any
court, governmental authority or regulatory body to which the
Company is subject or by which it is bound.
(viii) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending
or, to the best of [our] [my] knowledge, threatened against
the Company which, in [our] [my] judgment, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material
adverse change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of the Company or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Company to
carry on its business substantially as now conducted or in any
material liability on the part of the Company or which would
draw into question the validity of the Agreements or the
Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, or
which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the
Company to perform under the terms of the Agreements.
(ix) The sale of each Mortgage Note and Mortgage as and in the
manner contemplated by the Agreements is sufficient to fully
transfer to the Purchaser all right, title and interest of the
Company thereto as noteholder and mortgagee.
(x) The Mortgages have been duly assigned and the Mortgage Notes
have been duly endorsed as provided in the Custodial
Agreement. The Assignments of Mortgage are in recordable form,
except for the insertion of the name of the assignee, and upon
the name of the assignee being inserted, are acceptable for
recording under the laws of the state where each related
Mortgaged Property is located. The endorsement of the Mortgage
Notes, the delivery to the Purchaser, or its designee, of the
Assignments of Mortgage, and the delivery of the original
endorsed Mortgage Notes to the Purchaser, or its designee, are
sufficient to permit the Purchaser to avail itself of all
protection available under applicable law against the claims
of any present or future creditors of the Company, and are
sufficient to prevent any other sale, transfer, assignment,
pledge or hypothecation of the Mortgages and the Mortgage
Notes by the Company from being enforceable.
Except as otherwise set forth in the Agreements, I assume no
obligation to revise this opinion or alter its conclusions to update or support
this letter to reflect any facts or circumstances that may hereafter develop.
This opinion is given to you for your sole benefit, and no other
person or entity is entitled to rely hereon except that the purchaser or
purchasers to which you initially and directly resell the Mortgage Loans may
rely on this opinion as if it were addressed to them as of the date of this
opinion.
Very truly yours,
_____________________________
[Name]
[Assistant] General Counsel
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
___________________, 200__
[Federal Home Loan Bank of
______(the "Association")]
________________________
________________________
________________________
Attention: ___________________________
___________________________
Re: Notice of Sale and Release of Collateral
Dear Sirs:
This letter serves as notice that ________________________[COMPANY]
a [type of entity], organized pursuant to the laws of [the State of
incorporation] (the "Company") has committed to sell certain mortgage loans to
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. under a Second Amended and Restated
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement. The Company warrants that the
mortgage loans to be sold to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. are in
addition to and beyond any collateral required to secure advances made by the
Association to the Company.
The Company acknowledges that the mortgage loans to be sold to
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. shall not be used as additional or
substitute collateral for advances made by the Association. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc. understands that the balance of the Company's mortgage
loan portfolio may be used as collateral or additional collateral for advances
made by the Association, and confirms that it has no interest therein.
Execution of this letter by the Association shall constitute a full
and complete release of any security interest, claim, or lien which the
Association may have against the mortgage loans to be sold to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc.
Very truly yours,
______________________________________
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Date:__________________________________
Acknowledged and approved:
[FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF]
________________________________
By:_____________________________
Name:___________________________
Title:__________________________
Date:___________________________
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
I. Release of Security Interest
The financial institution named below hereby relinquishes any and
all right, title, interest, lien or claim of any kind it may have in all
mortgage loans described on the attached Schedule A (the "Mortgage Loans"), to
be purchased by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. from the company named on
the next page (the "Company") pursuant to that certain Second Amended and
Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of March 1,
2006, and certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and other documents
in its possession relating to such Mortgage Loans have been delivered and
released to the Company or its designees, as of the date and time of the sale of
such Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. Such release shall
be effective automatically without any further action by any party upon payment
in one or more installments, in immediately available funds, of $_____________,
in accordance with the wire instructions set forth below.
Name, Address and Wire Instructions of Financial Institution
________________________________
(Name)
________________________________
(Address)
By:_____________________________
II. Certification of Release
The Company named below hereby certifies to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc. that, as of the date and time of the sale of the above-mentioned
Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. the security interests in
the Mortgage Loans released by the above-named financial institution comprise
all security interests relating to or affecting any and all such Mortgage Loans.
The Company warrants that, as of such time, there are and will be no other
security interests affecting any or all of such Mortgage Loans.
_____________________________
By:__________________________
Title:_________________________
Date:_________________________
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
On this ___ day of ____________, ________, _______________
("Seller"), as the Seller under (i) that certain Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement, dated as of _________, ____ (the "PPTA"), and (ii) that certain
Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement,
dated as of March 1, 2006 (the "Purchase Agreement"), does hereby sell,
transfer, assign, set over and convey to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital, Inc.
("Purchaser") as the Purchaser under the Agreements (as defined below) without
recourse, but subject to the terms of the Agreements, all right, title and
interest of, in and to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule
attached hereto as Exhibit A (the "Mortgage Loans"), together with the Mortgage
Files and the related Servicing Rights and all rights and obligations arising
under the documents contained therein. Each Mortgage Loan subject to the
Agreements was underwritten in accordance with, and conforms to, the
Underwriting Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit C. Pursuant to Section 6 of
the Purchase Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the Custodian the documents
for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage and the contents of the Mortgage
File and Servicing File is vested in the Purchaser 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
Purchaser and shall be retained and maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the
will of the Purchaser in a custodial capacity only. The PPTA and the Purchase
Agreement shall collectively be referred to as the "Agreements" herein.
The Mortgage Loan Package characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
subject hereto are set forth on Exhibit B hereto.
In accordance with Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the
Purchaser accepts the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing the Purchaser does not waive any rights or
remedies it may have under the Agreements.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
________________________
By:______________________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted and Agreed:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
THE MORTGAGE LOANS
EXHIBIT B
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE
POOL CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH MORTGAGE LOAN PACKAGE
Pool Characteristics of the Mortgage Loan Package as delivered on the related
Closing Date:
No Mortgage Loan has: (1) an outstanding principal balance less than $_____; (2)
an origination date earlier than __ months prior to the related Cut-off Date;
(3) a CLTV of greater than ____%; (4) a FICO Score of less than ___; or (5) a
debt-to-income ratio of more than ___%. Each Mortgage Loan has a Mortgage
Interest Rate of at least ___% per annum and an outstanding principal balance of
less than $______. Each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan has an Index of [______].
EXHIBIT C
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT H
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated [____________ __,
20__] ("Agreement"), among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. ("Assignor"),
[____________________] ("Assignee") and [SELLER] (the "Company"):
For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and
other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
Assignment and Conveyance
1. The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and assigns
to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor, as
purchaser, in, to and under (a) those certain Mortgage Loans listed on the
schedule (the "Mortgage Loan Schedule") attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Mortgage Loans") and (b) except as described below, that certain Second Amended
and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated
as of March 1, 2006, between the Assignor, as purchaser (the "Purchaser"), and
the Company, as seller, solely insofar as the Purchase Agreement relates to the
Mortgage Loans.
The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the
Assignee hereunder (i) any and all right, title and interest in, to and under
and any obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject
to the Purchase Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule and are not the subject of this Agreement or (ii) the
rights of the Purchaser under Subsections 9.04 and 9.05 of the Purchase
Agreement.
Recognition of the Company
2. From and after the date hereof (the "Securitization Closing
Date"), the Company shall and does hereby recognize that the Assignee will
transfer the Mortgage Loans and assign its rights under the Purchase Agreement
(solely to the extent set forth herein) and this Agreement to
[__________________] (the "Trust") created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of [______], 200_ (the "Pooling Agreement"), among the
Assignee, the Assignor, [___________________], as trustee (including its
successors in interest and any successor trustees under the Pooling Agreement,
the "Trustee"), [____________________], as servicer (including its successors in
interest and any successor servicer under the Pooling Agreement, the
"Servicer"). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the
date hereof (i) the Trust will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the
Company shall look solely to the Trust for performance of any obligations of the
Assignor insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust
(including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) shall have
all the rights and remedies available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to
the Mortgage Loans, under the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation,
the enforcement of the document delivery requirements set forth in Section 6 of
the Purchase Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce all of the obligations
of the Company thereunder insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, and (iv)
all references to the Purchaser, the Custodian or the Bailee under the Purchase
Agreement insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, shall be deemed to refer
to the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's
behalf). Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree to amend,
modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the
Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration
would in any way affect the Mortgage Loans or the Company's performance under
the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans without the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
3. The Company warrants and represents to the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust as of the date hereof that:
(a) The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
(b) The Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and has full power and
authority to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement.
The execution by the Company of this Agreement is in the ordinary
course of the Company's business and will not conflict with, or
result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
the Company's charter or bylaws or any legal restriction, or any
material agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party
or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or
its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on part of the Company. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the
due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the
Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by
general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration,
filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to
be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution,
delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement; and
(d) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or
threatened against the Company, before any court, administrative
agency or other tribunal, which would draw into question the
validity of this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or which,
either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would result in any
material adverse change in the ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, and the
Company is solvent.
4. Pursuant to Section 13 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company
hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust, that the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit B
hereto are true and correct as of the date hereof as if such representations and
warranties were made on the date hereof unless otherwise specifically stated in
such representations and warranties.
Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties
5. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies
available to the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) in connection with any breach of the
representations and warranties made by the Company set forth in Sections 3 and 4
hereof shall be as set forth in Subsection 9.03 of the Purchase Agreement as if
they were set forth herein (including without limitation the repurchase and
indemnity obligations set forth therein).
Miscellaneous
6. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with such laws.
7. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or 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, with the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
8. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto and (ii) the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf). Any entity into which Assignor,
Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement
for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively,
hereunder.
9. Each of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement shall survive
the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Purchase
Agreement (to the extent assigned hereunder) by Assignor to Assignee and by
Assignee to the Trust and nothing contained herein shall supersede or amend the
terms of the Purchase Agreement.
10. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
11. In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with
any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the
terms of this Agreement shall control.
12. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including the exhibits
hereto) but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the Purchase Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
[SELLER]
By:
Name:
Its:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
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By:
Name:
Its:
[__________________________]
By:
Name:
Its:
EXHIBIT A TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT B TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Representations and Warranties as to the Seller and the Mortgage Loans
I. Representations and Warranties Regarding the Seller
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as
of the closing date for the securitization (the "Securitization Closing Date")
or such other date specified herein:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Seller is a limited
liability company, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and has all licenses necessary to
carry on its business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in
good standing in the states where the Mortgaged Property is located if the laws
of such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of
the type conducted by the Seller. The Seller has corporate power and authority
to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder;
the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all
instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the
Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been
duly and validly authorized; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered
and constitutes the valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligation of the
Seller, except as enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency,
liquidation, receivership, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of the rights of creditors and (ii) general principles
of equity, whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law.
All requisite corporate action has been taken by the Seller to make this
Agreement valid and binding upon the Seller in accordance with its terms;
(b) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order is required for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any
court, governmental agency or body, or federal or state regulatory authority
having jurisdiction over the Seller is required or, if required, such consent,
approval, authorization or order has been or will, prior to the related Closing
Date, be obtained;
(c) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are
not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect
in any applicable jurisdiction;
(d) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller,
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach
of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Seller's charter, by-laws
or other organizational documents or any legal restriction or any agreement or
instrument to which the Seller is now a party or by which it is bound, or
constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or
result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
to which the Seller or its property is subject, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have an adverse effect
upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed
of trust or other instrument, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize
on the Mortgage Loans, impair the value of the Mortgage Loans, or impair the
ability of the Purchaser to realize the full amount of any insurance benefits
accruing pursuant to this Agreement;
(e) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the best of Seller's knowledge, threatened against
the Seller, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting
the invalidity of this Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller,
or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Seller to carry on
its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Seller, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Seller contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Seller to perform under
the terms of this Agreement;
(f) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Seller does not believe, nor
does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Seller is solvent and the sale
of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become insolvent. The sale of
the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud
any of Seller's creditors;
(g) Seller's Origination. The Seller's decision to originate any
mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent
decision based upon the Underwriting Guidelines, and is in no way made as a
result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price
Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated;
(h) Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Seller has complied with all
applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and executive orders,
including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the
"Anti-Money Laundering Laws"); the Seller has established an anti-money
laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has
conducted the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each
Mortgage Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with
respect to the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor and the origin of the
assets used by the said ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ to purchase the property in question, and
maintains, and will maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable
Mortgagor for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws;
(i) Financial Statements. The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser
financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and, any later
quarter ended more than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All
such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and
changes in financial position for each of such periods and the financial
position at the end of each such period of the Seller and its subsidiaries and
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
of the United States consistently applied throughout the periods involved,
except as set forth in the notes thereto. In addition, the Seller has delivered
information as to its loan gain and loss experience in respect of foreclosures
and its loan delinquency experience for the immediately preceding three-year
period, in each case with respect to mortgage loans owned by it and such
mortgage loans serviced for others during such period, and all such information
so delivered shall be true and correct in all material respects. There has been
no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets
of the Seller since the date of the Seller's financial statements that would
have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under
this Agreement. The Seller has completed any forms requested by the Purchaser in
a timely manner and in accordance with the provided instructions;
(j) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among
the outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio at
the related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set
forth in Subsection 9.02 could be made and such selection was not made in a
manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(k) Delivery to the Custodian. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, shall be
delivered to the Custodian all in compliance with the specific requirements of
the Custodial Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller will be
in possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A to the
Purchase Agreement, except for such documents as will be delivered to the
Custodian;
(l) Mortgage Loan Characteristics. The characteristics of the
related Mortgage Loan Package are as set forth on the description of the pool
characteristics for the applicable Mortgage Loan Package delivered pursuant to
Section 11 on the related Closing Date in the form attached as Exhibit B to each
related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
(m) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any
information, statement, tape, diskette, report, form, or other document
furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (including
any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer) contains or will contain
any untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to
make the statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
(n) No Brokers. The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment
banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(o) Sale Treatment. The Seller expects to be advised by its
independent certified public accountants that under generally accepted
accounting principles the transfer of the Mortgage Loans will be treated as a
sale on the books and records of the Seller and the Seller has determined that
the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be
afforded sale treatment for tax and accounting purposes;
(p) Owner of Record. Immediately prior to each related Closing Date,
the Seller was the owner of record of each Mortgage and the indebtedness
evidenced by each Mortgage Note, except for the Assignments of Mortgage which
have been sent for recording, and upon recordation the Seller will be the owner
of record of each Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note,
and upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain
the Mortgage Files with respect thereto in trust only for the purpose of
servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan;
(q) Reasonable Purchase Price. The consideration received by the
Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair
consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans; and
(r) Credit Reporting. As of the date on which the Seller transferred
servicing of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser or its designee (the "Servicing
Transfer Date") the Seller, as servicer, will fully furnish, in accordance with
the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and
complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit
files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of
the credit repositories), on a monthly basis. Additionally, on the Servicing
Transfer Date, the Seller, as servicer, will transmit full-file credit reporting
data for each Mortgage Loan pursuant to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guide Announcement 95-19 and
that for each Mortgage Loan, the Seller, as servicer, agrees it shall report one
of the following statuses each month as follows: new origination, current,
delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or charged-off.
II. Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as
of the closing date for the securitization (the "Securitization Closing Date")
or such other date specified herein:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, all
payments required to be made up to the related Closing Date for the Mortgage
Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note, other than payments not yet 30 days
delinquent, have been made and credited. No payment required under the Mortgage
Loan is 30 days or more delinquent nor has any payment under the Mortgage Loan
been 30 days or more delinquent at any time since the origination of the
Mortgage Loan. The first Monthly Payment shall be made with respect to the
Mortgage Loan on its related Due Date or within the grace period, all in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, there
are no defaults in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes,
governmental assessments, insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal
charges, leasehold payments or ground rents which previously became due and
owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has been established in an amount
sufficient to pay for every such item which remains unpaid and which has been
assessed but is not yet due and payable. The Seller has not advanced funds, or
induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other
than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount
required under the Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from the date of
the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds,
whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by one month the related Due
Date of the first installment of principal and interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. As of the Servicing Transfer Date,
the terms of the Mortgage Note and Mortgage have not been impaired, waived,
altered or modified in any respect, from the date of origination except by a
written instrument which has been recorded, if necessary to protect the
interests of the Purchaser, and which has been delivered to the Custodian or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, and the terms of
which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any
such waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the title insurer,
if any, to the extent required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has been released,
in whole or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement, approved
by the issuer of the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and
which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the
Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing
and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect thereto;
(f) Hazard Insurance. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, pursuant to
the terms of the Mortgage, all buildings or other improvements upon the
Mortgaged Property are insured by a generally acceptable insurer against loss by
fire, hazards of extended coverage and such other hazards as are provided for in
the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides or by Freddie Mac, as well as all additional requirements
set forth in Section 2.10 of the Interim Servicing Agreement. If required by the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered
by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines
of the Federal Insurance Administration as in effect which policy conforms to
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac requirements, as well as all additional requirements
set forth in Section 2.10 of the Interim Servicing Agreement. All individual
insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its
successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid.
The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance
policy at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do
so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance
at such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from
the Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been
given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance,
provided the policy is not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy
covering a condominium, or any hazard insurance policy covering the common
facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy is the
valid and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and
will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller
has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor's having engaged in,
any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the
benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding
effect of either including, without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission,
kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be
received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity,
and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the
Seller;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
equal credit opportunity, disclosure and all predatory and abusive lending laws
applicable to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, any provisions
relating to prepayment penalties, have been complied with, the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such
laws or regulations, and the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available
for the Purchaser's inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand,
evidence of compliance with all such requirements;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. As of the Servicing Transfer Date,
the Mortgage has not been satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in
whole or in part, and the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien
of the Mortgage, in whole or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that
would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The
Seller has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the
Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be
in default, nor has the Seller waived any default resulting from any action or
inaction by the Mortgagor;
(i) Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is a fee
simple estate, or a leasehold estate located in a jurisdiction in which the use
of a leasehold estate for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice,
that consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family
residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual
residential condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in
a planned unit development, or an individual unit in a residential cooperative
housing corporation; provided, however, that any condominium unit, planned unit
development or residential cooperative housing corporation shall conform with
the Underwriting Guidelines. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, no portion of
the Mortgaged Property is used for commercial purposes, and since the date of
origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial
purposes; provided, that Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall
not be considered as being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged
Property has not been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any
chemicals or raw materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair,
maintenance and/or household purposes. None of the Mortgaged Properties are
Manufactured Homes, log homes, mobile homes, geodesic domes or other unique
property types;
(j) Valid First or Second Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or
second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged Property,
including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all
installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning
systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations
and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the
Mortgage is subject only to:
(A) with respect to a Second Lien Loan only, the lien of the
first mortgage on the Mortgaged Property;
(B) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not yet due and payable;
(C) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan
and (A) specifically referred to or otherwise considered in the
appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (B) which
do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(D) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use,
enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien (with respect to a First Lien
Loan) or second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) and first priority
(with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second priority (with respect to a Second
Lien Loan) security interest on the property described therein and the Seller
has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser;
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms
(including, without limitation, any provisions therein relating to Prepayment
Penalties). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such
related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to
execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and
the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been
duly and properly executed by other such related parties. No fraud, error,
omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place
on the part of any Person, including without limitation, the Mortgagor, any
appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. The Seller has reviewed all of the documents
constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it deems
necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth
herein;
(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed
and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no
requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any
escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses
incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the
Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any
amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. As of the Closing Date, subject to the lien of a
warehouse lender to be released prior to the closing of any Mortgage Loan sale,
the Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of the Mortgage Loan and the
indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and upon the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain the Mortgage Files or any part
thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Custodian, the Purchaser or
the Purchaser's designee, in trust only for the purpose of servicing and
supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Loan is not
assigned or pledged, and the Seller has good, indefeasible and marketable title
thereto, and has full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the
Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest,
lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and has full right and
authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any
other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement
and following the sale of each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser will own such
Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest,
lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Seller intends to
relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage Loan. After
the related Closing Date, the Seller will have no right to modify or alter the
terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Seller will have no obligation or
right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan,
except as provided in this Agreement;
(n) Doing Business. As of the Closing Date, all parties which have
had any interest in the Mortgage Loan, 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) either (i) organized under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to
do business in such state, or (iii) a federal savings and loan association, a
savings bank or a national bank having a principal office in such state, or (3)
not doing business in such state;
(o) LTV. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 100%;
(p) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA
lender's title insurance policy, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which
the related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender's title
insurance policy, or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance
acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and each such title insurance policy is
issued by a title insurer acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and qualified
to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located,
insuring the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the first (with respect
to a First Lien Loan) or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) priority
lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or
to the extent a Mortgage Note provides for negative amortization, the maximum
amount of negative amortization in accordance with the Mortgage), subject only
to the exceptions contained in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (j) of this
Subsection 9.02, and in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, against any
loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from
the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage Interest
Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the
Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required
mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender's title insurance policy
affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or upon
the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Seller, its successor and
assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender's title insurance policy, and such
lender's title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect
and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's
title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including
the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the
coverage of such lender's title insurance policy, including without limitation,
no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of
any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney,
firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received,
retained or realized by the Seller;
(q) No Defaults. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, other than
payments due but not yet 30 days or more delinquent, there is no default,
breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration existing under the
Mortgage or the 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 which would permit acceleration, and neither
the Seller nor any of its affiliates nor any of their respective predecessors,
have waived any default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, there
are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have been filed for work,
labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under the law could give
rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be
liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements
which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the
Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon
the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged
Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. The Mortgage Loan was originated by
a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant
to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or other similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or
state authority. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than
seventy days after funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan.
The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as, in the case of an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap and the Periodic Cap are as set forth on
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Note is payable in equal
monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest,
with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the
adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date,
with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the
Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not
more than thirty years from commencement of amortization. Unless otherwise
specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan is payable on
the first day of each month. The Mortgage Loan does not require a balloon
payment on its stated maturity date;
(u) Customary Provisions. The 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 provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell
the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent
with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(v) Conformance with Agency and Underwriting Guidelines. The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines (a
copy of which is attached to each related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement).
The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Freddie Mac or ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ and no representations have been made to a Mortgagor that are inconsistent
with the mortgage instruments used;
(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing
Date the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law. All
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to
the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from
the appropriate authorities. Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule, the Mortgagor represented at the time of origination of the
Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the
Mortgagor's primary residence;
(x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and
the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in paragraph (j) above;
(y) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as
such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) Acceptable Investment. There are no circumstances or conditions
with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor, the
Mortgage File or the Mortgagor's credit standing that can reasonably be expected
to cause private institutional investors who invest in mortgage loans similar to
the Mortgage Loan to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment,
cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect the value or
marketability of the Mortgage Loan, or cause the Mortgage Loans to prepay during
any period materially faster or slower than the mortgage loans originated by the
Seller generally;
(aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. As of the Servicing Transfer
Date, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other
documents required to be delivered under the Custodial Agreement for each
Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the Custodian. The Seller is in possession
of a complete, true and accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A to
the Purchase Agreement, except for such documents the originals of which have
been delivered to the Custodian;
(bb) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged
Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de
minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with, and the Mortgaged
Property meets the guidelines set forth in the Originator's Underwriting
Guidelines;
(cc) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage with
respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is acceptable for
recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located. The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the
Mortgages by the Seller are not subject to the bulk transfer or similar
statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(dd) Due-On-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the
Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of
the mortgagee thereunder, and such provision is enforceable;
(ee) Assumability. With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents provide that after the related first Interest
Rate Adjustment Date, a related Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if the party
assuming such Mortgage Loan meets certain credit requirements stated in the
Mortgage Loan Documents;
(ff) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate
account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the
Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain
any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(gg) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to
the Mortgagor prior to the applicable Cut-off Date have been consolidated with
the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured
principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single
repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal
amount is expressly insured as having first (with respect to a First Lien Loan)
or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) lien priority by a title
insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's
consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and
Freddie Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(hh) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings. As
of the Servicing Transfer Date, there is no proceeding pending or threatened for
the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged
Property is undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm,
flood, tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the
Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the
premises were intended and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair. There have
not been any condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property;
(ii) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, the origination, servicing and
collection practices used by the Seller and the Interim Servicer with respect to
the Mortgage Loan have been in all respects in compliance with Accepted
Servicing Practices, applicable laws and regulations, and have been in all
respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments,
all such payments are in the possession of, or under the control of, the Seller
or the Interim Servicer and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith
for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All
Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal
law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An escrow of
funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount
sufficient to pay for every item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but
is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other
charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized under the Mortgage or
the Mortgage Note. All Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in
strict compliance with state and federal law and the terms of the related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note on the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date. If,
pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index was selected for
determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index was used with respect to
each Mortgage Note which required a new index to be selected, and such selection
did not conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. The Seller or the
Interim Servicer executed and delivered any and all notices required under
applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding
the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. Any interest
required to be paid pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly
paid and credited;
(jj) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. The Mortgage Loan does not
contain a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage
Interest Rate from and adjustable rate to a fixed rate;
(kk) Other Insurance Policies; No Defense to Coverage. No action,
inaction or event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed on or
prior to the Closing Date that has resulted or will result in the exclusion
from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable hazard insurance
policy, PMI Policy or bankruptcy bond (including, without limitation, any
exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of
the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to
the insured), irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In
connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or
other compensation has been or will be received by the Seller or by any officer,
director, or employee of the Seller or any designee of the Seller or any
corporation in which the Seller or any officer, director, or employee had a
financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance;
(ll) No Violation of Environmental Laws. As of the Closing Date, and
to the best of the Seller's knowledge as of the Servicing Transfer Date, there
is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in
which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue;
there is no violation of any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect
to the Mortgage Property; and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in
full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a
prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property;
(mm) Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act. As of the Servicing Transfer
Date, the Mortgagor has not notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge
of any relief requested or allowed to the Mortgagor under the Relief Act or
other similar state statute;
(nn) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan
application by a Qualified Appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no
interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on
the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or
disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy
the requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and Title XI of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was
originated;
(oo) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to
the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by,
and the Seller has complied with, all applicable law with respect to the making
of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage
File;
(pp) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction (other than a
"construct-to-perm" loan) or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(qq) Request for Notice; No Consent Required. With respect to any
Second Lien Loan, where required or customary in the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located, the original lender has filed for record a
request for notice of any action by the related senior lienholder, and the
Seller has notified the senior lienholder in writing of the existence of the
Second Lien Loan and requested notification of any action to be taken against
the Mortgagor by the senior lienholder. Either (a) no consent for the Second
Lien Loan is required by the holder of the related first lien or (b) such
consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File;
(rr) Credit Reporting. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, the Seller
has caused to be fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting
Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (i.e.,
favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian,
and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the credit repositories),
on a monthly basis;
(ss) Escrow Analysis. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, if
applicable, with respect to each Mortgage, the Seller has within the last twelve
months (unless such Mortgage was originated within such twelve month period)
analyzed the required Escrow Payments for each Mortgage and adjusted the amount
of such payments so that, assuming all required payments are timely made, any
deficiency will be eliminated on or before the first anniversary of such
analysis, or any overage will be refunded to the Mortgagor, in accordance with
RESPA and any other applicable law;
(tt) Prior Servicing. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, each
Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all material respects in strict compliance
with Accepted Servicing Practices;
(uu) No Default Under First Lien. As of the Servicing Transfer Date,
with respect to each Second Lien Loan, the related First Lien Loan related
thereto is in full force and effect, and there is no default, breach, violation
or event which would permit acceleration existing under such first Mortgage or
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 which would permit acceleration thereunder;
(vv) Right to Cure First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related first lien Mortgage contains a provision which provides for
giving notice of default or breach to the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and
allows such mortgagee to cure any default under the related first lien Mortgage;
(ww) No Failure to Cure Default. As of the Servicing Transfer Date,
the Seller has not received a written notice of default of any senior mortgage
loan related to the Mortgaged Property which has not been cured;
(xx) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information
furnished by the Seller to the Purchaser, that Seller has full right and
authority and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such
information to the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded from furnishing
the same to any subsequent or prospective purchaser of such Mortgage. The Seller
shall hold the Purchaser harmless from any and all damages, losses, costs and
expenses (including attorney's fees) arising from disclosure of credit
information in connection with the Purchaser's secondary marketing operations
and the purchase and sale of mortgages or Servicing Rights thereto;
(yy) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold
estate, (1) the ground lease is assignable or transferable; (2) the ground lease
will not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity date of the
Mortgage Loan; (3) the ground lease does not provide for termination of the
lease in the event of lessee's default without the mortgagee being entitled to
receive written notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure the default; (4)
the ground lease permits the mortgaging of the related Mortgaged Property; (5)
the ground lease protects the mortgagee's interests in the event of a property
condemnation; (6) all ground lease rents, other payments, or assessments that
have become due have been paid; and (7) the use of leasehold estates for
residential properties is a widely accepted practice in the jurisdiction in
which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(zz) Prepayment Penalty. Each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a
prepayment penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note is identified on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a
Prepayment Penalty feature, each such Prepayment Penalty is legally enforceable
and, prior to the servicing transfer date, will be enforced by the Seller for
the benefit of the Purchaser, and each Prepayment Penalty is permitted pursuant
to federal, state and local law. Each such Prepayment Penalty is in an amount
not more than the maximum amount permitted under applicable law and no such
Prepayment Penalty may be imposed for a term in excess of five (5) years with
respect to Mortgage Loans originated prior to October, 1, 2002. With respect to
Mortgage Loans originated on or after October 1, 2002, the duration of the
Prepayment Penalty period shall not exceed three (3) years from the date of the
Mortgage Note unless the Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce the Prepayment
Penalty period to no more than three (3) years from the date of the related
Mortgage Note and the Mortgagor was notified in writing of such reduction in
Prepayment Penalty period;
(aaa) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable, and no Mortgage Loan originated on or after
October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending
Act. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any comparable state or local
law;
(bbb) [Reserved];
(ccc) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a "qualified
mortgage" under Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(ddd) Tax Service Contract. Either (x) each Mortgage Loan is covered
by a paid in full, life of loan, tax service contract, and such contract is
transferable, or (y) on the related Closing Date the Purchaser shall net $75.00
per Mortgage Loan from the related Purchase Price to cover the cost of such a
tax service contract;
(eee) Origination. No predatory or deceptive lending practices,
including, without limitation, the extension of credit without regard to the
ability of the Mortgagor to repay and the extension of credit which has no
apparent benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in the origination of the
Mortgage Loan;
(fff) Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded and all
subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to
the Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the
Seller, or is in the process of being recorded;
(ggg) Mortgagor Bankruptcy. As of the Servicing Transfer Date, the
Mortgagor has not filed and will not file a bankruptcy petition or has not
become the subject and will not become the subject of involuntary bankruptcy
proceedings or has not consented to or will not consent to the filing of a
bankruptcy proceeding against it or to a receiver being appointed in respect of
the related Mortgaged Property;
(hhh) No Prior Offer. As of the Closing Date, the Mortgage Loan has
not previously been offered for sale;
(iii) [Reserved];
(jjj) Mortgagor Selection. No Mortgagor was encouraged or required
to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the originator which is a higher
cost product designed for less creditworthy mortgagors, unless at the time of
the Mortgage Loan's origination, such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ did not qualify taking into
account credit history and debt-to-income ratios for a lower-cost credit product
then offered by the originator or any Affiliate of the originator. If, at the
time of loan application, the Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower-cost
credit product then offered by any mortgage lending Affiliate of the originator,
the originator referred the related Mortgagor's application to such Affiliate
for underwriting consideration;
(kkk) Underwriting Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting
the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical
principles which relate the related Mortgagor's income, assets and liabilities
to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the
extent of the related Mortgagor's equity in the collateral as the principal
determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such underwriting
methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the
related Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the
Mortgage Loan;
(lll) Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums. With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon
a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to the Mortgage Loan's origination,
the related Mortgagor agreed to such premium in exchange for a monetary benefit,
including but not limited to a rate or fee reduction, (ii) prior to the Mortgage
Loan's origination, the related Mortgagor was offered the option of obtaining a
mortgage loan that did not require payment of such a premium, (iii) the
prepayment premium is disclosed to the related Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan
documents pursuant to applicable state and federal law, and (iv) notwithstanding
any state or federal law to the contrary, the Originator, as servicer, shall not
impose such prepayment premium in any instance when the mortgage debt is
accelerated as the result of the related Mortgagor's default in making the
Mortgage Loan payments;
(mmm) Purchase of Insurance. No Mortgagor was required to purchase
any single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability,
property, accident, unemployment or health insurance product) or debt
cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No
Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single-premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life,
mortgage, disability, property, accident, unemployment, mortgage or health
insurance) in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No proceeds
from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance
policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such
Mortgage Loan;
(nnn) Points and Fees. All points and fees related to each Mortgage
Loan were disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with applicable
state and federal law and regulation;
(ooo) Disclosure of Fees and Charges. All fees and charges
(including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to
be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage
Loan, have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with
applicable state and federal law and regulation;
(ppp) No Arbitration. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after July
1, 2004 requires the related Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction;
(qqq) No Negative Amortization of Related First Lien Loan. With
respect to each Second Lien Loan, the related First Lien Loan does not permit
negative amortization; and (rrr) Principal Residence. With respect to each
Second Lien Loan, the related Mortgaged Property was the Mortgagor's principal
residence at the time of the origination of such Second Lien Loan.
EXHIBIT J
TRANSFER DATE MORTGAGE LOAN DATA
EXHIBIT P
[Reserved]
EXHIBIT Q
ACCREDITED AGREEMENTS
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FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN
PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.,
Purchaser
ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS, INC.,
Seller
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Dated as of December 1, 2005
Conventional,
Fixed and Adjustable Rate, B/C Residential Mortgage Loans
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS..................................................
SECTION 2. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE........................................
SECTION 3. MORTGAGE SCHEDULES...........................................
SECTION 4. PURCHASE PRICE...............................................
SECTION 5. EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES................................
SECTION 6. CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER..........................
Subsection 6.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of
Servicing Files........................................
Subsection 6.02 Books and Records......................................
Subsection 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents....................
Subsection 6.04 Quality Control Procedures.............................
SECTION 7. SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS..............................
SECTION 8. TRANSFER OF SERVICING........................................
SECTION 9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER;
REMEDIES FOR BREACH..........................................
Subsection 9.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the
Seller.................................................
Subsection 9.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding
Individual Mortgage Loans..............................
Subsection 9.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties.............................................
Subsection 9.04 [RESERVED].............................................
Subsection 9.05 Mortgage Loans with First Payment Defaults;
Repurchase.............................................
Subsection 9.06 Repurchase of Certain Mortgage Loans That Prepay
in Full................................................
SECTION 10. CLOSING......................................................
SECTION 11. CLOSING DOCUMENTS............................................
SECTION 12. COSTS........................................................
SECTION 13. COOPERATION OF SELLER WITH A RECONSTITUTION..................
SECTION 14. THE SELLER...................................................
Subsection 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third
Party Claims...........................................
Subsection 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller..................
SECTION 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.........................................
SECTION 16. MANDATORY DELIVERY...........................................
SECTION 17. NOTICES......................................................
SECTION 18. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE..........................................
SECTION 19. COUNTERPARTS.................................................
SECTION 20. GOVERNING LAW................................................
SECTION 21. INTENTION OF THE PARTIES.....................................
SECTION 22. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT.....
SECTION 23. WAIVERS......................................................
SECTION 24. EXHIBITS.....................................................
SECTION 25. GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES..............................
SECTION 26. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS....................................
SECTION 27. FURTHER AGREEMENTS...........................................
SECTION 28. RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE.......................
SECTION 29. NO SOLICITATION..............................................
SECTION 30. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY......................................
SECTION 31. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS..........................
SECTION 32. CONFIDENTIALITY..............................................
SECTION 33 COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB................................
Subsection 33.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness..................
Subsection 33.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the
Seller.................................................
Subsection 33.03 Information To Be Provided by the Seller...............
Subsection 33.04 Indemnification........................................
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT B [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT C FORM OF SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT D FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
EXHIBIT E FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT F FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT G UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT H FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT I FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT J FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
This FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND
WARRANTIES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of December 1, 2005, by and
between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York corporation, having an
office at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Purchaser"),
and Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., a California corporation, having an office at
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller are parties to that certain
Fourth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement,
dated as of August 1, 2005, (the "Original Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to
which the Seller may sell, from time to time, to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser may purchase, from time to time, from the Seller, certain conventional
adjustable and fixed rate B/C, residential first mortgage loans (the "Mortgage
Loans") on a servicing released basis as described therein, and which shall be
delivered in pools of whole loans (each, a "Mortgage Loan Package") on various
dates as provided therein (each, a "Closing Date"); and
WHEREAS, at the present time, the Purchaser and the Seller desire to
amend the Original Purchase Agreement to make certain modifications as set forth
herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the
Seller agree as follows:
SECTION 1 Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall
have the respective meanings set forth below. Other capitalized terms used in
this Agreement and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set
forth in the Interim Servicing Agreement.
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located and incorporating
the Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures.
Act: The National Housing Act, as amended from time to time.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: An adjustable rate Mortgage Loan
purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agency Transfer: A ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer or a Freddie Mac Transfer.
Agreement: This Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Warranties Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor
thereto.
Ancillary Income: All late charges, assumption fees, escrow account
benefits, reinstatement fees and similar types of fees arising from or in
connection with any Mortgage, to the extent not otherwise payable to the
Mortgagor under applicable law or pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.
Appropriate Federal Banking Agency: Appropriate Federal Banking
Agency shall have the meaning ascribed to it by Section 1813(q) of Title 12 of
the United States Code, as amended from time to time.
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement: As defined in Subsection 6.01.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws
of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect
the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a
day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in (a) the State of New
York, (b) the state in which the Seller's servicing operations are located or
(c) the State in which the Custodian's operations are located, are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to
time shall purchase, and the Seller from time to time shall sell, the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
Code: Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the
Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan to a fixed
rate Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
Custodial Account: The separate trust account created and maintained
pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to
each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Custodial Agreement: The Custodial Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, among the Seller, the Purchaser and the Custodian, which governs the
retention of the originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of
Mortgage and other Mortgage Loan Documents.
Custodian: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, or its successor in
interest or permitted assigns, or any successor to the Custodian under the
Custodial Agreement as therein provided.
Cut-off Date: The date or dates designated as such on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is repurchased or
replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan by the
Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB,
with respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Determination Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as
specified therein).
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due
on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Due Period: With respect to each Remittance Date and any Mortgage
Loan, the period commencing on the day immediately succeeding the Due Date for
such Mortgage Loan occurring in the month preceding the month of the Remittance
Date and ending on the next Due Date.
Equity Take-out Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan used to
refinance an existing mortgage loan, the proceeds of which were in excess of the
outstanding principal balance of the existing mortgage loan.
Escrow Account: The separate account created and maintained pursuant
to Section 2.06 of the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by
the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides: The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇' Guide and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer: As defined in Section 13 hereof.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
FHA: The Federal Housing Administration, an agency within the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto and
including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA Regulations.
FHA Approved Mortgagee: A corporation or institution approved as a
mortgagee by the FHA under the Act, and applicable HUD regulations, and eligible
to own and service mortgage loans such as the FHA mortgage loans.
Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or its successor in interest.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate mortgage loan purchased
pursuant to this Agreement.
Freddie Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
Freddie Mac Transfer: As defined in Section 13 hereof.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount
is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the Mortgage Interest Rate
for such Mortgage Loan.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan classified as (a) a "high cost" loan
under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 or (b) a "high cost
home," "threshold," "covered," "high risk home," "predatory" or similar loan
under any other applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly
classified loan using different terminology under a law imposing heightened
regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans
having high interest rates, points and/or fees) or (c) a Mortgage Loan
categorized as High Cost pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
For avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that this definition shall apply to
any law regardless of whether such law is presently, or in the future becomes,
the subject of judicial review or litigation.
Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Home Loan pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
HUD: The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any federal
agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to the functions
thereof with regard to FHA Mortgage Insurance. The term "HUD," for purposes of
this Agreement, is also deemed to include subdivisions thereof such as the FHA
and Government National Mortgage Association.
Index: The index indicated in the related Mortgage Note for each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Insured Depository Institution: Insured Depository Institution shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term by Section 1813(c)(2) of Title 12 of the
United States Code, as amended from time to time.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted.
Interim Funder: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan,
the Person named on the MERS(R) System as the interim funder pursuant to the
MERS Procedures Manual.
Interim Servicing Agreement: The Interim Servicing Agreement,
between Purchaser and Seller, as servicer, dated as of August 1, 2002, as
amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 15, 2004, which agreement
provides for the Seller to service the Mortgage Loans for an interim period.
Investor: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
Person named on the MERS(R) System as the investor pursuant to the MERS
Procedures Manual.
Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the terms of each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage Interest
Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan by more
than the Lifetime Rate Cap set forth as an amount per annum on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Limited Documentation Program: The guidelines under which the Seller
generally originates Mortgage Loans principally on the basis of the
Loan-to-Value Ratio of the related Mortgage Loan and the creditworthiness of the
Mortgagor.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise or the sale
of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the outstanding principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated), to
the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination
and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related
Mortgaged Property, or was made within 12 months following such acquisition, the
purchase price of the Mortgaged Property.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors in interest.
MERS Designated Mortgage Loan: Mortgage Loans for which (a) the
Seller has designated or will designate MERS as, and has taken or will take such
action as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record, as nominee
for the Seller, in accordance with MERS Procedure Manual, (b) the Seller has
designated or will designate the Purchaser as the Investor on the MERS(R)
System, and (c) the Seller has designated or will designate the Custodian as the
Custodian on the MERS(R) System.
MERS Procedure Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
MERS Report: The report from the MERS System listing MERS Designated
Mortgage Loans and other information.
MERS(R) System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more
particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Moody's: ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc., and any successor
thereto.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a
Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien on an unsubordinated estate in fee
simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note; except that with respect to
real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for
residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, the mortgage, deed of
trust or other instrument securing the Mortgage Note may secure and create a
first lien upon a leasehold estate of the Mortgagor.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
referred to in Exhibit A annexed hereto, and any additional documents required
to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a
Mortgage Note with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment as set forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of
this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan
includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
Servicing Rights and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations
arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or
repurchased mortgage loans.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents required to be delivered to
the Custodian pursuant to Section 6.03 hereof with respect to any Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan Package: Each pool of Mortgage Loans, which shall be
purchased by the Purchaser from the Seller from time to time on each Closing
Date.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule attached to the Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement as the "Points Schedule" together with the schedule of
Mortgage Loans setting forth the following information with respect to each
Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller's Mortgage
Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the
Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating
whether the Mortgagor is self-employed; (5) a code indicating whether the
Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied; (6) the number and type of residential
units constituting the Mortgaged Property; (7) the original months to maturity
or the remaining months to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, in any case
based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity
expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (8)
with respect to each First Lien Loan, the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination,
and with respect to each Second Lien Loan, the CLTV at origination; (9) the
Mortgage Interest Rate as of the related Cut-off Date; (10) the date on which
the Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not
consistent with the Due Date currently in effect, such Due Date; (11) the stated
maturity date; (12) the first payment date; (13) the amount of the Monthly
Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (14) the last payment date on which a
payment was actually applied to the outstanding principal balance; (15) the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (16) the principal balance of
the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the related Cut-off Date, after
deduction of payments of principal due and collected on or before the related
Cut-off Date; (17) delinquency status as of the related Cut-off Date; (18) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Interest Rate Adjustment
Date; (19) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin;
(20) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap
under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (21) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, a code indicating the type of Index; (22) the type of Mortgage
Loan (i.e., Fixed or Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, First or Second Lien Loan);
(23) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term
refinance, equity take-out refinance); (24) a code indicating the documentation
style (i.e., full, alternative or reduced); (25) asset verification (Y/N); (26)
the loan credit classification (as described in the Underwriting Guidelines);
(27) whether such Mortgage Loan provides for a Prepayment Penalty and, if
applicable, the Prepayment Penalty period; (28) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of
origination; (29) the credit risk score (FICO score); (30) the date of
origination; (31) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage
Interest Rate adjustment period; (32) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment percentage; (33) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate floor;
(34) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest
Rate Cap as of the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (35) with respect to
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap subsequent to the
first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (36) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan provides for negative
amortization; (37) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan with
negative amortization, the negative amortization limit; (38) a code indicating
whether the Mortgage Loan is a Home Loan; (39) a code indicating whether the
Mortgage Loan is a Balloon Mortgage Loan; (40) the Due Date for the first
Monthly Payment; (41) the original Monthly Payment due; (42) a code indicating
the PMI Policy provider and percentage of coverage, if applicable; (43)
Appraised Value; (44) appraisal type; (45) automated valuation model (AVM); (46)
appraisal date; (47) with respect to the related Mortgagor, the debt-to-income
ratio; and (48) the MERS Identification Number, if applicable. With respect to
the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth
the following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of
Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage
Loans; (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the
applicable Cut-off Date; and (6) the applicable Closing Date.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: The real property (or leasehold estate, if
applicable) securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Non-Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which does not contain a
provision pursuant to which the Mortgagor may convert the Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan to a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan.
Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance previously made or proposed to
be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan which, in the good faith judgment of the
Seller, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not, be ultimately
recoverable from related Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise.
The determination by the Seller that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or
that any proposed advance of principal and interest, if made, would constitute a
Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate delivered
to the Purchaser.
OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and any successor
thereto.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or a Vice President
(including Assistant Vice Presidents) and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or
one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Seller, and
delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Seller, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, provided that any
Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any account required to
be maintained pursuant to this Agreement as an Eligible Account, (b)
qualification of the Mortgage Loans in a REMIC or (c) compliance with the REMIC
Provisions, must be (unless otherwise stated in such Opinion of Counsel) an
opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact independent of the Seller and any servicer
of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect
financial interest in the Seller or any servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an
Affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with the Seller or any servicer
of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or person performing
similar functions.
OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, and any successor thereto.
Periodic Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum amount by
which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on an Interest
Rate Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in
effect. The Periodic Rate Cap for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is the rate
set forth as such on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Preliminary Mortgage Schedule: As defined in Section 3.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied
by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or
dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the
Purchaser to the Seller in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such
Closing Date as calculated in Section 4 of this Agreement.
Purchase Price Percentage: As defined in the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement.
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement: Those certain agreements setting
forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions consummated herein
and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased from time to time hereunder,
by and between the Seller and the Purchaser.
Purchaser: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., or its successor
in interest or assigns or any successor to the Purchaser under this Agreement
as herein provided.
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who
had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan
made on the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the
appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfied the requirements of Title XI of
the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage
Loan was originated.
Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Seller purchased
Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such
Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Seller and
such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans
from time to time, for sale to the Seller, in accordance with underwriting
guidelines designated by the Seller ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that
do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans
were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by
the Seller within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated
Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the
Seller in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans
for the Seller's own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time
such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Seller on a consistent
basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the
Seller; and (iv) the Seller employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were
acquired by the Seller, pre~purchase or post~purchase quality assurance
procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of
mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular
channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans
properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Seller.
Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such under
the laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly
authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance
business and to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac and whose claims paying ability is rated in the highest
rating category by any of the Rating Agencies with respect to primary mortgage
insurance and in the two highest rating categories by Best's with respect to
hazard and flood insurance (or such other rating as may be required by a Rating
Agency in connection with a Securitization Transaction in order to achieve the
desired ratings for the securities to be issued in connection with such
Securitization Transaction).
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to be
substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of
such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after deduction of
all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in the case of a
substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an
aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the outstanding principal balance
of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall will be deposited in
the Custodial Account by the Seller in the month of substitution); (ii) have a
Mortgage Interest Rate not less than and not more than 1% greater than the
Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term
to maturity not greater than and not more than one year less than that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) be of the same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan
(i.e., fixed rate or adjustable rate with same Periodic Rate Cap, Index and lien
priority); and (v) comply with each representation and warranty (respecting
individual Mortgage Loans) set forth in Section 9 hereof.
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, Moody's or Standard & Poor's, or their
respective successors designated by the Purchaser.
Reconstitution: Any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan
Transfer.
Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered into
by the Seller and the Purchaser and/or certain third parties on the
Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans
sold hereunder, in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, Agency Transfer or a
Securitization Transaction pursuant to Section 13, including, but not limited
to, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement with respect to a Whole Loan
Transfer, and a trust and servicing agreement, pooling and servicing agreement
and/or seller/servicer agreements and related custodial/trust agreement and
documents with respect to a Securitization Transaction.
Reconstitution Date: As defined in Section 13.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities
(Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. ▇▇.▇▇. 229.1100 229.1123, as such may be amended from
time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have
been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset Backed
Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33 8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531
(Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by
the Commission or its staff from time to time.
Relief Act: The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940,
as amended, and any other comparable state statute.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter
1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions and regulations, rulings or
pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time.
Remittance Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Repurchase Price: As defined in the related Purchase Price and
Terms Agreement.
RESPA: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended from
time to time.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a
sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or
indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly
offered or privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage backed securities or (2)
an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated
securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one
or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in
part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Seller: Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., its successors in interest
and assigns.
Seller Information: As defined in Subsection 33.04(a).
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to the
Interim Servicing Agreement, a fee payable monthly equal to one-twelfth of the
product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance
of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly and shall be pro-rated
for any portion of a month during which the Mortgage Loan is serviced by the
Seller under the Interim Servicing Agreement. The obligation of the Purchaser to
pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely
from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from
Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent permitted by this Agreement) of such Monthly
Payment collected by the Seller, or as otherwise provided under this Agreement.
Servicing Fee Rate: 50 basis points (0.50%) per annum.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Seller consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage
File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian and copies of the
Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement.
Servicing Rights: Any and all of the following: (a) any and all
rights to service the Mortgage Loans; (b) any payments to or monies received by
the Seller for servicing the Mortgage Loans; (c) any late fees, penalties or
similar payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (d) all agreements or
documents creating, defining or evidencing any such servicing rights to the
extent they relate to such servicing rights and all rights of the Seller
thereunder; (e) Escrow Payments or other similar payments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and any amounts actually collected by the Seller with respect
thereto; (f) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the
property described in this paragraph; and (g) any and all documents, files,
records, servicing files, servicing documents, servicing records, data tapes,
computer records, or other information pertaining to the Mortgage Loans or
pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
Sponsor: The sponsor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with
respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division
of The ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies Inc., and any successor thereto.
Standard & Poor's Glossary: The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan on any date of
determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the related
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such
date, to the extent actually received, minus (ii) all amounts previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal on such Mortgage Loan.
Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in
Item 1105(a)(1)~(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.
Successor Servicer: Any servicer of one or more Mortgage Loans
designated by the Purchaser as being entitled to the benefits of the
indemnifications set forth in Subsections 9.03 and 14.01.
Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified
Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller.
Transfer Date: The date on which the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall receive the transfer of servicing responsibilities and begin to perform
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
Package, and the Seller shall cease all servicing responsibilities. Such date
shall occur on the day indicated by the Purchaser to the Seller in accordance
with the Interim Servicing Agreement.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Seller
(which take into account the exception policies set forth therein), a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit G and a then-current copy of which shall be
attached as an exhibit to the related Assignment and Conveyance.
Well Capitalized: Well Capitalized shall mean, with respect to any
Insured Depository Institution, the maintenance by such Insured Depository
Institution of capital ratios at or above the required minimum levels for such
capital category under the regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1831(o)
of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, by the Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency for such institution, as such regulation may be amended
from time to time.
Whole Loan Agreement: Any Reconstitution Agreement in respect of
a Whole Loan Transfer.
Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization Transaction.
SECTION 2. Agreement to Purchase.
The Seller agrees to sell from time to time, and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase from time to time, Mortgage Loans having an aggregate
principal balance on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the
related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, or in such other amount as agreed by
the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on each Closing Date.
SECTION 3. Mortgage Schedules.
The Seller from time to time shall provide the Purchaser with
certain information constituting a preliminary listing of the Mortgage Loans to
be purchased on each Closing Date in accordance with the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement and this Agreement (each, a "Preliminary Mortgage
Schedule").
The Seller is obligated to deliver those Mortgage Loans funded by
the Seller pursuant to the original terms of the Seller's commitment to the
mortgagor. The Seller shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule for the
Mortgage Loans to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser at
least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The related
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be the related Preliminary Mortgage Schedule with
those Mortgage Loans which are not being purchased by the Purchaser deleted.
SECTION 4. Purchase Price.
The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the percentage of
par as stated in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement (subject to
adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the aggregate principal balance,
as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loans, after application of
scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date, to
the extent such payments were actually received. The initial principal amount of
the Mortgage Loans shall be the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans, so computed as of the related Cut-off Date. If so provided in the related
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, portions of the Mortgage Loans shall be
priced separately.
In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser
shall pay to the Seller, at closing, accrued interest on the current principal
amount of the related Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date at the
weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of those Mortgage Loans. The Purchase
Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be
paid to the Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by the Seller in writing.
The Purchaser shall be entitled to (l) all scheduled principal due
after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected
on or after the related Cut-off Date, and (3) all payments of interest on the
Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that portion of any such
payment which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The
outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before
the related Cut-off Date, to the extent actually collected, together with any
unscheduled principal prepayments collected prior to such Cut-off Date;
provided, however, that payments of scheduled principal and interest paid prior
to such Cut-off date, but to be applied on a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off
Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off
Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Seller
shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account
is established for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the
Seller to the Purchaser.
SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files.
At least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall (a) deliver to the Purchaser or its designee in escrow, for
examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased, the related
Mortgage File, including a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage pertaining to each
Mortgage Loan (except with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan), or
(b) make the related Mortgage File available to the Purchaser for examination at
such other location as shall otherwise be acceptable to the Purchaser. Such
examination may be made by the Purchaser or its designee at any reasonable time
before or after the related Closing Date. If the Purchaser makes such
examination prior to the related Closing Date and determines, in its sole
discretion, that any Mortgage Loans are unacceptable to the Purchaser for any
reason, such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule, and may be replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (or Loans)
acceptable to the Purchaser. The Purchaser may, at its option and without notice
to the Seller, purchase some or all of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any
partial or complete examination. The fact that the Purchaser or its designee has
conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the
Mortgage Files shall not affect the Purchaser's (or any of its successor's)
rights to demand repurchase, substitution or other relief as provided herein;
provided, however, that the Purchaser may not demand repurchase, substitution or
other relief on the basis that a Mortgage Loan examined by the Purchaser or its
designee prior to purchase does not comply with the Underwriting Guidelines
provided by the Seller to the Purchaser prior to such examination and attached
as an exhibit hereto.
SECTION 6. Conveyance from Seller to Purchaser.
Subsection 6.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of
Servicing Files.
The Seller, simultaneously with the delivery of the Mortgage Loan
Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on
each Closing Date, shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Conveyance
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (the "Assignment and
Conveyance Agreement"). The Seller shall cause the Servicing File retained by it
pursuant to this Agreement to be appropriately identified in its computer system
and/or books and records, as appropriate, to clearly reflect the sale of the
related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The Seller shall release from its
custody the contents of any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance
with this Agreement or the Interim Servicing Agreement, except when such release
is required in connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant
to Subsection 9.03.
Subsection 6.02. Books and Records.
Record title to each Mortgage as of the related Closing Date shall
be in the name of the Seller. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Mortgage and
related Mortgage Note shall be possessed solely by the Purchaser or the
appropriate designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be. All rights arising
out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received by
the Seller after the related Cut-off Date on or in connection with a Mortgage
Loan shall be vested in the Purchaser or one or more designees of the Purchaser;
provided, however, that all funds received on or in connection with a Mortgage
Loan shall be received and held by the Seller in trust for the benefit of the
Purchaser or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be, as
the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Seller's
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Seller.
The Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain,
a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be marked
clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In
particular, the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for
inspection by the Purchaser, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand,
evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations, and applicable requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac, including
but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the
applicability of the provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage
and periodic inspection reports, as required by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides, if
applicable. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes
of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents
maintained by the Seller may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche so long
as the Seller complies with the requirements of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides, if
applicable.
Subsection 6.03. Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
The Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian no later than
three (3) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date those Mortgage Loan
Documents set forth on Exhibit A hereto as required by the Custodial Agreement
with respect to each Mortgage Loan set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement for the
related Closing Date, as evidenced by the Initial Certification of the Custodian
in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Seller shall comply with the
terms of the Custodial Agreement and the Purchaser shall pay all fees and
expenses of the Custodian.
The Seller shall forward to the Custodian, or to such other Person
as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, original documents evidencing an
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two weeks of their
execution, provided, however, that the Seller shall provide the Custodian, or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, with a certified
true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within two weeks of its
execution, and shall promptly provide the original of any document submitted for
recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within ninety
days of its submission for recordation.
In the event any document required to be delivered to the Custodian
in the Custodial Agreement, including an original or copy of any document
submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office, is not so
delivered to the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, within 90 days following the related Closing Date (other
than with respect to the Assignments of Mortgage which shall be delivered to the
Custodian in blank and recorded subsequently by the Purchaser or its designee),
and in the event that the Seller does not cure such failure within 30 days of
discovery or receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser,
the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be
repurchased by the Seller at the price and in the manner specified in Subsection
9.03. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event that the
Seller cannot deliver an original document submitted for recordation to the
appropriate public recording office within the specified period due to a delay
caused by the recording office in the applicable jurisdiction; provided that the
Seller shall instead deliver a recording receipt of such recording office or, if
such recording receipt is not available, an officer's certificate of a servicing
officer of the Seller, confirming that such documents have been accepted for
recording; provided that, upon request of the Purchaser and delivery by the
Purchaser to the Seller of a schedule of the related Mortgage Loans, the Seller
shall reissue and deliver to the Purchaser or its designee said officer's
certificate.
The Seller shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the
assignments of mortgage and any other fees or costs in transferring all original
documents to the Custodian or, upon written request of the Purchaser, to the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee. The Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee
shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage and shall be
reimbursed by the Seller for the costs associated therewith pursuant to the
preceding sentence.
Subsection 6.04. Quality Control Procedures.
The Seller shall have an internal quality control program that
verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents,
credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program
shall include evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of the Seller's loan
production and the servicing activities of the Seller. The program is to ensure
that the Mortgage Loans are originated and serviced in accordance with Accepted
Servicing Standards and the Underwriting Guidelines; guard against dishonest,
fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by
officers, employees, or other authorized persons.
SECTION 7. Servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
The Mortgage Loans have been sold by the Seller to the Purchaser on
a servicing released basis. Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein), the Seller hereby
sells, transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to the Purchaser the Servicing
Rights.
The Purchaser shall retain the Seller as contract servicer of the
Mortgage Loans for an interim period pursuant to and in accordance with the
terms and conditions contained in the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect
to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein). The
Purchaser and Seller shall execute the Interim Servicing Agreement on the
Closing Date. Pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement, the Seller shall
begin servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Purchaser and shall be
entitled to a Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan from the related
Closing Date until the termination of the Interim Servicing Agreement with
respect to such Mortgage Loan as set forth therein.
SECTION 8. Transfer of Servicing.
On the applicable Transfer Date, the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall assume all servicing responsibilities related to, and the Seller shall
cease all servicing responsibilities related to the related Mortgage Loans. The
Transfer Date shall be the date determined in accordance with Section 6.03 of
the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an
interim period, as specified therein).
On or prior to the applicable Transfer Date, or as otherwise
specified below, the Seller shall, at its sole cost and expense, take such steps
as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and evidence the transfer of
the servicing of the related Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, or its designee,
including but not limited to the following:
(a) Notice to Mortgagors. The Seller shall mail to the Mortgagor of
each related Mortgage Loan a letter advising such Mortgagor of the transfer of
the servicing of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, or its designee, in
accordance with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Affordable Housing Act of 1990;
provided, however, the content and format of the letter shall have the prior
approval of the Purchaser. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with copies of
all such related notices within five (5) Business Days following the Transfer
Date;
(b) Notice to Taxing Authorities and Insurance Companies. The Seller
shall transmit to the applicable taxing authorities and insurance companies
(including primary mortgage insurance policy insurers, if applicable) and/or
agents, notification of the transfer of the servicing to the Purchaser, or its
designee, and instructions to deliver all notices, tax bills and insurance
statements, as the case may be, to the Purchaser from and after the Transfer
Date. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with copies of all such notices
within five (5) Business Days following the Transfer Date;
(c) Delivery of Servicing Records. The Seller shall forward to the
Purchaser, or its designee, all servicing records and the Servicing File in the
Seller's possession relating to each related Mortgage Loan including the
information enumerated in the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
such Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein);
(d) Escrow Payments. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser, or its
designee, with immediately available funds by wire transfer in the amount of the
net Escrow Payments and suspense balances and all loss draft balances associated
with the related Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with an
accounting statement of Escrow Payments and suspense balances and loss draft
balances sufficient to enable the Purchaser to reconcile the amount of such
payment with the accounts of the Mortgage Loans. Additionally, the Seller shall
wire transfer to the Purchaser the amount of any agency, trustee or prepaid
Mortgage Loan payments and all other similar amounts held by the Seller;
(e) Payoffs and Assumptions. The Seller shall provide to the
Purchaser, or its designee, copies of all assumption and payoff statements
generated by the Seller on the related Mortgage Loans from the related Cut-off
Date to the Transfer Date;
(f) Mortgage Payments Received Prior to Transfer Date. Prior to the
Transfer Date all payments received by the Seller on each related Mortgage Loan
shall be properly applied by the Seller to the account of the particular
Mortgagor;
(g) Mortgage Payments Received After Transfer Date. The amount of
any related Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the Transfer Date
shall be forwarded to the Purchaser by overnight mail within one (1) Business
Day following the date of receipt. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser of the
particulars of the payment, which notification requirement shall be satisfied if
the Seller forwards with its payment sufficient information to permit
appropriate processing of the payment by the Purchaser. The Seller shall assume
full responsibility for the necessary and appropriate legal application of such
Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the Transfer Date with respect to
related Mortgage Loans then in foreclosure or bankruptcy; provided, for purposes
of this Agreement, necessary and appropriate legal application of such Monthly
Payments shall include, but not be limited to, endorsement of a Monthly Payment
to the Purchaser with the particulars of the payment such as the account number,
dollar amount, date received and any special Mortgagor application instructions
and the Seller shall comply with the foregoing requirements with respect to all
Monthly Payments received by the it after the Transfer Date;
(h) Misapplied Payments. Misapplied payments shall be processed as
follows:
(i) All parties shall cooperate in correcting misapplication
errors;
(ii) The party receiving notice of a misapplied payment
occurring prior to the applicable Transfer Date and discovered after
the Transfer Date shall immediately notify the other party;
(iii) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the
Transfer Date cannot be identified and said misapplied payment has
resulted in a shortage in a Custodial Account or Escrow Account, the
Seller shall be liable for the amount of such shortage. The Seller
shall reimburse the Purchaser for the amount of such shortage within
thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand therefor from the
Purchaser;
(iv) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the
Transfer Date has created an improper Purchase Price as the result
of an inaccurate outstanding principal balance, a check shall be
issued to the party shorted by the improper payment application
within five (5) Business Days after notice thereof by the other
party; and
(v) Any check issued under the provisions of this Section 8(h)
shall be accompanied by a statement indicating the corresponding
Seller and/or the Purchaser Mortgage Loan identification number and
an explanation of the allocation of any such payments;
(i) Books and Records. On the Transfer Date, the books, records and
accounts of the Seller with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be in
accordance with all applicable Purchaser requirements as set forth in this
Agreement;
(j) Reconciliation. The Seller shall, on or before the Transfer
Date, reconcile principal balances and make any monetary adjustments required by
the Purchaser. Any such monetary adjustments will be transferred between the
Seller and the Purchaser as appropriate;
(k) IRS Forms. The Seller shall file all IRS forms 1099, 1099A, 1098
or 1041 and K-1 which are required to be filed on or before the Transfer Date in
relation to the servicing and ownership of the related Mortgage Loans. The
Seller shall provide copies of such forms to the Purchaser upon request and
shall reimburse the Purchaser for any costs or penalties incurred by the
Purchaser due to the Seller's failure to comply with this paragraph; and
(l) MERS. With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
Seller shall, on or before the Transfer Date, designate, as directed by the
Purchaser, the Purchaser, or its designee, as the Servicer on the MERS(R)
System. In addition, the Seller shall promptly take all other actions reasonably
requested by Purchaser with respect to MERS Designated Mortgage Loans and the
MERS(R) System to effectuate and evidence the transfer of servicing in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 9. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller;
Remedies for Breach.
Subsection 9.01. Representations and Warranties Regarding the
Seller.
The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that
as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of
California and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being
conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state wherein
it owns or leases any material properties or where a Mortgaged Property is
located, if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification in order
to conduct business of the type conducted by the Seller, and in any event the
Seller is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary
to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan and the servicing of
such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the
Interim Servicing Agreement; the Seller has the full corporate power, authority
and legal right to hold, transfer and convey the Mortgage Loans and to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including
all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the
Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement and all agreements
contemplated hereby have been duly executed and delivered and constitute the
valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligations of the Seller, regardless of
whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law, but
subject to bankruptcy laws and general principles of equity; and all requisite
corporate or other action has been taken by the Seller to make this Agreement
and all agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon the Seller in
accordance with their terms;
(b) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are
not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect
in any applicable jurisdiction;
(c) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller,
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with
or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
Seller's charter, by-laws or other organizational documents or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Seller is now a party or
by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under
any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree to which the Seller or its property is subject, or
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that
would have an adverse effect upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of
any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or other instrument, or impair the ability
of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, impair the value of the
Mortgage Loans, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize the full
amount of any insurance benefits accruing pursuant to this Agreement;
(d) Ability to Service. Seller has the facilities, procedures, and
experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the
same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Seller is duly qualified, licensed,
registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal, state and
local laws, and regulations, if applicable, meets the minimum capital
requirements set forth by HUD, the OTS, the OCC or the FDIC, if applicable, and
is in good standing to enforce, originate, sell mortgage loans to, and service
mortgage loans in each jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged Properties are
located;
(e) Reasonable Servicing Fee. The Seller acknowledges and agrees
that the Servicing Fee, represents reasonable compensation for performing such
services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Seller, for
accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and the Interim
Servicing Agreement;
(f) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Seller does not believe, nor
does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Seller is solvent and the sale
of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become insolvent. The sale of
the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud
any of Seller's creditors;
(g) No Litigation Pending. Except as previously identified by the
Seller to the Purchaser in writing, there is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Seller, before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller, or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Seller to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Seller, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Seller contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Seller to perform under
the terms of this Agreement;
(h) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to any court or governmental
agency or body including HUD, the FHA or the Department of Veterans Affairs is
required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of or
compliance by the Seller with this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, the delivery
of a portion of the Mortgage Files to the Custodian or the sale of the Mortgage
Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or
if required, such approval has been or will be obtained prior to the date
required by federal, state or local law;
(i) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among
the outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio at
the related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set
forth in Subsection 9.02 could be made and such selection was not intentionally
made in a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(j) Delivery to the Custodian. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, shall be
delivered to the Custodian all in compliance with the specific requirements of
the Custodial Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller will be
in possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto,
except for such documents as will be delivered to the Custodian;
(k) Mortgage Loan Characteristics. The characteristics of the
related Mortgage Loan Package are as set forth on the description of the pool
characteristics for the applicable Mortgage Loan Package delivered pursuant to
Section 11 on the related Closing Date in the form attached as Exhibit B to each
related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
(l) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any
information, statement, tape, diskette, report, form, or other document
furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (including
any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer) contains or will contain
any untrue statement of material fact or omits or will omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading;
(m) Financial Statements. The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser
financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and any later
quarter ended more than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All
such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and
changes in financial position for each of such periods and the financial
position at the end of each such period of the Seller and its subsidiaries and
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the
notes thereto. In addition, the Seller has delivered information as to its loan
gain and loss experience in respect of foreclosures and its loan delinquency
experience for the immediately preceding three-year period, in each case with
respect to mortgage loans owned by it and such mortgage loans serviced for
others during such period, and all such information so delivered shall be true
and correct in all material respects. There has been no change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller since the
date of the Seller's financial statements that would have a material adverse
effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The
Seller has completed any forms requested by the Purchaser in a timely manner and
in accordance with the provided instructions;
(n) No Brokers. The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment
banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(o) Sale Treatment. The Seller intends to reflect the transfer of
the Mortgage Loans as a sale on the books and records of the Seller and the
Seller has determined that the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for tax and accounting purposes;
(p) Owner of Record. The Seller is the owner of record of each
Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note, and upon the sale
of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain the Mortgage
Files with respect thereto in trust only for the purpose of servicing and
supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan; and
(q) Seller's Origination. The Seller's decision to originate any
mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent
decision based upon ▇▇▇▇▇▇'s underwriting guidelines, and is in no way made as a
result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price
Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated.
Subsection 9.02. Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual
Mortgage Loans.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as
to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the
related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note,
other than payments not yet 30 days delinquent, have been made and credited. No
payment required under the Mortgage Loan is 30 days or more delinquent nor has
any payment under the Mortgage Loan been 30 days or more delinquent at any time
since the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with
the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents
which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has
been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which
remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any
advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly,
for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for
interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of
the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by
one month the related Due Date of the first installment of principal and
interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
from the date of origination except by a written instrument which has been
recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and which has
been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the title insurer, if any, to the extent
required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part,
except in connection with an assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of the
title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption
agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing and the terms of
which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect thereto, and no Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or Federal
bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was funded;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all
buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage
and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property
is located pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac, as well as all additional requirements set forth in
Section 2.10 of the Interim Servicing Agreement. If required by the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered by a
flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the
Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which policy conforms to ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section
2.10 of the Interim Servicing Agreement. All individual insurance policies
contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its successors and
assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance policy at
the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so,
authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at
such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the
Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been
given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance,
provided the policy is not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy
covering a condominium, or any hazard insurance policy covering the common
facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy is the
valid and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and
will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon
the consummation of the purchase of the Mortgage Loan as contemplated by this
Agreement. The Seller has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the
Mortgagor's having engaged in, any act or omission which would impair the
coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for
herein, or the validity and binding effect of either including, without
limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation
or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any
attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been
received, retained or realized by the Seller;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
equal credit opportunity, disclosure and all predatory and abusive lending laws
applicable to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, any provisions
relating to prepayment penalties, have been complied with, the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such
laws or regulations, and the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available
for the Purchaser's inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand,
evidence of compliance with all such requirements;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the
Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole
or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such
release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Seller has not waived
the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to
perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the
Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(i) Location and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property
is a fee simple property located in the state identified in the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule, except that with respect to real property located in
jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for residential properties
is a widely-accepted practice, the Mortgaged Property may be a leasehold estate,
and consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family
residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual
residential condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in
a planned unit development and that no residence or dwelling is a mobile home;
provided, however, that any condominium unit or planned unit development shall
not fall within any of the "Ineligible Projects" of part XII, Section 102 of the
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Selling Guide and shall conform with the Underwriting Guidelines. In
the case of any Mortgaged Properties that are manufactured homes (a
"Manufactured Home Mortgage Loans"), (i) such Manufactured Home Mortgage Loan
conforms with the applicable ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac requirements regarding
mortgage loans related to manufactured dwellings, (ii) the related manufactured
dwelling is permanently affixed to the land, (iii) the related manufactured
dwelling and the related land are subject to a Mortgage properly filed in the
appropriate public recording office and naming Seller as mortgagee, (iv) the
applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is
located will deem the manufactured dwelling located on such Mortgaged Property
to be a part of the real property on which such dwelling is located, and (v)
such Manufactured Home Mortgage Loan is (x) a qualified mortgage under Section
860G(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (y) secured by
manufactured housing treated as a single family residence under Section
25(e)(10) of the Code. As of the date of origination, no portion of the
Mortgaged Property was used for commercial purposes, and since the date of
origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial
purposes; provided, that Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall
not be considered as being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged
Property has not been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any
chemicals or raw materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair,
maintenance and/or household purposes;
(j) Valid First Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien on the Mortgaged Property, including all
buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located
in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements
made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is
subject only to:
(i) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not yet due and payable;
(ii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan
and (a) specifically referred to or otherwise considered in the
appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (b) which
do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(iii) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use,
enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien and first priority security
interest on the property described therein and the Seller has full right to sell
and assign the same to the Purchaser. As used in this Subsection 9.02,
"enforceable" shall be deemed to be subject to bankruptcy laws and general
principles of equity;
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms
(including, without limitation, any provisions therein relating to prepayment
penalties). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such
related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to
execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and
the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been
duly and properly executed by other such related parties. No fraud, error,
omission, misrepresentation, or similar occurrence with respect to the
origination of a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any Person,
including, without limitation, the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or
developer, or any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan.
The Seller has reviewed all of the documents constituting the Servicing File and
has made such inquiries as it deems necessary to make and confirm the accuracy
of the representations set forth herein;
(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. Except to the extent the Mortgage
Loan is subject to completion escrows which have been disclosed to and
acknowledged by the Purchaser and which meet the requirements of the
Underwriting Guidelines, and as to which a completed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ form 442 has
been delivered to the Purchaser within sixty (60) days after the related Closing
Date, the Mortgage Loan has been closed and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan
have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances
thereunder, and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or
off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have
been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing
the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor
is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note
or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. The Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of
the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and upon
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain the
Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the
Custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, in trust only for the
purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. Upon
payment of the Purchase Price, the Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and
the Seller has good, indefeasible and marketable title thereto, and has full
right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of
any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or
security interest, and has full right and authority subject to no interest or
participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each
Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of each Mortgage
Loan, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any
encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or
security interest. The Seller intends to relinquish all rights to possess,
control and monitor the Mortgage Loan. After the related Closing Date, the
Seller will have no right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the
Mortgage Loan and the Seller will have no obligation or right to repurchase the
Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this
Agreement;
(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan, 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) either (i) organized
under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business in such state, or
(iii) a federal savings and loan association, a savings bank or a national bank
having a principal office in such state, or (3) not doing business in such
state;
(o) LTV. No Mortgage Loan had an LTV at origination greater than
100%;
(p) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA
lender's title insurance policy, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which
the related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender's title
insurance policy, or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance
acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and each such title insurance policy is
issued by a title insurer acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and qualified
to do business in the jurisdiction where the 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 (or to the
extent a Mortgage Note provides for negative amortization, the maximum amount of
negative amortization in accordance with the Mortgage), subject only to the
exceptions contained in clauses (i) and (ii) of paragraph (j) of this Subsection
9.02, and in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, against any loss by
reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from the
provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage Interest
Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the
Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required
mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender's title insurance policy
affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or upon
the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Seller, its successor and
assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender's title insurance policy, and such
lender's title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect
and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the purchase of the
Mortgage Loan as contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under
such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related
Mortgage, including the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which
would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy, including
without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful
compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or
realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful
items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller;
(q) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet 30 days or more
delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the 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 which
would permit acceleration, and neither the Seller nor any of its affiliates nor
any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default, breach, violation
or event which would permit acceleration;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. Except as insured against by the related
title insurance, there are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have
been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under
the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property
which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the
related Mortgage;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements
which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the
Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon
the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged
Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. Either (a) the Mortgage Loan was
originated by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a
savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union,
insurance company or other similar institution which is supervised and examined
by a federal or state authority, or (b) the following requirements have been met
with respect to the Mortgage Loan: the Seller meets the requirements set forth
in clause (a), and (i) such Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with
standards established by the Seller, using application forms and related credit
documents approved by the Seller, (ii) the Seller approved each application and
the related credit documents before a commitment by the correspondent was
issued, and no such commitment was issued until the Seller agreed to fund such
Mortgage Loan, (iii) the closing documents for such Mortgage Loan were prepared
on forms approved by the Seller, and (iv) such Mortgage Loan was actually funded
by the Seller and was purchased by the Seller at closing or soon thereafter. The
documents, instruments and agreements submitted for loan underwriting were not
falsified and contain no untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information
and statements therein not misleading. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan
are required to commence no more than sixty days after funds were disbursed in
connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as the
Lifetime Rate Cap and the Periodic Cap, are as set forth on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule. Except with respect to a "balloon" Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage
Note is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and interest, which
installments of interest, with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are
subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each
Interest Rate Adjustment Date, with interest calculated and payable in arrears,
sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over
an original term of not more than thirty years from commencement of
amortization. Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule,
the Mortgage Loan is payable on the first day of each month. There are no
Convertible Mortgage Loans which contain a provision allowing the Mortgagor to
convert the Mortgage Note from an adjustable interest rate Mortgage Note to a
fixed interest rate Mortgage Note;
(u) Customary Provisions. The 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 provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell
the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent
with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(v) Conformance with Agency and Underwriting Guidelines. The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines.
The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Freddie Mac or ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ and the Seller has not made any representations to a Mortgagor that are
inconsistent with the mortgage instruments used;
(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing
Date the Mortgaged Property is capable of being lawfully occupied under
applicable law. All inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made
or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and,
with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to
certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or
obtained from the appropriate authorities;
(x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and
the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in paragraph (j) above;
(y) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as
such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) Acceptable Investment. The Seller has no knowledge of any
circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged
Property, the Mortgagor, the Mortgage File or the Mortgagor's credit standing,
other than the subprime nature of such credit standing, that can reasonably be
expected to cause private institutional investors who invest in mortgage loans
similar to the Mortgage Loan, to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable
investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect
the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan, or cause the Mortgage Loans to
prepay during any period materially faster or slower than the mortgage loans
originated by the Seller generally;
(aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be
delivered under the Custodial Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been
delivered to the Custodian. The Seller is in possession of a complete, true and
accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto, except for such
documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian;
(bb) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged
Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de
minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with, and the Mortgaged
Property meets the guidelines set forth in the Seller's Underwriting Guidelines;
(cc) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to MERS
Designated Mortgage Loans, the Assignment of Mortgage with respect to each
Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. The
transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by
the Seller are not subject to the bulk transfer or similar statutory provisions
in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(dd) Due-on-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision (subject to applicable law) for the
acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan
in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the
prior written consent of the mortgagee thereunder, and such provision is
enforceable;
(ee) [Reserved];
(ff) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate
account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the
Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain
any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(gg) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to
the Mortgagor prior to the Cut-off Date have been consolidated with the
outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal
amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term.
The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly
insured as having first lien priority by a title insurance policy, an
endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's consolidated interest or by
other title evidence acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac. The consolidated
principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan;
(hh) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings.
There is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial
condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by
waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other
casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as
security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended
and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair. There have not been any
condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property and the Seller
has no knowledge of any such proceedings in the future;
(ii) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by the
Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in all respects in compliance
with Accepted Servicing Practices, applicable laws and regulations, and have
been in all respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and
Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the
control of, the Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith
for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All
Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal
law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An escrow of
funds is not prohibited by applicable law and, if requested by the Mortgagor,
has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every item that remains
unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits
or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have been
capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. All Mortgage Interest Rate
adjustments have been made in strict compliance with state and federal law and
the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note on the related Interest Rate
Adjustment Date. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index
was selected for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index was used
with respect to each Mortgage Note which required a new index to be selected,
and such selection did not conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
The Seller executed and delivered any and all notices required under applicable
law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the
Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. Any interest
required to be paid pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly
paid and credited;
(jj) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. With respect to Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Loan is not a Convertible Mortgage Loan;
(kk) Other Insurance Policies. No action, inaction or event has
occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed that has resulted or will
result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any
applicable, special hazard insurance policy, or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of
the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any
such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be
received by the Seller or by any officer, director, or employee of the Seller or
any designee of the Seller or any corporation in which the Seller or any
officer, director, or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement
of such insurance;
(ll) No Violation of Environmental Laws. There is no pending action
or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with
any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue. To the best of Seller's
knowledge, based upon customary and prudent residential mortgage industry
underwriting standards, there is no violation of any environmental law, rule or
regulation with respect to the Mortgage Property, and nothing further remains to
be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation
constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property;
(mm) Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not
notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or
allowed to the Mortgagor under the Relief Act or any similar state statute;
(nn) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan
application by a Qualified Appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no
interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on
the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the approval or
disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfied
the requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and Title XI of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was
originated;
(oo) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has executed one or more
statements to the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure
materials required by, and the Seller has complied with, all applicable law with
respect to the making of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain such
statement(s) in the Mortgage File;
(pp) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction (other than a
"construct-to-perm" loan) or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(qq) Value of Mortgaged Property. The Seller has no knowledge of any
circumstances existing that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the
value or the marketability of any Mortgaged Property or Mortgage Loan or to
cause the Mortgage Loans to prepay during any period materially faster or slower
than similar mortgage loans held by the Seller generally secured by properties
in the same geographic area as the related Mortgaged Property;
(rr) No Defense to Insurance Coverage. No action has been taken or
failed to be taken, no event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has
existed on or prior to the related Closing Date (whether or not known to the
Seller on or prior to such date) which has resulted or will result in an
exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any primary mortgage
insurance (including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses
which would limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the full
amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether arising out
of actions, representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud of the
Seller, the related Mortgagor or any party involved in the application for such
coverage, including the appraisal, plans and specifications and other exhibits
or documents submitted therewith to the insurer under such insurance policy, or
for any other reason under such coverage, but not including the failure of such
insurer to pay by reason of such insurer's breach of such insurance policy or
such insurer's financial inability to pay;
(ss) Escrow Analysis. With respect to each Mortgage, the Seller has
within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was originated within such
twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow Payments for each Mortgage and
adjusted the amount of such payments so that, assuming all required payments are
timely made, any deficiency will be eliminated on or before the first
anniversary of such analysis, or any overage will be refunded to the Mortgagor,
in accordance with RESPA and any other applicable law;
(tt) Prior Servicing. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all
material respects in strict compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices;
(uu) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information
furnished by the Seller to the Purchaser, that Seller has full right and
authority and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such
information to the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded by the terms of
the Mortgage Loan Documents from furnishing the same to any subsequent or
prospective purchaser of such Mortgage. The Seller shall hold the Purchaser
harmless from any and all damages, losses, costs and expenses (including
attorney's fees) arising from disclosure of credit information in connection
with the Purchaser's secondary marketing operations and the purchase and sale of
mortgages or Servicing Rights thereto;
(vv) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a long-term
residential lease, (1) the lessor under the lease holds a fee simple interest in
the land; (2) the terms of such lease expressly permit the mortgaging of the
leasehold estate, the collateral assignment of the lease without the lessor's
consent (or such consent has been obtained) and the acquisition by the holder of
the Mortgage of the rights of the lessee upon foreclosure or assignment in lieu
of foreclosure or provide the holder of the Mortgage with substantially similar
protections; (3) the terms of such lease do not (a) allow the termination
thereof upon the lessee's default without the holder of the Mortgage being
entitled to receive written notice of, and opportunity to cure, such default,
(b) allow the termination of the lease in the event of damage or destruction as
long as the Mortgage is in existence, (c) prohibit the holder of the Mortgage
from being insured (or receiving proceeds of insurance) under the hazard
insurance policy or policies relating to the Mortgaged Property or (d) permit
any increase in rent other than pre-established increases set forth in the
lease; (4) the original term of such lease is not less than 15 years; (5) the
term of such lease does not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity
date of the Mortgage Note; and (6) the Mortgaged Property is located in a
jurisdiction in which the use of leasehold estates in transferring ownership in
residential properties is a widely accepted practice;
(ww) Prepayment Penalty. (i) Each Mortgage Loan is subject to a
prepayment penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note, except as set forth
on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and (ii) no such prepayment penalty may
be imposed for a term in excess of five (5) years from the date of origination;
(xx) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable, and no Mortgage Loan originated on or after
October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending
Act. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any comparable state or local
law;
(yy) Single-premium credit life insurance policy. In connection with
the origination of the Mortgage Loan, no proceeds from such Mortgage Loan were
used to finance or acquire a single-premium credit life insurance policy;
(zz) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Seller has
complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws and regulations,
including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the
"Anti-Money Laundering Laws");
(aaa) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a "qualified
mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(bbb) Tax Service Contract. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a paid
in full, life of loan, tax service contract issued by First American Real Estate
Tax Service or another issuer reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, and such
contract is transferable;
(ccc) Reports. On or prior to the related Closing Date, Seller has
provided the Custodian and the Purchaser with a MERS Report listing the
Purchaser as the Investor and the Custodian as the Custodian with respect to
each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan;
(ddd) MERS Designations. With respect to each MERS Designated
Mortgage Loan, Seller shall designate the Purchaser as the Investor, the
Custodian as the Custodian and no Person shall be listed as Interim Funder on
the MERS(R) System;
(eee) [Reserved];
(fff) Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Seller has, in its capacity as
servicer for each Mortgage Loan, fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair
Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete
information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to
Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the
credit repositories), on a monthly basis;
(ggg) Mortgagor Selection. No Mortgagor was encouraged or required
to select a mortgage loan product offered by the Mortgage Loan's originator
which is a higher cost product designed for less creditworthy mortgagors, unless
at the time of the Mortgage Loan's origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify
taking into account credit history and debt-to-income ratios for a lower-cost
credit product then offered by the Mortgage Loan's originator or any affiliate
of the Mortgage Loan's originator. If, at the time of loan application, the
Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower-cost credit product then offered by any
mortgage lending affiliate of the Mortgage Loan's originator, the Mortgage
Loan's originator referred the related Mortgagor's application to such affiliate
for underwriting consideration;
(hhh) Underwriting Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting
the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs, in part, objective
mathematical principles which relate the related Mortgagor's income, assets and
liabilities to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not
rely on the extent of the related Mortgagor's equity in the collateral as the
principal determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such
underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of origination
(application/approval) the related Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make
timely payments on the Mortgage Loan, relying on the Mortgagor's representation
of the Mortgagor's income in the case of loan programs which did not require
verification of the Mortgagor's income;
(iii) Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums. With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon
a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) a mortgage loan without such a premium was
available to the Mortgagor at an interest rate and/or fee structure higher than
that of the Mortgage Loan, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan's funding, the
related Mortgagor had the option of obtaining the Mortgage Loan without a
requirement for payment of such a premium, and (iii) the prepayment premium is
disclosed to the related Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan documents pursuant to
applicable state and federal law;
(jjj) Purchase of Insurance. No Mortgagor was required to purchase
any credit life, disability, accident or health insurance product as a condition
of obtaining the extension of credit. No Mortgagor obtained a prepaid
single-premium credit life, disability, accident or health insurance policy in
connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No proceeds from any
Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance policies as
part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan;
(kkk) [Reserved];
(lll) Disclosure of Fees and Charges. All fees and charges
(including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to
be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage
Loan, have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with
applicable state and federal law and regulation; and
(mmm) No Arbitration. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after August
1, 2004, requires the related Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
Subsection 9.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in Subsections 9.01 and 9.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser,
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or
Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage
File in accordance with Section 5 hereof. Upon discovery by either the Seller or
the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and
warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice
to the other.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
the Seller of any such breach of a representation or warranty, which materially
and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the
Purchaser therein (or which materially and adversely affects the value of the
applicable Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein in the case of
a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the
Seller shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material
respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall, at the
Purchaser's option, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price.
Notwithstanding the above sentence, within 60 days of the earlier of either
discovery by, or notice to, the Seller of any breach of the representations or
warranties set forth in paragraph (ww)(ii), (xx), (yy), (aaa), (fff), (ggg),
(hhh), (iii), (jjj), (lll) or (mmm) of Subsection 9.02, the Seller shall
repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. In the event that a
breach shall involve any representation or warranty set forth in Subsection
9.01, and such breach cannot be cured within 60 days of the earlier of either
discovery by or notice to the Seller of such breach, all of the Mortgage Loans
affected by such breach shall, at the Purchaser's option, be repurchased by the
Seller at the Repurchase Price. However, if the breach shall involve a
representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 9.02 (except as provided in
the second sentence of this paragraph with respect to certain breaches for which
no substitution is permitted) and the Seller discovers or receives notice of any
such breach within 120 days of the related Closing Date, the Seller shall, at
the Purchaser's option and provided that the Seller has a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above,
remove such Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") and substitute in its
place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided that any such
substitution shall be effected not later than 120 days after the related Closing
Date. If the Seller has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall
repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. With regards to
any repurchase under this Subsection 9.03: (i) the repurchase request must be
made by the Purchaser in a prompt and timely manner and must contain reasonably
sufficient information to enable the Seller to evaluate the request, including
in the case of a first payment default, the payment history and collection
comments, and (ii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan which was never included in
a Securitization Transaction, the Purchaser shall use best efforts to notify the
Seller of any known breach of a representation and warranty and require the
Seller to repurchase such Mortgage Loan prior to foreclosure procedures
commencing on such Mortgage Loan. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 9.03 shall be
accomplished by either (a) if the Interim Servicing Agreement has been entered
into and is in effect, deposit in the Custodial Account of the amount of the
Repurchase Price, for distribution to the Purchaser on the next scheduled
Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any amount received in respect of
such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and being held in the Custodial Account
for future distribution or (b) if the Interim Servicing Agreement has not been
entered into or is no longer in effect, by direct remittance of the Repurchase
Price, to the Purchaser or its designee in accordance with the Purchaser's
instructions. In the event of a repurchase or substitution, the Seller shall,
simultaneously with such reassignment, give written notice to the Purchaser that
such repurchase or substitution has taken place, and, in the case of
substitution, identify a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the addition of such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan to this Agreement. The Purchaser shall advise its
servicer/subservicer that such repurchase had taken place promptly after the
Repurchase Price has been received. At the same time the Seller shall provide
servicing transfer instructions to each of the Purchaser and the Purchaser's
servicer/subservicer so it may adequately comply with the provisions set forth
below.
Promptly upon the Purchaser's receipt of the Repurchase Price, the
Purchaser shall or shall cause its designee to release the Purchaser's interest
in the repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and shall promptly effect, or cause to
be effected, (i) the reconveyance of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans to
the Seller free and clear of any lien, charge or encumbrance suffered or
incurred by the Purchaser and (ii) the delivery to the Seller of any documents
held by the Custodian relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan (and in any event
within thirty days after the Seller repurchases the Mortgage Loan or Loans). In
connection with any such substitution, the Seller shall be deemed to have made
as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement except that all such representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed made as of the date of such
substitution. The Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering to the
Custodian or to such other party as the Purchaser may designate in writing for
such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents required by Subsection
6.03 and the Custodial Agreement, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required by
Subsection 6.03 and the Custodial Agreement. No substitution will be made in any
calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. The Seller shall
remit directly to the Purchaser, or its designee in accordance with the
Purchaser's instructions the Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due, if any,
on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the
date of such substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall be retained by the
Seller. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Purchaser shall
include the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of
substitution, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts
subsequently received by the Seller or any other party in respect of such
Deleted Mortgage Loan.
For any month in which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall determine the amount
(if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled
principal payments due in the month of substitution). The amount of such
shortfall shall be distributed by the Seller directly to the Purchaser or its
designee in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions within two (2) Business
Days of such substitution.
In addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation, the
Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents and any Successor Servicer and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and hold such parties harmless
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and other costs
and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or
grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Seller representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement. It is
understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this
Subsection 9.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan
and to indemnify the Purchaser and Successor Servicer as provided in this
Subsection 9.03 and in Subsection 14.01 constitute the sole remedies of the
Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties.
For purposes of this paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as
the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were
"Purchasers" under this Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person
designated as the Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all
Persons who previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this Agreement.
Any cause of action against the Seller relating to or arising out of
the breach of any representations and warranties made in Subsections 9.01 and
9.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by
the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by
the Seller to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified
above, and (iii) demand upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with
this Agreement.
Subsection 9.04 [RESERVED].
Subsection 9.05 Mortgage Loans with First Payment Defaults;
Repurchase.
In the event that the first Monthly Payment with respect to any
Mortgage Loan due either (i) after origination of such Mortgage Loan, or (ii)
after the related Closing Date is not paid by the related Mortgagor to the
Purchaser within thirty (30) days of such Due Date, the Seller, at the
Purchaser's option, shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser at
the Repurchase Price; provided, however, the Seller shall have until the date
which is sixty (60) days following such Due Date (the "Breach Date") to cause
the related Mortgagor to cure any such nonpayment. In addition, and
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser's right to request a repurchase
hereunder shall not commence until the Breach Date. The Purchaser shall have
sixty (60) days following the Breach Date (the "Notice Period") to notify the
Seller and request a repurchase and the Seller shall repurchase such delinquent
Mortgage Loan within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice; provided that
the repurchase request includes the related payment history and collection
comments. Also, the Purchaser reserves the right to request a repurchase
following the expiration of the Notice Period in the event of a NSF return in
connection with such first Monthly Payment that is not cured, provided the
Purchaser notifies the Seller of such a repurchase request within thirty (30)
days of notice of such NSF return but in no event more than one hundred eighty
(180) days following the related Due Date.
Subsection 9.06 Repurchase of Certain Mortgage Loans That Prepay in
Full.
With respect to Mortgage Loans without prepayment penalties, in the
event that any such Mortgage Loan prepays in full during the first three months
following the related Closing Date, the Seller shall pay the Purchaser, within
ten (10) Business Days of such prepayment in full, an amount equal to the
product of the applicable Purchase Price Percentage less 100%, multiplied by the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date; provided, however, that the Purchaser must request that Seller pay such
amount within sixty (60) days of the date the Mortgage Loan is prepaid in full.
SECTION 10 Closing.
The closing for the purchase and sale of each Mortgage Loan Package
shall take place on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser's option, each
Closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the
parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall
agree.
The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing
Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(i) at least two Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette,
or transmit by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the
necessary information to compute the Purchase Price of the
Mortgage Loans delivered on such Closing Date (including
accrued interest), and prepare a Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(ii) all of the representations and warranties of the Seller under
this Agreement and under the Interim Servicing Agreement (with
respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as
specified therein) shall be true and correct as of the related
Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with
notice or the passage of time, would constitute a default
under this Agreement or an Event of Default under the Interim
Servicing Agreement;
(iii) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's
attorneys shall have received in escrow, all closing documents
as specified in Section 11 of this Agreement, in such forms as
are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed
by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required
pursuant to the terms hereof;
(iv) the Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian
all documents required pursuant to the Custodial Agreement;
and
(v) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement shall have been
complied with.
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest
pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated by the Seller.
SECTION 11. Closing Documents.
The Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each
Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the following
documents:
1. this Agreement (to be executed and delivered only for the
initial Closing Date);
2. the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of the initial
Cut-off Date (to be executed and delivered only for the
initial Closing Date);
3. with respect to the initial Closing Date, the Custodial
Agreement, dated as of the initial Cut-off Date;
4. the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (one copy to be attached to
the Custodian's counterpart of the Custodial Agreement in
connection with the initial Closing Date, and one copy to be
attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance as the
Mortgage Loan Schedule thereto);
5. a Custodian's Certification, as required under the Custodial
Agreement, in the form of Exhibit 2 to the Custodial
Agreement;
6. with respect to the initial Closing Date, a Custodial Account
Letter Agreement or a Custodial Account Certification, as
applicable, as required under the Interim Servicing Agreement;
7. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Escrow Account
Letter Agreement or an Escrow Account Certification, as
applicable, as required under the Interim Servicing Agreement;
8. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Officer's
Certificate, in the form of Exhibit C hereto with respect to
the Seller, including all attachments thereto; with respect to
subsequent Closing Dates, an Officer's Certificate upon
request of the Purchaser;
9. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion of
Counsel of the Seller (who may be an employee of the Seller),
in the form of Exhibit D hereto ("Opinion of Counsel of the
Seller"); with respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an Opinion
of Counsel of the Seller upon request of the Purchaser;
10. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion of
Counsel of the Custodian (who may be an employee of the
Custodian), in the form of an exhibit to the Custodial
Agreement;
11. a Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit E or
F, as applicable, hereto, or in the form of the Seller's
warehouse lender's standard bailee letter, subject to the
Purchaser's reasonable approval, executed by any person, as
requested by the Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans have
at any time been subject to any security interest, pledge or
hypothecation for the benefit of such person;
12. a certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name,
signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if
any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller by
merger or acquired or originated by the Seller while
conducting business under a name other than its present name,
if applicable;
13. with respect to the initial Closing Date, the Underwriting
Guidelines to be attached hereto as Exhibit G;
14. Assignment and Conveyance Agreement in the form of Exhibit H
hereto;
15. Exhibit B to the related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
and
16. a MERS Report reflecting the Purchaser as Investor, the
Custodian as custodian and no Person as Interim Funder for
each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan.
The Seller shall bear the risk of loss of the closing documents
until such time as they are received by the Purchaser or its attorneys.
SECTION 12. Costs.
The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen, the legal
fees and expenses of its attorneys and the costs and expenses of the Custodian.
All other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and
delivery of the Mortgage Loans and the Servicing Rights, including costs and
expenses related to the servicing transfer from the Seller to any successor
servicer, recording fees, fees for a one-time transfer on the MERS(R) System,
fees for title policy endorsements and continuations and the Seller's attorney's
fees, shall be paid by the Seller.
SECTION 13. Cooperation of Seller with a Reconstitution.
The Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all
of the Mortgage Loans, after each Closing Date, on one or more dates (each, a
"Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect
a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then
subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ under its Cash Purchase Program or MBS Program
(Special Servicing Option) (each a "▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer"); or
(ii) Freddie Mac (the "Freddie Mac Transfer"); or
(iii) one or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan
Transfers; or
(iv) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of
one or more Securitization Transactions.
The Seller agrees to execute in connection with any Agency Transfer,
any and all pool purchase contracts, and/or agreements reasonably acceptable to
the Seller among the Purchaser, the Seller, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac (as the
case may be) and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, a
seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing
agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Seller, and in
connection with a Securitization Transaction, a pooling and servicing agreement
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties or an Assignment and
Recognition Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I
(collectively, the agreements referred to herein are designated the
"Reconstitution Agreements"), together with an opinion of counsel with respect
to such Reconstitution Agreements.
With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization
Transaction entered into by the Purchaser, the Seller agrees (1) to cooperate
fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all
reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and
perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; and (3) to
restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the
Interim Servicing Agreement in connection with such Reconstitution that occurs
on or prior to the date which is six (6) months following the related Closing
Date, such restatement to be in the form of Exhibit B to Exhibit I hereto. The
Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide to such master servicer
or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such
Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification of
information which may be reasonably available to the Seller or its affiliates,
whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the
Purchaser or any such other participant shall request; (ii) such additional
representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from
auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Seller as are
reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser or any such other participant and
as are customarily provided in connection with Securitization Transactions
involving mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loans; and (iii) to execute,
deliver and satisfy all conditions set forth in any indemnity agreement required
by the Purchaser or any such participant, including, without limitation, an
Indemnification and Contribution Agreement in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit J. The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each Affiliate
designated by the Purchaser and each Person who controls the Purchaser or such
Affiliate and hold each of them harmless from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that each of them may
sustain in any way related to any information provided by or on behalf of the
Seller regarding the Seller, the Seller's servicing practices or performance,
the Mortgage Loans or the Underwriting Guidelines set forth in any offering
document prepared in connection with any Reconstitution. For purposes of the
previous sentence, "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the
Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were
"Purchasers" under this Agreement. Moreover, the Seller agrees to cooperate with
all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser to effect such Reconstitution
Agreements.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a
Reconstitution shall remain subject to this Agreement and, if the Interim
Servicing Agreement shall remain in effect with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan Package, shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement and with respect thereto this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 14. The Seller.
Subsection 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third
Party Claims.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and any Successor Servicer and
its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold such
parties harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and expenses (including legal
fees and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of the Seller's
indemnification obligation under this Subsection 14.01) and related costs,
judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that such parties may sustain
in any way related to the failure of the Seller to perform its duties or to
service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement
or any Reconstitution Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 13 or any
breach of any of Seller's representations, warranties and covenants set forth in
this Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person
then acting as the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Purchasers" under this Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall
mean any Person designated as the Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement
and any and all Persons who previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to
this Agreement.
(b) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Subsection 14.01 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under this Subsection 14.01, notify the indemnifying party in writing of
the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to
any indemnified party under this Subsection 14.01, except to the extent that it
has been prejudiced in any material respect, or from any liability which it may
have, otherwise than under this Subsection 14.01. In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of
the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided that if the defendants in any
such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and
the indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may
be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties which
are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party,
the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel
to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of
such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so
to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of
counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party for
expenses incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in
connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso
to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the
indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate counsel (together with one local counsel, if applicable)), (ii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party
has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at
the expense of the indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii)
is applicable, such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred
to in such clause (i) or (iii).
Subsection 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.
The Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation
except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its duties under this Agreement.
Any Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or
any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the
Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the
successor or surviving Person shall have a net worth of at least $25,000,000.
SECTION 15. Financial Statements.
The Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser's
marketing of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to
prospective purchasers audited financial statements of the Seller for the most
recently completed three fiscal years respecting which such statements are
available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition of the Seller at the
end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of
Operations. The Seller shall also make available any comparable interim
statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by the Seller
(and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Seller or the
public at large). The Seller, if it has not already done so, agrees to furnish
promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Seller
shall also make available information on its servicing performance with respect
to loans serviced for others, including delinquency ratios. The Purchaser shall
use reasonable best efforts to cause any prospective purchaser to enter into a
confidentiality agreement in connection with such financial information.
The Seller also agrees to allow reasonable access to a knowledgeable
financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions asked by
any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments affecting the Seller or
the financial statements of the Seller.
SECTION 16. Mandatory Delivery.
The sale and delivery on the related Closing Date of the Mortgage
Loans described on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is mandatory from and
after the date of the execution of the related Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement, it being specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan
is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages
would be insufficient to compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages
incurred by the Purchaser (including damages to prospective purchasers of the
Mortgage Loans) in the event of the Seller's failure to deliver (i) each of the
related Mortgage Loans or (ii) one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
or (iii) one or more Mortgage Loans otherwise acceptable to the Purchaser on or
before the related Closing Date. All rights and remedies of the Purchaser under
this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any other rights or
remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and all such rights
and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively.
SECTION 17. Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received
by the other party at the address as follows:
(i) if to the Seller:
Accredited Home Lenders, Inc.
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Capital Markets
(ii) if to the Purchaser:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Whole Loan Operations Manager
or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
SECTION 18. Severability Clause.
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.
SECTION 19. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 20. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed
counterpart thereof is received by the Purchaser in the State of New York and
shall be deemed to have been made in the State of New York. The Agreement shall
be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York (without regard to
conflicts of laws principles), except to the extent preempted by Federal law.
SECTION 21. Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing,
and the Seller is selling the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the
Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat
the transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and a
purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall have the
right to review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan Files to
determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect the
Federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller
shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser in the course
of such review.
SECTION 22. Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase
Agreement.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Seller and the Purchaser and the respective permitted
successors and assigns of the Seller and the successors and assigns of the
Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the
Seller to a third party without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. This
Agreement may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Purchaser without the
consent of the Seller. In the event the Purchaser assigns this Agreement, and
the assignee assumes any of the Purchaser's obligations hereunder, the Seller
acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee, and not to the
Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall
be relieved from any liability to the Seller with respect thereto.
SECTION 23. Waivers.
No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or 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.
SECTION 24. Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION 25. General Interpretive Principles.
For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned
to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and
the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections,"
"Paragraphs," and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to
designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of
this Agreement;
(d) reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section
is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the
reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(e) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision; and
(f) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation
by reason of enumeration.
SECTION 26. Reproduction of Documents.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including,
without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter
be executed, (b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c)
financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter
furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree
that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original
itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original
is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
SECTION 27. Further Agreements.
The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to
the other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or
agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
SECTION 28. Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments
of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or their comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected at the Seller's expense in the event recordation is either necessary
under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
SECTION 29. No Solicitation.
From and after the related Closing Date, the Seller agrees that it
will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its
agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Seller's behalf,
to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any
Mortgage Loan for any purpose whatsoever, including to refinance a Mortgage
Loan, in whole or in part, without (i) the prior written consent of the
Purchaser; or (ii) written notice from the related borrower or obligor under a
Mortgage Loan of such party's intention to refinance such Mortgage Loan. It is
understood and agreed that all rights and benefits relating to the solicitation
of any Mortgagors and the attendant rights, title and interest in and to the
list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their Mortgages (including
insurance renewal dates) shall be transferred to the Purchaser pursuant hereto
on the related Closing Date and the Seller shall take no action to undermine
these rights and benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and
agreed that promotions undertaken by the Seller or any affiliate of the Seller
which are directed to the general public at large, including, without
limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation
under this Section 29.
SECTION 30. Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THE SELLER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT
IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 31. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers.
The Seller hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(A) SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY
JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY
THEREOF;
(B) CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN
SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT
MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR
ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET
FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE BEEN
NOTIFIED; AND
(D) AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT
SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT
TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
SECTION 32. Confidentiality.
The Seller hereby acknowledges the Purchaser's need to share
non-public information ("Information") with the Purchaser's employees,
Affiliates, attorneys or accountants (the "Representatives"), as well as Persons
performing due diligence investigations in connection with securities or
merger/acquisition transactions, taxing authorities or other governmental
agencies or regulatory bodies or in order to comply with any applicable federal
or state laws (collectively with the Representatives, the "Agents"). The
Purchaser hereby agrees to use best efforts to avoid causing the Seller to
violate applicable securities laws governing publicly traded companies. The
Purchaser and the Seller shall use mutual best efforts to determine which
Information will remain confidential.
SECTION 33. Compliance with Regulation AB
Subsection 33.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.
The Purchaser and the Seller acknowledge and agree that the purpose
of Section 33 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and
any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and
regulations of the Commission. Although Regulation AB is applicable by its terms
only to offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under the
Securities Act, the Seller acknowledges that investors in privately offered
securities may require that the Purchaser or any Depositor provide comparable
disclosure in unregistered offerings. References in this Agreement to compliance
with Regulation AB include provision of comparable disclosure in private
offerings. Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to
request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions
other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to
that required under the Securities Act). The Seller acknowledges that
interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time,
whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff,
consensus among participants in the asset backed securities markets, advice of
counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser
or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these
provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB.
Furthermore, the Purchaser and the Company agree that if any such changes in the
interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB materially affect this
Section 33, then the Purchaser and the Seller will amend such affected
provisions. In connection with the above, the Purchaser agrees to give the
Seller prompt written notice of changes in the requirements of Regulation AB
that might affect its obligations under this Section 33. In connection with any
Securitization Transaction, the Seller shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser
to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) and
any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any
other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser or
any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor to comply with the
provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the
Seller, any Third Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed
by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such
compliance.
The Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) shall
cooperate with the Seller by providing timely notice of requests for information
under these provisions and by reasonably limiting such requests to information
required, in the Purchaser's reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation AB.
Subsection 33.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of
the Seller.
(a) The Seller shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to
any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the
Purchaser or any Depositor under Subsection 33.03 that, except as disclosed in
writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) there are no
material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated)
against the Seller or any Third Party Originator; and (ii) there are no
affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Seller or any Third
Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party
thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of
Regulation AB.
(b) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date
following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or
any Depositor under Subsection 33.03, the Seller shall, within five (5) Business
Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the
representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if
any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such
request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in
writing, to the requesting party.
Subsection 33.03 Information To Be Provided by the Seller.
In connection with any Securitization Transaction the Seller shall
(i) within five (5) Business Days following request by the Purchaser or any
Depositor, provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause
each Third Party Originator to provide), in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, the information and
materials specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Subsection, and (ii) as
promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Seller, provide
to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) the information
specified in paragraph (d) of this Subsection. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it
is understood and agreed that (1) the information required pursuant to Items
1103(a)(1), 1110(a) and 1119 of Regulation AB (including the information
required pursuant to subparts (a)(A), (a)(D) and (c)(i)(B) of this Subsection
33.03) shall only be required to the extent that mortgage loans originated by
the Seller or a Third Party Originator, as the case may be, in the related
Securitization Transaction comprise 10% or more (or such other percentage as may
be required from time to time under Regulation AB) of the aggregate pool of
mortgage loans in such Securitization Transaction, (2) the information required
pursuant to Items 1110(b) and 1117 of Regulation AB (including the information
required pursuant to subparts (a)(B), (a)(C) and (c)(i)(A) of this Subsection
33.03) shall only be required to the extent that mortgage loans originated by
the Seller or a Third Party Originator, as the case may be, in the related
Securitization Transaction comprise 20% or more (or such other percentage as may
be required from time to time under Regulation AB) of the aggregate pool of
mortgage loans in such Securitization Transaction and (3) the information
required pursuant to Item 1105 of Regulation AB (including the information
required pursuant to subpart (b) below) shall only be required in Securitization
Transactions in which such Static Pool Information is material, as determined by
the Purchaser or Depositor in its sole reasonable determination of the
requirements of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the
Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to request delivery of such
information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith
or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(a) Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide such
information regarding (i) the Seller, as originator of the Mortgage Loans
(including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), or
(ii) each Third Party Originator, as is requested for the purpose of compliance
with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such
information shall include, at a minimum.
(i) the originator's form of organization;
(ii) a description of the originator's origination program and how
long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans,
which description shall include a discussion of the originator's experience in
originating mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; information
regarding the size and composition of the originator's origination portfolio;
and information that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the
Purchaser or any Depositor, to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage
Loans, including the originator's credit granting or underwriting criteria for
mortgage loans of similar type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other
information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the
purpose of compliance with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(iii) a description of any material legal or governmental
proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller and each
Third Party Originator; and
(iv) a description of any affiliation or relationship between the
Seller, each Third Party Originator and any of the following parties to a
Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Seller by the
Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization
Transaction:
(1) the sponsor;
(2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity;
(4) any servicer;
(5) any trustee;
(6) any originator;
(7) any significant obligor;
(8) any enhancement or support provider; and
(9) any other material transaction party.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the initial paragraph, if so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide (or, as
applicable, cause each Third Party Originator to provide) Static Pool
Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the
Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below)
originated by (i) the Seller, if the Seller is an originator of Mortgage Loans
(including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent),
and/or (ii) each Third Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be
prepared by the Seller (or Third Party Originator) on the basis of its
reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1) (3)
of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Seller
(or Third Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than
one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to
specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to
this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form
customarily provided by the Seller, and need not be customized for the Purchaser
or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year
or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no
less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in
the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic
increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the
prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to
be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be
provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the
information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other
such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as
applicable.
Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static
Pool Information provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph
(including an omission to include therein information required to be provided
pursuant to such paragraph), the Seller shall provide corrected Static Pool
Information to the Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format
in which Static Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the
Seller.
If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall
provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third Party Originator to provide), at
the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental
expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed upon
procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the
Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information
relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after
January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the
Seller's or Third Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar
months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall
reasonably request. Such statements and letters shall be addressed to and be for
the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate,
which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker
dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect
to a Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the form
of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter
authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such
Depositor.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Subject to the provisions of the initial paragraph, if so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor for the purpose of satisfying its
reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset
backed securities, the Seller shall (or shall cause each Third Party Originator
to) (i) notify the Purchaser and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material
litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Seller or any Third
Party Originator and (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop
following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Seller or
any Third Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (vi) of
paragraph (a) of this Subsection (and any other parties identified in writing by
the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, and (ii)
provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings,
affiliations or relationships.
(e) With respect to those Mortgage Loans that were sold to the
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser shall, to the extent
consistent with then-current industry practice, cause the servicer (or another
party) to be obligated to provide information, in the form customarily provided
by such servicer or other party (which need not be customized for the Seller)
with respect to the Mortgage Loans reasonably necessary for the Seller to comply
with its obligations under Regulation AB, including, without limitation,
providing to the Seller Static Pool Information, as set forth in Item 1105(a)(2)
and (3) of Regulation AB (such information provided by the servicer or such
other party, the "Loan Performance Information").
Subsection 33.04 Indemnification.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the
Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization
Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person responsible for the
preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the
Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of
a certification pursuant to Rule 13a 14(d) or Rule 15d 14(d) under the Exchange
Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting
as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls
any of such parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present
and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing
and of the Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and
related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of
them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i)(A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged
to be contained in any information, report, certification, accountants' letter
or other material provided in written or electronic form under this Section 33
by or on behalf of the Seller, or provided under this Section 33 by or on behalf
of any Third Party Originator (collectively, the "Seller Information"), or (B)
the omission or alleged omission to state in the Seller Information a material
fact required to be stated in the Seller Information or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that clause (B) of
this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Seller Information
and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or
purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Seller Information or any
portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other
information;
(ii) any failure by the Seller or any Third Party Originator to
deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other
material when and as required under this Section 33; or
(iii) any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty set
forth in Subsection 33.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection
33.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related
Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such
closing date, or any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty in a
writing furnished pursuant to Subsection 33.02(b) to the extent made as of a
date subsequent to such closing date.
(b) In the case of any failure of performance described in clause
(a)(ii) of this Section, the Seller shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any
Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation,
execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with
respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification
pursuant to Rule 13a 14(d) or Rule 15d 14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect
to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each
such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Seller or
any Third Party Originator.
(c) The Purchaser shall indemnify the Seller, each affiliate of the
Seller and the respective present and former directors, officers, employees and
agents of each of the foregoing, and shall hold each of them harmless from and
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i) (A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged
to be contained in the Loan Performance Information or (B) the
omission or alleged omission to state in the Loan Performance
Information a material fact required to be stated in the Loan
Performance Information or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that clause
(B) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the
Loan Performance Information and not to any other information
communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities,
without regard to whether the Loan Performance Information or any
portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such
other information; or
(ii) any failure by the Purchaser or by the related servicer
to deliver any Loan Performance Information as required under
Subsection 34.03(e).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their
names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
as of the date first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
(Purchaser)
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS, INC.
(Seller)
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be delivered to the
Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing,
pursuant to Section 6 of the Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Warranties Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached (the "Agreement"):
(a) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed "Pay to the order of _________, without recourse" and signed in the
name of the last endorsee (the "Last Endorsee") by an authorized officer. To the
extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements,
the endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so allows and the
Custodian is so advised by the Seller that state law so allows. If the Mortgage
Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Last
Endorsee], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan
was acquired or originated by the Last Endorsee while doing business under
another name, the endorsement must be by "[Last Endorsee], formerly known as
[previous name]";
(b) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note;
(c) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon;
(d) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon;
(e) except with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance
acceptable for recording. The Assignment of Mortgage shall be delivered in
blank. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the
Assignment of Mortgage must be made by "[Seller], successor by merger to [name
of predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Seller
while doing business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by
"[Seller], formerly known as [previous name]";
(f) the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage (if
any) evidencing a complete chain of assignment from the Seller to the Last
Endorsee (or MERS, with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan) with
evidence of recording thereon;
(g) The original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the
event such original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of the
related policy binder, preliminary report or commitment for title issued by the
title insurance company; and
(h) security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document
executed in connection with the Mortgage.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any item described
above in clauses (c), (d) or (f), if the Seller cannot deliver or cause to be
delivered the original of any such item with evidence of recording thereon on or
prior to the related Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public
recording office where such item has been delivered for recordation or because
such item has been lost or because such public recording office retains the
original recorded item (each such item, a "Delayed Document"), the Seller shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, (i) in the case of a delay
caused by the public recording office, a photocopy of such Delayed Document,
together with an Officer's Certificate of the Seller (or certified by the title
company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) to the effect that such copy is a
true and correct copy of the Delayed Document that has been dispatched to the
appropriate public recording office for recordation (and the original recorded
Delayed Document or a copy of such Delayed Document certified by such public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Delayed
Document will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the
Seller); or (ii) in the case of a Delayed Document where a public recording
office retains the original recorded Delayed Document or in the case where a
Delayed Document is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy
of such Delayed Document certified by such public recording office to be a true
and complete copy of the original recorded Delayed Document.
In the event an Officer's Certificate of the Seller is delivered to
the Purchaser because of a delay caused by the public recording office in
returning any recorded document, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser,
within 90 days of the related Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate which shall
(i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has
not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public
recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the
applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be
delivered to the Custodian. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may
be requested from the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
Exhibit B
EXHIBIT B
[RESERVED]
Exhibit C
EXHIBIT C
SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
[Vice] President of ________________[COMPANY], a corporation organized under the
laws of the state of ____________] (the "Company") and further as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the charter of the Company which is in full force and effect on the
date hereof and which has been in effect without amendment, waiver,
rescission or modification since ___________.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the bylaws of the Company which are in effect on the date hereof and
which have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or
modification since ___________.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate of good
standing of the Company issued within ten days of the date hereof, and no
event has occurred since the date thereof which would impair such
standing.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the corporate resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company
authorizing the Company to execute and deliver agreements such as the
Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement, dated as of _______ __, 200_, by and between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc. (the "Purchaser") and the Company (the "Purchase
Agreement"), the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of _______ __,
200_, by and between the Company and the Purchaser (the "Servicing
Agreement"), and the Custodial Agreement dated as of _____ __, 200_ by and
among the Company, the Purchaser and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
(the "Custodial Agreement") and to endorse the Mortgage Notes and execute
the Assignments of Mortgages by original [or facsimile] signature, and
such resolutions are in effect on the date hereof and have been in effect
without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since ____________.
5. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company
with the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Custodial
Agreement, the sale of the mortgage loans or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the agreements; or (ii) any required consent,
approval, authorization or order has been obtained by the Company.
6. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor
the fulfillment of the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing
Agreement and the Custodial Agreement conflicts or will conflict with or
results or will result in a breach of or constitutes or will constitute a
default under the charter or by-laws of the Company, the terms of any
indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party
or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or any statute or
order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any court,
governmental authority or regulatory body to which the Company is subject
or by which it is bound.
7. Except as previously identified by the Company to the Purchaser
in writing, to the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit,
proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against the Company
which, in my judgment, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may
result in any material adverse change in the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of the Company or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted or in any material liability on
the part of the Company or which would draw into question the validity of
the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Custodial
Agreement, or the mortgage loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or which would be
likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under
the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the
Custodial Agreement.
8. Each person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as an
officer or representative of the Company, signed (a) the Purchase
Agreement, (b) the Servicing Agreement, (c) the Custodial Agreement and
(d) any other document delivered or on the date hereof in connection with
any purchase described in the agreements set forth above was, at the
respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, a duly elected
or appointed, qualified and acting officer or representative of the
Company, who holds the office set forth opposite his or her name on
Exhibit 5, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents
are their genuine signatures.
9. The Company is duly authorized to engage in the transactions
described and contemplated in the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing
Agreement and the Custodial Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the
seal of the Company.
Dated:____________________ By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
[Seal] Title: [Executive/Assistant Vice] President
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of
______________[COMPANY], hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected,
qualified and acting [Executive/Assistant Vice] President of the Company and
that the signature appearing above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated:____________________ By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
EXHIBIT 5 to
Company's Officer's Certificate
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Exhibit D
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
(date)
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Dear Sirs:
You have requested [our] [my] opinion, as [Assistant] General
Counsel to ___________________ (the "Company"), with respect to certain matters
in connection with the sale by the Company of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement by and between the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
(the "Purchaser"), dated as of _________ __, 200_ (the "Purchase Agreement"),
which sale is in the form of whole loans, delivered pursuant to a Custodial
Agreement dated as of _____ __, 200_ among the Purchaser, the Company and
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the "Custodial Agreement"), and serviced
pursuant to an Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of ______ __, 200_ by and
between the Seller and the Purchaser (the "Servicing Agreement" and,
collectively with the Purchase Agreement and the Custodial Agreement, the
"Agreements"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
set forth in the Purchase Agreement and the Servicing Agreement.
[We] [I] have examined the following documents:
1. the Purchase Agreement;
2. the Servicing Agreement;
3. the Custodial Agreement;
4. the form of endorsement of the Mortgage Notes; and
5. such other documents, records and papers as [we] [I] have
deemed necessary and relevant as a basis for this opinion.
To the extent [we] [I] have deemed necessary and proper, [we] [I]
have relied upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
the Purchase Agreement and in the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. [We] [I]
have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to [us] [me] as
originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural
persons and the conformity to the originals of all documents.
Based upon the foregoing, it is [our] [my] opinion that:
1. The Company is [type of entity] duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the [state of
incorporation] and is qualified to transact business in, and
is in good standing under, the laws of [the state of
incorporation].
2. The Company has the power to engage in the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements to which it is a party and all
requisite power, authority and legal right to execute and
deliver such Agreements and to perform and observe the terms
and conditions of such Agreements.
3. Each of the Agreements to which it is a party has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and is a
legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable in
accordance with its respective terms against the Company,
subject to bankruptcy laws and other similar laws of
general application affecting rights of creditors and
subject to the application of the rules of equity,
including those respecting the availability of specific
performance, none of which will materially interfere with
the realization of the benefits provided thereunder or with
the Purchaser's ownership of the Mortgage Loans.
4. The Company has been duly authorized to allow certain of its
officers to execute any and all documents by original
signature in order to complete the transactions contemplated
by the Agreements to which it is a party
5. The Company has been duly authorized to allow certain of
its officers to execute by original [or facsimile]
signature the endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the
Assignments of Mortgages, and the original [or facsimile]
signature of the officer at the Company executing the
endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of
Mortgages represents the legal and valid signature of said
officer of the Company.
6. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of
any court or governmental agency or body is required for
the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
or compliance by the Company with the Agreements to which
it is a party and the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the
Company or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements to which each is a party or
(ii) any required consent, approval, authorization or order
has been obtained by the Company.
7. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by, nor the fulfillment of the terms of, the Agreements to
which it is a party conflicts or will conflict with or
results or will result in a breach of or constitutes or
will constitute a default under the charter or by-laws of
the Company, the terms of any indenture or other agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which
it is bound or to which it is subject, or violates any
statute or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or
decree of any court, governmental authority or regulatory
body to which the Company is subject or by which it is
bound.
8. Except as previously identified by the Company to the
Purchaser in writing, there is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending or, to the best of [our] [my]
knowledge, threatened against the Company which, in [our]
[my] judgment, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or
assets of the Company or in any material impairment of the
right or ability of the Company to carry on its business
substantially as now conducted or in any material liability
on the part of the Company or which would draw into
question the validity of the Agreements to which it is a
party or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be
taken in connection with the transactions contemplated
thereby, or which would be likely to impair materially the
ability of the Company to perform under the terms of the
Agreements to which it is a party.
9. The sale of each Mortgage Note and Mortgage as and in the
manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing
Agreement and the Custodial Agreement is sufficient to fully
transfer to the Purchaser all right, title and interest of the
Company thereto as noteholder and mortgagee.
10. The endorsement of the Mortgage Notes, the delivery to the
Purchaser, or its designee, of the Assignments of Mortgage,
and the delivery of the original endorsed Mortgage Notes to
the Purchaser, or its designee, are sufficient to permit
the Purchaser to avail itself of all protection available
under applicable law against the claims of any present or
future creditors of the Company, and are sufficient to
prevent any other sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or
hypothecation of the Mortgages and the Mortgage Notes by
the Company from being enforceable.
I am admitted to the bar of the State of California, and I express
no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction except as to matters that
are governed by federal law. I make no undertaking to supplement or update this
opinion if, after the date hereof, facts or circumstances come to my attention
or changes in the law occur which could affect such opinion. This opinion is
given to you for your sole benefit, and no other person or entity is entitled to
rely hereon except that the purchaser or purchasers to which you initially and
directly resell the Mortgage Loans may rely on this opinion as if it were
addressed to them as of its date.
Very truly yours,
________________________________
[Name]
[Assistant] General Counsel
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
___________________, 200__
[Federal Home Loan Bank of
______(the "Association")]
________________________
________________________
________________________
Attention: ___________________________
___________________________
Re: Notice of Sale and Release of Collateral
Dear Sirs:
This letter serves as notice that ________________________[COMPANY]
a [type of entity], organized pursuant to the laws of [the state of
incorporation] (the "Company") has committed to sell to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc. under the Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Warranties Agreement, dated as of ______ __, 200_, certain mortgage loans
originated by the Association. The Company warrants that the mortgage loans to
be sold to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. are in addition to and beyond
any collateral required to secure advances made by the Association to the
Company.
The Company acknowledges that the mortgage loans to be sold to
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. shall not be used as additional or
substitute collateral for advances made by the Association. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc. understands that the balance of the Company's mortgage
loan portfolio may be used as collateral or additional collateral for advances
made by the Association, and confirms that it has no interest therein.
Execution of this letter by the Association shall constitute a full
and complete release of any security interest, claim, or lien which the
Association may have against the mortgage loans to be sold to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc.
Very truly yours,
_______________________________
By:____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:_________________________
Date:__________________________
Acknowledged and approved:
[FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF]
__________________________________
By:_______________________________
Name:_____________________________
Title:____________________________
Date:_____________________________
Exhibit F
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
I. Release of Security Interest
Upon receipt of the sum of $_____________ in immediately available
funds, the financial institution named below hereby relinquishes any and all
right, title and interest it may have in all Mortgage Loans to be purchased by
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. from the Company named below pursuant to
that certain Fifth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement, dated as of ______ __, 200_, and certifies that all notes, mortgages,
assignments and other documents in its possession relating to such Mortgage
Loans have been delivered and released to the Company named below or its
designees, as of the date and time of the sale of such Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
Name and Address of Financial Institution
________________________________
(Name)
________________________________
(Address)
By:_____________________________
II. Certification of Release
The Company named below hereby certifies to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc. that, as of the date and time of the sale of the above-mentioned
Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. the security interests in
the Mortgage Loans released by the above-named financial institution comprise
all security interests relating to or affecting any and all such Mortgage Loans.
The Company warrants that, as of such time, there are and will be no other
security interests affecting any or all of such Mortgage Loans.
_____________________________
By:__________________________
Title:_________________________
Date:_________________________
Exhibit G
EXHIBIT G
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
Exhibit H
EXHIBIT H
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
On this ___ day of __________, ____, ___________________ ("Seller"),
as (i) the Seller under that certain Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated
as of ___________, _____ (the "PPTA"), (ii) the Seller under that certain Fifth
Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as
of ________, ____ (the "Purchase Agreement"), and (iii) the Seller/Interim
Servicer under that certain Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of
___________, ____ (the "Interim Servicing Agreement" and, together with the PPTA
and the Purchase Agreement, the "Agreements"), does hereby sell, transfer,
assign, set over and convey to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
("Purchaser") as the Purchaser under the Agreements, without recourse, but
subject to the terms of the Agreements, all right, title and interest of, in and
to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the "Mortgage Loans"), together with the Mortgage Files and all
rights and obligations arising under the documents contained therein. Each
Mortgage Loan subject to the Agreements was underwritten in accordance with, and
conforms to, the Underwriting Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit C. Pursuant
to Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the
Custodian the documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in
the Custodial Agreement. The contents of each Servicing File required to be
retained by __________________________ ("Interim Servicer") to service the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement and thus not
delivered to the Purchaser are and shall be held in trust by the Seller in its
capacity as Interim Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner
thereof. The Interim Servicer's possession of any portion of the Servicing File
is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing
of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement, and
such retention and possession by the Interim Servicer shall be in a custodial
capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, the Servicing
Rights and the contents of the Mortgage File and Servicing File is vested in the
Purchaser 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 or the Interim Servicer shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall
be retained and maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser
in such custodial capacity only.
The Mortgage Loan Package characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
subject hereto are set forth on Exhibit B hereto.
In accordance with Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the
Purchaser accepts the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing the Purchaser does not waive any rights or
remedies it may have under the Agreements.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
[SELLER]
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
Accepted and Agreed:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE
CAPITAL INC.
By:____________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Title:______________________________
EXHIBIT A
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
THE MORTGAGE LOANS
EXHIBIT B
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE POOL
CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH MORTGAGE LOAN PACKAGE
Pool Characteristics of the Mortgage Loan Package as delivered on
the related Closing Date:
No Mortgage Loan has: (1) an outstanding principal balance less
than $_________; (2) an origination date earlier than _ months prior to the
related Cut-off Date; (3) a CLTV of greater than _____%; (4) a FICO Score of
less than ___; or (5) a debt-to-income ratio of more than __%. Each First
Lien Loan has a Mortgage Interest Rate of at least ___% per annum and an
outstanding principal balance less than $_________. Each Second Lien Loan has
a Mortgage Interest Rate of at least ______% per annum and an outstanding
principal balance less than $________. Each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan has
an Index of [_______].
EXHIBIT C
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated [____________ __,
20__] ("Agreement"), among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. ("Assignor"),
[____________________] ("Assignee") and [SELLER] (the "Company"):
For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and
other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
Assignment and Conveyance
1. The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and assigns
to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor, as
purchaser, in, to and under (a) those certain Mortgage Loans listed on the
schedule (the "Mortgage Loan Schedule") attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Mortgage Loans") and (b) except as described below, that certain Fifth Amended
and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement (the "Purchase
Agreement"), dated as of [DATE], between the Assignor, as purchaser (the
"Purchaser"), and the Company, as seller, solely insofar as the Purchase
Agreement relates to the Mortgage Loans.
The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the
Assignee hereunder any and all right, title and interest in, to and under and
any obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject to
the Purchase Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule and are not the subject of this Agreement.
Recognition of the Company
2. From and after the date hereof (the "Securitization Closing
Date"), the Company shall and does hereby recognize that the Assignee will
transfer the Mortgage Loans and assign its rights under the Purchase Agreement
(solely to the extent set forth herein) and this Agreement to
[__________________] (the "Trust") created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of [______], 200_ (the "Pooling Agreement"), among the
Assignee, the Assignor, [___________________], as trustee (including its
successors in interest and any successor trustees under the Pooling Agreement,
the "Trustee"), [____________________], as servicer (including its successors in
interest and any successor servicer under the Pooling Agreement, the
"Servicer"). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the
date hereof (i) the Trust will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the
Company shall look solely to the Trust for performance of any obligations of the
Assignor insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust
(including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) shall have
all the rights and remedies available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to
the Mortgage Loans, under the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation,
the enforcement of the document delivery requirements set forth in Section 6 of
the Purchase Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce all of the obligations
of the Company thereunder insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, and (iv)
all references to the Purchaser or the Custodian under the Purchase Agreement
insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans shall be deemed to refer to the
Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf).
Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify,
waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Purchase
Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any
way affect the Mortgage Loans or the Company's performance under the Purchase
Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent
of the Trustee.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
3. The Company warrants and represents to the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust as of the date hereof that:
(a) The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
(b) The Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and has full power and
authority to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement. The
execution by the Company of this Agreement is in the ordinary course of the
Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of,
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's charter or
bylaws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to
which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which
the Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on part of the Company. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the Assignee,
will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless
of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law;
(c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration,
filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be
obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance by the Company of this Agreement, or if required, such
approval has been obtained prior to the date hereof; and
(d) Except as previously identified by the Company to the Assignor in
writing, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or
threatened against the Company, before any court, administrative agency or
other tribunal, which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or which, either in any one instance
or in the aggregate, would result in any material adverse change in the
ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
the Purchase Agreement, and the Company is solvent.
4. Pursuant to Section 13 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company
hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust, that the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit B
hereto are true and correct as of the date hereof as if such representations and
warranties were made on the date hereof unless otherwise specifically stated in
such representations and warranties.
Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties
5. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies
available to the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) in connection with any breach of the
representations and warranties made by the Company set forth in Sections 3 and 4
hereof shall be as set forth in Subsection 9.03 of the Purchase Agreement as if
they were set forth herein (including without limitation the repurchase and
indemnity obligations set forth therein).
Miscellaneous
6. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with such laws.
7. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or 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, with the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
8. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto and (ii) the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf). Any entity into which Assignor,
Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement
for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively,
hereunder.
9. Each of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement shall survive
the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Purchase
Agreement (to the extent assigned hereunder) by Assignor to Assignee and by
Assignee to the Trust and nothing contained herein shall supersede or amend the
terms of the Purchase Agreement.
10. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
11. In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with
any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the
terms of this Agreement shall control.
12. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including the exhibits
hereto) but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the Purchase Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
[SELLER]
By: __________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Its: __________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By: __________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Its: __________________________________
[__________________________]
By: __________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Its: __________________________________
EXHIBIT A TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT B TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Representations and Warranties as to the Mortgage Loans
(insert reps from Exhibit B to PPTA here)
EXHIBIT J
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated
[______________] ("Agreement"), among [_________________] (the "Depositor"),
[________________] (the "Underwriter"), [_____________} (the "Initial
Purchaser") and [_________________] (the "Indemnifying Party").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Indemnifying Party or its affiliate originated or
acquired the Mortgage Loans and subsequently sold the Mortgage Loans to
[_____________], an affiliate of the Depositor, in anticipation of the
securitization transaction;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section [__] of the Fifth Amended and Restated
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2005,
by and between the Indemnifying Party and the Initial Purchaser, the
Indemnifying Party wishes to provide for indemnification and contribution on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
1933 Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1934 Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Agreement: This Indemnification and Contribution Agreement, as
the same may be amended in accordance with the terms hereof.
Free Writing Prospectus: Any written communication that
constitutes a "free writing prospectus," as defined in Rule 405 under the
1933 Act.
Indemnified Parties: As defined in Section 3.1.
Indemnifying Party Information: [(A)] All information in the
[Prospectus Supplement,] [the Offering Circular] or [any Free Writing
Prospectus] or any amendment or supplement thereto (i) contained under the
headings "Transaction Overview--Parties--The Original Loan Sellers-Accredited
Home Lenders, Inc." and "The Mortgage Loan Pool--Underwriting
Guidelines--Accredited Home Lenders, Inc." and (ii) regarding the Mortgage
Loans, the related mortgagors and/or the related Mortgaged Properties (but in
the case of this clause (ii), only to the extent any untrue statement or
omission arose from or is based upon errors or omissions in the information
concerning the Mortgage Loans, the related mortgagors and/or the related
Mortgaged Properties, as applicable, provided to the Depositor or any
affiliate by or on behalf of the Indemnifying Party) [and (B) static pool
information regarding mortgage loans originated or acquired by the Seller
[and included in the Prospectus Supplement, the Offering Circular or the Free
Writing Prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto][incorporated by
reference from the website located at ___________]].
Offering Circular: The offering circular, dated [_______], 200___,
relating to the private offering of the Privately Offered Certificates,
including any structural term sheets, collateral terms sheets and computational
materials used in connection with such offering.
Person: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Pooling and Servicing Agreement: The Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of [__________], among the Depositor, the Indemnifying Party
and [_____________].
[Privately Offered Certificates: [______________], Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series [_______], Class [__] issued pursuant to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.]
Prospectus Supplement: The prospectus supplement, dated
[___________], relating to the offering of the Publicly Offered Certificates.
Publicly Offered Certificates: [______________], Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series [_______], Class [__], Class [__],
Class [__], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__] issued pursuant
to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Underwriting Agreement: The Underwriting Agreement, dated
___________, 200_, between the Depositor and the Underwriter, relating to the
sale of the Publicly Offered Certificates.
1.2 Other Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each party hereto represents that:
(a) it has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(b) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by such party; and
(c) assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each
other party hereto, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such party.
ARTICLE III
INDEMNIFICATION
3.1 Indemnification by the Indemnifying Party of the Depositor and
the Underwriter. (a) The Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless
the Depositor, the Underwriter and the Initial Purchaser and their respective
affiliates, and their respective present and former directors, officers,
employees, agents and each Person, if any, that controls the Depositor, the
Underwriter or such affiliate, within the meaning of either the 1933 Act or the
1934 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"), against any and all losses,
claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures or liabilities, joint or several,
to which each such Indemnified Party may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the
1934 Act or otherwise, to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of any material fact contained in the [Prospectus Supplement,] [the Offering
Circular,] [any Free Writing Prospectus] or any amendment or supplement thereto,
or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading, to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission relates to information set forth in the
Indemnifying Party Information, and the Indemnifying Party shall in each case
reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal or other costs, fees, or expenses
reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating
or defending any such loss, claim, damage, penalty, fine, forfeiture, liability
or action. The Indemnifying Party's liability under this Section 3.1 shall be in
addition to any other liability that the Indemnifying Party may otherwise have.
(b) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 3.1 shall
for any reason be unavailable to an Indemnified Party under this Section 3.1,
then the party which would otherwise be obligated to indemnify with respect
thereto, on the one hand, and the parties which would otherwise be entitled to
be indemnified, on the other hand, shall contribute to the aggregate losses,
liabilities, claims, damages, penalty, fine, forfeiture, costs, fees and
expenses of the nature contemplated herein and incurred by the parties hereto in
such proportions that are appropriate to reflect the relative benefit to the
Depositor and the Indemnifying Party from the issuance and sale of the Publicly
Offered Certificates or, if such allocation is not permitted by a court of
competent jurisdiction, then on a basis appropriate to also recognize the
relative fault of the Depositor or the Underwriter, on the one hand, and the
Indemnifying Party, on the other hand, in connection with the applicable
misstatements or omissions as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any Person that was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 3.1, each director of a party to
this Agreement and each Person, if any, that controls a party to this Agreement
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to
contribution as such party.
3.2 Notification; Procedural Matters. Promptly after receipt by an
Indemnified Party under Section 3.1 of notice of any claim or the commencement
of any action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against the Indemnifying Party (or if a claim for contribution is to be
made against another party) under Section 3.1, notify the Indemnifying Party (or
other contributing party) in writing of the claim or the commencement of such
action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Party (or
other contributing party) shall not relieve it from any liability which it may
have under Section 3.1 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by
such failure; and provided, further, however, that the failure to notify the
Indemnifying Party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
any Indemnified Party (or to the party requesting contribution) otherwise than
under Section 3.1. In case any such action is brought against any Indemnified
Party and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent
that, by written notice delivered to the Indemnified Party promptly after
receiving the aforesaid notice from such Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying
Party elects to assume the defense thereof, it may participate with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that if
the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or Parties shall reasonably have
concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other
Indemnified Parties that are different from or additional to those available to
the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party or Parties shall have the right to
select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise
participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Party or
Parties. Upon receipt of notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified
Party of its election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by
the Indemnified Party of such counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not be
liable to such Indemnified Party under this paragraph for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the
defense thereof, unless (i) the Indemnified Party shall have employed separate
counsel (plus any local counsel) in connection with the assertion of legal
defenses in accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence,
(ii) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to represent the Indemnified Party within
a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the
Indemnifying Party shall have authorized the employment of counsel for the
Indemnified Party at the expense of the Indemnifying Party. No party shall be
liable for contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In no event shall the
Indemnifying Party be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel
(in addition to any local counsel) separate from its own counsel for all
Indemnified Parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or
related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL
4.1 Survival. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties
hereunder shall survive the purchase and sale of the Publicly Offered
Certificates [and Privately Offered Certificates].
4.2 Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto, each Indemnified Party and their respective
successors and assigns, and no other Person shall have any right or obligation
hereunder.
4.3 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving
effect to principles of conflict of laws.
4.4 Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by the
party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination
is sought. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, which taken together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
4.5 Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered to:
In the case of the Depositor:
[______________]
[______________]
[______________]
Attention:
Telephone:
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Whole Loans Operations Manager
Telephone:
In the case of the Underwriter:
[______________]
[______________]
[______________]
Attention:
Telephone:
In the case of the Indemnifying Party:
[______________]
[______________]
[______________]
Attention:
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by
their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
[DEPOSITOR]
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
[UNDERWRITER]
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
[INDEMNIFYING PARTY]
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
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EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN
PURCHASE AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.,
Purchaser
ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS, INC.,
Seller
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Dated as of August 1, 2006
Conventional,
Fixed and Adjustable Rate, B/C Residential Mortgage Loans
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS..................................................
SECTION 2. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE........................................
SECTION 3. MORTGAGE SCHEDULES...........................................
SECTION 4. PURCHASE PRICE...............................................
SECTION 5. EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES................................
SECTION 6. CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER..........................
Subsection 6.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of
Servicing Files........................................
Subsection 6.02 Books and Records......................................
Subsection 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents....................
Subsection 6.04 Quality Control Procedures.............................
SECTION 7. SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS..............................
SECTION 8. TRANSFER OF SERVICING........................................
SECTION 9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER;
REMEDIES FOR BREACH..........................................
Subsection 9.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the
Seller.................................................
Subsection 9.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding
Individual Mortgage Loans..............................
Subsection 9.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties.............................................
Subsection 9.04 [RESERVED].............................................
Subsection 9.05 Mortgage Loans with First Payment Defaults;
Repurchase.............................................
Subsection 9.06 Repurchase of Certain Mortgage Loans That Prepay
in Full................................................
SECTION 10. CLOSING......................................................
SECTION 11. CLOSING DOCUMENTS............................................
SECTION 12. COSTS........................................................
SECTION 13. COOPERATION OF SELLER WITH A RECONSTITUTION..................
SECTION 14. THE SELLER...................................................
Subsection 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third
Party Claims...........................................
Subsection 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller..................
SECTION 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.........................................
SECTION 16. MANDATORY DELIVERY...........................................
SECTION 17. NOTICES......................................................
SECTION 18. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE..........................................
SECTION 19. COUNTERPARTS.................................................
SECTION 20. GOVERNING LAW................................................
SECTION 21. INTENTION OF THE PARTIES.....................................
SECTION 22. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT.....
SECTION 23. WAIVERS......................................................
SECTION 24. EXHIBITS.....................................................
SECTION 25. GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES..............................
SECTION 26. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS....................................
SECTION 27. FURTHER AGREEMENTS...........................................
SECTION 28. RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE.......................
SECTION 29. NO SOLICITATION..............................................
SECTION 30. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY......................................
SECTION 31. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS..........................
SECTION 32. CONFIDENTIALITY..............................................
SECTION 33 COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB................................
Subsection 33.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness..................
Subsection 33.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the
Seller.................................................
Subsection 33.03 Information To Be Provided by the Seller...............
Subsection 33.04 Indemnification........................................
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT B [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT C FORM OF SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT D FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
EXHIBIT E FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT F FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT G UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT H FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT I FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT J FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND
WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
This EIGHTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND
WARRANTIES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of August 1, 2006, by and
between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York corporation, having an
office at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Purchaser"),
and Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., a California corporation, having an office at
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller are parties to that certain
Seventh Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement,
dated as of June 1, 2006 (the "Original Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to which
the Seller may sell, from time to time, to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser may
purchase, from time to time, from the Seller, certain conventional adjustable
and fixed rate B/C, first and second lien residential mortgage loans (the
"Mortgage Loans") on a servicing released basis as described therein, and which
shall be delivered in pools of whole loans (each, a "Mortgage Loan Package") on
various dates as provided therein (each, a "Closing Date"); and
WHEREAS, at the present time, the Purchaser and the Seller desire to
amend the Original Purchase Agreement to make certain modifications as set forth
herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the
Seller agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall
have the respective meanings set forth below. Other capitalized terms used in
this Agreement and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings set
forth in the Interim Servicing Agreement.
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located and incorporating
the Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures.
Act: The National Housing Act, as amended from time to time.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: An adjustable rate Mortgage Loan
purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agency Transfer: A ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer or a Freddie Mac Transfer.
Agreement: This Eighth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan
Purchase and Warranties Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements
hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor
thereto.
Ancillary Income: All late charges, assumption fees, escrow account
benefits, reinstatement fees and similar types of fees arising from or in
connection with any Mortgage, to the extent not otherwise payable to the
Mortgagor under applicable law or pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage
Note.
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.
Appropriate Federal Banking Agency: Appropriate Federal Banking
Agency shall have the meaning ascribed to it by Section 1813(q) of Title 12 of
the United States Code, as amended from time to time.
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement: As defined in Subsection 6.01.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws
of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect
the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
BIF: The Bank Insurance Fund, or any successor thereto.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a
day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in (a) the State of New
York, (b) the state in which the Seller's servicing operations are located or
(c) the State in which the Custodian's operations are located, are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to
time shall purchase, and the Seller from time to time shall sell, the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
CLTV: As of any date and as to (1) any Second Lien Loan, the ratio,
expressed as a percentage, of the (a) sum of (i) the outstanding principal
balance of the Second Lien Loan and (ii) the outstanding principal balance as of
such date of any mortgage loan or mortgage loans that are senior or equal in
priority to the Second Lien Loan and which are secured by the same Mortgaged
Property to (b) the Appraised Value and (2) any First Lien Loan, the ratio,
expressed as a percentage, of the (a) sum of (i) the outstanding principal
balance of the First Lien Loan and (ii) the outstanding principal balance as of
such date of any mortgage loan or mortgage loans that are junior or equal in
priority to the First Lien Loan and which are secured by the same Mortgaged
Property to (b) the Appraised Value.
Code: Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the
Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan to a fixed
rate Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
Custodial Account: The separate trust account created and maintained
pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to
each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Custodial Agreement: The Custodial Agreement, dated as of the date
hereof, among the Seller, the Purchaser and the Custodian, which governs the
retention of the originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of
Mortgage and other Mortgage Loan Documents.
Custodian: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, or its successor in
interest or permitted assigns, or any successor to the Custodian under the
Custodial Agreement as therein provided.
Cut-off Date: The date or dates designated as such on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation: Each representation and
warranty identified as such in Subsection 9.02 of this Agreement.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is repurchased or
replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan by the
Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB,
with respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Determination Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as
specified therein).
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due
on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Due Period: With respect to each Remittance Date and any Mortgage
Loan, the period commencing on the day immediately succeeding the Due Date for
such Mortgage Loan occurring in the month preceding the month of the Remittance
Date and ending on the next Due Date.
Equity Take-out Refinanced Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan used to
refinance an existing mortgage loan, the proceeds of which were in excess of the
outstanding principal balance of the existing mortgage loan.
Escrow Account: The separate account created and maintained pursuant
to Section 2.06 of the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by
the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides: The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇' Guide and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer: As defined in Section 13 hereof.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
FHA: The Federal Housing Administration, an agency within the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto and
including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA Regulations.
FHA Approved Mortgagee: A corporation or institution approved as a
mortgagee by the FHA under the Act, and applicable HUD regulations, and eligible
to own and service mortgage loans such as the FHA mortgage loans.
First Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien Mortgage on
the related Mortgaged Property.
Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or its successor in interest.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate mortgage loan purchased
pursuant to this Agreement.
Freddie Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
Freddie Mac Transfer: As defined in Section 13 hereof.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount
is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the Mortgage Interest Rate
for such Mortgage Loan.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan (a) covered by the Home Ownership
and Equity Protection Act of 1994 ("HOEPA"), (b) with an "annual percentage
rate" or total "points and fees" payable by the related Mortgagor (as each such
term is calculated under HOEPA) that exceed the thresholds set forth by HOEPA
and its implementing regulations, including 12 C.F.R. ss. 226.32(a)(1)(i) and
(ii), (c) classified as a "high cost home," "threshold," "covered," (excluding
New Jersey "Covered Home Loans" as that term was defined in clause (1) of the
definition of that term in the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002
that were originated between November 26, 2003 and July 7, 2004), "high risk
home," "predatory" or similar loan under any other applicable state, federal or
local law (or a similarly classified loan using different terminology under a
law imposing heightened regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for
residential mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees) or
(d) a Mortgage Loan categorized as High Cost pursuant to Appendix E of Standard
& Poor's Glossary. For avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that this
definition shall apply to any law regardless of whether such law is presently,
or in the future becomes, the subject of judicial review or litigation.
Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Home Loan pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
HUD: The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any federal
agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to the functions
thereof with regard to FHA Mortgage Insurance. The term "HUD," for purposes of
this Agreement, is also deemed to include subdivisions thereof such as the FHA
and Government National Mortgage Association.
Index: The index indicated in the related Mortgage Note for each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Insured Depository Institution: Insured Depository Institution shall
have the meaning ascribed to such term by Section 1813(c)(2) of Title 12 of the
United States Code, as amended from time to time.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted.
Interim Funder: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan,
the Person named on the MERS(R) System as the interim funder pursuant to the
MERS Procedures Manual.
Interim Servicing Agreement: The Interim Servicing Agreement,
between Purchaser and Seller, as servicer, dated as of August 1, 2002, as
amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of January 15, 2004, which agreement
provides for the Seller to service the Mortgage Loans for an interim period.
Investor: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
Person named on the MERS(R) System as the investor pursuant to the MERS
Procedures Manual.
Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the terms of each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage Interest
Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan by more
than the Lifetime Rate Cap set forth as an amount per annum on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Limited Documentation Program: The guidelines under which the Seller
generally originates Mortgage Loans principally on the basis of the
Loan-to-Value Ratio of the related Mortgage Loan and the creditworthiness of the
Mortgagor.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise or the sale
of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the outstanding principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated), to
the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination
and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related
Mortgaged Property, or was made within 12 months following such acquisition, the
purchase price of the Mortgaged Property.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors in interest.
MERS Designated Mortgage Loan: Mortgage Loans for which (a) the
Seller has designated or will designate MERS as, and has taken or will take such
action as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record, as nominee
for the Seller, in accordance with MERS Procedure Manual, (b) the Seller has
designated or will designate the Purchaser as the Investor on the MERS(R)
System, and (c) the Seller has designated or will designate the Custodian as the
Custodian on the MERS(R) System.
MERS Procedure Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
MERS Report: The report from the MERS System listing MERS Designated
Mortgage Loans and other information.
MERS(R) System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more
particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Moody's: ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc., and any successor
thereto.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a
Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien, in the case of a First Lien Loan, or
a second lien, in the case of a Second Lien Loan, on an unsubordinated estate in
fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note; except that with respect
to real property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates
for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, the mortgage, deed of
trust or other instrument securing the Mortgage Note may secure and create a
first or second lien upon a leasehold estate of the Mortgagor.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
referred to in Exhibit A annexed hereto, and any additional documents required
to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a
Mortgage Note with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment as set forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of
this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan
includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
Servicing Rights and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations
arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or
repurchased mortgage loans.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents required to be delivered to
the Custodian pursuant to Section 6.03 hereof with respect to any Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan Package: Each pool of Mortgage Loans, which shall be
purchased by the Purchaser from the Seller from time to time on each Closing
Date.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule attached to the Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement as the "Points Schedule" together with the schedule of
Mortgage Loans setting forth the following information with respect to each
Mortgage Loan in the related Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller's Mortgage
Loan identifying number; (2) the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the
Mortgaged Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating
whether the Mortgagor is self-employed; (5) a code indicating whether the
Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied; (6) the number and type of residential
units constituting the Mortgaged Property; (7) the original months to maturity
or the remaining months to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, in any case
based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity
expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (8)
with respect to each First Lien Loan, the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination,
and with respect to each Second Lien Loan, the CLTV at origination; (9) the
Mortgage Interest Rate as of the related Cut-off Date; (10) the date on which
the Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not
consistent with the Due Date currently in effect, such Due Date; (11) the stated
maturity date; (12) the first payment date; (13) the amount of the Monthly
Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (14) the last payment date on which a
payment was actually applied to the outstanding principal balance; (15) the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (16) the principal balance of
the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the related Cut-off Date, after
deduction of payments of principal due and collected on or before the related
Cut-off Date; (17) delinquency status as of the related Cut-off Date; (18) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Interest Rate Adjustment
Date; (19) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin;
(20) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap
under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (21) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, a code indicating the type of Index; (22) the type of Mortgage
Loan (i.e., Fixed or Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, First or Second Lien Loan);
(23) a code indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term
refinance, equity take-out refinance); (24) a code indicating the documentation
style (i.e., full, alternative or reduced); (25) asset verification (Y/N); (26)
the loan credit classification (as described in the Underwriting Guidelines);
(27) whether such Mortgage Loan provides for a Prepayment Penalty and, if
applicable, the Prepayment Penalty period; (28) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of
origination; (29) the credit risk score (FICO score); (30) the date of
origination; (31) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage
Interest Rate adjustment period; (32) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment percentage; (33) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate floor;
(34) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest
Rate Cap as of the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (35) with respect to
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap subsequent to the
first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (36) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan provides for negative
amortization; (37) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan with
negative amortization, the negative amortization limit; (38) a code indicating
whether the Mortgage Loan is a Home Loan; (39) a code indicating whether the
Mortgage Loan is a Balloon Mortgage Loan; (40) the Due Date for the first
Monthly Payment; (41) the original Monthly Payment due; (42) a code indicating
the PMI Policy provider and percentage of coverage, if applicable; (43)
Appraised Value; (44) appraisal type; (45) automated valuation model (AVM); (46)
appraisal date; (47) with respect to the related Mortgagor, the debt-to-income
ratio; (48) the MERS Identification Number, if applicable; (49) with respect to
each Second Lien Loan, the product type of the First Lien Loan. With respect to
the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth
the following information, as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of
Mortgage Loans; (2) the current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the
Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage
Loans; (4) the weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the
applicable Cut-off Date; and (6) the applicable Closing Date.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: The real property (or leasehold estate, if
applicable) securing repayment of the debt evidenced by a Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Non-Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which does not contain a
provision pursuant to which the Mortgagor may convert the Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan to a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan.
Nonrecoverable Advance: Any advance previously made or proposed to
be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan which, in the good faith judgment of the
Seller, will not or, in the case of a proposed advance, would not, be ultimately
recoverable from related Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or otherwise.
The determination by the Seller that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or
that any proposed advance of principal and interest, if made, would constitute a
Nonrecoverable Advance, shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate delivered
to the Purchaser.
OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and any successor
thereto.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or a Vice President
(including Assistant Vice Presidents) and by the Treasurer or the Secretary or
one of the Assistant Treasurers or Assistant Secretaries of the Seller, and
delivered to the Purchaser as required by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Seller, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, provided that any
Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any account required to
be maintained pursuant to this Agreement as an Eligible Account, (b)
qualification of the Mortgage Loans in a REMIC or (c) compliance with the REMIC
Provisions, must be (unless otherwise stated in such Opinion of Counsel) an
opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact independent of the Seller and any servicer
of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or indirect
financial interest in the Seller or any servicer of the Mortgage Loans or in an
Affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with the Seller or any servicer
of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or person performing
similar functions.
OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, and any successor thereto.
Periodic Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum amount by
which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on an Interest
Rate Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in
effect. The Periodic Rate Cap for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is the rate
set forth as such on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
Preliminary Mortgage Schedule: As defined in Section 3.
Prepayment Penalty: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the penalty
if the Mortgagor prepays such Mortgage Loan as provided in the related Mortgage
Note or Mortgage.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any Prepayment Penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied
by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or
dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the
Purchaser to the Seller in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such
Closing Date as calculated in Section 4 of this Agreement.
Purchase Price Percentage: As defined in the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement.
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement: Those certain agreements setting
forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions consummated herein
and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased from time to time hereunder,
by and between the Seller and the Purchaser.
Purchaser: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., or its successor
in interest or assigns or any successor to the Purchaser under this Agreement
as herein provided.
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who
had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan
made on the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the
appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfied the requirements of Title XI of
the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage
Loan was originated.
Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Seller purchased
Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such
Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Seller and
such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans
from time to time, for sale to the Seller, in accordance with underwriting
guidelines designated by the Seller ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that
do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans
were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by
the Seller within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated
Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the
Seller in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans
for the Seller's own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time
such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Seller on a consistent
basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the
Seller; and (iv) the Seller employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were
acquired by the Seller, pre~purchase or post~purchase quality assurance
procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of
mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular
channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans
properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Seller.
Qualified Insurer: An insurance company duly qualified as such under
the laws of the states in which the Mortgaged Properties are located, duly
authorized and licensed in such states to transact the applicable insurance
business and to write the insurance provided, approved as an insurer by ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac and whose claims paying ability is rated in the highest
rating category by any of the Rating Agencies with respect to primary mortgage
insurance and in the two highest rating categories by Best's with respect to
hazard and flood insurance (or such other rating as may be required by a Rating
Agency in connection with a Securitization Transaction in order to achieve the
desired ratings for the securities to be issued in connection with such
Securitization Transaction).
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to be
substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of
such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after deduction of
all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in the case of a
substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an
aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the outstanding principal balance
of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall will be deposited in
the Custodial Account by the Seller in the month of substitution); (ii) have a
Mortgage Interest Rate not less than and not more than 1% greater than the
Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term
to maturity not greater than and not more than one year less than that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) be of the same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan
(i.e., fixed rate or adjustable rate with same Periodic Rate Cap, Index and lien
priority); and (v) comply with each representation and warranty (respecting
individual Mortgage Loans) set forth in Section 9 hereof.
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ or Standard & Poor's, or their
respective successors designated by the Purchaser.
Reconstitution: Any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan
Transfer.
Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered into
by the Seller and the Purchaser and/or certain third parties on the
Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans
sold hereunder, in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, Agency Transfer or a
Securitization Transaction pursuant to Section 13, including, but not limited
to, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement with respect to a Whole Loan
Transfer, and a trust and servicing agreement, pooling and servicing agreement
and/or seller/servicer agreements and related custodial/trust agreement and
documents with respect to a Securitization Transaction.
Reconstitution Date: As defined in Section 13.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities
(Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. ▇▇.▇▇. 229.1100 229.1123, as such may be amended from
time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have
been provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset Backed
Securities, Securities Act Release No. 33 8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531
(Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by
the Commission or its staff from time to time.
Relief Act: The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940,
as amended, and any other comparable state statute.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter
1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions and regulations, rulings or
pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time.
Remittance Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Repurchase Price: As defined in the related Purchase Price and
Terms Agreement.
RESPA: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended from
time to time.
Second Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien Mortgage
on the related Mortgaged Property.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a
sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or
indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly
offered or privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage backed securities or (2)
an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated
securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one
or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in
part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Seller: Accredited Home Lenders, Inc., its successors in interest
and assigns.
Seller Information: As defined in Subsection 33.04(a).
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to the
Interim Servicing Agreement, a fee payable monthly equal to one-twelfth of the
product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance
of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly and shall be pro-rated
for any portion of a month during which the Mortgage Loan is serviced by the
Seller under the Interim Servicing Agreement. The obligation of the Purchaser to
pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is payable solely
from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to interest from
Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent permitted by this Agreement) of such Monthly
Payment collected by the Seller, or as otherwise provided under this Agreement.
Servicing Fee Rate: 50 basis points (0.50%) per annum.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Seller consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage
File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian and copies of the
Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement.
Servicing Rights: Any and all of the following: (a) any and all
rights to service the Mortgage Loans; (b) any payments to or monies received by
the Seller for servicing the Mortgage Loans; (c) any late fees, penalties or
similar payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (d) all agreements or
documents creating, defining or evidencing any such servicing rights to the
extent they relate to such servicing rights and all rights of the Seller
thereunder; (e) Escrow Payments or other similar payments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and any amounts actually collected by the Seller with respect
thereto; (f) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the
property described in this paragraph; and (g) any and all documents, files,
records, servicing files, servicing documents, servicing records, data tapes,
computer records, or other information pertaining to the Mortgage Loans or
pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
Sponsor: The sponsor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with
respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division
of The ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies Inc., and any successor thereto.
Standard & Poor's Glossary: The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan on any date of
determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the related
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such
date, to the extent actually received, minus (ii) all amounts previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal on such Mortgage Loan.
Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in
Item 1105(a)(1)~(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.
Successor Servicer: Any servicer of one or more Mortgage Loans
designated by the Purchaser as being entitled to the benefits of the
indemnifications set forth in Subsections 9.03 and 14.01.
Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified
Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller.
Transfer Date: The date on which the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall receive the transfer of servicing responsibilities and begin to perform
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
Package, and the Seller shall cease all servicing responsibilities. Such date
shall occur on the day indicated by the Purchaser to the Seller in accordance
with the Interim Servicing Agreement.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Seller
(which take into account the exception policies set forth therein), a copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit G and a then-current copy of which shall be
attached as an exhibit to the related Assignment and Conveyance.
Well Capitalized: Well Capitalized shall mean, with respect to any
Insured Depository Institution, the maintenance by such Insured Depository
Institution of capital ratios at or above the required minimum levels for such
capital category under the regulations promulgated pursuant to Section 1831(o)
of the United States Code, as amended from time to time, by the Appropriate
Federal Banking Agency for such institution, as such regulation may be amended
from time to time.
Whole Loan Agreement: Any Reconstitution Agreement in respect of
a Whole Loan Transfer.
Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization Transaction.
SECTION 2. Agreement to Purchase.
The Seller agrees to sell from time to time, and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase from time to time, Mortgage Loans having an aggregate
principal balance on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the
related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, or in such other amount as agreed by
the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on each Closing Date.
SECTION 3. Mortgage Schedules.
The Seller from time to time shall provide the Purchaser with
certain information constituting a preliminary listing of the Mortgage Loans to
be purchased on each Closing Date in accordance with the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement and this Agreement (each, a "Preliminary Mortgage
Schedule").
The Seller is obligated to deliver those Mortgage Loans funded by
the Seller pursuant to the original terms of the Seller's commitment to the
mortgagor. The Seller shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule for the
Mortgage Loans to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser at
least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The related
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be the related Preliminary Mortgage Schedule with
those Mortgage Loans which are not being purchased by the Purchaser deleted.
SECTION 4. Purchase Price.
The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the percentage of
par as stated in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement (subject to
adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the aggregate principal balance,
as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loans, after application of
scheduled payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date, to
the extent such payments were actually received. The initial principal amount of
the Mortgage Loans shall be the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans, so computed as of the related Cut-off Date. If so provided in the related
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, portions of the Mortgage Loans shall be
priced separately.
In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser
shall pay to the Seller, at closing, accrued interest on the current principal
amount of the related Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date at the
weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of those Mortgage Loans. The Purchase
Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be
paid to the Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by the Seller in writing.
The Purchaser shall be entitled to (l) all scheduled principal due
after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected
on or after the related Cut-off Date, and (3) all payments of interest on the
Mortgage Loans net of applicable Servicing Fees (minus that portion of any such
payment which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The
outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before
the related Cut-off Date, to the extent actually collected, together with any
unscheduled principal prepayments collected prior to such Cut-off Date;
provided, however, that payments of scheduled principal and interest paid prior
to such Cut-off date, but to be applied on a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off
Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off
Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of the Purchaser. The Seller
shall deposit any such prepaid amounts into the Custodial Account, which account
is established for the benefit of the Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the
Seller to the Purchaser.
SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files.
At least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall (a) deliver to the Purchaser or its designee in escrow, for
examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased, the related
Mortgage File, including a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage pertaining to each
Mortgage Loan (except with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan), or
(b) make the related Mortgage File available to the Purchaser for examination at
such other location as shall otherwise be acceptable to the Purchaser. Such
examination may be made by the Purchaser or its designee at any reasonable time
before or after the related Closing Date. If the Purchaser makes such
examination prior to the related Closing Date and determines, in its sole
discretion, that any Mortgage Loans are unacceptable to the Purchaser for any
reason, such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule, and may be replaced by a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (or Loans)
acceptable to the Purchaser. The Purchaser may, at its option and without notice
to the Seller, purchase some or all of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any
partial or complete examination. The fact that the Purchaser or its designee has
conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the
Mortgage Files shall not affect the Purchaser's (or any of its successor's)
rights to demand repurchase, substitution or other relief as provided herein;
provided, however, that the Purchaser may not demand repurchase, substitution or
other relief on the basis that a Mortgage Loan examined by the Purchaser or its
designee prior to purchase does not comply with the Underwriting Guidelines
provided by the Seller to the Purchaser prior to such examination and attached
as an exhibit hereto.
SECTION 6. Conveyance from Seller to Purchaser.
Subsection 6.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of
Servicing Files.
The Seller, simultaneously with the delivery of the Mortgage Loan
Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on
each Closing Date, shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Conveyance
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (the "Assignment and
Conveyance Agreement"). The Seller shall cause the Servicing File retained by it
pursuant to this Agreement to be appropriately identified in its computer system
and/or books and records, as appropriate, to clearly reflect the sale of the
related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The Seller shall release from its
custody the contents of any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance
with this Agreement or the Interim Servicing Agreement, except when such release
is required in connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant
to Subsection 9.03.
Subsection 6.02 Books and Records.
Record title to each Mortgage as of the related Closing Date shall
be in the name of the Seller. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Mortgage and
related Mortgage Note shall be possessed solely by the Purchaser or the
appropriate designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be. All rights arising
out of the Mortgage Loans including, but not limited to, all funds received by
the Seller after the related Cut-off Date on or in connection with a Mortgage
Loan shall be vested in the Purchaser or one or more designees of the Purchaser;
provided, however, that all funds received on or in connection with a Mortgage
Loan shall be received and held by the Seller in trust for the benefit of the
Purchaser or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser, as the case may be, as
the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Seller's
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Seller.
The Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain,
a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be marked
clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In
particular, the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for
inspection by the Purchaser, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand,
evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations, and applicable requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac, including
but not limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the
applicability of the provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage
and periodic inspection reports, as required by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides, if
applicable. To the extent that original documents are not required for purposes
of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, documents
maintained by the Seller may be in the form of microfilm or microfiche so long
as the Seller complies with the requirements of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides, if
applicable.
Subsection 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
The Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian no later than
three (3) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date those Mortgage Loan
Documents set forth on Exhibit A hereto as required by the Custodial Agreement
with respect to each Mortgage Loan set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement for the
related Closing Date, as evidenced by the Initial Certification of the Custodian
in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Seller shall comply with the
terms of the Custodial Agreement and the Purchaser shall pay all fees and
expenses of the Custodian.
The Seller shall forward to the Custodian, or to such other Person
as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, original documents evidencing an
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two weeks of their
execution, provided, however, that the Seller shall provide the Custodian, or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, with a certified
true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within two weeks of its
execution, and shall promptly provide the original of any document submitted for
recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within ninety
days of its submission for recordation.
In the event any document required to be delivered to the Custodian
in the Custodial Agreement, including an original or copy of any document
submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office, is not so
delivered to the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, within 90 days following the related Closing Date (other
than with respect to the Assignments of Mortgage which shall be delivered to the
Custodian in blank and recorded subsequently by the Purchaser or its designee),
and in the event that the Seller does not cure such failure within 30 days of
discovery or receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser,
the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be
repurchased by the Seller at the price and in the manner specified in Subsection
9.03. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the event that the
Seller cannot deliver an original document submitted for recordation to the
appropriate public recording office within the specified period due to a delay
caused by the recording office in the applicable jurisdiction; provided that the
Seller shall instead deliver a recording receipt of such recording office or, if
such recording receipt is not available, an officer's certificate of a servicing
officer of the Seller, confirming that such documents have been accepted for
recording; provided that, upon request of the Purchaser and delivery by the
Purchaser to the Seller of a schedule of the related Mortgage Loans, the Seller
shall reissue and deliver to the Purchaser or its designee said officer's
certificate.
The Seller shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the
assignments of mortgage and any other fees or costs in transferring all original
documents to the Custodian or, upon written request of the Purchaser, to the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee. The Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee
shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage and shall be
reimbursed by the Seller for the costs associated therewith pursuant to the
preceding sentence.
Subsection 6.04 Quality Control Procedures.
The Seller shall have an internal quality control program that
verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents,
credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program
shall include evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of the Seller's loan
production and the servicing activities of the Seller. The program is to ensure
that the Mortgage Loans are originated and serviced in accordance with Accepted
Servicing Standards and the Underwriting Guidelines; guard against dishonest,
fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by
officers, employees, or other authorized persons.
SECTION 7 Servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
The Mortgage Loans have been sold by the Seller to the Purchaser on
a servicing released basis. Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein), the Seller hereby
sells, transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to the Purchaser the Servicing
Rights.
The Purchaser shall retain the Seller as contract servicer of the
Mortgage Loans for an interim period pursuant to and in accordance with the
terms and conditions contained in the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect
to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein). The
Purchaser and Seller shall execute the Interim Servicing Agreement on the
Closing Date. Pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement, the Seller shall
begin servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Purchaser and shall be
entitled to a Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage Loan from the related
Closing Date until the termination of the Interim Servicing Agreement with
respect to such Mortgage Loan as set forth therein.
SECTION 8 Transfer of Servicing.
On the applicable Transfer Date, the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall assume all servicing responsibilities related to, and the Seller shall
cease all servicing responsibilities related to the related Mortgage Loans. The
Transfer Date shall be the date determined in accordance with Section 6.03 of
the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an
interim period, as specified therein).
On or prior to the applicable Transfer Date, or as otherwise
specified below, the Seller shall, at its sole cost and expense, take such steps
as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and evidence the transfer of
the servicing of the related Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, or its designee,
including but not limited to the following:
(a) Notice to Mortgagors. The Seller shall mail to the Mortgagor of
each related Mortgage Loan a letter advising such Mortgagor of the transfer of
the servicing of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, or its designee, in
accordance with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Affordable Housing Act of 1990;
provided, however, the content and format of the letter shall have the prior
approval of the Purchaser. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with copies of
all such related notices within five (5) Business Days following the Transfer
Date;
(b) Notice to Taxing Authorities and Insurance Companies. The Seller
shall transmit to the applicable taxing authorities and insurance companies
(including primary mortgage insurance policy insurers, if applicable) and/or
agents, notification of the transfer of the servicing to the Purchaser, or its
designee, and instructions to deliver all notices, tax bills and insurance
statements, as the case may be, to the Purchaser from and after the Transfer
Date. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with copies of all such notices
within five (5) Business Days following the Transfer Date;
(c) Delivery of Servicing Records. The Seller shall forward to the
Purchaser, or its designee, all servicing records and the Servicing File in the
Seller's possession relating to each related Mortgage Loan including the
information enumerated in the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
such Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein);
(d) Escrow Payments. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser, or its
designee, with immediately available funds by wire transfer in the amount of the
net Escrow Payments and suspense balances and all loss draft balances associated
with the related Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with an
accounting statement of Escrow Payments and suspense balances and loss draft
balances sufficient to enable the Purchaser to reconcile the amount of such
payment with the accounts of the Mortgage Loans. Additionally, the Seller shall
wire transfer to the Purchaser the amount of any agency, trustee or prepaid
Mortgage Loan payments and all other similar amounts held by the Seller;
(e) Payoffs and Assumptions. The Seller shall provide to the
Purchaser, or its designee, copies of all assumption and payoff statements
generated by the Seller on the related Mortgage Loans from the related Cut-off
Date to the Transfer Date;
(f) Mortgage Payments Received Prior to Transfer Date. Prior to the
Transfer Date all payments received by the Seller on each related Mortgage Loan
shall be properly applied by the Seller to the account of the particular
Mortgagor;
(g) Mortgage Payments Received After Transfer Date. The amount of
any related Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the Transfer Date
shall be forwarded to the Purchaser by overnight mail within one (1) Business
Day following the date of receipt. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser of the
particulars of the payment, which notification requirement shall be satisfied if
the Seller forwards with its payment sufficient information to permit
appropriate processing of the payment by the Purchaser. The Seller shall assume
full responsibility for the necessary and appropriate legal application of such
Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the Transfer Date with respect to
related Mortgage Loans then in foreclosure or bankruptcy; provided, for purposes
of this Agreement, necessary and appropriate legal application of such Monthly
Payments shall include, but not be limited to, endorsement of a Monthly Payment
to the Purchaser with the particulars of the payment such as the account number,
dollar amount, date received and any special Mortgagor application instructions
and the Seller shall comply with the foregoing requirements with respect to all
Monthly Payments received by the it after the Transfer Date;
(h) Misapplied Payments. Misapplied payments shall be processed as
follows:
(i) All parties shall cooperate in correcting misapplication
errors;
(ii) The party receiving notice of a misapplied payment
occurring prior to the applicable Transfer Date and discovered after
the Transfer Date shall immediately notify the other party;
(iii) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the
Transfer Date cannot be identified and said misapplied payment has
resulted in a shortage in a Custodial Account or Escrow Account, the
Seller shall be liable for the amount of such shortage. The Seller
shall reimburse the Purchaser for the amount of such shortage within
thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand therefor from the
Purchaser;
(iv) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the
Transfer Date has created an improper Purchase Price as the result
of an inaccurate outstanding principal balance, a check shall be
issued to the party shorted by the improper payment application
within five (5) Business Days after notice thereof by the other
party; and
(v) Any check issued under the provisions of this Section 8(h)
shall be accompanied by a statement indicating the corresponding
Seller and/or the Purchaser Mortgage Loan identification number and
an explanation of the allocation of any such payments;
(i) Books and Records. On the Transfer Date, the books, records and
accounts of the Seller with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be in
accordance with all applicable Purchaser requirements as set forth in this
Agreement;
(j) Reconciliation. The Seller shall, on or before the Transfer
Date, reconcile principal balances and make any monetary adjustments required by
the Purchaser. Any such monetary adjustments will be transferred between the
Seller and the Purchaser as appropriate;
(k) IRS Forms. The Seller shall file all IRS forms 1099, 1099A, 1098
or 1041 and K-1 which are required to be filed on or before the Transfer Date in
relation to the servicing and ownership of the related Mortgage Loans. The
Seller shall provide copies of such forms to the Purchaser upon request and
shall reimburse the Purchaser for any costs or penalties incurred by the
Purchaser due to the Seller's failure to comply with this paragraph; and
(l) MERS. With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
Seller shall, on or before the Transfer Date, designate, as directed by the
Purchaser, the Purchaser, or its designee, as the Servicer on the MERS(R)
System. In addition, the Seller shall promptly take all other actions reasonably
requested by Purchaser with respect to MERS Designated Mortgage Loans and the
MERS(R) System to effectuate and evidence the transfer of servicing in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 9 Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller;
Remedies for Breach.
Subsection 9.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the Seller.
The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that
as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Seller is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the state of
California and has all licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being
conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state wherein
it owns or leases any material properties or where a Mortgaged Property is
located, if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification in order
to conduct business of the type conducted by the Seller, and in any event the
Seller is in compliance with the laws of any such state to the extent necessary
to ensure the enforceability of the related Mortgage Loan and the servicing of
such Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the
Interim Servicing Agreement; the Seller has the full corporate power, authority
and legal right to hold, transfer and convey the Mortgage Loans and to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and
thereunder; the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including
all instruments of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the
Seller and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby
have been duly and validly authorized; this Agreement and all agreements
contemplated hereby have been duly executed and delivered and constitute the
valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligations of the Seller, regardless of
whether such enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law, but
subject to bankruptcy laws and general principles of equity; and all requisite
corporate or other action has been taken by the Seller to make this Agreement
and all agreements contemplated hereby valid and binding upon the Seller in
accordance with their terms;
(b) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are
not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect
in any applicable jurisdiction;
(c) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller,
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, nor the fulfillment of or
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with
or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the
Seller's charter, by-laws or other organizational documents or any legal
restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Seller is now a party or
by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under
any of the foregoing, or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation,
order, judgment or decree to which the Seller or its property is subject, or
result in the creation or imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that
would have an adverse effect upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of
any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or other instrument, or impair the ability
of the Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, impair the value of the
Mortgage Loans, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize the full
amount of any insurance benefits accruing pursuant to this Agreement;
(d) Ability to Service. Seller has the facilities, procedures, and
experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the
same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Seller is duly qualified, licensed,
registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal, state and
local laws, and regulations, if applicable, meets the minimum capital
requirements set forth by HUD, the OTS, the OCC or the FDIC, if applicable, and
is in good standing to enforce, originate, sell mortgage loans to, and service
mortgage loans in each jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged Properties are
located;
(e) Reasonable Servicing Fee. The Seller acknowledges and agrees
that the Servicing Fee, represents reasonable compensation for performing such
services and that the entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Seller, for
accounting and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and the Interim
Servicing Agreement;
(f) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Seller does not believe, nor
does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Seller is solvent and the sale
of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become insolvent. The sale of
the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud
any of Seller's creditors;
(g) No Litigation Pending. Except as previously identified by the
Seller to the Purchaser in writing, there is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Seller, before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller, or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Seller to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Seller, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Seller contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Seller to perform under
the terms of this Agreement;
(h) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to any court or governmental
agency or body including HUD, the FHA or the Department of Veterans Affairs is
required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of or
compliance by the Seller with this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, the delivery
of a portion of the Mortgage Files to the Custodian or the sale of the Mortgage
Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or
if required, such approval has been or will be obtained prior to the date
required by federal, state or local law;
(i) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among
the outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio at
the related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set
forth in Subsection 9.02 could be made and such selection was not intentionally
made in a manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(j) Delivery to the Custodian. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, shall be
delivered to the Custodian all in compliance with the specific requirements of
the Custodial Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller will be
in possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto,
except for such documents as will be delivered to the Custodian;
(k) Mortgage Loan Characteristics. The characteristics of the
related Mortgage Loan Package are as set forth on the description of the pool
characteristics for the applicable Mortgage Loan Package delivered pursuant to
Section 11 on the related Closing Date in the form attached as Exhibit B to each
related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
(l) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any
information, statement, tape, diskette, report, form, or other document
furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (including
any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer) contains or will contain
any untrue statement of material fact or omits or will omit to state a material
fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading;
(m) Financial Statements. The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser
financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and any later
quarter ended more than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All
such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and
changes in financial position for each of such periods and the financial
position at the end of each such period of the Seller and its subsidiaries and
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
consistently applied throughout the periods involved, except as set forth in the
notes thereto. In addition, the Seller has delivered information as to its loan
gain and loss experience in respect of foreclosures and its loan delinquency
experience for the immediately preceding three-year period, in each case with
respect to mortgage loans owned by it and such mortgage loans serviced for
others during such period, and all such information so delivered shall be true
and correct in all material respects. There has been no change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller since the
date of the Seller's financial statements that would have a material adverse
effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement. The
Seller has completed any forms requested by the Purchaser in a timely manner and
in accordance with the provided instructions;
(n) No Brokers. The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment
banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(o) Sale Treatment. The Seller intends to reflect the transfer of
the Mortgage Loans as a sale on the books and records of the Seller and the
Seller has determined that the disposition of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for tax and accounting purposes;
(p) Owner of Record. The Seller is the owner of record of each
Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note, and upon the sale
of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain the Mortgage
Files with respect thereto in trust only for the purpose of servicing and
supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan; and
(q) Seller's Origination. The Seller's decision to originate any
mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent
decision based upon ▇▇▇▇▇▇'s underwriting guidelines, and is in no way made as a
result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price
Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated.
Subsection 9.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual
Mortgage Loans.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as
to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the
related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note,
other than payments not yet 30 days delinquent, have been made and credited. No
payment required under the Mortgage Loan is 30 days or more delinquent nor has
any payment under the Mortgage Loan been 30 days or more delinquent at any time
since the origination of the Mortgage Loan;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with
the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents
which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has
been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which
remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any
advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly,
for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for
interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of
the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by
one month the related Due Date of the first installment of principal and
interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
from the date of origination except by a written instrument which has been
recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and which has
been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the title insurer, if any, to the extent
required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part,
except in connection with an assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of the
title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption
agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing and the terms of
which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect thereto, and no Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or Federal
bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at the time the Mortgage Loan was funded;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all
buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage
and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property
is located pursuant to insurance policies conforming to the requirements of
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac, as well as all additional requirements set forth in
Section 2.10 of the Interim Servicing Agreement. If required by the National
Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered by a
flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the
Federal Insurance Administration is in effect which policy conforms to ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section
2.10 of the Interim Servicing Agreement. All individual insurance policies
contain a standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its successors and
assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance policy at
the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so,
authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at
such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s cost and expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the
Mortgagor. Where required by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been
given an opportunity to choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance,
provided the policy is not a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy
covering a condominium, or any hazard insurance policy covering the common
facilities of a planned unit development. The hazard insurance policy is the
valid and binding obligation of the insurer, is in full force and effect, and
will be in full force and effect and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon
the consummation of the purchase of the Mortgage Loan as contemplated by this
Agreement. The Seller has not engaged in, and has no knowledge of the
Mortgagor's having engaged in, any act or omission which would impair the
coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for
herein, or the validity and binding effect of either including, without
limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation
or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any
attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been
received, retained or realized by the Seller;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. (i) Any and all requirements of
any federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
equal credit opportunity, disclosure and all predatory, abusive and fair lending
laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, any
provisions relating to the Illinois Interest Act and Prepayment Penalties, have
been complied with, (ii) the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws or regulations, and (iii)
the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser's
inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of
compliance with all such requirements. Clause (i) of this representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the
Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole
or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such
release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Seller has not waived
the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to
perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the
Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(i) Location and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property
is a fee simple property located in the state identified in the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule, except that with respect to real property located in
jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for residential properties
is a widely-accepted practice, the Mortgaged Property may be a leasehold estate,
and consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family
residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual
residential condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in
a planned unit development and that no residence or dwelling is a mobile home;
provided, however, that any condominium unit or planned unit development shall
not fall within any of the "Ineligible Projects" of part XII, Section 102 of the
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Selling Guide and shall conform with the Underwriting Guidelines. In
the case of any Mortgaged Properties that are manufactured homes (a
"Manufactured Home Mortgage Loans"), (i) such Manufactured Home Mortgage Loan
conforms with the applicable ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac requirements regarding
mortgage loans related to manufactured dwellings, (ii) the related manufactured
dwelling is permanently affixed to the land, (iii) the related manufactured
dwelling and the related land are subject to a Mortgage properly filed in the
appropriate public recording office and naming Seller as mortgagee, (iv) the
applicable laws of the jurisdiction in which the related Mortgaged Property is
located will deem the manufactured dwelling located on such Mortgaged Property
to be a part of the real property on which such dwelling is located, (v) as of
the origination date of the related Manufactured Home Mortgage Loan, the related
manufactured dwelling will be the principal residence of the related Mortgagor,
and (vi) such Manufactured Home Mortgage Loan is (x) a qualified mortgage under
Section 860G(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and (y)
secured by manufactured housing treated as a single family residence under
Section 25(e)(10) of the Code. As of the date of origination, no portion of the
Mortgaged Property was used for commercial purposes, and since the date of
origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial
purposes; provided, that Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall
not be considered as being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged
Property has not been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any
chemicals or raw materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair,
maintenance and/or household purposes. Clause (v) of this representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(j) Valid First or Second Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or
second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged Property,
including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all
installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning
systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations
and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the
Mortgage is subject only to:
(i) with respect to a Second Lien Loan only, the lien of the
first mortgage on the Mortgaged Property;
(ii) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not yet due and payable;
(iii) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan
and (a) specifically referred to or otherwise considered in the
appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (b) which
do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(iv) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use,
enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien (with respect to a First Lien
Loan) or second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) and first priority
(with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second priority (with respect to a Second
Lien Loan) security interest on the property described therein and the Seller
has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser. As used in this
Subsection 9.02, "enforceable" shall be deemed to be subject to bankruptcy laws
and general principles of equity;
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms
(including, without limitation, any provisions therein relating to Prepayment
Penalties). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such
related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to
execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and
the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been
duly and properly executed by other such related parties. No fraud, error,
omission, misrepresentation, or similar occurrence with respect to the
origination of a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of any Person,
including, without limitation, the Mortgagor, any appraiser, any builder or
developer, or any other party involved in the origination of the Mortgage Loan.
The Seller has reviewed all of the documents constituting the Servicing File and
has made such inquiries as it deems necessary to make and confirm the accuracy
of the representations set forth herein;
(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. Except to the extent the Mortgage
Loan is subject to completion escrows which have been disclosed to and
acknowledged by the Purchaser and which meet the requirements of the
Underwriting Guidelines, and as to which a completed ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ form 442 has
been delivered to the Purchaser within sixty (60) days after the related Closing
Date, the Mortgage Loan has been closed and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan
have been fully disbursed and there is no requirement for future advances
thereunder, and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or
off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have
been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing
the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor
is not entitled to any refund of any amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note
or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. The Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of
the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and upon
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain the
Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the
Custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, in trust only for the
purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. Upon
payment of the Purchase Price, the Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and
the Seller has good, indefeasible and marketable title thereto, and has full
right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of
any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or
security interest, and has full right and authority subject to no interest or
participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each
Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of each Mortgage
Loan, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any
encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or
security interest. The Seller intends to relinquish all rights to possess,
control and monitor the Mortgage Loan. After the related Closing Date, the
Seller will have no right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the
Mortgage Loan and the Seller will have no obligation or right to repurchase the
Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this
Agreement;
(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan, 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) either (i) organized
under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business in such state, or
(iii) a federal savings and loan association, a savings bank or a national bank
having a principal office in such state, or (3) not doing business in such
state;
(o) LTV. No Mortgage Loan had an LTV at origination greater than
100%;
(p) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA
lender's title insurance policy, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which
the related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender's title
insurance policy, or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance
acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and each such title insurance policy is
issued by a title insurer acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and qualified
to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located,
insuring the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the first (with respect
to a First Lien Loan) or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) priority
lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or
to the extent a Mortgage Note provides for negative amortization, the maximum
amount of negative amortization in accordance with the Mortgage), subject only
to the exceptions contained in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (j) of
this Subsection 9.02, and in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, against
any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting
from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage
Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation,
the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the
required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender's title insurance
policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or
upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Seller, its successor
and assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender's title insurance policy, and
such lender's title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and
effect and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the purchase of
the Mortgage Loan as contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made
under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related
Mortgage, including the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which
would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance policy, including
without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful
compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or
realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful
items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller;
(q) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet 30 days or more
delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the 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 which
would permit acceleration, and neither the Seller nor any of its affiliates nor
any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default, breach, violation
or event which would permit acceleration;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. Except as insured against by the related
title insurance, there are no mechanics' or similar liens or claims which have
been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are outstanding that under
the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the related Mortgaged Property
which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the
related Mortgage;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements
which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the
Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon
the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged
Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. Either (a) the Mortgage Loan was
originated by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban
Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a
savings and loan association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union,
insurance company or other similar institution which is supervised and examined
by a federal or state authority, or (b) the following requirements have been met
with respect to the Mortgage Loan: the Seller meets the requirements set forth
in clause (a), and (i) such Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with
standards established by the Seller, using application forms and related credit
documents approved by the Seller, (ii) the Seller approved each application and
the related credit documents before a commitment by the correspondent was
issued, and no such commitment was issued until the Seller agreed to fund such
Mortgage Loan, (iii) the closing documents for such Mortgage Loan were prepared
on forms approved by the Seller, and (iv) such Mortgage Loan was actually funded
by the Seller and was purchased by the Seller at closing or soon thereafter. The
documents, instruments and agreements submitted for loan underwriting were not
falsified and contain no untrue statement of material fact or omit to state a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information
and statements therein not misleading. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan
are required to commence no more than sixty days after funds were disbursed in
connection with the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as the
Lifetime Rate Cap and the Periodic Cap, are as set forth on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule. Except with respect to a "balloon" Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage
Note is payable in equal monthly installments of principal and interest, which
installments of interest, with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are
subject to change due to the adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each
Interest Rate Adjustment Date, with interest calculated and payable in arrears,
sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over
an original term of not more than thirty years from commencement of
amortization. Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule,
the Mortgage Loan is payable on the first day of each month. There are no
Convertible Mortgage Loans which contain a provision allowing the Mortgagor to
convert the Mortgage Note from an adjustable interest rate Mortgage Note to a
fixed interest rate Mortgage Note;
(u) Customary Provisions. The 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 provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell
the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent
with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(v) Conformance with Agency and Underwriting Guidelines. The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines.
The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Freddie Mac or ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ and the Seller has not made any representations to a Mortgagor that are
inconsistent with the mortgage instruments used;
(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing
Date the Mortgaged Property is capable of being lawfully occupied under
applicable law. All inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made
or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and,
with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to
certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or
obtained from the appropriate authorities;
(x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and
the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in paragraph (j) above;
(y) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as
such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) Acceptable Investment. The Seller has no knowledge of any
circumstances or conditions with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged
Property, the Mortgagor, the Mortgage File or the Mortgagor's credit standing,
other than the subprime nature of such credit standing, that can reasonably be
expected to cause private institutional investors who invest in mortgage loans
similar to the Mortgage Loan, to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable
investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect
the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan, or cause the Mortgage Loans to
prepay during any period materially faster or slower than the mortgage loans
originated by the Seller generally;
(aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be
delivered under the Custodial Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been
delivered to the Custodian. The Seller is in possession of a complete, true and
accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto, except for such
documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian;
(bb) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged
Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de
minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with, and the Mortgaged
Property meets the guidelines set forth in the Seller's Underwriting Guidelines;
(cc) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. Except with respect to MERS
Designated Mortgage Loans, the Assignment of Mortgage with respect to each
Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the
laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located. The
transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by
the Seller are not subject to the bulk transfer or similar statutory provisions
in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(dd) Due-on-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision (subject to applicable law) for the
acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan
in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the
prior written consent of the mortgagee thereunder, and such provision is
enforceable;
(ee) [Reserved];
(ff) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate
account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the
Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain
any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(gg) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to
the Mortgagor prior to the Cut-off Date have been consolidated with the
outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured principal
amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single repayment term.
The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal amount is expressly
insured as having first (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second (with
respect to a Second Lien Loan) lien priority by a title insurance policy, an
endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's consolidated interest or by
other title evidence acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac. The consolidated
principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan;
(hh) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings.
There is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial
condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by
waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other
casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as
security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended
and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair. There have not been any
condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property and the Seller
has no knowledge of any such proceedings in the future;
(ii) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by the
Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in all respects in compliance
with Accepted Servicing Practices, applicable laws and regulations, and have
been in all respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and
Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the
control of, the Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith
for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All
Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal
law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An escrow of
funds is not prohibited by applicable law and, if requested by the Mortgagor,
has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every item that remains
unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits
or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have been
capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. All Mortgage Interest Rate
adjustments have been made in strict compliance with state and federal law and
the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note on the related Interest Rate
Adjustment Date. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index
was selected for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index was used
with respect to each Mortgage Note which required a new index to be selected,
and such selection did not conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
The Seller executed and delivered any and all notices required under applicable
law and the terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the
Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. Any interest
required to be paid pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly
paid and credited;
(jj) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. With respect to Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Loan is not a Convertible Mortgage Loan;
(kk) Other Insurance Policies. No action, inaction or event has
occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed that has resulted or will
result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any
applicable, special hazard insurance policy, or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of
the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any
such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be
received by the Seller or by any officer, director, or employee of the Seller or
any designee of the Seller or any corporation in which the Seller or any
officer, director, or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement
of such insurance;
(ll) No Violation of Environmental Laws. There is no pending action
or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with
any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue. To the best of Seller's
knowledge, based upon customary and prudent residential mortgage industry
underwriting standards, there is no violation of any environmental law, rule or
regulation with respect to the Mortgage Property, and nothing further remains to
be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation
constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property;
(mm) Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not
notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or
allowed to the Mortgagor under the Relief Act or any similar state statute;
(nn) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan
application by a Qualified Appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who had no
interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on
the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the approval or
disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfied
the requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and Title XI of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was
originated;
(oo) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has executed one or more
statements to the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure
materials required by, and the Seller has complied with, all applicable law with
respect to the making of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain such
statement(s) in the Mortgage File;
(pp) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction (other than a
"construct-to-perm" loan) or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(qq) Value of Mortgaged Property. The Seller has no knowledge of any
circumstances existing that could reasonably be expected to adversely affect the
value or the marketability of any Mortgaged Property or Mortgage Loan or to
cause the Mortgage Loans to prepay during any period materially faster or slower
than similar mortgage loans held by the Seller generally secured by properties
in the same geographic area as the related Mortgaged Property;
(rr) No Defense to Insurance Coverage. No action has been taken or
failed to be taken, no event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has
existed on or prior to the related Closing Date (whether or not known to the
Seller on or prior to such date) which has resulted or will result in an
exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any primary mortgage
insurance (including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses
which would limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the full
amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether arising out
of actions, representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud of the
Seller, the related Mortgagor or any party involved in the application for such
coverage, including the appraisal, plans and specifications and other exhibits
or documents submitted therewith to the insurer under such insurance policy, or
for any other reason under such coverage, but not including the failure of such
insurer to pay by reason of such insurer's breach of such insurance policy or
such insurer's financial inability to pay;
(ss) Escrow Analysis. With respect to each Mortgage, the Seller has
within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was originated within such
twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow Payments for each Mortgage and
adjusted the amount of such payments so that, assuming all required payments are
timely made, any deficiency will be eliminated on or before the first
anniversary of such analysis, or any overage will be refunded to the Mortgagor,
in accordance with RESPA and any other applicable law;
(tt) Prior Servicing. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all
material respects in strict compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices;
(uu) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information
furnished by the Seller to the Purchaser, that Seller has full right and
authority and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such
information to the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded by the terms of
the Mortgage Loan Documents from furnishing the same to any subsequent or
prospective purchaser of such Mortgage. The Seller shall hold the Purchaser
harmless from any and all damages, losses, costs and expenses (including
attorney's fees) arising from disclosure of credit information in connection
with the Purchaser's secondary marketing operations and the purchase and sale of
mortgages or Servicing Rights thereto;
(vv) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a long-term
residential lease, (1) the lessor under the lease holds a fee simple interest in
the land; (2) the terms of such lease expressly permit the mortgaging of the
leasehold estate, the collateral assignment of the lease without the lessor's
consent (or such consent has been obtained) and the acquisition by the holder of
the Mortgage of the rights of the lessee upon foreclosure or assignment in lieu
of foreclosure or provide the holder of the Mortgage with substantially similar
protections; (3) the terms of such lease do not (a) allow the termination
thereof upon the lessee's default without the holder of the Mortgage being
entitled to receive written notice of, and opportunity to cure, such default,
(b) allow the termination of the lease in the event of damage or destruction as
long as the Mortgage is in existence, (c) prohibit the holder of the Mortgage
from being insured (or receiving proceeds of insurance) under the hazard
insurance policy or policies relating to the Mortgaged Property or (d) permit
any increase in rent other than pre-established increases set forth in the
lease; (4) the original term of such lease is not less than 15 years; (5) the
term of such lease does not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity
date of the Mortgage Note; and (6) the Mortgaged Property is located in a
jurisdiction in which the use of leasehold estates in transferring ownership in
residential properties is a widely accepted practice;
(ww) Prepayment Penalty. (i) Each Mortgage Loan is subject to a
Prepayment Penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note, except as set forth
on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, and (ii) no such Prepayment Penalty may
be imposed for a term in excess of five (5) years from the date of origination.
Clause (ii) of this representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(xx) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable, and no Mortgage Loan originated on or after
October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending
Act. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any comparable state or local
law. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(yy) [Reserved];
(zz) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Seller has
complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and
executive orders including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001
(collectively, the "Anti-Money Laundering Laws"). Additionally, no Mortgage Loan
is subject to nullification pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (the "Executive
Order") or the regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control
of the United States Department of Treasury (the "OFAC Regulations") or in
violation of the Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations; and no Mortgagor is
subject to the provisions of such Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor
listed as a "blocked person" for purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
(aaa) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a "qualified
mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(bbb) Tax Service Contract. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a paid
in full, life of loan, tax service contract issued by First American Real Estate
Tax Service or another issuer reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, and such
contract is transferable;
(ccc) Reports. On or prior to the related Closing Date, Seller has
provided the Custodian and the Purchaser with a MERS Report listing the
Purchaser as the Investor and the Custodian as the Custodian with respect to
each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan;
(ddd) MERS Designations. With respect to each MERS Designated
Mortgage Loan, Seller shall designate the Purchaser as the Investor, the
Custodian as the Custodian and no Person shall be listed as Interim Funder on
the MERS(R) System;
(eee) [Reserved];
(fff) Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Seller has, in its capacity as
servicer for each Mortgage Loan, fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair
Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete
information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to
Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the
credit repositories), on a monthly basis. This representation and warranty is a
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(ggg) Mortgagor Selection. The Mortgagor was not encouraged or
required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the Seller which is a
higher cost product designed for less creditworthy mortgagors, unless at the
time of the Mortgage Loan's origination, such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ did not qualify taking
into account credit history and debt-to-income ratios for a lower-cost credit
product then offered by the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller. If, at the
time of loan application, the Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower-cost
credit product then offered by any mortgage lending Affiliate of the Seller, the
Seller referred the related Mortgagor's application to such Affiliate for
underwriting consideration. This representation and warranty is a Deemed
Material and Adverse Representation;
(hhh) Underwriting Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting
the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan does not rely solely on the
extent of the related Mortgagor's equity in the collateral as the principal
determining factor in approving such extension of credit. The methodology
employed objective criteria such as the Mortgagor's income, assets and
liabilities, to the proposed mortgage payment and, based on such methodology,
the Mortgage Loan's originator made a reasonable determination that at the time
of origination the Mortgagor had the ability to make timely payments on the
Mortgage Loan. Such underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of
origination (application/approval) the related Mortgagor had a reasonable
ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan, relying on the Mortgagor's
representation of the Mortgagor's income in the case of loan payments which did
not require verification of the Mortgagor's income. This representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(iii) Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums. With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a Prepayment
Penalty upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) the Mortgage Loan provides some
benefit to the Mortgagor (e.g., a rate or fee reduction) in exchange for
accepting such Prepayment Penalty, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan's funding,
the Mortgagor had the option of obtaining the Mortgage Loan without a
requirement for payment of such a premium, (iii) the Prepayment Penalty was
adequately disclosed to the Mortgagor pursuant to applicable state, local and
federal law, and (iv) such Prepayment Penalty shall not be imposed in any
instance where the Mortgage Loan is accelerated or paid off in connection with
the workout of a delinquent Mortgage Loan or due to the Mortgagor's default
notwithstanding that the terms of the Mortgage Loan or state or federal law
might permit the imposition of such penalty. This representation and warranty is
a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(jjj) Purchase of Insurance. No Mortgagor was required to purchase
any credit life, disability, accident or health insurance product as a condition
of obtaining the extension of credit. No Mortgagor obtained a prepaid
single-premium credit life, disability, accident or health insurance policy in
connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No proceeds from any
Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance policies as
part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such Mortgage Loan.
This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(kkk) [Reserved];
(lll) Disclosure of Fees and Charges. All fees and charges
(including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to
be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage
Loan, have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with
applicable state and federal law and regulation. This representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(mmm) No Arbitration. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after August
1, 2004, requires the related Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation; and
(nnn) Second Lien Mortgage Loans. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan: (1) the related First Lien Loan does not permit negative amortization; (2)
where required or customary in the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property
is located, the original lender has filed for record a request for notice of any
action by the related senior lienholder, and the Seller has notified such second
lienholder in writing of the existence of the Second Lien Loan and requested
notification of any action to be taken against the Mortgagor by such senior
lienholder; either (a) no consent for the Second Lien Loan is required by the
holder of the related First Lien Loan or (b) such consent has been obtained and
is contained in the related Mortgage File; (3) to Seller's knowledge, the
related First Lien Loan is in full force and effect, and there is no default,
lien, breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration existing under
such First Lien Loan or 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 which would permit acceleration
under such First Lien Loan; and (4) the related first lien Mortgage contains a
provision which provides for, or applicable law requires the, giving notice of
default or breach to the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and allows such
mortgagee to cure any default under the related First Lien Mortgage.
Subsection 9.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in Subsections 9.01 and 9.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser,
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or
Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage
File in accordance with Section 5 hereof. Upon discovery by either the Seller or
the Purchaser of a breach of any of the foregoing representations and
warranties, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice
to the other.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
the Seller of any such breach of a representation or warranty, which materially
and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the
Purchaser therein (or which materially and adversely affects the value of the
applicable Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein in the case of
a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), the
Seller shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material
respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, the Seller shall, at the
Purchaser's option, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price.
Notwithstanding the above sentence, (i) within sixty (60) days after the earlier
of either discovery by, or notice to, the Seller of any breach of the
representation and warranty set forth in clause (aaa) of Subsection 9.02, the
Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price and (ii) any
breach of a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation shall automatically be
deemed to materially and adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loans and
the interest of the Purchaser therein. In the event that a breach shall involve
any representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 9.01, and such breach
cannot be cured within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice
to the Seller of such breach, all of the Mortgage Loans affected by such breach
shall, at the Purchaser's option, be repurchased by the Seller at the Repurchase
Price. However, if the breach shall involve a representation or warranty set
forth in Subsection 9.02 (other than the representation and warranty set forth
in clause (aaa) of such Section or any Deemed Material Breach Representation)
and the Seller discovers or receives notice of any such breach within 120 days
of the related Closing Date, the Seller shall, at the Purchaser's option and
provided that the Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than
repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan (a
"Deleted Mortgage Loan") and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided that any such substitution shall be effected
not later than 120 days after the related Closing Date. If the Seller has no
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage
Loan at the Repurchase Price. With regards to any repurchase under this
Subsection 9.03: (i) the repurchase request must be made by the Purchaser in a
prompt and timely manner and must contain reasonably sufficient information to
enable the Seller to evaluate the request, including in the case of a first
payment default, the payment history and collection comments, and (ii) with
respect to any Mortgage Loan which was never included in a Securitization
Transaction, the Purchaser shall use best efforts to notify the Seller of any
known breach of a representation and warranty and require the Seller to
repurchase such Mortgage Loan prior to foreclosure procedures commencing on such
Mortgage Loan. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the
foregoing provisions of this Subsection 9.03 shall be accomplished by either (a)
if the Interim Servicing Agreement has been entered into and is in effect,
deposit in the Custodial Account of the amount of the Repurchase Price, for
distribution to the Purchaser on the next scheduled Remittance Date, after
deducting therefrom any amount received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage
Loan or Loans and being held in the Custodial Account for future distribution or
(b) if the Interim Servicing Agreement has not been entered into or is no longer
in effect, by direct remittance of the Repurchase Price, to the Purchaser or its
designee in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions. In the event of a
repurchase or substitution, the Seller shall, simultaneously with such
reassignment, give written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or
substitution has taken place, and, in the case of substitution, identify a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to this
Agreement. The Purchaser shall advise its servicer/subservicer that such
repurchase had taken place promptly after the Repurchase Price has been
received. At the same time the Seller shall provide servicing transfer
instructions to each of the Purchaser and the Purchaser's servicer/subservicer
so it may adequately comply with the provisions set forth below.
Promptly upon the Purchaser's receipt of the Repurchase Price, the
Purchaser shall or shall cause its designee to release the Purchaser's interest
in the repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and shall promptly effect, or cause to
be effected, (i) the reconveyance of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans to
the Seller free and clear of any lien, charge or encumbrance suffered or
incurred by the Purchaser and (ii) the delivery to the Seller of any documents
held by the Custodian relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan (and in any event
within thirty days after the Seller repurchases the Mortgage Loan or Loans). In
connection with any such substitution, the Seller shall be deemed to have made
as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement except that all such representations and warranties
set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed made as of the date of such
substitution. The Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering to the
Custodian or to such other party as the Purchaser may designate in writing for
such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents required by Subsection
6.03 and the Custodial Agreement, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required by
Subsection 6.03 and the Custodial Agreement. No substitution will be made in any
calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. The Seller shall
remit directly to the Purchaser, or its designee in accordance with the
Purchaser's instructions the Monthly Payment less the Servicing Fee due, if any,
on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the
date of such substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall be retained by the
Seller. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Purchaser shall
include the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of
substitution, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts
subsequently received by the Seller or any other party in respect of such
Deleted Mortgage Loan.
For any month in which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall determine the amount
(if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled
principal payments due in the month of substitution). The amount of such
shortfall shall be distributed by the Seller directly to the Purchaser or its
designee in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions within two (2) Business
Days of such substitution.
In addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation, the
Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents and any Successor Servicer and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and hold such parties harmless
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and other costs
and expenses resulting from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or
grounded upon, or resulting from, a breach of the Seller representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement. It is
understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this
Subsection 9.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan
and to indemnify the Purchaser and Successor Servicer as provided in this
Subsection 9.03 and in Subsection 14.01 constitute the sole remedies of the
Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing representations and warranties.
For purposes of this paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as
the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were
"Purchasers" under this Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person
designated as the Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all
Persons who previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this Agreement.
Any cause of action against the Seller relating to or arising out of
the breach of any representations and warranties made in Subsections 9.01 and
9.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by
the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by
the Seller to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified
above, and (iii) demand upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with
this Agreement.
Subsection 9.04 [RESERVED].
Subsection 9.05 Mortgage Loans with First Payment Defaults;
Repurchase.
In the event that the first Monthly Payment with respect to any
Mortgage Loan due either (i) after origination of such Mortgage Loan, or (ii)
after the related Closing Date is not paid by the related Mortgagor to the
Purchaser within thirty (30) days of such Due Date, the Seller, at the
Purchaser's option, shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the Purchaser at
the Repurchase Price; provided, however, the Seller shall have until the date
which is sixty (60) days following such Due Date (the "Breach Date") to cause
the related Mortgagor to cure any such nonpayment. In addition, and
notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser's right to request a repurchase
hereunder shall not commence until the Breach Date. The Purchaser shall have
sixty (60) days following the Breach Date (the "Notice Period") to notify the
Seller and request a repurchase and the Seller shall repurchase such delinquent
Mortgage Loan within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice; provided that
the repurchase request includes the related payment history and collection
comments. Also, the Purchaser reserves the right to request a repurchase
following the expiration of the Notice Period in the event of a NSF return in
connection with such first Monthly Payment that is not cured, provided the
Purchaser notifies the Seller of such a repurchase request within thirty (30)
days of notice of such NSF return but in no event more than one hundred eighty
(180) days following the related Due Date.
Subsection 9.06 Repurchase of Certain Mortgage Loans That Prepay in
Full.
With respect to Mortgage Loans without Prepayment Penalties, in the
event that any such Mortgage Loan prepays in full during the first three months
following the related Closing Date, the Seller shall pay the Purchaser, within
ten (10) Business Days of such prepayment in full, an amount equal to the
product of the applicable Purchase Price Percentage less 100%, multiplied by the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date; provided, however, that the Purchaser must request that Seller pay such
amount within sixty (60) days of the date the Mortgage Loan is prepaid in full.
SECTION 10. Closing.
The closing for the purchase and sale of each Mortgage Loan Package
shall take place on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser's option, each
Closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the
parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall
agree.
The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing
Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(i) at least two Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette,
or transmit by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the
necessary information to compute the Purchase Price of the
Mortgage Loans delivered on such Closing Date (including
accrued interest), and prepare a Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(ii) all of the representations and warranties of the Seller under
this Agreement and under the Interim Servicing Agreement (with
respect to each Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as
specified therein) shall be true and correct as of the related
Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with
notice or the passage of time, would constitute a default
under this Agreement or an Event of Default under the Interim
Servicing Agreement;
(iii) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's
attorneys shall have received in escrow, all closing documents
as specified in Section 11 of this Agreement, in such forms as
are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed
by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required
pursuant to the terms hereof;
(iv) the Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian
all documents required pursuant to the Custodial Agreement;
and
(v) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement shall have been
complied with.
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest
pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated by the Seller.
SECTION 11. Closing Documents.
The Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each
Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the following
documents:
1. this Agreement (to be executed and delivered only for the
initial Closing Date);
2. the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of the initial
Cut-off Date (to be executed and delivered only for the
initial Closing Date);
3. with respect to the initial Closing Date, the Custodial
Agreement, dated as of the initial Cut-off Date;
4. the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (one copy to be attached to
the Custodian's counterpart of the Custodial Agreement in
connection with the initial Closing Date, and one copy to be
attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance as the
Mortgage Loan Schedule thereto);
5. a Custodian's Certification, as required under the Custodial
Agreement, in the form of Exhibit 2 to the Custodial
Agreement;
6. with respect to the initial Closing Date, a Custodial Account
Letter Agreement or a Custodial Account Certification, as
applicable, as required under the Interim Servicing Agreement;
7. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Escrow Account
Letter Agreement or an Escrow Account Certification, as
applicable, as required under the Interim Servicing Agreement;
8. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Officer's
Certificate, in the form of Exhibit C hereto with respect to
the Seller, including all attachments thereto; with respect to
subsequent Closing Dates, an Officer's Certificate upon
request of the Purchaser;
9. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion of
Counsel of the Seller (who may be an employee of the Seller),
in the form of Exhibit D hereto ("Opinion of Counsel of the
Seller"); with respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an Opinion
of Counsel of the Seller upon request of the Purchaser;
10. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion of
Counsel of the Custodian (who may be an employee of the
Custodian), in the form of an exhibit to the Custodial
Agreement;
11. a Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit E or
F, as applicable, hereto, or in the form of the Seller's
warehouse lender's standard bailee letter, subject to the
Purchaser's reasonable approval, executed by any person, as
requested by the Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans have
at any time been subject to any security interest, pledge or
hypothecation for the benefit of such person;
12. a certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name,
signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if
any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller by
merger or acquired or originated by the Seller while
conducting business under a name other than its present name,
if applicable;
13. with respect to the initial Closing Date, the Underwriting
Guidelines to be attached hereto as Exhibit G;
14. Assignment and Conveyance Agreement in the form of Exhibit H
hereto;
15. Exhibit B to the related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
and
16. a MERS Report reflecting the Purchaser as Investor, the
Custodian as custodian and no Person as Interim Funder for
each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan.
The Seller shall bear the risk of loss of the closing documents
until such time as they are received by the Purchaser or its attorneys.
SECTION 12. Costs.
The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen, the legal
fees and expenses of its attorneys and the costs and expenses of the Custodian.
All other costs and expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and
delivery of the Mortgage Loans and the Servicing Rights, including costs and
expenses related to the servicing transfer from the Seller to any successor
servicer, recording fees, fees for a one-time transfer on the MERS(R) System,
fees for title policy endorsements and continuations and the Seller's attorney's
fees, shall be paid by the Seller.
SECTION 13. Cooperation of Seller with a Reconstitution.
The Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all
of the Mortgage Loans, after each Closing Date, on one or more dates (each, a
"Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser may effect
a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage Loans then
subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ under its Cash Purchase Program or MBS Program
(Special Servicing Option) (each a "▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer"); or
(ii) Freddie Mac (the "Freddie Mac Transfer"); or
(iii) one or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan
Transfers; or
(iv) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of
one or more Securitization Transactions.
The Seller agrees to execute in connection with any Agency Transfer,
any and all pool purchase contracts, and/or agreements reasonably acceptable to
the Seller among the Purchaser, the Seller, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac (as the
case may be) and any servicer in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer, a
seller's warranties and servicing agreement or a participation and servicing
agreement in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Seller, and in
connection with a Securitization Transaction, a pooling and servicing agreement
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the parties or an Assignment and
Recognition Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit I
(collectively, the agreements referred to herein are designated the
"Reconstitution Agreements"), together with an opinion of counsel with respect
to such Reconstitution Agreements.
With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization
Transaction entered into by the Purchaser, the Seller agrees (1) to cooperate
fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all
reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and
perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; and (3) to
restate the representations and warranties set forth in this Agreement and the
Interim Servicing Agreement in connection with such Reconstitution that occurs
on or prior to the date which is six (6) months following the related Closing
Date, such restatement to be in the form of Exhibit B to Exhibit I hereto. The
Seller shall use its reasonable best efforts to provide to such master servicer
or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants in such
Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification of
information which may be reasonably available to the Seller or its affiliates,
whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the
Purchaser or any such other participant shall request; (ii) such additional
representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from
auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Seller as are
reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser or any such other participant and
as are customarily provided in connection with Securitization Transactions
involving mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage Loans; and (iii) to execute,
deliver and satisfy all conditions set forth in any indemnity agreement required
by the Purchaser or any such participant, including, without limitation, an
Indemnification and Contribution Agreement in substantially the form attached
hereto as Exhibit J. The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each Affiliate
designated by the Purchaser and each Person who controls the Purchaser or such
Affiliate and hold each of them harmless from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that each of them may
sustain in any way related to any information provided by or on behalf of the
Seller regarding the Seller, the Seller's servicing practices or performance,
the Mortgage Loans or the Underwriting Guidelines set forth in any offering
document prepared in connection with any Reconstitution. For purposes of the
previous sentence, "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the
Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were
"Purchasers" under this Agreement. Moreover, the Seller agrees to cooperate with
all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser to effect such Reconstitution
Agreements.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a
Reconstitution shall remain subject to this Agreement and, if the Interim
Servicing Agreement shall remain in effect with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan Package, shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement and with respect thereto this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 14. The Seller.
Subsection 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third
Party Claims.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and any Successor Servicer and
its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold such
parties harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and expenses (including legal
fees and expenses incurred in connection with the enforcement of the Seller's
indemnification obligation under this Subsection 14.01) and related costs,
judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that such parties may sustain
in any way related to the failure of the Seller to perform its duties or to
service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance with the terms of this Agreement
or any Reconstitution Agreement entered into pursuant to Section 13 or any
breach of any of Seller's representations, warranties and covenants set forth in
this Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person
then acting as the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Purchasers" under this Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall
mean any Person designated as the Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement
and any and all Persons who previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to
this Agreement.
(b) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Subsection 14.01 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under this Subsection 14.01, notify the indemnifying party in writing of
the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to
any indemnified party under this Subsection 14.01, except to the extent that it
has been prejudiced in any material respect, or from any liability which it may
have, otherwise than under this Subsection 14.01. In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of
the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided that if the defendants in any
such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and
the indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may
be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties which
are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party,
the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel
to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of
such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so
to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of
counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party for
expenses incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in
connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso
to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the
indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate counsel (together with one local counsel, if applicable)), (ii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party
has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at
the expense of the indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii)
is applicable, such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred
to in such clause (i) or (iii).
Subsection 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.
The Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation
except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its duties under this Agreement.
Any Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or
any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the
Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the
successor or surviving Person shall have a net worth of at least $25,000,000.
SECTION 15. Financial Statements.
The Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser's
marketing of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to
prospective purchasers audited financial statements of the Seller for the most
recently completed three fiscal years respecting which such statements are
available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition of the Seller at the
end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of
Operations. The Seller shall also make available any comparable interim
statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by the Seller
(and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Seller or the
public at large). The Seller, if it has not already done so, agrees to furnish
promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Seller
shall also make available information on its servicing performance with respect
to loans serviced for others, including delinquency ratios. The Purchaser shall
use reasonable best efforts to cause any prospective purchaser to enter into a
confidentiality agreement in connection with such financial information.
The Seller also agrees to allow reasonable access to a knowledgeable
financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions asked by
any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments affecting the Seller or
the financial statements of the Seller.
SECTION 16. Mandatory Delivery.
The sale and delivery on the related Closing Date of the Mortgage
Loans described on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is mandatory from and
after the date of the execution of the related Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement, it being specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan
is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages
would be insufficient to compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages
incurred by the Purchaser (including damages to prospective purchasers of the
Mortgage Loans) in the event of the Seller's failure to deliver (i) each of the
related Mortgage Loans or (ii) one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
or (iii) one or more Mortgage Loans otherwise acceptable to the Purchaser on or
before the related Closing Date. All rights and remedies of the Purchaser under
this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any other rights or
remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and all such rights
and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively.
SECTION 17. Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received
by the other party at the address as follows:
(i) if to the Seller:
Accredited Home Lenders, Inc.
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Attention: Capital Markets
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or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
SECTION 18. Severability Clause.
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.
SECTION 19. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 20. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed
counterpart thereof is received by the Purchaser in the State of New York and
shall be deemed to have been made in the State of New York. The Agreement shall
be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York (without regard to
conflicts of laws principles), except to the extent preempted by Federal law.
SECTION 21. Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing,
and the Seller is selling the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the
Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat
the transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and a
purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall have the
right to review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan Files to
determine the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect the
Federal income tax consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller
shall cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser in the course
of such review.
SECTION 22. Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase
Agreement.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Seller and the Purchaser and the respective permitted
successors and assigns of the Seller and the successors and assigns of the
Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the
Seller to a third party without the prior written consent of the Purchaser. This
Agreement may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Purchaser without the
consent of the Seller. In the event the Purchaser assigns this Agreement, and
the assignee assumes any of the Purchaser's obligations hereunder, the Seller
acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee, and not to the
Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall
be relieved from any liability to the Seller with respect thereto.
SECTION 23. Waivers.
No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or 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.
SECTION 24. Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION 25. General Interpretive Principles.
For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned
to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and
the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections,"
"Paragraphs," and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to
designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of
this Agreement;
(d) reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section
is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the
reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(e) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision; and
(f) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation
by reason of enumeration.
SECTION 26. Reproduction of Documents.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including,
without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter
be executed, (b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c)
financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter
furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree
that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original
itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original
is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
SECTION 27. Further Agreements.
The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to
the other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or
agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
SECTION 28. Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments
of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or their comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected at the Seller's expense in the event recordation is either necessary
under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
SECTION 29. No Solicitation.
From and after the related Closing Date, the Seller agrees that it
will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its
agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Seller's behalf,
to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any
Mortgage Loan for any purpose whatsoever, including to refinance a Mortgage
Loan, in whole or in part, without (i) the prior written consent of the
Purchaser; or (ii) written notice from the related borrower or obligor under a
Mortgage Loan of such party's intention to refinance such Mortgage Loan. It is
understood and agreed that all rights and benefits relating to the solicitation
of any Mortgagors and the attendant rights, title and interest in and to the
list of such Mortgagors and data relating to their Mortgages (including
insurance renewal dates) shall be transferred to the Purchaser pursuant hereto
on the related Closing Date and the Seller shall take no action to undermine
these rights and benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and
agreed that promotions undertaken by the Seller or any affiliate of the Seller
which are directed to the general public at large, including, without
limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation
under this Section 29.
SECTION 30. Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THE SELLER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT
IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 31. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers.
The Seller hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(A) SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY
JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY
THEREOF;
(B) CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN
SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT
MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR
ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET
FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE BEEN
NOTIFIED; AND
(D) AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT
SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT
TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
SECTION 32. Confidentiality.
The Seller hereby acknowledges the Purchaser's need to share
non-public information ("Information") with the Purchaser's employees,
Affiliates, attorneys or accountants (the "Representatives"), as well as Persons
performing due diligence investigations in connection with securities or
merger/acquisition transactions, taxing authorities or other governmental
agencies or regulatory bodies or in order to comply with any applicable federal
or state laws (collectively with the Representatives, the "Agents"). The
Purchaser hereby agrees to use best efforts to avoid causing the Seller to
violate applicable securities laws governing publicly traded companies. The
Purchaser and the Seller shall use mutual best efforts to determine which
Information will remain confidential.
SECTION 33. Compliance with Regulation AB
Subsection 33.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.
The Purchaser and the Seller acknowledge and agree that the purpose
of Section 33 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and
any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and
regulations of the Commission. Although Regulation AB is applicable by its terms
only to offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under the
Securities Act, the Seller acknowledges that investors in privately offered
securities may require that the Purchaser or any Depositor provide comparable
disclosure in unregistered offerings. References in this Agreement to compliance
with Regulation AB include provision of comparable disclosure in private
offerings. Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to
request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions
other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to
that required under the Securities Act). The Seller acknowledges that
interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time,
whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff,
consensus among participants in the asset backed securities markets, advice of
counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser
or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these
provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB.
Furthermore, the Purchaser and the Company agree that if any such changes in the
interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB materially affect this
Section 33, then the Purchaser and the Seller will amend such affected
provisions. In connection with the above, the Purchaser agrees to give the
Seller prompt written notice of changes in the requirements of Regulation AB
that might affect its obligations under this Section 33. In connection with any
Securitization Transaction, the Seller shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser
to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) and
any Depositor, any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any
other information necessary in the good faith determination of the Purchaser or
any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor to comply with the
provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the
Seller, any Third Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed
by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such
compliance.
The Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) shall
cooperate with the Seller by providing timely notice of requests for information
under these provisions and by reasonably limiting such requests to information
required, in the Purchaser's reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation AB.
Subsection 33.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the
Seller.
(a) The Seller shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to
any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the
Purchaser or any Depositor under Subsection 33.03 that, except as disclosed in
writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) there are no
material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated)
against the Seller or any Third Party Originator; and (ii) there are no
affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Seller or any Third
Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party
thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of
Regulation AB.
(b) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date
following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or
any Depositor under Subsection 33.03, the Seller shall, within five (5) Business
Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the
representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if
any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such
request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in
writing, to the requesting party.
Subsection 33.03 Information To Be Provided by the Seller.
In connection with any Securitization Transaction the Seller shall
(i) within five (5) Business Days following request by the Purchaser or any
Depositor, provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause
each Third Party Originator to provide), in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, the information and
materials specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Subsection, and (ii) as
promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Seller, provide
to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) the information
specified in paragraph (d) of this Subsection. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it
is understood and agreed that (1) the information required pursuant to Items
1103(a)(1), 1110(a) and 1119 of Regulation AB (including the information
required pursuant to subparts (a)(A), (a)(D) and (c)(i)(B) of this Subsection
33.03) shall only be required to the extent that mortgage loans originated by
the Seller or a Third Party Originator, as the case may be, in the related
Securitization Transaction comprise 10% or more (or such other percentage as may
be required from time to time under Regulation AB) of the aggregate pool of
mortgage loans in such Securitization Transaction, (2) the information required
pursuant to Items 1110(b) and 1117 of Regulation AB (including the information
required pursuant to subparts (a)(B), (a)(C) and (c)(i)(A) of this Subsection
33.03) shall only be required to the extent that mortgage loans originated by
the Seller or a Third Party Originator, as the case may be, in the related
Securitization Transaction comprise 20% or more (or such other percentage as may
be required from time to time under Regulation AB) of the aggregate pool of
mortgage loans in such Securitization Transaction and (3) the information
required pursuant to Item 1105 of Regulation AB (including the information
required pursuant to subpart (b) below) shall only be required in Securitization
Transactions in which such Static Pool Information is material, as determined by
the Purchaser or Depositor in its sole reasonable determination of the
requirements of Regulation AB. Notwithstanding the foregoing, neither the
Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to request delivery of such
information or other performance under these provisions other than in good faith
or for purposes other than compliance with the Securities Act, the Exchange Act
and the rules and regulations of the Commission thereunder.
(a) Subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph, if so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide such
information regarding (i) the Seller, as originator of the Mortgage Loans
(including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent), or
(ii) each Third Party Originator, as is requested for the purpose of compliance
with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such
information shall include, at a minimum.
(i) the originator's form of organization;
(ii) a description of the originator's origination program and how
long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans,
which description shall include a discussion of the originator's experience in
originating mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans; information
regarding the size and composition of the originator's origination portfolio;
and information that may be material, in the good faith judgment of the
Purchaser or any Depositor, to an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage
Loans, including the originator's credit granting or underwriting criteria for
mortgage loans of similar type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other
information as the Purchaser or any Depositor may reasonably request for the
purpose of compliance with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(iii) a description of any material legal or governmental
proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller and each
Third Party Originator; and
(iv) a description of any affiliation or relationship between the
Seller, each Third Party Originator and any of the following parties to a
Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Seller by the
Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such Securitization
Transaction:
(1) the sponsor;
(2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity;
(4) any servicer;
(5) any trustee;
(6) any originator;
(7) any significant obligor;
(8) any enhancement or support provider; and
(9) any other material transaction party.
(b) Subject to the provisions of the initial paragraph, if so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall provide (or, as
applicable, cause each Third Party Originator to provide) Static Pool
Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the
Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below)
originated by (i) the Seller, if the Seller is an originator of Mortgage Loans
(including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent),
and/or (ii) each Third Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be
prepared by the Seller (or Third Party Originator) on the basis of its
reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1) (3)
of Regulation AB. To the extent that there is reasonably available to the Seller
(or Third Party Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than
one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to
specify whether some or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to
this paragraph. The content of such Static Pool Information may be in the form
customarily provided by the Seller, and need not be customized for the Purchaser
or any Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year
or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no
less frequently than quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in
the vintage origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic
increment must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the
prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to
be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be
provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the
information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other
such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as
applicable.
Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static
Pool Information provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph
(including an omission to include therein information required to be provided
pursuant to such paragraph), the Seller shall provide corrected Static Pool
Information to the Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format
in which Static Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the
Seller.
If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall
provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third Party Originator to provide), at
the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental
expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed upon
procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the
Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information
relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after
January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the
Seller's or Third Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar
months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall
reasonably request. Such statements and letters shall be addressed to and be for
the benefit of such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate,
which may include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker
dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect
to a Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the form
of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter
authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such
Depositor.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) Subject to the provisions of the initial paragraph, if so
requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor for the purpose of satisfying its
reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset
backed securities, the Seller shall (or shall cause each Third Party Originator
to) (i) notify the Purchaser and any Depositor in writing of (A) any material
litigation or governmental proceedings pending against the Seller or any Third
Party Originator and (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop
following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction between the Seller or
any Third Party Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (vi) of
paragraph (a) of this Subsection (and any other parties identified in writing by
the requesting party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, and (ii)
provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings,
affiliations or relationships.
(e) With respect to those Mortgage Loans that were sold to the
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser shall, to the extent
consistent with then-current industry practice, cause the servicer (or another
party) to be obligated to provide information, in the form customarily provided
by such servicer or other party (which need not be customized for the Seller)
with respect to the Mortgage Loans reasonably necessary for the Seller to comply
with its obligations under Regulation AB, including, without limitation,
providing to the Seller Static Pool Information, as set forth in Item 1105(a)(2)
and (3) of Regulation AB (such information provided by the servicer or such
other party, the "Loan Performance Information").
Subsection 33.04 Indemnification.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the
Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization
Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person responsible for the
preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the
Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of
a certification pursuant to Rule 13a 14(d) or Rule 15d 14(d) under the Exchange
Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting
as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls
any of such parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present
and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing
and of the Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and
related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of
them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i)(A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged
to be contained in any information, report, certification, accountants' letter
or other material provided in written or electronic form under this Section 33
by or on behalf of the Seller, or provided under this Section 33 by or on behalf
of any Third Party Originator (collectively, the "Seller Information"), or (B)
the omission or alleged omission to state in the Seller Information a material
fact required to be stated in the Seller Information or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that clause (B) of
this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the Seller Information
and not to any other information communicated in connection with a sale or
purchase of securities, without regard to whether the Seller Information or any
portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other
information;
(ii) any failure by the Seller or any Third Party Originator to
deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other
material when and as required under this Section 33; or
(iii) any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty set
forth in Subsection 33.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection
33.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related
Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such
closing date, or any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty in a
writing furnished pursuant to Subsection 33.02(b) to the extent made as of a
date subsequent to such closing date.
(b) In the case of any failure of performance described in clause
(a)(ii) of this Section, the Seller shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any
Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation,
execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with
respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification
pursuant to Rule 13a 14(d) or Rule 15d 14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect
to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each
such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Seller or
any Third Party Originator.
(c) The Purchaser shall indemnify the Seller, each affiliate of the
Seller and the respective present and former directors, officers, employees and
agents of each of the foregoing, and shall hold each of them harmless from and
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i) (A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged
to be contained in the Loan Performance Information or (B) the
omission or alleged omission to state in the Loan Performance
Information a material fact required to be stated in the Loan
Performance Information or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that clause
(B) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the
Loan Performance Information and not to any other information
communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities,
without regard to whether the Loan Performance Information or any
portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such
other information; or
(ii) any failure by the Purchaser or by the related servicer
to deliver any Loan Performance Information as required under
Subsection 34.03(e).
[Signatures Commence on Following Page]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their
names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
as of the date first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
(Purchaser)
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
ACCREDITED HOME LENDERS, INC.
(Seller)
By:____________________________________
Name:
Title:
Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be delivered to the
Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing,
pursuant to Section 6 of the Eighth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Warranties Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached (the "Agreement"):
(a) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed "Pay to the order of _________, without recourse" and signed in the
name of the last endorsee (the "Last Endorsee") by an authorized officer. To the
extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements,
the endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so allows and the
Custodian is so advised by the Seller that state law so allows. If the Mortgage
Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Last
Endorsee], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan
was acquired or originated by the Last Endorsee while doing business under
another name, the endorsement must be by "[Last Endorsee], formerly known as
[previous name]";
(b) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note;
(c) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon;
(d) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon;
(e) except with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in form and substance
acceptable for recording. The Assignment of Mortgage shall be delivered in
blank. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the
Assignment of Mortgage must be made by "[Seller], successor by merger to [name
of predecessor]." If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Seller
while doing business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by
"[Seller], formerly known as [previous name]";
(f) the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage (if
any) evidencing a complete chain of assignment from the Seller to the Last
Endorsee (or MERS, with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan) with
evidence of recording thereon;
(g) The original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the
event such original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of the
related policy binder, preliminary report or commitment for title issued by the
title insurance company; and
(h) security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document
executed in connection with the Mortgage.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in connection with any item described
above in clauses (c), (d) or (f), if the Seller cannot deliver or cause to be
delivered the original of any such item with evidence of recording thereon on or
prior to the related Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public
recording office where such item has been delivered for recordation or because
such item has been lost or because such public recording office retains the
original recorded item (each such item, a "Delayed Document"), the Seller shall
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, (i) in the case of a delay
caused by the public recording office, a photocopy of such Delayed Document,
together with an Officer's Certificate of the Seller (or certified by the title
company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) to the effect that such copy is a
true and correct copy of the Delayed Document that has been dispatched to the
appropriate public recording office for recordation (and the original recorded
Delayed Document or a copy of such Delayed Document certified by such public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded Delayed
Document will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the
Seller); or (ii) in the case of a Delayed Document where a public recording
office retains the original recorded Delayed Document or in the case where a
Delayed Document is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy
of such Delayed Document certified by such public recording office to be a true
and complete copy of the original recorded Delayed Document.
In the event an Officer's Certificate of the Seller is delivered to
the Purchaser because of a delay caused by the public recording office in
returning any recorded document, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser,
within 90 days of the related Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate which shall
(i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has
not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public
recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the
applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be
delivered to the Custodian. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may
be requested from the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
Exhibit B
EXHIBIT B
[RESERVED]
Exhibit C
EXHIBIT C
SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
[Vice] President of ________________[COMPANY], a corporation organized under the
laws of the state of ____________] (the "Company") and further as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the charter of the Company which is in full force and effect on the
date hereof and which has been in effect without amendment, waiver,
rescission or modification since ___________.
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the bylaws of the Company which are in effect on the date hereof and
which have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or
modification since ___________.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate of good
standing of the Company issued within ten days of the date hereof, and no
event has occurred since the date thereof which would impair such
standing.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the corporate resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company
authorizing the Company to execute and deliver agreements such as the
Eighth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement, dated as of _______ __, 200_, by and between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc. (the "Purchaser") and the Company (the "Purchase
Agreement"), the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of _______ __,
200_, by and between the Company and the Purchaser (the "Servicing
Agreement"), and the Custodial Agreement dated as of _____ __, 200_ by and
among the Company, the Purchaser and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas
(the "Custodial Agreement") and to endorse the Mortgage Notes and execute
the Assignments of Mortgages by original [or facsimile] signature, and
such resolutions are in effect on the date hereof and have been in effect
without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since ____________.
5. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company
with the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement, the Custodial
Agreement, the sale of the mortgage loans or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the agreements; or (ii) any required consent,
approval, authorization or order has been obtained by the Company.
6. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor
the fulfillment of the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing
Agreement and the Custodial Agreement conflicts or will conflict with or
results or will result in a breach of or constitutes or will constitute a
default under the charter or by-laws of the Company, the terms of any
indenture or other agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party
or by which it is bound or to which it is subject, or any statute or
order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or decree of any court,
governmental authority or regulatory body to which the Company is subject
or by which it is bound.
7. Except as previously identified by the Company to the Purchaser
in writing, to the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit,
proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against the Company
which, in my judgment, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may
result in any material adverse change in the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of the Company or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted or in any material liability on
the part of the Company or which would draw into question the validity of
the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the Custodial
Agreement, or the mortgage loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or which would be
likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform under
the terms of the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing Agreement and the
Custodial Agreement.
8. Each person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as an
officer or representative of the Company, signed (a) the Purchase
Agreement, (b) the Servicing Agreement, (c) the Custodial Agreement and
(d) any other document delivered or on the date hereof in connection with
any purchase described in the agreements set forth above was, at the
respective times of such signing and delivery, and is now, a duly elected
or appointed, qualified and acting officer or representative of the
Company, who holds the office set forth opposite his or her name on
Exhibit 5, and the signatures of such persons appearing on such documents
are their genuine signatures.
9. The Company is duly authorized to engage in the transactions
described and contemplated in the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing
Agreement and the Custodial Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the
seal of the Company.
Dated:____________________ By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
[Seal] Title: [Executive/Assistant Vice] President
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of
______________[COMPANY], hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected,
qualified and acting [Executive/Assistant Vice] President of the Company and
that the signature appearing above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated:____________________ By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
EXHIBIT 5 to
Company's Officer's Certificate
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Exhibit D
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
(date)
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Dear Sirs:
You have requested [our] [my] opinion, as [Assistant] General
Counsel to ___________________ (the "Company"), with respect to certain matters
in connection with the sale by the Company of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
that certain Eighth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement by and between the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
(the "Purchaser"), dated as of _________ __, 200_ (the "Purchase Agreement"),
which sale is in the form of whole loans, delivered pursuant to a Custodial
Agreement dated as of _____ __, 200_ among the Purchaser, the Company and
Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (the "Custodial Agreement"), and serviced
pursuant to an Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of ______ __, 200_ by and
between the Seller and the Purchaser (the "Servicing Agreement" and,
collectively with the Purchase Agreement and the Custodial Agreement, the
"Agreements"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
set forth in the Purchase Agreement and the Servicing Agreement.
[We] [I] have examined the following documents:
1. the Purchase Agreement;
2. the Servicing Agreement;
3. the Custodial Agreement;
4. the form of endorsement of the Mortgage Notes; and
5. such other documents, records and papers as [we] [I] have
deemed necessary and relevant as a basis for this opinion.
To the extent [we] [I] have deemed necessary and proper, [we] [I]
have relied upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
the Purchase Agreement and in the Servicing Agreement, as applicable. [We] [I]
have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to [us] [me] as
originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the legal capacity of natural
persons and the conformity to the originals of all documents.
Based upon the foregoing, it is [our] [my] opinion that:
1. The Company is [type of entity] duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the [state of
incorporation] and is qualified to transact business in, and
is in good standing under, the laws of [the state of
incorporation].
2. The Company has the power to engage in the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements to which it is a party and all
requisite power, authority and legal right to execute and
deliver such Agreements and to perform and observe the terms
and conditions of such Agreements.
3. Each of the Agreements to which it is a party has been duly
authorized, executed and delivered by the Company, and is a
legal, valid and binding agreement enforceable in
accordance with its respective terms against the Company,
subject to bankruptcy laws and other similar laws of
general application affecting rights of creditors and
subject to the application of the rules of equity,
including those respecting the availability of specific
performance, none of which will materially interfere with
the realization of the benefits provided thereunder or with
the Purchaser's ownership of the Mortgage Loans.
4. The Company has been duly authorized to allow certain of its
officers to execute any and all documents by original
signature in order to complete the transactions contemplated
by the Agreements to which it is a party
5. The Company has been duly authorized to allow certain of
its officers to execute by original [or facsimile]
signature the endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the
Assignments of Mortgages, and the original [or facsimile]
signature of the officer at the Company executing the
endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of
Mortgages represents the legal and valid signature of said
officer of the Company.
6. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of
any court or governmental agency or body is required for
the execution, delivery and performance by the Company of
or compliance by the Company with the Agreements to which
it is a party and the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the
Company or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements to which each is a party or
(ii) any required consent, approval, authorization or order
has been obtained by the Company.
7. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by, nor the fulfillment of the terms of, the Agreements to
which it is a party conflicts or will conflict with or
results or will result in a breach of or constitutes or
will constitute a default under the charter or by-laws of
the Company, the terms of any indenture or other agreement
or instrument to which the Company is a party or by which
it is bound or to which it is subject, or violates any
statute or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or
decree of any court, governmental authority or regulatory
body to which the Company is subject or by which it is
bound.
8. Except as previously identified by the Company to the
Purchaser in writing, there is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending or, to the best of [our] [my]
knowledge, threatened against the Company which, in [our]
[my] judgment, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or
assets of the Company or in any material impairment of the
right or ability of the Company to carry on its business
substantially as now conducted or in any material liability
on the part of the Company or which would draw into
question the validity of the Agreements to which it is a
party or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be
taken in connection with the transactions contemplated
thereby, or which would be likely to impair materially the
ability of the Company to perform under the terms of the
Agreements to which it is a party.
9. The sale of each Mortgage Note and Mortgage as and in the
manner contemplated by the Purchase Agreement, the Servicing
Agreement and the Custodial Agreement is sufficient to fully
transfer to the Purchaser all right, title and interest of the
Company thereto as noteholder and mortgagee.
10. The endorsement of the Mortgage Notes, the delivery to the
Purchaser, or its designee, of the Assignments of Mortgage,
and the delivery of the original endorsed Mortgage Notes to
the Purchaser, or its designee, are sufficient to permit
the Purchaser to avail itself of all protection available
under applicable law against the claims of any present or
future creditors of the Company, and are sufficient to
prevent any other sale, transfer, assignment, pledge or
hypothecation of the Mortgages and the Mortgage Notes by
the Company from being enforceable.
I am admitted to the bar of the State of California, and I express
no opinion as to the laws of any other jurisdiction except as to matters that
are governed by federal law. I make no undertaking to supplement or update this
opinion if, after the date hereof, facts or circumstances come to my attention
or changes in the law occur which could affect such opinion. This opinion is
given to you for your sole benefit, and no other person or entity is entitled to
rely hereon except that the purchaser or purchasers to which you initially and
directly resell the Mortgage Loans may rely on this opinion as if it were
addressed to them as of its date.
Very truly yours,
________________________________
[Name]
[Assistant] General Counsel
Exhibit E
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
___________________, 200__
[Federal Home Loan Bank of
______(the "Association")]
________________________
________________________
________________________
Attention: ___________________________
___________________________
Re: Notice of Sale and Release of Collateral
Dear Sirs:
This letter serves as notice that
________________________[COMPANY] a [type of entity], organized pursuant to the
laws of [the state of incorporation] (the "Company") has committed to sell to
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. under the Eighth Amended and Restated
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of ______ __, 200_,
certain mortgage loans originated by the Association. The Company warrants that
the mortgage loans to be sold to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. are in
addition to and beyond any collateral required to secure advances made by the
Association to the Company.
The Company acknowledges that the mortgage loans to be sold to
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. shall not be used as additional or
substitute collateral for advances made by the Association. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc. understands that the balance of the Company's mortgage
loan portfolio may be used as collateral or additional collateral for advances
made by the Association, and confirms that it has no interest therein.
Execution of this letter by the Association shall constitute a full
and complete release of any security interest, claim, or lien which the
Association may have against the mortgage loans to be sold to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc.
Very truly yours,
____________________________
By:____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:_________________________
Date:__________________________
Acknowledged and approved:
[FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF]
__________________________________
By:_______________________________
Name:_____________________________
Title:____________________________
Date:_____________________________
Exhibit F
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
I. Release of Security Interest
Upon receipt of the sum of $_____________ in immediately available
funds, the financial institution named below hereby relinquishes any and all
right, title and interest it may have in all Mortgage Loans to be purchased by
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. from the Company named below pursuant to
that certain Eighth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement, dated as of ______ __, 200_, and certifies that all notes, mortgages,
assignments and other documents in its possession relating to such Mortgage
Loans have been delivered and released to the Company named below or its
designees, as of the date and time of the sale of such Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
Name and Address of Financial Institution
________________________________
(Name)
________________________________
(Address)
By:_____________________________
II. Certification of Release
The Company named below hereby certifies to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc. that, as of the date and time of the sale of the above-mentioned
Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. the security interests in
the Mortgage Loans released by the above-named financial institution comprise
all security interests relating to or affecting any and all such Mortgage Loans.
The Company warrants that, as of such time, there are and will be no other
security interests affecting any or all of such Mortgage Loans.
_______________________________
By:____________________________
Title:_________________________
Date:__________________________
Exhibit G
EXHIBIT G
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
Exhibit H
EXHIBIT H
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
On this ___ day of __________, ____, ___________________ ("Seller"),
as (i) the Seller under that certain Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated
as of ___________, _____ (the "PPTA"), (ii) the Seller under that certain Eighth
Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as
of ________, ____ (the "Purchase Agreement"), and (iii) the Seller/Interim
Servicer under that certain Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of
___________, ____ (the "Interim Servicing Agreement" and, together with the PPTA
and the Purchase Agreement, the "Agreements"), does hereby sell, transfer,
assign, set over and convey to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
("Purchaser") as the Purchaser under the Agreements, without recourse, but
subject to the terms of the Agreements, all right, title and interest of, in and
to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the "Mortgage Loans"), together with the Mortgage Files and all
rights and obligations arising under the documents contained therein. Each
Mortgage Loan subject to the Agreements was underwritten in accordance with, and
conforms to, the Underwriting Guidelines attached hereto as Exhibit C. Pursuant
to Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the Seller has delivered to the
Custodian the documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased as set forth in
the Custodial Agreement. The contents of each Servicing File required to be
retained by __________________________ ("Interim Servicer") to service the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement and thus not
delivered to the Purchaser are and shall be held in trust by the Seller in its
capacity as Interim Servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner
thereof. The Interim Servicer's possession of any portion of the Servicing File
is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating servicing
of the related Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement, and
such retention and possession by the Interim Servicer shall be in a custodial
capacity only. The ownership of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, the Servicing
Rights and the contents of the Mortgage File and Servicing File is vested in the
Purchaser 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 or the Interim Servicer shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall
be retained and maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser
in such custodial capacity only.
The Mortgage Loan Package characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
subject hereto are set forth on Exhibit B hereto.
In accordance with Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the
Purchaser accepts the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing the Purchaser does not waive any rights or
remedies it may have under the Agreements.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
[SELLER]
By:
Name:_______________________________
Title:______________________________
Accepted and Agreed:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE
CAPITAL INC.
By:__________________________________
Name:_____________________________
Title:____________________________
EXHIBIT A
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
THE MORTGAGE LOANS
EXHIBIT B
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE POOL
CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH MORTGAGE LOAN PACKAGE
Pool Characteristics of the Mortgage Loan Package as delivered on
the related Closing Date:
No Mortgage Loan has: (1) an outstanding principal balance less
than $_________; (2) an origination date earlier than _ months prior to the
related Cut-off Date; (3) a CLTV of greater than _____%; (4) a FICO Score of
less than ___; or (5) a debt-to-income ratio of more than __%. Each First
Lien Loan has a Mortgage Interest Rate of at least ___% per annum and an
outstanding principal balance less than $_________. Each Second Lien Loan has
a Mortgage Interest Rate of at least ______% per annum and an outstanding
principal balance less than $________. Each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan has
an Index of [_______].
EXHIBIT C
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated [____________ __,
20__] ("Agreement"), among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. ("Assignor"),
[____________________] ("Assignee") and [SELLER] (the "Company"):
For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and
other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
Assignment and Conveyance
1. The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and assigns
to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor, as
purchaser, in, to and under (a) those certain Mortgage Loans listed on the
schedule (the "Mortgage Loan Schedule") attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Mortgage Loans") and (b) except as described below, that certain Eighth Amended
and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement (the "Purchase
Agreement"), dated as of [DATE], between the Assignor, as purchaser (the
"Purchaser"), and the Company, as seller, solely insofar as the Purchase
Agreement relates to the Mortgage Loans.
The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the
Assignee hereunder any and all right, title and interest in, to and under and
any obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject to
the Purchase Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule and are not the subject of this Agreement.
Recognition of the Company
2. From and after the date hereof (the "Securitization Closing
Date"), the Company shall and does hereby recognize that the Assignee will
transfer the Mortgage Loans and assign its rights under the Purchase Agreement
(solely to the extent set forth herein) and this Agreement to
[__________________] (the "Trust") created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of [______], 200_ (the "Pooling Agreement"), among the
Assignee, the Assignor, [___________________], as trustee (including its
successors in interest and any successor trustees under the Pooling Agreement,
the "Trustee"), [____________________], as servicer (including its successors in
interest and any successor servicer under the Pooling Agreement, the
"Servicer"). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the
date hereof (i) the Trust will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the
Company shall look solely to the Trust for performance of any obligations of the
Assignor insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust
(including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) shall have
all the rights and remedies available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to
the Mortgage Loans, under the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation,
the enforcement of the document delivery requirements set forth in Section 6 of
the Purchase Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce all of the obligations
of the Company thereunder insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, and (iv)
all references to the Purchaser or the Custodian under the Purchase Agreement
insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans shall be deemed to refer to the
Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf).
Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree to amend, modify,
waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the Purchase
Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration would in any
way affect the Mortgage Loans or the Company's performance under the Purchase
Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans without the prior written consent
of the Trustee.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
3. The Company warrants and represents to the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust as of the date hereof that:
(a) The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
(b) The Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and has full power and
authority to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement. The
execution by the Company of this Agreement is in the ordinary course of the
Company's business and will not conflict with, or result in a breach of,
any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Company's charter or
bylaws or any legal restriction, or any material agreement or instrument to
which the Company is now a party or by which it is bound, or result in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which
the Company or its property is subject. The execution, delivery and
performance by the Company of this Agreement have been duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on part of the Company. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the Assignee,
will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms except as
enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or other similar laws now or hereafter in effect relating to
creditors' rights generally, and by general principles of equity regardless
of whether enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law;
(c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration,
filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to be
obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution, delivery
or performance by the Company of this Agreement, or if required, such
approval has been obtained prior to the date hereof; and
(d) Except as previously identified by the Company to the Assignor in
writing, there is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or
threatened against the Company, before any court, administrative agency or
other tribunal, which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or which, either in any one instance
or in the aggregate, would result in any material adverse change in the
ability of the Company to perform its obligations under this Agreement or
the Purchase Agreement, and the Company is solvent.
4. Pursuant to Section 13 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company
hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust, that the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit B
hereto are true and correct as of the date hereof as if such representations and
warranties were made on the date hereof unless otherwise specifically stated in
such representations and warranties.
Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties
5. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies
available to the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) in connection with any breach of the
representations and warranties made by the Company set forth in Sections 3 and 4
hereof shall be as set forth in Subsection 9.03 of the Purchase Agreement as if
they were set forth herein (including without limitation the repurchase and
indemnity obligations set forth therein).
Miscellaneous
6. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with such laws.
7. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or 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, with the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
8. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto and (ii) the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf). Any entity into which Assignor,
Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement
for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively,
hereunder.
9. Each of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement shall survive
the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Purchase
Agreement (to the extent assigned hereunder) by Assignor to Assignee and by
Assignee to the Trust and nothing contained herein shall supersede or amend the
terms of the Purchase Agreement.
10. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
11. In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with
any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the
terms of this Agreement shall control.
12. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including the exhibits
hereto) but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the Purchase Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
[SELLER]
By:
Name:_______________________________
Its:________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By:
Name:_______________________________
Its:________________________________
[__________________________]
By:
Name:_______________________________
Its:________________________________
EXHIBIT A TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT B TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Representations and Warranties as to the Mortgage Loans
(reps from Exhibit B to applicable PPTA to be inserted here)
EXHIBIT J
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated
[______________] ("Agreement"), among [_________________] (the "Depositor"),
[________________] (the "Underwriter"), [_____________} (the "Initial
Purchaser") and [_________________] (the "Indemnifying Party").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Indemnifying Party or its affiliate originated or
acquired the Mortgage Loans and subsequently sold the Mortgage Loans to
[_____________], an affiliate of the Depositor, in anticipation of the
securitization transaction;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section [__] of the Eighth Amended and Restated
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2006, by
and between the Indemnifying Party and the Initial Purchaser, the Indemnifying
Party wishes to provide for indemnification and contribution on the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
1933 Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1934 Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Agreement: This Indemnification and Contribution Agreement, as the
same may be amended in accordance with the terms hereof.
Free Writing Prospectus: Any written communication that constitutes
a "free writing prospectus," as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
Indemnified Parties: As defined in Section 3.1.
Indemnifying Party Information: [(A)] All information in the
[Prospectus Supplement,] [the Offering Circular] or [any Free Writing
Prospectus] or any amendment or supplement thereto (i) contained under the
headings "Transaction Overview--Parties--The Original Loan Sellers-Accredited
Home Lenders, Inc." and "The Mortgage Loan Pool--Underwriting
Guidelines--Accredited Home Lenders, Inc." and (ii) regarding the Mortgage
Loans, the related mortgagors and/or the related Mortgaged Properties (but in
the case of this clause (ii), only to the extent any untrue statement or
omission arose from or is based upon errors or omissions in the information
concerning the Mortgage Loans, the related mortgagors and/or the related
Mortgaged Properties, as applicable, provided to the Depositor or any affiliate
by or on behalf of the Indemnifying Party) [and (B) static pool information
regarding mortgage loans originated or acquired by the Seller [and included in
the Prospectus Supplement, the Offering Circular or the Free Writing Prospectus
or any amendment or supplement thereto][incorporated by reference from the
website located at ___________]].
Offering Circular: The offering circular, dated [_______], 200___,
relating to the private offering of the Privately Offered Certificates,
including any structural term sheets, collateral terms sheets and computational
materials used in connection with such offering.
Person: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Pooling and Servicing Agreement: The Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of [__________], among the Depositor, the Indemnifying Party
and [_____________].
[Privately Offered Certificates: [______________], Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series [_______], Class [__] issued pursuant to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.]
Prospectus Supplement: The prospectus supplement, dated
[___________], relating to the offering of the Publicly Offered Certificates.
Publicly Offered Certificates: [______________], Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series [_______], Class [__], Class [__], Class [__],
Class [__], Class [__], Class [__] and Class [__] issued pursuant to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement.
Underwriting Agreement: The Underwriting Agreement, dated
___________, 200_, between the Depositor and the Underwriter, relating to the
sale of the Publicly Offered Certificates.
1.2 Other Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each party hereto represents that:
(a) it has all requisite corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(b) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by such party; and
(c) assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each
other party hereto, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such party.
ARTICLE III
INDEMNIFICATION
3.1 Indemnification by the Indemnifying Party of the Depositor and
the Underwriter. (a) The Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless
the Depositor, the Underwriter and the Initial Purchaser and their respective
affiliates, and their respective present and former directors, officers,
employees, agents and each Person, if any, that controls the Depositor, the
Underwriter or such affiliate, within the meaning of either the 1933 Act or the
1934 Act (collectively, the "Indemnified Parties"), against any and all losses,
claims, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures or liabilities, joint or several,
to which each such Indemnified Party may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the
1934 Act or otherwise, to the extent that such losses, claims, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of any material fact contained in the [Prospectus Supplement,] [the Offering
Circular,] [any Free Writing Prospectus] or any amendment or supplement thereto,
or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged omission to state
therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not
misleading, to the extent that such untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
or omission or alleged omission relates to information set forth in the
Indemnifying Party Information, and the Indemnifying Party shall in each case
reimburse each Indemnified Party for any legal or other costs, fees, or expenses
reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating
or defending any such loss, claim, damage, penalty, fine, forfeiture, liability
or action. The Indemnifying Party's liability under this Section 3.1 shall be in
addition to any other liability that the Indemnifying Party may otherwise have.
(b) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 3.1 shall
for any reason be unavailable to an Indemnified Party under this Section 3.1,
then the party which would otherwise be obligated to indemnify with respect
thereto, on the one hand, and the parties which would otherwise be entitled to
be indemnified, on the other hand, shall contribute to the aggregate losses,
liabilities, claims, damages, penalty, fine, forfeiture, costs, fees and
expenses of the nature contemplated herein and incurred by the parties hereto in
such proportions that are appropriate to reflect the relative benefit to the
Depositor and the Indemnifying Party from the issuance and sale of the Publicly
Offered Certificates or, if such allocation is not permitted by a court of
competent jurisdiction, then on a basis appropriate to also recognize the
relative fault of the Depositor or the Underwriter, on the one hand, and the
Indemnifying Party, on the other hand, in connection with the applicable
misstatements or omissions as well as any other relevant equitable
considerations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Person guilty of fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be
entitled to contribution from any Person that was not guilty of such fraudulent
misrepresentation. For purposes of this Section 3.1, each director of a party to
this Agreement and each Person, if any, that controls a party to this Agreement
within the meaning of Section 15 of the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to
contribution as such party.
3.2 Notification; Procedural Matters. Promptly after receipt by an
Indemnified Party under Section 3.1 of notice of any claim or the commencement
of any action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against the Indemnifying Party (or if a claim for contribution is to be
made against another party) under Section 3.1, notify the Indemnifying Party (or
other contributing party) in writing of the claim or the commencement of such
action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Party (or
other contributing party) shall not relieve it from any liability which it may
have under Section 3.1 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by
such failure; and provided, further, however, that the failure to notify the
Indemnifying Party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
any Indemnified Party (or to the party requesting contribution) otherwise than
under Section 3.1. In case any such action is brought against any Indemnified
Party and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent
that, by written notice delivered to the Indemnified Party promptly after
receiving the aforesaid notice from such Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying
Party elects to assume the defense thereof, it may participate with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that if
the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or Parties shall reasonably have
concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other
Indemnified Parties that are different from or additional to those available to
the Indemnifying Party, the Indemnified Party or Parties shall have the right to
select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise
participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Party or
Parties. Upon receipt of notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified
Party of its election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by
the Indemnified Party of such counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not be
liable to such Indemnified Party under this paragraph for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the
defense thereof, unless (i) the Indemnified Party shall have employed separate
counsel (plus any local counsel) in connection with the assertion of legal
defenses in accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence,
(ii) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to represent the Indemnified Party within
a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the
Indemnifying Party shall have authorized the employment of counsel for the
Indemnified Party at the expense of the Indemnifying Party. No party shall be
liable for contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In no event shall the
Indemnifying Party be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel
(in addition to any local counsel) separate from its own counsel for all
Indemnified Parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or
related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL
4.1 Survival. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties
hereunder shall survive the purchase and sale of the Publicly Offered
Certificates [and Privately Offered Certificates].
4.2 Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto, each Indemnified Party and their respective
successors and assigns, and no other Person shall have any right or obligation
hereunder.
4.3 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving
effect to principles of conflict of laws.
4.4 Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by the
party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination
is sought. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, which taken together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
4.5 Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered to:
In the case of the Depositor:
[______________]
[______________]
[______________]
Attention:
Telephone:
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Whole Loans Operations Manager
Telephone:
In the case of the Underwriter:
[______________]
[______________]
[______________]
Attention:
Telephone:
In the case of the Indemnifying Party:
[______________]
[______________]
[______________]
Attention:
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by
their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
[DEPOSITOR]
By:
Name:
Title:
[UNDERWRITER]
By:
Name:
Title:
[INDEMNIFYING PARTY]
By:
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT R
WILMINGTON AGREEMENTS
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FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND
WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
Purchaser
and
WILMINGTON FINANCE INC.,
Seller
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Dated as of July 1, 2006
Conventional,
Fixed and Adjustable Rate, Subprime Residential Mortgage Loans
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS..................................................
SECTION 2. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE........................................
SECTION 3. MORTGAGE SCHEDULES...........................................
SECTION 4. PURCHASE PRICE...............................................
SECTION 5. EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES................................
SECTION 6. CONVEYANCE FROM SELLERS TO PURCHASER.........................
SECTION 7. SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS..............................
SECTION 8. TRANSFER OF SERVICING........................................
SECTION 9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER;
REMEDIES FOR BREACH..........................................
SECTION 10. CLOSING......................................................
SECTION 11. CLOSING DOCUMENTS............................................
SECTION 12. COSTS........................................................
SECTION 13. COOPERATION OF SELLER WITH A RECONSTITUTION..................
SECTION 14. THE SELLER...................................................
SECTION 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.........................................
SECTION 16. MANDATORY DELIVERY; GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST...............
SECTION 17. NOTICES......................................................
SECTION 18. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE..........................................
SECTION 19. COUNTERPARTS.................................................
SECTION 20. GOVERNING LAW................................................
SECTION 21. INTENTION OF THE PARTIES.....................................
SECTION 22. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT.....
SECTION 23. WAIVERS......................................................
SECTION 24. EXHIBITS.....................................................
SECTION 25. GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES..............................
SECTION 26. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS....................................
SECTION 27. FURTHER AGREEMENTS...........................................
SECTION 28. RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE.......................
SECTION 29. NO SOLICITATION..............................................
SECTION 30. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY......................................
SECTION 31. GOVERNING LAW JURISDICTION; CONSENT TO SERVICE OF PROCESS....
SECTION 32. [RESERVED]...................................................
SECTION 33. COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB................................
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT B [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT C FORM OF SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT D [RESERVED]
EXHIBIT E FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT F FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT G FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT H UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND
WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
This FOURTH AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND
WARRANTIES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of July 1, 2006, by and between
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York corporation, having an office
at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Purchaser") and
WILMINGTON FINANCE INC., a Delaware corporation, having an office at ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller are parties to that certain
Third Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement,
dated as of December 1, 2005 (the "Original Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to
which the Seller desires to sell, from time to time, to the Purchaser on a
nonexclusive basis, and the Purchaser desires to purchase, from time to time,
from the Seller, without recourse to the Seller but subject to the terms of this
Agreement, certain first and second lien, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate
subprime residential mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans") on a servicing
released basis as described herein, and which shall be delivered in pools of
whole loans (each, a "Mortgage Loan Package") on various dates as provided
herein (each, a "Closing Date");
WHEREAS, at the present time, the Purchaser and the Seller desire to
amend and restate the Original Purchase Agreement to make certain modifications
as set forth herein with respect to all Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement
and sold to the Purchaser on or after the date hereof, and upon the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by the Purchaser and the Seller this Agreement
shall supercede the Original Purchase Agreement and supplant the Original
Purchase Agreement effective as of the date hereof;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the
Seller agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall
have the respective meanings set forth below.
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
Act: The National Housing Act, as amended from time to time.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: An adjustable rate Mortgage Loan
purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agency Transfer: A ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer or a Freddie Mac Transfer.
Agreement: This Fourth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Warranties Agreement and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
Appraised Value: The value set forth in an appraisal made in
connection with the origination of the related Mortgage Loan as the value of the
Mortgaged Property.
Assignment and Conveyance Agreement: As defined in Subsection 6.01.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws
of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect
the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
Balloon Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan (a) that requires only
payments of interest until the stated maturity date of the Mortgage Loan or (b)
for which Monthly Payments of principal (not including the payment due on its
stated maturity date) are based on an amortization schedule that would be
insufficient to fully amortize the principal thereof by the stated maturity date
of the Mortgage Loan.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, (ii) a
day on which banking and savings and loan institutions, in the State of New York
or the State in which either Seller's servicing operations are located or (iii)
the state in which the Custodian's operations are located, are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to
time shall purchase, and the Seller from time to time shall sell, the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
CLTV: As of any date and as to any Second Lien Loan, the ratio,
expressed as a percentage, of the (a) sum of (i) the outstanding principal
balance of the Second Lien Loan and (ii) the outstanding principal balance as of
such date of any mortgage loan or mortgage loans that are senior or equal in
priority to the Second Lien Loan and which are secured by the same Mortgaged
Property to (b) the Appraised Value as determined pursuant to the Underwriting
Guidelines of the related Mortgaged Property as of the origination of the Second
Lien Loan.
Code: Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
Custodial Agreement: The agreement(s) governing the retention of the
originals of each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other
Mortgage Loan Documents. If more than one Custodial Agreement is in effect at
any given time, all of the individual Custodial Agreements shall collectively be
referred to as the "Custodial Agreement."
Custodian: Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, a New York banking
corporation, and its successors in interest or any successor to the Custodian
under the Custodial Agreement as therein provided.
Cut-off Date: The date or dates designated as such on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package.
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation: Each representation and
warranty identified as such in Subsection 9.02 of this Agreement.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is repurchased or
replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan by the
Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB,
with respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Determination Date: The second Business Day of the month in which
the related Remittance Date occurs.
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due
on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Eligible Account: Any of (i) an account maintained with a federal or
state chartered depository institution or trust company the short-term unsecured
debt obligations of which (or, in the case of a depository institution or trust
company that is a subsidiary of a holding company, the short-term unsecured debt
obligations of such holding company) are rated A-1 by Standard & Poor's or
Prime-1 by Moody's (or a comparable rating if another Rating Agency is specified
by the Purchaser by written notice to the Seller) at the time any amounts are
held on deposit therein, (ii) an account or accounts the deposits in which are
fully insured by the FDIC, or (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained with
a federal or state chartered depository institution or trust company acting in
its fiduciary capacity.
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by
the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides: The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇' Guide and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer: As defined in Section 13.
FHA: The Federal Housing Administration, an agency within the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto and
including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA Regulations.
First Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien Mortgage on
the related Mortgaged Property.
Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or its successor in interest.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate mortgage loan purchased
pursuant to this Agreement.
Freddie Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
Freddie Mac Transfer: As defined in Section 13.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount
is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the Mortgage Interest Rate
for such Mortgage Loan.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan (a) covered by the Home Ownership
and Equity Protection Act of 1994 ("HOEPA"), (b) with an "annual percentage
rate" or total "points and fees" payable by the related Mortgagor (as each such
term is calculated under HOEPA) that exceed the thresholds set forth by HOEPA
and its implementing regulations, including 12 C.F.R. ss. 226.32(a)(1)(i) and
(ii), (c) classified as a "high cost home," "threshold," "covered," (excluding
New Jersey "Covered Home Loans" as that term is defined in clause (1) of the
definition of that term in the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002
that were originated between November 26, 2003 and July 7, 2004), "high risk
home," "predatory" or similar loan under any other applicable federal, state or
local law (or a similarly classified loan using different terminology under a
law imposing heightened regulatory scrutiny or additional legal liability for
residential mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees) or
(d) categorized as High Cost pursuant to Appendix E of Standard & Poor's
Glossary. For avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that this definition shall
apply to any law regardless of whether such law is presently, or in the future
becomes, the subject of judicial review or litigation.
Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Home Loan pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
HUD: The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any federal
agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to the functions
thereof with regard to Mortgage Insurance issued by the FHA. The term "HUD," for
purposes of this Agreement, is also deemed to include subdivisions thereof such
as the FHA and Government National Mortgage Association.
Index: The index indicated in the related Mortgage Note for each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted.
Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the terms of each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage Interest
Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan by more
than the amount per annum set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise or the sale
of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan Performance Information: As defined in Subsection 34.03(e).
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the outstanding principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated), to
the lesser of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination
and (b) if the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related
Mortgaged Property, the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property.
Manufactured Home: A single family residential unit that is
constructed in a factory in sections in accordance with the Federal Manufactured
Home Construction and Safety Standards adopted on July 15, 1976, by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD Code"), as amended in 2000,
which preempts state and local building codes. Each unit is identified by the
presence of a HUD Plate/Compliance Certificate label. The sections are then
transported to the site and joined together and affixed to a pre-built permanent
foundation (which satisfies the manufacturer's requirements and all state,
county, and local building codes and regulations). The manufactured home is
built on a non-removable, permanent frame chassis that supports the complete
unit of walls, floors, and roof. The underneath part of the home may have
running gear (wheels, axles, and brakes) that enable it to be transported to the
permanent site. The wheels and hitch are removed prior to anchoring the unit to
the permanent foundation. The manufactured home must be classified as real
estate and taxed accordingly. The permanent foundation may be on land owned by
the mortgager or may be on leased land.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Moody's: ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a
Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien, in the case of a First Lien Loan, or
a second lien, in the case of a Second Lien Loan, on the Mortgaged Property.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
referred to in Exhibit A annexed hereto, and any additional documents required
to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a
Mortgage Note with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment as set forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of
this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan
includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
Servicing Rights and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations
arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or
repurchased mortgage loans.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents required to be delivered to
the Custodian pursuant to Subsection 6.03 hereof with respect to any Mortgage
Loan.
Mortgage Loan Package: Each pool of Mortgage Loans, which shall be
purchased by the Purchaser from the Seller from time to time on each Closing
Date.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth
the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related
Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2)
the Mortgagor's name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including
the city, state and zip code; (4) a code indicating whether the Mortgagor is
self-employed; (5) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is
owner-occupied; (6) the number and type of residential units constituting the
Mortgaged Property; (7) the original months to maturity or the remaining months
to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, in any case based on the original
amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity expressed in the same
manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (8) with respect to each
First Lien Loan, the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination, and with respect to
each Second Lien Loan, the CLTV at origination; (9) the Mortgage Interest Rate
as of the related Cut-off Date; (10) the date on which the Monthly Payment was
due on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not consistent with the Due Date
currently in effect, such Due Date; (11) the stated maturity date; (12) the
first payment date; (13) the amount of the Monthly Payment as of the related
Cut-off Date; (14) the last payment date on which a payment was actually applied
to the outstanding principal balance; (15) the original principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan; (16) the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the close
of business on the related Cut-off Date, after deduction of payments of
principal due and collected on or before the related Cut-off Date; (17)
delinquency status as of the related Cut-off Date; (18) with respect to each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (19) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin; (20) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap under the
terms of the Mortgage Note; (21) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, a code indicating the type of Index; (22) the type of Mortgage Loan (i.e.,
Fixed or Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, First or Second Lien Loan); (23) a code
indicating the purpose of the loan (i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance,
equity take-out refinance); (24) a code indicating the documentation style
(i.e., full, alternative or reduced); (25) asset verification (Y/N); (26) the
loan credit classification (as described in the Underwriting Guidelines); (27)
whether such Mortgage Loan provides for a Prepayment Penalty and, if applicable,
the Prepayment Penalty period; (28) the Mortgage Interest Rate as of
origination; (29) the credit risk score (FICO score); (30) the date of
origination; (31) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage
Interest Rate adjustment period; (32) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment percentage; (33) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate floor;
(34) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest
Rate Cap as of the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (35) with respect to
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap subsequent to the
first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (36) with respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan provides for negative
amortization; (37) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan with
negative amortization, the negative amortization limit; (38) a code indicating
whether the Mortgage Loan is a Home Loan; (39) a code indicating whether the
Mortgage Loan is a Balloon Mortgage Loan; (40) the Due Date for the first
Monthly Payment; (41) the original Monthly Payment due; (42) a code indicating
the PMI Policy provider and percentage of coverage, if applicable; (43)
Appraised Value; (44) appraisal type; (45) automated valuation model (AVM); (46)
appraisal date; and (47) with respect to the related Mortgagor, the
debt-to-income ratio. With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, the
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information, as of the
related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current
aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the weighted
average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the weighted average
maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the applicable Cut-off Date; and (6) the
applicable Closing Date.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgagor's real property securing repayment of a related Mortgage Note,
consisting of an unsubordinated estate in fee simple or, with respect to real
property located in jurisdictions in which the use of leasehold estates for
residential properties is a widely-accepted practice, a leasehold estate, in a
single parcel or multiple parcels of real property improved by a Residential
Dwelling.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or a Vice President and
by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or
Assistant Secretaries of the Seller, and delivered to the Purchaser as required
by this Agreement.
Periodic Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum amount by
which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on an Interest
Rate Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in
effect. The Periodic Rate Cap for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan is the rate
set forth as such on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued
by an insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines and qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located.
Preliminary Mortgage Schedule: As defined in Section 3.
Prepayment Penalty: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the penalty
if the Mortgagor prepays such Mortgage Loan as provided in the related Mortgage
Note or Mortgage.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any Prepayment Penalty or premium thereon, and which is not
accompanied by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any
date or dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the
Purchaser to the Seller in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such
Closing Date as calculated in Section 4 of this Agreement.
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement: Those certain agreements setting
forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions consummated herein
and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased from time to time hereunder,
by and between the Seller and the Purchaser.
Purchaser: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York
corporation, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor to the
Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided.
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, accepted by the Seller, who had
no interest, direct or indirect, in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made
on the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the approval
or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the appraisal made
by such appraiser both satisfied the requirements of Title XI of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was
originated.
Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Seller purchased
Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such
Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Seller and
such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans
from time to time, for sale to the Seller, in accordance with underwriting
guidelines designated by the Seller ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that
do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans
were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by
the Seller within 180 days after origination; (iii) either (x) the Designated
Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated, used by the
Seller in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans
for the Seller's own accounts or (y) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time
such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the Seller on a consistent
basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans to be purchased by the
Seller; and (iv) the Seller employed, at the time such Mortgage Loans were
acquired by the Seller, pre-purchase or post-purchase quality assurance
procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a sample of
mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through particular
channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased mortgage loans
properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the Seller.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to be
substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of
such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after deduction of
all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in the case of a
substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an
aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the outstanding principal balance
of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall will be remitted to
the Purchaser by the Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement in
the month of substitution); (ii) have a Mortgage Interest Rate not less than and
not more than 1% greater than the Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage
Loan; (iii) have a remaining term to maturity not greater than and not more than
one year less than that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) be of the same type
as the Deleted Mortgage Loan (i.e., fixed rate or adjustable rate with same
Mortgage Interest Rate Caps); and (v) comply with each representation and
warranty (respecting individual Mortgage Loans) set forth in Section 9.
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, Moody's or Standard & Poor's, or their
respective successors designated by the Purchaser.
Reconstitution: A Whole Loan Transfer or a Securitization
Transaction.
Reconstitution Agreement: As defined in Section 13.
Reconstitution Date: As defined in Section 13.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities
(Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from
time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been
provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities,
Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or
by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its
staff from time to time.
Relief Act: The Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter
1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions and regulations, rulings or
pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time.
Remittance Date: The fifth Business Day of any month, beginning with
the first Remittance Date after the related Closing Date.
Repurchase Price: As defined in the related Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement.
Residential Dwelling: Any one of the following: (i) a detached
one-family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family dwelling, (iii) a
one-family dwelling unit in a condominium project or (iv) a one-family dwelling
in a planned unit development, none of which is a dwelling unit in a residential
cooperative housing corporation, mobile home or Manufactured Home.
RESPA: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended from time
to time.
Second Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien Mortgage
on the related Mortgaged Property.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a
sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or
indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly
offered or privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2)
an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated
securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one
or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in
part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Seller: As defined in the initial paragraph of the Agreement,
together with its successors in interest.
Sellers: As defined in the initial paragraph of the Agreement.
Seller Information: As defined in Subsection 33.04(a).
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Seller consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage
File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian and copies of the
Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Section 2 of the Custodial Agreement.
Servicing Representations and Warranties: The representations and
warranties set forth in Subsection 9.02(a), (f), (h), (ii), (ll), (mm) and (qq).
Servicing Rights: Any and all of the following: (a) any and all
rights to service the Mortgage Loans; (b) any payments to or monies received by
the Seller for servicing the Mortgage Loans; (c) any late fees, penalties or
similar payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (d) all agreements or
documents creating, defining or evidencing any such servicing rights to the
extent they relate to such servicing rights and all rights of the Seller
thereunder; (e) Escrow Payments or other similar payments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and any amounts actually collected by the Seller with respect
thereto; (f) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the
property described in this paragraph; and (g) any and all documents, files,
records, servicing files, servicing documents, servicing records, data tapes,
computer records, or other information pertaining to the Mortgage Loans or
pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
Sponsor: The sponsor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with
respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of
The ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies Inc., and any successor thereto.
Standard & Poor's Glossary: The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.
Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in
Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.
Successor Servicer: Any servicer of one or more Mortgage Loans
designated by the Purchaser as being entitled to the benefits of the
indemnifications set forth in Subsections 9.03 and 14.01.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan on any date of
determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the related
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such
date, to the extent actually received, minus (ii) all amounts previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal on such Mortgage Loan.
Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified
Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller.
Transfer Date: The date on which the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall receive the transfer of servicing responsibilities and begin to perform
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
Package, and the Seller shall cease all servicing responsibilities. Such date
shall occur on the day indicated by the Purchaser to the Seller in the related
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Seller,
a copy of which is attached as an exhibit to the related Assignment and
Conveyance.
WFI: As defined in Section 7.
Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization Transaction.
SECTION 2. Agreement to Purchase.
The Seller agrees to sell from time to time on a nonexclusive basis,
and the Purchaser agrees to purchase from time to time without recourse to the
Seller but subject to the representations and warranties and terms contained in
this Agreement, Mortgage Loans having an aggregate principal balance on the
related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the related Purchase Price and
Terms Agreement, or in such other amount as agreed by the Purchaser and the
Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans accepted by the Purchaser on each Closing Date.
SECTION 3. Mortgage Schedules.
The Seller from time to time shall provide the Purchaser with
certain information constituting a preliminary listing of the Mortgage Loans to
be purchased on each Closing Date in accordance with the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement and this Agreement (each, a "Preliminary Mortgage
Schedule").
The Seller shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule for the
Mortgage Loans to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser at
least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The related
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be the related Preliminary Mortgage Schedule with
those Mortgage Loans which have not been funded prior to the related Closing
Date deleted.
SECTION 4. Purchase Price.
The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the percentage of
par as stated in the related Purchase Price and Terms Agreement (subject to
adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the aggregate principal balance,
as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loans listed on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, after application of scheduled payments of principal due
on or before the related Cut-off Date, but only to the extent such payments were
actually received. The initial principal amount of the related Mortgage Loans
shall be the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans, so computed as
of the related Cut-off Date. If so provided in the related Purchase Price and
Terms Agreement, portions of the Mortgage Loans shall be priced separately.
In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser
shall pay to the Seller, at closing, accrued interest on the current principal
amount of the related Mortgage Loans as of the related Cut-off Date at the
weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of those Mortgage Loans. The Purchase
Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be
paid to the Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by the Seller in writing.
The Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all scheduled principal due
after the related Cut-off Date, (2) all other recoveries of principal collected
on or after the related Cut-off Date, and (3) all payments of interest on the
Mortgage Loans (minus that portion of any such payment which is allocable to the
period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The outstanding principal balance of
each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off Date is determined after
application of payments of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date,
to the extent actually collected, together with any unscheduled principal
prepayments collected prior to such Cut-off Date; provided, however, that
payments of scheduled principal and interest paid prior to such Cut-off date,
but to be applied on a Due Date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be
applied to the principal balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid
amounts shall be the property of the Purchaser and shall be remitted by the
Seller to the Purchaser on the next Remittance Date.
SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files.
At least ten (10) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall (a) deliver to the Purchaser or its designee in escrow, for
examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased, the related
Mortgage File, including a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage, pertaining to
each Mortgage Loan, or (b) make the related Mortgage File available to the
Purchaser for examination at the Seller's place of business in Plymouth Meeting,
Pennsylvania. Such examination may be made by the Purchaser or its designee at
any reasonable time before or after the related Closing Date. If the Purchaser
makes such examination prior to the related Closing Date and reasonably
determines, in good faith, that any Mortgage Loans are unacceptable to the
Purchaser for any reason, such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, and may be replaced, at the Seller's option, by a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan (or Loans) acceptable to the Purchaser. The
Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Seller, purchase some or
all of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or complete
examination. The fact that the Purchaser or its designee has conducted or has
failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Files
shall not affect the Purchaser's (or any of its successor's) rights to demand
repurchase, substitution or other relief as provided herein.
SECTION 6. Conveyance from Sellers to Purchaser.
Subsection 6.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
The Seller shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Conveyance
Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the "Assignment and
Conveyance Agreement"). The Seller shall cause the Servicing File retained by
the Seller pursuant to this Agreement to be appropriately identified in the
Seller's computer system and/or books and records, as appropriate, to clearly
reflect the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The Seller shall
release from their custody the contents of any Servicing File retained by it
only in accordance with this Agreement.
Subsection 6.02 Books and Records.
Record title to each Mortgage as of the related Closing Date shall
be in the name of the Seller, an Affiliate of the Seller, the Purchaser or one
or more designees of the Purchaser, as the Purchaser shall select.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Mortgage and related Mortgage Note shall be
possessed solely by the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser,
as the case may be. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but
not limited to, all funds received by the Seller after the related Cut-off Date
on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be vested in the Purchaser or one
or more designees of the Purchaser; provided, however, that all funds received
on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be received and held by the
Seller in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of
the Purchaser, as the case may be, as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement.
The Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain,
a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be marked
clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In
particular, the Seller shall maintain in their possession, available for
inspection by the Purchaser, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand,
evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations, and requirements of prudent mortgage lenders who originate mortgage
loans similar to the Mortgage Loans in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged
Property is located, including but not limited to documentation as to the method
used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property and documentation
evidencing insurance coverage. To the extent that original documents are not
required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance
Proceeds, documents maintained by the Seller may be in the form of microfilm or
microfiche so long as the Seller complies with the requirements of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ Guides or prudent mortgage lenders who originate mortgage loans similar to
the Mortgage Loans in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Seller's
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Seller.
Subsection 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
The Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian no later than
two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date those Mortgage Loan
Documents set forth on Exhibit A hereto as required by the Custodial Agreement
with respect to each Mortgage Loan set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement for the
related Closing Date, as evidenced by the Initial Certification of the Custodian
in the form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Seller shall comply with the
terms of the Custodial Agreement and the Purchaser shall pay all fees and
expenses of the Custodian.
The Seller shall forward to the Custodian, or after the related
Closing Date, to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing,
original documents evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension of any Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with this Agreement
within two weeks of their execution, provided, however, that the Seller shall
provide the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate
in writing, with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for
recordation within two weeks of its execution, and shall promptly provide the
original of any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document
certified by the appropriate public recording office or title closing agent to
be a true and complete copy of the original within ninety days of its submission
for recordation.
In the event any document required to be delivered to the Custodian
in the Custodial Agreement, including an original or copy of any document
submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office, is not so
delivered to the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, within 90 days following the related Closing Date (other
than with respect to the Assignments of Mortgage which shall be delivered to the
Custodian in blank and recorded subsequently by the Purchaser or its designee),
and in the event that the Seller does not cure such failure within 30 days of
discovery or receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser,
the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be
repurchased by such Seller at the price and in the manner specified in
Subsection 9.03. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the
event that such Seller cannot deliver an original document submitted for
recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the specified
period due to a delay caused by the recording office in the applicable
jurisdiction; provided that such Seller shall instead deliver a recording
receipt of such recording office or, if such recording receipt is not available,
an officer's certificate of a servicing officer of such Seller, confirming that
such documents have been accepted for recording; provided that, upon request of
the Purchaser and delivery by the Purchaser to the Seller of a schedule of the
related Mortgage Loans, such Seller shall reissue and deliver to the Purchaser
or its designee said officer's certificate.
The Seller shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the
assignments of mortgage and any other fees or costs in transferring all original
documents to the Custodian or, upon written request of the Purchaser, to the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee. The Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee
shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage and shall be
reimbursed by the Seller for the costs associated therewith pursuant to the
preceding sentence.
Subsection 6.04 Quality Control Procedures.
The Seller shall have an internal quality control program that
verifies, on a regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents,
credit documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program
shall include evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of the Seller's loan
production and servicing activities. The program is to ensure that the Mortgage
Loans are originated in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines; guard
against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and guard against errors and
omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized persons.
SECTION 7. Servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
The Mortgage Loans have been sold by the Seller to the Purchaser on
a servicing released basis. Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Seller hereby sells, transfers, assigns, conveys and
delivers to the Purchaser the Servicing Rights.
The Purchaser shall retain the Seller as contract servicer of the
Mortgage Loans for an interim period pursuant to and in accordance with the
terms and conditions set forth in this section provided that if the related
Transfer Date has not occurred on or prior to the date which is 60 days after
the related Closing Date, the Purchaser and the Seller hereby agrees to
negotiate in good faith and enter into a more detailed interim servicing
agreement mutually acceptable to the parties. The Seller shall service the
Mortgage Loans on an "actual/actual" basis and otherwise in accordance with the
Accepted Servicing Practices and the following provisions of this section. The
Seller shall not be entitled to a servicing fee in connection with the servicing
of any Mortgage Loan hereunder.
In servicing the Mortgage Loans, the Seller shall comply with all
applicable laws, rules and regulations with respect thereto. The Seller shall
take no action with respect to any Mortgage Loan, including entering into any
litigation, or any agreement with the related Mortgagor, without the prior
written consent of the Purchaser. The Seller shall promptly notify the Purchaser
in writing of any action which should be taken with respect to any Mortgage Loan
in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices. The Seller shall take no
action, and shall not refrain from taking action, which, in either case, (a)
would impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on or enforce the Mortgage
Note or the lien of the Mortgage or any other document related thereto or (b)
would jeopardize the rights or remedies available to the Purchaser with respect
to any Mortgage Loan or otherwise impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize
on the Mortgaged Property with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
The Seller shall be obligated to make all advances on the Mortgage
Loans with respect to taxes and insurance premiums due and owing (the "T&I
Servicing Advances"). Any other servicing advances in excess of $500 shall be
made with the prior written consent of the Purchaser. The Seller shall be
required to notify the Purchaser in writing of all advances in excess of $500
required to be made in order to further protect and preserve the Purchaser's
interest in the Mortgage Loans and the underlying Mortgaged Property (the "Other
Servicing Advances," together with the T&I Servicing Advances, the "Servicing
Advances"), and shall make such Other Servicing Advances in a timely fashion
unless otherwise instructed by the Purchaser. The Seller shall be entitled to
reimbursement for all Servicing Advances from the Purchaser within 15 Business
Days following the Transfer Date.
The Seller shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received
pursuant to the Mortgage Loans, including Escrow Payments, separate and apart
from any of their own funds and general assets in one or more Eligible Accounts.
The Seller shall remit to the Purchaser on each Remittance Date all
amounts received from any source with respect to the Mortgage Loans. On or prior
to each Remittance Date the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a remittance
advice in electronic format acceptable to the Purchaser as to the accompanying
remittance and the period ending on the related Determination Date and shall
additionally specify the number of days which each Mortgage Loan is delinquent,
and shall contain an explanation of all Servicing Advances made, the status of
all Mortgage Loans in foreclosure or otherwise the subject of litigation, and
the status of all other collection efforts with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
SECTION 8. Transfer of Servicing.
On the applicable Transfer Date, the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall assume all servicing responsibilities related to, and the Seller shall
cease all servicing responsibilities related to, the related Mortgage Loans
subject to such Transfer Date. The Transfer Date shall be the date determined in
accordance with Section 7 herein.
On or prior to the applicable Transfer Date, the Seller shall, at
its sole cost and expense, take such steps as may be necessary or appropriate to
effectuate and evidence the transfer of the servicing of the related Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser, or its designee, including but not limited to the
following:
(a) Notice to Mortgagors. The Seller shall mail to the Mortgagor of
each related Mortgage Loan a letter advising such Mortgagor of the transfer of
the servicing of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, or its designee, in
accordance with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Affordable Housing Act of 1990;
provided, however, the content and format of the letter shall have the prior
approval of the Purchaser. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with copies of
all such related notices no later than the Transfer Date.
(b) Notice to Insurance Companies. The Seller shall transmit to the
applicable insurance companies (including primary mortgage insurance policy
insurers, if applicable) and/or agents, notification of the transfer of the
servicing to the Purchaser, or its designee, and instructions to deliver all
notices, tax bills and insurance statements, as the case may be, to the
Purchaser from and after the Transfer Date. The Seller shall provide the
Purchaser with copies of all such notices no later than the Transfer Date.
(c) Delivery of Servicing Records. The Seller shall forward to the
Purchaser, or its designee, all servicing records and the Servicing File in the
Seller's possession relating to each related Mortgage Loan.
(d) Escrow Payments. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser, or its
designee, with immediately available funds by wire transfer in the amount of the
net Escrow Payments and suspense balances and all loss draft balances associated
with the related Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with an
accounting statement, in electronic format acceptable to the Purchaser in its
sole discretion, of Escrow Payments and suspense balances and loss draft
balances sufficient to enable the Purchaser to reconcile the amount of such
payment with the accounts of the Mortgage Loans. Additionally, the Seller shall
wire transfer to the Purchaser the amount of any agency, trustee or prepaid
Mortgage Loan payments and all other similar amounts held by the Seller.
(e) Payoffs and Assumptions. The Seller shall provide to the
Purchaser, or its designee, copies of all assumption and payoff statements
generated by the Seller on the related Mortgage Loans from the related Cut-off
Date to the Transfer Date.
(f) Mortgage Payments Received Prior to Transfer Date. Prior to the
Transfer Date all payments received by the Seller on each related Mortgage Loan
shall be properly applied by the Seller to the account of the particular
Mortgagor.
(g) Mortgage Payments Received after Transfer Date. The amount of
any related Monthly Payments received by the Sellers after the Transfer Date
shall be forwarded to the Purchaser by overnight mail on the Business Day
following the date of receipt. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser of the
particulars of the payment, which notification requirement shall be satisfied if
the Seller forwards with their payment sufficient information to permit
appropriate processing of the payment by the Purchaser. The Seller shall assume
full responsibility for the necessary and appropriate legal application of such
Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the Transfer Date with respect to
related Mortgage Loans then in foreclosure or bankruptcy; provided, for purposes
of this Agreement, necessary and appropriate legal application of such Monthly
Payments shall include, but not be limited to, endorsement of a Monthly Payment
to the Purchaser with the particulars of the payment such as the account number,
dollar amount, date received and any special Mortgagor application instructions
and the Seller shall comply with the foregoing requirements with respect to all
Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the Transfer Date.
(h) Misapplied Payments. Misapplied payments shall be processed as
follows:
(i) All parties shall cooperate in correcting misapplication errors;
(ii) The party receiving notice of a misapplied payment occurring
prior to the applicable Transfer Date and discovered after the Transfer
Date shall immediately notify the other party;
(iii) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the Transfer
Date cannot be identified and said misapplied payment has resulted in a
shortage, the Seller shall be liable for the amount of such shortage. The
Seller shall reimburse the Purchaser for the amount of such shortage
within thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand therefor from the
Purchaser;
(iv) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the Transfer
Date has created an improper Purchase Price as the result of an inaccurate
outstanding principal balance, a check shall be issued to the party
shorted by the improper payment application within seven (7) Business Days
after notice thereof by the other party; and
(v) Any check issued under the provisions of this Section 8(h) shall
be accompanied by a statement indicating the corresponding Seller and/or
the Purchaser Mortgage Loan identification number and an explanation of
the allocation of any such payments.
(i) Books and Records. On the Transfer Date, the books, records and
accounts of the Seller with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be in
accordance with all applicable Purchaser requirements.
(j) Reconciliation. The Seller shall, on or before the Transfer
Date, reconcile principal balances and make any monetary adjustments required by
the Purchaser. Any such monetary adjustments will be transferred between the
Seller and the Purchaser as appropriate.
(k) IRS Forms. The Seller shall file all IRS forms 1099, 1099A, 1098
or 1041 and K-1 which are required to be filed on or before the Transfer Date in
relation to the servicing and ownership of the related Mortgage Loans. The
Seller shall provide copies of such forms to the Purchaser upon request and
shall reimburse the Purchaser for any costs or penalties incurred by the
Purchaser due to either Seller's failure to comply with this paragraph.
SECTION 9. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller;
Remedies for Breach.
Subsection 9.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the Seller.
The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that
as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Seller is a Delaware
corporation, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its
jurisdiction of incorporation. The Seller has all licenses necessary to carry on
its business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good
standing in the states where the Mortgaged Property is located if the laws of
such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of
the type conducted by the Seller. The Seller has power and authority to execute
and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments
of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Seller and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized; this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered and constitutes
the valid, legal, binding and enforceable obligation of the Seller, except as
enforceability may be limited by (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, liquidation,
receivership, moratorium, reorganization or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of the rights of creditors and (ii) general principles of equity,
whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding in equity or at law. All requisite
action has been taken by the Seller to make this Agreement valid and binding
upon the Seller in accordance with its terms;
(b) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order is required for the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from any
court, governmental agency or body, or federal or state regulatory authority
having jurisdiction over the Seller is required or, if required, such consent,
approval, authorization or order has been or will, prior to the related Closing
Date, be obtained;
(c) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are
not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect
in any applicable jurisdiction;
(d) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller,
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach
of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Seller's charter, by-laws
or other organizational documents or any legal restriction or any agreement or
instrument to which the Seller is now a party or by which it is bound, or
constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or
result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree
to which the Seller or its property is subject, or result in the creation or
imposition of any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have an adverse effect
upon any of its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed
of trust or other instrument, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize
on the Mortgage Loans, impair the value of the Mortgage Loans, or impair the
ability of the Purchaser to realize the full amount of any insurance benefits
accruing pursuant to this Agreement;
(e) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or threatened against the Seller, before any court,
administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of this
Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller, or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Seller to carry on its
business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Seller, or which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Seller contemplated herein, or which
would be likely to impair materially the ability of the Seller to perform under
the terms of this Agreement;
(f) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Seller does not believe, nor
does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Seller is solvent and the sale
of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become insolvent. The sale of
the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud
any of Seller's creditors;
(g) Seller's Origination. The Seller's decision to originate any
mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent
decision based upon the Underwriting Guidelines, and is in no way made as a
result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price
Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated;
(h) Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Seller has complied with all
applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and executive orders,
including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001 (collectively, the
"Anti-Money Laundering Laws"); the Seller has established an anti-money
laundering compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has
conducted (or the originator of the Mortgage Loan has conducted) the requisite
due diligence in connection with the origination of each Mortgage Loan required
by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, and has obtained and will maintain
information identifying the applicable Mortgagor as required by the Anti-Money
Laundering Laws. Additionally, no Mortgage Loan is subject to nullification
pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (the "Executive Order") or the regulations
promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States
Department of Treasury (the "OFAC Regulations") or in violation of the Executive
Order or the OFAC Regulations; and no Mortgagor is subject to the provisions of
such Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor listed as a "blocked person"
for purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
(i) Financial Statements. The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser
financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and any later
quarter ended more than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All
such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and
changes in financial position for each of such periods and the financial
position at the end of each such period of the Seller and its subsidiaries and
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
of the United States consistently applied throughout the periods involved,
except as set forth in the notes thereto. There has been no change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller
since the date of the Seller's financial statements that would have a material
adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
The Seller has completed any forms reasonably requested by the Purchaser in a
timely manner and in accordance with the provided instructions;
(j) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among
the outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio at
the related Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set
forth in Subsection 9.02 could be made and such selection was not made in a
manner so as to affect adversely the interests of the Purchaser;
(k) Delivery to the Custodian. The Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the
Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be delivered with
respect to each Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Custodial Agreement, shall be
delivered to the Custodian all in compliance with the specific requirements of
the Custodial Agreement. With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Seller will be
in possession of a complete Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto,
except for such documents as will be delivered to the Custodian;
(l) Mortgage Loan Characteristics. The characteristics of the
related Mortgage Loan Package are as set forth on the description of the pool
characteristics for the applicable Mortgage Loan Package delivered pursuant to
Section 11 on the related Closing Date in the form attached as Exhibit B to each
related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement;
(m) No Untrue Information. Neither this Agreement nor any
information, statement, tape, diskette, report, form, or other document
furnished or to be furnished by or on behalf of the Seller pursuant to this
Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement or in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby (including any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan
Transfer) contains or (up to the applicable Transfer Date) will contain any
untrue statement of fact or omits or will omit to state a fact necessary to make
the statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
(n) No Brokers. The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment
banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(o) Sale Treatment. The Seller expects to be advised by its
independent certified public accountants that under generally accepted
accounting principles the transfer of the Mortgage Loans will be treated as a
sale on the books and records of the Seller and the Seller has determined that
the disposition of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser pursuant to this
Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for tax and accounting purposes;
(p) Owner of Record. The Seller is the owner of record of each
Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note, except for the
Assignments of Mortgage which have been sent for recording, and upon recordation
the Seller will be the owner of record of each Mortgage and the indebtedness
evidenced by each Mortgage Note, and upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser, the Seller will retain the Mortgage Files with respect thereto in
trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each
Mortgage Loan; and
(q) Reasonable Purchase Price. The consideration received by the
Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair
consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans.
Subsection 9.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual
Mortgage Loans.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as
to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the
related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note,
other than payments not yet 30 days delinquent, have been made and credited. No
payment required under the Mortgage Loan is 30 days or more delinquent nor has
any payment under the Mortgage Loan been 30 days or more delinquent at any time
since the origination of the Mortgage Loan. The first Monthly Payment shall be
made with respect to the Mortgage Loan on its related Due Date or within thirty
(30) days thereafter, all in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage
Note;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with
the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents
which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has
been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which
remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any
advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly,
for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for
interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of
the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by
one month the related Due Date of the first installment of principal and
interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
from the date of origination except by a written instrument which has been
recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and which has
been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the title insurer, if any, to the extent
required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part,
except in connection with an assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of the
title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption
agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing and the terms of
which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect thereto;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all
buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage
and such other hazards as are provided for in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides or by
Freddie Mac or those of prudent mortgage lenders who originate mortgage loans
similar to the Mortgage Loans in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged
Property is located. If required by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy meeting the
requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration
as in effect which policy conforms to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and Freddie Mac requirements or
those of prudent mortgage lenders who originate mortgage loans similar to the
Mortgage Loans in the jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is
located. All individual insurance policies contain a standard mortgagee clause
naming the Seller and its successors and assigns as mortgagee, and all premiums
thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to
maintain the hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on
the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to
obtain and maintain such insurance at such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s cost and expense, and to
seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required by state law or
regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to choose the carrier of
the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is not a "master" or
"blanket" hazard insurance policy covering a condominium, or any hazard
insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit development.
The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of the insurer,
is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect and inure to
the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Neither the Seller nor the related ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ has
engaged in any act or omission which would impair the coverage of any such
policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and
binding effect of either including, without limitation, no unlawful fee,
commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has
been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other
person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or
realized by the Seller;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
equal credit opportunity, disclosure and all predatory and abusive lending laws
applicable to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, any provisions
relating to the Illinois Interest Act and Prepayment Penalties, have been
complied with, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not
involve the violation of any such laws or regulations, and the Seller shall
maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser's inspection, and shall
deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such
requirements. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the
Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole
or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such
release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Seller has not waived
the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to
perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the
Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(i) Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is a fee
simple estate, or a leasehold estate located in a jurisdiction in which the use
of a leasehold estate for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice,
that consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family
residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual
residential condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in
a planned unit development, or an individual unit in a residential cooperative
housing corporation; provided, however, that any condominium unit, planned unit
development or residential cooperative housing corporation shall conform with
the Underwriting Guidelines. No portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for
commercial purposes, and since the date of origination, no portion of the
Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial purposes; provided, that
Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall not be considered as
being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has not
been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any chemicals or raw
materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance
and/or household purposes. None of the Mortgaged Properties are Manufactured
Homes, log homes, mobile homes, geodesic domes or other unique property types;
(j) Valid First or Second Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable, except only as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity
(whether considered in a proceeding or action in equity or at law) and
perfected, first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second lien (with
respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged Property, including all
buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and
mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems located
in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements
made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the Mortgage is
subject only to:
(A) with respect to a Second Lien Loan only, the lien of the
first mortgage on the Mortgaged Property;
(B) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not yet due and payable;
(C) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan
and (A) specifically referred to or otherwise considered in the
appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (B) which
do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(D) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use,
enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting, enforceable, except only as such enforcement may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws
affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general
principles of equity (whether considered in a proceeding or action in equity or
at law), and perfected first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second
lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) and first priority (with respect to a
First Lien Loan) or second priority (with respect to a Second Lien Loan)
security interest on the property described therein and the Seller has full
right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser;
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms
(including, without limitation, any provisions therein relating to Prepayment
Penalties) except only as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by general principles of equity
(whether considered in a proceeding or action in equity or at law). All parties
to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement had
legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to execute and deliver the
Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and the Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been duly and properly
executed by other such related parties. No fraud, error, omission,
misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage
Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place
on the part of any Person, including without limitation, the Mortgagor, any
appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. The Seller has reviewed all of the documents
constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it deems
necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth
herein;
(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed
and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no
requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any
escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses
incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the
Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any
amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage other than any amounts
placed in a tax or insurance escrow account pursuant to the Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. The Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of
the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and upon
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain the
Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the
Custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, in trust only for the
purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. The
Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and the Seller has good, indefeasible
and marketable title thereto, and has full right to transfer and sell the
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity,
participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and
has full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or
agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant
to this Agreement except for any warehouse liens that will be released
simultaneously with the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, and
following the sale of each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser will own such Mortgage
Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien,
pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Seller intends to relinquish all
rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage Loan. After the related
Closing Date, the Seller will have no right to modify or alter the terms of the
sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Seller will have no obligation or right to
repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as
provided in this Agreement;
(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan, 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) either (i) organized
under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business in such state, or
(iii) a federal savings and loan association, a savings bank or a national bank
having a principal office in such state, or (3) not doing business in such
state;
(o) LTV. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 100%;
(p) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA
lender's title insurance policy, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which
the related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender's title
insurance policy, or other generally acceptable form of policy or insurance
acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and each such title insurance policy is
issued by a title insurer acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and qualified
to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located,
insuring the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the first (with respect
to a First Lien Loan) or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) priority
lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan (or
to the extent a Mortgage Note provides for negative amortization, the maximum
amount of negative amortization in accordance with the Mortgage), subject only
to the exceptions contained in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (j) of this
Subsection 9.02, and in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, against any
loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the lien resulting from
the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to the Mortgage Interest
Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or regulation, the
Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier of the required
mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender's title insurance policy
affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against encroachments by or upon
the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The Seller, its successor and
assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender's title insurance policy, and such
lender's title insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect
and will be in force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's
title insurance policy, and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including
the Seller, has done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the
coverage of such lender's title insurance policy, including without limitation,
no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of
any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any attorney,
firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been received,
retained or realized by the Seller;
(q) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet 30 days or more
delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the 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 which
would permit acceleration, and neither the Seller nor any of its affiliates nor
any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default, breach, violation
or event which would permit acceleration;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are
outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the
related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or
coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements
which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the
Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon
the Mortgaged Propert, except for deminimis encroachments acceptable to a
prudent mortgage lender that originates mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage
Loan in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located that will have
no adverse affect on the value of the property, provided that any such
encroaching improvements are stated in the applicable title insurance policy and
affirmatively insured over. No improvement located on or being part of the
Mortgaged Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. The Mortgage Loan was originated by
a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant
to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or other similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or
state authority. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than
seventy days after funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan.
The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as, in the case of an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap and the Periodic Cap are as set forth on
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Note is payable in equal
monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest,
with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the
adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date,
with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the
Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not
more than thirty years from commencement of amortization. Unless otherwise
specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan is payable on
the first day of each month. The Mortgage Loan does not require a balloon
payment on its stated maturity date;
(u) Customary Provisions. The 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 provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell
the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent
with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(v) Conformance with Agency and Underwriting Guidelines. The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines (a
copy of which is attached to each related Assignment and Conveyance Agreement).
The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable to Freddie Mac or ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ and no representations have been made to a Mortgagor that are inconsistent
with the mortgage instruments used;
(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing
Date the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law. All
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to
the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from
the appropriate authorities. Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule, the Mortgagor represented at the time of origination of the
Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the
Mortgagor's primary residence;
(x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and
the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in paragraph (j) above;
(y) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as
such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) Acceptable Investment. There are no circumstances or conditions
with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor, the
Mortgage File or the Mortgagor's credit standing that can reasonably be expected
to cause prudent private institutional investors who invest in mortgage loans
similar to the Mortgage Loan to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable
investment, cause the Mortgage Loan to become delinquent, or adversely affect
the value or marketability of the Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the
related Mortgaged Property is located, or cause the Mortgage Loans to prepay
during any period materially faster or slower than the mortgage loans originated
by the Seller generally;
(aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be
delivered under the Custodial Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been
delivered to the Custodian. The Seller is in possession of a complete, true and
accurate Mortgage File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto, except for such
documents the originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian;
(bb) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged
Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de
minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with, and the Mortgaged
Property meets the guidelines set forth in the Originator's Underwriting
Guidelines;
(cc) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage with
respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is acceptable for
recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is
located. The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes and the
Mortgages by the Seller are not subject to the bulk transfer or similar
statutory provisions in effect in any applicable jurisdiction;
(dd) Due-On-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the
Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of
the mortgagee thereunder, and such provision is enforceable;
(ee) Assumability. With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents provide that after the related first Interest
Rate Adjustment Date, a related Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if the party
assuming such Mortgage Loan meets certain credit requirements stated in the
Mortgage Loan Documents;
(ff) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate
account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the
Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain
any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(gg) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to
the Mortgagor prior to the applicable Cut-off Date have been consolidated with
the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured
principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single
repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal
amount is expressly insured as having first (with respect to a First Lien Loan)
or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) lien priority by a title
insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's
consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and
Freddie Mac. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(hh) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings.
There is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial
condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by
waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other
casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as
security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended
and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair. There have not been any
condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged Property;
(ii) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by the
Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in all respects in compliance
with Accepted Servicing Practices, applicable laws and regulations, and have
been in all respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and
Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the
control of, the Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith
for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. All
Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and federal
law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An escrow of
funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established in an amount
sufficient to pay for every item that remains unpaid and has been assessed but
is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or Escrow Payments or other
charges or payments due the Seller have been capitalized under the Mortgage or
the Mortgage Note. All Mortgage Interest Rate adjustments have been made in
strict compliance with state and federal law and the terms of the related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note on the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date. If,
pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index was selected for
determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index was used with respect to
each Mortgage Note which required a new index to be selected, and such selection
did not conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. The Seller
executed and delivered any and all notices required under applicable law and the
terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest
Rate and the Monthly Payment adjustments. Any interest required to be paid
pursuant to state, federal and local law has been properly paid and credited;
(jj) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. The Mortgage Loan does not
contain a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage
Interest Rate from and adjustable rate to a fixed rate;
(kk) Other Insurance Policies; No Defense to Coverage. No action,
inaction or event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed on or
prior to the Closing Date that has resulted or will result in the exclusion
from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable hazard insurance
policy, PMI Policy or bankruptcy bond (including, without limitation, any
exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of
the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to
the insured), irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In
connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or
other compensation has been or will be received by the Seller or by any officer,
director, or employee of the Seller or any designee of the Seller or any
corporation in which the Seller or any officer, director, or employee had a
financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance;
(ll) No Violation of Environmental Laws. There is no pending action
or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with
any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; there is no violation of
any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgage Property;
and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of
each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to use and
enjoyment of said property;
(mm) Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not
notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or
allowed to the Mortgagor under the Relief Act or other similar state statute;
(nn) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan
application by a Qualified Appraiser, accepted by the Seller, who had no
interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on
the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or
disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy
the requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and Title XI of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was
originated;
(oo) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to
the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by,
and the Seller has complied with, all applicable law with respect to the making
of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage
File;
(pp) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction (other than a
"construct-to-perm" loan) or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(qq) Request for Notice; No Consent Required. With respect to any
Second Lien Loan, if applicable to the Seller, where required or customary in
the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located, the original lender
has filed for record a request for notice of any action by the related senior
lienholder, and the Seller has notified the senior lienholder in writing of the
existence of the Second Lien Loan and requested notification of any action to be
taken against the Mortgagor by the senior lienholder. Either (a) no consent for
the Second Lien Loan is required by the holder of the related first lien or (b)
such consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File. This
representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(rr) [Reserved];
(ss) Escrow Analysis. If applicable, with respect to each Mortgage,
the Seller has within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was
originated within such twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow
Payments for each Mortgage and adjusted the amount of such payments so that,
assuming all required payments are timely made, any deficiency will be
eliminated on or before the first anniversary of such analysis, or any overage
will be refunded to the Mortgagor, in accordance with RESPA and any other
applicable law;
(tt) Prior Servicing. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all
material respects in strict compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices;
(uu) No Default Under First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related First Lien Loan related thereto is in full force and effect,
and there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under such first Mortgage or 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 which
would permit acceleration thereunder. This representation and warranty is a
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(vv) Right to Cure First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related first lien Mortgage contains a provision which provides for
giving notice of default or breach to the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and
allows such mortgagee to cure any default under the related first lien Mortgage.
This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(ww) No Failure to Cure Default. The Seller has not received a
written notice of default of any senior mortgage loan related to the Mortgaged
Property which has not been cured;
(xx) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information
furnished by the Seller to the Purchaser, that Seller has full right and
authority and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such
information to the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded from furnishing
the same to any subsequent or prospective purchaser of such Mortgage;
(yy) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold
estate, (1) the ground lease is assignable or transferable; (2) the ground lease
will not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity date of the
Mortgage Loan; (3) the ground lease does not provide for termination of the
lease in the event of lessee's default without the mortgagee being entitled to
receive written notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure the default; (4)
the ground lease permits the mortgaging of the related Mortgaged Property; (5)
the ground lease protects the mortgagee's interests in the event of a property
condemnation; (6) all ground lease rents, other payments, or assessments that
have become due have been paid; and (7) the use of leasehold estates for
residential properties is a widely accepted practice in the jurisdiction in
which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(zz) Prepayment Penalty. Each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a
Prepayment Penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note is identified on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a
Prepayment Penalty feature, each such Prepayment Penalty is enforceable and will
be enforced by the Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser, and each Prepayment
Penalty is permitted pursuant to applicable federal, state and local law. Each
such Prepayment Penalty is in an amount not more than the maximum amount
permitted under applicable law and no such Prepayment Penalty may be imposed for
a term in excess of five (5) years with respect to Mortgage Loans originated
prior to October, 1, 2002. With respect to Mortgage Loans originated on or after
October 1, 2002, the duration of the Prepayment Penalty period shall not exceed
three (3) years from the date of the Mortgage Note (except as set forth on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule) unless the Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce
the Prepayment Penalty period to no more than three (3) years from the date of
the related Mortgage Note and the Mortgagor was notified in writing of such
reduction in Prepayment Penalty period. This representation and warranty is a
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(aaa) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable, and no Mortgage Loan originated on or after
October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending
Act. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any comparable state or local
law. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(bbb) [Reserved];
(ccc) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a "qualified
mortgage" under Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(ddd) Tax Service Contract. Either (x) each Mortgage Loan is covered
by a paid in full, life of loan, tax service contract, and such contract is
transferable, or (y) on the related Closing Date the Purchaser shall net $75.00
per Mortgage Loan from the related Purchase Price to cover the cost of such a
tax service contract;
(eee) Origination. No predatory or deceptive lending practices,
including, without limitation, the extension of credit without regard to the
ability of the Mortgagor to repay and the extension of credit which has no
apparent benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in the origination of the
Mortgage Loan;
(fff) Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded, or has been
sent for recording, and all subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage
(other than the assignment to the Purchaser) have been recorded in the
appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect the
lien thereof as against creditors of the Seller, or is in the process of being
recorded;
(ggg) Mortgagor Bankruptcy. On or prior to the related Closing Date,
the Mortgagor has not filed and will not file a bankruptcy petition or has not
become the subject and will not become the subject of involuntary bankruptcy
proceedings or has not consented to or will not consent to the filing of a
bankruptcy proceeding against it or to a receiver being appointed in respect of
the related Mortgaged Property;
(hhh) No Prior Offer. The Mortgage Loan has not previously been
offered for sale to and been rejected by another investor for material reasons
of credit compliance or valuation;
(iii) [Reserved];
(jjj) Mortgagor Selection. The Mortgagor was not encouraged or
required to select a Mortgage Loan product offered by the Seller which is a
higher cost product designed for less creditworthy mortgagors, unless at the
time of the Mortgage Loan's origination, such Mortgagor did not qualify taking
into account such facts as, without limitation, the Mortgage Loan's requirements
and the Mortgagor's credit history, income, assets and liabilities and
debt-to-income ratios for a lower-cost similar credit product then offered by
the Seller or any Affiliate of the Seller. If, at the time of loan application,
the Mortgagor may have qualified for a lower-cost credit product then offered by
any mortgage lending Affiliate of the Originator, the Originator referred the
related Mortgagor's application to such Affiliate for underwriting
consideration. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(kkk) Underwriting Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting
the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan does not rely solely on the
extent of the related Mortgagor's equity in the collateral as the principal
determining factor in approving such extension of credit. The methodology
employed objective criteria such as the Mortgagor's income, assets and
liabilities, to the proposed mortgage payment and, based on such methodology,
the Mortgage Loan's originator made a reasonable determination that at the time
of origination the Mortgagor had the ability to make timely payments on the
Mortgage Loan. Such underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of
origination (application/approval) the related Mortgagor had a reasonable
ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan. This representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(lll) Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums. With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a Prepayment
Penalty upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) the Mortgage Loan provides some
benefit to the Mortgagor (e.g., a rate or fee reduction) in exchange for
accepting such Prepayment Penalty, (ii) prior to the Mortgage Loan's
origination, the Mortgagor was informed of the option of obtaining a mortgage
loan that did not require payment of such a penalty as required by applicable
state or federal law, (iii) the Prepayment Penalty was adequately disclosed to
the Mortgagor in the mortgage loan documents pursuant to applicable state, local
and federal law, and (iv) notwithstanding any state, local or federal law to the
contrary, the Originator, as servicer, shall not impose such Prepayment Penalty
in any instance when the mortgage debt is (x) accelerated as a result of the
Mortgagor's default in making the Mortgage Loan payments or (y) paid off in
connection with the workout of a delinquent Mortgage Loan. This representation
and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(mmm) Purchase of Insurance. No Mortgagor was required to purchase
any single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability,
property, accident, unemployment or health insurance product) or debt
cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No
Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life,
mortgage, disability, property, accident, unemployment, mortgage or health
insurance) in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No proceeds
from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance
policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such
Mortgage Loan. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(nnn) [Reserved];
(ooo) Disclosure of Fees and Charges. All fees and charges
(including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to
be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage
Loan, have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with
applicable state and federal law and regulation. This representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(ppp) No Arbitration. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after July
1, 2004 requires the related Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(qqq) No Negative Amortization of Related First Lien Loan. With
respect to each Second Lien Loan, the related First Lien Loan does not permit
negative amortization. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and
Adverse Representation; and
(rrr) Principal Residence. With respect to each Second Lien Loan,
the related Mortgaged Property is the Mortgagor's principal residence. This
representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation.
Subsection 9.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in Subsections 9.01 and 9.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser,
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or
Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage
File. Upon discovery by either Seller or by the Purchaser of a breach of any of
the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach
shall give prompt written notice to the other; however, in any event, such
notice by Purchaser must be made to the Seller within sixty (60) days of the
Purchaser's discovery of such breach. In the event that the Purchaser does not
deliver such notice within the sixty (60) day timeframe then the Purchaser shall
forfeit its right to require such Seller to repurchase the applicable Mortgage
Loan.
Within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to
the Seller of any such breach of a representation or warranty, which materially
and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest of the
Purchaser therein (or which materially and adversely affects the value of the
applicable Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser therein in the case of
a representation and warranty relating to a particular Mortgage Loan), such
Seller shall use its best efforts promptly to cure such breach in all material
respects and, if such breach cannot be cured, such Seller shall, at the
Purchaser's option, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price.
Notwithstanding the above sentence, (i) within sixty (60) days after the earlier
of either discovery by, or notice to, the Seller of any breach of the
representation and warranty set forth in clause (ccc) of Subsection 9.02, such
Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price and (ii) any
breach of a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation shall automatically be
deemed to materially and adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loans or the
interest of the Purchaser therein. In the event that a breach shall involve any
representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 9.01, and such breach cannot
be cured within 60 days of the earlier of either discovery by or notice to the
Seller of such breach, all of the Mortgage Loans affected by such breach shall,
at the Purchaser's option, be repurchased by such Seller at the Repurchase
Price. However, if the breach shall involve a representation or warranty set
forth in Subsection 9.02 (except as provided in the second sentence of this
paragraph with respect to certain breaches for which no substitution is
permitted) and the Seller discovers or receives notice of any such breach within
120 days of the related Closing Date, such Seller shall, at such Seller's option
and provided that such Seller has a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather
than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan
(a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") and substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided that any such substitution shall be effected
not later than 120 days after the related Closing Date. If such Seller has no
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage
Loan at the Repurchase Price. Any repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans
pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 9.03 shall be
accomplished by direct remittance of the Repurchase Price to the Purchaser or
its designee in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions.
At the time of repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser and the
Seller shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to such
Seller and the Purchaser shall reassign the Mortgage Loan affected and any right
it may have in the relevant Mortgaged Property to such Seller free and clear of
all liens, encumbrances, claims, or interest of any person or entity claiming
by, through, or under the Purchaser without recourse and shall execute and
deliver to such Seller in recordable form an assignment of the Purchaser's
beneficial interest in the affected Mortgage, as well as other documents
necessary to reflect the reassignment of any title protection and insurance
policies, and the delivery to such Seller of any documents held by the Custodian
relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase or
substitution, the Seller shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give
written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or substitution has taken
place, amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and, in the case of substitution, identify a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to this
Agreement. In connection with any such substitution, the Seller shall be deemed
to have made as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement except that all such representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed made as of the date
of such substitution. The Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering to
the Custodian or to such other party as the Purchaser may designate in writing
for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents required by Subsection
6.03 and the Custodial Agreement, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required by
Subsection 6.03 and the Custodial Agreement. No substitution will be made in any
calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. The Seller shall
remit directly to the Purchaser, or its designee in accordance with the
Purchaser's instructions the Monthly Payment due, if any, on such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans in the month following the date of such
substitution. Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans in the month of substitution shall be retained by the Seller. For the
month of substitution, distributions to the Purchaser shall include the Monthly
Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan in the month of substitution, and the
Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received
by such Seller in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan.
For any month in which either Seller substitutes a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, such Seller shall
determine the amount (if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of all Deleted Mortgage Loans (after
application of scheduled principal payments due in the month of substitution).
The amount of such shortfall shall be distributed by the Seller directly to the
Purchaser or its designee in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions within
two (2) Business Days of such substitution.
As to each Mortgage Loan, on and after the date servicing is
transferred from the Seller to the Purchaser and until such time as the
servicing for such Mortgage Loan in reassigned to Sellers, the Purchaser or its
designee shall service such Mortgage Loan in conformance and accordance with the
servicing practices that Purchaser or its designee would follow in servicing
residential mortgage loans held for its own account, giving due consideration to
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions that
service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located.
In addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation, the
Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents and any Successor Servicer and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and hold such parties harmless
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting
from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or
resulting from, a breach of the Seller's representations and warranties
contained in this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement. It is understood
and agreed that the obligations of the Seller set forth in this Subsection 9.03
to cure, substitute for or repurchase a defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify
the Purchaser and Successor Servicer as provided in this Subsection 9.03 and in
Subsection 14.01 constitute the sole remedies of the Purchaser respecting a
breach of the foregoing representations and warranties. For purposes of this
paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under
this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under
this Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person designated as the
Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this Agreement.
Any cause of action against either Seller relating to or arising out
of the breach of any representations and warranties made in Subsections 9.01 and
9.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by
the Purchaser or notice thereof by either Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure
by the Seller to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified
above, and (iii) demand upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with
this Agreement.
Notwithstanding the above, in no event shall the indemnifying party
be liable to the indemnified party for any punitive, special, incidental,
indirect or consequential damages, including but not limited to, lost profits.
Subsection 9.04 Repurchase of Mortgage Loans with First Payment
Defaults. With respect to any Mortgage Loan, in the event that the first
scheduled payment of principal and interest due either (i) after origination of
such Mortgage Loan is not paid by the related Mortgagor to the then current
mortgagee, or (ii) after the related Closing Date is not paid by the related
Mortgagor to the Purchaser within thirty (30) days of such related Due Date, the
Seller, at the Purchaser's option, shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan from the
Purchaser at a price equal to the related Purchase Price Percentage multiplied
by the then outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, plus accrued
and unpaid interest thereon from the date to which interest was last paid
through the day prior to the repurchase date at the applicable Mortgage Interest
Rate, plus any outstanding advances owed to any servicer in connection with such
Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding the foregoing, with respect to the first
scheduled payment of principal and interest due following the related Closing
Date, such payment shall not be considered a "First Payment Default" for
purposes of this provision until the payment has not been received by the
Purchaser within forty-five (45) days of the related Due Date. The Purchaser
shall have ninety (90) days following such forty-five (45) day period to notify
the Seller and request a repurchase and the Seller shall repurchase such
delinquent Mortgage Loan within thirty (30) days of receipt of such notice.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Purchaser reserves the right to request a
repurchase following such ninety (90) day timeframe in the event of a NSF return
of the related first payment.
Subsection 9.05 [Reserved].
Subsection 9.06 Premium Recapture. With respect to any Mortgage Loan
without prepayment penalties that prepays in full during the first six months
following the related Closing Date, the Seller shall pay the Purchaser, within
seven (7) Business Days after Purchaser notifies such Seller in writing (with
backup documentation) of such prepayment, such prepayment in full, an amount
equal to the excess of the Purchase Price Percentage for such Mortgage Loan over
par, multiplied by the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of
the related Cut-off Date.
SECTION 10. Closing.
The closing for the purchase and sale of each Mortgage Loan Package
shall take place on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser's option, each
Closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the
parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall
agree.
The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing
Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(i) at least two Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser a magnetic diskette, or transmit
by modem, a listing on a loan-level basis of the necessary information to
compute the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loans delivered on such Closing
Date (including accrued interest), and prepare a Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(ii) all of the representations and warranties of the Seller under
this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the related Closing Date
and no event shall have occurred which, with notice or the passage of
time, would constitute a default under this Agreement;
(iii) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's
attorneys shall have received in escrow, all closing documents as
specified in Section 11 of this Agreement, in such forms as are agreed
upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all signatories
other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the terms hereof;
(iv) the Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian
all documents required pursuant to the Custodial Agreement; and
(v) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the related
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement shall have been complied with.
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest
pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated by the Seller.
SECTION 11. Closing Documents.
The Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each
Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the following
documents:
(1) this Agreement (to be executed and delivered only
for the initial Closing Date);
(2) with respect to the initial Closing Date, the
Custodial Agreement, dated as of the initial Cut-off Date;
(3) the related Mortgage Loan Schedule (one copy to be
attached to the Custodian's counterpart of the Custodial
Agreement in connection with the initial Closing Date, and one
copy to be attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance
as the Mortgage Loan Schedule thereto);
(4) a Custodian's Certification, as required under the
Custodial Agreement, in the form of Exhibit 2 to the Custodial
Agreement;
(5) with respect to the initial Closing Date, an
Officer's Certificate, in the form of Exhibit C hereto with
respect to the Seller, including all attachments thereto; with
respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an Officer's Certificate
upon request of the Purchaser;
(6) with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion
of Counsel of the Custodian (who may be an employee of the
Custodian), in the form of an exhibit to the Custodial
Agreement(s);
(7) a Security Release Certification, in the form of
Exhibit E or F, as applicable, hereto executed by any person,
as requested by the Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans
have at any time been subject to any security interest, pledge
or hypothecation for the benefit of such person;
(8) a certificate or other evidence of merger or change
of name, signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory
authority, if any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by
either Seller by merger or acquired or originated by either
Seller while conducting business under a name other than its
present name, if applicable;
(9) Assignment and Conveyance Agreement in the form of
Exhibit G hereto, and all exhibits thereto; and
(10) with respect to the initial Closing Date, the
Underwriting Guidelines to be attached hereto as Exhibit H and
with respect to each subsequent Closing Date, the Underwriting
Guidelines to be attached to the related Assignment and
Conveyance.
The Seller shall bear the risk of loss of the closing documents
until such time as they are received by the Purchaser or its attorneys.
SECTION 12. Costs.
The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the
legal fees and expenses of its attorneys and custodial fees. All other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage
Loans and the Servicing Rights including recording fees, fees for title policy
endorsements and continuations, fees for recording Assignments of Mortgage, and
the Seller's attorney's fees, shall be paid by the Seller.
SECTION 13. Cooperation of Seller with a Reconstitution.
The Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all
of the Mortgage Loans, after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates
(each, a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser
may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(i) ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ under its Cash Purchase Program or MBS Program
(Special Servicing Option) (each, a "▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Transfer"); or
(ii) Freddie Mac (the "Freddie Mac Transfer"); or
(iii) one or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan
Transfers; or
(iv) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of
one or more Securitization Transactions.
The Seller agrees to execute in connection with any Agency Transfer,
any and all pool purchase contracts, and/or agreements reasonably acceptable to
the Seller among the Purchaser, the Seller and any servicer in connection with a
Whole Loan Transfer, a sellers' warranties and servicing agreement or a
participation and servicing agreement in form and substance reasonably
acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Securitization Transaction,
an Assignment and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit I (each, a "Reconstitution Agreement"). Notwithstanding
anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, under no circumstances and
in no event shall either Seller be required to service any Mortgage Loans
subject to a Securitization Transaction on or after the applicable
Reconstitution Date.
With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization
Transaction entered into by the Purchaser, the Seller agrees (1) to reasonably
cooperate with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all
reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and
perform a Reconstitution Agreement as required by the Purchaser; (3) to restate
the representations and warranties set forth in Subsection 9.01 of this
Agreement as of the applicable Reconstitution Date and restate the
representations and warranties set forth in Subsection 9.02 of this Agreement as
of the applicable Closing Date; provided, however, that the Seller shall restate
the Servicing Representations and Warranties set forth in Subsection 9.02 of
this Agreement as of the applicable Transfer Date. The Seller shall provide to
such servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and any other participants or
purchasers in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all reasonable information and
appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to the
Seller or its affiliates, whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or
otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall request; (ii)
such additional representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel,
letters from auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the
Seller as are reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser or any such other
participant; and (iii) to execute, deliver and satisfy all conditions set forth
in any indemnity agreement reasonably required by the Purchaser or any such
participant. Moreover, the Seller agrees to cooperate with all reasonable
requests made by the Purchaser to effect such Reconstitution Agreement. The
Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser
participating in the Reconstitution, each underwriter or placement agent
participating in the Reconstitution and each Person who controls the Purchaser,
such affiliate, underwriter or placement agent and their respective present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold each of them harmless
from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees
and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and
expenses that each of them may sustain arising out of or based upon any untrue
statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in the
information provided by or on behalf of either Seller regarding either Seller,
the Mortgage Loans or the Underwriting Guidelines set forth in any offering
document (including, without limitation, structural term sheets, collateral term
sheets and computational materials) prepared in connection with any
Reconstitution. For purposes of the previous sentence, "Purchaser" shall mean
the Person then acting as the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all
Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under this Agreement.
In the event the Purchaser has elected to have the Seller hold
record title to the Mortgages, prior to the Reconstitution Date, the Seller
shall prepare an assignment of mortgage in blank from the Seller, acceptable to
the prospective purchaser or trustee, as applicable, for each Mortgage Loan that
is part of the Reconstitution and shall pay all preparation and recording costs
associated therewith. In connection with the Reconstitution, the Seller shall
execute each assignment of mortgage.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a
Reconstitution shall remain subject to this Agreement and with respect thereto
this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 14. The Seller.
Subsection 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third
Party Claims.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and any Successor Servicer and
its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold such
parties harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, legal fees and expenses (including legal fees and expenses incurred
in connection with the enforcement of the Seller's indemnification obligations
under this Subsection 14.01) and related costs, judgments, and any other costs,
fees and expenses that such parties may sustain in any way related to the Seller
to perform its duties and to service the Mortgage Loans in strict compliance
with the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement entered into
pursuant to Section 13 or any breach of the Seller's representations, warranties
and covenants set forth in this Agreement. For purposes of this paragraph
"Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under this
Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under this
Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person designated as the
Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this Agreement.
(b) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Subsection 14.01 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under this Subsection 14.01, notify the indemnifying party in writing of
the commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party
will not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to
any indemnified party under this Subsection 14.01, except to the extent that it
has been prejudiced in any material respect, or from any liability which it may
have, otherwise than under this Subsection 14.01. In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of
the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided that if the defendants in any
such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and
the indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may
be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties which
are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party,
the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel
to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of
such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so
to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of
counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party for
expenses incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in
connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso
to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the
indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate counsel (together with one local counsel, if applicable)), (ii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party
has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at
the expense of the indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii)
is applicable, such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred
to in such clause (i) or (iii).
Subsection 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.
The Seller will keep in full effect their existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation
except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its duties under this Agreement.
Any Person into which either Seller may be merged or consolidated,
or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to
which either Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business
of either Seller, shall be the successor of such Seller hereunder, without the
execution or filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the
parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided,
however, that the successor or surviving Person shall have a net worth of at
least $25,000,000.
SECTION 15. Financial Statements.
The Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser's
marketing of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to
prospective purchasers audited financial statements of the Seller for the most
recently completed three fiscal years respecting which such statements are
available, as well as a Consolidated Statement of Condition of the Seller at the
end of the last two fiscal years covered by such Consolidated Statement of
Operations. The Seller shall also make available any comparable interim
statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by the Seller
(and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Seller or the
public at large). The Seller, if it has not already done so, agrees to furnish
promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above.
The Seller also agrees to allow reasonable access to a knowledgeable
financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions asked by
any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments affecting the Seller or
the financial statements of the Seller.
SECTION 16. Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest.
The sale and delivery on the related Closing Date of the Mortgage
Loans described on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is mandatory from and
after the date of the execution of the related Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement, it being specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan
is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages
would be insufficient to compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages
incurred by the Purchaser (including damages to prospective purchasers of the
Mortgage Loans) in the event of either Seller's failure to deliver (i) each of
the related Mortgage Loans or (ii) one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loans or (iii) one or more Mortgage Loans otherwise acceptable to the Purchaser
on or before the related Closing Date. The Seller hereby grants to the Purchaser
a lien on and a continuing security interest in each Mortgage Loan and each
document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the
performance by the Seller of its obligations under the related Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement, and the Seller agrees that they shall hold such Mortgage
Loans in custody for the Purchaser subject to the Purchaser's (a) right to
reject any Mortgage Loan (or Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan) under the terms
of this Agreement and to require another Mortgage Loan (or Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan) to be substituted therefor, and (b) obligation to pay the
Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans. All rights and remedies of the Purchaser
under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative with, any other rights or
remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or equity and all such rights
and remedies may be exercised concurrently, independently or successively.
SECTION 17. Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received
by the other party at the address as follows:
(i) if to the Seller:
Wilmington Finance Inc.
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or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
SECTION 18. Severability Clause.
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.
SECTION 19. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 20. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed
counterpart thereof is received by the Purchaser in the State of New York and
shall be deemed to have been made in the State of New York. The Agreement shall
be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York (without regard to
conflicts of laws principles), except to the extent preempted by Federal law.
SECTION 21. Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing,
and the Seller are selling the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the
Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat
the transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and a
purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, the arrangement
under which the Mortgage Loans are held shall be consistent with classification
of such arrangement as a grantor trust in the event it is not found to represent
direct ownership of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall have the right to
review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan Files to determine the
characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect the Federal income tax
consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller shall cooperate with
all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser in the course of such review.
SECTION 22. Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase
Agreement.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Seller and the Purchaser and the respective permitted
successors and assigns of the Seller and the successors and assigns of the
Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the
Seller to a third party without the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
which consent may be withheld by the Purchaser in its sole discretion. This
Agreement may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Purchaser in whole or
in part, and with respect to one or more of the Mortgage Loans, without the
consent of the Seller. There shall be no limitation on the number of assignments
or transfers allowable by the Purchaser with respect to the Mortgage Loans and
this Agreement. In the event the Purchaser assigns this Agreement, and the
assignee assumes any of the Purchaser's obligations hereunder, the Seller
acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee, and not to the
Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall
be relieved from any liability to the Seller with respect thereto.
SECTION 23. Waivers.
No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or 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.
SECTION 24. Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION 25. General Interpretive Principles.
For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned
to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and
the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections,"
"Paragraphs," and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to
designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of
this Agreement;
(d) reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section
is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the
reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(e) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision; and
(f) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation
by reason of enumeration.
SECTION 26. Reproduction of Documents.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including,
without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter
be executed, (b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c)
financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter
furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree
that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original
itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original
is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
SECTION 27. Further Agreements.
The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to
the other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or
agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
SECTION 28. Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments
of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or their comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected at the Seller's expense in the event recordation is either necessary
under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
SECTION 29. No Solicitation.
From and after the related Closing Date, the Seller agrees that they
will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of
their agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on either Seller's
behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail (via electronic means or otherwise),
solicit a Mortgagor under any Mortgage Loan for the purpose of refinancing a
Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the
Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that the
Seller, or any of their respective affiliates:
(i) may advertise its availability for handling refinancings of
mortgages in their portfolio, including the promotion of terms it has
available for such refinancings, through the sending of letters or
promotional material, so long as it does not specifically target
Mortgagors and so long as such promotional material either is sent to the
mortgagors for all of the mortgages in the servicing portfolio of the
Seller and any of its affiliates (those it owns as well as those serviced
for others); and
(ii) may provide pay-off information and otherwise cooperate with
individual mortgagors who contact them about prepaying their mortgages by
advising them of refinancing terms and streamlined origination
arrangements that are available.
Promotions undertaken by the Seller or by any affiliate of the
Seller which are directed to the general public at large (including, without
limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements), shall not constitute
solicitation under this Section 29.
SECTION 30. Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THE SELLER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT
IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 31. Governing Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process.THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED IN EFFECT WHEN A FULLY EXECUTED
COUNTERPART THEREOF IS RECEIVED BY THE PURCHASER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND
SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW RULES AND PRINCIPLES. EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE SELLER
IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE STATE
OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR THE
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH
COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY
SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS
TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL
ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.
SECTION 32. [Reserved]
SECTION 33. Compliance With Regulation AB.
Subsection 33.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.
The Purchaser and the Seller acknowledges and agrees that the
purpose of Section 33 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the
Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related
rules and regulations of the Commission. Although Regulation AB is applicable by
its terms only to offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under
the Securities Act, the Seller acknowledges that investors in privately offered
securities may require that the Purchaser or any Depositor provide comparable
disclosure in unregistered offerings. References in this Agreement to compliance
with Regulation AB include provision of comparable disclosure in private
offerings.
Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to
request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions
other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to
that required under the Securities Act). The Seller acknowledges that
interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time,
whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff,
consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of
counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser
or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these
provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In
connection with any Securitization Transaction, the Seller shall cooperate fully
with the Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees
or designees) and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports,
certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith
determination of the Purchaser or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such
Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such
disclosures relating to the Seller, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage
Loans, reasonably believed by the Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in
order to effect such compliance.
The Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) shall
cooperate with the Seller by providing timely notice of requests for information
under these provisions and by reasonably limiting such requests to information
required, in the Purchaser's reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation AB.
Subsection 33.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the
Seller.
(a) The Seller shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to
any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the
Purchaser or any Depositor under Subsection 33.03 that, except as disclosed in
writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) there are no
material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated)
against the Seller or any Third-Party Originator; and (ii) there are no
affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Seller or any
Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any
party thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item
1119 of Regulation AB.
(b) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date
following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or
any Depositor under Subsection 33.03, the Seller shall, within five Business
Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the
representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if
any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such
request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in
writing, to the requesting party.
Subsection 33.03 Information to Be Provided by the Seller.
In connection with any Securitization Transaction the Seller shall
(i) within five Business Days following request by the Purchaser or any
Depositor, provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause
each Third-Party Originator to provide), in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, the information and
materials specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section, and (ii) as
promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by any Seller, provide
to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) the information
specified in paragraph (d) of this Section.
(a) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall
provide such information regarding (i) the Seller, as originator of the Mortgage
Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified
Correspondent), or (ii) each Third-Party Originator, as is requested for the
purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105 (subject to paragraph (b)
below), 1110, 1117 and 1119 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at
a minimum:
(A) the originator's form of organization;
(B) a description of the originator's origination program and how
long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage
loans, which description shall include a discussion of the originator's
experience in originating mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage
Loans; information regarding the size and composition of the originator's
origination portfolio; and information that may be material, in the good
faith judgment of the Purchaser or any Depositor, to an analysis of the
performance of the Mortgage Loans, including the originators'
credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of similar
type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information as the Purchaser
or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with
Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a description of any material legal or governmental proceedings
pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller and each
Third-Party Originator; and
(D) a description of any affiliation or relationship between the
Seller, each Third-Party Originator and any of the following parties to a
Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Seller
by the Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such
Securitization Transaction:
(1) the sponsor;
(2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity;
(4) any servicer;
(5) any trustee;
(6) any originator;
(7) any significant obligor;
(8) any enhancement or support provider; and
(9) any other material transaction party.
(b) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall
provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static
Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as the
Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below)
originated by (i) the Seller, if the Seller is an originator of Mortgage Loans
(including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent),
and/or (ii) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be
prepared in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser by the
Seller (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith
interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To
the extent that there is reasonably available to the Seller (or Third-Party
Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan
type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some
or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. Such
Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized
pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than
quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage
origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment
must be as of a date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the prospectus
or other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be
included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information shall be
provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent record of the
information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf) file, or other
such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or the Depositor, as
applicable. The Seller and the Purchaser agree that either (i) the Seller shall
provide all Static Pool Information, as described above, or (ii) solely with
respect to the period of time prior to January 1, 2006, the Seller shall
represent and warrant that they are unable without unreasonable effort or
expense to provide Static Pool Information and indemnify the Purchaser for such
assessment. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the
parties hereto agree that the Purchaser or any Depositor shall not be
requesting, and the Seller shall not be required to provide, Static Pool
Information from the Seller until such time that the Purchaser is informed by
the Seller that it is able to comply with the obligations set forth above.
Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static
Pool Information provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph
(including an omission to include therein information required to be provided
pursuant to such paragraph), the Seller shall provide corrected Static Pool
Information to the Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format
in which Static Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the
Seller.
If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall
provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at
the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental
expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed-upon
procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the
Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information
relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after
January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to such
Seller's or Third-Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar
months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall
reasonably request. Such letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of
such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which may
include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker dealer
acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a
Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a
standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter
authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such
Depositor.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor for the purpose of
satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with respect to any
class of asset-backed securities, the Seller shall (or shall cause each
Third-Party Originator to) (i) notify the Purchaser and any Depositor in writing
of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending against such
Seller or any Third-Party Originator (to the extent permitted by applicable law)
and (B) any affiliations or relationships that develop following the closing
date of a Securitization Transaction between such Seller or any Third-Party
Originator and any of the parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of
this Section (and any other parties identified in writing by the requesting
party) with respect to such Securitization Transaction, and (ii) provide to the
Purchaser and any Depositor a description of such proceedings, affiliations or
relationships.
(e) With respect to those Mortgage Loans that were sold to the
Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, the Purchaser shall cause the servicer (or
another party) to be obligated to provide information, on a monthly basis and in
the form customarily provided by such servicer or other party (which need not be
customized for the Seller) with respect to the Mortgage Loans reasonably
necessary for the Seller to comply with their contractual and other obligations
under Regulation AB reasonably related to information reasonably requested from
the Seller for purposes of compliance with Regulation AB, including, without
limitation, providing to the Seller Static Pool Information, as set forth in
Item 1105(a)(2) and (3) of Regulation AB (such information provided by the
servicer or such other party, the "Loan Performance Information").
Subsection 33.04 Indemnification; Remedies.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the
Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a Securitization
Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person responsible for the
preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the
Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of
a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange
Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each broker dealer acting
as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each Person who controls
any of such parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of Section 15 of the
Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present
and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each of the foregoing
and of the Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from and against any
losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and
related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of
them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i)(A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged
to be contained in any information, report, certification, accountants'
letter or other material provided in written or electronic form under this
Section 33 by or on behalf of any Seller, or provided under this Section
33 by or on behalf of any Third-Party Originator (collectively, the
"Seller Information"), or (B) the omission or alleged omission to state in
the Seller Information a material fact required to be stated in the Seller
Information or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading;
provided, by way of clarification, that clause (B) of this paragraph shall
be construed solely by reference to the Seller Information and not to any
other information communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of
securities, without regard to whether the Seller Information or any
portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such other
information;
(ii) any failure by any Seller or any Third-Party Originator to
deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or
other material when and as required under this Section 33; or
(iii) any breach by any Seller of a representation or warranty set
forth in Subsection 33.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to
Subsection 33.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the
related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not
cured by such closing date, or any breach by any Seller of a
representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection
33.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date.
In the case of any failure of performance described in clause
(a)(ii) of this Section, the Seller shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any
Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation,
execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with
respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect
to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each
such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by any Seller or
any Third-Party Originator.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) The Purchaser shall indemnify the Seller, each affiliate of the
Seller and the respective present and former directors, officers, employees and
agents of each of the foregoing, and shall hold each of them harmless from and
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i) (A) any untrue statement of a material fact contained or alleged
to be contained in the Loan Performance Information or (B) the
omission or alleged omission to state in the Loan Performance
Information a material fact required to be stated in the Loan
Performance Information or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that clause
(B) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the
Loan Performance Information and not to any other information
communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities,
without regard to whether the Loan Performance Information or any
portion thereof is presented together with or separately from such
other information; or
(ii) any failure by the Purchaser or by the related servicer
to deliver any Loan Performance Information as required under
Subsection 34.03(e).
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their
names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
as of the date first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
(Purchaser)
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
WILMINGTON FINANCE INC.
(Seller)
By:____________________________________
Name:__________________________________
Title:_________________________________
EXHIBIT A
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be delivered to the
Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing,
pursuant to Section 6 of the Fourth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Warranties Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached (the "Agreement"):
(a) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed "Pay to the order of _________, without recourse" and signed in
the name of the last endorsee (the "Last Endorsee") by an authorized
officer. To the extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage
Notes for endorsements, the endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if
state law so allows and the Custodian is so advised by the Seller that
state law so allows. If the Mortgage Loan was acquired by either Seller in
a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Last Endorsee], successor by merger
to [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated
by the Last Endorsee while doing business under another name, the
endorsement must be by "[Last Endorsee], formerly known as [previous
name]";
(b) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note;
(c) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. If in
connection with any Mortgage Loan, the Seller cannot deliver or cause to
be delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on
or prior to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public
recording office where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or
because such Mortgage has been lost or because such public recording
office retains the original recorded Mortgage, such Seller shall deliver
or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such Mortgage,
together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording
office, an Officer's Certificate of such Seller (or certified by the title
company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) stating that such Mortgage has
been dispatched to the appropriate public recording office for recordation
and that the original recorded Mortgage or a copy of such Mortgage
certified by such public recording office to be a true and complete copy
of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly delivered to the
Custodian upon receipt thereof by such Seller; or (ii) in the case of a
Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded
Mortgage or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a
public recording office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded
Mortgage;
(d) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon;
(e) the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in
form and substance acceptable for recording. The Assignment of Mortgage
must be duly recorded only if recordation is either necessary under
applicable law or commonly required by private institutional mortgage
investors in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located or on
direction of the Purchaser as provided in this Agreement. If the
Assignment of Mortgage is to be recorded, the Mortgage shall be assigned
to the Purchaser. If the Assignment of Mortgage is not to be recorded, the
Assignment of Mortgage shall be delivered in blank. If the Mortgage Loan
was acquired by either Seller in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage must
be made by "[Seller], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]". If
the Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by either Seller while doing
business under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by
"[Seller], formerly known as [previous name]";
(f) the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage (if
any) evidencing a complete chain of assignment from the Seller to the Last
Endorsee with evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening
assignment has not been returned from the applicable recording office or
has been lost or if such public recording office retains the original
recorded assignments of mortgage, such Seller shall deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy of such intervening assignment,
together with (i) in the case of a delay caused by the public recording
office, an Officer's Certificate of such Seller (or certified by the title
company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) stating that such intervening
assignment of mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public
recording office for recordation and that such original recorded
intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy of such intervening
assignment of mortgage certified by the appropriate public recording
office to be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening
assignment of mortgage will be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon
receipt thereof by the Seller; or (ii) in the case of an intervening
assignment where a public recording office retains the original recorded
intervening assignment or in the case where an intervening assignment is
lost after recordation in a public recording office, a copy of such
intervening assignment certified by such public recording office to be a
true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment;
(g) the original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the
event such original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of
the related policy binder or commitment for title certified to be true and
complete by the title insurance company;
(h) the original or, if unavailable, a copy of any security
agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document executed in connection with
the Mortgage; and
(i) if any of the above documents has been executed by a person
holding a power of attorney, an original or photocopy of such power certified by
the Seller to be a true and correct copy of the original.
In the event an Officer's Certificate of either Seller is delivered
to the Purchaser because of a delay caused by the public recording office in
returning any recorded document, such Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser,
within 90 days of the related Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate which shall
(i) identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has
not been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public
recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the
applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be
delivered to the Custodian; provided, however, that any recorded document shall
in no event be delivered later than one year following the related Closing Date.
An extension of the date specified in clause (iv) above may be requested from
the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
EXHIBIT B
[RESERVED]
EXHIBIT C
SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
[Vice] President of ________________ [COMPANY], a [state] [federally] chartered
institution organized under the laws of the [state of ____________] [United
States] (the "Company") and further as follows:
(i) Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and
complete copy of the charter of the Company which is in full force
and effect on the date hereof and which has been in effect without
amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since ___________.
(ii) Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and
complete copy of the bylaws of the Company which are in effect on
the date hereof and which have been in effect without amendment,
waiver, rescission or modification since ___________.
(iii) Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate
of good standing of the Company issued within ten days of the date
hereof, and no event has occurred since the date thereof which would
impair such standing.
(iv) Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and
complete copy of the corporate resolutions of the Board of Directors
of the Company authorizing the Company to execute and deliver the
Fourth Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement, dated as of July 1, 2006 (the "Purchase Agreement"), by
and between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. (the "Purchaser")
and the Company, [and to endorse the Mortgage Notes and execute the
Assignments of Mortgages by original [or facsimile] signature], and
such resolutions are in effect on the date hereof and have been in
effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since
____________.
(v) Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of
any court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance
by the Company with the Purchase Agreement, [the sale of the
mortgage loans] or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by the agreements; or (ii) any required consent, approval,
authorization or order has been obtained by the Company.
(vi) Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by, nor the fulfillment of the terms of the Purchase Agreement
conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a
breach of or constitutes or will constitute a default under the
charter or by-laws of the Company or, to the best of my knowledge,
the terms of any indenture or other agreement or instrument to which
the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to which it is
subject, or any statute or order, rule, regulations, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, governmental authority or
regulatory body to which the Company is subject or by which it is
bound.
(vii) To the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit,
proceeding or investigation pending or threatened against the
Company which, in my judgment, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of
the Company or in any material impairment of the right or ability of
the Company to carry on its business substantially as now conducted
or in any material liability on the part of the Company or which
would draw into question the validity of the Purchase Agreement, or
the mortgage loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby, or which would
be likely to impair materially the ability of the Company to perform
under the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
(viii) Each person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as
an officer or representative of the Company, signed (a) the Purchase
Agreement, and (b) any other document delivered or on the date
hereof in connection with any purchase described in the agreements
set forth above was, at the respective times of such signing and
delivery, and is now, a duly elected or appointed, qualified and
acting officer or representative of the Company, who holds the
office set forth opposite his or her name on Exhibit 5, and the
signatures of such persons appearing on such documents are their
genuine signatures.
(ix) The Company is duly authorized to engage in the
transactions described and contemplated in the Purchase Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the
seal of the Company.
Dated:____________________ By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of
______________ [COMPANY], hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected,
qualified and acting [Vice] President of the Company and that the signature
appearing above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated:____________________ By:___________________________
Name:_________________________
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
EXHIBIT 5 to
Company's Officer's Certificate
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EXHIBIT D
[RESERVED]
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
___________________, 200__
[Federal Home Loan Bank of
______ (the "Association")]
________________________
________________________
________________________
Attention: ___________________________
___________________________
Re: Notice of Sale and Release of Collateral
Dear Sirs:
This letter serves as notice that ________________________ [COMPANY]
a [type of entity], organized pursuant to the laws of [the State of
incorporation] (the "Company") has committed to sell certain mortgage loans to
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. under the Fourth Amended and Restated
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement. The Company warrants that the
mortgage loans to be sold to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. are in
addition to and beyond any collateral required to secure advances made by the
Association to the Company.
The Company acknowledges that the mortgage loans to be sold to
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. shall not be used as additional or
substitute collateral for advances made by the Association. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc. understands that the balance of the Company's mortgage
loan portfolio may be used as collateral or additional collateral for advances
made by the Association, and confirms that it has no interest therein.
Execution of this letter by the Association shall constitute a full
and complete release of any security interest, claim, or lien which the
Association may have against the mortgage loans to be sold to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc.
Very truly yours,
______________________________
By:____________________________
Name:__________________________
Title:_________________________
Date:__________________________
Acknowledged and approved:
[FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK OF]
__________________________
By:_______________________________
Name:_____________________________
Title:____________________________
Date:_____________________________
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
I. Release of Security Interest
The financial institution named below hereby relinquishes any and
all right, title, interest, lien or claim of any kind it may have in all
mortgage loans described on the attached Schedule A (the "Mortgage Loans"), to
be purchased by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. from the company named on
the next page (the "Company") pursuant to that certain Fourth Amended and
Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of July 1,
2006, and certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and other documents
in its possession relating to such Mortgage Loans have been delivered and
released to the Company or its designees, as of the date and time of the sale of
such Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. Such release shall
be effective automatically without any further action by any party upon payment
in one or more installments, in immediately available funds, of $_____________,
in accordance with the wire instructions set forth below.
Name, Address and Wire Instructions of Financial Institution
________________________________
(Name)
________________________________
(Address)
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
By:_____________________________
II. Certification of Release
The Company named below hereby certifies to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc. that, as of the date and time of the sale of the above-mentioned
Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. the security interests in
the Mortgage Loans released by the above-named financial institution comprise
all security interests relating to or affecting any and all such Mortgage Loans.
The Company warrants that, as of such time, there are and will be no other
security interests affecting any or all of such Mortgage Loans.
_____________________________
By:__________________________
Title:_________________________
Date:_________________________
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
On this ___ day of ____________, ________, Wilmington Finance Inc.
("Seller"), as the Seller under (i) that certain Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement, dated as of ________, 200_ (the "PPTA"), and (ii) that certain Fourth
Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as
of July 1, 2006 (the "Purchase Agreement"), do hereby sell, transfer, assign,
set over and convey to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital, Inc. ("Purchaser") as
the Purchaser under the Agreements (as defined below) without recourse, but
subject to the terms of the Agreements, all right, title and interest of, in and
to the Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as
Exhibit A (the "Mortgage Loans"), together with the Mortgage Files and the
related Servicing Rights and all rights and obligations arising under the
documents contained therein. Each Mortgage Loan subject to the Agreements was
underwritten in accordance with, and conforms to, the Underwriting Guidelines
attached hereto as Exhibit C. Pursuant to Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement,
the Seller has delivered to the Custodian the documents for each Mortgage Loan
to be purchased as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The ownership of each
Mortgage Note, Mortgage and the contents of the Mortgage File and Servicing File
is vested in the Purchaser 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 Purchaser and shall be
retained and maintained, in trust, by the Seller at the will of the Purchaser in
a custodial capacity only. The PPTA and the Purchase Agreement shall
collectively be referred to as the "Agreements" herein.
The Mortgage Loan Package characteristics of the Mortgage Loans
subject hereto are set forth on Exhibit B hereto.
In accordance with Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the
Purchaser accepts the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing the Purchaser does not waive any rights or
remedies it may have under the Agreements.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
WILMINGTON FINANCE INC.
By:______________________________________
Name:_________________________________
Title:________________________________
Accepted and Agreed:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By:_________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
THE MORTGAGE LOANS
EXHIBIT B
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES WITH RESPECT TO THE POOL
CHARACTERISTICS OF EACH MORTGAGE LOAN PACKAGE
Pool Characteristics of the Mortgage Loan Package as delivered on the related
Closing Date:
No Mortgage Loan has: (1) an outstanding principal balance less than $_____; (2)
an origination date earlier than __ months prior to the related Cut-off Date;
(3) a CLTV of greater than ____%; (4) a FICO Score of less than ___; or (5) a
debt-to-income ratio of more than ___%. Each Mortgage Loan has a Mortgage
Interest Rate of at least ___% per annum and an outstanding principal balance of
less than $______. Each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan has an Index of [______].
EXHIBIT C
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE AGREEMENT
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT H
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
THIS ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated [____________ __,
20__] ("Agreement"), among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. ("Assignor"),
[____________________] ("Assignee") and [SELLERS] (the "Company"):
For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and
other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are
acknowledged, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
Assignment and Conveyance
1. The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and assigns
to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor, as
purchaser, in, to and under (a) those certain Mortgage Loans listed on the
schedule (the "Mortgage Loan Schedule") attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Mortgage Loans") and (b) except as described below, that certain Fourth Amended
and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement (the "Purchase
Agreement"), dated as of July 1, 2006, between the Assignor, as purchaser (the
"Purchaser"), and the Company, as seller, solely insofar as the Purchase
Agreement relates to the Mortgage Loans.
The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the
Assignee hereunder (i) any and all right, title and interest in, to and under
and any obligations of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject
to the Purchase Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule and are not the subject of this Agreement or (ii) the
rights of the Purchaser under Section 9.04 of the Purchase Agreement.
Recognition of the Company
2. From and after the date hereof (the "Securitization Closing
Date"), the Company shall and does hereby recognize that the Assignee will
transfer the Mortgage Loans and assign its rights under the Purchase Agreement
(solely to the extent set forth herein) and this Agreement to
[__________________] (the "Trust") created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of [______], 200_ (the "Pooling Agreement"), among the
Assignee, the Assignor, [___________________], as trustee (including its
successors in interest and any successor trustees under the Pooling Agreement,
the "Trustee"), [____________________], as servicer (including its successors in
interest and any successor servicer under the Pooling Agreement, the
"Servicer"). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the
date hereof (i) the Trust will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the
Company shall look solely to the Trust for performance of any obligations of the
Assignor insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust
(including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) shall have
all the rights and remedies available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to
the Mortgage Loans, under the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation,
the enforcement of the document delivery requirements set forth in Section 6 of
the Purchase Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce all of the obligations
of the Company thereunder insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, and (iv)
all references to the Purchaser, the Custodian or the Bailee under the Purchase
Agreement insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, shall be deemed to refer
to the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's
behalf). Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree to amend,
modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the
Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration
would in any way affect the Mortgage Loans or the Company's performance under
the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans without the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
3. The Company warrants and represents to the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust as of the date hereof that:
(a) The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
(b) The Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and has full power and
authority to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement.
The execution by the Company of this Agreement is in the ordinary
course of the Company's business and will not conflict with, or
result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
the Company's charter or bylaws or any legal restriction, or any
material agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party
or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or
its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on part of the Company. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the
due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the
Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by
general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration,
filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to
be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution,
delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement; and
(d) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or
threatened against the Company, before any court, administrative
agency or other tribunal, which would draw into question the
validity of this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or which,
either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would result in any
material adverse change in the ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, and the
Company is solvent.
4. Pursuant to Section 13 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company
hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust, that the representations and warranties set forth on Exhibit B
hereto are true and correct as of the applicable Closing Date; provided,
however, that the Seller shall restate the representations and warranties set
forth on Exhibit B that match the Servicing Representations and Warranties as
set forth in Subsection 9.02 of the Purchase Agreement as of the applicable
Transfer Date unless otherwise specifically stated in such representations and
warranties.
Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties
5. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies
available to the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) in connection with any breach of the
representations and warranties made by the Company set forth in Sections 3 and 4
hereof shall be as set forth in Subsection 9.03 of the Purchase Agreement as if
they were set forth herein (including without limitation the repurchase and
indemnity obligations set forth therein).
Miscellaneous
6. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with such laws.
7. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or 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, with the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
8. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto and (ii) the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf). Any entity into which Assignor,
Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement
for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively,
hereunder.
9. Each of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement shall survive
the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Purchase
Agreement (to the extent assigned hereunder) by Assignor to Assignee and by
Assignee to the Trust and nothing contained herein shall supersede or amend the
terms of the Purchase Agreement.
10. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
11. In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with
any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the
terms of this Agreement shall control.
12. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including the exhibits
hereto) but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the Purchase Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
WILMINGTON FINANCE INC.
By: __________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Its:________________________________
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By: __________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Its:________________________________
[__________________________]
By: __________________________________
Name:_______________________________
Its:________________________________
EXHIBIT A TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT B TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Representations and Warranties
Regarding Individual Mortgage Loans
EXHIBIT S
FREMONT AGREEMENTS
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERIM SERVICING
AGREEMENT
between
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
Purchaser
and
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
Interim Servicer
Dated as of November 1, 2006
Conventional,
Fixed and Adjustable Rate, Subprime Residential Mortgage Loans
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions....................................................
ARTICLE II
SERVICING
Section 2.01 Interim Servicer to Act as Servicer...........................
Section 2.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.................................
Section 2.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments..........................
Section 2.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account............
Section 2.05 Permitted Withdrawals from Custodial Account..................
Section 2.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account...............
Section 2.07 Permitted Withdrawals from Escrow Account.....................
Section 2.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges with
Respect to First Lien Loans..................................
Section 2.09 Protection of Accounts........................................
Section 2.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance...............................
Section 2.11 Maintenance of Blanket Hazard Insurance.......................
Section 2.12 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance....................................................
Section 2.13 Inspections...................................................
Section 2.14 Restoration of Mortgaged Property.............................
Section 2.15 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.............
Section 2.16 Permitted Withdrawals with Respect to REO Property............
Section 2.17 Real Estate Owned Reports.....................................
Section 2.18 Liquidation Reports...........................................
Section 2.19 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged
Property.....................................................
Section 2.20 Notification of Adjustments...................................
ARTICLE III
PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER
Section 3.01 Remittances...................................................
Section 3.02 Statements to Purchaser.......................................
Section 3.03 Advances by Interim Servicer..................................
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 4.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property...............................
Section 4.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage Files.......
Section 4.03 Servicing Compensation........................................
Section 4.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.............................
Section 4.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report.......
Section 4.06 Right to Examine Interim Servicer Records.....................
Section 4.07 Compliance with ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 1999................
ARTICLE V
INTERIM SERVICER TO COOPERATE
Section 5.01 Provision of Information......................................
Section 5.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facilities....................
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
Section 6.01 Termination upon Transfer of Servicing........................
ARTICLE VII
BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 7.01 Possession of Servicing Files prior to the Related
Transfer Date................................................
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT
Section 8.01 Indemnification...............................................
Section 8.02 Limitation on Liability of Interim Servicer and Others........
Section 8.03 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Interim
Servicer.....................................................
Section 8.04 Assignment by Purchaser.......................................
Section 8.05 Merger or Consolidation of the Interim Servicer...............
ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF PURCHASER
Section 9.01 Authority and Capacity........................................
ARTICLE X
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INTERIM SERVICER
Section 10.01 Due Organization and Authority................................
Section 10.02 Ordinary Course of Business...................................
Section 10.03 No Conflicts..................................................
Section 10.04 Ability to Service............................................
Section 10.05 Ability to Perform............................................
Section 10.06 No Litigation Pending.........................................
Section 10.07 No Consent Required...........................................
Section 10.08 No Untrue Information.........................................
Section 10.09 Reasonable Servicing Fee......................................
ARTICLE XI
DEFAULT
Section 11.01 Events of Default.............................................
Section 11.02 Waiver of Defaults............................................
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.01 Notices.......................................................
Section 12.02 Waivers.......................................................
Section 12.03 Entire Agreement; Amendment...................................
Section 12.04 Execution; Binding Effect.....................................
Section 12.05 Headings......................................................
Section 12.06 Relationship of Parties.......................................
Section 12.07 Severability of Provisions....................................
Section 12.08 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage........................
Section 12.09 Exhibits......................................................
Section 12.10 Counterparts..................................................
Section 12.11 No Solicitation...............................................
Section 12.12 Cooperation of Interim Servicer with a Reconstitution.........
Section 12.13 Governing Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of Process.....
Section 12.14 Waiver of Trial by Jury.......................................
ARTICLE XIII
COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB PROVISIONS
Section 13.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.........................
Section 13.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the Interim
Servicer.....................................................
Section 13.03 Information to Be Provided by the Interim Servicer............
Section 13.04 Servicer Compliance Statement.................................
Section 13.05 Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation............
Section 13.06 Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors........................
Section 13.07 Indemnification; Remedies.....................................
EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT 1 FORM OF TRIAL BALANCE
EXHIBIT 2 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 3 FORM OF CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 4 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 5 FORM OF ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 6 FORM OF MONTHLY REO PROPERTY STATEMENT
EXHIBIT 7 FORM OF LIQUIDATION REPORT
EXHIBIT 8 FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
EXHIBIT 9 MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT 10 FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT 11 FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT 12 DELINQUENCY COLLECTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
EXHIBIT 13 SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF
COMPLIANCE
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INTERIM SERVICING AGREEMENT
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This Second Amended and Restated Interim Servicing Agreement
("Agreement") is entered into as of November 1, 2006, by and between FREMONT
INVESTMENT & LOAN (the "Interim Servicer"), a California state chartered
industrial bank, and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC., a New York
corporation (the "Purchaser").
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and Fremont Investment & Loan (the "Seller")
entered into a Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement dated as of November 1, 2006 (the "Purchase Agreement") pursuant to
which the Purchaser agreed to purchase, from time to time, certain first and
second lien, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate subprime residential mortgage loans
(the "Mortgage Loans") to be delivered as whole loans (each, a "Mortgage Loan
Package") on a servicing released basis;
WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Interim Servicer entered into a First
Amended and Restated Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of August 1, 2005
(the "First Amended and Restated Servicing Agreement") pursuant to which the
Interim Servicer agreed to service each Mortgage Loan Package during the period
between the related Closing Date and the related Transfer Date (each, an
"Interim Period"); and
WHEREAS, the parties to the First Amended and Restated Servicing
Agreement now desire to amend and restate such agreement as set forth herein.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises and
agreements set forth herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and the sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto
hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions.
All capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the
respective meanings set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The following terms are
defined as follows:
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan,
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located and incorporating
the Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures.
Blanket Hazard Insurance: A blanket hazard insurance policy as
described in Section 2.11.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to
time shall purchase and the Seller from time to time shall sell the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package.
Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Custodial Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 2.04.
Cut-off Date: The date or dates designated as such on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
Package.
Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures: The delinquency
collection policies and procedures of the Interim Servicer, a copy of which is
attached hereto as Exhibit 12.
Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB,
with respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Determination Date: With respect to each Remittance Date, the last
day of the month preceding the month in which such Remittance Date occurs.
Due Period: With respect to each Remittance Date, the period
commencing on the first day of the month preceding the month of the Remittance
Date and ending on the last day of the month preceding the month of the
Remittance Date.
Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy: An errors and omissions
insurance policy to be maintained by the Interim Servicer pursuant to Section
2.12.
Escrow Account: The separate account or accounts created and
maintained pursuant to Section 2.06.
Escrow Payment: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by
the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.
Event of Default: Any one of the conditions or circumstances
enumerated in Section 11.01.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Fidelity Bond: A fidelity bond to be maintained by the Interim
Servicer pursuant to Section 2.12.
First Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien
Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds
of insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged
Property.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each adjustable rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted.
Interim Period: As defined in the recitals.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or the
sale of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Monthly Remittance Advice: As defined in Section 3.01.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or Vice President and by
the Treasurer or the Secretary of the Interim Servicer, and delivered to the
Purchaser.
Prime Rate: The prime rate announced to be in effect from time to
time, as published as the average rate in The Wall Street Journal (Northeast
edition).
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any prepayment penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied
by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or
dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Principal Prepayment Period: The month preceding the month in which
the related Remittance Date occurs.
Purchase Agreement: The Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties
Agreement between the Purchaser and the Seller related to the purchase of the
Mortgage Loans dated as of the initial Cut-off Date.
Qualified Depository: A commercial bank, a savings bank or a savings
and loan association (which may be a depository affiliate of the Servicer). In
any case, the Custodial Account shall be insured by the FDIC in a manner which
shall provide maximum available insurance thereunder and which may be drawn on
by the Servicer.
Reconstitution: Any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan
Transfer.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities
(Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from
time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been
provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities,
Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1506-1631 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by
the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its
staff from time to time.
Remittance Date: The 15th day of any month (or, if such 15th day
is not a Business Day, the following Business Day).
Reporting Date: The 10th day of each month.
REO Property: A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Purchaser or its
designee or the Interim Servicer on behalf of the Purchaser through foreclosure
or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, as described in Section 2.15.
Second Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien Mortgage
on the related Mortgaged Property.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a
sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or
indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly
offered or privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2)
an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated
securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one
or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in
part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Seller: As defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
Servicer: As defined in Section 13.03(c).
Servicer Information: As defined in Section 13.07(a).
Servicing Advances: All customary, reasonable and necessary "out of
pocket" costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and
disbursements) incurred in the performance by the Interim Servicer of its
servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the cost of (a) the
preservation, restoration and protection of the Mortgaged Property, (b) any
enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures, (c) the management
and liquidation of the Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired
in satisfaction of the Mortgage and (d) compliance with the obligations under
Section 2.08.
Servicing Criteria: The "servicing criteria" set forth in Item
1122(d) of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to this
Agreement, the amount of the annual fee the Purchaser shall pay to the Servicer,
which shall, for each month, be equal to one-twelfth of (i) the product of the
Servicing Fee Rate and (ii) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan.
Such fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the same principal
amount and period respecting which any related interest payment on a Mortgage
Loan is computed, and shall be pro rated (based upon the number of days of the
related month the Interim Servicer so acted as Interim Servicer relative to the
total number of days in that month) for each part thereof.
Servicing Fee Rate: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, an amount
equal to 50 basis points (0.50%) per annum.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Interim Servicer, during the period in which the Interim
Servicer is acting as servicer pursuant to this Agreement, consisting of
originals of all documents in the Mortgage File which are not delivered to the
Purchaser, its designee or the Custodian and copies of the Mortgage Loan
Documents listed on Exhibit A to the Purchase Agreement.
Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not
responsible for the overall servicing (as "servicing" is commonly understood by
participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but
performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation
AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the
Interim Servicer or a Subservicer.
Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of
the Interim Servicer or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance
(whether directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial
portion of the material servicing functions required to be performed by the
Interim Servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are
identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation AB.
Transfer Date: The date on which the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall receive the transfer of servicing responsibilities and begin to perform
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
Package, and the Interim Servicer shall cease all servicing responsibilities.
Such date shall occur on the day indicated by the Purchaser to the Interim
Servicer in accordance with Section 6.01 hereof.
Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization Transaction.
ARTICLE II
SERVICING
Section 2.01 Interim Servicer to Act as Servicer.
From and after the related Closing Date to and including the related
Transfer Date, the Interim Servicer, as an independent contractor, shall service
and administer each Mortgage Loan and shall have full power and authority,
acting alone, to do any and all things in connection with such servicing and
administration which the Interim Servicer may deem necessary or desirable,
consistent with the terms of this Agreement and with Accepted Servicing
Practices. Except as set forth in this Agreement, the Interim Servicer shall
service the Mortgage Loans on a "scheduled/scheduled" basis.
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Interim Servicer
may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the
postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant
indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Interim Servicer's reasonable and prudent
determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not
individually or in the aggregate materially adverse to the Purchaser, provided,
however, that unless the Interim Servicer has obtained the prior written consent
of the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer shall not permit any modification with
respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer
or forgive the payment of principal or interest or any penalty or premium on the
prepayment of principal, reduce or increase the outstanding principal balance
(except for actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on
such Mortgage Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the
Interim Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to
execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Purchaser, all instruments of
satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all
other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with
respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Interim
Servicer, the Purchaser shall furnish the Interim Servicer with any powers of
attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Interim
Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this
Agreement.
In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Interim
Servicer shall employ procedures (including collection procedures) and exercise
the same care that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and
administering mortgage loans for its own account, giving due consideration to
Accepted Servicing Practices where such practices do not conflict with the
requirements of this Agreement, and the Purchaser's reliance on the Interim
Servicer. In addition, the Interim Servicer shall retain adequate personnel to
effect such servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans.
The Interim Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and
records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe,
the Interim Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a
Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms
hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, Interim Servicer shall be under no
obligation to deal with any Person with respect to this Agreement or the
Mortgage Loans unless the Interim Servicer has been notified of such transfers
as provided in this Section 2.01. The Purchaser may sell and transfer, in whole
or in part, the Mortgage Loans, provided that no such sale and transfer shall be
binding upon Interim Servicer unless such transferee shall agree in writing to
be bound by the terms of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement. Upon the
execution of such writing, the Interim Servicer shall mark its books and records
to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans by such assignee, and the
previous Purchaser shall be released from its obligations hereunder. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser and
the Interim Servicer and their permitted successors, assignees and designees.
The Servicing File retained by the Interim Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement shall be appropriately marked and identified in the Interim Servicer's
computer system to clearly reflect the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the
Purchaser. The Interim Servicer shall release from its custody the contents of
any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement, except
when such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 9 of the Purchase Agreement.
The Interim Servicer shall forward to the Custodian or, at the
request of the Purchaser, to the Purchaser or its designee, original documents
evidencing an assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any
Mortgage Loan entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two weeks of
their execution; provided, however, that the Interim Servicer shall provide the
Custodian with a certified true copy of any such document submitted for
recordation within two weeks of its execution, and shall provide the original of
any document submitted for recordation or a copy of such document certified by
the appropriate public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the
original within ninety days of its submission for recordation.
In the event that such original or copy of any document submitted
for recordation to the appropriate public recording office is not so delivered
to the Custodian within 90 days of the related Closing Date, and in the event
that the Interim Servicer does not cure such failure within 30 days of discovery
or receipt of written notification of such failure from the Purchaser, the
related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser, be repurchased
by the Interim Servicer at the price and in the manner specified in Section 9 of
the Purchase Agreement. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in
the event that the Interim Servicer cannot deliver such original or copy of any
document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office
within the specified period due to a delay caused by the recording office in the
applicable jurisdiction, provided that the Interim Servicer shall deliver a
recording receipt of such recording office or, if such recording receipt is not
available, an Officer's Certificate of the Interim Servicer, which shall (i)
identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has not
been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public
recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the
applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be
delivered to the Custodian; provided, however, that any recorded document shall
in no event be delivered later than one year following the related Closing Date.
The Interim Servicer shall have an internal quality control program
that verifies in a manner consistent with accepted industry procedures, on a
regular basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit
documents, property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program shall
include evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of the Seller's loan
production and the servicing activities of the Interim Servicer. The program is
to ensure that the Mortgage Loans are serviced in accordance with Accepted
Servicing Practices; guard against dishonest, fraudulent, or negligent acts; and
guard against errors and omissions by officers, employees, or other authorized
persons.
Section 2.02 Liquidation of Mortgage Loans.
In the event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan and not
postponed pursuant to Section 2.01 is not paid when the same becomes due and
payable, or in the event the Mortgagor fails to perform any other covenant or
obligation under the Mortgage Loan and such failure continues beyond any
applicable grace period, the Interim Servicer shall take such action as (a) the
Interim Servicer would take under similar circumstances with respect to a
similar mortgage loan held for its own account for investment, (b) shall be
consistent with Accepted Servicing Practices, and (c) the Interim Servicer shall
determine prudently to be in the best interest of Purchaser. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Seller acknowledges that certain of the Mortgage Loans have
certain characteristics which may increase the likelihood of defaults under the
Mortgage Notes. Therefore, in connection therewith, the Interim Servicer shall
strictly comply with the Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures. In the
event that any payment due under any Mortgage Loan is not postponed pursuant to
Section 2.01 and remains delinquent for a period of 90 days or any other default
continues for a period of 90 days beyond the expiration of any grace or cure
period (or such other period as is required by law in the jurisdiction where the
related Mortgaged Property is located), the Interim Servicer shall commence
foreclosure proceedings in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices,
provided that, prior to commencing foreclosure proceedings, the Interim Servicer
shall obtain the prior written consent of the Purchaser. In such connection, the
Interim Servicer shall from its own funds make all necessary and proper
Servicing Advances, provided, however, that the Interim Servicer shall not be
required to expend its own funds in connection with any foreclosure or towards
the restoration or preservation of any Mortgaged Property, unless it shall
determine (a) that such preservation, restoration and/or foreclosure will
increase the proceeds of liquidation of the Mortgage Loan to Purchaser after
reimbursement to itself for such expenses and (b) that such expenses will be
recoverable by it either through Liquidation Proceeds (respecting which it shall
have priority for purposes of withdrawals from the Custodial Account pursuant to
Section 2.05) or through Insurance Proceeds (respecting which it shall have
similar priority).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, in
connection with a foreclosure, in the event the Interim Servicer has reasonable
cause to believe that a Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes, or if the Purchaser otherwise requests an environmental
inspection or review of such Mortgaged Property to be conducted by a qualified
inspector the Interim Servicer shall cause the Mortgaged Property to be so
inspected. Upon completion of the inspection, the Interim Servicer shall
promptly provide the Purchaser with a written report of the environmental
inspection.
After reviewing the environmental inspection report, the Purchaser
shall determine how the Interim Servicer shall proceed with respect to the
Mortgaged Property. In the event (a) the environmental inspection report
indicates that the Mortgaged Property is contaminated by hazardous or toxic
substances or wastes and (b) the Purchaser directs the Interim Servicer to
proceed with foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the
Interim Servicer shall be reimbursed for all reasonable costs associated with
such foreclosure or acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure and any related
environmental clean up costs, as applicable, from the related Liquidation
Proceeds, or if the Liquidation Proceeds are insufficient to fully reimburse the
Interim Servicer, the Interim Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed from
amounts in the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof. In the event
the Purchaser directs the Interim Servicer not to proceed with foreclosure or
acceptance of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the Interim Servicer shall be
reimbursed for all Servicing Advances made with respect to the related Mortgaged
Property from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof.
Section 2.03 Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments.
Continuously from the related Closing Date until the related
Transfer Date the Interim Servicer shall proceed diligently to collect all
payments due under each of the related Mortgage Loans when the same shall become
due and payable and shall take special care in ascertaining and estimating
Escrow Payments and all other charges that will become due and payable with
respect to the Mortgage Loans and each related Mortgaged Property, to the end
that the installments payable by the Mortgagors will be sufficient to pay such
charges as and when they become due and payable.
Section 2.04 Establishment of and Deposits to Custodial Account.
The Interim Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected
and received pursuant to the Mortgage Loans separate and apart from any of its
own funds and general assets and shall establish one or more Custodial Accounts,
in the form of time deposit or demand accounts, to be maintained under the sole
dominion and control of the Purchaser and titled "Fremont Investment & Loan, in
trust for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans
and various Mortgagors." The Custodial Account shall be established with a
Qualified Depository acceptable to the Purchaser. The Interim Servicer and the
Purchaser intend that the Custodial Account be a special deposit account. Any
funds deposited in the Custodial Account shall at all times be fully insured to
the full extent permitted under applicable law. The creation of any Custodial
Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the form of Exhibit 2 hereto,
in the case of an account established with the Interim Servicer, or by a letter
agreement in the form of Exhibit 3 hereto, in the case of an account held by a
depository other than the Interim Servicer. A copy of such certification or
letter agreement shall be furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any
subsequent purchaser.
The Interim Servicer shall deposit in the Custodial Account on a
daily basis on the Business Day following receipt thereof, the following
collections received by the Interim Servicer and payments made by the Interim
Servicer after the related Cut-off Date:
(i) all payments on account of principal on the Mortgage Loans,
including all Principal Prepayments;
(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage;
(iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and any amount received with respect
to REO Property;
(iv) all Insurance Proceeds including amounts required to be
deposited pursuant to Section 2.10 (other than proceeds to be held in the Escrow
Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or
released to the Mortgagor in accordance with Section 2.14), Section 2.11 and
Section 2.15;
(v) all Condemnation Proceeds which are not applied to the
restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in
accordance with Section 2.14;
(vi) any amount required to be deposited in the Custodial Account
pursuant to Section 2.01, 2.09, 2.16, 3.01, 4.01 or 4.02;
(vii) any amounts payable in connection with the repurchase of any
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 9 of the Purchase Agreement;
(viii) any prepayment penalties received with respect to any
Mortgage Loan; and
(ix) any amounts required to be deposited by the Interim Servicer
pursuant to Section 2.11 in connection with the deductible clause in any blanket
hazard insurance policy.
The foregoing requirements for deposit into the Custodial Account
shall be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, unless otherwise provided herein, payments in the
nature of late payment charges and assumption fees, to the extent permitted by
Section 4.01, need not be deposited by the Interim Servicer into the Custodial
Account. Any interest paid on funds deposited in the Custodial Account by the
depository institution shall accrue to the benefit of the Interim Servicer and
the Interim Servicer shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from
the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.05.
Section 2.05 Permitted Withdrawals from Custodial Account.
Subject to Section 3.01, on each Remittance Date, the Interim
Servicer shall be entitled to funds from the Custodial Account for the following
purposes:
(i) to make payments to the Purchaser in the amounts and in the
manner provided for in Section 3.01;
(ii) to pay to the Interim Servicer the Servicing Fee;
(iii) to reimburse itself for advances of the Interim Servicer's
funds made pursuant to Section 3.03, the Interim Servicer's right to reimburse
itself pursuant to this subclause (iii) being limited to amounts received on the
related Mortgage Loan which represent late payments of principal and/or interest
respecting which any such advance was made, it being understood that, in the
case of any such reimbursement, the Interim Servicer's right thereto shall be
prior to the rights of Purchaser, except that, where the Interim Servicer is
required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 9 of the Purchase
Agreement or Section 4.02 of this Agreement, the Interim Servicer's right to
such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the payment to the Purchaser of the
Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and all other amounts required to be
paid to the Purchaser with respect to such Mortgage Loan;
(iv) to reimburse the Interim Servicer for unreimbursed Servicing
Advances (except to the extent reimbursed pursuant to Section 2.07), any accrued
but unpaid Servicing Fees and for unreimbursed advances of Interim Servicer
funds made pursuant to Sections 2.16 or 3.03, the Interim Servicer's right to
reimburse itself pursuant to this subclause (ii) with respect to any Mortgage
Loan being limited to related Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds,
Insurance Proceeds and such other amounts as may be collected by the Interim
Servicer from the Mortgagor or otherwise relating to the Mortgage Loan, it being
understood that, in the case of any such reimbursement, the Interim Servicer's
right thereto shall be prior to the rights of the Purchaser, except that where
the Interim Servicer is required to repurchase a Mortgage Loan pursuant to
Section 9 of the Purchase Agreement or Section 4.02 of this Agreement, the
Interim Servicer's right to such reimbursement shall be subsequent to the
payment to the Purchaser of the Repurchase Price pursuant to such sections and
all other amounts required to be paid to the Purchaser with respect to such
Mortgage Loan;
(v) to pay the Interim Servicer any interest earned on funds
deposited in the Custodial Account (all such interest to be paid monthly not
later than each Remittance Date); and
(vi) to clear and terminate the Custodial Account upon the
termination of this Agreement.
Section 2.06 Establishment of and Deposits to Escrow Account.
The Interim Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected
and received pursuant to a Mortgage Loan constituting Escrow Payments separate
and apart from any of its own funds and general assets and shall establish and
maintain one or more Escrow Accounts, in the form of time deposit or demand
accounts, titled, "Fremont Investment & Loan, in trust for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc. as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors."
The Interim Servicer and the Purchaser intend that the Escrow Account be a
special deposit account. The Escrow Account shall be established with a
Qualified Depository, in a manner which shall provide maximum available
insurance thereunder. Funds deposited in the Escrow Accounts may be drawn on by
the Interim Servicer in accordance with Section 2.07. The creation of any Escrow
Account shall be evidenced by a certification in the form of Exhibit 4 hereto,
in the case of an account established with the Interim Servicer, or by a letter
agreement in the form of Exhibit 5 hereto, in the case of an account held by a
depository other than the Interim Servicer. A copy of such certification shall
be furnished to the Purchaser and, upon request, to any subsequent Purchaser.
The Interim Servicer shall deposit in the Escrow Account or Accounts
on a daily basis, on the Business Day following receipt thereof and retain
therein:
(i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans,
for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required under
the terms of this Agreement; and
(ii) all amounts representing Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation
Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration or repair of any Mortgaged
Property.
The Interim Servicer shall make withdrawals from the Escrow Account
only to effect such payments as are required under this Agreement, as set forth
in Section 2.07. The Interim Servicer shall be entitled to retain any interest
paid on funds deposited in the Escrow Account by the depository institution,
other than interest on escrowed funds required by law or the applicable mortgage
loan documents to be paid to the Mortgagor. To the extent required by law, the
Interim Servicer shall pay from its own funds interest on escrowed funds to the
Mortgagor notwithstanding that the Escrow Account may be non-interest bearing or
that interest paid thereon is insufficient for such purposes.
Section 2.07 Permitted Withdrawals from Escrow Account.
Withdrawals from the Escrow Account or Accounts may be made by the
Interim Servicer only:
(i) to effect timely payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments,
water rates, mortgage insurance premiums, condominium charges, fire and hazard
insurance premiums or other items constituting Escrow Payments for the related
Mortgage;
(ii) to reimburse the Interim Servicer for any Servicing Advance
made by the Interim Servicer pursuant to Section 2.08 with respect to a related
Mortgage Loan, but only from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which
represent late collections of Escrow Payments thereunder;
(iii) to refund to any Mortgagor any funds found to be in excess of
the amounts required under the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or applicable
federal or state law or judicial or administrative ruling;
(iv) for transfer to the Custodial Account and application to reduce
the principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage and Mortgage Note;
(v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property in accordance with the procedures outlined in Section 2.14;
(vi) to pay to the Interim Servicer, or any Mortgagor to the extent
required by law, any interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account;
and
(vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination
of this Agreement.
Section 2.08 Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges with
Respect to First Lien Loans.
With respect to each First Lien Loan, the Interim Servicer shall
maintain accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes,
assessments, water rates, sewer rents, and other charges which are or may become
a lien upon the Mortgaged Property and the status of fire and hazard insurance
coverage and shall obtain, from time to time, all bills for the payment of such
charges (including renewal premiums) and shall effect payment thereof prior to
the applicable penalty or termination date, employing for such purpose deposits
of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which shall have been estimated and
accumulated by the Interim Servicer in amounts sufficient for such purposes, as
allowed under the terms of the Mortgage. To the extent that any First Lien Loan
does not provide for Escrow Payments, the Interim Servicer shall determine
whether any such payments are made by the Mortgagor at the time they first
become due. The Interim Servicer assumes full responsibility for the timely
payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payment of all such charges
irrespective of each Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or
the making of the Escrow Payments, and the Interim Servicer shall make advances
from its own funds to effect such payments within such time period as will avoid
the loss of the related Mortgaged Property by foreclosure of a tax or other
lien, such advances to be reimbursable to the same extent as Servicing Advances.
Section 2.09 Protection of Accounts.
The Interim Servicer may transfer the Escrow Account to a different
Qualified Depository from time to time. Such transfer shall be made only upon
obtaining the prior written consent of the Purchaser, which consent shall not be
withheld unreasonably.
The Interim Servicer shall bear any expenses, losses or damages
sustained by the Purchaser because the Escrow Account are not demand deposit
accounts.
Section 2.10 Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
The Interim Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each First
Lien Loan, hazard insurance such that all buildings upon the Mortgaged Property
are insured by an insurer having a general policy rating of "B" or better in the
current Best's Key Rating Guide ("Best's"), or such other rating that is
comparable to such rating, against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage
and such other hazards as are customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property
is located that conforms to the requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac.
If required by the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended,
each First Lien Loan is, and shall continue to be, covered by a flood insurance
policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal
Insurance Administration as in effect with an insurer having a general policy
rating of "B" or better in Best's, or such other rating that is comparable to
such rating, in an amount representing coverage not less than the lesser of (i)
the aggregate unpaid principal balance of the related First Lien Loan and of any
mortgage loan senior to such First Lien Loan, (ii) the maximum amount of
insurance which is available under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as
amended (regardless of whether the area in which such Mortgaged Property is
located is participating in such program), and (iii) the full replacement value
of the improvements which are part of such Mortgaged Property. If a Mortgaged
Property is located in a special flood hazard area and is not covered by flood
insurance or is covered in an amount less than the amount required by the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, the Interim Servicer shall
notify the related Mortgagor that the Mortgagor must obtain such flood insurance
coverage, and if said Mortgagor fails to obtain the required flood insurance
coverage within sixty (60) days after such notification, the Interim Servicer
shall immediately force place the required flood insurance on the Mortgagor's
behalf.
If a Mortgage is secured by a unit in a condominium project, the
Interim Servicer shall verify that the coverage required of the owner's
association, including hazard, flood, liability, and fidelity coverage, is being
maintained in accordance with the related Underwriting Guidelines and Accepted
Servicing Practices, and secure from the owner's association its agreement to
notify the Interim Servicer promptly of any change in the insurance coverage or
of any condemnation or casualty loss that may have a material effect on the
value of the Mortgaged Property as security.
The Interim Servicer shall cause to be maintained on each Mortgaged
Property such other or additional insurance as may be required pursuant to such
applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall
require such additional insurance, or pursuant to the requirements of any
private mortgage guaranty insurer, or as may be required to conform with
Accepted Servicing Practices.
In the event that the Purchaser or the Interim Servicer shall
determine that the Mortgaged Property should be insured against loss or damage
by hazards and risks not covered by the insurance required to be maintained by
the Mortgagor pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, the Interim Servicer shall
communicate and consult with the Mortgagor with respect to the need for such
insurance and bring to the Mortgagor's attention the desirability of protection
of the Mortgaged Property.
All policies required hereunder shall name the Interim Servicer and
its successors and assigns as a mortgagee and loss payee and shall be endorsed
with non contributory standard or New York mortgagee clauses which shall provide
for at least 30 days prior written notice of any cancellation, reduction in
amount or material change in coverage.
The Interim Servicer shall not interfere with the Mortgagor's
freedom of choice in selecting either his insurance carrier or agent, provided,
however, that the Interim Servicer shall not accept any such insurance policies
from insurance companies unless such companies are rated A:VI or better in
Best's and are licensed to do business in the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located. The Interim Servicer shall determine that such
policies provide sufficient risk coverage and amounts as required according to
the related Underwriting Guidelines and Accepted Servicing Practices, that they
insure the property owner and that they properly describe the property address.
The Interim Servicer shall furnish to the Mortgagor a formal notice of
expiration of any such insurance in sufficient time for the Mortgagor to arrange
for renewal coverage by the expiration date; provided, however, that in the
event that no such notice is furnished by the Interim Servicer, the Interim
Servicer shall ensure that replacement insurance policies are in place in the
required coverages and the Interim Servicer shall be solely liable for any
losses in the event coverage is not provided.
Pursuant to Section 2.04, any amounts collected by the Interim
Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts to be deposited in the
Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or repair of the related Mortgaged
Property, or property acquired in liquidation of the First Lien Loan, or to be
released to the Mortgagor, in accordance with the Interim Servicer's normal
servicing procedures as specified in Section 2.14) shall be deposited in the
Custodial Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 2.05.
With respect to each Second Lien Loan, the Interim Servicer shall
obtain and maintain the blanket hazard insurance policy described in Section
2.11.
Section 2.11 Maintenance of Blanket Hazard Insurance.
In the event that the Interim Servicer shall obtain and maintain, at
its own expense, a blanket policy insuring against losses arising from fire and
hazards covered under extended coverage on all of the Mortgage Loans, then, to
the extent such policy provides coverage in an amount equal to the amount
required pursuant to Section 2.10 and otherwise complies with all other
requirements of Section 2.10, it shall conclusively be deemed to have satisfied
its obligations as set forth in Section 2.10. Any amounts collected by the
Interim Servicer under any such policy relating to a Mortgage Loan shall be
deposited in the Custodial Account subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section
2.05. Such policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case, in the event
that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged Property a
policy complying with Section 2.10, and there shall have been a loss which would
have been covered by such policy, the Interim Servicer shall deposit in the
Custodial Account at the time of such loss the amount not otherwise payable
under the blanket policy because of such deductible clause, such amount to be
deposited from the Interim Servicer's funds, without reimbursement therefor.
Upon request of the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer shall cause to be delivered
to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such policy and a statement from the
insurer thereunder that such policy shall in no event be terminated or
materially modified without 30 days' prior written notice to the Purchaser.
Section 2.12 Maintenance of Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance.
The Interim Servicer shall maintain with responsible companies, at
its own expense, a blanket Fidelity Bond and an Errors and Omissions Insurance
Policy, with broad coverage on all officers, employees or other persons acting
in any capacity requiring such persons to handle funds, money, documents or
papers relating to the Mortgage Loans. These policies shall insure the Interim
Servicer against losses resulting from dishonest or fraudulent acts committed by
the Interim Servicer's personnel, any employees of outside firms that provide
data processing services for the Interim Servicer, and temporary contract
employees or student interns. The Fidelity Bond shall also protect and insure
the Interim Servicer against losses in connection with the release or
satisfaction of a Mortgage Loan without having obtained payment in full of the
indebtedness secured thereby. No provision of this Section 2.12 requiring such
Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy shall diminish or
relieve the Interim Servicer from its duties and obligations as set forth in
this Agreement. The minimum coverage under any such Fidelity Bond and insurance
policy shall be at least equal to the corresponding amounts required by Accepted
Servicing Practices. Upon the request of the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer
shall cause to be delivered to the Purchaser a certified true copy of such
Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy and a statement from the
surety and the insurer that such Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions
Insurance Policy shall in no event be terminated or materially modified without
30 days' prior written notice to the Purchaser.
Section 2.13 Inspections.
The Interim Servicer shall inspect the Mortgaged Property as often
as is deemed necessary by the Interim Servicer to assure itself that the value
of the Mortgaged Property is being preserved. In addition, if any Mortgage Loan
is more than 45 days delinquent, the Interim Servicer shall immediately inspect
the Mortgaged Property and shall conduct subsequent inspections in accordance
with Accepted Servicing Practices. The Interim Servicer shall keep a written
report of each such inspection.
Section 2.14 Restoration of Mortgaged Property.
The Interim Servicer need not obtain the approval of the Purchaser
prior to releasing any Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds to the
Mortgagor to be applied to the restoration or repair of the Mortgaged Property
if such release is in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and the terms
of this Agreement. At a minimum, the Interim Servicer shall comply with the
following conditions in connection with any such release of Insurance Proceeds
or Condemnation Proceeds:
(i) the Interim Servicer shall receive satisfactory independent
verification of completion of repairs and issuance of any required approvals
with respect thereto;
(ii) the Interim Servicer shall take all steps necessary to preserve
the priority of the lien of the Mortgage, including, but not limited to
requiring waivers with respect to mechanics' and materialmen's liens;
(iii) the Interim Servicer shall verify that the Mortgage Loan is
not in default; and
(iv) pending repairs or restoration, the Interim Servicer shall
place the Insurance Proceeds or Condemnation Proceeds in the Escrow Account.
If the Purchaser is named as an additional loss payee, the Interim
Servicer is hereby empowered to endorse any loss draft issued in respect of such
a claim in the name of the Purchaser.
Section 2.15 Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in
foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale
shall be issued in the name of the Interim Servicer or its designee, on behalf
of the Purchaser, or in the event the Purchaser or its designee is not
authorized or permitted to hold title to real property in the state where the
REO Property is located, or would be adversely affected under the "doing
business" or tax laws of such state by so holding title, the deed or certificate
of sale shall be issued in the name of such Person or Persons as shall be
consistent with an Opinion of Counsel obtained by the Interim Servicer from any
attorney duly licensed to practice law in the state where the REO Property is
located. The Person or Persons holding such title other than the Interim
Servicer shall acknowledge in writing that such title is being held as nominee
for the Interim Servicer, on behalf of the Purchaser.
The Interim Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate
each REO Property for the Purchaser solely for the purpose of its prompt
disposition and sale. The Interim Servicer, either itself or through an agent
selected by the Interim Servicer, shall manage, conserve, protect and operate
the REO Property in the same manner that it manages, conserves, protects and
operates other foreclosed property for its own account, and in the same manner
that similar property in the same locality as the REO Property is managed. The
Interim Servicer shall attempt to sell the same (and may temporarily rent the
same for a period not greater than one year, except as otherwise provided below)
on such terms and conditions as the Interim Servicer deems to be in the best
interest of the Purchaser. The Interim Servicer shall notify the Purchaser from
time to time as to the status of each REO Property.
The Interim Servicer shall use its best efforts to dispose of the
REO Property as soon as possible and shall sell such REO Property in any event
within one year after title has been taken to such REO Property, unless the
Interim Servicer determines, and gives an appropriate notice to the Purchaser to
such effect, that a longer period is necessary for the orderly liquidation of
such REO Property. If a period longer than one year is permitted under the
foregoing sentence and is necessary to sell any REO Property, (i) the Interim
Servicer shall report monthly to the Purchaser as to the progress being made in
selling such REO Property and (ii) if, with the written consent of the
Purchaser, a purchase money mortgage is taken in connection with such sale, such
purchase money mortgage shall name the Interim Servicer as mortgagee, and such
purchase money mortgage shall not be held pursuant to this Agreement, but
instead a separate participation agreement among the Interim Servicer and
Purchaser shall be entered into with respect to such purchase money mortgage.
The Interim Servicer shall also maintain on each REO Property fire
and hazard insurance with extended coverage in an amount which is at least equal
to the maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such
property, liability insurance and, to the extent required and available under
the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, flood insurance in the
amount required in Section 2.10 hereof.
Each REO disposition shall be carried out by the Interim Servicer at
such price and upon such terms and conditions as the Interim Servicer reasonably
determines to be in the best interest of the Purchaser and provided the sales
price and the related terms and conditions are results of arm's-length
negotiation. No REO disposition shall be effected without the prior written
consent of the Purchaser. The proceeds of sale of the REO Property shall be
promptly deposited in the Custodial Account. As soon as practical thereafter the
expenses of such sale shall be paid and the Interim Servicer shall reimburse
itself pursuant to Section 2.05 (iv) hereof, for any related unreimbursed
Servicing Advances, unpaid Servicing Fees and unreimbursed advances made
pursuant to this Section 2.15, and on the Remittance Date immediately following
the Principal Prepayment Period in which such sale proceeds are received, the
net cash proceeds of such sale remaining in the Custodial Account shall be
distributed to the Purchaser; provided that such distribution shall, in any
event, be made within ninety (90) days from and after the closing of the sale of
such REO Property.
With respect to each REO Property, the Interim Servicer shall hold
all funds collected and received in connection with the operation of the REO
Property in the Custodial Account. The Interim Servicer shall cause to be
deposited on a daily basis upon the receipt thereof in each Custodial Account
all revenues received with respect to the conservation and disposition of the
related REO Property.
Section 2.16 Permitted Withdrawals with Respect to REO Property.
The Interim Servicer shall withdraw funds on deposit in the
Custodial Account with respect to each related REO Property necessary for the
proper operation, management and maintenance of the REO Property, including the
cost of maintaining any hazard insurance pursuant to Section 2.10 and the fees
of any managing agent acting on behalf of the Interim Servicer. The Interim
Servicer shall make monthly distributions on each Remittance Date to the
Purchaser of the net cash flow from the REO Property (which shall equal the
revenues from such REO Property net of the expenses described in Section 2.15
and of any reserves reasonably required from time to time to be maintained to
satisfy anticipated liabilities for such expenses).
Section 2.17 Real Estate Owned Reports.
Together with the statement furnished pursuant to Section 2.19, the
Interim Servicer shall furnish to the Purchaser on or before the 2nd Business
Day of each month a statement in the form of Exhibit 6 hereto with respect to
any REO Property covering the operation of such REO Property for the previous
month and the Interim Servicer's efforts in connection with the sale of such REO
Property and any rental of such REO Property incidental to the sale thereof for
the previous month. That statement shall be accompanied by such other
information as the Purchaser shall reasonably request.
Section 2.18 Liquidation Reports.
Upon the foreclosure sale of any Mortgaged Property or the
acquisition thereof by the Purchaser pursuant to a deed in lieu of foreclosure,
the Interim Servicer shall submit to the Purchaser a liquidation report in the
form of Exhibit 7 hereto with respect to such Mortgaged Property.
Section 2.19 Reports of Foreclosures and Abandonments of Mortgaged
Property.
Following the foreclosure sale or abandonment of any Mortgaged
Property, the Interim Servicer shall report such foreclosure or abandonment as
required pursuant to Section 6050J of the Code or any successor provision
thereof.
Section 2.20 Notification of Adjustments.
With respect to each adjustable rate Mortgage Loan, the Interim
Servicer shall adjust the Mortgage Interest Rate on the related Interest Rate
Adjustment Date and shall adjust the Monthly Payment accordingly in compliance
with the requirements of applicable law and the related Mortgage and Mortgage
Note. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another index is selected
for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index will be used with
respect to each Mortgage Note which requires a new index to be selected,
provided that such selection does not conflict with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note. The Interim Servicer shall execute and deliver any and all
necessary notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related
Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly
Payment adjustments. The Interim Servicer shall promptly upon written request
thereof, deliver to the Purchaser such notifications and any additional
applicable data regarding such adjustments and the methods used to calculate and
implement such adjustments. Upon the discovery by the Interim Servicer, or any
Purchaser that the Interim Servicer has failed to adjust a Mortgage Interest
Rate or a Monthly Payment pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note and
Mortgage, the Interim Servicer shall immediately deposit in the Custodial
Account from its own funds the amount of any interest loss caused the Purchaser
thereby.
ARTICLE III
PAYMENTS TO PURCHASER
Section 3.01 Remittances.
Not later than on each Reporting Date, the Interim Servicer shall
submit to the Purchaser the monthly remittance advice required by Section 3.02
of this Agreement (the "Monthly Remittance Advice"), setting forth the sources
and uses of funds deposited by the Interim Servicer into the Custodial Account.
If such Monthly Remittance Advice is determined by the Purchaser to be in order,
on each Remittance Date the Purchaser shall cause all amounts deposited in the
Custodial Account as of the close of business on the immediately preceding
Determination Date, minus any amounts attributable to Monthly Payments collected
but due on a Due Date or Dates subsequent to the first day of the month of the
Remittance Date (which amounts shall be remitted on the Remittance Date next
succeeding the Due Period for such amounts) to be remitted as follows: (i) to
the Interim Servicer, amounts due to the Interim Servicer pursuant to Section
2.05, and (ii) to the Purchaser, all funds remaining in the Custodial Account.
In addition, any prepayment in full and any prepayment penalty received by the
Purchaser prior to any Remittance Date shall be remitted to the Interim Servicer
on such Remittance Date along with the funds previously scheduled to be
deposited in the Custodial Account as described above.
With respect to any funds deposited in the Custodial Account after
the second Business Day following the Business Day on which such deposit was
required to be made, the Interim Servicer shall pay to the Purchaser interest on
any such late payment at an annual rate equal to the Prime Rate, adjusted as of
the date of each change, plus two percentage points, but in no event greater
than the maximum amount permitted by applicable law. Such interest shall be
deposited in the Custodial Account by the Interim Servicer on the date such late
payment is made and shall cover the period commencing with the day following
such second Business Day and ending with the Business Day on which such payment
is made, both inclusive. Such interest shall be remitted along with the
distribution payable on the next succeeding Remittance Date. The payment by the
Interim Servicer of any such interest shall not be deemed an extension of time
for payment or a waiver by the Purchaser of any Event of Default.
Section 3.02 Statements to Purchaser.
Not later than on each Reporting Date, the Interim Servicer shall
furnish to the Purchaser a Monthly Remittance Advice, in hard copy and
electronic format acceptable to the Purchaser, in the form set forth as Exhibit
8 hereto, as to the accompanying remittance and the period ending on the
preceding Determination Date and a copy of the bank statement for the Custodial
Account for the immediately preceding month.
In addition, the Interim Servicer shall furnish to Purchaser an
individual loan accounting report in hard copy and electronic format, as of the
last Business Day of each month, in the Purchaser's assigned loan number order
to document Mortgage Loan payment activity on an individual Mortgage Loan basis.
With respect to each month, the corresponding individual loan accounting report
shall be received by the Purchaser no later than the tenth Business Day of the
following month, provided, if such day is not a Business Day, than the next
succeeding Business Day, which report shall contain the following:
(i) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such
remittance allocable to principal (including a separate breakdown of any
Principal Prepayment, including the date of such prepayment, and any prepayment
penalties or premiums, along with a detailed report of interest on principal
prepayment amounts remitted in accordance with Section 3.01);
(ii) with respect to each Monthly Payment, the amount of such
remittance allocable to interest and assumption fees;
(iii) the amount of servicing compensation received by the Interim
Servicer during the prior distribution period;
(iv) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans;
(v) the aggregate of any expenses reimbursed to the Interim Servicer
during the prior distribution period pursuant to Section 2.05 or 2.07; and
(vi) the number and aggregate outstanding principal balances of
Mortgage Loans (a) delinquent (1) 30 to 59 days, (2) 60 to 89 days, (3) 90 days
or more; (b) as to which foreclosure has commenced; and (c) as to which REO
Property has been acquired.
The Interim Servicer shall also provide a trial balance, sorted in
Purchaser's assigned loan number order, in the form of Exhibit 1 hereto, with
each such report.
In addition, not more than 60 days after the end of each calendar
year, commencing with the first December 31 following the initial Cut-off Date,
the Interim Servicer shall furnish to each Person who was a Purchaser of the
Mortgage Loans at any time during such calendar year an annual statement in
accordance with the requirements of applicable federal income tax law as to the
aggregate of remittances for the applicable portion of such year.
Such obligation of the Interim Servicer shall be deemed to have been
satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be
provided by the Interim Servicer pursuant to any requirements of the Internal
Revenue Code as from time to time are in force.
The Interim Servicer shall prepare and file any and all tax returns,
information statements or other filings for the previous tax year and subsequent
tax years required to be delivered to any governmental taxing authority or to
the Purchaser pursuant to any applicable law with respect to the Mortgage Loans
and the transactions contemplated hereby. In addition, the Interim Servicer
shall provide the Purchaser with such information concerning the Mortgage Loans
as is necessary for the Purchaser to prepare its federal income tax return as
the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to time and which may be
reasonably available to the Interim Servicer.
Section 3.03 Advances by Interim Servicer.
On each Remittance Date, the Seller shall deposit in the Custodial
Account from its own funds an amount equal to all Monthly Payments (with
interest adjusted to the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate) which were due on the
Mortgage Loans during the applicable Due Period and which were delinquent at the
close of business on the immediately preceding Determination Date or which were
deferred. The Interim Servicer's obligation to make such monthly advances as to
any Mortgage Loan will continue through the last Monthly Payment due prior to
the payment in full of the Mortgage Loan, or through the last Remittance Date
prior to the Remittance Date for the distribution of all Liquidation Proceeds
and other payments or recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds, and Condemnation
Proceeds) with respect to the Mortgage Loan. Except as otherwise provided
herein, the Interim Servicer shall be entitled to first priority reimbursement
pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof for Servicing Advances from recoveries from the
related Mortgagor or from all Liquidation Proceeds and other payments or
recoveries (including Insurance Proceeds and Condemnation Proceeds) with respect
to the related Mortgage Loan.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL SERVICING PROCEDURES
Section 4.01 Transfers of Mortgaged Property.
Except as otherwise set forth herein, the Interim Servicer shall be
required to enforce any "due-on-sale" provision contained in any Mortgage or
Mortgage Note and to deny assumption by the person to whom the Mortgaged
Property has been or is about to be sold whether by absolute conveyance or by
contract of sale, and whether or not the Mortgagor remains liable on the
Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. When the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed by
the Mortgagor, the Interim Servicer shall, to the extent it has knowledge of
such conveyance, exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage
Loan under the "due-on-sale" clause applicable thereto, provided, however, that
the Interim Servicer shall not exercise such rights if prohibited by law from
doing so.
If the Interim Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under
applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, the Interim Servicer will
enter into an assumption agreement with the person to whom the Mortgaged
Property has been conveyed or is proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such
person becomes liable under the Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by
applicable state law, the Mortgagor remains liable thereon. Where an assumption
is allowed pursuant to this Section 4.01, the Interim Servicer, with the prior
written consent of the primary mortgage insurer, if any, and to the extent
required by the applicable insurance agreement, is authorized to prepare
substitution of liability agreement and any other document required in
connection therewith to be entered into by the Purchaser and the person to whom
the Mortgaged Property has been conveyed or is to be proposed to be conveyed
pursuant to which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such
Person is substituted as ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and becomes liable under the related Mortgage
Note. Any such substitution of liability agreement shall be in lieu of an
assumption agreement. If an assumption fee is collected by the Interim Servicer
for entering into an assumption agreement, a portion of such fee, up to an
amount equal to one-half of one percent (0.5%) of the outstanding principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loan, will be retained by the Interim Servicer
as additional servicing compensation, and any portion thereof in excess of
one-half of one percent (0.5%) shall be deposited in the Custodial Account for
the benefit of the Purchaser. In connection with any such assumption, neither
the Mortgage Interest Rate borne by the related Mortgage Note, the term of the
Mortgage Loan nor the outstanding principal amount of the Mortgage Loan shall be
changed.
To the extent that any Mortgage Loan is assumable, the Interim
Servicer shall inquire diligently into the creditworthiness of the proposed
transferee, and shall use the underwriting guidelines for approving the credit
of the proposed transferee which are used by the Interim Servicer with respect
to underwriting mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans. If the
credit of the proposed transferee does not meet such underwriting guidelines,
the Interim Servicer diligently shall, to the extent permitted by the Mortgage
or the Mortgage Note and by applicable law, accelerate the maturity of the
Mortgage Loan.
Section 4.02 Satisfaction of Mortgages and Release of Mortgage
Files.
Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by the
Interim Servicer of a notification that payment in full will be escrowed in a
manner customary for such purposes, the Interim Servicer shall notify the
Purchaser in the Monthly Remittance Advice as provided in Section 3.02, and may
request the release of any Mortgage Loan Documents from the Purchaser in
accordance with this Section 4.02 hereof. Such Mortgage Note shall be held by
the Interim Servicer, in trust, for the purpose of canceling such Mortgage Note
and delivering the cancelled Mortgage Note to the Mortgagor in a timely manner
as and to the extent provided under applicable state law. If the Mortgage has
been recorded in the name of MERS or its designee, the Interim Servicer shall
take all necessary action to effect the release of the Mortgage Loan on the
records of MERS.
If the Interim Servicer satisfies or releases a Mortgage without
first having obtained payment in full of the indebtedness secured by the
Mortgage or should the Interim Servicer otherwise prejudice any rights the
Purchaser may have under the mortgage instruments, upon written demand of the
Purchaser, the Interim Servicer shall repurchase the related Mortgage Loan at
the Repurchase Price by deposit thereof in the Custodial Account within 2
Business Days of receipt of such demand by the Purchaser. The Interim Servicer
shall maintain a Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Insurance Policy as
provided for in Section 2.12 insuring the Interim Servicer against any loss it
may sustain with respect to any Mortgage Loan not satisfied in accordance with
the procedures set forth herein.
Section 4.03 Servicing Compensation.
As consideration for servicing the Mortgage Loans during the period
from each Closing Date up to but not including the related Transfer Date, the
Interim Servicer shall withdraw the Servicing Fee with respect to each Mortgage
Loan from the Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.05 hereof. Such Servicing
Fee shall be payable monthly, computed on the basis of the number of Mortgage
Loans subject to this Agreement. The Servicing Fee shall be pro-rated when
servicing is for less than one month. The obligation of the Purchaser to pay,
and the Interim Servicer's right to withdraw, the Servicing Fee is limited to,
and the Servicing Fee is payable solely from, the interest portion of such
Monthly Payment collected by the Interim Servicer, or as otherwise provided
under Section 2.05. The Interim Servicer recognizes that to the extent it does
not recover all accrued but unpaid Servicing Fees under Section 4.03, the
Purchaser shall not have any liability with respect to such shortfalls.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, to
the extent provided in Section 4.01, and late payment charges shall be retained
by the Interim Servicer to the extent not required to be deposited in the
Custodial Account. The Interim Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses
incurred by it in connection with its servicing activities hereunder and shall
not be entitled to reimbursement thereof except as specifically provided for
herein.
Section 4.04 Annual Statement as to Compliance.
The Interim Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser, on or before
March 15th each year beginning March 15, 2006, and on the final Transfer Date an
Officer's Certificate, stating that (i) a review of the activities of the
Interim Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of performance under
this Agreement has been made under such officer's supervision, and (ii) the
Interim Servicer has complied fully with the provisions of Article II and
Article IV, and (iii) to the best of such officer's knowledge, based on such
review, the Interim Servicer has fulfilled all its obligations under this
Agreement throughout such year, or, if there has been a default in the
fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such
officer and the nature and status thereof and the action being taken by the
Interim Servicer to cure such default.
Section 4.05 Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing
Report.
On or before March 15th of each year beginning March 15, 2006, the
Interim Servicer, at its expense, shall cause a firm of independent public
accountants which is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public
Accountants to furnish a statement to each Purchaser to the effect that such
firm has examined certain documents and records relating to the servicing of the
Mortgage Loans during the preceding calendar year and this Agreement and that
such firm is of the opinion that the provisions of Article II and Article III
have been complied with, and that, on the basis of such examination conducted
substantially in compliance with the Single Audit Program for Mortgage Bankers,
nothing has come to their attention which would indicate that such servicing has
not been conducted in compliance therewith, except for such exceptions as such
firm shall believe to be immaterial.
Section 4.06 Right to Examine Interim Servicer Records.
The Purchaser shall have the right to examine and audit any and all
of the books, records, or other information of the Interim Servicer, whether
held by the Interim Servicer or by another on its behalf, with respect to or
concerning this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, during business hours or at
such other times as may be reasonable under applicable circumstances, upon
reasonable advance notice.
Section 4.07 Compliance with ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 1999.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgagor, the
Interim Servicer shall comply with Title V of the ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 1999
and all applicable regulations promulgated thereunder, and shall provide all
notices required thereunder.
ARTICLE V
INTERIM SERVICER TO COOPERATE
Section 5.01 Provision of Information.
During the term of this Agreement, the Interim Servicer shall
furnish to the Purchaser such periodic, special, or other reports or
information, whether or not provided for herein, as shall be necessary,
reasonable, or appropriate with respect to the Purchaser or the purposes of this
Agreement. All such reports or information shall be provided by and in
accordance with all reasonable instructions and directions which the Purchaser
may give.
The Interim Servicer shall execute and deliver all such instruments
and take all such action as the Purchaser may reasonably request from time to
time, in order to effectuate the purposes and to carry out the terms of this
Agreement.
Section 5.02 Financial Statements; Servicing Facilities.
In connection with marketing the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser may
make available to a prospective purchaser audited financial statements of the
corporate group that includes the Interim Servicer for the most recently
completed two fiscal years for which such statements are available, as well as
an Income Statement at the end of the last two fiscal years. The Interim
Servicer also shall make available any comparable interim statements to the
extent any such statements have been prepared by or on behalf of the corporate
group that includes the Interim Servicer (and are available upon request to the
public at large). The Interim Servicer shall furnish promptly to the Purchaser
or a prospective purchaser copies of the statements specified above.
The Interim Servicer shall make available to the Purchaser or any
prospective Purchaser a knowledgeable financial or accounting officer for the
purpose of answering questions respecting recent developments affecting the
Interim Servicer or the financial statements of the corporate group that
includes the Interim Servicer, and to permit any prospective purchaser to
inspect the Interim Servicer's servicing facilities for the purpose of
satisfying such prospective purchaser that the Interim Servicer has the ability
to service the Mortgage Loans as provided in this Agreement.
ARTICLE VI
TERMINATION
Section 6.01 Termination upon Transfer of Servicing.
(a) Termination Procedures. The Purchaser shall terminate this
Agreement and transfer the servicing from the Interim Servicer with respect to
any Mortgage Loan on such Transfer Date as the Purchaser shall inform the
Interim Servicer by providing written notice to the Interim Servicer at least 20
days prior to the related Transfer Date of its intent to transfer the servicing
of the related Mortgage Loans from the Interim Servicer on the related Transfer
Date, provided that, in any event, the Interim Servicer shall be given timely
notice to allow the Interim Servicer to notify the related mortgagors of the
transfer of servicing in accordance with the requirements of the RESPA and the
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Affordable Housing Act of 1990. On or before the
related Transfer Date specified by the Purchaser in accordance with this
paragraph (a) for the transfer of servicing from the Interim Servicer, the
Interim Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver to the successor entity
designated by the Purchaser any and all documents and other instruments, place
in such successor's possession all Mortgage Loan Documents necessary or
appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, including but
not limited to the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the related
Mortgage Loans and related documents, at the Interim Servicer's sole expense.
The Interim Servicer shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser and such successor
in effecting the termination of the Interim Servicer's responsibilities and
rights hereunder.
(b) Transfer Procedures. On or prior to the applicable Transfer
Date, the Interim Servicer shall, at its sole cost and expense, take such steps
as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate and evidence the transfer of
the servicing of the related Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, or its designee,
including but not limited to the following:
(i) Notice to Mortgagors. The Interim Servicer shall mail to the
Mortgagor of each related Mortgage Loan a letter advising such Mortgagor
of the transfer of the servicing of the related Mortgage Loan to the
Purchaser, or its designee, in accordance with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
National Affordable Housing Act of 1990; provided, however, the content
and format of the letter shall have the prior approval of the Purchaser.
The Interim Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with copies of all such
related notices no later than the Transfer Date.
(ii) Notice to Taxing Authorities and Insurance Companies. The
Interim Servicer shall transmit to the applicable taxing authorities and
insurance companies (including primary mortgage insurance policy insurers,
if applicable) and/or agents, notification of the transfer of the
servicing to the Purchaser, or its designee, and instructions to deliver
all notices, tax bills and insurance statements, as the case may be, to
the Purchaser from and after the Transfer Date. The Interim Servicer shall
provide the Purchaser with copies of all such notices no later than the
Transfer Date.
(iii) Delivery of Servicing Records. The Interim Servicer shall
forward to the Purchaser, or its designee, all servicing records and the
Servicing File in the Interim Servicer's possession relating to each
related Mortgage Loan.
(iv) Escrow Payments. The Interim Servicer shall provide the
Purchaser, or its designee, with immediately available funds by wire
transfer in the amount of the net Escrow Payments and suspense balances
and all loss draft balances associated with the related Mortgage Loans.
The Interim Servicer shall provide the Purchaser with an accounting
statement, in electronic format acceptable to the Purchaser in its sole
discretion, of Escrow Payments and suspense balances and loss draft
balances sufficient to enable the Purchaser to reconcile the amount of
such payment with the accounts of the Mortgage Loans. Additionally, the
Interim Servicer shall wire transfer to the Purchaser the amount of any
agency, trustee or prepaid Mortgage Loan payments and all other similar
amounts held by the Interim Servicer.
(v) Payoffs and Assumptions. The Interim Servicer shall provide to
the Purchaser, or its designee, copies of all assumption and payoff
statements generated by the Interim Servicer on the related Mortgage Loans
from the related Cut-off Date to the Transfer Date.
(vi) Mortgage Payments Received prior to Transfer Date. Prior to the
Transfer Date all payments received by the Interim Servicer on each
related Mortgage Loan shall be properly applied to the account of the
particular Mortgagor.
(vii) Mortgage Payments Received after Transfer Date. The amount of
any related Monthly Payments received by the Interim Servicer after the
Transfer Date shall be forwarded to the Purchaser by overnight mail on the
date of receipt or by wire transfer on the next succeeding Business Day
for any payments received within thirty (30) days of the related Closing
Date and once a week for all payments received more than 30 days after the
related Closing Date, each next week thereafter. The Interim Servicer
shall notify the Purchaser of the particulars of the payment, which
notification requirement shall be satisfied if the Interim Servicer
forwards with its payment sufficient information to permit appropriate
processing of the payment by the Purchaser. The Interim Servicer shall
assume full responsibility for the necessary and appropriate legal
application of such Monthly Payments received by the Interim Servicer
after the Transfer Date with respect to related Mortgage Loans then in
foreclosure or bankruptcy; provided, for purposes of this Agreement,
necessary and appropriate legal application of such Monthly Payments shall
include, but not be limited to, endorsement of a Monthly Payment to the
Purchaser with the particulars of the payment such as the account number,
dollar amount, date received and any special Mortgagor application
instructions and the Interim Servicer shall comply with the foregoing
requirements with respect to all Monthly Payments received after the
Transfer Date.
(viii) Misapplied Payments. Misapplied payments shall be processed
as follows:
(A) All parties shall cooperate in correcting misapplication
errors;
(B) The party receiving notice of a misapplied payment
occurring prior to the applicable Transfer Date and discovered after
the Transfer Date shall immediately notify the other party;
(C) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the
Transfer Date cannot be identified and said misapplied payment has
resulted in a shortage in a Custodial Account or Escrow Account, the
Interim Servicer shall be liable for the amount of such shortage.
The Interim Servicer shall reimburse the Purchaser for the amount of
such shortage within thirty (30) days after receipt of written
demand therefor from the Purchaser;
(D) Any check issued hereunder shall be accompanied by a
statement indicating the corresponding Seller and/or the Purchaser
Mortgage Loan identification number and an explanation of the
allocation of any such payments.
(ix) Books and Records. On the Transfer Date, the books, records and
accounts of the Interim Servicer with respect to the related Mortgage
Loans shall be in accordance with all applicable Purchaser requirements.
(x) Reconciliation. The Interim Servicer shall, on or before the
Transfer Date, reconcile principal balances and make any monetary
adjustments required by the Purchaser. Any such monetary adjustments will
be transferred between the Interim Servicer and the Purchaser as
appropriate.
(xi) IRS Forms. The Interim Servicer shall file all IRS forms 1099,
1099A, 1098 or 1041 and K-1 which are required to be filed on or before
the Transfer Date in relation to the servicing and ownership of the
related Mortgage Loans. The Interim Servicer shall provide copies of such
forms to the Purchaser upon request and shall reimburse the Purchaser for
any costs or penalties incurred by the Purchaser due to the Interim
Servicer's failure to comply with this paragraph.
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, on the related
Transfer Date for each Mortgage Loan, this Agreement, except for Articles VI,
VIII, IX and X which shall survive the related Transfer Date, shall terminate
with respect to such Mortgage Loan.
(c) Mortgage Loans in Foreclosure. The servicing with respect to
Mortgage Loans in foreclosure on or before the related Transfer Date shall not
be transferred from the Interim Servicer to the Purchaser or the successor
servicer, as the case may be, and such Mortgage Loans shall continue to be
serviced by the Interim Servicer pursuant to the terms of this Agreement.
However, if the Purchaser so elects, the Purchaser may waive the provisions of
this paragraph (b) and accept transfer of servicing of such Mortgage Loans and
all amounts received by the Interim Servicer thereunder.
(d) Servicing Advances. On the related Transfer Date, the Purchaser
shall cause the successor servicer to reimburse the Interim Servicer for any
unreimbursed advances of principal and interest and Servicing Advances with
respect to any Mortgage Loan. This Section 6.01(d) shall survive each Transfer
Date.
ARTICLE VII
BOOKS AND RECORDS
Section 7.01 Possession of Servicing Files prior to the Related
Transfer Date.
Prior to the related Transfer Date, the contents of each Servicing
File are and shall be held in trust by the Interim Servicer for the benefit of
the Purchaser as the owner thereof. The Interim Servicer shall maintain in the
Servicing File a copy of the contents of each Mortgage File and the originals of
the documents in each Mortgage File not delivered to the Purchaser. The
possession of the Servicing File by the Interim Servicer is at the will of the
Purchaser for the sole purpose of servicing the related Mortgage Loan, pursuant
to this Agreement, and such retention and possession by the Interim Servicer is
in its capacity as Servicer only and at the election of the Purchaser. The
Interim Servicer shall release its custody of the contents of any Servicing File
only in accordance with written instructions from the Purchaser, unless such
release is required as incidental to the Interim Servicer's servicing of the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement, or is in connection with a repurchase
of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 9 of the Purchase Agreement.
The Interim Servicer shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall
maintain, a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall
be marked clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the
Purchaser. In particular, the Interim Servicer shall maintain in its possession,
available for inspection by the Purchaser or its designee, and shall deliver to
the Purchaser or its designee upon demand, evidence of compliance with all
federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations according to Accepted
Servicing Practices, including but not limited to documentation as to the method
used in determining the applicability of the provisions of the National Flood
Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, to the Mortgaged Property, documentation
evidencing insurance coverage and eligibility of any condominium project in
accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices.
The Interim Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and
records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe,
the Interim Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a
Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms
hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Interim Servicer shall be under
no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the
Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the
Mortgage Loan. The Purchaser may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell
or transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that the
transferee will not be deemed to be a Purchaser hereunder binding upon the
Interim Servicer unless such transferee shall agree in writing to be bound by
the terms of this Agreement and of the assignment and assumption of this
Agreement executed by the transferee shall have been delivered to the Interim
Servicer. The Purchaser also shall advise the Interim Servicer of the transfer.
Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Interim Servicer shall cause its
books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such
assignee, and shall release the previous Purchaser from its obligations
hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred.
ARTICLE VIII
INDEMNIFICATION AND ASSIGNMENT
Section 8.01 Indemnification.
The Interim Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold the Purchaser and
any successor servicer and their respective present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents harmless from any and all claims, losses,
damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses (including,
without limitation, any legal fees and expenses, judgments or expenses relating
to such liability, claim, loss or damage) and related costs, judgments, and any
other costs, fees and expenses that such parties may sustain in any way related
to the Interim Servicer's failure:
(a) to observe and perform any or all of Interim Servicer's duties,
obligations, covenants, agreements, warranties or representations contained in
this Agreement or in the Purchase Agreement; or
(b) to comply with all applicable requirements contained in this
Agreement or the Purchase Agreement with respect to the servicing of the
Mortgage Loan and the transfer of Servicing Rights.
The Interim Servicer immediately shall notify the Purchaser if a
claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement.
For purposes of this Section, "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then
acting as the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Purchasers" under this Agreement.
Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this Section
8.01 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified party will,
if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying party under
this Section 8.01, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the commencement
thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will not relieve
the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any indemnified
party under this Section 8.01, except to the extent that it has been prejudiced
in any material respect, or from any liability which it may have, otherwise than
under this Section 8.01. In case any such action is brought against any
indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of the commencement
thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate therein, and to
the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the indemnified
party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such indemnified party,
to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably satisfactory to such
indemnified party; provided that if the defendants in any such action include
both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and the indemnified party
or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may be legal defenses
available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties which are different
from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party, the indemnified
party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel to assert such
legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of such action on
behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of notice from the
indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so to assume the
defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of counsel, the
indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party for expenses
incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense thereof unless
(i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in connection
with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso to the next
preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the indemnifying party
shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one separate counsel (together
with one local counsel, if applicable)), (ii) the indemnifying party shall not
have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party to
represent the indemnified party within a reasonable time after notice of
commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party has authorized in
writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at the expense of
the indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii) is applicable,
such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred to in such
clause (i) or (iii).
Section 8.02 Limitation on Liability of Interim Servicer and Others.
Neither the Interim Servicer nor any of the directors, officers,
employees or agents of the Interim Servicer shall be under any liability to the
Purchaser for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action
in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment, provided,
however, that this provision shall not protect the Interim Servicer or any such
person against any breach of warranties or representations made herein, its own
negligent actions, or failure to perform its obligations in strict compliance
with any standard of care set forth in this Agreement, or any liability which
would otherwise be imposed by reason of any breach of the terms and conditions
of this Agreement. The Interim Servicer and any director, officer, employee or
agent of the Interim Servicer may rely in good faith on any document of any kind
prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters
arising hereunder. The Interim Servicer shall not be under any obligation to
appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action which is not incidental to its
duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and which
in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability, provided, however,
that the Interim Servicer may, with the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable in respect to
this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto. In such event,
the Interim Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement from the Purchaser of
the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action.
Section 8.03 Limitation on Resignation and Assignment by Interim
Servicer.
The Purchaser has entered into this Agreement with the Interim
Servicer and subsequent purchasers will purchase the Mortgage Loans in reliance
upon the independent status of the Interim Servicer, and the representations as
to the adequacy of its servicing facilities, plant, personnel, records and
procedures, its integrity, reputation and financial standing, and the
continuance thereof. Therefore, the Interim Servicer shall not assign this
Agreement or the servicing hereunder or delegate its rights or duties hereunder
or any portion hereof or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all
of its property or assets without the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
which consent shall be granted or withheld in the sole discretion of the
Purchaser.
The Interim Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and
duties hereby imposed on it except by mutual consent of the Interim Servicer and
the Purchaser or upon the determination that its duties hereunder are no longer
permissible under applicable law and such incapacity cannot be cured by the
Interim Servicer. Any such determination permitting the resignation of the
Interim Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel to such effect
delivered to the Purchaser which Opinion of Counsel shall be in form and
substance acceptable to the Purchaser. No such resignation shall become
effective until a successor shall have assumed the Interim Servicer's
responsibilities and obligations hereunder in the manner provided in Section
6.01.
Without in any way limiting the generality of this Section 8.03, in
the event that the Interim Servicer either shall assign this Agreement or the
servicing responsibilities hereunder or delegate its duties hereunder or any
portion thereof or sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
property or assets, without the prior written consent of the Purchaser, then the
Purchaser shall have the right to terminate this Agreement upon notice given as
set forth in Section 6.01, without any payment of any penalty or damages and
without any liability whatsoever to the Interim Servicer or any third party.
Section 8.04 Assignment by Purchaser.
The Purchaser shall have the right, without the consent of the
Interim Servicer, to assign, in whole or in part, its interest under this
Agreement with respect to some or all of the Mortgage Loans, and designate any
person to exercise any rights of the Purchaser hereunder. The Purchaser shall be
limited to five (5) assignments or transfers relating to any Mortgage Loan
Package and this Agreement. In the event the Purchaser assigns this Agreement,
and the assignee assumes any of the Purchaser's obligations hereunder, the
Interim Servicer acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee, and
not to the Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so assumed and the
Purchaser shall be relieved from any liability to the Interim Servicer with
respect thereto. All references to the Purchaser in this Agreement shall be
deemed to include its assignee or designee with respect to such Mortgage Loans.
Section 8.05 Merger or Consolidation of the Interim Servicer.
The Interim Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights
and franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation
except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its duties under this Agreement. Any Person into which the Interim Servicer may
be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Interim Servicer shall be a party, or
any Person succeeding to the business of the Interim Servicer, shall be the
successor of the Interim Servicer hereunder, without the execution or filing of
any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything
herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or
surviving Person shall be an institution whose deposits are insured by FDIC or a
company whose business includes the origination and servicing of mortgage loans
and shall have a tangible net worth not less than $30,000,000.
ARTICLE IX
REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF PURCHASER
As of each Closing Date, the Purchaser warrants and represents to,
and covenants and agrees with, the Interim Servicer as follows:
Section 9.01 Authority and Capacity.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Purchaser of this
Agreement has been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate
action. This Agreement constitutes a legal, valid and enforceable obligation of
the Purchaser.
ARTICLE X
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INTERIM SERVICER
As of each Closing Date, the Interim Servicer warrants and
represents to, and covenants and agrees with, the Purchaser as follows:
Section 10.01 Due Organization and Authority.
The Interim Servicer is a corporation, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation and is
licensed, qualified and in good standing in each state where a Mortgaged
Property is located if the laws of such state require licensing or qualification
in order to conduct business of the type conducted by the Interim Servicer, and
in any event the Interim Servicer is in compliance with the laws of any such
state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of the related
Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of this Agreement; the Interim
Servicer has the full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement
and to perform in accordance herewith; the execution, delivery and performance
of this Agreement (including all instruments or transfer to be delivered
pursuant to this Agreement) by the Interim Servicer and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized; this
Agreement evidences the valid, binding and enforceable obligation of the Interim
Servicer; and all requisite corporate action has been taken by the Interim
Servicer to make this Agreement valid and binding upon the Interim Servicer in
accordance with its terms;
Section 10.02 Ordinary Course of Business.
The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are in the ordinary course of business of the Interim Servicer.
Section 10.03 No Conflicts.
Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement, nor the
fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
will conflict with or result in a breach of any of the terms, conditions or
provisions of the Interim Servicer's charter, by-laws or other organizational
documents or any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the
Interim Servicer is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default
or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the
Interim Servicer or its property is subject, or impair the ability of the
Purchaser to realize on the Mortgage Loans, or impair the value of the Mortgage
Loans.
Section 10.04 Ability to Service.
The Interim Servicer is a servicer of conventional residential
mortgage loans, with the facilities, procedures, and experienced personnel
necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the same type as the
Mortgage Loans. The Interim Servicer is in good standing to enforce and sell
mortgage loans to and service mortgage loans in the jurisdiction wherein the
Mortgaged Properties are located.
Section 10.05 Ability to Perform.
The Interim Servicer does not believe, nor does it have any reason
or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and every covenant contained in
this Agreement.
Section 10.06 No Litigation Pending.
There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or, to
the best of Seller's knowledge, threatened against the Interim Servicer, before
any court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting the invalidity of
this Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one instance or in the
aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the business,
operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Interim Servicer,
or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Interim Servicer to
carry on its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material
liability on the part of the Interim Servicer, or which would draw into question
the validity of this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or
to be taken in connection with the obligations of the Interim Servicer
contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability
of the Interim Servicer to perform under the terms of this Agreement.
Section 10.07 No Consent Required.
No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Interim Servicer of or compliance by the Interim Servicer
with this Agreement or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans as evidenced by the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or if required,
such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date.
Section 10.08 No Untrue Information.
Neither this Agreement nor any statement, report or other document
furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with
the transactions contemplated hereby contains any untrue statement of fact or
omits to state a fact necessary to make the statements contained therein not
misleading.
Section 10.09 Reasonable Servicing Fee.
The Interim Servicer acknowledges and agrees that the Servicing Fee
represents reasonable compensation for performing such services and that the
entire Servicing Fee shall be treated by the Interim Servicer, for accounting
and tax purposes, as compensation for the servicing and administration of the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement.
ARTICLE XI
DEFAULT
Section 11.01 Events of Default.
The following shall constitute an Event of Default under this
Agreement on the part of the Interim Servicer:
(a) any failure by the Interim Servicer to remit to the Purchaser
any payment required to be made under the terms of this Agreement; or
(b) the failure by the Interim Servicer duly to observe or perform
in any material respect any other of the covenants or agreements on the part of
the Interim Servicer set forth in this Agreement or in the Custodial Agreement
which continues unremedied for a period of 30 days (except that such number of
days shall be fifteen in the case of a failure to pay any premium for any
insurance policy required to be maintained under this Agreement and such number
of days shall be five in the case of a failure to deliver any reports required
to be delivered to the Purchaser hereunder); or
(c) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority
having jurisdiction for the appointment of a conservator or receiver or
liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy, readjustment of debt, marshaling of
assets and liabilities or similar proceedings, or for the winding-up or
liquidation of its affairs, shall have been entered against the Interim Servicer
and such decree or order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed
for a period of 60 days; or
(d) the Interim Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a
conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, bankruptcy,
readjustment of debt, marshaling of assets and liabilities or similar
proceedings of or relating to the Interim Servicer or of or relating to all or
substantially all of its property; or
(e) the Interim Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay
its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage of any
applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment for the
benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its obligations; or
(f) the Interim Servicer attempts to assign its right to servicing
compensation hereunder or the Interim Servicer attempts, without the consent of
the Purchaser, to sell or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of its
property or assets or to assign this Agreement or the servicing responsibilities
hereunder or to delegate its duties hereunder or any portion thereof; or
(g) the Interim Servicer fails to maintain its license, if required,
to do business or service residential mortgage loans in any jurisdiction where
the Mortgaged Properties are located.
In each and every such case, so long as an Event of Default shall
not have been remedied, in addition to whatsoever rights the Purchaser may have
at law or equity to damages, including injunctive relief and specific
performance, the Purchaser, by notice in writing to the Interim Servicer, may
terminate without compensation all the rights and obligations of the Interim
Servicer under this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds
thereof.
Upon receipt by the Interim Servicer of such written notice, all
authority and power of the Interim Servicer under this Agreement, whether with
respect to the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the
successor appointed pursuant to Section 6.01. Upon written request from the
Purchaser, the Interim Servicer shall prepare, execute and deliver any and all
documents and other instruments, place in such successor's possession all
Mortgage Files, and do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or
appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination, whether to
complete the transfer and endorsement or assignment of the Mortgage Loans and
related documents, or otherwise, at the Interim Servicer's sole expense. The
Interim Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Purchaser and such successor in
effecting the termination of the Interim Servicer's responsibilities and rights
hereunder, including, without limitation, the transfer to such successor for
administration by it of all cash amounts which shall at the time be credited by
the Interim Servicer to the Custodial Account or Escrow Account or thereafter
received with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
Section 11.02 Waiver of Defaults.
The Purchaser may waive any default by the Interim Servicer in the
performance of its obligations hereunder and its consequences. Upon any such
waiver of a past default, such default shall cease to exist, and any Event of
Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been remedied for every
purpose of this Agreement. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or
other default or impair any right consequent thereon except to the extent
expressly so waived.
ARTICLE XII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Section 12.01 Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be given via e-mail, facsimile transmission or registered or
certified mail to the person at the address set forth below:
(i) if to the Interim Servicer:
Fremont Investment & Loan
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Attention: Senior Vice President - Finance
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or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
Section 12.02 Waivers.
Either the Interim Servicer or the Purchaser may upon consent of all
parties, by written notice to the others:
(a) Waive compliance with any of the terms, conditions or covenants
required to be complied with by the others hereunder; and
(b) Waive or modify performance of any of the obligations of the
others hereunder.
The waiver by any party hereto of a breach of any provision of this
Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other subsequent
breach.
Section 12.03 Entire Agreement; Amendment.
This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
with respect to servicing of the Mortgages during the Interim Period. This
Agreement may be amended and any provision hereof waived, but, only in writing
signed by the party against whom such enforcement is sought.
Section 12.04 Execution; Binding Effect.
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and by
the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts, together, shall
constitute one and the same agreement. Subject to Sections 8.03 and 8.04, this
Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the Interim Servicer
and the Purchaser and their respective successors and assigns.
Section 12.05 Headings.
Headings of the Articles and Sections in this Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not be deemed to have any substantive effect.
Section 12.06 Relationship of Parties.
Nothing herein contained shall be deemed or construed to create a
partnership or joint venture between the parties. The duties and
responsibilities of the Interim Servicer shall be rendered by it as an
independent contractor and not as an agent of the Purchaser. The Interim
Servicer shall have full control of all of its acts, doings, proceedings,
relating to or requisite in connection with the discharge of its duties and
responsibilities under this Agreement.
Section 12.07 Severability of Provisions.
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.
Section 12.08 Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments
of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected by the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, but in any event, at the
Interim Servicer's expense for a single recordation relating to each Assignment
of Mortgage in the event recordation is either necessary under applicable law or
requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
Section 12.09 Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are integral parts of this Agreement.
Section 12.10 Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
Section 12.11 No Solicitation.
From and after the Closing Date, the Interim Servicer agrees that it
will not take any action or permit or cause any action to be taken by any of its
agents or affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Interim
Servicer's behalf, to personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or
obligor under any Mortgage Loan for any purpose whatsoever, including to
refinance a Mortgage Loan, in whole or in part, without the prior written
consent of the Purchaser. It is understood and agreed that all rights and
benefits relating to the solicitation of any Mortgagors and the attendant
rights, title and interest in and to the list of such Mortgagors and data
relating to their Mortgages (including insurance renewal dates) shall be
transferred to the Purchaser pursuant hereto on the Closing Date and the Interim
Servicer shall take no action to undermine these rights and benefits.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed that promotions
undertaken by the Interim Servicer or any affiliate of the Interim Servicer
which are directed to the general public at large, including, without
limitation, mass mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists,
newspaper, radio and television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation
under this Section 12.11.
Section 12.12 Cooperation of Interim Servicer with a Reconstitution.
The Interim Servicer and the Purchaser agree that with respect to
some or all of the Mortgage Loans, after the related Closing Date, on one or
more dates (each, a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the
Purchaser may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(a) one or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole Loan
Transfers; or
(b) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as part of one
or more Securitization Transactions.
The Interim Servicer agrees to execute (i) in connection with a
Whole Loan Transfer, a seller's warranties and servicing agreement in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the parties and (ii) in connection with a
Securitization Transaction, an Assignment and Recognition Agreement
substantially in the form attached to the Purchase Agreement (collectively, the
agreements referred to herein are designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements").
With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization
Transaction entered into by the Purchaser, the Interim Servicer agrees (1) to
cooperate fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to
all reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver
and perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; (3) to
restate the representations and warranties set forth in Article X as of the
settlement or closing date in connection with such Reconstitution (each, a
"Reconstitution Date") such representations or warranties as may be required by
any Rating Agency or prospective purchaser of the related securities or such
Mortgage Loans in connection with such Reconstitution; provided, however, that
any such restatement shall be limited in the event circumstances shall have
changed since the related Closing Date which limit or prohibit such restatement;
(4) to service the Mortgage Loans on a "scheduled/scheduled" basis; (5) to pay
compensating interest on any Principal Prepayment in an amount necessary to
provide for thirty (30) days of interest on the related Principal Prepayment;
and (6) to make principal and interest advances on the Mortgage Loans through
the termination of foreclosure. In that connection, the Interim Servicer shall
provide to such master servicer or issuer, as the case may be, and any other
participants or purchasers in such Reconstitution: (i) any and all information
and appropriate verification of information which may be reasonably available to
the Interim Servicer or its affiliates, whether through letters of its auditors
and counsel or otherwise, as the Purchaser or any such other participant shall
reasonably request; provided, however, to the extent any such information is not
publicly available, the Purchaser shall keep such information confidential and
shall not divulge it to any non-affiliated person, without the Seller's prior
written consent, except to the extent that it is appropriate for the Purchaser
to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing authorities or other
governmental agencies; (ii) such additional representations, warranties,
covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from auditors, and certificates of
public officials or officers of the Interim Servicer as are reasonably believed
necessary by the Purchaser or any such other participant or required by any
rating agency or investor in such Reconstitution at the Purchaser's expense not
to exceed $10,000; provided that the Seller will not be obligated to provide
additional representations or warranties that would increase the liability or
exposure to the Seller, in its reasonable discretion, except as may be required
by a Rating Agency in connection with such Reconstitution; and (iii) to execute,
deliver and satisfy all conditions set forth in any indemnity agreement required
by the Purchaser or any such participant, as agreed by the Seller, including,
without limitation, an Indemnification and Contribution Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit 10. Moreover, the Interim
Servicer agrees to cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser
to effect such Reconstitution Agreements. The Interim Servicer shall indemnify
the Purchaser, each affiliate of the Purchaser participating in the
Reconstitution, each underwriter or placement agent participating in the
Reconstitution and each Person who controls the Purchaser, such affiliate,
underwriter or placement agent and their respective present and former
directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold each of them harmless from
and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable and
necessary legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other
costs, fees and expenses that each of them may sustain in any way related to any
information provided by or on behalf of the Interim Servicer in writing or by
electronic transmission regarding the Interim Servicer, the Mortgage Loans or
the Underwriting Guidelines set forth in any offering document (including,
without limitation, structural term sheets, collateral term sheets and
computational materials) prepared in connection with any Reconstitution. For
purposes of the previous sentence, "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting
as the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously
were "Purchasers" under this Agreement.
Other than with respect to MERS Designated Mortgage Loans in the
event the Purchaser has elected to have the Interim Servicer hold record title
to the Mortgages, prior to the Reconstitution Date, the Interim Servicer shall
prepare an Assignment of Mortgage in blank or to the prospective purchaser or
trustee, as applicable, from the Interim Servicer acceptable to the prospective
purchaser or trustee, as applicable, for each Mortgage Loan that is part of the
Reconstitution and shall pay all preparation and recording costs associated
therewith. In connection with the Reconstitution, the Interim Servicer shall
execute or shall cause the Seller to execute each Assignment of Mortgage, track
such Assignments of Mortgage to ensure they have been recorded and deliver them
as required by the prospective purchaser or trustee, as applicable, upon the
Interim Servicer's receipt thereof. Additionally, the Interim Servicer shall
prepare and execute or shall cause the Seller to execute, at the direction of
the Purchaser, any note endorsement in connection with any and all
seller/servicer agreements.
With respect to any Mortgage Loans sold in a Securitization
Transaction where the Interim Servicer is the servicer, the Interim Servicer
agrees that on or before March 10th of each year beginning March 10, 2006, the
Servicer shall deliver to the depositor, the master servicer (if any) and the
trustee for the securitization trust in the Securitization Transaction, and
their officers, directors and affiliates, a certification in the form attached
as Exhibit 11 hereto, executed by the senior officer in charge of servicing at
the Interim Servicer for use in connection with any Form 10-K to be filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission with respect to the securitization trust.
The Interim Servicer shall indemnify and hold harmless the depositor, the master
servicer (if any) and the trustee, and their respective officers, directors and
affiliates, from and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures,
legal fees and expenses and related costs, judgments and other costs and
expenses arising out of or based upon any breach of the Interim Servicer's
obligations under this paragraph or any material misstatement or omission,
negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Interim Servicer in
connection therewith. If the indemnification provided for in the preceding
sentence is unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless any indemnified party,
then the Interim Servicer agrees that it shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of the losses, claims, damages or
liabilities of such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate to
reflect the relative fault of such indemnified party, on the one hand, and the
Interim Servicer, on the other, in connection with a breach of the Interim
Servicer's obligations under this paragraph or any material misstatement or
omission, negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of the Interim Servicer in
connection therewith.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a
Reconstitution shall remain subject to this Agreement and, if this Agreement
shall remain in effect with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package, shall
continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the
Purchase Agreement and with respect thereto this Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect.
Section 12.13 Governing Law Jurisdiction; Consent to Service of
Process.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE DEEMED IN EFFECT WHEN A FULLY EXECUTED
COUNTERPART THEREOF IS RECEIVED BY THE PURCHASER IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND
SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN MADE IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT
TO ITS CHOICE OF LAW RULES AND PRINCIPLES. EACH OF THE PURCHASER AND THE INTERIM
SERVICER IRREVOCABLY (I) SUBMITS TO THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF
THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR
THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK FOR THE PURPOSE OF ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING
RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT; (II) WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW,
THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT FORUM IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY SUCH
COURT; (III) AGREES THAT A FINAL JUDGMENT IN ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
SUCH COURT SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND MAY BE ENFORCED IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION BY
SUIT ON THE JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER MANNER PROVIDED BY LAW; AND (IV) CONSENTS
TO SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON IT BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY CERTIFIED MAIL
ADDRESSED TO IT AS PROVIDED FOR NOTICES HEREUNDER.
Section 12.14 Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THE INTERIM SERVICER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY
AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY
RIGHT IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO
THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
ARTICLE XIII
COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB PROVISIONS
Section 13.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.
The Purchaser and the Interim Servicer acknowledge and agree that
the purpose of Article XIII of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the
Purchaser and any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related
rules and regulations of the Commission. Although Regulation AB is applicable by
its terms only to offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under
the Securities Act, the Interim Servicer acknowledges that investors in
privately offered securities may require that the Purchaser or any Depositor
provide comparable disclosure in unregistered offerings. References in this
Agreement to compliance with Regulation AB include provision of comparable
disclosure in private offerings.
Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to
request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions
other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to
that required under the Securities Act). The Interim Servicer acknowledges that
interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time,
whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff,
consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of
counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser
or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these
provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In
connection with any Securitization Transaction, the Interim Servicer shall
cooperate fully with the Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of
its assignees or designees) and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports,
certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith
determination of the Purchaser or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such
Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such
disclosures relating to the Interim Servicer any Subservicer and the Mortgage
Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the
Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.
Section 13.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the
Interim Servicer.
(a) The Interim Servicer shall be deemed to represent to the
Purchaser and to any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first
provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor under Section 13.03 that, except as
disclosed in writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i)
the Interim Servicer is not aware and has not received notice that any default,
early amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any
other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Interim Servicer;
(ii) the Interim Servicer has not been terminated as servicer in a residential
mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to
application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material
noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other
securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Interim Servicer as
servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Interim Servicer; (iv) no
material changes to the Interim Servicer's policies or procedures with respect
to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any
Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage
Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the
related Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Interim
Servicer's financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the
performance by the Interim Servicer of its servicing obligations under this
Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or
governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the
Interim Servicer or any Subservicer; and (vii) there are no affiliations,
relationships or transactions relating to the Interim Servicer or any
Subservicer with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party thereto
identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of
Regulation AB.
(b) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date
following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or
any Depositor under Section 13.03, the Interim Servicer shall, within five
Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the
representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if
any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such
request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in
writing, to the requesting party.
Section 13.03 Information to Be Provided by the Interim Servicer.
In connection with any Securitization Transaction the Interim
Servicer shall (i) within five Business Days following request by the Purchaser
or any Depositor, provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or cause each
Subservicer to provide), in writing and in form and substance reasonably
satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, the information and materials
specified in paragraphs (a), (c) and (f) of this Section, and (ii) as promptly
as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Interim Servicer, provide
to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) the information
specified in paragraph (d) of this Section.
(a) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Interim
Servicer shall provide such information regarding each Subservicer, as is
requested for the purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1117 and 1119 of
Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:
(A) [Reserved];
(B) [Reserved];
(C) a description of any material legal or governmental
proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the
Interim Servicer and each Subservicer; and
(D) a description of any affiliation or relationship between
the Interim Servicer, each Subservicer and any of the following
parties to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are
identified to the Interim Servicer by the Purchaser or any Depositor
in writing in advance of such Securitization Transaction:
(1) the sponsor;
(2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity;
(4) any servicer;
(5) any trustee;
(6) any originator;
(7) any significant obligor;
(8) any enhancement or support provider; and
(9) any other material transaction party.
(b) [Reserved].
(c) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Interim
Servicer shall provide such information regarding the Interim Servicer, as
servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and each Subservicer (each of the Interim
Servicer and each Subservicer, for purposes of this paragraph, a "Servicer"), as
is requested for the purpose of compliance with Item 1108 of Regulation AB. Such
information shall include, at a minimum:
(A) the Servicer's form of organization;
(B) a description of how long the Servicer has been servicing
residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of the Servicer's
experience in servicing assets of any type as well as a more
detailed discussion of the Servicer's experience in, and procedures
for, the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and
any Reconstitution Agreements; information regarding the size,
composition and growth of the Servicer's portfolio of residential
mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans and
information on factors related to the Servicer that may be material,
in the good faith judgment of the Purchaser or any Depositor, to any
analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage Loans or the related
asset-backed securities, as applicable, including, without
limitation:
(1) whether any prior securitizations of mortgage loans of a
type similar to the Mortgage Loans involving the Servicer have
defaulted or experienced an early amortization or other performance
triggering event because of servicing during the three-year period
immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction;
(2) the extent of outsourcing the Servicer utilizes;
(3) whether there has been previous disclosure of material
noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to
other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the
Servicer as a servicer during the three-year period immediately
preceding the related Securitization Transaction;
(4) whether the Servicer has been terminated as servicer in a
residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing
default or to application of a servicing performance test or
trigger; and
(5) such other information as the Purchaser or any Depositor
may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with Item
1108(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a description of any material changes during the
three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization
Transaction to the Servicer's policies or procedures with respect to
the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any
Reconstitution Agreements for mortgage loans of a type similar to
the Mortgage Loans;
(D) information regarding the Servicer's financial condition,
to the extent that there is a material risk that an adverse
financial event or circumstance involving the Servicer could have a
material adverse effect on the performance by the Interim Servicer
of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any
Reconstitution Agreement;
(E) information regarding advances made by the Servicer on the
Mortgage Loans and the Servicer's overall servicing portfolio of
residential mortgage loans for the three-year period immediately
preceding the related Securitization Transaction, which may be
limited to a statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to
the effect that the Servicer has made all advances required to be
made on residential mortgage loans serviced by it during such
period, or, if such statement would not be accurate, information
regarding the percentage and type of advances not made as required,
and the reasons for such failure to advance;
(F) a description of the Servicer's processes and procedures
designed to address any special or unique factors involved in
servicing loans of a similar type as the Mortgage Loans;
(G) a description of the Servicer's processes for handling
delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries, such as through
liquidation of mortgaged properties, sale of defaulted mortgage
loans or workouts; and
(H) information as to how the Servicer defines or determines
delinquencies and charge-offs, including the effect of any grace
period, re-aging, restructuring, partial payments considered current
or other practices with respect to delinquency and loss experience.
(d) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor for the
purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with
respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Interim Servicer shall (or
shall cause each Subservicer to) (i) notify the Purchaser and any Depositor in
writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending
against the Interim Servicer or any Subservicer and (B) any affiliations or
relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization
Transaction between the Interim Servicer or any Subservicer and any of the
parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any other
parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such
Securitization Transaction, and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor
a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships.
(e) As a condition to the succession to the Interim Servicer or any
Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any
Reconstitution Agreement by any Person (i) into which the Interim Servicer or
such Subservicer may be merged or consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed
as a successor to the Interim Servicer or any Subservicer, the Interim Servicer
shall provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days
prior to the effective date of such succession or appointment, (x) written
notice to the Purchaser and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and
(y) in writing and in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the
Purchaser and such Depositor, all information reasonably requested by the
Purchaser or any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation
under Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed
securities.
(f) In addition to such information as the Interim Servicer, as
servicer, is obligated to provide pursuant to other provisions of this
Agreement, if so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Interim
Servicer shall provide such information regarding the performance or servicing
of the Mortgage Loans as is reasonably required by the Purchaser or any
Depositor to facilitate preparation of distribution reports in accordance with
Item 1121 of Regulation AB and to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor to
comply with the provisions of Regulation AB relating to Static Pool Information
regarding the performance of the Mortgage Loans on the basis of the Purchaser's
or such Depositor's reasonable, good faith interpretation of the requirements of
Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB (including without limitation as to the
format and content of such Static Pool Information, in connection with any
future securitization by the Purchaser or any Depositor of mortgage loans of a
similar type as the Mortgage Loans. Such information shall be provided
concurrently with the monthly reports otherwise required to be delivered by the
Servicer under this Agreement, commencing with the first such report due in
connection with the applicable Securitization Transaction).
Section 13.04 Servicer Compliance Statement.
On or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the
Interim Servicer shall deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor a statement of
compliance addressed to the Purchaser and such Depositor and signed by an
authorized officer of the Interim Servicer, to the effect that (i) a review of
the Interim Servicer's activities during the immediately preceding calendar year
(or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under this Agreement and
any applicable Reconstitution Agreement during such period has been made under
such officer's supervision, and (ii) to the best of such officers' knowledge,
based on such review, the Interim Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations
under this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement in all material
respects throughout such calendar year (or applicable portion thereof) or, if
there has been a failure to fulfill any such obligation in any material respect,
specifically identifying each such failure known to such officer and the nature
and the status thereof.
Section 13.05 Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation.
(a) On or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007,
the Interim Servicer shall:
(i) deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor a report (in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor)
regarding the Interim Servicer's assessment of compliance with the
Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding calendar year, as
required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of the Exchange Act and Item 1122
of Regulation AB. Such report shall be addressed to the Purchaser and such
Depositor and signed by an authorized officer of the Interim Servicer, and
shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on a certification
substantially in the form of Exhibit 13 hereto delivered to the Purchaser
concurrently with the execution of this Agreement;
(ii) deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor a report of a
registered public accounting firm reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser
and such Depositor that attests to, and reports on, the assessment of
compliance made by the Interim Servicer and delivered pursuant to the
preceding paragraph. Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules
1-02(a)(3) and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act;
(iii) cause each Subservicer, and each Subcontractor determined by
the Company pursuant to Section 13.06(b) to be "participating in the
servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, to
deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor an assessment of compliance and
accountants' attestation as and when provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of
this Section; and
(iv) deliver to the Purchaser, any Depositor and any other Person
that will be responsible for signing the certification (a "Sarbanes
Certification") required by Rules 13a-14(d) and 15d-14(d) under the
Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002)
on behalf of an asset-backed issuer with respect to a Securitization
Transaction a certification in the form attached hereto as Exhibit 11.
The Interim Servicer acknowledges that the parties identified in
clause (a)(iv) above may rely on the certification provided by the Interim
Servicer pursuant to such clause in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing
such with the Commission. Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor will request
delivery of a certification under clause (a)(iv) above unless a Depositor is
required under the Exchange Act to file an annual report on Form 10-K with
respect to an issuing entity whose asset pool includes Mortgage Loans.
(b) Each assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer pursuant
to Section 13.05(a)(i) shall address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on
a certification substantially in the form of Exhibit 13 hereto delivered to the
Purchaser concurrently with the execution of this Agreement or, in the case of a
Subservicer subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of such
appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Subcontractor pursuant to
Section 13.05(a)(iii) need not address any elements of the Servicing Criteria
other than those specified by the Interim Servicer pursuant to Section 13.06.
Section 13.06 Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors.
The Interim Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the
services of any Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Interim
Servicer as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement unless
the Interim Servicer complies with the provisions of paragraph (a) of this
Section. The Interim Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services
of any Subcontractor, and shall not permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise
utilize the services of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of
the Interim Servicer as servicer under this Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement unless the Interim Servicer complies with the provisions of paragraph
(b) of this Section.
(a) The Interim Servicer shall not hire or otherwise utilize the
services of any Subservicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans without giving
the Purchaser or its designee fifteen (15) calendar days' advance written notice
of the effective date of such hiring or utilization of a Subservicer, followed
by written confirmation of such hiring or utilization of a Subservicer on the
effective date of such engagement and indicating the circumstances surrounding
such hiring or utilization. Any notices required by this Section 13.06(a) shall
be sent via telecopier or certified or registered mail to the addresses set
forth below: ▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Servicer Oversight Group, ▇▇▇▇ ▇-▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Telecopy: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ and emailed to:
▇▇▇▇▇_▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇_▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇, with a copy to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇, LLP, One World Financial Center, New York, New
York, 10281, Telecopy: 212-504-6666, Email: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇.▇▇▇ (or such
other address as such Person may otherwise specify to Interim Servicer). The
Interim Servicer shall cause any Subservicer used by the Interim Servicer (or by
any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply
with the provisions of this Section and with Sections 13.02, 13.03(c) and (e),
13.04, 13.05 and 13.07 of this Agreement to the same extent as if such
Subservicer were the Interim Servicer, and to provide the information required
with respect to such Subservicer under Section 13.03(d) of this Agreement. The
Interim Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer and
delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any servicer compliance statement
required to be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 13.04, any assessment
of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subservicer under
Section 13.05 and any certification required to be delivered to the Person that
will be responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification under Section 13.05
as and when required to be delivered.
(b) It shall not be necessary for the Interim Servicer to seek the
consent of the Purchaser or any Depositor to the utilization of any
Subcontractor. The Interim Servicer shall promptly upon request provide to the
Purchaser and any Depositor (or any designee of the Depositor, such as a master
servicer or administrator) a written description (in form and substance
satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) of the role and function of
each Subcontractor utilized by the Interim Servicer or any Subservicer,
specifying (i) the identity of each such Subcontractor, (ii) which (if any) of
such Subcontractors are "participating in the servicing function" within the
meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB, and (iii) which elements of the Servicing
Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by each
Subcontractor identified pursuant to clause (ii) of this paragraph.
As a condition to the utilization of any Subcontractor determined to
be "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of
Regulation AB, the Interim Servicer shall cause any such Subcontractor used by
the Interim Servicer (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser
and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of Sections 13.05 and 13.07 of
this Agreement to the same extent as if such Subcontractor were the Interim
Servicer. The Interim Servicer shall be responsible for obtaining from each
Subcontractor and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any assessment
of compliance and attestation required to be delivered by such Subcontractor
under Section 13.05, in each case as and when required to be delivered.
Section 13.07 Indemnification; Remedies.
(a) The Interim Servicer shall indemnify the Purchaser, each
affiliate of the Purchaser, and each of the following parties participating in a
Securitization Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person
responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to
be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or
for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d)
under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each
broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each
Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the
respective present and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each
of the foregoing and of the Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from
and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i)(A) any untrue statement of a material fact or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any information, report,
certification, accountants' letter or other material provided in written
or electronic form under this Article XIII by or on behalf of the Interim
Servicer, or provided under this Article XIII by or on behalf of any
Subservicer or Subcontractor, or (B) the omission or alleged omission to
state in the information provided pursuant to Section 13.03 (collectively,
the "Servicer Disclosure Information") a material fact required to be
stated in the Servicer Disclosure Information or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which
they were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that
clause (B) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the
Servicer Disclosure Information and not to any other information
communicated in connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without
regard to whether the Servicer Disclosure Information or any portion
thereof is presented together with or separately from such other
information;
(ii) any failure by the Interim Servicer, any Subservicer or any
Subcontractor to deliver any information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this
Article XIII, including any failure by the Interim Servicer to identify
pursuant to Section 13.06(b) any Subcontractor "participating in the
servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation AB; or
(iii) any breach by the Interim Servicer of a representation or
warranty set forth in Section 13.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant
to Section 13.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the
related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not
cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Interim Servicer of a
representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section
13.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date.
In the case of any failure of performance described in clause
(a)(ii) of this Section, the Interim Servicer shall promptly reimburse the
Purchaser, any Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the
preparation, execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the
Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of
a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange
Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably
incurred by each such party in order to obtain the information, report,
certification, accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required
by the Interim Service, any Subservicer or any Subcontractor.
(b) (i) Any failure by the Seller, Interim Servicer, any Subservicer
or any Subcontractor to deliver any information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other material when and as required under this Article
XIII or under Section 32 of the Purchase Agreement, or any breach by the Interim
Servicer of a representation or warranty set forth in Section 13.02(a) or in a
writing furnished pursuant to Section 13.02(b) or any breach by the Seller of a
representation or warranty set forth in Section 32.02(a) of the Purchase
Agreement or in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 32.02(b) of the Purchase
Agreement and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related
Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such
closing date, or any breach by the Interim Servicer of a representation or
warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Section 13.02(b) or any breach by
the Seller of a representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to
Section 32.02(b) of the Purchase Agreement to the extent made as of a date
subsequent to such closing date, shall, except as provided in clause (ii) of
this paragraph, immediately and automatically, without notice or grace period,
constitute an Event of Default with respect to the Interim Servicer under this
Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the
Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the
rights and obligations of the Interim Servicer as servicer under this Agreement
and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement to the
contrary) of any compensation to the Interim Servicer; provided that to the
extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution
Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations
following termination of the Interim Servicer as servicer, such provision shall
be given effect.
(ii) Any failure by the Interim Servicer, any Subservicer or any
Subcontractor to deliver any information, report, certification or
accountants' letter when and as required under Section 13.04 or 13.05,
including (except as provided below) any failure by the Interim Servicer
to identify pursuant to Section 13.06(b) any Subcontractor "participating
in the servicing function" within the meaning of Item 1122 of Regulation
AB, which continues unremedied for ten calendar days after the date on
which such information, report, certification or accountants' letter was
required to be delivered shall constitute an Event of Default with respect
to the Interim Servicer under this Agreement and any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or Depositor, as
applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and obligations
of the Interim Servicer as servicer under this Agreement and/or any
applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment (notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the
Interim Servicer; provided that to the extent that any provision of this
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly
provides for the survival of certain rights or obligations following
termination of the Interim Servicer as servicer, such provision shall be
given effect.
Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall be entitled to
terminate the rights and obligations of the Company pursuant to this
subparagraph (b)(ii) if a failure of the Company to identify a
Subcontractor "participating in the servicing function" within the meaning
of Item 1122 of Regulation AB was attributable solely to the role or
functions of such Subcontractor with respect to mortgage loans other than
the Mortgage Loans.
(iii) The Interim Servicer shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser
(or any designee of the Purchaser, such as a master servicer) and any
Depositor, as applicable, for all reasonable expenses incurred by the
Purchaser (or such designee) or such Depositor, as such are incurred, in
connection with the termination of the Interim Servicer as servicer and
the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor servicer.
The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit whatever rights the
Purchaser or any Depositor may have under other provisions of this
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise,
whether in equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific
performance or injunctive relief.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement under
seal as of the date and year first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 1
TRIAL BALANCE
EXHIBIT 2
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
_______ __, ____
The Interim Servicer hereby certifies that it has established the
account described below as a Custodial Account pursuant to Section 2.04 of the
Second Amended and Restated Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1,
2006, between the Interim Servicer and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the above-referenced Second Amended and Restated Interim
Servicing Agreement.
Title of Account: "Fremont Investment & Loan, in trust for ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans
and various Mortgagors."
Account Number:
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Address of office or branch
of the Interim Servicer at
which Account is maintained:
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Interim Servicer
By:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT 3
CUSTODIAL ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
_______ __, _____
To: ___________________________
___________________________
___________________________
(the "Depository")
As Interim Servicer under the Second Amended and Restated Interim
Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006, (the "Agreement"), between
the Interim Servicer and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., we hereby
authorize and request you to establish an account, as a Custodial Account
pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Agreement, to be designated "Fremont Investment
& Loan, in trust for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. as Purchaser of
Mortgage Loans and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be
subject to withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Interim Servicer. You may
refuse any deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the
account be fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in
duplicate. Please execute and return one original to us.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the above-referenced Agreement.
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Interim Servicer
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above
described account has been established under Account Number __________, at the
office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on
such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the
account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Depository
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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EXHIBIT 4
ESCROW ACCOUNT CERTIFICATION
_________ ___, ____
________________________ hereby certifies that it has established
the account described below as an Escrow Account pursuant to Section 2.06 of the
Second Amended and Restated Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1,
2006, between the Interim Servicer and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to them in the above-referenced Second Amended and Restated Interim
Servicing Agreement.
Title of Account: "Fremont Investment & Loan, in trust for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc. as Purchaser of Mortgage Loans and
various Mortgagors."
Account Number:
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Address of office or branch
of the Interim Servicer at
which Account is maintained:
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Interim Servicer
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT 5
ESCROW ACCOUNT LETTER AGREEMENT
_______ ___, ____
To: _____________________________
_____________________________
_____________________________
(the "Depository")
As Interim Servicer under the Second Amended and Restated Interim
Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006, (the "Agreement"), between
the Interim Servicer and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., we hereby
authorize and request you to establish an account, as an Escrow Account pursuant
to Section 2.06 of the Agreement, to be designated as "Fremont Investment &
Loan, in trust for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. as Purchaser of Mortgage
Loans and various Mortgagors." All deposits in the account shall be subject to
withdrawal therefrom by order signed by the Interim Servicer. You may refuse any
deposit which would result in violation of the requirement that the account be
fully insured as described below. This letter is submitted to you in duplicate.
Please execute and return one original to us.
All initially capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings
ascribed to tem in the above-referenced Agreement.
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Interim Servicer
By:
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Name:
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Title:
Date:
The undersigned, as Depository, hereby certifies that the above
described account has been established under Account Number ______, at the
office of the Depository indicated above, and agrees to honor withdrawals on
such account as provided above. The full amount deposited at any time in the
account will be insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
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Depository
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Title:
Date:
EXHIBIT 6
FORM OF MONTHLY REO PROPERTY STATEMENT
EXHIBIT 7
FORM OF LIQUIDATION REPORT
EXHIBIT 8
FORM OF MONTHLY REMITTANCE ADVICE
EXHIBIT 9
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
EXHIBIT 10
FORM OF INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated
as of [_______], 200_, among [________________], a [______________] corporation
(the "Depositor"), ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York corporation
("▇▇▇▇▇▇") and [_____________], a [_______________] (the "Servicer").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Depositor is acting as depositor and registrant with
respect to the Prospectus, dated [________________], and the Prospectus
Supplement to the Prospectus, [________________] (the "Prospectus
Supplement"), relating to [________________] Certificates (the
"Certificates") to be issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of [________________] (the "P&S"), among the Depositor, as
depositor, [________________], as master servicer (the "Master Servicer"),
and [________________], as trustee (the "Trustee");
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the Depositor to enter into the P&S,
and [____________________] (the "Underwriter[s]") to enter into the Underwriting
Agreement, dated [____________________] (the "Underwriting Agreement") between
the Depositor and the Underwriter[s], Seller has agreed to provide for
indemnification and contribution on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
WHEREAS, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ purchased from Seller certain of the Mortgage Loans
underlying the Certificates (the "Mortgage Loans") pursuant to a Second Amended
and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of
November 1, 2006 (the "Purchase Agreement"), by and between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and Seller;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 13 of the Purchase Agreement, the
Seller has agreed to provide indemnification for certain information.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the agreements contained herein,
and other valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Depositor, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ and the Servicer agree as follows:
1. Indemnification and Contribution.
(a) The Servicer agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Depositor, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, the Underwriter[s] and their respective affiliates and their
respective present and former directors, officers, employees and agents and each
person, if any, who controls the Depositor, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, the Underwriter[s] or such
affiliates within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended (the "1934 Act"), against any and all losses, claims,
damages or liabilities, joint or several, to which they or any of them may
become subject under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or other federal or state
statutory law or regulation, at common law or otherwise, insofar as such losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or
are based in whole or in part upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement, the ABS
Informational and Computational Materials, or in the Free Writing Prospectus or
any omission or alleged omission to state in the Prospectus Supplement, the ABS
Informational and Computational Materials or in the Free Writing Prospectus a
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances in which they were made, not misleading,
or any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or alleged
omission made in any amendment of or supplement to the Prospectus Supplement or
the Free Writing Prospectus and agrees to reimburse the Depositor, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, the
Underwriter[s] or such affiliates and each such officer, director, employee,
agent and controlling person promptly upon demand for any legal or other
expenses reasonably incurred by any of them in connection with investigating or
defending or preparing to defend against any such loss, claim, damage, liability
or action as such expenses are incurred; provided, however, that Servicer shall
be liable in any such case only to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage,
liability or action arises out of, or is based upon, any untrue statement or
alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission made in reliance upon
and in conformity with the Servicer Information. The foregoing indemnity
agreement is in addition to any liability which Servicer may otherwise have to
the Depositor, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, the Underwriter[s], their affiliates or any such
director, officer, employee, agent or controlling person of the Depositor,
▇▇▇▇▇▇, the Underwriter[s] or their respective affiliates.
As used herein:
"Servicer Information" means any information relating to the
Servicer, the Mortgage Loans and/or the servicing guidelines relating to the
Mortgage Loans set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, the Offering Circular,
the ABS Informational and Computational Materials or the Free Writing Prospectus
[and static pool information regarding mortgage loans originated or acquired by
the Servicer [and included in the Prospectus Supplement, the Offering Circular,
the ABS Informational and Computational Materials or the Free Writing
Prospectus] [incorporated by reference from the website located at
______________].
"ABS Informational and Computational Material" means any written
communication as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the 1933 Act and
the 1934 Act, as amended from time to time.
"Free Writing Prospectus" means any written communication that
constitutes a "free writing prospectus," as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933
Act.
(a) Promptly after receipt by any indemnified party under this
Section 1 of notice of any claim or the commencement of any action, such
indemnified party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against any
indemnifying party under this Section 1, notify the indemnifying party in
writing of the claim or the commencement of that action; provided, however, that
the failure to notify an indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have under this Section 1 except to the extent it has
been materially prejudiced by such failure; and provided, further, however, that
the failure to notify any indemnifying party shall not relieve it from any
liability which it may have to any indemnified party otherwise than under this
Section 1.
If any such claim or action shall be brought against an indemnified
party, and it shall notify the indemnifying party thereof, the indemnifying
party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent that it
wishes, jointly with any other similarly notified indemnifying party, to assume
the defense thereof with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified
party. After notice from the indemnifying party to the indemnified party of its
election to assume the defense of such claim or action, except as provided in
the following paragraph, the indemnifying party shall not be liable to the
indemnified party under this Section 1 for any legal or other expenses
subsequently incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof other than reasonable costs of investigation.
Any indemnified party shall have the right to employ separate
counsel in any such action and to participate in the defense thereof, but the
fees and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such indemnified
party unless: (i) the employment thereof has been specifically authorized by the
indemnifying party in writing; (ii) such indemnified party shall have been
advised by such counsel that there may be one or more legal defenses available
to it which are different from or additional to those available to the
indemnifying party and in the reasonable judgment of such counsel it is
necessary or appropriate for such indemnified party to employ separate counsel;
or (iii) the indemnifying party has failed to assume the defense of such action
and employ counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party, in which
case, if such indemnified party notifies the indemnifying party in writing that
it elects to employ separate counsel at the expense of the indemnifying party,
the indemnifying party shall not have the right to assume the defense of such
action on behalf of such indemnified party, it being understood, however, the
indemnifying party shall not, in connection with any one such action or separate
but substantially similar or related actions in the same jurisdiction arising
out of the same general allegations or circumstances, be liable for the
reasonable fees and expenses of more than one separate firm of attorneys (in
addition to local counsel) at any time for all such indemnified parties.
Each indemnified party, as a condition of the indemnity agreements
contained in this Section 1, shall cooperate with the indemnifying party in the
defense of any such action or claim. No indemnifying party shall be liable for
any settlement of any such action effected without its written consent (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), but if settled with its written
consent or if there be a final judgment for the plaintiff in any such action,
the indemnifying party agrees to indemnify and hold harmless any indemnified
party from and against any loss or liability by reason of such settlement or
judgment.
Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, if at any time an
indemnified party shall have requested an indemnifying party to reimburse the
indemnified party for reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, the indemnifying
party agrees that it shall be liable for any settlement of any proceeding
effected without its written consent if (i) such settlement is entered into more
than 30 days after receipt by such indemnifying party of the aforesaid request
and (ii) such indemnifying party shall not have reimbursed the indemnified party
in accordance with such request prior to the date of such settlement.
(b) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 1 is
unavailable to an indemnified party, then the indemnifying party, in lieu of
indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or
payable by such indemnified party as a result of such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault
of the indemnifying party and the indemnified party, respectively, in connection
with the statements or omissions that result in such losses, claims, damages or
liabilities, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The
relative fault of the indemnified party and indemnifying party shall be
determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged
untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state
a material fact relates to information supplied by such parties and their
relative knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent
such statement or omission and any other equitable considerations.
(c) The indemnity and contribution agreements contained in this
Section 1 and the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2 shall
remain operative and in full force and effect regardless of (i) any termination
of this Agreement, (ii) any investigation made by the Depositor, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, the
Underwriter[s], their respective affiliates, directors, officers, employees or
agents or any person controlling the Depositor, ▇▇▇▇▇▇, the Underwriter[s] or
any such affiliate, and (iii) acceptance of and payment for any of the Offered
Certificates.
2. Representations and Warranties. Servicer represents and warrants
that:
(i) Servicer is validly existing and in good standing under
the laws of its jurisdiction of formation or incorporation, as
applicable, and has full power and authority to own its assets and
to transact the business in which it is currently engaged. Servicer
is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the character of the business transacted by it
or any properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification
and in which the failure so to qualify would have a material adverse
effect on the business, properties, assets or condition (financial
or otherwise) of Servicer;
(ii) Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of any
other person or any consent, license, approval or authorization
from, or registration or declaration with, any governmental
authority, bureau or agency in connection with the execution,
delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement;
(iii) the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement by Servicer will not violate any provision of any existing
law or regulation or any order decree of any court applicable to
Servicer or any provision of the charter or bylaws of Servicer, or
constitute a material breach of any mortgage, indenture, contract or
other agreement to which Servicer is a party or by which it may be
bound;
(iv) (a) no proceeding of or before any court, tribunal or
governmental body is currently pending or, (b) to the knowledge of
Servicer, threatened against Servicer or any of its properties or
with respect to this Agreement or the Offered Certificates, in
either case, which would have a material adverse effect on the
business, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise)
of Servicer;
(v) Servicer has full power and authority to make, execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement and all of the transactions
contemplated hereunder, and has taken all necessary corporate action
to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement. When executed and delivered, this Agreement will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of
Servicer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally, by the availability of
equitable remedies, and by limitations of public policy under
applicable securities law as to rights of indemnity and contribution
thereunder; and
(vi) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by
Servicer.
3. Notices. All communications hereunder will be in writing and
effective only on receipt, and, if sent to Servicer, will be mailed, delivered
or telegraphed and confirmed [______________________]; if sent to ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇
be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc., ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: Whole Loans
Operations Manager; if to the Depositor, will be mailed, delivered or
telegraphed and confirmed to [____________________]; or if to the
Underwriter[s], will be mailed, delivered or telegraphed and confirmed to
[_____________________].
4. Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed
in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to
the conflict of laws provisions thereof. This Agreement shall inure to the
benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their successors and
assigns and the controlling persons referred to herein, and no other person
shall have any right or obligation hereunder. Neither this Agreement nor any
term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by
an instrument in writing signed by the party against whom enforcement of the
change, waiver, discharge or termination is sought. This Agreement may be
executed in counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be
considered an original, and all such counterparts shall constitute one and the
same instrument. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings provided in the P&S.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement
to be duly executed by their respective officers hereunto duly authorized,
this __th day of [_____________].
[DEPOSITOR]
By:
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Title:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
[SERVICER]
By:
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Title:
EXHIBIT 11
FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re: The [ ] agreement dated as of [ ], 200[ ] (the "Agreement"), among
[IDENTIFY PARTIES]
I, ________________________________, the _______________________ of
[NAME OF COMPANY] (the "Company"), certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor],
and the [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator] [Trustee], and their
officers, with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this
certification, that:
First, I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the
Company provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the
"Compliance Statement"), the report on assessment of the Company's
compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB (the "Servicing Criteria"), provided in accordance with
Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act") and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the "Servicing
Assessment"), the registered public accounting firm's attestation report
provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under the Exchange Act
and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the "Attestation Report"), and all
servicing reports, officer's certificates and other information relating
to the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Company during 200[ ] that
were delivered by the Company to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]
[Securities Administrator] [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement
(collectively, the "Company Servicing Information");
Second, Based on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information,
taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in
the light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not
misleading with respect to the period of time covered by the Company
Servicing Information;
Third, Based on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing
Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement has
been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities
Administrator] [Trustee];
Fourth, I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by
the Company as servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge and
the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance Statement and
except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the Servicing Assessment
or the Attestation Report, the Company has fulfilled its obligations under
the Agreement, in all material respects; and
Fifth, The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the
Company pursuant to the Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and
Attestation Report required to be provided by the Company and by any
Subservicer or Subcontractor pursuant to the Agreement, have been provided
to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instances of
noncompliance described in such reports have been disclosed to the
[Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance of noncompliance with
the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such reports.
Date:
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Title:
EXHIBIT 12
DELINQUENCY COLLECTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
EXHIBIT 13
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Interim
Servicer] [Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the criteria identified as
below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria":
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APPLICABLE
SERVICING
SERVICING CRITERIA CRITERIA
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Reference Criteria
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General Servicing Considerations
Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance
or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the
1122(d)(1)(i) transaction agreements.
If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third
parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the
third party's performance and compliance with such servicing
1122(d)(1)(ii) activities.
Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a
1122(d)(1)(iii) back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained.
A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect
on the party participating in the servicing function
throughout the reporting period in the amount of coverage
required by and otherwise in accordance with the terms of the
1122(d)(1)(iv) transaction agreements.
Cash Collection and Administration
Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the
appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank
clearing accounts no more than two business days following
receipt, or such other number of days specified in the transaction
1122(d)(2)(i) agreements.
Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to
1122(d)(2)(ii) an investor are made only by authorized personnel.
Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows
or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for
such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified
1122(d)(2)(iii) in the transaction agreements.
The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve
accounts or accounts established as a form of
overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with
respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction
1122(d)(2)(iv) agreements.
Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured
depository institution as set forth in the transaction
agreements. For purposes of this criterion, "federally
insured depository institution" with respect to a foreign
financial institution means a foreign financial institution that
meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities
1122(d)(2)(v) Exchange Act.
Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized
1122(d)(2)(vi) access.
Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all
asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including
custodial accounts and related bank clearing accounts.
These reconciliations are (A) mathematically accurate; (B)
prepared within 30 calendar days after the bank statement
cutoff date, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and approved by
someone other than the person who prepared the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for
reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved
within 90 calendar days of X X their original
identification, or such other number of days specified in
1122(d)(2)(vii) the transaction agreements.
Investor Remittances and Reporting
Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the
Commission, are maintained in accordance with the
transaction agreements and applicable Commission
requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are prepared
in accordance with timeframes and other terms set forth in
the transaction agreements; (B) provide information
calculated in accordance with the terms specified in the
transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission
as required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree
with investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid
principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
1122(d)(3)(i) Servicer.
Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in
accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other
1122(d)(3)(ii) terms set forth in the transaction agreements.
Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business
days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of
1122(d)(3)(iii) days specified in the transaction agreements.
Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with
cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank
1122(d)(3)(iv) statements.
Pool Asset Administration
Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required
1122(d)(4)(i) by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by
1122(d)(4)(ii) the transaction agreements
Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool
are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any
1122(d)(4)(iii) conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements.
Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to
the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business
days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or
other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage
1122(d)(4)(iv) loan documents.
The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans agree
with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's
1122(d)(4)(v) unpaid principal balance.
Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's
mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made,
reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with
1122(d)(4)(vi) the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents.
Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans,
modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and
repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and
concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements
1122(d)(4)(vii) established by the transaction agreements.
Records documenting collection efforts are maintained
during the period a mortgage loan is delinquent in
accordance with the transaction agreements. Such records
are maintained on at least a monthly basis, or such other
period specified in the transaction agreements, and
describe the entity's activities in monitoring delinquent
mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls,
letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency
1122(d)(4)(viii) is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).
Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for
mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on
1122(d)(4)(ix) the related mortgage loan documents.
Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow
accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the
obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or
such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B)
interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in
accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws;
and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar
days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other
1122(d)(4)(x) number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or
insurance payments) are made on or before the related
penalty or expiration dates, as indicated on the
appropriate bills or notices for such payments, provided
that such support has been received by the
servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such
1122(d)(4)(xi) other number of days specified in the transaction
agreements.
Any late payment penalties in connection with any payment to
be made on behalf of an obligor are paid from the Servicer's funds
and not charged to the obligor, unless the late payment was due to the
1122(d)(4)(xii) obligor's error or omission.
Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two
business days to the obligor's records maintained by the Servicer,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction
1122(d)(4)(xiii) agreements.
Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are
recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction
1122(d)(4)(xiv) agreements.
Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item
1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained
1122(d)(4)(xv) as set forth in the transaction agreements.
[NAME OF INTERIM SERVICER]
[SUBSERVICER]
Date:
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By:
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Name:
Title:
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SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
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▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.,
Purchaser
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN,
Seller
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Dated as of November 1, 2006
Conventional,
Fixed and Adjustable Rate, Subprime Residential Mortgage Loans
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS..................................................
SECTION 2. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE........................................
SECTION 3. MORTGAGE SCHEDULES...........................................
SECTION 4. PURCHASE PRICE...............................................
SECTION 5. EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES................................
SECTION 6. CONVEYANCE FROM SELLER TO PURCHASER..........................
Subsection 6.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of
Servicing Files........................................
Subsection 6.02 Books and Records......................................
Subsection 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents....................
Subsection 6.04 Quality Control Procedures.............................
Subsection 6.05 MERS Designated Mortgage Loans.........................
SECTION 7. SERVICING OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS..............................
SECTION 8. TRANSFER OF SERVICING........................................
SECTION 9. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE SELLER;
REMEDIES FOR BREACH..........................................
Subsection 9.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the
Seller....................................................
Subsection 9.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding
Individual Mortgage Loans..............................
Subsection 9.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties.............................................
Subsection 9.04 Repurchase of Certain Mortgage Loans That Prepay
in Full................................................
Subsection 9.05 Repurchase of Mortgage Loans With First Payment
Defaults...............................................
SECTION 10. CLOSING......................................................
SECTION 11. CLOSING DOCUMENTS............................................
SECTION 12. COSTS........................................................
SECTION 13. COOPERATION OF SELLER WITH A RECONSTITUTION..................
SECTION 14. THE SELLER...................................................
Subsection 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third
Party Claims...........................................
Subsection 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller..................
SECTION 15. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.........................................
SECTION 16. MANDATORY DELIVERY; GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST...............
SECTION 17. NOTICES......................................................
SECTION 18. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE..........................................
SECTION 19. COUNTERPARTS.................................................
SECTION 20. GOVERNING LAW................................................
SECTION 21. INTENTION OF THE PARTIES.....................................
SECTION 22. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS; ASSIGNMENT OF PURCHASE AGREEMENT.....
SECTION 23. WAIVERS......................................................
SECTION 24. EXHIBITS.....................................................
SECTION 25. GENERAL INTERPRETIVE PRINCIPLES..............................
SECTION 26. REPRODUCTION OF DOCUMENTS....................................
SECTION 27. FURTHER AGREEMENTS...........................................
SECTION 28. RECORDATION OF ASSIGNMENTS OF MORTGAGE.......................
SECTION 29. NO SOLICITATION..............................................
SECTION 30. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY......................................
SECTION 31. SUBMISSION TO JURISDICTION; WAIVERS..........................
SECTION 32. COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION AB................................
Subsection 32.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness..................
Subsection 32.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the
Seller.................................................
Subsection 32.03 Information to Be Provided by the Seller...............
Subsection 32.04 Indemnification; Remedies..............................
SECTION 33. CONFIDENTIALITY..............................................
EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT A CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
EXHIBIT B INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
EXHIBIT C FORM OF SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
EXHIBIT D FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
EXHIBIT E FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT F FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
EXHIBIT G FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
EXHIBIT H UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
EXHIBIT I FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE
AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND
WARRANTIES AGREEMENT (the "Agreement"), dated as of November 1, 2006, by and
between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York corporation, having an
office at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Purchaser"),
and Fremont Investment & Loan, a California industrial bank, having an office at
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ (the "Seller").
W I T N E S S E T H:
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WHEREAS, the Purchaser and the Seller are parties to that certain
First Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement,
dated as of August 1, 2005 (the "First Amended Purchase Agreement"), pursuant to
which the Seller desires to sell, from time to time, to the Purchaser, and the
Purchaser desires to purchase, from time to time, from the Seller, certain first
and second lien, adjustable-rate and fixed-rate subprime residential mortgage
loans (the "Mortgage Loans") on a servicing released basis as described herein,
and which shall be delivered in pools of whole loans (each, a "Mortgage Loan
Package") on various dates as provided herein (each, a "Closing Date"); and
WHEREAS, at the present time, the Purchaser and the Seller desire to
amend the First Amended Purchase Agreement to make certain modifications as set
forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual
agreements set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Purchaser and the
Seller agree as follows:
SECTION 1. Definitions.
For purposes of this Agreement the following capitalized terms shall
have the respective meanings set forth below.
Accepted Servicing Practices: With respect to any Mortgage Loan
those mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions
which service mortgage loans of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the
jurisdiction where the related Mortgaged Property is located and incorporating
the Delinquency Collection Policies and Procedures.
Act: The National Housing Act, as amended from time to time.
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan: An adjustable rate Mortgage Loan
purchased pursuant to this Agreement.
Affiliate: With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
Agreement: This Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Warranties Agreement, and all amendments hereof and supplements hereto.
ALTA: The American Land Title Association or any successor thereto.
Appraised Value: The value of the related Mortgaged Property based
upon the appraisal made in connection with the origination of the related
Mortgage Loan or the sales price of the related Mortgaged Property at such time
of origination, whichever is less.
Assignment and Conveyance: As defined in Subsection 6.01.
Assignment of Mortgage: An assignment of the Mortgage, notice of
transfer or equivalent instrument in recordable form, sufficient under the laws
of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect
the sale of the Mortgage to the Purchaser.
Balloon Mortgage Loan: Any Mortgage Loan (a) that requires only
payments of interest until the stated maturity date of the Mortgage Loan or (b)
for which Monthly Payments of principal (not including the payment due on its
stated maturity date) are based on an amortization schedule that would be
insufficient to fully amortize the principal thereof by the stated maturity date
of the Mortgage Loan.
Business Day: Any day other than (i) a Saturday or Sunday, or (ii) a
day on which banking and savings and loan institutions in (a) the State of New
York, (b) the states in which the Seller's servicing operations are located or
(c) the state in which the Custodian's operations are located, are authorized or
obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
Certification: A final certification as to each Mortgage Loan, which
Certification is delivered to the Purchaser by the Custodian in the form annexed
to the Custodial Agreement.
Closing Date: The date or dates on which the Purchaser from time to
time shall purchase and the Seller from time to time shall sell, the Mortgage
Loans listed on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan Package. The Closing Dates for each Mortgage Loan Package shall be
as respectively set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
CLTV: As of any date and as to any Second Lien Loan, the ratio,
expressed as a percentage, of the (a) sum of (i) the outstanding principal
balance of the Second Lien Loan and (ii) the outstanding principal balance as of
such date of any mortgage loan or mortgage loans that are senior or equal in
priority to the Second Lien Loan and which are secured by the same Mortgaged
Property to (b) the Appraised Value as determined pursuant to the Underwriting
Guidelines of the related Mortgaged Property as of the origination of the Second
Lien Loan.
Code: Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Condemnation Proceeds: All awards or settlements in respect of a
Mortgaged Property, whether permanent or temporary, partial or entire, by
exercise of the power of eminent domain or condemnation, to the extent not
required to be released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the terms of the
related Mortgage Loan Documents.
Convertible Mortgage Loan: Any individual Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan purchased pursuant to this Agreement which contains a provision whereby the
Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan to a Fixed
Rate Mortgage Loan in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note.
Covered Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Covered pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
Custodial Account: The separate trust account created and maintained
pursuant to Subsection 2.04 of the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to
each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Custodial Agreement: The Custodial Agreement, dated as of December
1, 2004, as amended by Amendment No. 1, dated as of May 2, 2005, each between
the Purchaser and the Custodian, which governs the retention of the originals of
each Mortgage Note, Mortgage, Assignment of Mortgage and other Mortgage Loan
Documents.
Custodian: ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, or its successor
in interest or permitted assigns, or any successor to the Custodian under the
Custodial Agreement as therein provided.
Cut-off Date: The first day of the month in which the related
Closing Date occurs.
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation: Each representation and
warranty identified as such in Subsection 9.02 of this Agreement.
Deleted Mortgage Loan: A Mortgage Loan that is repurchased or
replaced or to be replaced with a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan by the
Seller in accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB,
with respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Due Date: The day of the month on which the Monthly Payment is due
on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of any days of grace.
Escrow Payments: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the amounts
constituting ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates, sewer rents,
municipal charges, mortgage insurance premiums, fire and hazard insurance
premiums, condominium charges, and any other payments required to be escrowed by
the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant to the Mortgage or any other document.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇: The Federal National Mortgage Association, or any
successor thereto.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides: The ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇' Guide and the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
Servicers' Guide and all amendments or additions thereto.
FDIC: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or any successor
thereto.
FHA: The Federal Housing Administration, an agency within the United
States Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any successor thereto and
including the Federal Housing Commissioner and the Secretary of Housing and
Urban Development where appropriate under the FHA Regulations.
First Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a first lien Mortgage on
the related Mortgaged Property.
Fitch: Fitch, Inc., or its successor in interest.
Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan: A fixed rate mortgage loan purchased
pursuant to this Agreement.
Freddie Mac: The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation, or any
successor thereto.
Gross Margin: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan,
the fixed percentage amount set forth in the related Mortgage Note which amount
is added to the Index in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
to determine on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date the Mortgage Interest Rate
for such Mortgage Loan.
High Cost Loan: A Mortgage Loan (a) with an "annual percentage rate"
or total "points and fees" payable by the related Mortgagor (as each such term
is calculated under the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994
("HOEPA")) that exceed the thresholds set forth by HOEPA and its implementing
regulations, including 12 C.F.R. ss. 226.32(a)(1)(i) and (ii) (without regard to
any exclusions set forth therein), (b) classified as a "high cost home,"
"threshold," "covered," (excluding New Jersey "Covered Home Loans" as that term
was defined in clause (1) of the definition of that term in the New Jersey Home
Ownership Security Act of 2002 that were originated between November 26, 2003
and July 7, 2004) "high risk home," "predatory" or similar loan under any other
applicable state, federal or local law (or a similarly classified loan using
different terminology under a law imposing heightened regulatory scrutiny or
additional legal liability for residential mortgage loans having high interest
rates, points and/or fees) or (c) categorized as High Cost pursuant to Appendix
E of Standard & Poor's Glossary. For avoidance of doubt, the parties agree that
this definition shall apply to any law regardless of whether such law is
presently, or in the future becomes, the subject of judicial review or
litigation.
Home Loan: A Mortgage Loan categorized as Home Loan pursuant to
Appendix E of Standard & Poor's Glossary.
HUD: The Department of Housing and Urban Development, or any federal
agency or official thereof which may from time to time succeed to the functions
thereof with regard to FHA Mortgage Insurance. The term "HUD," for purposes of
this Agreement, is also deemed to include subdivisions thereof such as the FHA
and Government National Mortgage Association.
Index: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a rate
per annum set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Insurance Proceeds: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, proceeds of
insurance policies insuring the Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgaged Property.
Interest Rate Adjustment Date: With respect to each Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the date, specified in the related Mortgage Note and the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, on which the Mortgage Interest Rate is adjusted.
Interim Funder: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan,
the Person named on the MERS System as the interim funder pursuant to the MERS
Procedures Manual.
Interim Servicer: The servicer under the Interim Servicing
Agreement, or its successor in interest or assigns, or any successor to the
Interim Servicer under the Interim Servicing Agreement, as therein provided.
Interim Servicing Agreement: The agreement to be entered into by the
Purchaser and the Interim Servicer, providing for the Interim Servicer to
service the Mortgage Loans as specified by the Interim Servicing Agreement.
Investor: With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the
Person named on the MERS System as the investor pursuant to the MERS Procedures
Manual.
Lifetime Rate Cap: The provision of each Mortgage Note related to an
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan which provides for an absolute maximum Mortgage
Interest Rate thereunder. The Mortgage Interest Rate during the terms of each
Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan shall not at any time exceed the Mortgage Interest
Rate at the time of origination of such Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan by more
than the amount per annum set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Liquidation Proceeds: Cash received in connection with the
liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan, whether through the sale or assignment
of such Mortgage Loan, trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise or the sale
of the related Mortgaged Property if the Mortgaged Property is acquired in
satisfaction of the Mortgage Loan.
Loan-to-Value Ratio or LTV: With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the
ratio (expressed as a percentage) of the outstanding principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date (unless otherwise indicated), to the lesser
of (a) the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged Property at origination and (b) if
the Mortgage Loan was made to finance the acquisition of the related Mortgaged
Property, the purchase price of the Mortgaged Property.
Manufactured Home: A single family residential unit that is
constructed in a factory in sections in accordance with the Federal Manufactured
Home Construction and Safety Standards adopted on July 15, 1976, by the
Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD Code"), as amended in 2000,
which preempts state and local building codes. Each unit is identified by the
presence of a HUD Plate/Compliance Certificate label. The sections are then
transported to the site and joined together and affixed to a pre-built permanent
foundation (which satisfies the manufacturer's requirements and all state,
county, and local building codes and regulations). The manufactured home is
built on a non-removable, permanent frame chassis that supports the complete
unit of walls, floors, and roof. The underneath part of the home may have
running gear (wheels, axles, and brakes) that enable it to be transported to the
permanent site. The wheels and hitch are removed prior to anchoring the unit to
the permanent foundation. The manufactured home must be classified as real
estate and taxed accordingly. The permanent foundation may be on land owned by
the mortgager or may be on leased land.
MERS: Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and its successors in interest.
MERS Designated Mortgage Loan: Mortgage Loans for which (a) the
Seller has designated or will designate MERS as, and has taken or will take such
action as is necessary to cause MERS to be, the mortgagee of record, as nominee
for the Seller, in accordance with the MERS Procedures Manual and (b) the Seller
has designated or will designate the Purchaser as the Investor on the MERS
System.
MERS Identification Number: The eighteen digit number permanently
assigned to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan.
MERS Procedures Manual: The MERS Procedures Manual, as it may be
amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
MERS Report: The report from the MERS System listing MERS Designated
Mortgage Loans and other information.
MERS System: MERS mortgage electronic registry system, as more
particularly described in the MERS Procedures Manual.
Monthly Payment: The scheduled monthly payment of principal and
interest on a Mortgage Loan.
Moody's: ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investors Service, Inc., and any successor thereto.
Mortgage: The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing a
Mortgage Note, which creates a first lien in the case of a First Lien Loan, or a
second lien, in the case of a Second Lien Loan, on the Mortgaged Property on an
unsubordinated estate in fee simple in real property securing the Mortgage Note;
except that with respect to real property located in jurisdictions in which the
use of leasehold estates for residential properties is a widely-accepted
practice, the mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument securing the Mortgage
Note may secure and create a first lien upon a leasehold estate of the
Mortgagor.
Mortgage File: The items pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan
referred to in Exhibit A annexed hereto, and any additional documents required
to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
Mortgage Interest Rate: The annual rate of interest borne on a
Mortgage Note with respect to each Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Interest Rate Cap: With respect to an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the limit on each Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment as set forth
in the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgage Loan: An individual Mortgage Loan which is the subject of
this Agreement, each Mortgage Loan originally sold and subject to this Agreement
being identified on the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, which Mortgage Loan
includes without limitation the Mortgage File, the Monthly Payments, Principal
Prepayments, Liquidation Proceeds, Condemnation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds,
Servicing Rights and all other rights, benefits, proceeds and obligations
arising from or in connection with such Mortgage Loan, excluding replaced or
repurchased mortgage loans.
Mortgage Loan Documents: The documents required to be delivered to
the Custodian pursuant to Section 6.03 hereof with respect to any Mortgage Loan.
Mortgage Loan Package: Each pool of Mortgage Loans, which shall be
purchased by the Purchaser from the Seller from time to time on each Closing
Date.
Mortgage Loan Schedule: The schedule of Mortgage Loans setting forth
the following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan in the related
Mortgage Loan Package: (1) the Seller's Mortgage Loan identifying number; (2)
the Mortgagor's first and last name; (3) the street address of the Mortgaged
Property including the city, state and zip code; (4) [reserved]; (5) a code
indicating whether the Mortgagor is self-employed; (6) a code indicating whether
the Mortgaged Property is owner-occupied; (6) the number and type of residential
units constituting the Mortgaged Property; (7) the original months to maturity
or the remaining months to maturity from the related Cut-off Date, in any case
based on the original amortization schedule and, if different, the maturity
expressed in the same manner but based on the actual amortization schedule; (8)
with respect to each First Lien Loan, the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination,
and with respect to each Second Lien Loan, the CLTV at origination; (9) the
Mortgage Interest Rate as of the related Cut-off Date; (10) the date on which
the Monthly Payment was due on the Mortgage Loan and, if such date is not
consistent with the Due Date currently in effect, such Due Date; (11) the stated
maturity date; (12) the first payment date; (13) the amount of the Monthly
Payment as of the related Cut-off Date; (14) the last payment date on which a
payment was actually applied to the outstanding principal balance; (15) the
original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan; (16) the principal balance of
the Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on the related Cut-off Date, after
deduction of payments of principal due and collected on or before the related
Cut-off Date; (17) delinquency status as of the related Cut-off Date; (18) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the first Interest Rate
Adjustment Date; (19) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Gross Margin; (20) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Lifetime Rate Cap under the terms of the Mortgage Note; (21) with respect to
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, a code indicating the type of Index; (22)
the type of Mortgage Loan (i.e., Fixed or Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, First
or Second Lien Loan) and with respect to each Second Lien Loan, the product type
of the related First Lien Loan; (23) a code indicating the purpose of the loan
(i.e., purchase, rate and term refinance, equity take-out refinance); (24) a
code indicating the documentation style (i.e., full, alternative or reduced);
(25) [reserved]; (26) the loan credit classification (as described in the
Underwriting Guidelines); (27) whether such Mortgage Loan provides for a
Prepayment Penalty and, if applicable, the Prepayment Penalty period; (28) a
description of the Prepayment Penalty, if applicable (29) the Mortgage Interest
Rate as of origination; (30) the credit risk score (FICO score); (31) the date
of origination; (32) with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, the
Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment period; (33) with respect to each Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment percentage; (34) with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest Rate floor;
(35) with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Interest
Rate Cap as of the first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (36) with respect to
each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate Cap subsequent to the
first Interest Rate Adjustment Date; (37) [reserved]; (38) [reserved]; (39)
[reserved]; (40) a code indicating whether the Mortgage Loan is a Balloon
Mortgage Loan; (41) the Due Date for the first Monthly Payment; (42) the
original Monthly Payment due; (43) a code indicating the PMI Policy provider and
percentage of coverage, if applicable; (44) Appraised Value; (45) [reserved];
(46) [reserved]; (47) appraisal date; (48) with respect to the related
Mortgagor, the debt-to-income ratio; (49) the MERS Identification Number, if
applicable; and (50) whether the Mortgage Loan has Monthly Payments that are
interest-only for a period of time, and the interest-only period, if applicable
(and with respect to each Second Lien Loan, whether the related First Lien Loan
has monthly payments that are interest-only for a period of time, and the
interest-only period, if applicable). With respect to the Mortgage Loans in the
aggregate, the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information,
as of the related Cut-off Date: (1) the number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the
current aggregate outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (3) the
weighted average Mortgage Interest Rate of the Mortgage Loans; (4) the weighted
average maturity of the Mortgage Loans; (5) the applicable Cut-off Date; and (6)
the applicable Closing Date.
Mortgage Note: The note or other evidence of the indebtedness of a
Mortgagor secured by a Mortgage.
Mortgaged Property: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the real
property (or leasehold estate, if applicable) securing repayment of the debt
evidenced by the related Mortgage Note.
Mortgagor: The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
OCC: Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and any successor
thereto.
Officer's Certificate: A certificate signed by the Chairman of the
Board or the Vice Chairman of the Board or a President or a Vice President and
by the Treasurer or the Secretary or one of the Assistant Treasurers or
Assistant Secretaries of the Seller, and delivered to the Purchaser as required
by this Agreement.
Opinion of Counsel: A written opinion of counsel, who may be counsel
for the Seller, reasonably acceptable to the Purchaser, provided that any
Opinion of Counsel relating to (a) the qualification of any account required to
be maintained pursuant to this Agreement as an Eligible Account, (b)
qualification of the Mortgage Loans in a REMIC or (c) compliance with the REMIC
Provisions, must be (unless otherwise stated in such Opinion of Counsel) an
opinion of counsel who (i) is in fact independent of the Seller and any master
servicer of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) does not have any material direct or
indirect financial interest in the Seller or any master servicer of the Mortgage
Loans or in an Affiliate of either and (iii) is not connected with the Seller or
any master servicer of the Mortgage Loans as an officer, employee, director or
person performing similar functions.
OTS: Office of Thrift Supervision, and any successor thereto.
Periodic Rate Cap: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the provision of each Mortgage Note which provides for an absolute maximum
amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may increase or decrease on
an Interest Rate Adjustment Date above or below the Mortgage Interest Rate
previously in effect. The Periodic Rate Cap for each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan is the rate set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
Periodic Rate Floor: With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the provision of each Mortgage Note which provides for an absolute maximum
amount by which the Mortgage Interest Rate therein may decrease on an Interest
Rate Adjustment Date below the Mortgage Interest Rate previously in effect.
Person: Any individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, joint venture, association, joint-stock company, trust, unincorporated
organization, government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
PMI Policy: A policy of primary mortgage guaranty insurance issued
by an insurer acceptable under the Underwriting Guidelines and qualified to do
business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is located.
Preliminary Mortgage Schedule: As defined in Section 3.
Prepayment Penalty: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the penalty
if the Mortgagor prepays such Mortgage Loan as provided in the related Mortgage
Note or Mortgage.
Principal Prepayment: Any payment or other recovery of principal on
a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date,
including any Prepayment Penalty or premium thereon and which is not accompanied
by an amount of interest representing scheduled interest due on any date or
dates in any month or months subsequent to the month of prepayment.
Purchase Price: The price paid on the related Closing Date by the
Purchaser to the Seller in exchange for the Mortgage Loans purchased on such
Closing Date as calculated in Section 4 of this Agreement.
Purchase Price and Terms Letter: Those certain letter agreements
setting forth the general terms and conditions of the transactions consummated
herein and identifying the Mortgage Loans to be purchased from time to time
hereunder, by and between the Seller and the Purchaser. All of the individual
Purchase Price and Terms Letters (if there are more than one) shall collectively
be referred to as the "Purchase Price and Terms Letter."
Purchaser: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc., a New York
corporation, and its successors in interest and assigns, or any successor to the
Purchaser under this Agreement as herein provided.
Qualified Appraiser: An appraiser, duly appointed by the Seller, who
had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan
made on the security thereof, and whose compensation was not affected by the
approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and such appraiser and the
appraisal made by such appraiser both satisfied the requirements of Title XI of
the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the
regulations promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage
Loan was originated.
Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Seller purchased
Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such
Mortgage Loans were originated pursuant to an agreement between the Seller and
such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite mortgage loans
from time to time, for sale to the Seller, in accordance with underwriting
guidelines designated by the Seller ("Designated Guidelines") or guidelines that
do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines; (ii) such Mortgage Loans
were in fact underwritten as described in clause (i) above and were acquired by
the Seller within one hundred eighty (180) days after origination; (iii) either
(x) the Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were
originated, used by the Seller in origination of mortgage loans of the same type
as the Mortgage Loans for the Seller's own account or (y) the Designated
Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated
by the Seller on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage
loans to be purchased by the Seller; and (iv) the Seller employed, at the time
such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller, pre-purchase or post-purchase
quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a
sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through
particular channels) designed to ensure that Persons from which it purchased
mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated by the
Seller.
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan: A mortgage loan eligible to be
substituted by the Seller for a Deleted Mortgage Loan which must, on the date of
such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after deduction of
all scheduled payments due in the month of substitution (or in the case of a
substitution of more than one mortgage loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, an
aggregate principal balance), not in excess of the outstanding principal balance
of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (the amount of any shortfall will be deposited in
the Custodial Account by the Seller in the month of substitution); (ii) have a
Mortgage Interest Rate not less than and not more than 1% greater than the
Mortgage Interest Rate of the Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iii) have a remaining term
to maturity not greater than and not more than one year less than that of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan; (iv) be of the same type as the Deleted Mortgage Loan
(i.e., fixed rate or adjustable rate with same Mortgage Interest Rate Caps); and
(v) comply with each representation and warranty (respecting individual Mortgage
Loans) set forth in Section 9.
Rating Agency: Any of Fitch, ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ or Standard & Poor's, or their
respective successors designated by the Purchaser.
Reconstitution: A Whole Loan Transfer or a Securitization
Transaction.
Reconstitution Agreements: The agreement or agreements entered into
by the Seller and the Purchaser and/or certain third parties on the
Reconstitution Date or Dates with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans
sold hereunder, in connection with a Whole Loan Transfer or a Securitization
Transaction pursuant to Section 13.
Reconstitution Date: As defined in Section 13.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities
(Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from
time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been
provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities,
Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1506-1631 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by
the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its
staff from time to time.
Relief Act: The Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act.
REMIC: A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
REMIC Provisions: Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to a REMIC, which appear at Section 860A through 860G of Subchapter M of Chapter
1, Subtitle A of the Code, and related provisions and regulations, rulings or
pronouncements promulgated thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from
time to time.
Remittance Date: The date specified in the Interim Servicing
Agreement (with respect to each Mortgage Loan, as specified therein).
Repurchase Price: As defined in the related Purchase Price and Terms
Letter.
RESPA: Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, as amended from time
to time.
Second Lien Loan: A Mortgage Loan secured by a second lien Mortgage
on the related Mortgaged Property.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization Transaction: Any transaction involving either (1) a
sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage Loans directly or
indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance of publicly
offered or privately placed, rated or unrated mortgage-backed securities or (2)
an issuance of publicly offered or privately placed, rated or unrated
securities, the payments on which are determined primarily by reference to one
or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans consisting, in whole or in
part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Seller: Fremont Investment & Loan, a California industrial bank, its
successors in interest and assigns.
Seller Information: As defined in Subsection 32.04(a).
Servicing Fee: With respect to each Mortgage Loan subject to the
Interim Servicing Agreement, a fee payable monthly equal to one-twelfth of the
product of (a) the Servicing Fee Rate and (b) the outstanding principal balance
of such Mortgage Loan. Such fee shall be payable monthly and shall be pro-rated
for any portion of a month during which the Mortgage Loan is serviced by the
Interim Servicer under the Interim Servicing Agreement. The obligation of the
Purchaser to pay the Servicing Fee is limited to, and the Servicing Fee is
payable solely from, the interest portion (including recoveries with respect to
interest from Liquidation Proceeds, to the extent permitted by this Agreement)
of such Monthly Payment collected by the Interim Servicer, or as otherwise
provided under this Agreement.
Servicing Fee Rate: An amount per annum as set forth in the Interim
Servicing Agreement.
Servicing File: With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the file
retained by the Seller consisting of originals of all documents in the Mortgage
File which are not delivered to the Purchaser or the Custodian and copies of the
Mortgage Loan Documents.
Servicing Rights: Any and all of the following: (a) any and all
rights to service the Mortgage Loans; (b) any payments to or monies received by
the Seller for servicing the Mortgage Loans; (c) any late fees, penalties or
similar payments with respect to the Mortgage Loans; (d) all agreements or
documents creating, defining or evidencing any such servicing rights to the
extent they relate to such servicing rights and all rights of the Seller
thereunder; (e) Escrow Payments or other similar payments with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and any amounts actually collected by the Seller with respect
thereto; (f) all accounts and other rights to payment related to any of the
property described in this paragraph; and (g) any and all documents, files,
records, servicing files, servicing documents, servicing records, data tapes,
computer records, or other information pertaining to the Mortgage Loans or
pertaining to the past, present or prospective servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
Sponsor: The sponsor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB, with
respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Standard & Poor's: Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of
The ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies Inc., and any successor thereto.
Standard & Poor's Glossary: The Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)
Glossary, as may be in effect from time to time.
Stated Principal Balance: As to each Mortgage Loan on any date of
determination, (i) the principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the related
Cut-off Date after giving effect to payments of principal due on or before such
date, to the extent actually received, minus (ii) all amounts previously
distributed to the Purchaser with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
representing payments or recoveries of principal on such Mortgage Loan.
Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in
Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) and 1105(c) of Regulation AB.
Successor Servicer: Any servicer of one or more Mortgage Loans
designated by the Purchaser as being entitled to the benefits of the
indemnifications set forth in Sections 9.03 and 14.01.
Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified
Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Seller.
Transfer Date: The date on which the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall receive the transfer of servicing responsibilities and begin to perform
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans with respect to the related Mortgage Loan
Package, and the Seller shall cease all servicing responsibilities. Such date
shall occur on the day indicated by the Purchaser to the Seller in accordance
with the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
Underwriting Guidelines: The underwriting guidelines of the Seller,
a current copy of which shall be attached as an exhibit to the related
Assignment and Conveyance.
Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization Transaction.
SECTION 2. Agreement to Purchase.
The Seller agrees to sell from time to time, and the Purchaser
agrees to purchase from time to time, Mortgage Loans having an aggregate
principal balance on the related Cut-off Date in an amount as set forth in the
related Purchase Price and Terms Letter, or in such other amount as agreed by
the Purchaser and the Seller as evidenced by the actual aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans accepted by the Purchaser on each Closing Date.
SECTION 3. Mortgage Schedules.
The Seller from time to time shall provide the Purchaser with
certain information constituting a preliminary listing of the Mortgage Loans to
be purchased on each Closing Date in accordance with the related Purchase Price
and Terms Letter and this Agreement (each, a "Preliminary Mortgage Schedule").
The Seller is obligated to deliver those Mortgage Loans funded by
the Seller pursuant to the original terms of the Seller's commitment to the
Mortgagor. The Seller shall deliver the related Mortgage Loan Schedule for the
Mortgage Loans to be purchased on a particular Closing Date to the Purchaser at
least two (2) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date. The related
Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be the related Preliminary Mortgage Schedule with
those Mortgage Loans which the Seller has not funded prior to the related
Closing Date deleted.
SECTION 4. Purchase Price.
The Purchase Price for each Mortgage Loan shall be the percentage of
par as stated in the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter (subject to
adjustment as provided therein), multiplied by the aggregate principal balance,
as of the related Cut-off Date, of the Mortgage Loans listed on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, after application of scheduled payments of principal due
on or before the related Cut-off Date, whether or not received. The initial
principal amount of the related Mortgage Loans shall be the aggregate principal
balance of the Mortgage Loans, so computed as of the related Cut-off Date. If so
provided in the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter, portions of the
Mortgage Loans shall be priced separately.
In addition to the Purchase Price as described above, the Purchaser
shall pay to the Seller, at closing, accrued interest on the current principal
amount of the related Mortgage Loans at the weighted average Mortgage Interest
Rate of those Mortgage Loans, net of the Servicing Fee, from the related Cut-off
Date through the day prior to the related Closing Date, inclusive. The Purchase
Price plus accrued interest as set forth in the preceding paragraph shall be
paid to the Seller by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account
designated by the Seller in writing.
The Purchaser shall be entitled to (1) all scheduled principal due
after the related Cut-off Date (2) all other recoveries of principal collected
after the related Cut-off Date (provided, however, that all scheduled payments
of principal due on or before the related Cut-off Date and collected by the
Seller after the related Cut-off Date shall belong to the Seller), and (3) all
payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans (minus that portion of any such
payment which is allocable to the period prior to the related Cut-off Date). The
outstanding principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before
the related Cut-off Date whether or not received. Therefore, payments of
scheduled principal and interest and Principal Prepayments prepaid for a due
date beyond the related Cut-off Date shall not be applied to the principal
balance as of the related Cut-off Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the
property of the Purchaser. The Seller shall deposit any such prepaid amounts
into the custodial account, which account is established for the benefit of the
Purchaser for subsequent remittance by the Seller to the Purchaser. All payments
of principal and interest due on the first day of the month after the related
Cut-off Date shall belong to the Purchaser.
SECTION 5. Examination of Mortgage Files.
At least five (5) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall (a) deliver to the Purchaser or its designee in escrow, for
examination with respect to each Mortgage Loan to be purchased, the related
Mortgage File, including a copy of the Assignment of Mortgage, pertaining to
substantially all of the Mortgage Loans (with any remaining Mortgage Files
delivered within four (4) Business Days prior to the related Closing Date), or
(b) make the related Mortgage File available to the Purchaser for examination at
such other location as shall otherwise be acceptable to the Purchaser. Such
examination may be made by the Purchaser or its designee at any reasonable time
before or after the related Closing Date. If the Purchaser makes such
examination prior to the related Closing Date and determines, in its sole
discretion, that any Mortgage Loans are unacceptable to the Purchaser for any
reason, such Mortgage Loans shall be deleted from the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule. The Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to the Seller,
purchase some or all of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or
complete examination. The fact that the Purchaser or its designee has conducted
or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage
Files shall not affect the Purchaser's (or any of its successor's) rights to
demand repurchase, substitution or other relief as provided herein.
SECTION 6. Conveyance from Seller to Purchaser.
Subsection 6.01 Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of
Servicing Files.
The Seller, simultaneously with the delivery of the Mortgage Loan
Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on
each Closing Date shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Conveyance in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit G (the "Assignment and Conveyance"). The Seller
shall cause the Servicing File retained by it pursuant to this Agreement to be
appropriately identified in its computer system and/or books and records, as
appropriate, to clearly reflect the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the
Purchaser. The Seller shall release from its custody the contents of any
Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement, except
when such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such
Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 9.03.
Subsection 6.02 Books and Records.
Record title to each Mortgage as of the related Closing Date shall
be in the name of the Seller, an Affiliate of the Seller, the Purchaser or one
or more designees of the Purchaser, as the Purchaser shall select.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Mortgage and related Mortgage Note shall be
possessed solely by the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of the Purchaser,
as the case may be. All rights arising out of the Mortgage Loans including, but
not limited to, all funds received by the Seller after the related Cut-off Date
on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be vested in the Purchaser or one
or more designees of the Purchaser; provided, however, that all funds received
on or in connection with a Mortgage Loan shall be received and held by the
Seller in trust for the benefit of the Purchaser or the appropriate designee of
the Purchaser, as the case may be, as the owner of the Mortgage Loans pursuant
to the terms of this Agreement.
The sale of each Mortgage Loan shall be reflected on the Seller's
balance sheet and other financial statements as a sale of assets by the Seller.
The Seller shall be responsible for maintaining, and shall maintain,
a complete set of books and records for each Mortgage Loan which shall be marked
clearly to reflect the ownership of each Mortgage Loan by the Purchaser. In
particular, the Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for
inspection by the Purchaser, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand,
evidence of compliance with all federal, state and local laws, rules and
regulations, according to Accepted Servicing Practices, including but not
limited to documentation as to the method used in determining the applicability
of the provisions of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, to
the Mortgaged Property, documentation evidencing insurance coverage and periodic
inspection reports as would be customary for prudent originators of mortgage
loans similar to the Mortgage Loans. To the extent that original documents are
not required for purposes of realization of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance
Proceeds, documents maintained by the Seller may be in the form of microfilm or
microfiche so long as the Seller complies with Accepted Servicing Practices or
any regulatory agency to which the Seller is subject or by which it is bound.
Subsection 6.03 Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
The Seller shall deliver and release to the Custodian no later than
five (5) Business Days prior to each Closing Date substantially all of the
Mortgage Loan Documents set forth in Exhibit A hereto with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule with any
remaining Mortgage Loan Document delivered no later than four (4) Business Days
prior to the related Closing Date.
The Custodian shall certify its receipt of all such Mortgage Loan
Documents required to be delivered pursuant to the Custodial Agreement for the
related Closing Date, as evidenced by the Certification of the Custodian in the
form annexed to the Custodial Agreement. The Purchaser shall pay all fees and
expenses of the Custodian from and after the related Closing Date.
The Seller shall forward to the Custodian, or to such other Person
as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, original documents evidencing an
assumption, modification, consolidation or extension of any Mortgage Loan
entered into in accordance with this Agreement within two weeks of their
execution, provided, however, that the Seller shall provide the Custodian, or to
such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing, with a certified
true copy of any such document submitted for recordation within two weeks of its
execution, and shall promptly provide the original of any document submitted for
recordation or a copy of such document certified by the appropriate public
recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original within 150 days
following the related Closing Date.
In the event any document required to be delivered to the Custodian
pursuant to the previous paragraph, including an original or copy of any
document submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office,
is not so delivered to the Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser
shall designate in writing, within 150 days following the related Closing Date
(other than with respect to the Assignments of Mortgage which shall be delivered
to the Custodian in blank and recorded subsequently by the Purchaser or its
designee), and in the event that the Seller does not cure such failure within 30
days of discovery or receipt of written notification of such failure from the
Purchaser, the related Mortgage Loan shall, upon the request of the Purchaser,
be repurchased by the Seller at the price and in the manner specified in
Subsection 9.03. The foregoing repurchase obligation shall not apply in the
event that the Seller cannot deliver such original or copy of any document
submitted for recordation to the appropriate public recording office within the
specified period due to a delay caused by the recording office in the applicable
jurisdiction; provided that the Seller shall instead deliver a recording receipt
of such recording office or, if such recording receipt is not available, an
officer's certificate of a servicing officer of the Seller, confirming that such
documents have been accepted for recording; provided that, upon request of the
Purchaser and delivery by the Purchaser to the Seller of a schedule of the
related Mortgage Loans, the Seller shall reissue and deliver to the Purchaser or
its designee said officer's certificate.
The Seller shall pay all initial recording fees, if any, for the
assignments of mortgage and any other fees or costs in transferring all original
documents to the Custodian or, upon written request of the Purchaser, to the
Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee. The Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee
shall be responsible for recording the Assignments of Mortgage and shall be
reimbursed by the Seller for the costs associated therewith pursuant to the
preceding sentence.
Subsection 6.04 Quality Control Procedures.
The Seller shall have an internal quality control program that
verifies in a manner consistent with accepted industry procedures, on a regular
basis, the existence and accuracy of the legal documents, credit documents,
property appraisals, and underwriting decisions. The program shall include
evaluating and monitoring the overall quality of the Seller's loan production
and the servicing activities of the Seller. The program is to ensure that the
Mortgage Loans are originated and serviced in accordance with Accepted Servicing
Practices and the Underwriting Guidelines; guard against dishonest, fraudulent,
or negligent acts; and guard against errors and omissions by officers,
employees, or other authorized persons.
Subsection 6.05 MERS Designated Mortgage Loans.
With respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, the Seller
shall, on or prior to the related Closing Date, designate the Purchaser as the
Investor and the Custodian as custodian, and no Person shall be listed as
Interim Funder on the MERS System. In addition, on or prior to the related
Closing Date, the Seller shall provide the Custodian and the Purchaser with a
MERS Report listing the Purchaser as the Investor, the Custodian as custodian
and no Person as Interim Funder with respect to each MERS Designated Mortgage
Loan.
SECTION 7. Servicing of the Mortgage Loans.
The Mortgage Loans have been sold by the Seller to the Purchaser on
a servicing released basis. Subject to, and upon the terms and conditions of
this Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement (with respect to each
Mortgage Loan, for an interim period, as specified therein), the Seller hereby
sells, transfers, assigns, conveys and delivers to the Purchaser the Servicing
Rights.
The Purchaser shall retain the Seller as contract servicer of the
Mortgage Loans for an interim period pursuant to and in accordance with the
terms and conditions contained in the Interim Servicing Agreement. The Seller,
as interim servicer, shall execute the Interim Servicing Agreement on the
initial Closing Date.
Pursuant to the Interim Servicing Agreement, the Seller, as interim
servicer, shall begin servicing the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Purchaser
and shall be entitled to a Servicing Fee with respect to such Mortgage Loans
until the applicable Transfer Date.
SECTION 8. Transfer of Servicing.
On the applicable Transfer Date, the Purchaser, or its designee,
shall assume all servicing responsibilities related to, and the Seller shall
cease all servicing responsibilities related to the related Mortgage Loans
subject to such Transfer Date. The Transfer Date shall be the date as specified
in the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter.
On the related Transfer Date, the Seller, the Successor Servicer and
the Purchaser shall enter into an acknowledgement agreement in form and
substance satisfactory to the parties in which the Seller agrees, among other
things, to (i) comply with all servicing transfer provisions set forth in this
Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement, and (ii) recognize the Successor
Servicer as being entitled to the rights, benefits and indemnities provided to a
"Successor Servicer" in this Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement.
In addition, on or prior to the applicable Transfer Date, the Seller
shall, at its sole cost and expense, take such steps as may be necessary or
appropriate to effectuate and evidence the transfer of the servicing of the
related Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, or its designee, including but not
limited to the following:
(a) Notice to Mortgagors. The Seller shall mail to the Mortgagor of
each related Mortgage Loan a letter advising such Mortgagor of the transfer of
the servicing of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser, or its designee, in
accordance with the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ National Affordable Housing Act of 1990;
provided, however, the content and format of the letter shall have the prior
approval of the Purchaser. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with copies of
all such related notices no later than the related Transfer Date.
(b) Notice to Taxing Authorities and Insurance Companies. The Seller
shall transmit to the applicable taxing authorities and insurance companies
(including primary mortgage insurance policy insurers, if applicable) and/or
agents, notification of the transfer of the servicing to the Purchaser, or its
designee, and instructions to deliver all notices, tax bills and insurance
statements, as the case may be, to the Purchaser from and after the related
Transfer Date. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with copies of all such
notices no later than such Transfer Date.
(c) Delivery of Servicing Records. The Seller shall forward to the
Purchaser, or its designee, all servicing records and the Servicing File in the
Seller's possession relating to each related Mortgage Loan.
(d) Escrow Payments. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser, or its
designee, with immediately available funds by wire transfer in the amount of the
net Escrow Payments and suspense balances and all loss draft balances associated
with the related Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall provide the Purchaser with an
accounting statement of Escrow Payments and suspense balances and loss draft
balances sufficient to enable the Purchaser to reconcile the amount of such
payment with the accounts of the Mortgage Loans. Additionally, the Seller shall
wire transfer to the Purchaser the amount of any agency, trustee or prepaid
Mortgage Loan payments and all other similar amounts held by the Seller.
(e) Payoffs and Assumptions. The Seller shall provide to the
Purchaser, or its designee, copies of all assumption and payoff statements
generated by the Seller on the related Mortgage Loans from the related Cut-off
Date to the Transfer Date.
(f) Mortgage Payments Received Prior to Transfer Date. Prior to the
Transfer Date all payments received by the Seller on each related Mortgage Loan
shall be properly applied by the Seller to the account of the particular
Mortgagor.
(g) Mortgage Payments Received After Transfer Date. The amount of
any related Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the Transfer Date
shall be forwarded to the Purchaser by overnight mail on the date of receipt for
any payments received within thirty (30) days of the related Closing Date and
once a week for all payments received more than 30 days after the related
Closing Date, each next week thereafter. The Seller shall notify the Purchaser
of the particulars of the payment, which notification requirement shall be
satisfied if the Seller forwards with its payment sufficient information to
permit appropriate processing of the payment by the Purchaser. The Seller shall
assume full responsibility for the necessary and appropriate legal application
of such Monthly Payments received by the Seller after the Transfer Date with
respect to related Mortgage Loans then in foreclosure or bankruptcy; provided,
for purposes of this Agreement, necessary and appropriate legal application of
such Monthly Payments shall include, but not be limited to, endorsement of a
Monthly Payment to the Purchaser with the particulars of the payment such as the
account number, dollar amount, date received and any special Mortgagor
application instructions and the Seller shall comply with the foregoing
requirements with respect to all Monthly Payments received by the it after the
Transfer Date.
(h) Misapplied Payments. Misapplied payments shall be processed as
follows:
(i) All parties shall cooperate in correcting misapplication
errors;
(ii) The party receiving notice of a misapplied payment
occurring prior to the applicable Transfer Date and
discovered after such Transfer Date shall immediately
notify the other party;
(iii) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the
Transfer Date cannot be identified and said misapplied
payment has resulted in a shortage in a Custodial
Account or Escrow Account, the Seller shall be liable
for the amount of such shortage. The Seller shall
reimburse the Purchaser for the amount of such shortage
within thirty (30) days after receipt of written demand
therefor from the Purchaser;
(iv) If a misapplied payment which occurred prior to the
Transfer Date has created an improper Purchase Price as
the result of an inaccurate outstanding principal
balance, a check shall be issued to the party shorted by
the improper payment application within five (5)
Business Days after notice thereof by the other party;
and
(v) Any check issued under the provisions of this Section
8(h) shall be accompanied by a statement indicating the
corresponding Seller and/or the Purchaser Mortgage Loan
identification number and an explanation of the
allocation of any such payments.
(i) Books and Records. On the Transfer Date, the books, records and
accounts of the Seller with respect to the related Mortgage Loans shall be in
accordance with all applicable Purchaser requirements.
(j) Reconciliation. The Seller shall, on or before the Transfer
Date, reconcile principal balances and make any monetary adjustments required by
the Purchaser. Any such monetary adjustments will be transferred between the
Seller and the Purchaser as appropriate.
(k) IRS Forms. The Seller shall file all IRS forms 1099, 1099A, 1098
or 1041 and K-1 which are required to be filed on or before the Transfer Date in
relation to the servicing and ownership of the related Mortgage Loans. The
Seller shall provide copies of such forms to the Purchaser upon request and
shall reimburse the Purchaser for any costs or penalties incurred by the
Purchaser due to the Seller's failure to comply with this paragraph. The
Purchaser shall file all such IRS forms which are required to be filed after the
Transfer Date.
SECTION 9. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Seller;
Remedies for Breach.
Subsection 9.01 Representations and Warranties Regarding the Seller.
The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that
as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
(a) Due Organization and Authority. The Seller is a California
industrial bank, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the state of California and has all licenses necessary to carry on its
business as now being conducted and is licensed, qualified and in good standing
in each state where a Mortgaged Property is located, if the laws of such state
require licensing or qualification in order to conduct business of the type
conducted by the Seller, and in any event the Seller is in compliance with the
laws of any such state to the extent necessary to ensure the enforceability of
the related Mortgage Loan and the servicing of such Mortgage Loan in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement; the Seller has the full corporate power,
authority and legal right to hold, transfer and convey the Mortgage Loans and to
execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder; the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement (including all instruments
of transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Seller and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized; this Agreement and all agreements contemplated hereby have been duly
executed and delivered and constitute the valid, legal, binding and enforceable
obligations of the Seller, regardless of whether such enforcement is sought in a
proceeding in equity or at law; and all requisite corporate or other action has
been taken by the Seller to make this Agreement and all agreements contemplated
hereby valid and binding upon the Seller in accordance with their terms;
(b) Ordinary Course of Business. The consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the ordinary course of
business of the Seller, and the transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller pursuant to this Agreement are
not subject to the bulk transfer or any similar statutory provisions in effect
in any applicable jurisdiction;
(c) No Conflicts. Neither the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, the acquisition or origination of the Mortgage Loans by the Seller,
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby, nor the fulfillment of or compliance with the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, will conflict with or result in a breach
of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Seller's charter, by-laws
or other organizational documents or any material agreement or instrument to
which the Seller is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default
or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the
violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the
Seller or its property is subject, or result in the creation or imposition of
any lien, charge or encumbrance that would have an adverse effect upon any of
its properties pursuant to the terms of any mortgage, contract, deed of trust or
other instrument, or impair the ability of the Purchaser to realize on the
Mortgage Loans, impair the value of the Mortgage Loans, or impair the ability of
the Purchaser to realize the full amount of any insurance benefits accruing
pursuant to this Agreement;
(d) Ability to Service. Seller has the facilities, procedures, and
experienced personnel necessary for the sound servicing of mortgage loans of the
same type as the Mortgage Loans. The Seller is duly qualified, licensed,
registered and otherwise authorized under all applicable federal, state and
local laws, and regulations, if applicable, meets the minimum capital
requirements set forth by the OTS, the OCC or the FDIC, and is in good standing
to enforce, originate, sell mortgage loans to, and service mortgage loans in
each jurisdiction wherein the Mortgaged Properties are located;
(e) Ability to Perform; Solvency. The Seller does not believe, nor
does it have any reason or cause to believe, that it cannot perform each and
every covenant contained in this Agreement. The Seller is solvent and the sale
of the Mortgage Loans will not cause the Seller to become insolvent. The sale of
the Mortgage Loans is not undertaken with the intent to hinder, delay or defraud
any of Seller's creditors;
(f) No Litigation Pending. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the best of Seller's knowledge, threatened against
the Seller, before any court, administrative agency or other tribunal asserting
the invalidity of this Agreement, seeking to prevent the consummation of any of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or which, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material adverse change in the
business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets of the Seller,
or in any material impairment of the right or ability of the Seller to carry on
its business substantially as now conducted, or in any material liability on the
part of the Seller, or (iii) which would draw into question the validity of this
Agreement or the Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the obligations of the Seller contemplated herein or which would
be likely to impair the ability of the Seller to perform under the terms of this
Agreement;
(g) No Consent Required. No consent, approval, authorization or
order of, or registration or filing with, or notice to any court or governmental
agency or body including HUD, the FHA or the Department of Veterans Affairs is
required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Seller of or
compliance by the Seller with this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans, the delivery
of a portion of the Mortgage Files to the Custodian or the sale of the Mortgage
Loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or
if required, such approval has been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
(h) Selection Process. The Mortgage Loans were selected from among
the outstanding one- to four-family mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio at
the Closing Date as to which the representations and warranties set forth in
Subsection 9.02 could be made;
(i) No Untrue Information. No information, statement, tape,
diskette, report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to this
Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains
any untrue statement of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make the
statements contained herein or therein not misleading;
(j) Financial Statements. The Seller has delivered to the Purchaser
financial statements as to its last three complete fiscal years and any later
quarter ended more than 60 days prior to the execution of this Agreement. All
such financial statements fairly present the pertinent results of operations and
changes in financial position for each of such periods and the financial
position at the end of each such period of the Seller and its subsidiaries and
have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles
of the United States consistently applied throughout the periods involved,
except as set forth in the notes thereto. In addition, the Seller has delivered
information as to its loan gain and loss experience in respect of foreclosures
and its loan delinquency experience for the immediately preceding three-year
period, in each case with respect to mortgage loans owned by it and such
mortgage loans serviced for others during such period, and all such information
so delivered shall be true and correct in all material respects. There has been
no change in the business, operations, financial condition, properties or assets
of the Seller since the date of the Seller's financial statements that would
have a material adverse effect on its ability to perform its obligations under
this Agreement. The Seller has completed any forms requested by the Purchaser in
a timely manner and in accordance with the provided instructions;
(k) No Brokers. The Seller has not dealt with any broker, investment
banker, agent or other person that may be entitled to any commission or
compensation in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans;
(l) Sale Treatment. The Seller has been advised by its independent
certified public accountants that under generally accepted accounting principles
the transfer of the Mortgage Loans may be treated as a sale on the books and
records of the Seller and the Seller has determined that the disposition of the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement will be afforded sale treatment for
tax and accounting purposes;
(m) Reasonable Purchase Price. The consideration received by the
Seller upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans under this Agreement constitutes fair
consideration and reasonably equivalent value for the Mortgage Loans;
(n) Seller's Origination. The Seller's decision to originate any
mortgage loan or to deny any mortgage loan application is an independent
decision based upon ▇▇▇▇▇▇'s underwriting guidelines, and is in no way made as a
result of Purchaser's decision to purchase, or not to purchase, or the price
Purchaser may offer to pay for, any such mortgage loan, if originated;
(o) Compliance with Anti-Money Laundering Laws. The Seller has
complied with all applicable anti-money laundering laws, regulations and
executive orders, including without limitation the USA Patriot Act of 2001
(collectively, the "Anti-Money Laundering Laws"); as and to the extent
applicable to the Seller, the Seller has established an anti-money laundering
compliance program as required by the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, has conducted
the requisite due diligence in connection with the origination of each Mortgage
Loan for purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws, including with respect to
the legitimacy of the applicable Mortgagor and the origin of the assets used by
the said Mortgagor to purchase the property in question, and maintains, and will
maintain, sufficient information to identify the applicable Mortgagor for
purposes of the Anti-Money Laundering Laws. Additionally, no Mortgage Loan is
subject to nullification pursuant to Executive Order 13224 (the "Executive
Order") or the regulations promulgated by the Office of Foreign Assets Control
of the United States Department of Treasury (the "OFAC Regulations") or in
violation of the Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations; and no Mortgagor is
subject to the provisions of such Executive Order or the OFAC Regulations nor
listed as a "blocked person" for purposes of the OFAC Regulations;
(p) Owner of Record. The Seller is the owner of record of each
Mortgage and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note, except for the
Assignments of Mortgage which have been sent for recording, and upon recordation
the Seller will be the owner of record of each Mortgage and the indebtedness
evidenced by each Mortgage Note, and upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the
Purchaser, the Seller will retain the Mortgage Files with respect thereto in
trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each
Mortgage Loan; and
(q) Credit Reporting. The Seller, as servicer, will fully furnish,
in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing
regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable)
on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit
Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis.
Subsection 9.02 Representations and Warranties Regarding Individual
Mortgage Loans.
The Seller hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that, as
to each Mortgage Loan, as of the related Closing Date for such Mortgage Loan:
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the
related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note,
other than payments not yet 30 days delinquent, have been made and credited. No
payment required under the Mortgage Loan is 30 days or more delinquent, nor,
except as set forth in the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter, has any
payment under the Mortgage Loan been 30 days or more delinquent at any time
since the origination of the Mortgage Loan; provided no Mortgage Loan shall have
been 30 days or more delinquent in its first payment under the related Mortgage
Note. The first Monthly Payment shall be made with respect to the Mortgage Loan
on its related Due Date or within the grace period, all in accordance with the
terms of the related Mortgage Note;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with
the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents
which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has
been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which
remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. The
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any
advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly,
for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan, except for
interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of
the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by
one month the related Due Date of the first installment of principal and
interest, including, without limitation, taxes and insurance payments, the
Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any
advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly,
for the payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
from the date of origination except by a written instrument which has been
recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and which has
been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or
modification has been approved by the issuer of the title insurer, if any, to
the extent required by the policy, and its terms are reflected on the related
Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable. No Mortgagor has been released, in whole
or in part, except in connection with an assumption agreement, approved by the
issuer of the title insurer, to the extent required by the policy, and which
assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the
Custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing
and the terms of which are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to
any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without
limitation the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto, and no Mortgagor
was a debtor in any state or federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at, or
subsequent to, the time the Mortgage Loan was originated;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all
buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage
and such other hazards as are provided for in the Underwriting Guidelines and by
lenders of similar mortgage loans in the secondary market. If required by the
National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered
by a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines
of the Federal Insurance Administration in effect which policy conforms to those
obtained by prudent mortgage lending institutions which originate mortgage loans
of the same type as such Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where the related
Mortgaged Property is located. All individual insurance policies contain a
standard mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its successors and assigns as
mortgagee, and all premiums thereon have been paid and such policies may not be
reduced, terminated or cancelled without 30 days' prior written notice to the
mortgagee. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain the
hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and on the
Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain
and maintain such insurance at such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s cost and expense, and to seek
reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required by state law or
regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to choose the carrier of
the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is not a "master" or
"blanket" hazard insurance policy covering a condominium, or any hazard
insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit development.
The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of the insurer,
is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect and inure to
the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. The Seller has not engaged in, and has no
knowledge of the Mortgagor's having engaged in, any act or omission which would
impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of the endorsement provided
for herein, or the validity and binding effect of such policy including, without
limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or other unlawful compensation
or value of any kind has been or will be received, retained or realized by any
attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no such unlawful items have been
received, retained or realized by the Seller;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all requirements of any
federal, state or local law including, without limitation, usury,
truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit protection,
predatory, abusive and fair lending, equal credit opportunity and disclosure and
all predatory and abusive lending laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan,
including, without limitation, any provisions relating to Prepayment Penalties,
have been complied with, the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws or regulations, and the
Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for the Purchaser's
inspection, and shall deliver to the Purchaser upon demand, evidence of
compliance with all such requirements. This representation and warranty is a
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the
Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole
or in part, except as approved by a title insurer, nor has any instrument been
executed that would effect any such release, cancellation, subordination or
rescission. The Seller has not waived the performance by the Mortgagor of any
action, if the Mortgagor's failure to perform such action would cause the
Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the Seller waived any default resulting
from any action or inaction by the Mortgagor;
(i) Location and Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property
is located in the state identified in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule except
that with respect to real property located in jurisdictions a fee simple estate,
or a leasehold estate located in a jurisdiction in which the use of a leasehold
estate for residential properties is a widely accepted practice, the mortgaged
property may be a leasehold estate and that consists of a single parcel of real
property with a detached single family residence erected thereon, or a two to
four family dwelling, or an individual residential condominium unit in a low
rise condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development,
or an individual unit in a residential cooperative housing corporation;
provided, however, that any condominium unit, planned unit development or
residential cooperative housing corporation shall conform with the Underwriting
Guidelines. As of the date of origination, no portion of the Mortgaged Property
is used for commercial purposes, and since the date of origination, no portion
of the Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial purposes; provided, that
Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall not be considered as
being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has not
been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any chemicals or raw
materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance
and/or household purposes; None of the Mortgaged Properties are Manufactured
Homes, log homes, mobile homes, geodesic domes or other unique property types.
(j) Valid First Lien or Second Lien. The Mortgage is a valid,
subsisting, enforceable and perfected, first lien (with respect to a First Lien
Loan) or second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged
Property, including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and
all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air
conditioning systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions,
alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The
lien of the Mortgage is subject only to:
(1) with respect to a Second Lien Loan only, the lien of the
first mortgage on the Mortgaged Property;
(2) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not yet due and payable;
(3) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan
and (A) specifically referred to or otherwise considered in the
appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (B) which
do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(4) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use,
enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien (with respect to a First Lien
Loan) or second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) and first priority
(with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second priority (with respect to a Second
Lien Loan) security interest on the property described therein and the Seller
has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser;
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms
(including, without limitation, any provisions therein relating to Prepayment
Penalties). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such
related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to
execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and
the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been
duly and properly executed by other such related parties. The documents,
instruments and agreements submitted for loan underwriting were not falsified by
the Seller or, to the best knowledge of the Seller, by the Mortgagor or the
appraiser, at the time of the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No fraud, error,
omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller or, to the Seller's
knowledge, any other Person, including without limitation, the Mortgagor, any
appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan, where (A) such fraud, error, omission,
misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence misrepresented a mortgagor's
ability to comply with the terms of the related Mortgage Loan or (B) had such
fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence been
known, would have changed (x) the originator's decision to originate the
Mortgage Loan or to originate the Mortgage Loan at the same interest rate, the
same points and fees, and all other applicable origination terms relating to the
Mortgage Loan, or (y) the Purchaser's decision to purchase the Mortgage Loan on
the related Closing Date. The Seller has reviewed all of the documents
constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it deems
necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth
herein and neither the Seller nor any Affiliate has made any representations to
a Mortgagor that are inconsistent with the mortgage instruments used;
(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed
and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no
requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any
escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses
incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the
Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any
amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. The Seller is the sole owner of record and holder of
the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and upon
the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller will retain the
Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the
Custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, in trust only for the
purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. The
Mortgage Loan is not assigned or pledged, and the Seller has good, indefeasible
and marketable title thereto, and has full right to transfer and sell the
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity,
participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and
has full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or
agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant
to this Agreement and following the sale of each Mortgage Loan, the Purchaser
will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity,
participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The
Seller intends to relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the
Mortgage Loan. After the Closing Date, the Seller will have no right to modify
or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Seller will have no
obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan, except as provided in this
Agreement;
(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan, 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) either (i) organized
under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business in such state, or
(iii) a federal savings and loan association, a savings bank or a national bank
having a principal office in such state, or (3) not doing business in such
state;
(o) LTV. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 100%;
(p) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA
lender's title insurance policy or other generally acceptable form of policy or
insurance acceptable to prudent originators of mortgage loans similar to the
Mortgage Loans and each such title insurance policy is issued by a title insurer
acceptable to prudent originators of mortgage loans similar to the Mortgage
Loans and qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged
Property is located, insuring the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the
first priority lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second (with respect
to a Second Lien Loan) of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the
Mortgage Loan (or to the extent a Mortgage Note provides for negative
amortization, the maximum amount of negative amortization in accordance with the
Mortgage), subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (1), (2) and (3)
of paragraph (j) of this Subsection 9.02, and in the case of Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loans, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability
of the lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for
adjustment to the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by
state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose
the carrier of the required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such
lender's title insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and
against encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein.
The title policy does not contain any special exceptions (other than the
standard exclusions) for zoning and uses and has been marked to delete the
standard survey exception or to replace the standard survey exception with a
specific survey reading. The Seller, its successor and assigns, are the sole
insureds of such lender's title insurance policy, and such lender's title
insurance policy is valid and remains in full force and effect and will be in
force and effect upon the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. No claims have been made under such lender's title insurance policy,
and no prior holder of the related Mortgage, including the Seller, has done, by
act or omission, anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title
insurance policy, including without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission,
kickback or other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be
received, retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity,
and no such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the
Seller;
(q) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet one calendar
month or more delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which
would permit acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the 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
which would permit acceleration, and neither the Seller nor any of its
affiliates nor any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default,
breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are
outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the
related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or
coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage, that are not insured against
by title insurance;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements
which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the
Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon
the Mortgaged Property that are not insured against by title insurance. No
improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation
of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. The Mortgage Loan was originated by
a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant
to Sections 203 and 211 of the Act, a savings and loan association, a savings
bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company, mortgage lender or
other similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state
authority. No Mortgage Loan contains terms or provisions which would result in
negative amortization. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more
than sixty days after funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan.
The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as, with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loans, the Lifetime Rate Cap, the Periodic Rate Floor and the Periodic Rate Cap
are as set forth on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Interest
Rate is adjusted, with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, on each
Interest Rate Adjustment Date to equal the Index plus the Gross Margin (rounded
up or down to the nearest 0.125%), subject to the Periodic Rate Cap. Unless
identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule as an interest only loan or a
Balloon Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage Note is payable in equal monthly
installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest, with
respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the
adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date,
with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the
Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not
more than thirty years from commencement of amortization. With respect to a
Balloon Mortgage Loan identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, such
Balloon Mortgage Loan will have an amortization schedule which will exceed the
stated maturity date (currently, a forty or fifty year amortization period, as
applicable, with a stated maturity date of thirty years from commencement of
amortization). Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule,
the Mortgage Loan is payable on the first day of each month. There are no
Convertible Mortgage Loans which contain a provision allowing the Mortgagor to
convert the Mortgage Note from an adjustable interest rate Mortgage Note to a
fixed interest rate Mortgage Note. The Due Date of the first payment under the
Mortgage Note is no more than 60 days from the date of the Mortgage Note. Unless
identified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule as a Balloon Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage Loan does not require a balloon payment on its stated maturity date;
(u) Customary Provisions. The 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 provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell
the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent
with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(v) Conformance with Underwriting Guidelines. The Mortgage Loan was
underwritten in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines in effect at the
time of origination (a copy of which is attached to the related Assignment and
Conveyance as Exhibit B). The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on forms acceptable
to Freddie Mac or ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ and no representations have been made to a
Mortgagor that are inconsistent with the mortgage instruments used;
(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing
Date, the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law. All
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to
the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from
the appropriate authorities. Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule, the Mortgagor represented at the time of origination of the
Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the
Mortgagor's primary residence;
(x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and
the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in clause (j) above;
(y) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as
such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with the reconveyance
of the deed of trust or a trustee's sale after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) [Reserved];
(aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be
delivered under this Agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been delivered to the
Custodian. The Seller is in possession of a complete, true and accurate Mortgage
File in compliance with Exhibit A hereto, except for such documents the
originals of which have been delivered to the Custodian;
(bb) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged
Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de
minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project conforms to the Underwriting Guidelines. The representations and
warranties required by prudent mortgage lending institutions which originate
mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loan in the jurisdiction where
the related Mortgaged Property is located with respect to such condominium or a
planned unit development have been satisfied and remain true and correct;
(cc) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage (except
with respect to any Mortgage that has been recorded in the name of MERS or its
designee) with respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is
acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located. The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller are not subject to the bulk
transfer or similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction;
(dd) Due-On-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the
Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of
the mortgagee thereunder, and to the best of the Seller's knowledge, such
provision is enforceable;
(ee) Assumability. With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents provide that after the related first Interest
Rate Adjustment Date, a related Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if the party
assuming such Mortgage Loan meets certain credit requirements stated in the
Mortgage Loan Documents;
(ff) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate
account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the
Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain
any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(gg) Consolidation of Future Advances. Any future advances made to
the Mortgagor prior to the applicable Cut-off Date have been consolidated with
the outstanding principal amount secured by the Mortgage, and the secured
principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single interest rate and single
repayment term. The lien of the Mortgage securing the consolidated principal
amount is expressly insured as having first (with respect to a First Lien Loan)
or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) lien priority by a title
insurance policy, an endorsement to the policy insuring the mortgagee's
consolidated interest or by other title evidence acceptable to the secondary
market. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal
amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(hh) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings.
There have not been any condemnation proceedings with respect to the Mortgaged
Property and there is no proceeding pending or, to the best of the Seller's
knowledge, threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the Mortgaged
Property. As of the related Closing Date, the Mortgaged Property is undamaged by
waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other
casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as
security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended
and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair;
(ii) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by the
Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in all respects in compliance
with Accepted Servicing Practices, applicable laws and regulations, and have
been in all respects legal and proper. With respect to escrow deposits and
Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of, or under the
control of, the Seller and there exist no deficiencies in connection therewith
for which customary arrangements for repayment thereof have not been made. Each
Mortgage Loan is covered by a paid in full, life of loan, tax service contract.
All Escrow Payments have been collected in full compliance with state and
federal law and the provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An
escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established, if
applicable, in an amount sufficient to pay for every item that remains unpaid
and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow deposits or
Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have been
capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note;
With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, all Mortgage
Interest Rate adjustments have been made in strict compliance with state and
federal law and the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note on the
related Interest Rate Adjustment Date. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage
Note for an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, another index was selected for
determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index was used with respect to
each Mortgage Note which required a new index to be selected, and such selection
did not conflict with the terms of the related Mortgage Note. The Seller
executed and delivered any and all notices required under applicable law and the
terms of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest
Rate and, with respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Monthly
Payment adjustments. Any interest required to be paid pursuant to state, federal
and local law has been properly paid and credited;
(jj) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. With respect to Adjustable
Rate Mortgage Loans, the Mortgage Loan is not a Convertible Mortgage Loan;
(kk) Other Insurance Policies. No action, inaction or event has
occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed that has resulted or will
result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any
applicable, special hazard insurance policy or bankruptcy bond, irrespective of
the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with the placement of any
such insurance, no commission, fee, or other compensation has been or will be
received by the Seller or by any officer, director, or employee of the Seller or
any designee of the Seller or any corporation in which the Seller or any
officer, director, or employee had a financial interest at the time of placement
of such insurance;
(ll) No Violation of Environmental Laws. As of the related Closing
Date, there is no pending action or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged
Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is
an issue; there is no violation of any environmental law, rule or regulation
with respect to the Mortgaged Property; and nothing further remains to be done
to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation
constituting a prerequisite to use and enjoyment of said property;
(mm) Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not
notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or
allowed to the Mortgagor under the Relief Act or other similar state statute;
(nn) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property which (A) conformed to the standards of prudent
lenders in the secondary mortgage market, (B) was conducted substantially and
materially in accordance with the Underwriting Guidelines and included an
assessment of the fair market value of the related Mortgaged Property at the
time of such appraisal, and (C) was made and signed, prior to the approval of
the Mortgage Loan application, by a Qualified Appraiser who, to the best of the
Seller's knowledge, had no interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged
Property or in any loan made on the security thereof, whose compensation is not
affected by the approval or disapproval of the Mortgage Loan and who met the
minimum qualifications of prudent lenders in the secondary mortgage market. Each
appraisal of the Mortgage Loan was made in accordance with the relevant
provisions of Title XI of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and
Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations promulgated thereunder and the
Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice;
(oo) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has, and has executed a
statement to the effect that the Mortgagor has, received all disclosure
materials required by applicable law and the Seller has complied with, all
applicable law with respect to the making of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller
shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage File or the credit file;
(pp) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. The
Mortgage Loan was not made in connection with the construction or material
rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or facilitating the trade-in or exchange
of a Mortgaged Property;
(qq) Request for Notice; No Consent Required. With respect to any
Second Lien Loan, where required or customary in the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located, the original lender has filed for record a
request for notice of any action by the related senior lienholder, and the
Seller has notified the senior lienholder in writing of the existence of the
Second Lien Loan and requested notification of any action to be taken against
the Mortgagor by the senior lienholder. Either (a) no consent for the Second
Lien Loan is required by the holder of the related first lien or (b) such
consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File. This
representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(rr) No Defense to Insurance Coverage. No action has been taken or
failed to be taken, no event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has
existed on or prior to the Closing Date (whether or not known to the Seller on
or prior to such date) which has resulted or will result in an exclusion from,
denial of, or defense to coverage under any primary mortgage insurance
(including, without limitation, any exclusions, denials or defenses which would
limit or reduce the availability of the timely payment of the full amount of the
loss otherwise due thereunder to the insured) whether arising out of actions,
representations, errors, omissions, negligence, or fraud of the Seller, the
related Mortgagor or any party involved in the application for such coverage,
including the appraisal, plans and specifications and other exhibits or
documents submitted therewith to the insurer under such insurance policy, or for
any other reason under such coverage, but not including the failure of such
insurer to pay by reason of such insurer's breach of such insurance policy or
such insurer's financial inability to pay;
(ss) Escrow Analysis. With respect to each Mortgage, the Seller has
within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was originated within such
twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow Payments for each Mortgage and
adjusted the amount of such payments so that, assuming all required payments are
timely made, any deficiency will be eliminated on or before the first
anniversary of such analysis, or any overage will be refunded to the Mortgagor,
in accordance with RESPA and any other applicable law;
(tt) Prior Servicing. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all
material respects in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices;
(uu) No Failure to Cure Default. The Seller has not received a
written notice of default of any senior mortgage loan related to the Mortgaged
Property which has not been cured;
(vv) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information
furnished by the Seller to the Purchaser, that Seller has full right and
authority and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such
information to the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded by the terms of
the Mortgage Loan Documents from furnishing the same to any subsequent or
prospective purchaser of such Mortgage. The Seller shall hold the Purchaser
harmless from any and all damages, losses, costs and expenses (including
attorney's fees) arising from disclosure of credit information in connection
with the Purchaser's secondary marketing operations and the purchase and sale of
mortgages or Servicing Rights thereto;
(ww) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a long-term
residential lease, (1) the lessor under the lease holds a fee simple interest in
the land; (2) the terms of such lease expressly permit the mortgaging of the
leasehold estate, the assignment of the lease without the lessor's consent and
the acquisition by the holder of the Mortgage of the rights of the lessee upon
foreclosure or assignment in lieu of foreclosure or provide the holder of the
Mortgage with substantially similar protections; (3) the terms of such lease do
not (a) allow the termination thereof upon the lessee's default without the
holder of the Mortgage being entitled to receive written notice of, and
opportunity to cure, such default, (b) allow the termination of the lease in the
event of damage or destruction as long as the Mortgage is in existence, (c)
prohibit the holder of the Mortgage from being insured (or receiving proceeds of
insurance) under the hazard insurance policy or policies relating to the
Mortgaged Property or (d) permit any increase in rent other than pre-established
increases set forth in the lease; (4) the original term of such lease is not
less than 15 years; (5) the term of such lease does not terminate earlier than
five years after the maturity date of the Mortgage Note; and (6) the Mortgaged
Property is located in a jurisdiction in which the use of leasehold estates in
transferring ownership in residential properties is a widely accepted practice;
(xx) Prepayment Penalty. Each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a
Prepayment Penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note is identified on the
related Mortgage Loan Schedule. With respect to Mortgage Loans originated prior
to October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may be imposed for a term in
excess of five (5) years following origination. With respect to Mortgage Loans
originated on or after October 1, 2002, no such Prepayment Penalty may be
imposed for a term in excess of three (3) years following origination. This
representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(yy) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan or Covered Loan, as applicable, and no Mortgage Loan originated on or after
October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending
Act. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act
of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any comparable state or local
law. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(zz) Single-premium Credit Life Insurance Policy. In connection with
the origination of any Mortgage loan, no proceeds from such Mortgage Loan were
used to finance or acquire a single-premium credit life insurance policy. This
representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(aaa) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan is a qualified mortgage
under Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code;
(bbb) Fair Credit Reporting Act. The Seller has, in its capacity as
servicer for each Mortgage Loan, fully furnished, in accordance with the Fair
Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete
information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to
Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company (three of the
credit repositories), on a monthly basis. This representation and warranty is a
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(ccc) No Arbitration. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after July
1, 2004 requires the related Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction.
This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(ddd) [Reserved];
(eee) Mortgagor Selection. Each Mortgagor was assigned the highest
credit grade available with respect to a mortgage loan product offered by such
Mortgage Loan's originator, taking into account the credit history, debt to
income ratio and loan requirement of such Mortgagor. This representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(fff) No Prior Offer. The Mortgage Loan has not previously been
offered for sale;
(ggg) Underwriting Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting
the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan does not rely solely on the
extent of the related Mortgagor's equity in the collateral as the principal
determining factor in approving such extension of credit. The methodology
employed objective criteria such as the Mortgagor's income, assets and
liabilities, to the proposed mortgage payment and, based on such methodology,
the Mortgage Loan's originator made a reasonable determination that at the time
of origination the Mortgagor had the ability to make timely payments on the
Mortgage Loan. Such underwriting methodology confirmed that at the time of
origination (application/approval) the related Mortgagor had a reasonable
ability to make timely payments on the Mortgage Loan. This representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(hhh) Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums. With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a Prepayment
Penalty upon a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) prior to the Mortgage Loan's
origination, the related Mortgagor agreed to such prepayment penalty in exchange
for a monetary benefit, including but not limited to a rate or fee reduction,
(ii) the related Mortgagor has available programs that offered the option of
obtaining a mortgage loan that did not require payment of such a prepayment
penalty and prior to the Mortgage Loan's origination, the Mortgage Loan was
available to the Mortgagor with and without the prepayment penalty; (iii) the
Prepayment Penalty was adequately disclosed to the Mortgagor in the mortgage
loan documents pursuant to applicable state, local and federal law, and (iv)
notwithstanding any state, local or federal law to the contrary, the Interim
Servicer shall not impose such Prepayment Penalty in any instance when the
mortgage debt is accelerated or paid off in connection with the workout of a
delinquent Mortgage Loan or as a result of the Mortgagor's default in making the
Mortgage Loan payments. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material
and Adverse Representation;
(iii) Purchase of Insurance. No Mortgagor was required to purchase
any single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability,
property, accident, unemployment or health insurance product) or debt
cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No
Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single-premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life,
mortgage, disability, property, accident, unemployment, mortgage or health
insurance) in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No proceeds
from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit insurance
policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing, such
Mortgage Loan. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(jjj) Points and Fees. All points and fees related to each Mortgage
Loan were disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with applicable
state and federal law and regulation. This representation and warranty is a
Deemed Material and Adverse Representation;
(kkk) Disclosure of Fees and Charges. All fees and charges
(including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to
be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage
Loan, have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with
applicable state and federal law and regulation. This representation and
warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse Representaiton;
(lll) No Default Under First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related First Lien Loan related thereto is in full force and effect,
and there is no default (other than payments not yet 30 days delinquent),
breach, violation or event which would permit acceleration existing under such
first Mortgage or 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 which would permit acceleration thereunder.
This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(mmm) Right to Cure First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related first lien Mortgage contains a provision which provides for
giving notice of default or breach to the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and
allows such mortgagee to cure any default under the related first lien Mortgage.
This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and Adverse
Representation;
(nnn) Balloon Mortgage Loans. No Balloon Mortgage Loan has an
original stated maturity of less than seven (7) years;
(ooo) Tax Service Contract. Either (x) each First Lien Loan is
covered by a paid in full, life of loan, tax service contract, and such contract
is transferable, or (y) on the related Closing Date the Purchaser shall net
$75.00 per Mortgage Loan from the related Purchase Price to cover the cost of
such a tax service contract; and
(ppp) No Negative Amortization of Related First Lien Loan. With
respect to each Second Lien Loan, the related First Lien Loan does not permit
negative amortization. This representation and warranty is a Deemed Material and
Adverse Representation.
Subsection 9.03 Remedies for Breach of Representations and
Warranties.
It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties
set forth in Subsections 9.01 and 9.02 shall survive the sale of the Mortgage
Loans to the Purchaser and shall inure to the benefit of the Purchaser,
notwithstanding any restrictive or qualified endorsement on any Mortgage Note or
Assignment of Mortgage or the examination or failure to examine any Mortgage
File. Upon discovery by either the Seller or the Purchaser of a breach of any of
the foregoing representations and warranties, the party discovering such breach
shall give prompt written notice to the other.
Within sixty (60) days of the earlier of either discovery by or
notice to the Seller of any such breach of a representation or warranty, which
materially and adversely affects the value of the Mortgage Loans or the interest
of the Purchaser therein (or which materially and adversely affects the value of
the applicable Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Purchaser in the related
Mortgage Loan in the case of a representation and warranty relating to a
particular Mortgage Loan), the Seller shall use its best efforts promptly to
cure such breach in all material respects and, if such breach cannot be cured,
the Seller shall, at the Purchaser's option, repurchase such Mortgage Loan at
the Repurchase Price. Notwithstanding the above sentence, (i) within 30 days
after the earlier of either discovery by, or notice to the Seller of any breach
of the representation and warranty set forth in clause (aaa) of Subsection 9.02,
the Seller shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price and (ii)
any breach of a Deemed Material and Adverse Representation shall automatically
be deemed to materially and adversely affect the value of the Mortgage Loans or
the interest of the Purchaser therein. In the event that a breach shall involve
any representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 9.01, and (except as
provided in the preceding sentence with respect to certain breaches for which no
cure is permitted) such breach cannot be cured within 60 days of the earlier of
either discovery by or notice to the Seller of such breach, all of the Mortgage
Loans affected by such breach shall, at the Purchaser's option, be repurchased
by the Seller at the Repurchase Price. However, if the breach shall involve a
representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 9.02 (other than the
representation and warranty set forth in clause (aaa) of such Section or any
Deemed Material Breach Representation) and the Seller discovers or receives
notice of any such breach within 120 days of the related Closing Date, the
Seller shall, at the Purchaser's option and provided that the Seller has a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, rather than repurchase the Mortgage Loan as
provided above, remove such Mortgage Loan (a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") and
substitute in its place a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, provided
that any such substitution shall be effected not later than 120 days after the
related Closing Date. If the Seller has no Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan,
it shall repurchase the deficient Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price. Any
repurchase of a Mortgage Loan or Loans pursuant to the foregoing provisions of
this Subsection 9.03 shall be accomplished by either (a) if the Interim
Servicing Agreement has been entered into and is in effect, deposit in the
Custodial Account of the amount of the Repurchase Price for distribution to the
Purchaser on the next scheduled Remittance Date, after deducting therefrom any
amount received in respect of such repurchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and being
held in the Custodial Account for future distribution or (b) if the Interim
Servicing Agreement has not been entered into or is no longer in effect, by
direct remittance of the Repurchase Price to the Purchaser or its designee in
accordance with the Purchaser's instructions.
The Seller shall cure, repurchase or substitute in accordance with
the preceding paragraph with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which a breach of
a representation or warranty (as described above) exists notwithstanding the
fact that such representation and warranty may have contained a statement
qualified as being made to the Seller's knowledge or to the best of the Seller's
knowledge. Additionally, the Purchaser shall be entitled to any indemnification
provided herein with respect to such a breach of any qualified representation
and warranty.
At the time of repurchase or substitution, the Purchaser and the
Seller shall arrange for the reassignment of the Deleted Mortgage Loan to the
Seller and the delivery to the Seller of any documents held by the Custodian
relating to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase or
substitution, the Seller shall, simultaneously with such reassignment, give
written notice to the Purchaser that such repurchase or substitution has taken
place, amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the withdrawal of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan from this Agreement, and, in the case of substitution, identify a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and amend the related Mortgage Loan Schedule
to reflect the addition of such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan to this
Agreement. In connection with any such substitution, the Seller shall be deemed
to have made as to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement except that all such representations
and warranties set forth in this Agreement shall be deemed made as of the date
of such substitution. The Seller shall effect such substitution by delivering to
the Custodian or to such other party as the Purchaser may designate in writing
for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan the documents required by Subsection
6.03 and the Custodial Agreement, with the Mortgage Note endorsed as required by
Subsection 6.03 and the Custodial Agreement. No substitution will be made in any
calendar month after the Determination Date for such month. The Seller, as
Interim Servicer, shall remit directly to the Purchaser, or its designee in
accordance with the Purchaser's instructions the Monthly Payment less the
Servicing Fee due, if any, on such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans
in the month following the date of such substitution. Monthly Payments due with
respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution
shall be retained by the Seller. For the month of substitution, distributions to
the Purchaser shall include the Monthly Payment due on any Deleted Mortgage Loan
in the month of substitution, and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to
retain all amounts subsequently received by the Seller in respect of such
Deleted Mortgage Loan.
For any month in which the Seller substitutes a Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan for a Deleted Mortgage Loan, the Seller shall determine the amount
(if any) by which the aggregate principal balance of all Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loans as of the date of substitution is less than the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of all Deleted Mortgage Loans (after application of scheduled
principal payments due in the month of substitution). The amount of such
shortfall shall be distributed by the Seller directly to the Purchaser or its
designee in accordance with the Purchaser's instructions within two (2) Business
Days of such substitution.
In addition to such repurchase or substitution obligation, the
Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and former directors,
officers, employees and agents and any Successor Servicer and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and hold such parties harmless
against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and other costs and expenses resulting
from any claim, demand, defense or assertion based on or grounded upon, or
resulting from a breach of any representation or warranty contained in this
Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement (including, without limitation, any
alleged breach of any such representations and warranties arising out of or
based upon any term or provision of any Mortgage Loan alleged to be not in
conformity with any state or local law as a result of an assertion of federal
preemption or an assertion that the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Seller
is located apply to a Mortgage Loan secured by Mortgaged Property in another
jurisdiction). It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Seller
set forth in this Subsection 9.03 to cure, substitute for or repurchase a
defective Mortgage Loan and to indemnify the Purchaser and Successor Servicer as
provided in this Subsection 9.03 and in Subsection 14.01 constitute the sole
remedies of the Purchaser respecting a breach of the foregoing representations
and warranties. For purposes of this paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person
then acting as the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Purchasers" under this Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall
mean any Person designated as the Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement
and any and all Persons who previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to
this Agreement.
Any cause of action against the Seller relating to or arising out of
the breach of any representations and warranties made in Subsections 9.01 and
9.02 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such breach by
the Purchaser or notice thereof by the Seller to the Purchaser, (ii) failure by
the Seller to cure such breach or repurchase such Mortgage Loan as specified
above, and (iii) demand upon the Seller by the Purchaser for compliance with
this Agreement.
Subsection 9.04 Repurchase of Certain Mortgage Loans That Prepay in
Full.
With respect to any Mortgage Loan that prepays in full on or before
the earlier of (i) a Securitization Transaction or (ii) ninety (90) days after
the related Closing Date, the Seller shall pay the Purchaser, (a) with respect
to any Mortgage Loan without a Prepayment Penalty, an amount equal to the
difference between (i) the Purchase Price for such Mortgage Loan and (ii) the
outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-off
Date, and (b) with respect to any Mortgage Loan with a Prepayment Penalty, an
amount equal to the difference between (i) the Purchase Price for such Mortgage
Loan and (ii) the sum of (x) the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan as of the related Cut-off Date and (y) the Prepayment Penalty received by
the Purchaser. The Buyer shall notify the Seller and request a repurchase within
90 days after the related Closing Date and the Seller shall repurchase such
delinquent Mortgage Loan within forty-five (45) days of such request. This
premium protection is assignable.
Subsection 9.05 Repurchase of Mortgage Loans With First Payment
Defaults.
With respect to any Mortgage Loan for which either (i) the related
Mortgagor fails to make the first Monthly Payment due following the related
Cut-off Date within forty five (45) days of the related Due Date or (ii) if the
first Monthly Payment due on the Mortgage Loan is prior to the related Cut-off
Date and the initial Monthly Payment is not made by the related Mortgagor within
forty five (45) days of such Due Date (for example, if the first Monthly Payment
due on the Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser is due on October 1, 2006 or November
1, 2006, and the related Cut- off Date is October 15, 2006, the related
Mortgagor must make such Monthly Payment by November 15, 2006 or December 15,
2006, as appropriate) (each such Mortgage Loan, an "FPD Loan"), Seller shall
repurchase at the price set forth below or substitute any FPD Loan. Such
repurchase or substitution shall be made within thirty (30) days following
receipt by Seller of notification of such first payment default by the Purchaser
(or its assignee) of the Mortgage Loan. Seller's obligation to repurchase or
substitute a FPD Loan shall expire within ninety (90) days following the related
Closing Date of the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The price for
any repurchase hereunder shall be equal to the percentage of par as stated in
the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter multiplied by the then outstanding
principal balance of such Mortgage Loan, plus accrued and unpaid interest
thereon from the date to which interest was last paid through the day prior to
the repurchase date at the applicable Mortgage Interest Rate, plus any
outstanding servicing advances owed to any servicer in connection with such
Mortgage Loan.
SECTION 10. Closing.
The closing for the purchase and sale of each Mortgage Loan Package
shall take place on the related Closing Date. At the Purchaser's option, the
Closing shall be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the
parties shall agree, or conducted in person, at such place as the parties shall
agree.
The closing for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each Closing
Date shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(i) at least two Business Days prior to the related Closing Date,
the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser in electronic format
acceptable to the Purchaser in its sole discretion, a listing
on a loan-level basis of the necessary information to compute
the Purchase Price of the Mortgage Loans delivered on the
related Closing Date (including accrued interest), and prepare
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule;
(ii) all of the representations and warranties of the Seller under
this Agreement shall be true and correct as of the related
Closing Date and no event shall have occurred which, with
notice or the passage of time, would constitute a default
under this Agreement;
(iii) the Purchaser shall have received, or the Purchaser's
attorneys shall have received in escrow, all closing documents
as specified in Section 11 of this Agreement, in such forms as
are agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed
by all signatories other than the Purchaser as required
pursuant to the terms hereof;
(iv) the Seller shall have delivered and released to the Custodian
all documents required pursuant to this Agreement; and
(v) all other terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
related Purchase Price and Terms Letter shall have been
complied with.
Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall pay to the
Seller on the related Closing Date the Purchase Price, plus accrued interest
pursuant to Section 4 of this Agreement, by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to the account designated by the Seller.
SECTION 11. Closing Documents.
The Closing Documents for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased on each
Closing Date shall consist of fully executed originals of the following
documents:
1. this Agreement (to be executed and delivered only for the
initial Closing Date);
2. the Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of the initial
Cut-off Date (to be executed and delivered only for the
initial Closing Date);
3. the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, segregated by Mortgage
Loan Package, one copy to be attached hereto and one copy to
be attached to the related Assignment and Conveyance as the
Mortgage Loan Schedule thereto;
4. a Custodian's Certification, as required under the Custodial
Agreement;
5. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Officer's
Certificate, in the form of Exhibit C hereto with respect to
the Seller, including all attachments thereto; with respect to
subsequent Closing Dates, an Officer's Certificate upon
request of the Purchaser;
6. with respect to the initial Closing Date, an Opinion of
Counsel of the Seller (who may be an employee of the Seller),
in the form of Exhibit D hereto ("Opinion of Counsel of the
Seller"); with respect to subsequent Closing Dates, an Opinion
of Counsel of the Seller upon request of the Purchaser;
7. a Security Release Certification, in the form of Exhibit E or
F, as applicable, hereto executed by any person, as requested
by the Purchaser, if any of the Mortgage Loans have at any
time been subject to any security interest, pledge or
hypothecation for the benefit of such person;
8. a certificate or other evidence of merger or change of name,
signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if
any of the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Seller by
merger or acquired or originated by the Seller while
conducting business under a name other than its present name,
if applicable;
9. with respect to the initial Closing Date, the Underwriting
Guidelines to be attached hereto as Exhibit H;
10. Assignment and Conveyance in the form of Exhibit G hereto; and
11. a MERS Report reflecting the Purchaser as Investor, the
Custodian as custodian and no Person as Interim Funder for
each MERS Designated Mortgage Loan.
The Seller shall bear the risk of loss of the closing documents
until such time as they are received by the Purchaser or its attorneys.
SECTION 12. Costs.
The Purchaser shall pay any commissions due its salesmen and the
legal fees and expenses of its attorneys and custodial fees. All other costs and
expenses incurred in connection with the transfer and delivery of the Mortgage
Loans and the Servicing Rights including recording fees, fees for title policy
endorsements and continuations, fees for recording Assignments of Mortgage, and
the Seller's attorney's fees, shall be paid by the Seller.
SECTION 13. Cooperation of Seller with a Reconstitution.
The Seller and the Purchaser agree that with respect to some or all
of the Mortgage Loans, after the related Closing Date, on one or more dates
(each, a "Reconstitution Date") at the Purchaser's sole option, the Purchaser
may effect a sale (each, a "Reconstitution") of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans then subject to this Agreement, without recourse, to:
(i) one or more third party purchasers in one or more Whole
Loan Transfers; or
(ii) one or more trusts or other entities to be formed as
part of one or more Securitization Transactions.
The Seller agrees to execute in connection with any Whole Loan
Transfer a seller's warranties and servicing agreement in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to the parties, and in connection with a Securitization
Transaction an Assignment and Recognition Agreement substantially in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit I (collectively, the agreements referred to herein as
designated, the "Reconstitution Agreements"), together with an opinion of
counsel with respect to such Reconstitution Agreements.
With respect to each Whole Loan Transfer and each Securitization
Transaction entered into by the Purchaser, the Seller agrees (1) to cooperate
fully with the Purchaser and any prospective purchaser with respect to all
reasonable requests and due diligence procedures; (2) to execute, deliver and
perform all Reconstitution Agreements required by the Purchaser; and (3) to
restate the representations and warranties set forth in Subsections 9.01 and
9.02 as of the "Reconstitution Date", or make such representations or warranties
as may be required by any Rating Agency or prospective purchaser of the related
securities or such Mortgage Loans in connection with such Reconstitution;
provided, however, that any such restatement shall be limited in the event
circumstances shall have changed since the related Closing Date which limit or
prohibit such restatement. The Seller shall provide to any issuer, servicer,
trustee, Rating Agency, investor and any other participants in such
Reconstitution: (i) any and all information and appropriate verification of
information which may be reasonably available to the Seller or its affiliates,
whether through letters of its auditors and counsel or otherwise, as the
Purchaser shall reasonably request; provided, however, to the extent any such
information is not publicly available, the Purchaser shall keep such information
confidential and shall not divulge it to any non-affiliated person, without the
Seller's prior written consent, except to the extent that it is appropriate for
the Purchaser to do so in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing
authorities or other governmental agencies; (ii) such additional
representations, warranties, covenants, opinions of counsel, letters from
auditors, and certificates of public officials or officers of the Seller as are
reasonably believed necessary by the Purchaser, any such other participant or
required by any Rating Agency or investor in such Reconstitution at the
Purchaser's expense not to exceed $10,000; provided that the Seller will not be
obligated to provide additional representations or warranties that would
increase the liability or exposure to the Seller, in its reasonable discretion;
(iii) in connection with any Securitization Transaction where certain Mortgage
Loans are designated ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ eligible, Seller shall make the following
additional representation in connection with such Mortgage Loans - "Each
Mortgage Loan is in compliance with the anti-predatory lending eligibility for
purchase requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides"; and (iv) to execute, deliver and
satisfy all conditions set forth in any indemnity agreement required by the
Purchaser or any such participant, as agreed to by the Seller, including,
without limitation, an Indemnification and Contribution Agreement in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit B. Moreover, the Seller agrees
to cooperate with all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser to effect such
Reconstitution Agreements. The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each
affiliate of the Purchaser participating in the Reconstitution, each underwriter
or placement agent participating in the Reconstitution and each Person who
controls the Purchaser, such affiliate, underwriter or placement agent and their
respective present and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and
hold each of them harmless from and against any losses, damages, penalties,
fines, forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees and expenses and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that each of them may
sustain in any way related to any information provided by or on behalf of the
Seller in writing or by electronic transmission regarding the Seller, the
Mortgage Loans or the Underwriting Guidelines set forth in any offering document
(including, without limitation, structural term sheets, collateral term sheets
and computational materials) prepared in connection with any Reconstitution. For
purposes of the previous sentence, "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting
as the Purchaser under this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously
were "Purchasers" under this Agreement.
Other than with respect to MERS designated Mortgage Loans, in the
event the Purchaser has elected to have the Seller or the Interim Servicer hold
record title to the Mortgages, prior to the Reconstitution Date, the Seller
shall prepare an Assignment of Mortgage in blank or to the prospective purchaser
or trustee, as applicable, from the Seller or the Interim Servicer, as
applicable, acceptable to the prospective purchaser or trustee, as applicable,
for each Mortgage Loan that is part of the Reconstitution and shall pay all
preparation and recording costs associated therewith. In connection with the
Reconstitution, the Seller shall execute or shall cause the Interim Servicer to
execute each Assignment of Mortgage, track such Assignments of Mortgage to
ensure they have been recorded and deliver them as required by the prospective
purchaser or trustee, as applicable, upon the Seller's receipt thereof.
Additionally, the Seller shall prepare and execute or shall cause the Interim
Servicer to execute, at the direction of the Purchaser, any note endorsement in
connection with any and all seller/servicer agreements.
All Mortgage Loans not sold or transferred pursuant to a
Reconstitution shall remain subject to this Agreement and, if the Interim
Servicing Agreement shall remain in effect with respect to the related Mortgage
Loan Package, shall continue to be serviced in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement and the Interim Servicing Agreement and with respect thereto this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.
SECTION 14. The Seller.
Subsection 14.01 Additional Indemnification by the Seller; Third
Party Claims.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser and its present and
former directors, officers, employees and agents and the Successor Servicer and
its present and former directors, officers, employees and agents, and hold such
parties harmless against any and all claims, losses, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures, reasonable and necessary legal fees(including legal fees incurred
in connection with the enforcement of the Seller's indemnification obligation
under this Section 14.01) and related costs, judgments, and any other costs,
fees and expenses that the Purchaser may sustain in any way related to the
failure of the Seller to perform its duties and to service the Mortgage Loans in
compliance with the terms of this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement
entered into pursuant to Section 13 or any breach of any of Seller's
representations, warranties and covenants set forth in this Agreement (provided
that such costs shall not include any lost profits). For purposes of this
paragraph "Purchaser" shall mean the Person then acting as the Purchaser under
this Agreement and any and all Persons who previously were "Purchasers" under
this Agreement and "Successor Servicer" shall mean any Person designated as the
Successor Servicer pursuant to this Agreement and any and all Persons who
previously were "Successor Servicers" pursuant to this Agreement. The Seller
immediately shall notify the Purchaser if a claim is made by a third party with
respect to this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement or the Mortgage Loans.
(b) Promptly after receipt by an indemnified party under this
Section 14.01 of notice of the commencement of any action, such indemnified
party will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the indemnifying
party under this Section 14.01, notify the indemnifying party in writing of the
commencement thereof; but the omission so to notify the indemnifying party will
not relieve the indemnifying party from any liability which it may have to any
indemnified party under this Section 14.01, except to the extent that it has
been prejudiced in any material respect, or from any liability which it may
have, otherwise than under this Section 14.01. In case any such action is
brought against any indemnified party and it notifies the indemnifying party of
the commencement thereof, the indemnifying party will be entitled to participate
therein, and to the extent that it may elect by written notice delivered to the
indemnified party promptly after receiving the aforesaid notice from such
indemnified party, to assume the defense thereof, with counsel reasonably
satisfactory to such indemnified party; provided that if the defendants in any
such action include both the indemnified party and the indemnifying party and
the indemnified party or parties shall have reasonably concluded that there may
be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other indemnified parties which
are different from or additional to those available to the indemnifying party,
the indemnified party or parties shall have the right to select separate counsel
to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise participate in the defense of
such action on behalf of such indemnified party or parties. Upon receipt of
notice from the indemnifying party to such indemnified party of its election so
to assume the defense of such action and approval by the indemnified party of
counsel, the indemnifying party will not be liable to such indemnified party for
expenses incurred by the indemnified party in connection with the defense
thereof unless (i) the indemnified party shall have employed separate counsel in
connection with the assertion of legal defenses in accordance with the proviso
to the next preceding sentence (it being understood, however, that the
indemnifying party shall not be liable for the expenses of more than one
separate counsel (together with one local counsel, if applicable)), (ii) the
indemnifying party shall not have employed counsel reasonably satisfactory to
the indemnified party to represent the indemnified party within a reasonable
time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the indemnifying party
has authorized in writing the employment of counsel for the indemnified party at
the expense of the indemnifying party; and except that, if clause (i) or (iii)
is applicable, such liability shall be only in respect of the counsel referred
to in such clause (i) or (iii).
Subsection 14.02 Merger or Consolidation of the Seller.
The Seller will keep in full effect its existence, rights and
franchises as a corporation under the laws of the state of its incorporation
except as permitted herein, and will obtain and preserve its qualification to do
business as a foreign corporation in each jurisdiction in which such
qualification is or shall be necessary to protect the validity and
enforceability of this Agreement, or any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform
its duties under this Agreement.
Any Person into which the Seller may be merged or consolidated, or
any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which
the Seller shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the
Seller, shall be the successor of the Seller hereunder, without the execution or
filing of any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto,
anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding; provided, however, that the
successor or surviving Person shall have a net worth of at least $25,000,000.
SECTION 15. Financial Statements.
The Seller understands that in connection with the Purchaser's
marketing of the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall make available to
prospective purchasers audited financial statements of the Seller for the most
recently completed three fiscal years respecting which such statements are
available. The Seller shall also make available any comparable interim
statements to the extent any such statements have been prepared by the Seller
(and are available upon request to members or stockholders of the Seller or the
public at large). The Seller, if it has not already done so, agrees to furnish
promptly to the Purchaser copies of the statements specified above. The Seller
shall also make available information on its servicing performance with respect
to its aggregate loan servicing portfolio, including delinquency ratios, to the
extent reasonably required by any Rating Agency, regulatory body or other party
in connection with a Reconstitution.
The Seller also agrees to allow reasonable access to a knowledgeable
financial or accounting officer for the purpose of answering questions asked by
any prospective purchaser regarding recent developments affecting the Seller or
the financial statements of the Seller.
SECTION 16. Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest.
The sale and delivery on the related Closing Date of the Mortgage
Loans described on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule is mandatory from and
after the date of the execution of the related Purchase Price and Terms Letter,
it being specifically understood and agreed that each Mortgage Loan is unique
and identifiable on the date hereof and that an award of money damages would be
insufficient to compensate the Purchaser for the losses and damages incurred by
the Purchaser (including damages to prospective purchasers of the Mortgage
Loans) in the event of the Seller's failure to deliver each of the related
Mortgage Loans on or before the related Closing Date. The Seller hereby grants
to the Purchaser a lien on and a continuing security interest in each Mortgage
Loan and each document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to
secure the performance by the Seller of its obligations under the related
Purchase Price and Terms Letter, and the Seller agrees that it shall hold such
Mortgage Loans in custody for the Purchaser subject to the Purchaser's (i) right
to reject any Mortgage Loan under the terms of this Agreement, and (ii)
obligation to pay the Purchase Price for the Mortgage Loans. All rights and
remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative
with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or
equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently,
independently or successively.
SECTION 17. Notices.
All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in
writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if mailed, by registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, or, if by other means, when received
by the other party at the address as follows:
(i) if to the Seller:
Fremont Investment & Loan
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(ii) if to the Purchaser:
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Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ - Whole Loan Operations
Manager
Fax: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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with copies to:
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or such other address as may hereafter be furnished to the other party by like
notice. Any such demand, notice or communication hereunder shall be deemed to
have been received on the date delivered to or received at the premises of the
addressee (as evidenced, in the case of registered or certified mail, by the
date noted on the return receipt).
SECTION 18. Severability Clause.
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.
SECTION 19. Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original, and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 20. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be deemed in effect when a fully executed
counterpart thereof is received by the Purchaser in the State of New York and
shall be deemed to have been made in the State of New York. The Agreement shall
be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with the substantive laws of the State of New York (without regard to
conflicts of laws principles), except to the extent preempted by Federal law.
SECTION 21. Intention of the Parties.
It is the intention of the parties that the Purchaser is purchasing,
and the Seller is selling the Mortgage Loans and not a debt instrument of the
Seller or another security. Accordingly, the parties hereto each intend to treat
the transaction for Federal income tax purposes as a sale by the Seller, and a
purchase by the Purchaser, of the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, the arrangement
under which the Mortgage Loans are held shall be consistent with classification
of such arrangement as a grantor trust in the event it is not found to represent
direct ownership of the Mortgage Loans. The Purchaser shall have the right to
review the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Loan Files to determine the
characteristics of the Mortgage Loans which shall affect the Federal income tax
consequences of owning the Mortgage Loans and the Seller shall cooperate with
all reasonable requests made by the Purchaser in the course of such review.
SECTION 22. Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Purchase
Agreement.
This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be
enforceable by the Seller and the Purchaser and the respective permitted
successors and assigns of the Seller and the successors and assigns of the
Purchaser. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the
Seller to a third party without the prior written consent of the Purchaser,
which consent may be withheld by the Purchaser in its sole discretion. This
Agreement may be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Purchaser in whole or
in part, and with respect to one or more of the Mortgage Loans, without the
consent of the Seller. In the event the Purchaser assigns this Agreement, and
the assignee assumes any of the Purchaser's obligations hereunder, the Seller
acknowledges and agrees to look solely to such assignee, and not to the
Purchaser, for performance of the obligations so assumed and the Purchaser shall
be relieved from any liability to the Seller with respect thereto.
SECTION 23. Waivers.
No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or 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.
SECTION 24. Exhibits.
The exhibits to this Agreement are hereby incorporated and made a
part hereof and are an integral part of this Agreement.
SECTION 25. General Interpretive Principles.
For purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly
provided or unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) the terms defined in this Agreement have the meanings assigned
to them in this Agreement and include the plural as well as the singular, and
the use of any gender herein shall be deemed to include the other gender;
(b) accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
assigned to them in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c) references herein to "Articles," "Sections," "Subsections,"
"Paragraphs," and other subdivisions without reference to a document are to
designated Articles, Sections, Subsections, Paragraphs and other subdivisions of
this Agreement;
(d) reference to a Subsection without further reference to a Section
is a reference to such Subsection as contained in the same Section in which the
reference appears, and this rule shall also apply to Paragraphs and other
subdivisions;
(e) the words "herein," "hereof," "hereunder" and other words of
similar import refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular
provision; and
(f) the term "include" or "including" shall mean without limitation
by reason of enumeration.
SECTION 26. Reproduction of Documents.
This Agreement and all documents relating thereto, including,
without limitation, (a) consents, waivers and modifications which may hereafter
be executed, (b) documents received by any party at the closing, and (c)
financial statements, certificates and other information previously or hereafter
furnished, may be reproduced by any photographic, photostatic, microfilm,
micro-card, miniature photographic or other similar process. The parties agree
that any such reproduction shall be admissible in evidence as the original
itself in any judicial or administrative proceeding, whether or not the original
is in existence and whether or not such reproduction was made by a party in the
regular course of business, and that any enlargement, facsimile or further
reproduction of such reproduction shall likewise be admissible in evidence.
SECTION 27. Further Agreements.
The Seller and the Purchaser each agree to execute and deliver to
the other such reasonable and appropriate additional documents, instruments or
agreements as may be necessary or appropriate to effectuate the purposes of this
Agreement.
SECTION 28. Recordation of Assignments of Mortgage.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, each of the Assignments
of Mortgage is subject to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real
property records in all the counties or their comparable jurisdictions in which
any or all of the Mortgaged Properties are situated, and in any other
appropriate public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be
effected at the Seller's expense in the event recordation is either necessary
under applicable law or requested by the Purchaser at its sole option.
SECTION 29. No Solicitation.
From and after each Closing Date, the Seller agrees that it will not
take any action or cause any action to be taken by any of its agents or
affiliates, or by any independent contractors on the Seller's behalf, to
personally, by telephone or mail, solicit the borrower or obligor under any
Mortgage Loan for any purpose whatsoever, including to refinance a Mortgage
Loan, in whole or in part, without (i) the prior written consent of the
Purchaser; or (ii) notice from the related borrower or obligor under a Mortgage
Loan of such party's intention to refinance such Mortgage Loan. It is understood
and agreed that all rights and benefits relating to the solicitation of any
Mortgagors and the attendant rights, title and interest in and to the list of
such Mortgagors and data relating to their Mortgages (including insurance
renewal dates) shall be transferred to the Purchaser pursuant hereto on the
related Closing Date and the Seller shall take no action to undermine these
rights and benefits. Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is understood and agreed
that promotions undertaken by the Seller or any affiliate of the Seller which
are directed to the general public at large, including, without limitation, mass
mailing based on commercially acquired mailing lists, newspaper, radio and
television advertisements shall not constitute solicitation under this Section
29.
SECTION 30. Waiver of Trial by Jury.
THE SELLER AND THE PURCHASER EACH KNOWINGLY, VOLUNTARILY AND
INTENTIONALLY WAIVES TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW ANY RIGHT
IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY OF ANY DISPUTE ARISING UNDER OR RELATING TO THIS
AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
SECTION 31. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers.
The Seller hereby irrevocably and unconditionally:
(A) SUBMITS FOR ITSELF AND ITS PROPERTY IN ANY LEGAL ACTION OR
PROCEEDING RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT, OR FOR RECOGNITION AND ENFORCEMENT OF ANY
JUDGMENT IN RESPECT THEREOF, TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE GENERAL JURISDICTION OF THE
COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, THE FEDERAL COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK, AND APPELLATE COURTS FROM ANY
THEREOF;
(B) CONSENTS THAT ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING MAY BE BROUGHT IN
SUCH COURTS AND, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT
MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING IN ANY
SUCH COURT OR THAT SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING WAS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT
COURT AND AGREES NOT TO PLEAD OR CLAIM THE SAME;
(C) AGREES THAT SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH ACTION OR PROCEEDING
MAY BE EFFECTED BY MAILING A COPY THEREOF BY REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED MAIL (OR
ANY SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR FORM OF MAIL), POSTAGE PREPAID, TO ITS ADDRESS SET
FORTH HEREIN OR AT SUCH OTHER ADDRESS OF WHICH THE PURCHASER SHALL HAVE BEEN
NOTIFIED; AND
(D) AGREES THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT THE RIGHT TO EFFECT
SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY OTHER MANNER PERMITTED BY LAW OR SHALL LIMIT THE RIGHT
TO SUE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
SECTION 32. Compliance with Regulation AB.
Subsection 32.01 Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.
The Purchaser and the Seller acknowledge and agree that the purpose
of Section 32 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and
any Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and
regulations of the Commission. Although Regulation AB is applicable by its terms
only to offerings of asset-backed securities that are registered under the
Securities Act, the Seller acknowledges that investors in privately offered
securities may require that the Purchaser or any Depositor provide comparable
disclosure in unregistered offerings. References in this Agreement to compliance
with Regulation AB include provision of comparable disclosure in private
offerings.
Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its right to
request delivery of information or other performance under these provisions
other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with the
Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the Commission
thereunder (or the provision in a private offering of disclosure comparable to
that required under the Securities Act). The Seller acknowledges that
interpretations of the requirements of Regulation AB may change over time,
whether due to interpretive guidance provided by the Commission or its staff,
consensus among participants in the asset-backed securities markets, advice of
counsel, or otherwise, and agrees to comply with requests made by the Purchaser
or any Depositor in good faith for delivery of information under these
provisions on the basis of evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In
connection with any Securitization Transaction, the Seller shall cooperate fully
with the Purchaser to deliver to the Purchaser (including any of its assignees
or designees) and any Depositor, any and all statements, reports,
certifications, records and any other information necessary in the good faith
determination of the Purchaser or any Depositor to permit the Purchaser or such
Depositor to comply with the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such
disclosures relating to the Seller, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage
Loans, or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans, reasonably believed by the
Purchaser or any Depositor to be necessary in order to effect such compliance.
The Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) shall
cooperate with the Seller by providing timely notice of requests for information
under these provisions and by reasonably limiting such requests to information
required, in the Purchaser's reasonable judgment, to comply with Regulation AB.
Subsection 32.02 Additional Representations and Warranties of the
Seller.
(a) The Seller shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to
any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the
Purchaser or any Depositor under Subsection 32.03 that, except as disclosed in
writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) there are no
material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated)
against the Seller or any Third-Party Originator; and (ii) there are no
affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Seller or any
Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any
party thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item
1119 of Regulation AB.
(b) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date
following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or
any Depositor under Subsection 32.03, the Seller shall, within five (5) Business
Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the
representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (a) of this Section or, if
any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such
request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in
writing, to the requesting party.
Subsection 32.03 Information to Be Provided by the Seller.
In connection with any Securitization Transaction the Seller shall
(i) within five Business Days following request by the Purchaser or any
Depositor, provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause
each Third-Party Originator to provide), in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor, the information and
materials specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section, and (ii) as
promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Seller, provide
to the Purchaser and any Depositor (in writing and in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser and such Depositor) the information
specified in paragraph (d) of this Section.
(a) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller
shall provide such information regarding (i) the Seller, as originator of the
Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified
Correspondent), or (ii) each Third-Party Originator, as is requested for the
purpose of compliance with Items 1103(a)(1), 1105, 1110, 1117 and 1119 of
Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:
(A) the originator's form of organization;
(B) a description of the originator's origination program and how
long the originator has been engaged in originating residential mortgage
loans, which description shall include a discussion of the originator's
experience in originating mortgage loans of a similar type as the Mortgage
Loans; information regarding the size and composition of the originator's
origination portfolio; and information that may be material, in the good
faith judgment of the Purchaser or any Depositor, to an analysis of the
performance of the Mortgage Loans, including the originators'
credit-granting or underwriting criteria for mortgage loans of similar
type(s) as the Mortgage Loans and such other information as the Purchaser
or any Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance with
Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a description of any material legal or governmental proceedings
pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller and each
Third-Party Originator; and
(D) a description of any affiliation or relationship between the
Seller, each Third-Party Originator and any of the following parties to a
Securitization Transaction, as such parties are identified to the Seller
by the Purchaser or any Depositor in writing in advance of such
Securitization Transaction:
(1) the sponsor;
(2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity;
(4) any servicer;
(5) any trustee;
(6) any originator;
(7) any significant obligor;
(8) any enhancement or support provider; and
(9) any other material transaction party.
(b) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller
shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide)
Static Pool Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as
the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as provided below)
originated by (i) the Seller, if the Seller is an originator of Mortgage Loans
(including as an acquirer of Mortgage Loans from a Qualified Correspondent),
and/or (ii) each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information shall be
prepared in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser by the
Seller (or Third-Party Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith
interpretation of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To
the extent that there is reasonably available to the Seller (or Third-Party
Originator) Static Pool Information with respect to more than one mortgage loan
type, the Purchaser or any Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some
or all of such information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. Such
Static Pool Information for each vintage origination year or prior securitized
pool, as applicable, shall be presented in increments no less frequently than
quarterly over the life of the mortgage loans included in the vintage
origination year or prior securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment
must be as of a date no later than on hundred thirty-five (135) days prior to
the date of the prospectus or other offering document in which the Static Pool
Information is to be included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool
Information shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent
record of the information provided, such as a portable document format (pdf)
file, or other such electronic format reasonably required by the Purchaser or
the Depositor, as applicable.
Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error in Static
Pool Information provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph
(including an omission to include therein information required to be provided
pursuant to such paragraph), the Seller shall provide corrected Static Pool
Information to the Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in the same format
in which Static Pool Information was previously provided to such party by the
Seller.
If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Seller shall
provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide), at
the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any additional incremental
expense associated with delivery pursuant to this Agreement), such agreed-upon
procedures letters of certified public accountants reasonably acceptable to the
Purchaser or Depositor, as applicable, pertaining to Static Pool Information
relating to prior securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after
January 1, 2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the
Seller's or Third-Party Originator's originations or purchases, to calendar
months commencing January 1, 2006, as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall
reasonably request. Such letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of
such parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which may
include, by way of example, any Sponsor, any Depositor and any broker dealer
acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a
Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the form of a
standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a reliance letter
authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by the Purchaser or such
Depositor.
(c) [Reserved].
(d) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor for the
purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation under the Exchange Act with
respect to any class of asset-backed securities, the Seller shall (or shall
cause each Third-Party Originator to) (i) notify the Purchaser and any Depositor
in writing of (A) any material litigation or governmental proceedings pending
against the Seller or any Third-Party Originator and (B) any affiliations or
relationships that develop following the closing date of a Securitization
Transaction between the Seller or any Third-Party Originator and any of the
parties specified in clause (D) of paragraph (a) of this Section (and any other
parties identified in writing by the requesting party) with respect to such
Securitization Transaction, and (ii) provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor
a description of such proceedings, affiliations or relationships.
With respect to those Mortgage Loans that were originated by Seller
and sold to the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement and subsequently
securitized by the Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, the Purchaser shall, to
the extent consistent with then current industry practice, cause the servicer
(or another party to such securitization) under the Securitization Transaction
to be obligated to provide information with respect to the Mortgage Loans from
and after cut-off date of such Securitization Transaction necessary for the
Seller, in its good faith determination, to comply with its obligations under
Regulation AB, including, without limitation, providing to the Seller static
pool information, as set forth in Item 1105(a)(2) and (3) of Regulation AB.
Subsection 32.04 Indemnification; Remedies.
(a) The Seller shall indemnify the Purchaser, each affiliate of the
Purchaser, the Depositor and each of the following parties participating in a
Securitization Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each Person
responsible for the preparation, execution or filing of any report required to
be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization Transaction, or
for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d)
under the Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction; each
broker dealer acting as underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser, each
Person who controls any of such parties or the Depositor (within the meaning of
Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the
respective present and former directors, officers, employees and agents of each
of the foregoing and of the Depositor, and shall hold each of them harmless from
and against any losses, damages, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and
expenses and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses
that any of them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(i)(A) any untrue statement of a material fact or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact contained in any information, report,
certification, accountants' letter or other material provided in written or
electronic form under this Section 32 by or on behalf of the Seller, or provided
under this Section 32 by or on behalf of any Third-Party Originator, or (B) the
omission or alleged omission to state in the information provided pursuant to
Section 32.03 (collectively, the "Seller Disclosure Information") a material
fact required to be stated in the Seller Disclosure Information or necessary in
order to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under
which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way of clarification, that
clause (B) of this paragraph shall be construed solely by reference to the
Seller Disclosure Information and not to any other information communicated in
connection with a sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the
Seller Disclosure Information or any portion thereof is presented together with
or separately from such other information;
(ii) any failure by the Seller or any Third-Party Originator to
deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other
material when and as required under this Section 32; or
(iii) any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty set
forth in Subsection 32.02(a) or in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection
32.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the closing date of the related
Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by such
closing date, or any breach by the Seller of a representation or warranty in a
writing furnished pursuant to Subsection 32.02(b) to the extent made as of a
date subsequent to such closing date.
In the case of any failure of performance described in clause
(a)(ii) of this Section, the Seller shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any
Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the preparation,
execution or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with
respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a certification
pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect
to such Securitization Transaction, for all costs reasonably incurred by each
such party in order to obtain the information, report, certification,
accountants' letter or other material not delivered as required by the Seller or
any Third-Party Originator.
(b) Any failure by the Seller or any Third-Party Originator to
deliver any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other
material when and as required under this Section 32, or any breach by the Seller
of a representation or warranty set forth in Subsection 32.02(a) or in a writing
furnished pursuant to Subsection 32.02(b) and made as of a date prior to the
closing date of the related Securitization Transaction, to the extent that such
breach is not cured by such closing date, or any breach by the Seller of a
representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to Subsection
32.02(b) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to such closing date, shall
immediately and automatically, without notice or grace period, constitute an
Event of Default with respect to the Seller under this Agreement and any
applicable Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or
Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate the rights and
obligations of the Interim Servicer as servicer under the Interim Servicing
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement without payment
(notwithstanding anything in this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution
Agreement to the contrary) of any compensation to the Interim Servicer; provided
that to the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the survival of certain rights
or obligations following termination of the Interim Servicer as servicer, such
provision shall be given effect.
SECTION 33. Confidentiality.
Each of the Purchaser and the Seller shall employ proper procedures
and standards designed to maintain the confidential nature of the terms of this
Agreement, except to the extent: (a) the disclosure of which is reasonably
believed by such party to be required in connection with regulatory requirements
or other legal requirements relating to its affairs; (b) disclosed to any one or
more of such party's employees, officers, directors, agents, attorneys or
accountants who would have access to the contents of this Agreement and such
data and information in the normal course of the performance of such Person's
duties for such party, to the extent such party has procedures in effect to
inform such Person of the confidential nature thereof; (c) that is disclosed in
a prospectus, prospectus supplement or private placement memorandum relating to
a securitization of the Mortgage Loans by the Purchaser (or an affiliate
assignee thereof) or to any Person in connection with the resale or proposed
resale of all or a portion of the Mortgage Loans by such party in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement; and (d) that is reasonably believed by such
party to be necessary for the enforcement of such party's rights under this
Agreement.
Notwithstanding any other express or implied agreement to the
contrary, each of the Purchaser and the Seller agree and acknowledge that each
of them and each of their employees, representatives, and other agents may
disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax
treatment and tax structure of the transaction and all materials of any kind
(including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to any of them
relating to such tax treatment and tax structure, except to the extent that
confidentiality is reasonably necessary to comply with U.S. federal or state
securities laws. For purposes of this paragraph, the terms "tax treatment" and
"tax structure" have the meanings specified in Treasury Regulation section
1.6011-4(c).
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Seller and the Purchaser have caused their
names to be signed hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized
as of the date first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
(Purchaser)
By:
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Name:
Title:
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
(Seller)
By:
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Name:
Title:
Exhibit A
EXHIBIT A
CONTENTS OF EACH MORTGAGE FILE
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items, which shall be available for inspection by the
Purchaser and any prospective Purchaser, and which shall be delivered to the
Custodian, or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing,
pursuant to Section 6 of the Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase
and Warranties Agreement to which this Exhibit is attached (the "Agreement"):
(a) the original Mortgage Note bearing all intervening endorsements,
endorsed "Pay to the order of _________, without recourse" and signed in the
name of the last endorsee (the "Last Endorsee") by an authorized officer. To the
extent that there is no room on the face of the Mortgage Notes for endorsements,
the endorsement may be contained on an allonge, if state law so allows and the
Custodian is so advised by the Seller that state law so allows. If the Mortgage
Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the endorsement must be by "[Last
Endorsee], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]". If the Mortgage Loan
was acquired or originated by the Last Endorsee while doing business under
another name, the endorsement must be by "[Last Endorsee], formerly known as
[previous name]";
(b) the original of any guarantee executed in connection with the
Mortgage Note;
(c) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon. If in
connection with any Mortgage Loan, the Seller cannot deliver or cause to be
delivered the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon on or prior
to the Closing Date because of a delay caused by the public recording office
where such Mortgage has been delivered for recordation or because such Mortgage
has been lost or because such public recording office retains the original
recorded Mortgage, the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Custodian, a photocopy of such Mortgage, together with (i) in the case of a
delay caused by the public recording office, an Officer's Certificate of the
Seller (or certified by the title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney)
stating that such Mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate public
recording office for recordation and that the original recorded Mortgage or a
copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be a true and
complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage will be promptly delivered to
the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Seller; or (ii) in the case of a
Mortgage where a public recording office retains the original recorded Mortgage
or in the case where a Mortgage is lost after recordation in a public recording
office, a copy of such Mortgage certified by such public recording office to be
a true and complete copy of the original recorded Mortgage;
(d) the originals of all assumption, modification, consolidation or
extension agreements, if any, with evidence of recording thereon;
(e) the original Assignment of Mortgage for each Mortgage Loan, in
form and substance acceptable for recording (except with respect to MERS
Designated Mortgage Loans). The Assignment of Mortgage must be duly recorded
only if recordation is either necessary under applicable law or commonly
required by private institutional mortgage investors in the area where the
Mortgaged Property is located or on direction of the Purchaser as provided in
this Agreement. If the Assignment of Mortgage is to be recorded, the Mortgage
shall be assigned to the Purchaser. If the Assignment of Mortgage is not to be
recorded, the Assignment of Mortgage shall be delivered in blank. If the
Mortgage Loan was acquired by the Seller in a merger, the Assignment of Mortgage
must be made by "[Seller], successor by merger to [name of predecessor]". If the
Mortgage Loan was acquired or originated by the Seller while doing business
under another name, the Assignment of Mortgage must be by "[Seller], formerly
known as [previous name]";
(f) the originals of all intervening assignments of mortgage (if
any) evidencing a complete chain of assignment from the Seller to the Last
Endorsee (or, in the case of a MERS Designated Mortgage Loan, MERS) with
evidence of recording thereon, or if any such intervening assignment has not
been returned from the applicable recording office or has been lost or if such
public recording office retains the original recorded assignments of mortgage,
the Seller shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Custodian, a photocopy
of such intervening assignment, together with (i) in the case of a delay caused
by the public recording office, an Officers Certificate of the Seller (or
certified by the title company, escrow agent, or closing attorney) stating that
such intervening assignment of mortgage has been dispatched to the appropriate
public recording office for recordation and that such original recorded
intervening assignment of mortgage or a copy of such intervening assignment of
mortgage certified by the appropriate public recording office to be a true and
complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment of mortgage will
be promptly delivered to the Custodian upon receipt thereof by the Seller; or
(ii) in the case of an intervening assignment where a public recording office
retains the original recorded intervening assignment or in the case where an
intervening assignment is lost after recordation in a public recording office, a
copy of such intervening assignment certified by such public recording office to
be a true and complete copy of the original recorded intervening assignment;
(g) The original mortgagee policy of title insurance or, in the
event such original title policy is unavailable, a certified true copy of the
related policy binder or commitment for title certified to be true and complete
by the title insurance company; and
(h) security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document
executed in connection with the Mortgage.
In the event an Officers Certificate of the Seller is delivered to
the Purchaser because of a delay caused by the public recording office in
returning any recorded document, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser,
within 90 days of the Closing Date, an Officer's Certificate which shall (i)
identify the recorded document, (ii) state that the recorded document has not
been delivered to the Custodian due solely to a delay caused by the public
recording office, (iii) state the amount of time generally required by the
applicable recording office to record and return a document submitted for
recordation, and (iv) specify the date the applicable recorded document will be
delivered to the Custodian. An extension of the date specified in (iv) above may
be requested from the Purchaser, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
Exhibit B
EXHIBIT B
THIS INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION AGREEMENT dated [___________]
("Agreement") among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Depositor"), ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. Incorporated ("MS&Co."), on behalf of
itself and as representative of [____________], (collectively with MS&Co., the
"Underwriters") and Fremont Investment & Loan, a California industrial bank (the
"Indemnifying Party").
W I T N E S S E T H:
- - - - - - - - - -
WHEREAS, the Indemnifying Party and the Depositor are parties to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement (as defined herein);
WHEREAS, the Indemnifying Party originated or acquired the Mortgage
Loans and subsequently sold the Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc. (the "Purchaser"), an affiliate of the Depositor, in anticipation
of the securitization transaction;
WHEREAS, the Indemnifying Party also stands to receive substantial
financial benefits in its capacity as servicer under the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement;
WHEREAS, as an inducement to the Depositor to enter into the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement and the Underwriters to enter into the Underwriting
Agreement (as defined herein), the Indemnifying Party wishes to provide for
indemnification and contribution on the terms and conditions hereinafter set
forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain Defined Terms. The following terms shall have the
meanings set forth below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
1933 Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
1934 Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
ABS Informational and Computational Material means any written
communication as defined in Item 1101(a) of Regulation AB under the 1933 Act and
the 1934 Act, as may be amended from time to time.
Agreement: This Indemnification and Contribution Agreement, as the
same may be amended in accordance with the terms hereof.
Free Writing Prospectus: Any written communication that constitutes
a "free writing prospectus," as defined in Rule 405 under the 1933 Act.
Indemnified Parties: As defined in Section 3.1.
Indemnifying Party Information: All information in the Prospectus
Supplement, the Offering Circular or any Free Writing Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto (i) contained under the headings "Transaction
Overview--Parties--The Original Loan Sellers--Fremont Investment & Loan" and
"The Mortgage Loan Pool--Underwriting Guidelines--Fremont Investment & Loan" and
(ii) regarding the Mortgage Loans, the related mortgagors and/or the related
Mortgaged Properties (but in the case of this clause (ii), only to the extent
any untrue statement or omission arose from or is based upon errors or omissions
in the information concerning the Mortgage Loans, the related mortgagors and/or
the related Mortgaged Properties, as applicable, provided to the Depositor or
any affiliate by or on behalf of the Indemnifying Party) [and (B) static pool
information regarding mortgage loans originated or acquired by Seller [and
included in the Prospectus Supplement, the Offering Circular, the ABS
Informational and Computational Materials or the Free Writing Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto][incorporated by reference from the website
located at ___________]]..
Offering Circular: The offering circular, dated [_______], 200___,
relating to the private offering of the Privately Offered Certificates,
including any structural term sheets, collateral terms sheets and computational
materials used in connection with such offering.
Person: Any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock company, trust,
unincorporated organization or government or any agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Pooling and Servicing Agreement: The Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of ______, 200_, among ______________, _____________,
_____________, and ____________.
Prospectus Supplement: The prospectus supplement, dated ______,
200_, relating to the offering of the Publicly Offered Certificates.
Publicly Offered Certificates: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc.
Trust 200_-___, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 200_-___, Class
__________ issued pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities
(Regulation AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from
time to time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been
provided by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities,
Securities Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1506-1631 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by
the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its
staff from time to time.
Underwriting Agreement: The Underwriting Agreement, dated ______,
200_, between the Depositor and the Underwriters, relating to the sale of the
Publicly Offered Certificates.
1.2 Other Terms. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall
have the meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Each party hereto represents that:
(a) it has all requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement;
(b) this Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and delivered
by such party; and
(c) assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by each
other party hereto, this Agreement constitutes the legal, valid and binding
obligation of such party.
2.2. The Indemnifying Party represents and warrants that the Due
Diligence Answers given by Indemnifying Party are true, correct and complete in
all material respects. "Due Diligence Answers" means the answers given by
Indemnifying Party to due diligence questions asked by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc., which questions were prepared by ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital
Inc.'s counsel based upon the requirements of Regulation AB. Due Diligence
Answers and the related due diligence questions are evidenced by a writing that
is attached hereto as Exhibit A.
ARTICLE III
INDEMNIFICATION
3.1 Indemnification by the Indemnifying Party of the Depositor and
the Underwriters. (a) The Indemnifying Party shall indemnify and hold harmless
the Depositor, the Underwriters and their respective affiliates, and their
respective present and former directors, officers, employees, agents and each
Person, if any, that controls the Depositor, the Underwriters or such affiliate,
within the meaning of either the 1933 Act or the 1934 Act (collectively, the
"Indemnified Parties"), against any and all losses, claims, damages, penalties,
fines, forfeitures or liabilities, joint or several, to which each such
Indemnified Party may become subject, under the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act or
otherwise, to the extent that such losses, claims, damages, penalties, fines,
forfeitures or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) arise out of or are
based upon (i) any breach of the representation and warranty set forth in 2.2
above or (ii) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of any material
fact contained in the Prospectus Supplement, the Offering Circular, the ABS
Informational and Computational Materials, any Free Writing Prospectus or any
amendment or supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission
or alleged omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances in which they were made, not misleading, to the extent that such
untrue statement or alleged untrue statement or omission or alleged omission
relates to information set forth in the Indemnifying Party Information, and the
Indemnifying Party shall in each case reimburse each Indemnified Party for any
legal or other costs, fees, or expenses reasonably incurred and as incurred by
such Indemnified Party in connection with investigating or defending any such
loss, claim, damage, penalty, fine, forfeiture, liability or action. The
Indemnifying Party's liability under this Section 3.1 shall be in addition to
any other liability that the Indemnifying Party may otherwise have.
(b) If the indemnification provided for in this Section 3.1 shall
for any reason be unavailable to an Indemnified Party under this Section 3.1
(other than due to indemnification not being applicable under Section 3.1(a)),
then the party which would otherwise be obligated to indemnify with respect
thereto, on the one hand, and the parties which would otherwise be entitled to
be indemnified, on the other hand, shall contribute to the aggregate losses,
liabilities, claims, damages, penalty, fine, forfeiture, costs, fees and
expenses of the nature contemplated herein and incurred by the parties hereto in
such proportions that are appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the
Depositor or the Underwriters, on the one hand, and the Indemnifying Party, on
the other hand, in connection with the applicable misstatements or omissions as
well as any other relevant equitable considerations. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, no Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning
of Section 11(f) of the 1933 Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any
Person that was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation. For purposes of
this Section 3.1, each director of a party to this Agreement and each Person, if
any, that controls a party to this Agreement within the meaning of Section 15 of
the 1933 Act shall have the same rights to contribution as such party.
3.2 Notification; Procedural Matters. Promptly after receipt by an
Indemnified Party under Section 3.1 of notice of any claim or the commencement
of any action, such Indemnified Party shall, if a claim in respect thereof is to
be made against the Indemnifying Party (or if a claim for contribution is to be
made against another party) under Section 3.1, notify the Indemnifying Party (or
other contributing party) in writing of the claim or the commencement of such
action; provided, however, that the failure to notify the Indemnifying Party (or
other contributing party) shall not relieve it from any liability which it may
have under Section 3.1 except to the extent it has been materially prejudiced by
such failure; and provided, further, however, that the failure to notify the
Indemnifying Party shall not relieve it from any liability which it may have to
any Indemnified Party (or to the party requesting contribution) otherwise than
under Section 3.1. In case any such action is brought against any Indemnified
Party and it notifies the Indemnifying Party of the commencement thereof, the
Indemnifying Party shall be entitled to participate therein and, to the extent
that, by written notice delivered to the Indemnified Party promptly after
receiving the aforesaid notice from such Indemnified Party, the Indemnifying
Party elects to assume the defense thereof, it may participate with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party; provided, however, that if
the defendants in any such action include both the Indemnified Party and the
Indemnifying Party and the Indemnified Party or parties shall reasonably have
concluded that there may be legal defenses available to it or them and/or other
Indemnified Parties that are different from or additional to those available to
the Indemnifying Party, or if the use of counsel chosen by the Indemnifying
Party to represent the Indemnified Parties would present such counsel with a
conflict of interest, the Indemnified Party or parties shall have the right to
select separate counsel to assert such legal defenses and to otherwise
participate in the defense of such action on behalf of such Indemnified Party or
parties. Upon receipt of notice from the Indemnifying Party to such Indemnified
Party of its election so to assume the defense of such action and approval by
the Indemnified Party of such counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not be
liable to such Indemnified Party under this paragraph for any legal or other
expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection with the
defense thereof, unless (i) the Indemnified Party shall have employed separate
counsel (plus any local counsel) in connection with the assertion of legal
defenses in accordance with the proviso to the immediately preceding sentence,
(ii) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel reasonably
satisfactory to the Indemnified Party to represent the Indemnified Party within
a reasonable time after notice of commencement of the action or (iii) the
Indemnifying Party shall have authorized the employment of counsel for the
Indemnified Party at the expense of the Indemnifying Party. No party shall be
liable for contribution with respect to any action or claim settled without its
consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. In no event shall the
Indemnifying Party be liable for the fees and expenses of more than one counsel
(in addition to any local counsel) separate from its own counsel for all
Indemnified Parties in connection with any one action or separate but similar or
related actions in the same jurisdiction arising out of the same general
allegations or circumstances.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL
4.1 Survival. This Agreement and the obligations of the parties
hereunder shall survive the purchase and sale of the Publicly Offered
Certificates.
4.2 Successors. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto, each Indemnified Party and their respective
successors and assigns, and no other Person shall have any right or obligation
hereunder.
4.3 Applicable Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving
effect to principles of conflict of laws.
4.4 Miscellaneous. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be
changed, waived, discharged or terminated except by a writing signed by the
party against which enforcement of such change, waiver, discharge or termination
is sought. This Agreement may be signed in any number of counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, which taken together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.
4.5 Notices. All communications hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given when delivered to:
In the case of the Depositor:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc.
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▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
with a copy to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: Whole Loans Operations Manager
Telephone:
In the case of the Underwriters:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co. Incorporated
on behalf of itself and as representative
of the several Underwriters
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Esq.
In the case of the Indemnifying Party:
Fremont Investment & Loan
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement by
their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.
By:
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Name:
Title:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & CO. INCORPORATED, on
behalf of itself and as representative
of the several Underwriters
By:
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Name:
Title:
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
By:
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Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT A
Due Diligence Answers
Exhibit C
EXHIBIT C
SELLER'S OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
I, ____________________, hereby certify that I am the duly elected
[Vice] President of Fremont Investment & Loan, a state chartered institution
organized under the laws of the state of California (the "Company") and further
as follows:
1. Attached hereto as Exhibit 1 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the charter of the Company which is in full force and effect on the
date hereof and which has been in effect without amendment, waiver,
rescission or modification since ______..
2. Attached hereto as Exhibit 2 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the bylaws of the Company which are in effect on the date hereof and
which have been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or
modification since ________.
3. Attached hereto as Exhibit 3 is an original certificate of good
standing of the Company issued within ten days of the date hereof, and no
event has occurred since the date thereof which would impair such
standing.
4. Attached hereto as Exhibit 4 is a true, correct and complete copy
of the corporate resolutions of the Board of Directors of the Company
authorizing the Company to execute and deliver the Second Amended and
Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of
November 1, 2006 (the "Purchase Agreement") and the Second Amended and
Restated Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006 (the
"Servicing Agreement"), each by and between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc. (the "Purchaser") and the Company and to endorse the Mortgage
Notes and execute the Assignments of Mortgages by original [or facsimile]
signature, and such resolutions are in effect on the date hereof and have
been in effect without amendment, waiver, rescission or modification since
[________].
5. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution,
delivery and performance by the Company of or compliance by the Company
with the Purchase Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, the sale of the
mortgage loans or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the
agreements; or (ii) any required consent, approval, authorization or order
has been obtained by the Company.
6. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by, nor
the fulfillment of the terms of the Purchase Agreement or the Servicing
Agreement conflicts or will conflict with or results or will result in a
breach of or constitutes or will constitute a default under the charter or
by-laws of the Company, the terms of any indenture or other agreement or
instrument to which the Company is a party or by which it is bound or to
which it is subject, or any statute or order, rule, regulations, writ,
injunction or decree of any court, governmental authority or regulatory
body to which the Company is subject or by which it is bound.
7. To the best of my knowledge, there is no action, suit, proceeding
or investigation pending or threatened against the Company which, in my
judgment, either in any one instance or in the aggregate, may result in
any material adverse change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of the Company or in any material
impairment of the right or ability of the Company to carry on its business
substantially as now conducted or in any material liability on the part of
the Company or which would draw into question the validity of the Purchase
Agreement, the Servicing Agreement or the mortgage loans or of any action
taken or to be taken in connection with the transactions contemplated
hereby, or which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the
Company to perform under the terms of the Purchase Agreement.
8. Each person listed on Exhibit 5 attached hereto who, as an
officer or representative of the Company, signed (a) the Purchase
Agreement, (b) the Servicing Agreement and (c) any other document
delivered or on the date hereof in connection with any purchase described
in the agreements set forth above was, at the respective times of such
signing and delivery, and is now, a duly elected or appointed, qualified
and acting officer or representative of the Company, who holds the office
set forth opposite his or her name on Exhibit 5, and the signatures of
such persons appearing on such documents are their genuine signatures.
9. The Company is duly authorized to engage in the transactions
described and contemplated in the Purchase Agreement and the Servicing
Agreement.
10. The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its
officers to execute by original [or facsimile] signature the endorsements
to the Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of Mortgages, and the original
[or facsimile] signature of the officer at the Company executing the
endorsements to the Mortgage Notes and the Assignments of Mortgages
represents the legal and valid signature of said officer of the Company.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name and affixed the
seal of the Company.
Dated: By:
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Name:
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[Seal] Title: [Vice] President
I, ________________________, an [Assistant] Secretary of Fremont
Investment & Loan, hereby certify that ____________ is the duly elected,
qualified and acting [Vice] President of the Company and that the signature
appearing above is [her] [his] genuine signature.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto signed my name.
Dated: By:
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Name:
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Title: [Assistant] Secretary
EXHIBIT 5 to
Company's Officer's Certificate
NAME TITLE SIGNATURE
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Exhibit D
EXHIBIT D
FORM OF OPINION OF COUNSEL TO THE SELLER
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(date)
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Dear Sirs:
You have requested [our] [my] opinion, as [Assistant] General
Counsel to Fremont Investment & Loan (the "Company"), with respect to certain
matters in connection with the sale by the Company of the Mortgage Loans
pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and
Warranties Agreement by and between the Company and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc. (the "Purchaser"), dated as of November 1, 2006 (the "Purchase
Agreement") which sale is in the form of whole loans and that certain Second
Amended and Restated Interim Servicing Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006
by and between the Purchaser and the Company, as Interim Servicer (the "Interim
Servicing Agreement", and together with the Purchase Agreement, the
"Agreements"). Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein have the meanings
set forth in the Agreements.
[We] [I] have examined the following documents:
1. the Purchase Agreement;
2. the Interim Servicing Agreement;
3. the form of Assignment of Mortgage;
4. the form of endorsement of the Mortgage Notes; and
5. such other documents, records and papers as we have deemed
necessary and relevant as a basis for this opinion.
To the extent [we] [I] have deemed necessary and proper, [we] [I]
have relied upon the representations and warranties of the Company contained in
the Agreements. [We] [I] have assumed the authenticity of all documents
submitted to [us] [me] as originals, the genuineness of all signatures, the
legal capacity of natural persons and the conformity to the originals of all
documents.
Based upon the foregoing, it is [our] [my] opinion that:
1. The Company is a state chartered industrial bank duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the state of California and is qualified to transact
business in, and is in good standing under, the laws of the
state of incorporation.
2. The Company has the power to engage in the transactions
contemplated by the Agreements and all requisite power,
authority and legal right to execute and deliver the
Agreements and to perform and observe the terms and conditions
of the Agreements.
3. The Agreements have been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company, and are legal, valid and binding
agreements enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms against the Company, subject to bankruptcy laws and
other similar laws of general application affecting rights of
creditors and subject to the application of the rules of
equity, including those respecting the availability of
specific performance, none of which will materially interfere
with the realization of the benefits provided thereunder or
with the Purchaser's ownership of the Mortgage Loans.
4. The Company has been duly authorized to allow any of its
officers to execute any and all documents by original
signature in order to complete the transactions contemplated
by the Agreements to which it is a party
5. Either (i) no consent, approval, authorization or order of any
court or governmental agency or body is required for the
execution, delivery and performance by the Company of or
compliance by the Company with the Agreements and the sale of
the Mortgage Loans by the Company or the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Agreements to which each is a
party or (ii) any required consent, approval, authorization or
order has been obtained by the Company.
6. Neither the consummation of the transactions contemplated by,
nor the fulfillment of the terms of, the Agreements conflict
or will conflict with or result or will result in a breach of
or constitutes or will constitute a default under the charter
or by-laws of the Company, the terms of any indenture or other
agreement or instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which it is bound or to which it is subject, or violates any
statute or order, rule, regulations, writ, injunction or
decree of any court, governmental authority or regulatory body
to which the Company is subject or by which it is bound.
7. There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending
or, to the best of [our] [my] knowledge, threatened against
the Company which, in [our] [my] judgment, either in any one
instance or in the aggregate, may result in any material
adverse change in the business, operations, financial
condition, properties or assets of the Company or in any
material impairment of the right or ability of the Company to
carry on its business substantially as now conducted or in any
material liability on the part of the Company or which would
draw into question the validity of the Agreements or the
Mortgage Loans or of any action taken or to be taken in
connection with the transactions contemplated thereby, or
which would be likely to impair materially the ability of the
Company to perform under the terms of the Agreements.
8. The sale of each Mortgage Note and Mortgage as and in the
manner contemplated by the Agreements is sufficient to fully
transfer to the Purchaser all right, title and interest of the
Company thereto as noteholder and mortgagee.
This opinion is given to you for your sole benefit, and no other
person or entity is entitled to rely hereon except that the purchaser or
purchasers to which you initially and directly resell the Mortgage Loans may
rely on this opinion as if it were addressed to them as of its date.
Very truly yours,
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[Name]
[Assistant] General Counsel
Exhibit E
EXHIBIT E
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
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___________________, 200__
[Federal Home Loan Bank of
(the "Association")]
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Attention:
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Re: Notice of Sale and Release of Collateral
Dear Sirs:
This letter serves as notice that Fremont Investment & Loan, a state
chartered industrial bank, organized pursuant to the laws of California (the
"Company"), has committed to sell to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. under
a Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement,
dated as of November 1, 2006, certain mortgage loans originated by the
Association. The Company warrants that the mortgage loans to be sold to ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. are in addition to and beyond any collateral
required to secure advances made by the Association to the Company.
The Company acknowledges that the mortgage loans to be sold to
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. shall not be used as additional or
substitute collateral for advances made by the Association. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc. understands that the balance of the Company's mortgage
loan portfolio may be used as collateral or additional collateral for advances
made by the Association, and confirms that it has no interest therein.
Execution of this letter by the Association shall constitute a full
and complete release of any security interest, claim, or lien which the
Association may have against the mortgage loans to be sold to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Mortgage Capital Inc.
Very truly yours,
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Date:
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Exhibit F
EXHIBIT F
FORM OF SECURITY RELEASE CERTIFICATION
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I. Release of Security Interest
The financial institution named below hereby relinquishes any and all right,
title, interest, lien or claim of any kind it may have in all mortgage loans
described on the attached Schedule A (the "Mortgage Loans"), to be purchased by
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. from the company named on the next page
(the "Company") pursuant to that certain Second Amended and Restated Mortgage
Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006, and
certifies that all notes, mortgages, assignments and other documents in its
possession relating to such Mortgage Loans have been delivered and released to
the Company or its designees, as of the date and time of the sale of such
Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. Such release shall be
effective automatically without any further action by any party upon payment in
one or more installments, in immediately available funds, of $_____________, in
accordance with the wire instructions set forth below.
Name, Address and Wire Instructions of Financial Institution
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(Name)
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(Address)
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By:
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II. Certification of Release
The Company named below hereby certifies to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage
Capital Inc. that, as of the date and time of the sale of the above-mentioned
Mortgage Loans to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. the security interests in
the Mortgage Loans released by the above-named financial institution comprise
all security interests relating to or affecting any and all such Mortgage Loans.
The Company warrants that, as of such time, there are and will be no other
security interests affecting any or all of such Mortgage Loans.
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By:
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Title:
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Date:
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Exhibit G
EXHIBIT G
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
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On this _____day of __________, 200_, ____________________________
(the "Seller") as the seller under (i) that certain Second Amended and Restated
Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of November 1, 2006
(the "Purchase Agreement") and (ii) that certain Purchase Price and Terms
Agreement, dated as of ________, 200_ ("PPTA", and together with the Purchase
Agreement, the "Agreements") does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and
convey to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. (the "Purchaser") as the
Purchaser under the Purchase Agreement, without recourse, but subject to the
terms of Purchase Agreement, all right, title and interest of, in and to the
Mortgage Loans listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the "Mortgage Loans"), together with the Servicing Rights, and the Mortgage
Files and all rights and obligations arising under the documents contained
therein. Each Mortgage Loan subject to the Purchase Agreement was underwritten
in accordance with, and conforms to, the Underwriting Guidelines attached hereto
as Exhibit B. Pursuant to Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the Seller has
delivered to the Custodian the documents for each Mortgage Loan to be purchased
as set forth in the Purchase Agreement. The contents of each Servicing File
required to be retained by the Seller to service the Mortgage Loans, and thus
not delivered to the Purchaser, are and shall be held in trust by the Seller in
its capacity as servicer for the benefit of the Purchaser as the owner thereof.
The Seller's possession of any portion of the Servicing File in its capacity as
servicer is at the will of the Purchaser for the sole purpose of facilitating
servicing of the related Mortgage Loan, and such retention and possession by the
Seller shall be in a custodial capacity only.
The related Purchase Price Percentage for each Mortgage Loan to be
used in connection with repurchases by the Seller pursuant to the Purchase
Agreement are set forth on Exhibit C hereto.
In accordance with Section 6 of the Purchase Agreement, the
Purchaser accepts the Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit A attached hereto.
Notwithstanding the foregoing the Purchaser does not waive any rights or
remedies it may have under the Agreements.
Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined shall have
the meanings set forth in the Agreements.
[SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS]
FREMONT INVESTMENT & LOAN
By:
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Name:
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Title:
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Accepted and Agreed:
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By:
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Name:
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Title:
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EXHIBIT A
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
THE MORTGAGE LOANS
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EXHIBIT B
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
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EXHIBIT C
TO ASSIGNMENT AND CONVEYANCE
PURCHASE PRICE PERCENTAGES
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Exhibit H
EXHIBIT H
UNDERWRITING GUIDELINES
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Exhibit I
EXHIBIT I
FORM OF ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
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THIS ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT, dated [____________ __, 20__]
("Agreement"), among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. ("Assignor"),
[____________________] ("Assignee") and [SELLER] (the "Company"):
For and in consideration of the sum of TEN DOLLARS ($10.00) and other valuable
consideration the receipt and sufficiency of which hereby are acknowledged, and
of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto hereby agree as
follows:
Assignment and Conveyance
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1. The Assignor hereby conveys, sells, grants, transfers and assigns
to the Assignee all of the right, title and interest of the Assignor, as
purchaser, in, to and under (a) those certain Mortgage Loans listed on the
schedule (the "Mortgage Loan Schedule") attached hereto as Exhibit A (the
"Mortgage Loans") and (b) except as described below, that certain Second Amended
and Restated Mortgage Loan Purchase and Warranties Agreement (the "Purchase
Agreement"), dated as of November 1, 2006, between the Assignor, as purchaser
(the "Purchaser"), and the Company, as seller, solely insofar as the Purchase
Agreement relates to the Mortgage Loans.
The Assignor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Assignee hereunder
(i) any and all right, title and interest in, to and under and any obligations
of the Assignor with respect to any mortgage loans subject to the Purchase
Agreement which are not the Mortgage Loans set forth on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule and are not the subject of this Agreement or (ii) the rights of the
Purchaser under Section 9.04 of the Purchase Agreement.
Recognition of the Company
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2. From and after the date hereof (the "Securitization Closing
Date"), the Company shall and does hereby recognize that the Assignee will
transfer the Mortgage Loans and assign its rights under the Purchase Agreement
(solely to the extent set forth herein) and this Agreement to
[__________________] (the "Trust") created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of [______], 200_ (the "Pooling Agreement"), among the
Assignee, the Assignor, [___________________], as trustee (including its
successors in interest and any successor trustees under the Pooling Agreement,
the "Trustee"), [____________________], as servicer (including its successors in
interest and any successor servicer under the Pooling Agreement, the
"Servicer"). The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that from and after the
date hereof (i) the Trust will be the owner of the Mortgage Loans, (ii) the
Company shall look solely to the Trust for performance of any obligations of the
Assignor insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, (iii) the Trust
(including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) shall have
all the rights and remedies available to the Assignor, insofar as they relate to
the Mortgage Loans, under the Purchase Agreement, including, without limitation,
the enforcement of the document delivery requirements set forth in Section 6 of
the Purchase Agreement, and shall be entitled to enforce all of the obligations
of the Company thereunder insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, and (iv)
all references to the Purchaser, the Custodian or the Bailee under the Purchase
Agreement insofar as they relate to the Mortgage Loans, shall be deemed to refer
to the Trust (including the Trustee and the Servicer acting on the Trust's
behalf). Neither the Company nor the Assignor shall amend or agree to amend,
modify, waiver, or otherwise alter any of the terms or provisions of the
Purchase Agreement which amendment, modification, waiver or other alteration
would in any way affect the Mortgage Loans or the Company's performance under
the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans without the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
Representations and Warranties of the Company
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3. The Company warrants and represents to the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust as of the date hereof that:
(a) The Company is duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation;
(b) The Company has full power and authority to execute, deliver and
perform its obligations under this Agreement and has full power and
authority to perform its obligations under the Purchase Agreement.
The execution by the Company of this Agreement is in the ordinary
course of the Company's business and will not conflict with, or
result in a breach of, any of the terms, conditions or provisions of
the Company's charter or bylaws or any legal restriction, or any
material agreement or instrument to which the Company is now a party
or by which it is bound, or result in the violation of any law,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Company or
its property is subject. The execution, delivery and performance by
the Company of this Agreement have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on part of the Company. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by the Company, and, upon the
due authorization, execution and delivery by the Assignor and the
Assignee, will constitute the valid and legally binding obligation
of the Company, enforceable against the Company in accordance with
its terms except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
reorganization, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws now or
hereafter in effect relating to creditors' rights generally, and by
general principles of equity regardless of whether enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law;
(c) No consent, approval, order or authorization of, or declaration,
filing or registration with, any governmental entity is required to
be obtained or made by the Company in connection with the execution,
delivery or performance by the Company of this Agreement; and
(d) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending or
threatened against the Company, before any court, administrative
agency or other tribunal, which would draw into question the
validity of this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, or which,
either in any one instance or in the aggregate, would result in any
material adverse change in the ability of the Company to perform its
obligations under this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement, and the
Company is solvent.
4. Pursuant to Section 13 of the Purchase Agreement, the Company
hereby represents and warrants, for the benefit of the Assignor, the Assignee
and the Trust, that the representations and warranties set forth in Section 9.02
of the Purchase Agreement are true and correct as of the date hereof or the
Servicing Transfer Date, as applicable, as if such representations and
warranties were made on the date hereof unless otherwise specifically stated in
such representations and warranties or as limited in Exhibit B attached hereto.
Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties
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5. The Company hereby acknowledges and agrees that the remedies
available to the Assignor, the Assignee and the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf) in connection with any breach of the
representations and warranties made by the Company set forth in Sections 3 and 4
hereof shall be as set forth in Subsection 9.03 of the Purchase Agreement as if
they were set forth herein (including without limitation the repurchase and
indemnity obligations set forth therein).
Miscellaneous
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6. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law principles, and the
obligations, rights and remedies of the parties hereunder shall be determined in
accordance with such laws.
7. No term or provision of this Agreement may be waived or 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, with the prior
written consent of the Trustee.
8. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of (i) the successors
and assigns of the parties hereto and (ii) the Trust (including the Trustee and
the Servicer acting on the Trust's behalf). Any entity into which Assignor,
Assignee or Company may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement
for any further writing, be deemed Assignor, Assignee or Company, respectively,
hereunder.
9. Each of this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement shall survive
the conveyance of the Mortgage Loans and the assignment of the Purchase
Agreement (to the extent assigned hereunder) by Assignor to Assignee and by
Assignee to the Trust and nothing contained herein shall supersede or amend the
terms of the Purchase Agreement.
10. This Agreement may be executed simultaneously in any number of
counterparts. Each counterpart shall be deemed to be an original and all such
counterparts shall constitute one and the same instrument.
11. In the event that any provision of this Agreement conflicts with
any provision of the Purchase Agreement with respect to the Mortgage Loans, the
terms of this Agreement shall control.
12. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement (including the exhibits
hereto) but not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given to such
terms in the Purchase Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their duly authorized officers as of the date first above written.
[SELLER]
By:
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Name:
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Its:
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By:
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Name:
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Its:
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By:
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Name:
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Its:
Exhibit I
EXHIBIT A TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
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Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT B TO ASSIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION AGREEMENT
Transfer Date Representations and Warranties
(1) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the
related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage
Note, other than payments not yet 30 days delinquent, have been made and
credited. No payment required under the Mortgage Loan is 30 days or more
delinquent nor has any payment under the Mortgage Loan been 30 days or
more delinquent at any time since the origination of the Mortgage Loan.
(2) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with
the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments,
insurance premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments
or ground rents which previously became due and owing have been paid, or
an escrow of funds has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for
every such item which remains unpaid and which has been assessed but is
not yet due and payable. The Seller has not advanced funds, or induced,
solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than
the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount
required under the Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from the
date of the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan
proceeds, whichever is earlier, to the day which precedes by one month the
Due Date of the first installment of principal and interest, including,
without limitation, taxes and insurance payments, the Seller has not
advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of
funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the
payment of any amount required under the Mortgage Loan.
(3) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any
respect, from the date of origination except by a written instrument which
has been recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser,
and which has been delivered to the Custodian or to such other Person as
the Purchaser shall designate in writing, and the terms of which are
reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The substance of any such
waiver, alteration or modification has been approved by the issuer of the
title insurer, if any, to the extent required by the policy, and its terms
are reflected on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable. No
Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection
with an assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of the title insurer,
to the extent required by the policy, and which assumption agreement is
part of the Mortgage Loan File delivered to the Custodian or to such other
Person as the Purchaser shall designate in writing and the terms of which
are reflected in the related Mortgage Loan Schedule.
(4) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and
the Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the
Mortgage, in whole or in part, except as approved by a title insurer, nor
has any instrument been executed that would effect any such release,
cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Seller has not waived the
performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to
perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor
has the Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by
the Mortgagor.
(5) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet one calendar
month or more delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event
which would permit acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the
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 which would permit acceleration, and
neither the Seller nor any of its affiliates nor any of their respective
predecessors, have waived any default, breach, violation or event which
would permit acceleration.
(6) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights
are outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens)
affecting the related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior
to, or equal or coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage, that
are not insured against by title insurance.
(7) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related
origination date, the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under
applicable law. All inspections, licenses and certificates required to be
made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged
Property and, with respect to the use and occupancy of the same, including
but not limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting
certificates, have been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities.
Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the
Mortgagor represented at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan that
the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the Mortgagor's
primary residence.
(8) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings. At
the time of origination and, to the Seller's knowledge, on the Closing
Date, there have not been any condemnation proceedings with respect to the
Mortgaged Property and there is no proceeding pending or, to the best of
the Seller's knowledge, threatened for the total or partial condemnation
of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing Date, the Mortgaged
Property is undamaged by waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement,
windstorm, flood, tornado or other casualty so as to affect adversely the
value of the Mortgaged Property as security for the Mortgage Loan or the
use for which the premises were intended and each Mortgaged Property is in
good repair.
(9) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by
the Seller with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in all respects in
compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices, applicable laws and
regulations, and have been in all respects legal and proper. With respect
to escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the
possession of, or under the control of, the Seller and there exist no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a
paid in full, life of loan, tax service contract. All Escrow Payments have
been collected in full compliance with state and federal law and the
provisions of the related Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An escrow of funds
is not prohibited by applicable law and has been established, if
applicable, in an amount sufficient to pay for every item that remains
unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow
deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller
have been capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note.
With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, all Mortgage
Interest Rate adjustments have been made in strict compliance with state
and federal law and the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note on
the related Interest Rate Adjustment Date. If, pursuant to the terms of
the Mortgage Note for an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, another index was
selected for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index was
used with respect to each Mortgage Note which required a new index to be
selected, and such selection did not conflict with the terms of the
related Mortgage Note. The Seller executed and delivered any and all
notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related
Mortgage Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and, with
respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, the Monthly Payment
adjustments. Any interest required to be paid pursuant to state, federal
and local law has been properly paid and credited.
(10) Other Insurance Policies. No action, inaction or event has
occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed that has resulted or
will result in the exclusion from, denial of, or defense to coverage under
any applicable, special hazard insurance policy or bankruptcy bond,
irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In connection with
the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or other
compensation has been or will be received by the Seller or by any officer,
director, or employee of the Seller or any designee of the Seller or any
corporation in which the Seller or any officer, director, or employee had
a financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance.
(11) Escrow Analysis. With respect to each Mortgage, the Seller has
within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was originated within
such twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow Payments for each
Mortgage and adjusted the amount of such payments so that, assuming all
required payments are timely made, any deficiency will be eliminated on or
before the first anniversary of such analysis, or any overage will be
refunded to the Mortgagor, in accordance with RESPA and any other
applicable law.
(12) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation
the defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder,
render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or
in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or
defense, including without limitation the defense of usury, and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted
with respect thereto, and no Mortgagor was a debtor in any state or
federal bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding at, or subsequent to, the time
the Mortgage Loan was originated.
EXHIBIT T
FORM OF SERVICER POWER OF ATTORNEY
When Recorded Mail To:
[▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association
▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇]
[Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇]
[Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇]
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a
national banking association organized and existing under the laws of the United
States, and having its principal place of business at ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, as Trustee (the "Trustee") pursuant to that
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1 Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of February 1, 2007, among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc., as
depositor (the "Depositor"), Saxon Mortgage Services Inc., as a servicer
("Saxon"), ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, as a servicer and custodian
("▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo"), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP, as a servicer
("Countrywide Servicing"), First NLC Financial Services LLC, as responsible
party ("First NLC"), and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee (the
"Trustee"), hereby constitutes and appoints [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] [Countrywide
Servicing], by and through [▇▇▇▇▇'▇] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo's] [Countrywide Servicing's]
officers, the Trustee's true and lawful Attorney-in-fact, in the Trustee's name,
place and stead and for the Trustee's benefit, in connection with all mortgage
loans serviced by [▇▇▇▇▇] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] pursuant to the Agreement solely for the
purpose of performing such acts and executing such documents in the name of the
Trustee necessary and appropriate to effectuate the following enumerated
transactions in respect of any of the mortgages or deeds of trust (the
"Mortgages" and the "Deeds of Trust" respectively) and promissory notes secured
thereby (the "Mortgage Notes") for which the undersigned is acting as Trustee
for various certificateholders (whether the undersigned is named therein as
mortgagee or beneficiary or has become mortgagee by virtue of endorsement of the
Mortgage Note secured by any such Mortgage or Deed of Trust) and for which
[Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] [Countrywide Servicing] is acting as servicer.
This Appointment shall apply only to the following enumerated transactions and
nothing herein or in the Agreement shall be construed to the contrary:
(1) The modification or re recording of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, where
said modification or re recording is solely for the purpose of correcting
the Mortgage or Deed of Trust to conform same to the original intent of
the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title
insurance was issued; provided that (i) said modification or re recording,
in either instance, does not adversely affect the lien of the Mortgage or
Deed of Trust as insured and (ii) otherwise conforms to the provisions of
the Agreement.
(2) The subordination of the lien of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust to an
easement in favor of a public utility company of a government agency or
unit with powers of eminent domain; this section shall include, without
limitation, the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial
reconveyances or the execution or requests to trustees to accomplish same.
(3) The conveyance of the properties to the mortgage insurer, or the closing
of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or
conveyance of title to real estate owned.
(4) The completion of loan assumption agreements.
(5) The full satisfaction/release of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust or full
conveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby,
including, without limitation, cancellation of the related Mortgage Note.
(6) The assignment of any Mortgage or Deed of Trust and the related Mortgage
Note, in connection with the repurchase of the mortgage loan secured and
evidenced thereby.
(7) The full assignment of a Mortgage or Deed of Trust upon payment and
discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing
thereof, including, without limitation, the assignment of the related
Mortgage Note.
(8) With respect to a Mortgage or Deed of Trust, the foreclosure, the taking
of a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or
non-judicial foreclosure or termination, cancellation or rescission of any
such foreclosure, including, without limitation, any and all of the
following acts:
(a) the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a Deed of Trust, in
accordance with state law and the Deed of Trust;
(b) the preparation and issuance of statements of breach or non
performance;
(c) the preparation and filing of notices of default and/or notices of
sale;
(d) the cancellation/rescission of notices of default and/or notices of
sale;
(e) the taking of deed-in-lieu of foreclosure; and
(f) the preparation and execution of such other documents and
performance of such other actions as may be necessary under the
terms of the Mortgage, Deed of Trust or state law to expeditiously
complete said transactions in paragraphs 8(a) through 8(e) above.
(9) With respect to the sale of property acquired through a foreclosure or
deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, including, without limitation, the execution
of the following documentation:
(a) listing agreements;
(b) purchase and sale agreements;
(c) grant/warranty/quit claim deeds or any other deed causing the
transfer of title of the property to a party contracted to purchase
same;
(d) escrow instructions; and
(e) any and all documents necessary to effect the transfer of property.
(10) The modification or amendment of escrow agreements established for repairs
to the mortgaged property or reserves for replacement of personal
property.
The undersigned gives said Attorney in fact full power and authority
to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing
necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or
under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could
do, and hereby does ratify and confirm to all that said Attorney in fact shall
be effective as of February 28, 2007.
This appointment is to be construed and interpreted as a limited
power of attorney. The enumeration of specific items, rights, acts or powers
herein is not intended to, nor does it give rise to, and it is not to be
construed as a general power of attorney.
Nothing contained herein shall (i) limit in any manner any
indemnification provided by [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] to the Trustee under the
Agreement, or (ii) be construed to grant [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] the power to
initiate or defend any suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of the Trustee
except as specifically provided for herein. If [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] receives
any notice of suit, litigation or proceeding in the name of the Trustee, then
[Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] shall promptly forward a copy of same to the Trustee.
This limited power of attorney is not intended to extend the powers
granted to [Saxon] under the Agreement or to allow [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo]
[Countrywide Servicing] to take any action with respect to Mortgages, Deeds of
Trust or Mortgage Notes not authorized by the Agreement.
[▇▇▇▇▇] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] [Countrywide Servicing] hereby agrees to
indemnify and hold the Trustee and its directors, officers, employees and agents
harmless from and against any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages,
penalties, actions, judgments, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any
kind or nature whatsoever incurred by reason or result of or in connection with
the exercise by [Saxon] [▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo] [Countrywide Servicing] of the powers
granted to it hereunder. The foregoing indemnity shall survive the termination
of this Limited Power of Attorney and the Agreement or the earlier resignation
or removal of the Trustee under the Agreement.
This Limited Power of Attorney is entered into and shall be governed
by the laws of the State of New York, without regard to conflicts of law
principles of such state.
Third parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of
the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney; and may be satisfied
that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect and
has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation has been made in writing
by the undersigned.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee
has caused its corporate seal to be hereto affixed and these presents to be
signed and acknowledged in its name and behalf by a duly elected and authorized
signatory this ___________ day of ____________.
Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, as Trustee
By:
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Name:
Title:
Acknowledged and Agreed
[Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc.]
[▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association]
[Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP]
By:
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Name:
Title:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ____________
On ________________, _____, before me, the undersigned, a Notary
Public in and for said state, personally appeared
________________________________ of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as
Trustee for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1, personally known to me
to be the person whose name is subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she executed that same in his/her authorized
capacity, and that by his/her signature on the instrument the entity upon behalf
of which the person acted and executed the instrument.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
(SEAL)
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Notary Public, State of California
EXHIBIT U
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Trustee], [the Custodian],
[each Servicer], [each Subservicer] and [each Subcontractor] shall address, at a
minimum, the criteria identified as below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria":
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SERVICING CRITERIA APPLICABLE SERVICING CRITERIA
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Reference Criteria
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General Servicing Considerations
Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance
or other triggers and events of default in accordance with the
1122(d)(1)(i) transaction agreements. Trustee/Servicer
If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third
parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the
third party's performance and compliance with such servicing
1122(d)(1)(ii) activities. Trustee/Servicer
Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a N/A
1122(d)(1)(iii) back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained.
A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party participating in the servicing function throughout the
reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and
otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction Servicer
1122(d)(1)(iv) agreements.
Cash Collection and Administration
Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the
appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank
clearing accounts no more than two business days
following receipt, or such other number of
1122(d)(2)(i) days specified in the transaction agreements. Servicer
Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to Servicer/Trustee
1122(d)(2)(ii) an investor are made only by authorized personnel.
Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections,
cash flows or distributions, and any interest or other
fees charged for such advances, are made, reviewed and
approved as specified in the
1122(d)(2)(iii) transaction agreements. Servicer
The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve
accounts or accounts established as a form of
overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with Servicer/Trustee
respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction
1122(d)(2)(iv) agreements.
Each custodial account is maintained at a federally
insured depository institution as set forth in the
transaction agreements. For purposes of this criterion,
"federally insured depository institution" with respect
to a foreign financial institution means a foreign
financial institution that meets the requirements of
Rule Servicer/Trustee
1122(d)(2)(v) 13k-1(b)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act.
Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized Servicer/Trustee
1122(d)(2)(vi) access.
Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all
asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial
accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations
are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30 calendar
days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other number of
days specified in the transaction agreements; (C) reviewed and
approved by someone other than the person who prepared the
reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for reconciling items.
These reconciling items are resolved within 90 calendar days of Servicer/Trustee
their original identification, or such other number of days
1122(d)(2)(vii) specified in the transaction agreements.
Investor Remittances and Reporting
Reports to investors, including those to be filed with
the Commission, are maintained in accordance with the
transaction agreements and applicable Commission
requirements. Specifically, such reports (A) are
prepared in accordance with timeframes and other terms
set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide
information calculated in accordance with the terms
specified in the transaction agreements; (C) are filed
with the Commission as required by its rules and
regulations; and (D) agree with
investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid Trustee/Servicer
principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
1122(d)(3)(i) Servicer.
Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in
accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and
other terms set forth in
1122(d)(3)(ii) the transaction agreements. Trustee/Servicer
Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business
days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of Trustee/Servicer
1122(d)(3)(iii) days specified in the transaction agreements.
Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree
with cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank Trustee/Servicer
1122(d)(3)(iv) statements.
Pool Asset Administration
Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required Custodian/Trustee/Servicer
1122(d)(4)(i) by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as required by Custodian/Trustee/Servicer
1122(d)(4)(ii) the transaction agreements
Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset
pool are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with
1122(d)(4)(iii) any conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. Trustee/Servicer
Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to
the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business
days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or
other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage Servicer
1122(d)(4)(iv) loan documents.
The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans
agree with the Servicer's records with respect to an
obligor's unpaid principal
1122(d)(4)(v) balance. Servicer
Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's
mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made,
reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with
1122(d)(4)(vi) the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. Servicer
Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans,
modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and
repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and
concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements Servicer
1122(d)(4)(vii) established by the transaction agreements.
Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the
period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the
transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a
monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction
agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring
delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls,
letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency Servicer
1122(d)(4)(viii) is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).
Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for
mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on
1122(d)(4)(ix) the related mortgage loan documents. Servicer
Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow
accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the
obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or
such other period specified in the transaction agreements; (B)
interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in
accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws;
and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 calendar Servicer
days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or such other
1122(d)(4)(x) number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance
payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration
dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such
payments, provided that such support has been received by the
servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xi) other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
Any late payment penalties in connection
with any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are
paid from the servicer's funds and not charged to the
obligor, unless the late payment was due to the
1122(d)(4)(xii) obligor's error or omission. Servicer
Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two
business days to the obligor's records maintained by the servicer,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction Servicer
1122(d)(4)(xiii) agreements.
Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts
are recognized and recorded in accordance with the
1122(d)(4)(xiv) transaction agreements. Servicer
Any external enhancement or other support, identified in Item
1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is maintained Trustee
1122(d)(4)(xv) as set forth in the transaction agreements.
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EXHIBIT V
FORM 10-D DISCLOSURE
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Item on Form 10-D Party Responsible
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Item 1: Distribution and Pool Performance Information
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Information included in the Monthly Statement Servicers
Trustee
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Any information required by Item 1121 of Regulation AB which is Depositor
NOT included on the Monthly Statement
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Item 2: Legal Proceedings
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Any legal proceeding pending against the following entities or their respective
property, that is material to Certificateholders, including any proceedings
known to be contemplated by governmental authorities:
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o Issuing Entity (Trust Fund) Trustee and Servicers
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o Sponsor Depositor
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o Depositor Depositor
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o Trustee Trustee
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o Trustee Trustee
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o Custodian Custodian
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o Responsible Party Responsible Parties
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o Any Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB Originator Depositor
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o Any Item 1108(a)(2) of Regulation AB Servicer (other Servicers
than the Trustee)
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o Any other party contemplated by Item 1100(d)(1)of Depositor
Regulation AB
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Item 3: Sale of Securities and Use of Proceeds Depositor
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Information from Item 2(a) of Part II of Form 10-Q:
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With respect to any sale of securities by the Sponsor, Depositor or Issuing
Entity, that are backed by the same asset pool or are otherwise issued by the
Issuing Entity, whether or not registered, provide the sales and use of proceeds
information in Item 701 of Regulation S-K. Pricing information can be omitted if
securities were not registered.
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Item 4: Defaults Upon Senior Securities Trustee
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Information from Item 3 of Part II of Form 10-Q:
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Report the occurrence of any Event of Default (after expiration of any grace
period and provision of any required notice)
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Item 5: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders Depositor or the party to this Agreement
submitting such matter to a vote of
Certificateholders
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Information from Item 4 of Part II of Form 10-Q
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Item 6: Significant Obligors of Pool Assets N/A
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Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB - Significant Obligor Financial Information* *
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This information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the distribution
period in which updated information is required pursuant to the Item.
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Item 7: Significant Enhancement Provider Information
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Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB - Derivative Counterparty
Financial Information*
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o Determining current maximum probable exposure Depositor
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o Determining current significance percentage Depositor
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o Requesting required financial information (including Depositor
any required accountants' consent to the use thereof)
or effecting incorporation by reference
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* This information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the distribution
period in which updated information is required pursuant to the Items.
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Item 8: Other Information Any party to the Agreement
responsible for the applicable Form
8-K disclosure item
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Disclose any information required to be reported on Form 8-K during the period
covered by the Form 10-D but not reported
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Item 9: Exhibits
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Monthly Statement to Certificateholders Trustee
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Exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K, such as material agreements Depositor
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EXHIBIT W
ADDITIONAL FORM 10-K DISCLOSURE
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Item on Form 10-K Party Responsible
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Item 9B: Other Information Any party to this Agreement responsible for
disclosure items on Form 8-K
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Disclose any information required to be reported on Form 8-K during the fourth
quarter covered by the Form 10-K but not reported
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Item 15: Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules Trustee
Depositor
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Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB: Derivative Counterparty Financial
Information
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o Determining current maximum probably exposure Depositor
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o Determining current significance percentage Depositor
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o Requesting required financial information (including Depositor
any required accountants' consent to the use thereof)
or effecting incorporation by reference
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* This information need only be reported on the Form 10-D for the distribution
period in which updated information is required pursuant to the Items.
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Reg AB Item 1117: Legal Proceedings
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Any legal proceeding pending against the following entities or their respective
property, that is material to Certificateholders, including any proceedings
known to be contemplated by governmental authorities:
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o Issuing Entity (Trust Fund) Trustee, Servicers and Depositor
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o Sponsor Depositor
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o Depositor Depositor
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o Trustee Trustee
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o Custodian Custodian
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o Responsible Party Responsible Parties
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o Any Item 1110(b) of Regulation AB Originator Depositor
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o Any Item 1108(a)(2) of Regulation AB Servicer (other Servicers
than the Trustee)
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o Any other party contemplated by Item 1100(d)(1) of Depositor
Regulation AB
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Item 1119 of Regulation AB: Affiliations and Relationships
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Whether (a) the Sponsor, Depositor or Issuing Entity is an Depositor as to the parties in (a)
affiliate of the following parties, and (b) to the extent known
and material, any of the following parties are affiliated with
one another:
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o Trustee Trustee
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o Any other Item 1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB servicer Servicers
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o Any Item 1115 of Regulation AB Derivate Counterparty
Provider Depositor
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o Any other Item 1101(d)(1) of Regulation AB material
party Depositor
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Whether there are any "outside the ordinary course business Depositor
arrangements" other than would be obtained in an arm's length transaction
between (a) the Sponsor, Depositor or Issuing Entity on the one hand, and (b)
any of the following parties (or their affiliates) on the other hand, that exist
currently or within the past two years and that are material to a
Certificateholder's understanding of the Certificates:
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o Trustee
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o Any other Item 1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB servicer Servicers
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o Any Responsible Party Responsible Parties
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o Any Item 1110 of Regulation AB Originator Depositor
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o Any Item 1115 of Regulation AB Derivate Counterparty
Provider Depositor
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o Any other Item 1101(d)(1) of Regulation AB material
party Depositor
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Whether there are any specific relationships involving the Depositor
transaction or the pool assets between (a) the Sponsor,
Depositor or Issuing Entity on the one hand, and (b) any of the following
parties (or their affiliates) on the other hand, that exist currently or within
the past two years and that are material:
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o Trustee
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o Any other Item 1108(a)(3) of Regulation AB servicer Servicers
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o Any Responsible Party Responsible Parties
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o Any Item 1110 of Regulation AB Originator Depositor
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o Any Item 1115 of Regulation AB Derivate Counterparty
Provider Depositor
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o Any other Item 1101(d)(1) of Regulation AB material
party Depositor
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EXHIBIT X
FORM 8-K DISCLOSURE INFORMATION
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Item on Form 8-K Party Responsible
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Item 1.01 - Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement The party to this Agreement entering into such
material definitive agreement.
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Disclosure is required regarding entry into or amendment of any definitive
agreement that is material to the securitization, even if depositor is not a
party.
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Examples: servicing agreement, custodial agreement.
Note: disclosure not required as to definitive agreements that
are fully disclosed in the prospectus
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Item 1.02 - Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement The party to this Agreement requesting
termination of a material definitive agreement.
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Disclosure is required regarding termination of any definitive agreement that is
material to the securitization (other than expiration in accordance with its
terms), even if depositor is not a party.
Examples: servicing agreement, custodial agreement.
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Item 1.03 - Bankruptcy or Receivership
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Disclosure is required
regarding the bankruptcy or receivership, with respect to any of the following:
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o Issuing Entity (Trust Fund) Trustee/Servicers
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o Sponsor Depositor
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o Depositor Depositor
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o Affiliated Servicer Servicers
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o Other Servicer servicing 20% or more of the pool assets Servicers
at the time of the report
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o Other material servicers Servicers
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o Trustee Trustee
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o Derivative Counterparty Depositor
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o Custodian Custodian
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o Any other party contemplated by Item 1100(d)(1) of Depositor
Regulation AB
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Item 2.04 - Triggering Events that Accelerate or Increase a Depositor
Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Trustee
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement
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Includes an early amortization, performance trigger or other event, including
event of default, that would materially alter the payment priority/distribution
of cash flows/amortization schedule
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Disclosure will be made of events other than waterfall triggers which are
disclosed in the monthly statements to the certificateholders.
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Item 3.03 - Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders
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The party requesting such modification Disclosure is required of any material
modification to documents defining the rights of Certificateholders, including
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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Item 5.03 - Amendments of Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Depositor
Change of Fiscal Year
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Disclosure is required of any amendment "to the governing documents of the
issuing entity."
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Item 6.01 - ABS Informational and Computational Material Depositor
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Item 6.02 - Change of Servicer or Trustee Servicers/Trustee
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Requires disclosure of any removal, replacement, substitution or addition of any
master servicer, affiliated servicer, other servicer servicing 10% or more of
pool assets at time of report, other material servicers or trustee.
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Reg AB disclosure about any new servicer or master servicer is successor Servicers
also required.
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Reg AB disclosure about any new Trustee is also required. successor Trustee
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Item 6.03 - Change in Credit Enhancement or External Support Depositor/Trustee
Covers termination of any enhancement in manner other than by its terms, the
addition of an enhancement, or a material change in the enhancement provided.
Applies to external credit enhancements as well as derivatives.
Reg AB disclosure about any new enhancement provider is also Depositor required.
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Item 6.04 - Failure to Make a Required Distribution Trustee
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Item 6.05 - Securities Act Updating Disclosure Depositor
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If any material pool characteristic differs by 5% or more at the time of
issuance of the securities from the description in the final prospectus, provide
updated Reg AB disclosure about the actual asset pool.
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If there are any new servicers or originators required to be Depositor disclosed
under Regulation AB as a result of the foregoing, provide the information called
for in Items 1108 and 1110 of Regulation AB respectively.
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Item 7.01 - Regulation FD Disclosure Depositor
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Item 8.01 - Other Events Depositor
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Any event, with respect to which information is not otherwise called for in Form
8-K, that the registrant deems of importance to certificateholders.
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Item 9.01 - Financial Statements and Exhibits The party to this Agreement responsible for
reporting/disclosing the financial statement or
exhibit.
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EXHIBIT Y
INTEREST RATE SWAP AGREEMENT
(Multicurrency--Cross Border)
ISDA(R)
International Swap Dealers Association, Inc.
MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of February 28, 2007
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CAPITAL SERVICES and DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
INC. not individually, but solely as Trustee
for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan
Trust 2007-1, Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2007-1
have entered and/or anticipate entering into one or more transactions (each a
"Transaction") that are or will be governed by this Master Agreement, which
includes the schedule (the "Schedule"), and the documents and other confirming
evidence (each a "Confirmation") exchanged between the parties confirming those
Transactions.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:
1. Interpretation
(a) Definitions. The terms defined in Section 14 and in the Schedule will have
the meanings therein specified for the purpose of this Master Agreement.
(b) Inconsistency. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of
the Schedule and the other provisions of this Master Agreement, the Schedule
will prevail. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of any
Confirmation and this Master Agreement (including the Schedule), such
Confirmation will prevail for the purposes of the relevant Transaction.
(c) Single Agreement. All Transactions are entered into in reliance on the fact
that this Master Agreement and all Confirmations form a single agreement between
the parties (collectively referred to as this "Agreement"), and the parties
would not otherwise enter into any Transactions.
2. Obligations
(a) General Conditions.
(i) Each party will make each payment or delivery specified in each
Confirmation to be made by it, subject to the other provisions of this
Agreement.
(ii) Payments under this Agreement will be made on the due date for value
on that date in the place of the account specified in the relevant
Confirmation or otherwise pursuant to this Agreement, in freely
transferable funds and in the manner customary for payments in the
required currency. Where settlement is by delivery (that is, other than by
payment), such delivery will be made for receipt on the due date in the
manner customary for the relevant obligation unless otherwise specified in
the relevant Confirmation or elsewhere in this Agreement.
(iii) Each obligation of each party under Section 2(a)(i) is subject to
(1) the condition precedent that no Event of Default or Potential Event of
Default with respect to the other party has occurred and is continuing,
(2) the condition precedent that no Early Termination Date in respect of
the relevant Transaction has occurred or been effectively designated and
(3) each other applicable condition precedent specified in this Agreement.
(a) Change of Account. Either party may change its account for receiving a
payment or delivery by giving notice to the other party at least five Local
Business Days prior to the scheduled date for the payment or delivery to which
such change applies unless such other party gives timely notice of a reasonable
objection to such change.
(b) Netting. If on any date amounts would otherwise be payable:--
(i) in the same currency; and
(ii) in respect of the same Transaction,
by each party to the other, then, on such date, each party's obligation to make
payment of any such amount will be automatically satisfied and discharged and,
if the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by one party
exceeds the aggregate amount that would otherwise have been payable by the other
party, replaced by an obligation upon the party by whom the larger aggregate
amount would have been payable to pay to the other party the excess of the
larger aggregate amount over the smaller aggregate amount.
The parties may elect in respect of two or more Transactions that a net amount
will be determined in respect of all amounts payable on the same date in the
same currency in respect of such Transactions, regardless of whether such
amounts are payable in respect of the same Transaction. The election may be made
in the Schedule or a Confirmation by specifying that subparagraph (ii) above
will not apply to the Transactions identified as being subject to the election,
together with the starting date (in which case subparagraph (ii) above will not,
or will cease to, apply to such Transactions from such date). This election may
be made separately for different groups of Transactions and will apply
separately to each pairing of Offices through which the parties make and receive
payments or deliveries.
(c) Deduction or Withholding for Tax.
(i) Gross-Up. All payments under this Agreement will be made without any
deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax unless such
deduction or withholding is required by any applicable law, as modified by
the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, then in
effect. If a party is so required to deduct or withhold, then that party
("X") will:--
(1) promptly notify the other party ("Y") of such requirement;
(2) pay to the relevant authorities the full amount required to be
deducted or withheld (including the full amount required to be
deducted or withheld from any additional amount paid by X to Y under
this Section 2(d)) promptly upon the earlier of determining that
such deduction or withholding is required or receiving notice that
such amount has been assessed against Y;
(3) promptly forward to Y an official receipt (or a certified copy),
or other documentation reasonably acceptable to Y, evidencing such
payment to such authorities; and
(4) if such Tax is an Indemnifiable Tax, pay to Y, in addition to
the payment to which Y is otherwise entitled under this Agreement,
such additional amount as is necessary to ensure that the net amount
actually received by Y (free and clear of Indemnifiable Taxes,
whether assessed against X or Y) will equal the full amount Y would
have received had no such deduction or withholding been required.
However, X will not be required to pay any additional amount to Y to
the extent that it would not be required to be paid but for:--
(A) the failure by Y to comply with or perform any agreement
contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d); or
(B) the failure of a representation made by Y pursuant to
Section 3(f) to be accurate and true unless such failure would
not have occurred but for (I) any action taken by a taxing
authority, or brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on
or after the date on which a Transaction is entered into
(regardless of whether such action is taken or brought with
respect to a party to this Agreement) or (II) a Change in Tax
Law.
(ii) Liability. If: --
(1) X is required by any applicable law, as modified by the practice
of any relevant governmental revenue authority, to make any
deduction or withholding in respect of which X would not be required
to pay an additional amount to Y under Section 2(d)(i)(4);
(2) X does not so deduct or withhold; and
(3) a liability resulting from such Tax is assessed directly against
X,
then, except to the extent Y has satisfied or then satisfies the liability
resulting from such Tax, Y will promptly pay to X the amount of such
liability (including any related liability for interest, but including any
related liability for penalties only if Y has failed to comply with or
perform any agreement contained in Section 4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)).
(d) Default Interest; Other Amounts. Prior to the occurrence or effective
designation of an Early Termination Date in respect of the relevant Transaction,
a party that defaults in the performance of any payment obligation will, to the
extent permitted by law and subject to Section 6(c), be required to pay interest
(before as well as after judgment) on the overdue amount to the other party on
demand in the same currency as such overdue amount, for the period from (and
including) the original due date for payment to (but excluding) the date of
actual payment, at the Default Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the
basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days elapsed. If, prior to
the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination Date in respect
o-f the relevant Transaction, a party defaults in the performance of any
obligation required to be settled by delivery, it will compensate the other
party on demand if and to the extent provided for in the relevant Confirmation
or elsewhere in this Agreement.
2. Representations
Each party represents to the other party (which representations will be deemed
to be repeated by each party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into
and, in the case of the representations in Section 3(f), at all times until the
termination of this Agreement) that:--
(a) Basic Representations.
(i) Status. It is duly organised and validly existing under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its organisation or incorporation and, if relevant
under such laws, in good standing;
(ii) Powers. It has the power to execute this Agreement and any other
documentation relating to this Agreement to which it is a party, to
deliver this Agreement and any other documentation relating to this
Agreement that it is required by this Agreement to deliver and to perform
its obligations under this Agreement and any obligations it has under any
Credit Support Document to which it is a party and has taken all necessary
action to authorise such execution, delivery and performance;
(iii) No Violation or Conflict. Such execution, delivery and performance
do not violate or conflict with any law applicable to it, any provision of
its constitutional documents, any order or judgment of any court or other
agency of government applicable to it or any of its assets or any
contractual restriction binding on or affecting it or any of its assets;
(iv) Consents. All governmental and other consents that are required to
have been obtained by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which it is a party have been obtained and are in lull
force and effect and all conditions of any such consents have been
complied with; and
(v) Obligations Binding. Its obligations under this Agreement and any
Credit Support Document to which it is a party constitute its legal, valid
and binding obligations, enforceable in accordance with their respective
terms (subject to applicable bankruptcy, reorganization, insolvency,
moratorium or similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and
subject, as to enforceability, to equitable principles of general
application (regardless of whether enforcement is sought in a proceeding
in equity or at law)).
(b) Absence of Certain Events. No Event of Default or Potential Event of Default
or, to its knowledge, Termination Event with respect to it has occurred and is
continuing and no such event or circumstance would occur as a result of its
entering into or performing its obligations under this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which it is a party.
(c) Absence of Litigation. There is not pending or, to its knowledge, threatened
against it or any of its Affiliates any action, suit or proceeding at law or in
equity or before any court, tribunal, governmental body, agency or official or
any arbitrator that is likely to affect the legality, validity or enforceability
against it of this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it is a
party or its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement or such
Credit Support Document.
(d) Accuracy of Specified Information. All applicable information that is
furnished in writing by or on behalf of it to the other party and is identified
for the purpose of this Section 3(d) in the Schedule is, as of the date of the
information, true, accurate and complete in every material respect.
(e) Payer Tax Representation. Each representation specified in the Schedule as
being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(e) is accurate and true.
(f) Payee Tax Representations. Each representation specified in the Schedule as
being made by it for the purpose of this Section 3(f) is accurate and true.
3. Agreements
Each party agrees with the other that, so long as either party has or may have
any obligation under this Agreement or under any Credit Support Document to
which it is a party:--
(a) Furnish Specified Information. It will deliver to the other party or, in
certain cases under subparagraph (iii) below, to such government or taxing
authority as the other party reasonably directs:--
(i) any forms, documents or certificates relating to taxation specified in
the Schedule or any Confirmation;
(ii) any other documents specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation;
and
(iii) upon reasonable demand by such other party, any form or document
that may be required or reasonably requested in writing in order to allow
such other party or its Credit Support Provider to make a payment under
this Agreement or any applicable Credit Support Document without any
deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax or with such
deduction or withholding at a reduced rate (so long as the completion,
execution or submission of such form or document would not materially
prejudice the legal or commercial position of the party in receipt of such
demand), with any such form or document to be accurate and completed in a
manner reasonably satisfactory to such other party and to be executed and
to be delivered with any reasonably required certification,
in each case by the date specified in the Schedule or such Confirmation or, if
none is specified, as soon as reasonably practicable.
(b) Maintain Authorisations. It will use all reasonable efforts to maintain in
full force and effect all consents of any governmental or other authority that
are required to be obtained by it with respect to this Agreement or any Credit
Support Document to which it is a party and will use all reasonable efforts to
obtain any that may become necessary in the future.
(c) Comply with Laws. It will comply in all material respects with all
applicable laws and orders to which it may be subject if failure so to comply
would materially impair its ability to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or an Credit Support Document to which it is a party.
(d) Tax Agreement. It will give notice of any failure of a representation made
by it under Section 3(f) to be accurate and true promptly upon learning of such
failure.
(e) Payment of Stamp Tax. Subject to Section 11, it will pay any Stamp Tax
levied or imposed upon it or in respect of its execution or performance of this
Agreement by a jurisdiction in which it is incorporated, organised, managed and
controlled, or considered to have its seat, or in which a branch or office
through which it is acting for the purpose of this Agreement is located ("Stamp
Tax Jurisdiction") and will indemnify the other party against any Stamp Tax
levied or imposed upon the other party or in respect of the other party's
execution or performance of this Agreement by any such Stamp Tax Jurisdiction
which is not also a Stamp Tax Jurisdiction with respect to the other party.
4. Events of Default and Termination Events
(a) Events of Default. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or, if
applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity of
such party of any of the following events constitutes an event of default (an
"Event of Default") with respect to such party:--
(i) Failure to Pay or Deliver. Failure by the party to make, when due, any
payment under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e)
required to be made by it if such failure is not remedied on or before the
third Local Business Day after notice of such failure is given to the
party;
(ii) Breach of Agreement. Failure by the party to comply with or perform
any agreement or obligation (other than an obligation to make any payment
under this Agreement or delivery under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) or to give
notice of a Termination Event or any agreement or obligation under Section
4(a)(i), 4(a)(iii) or 4(d)) to be complied with or performed by the party
in accordance with this Agreement if such failure is not remedied on or
before the thirtieth day after notice of such failure is given to the
party;
(iii) Credit Support Default.
(1) Failure by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such
party to comply with or perform any agreement or obligation to be
complied with or performed by it in accordance with any Credit
Support Document if such failure is continuing after any applicable
grace period has elapsed;
(2) the expiration or termination of such Credit Support Document or
the failing or ceasing of such Credit Support Document to be in full
force and effect for the purpose of this Agreement (in either case
other than in accordance with its terms) prior to the satisfaction
of all obligations of such party under each Transaction to which
such Credit Support Document relates without the written consent of
the other party; or
(3) the party or such Credit Support Provider disaffirms, disclaims,
repudiates or rejects, in whole or in part, or challenges the
validity of such Credit Support Document;
(iv) Misrepresentation. A representation (other than a representation
under Section 3(e) or (f)) made or repeated or deemed to have been made or
repeated by the party or any Credit Support Provider of such party in this
Agreement or any Credit Support Document proves to have been incorrect or
misleading in any material respect when made or repeated or deemed to have
been made or repeated;
(v) Default under Specified Transaction. The party, any Credit Support
Provider of such party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party
(1) defaults under a Specified Transaction and, after giving effect to any
applicable notice requirement or grace period, there occurs a liquidation
of, an acceleration of obligations under, or an early termination of, that
Specified Transaction, (2) defaults, after giving effect to any applicable
notice requirement or grace period, in making any payment or delivery due
on the last payment, delivery or exchange date of, or any payment on early
termination of, a Specified Transaction (or such default continues for at
least three Local Business Days if there is no applicable notice
requirement or grace period) or (3) disaffirms, disclaims, repudiates or
rejects, in whole or in part, a Specified Transaction (or such action is
taken by any person or entity appointed or empowered to operate it or act
on its behalf);
(vi) Cross Default. If "Cross Default" is specified in the Schedule as
applying to the party, the occurrence or existence of (1) a default, event
of default or other similar condition or event (however described) in
respect of such party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any
applicable Specified Entity of such party under one or more agreements or
instruments relating to Specified Indebtedness of any of them
(individually or collectively) in an aggregate amount of not less than the
applicable Threshold Amount (as specified in the Schedule) which has
resulted in such Specified Indebtedness becoming, or becoming capable at
such time of being declared, due and payable under such agreements or
instruments, before it would otherwise have been due and payable or (2) a
default by such party, such Credit Support Provider or such Specified
Entity (individually or collectively) in making one or more payments on
the due date thereof in an aggregate amount of not less than the
applicable Threshold Amount under such agreements or instruments (after
giving effect to any applicable notice requirement or grace period);
(vii) Bankruptcy. The party, any Credit Support Provider of such party or
any applicable Specified Entity of such party:--
(1) is dissolved (other than pursuant to a consolidation,
amalgamation or merger); (2) becomes insolvent or is unable to pay
its debts or fails or admits in writing its inability generally to
pay its debts as they become due; (3) makes a general assignment,
arrangement or composition with or for the benefit of its creditors;
(4) institutes or has instituted against it a proceeding seeking a
judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or any other relief under any
bankruptcy or insolvency law or other similar law affecting
creditors' rights, or a petition is presented for its winding-up or
liquidation, and, in the case of any such proceeding or petition
instituted or presented against it, such proceeding or petition (A)
results in a judgment of insolvency or bankruptcy or the entry of an
order for relief or the making of an order for its winding-up or
liquidation or (B) is not dismissed, discharged, stayed or
restrained in each case within 30 days of the institution or
presentation thereof; (5) has a resolution passed for its
winding-up, official management or liquidation (other than pursuant
to a consolidation, amalgamation or merger); (6) seeks or becomes
subject to the appointment of an administrator, provisional
liquidator, conservator, receiver, trustee, custodian or other
similar official for it or for all or substantially all its assets;
(7) has a secured party take possession of all or substantially all
its assets or has a distress, execution, attachment, sequestration
or other legal process levied, enforced or sued on or against all or
substantially all its assets and such secured party maintains
possession, or any such process is not dismissed, discharged, stayed
or restrained, in each case within 30 days thereafter; (8) causes or
is subject to any event with respect to it which, under the
applicable laws of any jurisdiction, has an analogous effect to any
of the events specified in clauses (1) to (7) (inclusive); or (9)
takes any action in furtherance of, or indicating its consent to,
approval of, or acquiescence in, any of the foregoing acts; or
(viii) Merger Without Assumption. The party or any Credit Support Provider
of such party consolidates or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or
transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another entity and, at
the time of such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or transfer:--
(1) the resulting, surviving or transferee entity fails to assume
all the obligations of such party or such Credit Support Provider
under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to which it or
its predecessor was a party by operation of law or pursuant to an
agreement reasonably satisfactory to the other party to this
Agreement; or
(2) the benefits of any Credit Support Document fail to extend
(without the consent of the other party) to the performance by such
resulting, surviving or transferee entity of its obligations under
this Agreement.
(b) Termination Events. The occurrence at any time with respect to a party or,
if applicable, any Credit Support Provider of such party or any Specified Entity
of such party of any event specified below constitutes an Illegality if the
event is specified in (i) below, a Tax Event if the event is specified in (ii)
below or a Tax Event Upon Merger if the event is specified in (iii) below, and,
if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger if the event is
specified pursuant to (iv) below or an Additional Termination Event if the event
is specified pursuant to (v) below:--
(i) Illegality. Due to the adoption of, or any change in, any applicable
law after the date on which a Transaction is entered into, or due to the
promulgation of, or any change in, the interpretation by any court,
tribunal or regulatory authority with competent jurisdiction of any
applicable law after such date, it becomes unlawful (other than as a
result of a breach by the party of Section 4(b)) for such party (which
will be the Affected Party): --
(1) to perform any absolute or contingent obligation to make a
payment or delivery or to receive a payment or delivery in respect
of such Transaction or to comply with any other material provision
of this Agreement relating to such Transaction; or
(2) to perform, or for any Credit Support Provider of such party to
perform, any contingent or other obligation which the party (or such
Credit Support Provider) has under any Credit Support Document
relating to such Transaction;
(ii) Tax Event. Due to (x) any action taken by a taxing authority, or
brought in a court of competent jurisdiction, on or after the date on
which a Transaction is entered into (regardless of whether such action is
taken or brought with respect to a party to this Agreement) or (y) a
Change in Tax Law, the party (which will be the Affected Party) will, or
there is a substantial likelihood that it will, on the next succeeding
Scheduled Payment Date (1) be required to pay to the other party an
additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section
2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or
6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount is required to be
deducted or withheld for or on account of a Tax (except in respect of
interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or 6(e)) and no additional amount is
required to be paid in respect of such Tax under Section 2(d)(i)(4) (other
than by reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B));
(iii) Tax Event Upon Merger. The party (the "Burdened Party") on the next
succeeding Scheduled Payment Date will either (1) be required to pay an
additional amount in respect of an Indemnifiable Tax under Section
2(d)(i)(4) (except in respect of interest under Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii) or
6(e)) or (2) receive a payment from which an amount has been deducted or
withheld for or on account of any Indemnifiable Tax in respect of which
the other party is not required to pay an additional amount (other than by
reason of Section 2(d)(i)(4)(A) or (B)), in either case as a result of a
party consolidating or amalgamating with, or merging with or into, or
transferring all or substantially all its assets to, another entity (which
will be the Affected Party) where such action does not constitute an event
described in Section 5(a)(viii);
(iv) Credit Event Upon Merger. If "Credit Event Upon Merger" is specified
in the Schedule as applying to the party, such party ("X"), any Credit
Support Provider of X or any applicable Specified Entity of X consolidates
or amalgamates with, or merges with or into, or transfers all or
substantially all its assets to, another entity and such action does not
constitute an event described in Section 5(a)(viii) but the
creditworthiness of the resulting, surviving or transferee entity is
materially weaker than that of X, such Credit Support Provider or such
Specified Entity, as the case may be, immediately prior to such action
(and, in such event, X or its successor or transferee, as appropriate,
will be the Affected Party); or
(v) Additional Termination Event. If any "Additional Termination Event" is
specified in the Schedule or any Confirmation as applying, the occurrence
of such event (and, in such event, the Affected Party or Affected Parties
shall be as specified for such Additional Termination Event in the
Schedule or such Confirmation).
(c) Event of Default and Illegality. If an event or circumstance which would
otherwise constitute or give rise to an Event of Default also constitutes an
Illegality, it will be treated as an Illegality and will not constitute an Event
of Default.
5. Early Termination
(a) Right to Terminate Following Event of Default. If at any time an Event of
Default with respect to a party (the "Defaulting Party") has occurred and is
then continuing, the other party (the "Non-defaulting Party") may, by not more
than 20 days notice to the Defaulting Party specifying the relevant Event of
Default, designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an
Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding Transactions. If, however,
"Automatic Early Termination" is specified in the Schedule as applying to a
party, then an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding transactions
will occur immediately upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an
Event of Default specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(1), (3), (5), (6) or, to the
extent analogous thereto, (8), and as of the time immediately preceding the
institution of the relevant proceeding or the presentation of the relevant
petition upon the occurrence with respect to such party of an Event of Default
specified in Section 5(a)(vii)(4) or, to the extent analogous thereto, (8).
(b) Right to Terminate Following Termination Event.
(i) Notice. If a Termination Event occurs, an Affected Party will,
promptly upon becoming aware of it, notify the other party, specifying the
nature of that Termination Event and each Affected Transaction and will
also give such other information about that Termination Event as the other
party may reasonably require.
(ii) Transfer to Avoid Termination Event. If either an Illegality under
Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a Tax Event occurs and there is only one Affected
Party, or if a Tax Event Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is the
Affected Party, the Affected Party will, as a condition to its right to
designate an Early Termination Date under Section 6(b)(iv), use all
reasonable efforts (which will not require such party to incur a loss,
excluding immaterial, incidental expenses) to transfer within 20 days
after it gives notice under Section 6(b)(i) all its rights and obligations
under this Agreement in respect of the Affected Transactions to another of
its Offices or Affiliates so that such Termination Event ceases to exist.
If the Affected Party is not able to make such a transfer it will give
notice to the other party to that effect within such 20 day period,
whereupon the other party may effect such a transfer within 30 days after
the notice is given under Section 6(b)(i).
Any such transfer by a party under this Section 6(b)(ii) will be subject
to and conditional upon the prior written consent of the other party,
which consent will not be withheld if such other party's policies in
effect at such time would permit it to enter into transactions with the
transferee on the terms proposed.
(iii) Two Affected Parties. If an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(1) or a
Tax Event occurs and there are two Affected Parties, each party will use
all reasonable efforts to reach agreement within 30 days after notice
thereof is given under Section 6(b)(i) on action to avoid that Termination
Event.
(iv) Right to Terminate. If: --
(1) a transfer under Section 6(b)(ii) or an agreement under Section
6(b)(iii), as the case may be, has not been effected with respect to
all Affected Transactions within 30 days after an Affected Party
gives notice under Section 6(b)(i); or
(2) an Illegality under Section 5(b)(i)(2), a Credit Event Upon
Merger or an Additional Termination Event occurs, or a Tax Event
Upon Merger occurs and the Burdened Party is not the Affected Party,
either party in the case of an Illegality, the Burdened Party in the case
of a Tax Event Upon Merger, any Affected Party in the case of a Tax Event
or an Additional Termination Event if there is more than one Affected
Party, or the party which is not the Affected Party in the case of a
Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional Termination Event if there is
only one Affected Party may, by not more than 20 days notice to the other
party and provided that the relevant Termination Event is then continuing,
designate a day not earlier than the day such notice is effective as an
Early Termination Date in respect of all Affected Transactions.
(c) Effect of Designation.
(i) If notice designating an Early Termination Date is given under Section
6(a) or (b), the Early Termination Date will occur on the date so
designated, whether or not the relevant Event of Default or Termination
Event is then continuing.
(ii) Upon the occurrence or effective designation of an Early Termination
Date, no further payments or deliveries under Section 2(a)(i) or 2(e) in
respect of the Terminated Transactions will be required to be made, but
without prejudice to the other provisions of this Agreement. The amount,
if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date shall be
determined pursuant to Section 6(e).
(d) Calculations.
(i) Statement. On or as soon as reasonably practicable following the
occurrence of an Early Termination Date, each party will make the
calculations on its part, if any, contemplated by Section 6(e) and will
provide to the other party a statement (1) showing, in reasonable detail,
such calculations (including all relevant quotations and specifying any
amount payable under Section 6(e)) and (2) giving details of the relevant
account to which any amount payable to it is to be paid. In the absence of
written confirmation from the source of a quotation obtained in
determining a Market Quotation, the records of the party obtaining such
quotation will be conclusive evidence of the existence and accuracy of
such quotation.
(ii) Payment Date. An amount calculated as being due in respect of any
Early Termination Date under Section 6(e) will be payable on the day that
notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early
Termination Date which is designated or occurs as a result of an Event of
Default) and on the day which is two Local Business Days after the day on
which notice of the amount payable is effective (in the case of an Early
Termination Date which is designated as a result of a Termination Event).
Such amount will be paid together with (to the extent permitted under
applicable law) interest thereon (before as well as after judgment) in the
Termination Currency, from (and including) the relevant Early Termination
Date to (but excluding) the date such amount is paid, at the Applicable
Rate. Such interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding
and the actual number of days elapsed.
(e) Payments on Early Termination. If an Early Termination Date occurs, the
following provisions shall apply based on the parties' election in the Schedule
of a payment measure, either "Market Quotation" or "Loss", and a payment method,
either the "First Method" or the "Second Method". If the parties fail to
designate a payment measure or payment method in the Schedule, it will be deemed
that "Market Quotation" or the "Second Method", as the case may be, shall apply.
The amount, if any, payable in respect of an Early Termination Date and
determined pursuant to this Section will be subject to any Set-off.
(i) Events of Default. If the Early Termination Date results from an Event
of Default: --
(1) First Method and Market Quotation. If the First Method and
Market Quotation apply, the Defaulting Party will pay to the
Non-defaulting Party the excess, if a positive number, of (A) the
sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting
Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination
Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the
Non-defaulting Party over (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of
the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party.
(2) First Method and Loss. If the First Method and Loss apply, the
Defaulting Party will pay to the Non-defaulting Party, if a positive
number, the Non-Defaulting Party's Loss in respect of this
Agreement.
(3) Second Method and Market Quotation. If the Second Method and
Market Quotation apply, an amount will be payable equal to (A) the
sum of the Settlement Amount (determined by the Non-defaulting
Party) in respect of the Terminated Transactions and the Termination
Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to the
Non-defaulting Party less (B) the Termination Currency Equivalent of
the Unpaid Amounts owing to the Defaulting Party. If that amount is
a positive number, the Defaulting Party will pay it to the
Non-defaulting Party; if it is a negative number, the Non-defaulting
Party will pay the absolute value of that amount to the Defaulting
Party.
(4) Second Method and Loss. If the Second Method and Loss apply, an
amount will be payable equal to the Non-defaulting Party's Loss in
respect of this Agreement. If that amount is a positive number, the
Defaulting Party will pay it to the Non-defaulting Party; if it is a
negative number, the Non-defaulting Party will pay the absolute
value of that amount to the Defaulting Party.
(ii) Termination Events. If the Early Termination Date results from a
Termination Event: --
(1) One Affected Party. If there is one Affected Party, the amount
payable will be determined in accordance with Section 6(e)(i)(3), if
Market Quotation applies, or Section 6(e)(i)(4), if Loss applies,
except that, in either case, references to the Defaulting Party and
to the Non-defaulting Party will be deemed to be references to the
Affected Party and the party which is not the Affected Party,
respectively, and, if Loss applies and fewer than all the
Transactions are being terminated, Loss shall be calculated in
respect of all Terminated Transactions.
(2) Two Affected Parties. If there are two Affected Parties: --
(A) if Market Quotation applies, each party will determine a
Settlement Amount in respect of the Terminated Transactions,
and an amount will be payable equal to (I) the sum of (a)
one-half of the difference between the Settlement Amount of
the party with the higher Settlement Amount ("X") and the
Settlement Amount of the party with the lower Settlement
Amount ("Y") and (b) the Termination Currency Equivalent of
the Unpaid Amounts owing to X less (II) the Termination
Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts owing to Y; and
(B) if Loss applies, each party will determine its Loss in
respect of this Agreement (or, if fewer than all the
Transactions are being terminated, in respect of all
Terminated Transactions) and an amount will be payable equal
to one-half of the difference between the Loss of the party
with the higher Loss ("X") and the Loss of the party with the
lower Loss ("Y").
If the amount payable is a positive number, Y will pay it to X; if
it is a negative number, X will pay the absolute value of that
amount to Y.
(iii) Adjustment for Bankruptcy. In circumstances where an Early
Termination Date occurs because "Automatic Early Termination" applies in
respect of a party, the amount determined under this Section 6(e) will be
subject to such adjustments as are appropriate and permitted by law to
reflect any payments or deliveries made by one party to the other under
this Agreement (and retained by such other party) during the period from
the relevant Early Termination Date to the date for payment determined
under Section 6(d)(ii).
(iv) Pre-Estimate. The parties agree that if Market Quotation applies an
amount recoverable under this Section 6(e) is a reasonable pre-estimate of
loss and not a penalty. Such amount is payable for the loss of bargain and
the loss of protection against future risks and except as otherwise
provided in this Agreement neither party will be entitled to recover any
additional damages as a consequence of such losses.
6. Transfer
Subject to Section 6(b)(ii), neither this Agreement nor any interest or
obligation in or under this Agreement may be transferred (whether by way of
security or otherwise) by either party without the prior written consent of the
other party, except that: --
(a) a party may make such a transfer of this Agreement pursuant to a
consolidation or amalgamation with, or merger with or into, or transfer of all
or substantially all its assets to, another entity (but without prejudice to any
other right or remedy under this Agreement); and
(b) a party may make such a transfer of all or any part of its interest in any
amount payable to it from a Defaulting Party under Section 6(e).
Any purported transfer that is not in compliance with this Section will be void.
7. Contractual Currency
(a) Payment in the Contractual Currency. Each payment under this Agreement will
be made in the relevant currency specified in this Agreement for that payment
(the "Contractual Currency"). To the extent permitted by applicable law, any
obligation to make payments under this Agreement in the Contractual Currency
will not be discharged or satisfied by any tender in any currency other than the
Contractual Currency, except to the extent such tender results in the actual
receipt by the party to which payment is owed, acting in a reasonable manner and
in good faith in converting the currency so tendered into the Contractual
Currency, of the full amount in the Contractual Currency of all amounts payable
in respect of this Agreement. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual
Currency so received falls short of the amount in the Contractual Currency
payable in respect of this Agreement, the party required to make the payment
will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, immediately pay such additional
amount in the Contractual Currency as may be necessary to compensate for the
shortfall. If for any reason the amount in the Contractual Currency so received
exceeds the amount in the Contractual Currency payable in respect of this
Agreement, the party receiving the payment will refund promptly the amount of
such excess.
(b) Judgments. To the extent permitted by applicable law, if any judgment or
order expressed in a currency other than the Contractual Currency is rendered
(i) for the payment of any amount owing in respect of this Agreement, (ii) for
the payment of any amount relating to any early termination in respect of this
Agreement or (iii) in respect of a judgment or order of another court for the
payment of any amount described in (i) or (ii) above, the party seeking
recovery, after recovery in full of the aggregate amount to which such party is
entitled pursuant to the judgment or order, will be entitled to receive
immediately from the other party the amount of any shortfall of the Contractual
Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in such other
currency and will refund promptly to the other party any excess of the
Contractual Currency received by such party as a consequence of sums paid in
such other currency if such shortfall or such excess arises or results from any
variation between the rate of exchange at which the Contractual Currency is
converted into the currency of the judgment or order for the purposes of such
judgment or order and the rate of exchange at which such party is able, acting
in a reasonable manner and in good faith in converting the currency received
into the Contractual Currency, to purchase the Contractual Currency with the
amount of the currency of the judgment or order actually received by such party.
The term "rate of exchange" includes, without limitation, any premiums and costs
of exchange payable in connection with the purchase of or conversion into the
Contractual Currency.
(c) Separate Indemnities. To the extent permitted by applicable law, these
indemnities constitute separate and independent obligations from the other
obligations in this Agreement, will be enforceable as separate and independent
causes of action, will apply notwithstanding any indulgence granted by the party
to which any payment is owed and will not be affected by judgment being obtained
or claim or proof being made for any other sums payable in respect of this
Agreement.
(d) Evidence of Loss. For the purpose of this Section 8, it will be sufficient
for a party to demonstrate that it would have suffered a loss had an actual
exchange or purchase been made.
8. Miscellaneous
(a) Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire Agreement and
understanding of the parties with respect to its subject matter and supersedes
all oral communication and prior writings with respect thereto.
(b) Amendments. No amendment, modification or waiver in respect of this
Agreement will be effective unless in writing (including a writing evidenced by
a facsimile transmission) and executed by each of the parties or confirmed by an
exchange of telexes or electronic messages on an electronic messaging system.
(c) Survival of Obligations. Without prejudice to Sections 2(a)(iii) and
6(c)(ii), the obligations of the parties under this Agreement will survive the
termination of any Transaction.
(d) Remedies Cumulative. Except as provided in this Agreement, the rights,
powers, remedies and privileges provided in this Agreement are cumulative and
not exclusive of any rights, powers, remedies and privileges provided by law.
(e) Counterparts and Confirmations.
(i) This Agreement (and each amendment, modification and waiver in respect
of it) may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including by
facsimile transmission), each of which will be deemed an original.
(ii) The parties intend that they are legally bound by the terms of each
Transaction from the moment they agree to those terms (whether orally or
otherwise). A Confirmation shall be entered into as soon as practicable
and may be executed and delivered in counterparts (including by facsimile
transmission) or be created by an exchange of telexes or by an exchange of
electronic messages on an electronic messaging system, which in each case
will be sufficient for all purposes to evidence a binding supplement to
this Agreement. The parties will specify therein or through another
effective means that any such counterpart, telex or electronic message
constitutes a Confirmation.
(f) No Waiver of Rights. A failure or delay in exercising any right, power or
privilege in respect of this Agreement will not be presumed to operate as a
waiver, and a single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege will
not be presumed to preclude any subsequent or further exercise, of that right,
power or privilege or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.
(g) Headings. The headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and are not to affect the construction of or to be taken into
consideration in interpreting this Agreement.
9. Offices; Multibranch Parties
(a) If Section 10(a) is specified in the Schedule as applying, each party that
enters into a Transaction through an Office other than its head or home office
represents to the other party that, notwithstanding the place of booking office
or jurisdiction of incorporation or organisation of such party, the obligations
of such party are the same as if it had entered into the Transaction through its
head or home office. This representation will be deemed to be repeated by such
party on each date on which a Transaction is entered into.
(b) Neither party may change the Office through which it makes and receives
payments or deliveries for the purpose of a Transaction without the prior
written consent of the other party.
(c) If a party is specified as a Multibranch Party in the Schedule, such
Multibranch Party may make and receive payments or deliveries under any
Transaction through any Office listed in the Schedule, and the Office through
which it makes and receives payments or deliveries with respect to a Transaction
will be specified in the relevant Confirmation.
10. Expenses
A Defaulting Party will, on demand, indemnify and hold harmless the other party
for and against all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, including legal fees and
Stamp Tax, incurred by such other party by reason of the enforcement and
protection of its rights under this Agreement or any Credit Support Document to
which the Defaulting Party is a party or by reason of the early termination of
any Transaction, including, but not limited to, costs of collection.
11. Notices
(a) Effectiveness. Any notice or other communication in respect of this
Agreement may be given in any manner set forth below (except that a notice or
other communication under Section 5 or 6 may not be given by facsimile
transmission or electronic messaging system) to the address or number or in
accordance with the electronic messaging system details provided (see the
Schedule) and will be deemed effective as indicated:--
(i) if in writing and delivered in person or by courier, on the date it is
delivered;
(ii) if sent by ▇▇▇▇▇, on the date the recipient's answerback is received;
(iii) if sent by facsimile transmission, on the date that transmission is
received by a responsible employee of the recipient in legible form (it
being agreed that the burden of proving receipt will be on the sender and
will not be met by a transmission report generated by the sender's
facsimile machine);
(iv) if sent by certified or registered mail (airmail, if overseas) or the
equivalent (return receipt requested), on the date that mail is delivered
or its delivery is attempted; or
(v) if sent by electronic messaging system, on the date that electronic
message is received,
unless the date of that delivery (or attempted delivery) or that receipt, as
applicable, is not a Local Business Day or that communication is delivered (or
attempted) or received, as applicable, after the close of business on a Local
Business Day, in which case that communication shall be deemed given and
effective on the first following day that is a Local Business Day.
(b) Change of Addresses. Either party may by notice to the other change the
address, telex or facsimile number or electronic messaging system details at
which notices or other communications are to be given to it.
12. Governing Law and Jurisdiction
(a) Governing Law. This Agreement will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the law specified in the Schedule.
(b) Jurisdiction. With respect to any suit, action or proceedings relating to
this Agreement ("Proceedings"), each party irrevocably:--
(i) submits to the jurisdiction of the English courts, if this Agreement
is expressed to be governed by English law, or to the non-exclusive
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New York and the United
States District Court located in the Borough of Manhattan in New
York City, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed by the laws
of the State of New York; and
(ii) waives any objection which it may have at any time to the laying of
venue of any Proceedings brought in any such court, waives any claim
that such Proceedings have been brought in an inconvenient forum and
further waives the right to object, with respect to such
Proceedings, that such court does not have any jurisdiction over
such party.
Nothing in this Agreement precludes either party from bringing Proceedings in
any other jurisdiction (outside, if this Agreement is expressed to be governed
by English law, the Contracting States, as defined in Section 1(3) of the Civil
Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 or any modification, extension or
re-enactment thereof for the time being in force) nor will the bringing of
Proceedings in any one or more jurisdictions preclude the bringing of
Proceedings in any other jurisdiction.
(c) Service of Process. Each party irrevocably appoints the Process Agent (if
any) specified opposite its name in the Schedule to receive, for it and on its
behalf, service of process in any Proceedings. If for any reason any party's
Process Agent is unable to act as such, such party will promptly notify the
other party and within 30 days appoint a substitute process agent acceptable to
the other party. The parties irrevocably consent to service of process given in
the manner provided for notices in Section 12. Nothing in this Agreement will
affect the right of either party to serve process in any other manner permitted
by law.
(d) Waiver of Immunities. Each party irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, with respect to itself and its revenues and assets
(irrespective of their use or intended use), all immunity on the grounds of
sovereignty or other similar grounds from (i) suit, (ii) jurisdiction of any
court, (iii) relief by way of injunction, order for specific performance or for
recovery of property, (iv) attachment of its assets (whether before or after
judgment) and (v) execution or enforcement of any judgment to which it or its
revenues or assets might otherwise be entitled in any Proceedings in the courts
of any jurisdiction and irrevocably agrees, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, that it will not claim any such immunity in any Proceedings.
13. Definitions
As used in this Agreement:--
"Additional Termination Event" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Affected Party" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Affected Transactions" means (a) with respect to any Termination Event
consisting of an Illegality, Tax Event or Tax Event Upon Merger, all
Transactions affected by the occurrence of such Termination Event and (b) with
respect to any other Termination Event, all Transactions.
"Affiliate" means, subject to the Schedule, in relation to any person, any
entity controlled, directly or indirectly, by the person, any entity that
controls, directly or indirectly, the person or any entity directly or
indirectly under common control with the person. For this purpose, "control" of
any entity or person means ownership of a majority of the voting power of the
entity or person.
"Applicable Rate" means:--
(a) in respect of obligations payable or deliverable (or which would have been
but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Defaulting Party, the Default Rate;
(b) in respect of an obligation to pay an amount under Section 6(e) of either
party from and after the date (determined in accordance with Section 6(d)(ii))
on which that amount is payable, the Default Rate;
(c) in respect of all other obligations payable or deliverable (or which would
have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) by a Non-defaulting Party, the Non-default
Rate; and
(d) in all other cases, the Termination Rate.
"Burdened Party" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Change in Tax Law" means the enactment, promulgation, execution or ratification
of, or any change in or amendment to, any law (or in the application or official
interpretation of any law) that occurs on or after the date on which the
relevant Transaction is entered into.
"consent" includes a consent, approval, action, authorisation, exemption,
notice, filing, registration or exchange control consent.
"Credit Event Upon Merger" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Credit Support Document" means any agreement or instrument that is specified as
such in this Agreement.
"Credit Support Provider" has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
"Default Rate" means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or
evidence of any actual cost) to the relevant payee (as certified by it) if it
were to fund or of funding the relevant amount plus 1% per annum.
"Defaulting Party" has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
"Early Termination Date" means the date determined in accordance with Section
6(a) or 6(b)(iv).
"Event of Default" has the meaning specified in Section 5(a) and, if applicable,
in the Schedule.
"Illegality" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Indemnifiable Tax" means any Tax other than a Tax that would not be imposed in
respect of a payment under this Agreement but for a present or former connection
between the jurisdiction of the government or taxation authority imposing such
Tax and the recipient of such payment or a person related to such recipient
(including, without limitation, a connection arising from such recipient or
related person being or having been a citizen or resident of such jurisdiction,
or being or having been organised, present or engaged in a trade or business in
such jurisdiction, or having or having had a permanent establishment or fixed
place of business in such jurisdiction, but excluding a connection arising
solely from such recipient or related person having executed, delivered,
performed its obligations or received a payment under, or enforced, this
Agreement or a Credit Support Document).
"law" includes any treaty, law, rule or regulation (as modified, in the ease of
tax matters, by the practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority) and
"lawful" and "unlawful" will be construed accordingly.
"Local Business Day" means, subject to the Schedule, a day on which commercial
banks are open for business (including dealings in foreign exchange and foreign
currency deposits) (a) in relation to any obligation under Section 2(a)(i), in
the place(s) specified in the relevant Confirmation or, if not so specified, as
otherwise agreed by the parties in writing or determined pursuant to provisions
contained, or incorporated by reference, in this Agreement, (b) in relation to
any other payment, in the place where the relevant account is located and, if
different, in the principal financial centre, if any, of the currency of such
payment, (c) in relation to any notice or other communication, including notice
contemplated under Section 5(a)(i), in the city specified in the address for
notice provided by the recipient and, in the case of a notice contemplated by
Section 2(b), in the place where the relevant new account is to be located and
(d) in relation to Section 5(a)(v)(2), in the relevant locations for performance
with respect to such Specified Transaction.
"Loss" means, with respect to this Agreement or one or more Terminated
Transactions, as the case may be, and a party, the Termination Currency
Equivalent of an amount that party reasonably determines in good faith to be its
total losses and costs (or gain, in which case expressed as a negative number)
in connection with this Agreement or that Terminated Transaction or group of
Terminated Transactions, as the case may be, including any loss of bargain, cost
of funding or, at the election of such party but without duplication, loss or
cost incurred as a result of its terminating, liquidating, obtaining or
reestablishing any hedge or related trading position (or any gain resulting from
any of them). Loss includes losses and costs (or gains) in respect of any
payment or delivery required to have been made (assuming satisfaction of each
applicable condition precedent) on or before the relevant Early Termination Date
and not made, except so as to avoid duplication, if Section 6(e)(i)(l) or (3) or
6(e)(ii)(2)(A) applies. Loss does not include a party's legal fees and
out-of-pocket expenses referred to under Section 11. A party will determine its
Loss as of the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if that is not reasonably
practicable, as of the earliest date thereafter as is reasonably practicable. A
party may (but need not) determine its Loss by reference to quotations of
relevant rates or prices from one or more leading dealers in the relevant
markets.
"Market Quotation" means, with respect to one or more Terminated Transactions
and a party making the determination, an amount determined on the basis of
quotations from Reference Market-makers. Each quotation will be for an amount,
if any, that would be paid to such party (expressed as a negative number) or by
such party (expressed as a positive number) in consideration of an agreement
between such party (taking into account any existing Credit Support Document
with a respect to the obligations of such party) and the quoting Reference
Market-maker to enter into a transaction (the "Replacement Transaction") that
would have the effect of preserving for such party the economic equivalent of
any payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation was absolute or
contingent and assuming the satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent)
by the parties under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated Transaction
or group of Terminated Transactions that would, but for the occurrence of the
relevant Early Termination Date, have been required after that date. For this
purpose, Unpaid Amounts in respect of the Terminated Transaction or group of
Terminated Transactions are to be excluded but, without limitation, any payment
or delivery that would, but for the relevant Early Termination Date, have been
required (assuming satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent) after
that Early Termination Date is to be included. The Replacement Transaction would
be subject to such determination as such party and the Reference Market-maker
may, in good faith, agree. The party making the determination (or its agent)
will request each Reference Market-maker to provide its quotation to the extent
reasonably practicable as of the same day and time (without regard to different
time zones) on or as soon as reasonably practicable after the relevant Early
Termination Date. The day and time as of which those quotations are to be
obtained will be selected in good faith by the party obliged to make a
determination under Section 6(e), and, if each party is so obliged, after
consultation with the other. If more than three quotations are provided, the
Market Quotation will be the arithmetic mean of the quotations, without regard
to the quotations having the highest and lowest values. If exactly three such
quotations are provided, the Market Quotation will be the quotation remaining
after disregarding the highest and lowest quotations. For this purpose, if more
than one quotation has the same highest value or lowest value, then one of such
quotations shall be disregarded. If fewer than three quotations are provided, it
will be deemed that the Market Quotation in respect of such Terminated
Transaction or group of Terminated Transactions cannot be determined.
"Non-default Rate" means a rate per annum equal to the cost (without proof or
evidence of any actual cost) to the Non-defaulting Party (as certified by it) if
it were to fund the relevant amount.
"Non-defaulting Party" has the meaning specified in Section 6(a).
"Office" means a branch or office of a party, which may be such party's head or
home office.
"Potential Event of Default" means any event which, with the giving of notice or
the lapse of time or both, would constitute an Event of Default.
"Reference Market-makers" means four leading dealers in the relevant market
selected by the party determining a Market Quotation in good faith (a) from
among dealers of the highest credit standing which satisfy all the criteria that
such party applies generally at the time in deciding whether to offer or to make
an extension of credit and (b) to the extent practicable, from among such
dealers having an office in the same city.
"Relevant Jurisdiction" means, with respect to a party, the jurisdictions (a) in
which the party is incorporated, organised, managed and controlled or considered
to have its seat, (b) where an Office through which the party is acting for
purposes of this Agreement is located, (c) in which the party executes this
Agreement and (d) its relation to any payment, from or through which such
payment is made.
"Scheduled Payment Date" means a date on which a payment or delivery is to be
made under Section 2(a)(i) with respect to a Transaction.
"Set-off" means set-off, offset, combination of accounts, right of retention or
withholding or similar right or requirement to which the payer of an amount
under Section 6 is entitled or subject (whether arising under this Agreement,
another contract, applicable law or otherwise) that is exercised by, or imposed
on, such payer.
"Settlement Amount" means, with respect to a party and any Early Termination
Date, the sum of: --
(a) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Market Quotations (whether
positive or negative) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions for which a Market Quotation is determined; and
(b) such party's Loss (whether positive or negative and without reference to any
Unpaid Amounts) for each Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions for which a Market Quotation cannot be determined or would not (in
the reasonable belief of the party making the determination) produce a
commercially reasonable result.
"Specified Entity" has the meanings specified in the Schedule.
"Specified Indebtedness" means, subject to the Schedule, any obligation (whether
present or future, contingent or otherwise, as principal or surety or otherwise)
in respect of borrowed money.
"Specified Transaction" means, subject to the Schedule, (a) any transaction
(including an agreement with respect thereto) now existing or hereafter entered
into between one party to this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such
party or any applicable Specified Entity of such party) and the other party to
this Agreement (or any Credit Support Provider of such other party or any
applicable Specified Entity of such other party) which is a rate swap
transaction, basis swap, forward rate transaction, commodity swap, commodity
option, equity or equity index swap, equity or equity index option, bond option,
interest rate option, foreign exchange transaction, cap transaction, floor
transaction, collar transaction, currency swap transaction, cross-currency rate
swap transaction, currency option or any other similar transaction (including
any option with respect to any of these transactions), (b) any combination of
these transactions and (c) any other transaction identified as a Specified
Transaction in this Agreement or the relevant confirmation.
"Stamp Tax" means any stamp, registration, documentation or similar tax.
"Tax" means any present or future tax, levy, impost, duty, charge, assessment or
fee of any nature (including interest, penalties and additions thereto) that is
imposed by any government or other taxing authority in respect of any payment
under this Agreement other than a stamp, registration, documentation or similar
tax.
"Tax Event" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Tax Event Upon Merger" has the meaning specified in Section 5(b).
"Terminated Transactions" means with respect to any Early Termination Date (a)
if resulting from a Termination Event, all Affected Transactions and (b) if
resulting from an Event of Default, all Transactions (in either ease) in effect
immediately before the effectiveness of the notice designating that Early
Termination Date (or, if "Automatic Early Termination" applies, immediately
before that Early Termination Date).
"Termination Currency" has the meaning specified in the Schedule.
"Termination Currency Equivalent" means, in respect of any amount denominated in
the Termination Currency, such Termination Currency amount and, in respect of
any amount denominated in a currency other than the Termination Currency (the
"Other Currency"), the amount in the Termination Currency determined by the
party making the relevant determination as being required to purchase such
amount of such Other Currency as at the relevant Early Termination Date, or, if
the relevant Market Quotation or Loss (as the case may be), is determined as of
a later date, that later date, with the Termination Currency at the rate equal
to the spot exchange rate of the foreign exchange agent (selected as provided
below) for the purchase of such Other Currency with the Termination Currency at
or about 11:00 a.m. (in the city in which such foreign exchange agent is
located) on such date as would be customary for the determination of such a rate
for the purchase of such Other Currency for value on the relevant Early
Termination Date or that later date. The foreign exchange agent will, if only
one party is obliged to make a determination under Section 6(e), be selected in
good faith by that party and otherwise will be agreed by the parties.
"Termination Event" means an Illegality, a Tax Event or a Tax Event Upon Merger
or, if specified to be applicable, a Credit Event Upon Merger or an Additional
Termination Event.
"Termination Rate" means a rate per annum equal to the arithmetic mean of the
cost (without proof or evidence of any actual cost) to each party (as certified
by such party) if it were to fund or of funding such amounts.
"Unpaid Amounts" owing to any party means, with respect to an Early Termination
Date, the aggregate of (a) in respect of all Terminated Transactions, the
amounts that became payable (or that would have become payable but for Section
2(a)(iii)) to such party under Section 2(a)(i) on or prior to such Early
Termination Date and which remain unpaid as at such Early Termination Date and
(b) in respect of each Terminated Transaction, for each obligation under Section
2(a)(i) which was (or would have been but for Section 2(a)(iii)) required to be
settled by delivery to such party on or prior to such Early Termination Date and
which has not been so settled as at such Early Termination Date, an amount equal
to the fair market value of that which was (or would have been) required to be
delivered as of the originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case
together with (to the extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the
currency of such amounts, from (and including) the date such amounts or
obligations were or would have been required to have been paid or performed to
(but excluding) such Early Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such
amounts of interest will be calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the
actual value of that which was (or would have been) required to be delivered as
of the originally scheduled date for delivery, in each case together with (to
the extent permitted under applicable law) interest, in the currency of such
amounts, from (and including) the date such amounts or obligations were or would
have been required to have been paid or performed to (but excluding) such Early
Termination Date, at the Applicable Rate. Such amounts of interest will be
calculated on the basis of daily compounding and the actual number of days
elapsed. The fair market value of any obligation referred to in clause (b) above
shall be reasonably determined by the party obliged to make the determination
under Section 6(e) or, if each party is so obliged, it shall be the average of
the Termination Currency Equivalents of the fair market values reasonably
determined by both parties.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have executed this document on the respective
dates specified below with effect from the date specified on the first page of
this document.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CAPITAL SERVICES DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
INC. not individually, but solely as
Trustee for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home
Equity Loan Trust 2007-1, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-1
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Authorized Signatory Title: Associate
Date: February 28, 2007 Date: February 28, 2007
SCHEDULE
TO THE
1992 ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of February 28, 2007
between
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CAPITAL SERVICES INC.
a Delaware corporation
("Party A")
and
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
a national banking association, not individually,
but solely as Trustee for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
(the "Trust"),
Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1
("Party B")
Part 1. Termination Provisions.
(a) "Specified Entity" means in relation to Party A for the purpose of:
Section 5(a)(v), None Specified
Section 5(a)(vi), None Specified
Section 5(a)(vii), None Specified
Section 5(b)(iv), None Specified
and in relation to Party B for the purpose of:
Section 5(a)(v), None Specified
Section 5(a)(vi), None Specified
Section 5(a)(vii), None Specified
Section 5(b)(iv), None Specified
(b) Events of Default. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the
contrary, the following Events of Default shall apply to the
specified party:
Party A Party B
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(i) Section 5(a)(i), Failure to Pay or Deliver Applicable Applicable
(ii) Section 5(a)(ii), Breach of Agreement Applicable Not Applicable
(iii) Section 5(a)(iii), Credit Support Default Applicable Applicable
(iv) Section 5(a)(iv), Misrepresentation Applicable Not Applicable
(v) Section 5(a)(v), Default Under Specified Not Applicable Not Applicable
Transaction
(vi) Section 5(a)(vi), Cross Default Applicable Not Applicable
(vii) Section 5(a)(vii), Bankruptcy Applicable Applicable
(viii) Section 5(a)(viii), Merger Without Assumption Applicable Applicable
provided, however, that with respect to:
(i) Section 5(a)(iii)(1) (Credit Support Default), as it applies
to Party B only, shall be deleted in its entirety and replaced
with the following: "Failure by Party B to comply with or
perform any agreement or obligation to be complied with or
performed by it in accordance with Paragraph 3(b) of the
Credit Support Annex if such failure is continuing after any
applicable grace period has elapsed."
(ii) Section 5(a)(vi) (Cross Default), "Threshold Amount" means,
with respect to Party A, 3% of its Credit Support Provider's
(or the applicable Relevant Entity's) shareholder's equity (as
detailed in its Credit Support Provider's or the Relevant
Entity's most recent financial statements).
(iii) Section 5(a)(vii) (Bankruptcy), (i) clause (2) and (9) shall
not be applicable to Party B; (ii) clause (4) shall not be
applicable to Party B if the proceeding or petition is
instituted or presented by Party A or any of its Affiliates
and is in breach of Party A's agreement set forth in Part 5(j)
of this Schedule; (iii) the appointment of a trustee or other
secured party by Party B or the Certificateholders for the
purpose of holding all or a substantial portion of the assets
of Party B for the benefit of the Certificateholders or Party
A does not qualify as the appointment of a trustee, custodian
or similar official under clause (6); (iv) a security interest
granted by Party B to a trustee, collateral agent, custodian
or other secured party, as applicable (the "Secured Party"),
pursuant to an indenture, trust agreement, pooling and
servicing agreement or other customary securitization
transaction document (the "Security Agreement"), in property
of Party B (the "Securitization Collateral") supporting a
rated securitization transaction (the "Securitization"), and
the rights of the Secured Party in and to the Securitization
Collateral for the benefit of the investors in the
Securitization and/or Party A, is not intended to constitute
and shall not be treated as a secured party taking possession
of the assets of Party B for purposes of clause (7); (v) the
words "seeks or" shall be deleted from clause (6); and (vi)
clause (8) shall not apply to Party B to the extent that
clause (8) relates to clauses of Section 5(a)(vii) that are
not applicable to Party B as a result of the modifications set
forth herein. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for the avoidance
of doubt, the deletion of clause (9) is not intended to render
clauses (1) through (8) inapplicable on the basis that Party B
did not actively contest or oppose any of the acts referred to
in such clauses or, in the case of clause (4), if a proceeding
or petition referred to therein is instituted or presented
against Party B, on the basis that Party B consented to or
acquiesced in a judgment of bankruptcy or insolvency or the
entry of an order for relief or the making of an order for its
winding up or liquidation as a result of such proceeding or
petition.
(c) Termination Events. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary, the following Termination Events shall apply to the
specified party:
Party A Party B
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(i) Section 5(b)(i), Illegality Applicable Applicable
(ii) Section 5(b)(ii), Tax Event Applicable Applicable
(iii) Section 5(b)(iii), Tax Event Upon Merger Applicable Applicable
(iv) Section 5(b)(iv), Credit Event Upon Merger Not Applicable Not Applicable
(v) Section 5(b)(v), Additional Termination Event Applicable (as Applicable (as set
set forth in forth in Part 1(g)
Part 1(g) below) below)
provided, however, that with respect to Section 5(b)(iii), Party A shall
not be entitled to designate an Early Termination Date by reason of a Tax
Event Upon Merger in respect of which it is the Affected Party.
(d) The "Automatic Early Termination" provisions of Section 6(a) will
not apply to Party A and will not apply to Party B.
(e) The "Transfer to Avoid Termination Event" provisions of 6(b)(ii)
will apply, provided that the words "or if a Tax Event Upon Merger
occurs and the Burdened Party is the Affected Party," shall be
deleted.
(f) Payments on Early Termination.
(i) For the purpose of Section 6(e), "Market Quotation" and
"Second Method" will apply.
(ii) Where an Early Termination Date is designated as a result of
an Event of Default with respect to which Party A is the
Defaulting Party or a Termination Event under Section
5(b)(iii), Section 5(b)(iv) or Section 5(b)(v) with respect to
which Party A is the sole Affected Party, paragraphs (1)
through (8) below shall apply:
(1) The definition of "Market Quotation" shall be deleted in
its entirety and replaced with the following:
"`Market Quotation' means, with respect to one or more
Terminated Transactions, a Firm Offer which is (1) made
by an Eligible Replacement, (2) for an amount, if any,
that would be paid to Party B (expressed as a negative
number) or by Party B (expressed as a positive number)
in consideration of an agreement between Party B and an
Eligible Replacement to enter into a transaction (the
"Replacement Transaction") that would have the effect of
preserving for such party the economic equivalent of any
payment or delivery (whether the underlying obligation
was absolute or contingent and assuming the satisfaction
of each applicable condition precedent) by the parties
under Section 2(a)(i) in respect of such Terminated
Transactions or group of Terminated Transactions that
would, but for the occurrence of the relevant Early
Termination Date, have been required after that date,
(3) made on the basis that Unpaid Amounts in respect of
the Terminated Transaction or group of Transactions are
to be excluded but, without limitation, any payment or
delivery that would, but for the relevant Early
Termination Date, have been required (assuming
satisfaction of each applicable condition precedent)
after that Early Termination Date is to be included and
(4) made in respect of a Replacement Transaction with
terms substantially the same as those of this Agreement
(save for the exclusion of provisions relating to
Transactions that are not Terminated Transactions).
Party A and Party B will request each Eligible
Replacement to provide a Firm Offer to the extent
reasonably practicable as of the same day and time
(without regard to different time zones). If no Firm
Offers are provided, it will be deemed that the Market
Quotation in respect of such Terminated Transaction or
group of Terminated Transactions cannot be determined.
(2) The definition of "Settlement Amount" shall be deleted
in its entirety and replaced with the following:
"Settlement Amount" means, with respect to any Early
Termination Date, an amount (as determined by Party B in
accordance with clauses (a) and (b) below; provided,
however, if Party B fails to make such determination
promptly, Party A shall have the right to make such
determination) equal to:
(a) the Termination Currency Equivalent of the
amount (whether positive or negative) for each
Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions for which a Market Quotation is determined.
If more than one Market Quotation is capable of becoming
legally binding upon acceptance, Party B shall accept
the Market Quotation that constitutes (1) the highest
Market Quotation in the case of a payment by an Eligible
Replacement to Party B or (2) the lowest Market
Quotation in the case of a payment by Party B to an
Eligible Replacement; provided, however, if Party B
fails to make such determination promptly, Party A shall
have the right to make such determination. If only one
Market Quotation is provided, Party B shall accept the
single Market Quotation. Party B shall be obligated to
accept the Market Quotation immediately upon
determination so as to become legally binding; or
(b) Party B's Loss (whether positive or negative
and without reference to any Unpaid Amounts) for each
Terminated Transaction or group of Terminated
Transactions for which a Market Quotation cannot be
determined.
(3) For the purpose of paragraph (4) of the definition of
Market Quotation, Party B shall make reasonable efforts
to determine, acting in a commercially reasonable
manner, whether a Firm Offer is made in respect of a
Replacement Transaction with terms substantially the
same as those of this Agreement (save for the exclusion
of provisions relating to Transactions that are not
Terminated Transactions); provided, however, if Party B
fails to make such determination promptly, Party A shall
have the right to make such determination.
(4) Party B undertakes to use its reasonable efforts to
obtain at least one Market Quotation on or before the
later of (a) the Early Termination Date or (b) 10
Business Days following the designation of the Early
Termination Date (the "Latest Settlement Amount
Determination Day").
(5) Party B will be deemed to have discharged its
obligations under (4) above if it requests Party A to
obtain Market Quotations, where such request is made in
writing within two Business Days after the day on which
the Early Termination Date is designated.
(6) If Party B requests Party A in writing to obtain Market
Quotations, Party A shall use its reasonable efforts to
do so before the Latest Settlement Amount Determination
Day.
(7) Party A shall have the right to obtain Market
Quotations, without prior request by Party B, before the
Latest Settlement Amount Determination Day.
(8) If the Settlement Amount is a negative number, Section
6(e)(i)(3) of this Agreement shall be deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following:
"Second Method and Market Quotation. If Second Method
and Market Quotation apply, (1) Party B shall pay to
Party A an amount equal to the absolute value of the
Settlement Amount in respect of the Terminated
Transactions, (2) Party B shall pay to Party A the
Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid Amounts
owing to Party A and (3) Party A shall pay to Party B
the Termination Currency Equivalent of the Unpaid
Amounts owing to Party B, provided that, (i) the amounts
payable under (2) and (3) shall be subject to netting in
accordance with Section 2(c) of this Agreement and (ii)
notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
any amount payable by Party A under (3) due to a failure
by Party A to make, when due, any payment under this
Agreement, shall not be netted against any amount
payable by Party B under (1)."
(g) "Termination Currency" means U.S. Dollars.
(h) Additional Termination Event.
(A) The following Additional Termination Event will apply to Party
A, with Party A as the sole Affected Party and all Transaction
as Affected Transactions.
(i) Party A fails to comply with the Rating Agency Downgrade
provisions as set forth in Part 5(f) below; or
(ii) A Firm Offer is accepted by Party B pursuant to Part
5(f)(ii)(2)(B) following a Moody's Second Tier Downgrade
Event.
(B) The following Additional Termination Events will apply to
Party B, with Party B as the sole Affected Party and all
Transaction as Affected Transactions.
(i) Upon any amendment, supplement, modification or waiver
of any provision of the PSA (as defined below) without
the consent of Party A that materially and adversely
affects the rights or interests of Party A.
(ii) The Servicer exercises its option to purchase the
Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 9.01 of the PSA.
(iii) Upon the irrevocable direction to dissolve or otherwise
terminate the Trust following which all assets of the
Trust will be liquidated and the proceeds of such
liquidation distributed to the Certificateholders.
Part 2. Tax Representations.
Party A and Party B Payer Tax Representations.
(i) For the purpose of Section 3(e), each of Party A and Party B
makes the following representation:
It is not required by any applicable law, as modified by the
practice of any relevant governmental revenue authority, of any
Relevant Jurisdiction to make any deduction or withholding for or on
account of any Tax from any payment (other than interest under
Section 2(e), 6(d)(ii), or 6(e) of this Agreement) to be made by it
to the other party under this Agreement. In making this
representation, it may rely on (i) the accuracy of any
representations made by the other party pursuant to Section 3(f) of
this Agreement, (ii) the satisfaction of the agreement contained in
Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement, and the accuracy and
effectiveness of any document provided by the other party pursuant
to Section 4(a)(i) or 4(a)(iii) of this Agreement, and (iii) the
satisfaction of the agreement of the other party contained in
Section 4(d) of this Agreement, provided that it shall not be a
breach of this representation where reliance is placed on clause
(ii) and the other party does not deliver a form or document under
Section 4(a)(iii) by reason of material prejudice to its legal or
commercial position.
(ii) For the purposes of Section 3(f), Party A makes the following
representation:
Party A is a U.S. corporation organized under the laws of Delaware.
Part 3. Agreement to Deliver Documents.
For the purpose of Sections 4(a)(i) and (ii), each party agrees to deliver the
following documents, as applicable:
(a) Tax forms, documents or certificates to be delivered are:
Party
required to
deliver
document Form/Document/Certificate Date by which to be delivered
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Party A A correct, complete and duly executed (i) Upon entering into this Agreement, (ii)
IRS Form W-9. promptly upon reasonable demand by Party B, and
(iii) promptly upon learning that any such Form
previously provided by Party A has become
obsolete or incorrect.
Party B (i) A correct, complete and duly In each case (a) upon entering into this
executed IRS Form W-9 (or any successor Agreement, provided however, with respect to
thereto) that eliminates U.S. federal (i), the Trustee shall apply for the employer
withholding and backup withholding tax identification number of the Trust promptly
on payments under this Agreement, (ii) upon entering into this Agreement and deliver
if requested by Party A, a correct, the related correct, complete and duly executed
complete and duly executed Form W-8IMY, IRS Form W-9 promptly upon receipt, and in any
and (iii) a complete and executed IRS event, no later than the first Payment Date of
Form W-9, W-8BEN, W-8ECI, or W-8IMY this Transaction; (b) in the case of a W-8ECI,
(with attachments) (as appropriate) W-8IMY, and W-8BEN that does not include a U.S.
from each Certificateholder that is not taxpayer identification number in line 6,
an "exempt recipient" as that term is before December 31 of each third succeeding
defined in Treasury regulations section calendar year, (c) promptly upon reasonable
1.6049-4(c)(ii), that eliminates U.S. demand by Party A, and (d) promptly upon actual
federal withholding and backup knowledge that any such Form previously
withholding tax on payments under this provided by Party B has become obsolete or
Agreement. incorrect.
(b) Other documents to be delivered are:-
Party
required to Covered by
deliver Section 3(d)
document Form/Document/Certificate Date by which to be delivered Representation
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Party A Either (1) a signature booklet The earlier of the fifth Yes
and containing secretary's certificate and Business Day after the Trade
Party B resolutions ("authorizing resolutions") Date of the first
authorizing the party to enter into Transaction or upon
derivatives transactions of the type execution of this Agreement
contemplated by the parties or (2) a and as deemed necessary for
secretary's certificate, authorizing any further documentation.
resolutions and incumbency certificate,
in either case, for such party and any
Credit Support Provider of such party
reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to the other party.
Party B An executed copy of the Pooling and Upon execution of this Yes
Servicing Agreement ("PSA"), dated as Agreement.
of February 1, 2007, among ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc., as
Depositor, Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, as Trustee and Custodian,
Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as
Servicer, Countrywide Home Loans
Servicing LP, as Servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo
Bank, National Association, as Servicer
and Custodian, and First NLC Financial
Services, LLC, as Responsible Party.
Party A A duly executed copy of the Credit As soon as practicable after No
and Support Document specified in Part 4 of the execution of this
Party B this Schedule. Agreement.
Party A and An opinion of counsel reasonably As soon as practicable after No
Party B satisfactory in form and substance to the execution of this
the other party. Agreement.
Part 4. Miscellaneous
(a) Addresses for Notices. For the purpose of Section 12(a):-
(i) Address for notices or communications to Party A:-
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CAPITAL SERVICES INC.
Transaction Management Group
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-8293
Attention: CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
Fax No: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
(ii) Address for notices or communications to Party B:
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Attention: Trust Administration - MS07X1
Facsimile No.: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
Telephone No.: ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇
(b) Notices. Section 12(a) is amended by adding in the third line
thereof after the phrase "messaging system" and before the ")" the
words, "; provided, however, any such notice or other communication
may be given by facsimile transmission if telex is unavailable, no
telex number is supplied to the party providing notice, or if answer
back confirmation is not received from the party to whom the telex
is sent."
(c) Process Agent. For the purpose of Section 13(c):
Party A appoints as its Process Agent: Not Applicable.
Party B appoints as its Process Agent: Not Applicable.
(d) Offices. The provisions of Section 10(a) will not apply to Party A
and to Party B.
(e) Multibranch Party. For the purpose of Section 10(c):
Party A is not a Multibranch Party.
Party B is not a Multibranch Party.
(f) "Calculation Agent" means Party A.
(g) "Credit Support Document" means (a) with respect to Party A, (1) the
Credit Support Annex between Party A and Party B dated as of the
date hereof (the "Credit Support Annex") and (2) the guarantee of
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ and (b) with respect to Party B, the Credit Support
Annex.
(h) Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party A: ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, a Delaware corporation.
Credit Support Provider means in relation to Party B: None
(i) Governing Law; Jurisdiction. This Agreement, each Credit Support
Document and each Confirmation will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without regard to
conflict of law provisions thereof other than New York General
Obligations Law Sections 5-1401 and 5-1402. Section 13(b) is amended
by: (1) deleting "non-" from the second line of clause (i); and (2)
deleting the final paragraph.
(j) Waiver of Jury Trial. Each party waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by applicable law, any right it may have to a trial by
jury in respect of any Proceedings relating to this Agreement or any
Credit Support Document.
(k) Netting of Payments. Clause (ii) of Section 2(c) will apply to any
amounts payable with respect to Transactions from the date of this
Agreement.
(l) "Affiliate". Party A and Party B shall be deemed not to have any
Affiliates for purposes of this Agreement, including for purposes of
Section 6(b)(ii). For the avoidance of doubt, with respect to Party
A, such definition shall be understood to exclude ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Derivative Products Inc.
(m) Additional Definitions. All capitalized terms used but not otherwise
defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings given thereto in
the PSA.
Part 5. Other Provisions
(a) Additional Representations.
(i) The introductory clause of Section 3 of this Agreement is
hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:
"Each party represents to the other party (which
representations will be deemed to be repeated by each party on
each date on which a Transaction is entered into and, in the
case of the representations in Section 3(f) and Section
3(g)(4), at all times until the termination of this Agreement)
that:--"
(ii) Section 3 of this Agreement is hereby amended by adding at the
end thereof the following subsection (g):
"(g) Relationship Between Parties.
(1) Nonreliance. It is not relying on any statement or
representation of the other party regarding a Transaction
(whether written or oral), other than the representations
expressly made in this Agreement or the Confirmation in
respect of that Transaction.
(2) Evaluation and Understanding.
(i) Non-Reliance. In the case of Party A, it is
acting for its own account, and in the case of Party B,
the Trustee is acting on behalf of the Trust. It has
made its own independent decisions to enter into that
Transaction and as to whether that Transaction is
appropriate or proper for it based upon its own judgment
and upon advice from such advisers as it has deemed
necessary and, with respect to Party B, as directed
under the PSA. It is not relying on any communication
(written or oral) of the other party as investment
advice or as a recommendation to enter into that
Transaction; it being understood that information and
explanations related to the terms and conditions of a
Transaction shall not be considered investment advice or
a recommendation to enter into that Transaction. No
communication (written or oral) received from the other
party shall be deemed to be an assurance or guarantee as
to the expected results of that Transaction.
(ii) Assessment and Understanding. It is capable
of assessing the merits of and understanding (on its own
behalf or through independent professional advice), and
understands and accepts, the terms, conditions and risks
of that Transaction. It is also capable of assuming, and
assumes, the risks of that Transaction.
(iii) Status of Parties. The other party is not
acting as a fiduciary for or an adviser to it in respect
of that Transaction.
(3) Purpose. It is an "eligible swap participant" as
such term is defined in Section 35.1(b)(2) of the regulations
(17 C.F.R 35) promulgated under, and an "eligible contract
participant" as defined in Section 1a(12) of, the Commodity
Exchange Act, as amended, and it is entering into the
Transaction for the purposes of managing its borrowings or
investments, hedging its underlying assets or liabilities or
in connection with a line of business.
(4) ERISA Representation.
(i) Party A represents and warrants at all times
hereunder that it is not a pension plan or employee
benefit plan and that it is not using assets of any such
plan or assets deemed to be assets of such a plan in
connection with any Transaction under this Agreement,
and
(ii) Party B represents and warrants at all times
hereunder that (x) it is not a pension plan or employee
benefit plan, and (y) (1) that it is not acting on
behalf of any such plan or using assets of any such plan
or assets deemed to be assets of any such plan in
connection with any Transaction under this Agreement or
(2) any pension plan or employee benefits plan subject
to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974,
as amended ("ERISA"), or Section 4975 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), or any
person who is acting on behalf of such a plan, or using
assets of such plan or assets deemed to be "plan assets"
of such plan for purposes of ERISA or the Code, who
purchases a certificate issued by the Trust while this
Agreement is in existence (i) shall represent or shall
be deemed to represent that the purchase and holding of
such certificate is in reliance on at least one of the
Prohibited Transaction Class Exemptions of 84-14, 90-1,
91-38, 95-60 or 96-23 or (ii) shall provide an opinion
of counsel which states that such purchase and holding
is permissible under applicable law and will not result
in a prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975
of the Code."
(b) Set-off. Subject to Section 2(c), Paragraphs 8(a) and 8(b) of the
Credit Support Annex and Part 1(f)(ii)(8) hereof, notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement or any other existing or
future agreement, each party irrevocably waives any and all rights
it may have to set off, net, recoup or otherwise withhold, suspend
or condition payment or performance of any obligation between it and
the other party hereunder against any obligation between it and the
other party under any other agreements. Section 6(e) is hereby
amended by the deletion of the following sentence at the end of the
first paragraph thereof: "The amount, if any, payable in respect of
an Early Termination Date and determined pursuant to this Section
will be subject to any Set-off."
(c) Confirmations. Party A will deliver to Party B a Confirmation
relating to each Transaction.
(d) Form of Agreement. The parties hereby agree that the text of the
body of this Agreement is intended to be the printed form of 1992
ISDA Master Agreement (Multicurrency--Cross Border) as published and
copyrighted by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association,
Inc.
(e) Transfer, Termination, Amendment and Assignment.
(i) This Agreement may not be amended unless prior written notice
is given to Moody's and Rating Agency Confirmation from S&P is
obtained.
(ii) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, no
Early Termination Date shall be effectively designated by
Party B (other than an Early Termination Date designated under
Part 5(f)(ii)(3)) unless Moody's has been given prior written
notice of such designation.
(iii) Party B may, with the prior written consent of Party A and
subject prior written notice to Moody's and Rating Agency
Confirmation from S&P, assign, novate or transfer its rights
and obligations under the Agreement to a third party.
Notwithstanding Section 7 of this Agreement, Party A may, at
its own discretion and at its own expense, subject to giving
reasonable notice of transfer to Moody's and subject to Rating
Agency Confirmation with respect to S&P, assign, novate or
transfer its rights and obligations under this Agreement
(including any Transactions hereunder) to any third party
including, without limitation, another of Party A's offices,
branches or affiliates (the "Transferee"), provided that:
(1) such third party agrees to be bound by, inter alia,
the payment, transfer and collateral terms of this Agreement
(including any Transactions hereunder) and substantially all
other terms as the party which it replaces;
(2) such third party is an Eligible Replacement;
(3) a Termination Event or an Event of Default does not
occur under this Agreement as a result of such transfer;
(4) if the Transferee is domiciled in a different
jurisdiction from both Party A and Party B, the rating of the
Certificates assigned by S&P are not adversely affected;
(5) as of the date of the transfer the Transferee will
not, as a result of such transfer, be required to withhold or
deduct on account of tax under this Agreement; and
(6) as of the date of such transfer, neither the
Transferee nor Party B will be required to withhold or deduct
any increased amount on account of any Taxes under this
Agreement as a result of such transfer, unless, as of the date
of such transfer, (x) Party B is entitled to additional
amounts under Section 2(d)(i)(4) on account of any such Taxes
required to be deducted or withheld by the Transferee and (y)
Party B is not required to pay Transferee additional amounts
under Section 2(d)(i)(4) on account of any such Taxes required
to be deducted or withheld by Party B.
Following such transfer, all references herein to Party
A shall be deemed to be references to the Transferee.
(f) Rating Agency Downgrade.
(i) Moody's First Tier Downgrade. In the event the Relevant Entity
is downgraded below the Moody's First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Ratings (a "Moody's First Tier Downgrade Event")
then, within 30 Business Days after the occurrence of such
Moody's First Tier Downgrade Event, Party A shall, at its
option and at its own expense, either:
(A) cause an Eligible Replacement to replace Party A as
party to this Agreement; provided that if such Eligible
Replacement or its Credit Support Provider, as
applicable, is rated below the Moody's First Tier
Required Swap Counterparty Rating, such Eligible
Replacement shall immediately Transfer Eligible Credit
Support to Party B pursuant to the Credit Support Annex;
(B) obtain an Eligible Guarantee in respect of Party A's
obligations under this Agreement that is provided by an
entity with the Moody's First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Rating; or
(C) Transfer Eligible Credit Support to Party B pursuant to
the Credit Support Annex.
(ii) Moody's Second Tier Downgrade. (1) In the event that no
Relevant Entity has the Moody's Second Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Rating (a "Moody's Second Tier Downgrade Event")
then, Party A shall, at its option and at its own expense, use
commercially reasonable efforts to as soon as reasonably
practicable either:
(A) cause an Eligible Replacement to replace Party A as
party to this Agreement; or
(B) obtain an Eligible Guarantee in respect of Party A's
obligations under this Agreement that is provided by an
entity with the Moody's Second Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Rating.
(2) If no Eligible Replacement or Eligible Guarantee has been
effected in accordance with Part 5(f)(ii)(1)(A) or (B) above
within 30 Business Days of such Moody's Second Tier Downgrade
Event then:
(A) Party A shall Transfer Eligible Credit Support to Party
B pursuant to the Credit Support Annex until such
replacement or Eligible Guarantee takes effect or, if
sooner, no Moody's Second Tier Downgrade Event is
occurring; and
(B) without prejudice to Party A's right to continue to seek
an Eligible Replacement or an Eligible Guarantee
pursuant to Part 5(f)(ii)(1)(A) and (B), Party B shall
also have the right (but not the obligation) on any
Business Day thereafter to obtain Firm Offers (such day
a "Firm Offer Solicitation Date") by giving Party A
written notice of its intention to seek Firm Offers no
later than 12:00 p.m., New York time, on the Business
Day prior to the Firm Offer Solicitation Date. Such
notice shall indicate the day and time as of which each
Eligible Replacement will be requested to provide its
Firm Offer; provided that Eligible Replacements shall
not provide Firm Offers prior to 12:00 p.m. New York
time, on the Firm Offer Solicitation Date. Party B shall
undertake to use reasonable efforts to seek at least 5
Firm Offers and Party B shall request each entity
providing a Firm Offer to do so to the extent reasonably
practicable as of the same day and time (without regard
to different time zones). If more than one Firm Offer
remains capable of becoming legally binding upon
acceptance, Party B shall accept the Firm Offer that
constitutes (1) the highest Firm Offer in the case of a
payment by an Eligible Replacement to Party B or (2) the
lowest Firm Offer in the case of a payment by Party B to
an Eligible Replacement; provided, however, if Party B
fails to make such determination promptly, Party A shall
have the right to make such determination. If only one
Firm Offer is provided, Party B shall accept the single
Firm Offer. Party B shall be obligated to accept the
Firm Offer upon determination; provided however, prior
to accepting such Firm Offer, Party B shall (1) on a day
that is a Business Day, provide Party A with at least 24
hours prior written notice of its intent to accept such
Firm Offer (which acceptance, in all cases, shall be on
a Business Day) and (2) confirm that Party A has not
identified an Eligible Replacement. If at anytime prior
to Party B's acceptance of a Firm Offer, Party A has
identified an Eligible Replacement then, in its sole
discretion, Party A may transfer its rights and
obligations under this Agreement to such Eligible
Replacement and an Early Termination Date will not
occur. If a Firm Offer is accepted by Party B, then,
notwithstanding Section 6 of the ISDA Master Agreement,
an Early Termination Date in respect of all outstanding
Transactions will occur immediately upon such acceptance
by Party B and the Settlement Amount will equal the Firm
Offer so accepted by Party B.
(3) Notwithstanding Part 5(f)(ii)(1) and (2) above, an
Additional Termination Event under this Part 5(f)(ii) shall
only occur with Party A as the sole Affected Party if:
(A) a Moody's Second Tier Downgrade Event has occurred and
has been continuing for 30 or more Business Days; and
(B) at least one Eligible Replacement has made a Firm Offer
in accordance with Part 5(f)(ii)(2)(B) above which
remains capable of becoming legally binding upon
acceptance by the offeree.
(iii) S&P First Tier Downgrade. In the event the Relevant Entity is
downgraded below the S&P First Tier Required Swap Counterparty
Rating (an "S&P First Tier Downgrade Event") then, within 30
calendar days after the occurrence of such S&P First Tier
Downgrade Event, Party A shall, subject to Rating Agency
Confirmation, at its option and at its own expense, either:
(A) cause an Eligible Replacement to replace Party A as
party to this Agreement; provided that if such Eligible
Replacement or its Credit Support Provider, as
applicable, is rated below the S&P First Tier Required
Swap Counterparty Rating, such Eligible Replacement
shall immediately Transfer Eligible Credit Support to
Party B pursuant to the Credit Support Annex;
(B) obtain an Eligible Guarantee in respect of Party A's
obligations under this Agreement that is provided by an
entity with the S&P First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty
Rating;
(C) transfer Eligible Credit Support to Party B pursuant to
the Credit Support Annex; or
(D) take other steps, if any, to enable Party B to remedy a
downgrade by S&P below the S&P First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Rating.
(iv) S&P Second Tier Downgrade. (1) In the event that no Relevant
Entity has the S&P Second Tier Required Swap Counterparty
Rating (an "S&P Second Tier Downgrade Event") then, within 10
calendar days after such S&P Second Tier Downgrade Event,
Party A shall, subject to Rating Agency Confirmation, at its
option and at its own expense, use commercially reasonable
efforts to as soon as reasonably practicable either:
(A) cause an Eligible Replacement to replace Party A as
party to this Agreement; provided that if such Eligible
Replacement or its Credit Support Provider, as
applicable, is rated below the S&P First Tier Required
Swap Counterparty Rating, such Eligible Replacement
shall immediately Transfer Eligible Credit Support to
Party B pursuant to the Credit Support Annex; or
(B) obtain an Eligible Guarantee in respect of Party A's
obligations under this Agreement that is provided by an
entity with the S&P First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Rating.
(2) Pending compliance with Part 5(f)(iv)(1)(A) or (B) Party A
shall Transfer Eligible Credit Support to Party B pursuant to
the Credit Support Annex immediately upon the occurrence of an
S&P Second Tier Downgrade Event.
(v) Failure to act in accordance with this Part 5(f), including
any failure by Party A to comply with or perform any
obligation to be complied with or performed by Party A under
the Credit Support Annex, shall constitute an Additional
Termination Event with Party A as the sole Affected Party;
provided that, failure by Party A to Transfer Eligible Credit
Support to Party B in accordance with Part 5(f)(ii)(2) above
shall constitute an Event of Default under Section
5(a)(iii)("Credit Support Default") if such failure is not
remedied on or before the third Business Day after notice of
such failure is given to Party A.
(vi) For purposes of this Part 5(f), but subject to Part
5(f)(ii)(3), Party A shall be responsible for (1) posting
collateral in accordance with such Credit Support Annex at its
own cost; and (2) any cost incurred by it in complying with
its obligations.
(g) Rating Agency Downgrade Definitions.
(i) For purposes of this Agreement,
"Eligible Guarantee" means an unconditional and irrevocable
guarantee, letter of credit or other arrangement that is
provided by a party as principal obligor rather than surety
and is directly enforceable by Party B.
"Eligible Replacement" means an entity (1) with the Moody's
First Tier Required Swap Counterparty Ratings and/or the
Moody's Second Tier Required Swap Counterparty Ratings or
whose present and future obligations owing to Party B are
supported pursuant to an Eligible Guarantee provided by a
party with the Moody's First Tier Required Swap Counterparty
Ratings and/or the Moody's Second Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Ratings, and (2) with the S&P First Tier Required
Swap Counterparty Ratings and/or the S&P Second Tier Required
Swap Counterparty Ratings or whose present and future
obligations owing to Party B are supported pursuant to an
Eligible Guarantee provided by a party with the S&P First Tier
Required Swap Counterparty Ratings; provided that no entity
shall be an Eligible Replacement unless (A) a legal opinion
confirms that none of such Eligible Replacement's payments to
Party B under this Agreement will be subject to deduction or
withholding for or on account of any Tax or (B)
notwithstanding the definition of "Indemnifiable Tax" in
Section 14 of this Agreement, all Taxes in relation to
payments by such Eligible Replacement shall be Indemnifiable
Taxes unless such Taxes (x) are assessed directly against
Party B and not by deduction or withholding by such Eligible
Replacement or (y) arise as a result of a Change in Tax Law
(in which case such Tax shall be an Indemnifiable Tax only if
such Tax satisfies the definition of Indemnifiable Tax
provided in Section 14).
"Firm Offer" means an offer which, when made, was capable of
becoming legally binding upon acceptance.
"Moody's" means ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Investor Services, Inc. and any
successor to its rating business.
"Moody's First Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating" means
(i) if such counterparty or entity has only Long-Term Rating
by Moody's, a Long-Term Rating of at least "A1" by Moody's or
(ii) if such counterparty or entity has both a Long-Term
Rating and a Short-Term Rating by Moody's, a Long-Term Rating
of at least "A2" by Moody's and a Short-Term Rating of at
least "P-1" by Moody's.
"Moody's Second Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating" means
(i) if such counterparty or entity has only a Long-Term Rating
by Moody's, a Long-Term Rating of at least "A3" by Moody's or
(ii) if such counterparty or entity has both a Long-Term
Rating and a Short-Term Rating by Moody's, a Long-Term Rating
of at least "A3" by Moody's and a Short-Term Rating of at
least "P-2" by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇.
"Rating Agencies" means Moody's and S&P.
"Rating Agency Confirmation" means, with respect to any
particular proposed act or omission to act hereunder, that the
party acting or failing to act must consult with S&P and
receive from S&P a prior written confirmation that the
proposed action or inaction would not cause a downgrade or
withdrawal of the then current rating of the Certificates;
provided that S&P is then providing a rating of the
Certificates.
"Relevant Entity" means Party A, Party A's Credit Support
Provider and any principal obligor under an Eligible Guarantee
in respect of Party A's obligations under this Agreement.
"S&P" means Standard and Poor's Ratings Services, a
division of the ▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇ Companies, Inc. and any
successor to its rating business.
"S&P First Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating" means (i) a
Short-Term Rating of at least "A-1" by S&P or (ii) if such
counterparty or entity does not have a Short-Term Rating by
S&P, a Long-Term Rating of at least "A+" by S&P.
"S&P Second Tier Required Swap Counterparty Rating" means a
Short-Term Rating of at least "A-3" by S&P and a Long-Term
Rating of at least "BBB-" by S&P.
(h) Severability. If any term, provision, covenant, or condition of this
Agreement, or the application thereof to any party or circumstance,
shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable (in whole or in part)
for any reason, the remaining terms, provisions, covenants, and
conditions hereof shall continue in full force and effect as if this
Agreement had been executed with the invalid or unenforceable
portion eliminated, so long as this Agreement as so modified
continues to express, without material change, the original
intentions of the parties as to the subject matter of this Agreement
and the deletion of such portion of this Agreement will not
substantially impair the respective benefits or expectations of the
parties; provided, however, that nothing in this provision shall
adversely affect the rights of each party under this Agreement; and
provided further that this severability provision shall not be
applicable if any provision of Section 1, 2, 5, 6, or 13 (or any
definition or provision in Section 14 to the extent it relates to,
or is used in or connection with any such Section) shall be so held
to be invalid or unenforceable. The parties shall endeavor to engage
in good faith negotiations to replace any invalid or unenforceable
term, provision, covenant or condition with a valid or enforceable
term, provision, covenant or condition, the economic effect of which
comes as close as possible to that of the invalid or unenforceable
term, provision, covenant or condition.
(i) Consent to Recording. Each party hereto consents to the monitoring
or recording, at any time and from time to time, by the other party
of any and all communications between trading and marketing
personnel of the parties, waives any further notice of such
monitoring or recording, and agrees to notify its officers and
employees of such monitoring or recording.
(j) Proceedings. Party A shall not institute against or cause any other
person to institute against, or join any other person in instituting
against, the Trust or Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not
individually, but solely as Trustee, any bankruptcy, reorganization,
arrangement, insolvency or liquidation proceedings, or other
proceedings under any federal or state bankruptcy or similar law for
a period of one year and one day (or, if longer, the applicable
preference period) following payment in full of the Certificates;
provided, however, that this shall not restrict or prohibit Party A
from joining in any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement,
insolvency, moratorium or liquidation proceedings or other analogous
proceedings under applicable laws.
(k) Regulation AB. Upon request by the Depositor, Party A may, at its
option, but is not required to, (A) (a) provide the financial
information required by Item 1115(b)(1) or (b)(2) of Regulation AB
(as specified by the Depositor to Party A) with respect to Party A
(or any guarantor of Party A if providing the financial data of a
guarantor is permitted under Regulation AB) and any affiliated
entities providing derivative instruments to Party B (the "Company
Financial Information"), in a form appropriate for use in the
Exchange Act Reports and in an ▇▇▇▇▇-compatible form; (b) if
applicable, cause its accountants to issue their consent to filing
or incorporation by reference of such financial statements in the
Exchange Act Reports of Party B and (c) within 5 Business Days of
the release of any updated financial information, provide current
Company Financial Information as required under Item 1115(b) of
Regulation AB to the Depositor in an ▇▇▇▇▇-compatible form and, if
applicable, cause its accountants to issue their consent to filing
or incorporation by reference of such financial statements in the
Exchange Act Reports of Party B or (B) assign this Agreement at its
own cost to another entity that has agreed to take the actions
described in clause (A) of this sentence with respect to itself (and
which has the Required Swap Counterparty Rating and the assignment
to which would satisfy the Rating Agency Condition). For the
avoidance of doubt, Party A is not required to take any action
pursuant to this paragraph and the failure of Party A to take any
such action will not constitute an Event of Default under this
Agreement.
As used in this Agreement the following words shall have the
following meanings:
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Depositor" shall mean ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I Inc.
"▇▇▇▇▇" shall mean the Commission's Electronic Data Gathering,
Analysis and Retrieval system.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
"Exchange Act Reports" shall mean all Distribution Reports on Form
10-D, Current Reports on Form 8-K and Annual Reports on Form 10-K
that are to be filed with respect to Party B pursuant to the
Exchange Act.
"Regulation AB" shall mean the Asset Backed Securities
Regulation AB, 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be
amended from time to time, and subject to such clarification
and interpretation as have been provided by the Commission in
the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities Act
Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005))
or by the staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by
the Commission or its staff from time to time.
(l) Trustee Capacity. It is expressly understood and agreed by the
parties hereto that insofar as this Agreement is executed by
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (i) this Agreement is executed
and delivered by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company not in its
individual capacity but solely as Trustee under the PSA in the
exercise of the powers and authority conferred and vested in it as
trustee thereunder, (ii) each of the representations, undertakings
and agreements herein made on behalf of Party B is made and intended
not as personal representations of the Trustee but is made and
intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust, and (iii) under
no circumstances shall Deutsche Bank National Trust Company in its
individual capacity be personally liable for the payment of any
indebtedness or expenses or be personally liable for the breach or
failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or covenant made
or undertaken under this Agreement.
(m) "Indemnifiable Tax" Notwithstanding the definition of "Indemnifiable
Tax" in Section 14 of this Agreement, in relation to payments by
Party A, no Tax shall be an Indemnifiable Tax.
(n) If Party A consolidates or amalgamates with, merges with or into, or
transfers all or substantially all its assets to, another entity,
where such action does not constitute an event described in Section
5(a)(viii), Party A shall either (A) provide a legal opinion that
none of Party A's payments to Party B under this Agreement will be
subject to deduction or withholding for or on account of any Tax or
(B) notwithstanding the definition of "Indemnifiable Tax" in Section
14 of this Agreement, all Taxes in relation to payments by Party A
shall be Indemnifiable Taxes unless such Taxes (x) are assessed
directly against Party B and not by deduction or withholding by such
Eligible Replacement or (y) arise as a result of a Change in Tax Law
(in which case such Tax shall be an Indemnifiable Tax only if such
Tax satisfies the definition of Indemnifiable Tax provided in
Section 14).
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Schedule by their
duly authorized officers as of the date hereof:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CAPITAL SERVICES INC. DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
not individually, but solely as
Trustee for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home
Equity Loan Trust 2007-1, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-1
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Authorized Signatory Title: Associate
Date: February 28, 2007 Date: February 28, 2007
EXHIBIT A
Credit Support Annex
(Bilateral Form) (ISDA Agreements Subject to New York Law Only)
ISDA(R)
International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
CREDIT SUPPORT ANNEX
to the Schedule to the
ISDA MASTER AGREEMENT
dated as of February 28, 2007
between
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CAPITAL SERVICES INC. and COMPANY, not individually, but
solely as Trustee for ▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust
2007-1, Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2007-1
("Party A") ("Party B")
This Annex supplements, forms part of, and is subject to, the above-referenced
Agreement, is part of its Schedule and is a Credit Support Document under this
Agreement with respect to each party.
Accordingly, the parties agree as follows:--
Paragraph 1. Interpretation
(a) Definitions and Inconsistency. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein or elsewhere in this Agreement have the meanings specified pursuant to
Paragraph 12, and all references in this Annex to Paragraphs are to Paragraphs
of this Annex. In the event of any inconsistency between this Annex and the
other provisions of this Schedule, this Annex will prevail, and in the event of
any inconsistency between Paragraph 13 and the other provisions of this Annex,
Paragraph 13 will prevail.
(b) Secured Party and Pledgor. All references in this Annex to the "Secured
Party" will be to either party when acting in that capacity and all
corresponding references to the "Pledgor" will be to the other party when acting
in that capacity; provided, however, that if Other Posted Support is held by a
party to this Annex, all references herein to that party as the Secured Party
with respect to that Other Posted Support will be to that party as the
beneficiary thereof and will not subject that support or that party as the
beneficiary thereof to provisions of law generally relating to security
interests and secured parties.
Paragraph 2. Security Interest
Each party, as the Pledgor, hereby pledges to the other party, as the Secured
Party, as security for its Obligations, and grants to the Secured Party a first
priority continuing security interest in, lien on and right of Set-off against
all Posted Collateral Transferred to or received by the Secured Party hereunder.
Upon the Transfer by the Secured Party to the Pledgor of Posted Collateral, the
security interest and lien granted hereunder on that Posted Collateral will be
released immediately and, to the extent possible, without any further action by
either party.
Paragraph 13. Elections and Variables
(a) Security Interest for "Obligations". The term "Obligations" as used in
this Annex includes the following additional obligations with respect to
Party A and Party B: None.
(b) Credit Support Obligations.
(i) "Delivery Amount" and "Return Amount" each has the meaning specified
in Paragraph 3; provided that, in the event that Party A elects or
is required to post collateral pursuant to a ratings downgrade by
S&P and Moody's, (1) the Delivery Amount shall be calculated by
reference to the requirements set forth by the rating agency that
would result in Party A transferring the greater amount of Eligible
Credit Support and (2) the Return Amount shall be calculated by
reference to the requirements set forth by the rating agency that
would result in Party B transferring the least amount of Posted
Credit Support. "Credit Support Amount" has the meaning specified
below:
(A) in the event Party A elects or is required to post collateral
pursuant to Part 5(f)(iii) or (iv) of the Schedule due to a
ratings downgrade or withdrawal by S&P, "Credit Support
Amount" shall have the meaning specified in Table 1 attached
hereto; and
(B) in the event Party A elects to post collateral pursuant to
Part 5(f)(i) of the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade by
Moody's below the Moody's First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Rating, "Credit Support Amount" shall have the
meaning specified in Table 2A or Table 2B, as applicable,
attached hereto; and
(C) in the event Party A is required to post collateral pursuant
to Part 5(f)(ii) of the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade or
withdrawal by Moody's below the Moody's Second Tier Required
Swap Counterparty Rating, "Credit Support Amount" shall have
the meaning specified in Table 3A or 3B, as applicable,
attached hereto.
In the event Party A or its Credit Support Provider does not have a
Long-Term Rating of at least "BBB+" from S&P, the Valuation Agent
shall verify its calculation of the Secured Party's Exposure on a
quarterly basis by seeking two quotations from Reference
Market-makers. If two Reference Market-makers are not available to
provide a quotation, then fewer than two Reference Market-makers may
be used for such purpose. If no Reference Market-makers are
available, then the Valuation Agent's estimates at mid-market will
be used. The Valuation Agent may not obtain the quotations referred
to above from the same person in excess of four times during any 12
month period. Where more than one quotation is obtained, the
quotation representing the greatest amount of Exposure shall be used
by the Valuation Agent. In the event the verification procedures set
forth above indicate that there is a deficiency in the amount of
Eligible Collateral that has been Transferred to the Secured Party,
the Pledgor shall Transfer the amount of Eligible Collateral
necessary to cure such deficiency to the Secured Party within three
Local Business Days. The Valuation Agent shall provide to S&P its
calculations of the Secured Party's Exposure for that Valuation
Date. The Valuation Agent shall also provide to S&P any external
marks received pursuant to this paragraph.
(ii) Eligible Collateral.
(A) In the event Party A elects or is required to post collateral
pursuant to Part 5(f) of the Schedule due to a ratings
downgrade or withdrawal by S&P, the items specified in Table 4
attached hereto will qualify as "Eligible Collateral" for
Party A.
(B) In the event Party A elects to post collateral pursuant to
Part 5(f)(i) of the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade by
▇▇▇▇▇'▇ below the ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ First Tier Required Swap
Counterparty Rating, the items specified in Table 5 attached
hereto will qualify as "Eligible Collateral" for Party A.
(C) In the event Party A is required to post collateral pursuant
to Part 5(f)(ii) of the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade or
withdrawal by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ below the ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Second Tier Required
Swap Counterparty Rating, the items specified in Table 6
attached hereto will qualify as "Eligible Collateral" for
Party A.
(iii) Other Eligible Support: Not applicable.
(iv) Thresholds.
(A) "Independent Amount" means, with respect to Party A, not
applicable in the event Party A elects or is required to post
collateral pursuant to Part 5(f) of the Schedule due to a
ratings downgrade or withdrawal by S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇'▇.
"Independent Amount" means, with respect to Party B, zero.
(B) "Threshold" means with, respect to Party A, not applicable in
the event Party A elects or is required to post collateral
pursuant to Part 5(f) of the Schedule due to a ratings
downgrade or withdrawal by S&P or ▇▇▇▇▇'▇.
"Threshold" means with respect to Party B: Infinite.
"Minimum Transfer Amount" means with respect to Party A: USD
50,000; and with respect to Party B: USD 50,000; provided,
however, that if such party is a Defaulting Party at the time,
"Minimum Transfer Amount" shall mean zero with respect to such
party.
(C) Rounding. The Delivery Amount will be rounded up to the
nearest multiple of $1000 and the Return Amount will be
rounded down to the nearest multiple of $1000.
(v) "Exposure" has the meaning specified in Paragraph 12, except that
after the word "Agreement" in the fourth line thereof the words
"(assuming, for this purpose only, that Part 1(f)(ii) of the
Schedule is deleted)" shall be inserted.
(c) Valuation and Timing.
(i) "Valuation Agent" means Party A.
(ii) "Valuation Date" means (A) each and every Wednesday commencing on
the first such date following the date hereof or if any Wednesday is
not a Local Business Day, the next succeeding Local Business Day and
(B) any other Local Business Day on which notice is made before
12:00 noon, New York time on the immediately preceding Local
Business Day.
(iii) "Valuation Time" means the close of business in New York on the New
York Banking Day before the Valuation Date or date of calculation,
as applicable, or any time on the Valuation Date or date of
calculation, as applicable; provided that the calculations of Value
and Exposure will be made as of approximately the same time on the
same date.
(iv) "Notification Time" means 1:00 p.m., New York time, on a Local
Business Day.
(v) The Valuation Agent's calculations pursuant to the terms hereof
shall be made in accordance with standard market practice, using
commonly accepted third party sources that comply with S&P's
criteria (e.g. Bloomberg, Bridge Information Services, Reuters and
Telerate).
(d) Conditions Precedent and Secured Party's Rights and Remedies. The
following Termination Events will be a "Specified Condition" for the party
specified (that party being the Affected Party of the Termination Event
occurs with respect to that party): Not Applicable.
(e) Substitution.
(i) "Substitution Date" has the meaning specified in Paragraph 4(d)(ii).
(ii) Consent. The Pledgor need not obtain the Secured Party's consent for
any substitution pursuant to Paragraph 4(d).
(f) Dispute Resolution.
(i) "Resolution Time" means 1:00 p.m., New York time, on the Local
Business Day following the date on which the notice of the dispute
is given under Paragraph 5.
(ii) Value. For the purpose of Paragraphs 5(i)(C) and 5(ii), the Value of
Posted Credit Support or of any Transfer of Eligible Credit Support
or Posted Credit Support, as the case may be, will be calculated by
the Valuation Agent in accordance with standard market practice
using third party sources (such as, by way of example only,
Bloomberg or Reuters) where available.
(iii) Alternative. The provisions of Paragraph 5 will apply.
(g) Holding and Using Posted Collateral.
(i) Eligibility to Hold Posted Collateral; Custodian.
Party B and its Custodian will be entitled to hold Posted Collateral
pursuant to Paragraph 6(b); provided that the following conditions
applicable to it are satisfied:
(A) Party B is not a Defaulting Party.
(B) Posted Collateral may be held only in the following
jurisdictions: the United States of America.
(C) Party B's Custodian (or its parent) shall have a Long Term
Rating by S&P of at least "A" and a Short Term Rating by S&P
of at least "A-1" by S&P.
Initially, the Custodian for Party B is the Trustee.
(ii) Use of Posted Collateral. The provisions of Paragraph 6(c) will
apply.
(h) Distributions and Interest Amount.
(i) "Interest Rate". The "Interest Rate" shall be the rate actually
earned by Party B on Posted Collateral in the form of Cash.
(ii) Transfer of Interest Amount. The Transfer of the Interest Amount
will be made on the last Local Business Day of each calendar month
and on any Local Business Day that Posted Collateral in the form of
Cash is Transferred to the Pledgor pursuant to Paragraph 3(b).
(iii) Alternative to Interest Amount. The provisions of Paragraph 6(d)(ii)
will apply.
(i) Additional Representation(s). None.
(j) Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support. "Value" and "Transfer"
with respect to Other Eligible Support and Other Posted Support each
means: Not applicable.
(k) Demands and Notices.
(i) All demands, specifications and notices to Party A under this Annex
will be made to:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Services Inc.
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Attn: FID Collateral Manager
Telephone No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Facsimile No.: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Email: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇
and all demands, specifications and notices to Party B under this Annex
will be to:
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee of the Trust
▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇-4934
Attention: Trust Administration - MS07X1
Facsimile: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Phone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
; provided that any demand, specification or notice may be made by
telephone ("Telephone Notice") between employees of each party if such
Telephone Notice is confirmed by a subsequent written instruction (which
may be delivered via facsimile or email) by the close of business on the
same day that such Telephone Notice is given.
(ii) Demand for Collateral. Without prejudice to any provision of this
Agreement, if a Delivery Amount for a Valuation Date equals or
exceeds the Pledgor's Minimum Transfer Amount, then the Pledgor
will, without prior demand by the Secured Party, Transfer to the
Secured Party Eligible Credit Support in accordance with Paragraph
3(a).
(l) Addresses for Transfers.
Party A:
Cash: CITIBANK, New York
ABA No.: 021 000 089
Account No.: 4072 - 4601
Treasury Securities
and Agency Notes: Bank of New York, New York/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ & Co.
Incorporated
ABA No.: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Other Forms of Eligible Collateral: As provided by Party A.
Party B:
Cash: Deutsche Bank
ABA No.: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Account No.: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Account Name: NYLTD Funds Control - Stars West
Ref: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
DTC Eligible Securities: As provided by Party B
(m) Other Provisions.
(i) Notwithstanding any other provision in this Agreement to the
contrary, no full or partial failure to exercise and no delay in
exercising, on the part of Party A or Party B, any right, remedy,
power or privilege permitted hereunder shall operate in any way as a
waiver thereof by such party, including without limitation any
failure to exercise or any delay in exercising to any or to the full
extent of such party's rights with respect to transfer timing
pursuant to Paragraph 4(b), regardless of the frequency of such
failure or delay.
(ii) In all cases, in order to facilitate calculation of the Delivery
Amount and the Return Amount for a particular Valuation Date in
accordance with Paragraph 3 of this Annex:
(A) Eligible Collateral;
(B) Exposure; and
(C) Posted Collateral
shall each be expressed in US Dollars. If any of these items are
expressed in a currency other than US Dollars, then they shall be
converted into US Dollar amounts at the spot exchange rate
determined by the Valuation Agent on that Valuation Date.
(iii) Form of Annex. The parties hereby agree that the text of the body of
this Annex is intended to be the printed form of 1994 ISDA Credit
Support Annex (Bilateral Form - ISDA Agreements Subject to New York
Law Only version) as published and copyrighted by the International
Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc.
(n) Agreement as to Single Secured Party and Pledgor. Party A and Party B
agree that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the recital to
this Annex, Paragraph 1(b) or Paragraph 2 or the definitions of Paragraph
12, (a) the term "Secured Party" as used in this Annex shall mean only
Party B, (b) the term "Pledgor" as used in this Annex shall mean only
Party A, (c) only Party A makes the pledge and grant in Paragraph 2, the
acknowledgement in the final sentence of Paragraph 8(a) and the
representations in paragraph 9 and (d) only Party A will be required to
make Transfers of Eligible Credit Support hereunder.
(o) Events of Default. Paragraph 7(ii) and (iii) will not apply to Party B.
(p) Expenses. For the avoidance of doubt, Party A shall be responsible for
posting collateral in accordance with this Credit Support Annex at its own
cost and any cost incurred by it in complying with its obligations
hereunder.
(q) Additional Definitions
"Agency Notes" means U.S. Dollar-denominated fixed rate, non-amortising,
non-mortgage-backed, senior debt securities of fixed maturity, rated Aaa
by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ and AAA by S&P issued by any of the Federal Home Loan Banks
(including their consolidated obligations issued through the Office of
Finance of the Federal Home Loan Bank System), the Federal National
Mortgage Association, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or the
Federal Farm Credit Bank.
"Commercial Paper" means U.S. Dollar-denominated, coupon-bearing,
commercial paper issued by a corporation, finance company, partnership or
limited liability company.
"Treasury Securities" means U.S. Dollar-denominated, coupon-bearing,
senior debt securities of the United States of America issued by the U.S.
Treasury Department and backed by the full faith and credit of the United
States of America.
(r) Trustee Capacity. It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties
hereto that insofar as this Annex is executed by Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company (i) this Annex is executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company not in its individual capacity but solely as
Trustee under the PSA in the exercise of the powers and authority
conferred and invested in it as trustee thereunder, (ii) each of the
representations, undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of
the Trust is made and intended not as personal representations of the
Trustee but is made and intended for the purpose of binding only the
Trust, and (iii) under no circumstances shall Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company in its individual capacity be personally liable for the
payment of any indebtedness or expenses or be personally liable for the
breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or
covenant made or undertaken under this Annex.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Credit Support
Annex by their duly authorized officers as of the date hereof.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CAPITAL SERVICES INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Authorized Signatory
Date: February 28, 2007
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, not
individually, but solely as Trustee
for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan
Trust 2007-1, Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2007-1
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Associate
Date: February 28, 2007
TABLE 1
CREDIT SUPPORT AMOUNT
DOWNGRADE BY S&P
In the event Party A elects or is required to post collateral pursuant to Part
5(f) of the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade or withdrawal by S&P:
"Credit Support Amount" means, with respect to a Valuation Date, an amount equal
to the greater of (1) the sum of (a) the MTM and (b) the Volatility Buffer
multiplied by the Notional Amount * 10 and (2) zero.
"MTM" means the Secured Party's Exposure for that Valuation Date.
"Volatility Buffer" means (a) if, on the date of determination, Party A has a
short-term credit rating of "A-2" by S&P and the Termination Date of the
Transaction will occur in less than 5 years, 3.25%, (b) if, on the date of
determination, Party A has a short-term credit rating of "A-2" by S&P and the
Termination Date of the Transaction will occur in less than 10 years but more
than 5 years, 4.00%, (c) if, on the date of determination, Party A has a
short-term credit rating of "A-3" by S&P and the Termination Date of the
Transaction will occur in less than 5 years, 4.00%, (d) if, on the date of
determination, Party A has a short-term credit rating of "A-3" by S&P and the
Termination Date of the Transaction will occur in less than 10 years but more
than 5 years, 5.00%, (e) if, on the date of determination, Party A has a
long-term credit rating of "BB+" or lower by S&P and the Termination Date of the
Transaction will occur in less than 5 years, 4.50%, or (f) if, on the date of
determination, Party A has a long-term credit rating of "BB+" or lower by S&P
and the Termination Date of the Transaction will occur in less than 10 years but
more than 5 years, 6.75%.
TABLE 2A
CREDIT SUPPORT AMOUNT
DOWNGRADE BY ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ BELOW ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ FIRST TIER REQUIRED
SWAP COUNTERPARTY RATING
In the event Party A elects to post collateral pursuant to Part 5(f)(i) of the
Schedule due to a ratings downgrade by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ below the ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ First Tier
Required Swap Counterparty Rating:
"Credit Support Amount" means, with respect to a Valuation Date, an amount equal
to either:
(A) The greater of (1) zero and (2) the sum of (a) the MTM and (b) the lesser of
(x) 25 multiplied by DV01 and (y) 4% multiplied by the Notional Amount * 10; or
(B) The greater of (1) zero and (2) the sum of (a) the MTM and (b) the Notional
Amount * 10 multiplied by the amount specified in Table 2B attached hereto.
Party A shall, in its sole discretion, have the option to determine the Credit
Support Amount based upon either (A) or (B) above.
"DV01" means an estimate (as determined by the Valuation Agent in good faith and
in a commercially reasonable manner) of the change in the Secured Party's
Exposure resulting from a one basis point change in the swap curve.
"MTM" means the Secured Party's Exposure for that Valuation Date.
TABLE 2B
Weighted
Average
Life of Hedge
in Years
1 0.25%
2 0.50%
3 0.70%
4 1.00%
5 1.20%
6 1.40%
7 1.60%
8 1.80%
9 2.00%
10 2.20%
11 2.30%
12 2.50%
13 2.70%
14 2.80%
15 3.00%
16 3.20%
17 3.30%
18 3.50%
19 3.60%
20 3.70%
21 3.90%
22 4.00%
23 4.00%
24 4.00%
25 4.00%
26 4.00%
27 4.00%
28 4.00%
29 4.00%
30 4.00%
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TABLE 3A
CREDIT SUPPORT AMOUNT
DOWNGRADE BY ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ BELOW ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ SECOND TIER REQUIRED
SWAP COUNTERPARTY RATING
In the event Party A is required to post collateral pursuant to Part 5(f)(ii) of
the Schedule due to a ratings downgrade by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ below the ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ Second Tier
Required Swap Counterparty Rating:
"Credit Support Amount" means, with respect to a Valuation Date, an amount equal
to either:
(A) The greatest of (1) zero, (2) the amount payable by Party A in respect of
the next Floating Rate Payer Payment Date, and (3) the sum of (a) the MTM and
(b) the lesser of (x) 60 multiplied by DV01 and (y) 9% multiplied by the
Notional Amount * 10; or
(B) The greatest of (1) zero, (2) the amount payable by Party A in respect of
the next Floating Rate Payer Payment Date, and (3) the sum of (a) the MTM and
(b) the Notional Amount * 10 multiplied by the amount specified in Table 3B
attached hereto.
Party A shall, in its sole discretion, have the option to determine the Credit
Support Amount based upon either (A) or (B) above.
"DV01" means an estimate (as determined by the Valuation Agent in good faith and
in a commercially reasonable manner) of the change in the Secured Party's
Exposure resulting from a one basis point change in the swap curve.
"MTM" means the Secured Party's Exposure for that Valuation Date.
TABLE 3B
Weighted
Average
Life of Hedge
in Years
1 0.60%
2 1.20%
3 1.70%
4 2.30%
5 2.80%
6 3.30%
7 3.80%
8 4.30%
9 4.80%
10 5.30%
11 5.60%
12 6.00%
13 6.40%
14 6.80%
15 7.20%
16 7.60%
17 7.90%
18 8.30%
19 8.60%
20 9.00%
21 9.00%
22 9.00%
23 9.00%
24 9.00%
25 9.00%
26 9.00%
27 9.00%
28 9.00%
29 9.00%
30 9.00%
TABLE 4
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ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL
S&P
Valuation
Eligible Collateral Party A Percentage
(A) Cash X 100.0%
(B) Treasury Securities with a X 98.5%
remaining maturity of 52
weeks or less
(C) Treasury Securities with a X 93.6%
remaining maturity of more than 52
weeks but no more than 5 years
(D) Treasury Securities with a X 89.9%
remaining maturity of more than 5
years but no more than 10 years
(E) Treasury Securities with a X 83.9%
remaining maturity of more than 10
years but no more than 30 years
(F) Agency Notes with a remaining X 81.3%
maturity of no more than 15
years
(G) Agency Notes with a remaining X 74.8%
maturity of more than
15 years but no more than 30
years
(H) Commercial Paper rated "A-1+" by X 98.0%
S&P and "P-1" by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇, with a
remaining maturity of 180 days or
less
(I) Commercial Paper rated "A-1" by X 97.0%
S&P and P-1 by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇, with a
remaining maturity of 180 days
or less
(J) Commercial Paper rated "A-1" by X 94.0%
S&P and "P-1" by ▇▇▇▇▇'▇, with a
remaining maturity of more than
180 days or but no more than 360
days
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Notwithstanding the above, Commercial Paper will qualify as Eligible Collateral
for Party A only if the aggregate amount of Commercial Paper Transferred as
Eligible Collateral under this Annex constitutes the obligations of 10 or more
issuers.
TABLE 5
ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL
DOWNGRADE BY ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ BELOW ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ FIRST TIER REQUIRED
SWAP COUNTERPARTY RATING
Eligible Collateral Valuation Percentage
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U.S. Dollar Cash 100%
EURO Cash 97%
Sterling Cash 97%
Fixed-Rate Negotiable Treasury Debt Issued by
The U.S. Treasury Department with Remaining
Maturity
< 1 Year 100%
1 to 2 Years 100%
2 to 3 Years 100%
3 to 5 Years 100%
5 to 7 Years 100%
7 to 10 Years 100%
10 to 20 Years 100%
> 20 Years 100%
Floating-Rate Negotiable Treasury Debt issued
by The U.S. Treasury Department
All Maturities 100%
Fixed-Rate U.S. Agency Debentures with
Remaining Maturity
< 1 Year 100%
1 to 2 Years 100%
2 to 3 Years 100%
3 to 5 Years 100%
5 to 7 Years 100%
7 to 10 Years 100%
10 to 20 Years 100%
> 20 Years 100%
Floating-Rate U.S. Agency Debentures -
All Maturities 100%
Fixed-Rate Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated
Aa3 or Above with Remaining Maturity
< 1 Year 97%
1 to 2 Years 97%
2 to 3 Years 97%
3 to 5 Years 97%
5 to 7 Years 97%
7 to 10 Years 97%
10 to 20 Years 97%
> 20 Years 97%
Floating-Rate Euro-Zone Government Bonds
Rated Aa3 or Above
All Maturities 97%
Fixed-Rate United Kingdom Gilts with
Remaining Maturity
< 1 Year 97%
1 to 2 Years 97%
2 to 3 Years 97%
3 to 5 Years 97%
5 to 7 Years 97%
7 to 10 Years 97%
10 to 20 Years 97%
> 20 Years 97%
Floating-Rate United Kingdom Gilts
All Maturities 97%
TABLE 6
ELIGIBLE COLLATERAL
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DOWNGRADE BY ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ BELOW ▇▇▇▇▇'▇ SECOND TIER REQUIRED
SWAP COUNTERPARTY RATING
Eligible Collateral Valuation Percentage
U.S. Dollar Cash 100%
EURO Cash 93%
Sterling Cash 94%
Fixed-Rate Negotiable Treasury Debt Issued by
The U.S. Treasury Department with Remaining
Maturity
< 1 Year 100%
1 to 2 Years 99%
2 to 3 Years 98%
3 to 5 Years 97%
5 to 7 Years 95%
7 to 10 Years 94%
10 to 20 Years 89%
> 20 Years 87%
Floating-Rate Negotiable Treasury Debt issued
by The U.S. Treasury Department
All Maturities 99%
Fixed-Rate U.S. Agency Debentures with
Remaining Maturity
< 1 Year 99%
1 to 2 Years 98%
2 to 3 Years 97%
3 to 5 Years 96%
5 to 7 Years 94%
7 to 10 Years 93%
10 to 20 Years 88%
> 20 Years 86%
Floating-Rate U.S. Agency Debentures -
All Maturities 98%
Fixed-Rate Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated
Aa3 or Above with Remaining Maturity
< 1 Year 93%
1 to 2 Years 92%
2 to 3 Years 91%
3 to 5 Years 89%
5 to 7 Years 87%
7 to 10 Years 86%
10 to 20 Years 82%
> 20 Years 80%
Floating-Rate Euro-Zone Government Bonds Rated
Aa3 or Above
All Maturities 92%
Fixed-Rate United Kingdom Gilts with Remaining
Maturity
< 1 Year 93%
1 to 2 Years 92%
2 to 3 Years 91%
3 to 5 Years 90%
5 to 7 Years 89%
7 to 10 Years 88%
10 to 20 Years 84%
> 20 Years 82%
Floating-Rate United Kingdom Gilts
All Maturities 93%
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DATE: February 28, 2007
TO: Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually, but
solely as Trustee for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust
2007-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1
ATTENTION: Trust Administration - MS07X1
TELEPHONE: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
FACSIMILE: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
FROM: New York Derivative Client Services Group
TELEPHONE: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
FACSIMILE: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
SUBJECT: Fixed Income Derivatives Confirmation
REFERENCE NUMBER: AACGK
The purpose of this letter agreement (this "Confirmation") is to confirm the
terms and conditions of the Swap Transaction entered into on the Trade Date
specified below (the "Transaction") between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Services Inc.
("Party A") and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually, but
solely as Trustee (the "Trustee") under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated and effective as of February 1, 2007, among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I
Inc., as Depositor, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trustee and
Custodian, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as Servicer, Countrywide Home Loans
Servicing LP, as Servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo Bank, National Association, as Servicer
and Custodian, and First NLC Financial Services, LLC, as Responsible Party (the
"PSA") for the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1 ("Party B").
The definitions and provisions contained in the 2000 ISDA Definitions (the
"Definitions"), as published by the International Swaps and Derivatives
Association, Inc., are incorporated into this Confirmation. In the event of any
inconsistency between the Definitions and this Confirmation, this Confirmation
will govern. Terms capitalized but not defined in this Confirmation (including
the Definitions) have the meanings attributed to them in the PSA.
This Confirmation constitutes a "Confirmation" as referred to in, and
supplements, forms part of and is subject to, the ISDA Master Agreement dated as
of February 28, 2007, as amended and supplemented from time to time (the
"Agreement"), between Party A and Party B. All provisions contained in the
Agreement govern this Confirmation except as expressly modified below.
1. The terms of the particular Transaction to which this Confirmation relates
are as follows:
Notional Amount:................................... With respect to any Calculation Period, the notional
amount set forth for such Calculation Period in Schedule I
attached hereto.
Trade Date:........................................ February 22, 2007
Effective Date:.................................... February 28, 2007
Termination Date:.................................. February 25, 2013, which for the purpose of the final
Fixed Rate Payer Calculation Period is subject to No
Adjustment, and for the purpose of the final Floating
Rate Payer Calculation Period is subject to adjustment in
accordance with the Business Day Convention.
Fixed Amounts:
Fixed Rate Payer:......................... Party B
Fixed Rate Payer Payment Dates:........... The 25th calendar day of each month during the Term of
this Transaction, commencing March 25, 2007, subject to
adjustment in accordance with the Business Day Convention.
Fixed Rate Payer Period End
Dates:.................................. The 25th calendar day of each month during the Term of
this Transaction, commencing March 25, 2007, subject
to No Adjustment.
Fixed Rate:............................... 5.32%
Fixed Amount:............................. To be determined in accordance with the following formula:
10 * Fixed Rate * Notional Amount * Fixed Rate Day Count
Fraction.
Fixed Rate Day Count Fraction:............ 30/360
Floating Amounts:
Floating Rate Payer:...................... Party A
Floating Rate Payer Payment
Dates:.................................. The 25th calendar day of each month during the Term of
this Transaction, commencing March 25, 2007, subject
to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day
Convention.
Floating Rate Payer Period End
Dates:.................................. The 25th calendar day of each month during the Term of
this Transaction, commencing March 25, 2007, subject
to adjustment in accordance with the Business Day
Convention.
Floating Rate Option:..................... USD-LIBOR-BBA
Floating Amount:.......................... To be determined in accordance with the following formula:
10 * Floating Rate * Notional Amount * Floating Rate Day
Count Fraction.
Designated Maturity:...................... One month
Floating Rate Day Count Fraction:......... Actual/360
Reset Dates:.............................. The first day of each Calculation Period.
Compounding:.............................. Inapplicable
Business Days:..................................... New York and Los Angeles
Business Day Convention:........................... Following
2. Account Details and Settlement Information:
Payments to Party A:
Citibank, New York
ABA No.: 021 000 089
Account No.: 4072-4601
Account Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Services Inc.
Payments to Party B:
Deutsche Bank
ABA No.: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Account No: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Acct Name: NYLTD Funds Control - Stars West
Ref: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust 2007-1
3. Trustee Capacity. It is expressly understood and agreed by the
parties hereto that insofar as this Confirmation is executed by
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company (i) this Confirmation is
executed and delivered by Deutsche Bank National Trust Company not
in its individual capacity but solely as Trustee under the PSA in
the exercise of the powers and authority conferred and invested in
it as trustee thereunder, (ii) each of the representations,
undertakings and agreements herein made on behalf of Party B is made
and intended not as personal representations of the Trustee but is
made and intended for the purpose of binding only the Trust, and
(iii) under no circumstances shall Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company in its individual capacity be personally liable for the
payment of any indebtedness or expenses or be personally liable for
the breach or failure of any obligation, representation, warranty or
covenant made or undertaken under this Confirmation.
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We are very pleased to have entered into this Transaction with you and we look
forward to completing other transactions with you in the near future.
Very truly yours,
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ CAPITAL SERVICES INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
Party B, acting through its duly authorized signatory, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees to, accepts
and confirms the terms of the foregoing as of the Trade Date.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
not individually, but solely as
Trustee for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home
Equity Loan Trust 2007-1, Mortgage
Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2007-1
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Associate
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SCHEDULE I
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Line Calculation Period Notional Amount ($) Multiplier
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1 Effective Date 3/25/2007 63,164,879.06 10
2 3/25/2007 4/25/2007 60,799,809.05 10
3 4/25/2007 5/25/2007 58,508,660.70 10
4 5/25/2007 6/25/2007 56,287,604.11 10
5 6/25/2007 7/25/2007 54,133,126.19 10
6 7/25/2007 8/25/2007 52,042,020.98 10
7 8/25/2007 9/25/2007 50,011,379.42 10
8 9/25/2007 10/25/2007 48,038,578.32 10
9 10/25/2007 11/25/2007 46,121,296.21 10
10 11/25/2007 12/25/2007 44,257,531.39 10
11 12/25/2007 1/25/2008 42,445,435.91 10
12 1/25/2008 2/25/2008 40,683,396.55 10
13 2/25/2008 3/25/2008 38,972,488.35 10
14 3/25/2008 4/25/2008 37,332,042.83 10
15 4/25/2008 5/25/2008 35,761,243.55 10
16 5/25/2008 6/25/2008 34,257,110.58 10
17 6/25/2008 7/25/2008 32,816,792.33 10
18 7/25/2008 8/25/2008 31,437,560.04 10
19 8/25/2008 9/25/2008 30,049,612.06 10
20 9/25/2008 10/25/2008 28,204,638.79 10
21 10/25/2008 11/25/2008 23,871,644.77 10
22 11/25/2008 12/25/2008 22,669,334.85 10
23 12/25/2008 1/25/2009 21,730,220.08 10
24 1/25/2009 2/25/2009 20,830,398.28 10
25 2/25/2009 3/25/2009 19,900,066.17 10
26 3/25/2009 4/25/2009 18,485,041.27 10
27 4/25/2009 5/25/2009 14,527,568.88 10
28 5/25/2009 6/25/2009 13,724,638.00 10
29 6/25/2009 7/25/2009 13,170,253.10 10
30 7/25/2009 8/25/2009 12,638,519.39 10
31 8/25/2009 9/25/2009 12,087,666.71 10
32 9/25/2009 10/25/2009 11,130,966.08 10
33 10/25/2009 11/25/2009 7,712,278.97 10
34 11/25/2009 12/25/2009 7,249,344.37 10
35 12/25/2009 1/25/2010 6,973,001.38 10
36 1/25/2010 2/25/2010 6,707,297.46 10
37 2/25/2010 3/25/2010 6,449,840.82 10
38 3/25/2010 4/25/2010 6,070,997.09 10
39 4/25/2010 5/25/2010 4,675,750.75 10
40 5/25/2010 6/25/2010 4,460,671.13 10
41 6/25/2010 7/25/2010 4,299,569.65 10
42 7/25/2010 8/25/2010 4,144,295.45 10
43 8/25/2010 9/25/2010 3,993,507.85 10
44 9/25/2010 10/25/2010 3,773,227.43 10
45 10/25/2010 11/25/2010 2,973,265.27 10
46 11/25/2010 12/25/2010 2,846,115.32 10
47 12/25/2010 1/25/2011 2,749,596.81 10
48 1/25/2011 2/25/2011 2,656,291.19 10
49 2/25/2011 3/25/2011 2,566,094.03 10
50 3/25/2011 4/25/2011 2,478,904.18 10
51 4/25/2011 5/25/2011 2,394,623.64 10
52 5/25/2011 6/25/2011 2,313,157.56 10
53 6/25/2011 7/25/2011 2,234,414.05 10
54 7/25/2011 8/25/2011 2,158,304.12 10
55 8/25/2011 9/25/2011 2,082,479.12 10
56 9/25/2011 10/25/2011 2,011,480.91 10
57 10/25/2011 11/25/2011 1,933,515.05 10
58 11/25/2011 12/25/2011 1,858,220.93 10
59 12/25/2011 1/25/2012 1,794,807.88 10
60 1/25/2012 2/25/2012 1,733,518.82 10
61 2/25/2012 3/25/2012 1,671,993.70 10
62 3/25/2012 4/25/2012 1,614,849.23 10
63 4/25/2012 5/25/2012 1,550,175.22 10
64 5/25/2012 6/25/2012 1,487,878.06 10
65 6/25/2012 7/25/2012 1,437,125.73 10
66 7/25/2012 8/25/2012 1,388,070.93 10
67 8/25/2012 9/25/2012 1,339,353.06 10
68 9/25/2012 10/25/2012 1,293,587.26 10
69 10/25/2012 11/25/2012 1,243,977.13 10
70 11/25/2012 12/25/2012 1,196,149.21 10
71 12/25/2012 1/25/2013 1,155,306.06 10
72 1/25/2013 Termination Date 1,115,829.85 10
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February 28, 2007
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not individually,
but solely as Trustee for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan
Trust 2007-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-▇
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In consideration of that certain ISDA Master Agreement dated as of
February 28, 2007 between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Capital Services Inc., a Delaware
corporation (hereinafter "MSCS") and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, not
individually, but solely as Trustee for ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity Loan Trust
2007-1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-1 (hereinafter
"Counterparty") (such ISDA Master Agreement, together with each Confirmation
exchanged between the parties pursuant thereto, hereinafter the "Agreement"),
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, a Delaware corporation (hereinafter "MS"), hereby irrevocably
and unconditionally guarantees to Counterparty, with effect from the date of the
Agreement, the due and punctual payment of all amounts payable by MSCS under the
Agreement when the same shall become due and payable, whether on Scheduled
Payment Dates, upon demand, upon declaration of termination or otherwise, in
accordance with the terms of the Agreement and giving effect to any applicable
grace period. Upon failure of MSCS punctually to pay any such amounts, and upon
written demand by Counterparty to MS at its address set forth in the signature
block of this Guarantee (or to such other address as MS may specify in writing),
MS agrees to pay or cause to be paid such amounts; provided that delay by
Counterparty in giving such demand shall in no event affect MS's obligations
under this Guarantee.
MS ▇▇▇▇▇▇ agrees that its obligations hereunder shall be
unconditional and will not be discharged except by complete payment of the
amounts payable under the Agreement, irrespective of any claim as to the
Agreement's validity, regularity or enforceability or the lack of authority of
MSCS to execute or deliver the Agreement; or any change in or amendment to the
Agreement; or any waiver or consent by Counterparty with respect to any
provisions thereof; or the absence of any action to enforce the Agreement or the
recovery of any judgment against MSCS or of any action to enforce a judgment
against MSCS under the Agreement; or any similar circumstance which might
otherwise constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor
generally. MS hereby waives diligence, presentment, demand on MSCS for payment
or otherwise (except as provided hereinabove), filing of claims, requirement of
a prior proceeding against MSCS and protest or notice, except as provided for in
the Agreement with respect to amounts payable by MSCS. If at any time payment
under the Agreement is rescinded or must be otherwise restored or returned by
Counterparty upon the insolvency, bankruptcy or reorganization of MSCS or MS or
otherwise, MS's obligations hereunder with respect to such payment shall be
reinstated upon such restoration or return being made by Counterparty.
MS represents to Counterparty as of the date hereof, which
representations will be deemed to be repeated by MS on each date on which a
Transaction is entered into, that:
(1) it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation and has full power and legal right to execute
and deliver this Guarantee and to perform the provisions of this Guarantee on
its part to be performed;
(2) its execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee have
been and remain duly authorized by all necessary corporate action and do not
contravene any provision of its certificate of incorporation or by-laws or any
law, regulation or contractual restriction binding on it or its assets;
(3) all consents, authorizations, approvals and clearances
(including, without limitation, any necessary exchange control approval) and
notifications, reports and registrations requisite for its due execution,
delivery and performance of this Guarantee have been obtained from or, as the
case may be, filed with the relevant governmental authorities having
jurisdiction and remain in full force and effect and all conditions thereof have
been duly complied with and no other action by, and no notice to or filing with,
any governmental authority having jurisdiction is required for such execution,
delivery or performance; and
(4) this Guarantee is its legal, valid and binding obligation
enforceable against it in accordance with its terms except as enforcement hereof
may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights or by general equity
principles.
By accepting this Guarantee and entering into the Agreement,
Counterparty agrees that MS shall be subrogated to all rights of Counterparty
against MSCS in respect of any amounts paid by MS pursuant to this Guarantee,
provided that MS shall be entitled to enforce or to receive any payment arising
out of or based upon such right of subrogation only to the extent that it has
paid all amounts payable by MSCS under the Agreement.
This Guarantee shall be governed by and construed in accordance with
the laws of the State of New York. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined
herein shall have the respective meanings assigned to them in the Agreement.
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By: /s/▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Assistant Treasurer
Address: ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Attention: Treasurer
Fax No.: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
Phone: (▇▇▇) ▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇
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SECRETARY'S CERTIFICATE
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I, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, a duly elected and acting Assistant Secretary of
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, a corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State
of Delaware (the "Corporation"), certify that (i) ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ is the duly
elected Treasurer and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ is a duly elected Assistant Treasurer
of the Corporation; (ii) pursuant to Section 7.01 of the Bylaws of the
Corporation and resolutions adopted by a Unanimous Consent of Directors in Lieu
of a Meeting, dated as of May 31, 1997, both of which are attached as an
exhibit, the Treasurer and the Assistant Treasurers are authorized to enter into
agreements and other instruments on behalf of the Corporation; and (iii) the
signatures of ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇ and ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ appearing below are copies
of their genuine signatures:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my name and affixed the seal
of the Corporation as of the 29th day of January, 2007.
/s/ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT
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Section 7.01 of the Bylaws
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SECTION 7.01. Contracts. Except as otherwise required by law, the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation or these Amended and Restated
Bylaws, any contracts or other instruments may be executed and delivered in the
name and on the behalf of the Corporation by such officer or officers of the
Corporation as the Board of Directors may from time to time direct. Such
authority may be general or confined to specific instances as the Board may
determine. Subject to the control and direction of the Board of Directors, the
Chairman of the Board, the President, the Chief Financial Officer, the Chief
Risk Officer, the Chief Legal Officer and the Treasurer may enter into, execute,
deliver and amend bonds, promissory notes, contracts, agreements, deeds, leases,
guarantees, loans, commitments, obligations, liabilities and other instruments
to be made or executed for or on behalf of the Corporation. Subject to any
restrictions imposed by the Board of Directors, such officers of the Corporation
may delegate such powers to others under his or her jurisdiction, it being
understood, however, that any such delegation of power shall not relieve such
officer of responsibility with respect to the exercise of such delegated power.
Resolution adopted by a Unanimous Consent of
Directors in Lieu of a Meeting, dated as of May 31, 1997
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RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Treasurer shall have charge and
custody of, and be responsible for, all funds and securities of the
Corporation and shall be authorized to deposit all such funds in the
name of the Corporation in banks or other depositories. In addition,
the Treasurer shall perform all other necessary acts and duties in
connection with the financial affairs of the Corporation, shall
generally perform all duties appertaining to the office of treasurer
of a corporation and shall perform such other duties and have such
other powers as may be prescribed by the Board, subject to the
supervision of the Chief Financial Officer; and
RESOLVED FURTHER, that the Assistant Treasurer, if any, or, if
there shall be more than one, the Assistant Treasurers, shall, under
the supervision of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise
the powers of an assistant treasurer and, in the absence or
disability of the Treasurer, perform the duties and exercise the
powers of the Treasurer. In addition, each Assistant Treasurer is
authorized to enter into, execute, deliver and amend on behalf of
the Corporation any and all letters of credit, uncommitted
short-term credit obligations and short-term promissory notes (as
defined by generally accepted accounting principles), such
authorization to cease automatically upon termination of employment
with the Corporation.
EXHIBIT Z
FORM OF ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURE NOTIFICATION
**SEND VIA EMAIL TO ▇▇▇▇▇.▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇@▇▇.▇▇▇ AND VIA OVERNIGHT MAIL TO THE
ADDRESS IMMEDIATELY BELOW
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee
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Attn.: Trust & Securities Services - MSO7X1
Re: **Additional Form [10-D] [10-K] [8-K] Disclosure** Required
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 8.12 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
"Agreement"), dated as of February 1, 2007, among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS Capital I
Inc., as depositor, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as a servicer, ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo
Bank, National Association, as a servicer and custodian, Countrywide Home Loans
Servicing LP, as a servicer, First NLC Financial Services, LLC, as responsible
party, and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as trustee, the undersigned, as
[_________________________] hereby notifies you that certain events have come to
our attention that we are required to report to you for disclosure on Form
[10-D] [10-K] [8-K].
Description of additional Form [10-D] [10-K] [8-K] Disclosure:
List of any attachments hereto to be included in the Additional Form [10-D]
[10-K] [8-K] Disclosure:
Each of the attachments hereto is being transmitted to the Trustee in an
▇▇▇▇▇-compatible format.
Any inquiries related to this notification should be directed to
[_________________] phone number [___________________]; email address
[______________________].
[NAME OF PARTY],
As [Role]
By:
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Name:
EXHIBIT AA-1
FORM OF SAXON AND ▇▇▇▇▇ FARGO SERVICER REPORTS
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FIELD FIELD FIELD FIELD
# NAME TYPE DEFINITION
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1 S50YDATE MM/DD/YY Cutoff Date
2 CLIENT Text(3) WF Client Number
3 INVNUM Text(3) WF Investor Number
4 CATNUM Text(3) WF Category Number
5 POOLNUM Text(15) Pool Number
6 LOANNUMBER Text(10) WF Loan Number
7 INVLNNO Text(10) Investor Loan Number
8 SCHPRIN Currency Scheduled Principal Payment
9 SCHNETINT Currency Scheduled Net Interest Amount
10 CURTDATE MM/DD/YY Curtailment Date
11 CURTCOL Currency Total Curtailment Amount
12 CURTADJ Currency Total Curtailment Int Adjustment Amount
13 CURTREMIT Currency Total Curtailment Remittance Amount
14 INTRATE 99.999999 Interest Rate
15 SFRATE 99.999999 Service Fee Rate
16 YIELD 99.999999 Pass Through Rate
17 PANDI Currency Principal and Interest Payment
18 BEGSCHPB Currency Beginning Scheduled Balance
19 ENDSCHPB Currency Ending Scheduled Balance
20 BEGPB Currency Beginning Principal Balance
21 ENDPB Currency Ending Principal Balance
22 DUEDATE MM/DD/YY Due Date
23 PRINCOL Currency Principal Collected
24 INTCOL Currency Interest Collected
25 SFCOL Currency Service Fee Collected
26 BUYDOWN Currency Buydown Amount
27 SCHREMIT Currency Schedule Principal and Net Interest Remittance
Amount
28 TYPE Text(100) Populated if "ARM" loan
29 PIFDATEPAID Currency Payoff Date
30 PIFPRINPAID Currency Payoff Principal Paid
31 PIFNETINTPAID Currency Payoff Net Interest Paid
32 PIFPENALTYINTPAID Currency Payoff Prepayment Penalty Paid
33 PIFREMIT Currency Total Payoff Remitance Amount
34 PENDING True/False Pending Transfer Flag
35 MESSAGE Text(100) Messages
36 SORTABLELOANNUMBER Text(10) Loan Number
37 NOTES Text(2000) Loan Notes from Reporter
38 PRINDIFF Currency Loan Sale Difference
39 PRINADJ Currency Loan Sale Difference Interest Adjustment
40 SSCRAREMIT Currency Soldiers and Sailors Remittance Amount
41 CLAIMSREMIT Currency Claims Remittance Amount
42 MISCREMIT Currency Miscellaneous Remittance Amount
43 TOTALREMIT Currency Total Remittance Amount
44 PPPAMOUNT Currency Prepayment Penalty Calculated Amount
45 PPPWAIVED Currency Prepayment Penalty Waived Amount
46 PPPPAIDBYBORROWER Currency Prepayment Penalty Paid by the Borrower
47 PPPPAIDBYSERVICER Currency Prepayment Penalty Paid by the Servicer
48 MODEFFDATE MM/DD/YY Modification Effective Date
49 MODTYPE Text(100) Modification Type (See Mod Type tab)
50 ACTIONCODE Text(100) Action Code (See Action Code Tab)
51 REASONFORREPURCHASE TEXT(100) Repurchase Reason
52 ACTUALDUEDATE MM/DD/YY Actual Loan Due Date
53 ACTUALPRINBAL Currency Actual Loan Prin Bal
EXHIBIT AA-2
FORM OF COUNTRYWIDE SERVICING SERVICER REPORTS
Standard File Layout - Scheduled/Scheduled
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Column Name Description Decimal Format Comment
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SER_INVESTOR_NBR A value assigned by the Servicer to define a Text up to 10 digits
group of loans.
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LOAN_NBR A unique identifier assigned to each loan by the Text up to 10 digits
investor.
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SERVICER_LOAN_NBR A unique number assigned to a loan by the Text up to 10 digits
Servicer. This may be different than the
LOAN_NBR.
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BORROWER_NAME The borrower name as received in the file. It is Maximum length of 30 (Last, First)
not separated by first and last name.
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SCHED_PAY_AMT Scheduled monthly principal and scheduled 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
interest payment that a borrower is expected to
pay, P&I constant.
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NOTE_INT_RATE The loan interest rate as reported by the 4 Max length of 6
Servicer.
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NET_INT_RATE The loan gross interest rate less the service 4 Max length of 6
fee rate as reported by the Servicer.
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SERV_FEE_RATE The servicer's fee rate for a loan as reported 4 Max length of 6
by the Servicer.
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SERV_FEE_AMT The servicer's fee amount for a loan as reported 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
by the Servicer.
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NEW_PAY_AMT The new loan payment amount as reported by the 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
Servicer.
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NEW_LOAN_RATE The new loan rate as reported by the Servicer. 4 Max length of 6
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ARM_INDEX_RATE The index the Servicer is using to calculate a 4 Max length of 6
forecasted rate.
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ACTL_BEG_PRIN_BAL The borrower's actual principal balance at the 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
beginning of the processing cycle.
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ACTL_END_PRIN_BAL The borrower's actual principal balance at the 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
end of the processing cycle.
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BORR_NEXT_PAY_DUE_DATE The date at the end of processing cycle that
the MM/DD/YYYY borrower's next payment is due
to the Servicer, as reported by Servicer.
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SERV_CURT_AMT_1 The first curtailment amount to be applied. 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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SERV_CURT_DATE_1 The curtailment date associated with the first MM/DD/YYYY
curtailment amount.
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CURT_ADJ_AMT_1 The curtailment interest on the first 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
curtailment amount, if applicable.
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SERV_CURT_AMT_2 The second curtailment amount to be applied. 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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SERV_CURT_DATE_2 The curtailment date associated with the second MM/DD/YYYY
curtailment amount.
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CURT_ADJ_AMT_2 The curtailment interest on the second 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
curtailment amount, if applicable.
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SERV_CURT_AMT_3 The third curtailment amount to be applied. 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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SERV_CURT_DATE_3 The curtailment date associated with the third MM/DD/YYYY
curtailment amount.
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CURT_ADJ_AMT_3 The curtailment interest on the third 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
curtailment amount, if applicable.
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PIF_AMT The loan "paid in full" amount as reported by 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
the Servicer.
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PIF_DATE The paid in full date as reported by the MM/DD/YYYY
Servicer.
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Action Code Key: 15=Bankruptcy,
30=Foreclosure, , 60=PIF,
63=Substitution, 65=Repurchase,
70=REO
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ACTION_CODE The standard FNMA numeric code used to
indicate the default/delinquent status of a
particular loan.
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INT_ADJ_AMT The amount of the interest adjustment as 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
reported by the Servicer.
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SOLDIER_SAILOR_ADJ_AMT The Soldier and Sailor Adjustment amount, if 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
applicable.
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NON_ADV_LOAN_AMT The Non Recoverable Loan Amount, if applicable. 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
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LOAN_LOSS_AMT The amount the Servicer is passing as a loss, if 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
applicable.
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SCHED_BEG_PRIN_BAL The scheduled outstanding principal amount due 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
at the beginning of the cycle date to be passed
through to investors.
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SCHED_END_PRIN_BAL The scheduled principal balance due to investors 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
at the end of a processing cycle.
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SCHED_PRIN_AMT The scheduled principal amount as reported by 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
the Servicer for the current cycle -- only
applicable for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
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SCHED_NET_INT The scheduled gross interest amount less the 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
service fee amount for the current cycle as
reported by the Servicer -- only applicable
for Scheduled/Scheduled Loans.
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ACTL_PRIN_AMT The actual principal amount collected by the 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
Servicer for the current reporting cycle --
only applicable for Actual/Actual Loans.
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ACTL_NET_INT The actual gross interest amount less the 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
service fee amount for the current reporting
cycle as reported by the Servicer -- only
applicable for Actual/Actual Loans.
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PREPAY_PENALTY_AMT The penalty amount received when a borrower 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
prepays on his loan as reported by the Servicer.
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PREPAY_PENALTY_WAIVED The prepayment penalty amount for the loan 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
waived by the servicer.
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MOD_DATE The Effective Payment Date of the Modification MM/DD/YYYY
for the loan.
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MOD_TYPE The Modification Type. Varchar - value can be alpha or
numeric
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DELINQ_P&I_ADVANCE_AMT The current outstanding principal and interest 2 No commas(,) or dollar signs ($)
advances made by Servicer.
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EXHIBIT BB
COUNTRYWIDE AMENDMENT REGULATION AB
Capitalized terms used in this Exhibit BB but not defined in this
Exhibit BB shall have the meanings given to such terms in this Agreement, except
the term "Mortgage Loan" shall mean the "Countrywide Serviced Mortgage Loans" as
defined in this Agreement.
AMENDMENT REG AB
TO THE MORTGAGE LOAN SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
This is Amendment Reg AB ("Amendment Reg AB"), dated as of January 26, 2006, by
and among ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Mortgage Capital Inc. (the "Purchaser"), Countrywide
Home Loans, Inc. (the "Seller") and Countrywide Home Loans Servicing LP (the
"Servicer", and collectively with the Seller, the "Company") to (i) that certain
Second Amended and Restated Mortgage Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
September 1, 2005, by and among the Seller, the Servicer and the Purchaser, and
(ii) that certain Mortgage Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of October 1,
2005, by and among the Seller, the Servicer and the Purchaser (collectively, as
amended, modified or supplemented, the "Existing Agreements").
W I T N E S S E T H
WHEREAS, the Company and the Purchaser have agreed, subject to the
terms and conditions of this Amendment Reg AB that the Existing Agreements be
amended to reflect agreed upon revisions to the terms of the Existing Agreement.
Accordingly, the Company and the Purchaser hereby agree, in
consideration of the mutual premises and mutual obligations set forth herein,
that each Existing Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
1. Capitalized terms used herein but not otherwise defined shall
have the meanings set forth in the Existing Agreements. Each Existing Agreement
is hereby amended by adding the following definitions in their proper
alphabetical order:
Commission: The United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
Company Information: As defined in Section 2(g)(i)(A)(1).
Depositor: The depositor, as such term is defined in Regulation AB,
with respect to any Securitization Transaction.
Exchange Act: The Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Qualified Correspondent: Any Person from which the Company purchased
Mortgage Loans, provided that the following conditions are satisfied: (i) such
Mortgage Loans were either (x) originated pursuant to an agreement between the
Company and such Person that contemplated that such Person would underwrite
mortgage loans from time to time, for sale to the Company, in accordance with
underwriting guidelines designated by the Company ("Designated Guidelines") or
guidelines that do not vary materially from such Designated Guidelines or (y)
individually re-underwritten by the Company to the Designated Guidelines at the
time such Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Company; (ii) either (x) the
Designated Guidelines were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were originated,
used by the Company in origination of mortgage loans of the same type as the
Mortgage Loans for the Company's own account or (y) the Designated Guidelines
were, at the time such Mortgage Loans were underwritten, designated by the
Company on a consistent basis for use by lenders in originating mortgage loans
to be purchased by the Company; and (iii) the Company employed, at the time such
Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Company, pre-purchase or post-purchase
quality assurance procedures (which may involve, among other things, review of a
sample of mortgage loans purchased during a particular time period or through
particular channels) designed to ensure that either Persons from which it
purchased mortgage loans properly applied the underwriting criteria designated
by the Company or the Mortgage Loans purchased by the Company substantially
comply with the Designated Guidelines.
Reconstitution: Any Securitization Transaction or Whole Loan Transfer.
Reconstitution Agreement: An agreement or agreements entered into by
the Company and the Purchaser and/or certain third parties in connection with a
Reconstitution with respect to any or all of the Mortgage Loans serviced under
the Agreement.
Regulation AB: Subpart 229.1100 - Asset Backed Securities (Regulation
AB), 17 C.F.R. ss.ss.229.1100-229.1123, as such may be amended from time to
time, and subject to such clarification and interpretation as have been provided
by the Commission in the adopting release (Asset-Backed Securities, Securities
Act Release No. 33-8518, 70 Fed. Reg. 1,506, 1,531 (Jan. 7, 2005)) or by the
staff of the Commission, or as may be provided by the Commission or its staff
from time to time.
Securities Act: The Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Securitization Transaction: Any transaction subject to Regulation AB
involving either (1) a sale or other transfer of some or all of the Mortgage
Loans directly or indirectly to an issuing entity in connection with an issuance
of publicly offered, rated mortgage-backed securities or (2) an issuance of
publicly offered, rated securities, the payments on which are determined
primarily by reference to one or more portfolios of residential mortgage loans
consisting, in whole or in part, of some or all of the Mortgage Loans.
Servicer: As defined in Section 2(c)(iii).
Servicing Criteria: The "servicing criteria" set forth in Item 1122(d)
of Regulation AB, as such may be amended from time to time.
Static Pool Information: Static pool information as described in Item
1105.
Subcontractor: Any vendor, subcontractor or other Person that is not
responsible for the overall servicing (as "servicing" is commonly understood by
participants in the mortgage-backed securities market) of Mortgage Loans but
performs one or more discrete functions identified in Item 1122(d) of Regulation
AB with respect to Mortgage Loans under the direction or authority of the
Company or a Subservicer.
Subservicer: Any Person that services Mortgage Loans on behalf of the
Company or any Subservicer and is responsible for the performance (whether
directly or through Subservicers or Subcontractors) of a substantial portion of
the material servicing functions required to be performed by the Company under
this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement that are identified in Item
1122(d) of Regulation AB; provided, however, that the term "Subservicer" shall
not include any master servicer, or any special servicer engaged at the request
of a Depositor, Purchaser or investor in a Securitization Transaction, nor any
"back-up servicer" or trustee performing servicing functions on behalf of a
Securitization Transaction.
Third-Party Originator: Each Person, other than a Qualified
Correspondent, that originated Mortgage Loans acquired by the Company.
Whole Loan Transfer: Any sale or transfer of some or all of the
Mortgage Loans, other than a Securitization Transaction.
2. The Purchaser and the Company agree that each Existing Agreement is
hereby amended by adding the following provisions:
(a) Intent of the Parties; Reasonableness.
The Purchaser and the Company acknowledge and agree that the purpose of
Article 2 of this Agreement is to facilitate compliance by the Purchaser and any
Depositor with the provisions of Regulation AB and related rules and regulations
of the Commission. Neither the Purchaser nor any Depositor shall exercise its
right to request delivery of information or other performance under these
provisions other than in good faith, or for purposes other than compliance with
the Securities Act, the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the
Commission thereunder. The Company acknowledges that interpretations of the
requirements of Regulation AB may change over time, whether due to interpretive
guidance provided by the Commission or its staff, and agrees to negotiate in
good faith with the Purchaser or any Depositor with regard to any reasonable
requests for delivery of information under these provisions on the basis of
evolving interpretations of Regulation AB. In connection with any Securitization
Transaction, the Company shall cooperate fully with the Purchaser to deliver to
the Purchaser (including any of its assignees or designees) and any Depositor,
any and all statements, reports, certifications, records and any other
information necessary to permit the Purchaser or such Depositor to comply with
the provisions of Regulation AB, together with such disclosures relating to the
Company, and any parties or items identified in writing by the Purchaser,
including, any Subservicer, any Third-Party Originator and the Mortgage Loans,
or the servicing of the Mortgage Loans necessary in order to effect such
compliance.
The Purchaser agrees that it will cooperate with the Company and
provide sufficient and timely notice of any information requirements pertaining
to a Securitization Transaction. The Purchaser will make all reasonable efforts
to contain requests for information, reports or any other materials to items
required for compliance with Regulation AB, and shall not request information
which is not required for such compliance.
(b) Additional Representations and Warranties of the Company.
(i) The Company shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser
and to any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first
provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor under Section 2(c) that,
except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior
to such date: (i) the Company is not aware and has not received notice
that any default, early amortization or other performance triggering
event has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or
failure to act of the Company; (ii) the Company has not been terminated
as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due
to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance
test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable
servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential
mortgage loans involving the Company as servicer has been disclosed or
reported by the Company; (iv) no material changes to the Company's
policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will
perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement for
mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have occurred
during the three-year period immediately preceding the related
Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Company's
financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the
performance by the Company of its servicing obligations under this
Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material
legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated)
against the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator; and
(vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating
to the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with
respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party thereto
identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of
Regulation AB.
(ii) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any
date following the date on which information is first provided to the
Purchaser or any Depositor under Section 2(c), the Company shall,
within ten Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the
accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph
(i) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is not
accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate
disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party.
(c) Information to Be Provided by the Company.
In connection with any Securitization Transaction the Company shall (1)
within ten Business Days following request by the Purchaser or any Depositor,
provide to the Purchaser and such Depositor (or, as applicable, cause each
Third-Party Originator and each Subservicer to provide), in writing reasonably
required for compliance with Regulation AB, the information and materials
specified in paragraphs (i), (ii), (iii) and (vi) of this Section 2(c), and (2)
as promptly as practicable following notice to or discovery by the Company,
provide to the Purchaser and any Depositor (as required by Regulation AB) the
information specified in paragraph (iv) of this Section.
(i) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the
Company shall provide such information regarding (x) the Company, as
originator of the Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage
Loans from a Qualified Correspondent, if applicable), or (y) as
applicable, each Third-Party Originator, and (z) as applicable, each
Subservicer, as is requested for the purpose of compliance with Items
1103(a)(1), 1105 (subject to paragraph (b) below), 1110, 1117 and 1119
of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a minimum:
(A) the originator's form of organization;
(B) to the extent material, a description of the
originator's origination program and how long the originator
has been engaged in originating residential mortgage loans,
which description shall include a discussion of the
originator's experience in originating mortgage loans of a
similar type as the Mortgage Loans; if material, information
regarding the size and composition of the originator's
origination portfolio; and information that may be material to
an analysis of the performance of the Mortgage Loans,
including the originators' credit-granting or underwriting
criteria for mortgage loans of similar type(s) as the Mortgage
Loans and such other information as the Purchaser or any
Depositor may reasonably request for the purpose of compliance
with Item 1110(b)(2) of Regulation AB;
(C) a brief description of any material legal or
governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated
by a governmental authority) against the Company, each
Third-Party Originator, if applicable, and each Subservicer;
and
(D) a description of any affiliation or relationship
between the Company, each Third-Party Originator, if
applicable, each Subservicer and any of the following parties
to a Securitization Transaction, as such parties are
identified to the Company by the Purchaser or any Depositor in
writing within ten days in advance of such Securitization
Transaction:
(1) the sponsor;
(2) the depositor;
(3) the issuing entity;
(4) any servicer;
(5) any trustee;
(6) any originator;
(7) any significant obligor;
(8) any enhancement or support
provider; and
(9) any other material transaction
party.
(ii) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, and if
required by Regulation AB, the Company shall provide (or, as
applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to provide) Static Pool
Information with respect to the mortgage loans (of a similar type as
the Mortgage Loans, as reasonably identified by the Purchaser as
provided below) originated by (a) the Company, if the Company is an
originator of Mortgage Loans (including as an acquirer of Mortgage
Loans from a Qualified Correspondent, if applicable), and/or (b) as
applicable, each Third-Party Originator. Such Static Pool Information
shall be prepared by the Company (or, if applicable, the Third-Party
Originator) on the basis of its reasonable, good faith interpretation
of the requirements of Item 1105(a)(1)-(3) of Regulation AB. To the
extent that there is reasonably available to the Company (or
Third-Party Originator, as applicable) Static Pool Information with
respect to more than one mortgage loan type, the Purchaser or any
Depositor shall be entitled to specify whether some or all of such
information shall be provided pursuant to this paragraph. The content
of such Static Pool Information may be in the form customarily provided
by the Company, and need not be customized for the Purchaser or any
Depositor. Such Static Pool Information for each vintage origination
year or prior securitized pool, as applicable, shall be presented in
increments no less frequently than quarterly over the life of the
mortgage loans included in the vintage origination year or prior
securitized pool. The most recent periodic increment must be as of a
date no later than 135 days prior to the date of the prospectus or
other offering document in which the Static Pool Information is to be
included or incorporated by reference. The Static Pool Information
shall be provided in an electronic format that provides a permanent
record of the information provided, such as a portable document format
(pdf) file, or other such electronic format mutually agreed upon by the
Purchaser and the Company.
Promptly following notice or discovery of a material error (as
determined in the judgment of the Company) in Static Pool Information
provided pursuant to the immediately preceding paragraph (including an
omission to include therein information required to be provided
pursuant to such paragraph), the Company shall provide corrected Static
Pool Information to the Purchaser or any Depositor, as applicable, in
the same format in which Static Pool Information was previously
provided to such party by the Company.
If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor, the Company
shall provide (or, as applicable, cause each Third-Party Originator to
provide), at the expense of the requesting party (to the extent of any
additional incremental expense associated with delivery pursuant to
this Agreement), agreed-upon procedures letters of certified public
accountants pertaining to Static Pool Information relating to prior
securitized pools for securitizations closed on or after January 1,
2006 or, in the case of Static Pool Information with respect to the
Company's or, if applicable, Third-Party Originator's originations or
purchases, to calendar months commencing January 1, 2006, as the
Purchaser or such Depositor shall reasonably request. Such statements
and letters shall be addressed to and be for the benefit of such
parties as the Purchaser or such Depositor shall designate, which shall
be limited to any Sponsor, any Depositor, any broker dealer acting as
underwriter, placement agent or initial purchaser with respect to a
Securitization Transaction or any other party that is reasonably and
customarily entitled to receive such statements and letters in a
Securitization Transaction. Any such statement or letter may take the
form of a standard, generally applicable document accompanied by a
reliance letter authorizing reliance by the addressees designated by
the Purchaser or such Depositor.
(iii) If reasonably requested by the Purchaser or any
Depositor, the Company shall provide such information regarding the
Company, as servicer of the Mortgage Loans, and each Subservicer (each
of the Company and each Subservicer, for purposes of this paragraph, a
"Servicer"), as is reasonably requested for the purpose of compliance
with Items 1108 of Regulation AB. Such information shall include, at a
minimum:
(A) the Servicer's form of organization;
(B) a description of how long the Servicer has been
servicing residential mortgage loans; a general discussion of
the Servicer's experience in servicing assets of any type as
well as a more detailed discussion of the Servicer's
experience in, and procedures for, the servicing function it
will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution
Agreements; information regarding the size, composition and
growth of the Servicer's portfolio of residential mortgage
loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans and information
on factors related to the Servicer that may be material, in
the reasonable determination of the Purchaser or any
Depositor, to any analysis of the servicing of the Mortgage
Loans or the related asset-backed securities, as applicable,
including, without limitation:
(1) whether any prior securitizations of
mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage
Loans involving the Servicer have defaulted or
experienced an early amortization or other
performance triggering event because of servicing
during the three-year period immediately preceding
the related Securitization Transaction;
(2) the extent of outsourcing the Servicer
utilizes;
(3) whether there has been previous
disclosure of material noncompliance with the
applicable servicing criteria with respect to other
securitizations of residential mortgage loans
involving the Servicer as a servicer during the
three-year period immediately preceding the related
Securitization Transaction;
(4) whether the Servicer has been terminated
as servicer in a residential mortgage loan
securitization, either due to a servicing default or
to application of a servicing performance test or
trigger; and
(5) such other information as the Purchaser
or any Depositor may reasonably request for the
purpose of compliance with Item 1108(b)(2) of
Regulation AB;
(C) a description of any material changes during the
three-year period immediately preceding the related
Securitization Transaction to the Servicer's policies or
procedures with respect to the servicing function it will
perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreements
for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans;
(D) information regarding the Servicer's financial
condition, to the extent that there is a material risk that an
adverse financial event or circumstance involving the Servicer
could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the
Company of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or
any Reconstitution Agreement;
(E) information regarding advances made by the
Servicer on the Mortgage Loans and the Servicer's overall
servicing portfolio of residential mortgage loans for the
three-year period immediately preceding the related
Securitization Transaction, which may be limited to a
statement by an authorized officer of the Servicer to the
effect that the Servicer has made all advances required to be
made on residential mortgage loans serviced by it during such
period, or, if such statement would not be accurate,
information regarding the percentage and type of advances not
made as required, and the reasons for such failure to advance;
(F) a description of the Servicer's processes and
procedures designed to address any special or unique factors
involved in servicing loans of a similar type as the Mortgage
Loans;
(G) a description of the Servicer's processes for
handling delinquencies, losses, bankruptcies and recoveries,
such as through liquidation of mortgaged properties, sale of
defaulted mortgage loans or workouts; and
(H) information as to how the Servicer defines or
determines delinquencies and charge-offs, including the effect
of any grace period, re-aging, restructuring, partial payments
considered current or other practices with respect to
delinquency and loss experience.
(iv) For the purpose of satisfying its reporting obligation
under the Exchange Act with respect to any class of asset-backed
securities, the Company shall (or shall cause each Subservicer and, if
applicable, any Third-Party Originator to) (a) provide prompt notice to
the Purchaser, any Master Servicer and any Depositor in writing of (1)
any merger, consolidation or sale of substantially all of the assets of
the Company, (2) the Company's entry into an agreement with a
Subservicer to perform or assist in the performance of any of the
Company's obligations under the Agreement or any Reconstitution
Agreement, (3) any Event of Default under the terms of the Agreement or
any Reconstitution Agreement, and (4) any material litigation or
governmental proceedings involving the Company, any Subservicer or any
Third Party Originator.
(v) As a condition to the succession to the Company or any
Subservicer as servicer or subservicer under this Agreement or any
applicable Reconstitution Agreement related thereto by any Person (i)
into which the Company or such Subservicer may be merged or
consolidated, or (ii) which may be appointed as a successor to the
Company or any Subservicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser
and any Depositor, at least 15 calendar days prior to the effective
date of such succession or appointment, (x) written notice to the
Purchaser and any Depositor of such succession or appointment and (y)
in writing, all information reasonably requested by the Purchaser or
any Depositor in order to comply with its reporting obligation under
Item 6.02 of Form 8-K with respect to any class of asset-backed
securities.
(vi) If reasonably requested by the Purchaser or the Master
Servicer, the Company shall provide to the Purchaser or the Master
Servicer, evidence of the authorization of the person signing any
certification or statement.
(vii) The Company shall provide to the Purchaser and any
Depositor a description of any affiliation or relationship required to
be disclosed under Item 1119 of Regulation AB between the Company and
any of the parties listed in Items 1119(a)(1)-(6) of Regulation AB that
develops following the closing date of a Securitization Transaction
(other than an affiliation or relationship that the Purchaser, the
Depositor or any issuing entity has with any of such parties listed in
Items 1119(a)(1)-(6) of Regulation AB) no later than 15 calendar days
prior to the date the Depositor is required to file its Form 10-K
disclosing such affiliation or relationship. For purposes of the
foregoing, the Company (1) shall be entitled to assume that the parties
to the Securitization Transaction with whom affiliations or relations
must be disclosed are the same as on the closing date if it provides a
written request (which may be by e-mail) to the Depositor or Master
Servicer, as applicable, requesting such confirmation and either
obtains such confirmation or receives no response within three (3)
Business Days, (2) shall not be obligated to disclose any affiliations
or relationships that may develop after the closing date for the
Securitization Transaction with any parties not identified to the
Company pursuant to clause (D) of paragraph (i) of this Section 2(c),
and (3) shall be entitled to rely upon any written identification of
parties provided by the Depositor, the Purchaser or any master
servicer.
(viii) Not later than ten days prior to the deadline for the
filing of any distribution report on Form 10-D in respect of any
Securitization Transaction that includes any of the Mortgage Loans
serviced by the Company or any Subservicer, the Company or such
Subservicer, as applicable, shall, to the extent the Company or such
Subservicer has knowledge, provide to the party responsible for filing
such report (including, if applicable, the Master Servicer) notice of
the occurrence of any of the following events along with all
information, data, and materials related thereto as may be required to
be included in the related distribution report on Form 10-D (as
specified in the provisions of Regulation AB referenced below):
(a) any material modifications, extensions or waivers of
Mortgage Loan terms, fees, penalties or payments during the
distribution period or that have cumulatively become material over time
(Item 1121(a)(11) of Regulation AB;
(b) material breaches of Mortgage Loan representations or
warranties or transaction covenants under the applicable Existing
Agreement, as amended herein (Item 1121(a)(12) of Regulation AB); and
(c) information regarding any Mortgage Loan changes (such as,
additions, substitutions or repurchases), and any material changes in
origination, underwriting or other criteria for acquisition or
selection of pool assets (Item 1121(a)(14) of Regulation AB).
(d) Servicer Compliance Statement.
On or before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the
Company shall deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor a statement of
compliance addressed to the Purchaser and such Depositor and signed by an
authorized officer of the Company, to the effect that (i) a review of the
Company's servicing activities during the immediately preceding calendar year
(or applicable portion thereof) and of its performance under the servicing
provisions of this Agreement and any applicable Reconstitution Agreement during
such period has been made under such officer's supervision, and (ii) to the best
of such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Company has fulfilled all
of its servicing obligations under this Agreement and any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement in all material respects throughout such calendar year
(or applicable portion thereof) or, if there has been a failure to fulfill any
such obligation in any material respect, specifically identifying each such
failure known to such officer and the nature and the status thereof.
(e) Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation.
(i) On or before March 5 of each calendar year, commencing in
2007, the Company shall:
(A) deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor a
report regarding the Company's assessment of compliance with
the Servicing Criteria during the immediately preceding
calendar year, as required under Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 of
the Exchange Act and Item 1122 of Regulation AB. Such report
shall be addressed to the Purchaser and such Depositor and
signed by an authorized officer of the Company, and shall
address each of the Servicing Criteria specified on Exhibit A
hereto (wherein "Investor" shall mean the master servicer);
(B) deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor a
report of a registered public accounting firm that attests to,
and reports on, the assessment of compliance made by the
Company and delivered pursuant to the preceding paragraph.
Such attestation shall be in accordance with Rules 1-02(a)(3)
and 2-02(g) of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act;
(C) cause each Subservicer and each Subcontractor
determined by the Company pursuant to Section 2(f)(ii) to be
"participating in the servicing function" within the meaning
of Item 1122 of Regulation AB (each, a "Participating
Entity"), to deliver to the Purchaser and any Depositor an
assessment of compliance and accountants' attestation as and
when provided in paragraphs (i) and (ii) of this Section 2(e);
and
(D) deliver to the Purchaser, Depositor or any other
Person that will be responsible for signing the certification
(a "Sarbanes Certification") required by Rules 13a-14(d) and
15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act (pursuant to Section 302 of
the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇ Act of 2002) on behalf of an asset-backed
issuer with respect to a Securitization Transaction a
certification, signed by an appropriate officer of the
Company, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B; provided
that such certification delivered by the Company may not be
filed as an exhibit to, or included in, any filing with the
Commission.
The Company acknowledges that the party identified in clause (i)(D)
above may rely on the certification provided by the Company pursuant to such
clause in signing a Sarbanes Certification and filing such with the Commission.
(ii) Each assessment of compliance provided by a Subservicer
pursuant to Section 2(e)(i)(A) shall address each of the Servicing
Criteria specified on Exhibit A hereto or, in the case of a Subservicer
subsequently appointed as such, on or prior to the date of such
appointment. An assessment of compliance provided by a Participating
Entity pursuant to Section 2(e)(i)(C) need not address any elements of
the Servicing Criteria other than those specified by the Company
pursuant to Section 2(f).
(f) Use of Subservicers and Subcontractors.
The Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any
Subservicer to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as servicer under
this Agreement or any related Reconstitution Agreement unless the Company
complies with the provisions of paragraph (i) of this Subsection (f). The
Company shall not hire or otherwise utilize the services of any Subcontractor,
and shall not permit any Subservicer to hire or otherwise utilize the services
of any Subcontractor, to fulfill any of the obligations of the Company as
servicer under this Agreement or any related Reconstitution Agreement unless the
Company complies with the provisions of paragraph (ii) of this Subsection (f).
(i) It shall not be necessary for the Company to seek the
consent of the Purchaser or any Depositor to the utilization of any
Subservicer. If required by Regulation AB, the Company shall cause any
Subservicer used by the Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit
of the Purchaser and any Depositor to comply with the provisions of
this Section and with Sections 2(b), 2(c)(iii), 2(c)(v), 2(d), and 2(e)
of this Agreement , and to provide the information required with
respect to such Subservicer under Section 2(c)(iv) of this Agreement.
The Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Subservicer
and delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any servicer
compliance statement required to be delivered by such Subservicer under
Section 2(d), any assessment of compliance and attestation required to
be delivered by such Subservicer under Section 2(e) and any
certification required to be delivered to the Person that will be
responsible for signing the Sarbanes Certification under Section 2(e)
as and when required to be delivered.
(ii) It shall not be necessary for the Company to seek the
consent of the Purchaser or any Depositor to the utilization of any
Subcontractor. If required by Regulation AB, the Company shall after
engagement of such Subcontractor, promptly provide a written
description of the role and function of each Subcontractor utilized by
the Company or any Subservicer, specifying (A) the identity of each
such Subcontractor, (B) which (if any) of such Subcontractors are
Participating Entities, and (C) which elements of the Servicing
Criteria will be addressed in assessments of compliance provided by
each Participating Entity identified pursuant to clause (B) of this
paragraph.
The Company shall cause any such Participating Entity used by the
Company (or by any Subservicer) for the benefit of the Purchaser and any
Depositor to comply with the provisions of Section 2(e) of this Agreement. The
Company shall be responsible for obtaining from each Participating Entity and
delivering to the Purchaser and any Depositor any assessment of compliance and
attestation required to be delivered by such Participating Entity under Section
2(e), in each case as and when required to be delivered.
(g) Indemnification; Remedies.
(i) The Company shall indemnify the Purchaser and the
Depositor and each of the following parties participating in a
Securitization Transaction: each sponsor and issuing entity; each
Person responsible for the execution or filing of any report required
to be filed with the Commission with respect to such Securitization
Transaction, or for execution of a certification pursuant to Rule
13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the Exchange Act with respect to such
Securitization Transaction; each Person who controls any of such
parties (within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and
Section 20 of the Exchange Act); and the respective present and former
directors, officers and employees of each of the foregoing, and shall
hold each of them harmless from and against any losses, damages,
penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and expenses and related
costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that any of
them may sustain arising out of or based upon:
(A) (1) any untrue statement of a material fact
contained or alleged to be contained in any information,
report, certification or other material provided in written or
electronic form under this Amendment Reg AB by or on behalf of
the Company, or provided under this Amendment Reg AB by or on
behalf of any Subservicer, Participating Entity or, if
applicable, Third-Party Originator (collectively, the "Company
Information"), or (2) the omission or alleged omission to
state in the Company Information a material fact required to
be stated in the Company Information or necessary in order to
make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading; provided, by way
of clarification, that clause (2) of this paragraph shall be
construed solely by reference to the Company Information and
not to any other information communicated in connection with a
sale or purchase of securities, without regard to whether the
Company Information or any portion thereof is presented
together with or separately from such other information;
(B) any failure by the Company, any Subservicer, any
Participating Entity or any Third-Party Originator to deliver
any information, report, certification, accountants' letter or
other material when and as required under this Amendment Reg
AB, including any failure by the Company to identify pursuant
to Section 2(f)(ii) any Participating Entity;
(C) any breach by the Company of a representation or
warranty set forth in Section 2(b)(i) or in a writing
furnished pursuant to Section 2(b)(ii) and made as of a date
prior to the closing date of the related Securitization
Transaction, to the extent that such breach is not cured by
such closing date, or any breach by the Company of a
representation or warranty in a writing furnished pursuant to
Section 2(b)(ii) to the extent made as of a date subsequent to
such closing date.
If the indemnification provided for in this Section 2(g)(i) is
unavailable or insufficient to hold harmless the indemnified parties
set forth in this Section 2(g)(i) above, then the Company agrees that
it shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified
party as a result of any claims, losses, damages or liabilities
incurred by such indemnified party in such proportion as is appropriate
to reflect the relative fault of such indemnified party on the one hand
and the Company on the other.
In the case of any failure of performance described in clause (i)(B) of
this Section, the Company shall promptly reimburse the Purchaser, any
Depositor, as applicable, and each Person responsible for the execution
or filing of any report required to be filed with the Commission with
respect to such Securitization Transaction, or for execution of a
certification pursuant to Rule 13a-14(d) or Rule 15d-14(d) under the
Exchange Act with respect to such Securitization Transaction, for all
costs reasonably incurred by each such party in order to obtain the
information, report, certification, accountants' letter or other
material not delivered as required by the Company, any Subservicer, any
Participating Entity or any Third-Party Originator.
(ii) (A) Any failure by the Company to deliver or, if required
by Regulation AB, any Subservicer, any Participating Entity or
any Third-Party Originator to deliver any information, report,
certification, accountants' letter or other material when and
as required under this Amendment Reg AB, which continues
unremedied for three Business Days after receipt by the
Company and by the applicable Subservicer, Subcontractor, or
Third-Party Originator, so long as their addresses for notices
has been provided, in writing, previously to the Purchaser or
the Depositor, of written notice of such failure from the
Purchaser or Depositor shall, except as provided in clause (B)
of this paragraph, constitute an Event of Default with respect
to the Company under this Agreement and any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or
Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate
the rights and obligations of the Company as servicer under
this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement
related thereto without payment (notwithstanding anything in
this Agreement or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement
related thereto to the contrary) of any compensation to the
Company; provided, however it is understood that the Company
shall remain entitled to receive reimbursement for all
unreimbursed Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances made by
the Company under this Agreement and/or any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary set forth herein, to the extent that any provision of
this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement
expressly provides for the survival of certain rights or
obligations following termination of the Company as servicer,
such provision shall be given effect.
(B) Any failure by the Company, or, if required under
Regulation AB, any Subservicer or any Participating Entity to
deliver any information, report, certification or accountants'
letter when and as required under Section 2(d) or 2(e),
including any failure by the Company to identify a
Participating Entity, which continues unremedied for ten
calendar days after the date on which such information,
report, certification or accountants' letter was required to
be delivered shall constitute an Event of Default with respect
to the Company under this Agreement and any applicable
Reconstitution Agreement, and shall entitle the Purchaser or
Depositor, as applicable, in its sole discretion to terminate
the rights and obligations of the Company as servicer under
this Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement
without payment (notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to
the contrary) of any compensation to the Company; provided,
however it is understood that the Company shall remain
entitled to receive reimbursement for all unreimbursed Monthly
Advances and Servicing Advances made by the Company under this
Agreement and/or any applicable Reconstitution Agreement.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary set forth herein, to
the extent that any provision of this Agreement and/or any
applicable Reconstitution Agreement expressly provides for the
survival of certain rights or obligations following
termination of the Company as servicer, such provision shall
be given effect.
(C) The Company shall promptly reimburse the
Purchaser (or any affected designee of the Purchaser, such as
a master servicer) and any Depositor, as applicable, for all
reasonable expenses incurred by the Purchaser (or such
designee) or such Depositor as such are incurred, in
connection with the termination of the Company as servicer and
the transfer of servicing of the Mortgage Loans to a successor
servicer. The provisions of this paragraph shall not limit
whatever rights the Company, the Purchaser or any Depositor
may have under other provisions of this Agreement and/or any
applicable Reconstitution Agreement or otherwise, whether in
equity or at law, such as an action for damages, specific
performance or injunctive relief.
(iii) The indemnification and contribution obligations set
forth in this Section 2(g) shall survive the termination of
this Agreement or the termination of any party to this
Agreement.
3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Amendment Reg AB, the
Company shall seek the consent of the Purchaser for the utilization of all
Subservicers and Participating Entities, when required by and in accordance with
the terms of the applicable Existing Agreement.
4. Each Existing Agreement is hereby amended by adding the Exhibit
attached hereto as Exhibit A to the end thereto. References in this Amendment
Reg AB to "this Agreement" or words of similar import (including indirect
references to the Agreement) shall be deemed to be references to the applicable
Existing Agreement as amended by this Amendment Reg AB. Except as expressly
amended and modified by this Amendment Reg AB, each Existing Agreement shall
continue to be, and shall remain, in full force and effect in accordance with
its terms. In the event of a conflict between this Amendment Reg AB and any
other document or agreement, including without limitation the applicable
Existing Agreement, this Amendment Reg AB shall control.
5. This Amendment Reg AB may be executed in one or more counterparts
and by different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which, when so
executed, shall constitute one and the same agreement. This Amendment Reg AB
will become effective as of the date first mentioned above. This Amendment Reg
AB shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Company and
the Purchaser and the respective permitted successors and assigns of the Company
and the successors and assigns of the Purchaser.
[Signature Page Follows]
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused their names to be signed
hereto by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the day and
year first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By:___________________________________
Name:_________________________________
Title:
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS, INC.
By:___________________________________
Name:_________________________________
Title:
COUNTRYWIDE HOME LOANS SERVICING LP
By:___________________________________
Name:_________________________________
Title:
Signature page to Amendment Reg AB
EXHIBIT A
SERVICING CRITERIA TO BE ADDRESSED IN ASSESSMENT OF COMPLIANCE
The assessment of compliance to be delivered by [the Company] [Name of
Subservicer] shall address, at a minimum, the applicable criteria identified
below as "Applicable Servicing Criteria":
Applicable Servicing
Servicing Criteria Criteria
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Reference Criteria
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General Servicing Considerations Policies
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Policies and procedures are instituted to monitor any performance or
other triggers and events of default in accordance with the
1122(d)(1)(i) transaction agreements. X
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If any material servicing activities are outsourced to third
parties, policies and procedures are instituted to monitor the
third party's performance and compliance with such servicing
1122(d)(1)(ii) activities. X
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Any requirements in the transaction agreements to maintain a
1122(d)(1)(iii) back-up servicer for the mortgage loans are maintained.
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A fidelity bond and errors and omissions policy is in effect on the
party participating in the servicing function throughout the
reporting period in the amount of coverage required by and
otherwise in accordance with the terms of the transaction X
1122(d)(1)(iv) agreements.
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Cash Collection and Administration
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Payments on mortgage loans are deposited into the
appropriate custodial bank accounts and related bank
clearing accounts no more than two business days following
receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
1122(d)(2)(i) transaction agreements. X
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Disbursements made via wire transfer on behalf of an obligor or to X
1122(d)(2)(ii) an investor are made only by authorized personnel.
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Advances of funds or guarantees regarding collections, cash flows
or distributions, and any interest or other fees charged for
such advances, are made, reviewed and approved as specified
1122(d)(2)(iii) in the transaction agreements. X
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The related accounts for the transaction, such as cash reserve
accounts or accounts established as a form of
overcollateralization, are separately maintained (e.g., with X
respect to commingling of cash) as set forth in the transaction
1122(d)(2)(iv) agreements.
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Each custodial account is maintained at a federally insured
depository institution as set forth in the transaction
agreements. For purposes of this criterion, "federally
insured depository institution" with respect to a foreign
financial institution means a foreign financial institution
that meets the requirements of Rule 13k-1(b)(1) of the X
1122(d)(2)(v) Securities Exchange Act.
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Unissued checks are safeguarded so as to prevent unauthorized X
1122(d)(2)(vi) access.
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Reconciliations are prepared on a monthly basis for all
asset-backed securities related bank accounts, including custodial
accounts and related bank clearing accounts. These reconciliations
are (A) mathematically accurate; (B) prepared within 30
calendar days after the bank statement cutoff date, or such other
number of days specified in the transaction agreements;
(C) reviewed and approved by someone other than the person who
prepared the reconciliation; and (D) contain explanations for
reconciling items. These reconciling items are resolved within 90 X
calendar days of their original identification, or such other
1122(d)(2)(vii) number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
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Investor Remittances and Reporting
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Reports to investors, including those to be filed with the
Commission, are maintained in accordance with the transaction
agreements and applicable Commission requirements. Specifically,
such reports (A) are prepared in accordance with timeframes and
other terms set forth in the transaction agreements; (B) provide
information calculated in accordance with the terms specified in
the transaction agreements; (C) are filed with the Commission as
required by its rules and regulations; and (D) agree with
investors' or the trustee's records as to the total unpaid X
principal balance and number of mortgage loans serviced by the
1122(d)(3)(i) Servicer.
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Amounts due to investors are allocated and remitted in
accordance with timeframes, distribution priority and other
1122(d)(3)(ii) terms set forth in the transaction agreements. X
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Disbursements made to an investor are posted within two business
days to the Servicer's investor records, or such other number of X
1122(d)(3)(iii) days specified in the transaction agreements.
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Amounts remitted to investors per the investor reports agree with
cancelled checks, or other form of payment, or custodial bank X
1122(d)(3)(iv) statements.
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Pool Asset Administration
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Collateral or security on mortgage loans is maintained as required X
1122(d)(4)(i) by the transaction agreements or related mortgage loan documents.
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Mortgage loan and related documents are safeguarded as
1122(d)(4)(ii) required by the transaction agreements X
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Any additions, removals or substitutions to the asset pool
are made, reviewed and approved in accordance with any
1122(d)(4)(iii) conditions or requirements in the transaction agreements. X
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Payments on mortgage loans, including any payoffs, made in
accordance with the related mortgage loan documents are posted to
the Servicer's obligor records maintained no more than two business
days after receipt, or such other number of days specified in the
transaction agreements, and allocated to principal, interest or
other items (e.g., escrow) in accordance with the related mortgage X
1122(d)(4)(iv) loan documents.
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The Servicer's records regarding the mortgage loans agree
with the Servicer's records with respect to an obligor's
1122(d)(4)(v) unpaid principal balance. X
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Changes with respect to the terms or status of an obligor's
mortgage loans (e.g., loan modifications or re-agings) are made,
reviewed and approved by authorized personnel in accordance with
1122(d)(4)(vi) the transaction agreements and related pool asset documents. X
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Loss mitigation or recovery actions (e.g., forbearance plans,
modifications and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, foreclosures and
repossessions, as applicable) are initiated, conducted and
concluded in accordance with the timeframes or other requirements X
1122(d)(4)(vii) established by the transaction agreements.
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Records documenting collection efforts are maintained during the
period a mortgage loan is delinquent in accordance with the
transaction agreements. Such records are maintained on at least a
monthly basis, or such other period specified in the transaction
agreements, and describe the entity's activities in monitoring
delinquent mortgage loans including, for example, phone calls,
letters and payment rescheduling plans in cases where delinquency X
1122(d)(4)(viii) is deemed temporary (e.g., illness or unemployment).
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Adjustments to interest rates or rates of return for
mortgage loans with variable rates are computed based on
1122(d)(4)(ix) the related mortgage loan documents. X
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Regarding any funds held in trust for an obligor (such as escrow
accounts): (A) such funds are analyzed, in accordance with the
obligor's mortgage loan documents, on at least an annual basis, or
such other period specified in the transaction agreements;
(B) interest on such funds is paid, or credited, to obligors in
accordance with applicable mortgage loan documents and state laws;
and (C) such funds are returned to the obligor within 30 X
calendar days of full repayment of the related mortgage loans, or
1122(d)(4)(x) such other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
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Payments made on behalf of an obligor (such as tax or insurance
payments) are made on or before the related penalty or expiration
dates, as indicated on the appropriate bills or notices for such
payments, provided that such support has been received by the
servicer at least 30 calendar days prior to these dates, or such X
1122(d)(4)(xi) other number of days specified in the transaction agreements.
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Any late payment penalties in connection with
any payment to be made on behalf of an obligor are paid
from the servicer's funds and not charged to the obligor,
unless the late payment was due to the obligor's error or
1122(d)(4)(xii) omission. X
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Disbursements made on behalf of an obligor are posted within two
business days to the obligor's records maintained by the servicer,
or such other number of days specified in the transaction X
1122(d)(4)(xiii) agreements.
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Delinquencies, charge-offs and uncollectible accounts are
recognized and recorded in accordance with the transaction
1122(d)(4)(xiv) agreements. X
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Any external enhancement or other support, identified in
Item 1114(a)(1) through (3) or Item 1115 of Regulation AB, is
1122(d)(4)(xv) maintained as set forth in the transaction agreements.
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF ANNUAL CERTIFICATION
Re: The [ ] agreement dated as of [ ], 200[ ] (the "Agreement"),
among [IDENTIFY PARTIES]
I, ________________________________, the _______________________ of
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc., certify to [the Purchaser], [the Depositor],
[Master Servicer], [Securities Administrator] or [Trustee], and its officers,
with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:
(1) I have reviewed the servicer compliance statement of the
Company provided in accordance with Item 1123 of Regulation AB (the
"Compliance Statement"), the report on assessment of the Company's
compliance with the servicing criteria set forth in Item 1122(d) of
Regulation AB (the "Servicing Criteria"), provided in accordance with
Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18 under Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act") and Item 1122 of Regulation AB (the
"Servicing Assessment"), the registered public accounting firm's
attestation report provided in accordance with Rules 13a-18 and 15d-18
under the Exchange Act and Section 1122(b) of Regulation AB (the
"Attestation Report"), and all servicing reports, officer's
certificates and other information relating to the servicing of the
Mortgage Loans by the Company during 200[_] that were delivered by the
Company to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities Administrator]
or [Trustee] pursuant to the Agreement (collectively, the "Company
Servicing Information");
(2) Based on my knowledge, the Company Servicing Information,
taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
made, in the light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period of time covered by
the Company Servicing Information;
(3) Based on my knowledge, all of the Company Servicing
Information required to be provided by the Company under the Agreement
has been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer] [Securities
Administrator] or [Trustee];
(4) I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by
the Company as servicer under the Agreement, and based on my knowledge
and the compliance review conducted in preparing the Compliance
Statement and except as disclosed in the Compliance Statement, the
Servicing Assessment or the Attestation Report, the Company has
fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement; and
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(5) The Compliance Statement required to be delivered by the
Company pursuant to this Agreement, and the Servicing Assessment and
Attestation Report required to be provided by the Company and by each
Subservicer and Participating Entity pursuant to the Agreement, have
been provided to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material
instances of noncompliance described in such reports have been
disclosed to the [Depositor] [Master Servicer]. Any material instance
of noncompliance with the Servicing Criteria has been disclosed in such
reports.
Date:
By:________________________________
Name:______________________________
Title:
EXHIBIT CC
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT
This REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES AGREEMENT (this "Agreement"),
dated as of February 28, 2007 (the "Closing Date"), is between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC. (the "Sponsor") and ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.
(the "Depositor").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, the Sponsor acquired certain mortgage loans (the "Original
Loan Sellers Mortgage Loans") set forth on the mortgage loan schedule attached
hereto as Schedule I (the "Original Loan Sellers Mortgage Loan Schedule") from
First NLC Financial Services, LLC ("First NLC"), Accredited Home Lending, Inc.
("Accredited"), Wilmington Finance, Inc. ("Wilmington") and Fremont Investment &
Loan ("Fremont," and together with the First NLC, Accredited and Wilmington, the
"Original Loan Sellers") pursuant to certain purchase agreements;
WHEREAS, the Sponsor acquired certain additional mortgage loans (the
"Meritage Mortgage Loans" and together with the Original Loan Sellers Mortgage
Loans, the "Mortgage Loans") set forth on the mortgage loan schedule attached
hereto as Schedule II (the "Meritage Mortgage Loan Schedule" and together with
the Original Loan Sellers Mortgage Loan Schedule, the "Mortgage Loan Schedule")
from Meritage Mortgage Corporation ("Meritage") pursuant to that certain Third
Amended and Restated Purchase and Warranties Agreement, dated as of February 1,
2006 (the "Meritage Purchase Agreement"), between the Depositor, as purchaser,
and Meritage, as seller;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain bill of sale, dated as of the
Closing Date, between the Sponsor and the Depositor, the Mortgage Loans are to
be transferred by the Sponsor to the Depositor;
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as of February 1, 2007 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among the
Depositor, Saxon Mortgage Services, Inc., as a servicer ("Saxon"), ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo
Bank, National Association, as a servicer and custodian ("▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo" and in
its capacity as custodian, the "Custodian"), Countrywide Home Loans Servicing
LP, as a servicer (together with Saxon and ▇▇▇▇▇ Fargo in its capacity as a
servicer, the "Servicers"), First NLC, as responsible party and Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company, as a trustee (the "Trustee"), ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ Home Equity
Loan Trust 2007-1 (the "Trust") shall issue its Mortgage Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2007-1 (the "Certificates"), representing beneficial
ownership interest in a trust, the assets of which include, but are not limited
to, the Mortgage Loans transferred by the Depositor to the Trust pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement;
WHEREAS, in connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the
Sponsor to the Depositor, the Sponsor shall make various representations and
warranties to the Depositor regarding the Mortgage Loans;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual
covenants herein contained, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
Section 1. Defined Terms.
Capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Section 2. Representations and Warranties of the Sponsor.
(a) The Sponsor represents and warrants to the Depositor as of
the date hereof that:
(i) Each loan at the time it was made complied in all material
respects with applicable local, state and federal laws, including, but not
limited to, all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws.
(ii) No Mortgage Loan is a "High Cost Loan" or "Covered Loan", as
applicable (as such terms are defined in the then current Standard & Poor's
LEVELS(R) Glossary Appendix E).
(iii) No Mortgage Loan originated on or after October 1, 2002
through March 6, 2003 is governed by the Georgia Fair Lending Act.
(b) As to each Meritage Mortgage Loan (except as otherwise set
forth on Exhibit II hereto), the Sponsor hereby makes the representations and
warranties set forth in Exhibit I hereto to the Depositor as of the Closing
Date (or such other date as set forth herein).
Section 3. Assignment and Assumption of EPD Provision.
(a) The Sponsor hereby assigns, conveys, transfers and sets over
to the Depositor all of the Sponsor's right, title and interest (except as
otherwise set forth in Section 3(b) below) in, to and under the Sponsor's
rights to require any Original Loan Seller to repurchase a Mortgage Loan as a
result of a scheduled payment of principal and interest not being made during
the period of time specified in the early payment default provision (the "EPD
Provision") specified on Schedule III attached hereto in the related letter
agreement listed on Schedule III attached hereto (each a "Purchase Price and
Terms Agreement"), each between the Sponsor and the applicable Original Loan
Seller, but only to the extent such provision relates to any Mortgage Loans
that are the subject of this Agreement.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing set forth in Section 3(a), the
Sponsor specifically reserves and does not assign to the Depositor any and
all right, title and interest in, to and under the right to receive as part
of the repurchase price for any such Mortgage Loan repurchased pursuant to
any EPD Provision the excess (the "Repurchase Premium") of the Purchase Price
Percentage (as defined in the applicable Purchase Price and Terms Agreement)
over 100% multiplied by the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan.
In the event any Mortgage Loan is required to be repurchased by the
applicable Original Loan Seller pursuant to the provisions of the applicable
Purchase Price and Terms Agreement specified in Section 3(a) above, the
Depositor shall require the applicable Original Loan Seller to repurchase
such Mortgage Loan at the Repurchase Price (as defined in such Purchase Price
and Terms Agreement), and the Depositor shall cause the applicable Original
Loan Seller to pay such Repurchase Premium to the Sponsor or its designee as
instructed by the Sponsor.
Section 4. Remedies for Breach of Representations and Warranties
of the Sponsor; the Repurchase Price.
(a) Within ninety (90) days of the earlier of either discovery by
or notice to the Sponsor of any breach of a representation or warranty set
forth in Section 2 of this Agreement that materially and adversely affects
the value of any Mortgage Loan or the interest of the Trustee or the holders
of the Certificates therein, the Sponsor shall use its best efforts to
promptly cure such breach in all material respects and, if such breach cannot
be remedied, the Sponsor shall repurchase such Mortgage Loan at a repurchase
price (the "Repurchase Price") equal to the sum of: (i) the unpaid principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of repurchase, (ii) interest on
such unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan at the mortgage interest
rate of such Mortgage Loan from the last date through which interest has been
paid and distributed to the Trustee to the date of repurchase, (iii) all
unreimbursed Servicing Advances (as defined in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement), (iv) all costs and expenses incurred by the Trustee arising out
of or based upon such breach, including without limitation, costs and
expenses relating to the Trustee's enforcement of the repurchase obligation
of the Sponsor under this Agreement, and (v) any costs and damages incurred
by the Trust in connection with any violation by such Mortgage Loan of any
predatory lending law or abusive lending law. Any repurchase of a Mortgage
Loan pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this Section 3 shall be
accomplished by direct remittance of the Repurchase Price to the Depositor or
its designee in accordance with the Depositor's instructions.
(b) At the time of repurchase, the Depositor and the Sponsor
shall arrange for the reassignment of the repurchased Mortgage Loan to the
Sponsor and the delivery to the Sponsor of any documents held by the Trustee
or the Custodian of such Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, relating to the
repurchased Mortgage Loan. In the event of a repurchase, the Sponsor shall,
simultaneously with such reassignment, give written notice to the Depositor
that such repurchase has taken place and amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to
reflect the withdrawal of the repurchased Mortgage Loan from this Agreement.
(c) Any cause of action against the Sponsor relating to or
arising out of the breach of any representations and warranties made in
Section 2 shall accrue as to any Mortgage Loan upon (i) discovery of such
breach by the Depositor or notice thereof by the Sponsor to the Depositor,
(ii) failure by the Sponsor to cure such breach, repurchase such Mortgage
Loan as specified above, and (iii) demand upon the Sponsor by the Depositor
for compliance with this Agreement.
(d) It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the
Sponsor set forth in Section 4(a) to repurchase for a Mortgage Loan in breach
of a representation or warranty contained in Section 2 constitutes the sole
remedy of the Depositor or any other person or entity with respect to such
breach.
(e) The representations and warranties of the Sponsor set forth
in Section 2 shall inure to the benefit of the Depositor and its successors
and assigns until all amounts payable to the holders of the Certificates
under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement have been paid in full.
Section 5. Execution in Counterparts.
This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts and by
different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which counterparts,
when so executed and delivered, shall be deemed to be an original and all of
which counterparts, taken together, shall constitute but one and the same
Agreement.
Section 6. GOVERNING LAW.
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE
WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARDS TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS
PRINCIPLES.
Section 7. Severability of Provisions.
Any provision of this Agreement which is prohibited or unenforceable
in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent
of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provision
in any other jurisdiction.
Section 8. Captions.
The captions in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only
and shall not define or limit any of the terms or provisions hereof.
Section 9. Successors and Assigns.
This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and
their respective successors and assigns. Any entity into which the Sponsor or
the Depositor may be merged or consolidated shall, without the requirement for
any further writing, be deemed the Sponsor or the Depositor, respectively,
hereunder.
Section 10. Amendments
This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties
hereto.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to
be executed as of the date and year first above written.
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ MORTGAGE CAPITAL INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Managing Director
▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ABS CAPITAL I INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Managing Director
SCHEDULE I
Original Loan Sellers Mortgage Loan Schedule
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(Delivered to the Custodian and the Trustee and not this Agreement)
SCHEDULE II
Meritage Mortgage Loan Schedule
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(Delivered to the Custodian and the Trustee and not this Agreement)
SCHEDULE III
List of Purchase Price and Terms Agreements and EPD Provisions
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Purchase Price and Terms Agreements EPD Provision
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1. Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated as of October 27, Third full paragraph of Section 6 (titled
2006, between Accredited and the Sponsor. "Purchase Agreements; Interim Servicing
Agreements").
2. Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated as of November 29, Third full paragraph of Section 6 (titled
2007, between Accredited and the Sponsor. "Purchase Agreements; Interim Servicing
Agreements").
3. Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated as of February 8, Second full paragraph of Section 6
2006, between First NLC and the Sponsor. (titled "Purchase Agreement; Servicing
Agreement").
4. Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated as of August 4, Second full paragraph of Section 6
2006, between First NLC and the Sponsor. (titled "Purchase Agreement; Servicing
Agreement").
5. Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated as of July 13, Second full paragraph of Section 6
2006, between First NLC and the Sponsor. (titled "Purchase Agreement; Servicing
Agreement").
6. Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated as of September 11, Second full paragraph of Section 6
2006, between First NLC and the Sponsor. (titled "Purchase Agreement; Servicing
Agreement").
7. Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated as of August 7, The "First Payment Defaults" paragraph in
2006, between Wilmington and the Sponsor the "Bid Terms" attached as Exhibit A to
the Purchase Price and Terms Agreement.
8. Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated as of August 8, The "First Payment Defaults" paragraph in
2006, between Wilmington and the Sponsor the "Bid Terms" attached as Exhibit A to
the Purchase Price and Terms Agreement.
9. Purchase Price and Terms Agreement, dated as of September 8, The "First Payment Defaults" paragraph in
2006, between Fremont and the Sponsor the "Bid Terms" attached as Exhibit A to
the Purchase Price and Terms Agreement.
EXHIBIT I
Representations and Warranties Regarding the Meritage Mortgage Loans
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For the purposes of this Exhibit I, "Mortgage Loan" refers to the
Meritage Mortgage Loans, "Mortgage Loan Schedule" refers to the Meritage
Mortgage Loan Schedule, "Seller" refers to Meritage and "Purchaser" refers to
the Sponsor.
(a) Mortgage Loans as Described. The information set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule is complete, true and correct;
(b) Payments Current. All payments required to be made up to the
related Closing Date for the Mortgage Loan under the terms of the Mortgage Note,
other than payments not yet 30 days delinquent, have been made and credited. No
payment required under the Mortgage Loan is 30 days or more delinquent nor has
any payment under the Mortgage Loan been 30 days or more delinquent at any time
since the origination of the Mortgage Loan. The first Monthly Payment shall be
made with respect to the Mortgage Loan on its related Due Date, all in
accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note;
(c) No Outstanding Charges. There are no defaults in complying with
the terms of the Mortgage, and all taxes, governmental assessments, insurance
premiums, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents
which previously became due and owing have been paid, or an escrow of funds has
been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every such item which
remains unpaid. The Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or
knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor,
directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required under the
Mortgage Loan, except for interest accruing from the date of the Mortgage Note
or date of disbursement of the Mortgage Loan proceeds, whichever is earlier, to
the day which precedes by one month the related Due Date of the first
installment of principal and interest;
(d) Original Terms Unmodified. The terms of the Mortgage Note and
Mortgage have not been impaired, waived, altered or modified in any respect,
from the date of origination except by a written instrument which has been
recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the Purchaser, and which has
been delivered to the custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser shall
designate in writing, and the terms of which are reflected in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule. The substance of any such waiver, alteration or modification has been
approved by the title insurer, if any, to the extent required by the policy, and
its terms are reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, if applicable. No
Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part, except in connection with an
assumption agreement, approved by the issuer of the title insurer, to the extent
required by the policy, and which assumption agreement is part of the Mortgage
Loan File delivered to the custodian or to such other Person as the Purchaser
shall designate in writing and the terms of which are reflected in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule;
(e) No Defenses. The Mortgage Loan is not subject to any right of
rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including without limitation the
defense of usury, nor will the operation of any of the terms of the Mortgage
Note or the Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the
Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part and no such
right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with
respect thereto;
(f) Hazard Insurance. Pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage, all
buildings or other improvements upon the Mortgaged Property are insured by a
generally acceptable insurer against loss by fire, hazards of extended coverage
and such other hazards as are provided by for in the ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Guides or by
Freddie Mac, as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 2.10 of
the Interim Servicing Agreement. If required by the National Flood Insurance Act
of 1968, as amended, each Mortgage Loan is covered by a flood insurance policy
meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance
Administration as in effect which policy conforms to Freddie Mac requirements,
as well as all additional requirements set forth in Section 2.10 of the Interim
Servicing Agreement. All individual insurance policies contain a standard
mortgagee clause naming the Seller and its successors and assigns as mortgagee,
and all premiums thereon have been paid. The Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor
thereunder to maintain the hazard insurance policy at the Mortgagor's cost and
expense, and on the Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the
Mortgage to obtain and maintain such insurance at such ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇'s cost and
expense, and to seek reimbursement therefor from the Mortgagor. Where required
by state law or regulation, the Mortgagor has been given an opportunity to
choose the carrier of the required hazard insurance, provided the policy is not
a "master" or "blanket" hazard insurance policy covering a condominium, or any
hazard insurance policy covering the common facilities of a planned unit
development. The hazard insurance policy is the valid and binding obligation of
the insurer, is in full force and effect, and will be in full force and effect
and inure to the benefit of the Purchaser upon the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by the Meritage Purchase Agreement. The Seller has not
engaged in, and has no knowledge of the Mortgagor's having engaged in, any act
or omission which would impair the coverage of any such policy, the benefits of
the endorsement provided for herein, or the validity and binding effect of
either including, without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or
other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received,
retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no
such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller;
(g) Compliance with Applicable Laws. Any and all applicable
requirements of any federal, state or local law including, without limitation,
usury, truth-in-lending, real estate settlement procedures, consumer credit
protection, equal credit opportunity, disclosure and all predatory and abusive
lending laws applicable to the Mortgage Loan, including, without limitation, any
provisions relating to Prepayment Penalties have been complied with, the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not involve the
violation of any such laws or regulations, and the Seller shall maintain in its
possession, available for the Purchaser's inspection, and shall deliver to the
Purchaser upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements;
(h) No Satisfaction of Mortgage. The Mortgage has not been
satisfied, canceled, subordinated or rescinded, in whole or in part, and the
Mortgaged Property has not been released from the lien of the Mortgage, in whole
or in part, nor has any instrument been executed that would effect any such
release, cancellation, subordination or rescission. The Seller has not waived
the performance by the Mortgagor of any action, if the Mortgagor's failure to
perform such action would cause the Mortgage Loan to be in default, nor has the
Seller waived any default resulting from any action or inaction by the
Mortgagor;
(i) Type of Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is a fee
simple estate, or a leasehold estate located in a jurisdiction in which the use
of a leasehold estate for residential properties is a widely-accepted practice,
that consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single family
residence erected thereon, or a two- to four-family dwelling, or an individual
residential condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in
a planned unit development, or an individual unit in a residential cooperative
housing corporation; provided, however, that any condominium unit, planned unit
development or residential cooperative housing corporation shall conform with
the Underwriting Guidelines. No portion of the Mortgaged Property is used for
commercial purposes, and since the date of origination, no portion of the
Mortgaged Property has been used for commercial purposes; provided, that
Mortgaged Properties which contain a home office shall not be considered as
being used for commercial purposes as long as the Mortgaged Property has not
been altered for commercial purposes and is not storing any chemicals or raw
materials other than those commonly used for homeowner repair, maintenance
and/or household purposes. None of the Mortgaged Properties are Manufactured
Homes, log homes, mobile homes, geodesic domes or other unique property types;
(j) Valid First or Second Lien. The Mortgage is a valid, subsisting,
enforceable and perfected, first lien (with respect to a First Lien Loan) or
second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) on the Mortgaged Property,
including all buildings and improvements on the Mortgaged Property and all
installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning
systems located in or annexed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations
and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing. The lien of the
Mortgage is subject only to:
(A) with respect to a Second Lien Loan only, the lien of the
first mortgage on the Mortgaged Property;
(B) the lien of current real property taxes and assessments
not yet due and payable;
(C) covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way,
easements and other matters of the public record as of the date of
recording acceptable to prudent mortgage lending institutions
generally and specifically referred to in the lender's title
insurance policy delivered to the originator of the Mortgage Loan
and (A) specifically referred to or otherwise considered in the
appraisal made for the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (B) which
do not adversely affect the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property set forth in such appraisal; and
(D) other matters to which like properties are commonly
subject which do not materially interfere with the benefits of the
security intended to be provided by the Mortgage or the use,
enjoyment, value or marketability of the related Mortgaged Property.
Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and
delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid,
subsisting, enforceable and perfected first lien (with respect to a First Lien
Loan) or second lien (with respect to a Second Lien Loan) and first priority
(with respect to a First Lien Loan) or second priority (with respect to a Second
Lien Loan) security interest on the property described therein and the Seller
has full right to sell and assign the same to the Purchaser;
(k) Validity of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note and the
Mortgage and any other agreement executed and delivered by a Mortgagor in
connection with a Mortgage Loan are genuine, and each is the legal, valid and
binding obligation of the maker thereof enforceable in accordance with its terms
(including, without limitation, any provisions therein relating to Prepayment
Penalties). All parties to the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such
related agreement had legal capacity to enter into the Mortgage Loan and to
execute and deliver the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any such agreement, and
the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage and any other such related agreement have been
duly and properly executed by other such related parties. No fraud, error,
omission, misrepresentation, negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a
Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller in connection with the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. No fraud, error, omission, misrepresentation,
negligence or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place
on the part of any Person, including without limitation, the Mortgagor, any
appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application for any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan. The Seller has reviewed all of the documents
constituting the Servicing File and has made such inquiries as it deems
necessary to make and confirm the accuracy of the representations set forth
herein;
(l) Full Disbursement of Proceeds. The Mortgage Loan has been closed
and the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed and there is no
requirement for future advances thereunder, and any and all requirements as to
completion of any on-site or off-site improvement and as to disbursements of any
escrow funds therefor have been complied with. All costs, fees and expenses
incurred in making or closing the Mortgage Loan and the recording of the
Mortgage were paid, and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of any
amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;
(m) Ownership. Immediately prior to the transfer contemplated by the
Meritage Purchase Agreement, the Seller was the sole owner of record and holder
of the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by each Mortgage Note and
upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Purchaser, the Seller retained the
Mortgage Files or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the
custodian, the Purchaser or the Purchaser's designee, in trust only for the
purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of each Mortgage Loan. The
Mortgage Loan was not assigned or pledged, and the Seller had good, indefeasible
and marketable title thereto, and had full right to transfer and sell the
Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser free and clear of any encumbrance, equity,
participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest, and
has full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or
agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign each Mortgage Loan pursuant
to the Meritage Purchase Agreement and following the sale of each Mortgage Loan,
the Purchaser owned such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance,
equity, participation interest, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security
interest. The Seller intended to relinquish all rights to possess, control and
monitor the Mortgage Loan. After the transfer contemplated by the Meritage
Purchase Agreement, the Seller had no right to modify or alter the terms of the
sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Seller had no obligation or right to
repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as
provided in the Meritage Purchase Agreement;
(n) Doing Business. All parties which have had any interest in the
Mortgage Loan, 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) either (i) organized
under the laws of such state, or (ii) qualified to do business in such state, or
(iii) a federal savings and loan association, a savings bank or a national bank
having a principal office in such state, or (3) not doing business in such
state;
(o) LTV. No Mortgage Loan has an LTV greater than 100%;
(p) Title Insurance. The Mortgage Loan is covered by an ALTA
lender's title insurance policy, or with respect to any Mortgage Loan for which
the related Mortgaged Property is located in California a CLTA lender's title
insurance policy, or if the related Mortgaged Property is located in the state
of Iowa an attorney's opinion, or other generally acceptable form of policy or
insurance acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and each such title insurance
policy is issued by a title insurer acceptable to ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and
qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is
located, insuring the Seller, its successors and assigns, as to the first (with
respect to a First Lien Loan) or second (with respect to a Second Lien Loan)
priority lien of the Mortgage in the original principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan (or to the extent a Mortgage Note provides for negative amortization, the
maximum amount of negative amortization in accordance with the Mortgage),
subject only to the exceptions contained in clauses (A), (B) and (C) of
paragraph (j) of this Exhibit I and in the case of Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loans, against any loss by reason of the invalidity or unenforceability of the
lien resulting from the provisions of the Mortgage providing for adjustment to
the Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment. Where required by state law or
regulation, the Mortgagor has been given the opportunity to choose the carrier
of the required mortgage title insurance. Additionally, such lender's title
insurance policy affirmatively insures ingress and egress, and against
encroachments by or upon the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. The
Seller, its successor and assigns, are the sole insureds of such lender's title
insurance policy, and such lender's title insurance policy is valid and remains
in full force and effect and will be in force and effect upon the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by the Meritage Purchase Agreement. No claims
have been made under such lender's title insurance policy, and no prior holder
of the related Mortgage, including the Seller, has done, by act or omission,
anything which would impair the coverage of such lender's title insurance
policy, including without limitation, no unlawful fee, commission, kickback or
other unlawful compensation or value of any kind has been or will be received,
retained or realized by any attorney, firm or other person or entity, and no
such unlawful items have been received, retained or realized by the Seller;
(q) No Defaults. Other than payments due but not yet 30 days or more
delinquent, there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the 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 which
would permit acceleration, and neither the Seller nor any of its affiliates nor
any of their respective predecessors, have waived any default, breach, violation
or event which would permit acceleration;
(r) No Mechanics' Liens. There are no mechanics' or similar liens or
claims which have been filed for work, labor or material (and no rights are
outstanding that under the law could give rise to such liens) affecting the
related Mortgaged Property which are or may be liens prior to, or equal or
coordinate with, the lien of the related Mortgage;
(s) Location of Improvements; No Encroachments. All improvements
which were considered in determining the Appraised Value of the Mortgaged
Property lay wholly within the boundaries and building restriction lines of the
Mortgaged Property, and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon
the Mortgaged Property. No improvement located on or being part of the Mortgaged
Property is in violation of any applicable zoning law or regulation;
(t) Origination; Payment Terms. The Mortgage Loan was originated by
a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development pursuant
to Sections 203 and 211 of the National Housing Act, a savings and loan
association, a savings bank, a commercial bank, credit union, insurance company
or other similar institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or
state authority. Principal payments on the Mortgage Loan commenced no more than
seventy days after funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan.
The Mortgage Interest Rate as well as, in the case of an Adjustable Rate
Mortgage Loan, the Lifetime Rate Cap and the Periodic Cap are as set forth on
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Mortgage Note is payable in equal
monthly installments of principal and interest, which installments of interest,
with respect to Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loans, are subject to change due to the
adjustments to the Mortgage Interest Rate on each Interest Rate Adjustment Date,
with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the
Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date (except for interest only
Mortgage Loans), over an original term of not more than thirty years from
commencement of amortization. Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan is payable on the first day of each month.
Unless stated otherwise on the related Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Loan
does not require a balloon payment on its stated maturity date;
(u) Customary Provisions. The 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 provided thereby, including, (i) in the case of a
Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by
judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and
foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the
proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good
and merchantable title to the Mortgaged Property. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to a Mortgagor which would interfere with the right to sell
the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the
Mortgage, subject to applicable federal and state laws and judicial precedent
with respect to bankruptcy and right of redemption or similar law;
(v) Conformance with Agency and Underwriting Guidelines. The
Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with the applicable Underwriting
Guidelines. The Mortgage Note and Mortgage are on legally enforceable forms
acceptable in the secondary mortgage market;
(w) Occupancy of the Mortgaged Property. As of the related Closing
Date the Mortgaged Property is lawfully occupied under applicable law. All
inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property and, with respect to
the use and occupancy of the same, including but not limited to certificates of
occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have been made or obtained from
the appropriate authorities. Unless otherwise specified on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule, the Mortgagor represented at the time of origination of the
Mortgage Loan that the Mortgagor would occupy the Mortgaged Property as the
Mortgagor's primary residence;
(x) No Additional Collateral. The Mortgage Note is not and has not
been secured by any collateral except the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and
the security interest of any applicable security agreement or chattel mortgage
referred to in paragraph (j) of this Exhibit I;
(y) Deeds of Trust. In the event the Mortgage constitutes a deed of
trust, a trustee, authorized and duly qualified under applicable law to serve as
such, has been properly designated and currently so serves and is named in the
Mortgage, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to
the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale
after default by the Mortgagor;
(z) [Reserved];
(aa) Delivery of Mortgage Documents. The Mortgage Note, the
Mortgage, the Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required to be
delivered under the custodial agreement for each Mortgage Loan have been
delivered to the custodian. The Seller is in possession of a complete, true and
accurate Mortgage File except for such documents the originals of which have
been delivered to the custodian;
(bb) Condominiums/Planned Unit Developments. If the Mortgaged
Property is a condominium unit or a planned unit development (other than a de
minimis planned unit development) such condominium or planned unit development
project such Mortgage Loan was originated in accordance with, and the Mortgaged
Property meets the guidelines set forth in the applicable Underwriting
Guidelines;
(cc) Transfer of Mortgage Loans. The Assignment of Mortgage (except
with respect to any Mortgage that has been recorded in the name of MERS or its
designee) with respect to each Mortgage Loan is in recordable form and is
acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located. The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the
Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages by the Seller are not subject to the bulk
transfer or similar statutory provisions in effect in any applicable
jurisdiction;
(dd) Due-On-Sale. With respect to each Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan, the
Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the acceleration of the payment
of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the
Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of
the mortgagee thereunder, and such provision is enforceable;
(ee) Assumability. With respect to each Adjustable Rate Mortgage
Loan, the Mortgage Loan Documents provide that after the related first Interest
Rate Adjustment Date, a related Mortgage Loan may only be assumed if the party
assuming such Mortgage Loan meets certain credit requirements stated in the
Mortgage Loan Documents;
(ff) No Buydown Provisions; No Graduated Payments or Contingent
Interests. The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which
Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate
account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor, or anyone on behalf of the
Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor nor does it contain
any other similar provisions which may constitute a "buydown" provision. The
Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment mortgage loan and the Mortgage Loan
does not have a shared appreciation or other contingent interest feature;
(gg) Consolidation of Future Advances. The Mortgage Loan is fully
funded, and there is no requirement to make any future advances to the related
Mortgagor;
(hh) Mortgaged Property Undamaged; No Condemnation Proceedings.
There is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial
condemnation of the Mortgaged Property. The Mortgaged Property is undamaged by
waste, fire, earthquake or earth movement, windstorm, flood, tornado or other
casualty so as to affect adversely the value of the Mortgaged Property as
security for the Mortgage Loan or the use for which the premises were intended
and each Mortgaged Property is in good repair. Since the origination of the
Mortgage Loan, there have not been any condemnation proceedings with respect to
the Mortgaged Property;
(ii) Collection Practices; Escrow Deposits; Interest Rate
Adjustments. The origination, servicing and collection practices used by the
Seller and any interim servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loan have been in
all respects in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices, applicable laws
and regulations, and have been in all respects legal and proper. With respect to
escrow deposits and Escrow Payments, all such payments are in the possession of,
or under the control of, the Seller or any interim servicer and there exist no
deficiencies in connection therewith for which customary arrangements for
repayment thereof have not been made. All Escrow Payments have been collected in
full compliance with state and federal law and the provisions of the related
Mortgage Note and Mortgage. An escrow of funds is not prohibited by applicable
law and has been established in an amount sufficient to pay for every item that
remains unpaid and has been assessed but is not yet due and payable. No escrow
deposits or Escrow Payments or other charges or payments due the Seller have
been capitalized under the Mortgage or the Mortgage Note. All Mortgage Interest
Rate adjustments have been made in strict compliance with state and federal law
and the terms of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note on the related Interest
Rate Adjustment Date. If, pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Note, another
index was selected for determining the Mortgage Interest Rate, the same index
was used with respect to each Mortgage Note which required a new index to be
selected, and such selection did not conflict with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note. The Seller or any interim servicer executed and delivered any and
all notices required under applicable law and the terms of the related Mortgage
Note and Mortgage regarding the Mortgage Interest Rate and the Monthly Payment
adjustments. Any interest required to be paid pursuant to state, federal and
local law has been properly paid and credited;
(jj) Conversion to Fixed Interest Rate. The Mortgage Loan does not
contain a provision whereby the Mortgagor is permitted to convert the Mortgage
Interest Rate from and adjustable rate to a fixed rate;
(kk) Other Insurance Policies; No Defense to Coverage. No action,
inaction or event has occurred and no state of facts exists or has existed on or
prior to the Closing Date that has resulted or will result in the exclusion
from, denial of, or defense to coverage under any applicable hazard insurance
policy, PMI Policy or bankruptcy bond (including, without limitation, any
exclusions, denials or defenses which would limit or reduce the availability of
the timely payment of the full amount of the loss otherwise due thereunder to
the insured), irrespective of the cause of such failure of coverage. In
connection with the placement of any such insurance, no commission, fee, or
other compensation has been or will be received by the Seller or by any officer,
director, or employee of the Seller or any designee of the Seller or any
corporation in which the Seller or any officer, director, or employee had a
financial interest at the time of placement of such insurance, except as
disclosed in the related Mortgage Loan File;
(ll) No Violation of Environmental Laws. There is no pending action
or proceeding directly involving the Mortgaged Property in which compliance with
any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; there is no violation of
any environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgaged
Property; and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all
requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to
use and enjoyment of said property;
(mm) Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act. The Mortgagor has not
notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or
allowed to the Mortgagor under the Servicemembers' Civil Relief Act or other
similar state statute;
(nn) Appraisal. The Mortgage File contains an appraisal of the
related Mortgaged Property signed prior to the approval of the Mortgage Loan
application by a Qualified Appraiser, acceptable to the Seller, who had no
interest, direct or indirect in the Mortgaged Property or in any loan made on
the security thereof, and whose compensation is not affected by the approval or
disapproval of the Mortgage Loan, and the appraisal and appraiser both satisfy
the requirements of ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ or Freddie Mac and Title XI of the Financial
Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, all as in effect on the date the Mortgage Loan was
originated;
(oo) Disclosure Materials. The Mortgagor has executed a statement to
the effect that the Mortgagor has received all disclosure materials required by,
and the Seller has complied with, all applicable law with respect to the making
of the Mortgage Loans. The Seller shall maintain such statement in the Mortgage
File;
(pp) Construction or Rehabilitation of Mortgaged Property. No
Mortgage Loan was made in connection with the construction (other than a
"construct-to-perm" loan) or rehabilitation of a Mortgaged Property or
facilitating the trade-in or exchange of a Mortgaged Property;
(qq) Request for Notice; No Consent Required. With respect to any
Second Lien Loan, where required or customary in the jurisdiction in which the
Mortgaged Property is located, the original lender has filed for record a
request for notice of any action by the related senior lienholder, and the
Seller has notified the senior lienholder in writing of the existence of the
Second Lien Loan and requested notification of any action to be taken against
the Mortgagor by the senior lienholder. Either (a) no consent for the Second
Lien Loan is required by the holder of the related first lien or (b) such
consent has been obtained and is contained in the Mortgage File;
(rr) Credit Reporting. The Seller has caused to be fully furnished,
in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing
regulations, accurate and complete information (i.e., favorable and unfavorable)
on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian, and Trans Union Credit
Information Company (three of the credit repositories), on a monthly basis;
(ss) Escrow Analysis. If applicable, with respect to each Mortgage,
the Seller has within the last twelve months (unless such Mortgage was
originated within such twelve month period) analyzed the required Escrow
Payments for each Mortgage and adjusted the amount of such payments so that,
assuming all required payments are timely made, any deficiency will be
eliminated on or before the first anniversary of such analysis, or any overage
will be refunded to the Mortgagor, in accordance with RESPA and any other
applicable law;
(tt) Prior Servicing. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced in all
material respects in strict compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices;
(uu) No Default Under First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related First Lien Loan related thereto is in full force and effect,
and there is no default, breach, violation or event which would permit
acceleration existing under such first Mortgage or 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 which
would permit acceleration thereunder;
(vv) Right to Cure First Lien. With respect to each Second Lien
Loan, the related first lien Mortgage contains a provision which provides for
giving notice of default or breach to the mortgagee under the Mortgage Loan and
allows such mortgagee to cure any default under the related first lien Mortgage;
(ww) No Failure to Cure Default. The Seller has not received a
written notice of default of any senior mortgage loan related to the Mortgaged
Property which has not been cured;
(xx) Credit Information. As to each consumer report (as defined in
the Fair Credit Reporting Act, Public Law 91-508) or other credit information
furnished by the Seller to the Purchaser, that Seller has full right and
authority and is not precluded by law or contract from furnishing such
information to the Purchaser and the Purchaser is not precluded from furnishing
the same to any subsequent or prospective purchaser of such Mortgage. The Seller
shall hold the Purchaser harmless from any and all damages, losses, costs and
expenses (including attorney's fees) arising from disclosure of credit
information in connection with the Purchaser's secondary marketing operations
and the purchase and sale of mortgages or Servicing Rights thereto;
(yy) Leaseholds. If the Mortgage Loan is secured by a leasehold
estate, (1) the ground lease is assignable or transferable; (2) the ground lease
will not terminate earlier than five years after the maturity date of the
Mortgage Loan; (3) the ground lease does not provide for termination of the
lease in the event of lessee's default without the mortgagee being entitled to
receive written notice of, and a reasonable opportunity to cure the default; (4)
the ground lease permits the mortgaging of the related Mortgaged Property; (5)
the ground lease protects the mortgagee's interests in the event of a property
condemnation; (6) all ground lease rents, other payments, or assessments that
have become due have been paid; and (7) the use of leasehold estates for
residential properties is a widely accepted practice in the jurisdiction in
which the Mortgaged Property is located;
(zz) Prepayment Penalty. Each Mortgage Loan that is subject to a
prepayment penalty as provided in the related Mortgage Note and any addendums or
riders thereto executed by the related Mortgagor is identified on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a Prepayment Penalty
feature, each such Prepayment Penalty is enforceable and will be enforced by the
Seller for the benefit of the Purchaser, and each Prepayment Penalty is
permitted pursuant to federal, state and local law. Each such Prepayment Penalty
is in an amount not more than the maximum amount permitted under applicable law
and no such Prepayment Penalty may be imposed for a term in excess of five (5)
years with respect to Mortgage Loans originated prior to October, 1, 2002. With
respect to Mortgage Loans originated on or after October 1, 2002, the duration
of the Prepayment Penalty period shall not exceed three (3) years from the date
of the Mortgage Note unless the Mortgage Loan was modified to reduce the
Prepayment Penalty period to no more than three (3) years from the date of the
related Mortgage Note and the Mortgagor was notified in writing of such
reduction in Prepayment Penalty period;
(aaa) Predatory Lending Regulations. No Mortgage Loan is a High Cost
Loan (as defined in the Meritage Purchase Agreement) or Covered Loan (as defined
in the Meritage Purchase Agreement), as applicable, and no Mortgage Loan
originated on or after October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 is governed by the
Georgia Fair Lending Act. No Mortgage Loan is covered by the Home Ownership and
Equity Protection Act of 1994 and no Mortgage Loan is in violation of any
comparable state or local law. Notwithstanding the first sentence of this clause
(aaa), if a Mortgage Loan is not considered a High Cost Loan on the related
Closing Date because a related law is not being enforced or is not effective on
the related Closing Date due to judicial or administrative review or litigation
and such Mortgage Loan becomes a High Cost Loan at a later date as a result of
such law becoming enforceable or effective, such Mortgage Loan shall be subject
to the automatic repurchase provisions of Subsection 9.03 within the timeframes
set forth therein;
(bbb) Single-premium credit life insurance policy. In connection
with the origination of any Mortgage Loan, no proceeds from such Mortgage Loan
were used to finance or acquire a single-premium credit life insurance policy;
(ccc) Qualified Mortgage. The Mortgage Loan would be a "qualified
mortgage," within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, if transferred
to a REMIC on its startup day in exchange for the regular or residual interests
in the REMIC;
(ddd) Tax Service Contract. Each Mortgage Loan is covered by a paid
in full, life of loan, tax service contract issued by First American Real Estate
Tax Service, and such contract is transferable;
(eee) Origination. No predatory or deceptive lending practices,
including, without limitation, the extension of credit without regard to the
ability of the Mortgagor to repay and the extension of credit which has no
apparent benefit to the Mortgagor, were employed in the origination of the
Mortgage Loan;
(fff) Recordation. Each original Mortgage was recorded and all
subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage (other than the assignment to
the Purchaser) have been recorded in the appropriate jurisdictions wherein such
recordation is necessary to perfect the lien thereof as against creditors of the
Seller, or is in the process of being recorded;
(ggg) Mortgagor Bankruptcy. The Mortgagor has not filed a bankruptcy
petition and has not become the subject of involuntary bankruptcy proceedings
and has not consented to the filing of a bankruptcy proceeding against it or to
a receiver being appointed in respect of the related Mortgaged Property;
(hhh) No Prior Offer. The Mortgage Loan has not previously been
offered for sale unless (i) notice of such Mortgage Loan resale has been
provided to the Purchaser in writing prior to the commencement of the
Purchaser's due diligence and (ii) the Mortgage Loan was originated without
exception pursuant to the applicable Underwriting Guidelines;
(iii) Underwriting Methodology. The methodology used in underwriting
the extension of credit for each Mortgage Loan employs objective mathematical
principles which relate the related Mortgagor's income, assets and liabilities
to the proposed payment and such underwriting methodology does not rely on the
extent of the related Mortgagor's equity in the collateral as the principal
determining factor in approving such credit extension. Such underwriting
methodology confirmed that at the time of origination (application/approval) the
related Mortgagor had a reasonable ability to make timely payments on the
Mortgage Loan;
(jjj) Mortgage Loans with Prepayment Premiums. With respect to any
Mortgage Loan that contains a provision permitting imposition of a premium upon
a prepayment prior to maturity: (i) the prepayment premium is disclosed to the
related Mortgagor in the Mortgage Loan documents pursuant to applicable state
and federal law, and (ii) notwithstanding any state or federal law to the
contrary, the Originator, as servicer, shall not impose such prepayment premium
in any instance when the mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the
related Mortgagor's default in making the Mortgage Loan payments;
(kkk) Purchase of Insurance. No Mortgagor was required to purchase
any single premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life, mortgage, disability,
credit property, accident, unemployment or health insurance product) or debt
cancellation agreement as a condition of obtaining the extension of credit. No
Mortgagor obtained a prepaid single-premium credit insurance policy (e.g., life,
mortgage, disability, credit property, accident, unemployment, mortgage or
health insurance) in connection with the origination of the Mortgage Loan. No
proceeds from any Mortgage Loan were used to purchase single premium credit
insurance policies as part of the origination of, or as a condition to closing,
such Mortgage Loan;
(lll) Points and Fees. All points and fees related to each Mortgage
Loan were disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with applicable
state and federal law and regulation. Except in the case of a Mortgage Loan in
an original principal amount of less than $60,000 which would have resulted in
an unprofitable origination, no Mortgagor was charged "points and fees" (whether
or not financed) in an amount greater than 7% of the principal amount of such
Mortgage Loan;
(mmm) Disclosure of Fees and Charges. All fees and charges
(including finance charges), whether or not financed, assessed, collected or to
be collected in connection with the origination and servicing of each Mortgage
Loan, have been disclosed in writing to the Mortgagor in accordance with
applicable state and federal law and regulation;
(nnn) No Arbitration. No Mortgage Loan originated on or after July
1, 2004 requires the related Mortgagor to submit to arbitration to resolve any
dispute arising out of or relating in any way to the Mortgage Loan transaction;
(ooo) No Negative Amortization of Related First Lien Loan. With
respect to each Second Lien Loan, the related First Lien Loan does not permit
negative amortization; and
(ppp) Principal Residence. With respect to each Second Lien Loan,
the related Mortgaged Property was (i) owner-occupied or (ii) the Mortgagor's
principal residence at the time of the origination of such Second Lien Loan.
EXHIBIT II
Exceptions to Representations and Warranties Regarding the Mortgage Loans
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None.