REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES REGARDING THE COMPANY (a) The Company represents and warrants to, and agrees with, the several Underwriters, as of the date hereof and as of the Closing Date and as of each Option Closing Date, if any, as follows:
Representations and Warranties Regarding the Seller The Seller represents, warrants and covenants to the Purchaser that as of the date hereof and as of each Closing Date:
Representations and Warranties Regarding the Servicer The Servicer represents and warrants to Company, the Issuer and for the benefit of the Indenture Trustee, as pledgee of the Mortgage Collateral, and the Securityholders, as of the Cut-Off Date, [the date of the Servicing Agreement], the Closing Date [and any Deposit Date], that:
(i) The Servicer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of [_______] and has the corporate power to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is currently engaged. The Servicer is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation 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 other) of the Servicer;
(ii) The Servicer has the power and authority to make, execute, deliver and perform this Servicing Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated under this Servicing Agreement, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Servicing Agreement. When executed and delivered, this Servicing Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Servicer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement of such terms may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by the availability of equitable remedies;
(iii) The 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 Servicing 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;
(iv) The execution and delivery of this Servicing Agreement and the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Servicer will not violate any provision of any existing law or regulation or any order or decree of any court applicable to the Servicer or any provision of the Certificate of Incorporation or Bylaws of the Servicer, or constitute a material breach of any mortgage, indenture, contract or other agreement to which the Servicer is a party or by which the Servicer may be bound; and
(v) No litigation or administrative proceeding of or before any court, tribunal or governmental body is currently pending, or to the knowledge of the Servicer threatened, against the Servicer or any of its properties or with respect to this Servicing Agreement or the Notes or the Certificates which in the opinion of the Servicer has a reasonable likelihood of resulting in a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated by this Servicing Agreement. The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive any termination of the Servicer hereunder.
Representations and Warranties Regarding 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 and the Bondholders, as of the Cut-off Date and the Closing Date, that:
(i) The Master Servicer is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of California and has the corporate power to own its assets and to transact the business in which it is currently engaged. The Master Servicer is duly qualified to do business as a foreign corporation 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 other) of the Master Servicer or the validity or enforceability of the Mortgage Loans;
(ii) The Master Servicer has the power and authority to make, execute, deliver and perform this Servicing Agreement and all of the transactions contemplated under this Servicing Agreement, and has taken all necessary corporate action to authorize the execution, delivery and performance of this Servicing Agreement. When executed and delivered, this Servicing Agreement will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of the Master Servicer enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as enforcement of such terms may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights generally and by the availability of equitable remedies;
(iii) 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 Servicing 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;
(iv) The execution and delivery of this Servicing Agreement and the performance of the transactions contemplated hereby by the Master Servicer will not violate any 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 certificate of incorporation 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 the Master Servicer may be bound;
(v) No litigation or administrative proceeding of or before any court, tribunal or governmental body is currently pending (other than litigation with respect to which pleadings or documents have been filed with a court, but not served on the Master Servicer), or to the knowledge of the Master Servicer threatened, against the Master Servicer or any of its properties or with respect to this Servicing Agreement or the Bonds or the Certificates which, to the knowledge of the Master Servicer, has a reasonable likelihood of resulting in a material adverse effect on the transactions contemplated by this Servicing Agreement; and
(vi) The Master Servicer is a member of MERS in good standing, and will comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the Mortgage Loans that are registered with MERS. The foregoing representations and warranties shall survive any termination of the Master Servicer hereunder.
Representations and Warranties Regarding Each Contract Seller represents and warrants as to each Contract as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, that:
Additional Representations and Warranties of the Seller The Seller shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor under Subsection 34.03 that, except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Seller is not aware and has not received notice that any default, early amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Seller; (ii) the Interim Servicer has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Interim Servicer as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Seller; (iv) no material changes to the Interim Servicer's policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under the Interim Servicing Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Interim Servicer's financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Interim Servicer of its servicing obligations under the Interim Servicing Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Seller, Interim Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Seller, Interim Servicer, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.
Additional Representations and Warranties of the Company (i) The Company shall be deemed to represent to the Purchaser and to any Depositor, as of the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor under Section 2(c) and as of the Closing Date of each related Securitization Transaction that, except as disclosed in writing to the Purchaser or such Depositor prior to such date: (i) the Company is not aware and has not received notice that any default, early amortization or other performance triggering event has occurred as to any other securitization due to any act or failure to act of the Company; (ii) the Company has not been terminated as servicer in a residential mortgage loan securitization, either due to a servicing default or to application of a servicing performance test or trigger; (iii) no material noncompliance with the applicable servicing criteria with respect to other securitizations of residential mortgage loans involving the Company as servicer has been disclosed or reported by the Company; (iv) no material changes to the Company’s policies or procedures with respect to the servicing function it will perform under this Agreement and any Reconstitution Agreement for mortgage loans of a type similar to the Mortgage Loans have occurred during the three-year period immediately preceding the related Securitization Transaction; (v) there are no aspects of the Company’s financial condition that could have a material adverse effect on the performance by the Company of its servicing obligations under this Agreement or any Reconstitution Agreement; (vi) there are no material legal or governmental proceedings pending (or known to be contemplated) against the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator; and (vii) there are no affiliations, relationships or transactions relating to the Company, any Subservicer or any Third-Party Originator with respect to any Securitization Transaction and any party thereto identified by the related Depositor of a type described in Item 1119 of Regulation AB.
(ii) If so requested by the Purchaser or any Depositor on any date following the date on which information is first provided to the Purchaser or any Depositor under Section 2(c), the Company shall make reasonable best efforts within five Business Days but in no event later than ten Business Days following such request, confirm in writing the accuracy of the representations and warranties set forth in paragraph (i) of this Section or, if any such representation and warranty is not accurate as of the date of such request, provide reasonably adequate disclosure of the pertinent facts, in writing, to the requesting party.
Representations and Warranties Regarding the Contract Files Seller represents and warrants as of the execution and delivery of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date, in the case of the Initial Contracts, and as of the applicable Subsequent Transfer Date, in the case of Subsequent Contracts, that:
Reciprocal Representations and Warranties The Seller/Servicer and Residential Funding each represents and warrants to the other that as of the date of this Contract:
(1) Each party is duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization, is qualified, if necessary, to do business and in good standing in each jurisdiction in which it is required to be so qualified, and has the requisite power and authority to enter into this Contract and all other agreements which are contemplated by this Contract and to carry out its obligations hereunder and under the Guides and under such other agreements.
(2) This Contract has been duly authorized, executed and delivered by each party and constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of each party enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(3) There is no action, proceeding or investigation pending or threatened, and no basis therefor is known to either party, that could affect the validity or prospective validity of this Contract.
(4) Insofar as its capacity to carry out any obligation under this Contract is concerned, neither party is in violation of any charter, articles of incorporation, bylaws, mortgage, indenture, indebtedness, agreement, instrument, judgment, decree, order, statute, rule or regulation and none of the foregoing adversely affects its capacity to fulfill any of its obligations under this Contract. Its execution of, and performance pursuant to, this Contract will not result in a violation of any of the foregoing.
Additional Representations and Warranties (A) Each Receivable is being serviced by TMCC as of the Closing Date; (B) as of the Cutoff Date, each Receivable is secured by a new or used car, crossover utility vehicles, light-duty truck or sport utility vehicle; (C) no Receivable was more than 29 days past due as of the Cutoff Date; and (D) as of the Cutoff Date, no Receivable was noted in the records of TMCC or the Servicer as being the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding or insolvency proceeding.
