Exhibit 10.2
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TRANSFER AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA
TRANSFEROR
AND
EQCC RECEIVABLES CORPORATION
TRANSFEREE
DATED AS OF DECEMBER 1, 2001
EQCC TRUST 2001-2
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. General................................................................... 1
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
SECTION 2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.............................................. 1
SECTION 2.02. Possession of Mortgage Files.............................................. 2
SECTION 2.03. Books and Records......................................................... 2
SECTION 2.04. Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents. ..................................... 2
SECTION 2.05. Acceptance by Transferee of the Mortgage Loans; Certain
Substitutions; Certification by the Trustee. .......................... 3
SECTION 2.06. Acceptance by Transferee. ................................................ 5
SECTION 2.07. The Closing............................................................... 5
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
SECTION 3.01. Representations and Warranties of the Transferor. ........................ 5
SECTION 3.02. Representations and Warranties as to the Mortgage Loans and the
Mortgage Pool.......................................................... 7
SECTION 3.03. Purchase and Substitution. ............................................... 17
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS
SECTION 4.01. Conditions to Obligation of the Transferee................................ 19
SECTION 4.02. Conditions To Obligation of the Transferor................................ 20
ARTICLE V
THE TRANSFEROR
SECTION 5.01. Third Party Servicers..................................................... 20
SECTION 5.02. Enforceability; Merger or Consolidation of the Transferor................. 21
SECTION 5.03. Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest............................ 21
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ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 6.01. Conflicts With Pooling and Servicing Agreement....................... 22
SECTION 6.02. Protection of Title to Trust......................................... 22
SECTION 6.03. Other Liens or Interests............................................. 22
SECTION 6.04. Purchase Events...................................................... 22
SECTION 6.05. Indemnification...................................................... 23
SECTION 6.06. Trust................................................................ 23
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 7.01. Amendment............................................................ 23
SECTION 7.02. Waivers.............................................................. 23
SECTION 7.03. Costs and Expenses................................................... 23
SECTION 7.04. Survival............................................................. 24
SECTION 7.05. Confidential Information............................................. 24
SECTION 7.06. Severability Clause.................................................. 24
SECTION 7.07. Headings and Cross-References........................................ 24
SECTION 7.08. Recordation of Agreement............................................. 24
SECTION 7.09. Governing Law........................................................ 24
SECTION 7.10. Notices.............................................................. 25
SECTION 7.11. Counterparts......................................................... 25
SECTION 7.12. The Certificate Insurer and the NIMS Insurer. ....................... 25
EXHIBIT A Mortgage Loan Schedule
EXHIBIT B Form of Transferee Receipt
EXHIBIT C Contents of Mortgage File
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THIS TRANSFER AGREEMENT is made as of December 1, 2001, by and between
EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA (the "Transferor") and EQCC RECEIVABLES
CORPORATION (the "Transferee").
WHEREAS, the Transferor and the Transferee wish to set forth the terms
pursuant to which the Mortgage Loans are to be transferred by the Transferor to
the Transferee in exchange for (i) the delivery of cash from the Transferee and
(ii) the acceptance by the Transferee of a capital contribution from the
Transferor in the amount of the balance of the purchase price of the Mortgage
Loans;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the other good and
valuable consideration and the mutual terms and covenants contained herein, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
CERTAIN DEFINITIONS
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SECTION 1.01. General
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Certain capitalized terms used and undefined in this Agreement are
defined in and shall have the respective meanings assigned them in Article I to
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the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of December 1, 2001, by and among
the Transferee, as Depositor, EquiCredit Corporation of America, as Transferor
and Initial Servicer, Bank of America, N.A., as Advancing Party, Fairbanks
Capital Corp., as Expected Successor Servicer and The Bank of New York, as
Trustee (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"). All references herein to "the
Agreement" or "this Agreement" are to this Transfer Agreement, and all
references herein to Articles, Sections and subsections are to Articles,
Sections or subsections of this Transfer Agreement unless otherwise specified.
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
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SECTION 2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
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(a) Immediately upon the consummation on the Closing Date of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, in exchange for cash in the amount
agreed to by the Transferor and the Transferee in a separate agreement and the
acceptance by the Transferee of a capital contribution from the Transferor for
the balance of the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans, all as reflected on
the books and records of the Transferor and Transferee, the Transferor does
hereby transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Transferee without recourse,
all of the right, title and interest of the Transferor (other than Transferor's
rights to Prepayment Charges, Existing Advances and Excluded Ancillary Income)
in and to the Mortgage Loans set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached
hereto as Exhibit A, together with the Mortgage Files (as defined below)
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relating thereto and all proceeds thereof (excepting any amounts
received on and after the Cut-off Date in respect of interest accrued on such
Mortgage Loans prior to the Cut-off Date).
SECTION 2.02. Possession of Mortgage Files.
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(a) Upon the delivery to the Transferor of the consideration set
forth in Section 2.01, the ownership of the Transferor's Mortgage Notes, related
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Mortgages and the contents of the related Mortgage Files are vested in the
Transferee.
(b) Pursuant to Section 2.04, the Transferor has delivered or caused
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to be delivered the Transferee's Mortgage File with respect to its Mortgage
Loans to the Transferee.
SECTION 2.03. Books and Records.
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The transfer of each Mortgage Loan to the Transferee shall be
reflected on the Transferor's balance sheets and other financial statements as a
sale of assets by the Transferor. The Transferor shall be responsible for
maintaining, and shall maintain, a complete set of books and records for each
Mortgage Loan which shall be clearly marked to reflect the ownership of each
Mortgage Loan by the Transferee.
SECTION 2.04. Delivery of Mortgage Loan Documents.
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The Transferor has delivered or caused to be delivered to the
Transferee or its designee in accordance with the instructions of the Transferee
each of the documents referred to in Section 2.04 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and listed in Exhibit C hereto for each Mortgage Loan.
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The Transferor shall use its reasonable efforts promptly to deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Transferee: (a) the original recorded Mortgage in
those instances where a copy thereof certified by the Transferor was delivered
to the Transferee; (b) the original recorded Assignments of Mortgage evidencing
a complete chain of assignment from the originator of such Mortgage to the
Transferor or the applicable Originator, which, together with any intervening
Assignments of Mortgage, evidences a complete chain of assignments from the
originator to the Transferor or the applicable Originator in those instances
where copies of such assignments certified by the Transferor were delivered to
the Transferee; and (c) the title insurance policy or assurance of title
required in paragraph (4) of Exhibit C (to the extent so required). The
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Transferor shall, within five (5) Business Days after the receipt thereof, and
in any event, within twelve months after the Closing Date, deliver or cause to
be delivered to the Transferee each document described in any of paragraphs (1),
(2), (3) and (5) on Exhibit C; provided, however, that if a document described
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in paragraph (2) or (5) on Exhibit C has not been returned from the appropriate
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public recording office, the Transferor shall deliver a certified copy of the
Mortgage and a receipted copy of the assignment from the appropriate recording
office prior to the expiration of such twelve-month period. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained in this Section 2.04, the Transferor shall be
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deemed to have satisfied its obligations to deliver a Mortgage or Assignment of
Mortgage upon delivery to the Transferee of a copy of such Mortgage or
Assignment of Mortgage, as applicable, certified by the public recording office
to be a true copy of the recorded original thereof. From time to time the
Transferor may forward or cause to be forwarded to the Transferee additional
original documents evidencing an assumption
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or modification of a Mortgage Loan. All Mortgage Loan documents held by the
Transferee as to each Mortgage Loan are referred to herein as the "Mortgage
File."
All recording required pursuant to this Section 2.04 shall be
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accomplished by and at the expense of the Transferor.
SECTION 2.05. Acceptance by Transferee of the Mortgage Loans; Certain
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Substitutions; Certification by the Trustee.
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(a) The Transferee agrees to execute and deliver on the Closing Date
an acknowledgment of receipt of, for each Mortgage Loan, the items listed in
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (7) and (8) on Exhibit C hereto, in the form attached
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as Exhibit B hereto (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage
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Loan specifically identified in such certification as not covered by such
certification), and declares that the Transferee will hold such documents and
any amendments, replacements or supplements thereto, as well as any other assets
transferred pursuant to the terms hereof. Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and this Agreement, the Trustee will review
(or cause to be reviewed) each Mortgage File within 45 days after the Closing
Date (or, with respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan, within 45 days
after the delivery thereof) and deliver (or cause to be delivered) a
certification in the form attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as
Exhibit F-1 to the effect that, as to each 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 not covered by such
certification), (i) all documents required to be delivered to it pursuant to
this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are in its possession
(other than those described in paragraphs (1)(ii), 5(ii), (6), (11), (12), (13),
(14), (15), (16) and (17) on Exhibit C hereto), (ii) such documents have been
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reviewed by it and have not been mutilated, damaged, torn or otherwise
physically altered (handwritten additions, changes or corrections shall not
constitute physical alteration if initialed by the Mortgagor) and relate to such
Mortgage Loan, and (iii) based on its examination and only as to the foregoing
documents, the information set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than
items (i), (iv) and (x) of the definition of Mortgage Loan Schedule) accurately
reflects the information set forth in the Mortgage File. Pursuant to the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, the Custodial Agreement and this Agreement, the Trustee
shall be under no duty or obligation to inspect, review or examine any such
documents, instruments, certificates or other papers to determine that they are
genuine, enforceable, or appropriate for the represented purpose or that they
are other than what they purport to be on their face. Within 375 days after the
Closing Date, pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the Trustee shall
deliver (or cause to be delivered) a final certification in the form attached to
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit F-2 evidencing the completeness
of the Mortgage Files.
(b) If the Trustee (or other party referred to in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement) during the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files finds
any document constituting a part of a Mortgage File which is not executed, has
not been received, is unrelated to the Mortgage Loan identified in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule, or does not conform to the requirements of Section 2.04 or
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Exhibit C hereto or substantively to the description thereof as set forth in the
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Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Trustee (or other party referred to in the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement) is required by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
promptly to give
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notice of the same. In performing any such review, such person may conclusively
rely on the Transferor as to the purported genuineness of any such document and
any signature thereon. It is understood that the scope of such person's review
of the Mortgage Files is limited solely to confirming that the documents listed
in Exhibit C hereto (other than those described in paragraph (1)(ii), 5(ii), (6)
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and (11) through (17) on Exhibit C) have been executed and received and relate
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to the Mortgage Files identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule. The Transferor
agrees to use its reasonable efforts to cause to be remedied any material defect
in a document constituting part of a Mortgage File of which the Transferor is so
notified by the Trustee (or other party referred to in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement). If, however, within 60 days after notice to it respecting such
defect, the Transferor has not caused to be remedied the defect and the defect
materially and adversely affects the interest of the Transferee in the Mortgage
Loan, upon demand therefor by the Servicer, the Transferor will on the third
Business Day preceding the Distribution Date immediately succeeding the end of
such 60-day period (or 30-day, in the case of failure to deliver original
Mortgage Notes or a Destroyed Mortgage Note Affidavit) (i) if within two years
of the closing date, substitute, in lieu of such Mortgage Loan, a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan in the manner and subject to the conditions set forth
in Section 3.03 or (ii) purchase such Mortgage Loan at a purchase price equal to
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the Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of purchase, plus all
accrued and unpaid interest on such Principal Balance, computed at the Mortgage
Interest Rate, net of the Servicing Fee if the Transferor is the Servicer, plus
the amount of any unreimbursed Interest Advances made with respect to such
Mortgage Loan out of funds on deposit in the Principal and Interest Account
pursuant to Section 6.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, which purchase
price shall be deposited in the Principal and Interest Account on the next
succeeding Determination Date (after deducting therefrom any amounts received in
respect of such purchased Mortgage Loan or Loans and held in the Principal and
Interest Account for future distribution); provided that if such defect caused
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such Mortgage Loan not to be a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Code
Section 860G(a)(3), such repurchase or, if applicable, substitution shall occur
within 75 days of the earlier of the delivery of the Trustee's interim
certification under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or Servicer's discovery
of such defect. It is understood that (i) a failure of a Mortgage File to
contain a Mortgage Note (or a Destroyed Mortgage Note Affidavit as permitted by
paragraph 1 on Exhibit C) or a Mortgage (with or without evidence of recording)
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(ii) the inclusion in the Mortgage Pool of any Mortgage Loan with a CLTV greater
than 100% which also fails to meet the requirement that it be "principally
secured by an interest in real property" within the meaning of Treasury
Regulation 1.860G-2(a)(1), or (iii) notwithstanding a lost note affidavit as
permitted by paragraph (1) on Exhibit C, the obligation under a Mortgage Note
for which the original is not available becomes unenforceable because another
person has another superior claim under such Mortgage Note, or (iv) any other
Mortgage File defect that causes the related Mortgage Loan not to be a
"qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3) materially
and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders. Except as
provided in the preceding sentence, ith respect to a defect or failure of
delivery of any other document required to be included in a Mortgage File, such
defect or non-delivery shall not give rise to any obligation to purchase or
substitute for a Mortgage Loan unless and until (1) such defect or failure of
delivery shall have had a material and adverse effect on the interests of the
Trustee or Certificateholders or the Certificate Insurer in the related Mortgage
Loan (a "Material Defect") and (2) a Mortgage Loan Loss shall have occurred with
respect to that Mortgage Loan or foreclosure on the related Mortgaged Property
is rendered impossible. In the event of a Mortgage Loan Loss on a
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Mortgage Loan with respect to which a Material Defect shall have occurred, which
Mortgage Loan Loss is determined following liquidation of the related Mortgage
Loan, it is understood that the Transferor shall satisfy any repurchase
obligation by depositing the amount of a Mortgage Loan Loss into the Principal
and Interest Account on the next succeeding Determination Date (after deducting
therefrom any amounts received in respect of such liquidated Mortgage Loan or
Loans and held in the Principal and Interest Account for future distribution).
(c) Upon receipt by the Trustee of a certification of a Servicing
Officer of the Servicer of such substitution or purchase described above and
receipt of the Mortgage File relating to the purchase price for such Deleted
Mortgage Loan or the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan and any Substitution
Adjustment, the Trustee is required to release to the Transferor the related
Mortgage File and shall execute, without recourse, and deliver such instruments
of transfer necessary to transfer such Mortgage Loan to the Transferor.
SECTION 2.06. Acceptance by Transferee.
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The Transferee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans
being transferred hereby by the Transferor and the delivery of the Mortgage
Files to it or upon its order and, concurrently with such delivery, has
executed, authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Transferor, in
exchange for such Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgage Files, the
consideration as set forth in Section 2.01.
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SECTION 2.07. The Closing.
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The conveyance of the Mortgage Loans shall take place at the offices
of Hunton & Xxxxxxxx, Bank of America Plaza, Suite 3500, 000 Xxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx 00000, on the Closing Date, immediately prior to the
closing of the transactions contemplated by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and the other Basic Documents.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
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SECTION 3.01. Representations and Warranties of the Transferor.
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The Transferor hereby represents and warrants to the Transferee as of
the Closing Date:
(a) The Transferor is duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and has all
licenses necessary to carry on its business as now being conducted and is
licensed, qualified and in good standing in each Mortgaged Property State if the
laws of such state require licensing or qualification in order to conduct
business of the type conducted by the Transferor and perform its obligations as
a Transferor hereunder; the Transferor has the 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 of
transfer to be delivered pursuant to this Agreement) by the Transferor and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
authorized by all necessary action; this Agreement is the valid, binding and
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enforceable obligation of the Transferor; and all requisite action has been
taken by the Transferor to make this Agreement valid, binding and enforceable
upon the Transferor in accordance with its terms, subject to the effect of
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws
relating to or affecting creditors rights generally or the application of
equitable principles in any proceeding, whether at law or in equity;
(b) All actions, approvals, consents, waivers, exemptions,
variances, franchises, orders, permits, authorizations, rights and licenses
required to be taken, given or obtained, as the case may be, by or from any
federal, state or other governmental authority or agency (other than any such
actions, approvals, etc. under any state securities laws, real estate
syndication or "Blue Sky" statutes, as to which the Transferor makes no such
representation or warranty), that are necessary in connection with the execution
and delivery by the Transferor of the Basic Documents to which it is a party,
have been duly taken, given or obtained, as the case may be, are in full force
and effect, are not subject to any pending proceedings or appeals
(administrative, judicial or otherwise) and either the time within which any
appeal therefrom may be taken or review thereof may be obtained has expired or
no review thereof may be obtained or appeal therefrom taken, and are adequate to
authorize the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the other documents on the part of the Transferor and the performance by the
Transferor of its obligations as the Transferor under this Agreement and such of
the other Basic Documents to which it is a party;
(c) The consummation of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement will not result in the breach of any terms or provisions of the bylaws
of the Transferor or result in the breach of any term or provision of, or
conflict with or constitute a default under or result in the acceleration of any
obligation under, any material agreement, indenture or loan or credit agreement
or other material instrument to which the Transferor or its property is subject,
or result in the violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or
decree to which the Transferor or its property is subject;
(d) Neither this Agreement nor the Prospectus nor any statement,
report or other document prepared by the Transferor and furnished or to be
furnished pursuant to this Agreement or in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereby, by the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or by any Basic
Document, contains any untrue statement of material fact or omits to state a
material fact necessary to make the statements contained herein or therein not
misleading;
(e) There is no action, suit, proceeding or investigation pending
or, to the best of the Transferor's knowledge, threatened against the Transferor
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 Transferor or in any material impairment of the
right or ability of the Transferor to carry on its business substantially as now
conducted, or in any material liability on the part of the Transferor 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
Transferor contemplated herein, or which would be likely to impair materially
the ability of the Transferor to perform under the terms of this Agreement;
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(f) The Transferor 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, which default might have consequences that
would materially and adversely affect the condition (financial or other) or
operations of the Transferor or its properties or might have consequences that
would materially and adversely affect its performance hereunder or under any
Subservicing Agreement;
(g) Upon the receipt of each Mortgage File by the Transferee
under this Agreement, the Transferee will have good and indefeasible title to
each Mortgage Loan (other than any amounts received after the Cut-off Date in
respect of interest accrued on or prior to the Cut-off Date) and such other
assets transferred hereunder free and clear of any Lien (other than Liens which
will be simultaneously released);
(h) The transfer, assignment and conveyance of the Mortgage Notes
and the Mortgages by the Transferor pursuant to this Agreement are not subject
to the bulk transfer laws or any similar statutory provisions in effect in any
applicable jurisdiction;
(i) The Transferor did not transfer any interest in any Mortgage
Loan with any intent to hinder, delay or defraud any of its creditors;
(j) The Transferor is solvent and the Transferor will not be
rendered insolvent as a result of the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the
Transferee; and
(k) The origination and collection practices used by the
Transferor with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage (other than each
Mortgage Note and Mortgage evidencing or securing (as applicable) a Mortgage
Loan acquired from an originator (each, an "Acquired Mortgage Loan") have been
in all material respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the second
mortgage origination and servicing business; and, to the best knowledge of the
Transferor, the origination and collection practices used by the originator with
respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage evidencing or securing (as
applicable) an Acquired Mortgage Loan have been in all material respects legal,
proper, prudent and customary in the second mortgage origination and servicing
business.
SECTION 3.02. Representations and Warranties as to the Mortgage
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Loans and the Mortgage Pool.
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The Transferor hereby represents and warrants to the Transferee
with respect to each Mortgage Loan, as of the Closing Date (except as otherwise
indicated); provided, that all references to percentages of the Mortgage Loans
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(or of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 1, Mortgage Loan Group 2,
Mortgage Loan Group 3, Mortgage Loan Group 4, Mortgage Loan Group 5, Mortgage
Loan Group 6 or Mortgage Loan Group 7, as applicable) as of the Cut-off Date
(rounded to two decimal points):
(a) The information with respect to each related Mortgage Loan
set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule is true and correct;
(b) All of the original or certified documentation set forth in
Section 2.04 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (including all material
documents related thereto) has been
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or will be delivered to the Transferee on the Closing Date or as otherwise
provided in such Section 2.04;
(c) Each Mortgage Loan is being serviced by the Initial Servicer;
(d) Each Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 1, Mortgage Loan
Group 2, Mortgage Loan Group 3, Mortgage Loan Group 4 and Mortgage Loan Group 5
is an Adjustable Rate Mortgage Loan, and each Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan
Group 6 and Mortgage Loan Group 7 is a Fixed Rate Mortgage Loan.
(e) Mortgage Loans constituting approximately 19.83% of the
Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 6 and approximately 18.91% of the Mortgage
Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 7 are balloon loans which will provide for a final
Monthly Payment substantially greater than the preceding Monthly Payments. Less
than 0.5% of the Mortgage Loans in each of Group 1, Group 2, Group 3, Group 4
and Group 5 are balloon loans. Approximately 19.74% of the Mortgage Loans in
Mortgage Loan Group 6 and approximately 18.83% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage
Loan Group 7 are balloon loans based on a 30-year amortization schedule.
Approximately 0.08%, 0.26%, 2.56% and 16.94% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage
Loan Group 6, and approximately 0.11%, 0.10%, 2.44% and 16.27% of the Mortgage
Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 7, provide for a single payment of the remaining
loan balances approximately 5, 7, 10, and 15 years, respectively, after
origination. All of such balloon loans provide for Monthly Payments based on an
amortization schedule specified in the related Mortgage Note and have a final
balloon payment no earlier than 60 months following origination and no later
than 180 months following origination. Each other Mortgage Note will provide for
a schedule of substantially equal Monthly Payments which are, if timely paid,
sufficient to fully amortize the principal balance of such Mortgage Note on or
before its maturity date.
(f) Each Mortgage relating to a Mortgage Loan is a valid and
subsisting first or second lien on the Mortgaged Property subject, in the case
of any second Mortgage Loan only to a First Lien on such Mortgaged Property, and
subject in all cases to the exceptions to title set forth in the title insurance
policy or the other evidence of title enumerated in paragraph 4 of Exhibit C
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hereto, with respect to the related Mortgage Loan, which exceptions are
generally acceptable to first and second lien mortgage lending companies, and
such other exceptions to which similar properties are commonly subject and which
do not individually, or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the
benefits of the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage;
(g) Each Mortgage Loan is principally secured by a Mortgaged
Property. Each Mortgaged Property is improved by a one- to four-family
Residential Dwelling, which, to the best of the Transferor's knowledge, does not
include (A) cooperatives, (B) mobile homes other than permanently affixed mobile
homes which constitute real property under state law, or (C) except for not more
than approximately 0.33% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 1,
approximately 0.20% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 2,
approximately 0.12% of the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Loan Group 3,
approximately 0.16% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 4,
approximately 0.09% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 5,
approximately 0.58% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage
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Loan Group 6, and approximately 0.88% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan
Group 7 manufactured housing units, as defined in the FNMA Selling Guide, which
constitute other than real property under state law. Each manufactured home
securing a Mortgage Loan is a "single family residence" as defined in Section
25(e)(10) of the Code that is used as a single family residence, has a minimum
living space of 400 square feet and a minimum width of 102 inches and is of the
kind customarily used at a fixed location;
(h) With respect to each Mortgage Loan involving property
improved by a manufactured or mobile home, the Transferor or the related
Originator has taken all action necessary to create a valid and perfected first
or second priority (as reflected in the Mortgage Loan Schedule) lien and
security interest in such manufactured or mobile home and the related Mortgaged
Property, including, without limitation, the filing of UCC financing statements
or notations on certificates of title if necessary, under applicable state law;
(i) Immediately prior to the transfer and assignment herein
contemplated, the Transferor held good and indefeasible title to, and was the
sole owner of, each Mortgage Loan, subject to no liens, charges, mortgages,
encumbrances or rights of others (except any liens released immediately prior to
the Transferor's transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Transferee); and
immediately upon the transfer and assignment herein contemplated, the Transferee
will hold good and indefeasible title, to, and be the sole owner of, each
Mortgage Loan (other than amounts collected on the Mortgage Loans in respect of
interest accrued prior to the Cut-off Date) subject to no liens, charges,
mortgages, encumbrances or rights of others;
(j) Approximately 2.23% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan
Group 1, approximately 2.27% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 2,
approximately 4.10% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 3,
approximately 9.86% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 4,
approximately 6.53% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 5,
approximately 10.82% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 6, and
approximately 7.27% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 7, (excluding
Bankruptcy Loans) are 30 or more days contractually delinquent as of the close
of business on November 30, 2001; and none of the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage
Pool are more than 59 days contractually delinquent as of the close of business
on November 30, 2001. For purposes of this representation and warranty "30 or
more days contractually delinquent" means that a Monthly Payment due on a Due
Date was unpaid as of the end of the month of the next succeeding Due Date or
following Due Dates. As of the Closing Date, the Transferor does not know or
have reason to know of any facts or circumstances with respect to any Mortgagor
or Mortgage Loan that would indicate that foreclosure is likely to occur with
respect to the related Mortgaged Property;
(k) To the best of the Transferor's knowledge, (i) there is no
delinquent tax or assessment lien on any Mortgaged Property that would
jeopardize the Transferor's enforcement of the lien of the applicable Mortgage,
and (ii) each Mortgaged Property is free of material damage and is in average
repair;
(l) No Mortgage Loan is subject to any right of rescission,
set-off, counterclaim or defense, including 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
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right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense, including the defense of
usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense has
been asserted with respect thereto;
(m) To the best of the Transferor's knowledge, there is no
mechanics' lien or claim for work, labor or material affecting any Mortgaged
Property which is or may be a lien prior to, or equal with, the lien of such
Mortgage except those which are insured against by the title insurance policy
referred to in Section 3.02(o) below;
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(n) Each Mortgage Loan at the time it was made complied in all
material respects with applicable state and federal laws and regulations,
including, without limitation, usury, equal credit opportunity and disclosure
laws;
(o) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, other than any Mortgage
Loan secured by a second priority lien and having an original Principal Balance
not in excess of $50,000 and any Mortgage Loan with an original Principal
Balance not in excess of $50,000 which is secured by a first priority Mortgage
on a Mortgaged Property located in Oklahoma, a written commitment for a lender's
title insurance policy, issued in standard American Land Title Association or
California Land Title Association form, or other form customary and acceptable
in the related Mortgaged Property State, by a title insurance company acceptable
to FNMA and FHLMC and authorized to transact business in the state in which the
related Mortgaged Property is situated, together with a condominium endorsement,
if applicable, in an amount at least equal to the original Principal Balance of
such Mortgage Loan insuring the mortgagee's interest under the related Mortgage
Loan as the holder of a valid first or second mortgage lien of record on the
real property described in the Mortgage, subject only to (1) in the case of any
second lien Mortgage Loan, a First Lien on the same Mortgaged Property, (2)
covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other
matters of public record as of the date of recording of the related Mortgage,
such exceptions being set forth in the title insurance policy or attorney's
opinion of title and in the related appraisal, with respect to the related
Mortgage Loan, which exceptions are generally acceptable to banking institutions
in connection with their regular mortgage lending activities, and (3) such other
exceptions to which similar properties are commonly subject and which do not,
individually or in the aggregate, materially and adversely affect the benefits
of the security intended to be provided by the related Mortgage, was effective
on the date of the origination of such Mortgage Loan, and, as of the Closing
Date, such commitment will be valid and thereafter the policy issued pursuant to
such commitment shall continue in full force and effect or, with respect to
Mortgaged Properties located in jurisdictions in which it is customary and
acceptable to obtain an assurance of title in lieu of a title insurance policy,
such assurance of title has been obtained; no claims have been made under such
mortgage title insurance policy and no prior holder of the related Mortgage Loan
has done, by act or omission, anything that would impair the coverage of the
mortgage title insurance policy;
(p) 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 representing coverage described in
Sections 5.07 and 5.08 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement; all premiums
thereon have been paid; each Mortgage obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to
maintain all such premiums at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and upon the
Mortgagor's failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain
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maintain such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek
reimbursement further from the Mortgagor;
(q) A flood insurance policy is in effect with respect to each
Mortgaged Property with a generally acceptable carrier in an amount representing
coverage described in Section 5.07 or 5.08 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, if and to the extent required by such Section 5.07 or 5.08;
(r) Each Mortgage and Mortgage Note is the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the maker thereof and is enforceable in accordance with its terms,
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 all parties to
each Mortgage Loan had full legal capacity to execute all Mortgage Loan
documents and convey the estate therein purported to be conveyed;
(s) The Transferor has directed the Servicer to perform any and all
acts required to be performed to preserve the rights and remedies of the
Transferee in any insurance policies applicable to the Mortgage Loans including,
without limitation, any necessary notifications of insurers, assignments of
policies or interests therein, and establishments of co-insured, joint loss
payee and mortgagee rights in favor of the Transferee;
(t) No more than approximately 0.15% of the Mortgage Loans in
Mortgage Loan Group 1, approximately 0.30% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage
Loan Group 2, no more than approximately 0.18% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage
Loan Group 3, no more than approximately 0.11% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage
Loan Group 4, no more than approximately 0.64% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage
Loan Group 5, no more than approximately 0.06% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage
Loan Group 6 and no more than approximately 0.33% of the Mortgage Loans in
Mortgage Loan Group 7 are secured by Mortgaged Properties located within any
single five-digit zip code area within the State of California. No more than
approximately 0.34% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 1, no more than
approximately 0.37% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 2, no more than
approximately 0.22% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 3, no more than
approximately 0.28% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 4, no more than
approximately 0.23% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 5, no more than
approximately 0.19% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 6, and no more
than approximately 0.18% of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 7 are
secured by Mortgaged Properties located within any single five-digit zip code
area outside the State of California;
(u) At least approximately 94.04%, 93.90%, 88.38%, 94.04%, 95.96%,
91.82% and 95.56%, respectively, of the Mortgage Loans in Group 1, Group 2,
Group 3, Group 4, Group 5, Group 6 and Group 7, respectively, are secured by an
Owner Occupied Mortgaged Property that is the Mortgagor's primary residence;
(v) The terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage have not been
impaired, altered or modified in any material respect, except by a written
instrument which has
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been recorded or is in the process of being recorded, if necessary to protect
the interests of the Transferee, and which has been or will be delivered to the
Transferee. The substance of any such alteration or modification is reflected on
the related Mortgage Loan Schedule. Each original Mortgage was recorded, and all
subsequent assignments of the original Mortgage have been recorded in the
appropriate jurisdictions wherein such recordation is necessary to perfect the
lien thereof as against creditors of the Transferor (or, subject to Section 2.04
of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are in the process of being recorded);
(w) No instrument of release or waiver has been executed in
connection with the Mortgage Loan, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole
or in part, from his or her obligations under the related Mortgage, Mortgage
Note and other related documents;
(x) Except for Existing Advances, the Transferor 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 by the Mortgage, except for interest accruing from the date of
the Mortgage Note or date of disbursement of the Mortgage proceeds, whichever
was earlier, to the day which precedes by one month the Due Date of the first
installment of principal and interest. With respect to Mortgaged Properties that
are the subject of a ground lease, to the best of the Transferor's knowledge,
all lease rents, and all other payments or assessments that have become due have
been paid and the Mortgagor is not in material default under any other
provisions of the lease and the lease is valid, in good standing and in full
force and effect;
(y) To the best of the Transferor's knowledge, there is no
proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of the
Mortgaged Property, nor is such a proceeding currently in process, and 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;
(z) To the best of the Transferor's knowledge, all of the
improvements which were included for the purpose of determining the appraised
value of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within the boundaries and building
restriction lines of such property, and no improvements on adjoining properties
encroach upon the Mortgaged Property;
(aa) To the best of the Transferor's knowledge, no improvement
located on or being part of the Mortgaged Property is in violation of any
applicable zoning law or regulation. To the best of the Transferor's knowledge,
all inspections, licenses and certificates required to be made or issued with
respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property, including but not
limited to certificates of occupancy and fire underwriting certificates, have
been made or obtained from the appropriate authorities;
(bb) The proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed, and
there is no obligation on the part of the mortgagee to make future advances
thereunder. Any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site
improvements and as to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been
complied with. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making or closing or
recording documents with respect to the Mortgage Loans were paid;
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(cc) The related Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any
collateral, pledged account or other security except the lien of the
corresponding Mortgage;
(dd) No Mortgage Loan was originated under a buydown plan;
(ee) There is no obligation on the part of the Transferor or any
other party to make payments in addition to those made by the Mortgagor;
(ff) With respect to each Mortgage constituting a deed of trust, a
trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been properly
designated and currently so serves and is named in such Mortgage, and no fees or
expenses are or will become payable by the Transferee to the trustee under such
deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale after default by the
Mortgagor.
(gg) No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature or other
contingent interest feature;
(hh) With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by a second priority
lien, the related First Lien requires equal monthly payments or if it bears an
adjustable interest rate, the monthly payments for the related First Lien may be
adjusted not more frequently than once every six months. If the related First
Lien provides for negative amortization, the CLTV must be calculated at the
maximum principal balance of such First Lien that could result upon application
of such negative amortization feature. No notice of default with respect to the
related First Lien has been delivered to the Transferor that has not been cured;
(ii) With respect to each Mortgage Loan secured by a second priority
lien, either (i) no consent for the Mortgage Loan was or is required by the
holder of the related First Lien or (ii) such consent has been obtained and is
contained in the Mortgage File;
(jj) The maturity date of each Mortgage Loan secured by a second
priority lien is prior to the maturity date of the related First Lien if such
First Lien provides for a balloon payment;
(kk) 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 related Mortgaged Property is located, and (2)(A) organized under the laws
of such state, or (B) qualified to do business in such state, or (C) federal
savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices in such
state, or (D) not doing business in such state so as to require qualification or
licensing;
(ll) The Mortgage contains a customary provision for the acceleration
of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event
the related security for the Mortgage Loan is sold without the prior consent of
the mortgagee thereunder;
(mm) Except for Existing Advances, any future advances made to the
Mortgagor prior to (and excluding) 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
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single interest rate and single repayment term reflected on the related Mortgage
Loan Schedule. The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original
principal amount of the Mortgage Loan. The Mortgage Note does not permit or
obligate the Servicer to make future advances to the Mortgagor at the option of
the Mortgagor;
(nn) The related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions which render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate
for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the
security purported to be provided by the Mortgage, including, (i) in the case of
a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise
by judicial or non-judicial foreclosure. There is no homestead or other
exemption available to the Mortgagor which would materially interfere with the
right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a trustee's sale or the right to
foreclose the Mortgage (subject to the applicable federal and state laws and
judicial precedent with respect to bankruptcy and rights of redemption) except
as set forth in the Prospectus;
(oo) Except for bankruptcy-related defaults under the Bankruptcy
Loans and payment delinquencies described in Section 3.02(k) of this Agreement,
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to the best of the Transferor's knowledge, there is no default, breach,
violation or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the related
Mortgage Note, and no event which, with the passage of time or with notice and
the expiration of any grace or cure period, would constitute a default, breach,
violation or event of acceleration; and neither the Servicer nor the Transferor
has waived any such default, breach, violation or event of acceleration;
(pp) All parties to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal
capacity to execute the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and each Mortgage Note
and Mortgage have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
(qq) All amounts received by the Transferor on and after the Cut-off
Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans that are required to be paid to the
Transferee have been transferred to the Transferee;
(rr) Each Mortgage Loan was originated and underwritten by, or
purchased and re-underwritten by, the Transferor or by an affiliate of the
Transferor, provided, that, with respect to one segment of the Mortgage Loans
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purchased by the Originators from a third-party, which segment comprises
approximately 12.83% of the Mortgage Loans, only a random sample of
approximately 10% of such purchased segment was re-underwritten by the
Transferor or by an Affiliate of the Transferor;
(ss) As of the Cut-off Date, each Mortgage Loan conforms, and all
Mortgage Loans in the aggregate conform, in all material respects, to the
description thereof set forth in the Prospectus Supplement, including all
statistical data provided therein in tabular format or otherwise;
(tt) The Mortgage Loans were not selected by the Originators or the
Transferor for transfer to the Transferee hereunder on any basis intended to
affect adversely the Transferee;
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(uu) A full interior inspection appraisal was performed in connection
with each Mortgaged Property; provided, that for certain loans with Combined
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Loan-To-Value Ratios less than 85% and balances less than $50,000, interior
inspections may not have been performed;
(vv) The current Mortgage Interest Rate and Gross Margin for each
Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 1 are not less than 5.62% and 0.00% per
annum, respectively. The current Mortgage Interest Rate and Gross Margin for
each Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 2 are not less than 5.43% and 0.00%
per annum, respectively. The current Mortgage Interest Rate and Gross Margin for
each Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 3 are not less than 3.875% and 0.00%
per annum, respectively. The current Mortgage Interest Rate and Gross Margin for
each Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 4 are not less than 1.875% and 0.00%
per annum, respectively. The current Mortgage Interest Rate and Gross Margin for
each Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 5 are not less than 5.44% and 0.00%
per annum, respectively. The Mortgage Interest Rate for each Mortgage Loan in
Mortgage Loan Group 6 is not less than 4.23% per annum. The Mortgage Interest
Rate for each Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 7 is not less than 2.00% per
annum. The current Mortgage Interest Rate and Gross Margin for each Mortgage
Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 1 are not more than 16.83% and 13.85% per annum,
respectively. The current Mortgage Interest Rate and Gross Margin for each
Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 2 are not more than 16.00% and 16.40% per
annum, respectively. The current Mortgage Interest Rate and Gross Margin for
each Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 3 are not more than 15.10% and 14.40%
per annum, respectively. The current Mortgage Interest Rate and Gross Margin for
each Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 4 are not more than 19.45% and 14.90%
per annum, respectively. The current Mortgage Interest Rate and Gross Margin for
each Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 5 are not more than 16.525% and 12.30%
per annum, respectively. The Mortgage Interest Rate for each Mortgage Loan in
Mortgage Loan Group 6 is not more than 21.00% per annum. The Mortgage Interest
Rate for each Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group 7 is not more than 25.34% per
annum;
(ww) None of the Mortgage Loans in Mortgage Loan Group 1 or Mortgage
Loan Group 2 is subject to the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994
("HOEPA"); no more than 7% of the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate, by unpaid
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principal balance as of the Cut-off Date, is comprised of Mortgage Loans that
are subject to HOEPA; with respect to any Mortgage Loan in Mortgage Loan Group
3, Mortgage Loan Group 4, Mortgage Loan Group 5, Mortgage Loan Group 6 or
Mortgage Loan Group 7 that is subject to HOEPA, all notices required to be
delivered to the related Mortgagor pursuant to HOEPA have been delivered, and
all other requirements of HOEPA have been complied with. Any breach of this
representation shall be considered material for the purpose of Section 3.03;
(xx) Each hazard insurance policy required to be maintained under
Section 5.07 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement with respect to such
Mortgage Loan is a valid, binding, enforceable and subsisting insurance policy
of its respective kind and is in full force and effect;
(yy) If the Mortgaged Property consists of a leasehold estate, the
Mortgage covers property improvements and the Mortgagor's leasehold interest in
the land upon which such improvements are situated; at origination of the
Mortgage Loan the term of the leasehold
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estate was scheduled to last for at least ten years beyond the maturity date of
the Mortgage or provided for perpetual renewal covenants; the leasehold estate
is assignable by the mortgagee; and the lease is valid and in full force and
effect;
(zz) To the best of the Transferor's knowledge, no Mortgaged Property was,
at origination, located within a one-mile radius of any site with material
environmental or hazardous waste risks;
(aaa) Approximately 4.18%, 7.97%, 5.73% and 7.11%, respectively, of the
Mortgage Loans in Group 4, Group 5, Group 6 and Group 7, respectively, are
Mortgage Loans as to which the related Mortgagor's payment obligations under the
Mortgage Loan is subject to a Plan. Except for the Mortgage Loans listed on
Exhibit G-2 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, to the best of the
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Depositor's knowledge, no other Mortgage Loan is subject to a Plan. None of the
Mortgage Loans in Group 1, and no more than 0.01% of the Mortgage Loans in each
of Group 2 and Group 3, are subject to a Plan. Any breach of this representation
shall be considered material for the purpose of Section 3.03;
(bbb) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the CLTV does not exceed 100%. To
the extent there is no documentation evidencing an appraisal with respect to a
Mortgage Loan, such Mortgage Loan was originated pursuant to a program that
required an appraisal of the Mortgaged Property securing the Mortgage Loan that
established a CLTV of less than 100%. In addition, no Mortgage Loan has been
modified since the date it was originated in a manner that would change the
Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment of any principal or
interest, extend the final maturity date, or modify any other material term of
the Mortgage Loan unless such Mortgage Loan was delinquent or in default at the
time of such modification;
(ccc) Each Mortgage Loan constitutes a "qualified mortgage" within the
meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code. For this purpose, Section 860G(a)(3)
of the Code shall be applied without regard to the rule contained in Treasury
Regulations Section 1.860G-2(f)(2) which treats a defective mortgage loan as a
"qualified mortgage" under certain circumstances. Accordingly, the Transferor
represents and warrants that each Mortgage Loan is directly secured by a
Mortgage on residential real property, and either (1) substantially all of the
proceeds of such Mortgage Loan were used to acquire, improve or protect such
residential real property and such interest in residential real property was the
sole security for such Mortgage Loan as of the Testing Date (as defined below),
or (2) the fair market value of the interest in real property which secures such
Mortgage Loan was at least equal to 80% of the principal amount of the Mortgage
Loan (a) as of the Testing Date or (b) as of the Closing Date. For purposes of
the previous sentence, (1) the fair market value of the referenced interest in
real property shall first be reduced by (a) the amount of any lien on such
interest in real property that is senior to the lien of the Mortgage Loan, and
(b) a proportionate amount of any lien on such interest in real property that is
on a parity with the Mortgage Loan, and (2) the "Testing Date" shall be the date
on which the referenced Mortgage Loan was originated unless (a) such Mortgage
Loan was modified after the date of its origination in a manner that would cause
a "significant modification" of such Mortgage Loan within the meaning of
Treasury Regulations Section 1.1001-3(e), and (b) such "significant
modification" did not occur at a time when such Mortgage Loan was in default or
when default with respect to such Mortgage Loan was reasonably foreseeable.
However, if the referenced Mortgage Loan has been subjected to a
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"significant modification" after the date of its origination and at a time when
such Mortgage Loan was not in default or when default with respect to such
Mortgage Loan was not reasonably foreseeable, the "Testing Date" shall be the
date upon which the latest such "significant modification" occurred;
(ddd) No more than 10% and no less than 90% of the aggregate Loan Balances
of all the Mortgage Loans measured by Cut-off Date Loan Balances relate to
Mortgage Loans originated or purchased under an Originator's "Limited
Documentation Program" and "Full Documentation Program," respectively;
(eee) To the best of the Depositor's knowledge, no statement, report or
other document constituting a part of the Mortgage File contains any material
untrue statement of fact or omits to state a fact necessary to make the
statements contained therein not misleading which would, either individually or
in the aggregate, have a material adverse effect on the Certificateholders; no
error or omission, misrepresentations, negligence, fraud 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 the Mortgage Loan;
(fff) The origination and collection practices used by the Originator and
the Initial Servicer with respect to each Mortgage Note and Mortgage have been
in all respects legal, proper, prudent and customary in the mortgage origination
and servicing industry. Each Mortgage Loan has been serviced by the Initial
Servicer (directly or through a subservicer) in accordance with the terms of the
Mortgage Note. All interest rate and payment adjustments have been made in
accordance with the terms of the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note;
(ggg) The Mortgage Loans listed on Exhibit S of the Pooling and Servicing
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Agreement are the only Mortgage Loans with respect to which a forbearance
agreement or Mortgage Loan modification in the nature of a forbearance agreement
or an interest extension, pursuant to which the final maturity date for the
Mortgage Loan was extended in response to delinquent payments, are currently in
effect. The Initial Servicer entered into each such forbearance agreement or
modification in accordance with its normal servicing policies (without reference
to any provision permitting discretionary waivers of the servicing policies).
For each Mortgage Loan on Exhibit S of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the
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Mortgagor has made a scheduled payment (in accordance with the forbearance
agreement or modification) for at least three of the past four months. No such
forbearance agreement or modification rescheduled any payments other than
payments that were delinquent at the time such forbearance agreement or
modification was entered into. Any breach of this representation shall be
considered material for the purpose of Section 3.03.
SECTION 3.03. Purchase and Substitution.
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It is understood and agreed that the representations and warranties set
forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Loans to
the Transferee. Upon discovery by the Trustee, the Transferee, the Servicer, any
Subservicer, the Certificate Insurer, the NIMS Insurer, or the Custodian of a
breach of any of such representations and warranties
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which materially and adversely affects the value of Mortgage Loans or the
interest of the Transferee, or which materially and adversely affects the
interests of the Transferee in the case of a representation and warranty
relating to a particular Mortgage Loan (notwithstanding that such representation
and warranty was made to the Transferor's best knowledge), the party discovering
such breach shall give prompt written notice to the others. Within 60 days of
the earlier of its discovery or its receipt of notice of any breach of a
representation or warranty, the Transferor shall (a) promptly cure such breach
in all material respects, or (b) purchase such Mortgage Loan by remitting to the
Servicer for deposit in the Principal and Interest Account, on the next
succeeding Determination Date relating to a Distribution Date, in the manner and
at the price specified in Section 2.05(b), or by substituting one or more
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Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans, provided such substitution is effected not
later than the date which is two years after the Closing Date. Any such
substitution shall be accompanied by payment by the Transferor of the
Substitution Adjustment, if any, to be deposited in the Principal and Interest
Account; provided, that if such breach of a representation and warranty caused
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such Mortgage Loan not to be a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Code
Section 860G(a)(3), such repurchase or, if applicable, substitution shall occur
within 75 days of the earlier of the delivery of the Trustee's interim
certification under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or Servicer's discovery
of such defect. It is understood that (i) a failure of a Mortgage File to
contain a Mortgage Note (or a lost note affidavit as permitted by paragraph 1 on
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Exhibit C) or a Mortgage (with or without evidence of recording), (ii) the
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inclusion in the Mortgage Pool or any Mortgage Loan with a CLTV greater than
100% which also fails to meet the requirement that it be "principally secured by
an interest in real property" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation
1.860G-2(a)(1), or (iii) notwithstanding a lost note affidavit as permitted by
paragraph (1) on Exhibit C, the obligation under a Mortgage Note for which the
original is not available becomes unenforceable because another Person has
another superior claim under such Mortgage Note, or (iv) any other Mortgage File
defect that causes the related Mortgage Loan not to be a "qualified mortgage"
within the meaning of Code Section 860G(a)(3) constitutes a Material Breach.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein (except as stated in the
preceding sentence), a Material Breach shall not give rise to an obligation to
purchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan unless and until a Mortgage Loan Loss
is incurred on the related Mortgage Loan. It is understood that the Transferor
may satisfy any repurchase obligation with respect to any Material Breach as to
a Mortgage Loan for which a Mortgage Loan Loss was determined following
liquidation of the Mortgage Loan, by depositing the amount of the related
Mortgage Loan Loss into the Principal and Interest Account on the next
succeeding Determination Date (after deducting therefrom any amounts received in
respect of such liquidated Mortgage Loans and held in the Principal and Interest
Account for future distribution). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the breach of
the representation and warranty in Sections 3.02(uu), 3.02(yy) and 3.02(eee) of
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the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall constitute a Material Breach, and the
related Mortgage Loan must be repurchased or substituted by no later than the
third Business Day following the 60th day after the Transferor's receipt of
actual knowledge that such Mortgage Loan is subject to HOEPA or that such
representation was breached.
As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Transferor substitutes a
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Servicer shall effect such
substitution by delivering to the Transferee a certification in the form
attached to the Custodial Agreement as Exhibit B thereto, and delivering to the
Transferee the documents constituting the Mortgage File for such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans.
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The Servicer is required to deposit in the Principal and Interest
Account all payments received in connection with such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans after the date of such substitution; provided, however,
that any amounts received after the date of substitution in respect of interest
accrued on or prior to the date of substitution on such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan will constitute the property of the Transferor. Monthly Payments
received with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans on or before the
date of substitution will be retained by the Servicer on behalf of the
Transferor. The Transferee will own all payments received on the Deleted
Mortgage Loan on or before the date of substitution, and the Servicer on behalf
of the Transferor shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts
subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. The Servicer
shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such Deleted
Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of the
Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans shall be subject to the terms of this
Agreement in all respects, and the Servicer and the Transferor shall be deemed
to have made with respect to such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans,
as of the date of substitution, the covenants, representations and warranties
set forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02. On the date of such substitution, the
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Transferor will remit to the Transferee an amount equal to the Substitution
Adjustment, if any.
It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Transferor
set forth in Sections 2.05 and 3.03 to cure, purchase, pay the Mortgage Loan
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Loss or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan as provided in Sections 2.05
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and 3.03 constitute the sole remedies of the Transferee respecting a breach of
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the foregoing representations and warranties.
Any cause of action against the Transferor relating to or arising out
of a defect in a Mortgage File as contemplated by Section 2.05 or the breach of
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any representations and warranties made in Sections 3.01 or 3.02 shall arise as
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to any Mortgage Loan upon the occurrence of not less than all of the following
events: (i) discovery of such defect or breach by the Certificate Insurer, the
NIMS Insurer or any party and notice thereof to the Transferor or notice thereof
by the Transferor to the Transferee, (ii) failure by the Transferor to cure such
defect or breach or purchase or substitute such Mortgage Loan as specified
above, and (iii) demand upon the Transferor by the Certificate Insurer, the NIMS
Insurer or the Transferee for all amounts payable in respect of such Mortgage
Loan. The party delivering such notice shall also deliver a copy thereof to the
Certificate Insurer and the NIMS Insurer.
ARTICLE IV
CONDITIONS
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SECTION 4.01. Conditions to Obligation of the Transferee.
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The obligation of the Transferee to purchase the Mortgage Loans is
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties True. The representations and
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warranties of the Transferor hereunder shall be true and correct on the Closing
Date with the same effect as
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if then made, and the Transferor shall have performed all obligations to be
performed by it hereunder on or prior to the Closing Date.
(b) Documents to be Delivered By the Transferor at the Closing.
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(i) Final Mortgage Loan Schedule specifying the Mortgage Loans
to be transferred hereunder, one copy to be attached to each counterpart
to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as the Mortgage Loan Schedule
thereto;
(ii) Officer's Certificate dated as of the Closing Date with
respect to the Transferor, and attached thereto the resolutions of the
Transferor, authorizing the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and the other Basic Documents, together with copies of the charter and
by-laws of the Transferor;
(iii) Opinion of Counsel to the Transferor dated as of the
Closing Date in the form required to be delivered to any Rating Agency or
the Certificate Insurer; and
(iv) Certificate or other evidence of merger or changes of
name, signed or stamped by the applicable regulatory authority, if any of
the Mortgage Loans were acquired by the Transferor by merger or acquired
or originated by the Transferor while conducting business under a name
other than its present name.
(c) Other Documents. At the Closing, the Transferor shall provide
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such other documents as the Transferee may reasonably request.
(d) Other Transactions. The transactions contemplated by the Pooling
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and Servicing Agreement and the other Basic Documents shall be consummated on
the Closing Date.
SECTION 4.02. Conditions To Obligation of the Transferor.
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The obligation of the Transferor to transfer the Mortgage Loans to
the Transferee is subject to the satisfaction of the condition that at the
Closing Date, the Transferee shall deliver to the Transferor the consideration
provided in Section 2.01 and the Transferee shall accept a capital contribution
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from the Transferor in an amount equal to the balance of the purchase price of
the Mortgage Loans transferred by the Transferor to the Transferee, all as
reflected on the books and records of the Transferor and the Transferee.
ARTICLE V
THE TRANSFEROR
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SECTION 5.01. Third Party Servicers.
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As of the Closing Date, the Transferor has represented to the
Transferee that the Mortgage Loans are serviced by the Initial Servicer and are
not subject to servicing agreements with third parties. It is understood and
agreed between the Transferor and the Transferee that the Mortgage Loans which
are the subject of this Agreement are to be delivered free and clear of any
servicing agreements with third party servicers (other than the Expected
Successor Servicer).
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The Transferor, without reimbursement from the Transferee, shall pay any fees or
penalties required by any third party servicer for releasing the Mortgage Loans
from any such servicing agreement and shall arrange for the orderly transfer of
such servicing from any such third party servicer to the Transferee.
SECTION 5.02. Enforceability; Merger or Consolidation of the
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Transferor.
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(a) The Transferor will keep in full effect its respective existence,
rights and franchises as a corporation, 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, the other Basic Documents, the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, and any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its duties
under such agreements.
(b) Any Person into which the Transferor may be merged or
consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or
consolidation to which the Transferor shall be a party, or any Person succeeding
to the business of the Transferor, shall be the successor of the Transferor
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.
SECTION 5.03. Mandatory Delivery; Grant of Security Interest.
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The transfer and delivery on the Closing Date by the Transferor of its
Mortgage Loans are mandatory, 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 Transferee for
the loss and damages incurred by the Transferee (including damages to
prospective purchasers of the Certificates) in the event of the Transferor's
failure to deliver the Mortgage Loans on or before the Closing Date. The
Transferor hereby grants to the Transferee a lien on and continuing security
interest in each Mortgage Loan and each document and instrument evidencing such
Mortgage Loan to secure the performance by the Transferor of its obligations
hereunder, and the Transferor agrees that it holds each Mortgage Loan in custody
for the Transferee subject to the Transferee's (i) right to reject any Mortgage
Loan under the terms of this Agreement and (ii) obligation to deliver cash and
other consideration as set forth in Section 2.01 for the Mortgage Loans. All
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rights and remedies of the Transferee 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.
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ARTICLE VI
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
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The Transferor agrees with the Transferee as follows:
SECTION 6.01. Conflicts With Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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To the extent that any provision of Sections 6.02 through 6.04 of this
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Agreement conflicts with any provision of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement shall govern.
SECTION 6.02. Protection of Title to Trust.
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(a) The Transferor shall from time to time execute and deliver all
such supplements and amendments hereto and all such financing statements,
continuation statements, instruments of further assurance and other instruments,
and shall take such other action necessary or advisable to:
(i) maintain or preserve the transfer evidenced by this Agreement
or carry out more effectively the purposes hereof; or
(ii) preserve and defend the Transferee's title to the Mortgage
Loans and the rights of the Transferee in such assets against the
claims of all persons and parties, and the Transferor hereby
designates the Transferee, its agent and attorney-in-fact to execute
any financing statement, continuation statement or other instrument
required by the Transferee pursuant to this Section 6.02.
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SECTION 6.03. Other Liens or Interests.
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Except for the conveyances hereunder and pursuant to this Agreement
and the other Basic Documents, the Transferor shall not sell, pledge, assign or
transfer the Mortgage Loans to any other Person, or grant, create, incur, assume
or suffer to exist any Lien on any interest therein, and the Transferor shall
defend the right, title and interest of the Transferee in, to and under such
Mortgage Loans against all claims of third parties claiming through or under the
Transferor.
SECTION 6.04. Purchase Events.
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The Transferor acknowledges that the Transferee has assigned all of
their right, title and interest in, to and under this Agreement, including the
Transferee's right to cause the Transferor to purchase the Mortgage Loans from
the Transferee under certain circumstances, to the Trust pursuant to Section
2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and the Transferee has granted to
the Trustee a security interest in and Lien on the Mortgage Loans and the
Transferee's right, title and interest in this Agreement. The Transferor hereby
covenants and agrees with the Transferee for the benefit of the Transferee, the
Trustee, the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer, the NIMS Insurer,
that the occurrence of a breach of any of the Transferor's representations and
warranties contained in Section 3.02 hereof shall constitute
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events obligating the Transferor, to the extent specified in Section 3.03 of the
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Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and without further notice from the Transferee
hereunder, to purchase applicable Mortgage Loans from the Trustee (a "Purchase
Event"). It is understood and agreed that the obligation of the Transferor to
purchase any Mortgage Loan as to which a breach has occurred and is continuing
shall, if such obligation is fulfilled, constitute the sole remedy against the
Transferor for such breach available to the Trustee, the Certificateholders, the
Certificate Insurer or the NIMS Insurer.
SECTION 6.05. Indemnification.
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The Transferor shall indemnify the Transferee against any loss or
liability as a result of the failure of any Mortgage Loan to be originated in
compliance with all requirements of law. This indemnity obligation shall be in
addition to any obligation that the Transferor may otherwise have.
SECTION 6.06. Trust.
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The Transferor acknowledges that the Transferee shall, pursuant to the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, transfer the Mortgage Loans to the Trustee (for
the benefit of the Certificateholders), and the Transferee assigns its rights
hereunder to the Trustee (for the benefit of the Certificateholders) as set
forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
ARTICLE VII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
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SECTION 7.01. Amendment.
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This Agreement may be amended from time to time (upon prior notice to
each of the Rating Agencies and with the prior written consent of the
Certificate Insurer) by a written amendment duly executed and delivered by the
Transferor and the Transferee, provided, however, that any such amendment that
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materially adversely affects the rights of the Certificateholders under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement must be consented to by a Majority in Voting
Interest of the Certificates.
SECTION 7.02. Waivers.
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No failure or delay on the part of the Transferee in exercising any
power, right or remedy under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof,
nor shall any single or partial exercise of any such power, right or remedy
preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other
power, right or remedy.
SECTION 7.03. Costs and Expenses.
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The Transferor agrees to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and
expenses of the Transferee, including fees and expenses of counsel, in
connection with the perfection as against third parties of the Transferee's
right, title and interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans and the
enforcement of any obligation of the Transferor hereunder.
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SECTION 7.04. Survival.
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The representations, warranties and covenants of the Transferor set
forth in Sections 3.01 and 3.02 and Article V of this Agreement shall remain in
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full force and effect and shall survive the closing under Section 2.07 and the
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transfers contemplated by Sections 6.04 and 6.06.
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SECTION 7.05. Confidential Information.
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The Transferee agrees that it shall neither use nor disclose to any
person the names and addresses of the Mortgagors, except in connection with the
enforcement of the Transferee's rights (i) hereunder, (ii) under the Mortgage
Loans, (iii) under the Basic Documents or (iv) as required by law.
SECTION 7.06. Severability Clause.
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Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement
which is prohibited or which is held to be void or unenforceable shall be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof. Any part, provision,
representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or
unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall,
as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective 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.
SECTION 7.07. Headings and Cross-References.
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The various headings in this Agreement are included for convenience
only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this
Agreement.
SECTION 7.08. Recordation of Agreement.
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To the extent permitted by applicable law, the 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
properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate
public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the
Transferor at the Transferor's expense on direction of the Transferee
accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such recordation
materially and beneficially affects the interests of the Transferee.
SECTION 7.09. Governing Law.
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THIS 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 SUCH LAWS, WITHOUT GIVING
EFFECT TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW (BUT WITH REFERENCE TO SECTION 5-1401
OF THE
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NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, WHICH BY ITS TERMS APPLIES TO THIS AGREEMENT).
SECTION 7.10. Notices.
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All demands, notices and communications under this Agreement shall be
in writing, personally delivered or mailed by certified mail with return receipt
requested, and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt at the
appropriate address set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 7.11. Counterparts.
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This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts and by
different parties on separate counterparts, each of which shall be an original,
but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument.
SECTION 7.12. The Certificate Insurer and the NIMS Insurer.
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Any right conferred to the Certificate Insurer and the NIMS Insurer
hereunder shall be suspended during any period in which the Certificate Insurer
or the NIMS Insurer is in default in its payment obligations under their
respective insurance policies. At such time as the Certificates are no longer
outstanding under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, and no amounts owed to
the Certificate Insurer or the NIMS Insurer under any Basic Document or under
the Insurance and Indemnity Agreement remain unpaid, the Certificate Insurer's
or the NIMS Insurer's rights hereunder shall terminate. Each of the Certificate
Insurer and the NIMS Insurer is an intended third-party beneficiary of this
Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereby have caused this Agreement to be
executed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of the date
and year first above written.
TRANSFEROR:
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EQUICREDIT CORPORATION OF AMERICA
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
TRANSFEREE:
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EQCC RECEIVABLES CORPORATION
By: /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Title: Senior Vice President
[Signature Pages to the Transfer Agreement]
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EXHIBIT A
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
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(See Exhibit D to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement)
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EXHIBIT B
FORM OF TRANSFEREE RECEIPT
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_____________ __, 2001
EquiCredit Corporation of America
Re: Transfer Agreement (the "Transfer Agreement"), dated as of December 1,
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2001, between EquiCredit Corporation of America (the "Transferor") and
EQCC Receivables Corporation (the "Transferee") relating to the EQCC
Asset Backed Certificates, Series 0000-0
Xxxxxxxxx:
In accordance with Section 2.05 of the Transfer Agreement, the
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undersigned hereby certifies that, except as noted on the attachment hereto, if
any (the "Loan Exception Report"), it or the Custodian on its behalf has
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received, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the documents specified in
paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (7) and (8) on Exhibit C to the Transfer Agreement, as
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applicable, a Mortgage, or a certified copy thereof, Assignment of Mortgage, or
a certified copy thereof, and a Mortgage Note with respect to each Mortgage Loan
listed in the Transfer Agreement and the documents contained therein appear to
bear original signatures or copies of originals if the originals have not yet
been delivered.
Capitalized words and phrases used and undefined herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Transfer Agreement.
EQCC RECEIVABLES CORPORATION
By: __________________________________________
Name: __________________________________________
Title: __________________________________________
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EXHIBIT C
CONTENTS OF MORTGAGE FILE
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With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Mortgage File shall include
each of the following items (copies to the extent the originals have been
delivered to the Transferee pursuant to Section 2.04 of the Pooling and
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Servicing Agreement), all of which shall be available for inspection by the
Trustee and the Custodian, to the extent required by applicable laws:
1. (i)(A) The original Mortgage Note, with any intervening
endorsements, endorsed "Pay to the order of The Bank of New York,
as Trustee under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of
December 1, 2001, Series 2001-2, without recourse" or in blank
and signed, by facsimile or manual signature, in the name of the
Transferor or of the Originator that transferred such Mortgage
Loan to the Transferor pursuant to the Transfer Agreement by a
Responsible Officer of the Transferor or such Originator, with
all prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain
of endorsement from the originator to such Originator or the
Transferor, as the case may be, if neither the Transferor nor the
Originator from whom the Transferor acquired such Mortgage Loan
was the originator of the Mortgage Loan or (B) if such Mortgage
Note is a Destroyed Mortgage Note, an original Destroyed Mortgage
Note Affidavit together with a copy of such Mortgage Note
attached thereto and, (ii) and, with respect to manufactured
housing units, the certificate of title, if any.
2. Either: (i) the original Mortgage, with evidence of recording
thereon, (ii) a copy of the Mortgage certified as a true copy by
a Responsible Officer of the Transferor or of the Originator that
transferred such Mortgage Loan to the Transferor (provided,
however, that such Responsible Officer may complete one or more
blanket certificates attaching copies of one or more Mortgages
relating thereto) or by the closing attorney, or by an officer of
the title insurer or agent of the title insurer which issued the
related title insurance policy, or commitment therefor, if the
original has been transmitted for recording until such time as
the original is returned by the public recording office or (iii)
a copy of the Mortgage certified by the public recording office
in those instances where the original recorded Mortgage has been
lost.
3. The original Assignment of Mortgage from the Originator that
transferred such Mortgage Loan to the Transferor (or, in the case
of Mortgage Loans owned by the Transferor without any assignment
of such Mortgage Loans from an Originator, an original Assignment
from the Transferor) to The Bank of New York as Trustee under the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of December 1, 2001,
Series 2001-2, or in blank; any such Assignments of Mortgage may
be made by blanket assignment for
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Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties located in the
same county if permitted by applicable local law.
4. Except with respect to any Mortgage Loan secured by a second
priority lien and having a principal balance not in excess of
$50,000, and any Mortgage Loan with a principal balance not in
excess of $50,000 which is secured by a first priority Mortgage
on a Mortgaged Property located in Oklahoma, the original policy
of title insurance or a true copy thereof or, if such policy has
not yet been delivered by the insurer, the commitment or binder
to issue same, or original documents of assurance of title.
5. Either: (i) originals of all intervening assignments, if any
showing a complete chain of title from the originator to the
Transferor or the applicable Originator, including any recorded
warehousing assignments, with evidence of recording thereon, or,
(ii) if the original intervening assignments have not yet been
returned from the recording office, a copy of the originals of
such intervening assignments together with a certificate of a
Responsible Officer of the Transferor or the applicable
Originator or the closing attorney or an officer of the title
insurer which issued the related title insurance policy, or
commitment therefor, or its duly authorized agent certifying that
the copy is a true copy of the original of such intervening
assignments or (iii) a copy of the intervening assignment
certified by the public recording office in those instances where
the original recorded intervening assignment has been lost.
6. Originals of all assumption and modification agreements, if any
or a copy certified as a true copy by a Responsible Officer of
the Transferor or the applicable Originator.
7. [RESERVED]
8. In the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired by the
Transferor or the applicable Originator in a merger, the
Reassignment of the Assignment of Beneficial Interest must be by
Originator; and in the event that the Mortgage Loan was acquired
or originated by the Transferor or such Originator while doing
business under another name, the Reassignment of Assignment of
Beneficial Interest must be by Originator.
9. [RESERVED]
10. [RESERVED]
11. Mortgage Loan closing statement and any other truth-in-lending or
real estate settlement procedure forms required by law.
12. Residential loan application.
13. Verification of employment and income, and tax returns, if any.
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14. Credit report on the mortgagor.
15. The full appraisal if available made in connection with the
origination of the related Mortgage Loan with photographs of the
subject property and of comparable properties, constituting
evidence sufficient to indicate that the Mortgaged Property
relates to a Residential Dwelling. Provided, that for certain
loans with combined loan-to-value ratios less than 85% and
balances less than $50,000, interior inspections may not be
included.
16. Copy of the First Lien, if in the Servicer's file.
17. All other papers and records developed or originated by the
Transferor, the applicable Originator or others, required to
document the Mortgage Loan or to service the Mortgage Loan.
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