BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC, as Depositor, IRWIN UNION BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, as Seller and Master Servicer, IRWIN WHOLE LOAN HOME EQUITY TRUST 2005-A, as Issuer, and WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. as Indenture Trustee SALE AND SERVICING...

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BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC,
as Depositor,

XXXXX UNION BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
as Seller and Master Servicer,

XXXXX WHOLE LOAN HOME EQUITY TRUST 2005-A,
as Issuer,

and

XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.
as Indenture Trustee


SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT

Dated as of January 1, 2005

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS 1

Section 1.01. Definitions 1

Section 1.02. Interpretive Provisions 1

Section 1.03. Interest Calculations 2

ARTICLE II CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS 2

Section 2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans 2

Section 2.02. Treatment of Transfer 3

Section 2.03. Mortgage File 3

Section 2.04. Representations and Warranties of the Master Servicer 4

Section 2.05. Representations and Warranties of the Issuer 5

Section 2.06. Representations and Warranties of the Depositor 5

Section 2.07. Representations and Warranties Regarding the Mortgage Loans 7

Section 2.08. Enforcement of Representations and Warranties 16

ARTICLE III ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS 17

Section 3.01. Appointment of the Master Servicer 17

Section 3.02. Subservicing Agreements Between the Master Servicer and Subservicers 19

Section 3.03. Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments 21

Section 3.04. Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account 21

Section 3.05. Maintenance of Insurance 22

Section 3.06. Fidelity Bond; Errors and Omissions Policy 24

Section 3.07. Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements 24

Section 3.08. Realization upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans 25

Section 3.09. Indenture Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files; Trust Estates; Related Documents 27

Section 3.10. Servicing Fee; Payment of Certain Expenses by Master Servicer 29

Section 3.11. Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans 29

Section 3.12. Reserved 29

Section 3.13. Recordation of Assignments 29

Section 3.14. Annual Statement as to Compliance 30

Section 3.15. Annual Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report 30

Section 3.16. Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx 31

Section 3.17. Indemnification; Third-Party Claims 31

Section 3.18. Maintenance of Existence and Licenses; Merger or Consolidation of the Master Servicer 31

ARTICLE IV REPORT TO NOTEHOLDERS 32

Section 4.01. Report to Noteholders 32

ARTICLE V THE ACCOUNTS 34

Section 5.01. Accounts 34

Section 5.02. Collection Account 34

Section 5.03. Trustee Collection Account 35

ARTICLE VI THE MASTER SERVICER 36

Section 6.01. Liability of the Master Servicer 36

Section 6.02. Merger or Consolidation or Assumption of the Obligations of the Master Servicer 36

Section 6.03. Limitation on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others 37

Section 6.04. Master Servicer Not to Resign 37

Section 6.05. Delegation of Duties 38

Section 6.06. Indenture Trustee Fees and Expenses; Indemnification 38

Section 6.07. Indemnification of Owner Trustee by Master Servicer 39

ARTICLE VII DEFAULT 40

Section 7.01. Default 40

Section 7.02. Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor 41

Section 7.03. Notification to Securityholders 42

ARTICLE VIII MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS 42

Section 8.01. Amendment 42

Section 8.02. Governing Law 43

Section 8.03. Notices 43

Section 8.04. Severability of Provisions 44

Section 8.05. Third-Party Beneficiaries 44

Section 8.06. Counterparts 44

Section 8.07. Effect of Headings and Table of Contents 44

Section 8.08. Termination; Clean-Up Call 44

Section 8.09. Certain Matters Affecting the Indenture Trustee 45

Section 8.10. Owner Trustee Not Liable for Mortgage Documents or Related Documents 45

Section 8.11. Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee 45

Section 8.12. Tax Treatment of Servicing Fee and Other Amounts 46

Exhibits

Exhibit A
Exhibit B
Exhibit C
Exhibit D
Exhibit E
Exhibit F
Exhibit G
Exhibit H
Exhibit I - Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement
- Mortgage Loan Schedule
- Limited Power of Attorney
- Request for Release of Documents
- Form of Initial Certification of Trustee
- Form of Final Certification of Trustee
- Form of Certification to be Provided by the Master Servicer with Form 10-K
- Form of Certification to be Provided to the Master Servicer and Depositor by the Administrator
- APPENDIX E: Standard & Poor's Predatory Lending Categorization

          This SALE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”), dated as of January 1, 2005, is among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as depositor (the “Depositor”), Xxxxx Union Bank and Trust Company, as seller (the “Seller”) and as master servicer (the “Master Servicer”), Xxxxx Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2005-A, as issuer (the “Issuer”) and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”).

WITNESSETH:

           WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of a Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 15, 2004, attached as Exhibit A hereto, the Seller sold the Mortgage Loans to the Depositor, together with the applicable Mortgage Documents and Related Documents on such date;

           WHEREAS, the Depositor will sell the Mortgage Loans and assign all of its rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement to the Issuer, together with the applicable Mortgage Documents and Related Documents, on the Closing Date;

           WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Trust Agreement, the Issuer will issue the Certificates;

           WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of the Indenture, the Issuer will issue the Notes; and

           WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer will service the Mortgage Loans directly or through one or more Subservicers.

          NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I

DEFINITIONS

           Section 1.01.  Definitions. For all purposes of this Agreement, except as otherwise expressly provided herein or unless the context otherwise requires, capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Appendix A to the indenture dated as of January 1, 2005 (the “Indenture”), between the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, which is incorporated by reference herein. All other capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings specified herein.

           Section 1.02.  Interpretive Provisions. Unless the context otherwise requires, (i) a term has the meaning assigned to it; (ii) an accounting term not otherwise defined has the meaning assigned to it in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from time to time; (iii) “or” includes “and/or”; (iv) “including” means including without limitation; (v) words in the singular include the plural and words in the plural include the singular; (vi) the term “proceeds” has the meaning ascribed thereto in the UCC; (vii) any agreement, instrument or statute defined or referred to herein or in any instrument or certificate delivered in connection herewith means such agreement, instrument or statute as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented and includes (in the case of agreements or instruments) references to all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated therein; and (viii) references to a Person are also to such Person’s permitted successors and assigns.

           Section 1.03.  Interest Calculations. All calculations of interest hereunder that are made in respect of any Mortgage Loan originated before January 1, 2000 shall be made either on a daily basis using a 365/366-day year or on the basis of a 360-day year assumed to consist of twelve 30-day months, except upon loan payoff, when interest is calculated on an actual 365/366 day basis. All calculations of interest on the Notes (other than the Class A-IO Notes) shall be made on the basis of the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and a year assumed to consist of 360 days. All calculations of interest on any other Security shall be made on the basis of a 360-day year assumed to consist of twelve 30-day months. The calculation of the Servicing Fee shall be made on the basis of the actual number of days in the related Interest Period and a 360-day year.

ARTICLE II

CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS

           Section 2.01.  Conveyance of Mortgage Loans. In consideration of the Issuer’s delivery to or upon the order of the Depositor of executed and authenticated Notes and Certificates, in authorized denominations and in aggregate amounts equal to the aggregate Initial Note Balance, the Depositor does hereby sell, transfer, assign and otherwise convey to the Issuer, in trust for the benefit of the Securityholders, without recourse, subject to the Depositor’s obligations herein:

           (a)     all right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Mortgage Loans listed in Exhibit B hereto and all principal and interest collected after the Cut-Off Date relating to the Cut-Off Date Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans;

           (b)     all right, title and interest of the Depositor in the Lien on the Mortgaged Properties created by the related Mortgage Documents;

           (c)     all right, title and interest of the Depositor in any Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds covering the Mortgage Loans or the related Mortgaged Properties or Mortgagors;

           (d)     all right, title and interest (but none of the obligations) of the Depositor under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, including, but not limited to, the right to enforce, on behalf of the Depositor, the representations and warranties made by the Seller in Section 7.01 thereof relating to itself, the representations and warranties made by the Seller in Section 7.02 thereof relating to the Mortgage Loans sold thereunder, and the rights of the Depositor under Section 7.03 thereof for any breaches of those representations and warranties.

           (e)     any proceeds of the foregoing and all other assets included or to be included in the Trust for the benefit of the Securityholders.

           Section 2.02.  Treatment of Transfer. It is the intention of the Depositor that the transfer and assignment contemplated by this Agreement shall constitute, as of its execution, a sale of all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and other property of the Trust Estate from the Depositor to the Issuer and the beneficial interest in and title to the Mortgage Loans and the other property shall not be part of the Depositor’s estate in the event of the filing of a bankruptcy petition by or against the Depositor under any bankruptcy law. In the event that, notwithstanding the intent of the Depositor, the transfer and assignment contemplated hereby is held not to be a sale, this Agreement shall be deemed to have constituted a grant of a security interest in the property referred to in this Section for the benefit of the Securityholders.

           Notwithstanding the characterization of certain classes of the Notes as debt for federal, state and local income and franchise tax purposes, the parties hereto intend to treat the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust as provided herein as a sale, for certain non-tax purposes, of all the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, whether now existing or hereafter created, and the other property described above and all proceeds thereof. In the event such transfer is deemed not to be a sale for such purposes, the Depositor shall be deemed to have granted to the Trust a security interest in all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans, whether now existing or hereafter created, and the other property described above and all proceeds thereof; and this Agreement shall constitute a security agreement under applicable law.

          The Issuer hereby appoints the Indenture Trustee as its custodian for purposes of taking possession of the Trust Estate in order to perfect any security interest arising as a result of the operation of this Section 2.02.

           Section 2.03.  Mortgage File. In connection with the sale of the Mortgage Loans to the Depositor pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, the Mortgage File with respect to each Mortgage Loan was delivered to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A. In connection with the transfer of the Mortgage Loans on the Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee will deliver an initial certification, in the form of the certificate attached as Exhibit E hereto, certifying that it has received a Mortgage File containing a Mortgage Note for each such Mortgage Loan listed on the Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Depositor and the Master Servicer. The Indenture Trustee shall not distribute the initial certification to any other party. Within 120 days following each such delivery of Mortgage Files, the Indenture Trustee shall review each such Mortgage File to ascertain that the Mortgage Documents are contained therein and that such Mortgage Documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Furthermore, the Indenture Trustee shall review the following data elements contained in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (a) the Seller’s loan number, (b) the Mortgagor’s name, (c) the address (including city and state) of the related Mortgaged Property, (d) the original principal balance and (e) the maturity of the related Mortgage Note. In so doing, the Indenture Trustee may rely on the purported due execution and genuineness of any signature thereon. Within such 120 day period the Indenture Trustee shall provide the final certification, in the form of the certificate attached as Exhibit F hereto, to the Master Servicer and the Depositor. The list of noted exceptions included on such Exhibit F or of any exceptions still existing after delivery of the initial certification shall not be provided by the Indenture Trustee to any Securityholder (or beneficial owner thereof). The Master Servicer shall cause the Seller or, if applicable, the Depositor within 120 days of its receipt of such notice, to correct or cure any such defect or to cause such defect to be corrected or cured or to substitute for or repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement.

          The Indenture Trustee shall have no responsibility for reviewing any Mortgage File except as expressly provided in this Section. In reviewing any Mortgage File pursuant to this Section, the Indenture Trustee shall have, without limitation, no responsibility for determining whether any document is valid and binding, whether the text of any assignment or endorsement is in proper or recordable form (except, if applicable, to determine if the Indenture Trustee is the assignee or endorsee thereof), whether any document has been recorded in accordance with the requirements of any applicable jurisdiction, whether a blanket assignment is permitted in any applicable jurisdiction, whether any Person executing any document is authorized to do so or whether any signature thereon is genuine, but shall only be required to determine whether a document has been executed and that it appears to be what it purports to be.

           Section 2.04.  Representations and Warranties of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer represents and warrants to the Issuer and for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans, as of the Closing Date:

           (a)     the Master Servicer is a bank duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the State of Indiana, and has full power and authority to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is currently engaged. The Master Servicer (including, where appropriate, through its subsidiaries), is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the business transacted by it or properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification and in which the failure to so qualify would have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Master Servicer;

           (b)     the Master Servicer has full power and authority to make, execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated hereunder (including, where appropriate, through its subsidiaries), and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;

           (c)     the Master Servicer is not required to obtain the consent of any other Person or any consent, license, approval or authorization from, or registration or declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement, except for such consent, license, approval or authorization or registration or declaration as shall have been obtained or filed, as the case may be;

           (d)     the execution and delivery of this Agreement and the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Master Servicer will not violate any material provision of any existing law or regulation or any order or decree of any court applicable to the Master Servicer or any provision of the articles or bylaws of the Master Servicer, or constitute a material breach of any mortgage, indenture, contract or other agreement to which the Master Servicer is a party or by which it may be bound; and

           (e)     except as disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement, no Proceeding of or before any court, tribunal or governmental body is currently pending or, to the knowledge of the Master Servicer, threatened against the Master Servicer or any of its properties or with respect to this Agreement or the Securities that in the opinion of the Master Servicer has a reasonable likelihood of resulting in a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.

          The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive the transfer of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust and any termination of the Master Servicer hereunder. Upon discovery of a breach of any representation or warranty that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Securityholders, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties hereto. Within 90 days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of such breach or, with the prior written consent of a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee, such longer period specified in such consent, the Master Servicer shall cure such breach in all material respects.

           Section 2.05.  Representations and Warranties of the Issuer. The Issuer hereby represents and warrants to the Master Servicer and for the benefit of Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans, as of the Closing Date, that:

           (a)     the Issuer is a statutory trust duly formed and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and has full power, authority and legal right to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations under this Agreement, and has taken all necessary action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance by it of this Agreement; and

           (b)     the execution and delivery by the Issuer of this Agreement and the performance by the Issuer of its obligations under this Agreement will not violate any provision of any law or regulation governing the Issuer or any order, writ, judgment or decree of any court, arbitrator or governmental authority or agency applicable to the Issuer or any of its assets. Such execution, delivery, authentication and performance will not require the authorization, consent or approval of, the giving of notice to, the filing or registration with, or the taking of any other action with respect to, any governmental authority or agency regulating the activities of statutory trusts. Such execution, delivery, authentication and performance will not conflict with, or result in a breach or violation of, any mortgage, deed of trust, lease or other agreement or instrument to which the Issuer is a party or by which it may be bound.

           Section 2.06.  Representations and Warranties of the Depositor. The Depositor represents and warrants to the Indenture Trustee, as of the Closing Date, that:

           (a)     Depositor is a limited liability company, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware, and has full power and authority to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is currently engaged. The Depositor is duly qualified to do business as a foreign company and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the character of the business transacted by it or any properties owned or leased by it requires such qualification and in which the failure so to qualify would have a material adverse effect on the business, properties, assets or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Depositor;

           (b)     Depositor has full power and authority to make, execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated hereunder, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement. When executed and delivered, this Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Depositor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as such enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and by the availability of equitable remedies;

           (c)     Depositor is not required to obtain the consent of any other Person or any consent, license, approval or authorization from, or registration or declaration with, any governmental authority, bureau or agency in connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability of this Agreement;

           (d)     the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Depositor will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation or any order decree of any court applicable to the Depositor or any provision of the certificate of formation or limited liability company agreement of the Depositor, or constitute a material breach of any mortgage, indenture, contract or other agreement to which the Depositor is a party or by which it may be bound;

           (e)     no Proceeding of or before any court, tribunal or governmental body is currently pending or, to the knowledge of the Depositor, threatened against the Depositor or any of its properties or with respect to this Agreement or the Securities;

           (f)     this Agreement (i) constitutes a valid transfer and assignment to the Trust of all right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Mortgage Loans, all monies due or to become due with respect thereto, all proceeds of such Mortgage Loans, such funds as are from time to time on deposit in the Collection Account or Trustee Collection Account and all other property specified in the definition of "Trust Estate" as being part of the Trust Estate or (ii) constitutes a grant of a security interest, as defined in the UCC as in effect in the State of New York, in such property in favor of the Trust or the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Trust; provided, that if the Indenture Trustee obtains and maintains possession of the Mortgage File for each Mortgage Loan, the Trust shall have a first priority perfected security interest in such property; and

           (g)     immediately prior to the transfer and assignment to the Trust of all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans, the Depositor was the sole owner of record and was the holder of the Mortgage Loans and the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Notes. Upon the transfer and assignment to the Issuer, the Mortgage Loans, including the related Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages, were not subject to an assignment, sale or pledge to any person other than Issuer and the Depositor had good and marketable title to and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loans to the Issuer free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest and has the full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Agreement and following the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the Issuer will own the Mortgage Loans free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien other than Permitted Liens, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Depositor intends to relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage Loans, and the Depositor has taken all action necessary to transfer its ownership of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust. The Depositor acquired any right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim.

          The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive the sale and assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Trust. Upon discovery of a breach of any representation or warranty that materially and adversely affects the interests of the Securityholders, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other parties hereto. Within 90 days of its discovery or its receipt of notice of such breach or, with the prior written consent of a Responsible Officer of the Indenture Trustee, such longer period specified in such consent, the Depositor shall cure such breach in all material respects.

           Section 2.07.  Representations and Warranties Regarding the Mortgage Loans.

           (a)     The Seller restates below, for the benefit of the Issuer, with respect to each Mortgage Loan, the same representations and warranties made by the Seller to the Depositor in Section 7.02 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement. All capitalized terms used and not defined in this Section 2.07 shall have the meanings given to such terms in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement. Each representation and warranty set forth below is made by the Seller only as of September 15, 2004 (for the purposes of this Section 2.07, the "Closing Date").

           i.     The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement is complete, true and correct in all material respects;

           ii.     99.75% of the Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance have no payment which is greater than 29 days past due and none of the Mortgage Loans have no payment which is greater than 59 days past due. To the best of Seller's knowledge, no Mortgage Loan has been dishonored and there are no material defaults under the terms of the Mortgage Loan, except as set forth in this paragraph;

           iii.     To the best of Seller's knowledge, there is no valid offset, right of rescission, defense or counterclaim of any obligor under any Mortgage Note or Mortgage, including the obligation of the Mortgagor to pay the unpaid principal of or interest on such Mortgage Note, and any applicable right of rescission has expired, nor will the operation of any of the terms of such Mortgage Note or Mortgage, or the exercise of any right thereunder, render either the Mortgage Note or the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or subject to any right of rescission, set-off, recoupment, counterclaim or defense, including, without limitation, the defense of usury, and no such right of rescission, set-off, recoupment, counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto. To the best of Seller's knowledge, no Mortgage Loan is subject to any pending bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or moratorium;

           iv.     Other than amounts that constitute Permitted Liens, to the best of Seller's knowledge, there are no mechanics' liens or similar liens or claims for work, labor or material affecting any Mortgaged Property which have been filed (and no rights are outstanding that under law could give rise to such liens), which are or may be a lien prior to, or equal with, the lien of such Mortgage;

           v.     To the best of Seller's knowledge, there was and there currently is no material damage to any Mortgaged Property. To the best of Seller's knowledge, there is no proceeding pending or threatened for the total or partial condemnation of any of the Mortgaged Properties. The Seller has not received notification that any such proceedings are scheduled to commence at a future date.

           vi.     To the best of Seller's knowledge, each Mortgage is a valid, subsisting, enforceable and perfected first or more junior lien on the Mortgaged Property securing the related Mortgage Note, including all buildings on the Mortgaged Property and all installations and mechanical, electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning systems affixed to such buildings, and all additions, alterations and replacements made at any time with respect to the foregoing securing the Mortgage Note's original principal balance subject to principles of equity, bankruptcy, insolvency and other laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors. Each Mortgaged Property is owned by the Mortgagor in fee simple and is free and clear of all adverse claims, encumbrances and liens other than Permitted Liens having priority over the lien of the Mortgage. Any security agreement, chattel mortgage or equivalent document related to and delivered in connection with the Mortgage Loan establishes and creates a valid, subsisting enforceable, and perfected lien and security interest on the property described therein, and immediately prior to the sale of such Mortgage Loan to the Depositor pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement and the related Term Sheet, the Company had full right to sell and assign the same to the Depositor;

           vii.     Each Mortgage Loan was originated in compliance with, and the Seller has complied with, applicable local, state and federal laws, regulations and other requirements including, without limitation, usury, equal credit opportunity, real estate settlement procedures, the Federal Truth-In-Lending Act ("TILA") and disclosure laws and all applicable predatory and abusive lending laws, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, including without limitation, the receipt of interest by the owner of such Mortgage Loan, will not involve the violation of any such laws, rules or regulations. Not more than 4% of the Mortgage Loans (by Stated Principal Balance) are classified as a "high cost" loan under Section 32 of the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994 ("HOEPA Loans"). Each HOEPA Loan meets the rating agency requirements, as applicable, for a public securitization. Each Mortgage Loan is being (and has been) serviced in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices and applicable state and federal laws, including, without limitation, the TILA and other consumer protection laws, real estate settlement procedures, usury, equal credit opportunity and disclosure laws. Seller shall maintain in its possession, available for the Depositor's inspection, as appropriate, and shall deliver to the Depositor or its designee upon demand, evidence of compliance with all such requirements;

           viii.     Neither the Seller nor any prior holder of any Mortgage Loan has in any material manner impaired, waived, altered or modified the Mortgage, Mortgage Note (except that a Mortgage Loan may have been modified by a written instrument (a copy of which is in the Mortgage File and the terms of which are reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement) which has been recorded, if necessary to protect the interests of the owner of such Mortgage Loan); satisfied, canceled, rescinded or subordinated such Mortgage in whole or in part; released the applicable Mortgaged Property in whole or in part from the lien of such Mortgage; or executed any instrument of cancellation, rescission or satisfaction with respect thereto. No instrument of release or waiver has been executed in connection with any Mortgage Loan, and no Mortgagor has been released, in whole or in part from its obligations in connection with a Mortgage Loan;

           ix.     A property profile, title search, limited coverage policy or title insurance policy was obtained with respect to each Mortgage Loan, to the extent consistent with the normal credit and underwriting policies of Seller.

           x.     To the best of Seller'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 wholly within the project with respect to a condominium unit), and no improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property;

           xi.     To the best of Seller's knowledge, all parties that have had any interest in the Mortgage, whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) (A) in compliance with or exempt from any and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the Mortgaged Property is located, and (B) (1) organized under the laws of such state, or (2) qualified to do business in such state, or (3) federal savings and loan associations or national banks having principal offices in such state, or (4) not doing business in such state;

           xii.     Each Mortgage Note and the applicable Mortgage are original and genuine, and each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally or by equitable principles (regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a proceeding in equity or at law) and the Seller has taken all action necessary to transfer such rights of enforceability to the Depositor. 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 has been duly and properly executed by such parties;

           xiii.     As of the close of business on August 31, 2004 (for the purposes of this Section 2.07, the "Cut-Off Date"), the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan have been fully disbursed; there is no requirement for future advances thereunder and any and all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements. All costs, fees and expenses incurred in making, closing or recording the Mortgage Loan were paid and the Mortgagor is not entitled to any refund of amounts paid or due under the Mortgage Note or Mortgage;

           xiv.     Each Mortgage contains customary and enforceable provisions that render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the security, including (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure or if applicable, non-judicial foreclosure. Upon default by a Mortgagor on a Mortgage Loan and foreclosure on, or trustee's sale of, the Mortgaged Property pursuant to the proper procedures, the holder of the Mortgage Loan will be able to deliver good and merchantable title to the property subject to any senior liens. There is no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would interfere with such right to foreclose;

           xv.     With respect to each Mortgage constituting a deed of trust, either 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 or if no duly qualified trustee has been properly designated and so serves, the Mortgage contains satisfactory provisions for the appointment of such trustee by the holder of the Mortgage at no cost or expense to such holder, and no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Depositor to the trustee under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale after default by the Mortgagor;

           xvi.     There are no defaults by Seller in complying with the terms of the Mortgage, and to the best of Seller's knowledge all taxes, governmental assessments, water, sewer and municipal charges, leasehold payments or ground rents or other outstanding charges affecting the Mortgaged Property which previously became due and owing have been paid;

           xvii.     The Mortgage Note is not and has not been secured by any collateral, pledged account or other security other than the lien of the corresponding Mortgage and, to the best of Seller's knowledge, such Mortgage does not serve as security for any other obligation (other than the related first lien mortgage and other Permitted Liens) and no Mortgage Loan is secured by more than one Mortgaged Property;

           xviii.     There is no material default, breach or event of acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the applicable 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 none of (i) the Seller and any of its affiliates (ii) any servicer or subservicer and (iii) any prior mortgagee, of any Mortgage Loan has waived any material default, breach or event of acceleration; no foreclosure action is threatened or has been commenced with respect to the Mortgage Loan;

           xix.     There is no obligation on the part of the Seller or any other party to make any payments with respect to the related Mortgage Loan in addition to the Monthly Payments required to be made by the applicable Mortgagor, and the Mortgage Note with respect to any Mortgage Loan does not permit or obligate the Seller to make future advances to the Mortgagor at the option of the Mortgagor;

           xx.     The Seller has not advanced funds, or induced, solicited or knowingly received any advance of funds by a party other than the Mortgagor, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any amount required by the Mortgage Loan;

           xxi.     Each of the Mortgaged Properties consists of a single parcel of real property with a detached single-family residence erected thereon (including a manufactured dwelling deemed to be real estate under applicable state law), or a two- to four-family dwelling, or a townhouse, or an individual condominium unit in a condominium project, or an individual unit in a planned unit development. No Mortgaged Property consists of cooperative housing or stock in a cooperative housing corporation;

           xxii.     None of the Mortgage Loans provide for deferred interest or negative amortization. No Mortgaged Property is a timeshare. If any Mortgage Loan is subordinate to a senior mortgage loan on the Mortgaged Property and such senior mortgage loan provides for negative amortization, the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio of such Mortgage Loan does not exceed 90%;

           xxiii.     The Mortgage Loan does not contain provisions pursuant to which Monthly Payments are paid or partially paid with funds deposited in any separate account established by the Seller, the Mortgagor or anyone on behalf of the Mortgagor, or paid by any source other than the Mortgagor. The Mortgage Loan is not a graduated payment Mortgage Loan;

           xxiv.     Seller is the sole owner of record and is the holder of the Mortgage Loan and the indebtedness evidenced by the Mortgage Note. Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loan to the Depositor, the Seller will retain the Mortgage File or any part thereof with respect thereto not delivered to the Depositor or the Depositor's designee in trust only for the purpose of servicing and supervising the servicing of the Mortgage Loan. Upon the transfer and assignment to the Depositor, the Mortgage Loan, including the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, was not subject to an assignment sale or pledge to any person other than Depositor and the Seller had good and marketable title to and was the sole owner thereof and had full right to transfer and sell the Mortgage Loan to the Depositor free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, lien, pledge, charge, claim or security interest and has the full right and authority subject to no interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party, to sell and assign the Mortgage Loan pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement and following the sale of the Mortgage Loan, the Depositor will own such Mortgage Loan free and clear of any encumbrance, equity, participation interest, lien other than Permitted Liens, pledge, charge, claim or security interest. The Seller intends to relinquish all rights to possess, control and monitor the Mortgage Loan, except for the purposes of servicing the Mortgage Loan as set forth in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement. After the Closing Date with respect to the Mortgage Loans purchased by the Depositor on the Closing Date, the Seller will not have any right to modify or alter the terms of the sale of the Mortgage Loan and the Seller will not have any obligation or right to repurchase the Mortgage Loan or substitute another Mortgage Loan, except as provided in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, or as otherwise agreed to by the Seller and the Depositor. The Seller acquired any right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans in good faith and without notice of any adverse claim;

           xxv.     All of the Mortgage Loans are fixed rate mortgage loans. Unless otherwise indicated on the Mortgage Loan Schedule, the Mortgage Note is payable in monthly installments of principal and interest, with interest calculated and payable in arrears, sufficient to amortize the Mortgage Loan fully by the stated maturity date, over an original term of not more than thirty years from origination. Principal payments on each Mortgage Loan commenced no more than ninety (90) days after the funds were disbursed in connection with the Mortgage Loan. All required notices of payment amount adjustments have been sent to the Mortgagor on a timely basis and the computations of such adjustments were properly calculated. Any interest paid has been properly credited pursuant to state and local law.

           xxvi.     The Mortgage contains a provision for the acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the prior written consent of the mortgagee thereunder, at the option of the mortgagee and such provision is enforceable;

           xxvii.     Each of the Mortgage and, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that is not a MERS Mortgage Loan, the Assignment of Mortgage is in recordable form and is acceptable for recording under the laws of the jurisdiction in which the Mortgaged Property is located;

           xxviii.     None of the Mortgagors has notified the Seller, and the Seller has no knowledge of any relief requested or allowed to any Mortgagor under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act;

           xxix.     To the best knowledge of Seller, there exists no violation of any local, state, or federal environmental law, rule or regulation with respect to the Mortgaged Property which violation has or could have a material adverse effect on the market value of such Mortgaged Property. The Seller has no knowledge of any pending action or proceeding directly involving the related Mortgaged Property in which compliance with any environmental law, rule or regulation is an issue; and nothing further remains to be done to satisfy in full all requirements of each such law, rule or regulation constituting a prerequisite to the use and enjoyment of such Mortgaged Property;

           xxx.     For each Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgage File is complete and contains a true, accurate and correct copy of each of the documents and instruments specified to be included therein;

           xxxi.     Each Mortgage Note, each Mortgage, each Assignment of Mortgage and any other documents required pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement to be delivered by the Seller hereunder has been delivered to the Depositor or its agent;

           xxxii.     As of the Closing Date, no more than 45% (by Stated Principal Balance) of the Mortgage Loans constitute "real estate mortgages" for the purposes of Treasury Regulationss. 301.7701(i)-1(d) under the Code. For this purpose a Mortgage Loan constitutes a "real estate mortgage" if it satisfies either test set out in paragraph (i) or paragraph (ii) below:

           (i)     The fair market value of the interest in real property securing the obligation was at least equal to 80 percent of the adjusted issue price of the obligation at the time the obligation was originated (or, if later, the time the obligation was significantly modified). For purposes of this paragraph (i), the fair market value of the real property interest must be first reduced by the amount of any lien on the real property interest that is senior to the obligation being tested, and must be further reduced by a proportionate amount of any lien that is in parity with the obligation being tested. The adjusted issue price of an obligation is its issue price plus the amount of accrued original issue discount, if any, as of the date of determination.

           (ii)     Substantially all of the proceeds of the obligation were used for one or more of the following purposes: (a) to acquire an interest in real property; (b) to improve an interest in real property; or (c) to protect an interest in real property, that, at the origination date, is the only security for the obligation. For this purpose only, substantially all of the proceeds of the obligations means two-thirds or more of the gross proceeds. For purposes of this paragraph, the use of the proceeds of the related Mortgage Loan to retire an existing lien against the related Mortgaged Property is considered use of the proceeds to protect an interest in real property;

           xxxiii.     The Seller used no selection procedures that identified the Mortgage Loans as being less desirable or valuable than other comparable mortgage loans in the Seller's portfolio; no statement, tape, diskette, form, report or other document furnished or to be furnished by Seller pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements therein not misleading;

           xxxiv.     No fraud, error, negligence, misrepresentation or material omission of fact with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on the part of the Seller or the Mortgagor or any other party involved in the origination or servicing of the Mortgage Loan;

           xxxv.     The Mortgagor has received and has executed, where applicable, prior to origination of the Mortgage Loan, all disclosure and rescission materials required by applicable law with respect to the making of the Mortgage Loan;

           xxxvi.     To the best of the Seller's knowledge, there has been no default on any senior mortgage loan relating to a Mortgaged Property that has not been cured by a person other than the Seller or an affiliate thereof;

           xxxvii.     No HEL has a Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of 100%. No HLTV Mortgage Loan has a Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio in excess of 125%. "Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio" means, with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of the sum of the original Principal Balance thereof and the outstanding principal balance at origination of such Mortgage Loan of all other mortgage loans, if any, secured by senior liens on the related Mortgaged Property, to the Appraised Value;

           xxxviii.     Excluding matters more specifically addressed in other subsections of this Section 2.07(a), the Seller has no knowledge of any other circumstances or condition with respect to the Mortgage, the Mortgaged Property, the Mortgagor or the Mortgagor's credit standing that could reasonably be expected to cause investors to regard the Mortgage Loan as an unacceptable investment, cause such Mortgage Loan to become delinquent or adversely affect the value or the marketability of the Mortgage Loan. The Seller did not select the Mortgage Loans sold to Depositor based on any adverse selection of mortgage loans in its portfolio that met Depositor's purchase parameters for this transaction, including without limitation, the location or condition of the Mortgaged Property, payment pattern of the borrower or any other factor that may adversely affect the expected cost of foreclosing, owning or holding the Mortgage Loans or related Mortgaged Property or collecting the insurance or guarantee proceeds related thereto;

           xxxix.     Each Mortgage Loan was originated by or for the Seller pursuant to, and conforms with, the Seller's underwriting guidelines as attached to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement;

           xl.     No less than 84.2% percent by Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans have a prepayment penalty and at least 80% by Stated Principal Balance have a prepayment penalty for at least three years. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that has a prepayment penalty feature, each such prepayment penalty is enforceable and is permitted pursuant to federal, state and local law. Seller's business practices are to enforce such prepayment penalty features, subject to waiver at Seller's option for reasonable and prudent business purposes, including, without limiting the foregoing, a refinance of the Mortgage Loan by the Seller or any parent, subsidiary or affiliate of the Seller. No Mortgage Loan will impose a prepayment penalty for a term in excess of five years from the date such Mortgage Loan was originated;

           xli.     Each Mortgage Loan where the related Mortgage is in first lien position or where the balance at origination exceeded $100,000 is covered by a valid and transferable tax service contract with Transamerica Real Estate Tax Services, Inc. or such other vendor as may be reasonably acceptable to the Depositor, which may be assigned without the payment of any fee by the Depositor;

           xlii.     No more than 10.82% of the Mortgage Loans were originated under a reduced documentation program;

           xliii.     The Mortgage Loans conform to the characteristics set forth in the Term Sheet;

           xliv.     At least 50% of the Mortgage Loans by Stated Principal Balance have conforming balances under Xxxxxx Xxx and Xxxxxxx Mac published underwriting guidelines;

           xlv.     Except with respect to (i) not more than 4% of the Mortgage Loans (by Stated Principal Balance) that are HOEPA Loans and (ii) approximately 0.60% of the Mortgage Loans (by Stated Principal Balance) that are "Covered Loans" in Kansas but do not include the prohibited features of negative amortization of principal or balloon payments, none of the Mortgage Loans are (a) Mortgage Loans subject to 12 CFR Part 226.31, 12 CFR Part 226.32 or 226.34 of Regulation Z, the regulation implementing TILA, which implements the Home Ownership and Equity Protection Act of 1994, as amended, (b) classified and/or defined, as a "high cost", "threshold", "predatory" or "covered" loan (or a similarly classified loan using different terminology under a law imposing additional legal liability for mortgage loans having high interest rates, points and/or fees) under any other applicable state, federal or local law, (c) subject to the New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, effective November 27, 2003 ("NJHOA"), unless such Mortgage Loan is a (1) "Home Loan" as defined in NJHOA that is a first lien Mortgage Loan, which is not a "High Cost Home Loan" as defined in NJHOA or (2) "Covered Home Loan" as defined in NJHOA that is a first lien purchase money Mortgage Loan, which is not a High Cost Home Loan under NJHOA, (d) governed by the Georgia Fair Lending Act if originated on or after October 1, 2002 through March 6, 2003 or (e) "High Cost Loan" or "Covered Loan", as applicable (as such terms are defined in the Standard & Poor's LEVELS(R)Glossary, Version 5.6 Revised, Appendix E, attached as Exhibit I hereto, except for any Mortgage Loan subject to clauses (c)(1) or (c)(2)), including Mortgage Loans for which the Mortgaged Property is located in the States of Georgia, New York, North Carolina, Arkansas, Kentucky, New Mexico, Illinois and Oklahoma. In addition to and notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, no Mortgage Loan for which the Mortgaged Property is located in New Jersey is a Home Loan as defined in NJHOA that was made, arranged, or assigned by a person selling either a manufactured home or home improvements to the Mortgaged Property or was made by an originator to whom the Mortgagor was referred by any such seller; and

           xlvi.     It is not intended that any Mortgage Loan is either (i) a "high-cost home loan" as defined in NJHOA or (ii) a "high cost" loan as defined in the New Mexico Home Loan Protection Act effective January 1, 2004 ("NMHLPA"), and that based on its review of the NJHOA and the NMHLPA, the Mortgage Loans will qualify under the safe harbor provisions of the NJHOA and the NMHLPA.

           (b)     In addition to the representations and warranties made by the Seller in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement and assigned to the Issuer in Section 2.01 and restated by the Seller for the benefit of the Issuer in Section 2.07(a) as of September 15, 2004, the Depositor hereby makes, for the benefit of the Issuer, the representations and warranties in Section 2.07(a)(ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) with respect to each Mortgage Loan purchased on September 15, 2004 for the period of time from, and excluding, September 15, 2004 to, and including, the Closing Date (the "Applicable Period"). The foregoing representations and warranties made by the Depositor shall be deemed to be breached by the Depositor if any such representation and warranty is inaccurate at any time during the relevant Applicable Period and such inaccuracy is due to events occurring or facts arising with respect to the Mortgage Loans during the relevant Applicable Period. The Depositor shall have an obligation pursuant to Section 2.08 to cure or repurchase a Mortgage Loan for which there is a breach of its representations and warranties. In the case of any Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loans, the representations and warranties of the Depositor shall be deemed to be made as of the related Subsequent Transfer Date. With respect to any representation or warranty that was made by the Seller in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement to the Seller's knowledge, if the substance of such representation or warranty is inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan or the interests of the Trust, then such inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of the representation or warranty for all purposes under this Agreement notwithstanding such qualification.

           (c)     The representations and warranties of the Seller in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement restated in Section 2.07(a), and the representations and warranties of the Depositor herein shall survive the sale, transfer and assignment of the Mortgage Loans to the Issuer and the pledge thereof to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture. The representations and warranties set forth in this Section shall survive delivery of the Mortgage Files to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 2.04 and the termination of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04 or Article VII.

           Section 2.08.  Enforcement of Representations and Warranties. The Master Servicer, on behalf of and subject to the direction of the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans, or the Issuer, shall enforce the representations and warranties of the Seller in (i) Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement and (ii) Section 2.07(a) hereof, and of the Depositor in Sections 2.06(f), 2.06(g) and 2.07(b) hereof, as applicable. Upon the discovery by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian of a breach of any of the respective representations and warranties made by the Seller or by the Depositor, that materially and adversely affects the interests of any Securityholder (or upon the occurrence of a Repurchase Event), the Person discovering such breach shall give prompt written notice to the other foregoing Persons and to the Seller or the Depositor, as applicable. The Master Servicer shall promptly demand of the Seller or the Depositor, as applicable, that within 90 days of receipt of notice making such demand it (i) cure such breach in all material respects with respect to a breach by the Seller of its representations and warranties in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement Section 2.07(a) hereof, or a breach by the Depositor of its representations and warranties in Sections 2.06(f), 2.06(g) and 2.07(b) hereof, respectively, or (ii) purchase the related Mortgage Loan from the Issuer or substitute an Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan (and remit to the Trustee Collection Account any related Substitution Adjustment Amount), in the manner set forth in Section 7.03 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement in the case of a breach by the Seller of its representation or warranty in Sections 7.01 and 7.02 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement and Section 2.07(a) hereof, or a breach by the Depositor of its representation or warranty in Sections 2.06(f), 2.06(g) and 2.07(b) hereof.

          The obligation of the Seller or the Depositor, as the case may be, to accept a retransfer of a Mortgage Loan as to which a breach has occurred and is continuing and to make any required deposit into the Collection Account or Trustee Collection Account or to substitute an Eligible Substitute Mortgage Loan, as the case may be, shall constitute the sole and exclusive remedy hereunder against the Seller or the Depositor, as applicable, respecting such breach available therefor. Notwithstanding the foregoing limitation, (i) the Indenture Trustee shall enforce the obligations of the Seller in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement to indemnify the Depositor, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee as “Purchaser” under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement for the breach of any covenant, representation or warranty of the Seller pursuant to the terms of Section 12.01 of such agreement and (ii) the Seller hereby agrees to indemnify the Trust for any costs and damages incurred by the Trust in connection with a breach of the Seller’s representations and warranties in Section 2.07(a)(vii), (xlv) and (xlvi), and that materially and adversely affects the interests of any Securityholder.

          In connection with the purchase or substitution of any Mortgage Loan, the Issuer shall assign to the Seller or the Depositor, as applicable, all of its right, title and interest in and to such Mortgage Loan. Upon receipt of the Repurchase Price, or upon the completion of such substitution, the Master Servicer shall notify the Custodian thereof, and the Custodian shall deliver the Mortgage Files to the Master Servicer, together with all relevant endorsements and assignments prepared by the Master Servicer that the Indenture Trustee shall execute.

ARTICLE III

ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING OF MORTGAGE LOANS

           Section 3.01.  Appointment of the Master Servicer.

           (a)     Xxxxx Union Bank and Trust Company agrees to act as the Master Servicer and to perform all servicing duties under this Agreement, subject to the terms hereof.

           (b)     The Master Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in a manner consistent with the terms of this Agreement and as shall be normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities and consistent with mortgage servicing practices of prudent mortgage lending institutions which service mortgage loans of the same type as the Mortgage Loans for their own accounts in the jurisdictions in which the related Mortgaged Properties are located, and shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Subservicers, to do any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration as it may deem necessary or desirable; provided, that the Master Servicer shall at all times remain responsible to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans, for the performance of its duties and obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered by the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans, to execute and deliver, on behalf of itself, the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee or any of them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties. The Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Custodian, as applicable, shall furnish the Master Servicer with any powers of attorney or other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder. In addition, the Master Servicer may, at its own discretion and on behalf of the Issuer, obtain credit information in the form of a "credit score" from a credit repository. Within 30 days of the Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee shall deliver to the Master Servicer no less than 50 original limited powers of attorney substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto. Following the Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee shall promptly deliver further powers of attorney as reasonably requested by the Master Servicer.

          In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer shall employ procedures consistent with the Master Servicer’s normal servicing practices and in a manner consistent with recovery under any insurance policy required to be maintained by a Mortgagor pursuant to the related Mortgage Documents or by the Master Servicer pursuant to this Agreement. With respect to Mortgage Loans that have not come into default and that constitute not more than 5% (by Principal Balance) of the Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer may (i) permit an increase or decrease of up to 100 basis points in the Mortgage Interest Rate of a Mortgage Loan and (ii) allow the substitution of collateral for a Mortgage Loan, in both cases, in accordance with the Master Servicer’s customary servicing practices. With respect to Mortgage Loans that have come into and continue in default and that constitute not more than 5% (by Principal Balance) of the Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer may (i) permit any increase or decrease in the Mortgage Interest Rate of a Mortgage Loan and (ii) allow the substitution of collateral for a Mortgage Loan, in both cases, in accordance with the Master Servicer’s customary servicing practices.

          The Master Servicer may, without prior approval from any Person, repurchase Mortgage Loans from the Trust at the Repurchase Price in cases where Mortgage Loans are found to be in breach of the related purchase agreement that the Master Servicer has with brokers or correspondent lenders, even if such Mortgage Loans are not otherwise in breach of this Agreement.

          The relationship of the Master Servicer, and of any successor to the Master Servicer as master servicer hereunder, to the Issuer under this Agreement is intended by the parties to be that of an independent contractor and not that of a joint venturer, partner or general agent.

           (c)     On and after such time as the Owner Trustee receives the resignation of, or notice of the removal of, the Master Servicer from its rights and obligations under this Agreement, and with respect to a resignation pursuant to Section 6.04, after receipt by the Owner Trustee of the Opinion of Counsel required pursuant to Section 6.04, the Indenture Trustee or its designee shall assume all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer, subject to Section 7.02. The Master Servicer shall, upon request of the Indenture Trustee and at the expense of the Master Servicer, deliver to the Indenture Trustee all documents and records relating to the Mortgage Loans and an accounting of amounts collected and held by the Master Servicer, and shall otherwise use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of servicing rights and obligations to the assuming Person.

           (d)     The Master Servicer shall deliver a list of Servicing Officers to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee by the Closing Date, which list may from time to time be amended, modified or supplemented by the subsequent delivery to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee of any superseding list of Servicing Officers.

           (e)     The Master Servicer and the Depositor hereby agree that all of the servicing duties and obligations of Xxxxx Union Bank and Trust Company under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement are hereby superseded in their entirety by the servicing duties and obligations set forth in this Sale and Servicing Agreement.

           Section 3.02.  Subservicing Agreements Between the Master Servicer and Subservicers.

           (a)     The Master Servicer may enter into Subservicing Agreements with Subservicers for the servicing and administration of certain of the Mortgage Loans and for the performance of any and all other activities of the Master Servicer hereunder. References in this Agreement to actions taken or to be taken by the Master Servicer in servicing the Mortgage Loans include actions taken or to be taken by a Subservicer on behalf of the Master Servicer, and any amount actually received by such Subservicer in respect of a Mortgage Loan shall be deemed to have been received by the Master Servicer, whether or not actually received by the Master Servicer. Each Subservicing Agreement shall be upon such terms and conditions as are not inconsistent with this Agreement and as the Master Servicer and the Subservicer shall have agreed. With the approval of the Master Servicer, a Subservicer may delegate its servicing obligations to third-party servicers, but such Subservicers shall remain obligated under the related Subservicing Agreements. The Master Servicer and the related Subservicers may enter into amendments to the Subservicing Agreements; provided, that any such amendments shall not cause the Mortgage Loans to be serviced in a manner that would be materially inconsistent with the standards set forth in this Agreement. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to terminate any Subservicing Agreement in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof and without any limitation by virtue of this Agreement; provided, that in the event of the termination of any Subservicing Agreement by the Master Servicer or the related Subservicer, the Master Servicer shall either act as servicer of the related Mortgage Loans or enter into a Subservicing Agreement with a successor Subservicer that will be bound by the terms of the related Subservicing Agreement. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with a Subservicer for indemnification of the Master Servicer, and nothing contained herein shall be deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.

          Each Subservicer shall be (i) a depository institution the accounts of which are insured by the FDIC or (ii) another entity that engages in the business of originating, acquiring or servicing mortgage loans, and in either case shall be authorized to transact business in those States in which (x) the related Mortgaged Properties are situated and (y) qualification is required to conduct a subservicing business operation. In addition, each Subservicer shall obtain and preserve its qualifications 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 Securities or any Mortgage Loan, and to perform or cause to be performed its duties under the related Subservicing Agreement, which shall provide that the Subservicer’s rights will automatically terminate upon the termination, resignation or other removal of the Master Servicer under this Agreement. Each account used by any Subservicer for the deposit of payments on any Mortgage Loan shall be an Eligible Account. Xxxxx Home Equity Corporation shall be the initial Subservicer.

           (b)     Notwithstanding any Subservicing Agreement, any of the provisions of this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Master Servicer and a Subservicer or any references to actions taken through a Subservicer or otherwise, the Master Servicer shall remain obligated and primarily liable to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee for the servicing and administration of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such Subservicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the related Subservicer, and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Master Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans.

          As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Master Servicer, for the benefit of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, shall use reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of each Subservicer under the related Subservicing Agreement to the extent that the non-performance of any such obligation would have a material adverse effect on any Mortgage Loan. Such enforcement, including the legal prosecution of claims, termination of Subservicing Agreements and the pursuit of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an extent and at such time as the Master Servicer, in its good faith business judgment, would require were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement at its own expense, and shall be reimbursed therefor only from (i) a general recovery resulting from such enforcement to the extent, if any, that such recovery exceeds all amounts due in respect of the related Mortgage Loan or (ii) a specific recovery of costs, expenses or attorneys’ fees against the Person against whom such enforcement is directed.

          In the event the Master Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the Master Servicer, the Indenture Trustee or its designee may (i) assume all of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer under each Subservicing Agreement that the Master Servicer may have entered into, which assumption shall not violate the terms of the related Subservicing Agreement, (ii) notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in each such Subservicing Agreement, terminate the related Subservicer without being required to pay any fee in connection therewith or (iii) assume the terminated Master Servicer’s rights and obligations under such subservicing arrangements, which termination or assumption shall not violate the terms of the related Subservicing Agreement.

           (c)     With respect to each Payment Date, on the twenty-first (21st) calendar day of each month (or if such day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day), the Master Servicer shall furnish a statement to the Indenture Trustee, in writing or in an electronic format as the Indenture Trustee shall reasonably request, setting forth all information reasonably necessary to allow the Indenture Trustee to make the distributions contemplated by Section 3.05 of the Indenture and to deliver the statement required to be delivered pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Indenture and Section 4.01 hereof.

           Section 3.03.  Collection of Mortgage Loan Payments. The Master Servicer shall use commercially best efforts to collect all payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Documents and shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement, follow such collection procedures as shall constitute the Master Servicer’s collection procedures for mortgage loans serviced by it for its own account. Consistent with the foregoing, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer may in its discretion (i) waive any late payment charge, overlimit fee, prepayment penalty or other fees that may be collected in the ordinary course of servicing a Mortgage Loan; (ii) arrange with a Mortgagor a schedule for the payment of principal and interest due and unpaid; provided, that such arrangement is consistent with the Master Servicer’s policies with respect to mortgage loans; and provided further, that notwithstanding such arrangement, such Mortgage Loans shall be included in the information regarding delinquent Mortgage Loans set forth in the Loan Level Data Report, but shall not be separately identified as being subject to a payment arrangement. The Master Servicer may also extend the due date for payment due on a Mortgage Loan in accordance with its normal servicing practices; provided, that the Master Servicer shall first determine that any such waiver or extension will not materially adversely affect the Lien of the related Mortgage Documents or the interests of the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee and with respect to any Mortgage Loan, the due date for any payment due under any Mortgage Loan may not be extended beyond the maturity date of the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date as of the Cut-Off Date. With respect to any Mortgage Loan that is 180 days or more delinquent, the Master Servicer will treat such loan as a Liquidated Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding such treatment, the Master Servicer will continue to make reasonable efforts to collect all payments due on any such delinquent Mortgage Loan. Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan, subject, if applicable, to the second paragraph of Section 3.01(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the ordinary course of its business, the Master Servicer, including through its affiliates, may offer mortgage products via promotions or solicitations as well as respond to unsolicited requests for refinancing from Mortgagors on the Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer may also waive any prepayment penalties with respect to any refinancing of a Mortgage Loan in accordance with its normal servicing practices

           Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer may consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor; provided, that in the Master Servicer’s determination, such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence relates to a reasonable business purpose; and provided further, that such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence shall not materially and adversely affect the interests of the Securityholders.

           Section 3.04.  Permitted Withdrawals from the Collection Account. The Master Servicer is hereby authorized from time to time to make withdrawals from the Collection Account for the following purposes:

           (a)     on each Master Servicer Remittance Date, to deposit the amount required by Section 5.03 hereof for the related Payment Date into the Trustee Collection Account;

           (b)     to the extent deposited into the Collection Account, to reimburse itself or the related Subservicer for previously unreimbursed expenses incurred in maintaining insurance policies pursuant to Section 3.05, for Liquidation Expenses paid pursuant to Section 3.08 or for expenses otherwise reimbursable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement (including expenses incurred in connection with a bankruptcy filing by a Mortgagor) to the extent not payable pursuant to Section 3.08 (other than expenses incurred by the Master Servicer pursuant to Sections 6.03, 6.06 and 6.07 of this Agreement); such withdrawal right being limited to amounts received in respect of the Mortgage Loans, other than any Repurchase Price in respect thereof, that represent late recoveries of the payments for which such advances were made, or from Liquidation Proceeds or the proceeds of the purchase of such Mortgage Loans;

           (c)     to pay to itself out of each payment received in respect of interest on a Mortgage Loan as contemplated by clause (b) of the last paragraph of Section 3.08, an amount equal to the Servicing Fee, to the extent not retained pursuant to Section 5.02;

           (d)     to pay to the Seller or the Depositor, as applicable, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or Mortgaged Property that has been purchased or otherwise transferred to the Seller or the Depositor, all amounts received thereon that are not required to be distributed to the Securityholders as of the date on which the related Purchase Price or Repurchase Price is determined; and

           (e)     to withdraw any other amount deposited into the Collection Account that was not required to be deposited therein pursuant to Section 5.02.

          On each Master Servicer Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall transfer from the Collection Account to the Trustee Collection Account the amount necessary for the Indenture Trustee to make the required distributions pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Indenture. The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting on a loan-by-loan basis for the purpose of justifying any withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to the foregoing paragraphs. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimburse itself for any previously unreimbursed expenses relating to a Mortgage Loan incurred pursuant to Section 3.08 or otherwise reimbursable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement that the Master Servicer determines to be otherwise nonrecoverable, except with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the Purchase Price or Repurchase Price shall have been paid, by withdrawal from the Collection Account, on any Business Day prior to the Payment Date succeeding the date of such determination, of amounts on deposit therein attributable to the Mortgage Loan.

           Section 3.05.  Maintenance of Insurance.

           (a)     With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall maintain accurate records reflecting the fire and casualty insurance coverage maintained by the related Mortgagors with respect to the Mortgaged Properties in accordance with its normal servicing practices. The Master Servicer may, if it has received notice of a default or deficiency in respect of the payment of any ground rents, taxes, assessments, water rates or casualty insurance premiums or other charges that are or may become a Lien upon the related Mortgaged Property, notify the related Mortgagor and the holder of the first Lien on the related Mortgaged Property.

           (b)     To the extent permitted under the related Mortgage Documents, and to the extent the Master Servicer receives notice that a hazard insurance policy has been cancelled, the Master Servicer shall, to the extent consistent with its normal servicing practices, cause to be maintained for each Mortgage Loan hazard insurance naming the Master Servicer or the related Subservicer as loss payee thereunder, and providing extended coverage in an amount at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements securing such Mortgage Loan from time to time or (ii) the principal balance owing on such Mortgage Loan from time to time. The Master Servicer shall monitor the maintenance of any such hazard insurance so obtained in accordance with its normal servicing practices.

           (c)     The Master Servicer shall cause to be maintained with respect to any REO Property fire insurance with extended coverage in an amount at least equal to the lesser of (i) the full insurable value of the improvements that are a part of such property and (ii) the Principal Balance owing on the related Mortgage Loan at the time of such foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure. Such insurance may be maintained in the form of one or more blanket insurance policies. Amounts collected by the Master Servicer under any such policies, other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of Mortgaged Property or REO Property or amounts released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the Master Servicer's normal servicing practices, shall be deposited into the Collection Account to the extent provided in Section 5.02.

           (d)     If, upon the origination of a Mortgage Loan, the related Mortgaged Property was in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having special flood hazards, and flood insurance has been made available, the Master Servicer shall cause to be maintained, to the extent required by the related Mortgage Documents, a flood insurance policy meeting the requirements of the current guidelines of the Federal Insurance Administration with a generally acceptable insurance carrier, in an amount representing coverage at least equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan, (ii) the full insurable value of such Mortgaged Property or (iii) the maximum amount of insurance available under the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973, as amended. With respect to any REO Property identified as being in a flood zone at origination, the Master Servicer shall also maintain, if applicable, flood insurance in an amount at least equal to the lesser of (i) the maximum insurable value of the improvements that are a part of such property and (ii) the Principal Balance owing on the related Mortgage Loan at the time of foreclosure or grant of deed in lieu of foreclosure plus accrued interest and related Liquidation Expenses.

           (e)     Pursuant to Section 3.03, any amounts collected by the Master Servicer under any insurance policy maintained pursuant to this Section, other than amounts to be applied to the restoration or repair of Mortgaged Property or released to a Mortgagor in accordance with the Master Servicer's normal servicing practices, shall be deposited into the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.04. Any cost incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such insurance shall be added to the amount owing under the related Mortgage Loan where the terms of the related Mortgage Documents so permit; provided, that the addition of any such cost shall not be taken into account for purposes of calculating the Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or distributions to be made to Securityholders. Such costs shall be recoverable by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04.

           (f)     The Master Servicer shall be under no obligation to maintain or require any Mortgagor to maintain earthquake, title or other additional insurance, and shall be under no obligation itself to maintain any such additional insurance on property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan, other than pursuant to such applicable laws and regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such additional insurance.

           Section 3.06.  Fidelity Bond; Errors and Omissions Policy.

           (a)     The Master Servicer shall maintain with a responsible company, and at its own expense, a banker's blanket fidelity bond (a "Fidelity Bond") and a mortgage errors and omissions insurance policy (an "Errors and Omissions Policy"), in amounts as required by FNMA and FHLMC and as are commercially available and at costs that are not generally regarded as excessive by industry standards. Any fidelity bond shall protect against the dishonest acts of officers and employees. Any such Fidelity Bond or Errors and Omissions Policy shall not be canceled or modified by the Master Servicer in a manner materially adverse to the Securityholders without the prior written consent of the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee.

           (b)     The Master Servicer shall be deemed to have complied with this provision if any of its Affiliates has such a Fidelity Bond and Errors and Omissions Policy and, by the terms of such policy, the coverage afforded thereunder extends to the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall cause each Subservicer to maintain an Errors and Omissions Policy and a Fidelity Bond meeting the requirements of this Section.

           Section 3.07.  Enforcement of Due-on-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements. In any case in which a Mortgaged Property is about to be conveyed by the related Mortgagor, whether by absolute conveyance, contract of sale or otherwise, and whether or not such Mortgagor remains liable thereon, and the Master Servicer has knowledge of such prospective conveyance, the Master Servicer shall enforce any due-on-sale provision contained in such Mortgage Documents to the extent permitted by such Mortgage Documents, unless such provision in the reasonable judgment of the Master Servicer is not exercisable under applicable law, governmental regulations or in the Master Servicer’s reasonable judgment that it would be in the best financial interests of the Trust, in which case the Master Servicer may enter into an assumption and modification agreement or a substitution of liability agreement with such Mortgagor.

          The Master Servicer or the related Subservicer, as the case may be, shall be entitled to (i) execute assumption agreements, substitution agreements and instruments of satisfaction or cancellation or of partial or full release or discharge, or any other document contemplated by this Agreement or other comparable instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the related Mortgaged Properties; and the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee each shall promptly execute any such documents upon the request of the Master Servicer, and (ii) approve the granting of an easement on Mortgaged Property in favor of another Person, any alteration or demolition of such Mortgaged Property or other similar matters, if it has determined, exercising its good faith business judgment in the same manner as it would if it were the owner of the related Mortgage Loan, that the security for, and the timely and full collection of, such Mortgage Loan would not be adversely affected thereby. The Master Servicer shall notify the Indenture Trustee that any such assumption or substitution agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Indenture Trustee the original copy of such assumption or substitution agreement, which the Indenture Trustee shall add to the related Mortgage File and which shall, for all purposes, be considered part of such Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments constituting a part thereof. The Master Servicer shall retain as servicing compensation any fee collected by the Master Servicer for entering into an assumption or substitution of liability agreement. A partial release pursuant to this Section shall be permitted only if the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio for the related Mortgage Loan after such partial release does not exceed the Combined Loan-to-Value Ratio for such Mortgage Loan as of the related Cut-Off Date.

           Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section or any other provision of this Agreement, the Master Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or violation of any of its obligations hereunder by reason of any conveyance by a Mortgagor of the related Mortgaged Property or any assumption of a Mortgage Loan by operation of law with respect to which the Master Servicer determines in good faith that it may be restricted by law from preventing, for any reason whatsoever, or if the exercise of such right would impair or threaten to impair any recovery under any applicable insurance policy or, in the Master Servicer’s judgment, would be reasonably likely to result in legal action by such Mortgagor.

           Section 3.08.  Realization upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that comes into and continues in default, the Master Servicer shall exercise its reasonable judgment to determine whether to (a) foreclose on the related Mortgaged Property, (b) write off the unpaid Principal Balance thereof as bad debt, (c) take a deed in lieu of foreclosure, (d) accept a short sale, (e) arrange for a repayment plan, (f) agree to a modification thereof in accordance with this Agreement, (g) xxx on the underlying promissory note, (h) sell the Mortgage Loan as a nonperforming asset to a third party not an Affiliate of the Master Servicer or Depositor or (i) take an unsecured note, in each case subject to the rights of any related senior lienholder, provided, however, that the Master Servicer may sell the Mortgage Loan or take an unsecured note pursuant to clauses (h) and (i), respectively, only if the Mortgage Loan has been charged off or constitutes a Liquidated Mortgage Loan. The Master Servicer shall in no event expend funds in connection with any foreclosure or attempted foreclosure that is not completed or towards the correction of any default on a related senior mortgage loan or restoration of any property if it shall determine that such expenditure would not increase the related Liquidation Proceeds. In the event of a determination by the Master Servicer that any such expenditure previously made pursuant to this Section will not be reimbursable from Liquidation Proceeds, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement of its funds so expended pursuant to Section 3.04(b).

           Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Subsection 3.08, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which the Master Servicer has received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge of, the presence of any toxic or hazardous substance on the related Mortgaged Property, the Master Servicer shall not either (i) obtain title to such Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure or otherwise, or (ii) otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action, with respect to, such Mortgaged Property if, as a result of any such action, the Trust would be considered to hold title to, to be a mortgagee-in-possession of, or to be an owner or operator of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from time to time, or any comparable law, unless the Master Servicer has previously determined, based on its reasonable judgment and a prudent report prepared by a Person who regularly conducts environmental audits using customary industry standards, that:

                (1)     such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable environmental laws or, if not, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Trust to take such actions as are necessary to bring the Mortgaged Property into compliance therewith; and

                (2)     there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials for which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or remediation could be required under any federal, state or local law or regulation, or that if any such materials are present for which such action could be required, that it would be in the best economic interest of the Trust to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged Property.

          The cost of the environmental audit report contemplated by this Subsection 3.08 shall be advanced by the Master Servicer, subject to the Master Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.04(b).

          If the Master Servicer determines that it is in the best economic interest of the Trust to take such actions as are necessary to bring any such Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable environmental laws, or to take such action with respect to the containment, clean-up or remediation of hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then the Master Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best economic interest of the Trust. The cost of any such compliance, containment, cleanup or remediation shall be advanced by the Master Servicer, subject to the Master Servicer’s right to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as provided in Section 3.04(b).

           Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, a defaulted Mortgage Loan or charged off Mortgage Loan may be deemed to be finally liquidated and constitute a Liquidated Mortgage Loan if substantially all amounts expected by the Master Servicer to be received in connection therewith have been received; provided, that any Subsequent Recoveries with respect to any such Mortgage Loan shall be deposited into the Collection Account. For purposes of determining the amount of any Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, or other unscheduled collections, the Master Servicer may take into account amounts of additional receipts it expects to receive or any estimated additional Liquidation Expenses it expects to incur in connection with such Mortgage Loan.

          In the event that title to any Mortgaged Property is acquired in foreclosure or by deed in lieu of foreclosure, the deed or certificate of sale shall be issued to the Master Servicer, which shall hold the same on behalf of the Issuer. Notwithstanding any such acquisition of title and cancellation of the related Mortgage Loan, such Mortgaged Property shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, be considered to be an outstanding Mortgage Loan held as part of the Trust Estate until such time as such Mortgaged Property shall be sold. Consistent with the foregoing, for purposes of all calculations hereunder, so long as such Mortgaged Property shall be considered to be an outstanding Mortgage Loan, it shall be assumed that, notwithstanding that the indebtedness evidenced by the related Mortgage Documents shall have been discharged, such Mortgage Documents in effect at the time of any such acquisition of title before any adjustment thereto by reason of any bankruptcy or similar Proceeding or any moratorium or similar waiver or grace period will remain in effect.

          Any proceeds from foreclosure Proceedings or the purchase or repurchase of any Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and any subsequent recoveries resulting from a collection of Liquidation Proceeds or Insurance Proceeds, shall be applied in the following order of priority: (a) to reimburse the Master Servicer or the related Subservicer in accordance with this Section; (b) to pay to the Master Servicer or the related Subservicer all Servicing Fees payable therefrom (without duplication for any proceeds applied pursuant to clause (a)); (c) as accrued and unpaid interest on such Mortgage Loan at the related Mortgage Interest Rate to the Payment Date in respect of which such amounts are to be deposited into the Trustee Collection Account; and (d) as a recovery of principal on such Mortgage Loan.

           Section 3.09.  Indenture Trustee to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files; Trust Estates; Related Documents.

           (a)     On or before each Payment Date, the Master Servicer shall notify the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian (with a copy to the Issuer) of the termination or payment in full of any Mortgage Loan during the preceding Collection Period. Upon receipt of payment in full, the Master Servicer shall be authorized to execute, pursuant to the authorization contained in the first paragraph of Section 3.01(b), if the Assignments of Mortgage have been recorded if required pursuant hereto or pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Servicing Agreement, an instrument of satisfaction regarding the related Mortgage Documents, which instrument of satisfaction shall be recorded by the Master Servicer if required by applicable law, and shall be delivered to the Person entitled thereto. Any expenses incurred in connection with such instrument of satisfaction or transfer shall be reimbursable from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account. From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian shall, upon request of the Master Servicer and delivery to the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian (with a copy to the Issuer) of two copies of a Request for Release in the form of Exhibit D hereto, which shall be signed by a Servicing Officer or be in a mutually agreeable electronic format that, in lieu of being manually signed by a Servicing Officer, emanate from a Servicing Officer, release or cause to be released the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer, and the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall promptly execute such documents, in the forms provided by the Master Servicer, as shall be necessary for the prosecution of any such Proceedings or the taking of other servicing actions. The Request for Release shall obligate the Master Servicer to return such Mortgage File to the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian (as specified therein) when the need therefor by the Master Servicer no longer exists, unless such Mortgage Loan shall have been liquidated.

          If an Assignment of Mortgage has been recorded, in order to facilitate the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property securing a Mortgage Loan that is in default following such recordation, the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer shall, if so requested in writing by the Master Servicer, promptly execute an appropriate assignment in the form provided by the Master Servicer to assign such Mortgage Loan for the purpose of collection to the Master Servicer, and any such assignment shall unambiguously indicate that such assignment is for the purpose of collection only. Upon such assignment, the Master Servicer, as assignee for collection, will thereupon bring all required actions in its own name and otherwise enforce the terms of such Mortgage Loan and deposit into or credit to the Collection Account any Liquidation Proceeds received with respect thereto. In the event that all delinquent payments due under any such Mortgage Loan are paid by the related Mortgagor and any other defaults are cured, then the Master Servicer, as assignee for collection, shall promptly reassign such Mortgage Loan to the Indenture Trustee and return all Mortgage Documents and Related Documents to the place where the related Mortgage File was being maintained.

          The Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans and as assignee of record of the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Issuer pursuant to Section 3.13 of the Indenture, shall, on behalf of the Issuer, take all such actions on behalf of the Issuer and promptly execute and return all instruments reasonably required by the Master Servicer in connection therewith; provided, that if the Master Servicer requests a signature of the Indenture Trustee on behalf of the Issuer, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Indenture Trustee an Officer’s Certificate stating that such signature is necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement.

           (b)     Where the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee is required by this Agreement to execute instruments to release property from the terms of the Trust Agreement or the Indenture, as applicable, or convey the Issuer's or the Indenture Trustee's interests in the same, the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee, as applicable, shall do so in a manner and under circumstances that are not inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement. No Person relying upon any instrument executed by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee shall be bound to ascertain the Issuer's or the Indenture Trustee's authority in connection therewith, inquire into the satisfaction of any conditions precedent or see to the application of any monies.

           (c)     If from time to time the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Custodian copies of any written assurance, assumption agreement or substitution agreement or other similar agreement pursuant to Section 3.07, the Custodian shall check that each of such documents purports to be an original executed copy or, if the original executed copy has been submitted for recordation and has not yet been returned, a copy of the original executed document; and if so, shall file such documents, and upon receipt of the original executed copy from the applicable recording office or receipt of a copy thereof certified by the applicable recording office, shall file such originals or certified copies in the related Mortgage File. If any such documents submitted by the Master Servicer shall not meet the above qualifications, then the Custodian shall promptly give the Master Servicer written notice of such occurrence or return such documents to the Master Servicer, with a direction to the Master Servicer to forward the correct documentation.

           (d)     Upon receipt of two copies of a Request for Release from the Master Servicer, substantially in the form of Exhibit D hereto, to the effect that a Mortgage Loan has been the subject of a final payment or a prepayment in full and has been terminated or that substantially all Liquidation Proceeds determined by the Master Servicer in its reasonable judgment to be finally recoverable have been recovered, and upon deposit into the Collection Account of such final payment, prepayment in full or Liquidation Proceeds, the Custodian shall promptly release the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer, and the Indenture Trustee shall execute the same, along with such documents as the Master Servicer or the related Mortgagor may request to evidence satisfaction and discharge of such Mortgage Loan. To the extent that (i) a Mortgage Loan has been the subject of a final payment or a prepayment in full or substantially all Liquidation Proceeds determined by the Master Servicer in its reasonable judgment to be finally recoverable have been recovered, and a deposit into the Collection Account of such final payment, prepayment in full or Liquidation Proceeds has been made, and (ii) the Custodian and the Indenture Trustee have not received a Request for Release from the Master Servicer within a reasonable period of time following the occurrence of the events described in clause (i), the Indenture Trustee may prepare and deliver to the Custodian a Request for Release in duplicate whereupon the Custodian shall promptly release the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer in the manner described in the preceding sentence.

           Section 3.10.  Servicing Fee; Payment of Certain Expenses by Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive the Servicing Fee in accordance with Section 3.04(c) as compensation for its services in connection with servicing the Mortgage Loans. Moreover, additional servicing compensation in the form of late payment charges and other receipts not required to be deposited into the Collection Account as specified in Section 5.02 may be retained by the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its activities hereunder, including payment of all fees and expenses not expressly stated hereunder to be for the account of the Securityholders, and shall not be entitled to reimbursement therefor. The Issuer shall pay the initial fees and expenses of the Indenture Trustee from the proceeds of the Notes.

           Section 3.11.  Access to Certain Documentation and Information Regarding the Mortgage Loans. Whenever required by statute or regulation, the Master Servicer shall provide each Securityholder or any regulator therefor, the Indenture Trustee with reasonable access to all documentation relating to the Mortgage Loans, such access being afforded without charge but only upon reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer or any Subservicer. Nothing in this Section shall limit the obligation of the Master Servicer to observe any applicable law prohibiting disclosure of information regarding Mortgagors, and the failure of the Master Servicer to provide access as provided in this Section as a result of such obligation shall not constitute a breach of this Section.

           Section 3.12.  Reserved.

           Section 3.13.  Recordation of Assignments. (a) With respect to each MERS Mortgage Loan, on or before the 10th Business Day after the Closing Date, the Master Servicer will cause MERS’s records to reflect the Trust as owner of such Mortgage Loans.

           (b)     In the case of any Non-MERS Mortgage Loan, the original assignment of Mortgage, in recordable form, sufficient under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is located to reflect the conveyance of the Mortgage Loan to the Trustee or in blank, which may be in the form of one or more "blanket" assignments covering the Mortgage Loans secured by Mortgaged Properties located in the same jurisdiction, shall be recorded by the Master Servicer, at the expense of the Seller, upon the earlier to occur of (i) the occurrence and continuation of any Event of Default or (ii) a bankruptcy or insolvency proceeding involving the Mortgagor is initiated or foreclosure proceedings are initiated against the Mortgaged Property as a consequence of an event of default under the Mortgage Loan. While such assignment is being recorded, the Custodian shall retain a photocopy thereof. If any assignment is lost or returned unrecorded to the Custodian because of any defect therein, the Master Servicer shall prepare at its expense a substitute assignment or cure such defect, and the Master Servicer shall cause such assignment to be recorded in accordance with this Section.

           Section 3.14.  Annual Statement as to Compliance. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency not later than March 10 of each year, commencing in 2006, an Officer’s Certificate stating as to each signer thereof that (i) a review of the activities of the Master Servicer during the preceding calendar year and of its performance under this Agreement has been made under such officer’s supervision and (ii) to the best of such officer’s knowledge, based on such review, the Master Servicer has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation, specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status thereof. The statement required pursuant to Section 3.15 shall accompany such Officer’s Certificate.

           Section 3.15.  Annual Independent Public Accountants’ Servicing Report. Not later than March 10 of each year, commencing in 2006, the Master Servicer shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee a report, prepared by the Independent Accountants of the Master Servicer, stating that such Independent Accountants (i) have conducted an examination of certain documents and records of the Master Servicer (or an appropriate Affiliate thereof) relating to the servicing of the mortgage loans being serviced by the Master Servicer under servicing agreements similar to this Agreement (which agreements shall be described in a schedule to such report) substantially as required by the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers and (ii) did not discover any exceptions or errors relating to the servicing activities of the Master Servicer (including the servicing of Mortgage Loans subject to this Agreement) that, in the opinion of such Independent Accountants, are material, except for such exceptions as shall be set forth in such report. In the event such firm requires the Indenture Trustee to agree to the procedures performed by such firm, the Master Servicer shall direct the Indenture Trustee in writing to so agree; it being understood and agreed that the Indenture Trustee shall deliver such letter of agreement in conclusive reliance upon the direction of the Master Servicer, and the Indenture Trustee need not make any independent inquiry or investigation as to, and shall have no obligation or liability in respect of, the sufficiency, validity or correctness of such procedures.

           Section 3.16.  Xxxxxxxx-Xxxxx. On or before February 28 of each year, commencing in 2006, the Administrator shall deliver to the Master Servicer all filings it made (or will make) for the Trust with the Commission with respect to the prior calendar year. In addition, on or prior to the tenth day after a Form 8-K is filed, the Administrator shall deliver a copy of it to the Master Servicer. On or before February 28 of each calendar year with respect to which a Form 10-K is required to be filed by the Trust, the Administrator shall furnish to the Master Servicer and the Depositor a back-up certification in the form of Exhibit H to this Agreement with respect to any and all tasks performed by the Administrator (and covered by the certification to be provided by the Master Servicer in the form of Exhibit G to this Agreement). On or before March 15 (or the previous Business Day if March 15 is not a Business Day) of each calendar year with respect to which a Form 10-K is required to be filed by the Trust, the Administrator shall provide the Master Servicer with a draft of the Form 10-K prepared by the Administrator. On or before March 15 (or the previous Business Day if March 15 is not a Business Day) of each calendar year with respect to which a Form 10-K is required to be filed by the Trust, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Administrator a certification in the form of Exhibit G to this Agreement.

           Section 3.17.  Indemnification; Third-Party Claims. The Master Servicer (solely for the purpose of this Section, the “Indemnifying Party”) agrees to indemnify and to hold each of the Depositor, the Issuer, the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee (solely for the purpose of this Section, the “Indemnified Parties”) harmless against any and all claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Indemnified Parties may sustain in any way related to the failure of the Indemnifying Party to perform its respective duties in compliance with the terms of this Agreement. Each Indemnified Party and the Master Servicer shall immediately notify the other Indemnified Parties if a claim is made by a third party with respect to this Agreement, and the Master Servicer shall assume the defense of such claim and pay all expenses in connection therewith, including reasonable outside counsel fees, and promptly pay, discharge and satisfy any judgment or decree which may be entered into against the Indemnified Parties in respect of such claim. The Indenture Trustee, shall, out of the assets of the Trust Estate reimburse the Master Servicer in accordance with Section 3.04(b) hereof for all amounts advanced by it pursuant to the preceding sentence except where the claim relates directly to the failure of the Master Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans in compliance with the terms of this Agreement; provided, however, that the Master Servicer’s indemnity hereunder shall not in any manner be conditioned on the availability of funds for such reimbursement. If the Master Servicer is unable to pay any such amounts owed to the Indenture Trustee, such amounts shall be paid to the Indenture Trustee out of the Trust Estate pursuant to Section 3.05(a) of the Indenture. Solely to the extent that the Holders of the Certificate fail to indemnify the Owner Trustee as required by Section 7.02 of the Trust Agreement, the Master Servicer shall undertake such indemnification in accordance with the terms of Section 7.02 of the Trust Agreement.

           Section 3.18.  Maintenance of Existence and Licenses; Merger or Consolidation of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer (or an appropriate Affiliate thereof) shall keep in full force and effect its existence, rights and franchises, shall obtain and preserve its qualification to do business in each jurisdiction necessary to protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement or any Mortgage Loan and to perform its duties hereunder, and shall otherwise operate its business so as to cause the representations and warranties under Section 2.04 to be true and correct at all times.

ARTICLE IV

REPORT TO NOTEHOLDERS

           Section 4.01.  Report to Noteholders. With respect to each Payment Date, no later than the fifteenth (15th) calendar day of each month (or if such day is not a Business Day, the following Business Day), the Master Servicer shall forward the Loan Level Data Report to the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee. Based primarily on the information in the Loan Level Data Report, the Indenture Trustee shall prepare the Report to Noteholders with respect to each Payment Date. The Indenture Trustee, pursuant to Section 3.25 of the Indenture, shall make available to each Securityholder, the Owner Trustee, each Paying Agent (if other than the Indenture Trustee) and each Rating Agency, the Report to Noteholders setting forth the following information, to the extent applicable:

           (a)     the aggregate amount of Collections received on the Mortgage Loans during the related Collection Period;

           (b)     the aggregate amount of (i) Interest Collections and (ii) Principal Collections (stating any Subsequent Recoveries included therein) (in each case stated separately for each collateral type (i.e., HEL and HLTV) and in the aggregate) for such Collection Period;

           (c)     the Principal Collection Distribution Amount for such Collection Period;

           (d)     the amount distributable to each Class of Senior Notes and Subordinate Notes in respect of interest;

           (e)     the amount of any Interest Carry-Forward Amounts;

           (f)     the amount, if any, to be distributed to the Certificateholders;

           (g)     any accrued and unpaid Servicing Fees for previous Collection Periods and the Servicing Fee for such Collection Period;

           (h)     the Excess Spread, if any, for such Collection Period;

           (i)     the Liquidation Loss Amount and Principal Balance of Liquidated Mortgage Loans (in each case stated separately for each collateral type and also in the aggregate) for (i) such Collection Period, (ii) such Collection Period and the immediately preceding eleven Collection Periods and (iii) such Collection Period and all previous Collection Periods and any Overcollateralization Increase Amounts and Overcollateralization Release Amounts for such Collection Period;

           (j)     the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (in each case stated separately for each collateral type and also in the aggregate) as of the end of the preceding Collection Period and as of the end of the second preceding Collection Period;

           (k)     the Note Balance for each Class of the Senior Notes and the Subordinate Notes after giving effect to any distribution on such Payment Date and to any reduction on account of Liquidation Loss Amounts and separately identifying any increase resulting from the allocation of any Subsequent Recoveries;

           (l)     the Overcollateralization Amount and the Overcollateralization Target Amount and whether the Loss and Delinquency Test has not been satisfied;

           (m)     the number and aggregate Principal Balances of Mortgage Loans (in each case stated separately for each collateral type and also in the aggregate) (i) as to which the related Monthly Payment is delinquent for 30-59 days, 60-89 days, 90-119 days, 120-149 days, 150-179 days and 180 days or more, separately identifying for each bucket those Mortgage Loans in foreclosure, those Mortgage Loans subject to bankruptcy proceedings, those Mortgage Loans that have become related to REO Property and the remaining ("purely delinquent") Mortgage Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Mortgage Loan as to which the related Monthly Payment is delinquent for 180 days or more and which is treated as a Liquidated Mortgage Loan for Trust reporting purposes shall not be double-counted as a delinquent Mortgage Loan.

           (n)     whether an Amortization Event, specifying such event, has occurred since the prior Determination Date;

           (o)     whether a Servicing Default has occurred since the prior Determination Date, specifying such Servicing Default;

           (p)     the Net Loan Rate for the related Collection Period; and

           (q)     the number, collateral type and Principal Balances of any Mortgage Loans removed from the Trust.

          The Indenture Trustee shall conclusively rely upon the information contained in each Loan Level Data Report for purposes of making distributions pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Indenture, shall have no duty to inquire into such information and shall have no liability in so relying. The format and content of the Loan Level Data Report and the Report to Noteholders may be modified by the mutual agreement of the Master Servicer and the Indenture Trustee. The Administrator shall give notice of any such change to each Rating Agency.

          The amounts furnished pursuant to clause (d) above shall be expressed as an aggregate dollar amount per each Class of Senior Notes or Subordinate Notes, as the case may be, with a $1,000 denomination.

          The Master Servicer shall forward to the Indenture Trustee any other information reasonably requested by the Indenture Trustee to make distributions pursuant to Section 3.05 of the Indenture. Prior to the close of business on the Business Day next succeeding each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall furnish a written statement to the Paying Agent and the Indenture Trustee setting forth the aggregate amounts required to be withdrawn from the Collection Account. The determination by the Master Servicer of such amounts shall be presumptively deemed to be correct for all purposes hereunder, and the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee shall be protected in relying upon the same without any independent verification thereof. In addition, upon the Issuer’s written request, the Master Servicer shall promptly furnish information reasonably requested by the Issuer that is reasonably available to the Master Servicer to enable the Issuer to perform its federal and state income tax reporting obligations.

ARTICLE V

THE ACCOUNTS

           Section 5.01.  Accounts. Prior to the Closing Date, the Master Servicer shall establish or cause to be established the following accounts, each of which shall be an Eligible Account:

           (a)     an account (the "Collection Account") bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds on deposit therein are held for the benefit of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Securityholders; and

           (b)     an account in the name of the Indenture Trustee (the "Trustee Collection Account"), bearing a designation clearly indicating that the funds deposited therein are held for the benefit of the Securityholders.

           Section 5.02.  Collection Account. The Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited any amounts representing payments and collections in respect of the Mortgage Loans received by it subsequent to the Cut-Off Date, other than in respect of the payments referred to in the following paragraph, into the Collection Account within two (2) Business Days following receipt thereof (or otherwise on or prior to the Closing Date), including the following payments and collections received or made by it:

           (a)     all payments of principal and interest in respect of the Mortgage Loans received by the Master Servicer from the Mortgagors or the related Subservicer (net of any portion of the interest thereof retained by such Subservicer as subservicing fees);

           (b)     the aggregate Purchase Price or Repurchase Price of any Mortgage Loans purchased by Seller or the Depositor pursuant to Sections 2.03 or 2.08;

           (c)     any Liquidation Proceeds, Insurance Proceeds and Subsequent Recoveries;

           (d)     any Substitution Adjustment Amounts; and

           (e)     from the Master Servicer, any losses incurred upon Permitted Investments of amounts deposited into the Collection Account;

provided, that with respect to each Collection Period, the Master Servicer shall be permitted to retain from payments in respect of interest on the Mortgage Loans, the Servicing Fee for such Collection Period and any prepayment penalties, late fees and other similar fees.

          The foregoing requirements respecting deposits into the Collection Account are exclusive; provided, that without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer need not deposit into the Collection Account any amounts representing prepayment penalties or other ancillary servicing fees payable by Mortgagors during a Collection Period such as late fees, assumption fees, other administrative fees, release fees or bad check charges. In the event that any amount not required to be deposited into the Collection Account is so deposited, the Master Servicer may at any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding. Notwithstanding such commingling of funds, the Master Servicer shall keep records that accurately reflect the funds on deposit in the Collection Account that have been identified by it as being attributable to the Mortgage Loans and shall hold all collections in the Collection Account to the extent they represent collections on the Mortgage Loans for the benefit of the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and the Securityholders.

          The Master Servicer shall direct in writing the institution maintaining the Collection Account to invest funds therein only in Permitted Investments. No Permitted Investment may be sold or disposed of at a gain prior to maturity, unless the Master Servicer shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel at the Master Servicer’s expense addressed to the Indenture Trustee that such sale or disposition will not cause the Trust to be to be treated as an association (or a publicly-traded partnership) taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. All net income, other than any gain from a sale or disposition of the type referred to in the preceding sentence, received from any such Permitted Investment shall be paid to the Master Servicer as additional servicing compensation. The amount of any losses incurred in respect therewith shall be deposited into the Collection Account by the Master Servicer out of its own funds immediately as incurred.

          The Master Servicer shall require each Subservicer to hold all funds constituting collections on the Mortgage Loans, pending remittance thereof to the Master Servicer, in one or more accounts meeting the requirements of an Eligible Account (and amounts on deposit therein shall be invested in Permitted Investments), unless all such collections are remitted on a daily basis to the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account.

          The Collection Account may, upon written notice to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee, be transferred to a different institution, provided that such transfer is to an Eligible Account.

           Section 5.03.  Trustee Collection Account. On each Master Servicer Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall transfer from the Collection Account to the Trustee Collection Account the amount necessary for the Indenture Trustee to make the required distributions pursuant to Section 3.05(a) of the Indenture. Such requirement respecting deposits into the Trustee Collection Account is exclusive. In the event that any amount not required to be deposited into the Trustee Collection Account is so deposited, the Master Servicer may at any time direct the Indenture Trustee to withdraw such amount from the Trustee Collection Account and deliver it to or at the direction of Master Servicer, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.

          The Indenture Trustee may, but need not, invest funds in the Trustee Collection Account, and if such funds are invested, they shall be invested only in Permitted Investments selected by the Indenture Trustee. No Permitted Investment may be sold or disposed of at a gain prior to maturity, unless the Indenture Trustee shall have obtained an Opinion of Counsel at the Indenture Trustee’s expense addressed to the Indenture Trustee that such sale or disposition will not cause the Trust to be to be treated as an association (or a publicly-traded partnership) taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes. Except as otherwise agreed by the Indenture Trustee and the Depositor in writing, all net income for the period from and including the Master Servicer Remittance Date up to and excluding the day prior to the related Payment Date shall be for the account of the Indenture Trustee and the remainder of the net income on the funds in the Trustee Collection Account shall be for the account of the Depositor. The amount of any losses incurred in respect therewith shall be deposited into the Trustee Collection Account by the Indenture Trustee and/or the Depositor out of their own funds immediately as incurred.

           Following the Closing Date and prior to the first Payment Date, the Depositor may also remit funds to the Indenture Trustee for deposit in the Trustee Collection Account, or a subaccount of the Trustee Collection Account created by the Indenture Trustee, if the Depositor and the Indenture Trustee determine that without such remittance there would be a shortfall in the amount on deposit in the Trustee Collection Account available to be applied towards the payment of interest due on the Offered Notes on the initial Payment Date. All net income on such deposits from the Closing Date up to and not including the first Payment Date shall be for the account of the Depositor.

ARTICLE VI

THE MASTER SERVICER

           Section 6.01.  Liability of the Master Servicer. The Master Servicer shall be liable in accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed upon and undertaken by it hereunder.

           Section 6.02.  Merger or Consolidation or Assumption of the Obligations of the Master Servicer. Any Person into which the Master Servicer may be merged or consolidated, or any corporation resulting from any merger, conversion or consolidation to which the Master Servicer shall be a party, or any Person succeeding to the business of the Master Servicer, shall be an established mortgage loan servicing institution that has a net worth of at least $15,000,000, and in all events shall be the successor of the Master Servicer, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further action on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding. The Master Servicer shall send timely notice of any such merger or consolidation to the Indenture Trustee.

          The Master Servicer may assign its rights and delegate its duties and obligations under this Agreement; provided, that the Person accepting such assignment or delegation shall be a Person qualified to service the Mortgage Loans, shall be satisfactory to the Issuer; and such person shall be willing to service the Mortgage Loans and shall execute and deliver to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer an agreement, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Indenture Trustee and the Issuer, containing an assumption by such Person of the due and punctual performance and observance of each covenant and condition to be performed or observed by the Master Servicer under this Agreement; and provided further, that no Rating Agency, after notice thereto, shall have notified the Indenture Trustee in writing that such assignment and delegation would result in a Rating Event; and provided further, that the Owner Trustee shall have received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such assignment or delegation would not cause the Trust to be treated as an association (or a publicly-traded partnership) taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes.

           Section 6.03.  Limitation on Liability of the Master Servicer and Others. Neither the Master Servicer nor any of its directors, officers, employees or agents shall be under any liability to the Issuer, the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee or the Securityholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement; provided, that this provision shall not protect the Master Servicer or any such Person against any liability that would otherwise be imposed on it by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder or by reason of its reckless disregard thereof. The Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent thereof may rely in good faith on any document of any kind prima facie properly executed and submitted by any Person respecting any matters arising hereunder. The Master Servicer and any director, officer, employee or agent thereof shall be indemnified by the Issuer and held harmless against any loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with any Proceeding relating to this Agreement or the Securities, including any amount paid to the Indenture Trustee pursuant to Section 6.06(b), other than any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder or by reason of its reckless disregard thereof and shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(xiii) of the Indenture. The Master Servicer shall be under no obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action not incidental to its duties to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement, and that in its opinion may involve it in any expense or liability; provided, that the Master Servicer may in its sole discretion undertake any action that it may deem necessary or desirable in respect of this Agreement, the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the interests of the Securityholders. In such event, the reasonable legal expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom shall be expenses, costs and liabilities of the Issuer, and the Master Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement therefor pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(xiii) of the Indenture. The Master Servicer’s right to indemnity or reimbursement pursuant to this Section shall survive any resignation or termination of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04 or Article VII in respect to any losses, expenses, costs or liabilities arising prior to such resignation or termination or from events that occurred prior to such resignation or termination.

           Section 6.04.  Master Servicer Not to Resign. Subject to the provisions of Section 6.02, the Master Servicer shall not assign this Agreement or resign from the obligations and duties hereby imposed upon it except (a) upon a determination that the performance of its obligations or duties hereunder are no longer permissible under applicable law or are in material conflict by reason of applicable law with other activities carried on by it or any Affiliate thereof, the other activities of the Master Servicer so causing such a conflict being of a type and nature carried on by the Master Servicer or such Affiliate at the date of this Agreement or (b) upon the satisfaction of the following conditions: (i) the Master Servicer shall have proposed a successor master servicer to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee in writing, and such proposed successor master servicer shall be acceptable to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee; and (ii) each Rating Agency, after prior notice thereto, shall have delivered a letter to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee prior to the appointment of such proposed successor master servicer stating that such proposed appointment would not result in a Rating Event; provided, that no such resignation by the Master Servicer shall become effective until such successor master servicer shall have assumed the Master Servicer’s responsibilities and obligations hereunder or the Indenture Trustee shall have designated a successor master servicer in accordance with Section 7.02. An Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall be required in connection with any such determination permitting the resignation of the Master Servicer.

           Section 6.05.  Delegation of Duties. In the ordinary course of its business, the Master Servicer may at any time delegate any of its duties hereunder to any Person (including any Affiliate of the Master Servicer), that agrees to conduct such duties in accordance with standards comparable to those applicable to the Master Servicer hereunder. Such delegation shall not relieve the Master Servicer of liability or responsibility with respect to such duties, and shall not constitute a resignation of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 6.04.

           Section 6.06.  Indenture Trustee Fees and Expenses; Indemnification.

           (a)     After the Closing Date, the Indenture Trustee and any co-trustee from time to time shall be entitled to compensation in an amount equal to the Indenture Trustee Fee payable to it on each Payment Date, together with the net investment earnings on amounts on deposit in the Trustee Collection Account as specified in Section 5.03, which compensation shall not be limited by any provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express trust, for all services rendered by each of them in the execution of the trusts created under the Indenture and in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties under the Indenture of the Indenture Trustee and any such co-trustee. The Indenture Trustee and any such co-trustee shall be entitled to payment or reimbursement in accordance with Section 6.07 of the Indenture from amounts on deposit in the Collection Account, upon request therefrom for all reasonable expenses, disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Indenture Trustee or any such co-trustee, respectively, in accordance with any of the provisions of this Agreement or the other Basic Documents, except any such expenses, disbursements or advances as may arise from the negligence, willful misfeasance or bad faith of the Indenture Trustee or such co-trustee, as the case may be. The Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Master Servicer (or, if the Master Servicer is unable to fulfill such obligation, in accordance with Section 3.05(a) of the Indenture) for all costs associated with the transfer of servicing from the Master Servicer to the Indenture Trustee, including without limitation, any costs or expenses associated with the complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required by the Indenture Trustee to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the Indenture Trustee to service the Mortgage Loans properly and effectively. If the Indenture Trustee or an Affiliate thereof becomes the successor Master Servicer, any custody fees and expenses shall also be paid pursuant to Section 3.05(a) of the Indenture.

           (b)     The Indenture Trustee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Master Servicer for any loss, liability or expense incurred without negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct on the part of the Indenture Trustee, arising out of or in connection with the performance of its duties under the Basic Documents (but not with respect to the performance of any of its duties under the Administration Agreement), including the costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) of defending the Indenture Trustee against any claim in connection with the exercise or performance of any of its powers or duties under any Basic Document; provided, that:

           (i)     with respect to any such claim, the Indenture Trustee shall have given the Master Servicer written notice thereof promptly after the Indenture Trustee shall have actual knowledge thereof;

           (ii)     while maintaining control over its own defense, the Indenture Trustee shall cooperate and consult fully with the Master Servicer in preparing such defense; and

           (iii)     notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall not be liable for the settlement of any claim by the Indenture Trustee entered into without the prior written consent of the Master Servicer.

          No termination of this Agreement shall affect the obligations created by this Section of the Master Servicer to indemnify the Indenture Trustee under the conditions and to the extent set forth herein.

           Notwithstanding the foregoing, the indemnification provided pursuant to this paragraph shall not pertain to any loss, liability or expense of the Indenture Trustee, including the costs and expenses of defending itself against any claim, incurred in connection with (i) any actions taken by the Indenture Trustee at the direction of the Securityholders pursuant to the terms of the Basic Documents unless consented to by the Master Servicer (whose consent shall not be unreasonably withheld) or (ii) any actions taken by the Indenture Trustee in its capacity as administrator under the Administration Agreement.

           Section 6.07.  Indemnification of Owner Trustee by Master Servicer. The Owner Trustee and its successors, assigns, agents and servants (collectively the “Indemnified Parties”) shall be indemnified, defended and held harmless by the Master Servicer for any liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, taxes, claims, actions and suits, and any and all reasonable costs, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable attorney’s fees and expenses) of any kind and nature whatsoever (collectively, “Expenses”) that may at any time be imposed on, incurred by, or asserted against the Owner Trustee or any Indemnified Party in any way relating to or arising out of the Basic Documents, the Trust Estate or the administration of the Trust Estate or the action or inaction of the Owner Trustee, provided that:

           (a)     The Master Servicer shall not be liable for or required to indemnify an Indemnified Party from and against Expenses arising or resulting from the Owner Trustee's negligence with respect to the handling of funds, or gross negligence with respect to any other acts, willful misconduct or bad faith, or as a result of any inaccuracy of an express representation or warranty contained in Section 6.03 of the Trust Agreement;

           (b)     With respect to any such claim, the Indemnified Party shall have given the Master Servicer written notice thereof promptly after the Indemnified Party shall have actual knowledge thereof;

           (c)     While maintaining control over its own defense, the Indemnified Party shall cooperate and consult fully with the Master Servicer in preparing such defense;

           (d)     Notwithstanding anything to the contrary, the Master Servicer shall not be liable for the settlement of any claim by an Indemnified Party entered into without the prior written consent of the Master Servicer.

          No termination of this Agreement shall affect the obligation created by this Section of the Master Servicer to indemnify the Owner Trustee and the Indemnified Parties under the conditions and to the extent set forth herein.

ARTICLE VII

DEFAULT

           Section 7.01.  Default. If any one of the following events (each, a "Servicing Default") shall occur and be continuing:

           (a)     any failure by the Master Servicer to deposit into any Collection Account or the Trustee Collection Account any deposit required to be made under the terms of this Agreement that continues unremedied for a period of five (5) Business Days after the date upon which written notice of such failure shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee; or

           (b)     any failure on the part of the Master Servicer to duly observe or perform in any material respect any other covenants or agreements of the Master Servicer set forth in this Agreement, which failure materially and adversely affects the interests of any Securityholder, and which failure continues unremedied for a period of 45 days after the date on which written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given to the Master Servicer by the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee; or

then, in the case of paragraphs (a) or (b), the Master Servicer shall immediately notify the Indenture Trustee and the Owner Trustee in writing thereof and, for so long as such Servicing Default shall not have been remedied by the Master Servicer, then the Issuer or the Indenture Trustee may, by notice then given in writing to the Master Servicer, terminate all rights and obligations of the Master Servicer hereunder, other than the Master Servicer’s right to receive servicing compensation and reimbursement of expenses hereunder during any period prior to the date of such termination, and the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee or the Issuer may exercise any and all other remedies available at law or in equity. Any such notice to the Indenture Trustee shall also be given to each Rating Agency and the Issuer. Subject to Section 7.02, on or after receipt by the Master Servicer of such written notice in the case of paragraphs (a) or (b), all authority and power of the Master Servicer under this Agreement shall pass to and be vested in the Indenture Trustee as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans pursuant to this Section. Without limitation, the Indenture Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Master Servicer, as attorney in-fact or otherwise, any and all documents or other instruments, and to do or accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such notice of termination under paragraphs (a) or (b), whether to complete the transfer and endorsement of each Mortgage Loan or the related Mortgage Documents or Related Documents, or otherwise. The Master Servicer agrees to cooperate fully with the Owner Trustee and the Indenture Trustee, as the case may be, in effecting the termination under paragraphs (a) or (b) of the rights and responsibilities of the Master Servicer hereunder, including the transfer to the Indenture Trustee (or other applicable successor) for the administration by it of all cash relating to the Mortgage Loans that shall at the time be held by the Master Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account, or that have been thereafter received by the Master Servicer with respect to the Mortgage Loans. All reasonable costs and expenses (including attorneys’ fees) incurred in connection with amending this Agreement to reflect such succession as Master Servicer pursuant to this Section shall be paid by the predecessor Master Servicer (or if the predecessor Master Servicer is the Indenture Trustee, the initial Master Servicer and, in any event, if the initial Master Servicer cannot pay any such amount, in accordance with Section 3.05 of the Indenture) upon presentation of reasonable documentation of such costs and expenses.

           Notwithstanding any termination of the activities of the Master Servicer hereunder, the Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive, out of any late collection of a payment on a Mortgage Loan that was due prior to the notice terminating the Master Servicer’s rights and obligations hereunder and received after such notice, that portion thereof to which the Master Servicer would have been entitled hereunder, its Servicing Fee in respect thereof and any other amounts payable to the Master Servicer hereunder the entitlement to which arose prior to such termination.

           Notwithstanding the foregoing, a delay in or failure of performance under paragraph (a) or (b) above, after the expiration of the applicable grace periods, shall not constitute a Servicing Default if such delay or failure could not have been prevented by the exercise of reasonable diligence by the Master Servicer and such delay or failure was caused by an Act of God, any act of the public enemy, declared or undeclared war, public disorder, rebellion or sabotage, or epidemic, landslide, lightning, fire, hurricane, earthquake or flood. The preceding sentence shall not relieve the Master Servicer from using reasonable efforts to perform its obligations hereunder in a timely manner in accordance with the terms hereof, and the Master Servicer shall provide the Owner Trustee, the Indenture Trustee and the Securityholders with notice of such failure or delay by it, together with a description of its efforts to so perform its obligations.

           Section 7.02.  Indenture Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.

           (a)     Within 90 days after the date the Master Servicer and the Indenture Trustee receive a notice of termination of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 7.01 or sends a resignation notice pursuant to Section 6.04, the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Loans, shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity as Master Servicer hereunder and with respect to the transactions set forth herein, and shall be subject to all responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto placed on the Master Servicer by the terms hereof provided, however, the Indenture Trustee will use its reasonable best efforts to perform the duties of the Master Servicer prior to the end of such 90-day period. Nothing in any Basic Document shall be construed to permit or require the Indenture Trustee to (i) be responsible or accountable for any act or omission of any prior Master Servicer prior to the issuance of the related notice of termination hereunder, (ii) in its capacity as successor Master Servicer, purchase, repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (iii) fund any losses on any Permitted Investment directed by any prior Master Servicer hereunder or (iv) be responsible for the representations or warranties of any such prior Master Servicer. As compensation therefor, the Indenture Trustee shall be entitled to such compensation as the Master Servicer would have been entitled to hereunder if no such notice of termination had been given. If the Indenture Trustee is (i) unwilling to act as successor Master Servicer or (ii) legally unable so to act, then the Indenture Trustee may appoint, or may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any established mortgage loan servicing institution having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder with respect to all or any part of the Master Servicer's responsibilities, duties or liabilities hereunder; provided, that no Rating Agency, after prior notice thereto, shall have notified the Indenture Trustee in writing that the appointment of such successor Master Servicer would result in a Rating Event. Notwithstanding the foregoing, pending the appointment of a successor Master Servicer hereunder, unless the Indenture Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting, the Indenture Trustee shall act in such capacity as provided above. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the successor shall be entitled to receive compensation out of payments on Mortgage Loans in an amount equal to the compensation that the Master Servicer would otherwise have received pursuant to Section 3.10 (or such lesser compensation as the Indenture Trustee and such successor shall agree). The appointment of a successor Master Servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Master Servicer that may have arisen under this Agreement prior to its termination as Master Servicer, nor shall any successor Master Servicer be liable for any acts or omissions of any predecessor Master Servicer or for any breach by such Master Servicer of any of its representations or warranties contained herein or in any other Basic Document. The Indenture Trustee and such successor Master Servicer shall take such action, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession.

           (b)     Any successor Master Servicer, including the Indenture Trustee shall not be deemed to be in default or to have breached its duties hereunder if the predecessor Master Servicer shall fail to make any required deposit into the Collection Account or otherwise cooperate with any required servicing transfer or succession hereunder.

           Section 7.03.  Notification to Securityholders. Upon any termination of or appointment of a successor Master Servicer hereunder, the Indenture Trustee shall give prompt written notice thereof to the Issuer, the Indenture Trustee and each Rating Agency.

ARTICLE VIII

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

           Section 8.01.  Amendment. This Agreement may be amended from time to time by the parties hereto to cure any ambiguity, correct or supplement any provision of this Agreement that may be inconsistent with any other provision of this Agreement, add any provision that provides additional rights to the Certificateholders or Noteholders or ensure that the Trust is not classified as an association (or a publicly traded partnership) taxable as a corporation for federal income tax purposes; provided, that (A) (i) such amendment will not, in the good faith judgment of the parties thereto, materially and adversely affect the interest of any Certificateholder or Noteholder and (ii) an Opinion of Counsel is delivered to the Indenture Trustee to the effect that such amendment will not materially and adversely affect the interest of any Certificateholder or Noteholder or (B) to the extent affected thereby, with the consent of the Holders of Notes evidencing not less than a majority of the Note Balance of the Notes and, to the extent affected thereby, the consent of the Holders of Certificates evidencing not less than a majority of the Percentage Interests of the Certificates for the purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any of the provisions of this Agreement or of modifying in any manner the rights of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders; provided that no such amendment shall (a) increase or reduce in any manner the amount of, or accelerate or delay the timing of, collections of payments on Mortgage Loans or distributions that shall be required to be made for the benefit of the Noteholders or the Certificateholders or (b) reduce the aforesaid percentage of the Note Balance of the Notes and the Percentage Interests of the Certificates required to consent to any such amendment, without the consent of the Holders of all the outstanding Notes and Holders of all outstanding Certificates; and provided further, that the Indenture Trustee shall consent thereto.

           Promptly after the execution of any such amendment or consent, the Master Servicer shall furnish written notification of the substance of such amendment or consent to each Certificateholder and the Indenture Trustee. It shall not be necessary for the consent of the Certificateholder or Noteholder pursuant to this Section to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment or consent, but it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The manner of obtaining such consents (and any other consents of the Certificateholder or Noteholders provided for in this Agreement or in any other Basic Document) and of evidencing the authorization of the execution thereof by the Certificateholder or Noteholders shall be subject to such reasonable requirements as the Owner Trustee or Indenture Trustee may prescribe from time to time.

           Section 8.02.  Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT CONSIDERATION OF THE CHOICE OF LAW PRINCIPLES THEREOF, AND THE OBLIGATIONS, RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF THE PARTIES HEREUNDER SHALL BE DETERMINED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SUCH LAWS.

           Section 8.03.  Notices. All demands, notices and communications hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered or mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested or by facsimile, (a) if to the Depositor, to 000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Asset Backed Securities Group; (b) if to the Master Servicer, to 000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Xxxxxx Xxxxx (with a copy to Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxxx and Xxxx Xxxxxxx, Esq. 00000 Xxxxxxx Xxxx., Xxxxx 000, Xxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000); (c) if to Xxxxx’x, to 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, 0xx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000, Attention: Home Mortgage Loan Monitoring Group; (d) if to Fitch, to Xxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000; (e) if to the Owner Trustee, to Xxxxxx Square North, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Xxxxx Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2005-A (with a copy to each Rating Agency); (f) if to the Issuer, to c/o Wilmington Trust Company, as Owner Trustee, Xxxxxx Square North, 0000 Xxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000-0000, Attention: Xxxxx Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2005-A; (g) if to the Indenture Trustee, to Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., 0000 Xxx Xxxxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx 00000 (with a copy to the Indenture Trustee at Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., Attn.: Corporate Trust, Sixth and Marquette, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479); and (h) as to each of the foregoing Persons, at such other address or facsimile numbers as shall be designated by such Person in a written notice to the other foregoing Persons.

           Section 8.04.  Severability of Provisions. If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement, and shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this Agreement or of the Securities or the rights of the Securityholders.

           Section 8.05.  Third-Party Beneficiaries. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto, the Securityholders, the Owner Trustee, and their respective successors and permitted assigns. Except as otherwise provided herein, no other Person shall have any right or obligation hereunder.

           Section 8.06.  Counterparts. This instrument may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which shall together constitute but one and the same instrument.

           Section 8.07.  Effect of Headings and Table of Contents. The Article and Section headings herein and in the Table of Contents are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the construction hereof.

           Section 8.08.  Termination; Clean-Up Call.

          (a)     The respective obligations and responsibilities of the parties hereto shall terminate upon the last action required to be taken by the Issuer pursuant to the Trust Agreement and by the Indenture Trustee pursuant to the Indenture, following the earlier of (i) the date on or before which the Indenture or the Trust Agreement is terminated; or (ii) the purchase by the Depositor or the Master Servicer of all Mortgage Loans pursuant to paragraph (b) below.

           (b)     Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (d) and (e) below, Depositor, or if the Depositor declines the Master Servicer with the permission of the Depositor, shall have the right to purchase the Mortgage Loans and the Trust Estate on any Payment Date on which the aggregate Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans (after applying payments received in the related Collection Period) is less than 10% of the Initial Aggregate Principal Balance, at a price equal to the lesser of (i) 100% of the aggregate unpaid Principal Balance of all such remaining Mortgage Loans, plus accrued and unpaid interest thereon at the weighted average of the Mortgage Interest Rates thereon up to the date preceding the Payment Date on which such amounts are to be distributed to the Securityholders (and any unpaid Servicing Fee shall be deemed to have been paid at such time) and (ii) the fair market value of all such remaining Mortgage Loans.

           (c)     Notwithstanding the provisions in paragraph (b) above, the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as applicable, may not exercise the option in paragraph (b) above unless the purchase price for the Mortgage Loans equals or exceeds the sum of (i) all accrued and unpaid interest (including any Interest Carry-Forward Amounts) on the Outstanding Classes of Notes, (ii) the outstanding Note Balances of the Outstanding Class or Classes of Notes, including the adjusted issue prices payable pursuant to the immediately following two sentences and (iii) any unpaid amounts owed to the Indenture Trustee, the Owner Trustee and the Administrator. If the Notes are redeemed prior to the Payment Date in July 2007, the Class A-IO Notes will be entitled to receive their adjusted issue price, which will be equal to the present value of the remaining payments on the Class A-IO Notes, using a discount rate equal to the discount rate reflected in the price paid by the initial purchaser of the Class A-IO Notes on the Closing Date. If the Depositor or the Master Servicer exercises any such right, the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as applicable, shall deposit the amount calculated above with the Indenture Trustee for distribution to the Securityholders and, upon the receipt of such deposit, the Indenture Trustee or the Custodian shall release the related Mortgage Files to the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as applicable.

           (d)     The Master Servicer, at its expense, shall prepare and deliver to the Indenture Trustee for execution at the time the Mortgage Loans are to be released to the Depositor or the Master Servicer, appropriate documents assigning each such Mortgage Loan from the Indenture Trustee or the Issuer to the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as applicable.

           Section 8.09.  Certain Matters Affecting the Indenture Trustee. For all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its powers hereunder (except in its capacity as successor Servicer after a Servicer Default), the Indenture Trustee shall be subject to and entitled to the benefits of Article VI of the Indenture.

           Section 8.10.  Owner Trustee Not Liable for Mortgage Documents or Related Documents. The Owner Trustee makes no representations as to the validity or sufficiency of this Agreement, any Basic Document, the Securities (other than the signature of the Owner Trustee on the Certificate), or any Mortgage Document or Related Document. The Owner Trustee shall at no time have any responsibility or liability with respect to the sufficiency of the Trust Estate or its ability to generate the payments to be distributed to the Securityholders, including the compliance by the Depositor or the Seller with any representation or warranty made in any Basic Document or the accuracy of any such representation or warranty, or any action of the Paying Agent, the Certificate Paying Agent, the Certificate Registrar or the Indenture Trustee taken in the name of the Owner Trustee.

           Section 8.11.  Limitation of Liability of Owner Trustee. Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, this Agreement has been countersigned by Wilmington Trust Company not in its individual capacity but solely in its capacity as Owner Trustee, and in no event shall Wilmington Trust Company in its individual capacity or any beneficial owner of the Issuer have any liability for the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements or other obligations of the Issuer hereunder, as to all of which recourse shall be had solely to the assets of the Issuer. For all purposes of this Agreement, in the performance of any duties or obligations of the Issuer hereunder, the Owner Trustee shall be subject to, and entitled to the benefits of, the terms and provisions of Articles VI, VII and VIII of the Trust Agreement.

           Section 8.12.  Tax Treatment of Servicing Fee and Other Amounts. The Master Servicer covenants and agrees that it and its Affiliates will treat all compensation derived by it or any of its Affiliates under this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Servicing Fee, late payment charges and other receipts not required to be deposited into the Collection Account as specified in Section 5.02 and net income from Permitted Investments of funds in the Collection Account, as compensation for services for all federal, state and local income tax purposes. In addition, the Master Servicer covenants and agrees that it and its Affiliates will treat, for all federal, state and local income tax purposes, all amounts not provided for in this Agreement that are to be paid to it or any of its Affiliates in respect of its activities as Master Servicer or that are determined directly or indirectly by reference to payments on the Mortgage Loans as compensation for services.

*           *          *

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Seller, the Master Servicer, the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee have caused this Agreement to be duly executed by their respective officers or representatives as of the date and year first above written.

BEAR XXXXXXX ASSET BACKED SECURITIES I LLC,
     as Depositor


By:  /s/ Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx                                                                  
        Name: Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
        Title: Senior Managing Director

XXXXX UNION BANK AND TRUST COMPANY,
    as Seller and as Master Servicer


By:  /s/ Xxxx Xxxxxxx                                                                       
        Name: Xxxx Xxxxxxx
        Title: Vice President and Treasurer- Home Equity Lending

XXXXX WHOLE LOAN HOME EQUITY TRUST 2005-A,
    as Issuer


By:  WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, not in its
        individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee

By:  /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx                                                       
        Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxxx
        Title: Financial Servicer Officer

XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.,
    as Indenture Trustee


By:  /s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxx                                                                          
        Name:     Xxxxx Xxxxxx
        Title:       Assistant Vice President

EXHIBIT A

MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AND SERVICING AGREEMENT



Available Upon Request.

EXHIBIT B

MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE



Available Upon Request.

EXHIBIT C

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PREMISES:

          That Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as indenture trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) under the indenture dated as of January 1, 2005 (the “Indenture”), between Xxxxx Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2005-A and the Indenture Trustee, a national banking association existing under the laws of the United States of America and having its principal office located at Xxxxx Fargo Center, Sixth and Marquette, Xxxxxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, hath made, constituted and appointed, and does by these presents make, constitute and appoint Xxxxx Union Bank and Trust Company (“Xxxxx”), a bank organized and existing under the laws of the State of Indiana, as Master Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement (defined below) and Xxxxx Home Equity Corporation, an Indiana corporation, as initial subservicer thereunder, its true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority to sign, execute, acknowledge, deliver, file for recordation and record any instrument on its behalf and to perform such other act or acts as may be customarily and reasonably necessary and appropriate to effectuate the following enumerated transactions in respect of any of the Mortgage Loans or the related Mortgaged Properties, Mortgage Documents or Related Documents, for which the undersigned is acting as Indenture Trustee (whether the undersigned is named therein as mortgagee or beneficiary or has become mortgagee by virtue of endorsement of related Mortgage Documents) and for which Xxxxx is acting as Master Servicer pursuant to the sale and servicing agreement dated as of January 1, 2005 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein that are not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in Appendix A to the Indenture.

          This appointment shall apply to the following enumerated transactions only:

1. The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage Loan, where such modification or re-recording is for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage Loan to conform same to the original intent of the parties thereto or to correct title errors discovered after such title insurance was issued and such modification or re-recording, in either instance, does not adversely affect the Lien of the Mortgage Loan as insured.

2. The subordination of the Lien of a Mortgage Loan to an easement in favor of a public utility company or a government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain; this paragraph shall include the execution of partial satisfactions/releases, partial reconveyances or the execution of requests to trustees to accomplish the same.

3. With respect to a Mortgage Loan, the foreclosure, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure or termination, cancellation or rescission of any such foreclosure, including any and all of the following acts:

a. the substitution of trustee(s) serving under a deed of trust, in accordance with state law and such deed of trust;

b. statements of breach or non-performance;

c. notices of default;

d. cancellations/rescissions of notices of default and/or notices of sale;

e. the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure; and

f. such other documents and actions as may be necessary under the terms of the Mortgage Loan or state law to expeditiously complete such transactions.

4. The conveyance of mortgaged properties to a mortgage insurer, or the closing of the title to the property to be acquired as real estate owned, or conveyance of title to real estate owned.

5. The completion of loan assumption agreements.

6. The full satisfaction and/or release of a Mortgage Loan or full reconveyance upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby, including cancellation of any related Mortgage Documents.

7. The assignment of any Mortgage Loan and the related Mortgage Documents in connection with the repurchase of such Mortgage Loan.

8. The full assignment of a Mortgage Loan upon payment and discharge of all sums secured thereby in conjunction with the refinancing thereof including, without limitation, the endorsement of the related Mortgage Documents.

9. The subordination of the Lien of a Mortgage Loan, where such subordination is in connection with any modification pursuant to Section 3.01(b) of the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and the execution of partial satisfactions or releases in connection with such Section.

10. The modification or re-recording of a Mortgage Loan, where such modification or re-recording is for the purpose of any modification pursuant to Section 3.03 of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

11. Any other modification of the terms of a Mortgage Loan (including the Mortgage Interest Rate thereon) made in accordance with the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

          The undersigned gives such attorneys-in-fact full power and authority to execute such instruments and to do and perform all and every act and thing necessary and proper to carry into effect the power or powers granted by or under this Limited Power of Attorney as fully as the undersigned might or could do, and does hereby ratify and confirm to all that such attorneys-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by authority hereof.

           Third parties without actual notice may rely upon the exercise of the power granted under this Limited Power of Attorney, and may be satisfied that this Limited Power of Attorney shall continue in full force and effect has not been revoked unless an instrument of revocation shall have been made in writing by the undersigned.

XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.,
not in its individual capacity but solely as
Indenture Trustee


By:                                                                                       
        Name:
        Title:

EXHIBIT D

REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF DOCUMENTS

To: Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.
0000 00xx Xxxxxx X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attn: Inventory Control

Re: Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2005, among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, Xxxxx
Union Bank and Trust Company, Xxxxx Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2005-A and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.

          In connection with the administration of the Mortgage Loans held by you as Indenture Trustee pursuant to the above-captioned Agreement, we request the release, and hereby acknowledge receipt, of the Mortgage File for the Mortgage Loan described below, for the reason indicated.

Mortgage Loan Number:

Mortgagor Name, Address & Zip Code:

Reason for Requesting Documents (check one):

_____

_____

_____

_____

_____ 1.

2.

3.

4.

5. Mortgage Paid in Full

Foreclosure

Substitution

Other Liquidation (Repurchased, etc.)

Nonliquidation                     Reason:____________________________

Address to which Indenture Trustee
should Deliver the Mortgage File:
___________________________________
___________________________________
___________________________________

By:


Issuer:

Address:


Date: _____________________________________
                     (authorized signer)

_____________________________________

_____________________________________
_____________________________________

_____________________________________

Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.

Please acknowledge the execution of the above request by your signature and date below:

__________________________
Signature

Documents returned to Indenture Trustee:


__________________________
Indenture Trustee ____________
Date




____________
Date

EXHIBIT E

FORM OF INITIAL CERTIFICATION OF TRUSTEE

Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Asset Backed Securities Group

Xxxxx Union Bank and Trust Company
Xxxxx Funding Corp., Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000

Re:    XXXXX WHOLE LOAN HOME EQUITY TRUST 2005-A

          The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) and pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2005, between Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as Depositor, Xxxxx Union Bank and Trust Company, as Seller and Master Servicer, Xxxxx Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2005-A and the Indenture Trustee (hereinafter as such agreement may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), does hereby certify as follows:

           A.     Capitalized terms used in this Certificate have their respective meanings set forth in the Sale and Servicing Agreement. References herein to certain subsections are references to the respective subsections of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

           B.     This Certificate is being delivered pursuant to Section 2.03.

           C.     The Undersigned is a Responsible Officer.

           D.     This Certificate is being delivered by the date specified in Section 2.03

           E.     Pursuant to and in accordance with the limitations set forth in Section 2.03, the Indenture Trustee hereby certifies and declares that, with noted exceptions on attached schedule, (i) all documents required to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.03 are in its possession, (ii) each such document has been reviewed by it and has not been mutilated, damaged, torn, or otherwise physically altered (handwritten additions, changes or corrections shall not constitute physical alteration if initialed by the Mortgagor), appears regular on its face and relates to such Mortgage Loan, and (iii) it has received a Mortgage File containing the Mortgage and Mortgage Note for each Mortgage Loan listed on the attached schedule.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Indenture Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly executed this _____ day of ___________, 20__.

XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Indenture Trustee


By:                                                                                       
       Authorized Officer

EXHIBIT F

FORM OF FINAL CERTIFICATION OF TRUSTEE

Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC
000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx Xxxxx
Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention: Asset Backed Securities Group


Xxxxx Union Bank and Trust Company
Xxxxx Funding Corp., Inc.
000 Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000

Re:     XXXXX WHOLE LOAN HOME EQUITY TRUST 2005-A

          The undersigned, a duly authorized representative of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A., as Indenture Trustee (the “Indenture Trustee”) and pursuant to the Sale and Servicing Agreement dated as of January 1, 2005, between Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as Depositor, Xxxxx Union Bank and Trust Company, as Seller and Master Servicer, Xxxxx Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2005-A and the Indenture Trustee (hereinafter as such agreement may have been, or may from time to time be, amended, supplemented or otherwise modified, the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), does hereby certify as follows:

           F.     Capitalized terms used in this Certificate have their respective meanings set forth in the Sale and Servicing Agreement. References herein to certain subsections are references to the respective subsections of the Sale and Servicing Agreement.

           G.     This Certificate is being delivered pursuant to Section 2.03.

           H.     The Undersigned is a Responsible Officer.

           I.     This Certificate is being delivered by the date specified in Section 2.03

           J.     Pursuant to and in accordance with the limitations set forth in Section 2.03, the Indenture Trustee hereby certifies and declares that, with the exceptions noted on the attached schedule, that with respect to the Mortgage Documents relating to each Mortgage Loan listed on the attached Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Sale and Servicing Agreement, the following data elements on such Mortgage Documents are the same as set forth on the Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Sale and Servicing Agreement for such Mortgage Loan: (a) the Seller's loan number, (b) the Mortgagor's name, (c) the address (including city and state) of the related Mortgaged Property, (d) the original principal balance, and (e) the maturity of the related Mortgage Note.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Indenture Trustee has caused this Certificate to be duly executed this _____ day of ___________, 20__.

XXXXX FARGO BANK, N.A.,
as Indenture Trustee


By:                                                                                       
       Authorized Officer

EXHIBIT G

FORM OF CERTIFICATION TO BE
PROVIDED BY THE MASTER SERVICER WITH FORM 10-K

Re:    XXXXX WHOLE LOAN HOME EQUITY TRUST 2005-A

          I, [identify the certifying individual], a [title] of Xxxxx Union Bank and Trust Company (the “Master Servicer”) in charge of servicing, certify that:

1.     I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution and servicing reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by this annual report, for Xxxxx Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2005-A (the "Trust");

2.     Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by this annual report;

3.     Based on my knowledge, the distribution information and the servicing information required to be provided to the Indenture Trustee by the Master Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement (as defined below) is included in these reports;

4.     I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the Master Servicer under the Sale and Servicing Agreement and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance review required under the Sale and Servicing Agreement, and except as disclosed in the reports, the Master Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Sale and Servicing Agreement; and

5.     The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the Master Servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based upon the report provided by an independent public accountant, after conducting a review in compliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar standard as set forth in the Sale and Servicing Agreement that is included in these reports.

           Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings ascribed to them in the Sale and Servicing Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2005 (the “Sale and Servicing Agreement”), among Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC, as Depositor, Xxxxx Union Bank and Trust Company, as Seller and Master Servicer, the Trust and the Indenture Trustee.

          [In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information provided by the following unaffiliated third parties: Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC and Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N.A.]

By:
Name:
Title:
Date: ________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________
________________________________

EXHIBIT H

FORM CERTIFICATION TO BE
PROVIDED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR TO MASTER SERVICER AND DEPOSITOR

Re: Xxxxx Whole Loan Home Equity Trust 2005-A (the "Trust")
Home Equity Loan Backed Notes, Series 2005-A

          I, _________________, a Vice President of Xxxxx Fargo Bank, N. A. as Administrator of the Trust, hereby certifies to Bear Xxxxxxx Asset Backed Securities I LLC (the “Depositor”) and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, and to Xxxxx Union Bank and Trust Company (the “Master Servicer”), and its officers, directors and affiliates, and with the knowledge and intent that they will rely upon this certification, that:

1. I have reviewed the annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year 2004, and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution reports filed in respect of periods included in the year covered by that annual report, of the Depositor relating to the above-referenced trust;

2. Based on my knowledge, the information in these distribution reports prepared by the Trustee, taken as a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period covered by that annual report; and

3. Based on my knowledge, the distribution information required to be provided by the trustee under the Sale and Servicing Agreement is included in these reports.

Date:  ________________________________

XXXXX FARGO BANK, N. A.
as Administrator


By:  ________________________________

___________________________
Vice President

EXHIBIT I

APPENDIX E: Standard & Poor's Predatory Lending Categorization

Standard & Poor's has categorized loans governed by anti-predatory lending laws in the jurisdictions listed below into three categories based upon a combination of factors that include (a) the risk exposure associated with the assignee liability and (b) the tests and thresholds set forth in those laws. Note that certain loans classified by the relevant statute as Covered are included in Standard & Poor's High Cost Loan category because they included thresholds and tests that are typical of what is generally considered High Cost by the industry.

                          Standard & Poor’s High-Cost Loan Categorization
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State/jurisdiction        Name of Anti-Predatory Lending Law/Effective Date
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Arkansas                  Arkansas Home Loan Protection Act, Ark. Code Xxx.ss.ss.00-00-000
                          et seq. Effective July 16, 2003

Cleveland Heights, Ohio   Ordinance No. 72-2003 (PSH), Mun. Codess.ss.757.01 et seq.
                          Effective June 2, 2003

Colorado                  Consumer Equity Protection, Colo. Stat. Xxx.ss.ss.5-3.5-101 et seq.
                          Effective for covered loans offered or entered into on or after
                          Jan. 1, 2003. Other provisions of the Act took effect on June 7, 0000

Xxxxxxxxxxx               Xxxxxxxxxxx Abusive Home Loan Lending Practices Act, Conn. Gen.
                          Xxxx.xx.xx. 36a-746 et seq. Effective Oct. 1, 0000

Xxxxxxxx xx Xxxxxxxx      Home Loan Protection Act, D.C. Codess.ss.26-1151.01 et seq. Effective
                          for loans closed on or after Jan. 28, 2003

Florida                   Fair Lending Act, Fla. Stat. Xxx.ss.ss.494.0078 et seq. Effective Oct. 2,
                          2002

Georgia (Oct. 1, 0000 -   Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xx. Code Xxx.ss.ss.7-6A-1 et seq. Effective
March 6, 2003)            Oct. 1, 2002-March 6, 2003

Georgia as amended        Georgia Fair Lending Act, Ga. Code Xxx.ss.ss.7-6A-1 et seq. Effective
(March 7, 2003 -          for loans closed on or after March 7, 2003 Home Ownership and Equity
current)                  Protection Act of 1994, 15 U.S.C.ss.1639, 12

HOEPA Section 32          C.F.R.ss.ss.226.32 and 226.34. Effective Oct. 1, 1995, amendments
                          Oct. 1, 2002 High Risk Home Loan Act, Ill. Comp. Stat. tit. 815,ss.ss.137/5
                          et seq.

Illinois                  Effective Jan. 1, 2004 (prior to this date, regulations under
                          Residential Mortgage License Act effective from May 14, 2001)

Kansas 16a-1-301          Consumer Credit Code, Kan. Stat. Xxx.ss.ss.16a-1-101 et seq. Sections
                          16a-1-301 and 16a-3-207 became effective April 14, 1999; Section
                          16a-3-308a became effective July 1, 1999

Kentucky                  2003 KY H.B. 000 - Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxxx Xxx, Xx. Rev. Stat.ss.ss.360.100
                          et seq. Effective June 24, 2003

Maine                     Truth in Lending, Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 9-A,ss.ss.8-101 et seq. Effective Sept.
                          29, 1995, and as amended from time to time

Massachusetts             Part 40 and Part 32, 209 C.M.R.ss.ss.32.00 et seq. and 209 C.M.R.ss.ss.40.01
                          et seq. Effective March 22, 2001, and amended from time to time

Nevada                    Assembly Xxxx No. 284, Nev. Rev. Stat.ss.ss.598D.010 et seq. Effective Oct.
                          1, 2003

New Jersey                New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, N.J. Rev. Xxxx.xx.xx.
                          46:10B-22 et seq. Effective for loans closed on or after Nov. 27, 2003

New Mexico                Home Loan Protection Act, N.M. Rev. Stat.ss.ss.58-21A-1 et seq. Effective
                          as of Jan. 1, 2004; Revised as of Feb. 26, 2004

New York                  N.Y. Banking Law Article 6-l. Effective for applications made on or
                          after April 1, 2003

North Carolina            Restrictions and Limitations on High Cost Home Loans, N.C. Gen. Stat.
                          xx.xx. 24-1.1E et seq. Effective July 1, 2000; amended October 1, 2003
                          (adding open-end lines of credit)

Ohio                      H.B. 386 (codified in various sections of the Ohio Code), Ohio Rev.
                          Code Xxx.ss.ss.1349.25 et seq. Effective May 24, 2002

Oklahoma                  Consumer Credit Code (codified in various sections of Title 14A).
                          Effective July 1, 2000; amended effective Jan. 1, 2004

South Carolina            South Carolina High Cost and Consumer Home Loans Act, S.C. Code Xxx.
                          xx.xx. 37-23-10 et seq. Effective for loans taken on or after
                          Jan. 1, 0000

Xxxx Xxxxxxxx             Xxxx Xxxxxxxx Residential Mortgage Lender, Broker and Servicer Act,
                          W. Va. Code Xxx.ss.ss.31-17-1 et seq. Effective June 5, 2002


                          Standard & Poor’s High-Cost Loan Categorization
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State/jurisdiction         Name of Anti-Predatory Lending Law/Effective Date
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Georgia (Oct. 1, 2002 -    Georgia Fair Lending Act, Ga. Code Xxx.ss.ss.7-6A-1 et seq. Effective
March 6, 2003)             Oct. 1, 2002-March 6, 2003

New Jersey                 New Jersey Home Ownership Security Act of 2002, N.J. Rev. Stat.
                           xx.xx. 46:10B-22 et seq. Effective Nov. 27, 2003-July 5, 2004

                         Standard & Poor’s Home Loan Categorization
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                                                                         Category Under
                             Name of Anti-Predatory Lending              applicable anit-
State/jurisdiction           Law/Effective Date                          predatory lending law
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Georgia (Oct. 1, 0000-       Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxxx Xxx, Xx. Code
March 6, 2003)               Xxx.ss.ss.7-6A-1 et seq. Effective              Home Loan
                             Oct. 1, 2002-March 6, 0000

Xxx Xxxxxx                   Xxx Xxxxxx Home Ownership Security
                             Act of 2002, N.J. Rev. Xxxx.xx.xx.              Home Loan
                             46:10B-22 et seq. Effective for
                             loans closed on or after Nov. 27, 2003

New Mexico                   Home Loan Protection Act, N.M.
                             Rev. Stat.ss.ss.58-21A-1 et seq.
                             Effective as of Jan. 1, 2004;                   Home Loan
                             revised as of Feb. 26, 2004

North Carolina               Restrictions and Limitations on
                             High Cost Home Loans, N.C. Gen.
                             Stat.ss.ss.24-1.1E et seq. Effective            Consumer Home Loan
                             July 1, 2000; amended Oct. 1, 2003
                             (adding open-end lines of credit)

South Carolina               South Carolina High Cost and
                             Consumer Home Loans Act, S.C. Code
                             Xxx.ss.ss.37-23-10 et seq. Effective
                             for loans taken on or after Jan.                Consumer Home Loan
                             1, 2004