Report on Assessment of Compliance and Attestation (a) On or before March 1 of each calendar year, commencing in 2007, the Servicer shall:
Accountant’s Attestation By March 15 of each year, commencing in 2008, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator and each Servicer, each at its own expense, shall cause, and each such party shall cause any Servicing Function Participant engaged by it to cause, each at its own expense, a registered public accounting firm (which may also render other services to the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator or a Servicer or such other Servicing Function Participants, as the case may be) and that is a member of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants to furnish a report (the “Accountant’s Attestation”) to the Trust Administrator and the Depositor, to the effect that (i) it has obtained a representation regarding certain matters from the management of such party, which includes an assertion that such party has complied with the Relevant Servicing Criteria, and (ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with standards for attestation engagements issued or adopted by the PCAOB, it is expressing an opinion as to whether such party’s compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria was fairly stated in all material respects, or it cannot express an overall opinion regarding such party’s assessment of compliance with the Relevant Servicing Criteria. In the event that an overall opinion cannot be expressed, such registered public accounting firm shall state in such report why it was unable to express such an opinion. Such report must be available for general use and not contain restricted use language. Promptly after receipt of such Accountant’s Attestations from the Master Servicer, each Servicer, each Designated Servicer, each Custodian, the Trust Administrator or any Servicing Function Participant engaged by such parties, (i) the Depositor shall review the report and, if applicable, consult with such parties as to the nature of any defaults by such parties, in the fulfillment of any of each such party’s obligations hereunder or under any other applicable agreement, and (ii) the Trust Administrator shall confirm that each Assessment of Compliance is coupled with an Accountant’s Attestation meeting the requirements of this Section and notify the Depositor of any exceptions. None of such parties shall be required to deliver any such assessments until March 30 in any given year so long as it has received written confirmation from the Depositor that a Form 10-K is not required to be filed in respect of the Trust for the preceding calendar year. The Master Servicer shall include each Accountant’s Attestation furnished to it by the Servicers with its own Accountant’s Attestation to be submitted to the Trust Administrator pursuant to this Section. In the event the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, any Custodian, any Servicer or Servicing Function Participant engaged by any such party, is terminated, assigns its rights and duties under, or resigns pursuant to the terms of, this Agreement, or any applicable Custodial Agreement, Servicing Agreement or sub-servicing agreement, as the case may be, such party shall at its own expense cause a registered public accounting firm to provide an Accountant’s Attestation pursuant to this Section 13.08, or other applicable agreement, notwithstanding any such termination, assignment or resignation. The Master Servicer shall enforce any obligation of the Designated Servicers and the Custodians, to the extent set forth in the related Designated Servicing Agreement and the related Custodial Agreement, as applicable, to deliver to the Master Servicer an attestation as may be required pursuant to, the related Designated Servicing Agreement or Custodial Agreement as applicable. The Master Servicer shall include each such attestation with its own Accountant’s Attestation to be submitted to the Trust Administrator pursuant to this Section.
Annual Statement of Compliance The Officer’s Certificate required to be delivered by the Issuing Entity, pursuant to Section 3.9 of the Indenture or the Officer’s Certificate required to be delivered by the Servicer pursuant to Section 4.01(a) of the Servicing Agreement, as applicable.
