Creation and Declaration of Trust Fund; Conveyance of Mortgage Loans (a) Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Depositor does hereby transfer, assign, set over, deposit with and otherwise convey to the Trustee, without recourse, subject to Sections 2.02, 2.04, 2.05 and 2.06, in trust, all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to the Mortgage Loans. Such conveyance includes, without limitation, the right to all distributions of principal and interest received on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans on and after the Cut-off Date (other than payments of principal and interest due on or before such date) and all such payments due after such date but received prior to such date and intended by the related Mortgagors to be applied after such date, together with all of the Depositor’s right, title and interest in and to the Collection Account and all amounts from time to time credited to and the proceeds of the Collection Account, the Certificate Account and all amounts from time to time credited to and the proceeds of the Certificate Account, any Escrow Account established pursuant to Section 9.06 hereof and all amounts from time to time credited to and the proceeds of any such Escrow Account, any REO Property and the proceeds thereof, the Depositor’s rights under any Insurance Policies related to the Mortgage Loans, and the Depositor’s security interest in any collateral pledged to secure the Mortgage Loans, including the Mortgaged Properties and any Additional Collateral, and any proceeds of the foregoing, to have and to hold, in trust; and the Trustee declares that, subject to the review provided for in Section 2.02, it (or a Custodian on its behalf) has received and shall hold the Trust Fund, as trustee, in trust, for the benefit and use of the Holders of the Certificates and for the purposes and subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, and, concurrently with such receipt, has caused to be executed, authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, in exchange for the Trust Fund, Certificates in the authorized denominations evidencing the entire ownership of the Trust Fund. Concurrently with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Depositor does hereby assign to the Trustee all of its rights and interest under the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement including all rights of the Seller under the Servicing Agreements and Transfer Agreements to the extent assigned under such Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement. The Trustee hereby accepts such assignment, and shall be entitled to exercise all rights of the Depositor under the Mortgage Loan Sale Agreement as if, for such purpose, it were the Depositor. The foregoing sale, transfer, assignment, set-over, deposit and conveyance does not and is not intended to result in creation or assumption by the Trustee of any obligation of the Depositor, the Seller, or any other Person in connection with the Mortgage Loans or any other agreement or instrument relating thereto except as specifically set forth herein.
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS; TAX TREATMENT Section 2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Retention of Obligation to Fund Advances Under Credit Line Agreements. ..................................................3 Section 2.02.
REMIC I On each Distribution Date, except as provided in subsection (b) below,
REMIC Election for REMIC II The Tax Matters Person shall, on behalf of REMIC II, elect to treat REMIC II as a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code and, if necessary, under applicable state laws. Such election shall be included in the Form 1066 and any appropriate state return to be filed on behalf of REMIC II for its first taxable year. The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “startup day” of REMIC II within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code. The regular interests (as set forth in the table contained in the Preliminary Statement hereto) relating to REMIC II are hereby designated as “regular interests” in REMIC II for purposes of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code. The Class R-2 Residual Interest is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interest” in REMIC II for purposes of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code. The REMIC II Regular Interests and the Class R-2 Residual Interest shall together be deemed to be a separate series of beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust consisting of the REMIC II Assets pursuant to Section 3806(b)(2) of the Statutory Trust Statute. The parties intend that the affairs of REMIC II shall constitute, and that the affairs of REMIC II shall be conducted so as to qualify it as, a REMIC. In furtherance of such intention, the Tax Matters Person shall, on behalf of REMIC II: (a) prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, a federal tax return using a calendar year as the taxable year for REMIC II when and as required by the REMIC provisions and other applicable federal income tax laws; (b) make an election, on behalf of REMIC II, to be treated as a REMIC on the federal tax return of REMIC II for its first taxable year, in accordance with the REMIC provisions; (c) prepare and forward, or cause to be prepared and forwarded, to the Certificateholders and the Holders of the Class R-2 Residual Interest all information reports as and when required to be provided to them in accordance with the REMIC provisions; (d) conduct the affairs of REMIC II at all times that any of the Certificates are outstanding so as to maintain the status of REMIC II as a REMIC under the REMIC provisions; (e) not knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to take any action that would cause the termination of the REMIC status of REMIC II; and (f) pay the amount of any federal prohibited transaction penalty taxes imposed on REMIC II when and as the same shall be due and payable (but such obligation shall not prevent the Company or any other appropriate person from contesting any such tax in appropriate proceedings and shall not prevent the Company from withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings); provided, that the Company shall be entitled to be indemnified from REMIC II for any such prohibited transaction penalty taxes if the Company’s failure to exercise reasonable care was not the primary cause of the imposition of such prohibited transaction penalty taxes.
Conveyance of Mortgage Loans; Possession of Servicing Files The Seller, simultaneously with the delivery of the Mortgage Loan Schedule with respect to the related Mortgage Loan Package to be purchased on each Closing Date, shall execute and deliver an Assignment and Conveyance Agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit H (the "Assignment and Conveyance Agreement"). The Seller shall cause the Servicing File retained by the Originator pursuant to this Agreement to be appropriately identified in the Seller's computer system and/or books and records, as appropriate, to clearly reflect the sale of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser. The Seller shall cause the Originator to release from its custody the contents of any Servicing File retained by it only in accordance with this Agreement or the Servicing Agreement, except when such release is required in connection with a repurchase of any such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Subsection 9.03.
REMIC III As provided herein, the Tax Administrator will elect to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC II Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC III”. The Class A-1, Class A-2, Class A-3, Class X-0, Xxxxx X-0, Class A-SB, Class A-S, Class B, Class C, Class D, Class E, Class F and Class G Certificates will evidence ownership of a class of “regular interests” in REMIC III and the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-C, Class X-D, Class X-E and Class X-Y Certificates will evidence ownership of seven (7), three (3), one (1), one (1), one (1) and one (1) classes of “regular interests” in REMIC III, respectively, all as described herein. The Class R Certificates will evidence ownership of (among other things) the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. The Latest Possible Maturity Date for each Class of Regular Certificates (other than the Interest Only Certificates) and the REMIC III Components is the date that is the Rated Final Distribution Date. Designations of the REMIC III Components The REMIC III Components of the Class X-A Certificates are hereby irrevocably assigned the alphanumeric designation under the column heading “REMIC III Component of Class X-A Certificates” in the table that appears under “Corresponding REMIC II Regular Interests”. The REMIC III Components of the Class X-B Certificates are hereby irrevocably assigned the alphanumeric designations under the column heading “REMIC III Component of Class X-B Certificates” in the table that appears under “Corresponding REMIC II Regular Interests”. The REMIC III Component of the Class X-C Certificates is hereby irrevocably assigned the alphanumeric designation under the column heading “REMIC III Component of Class X-C Certificates” in the table that appears under “Corresponding REMIC II Regular Interests”. The REMIC III Component of the Class X-D Certificates is hereby irrevocably assigned the alphanumeric designation under the column heading “REMIC III Component of Class X-D Certificates” in the table that appears under “Corresponding REMIC II Regular Interests”. The REMIC III Component of the Class X-E Certificates is hereby irrevocably assigned the alphanumeric designation under the column heading “REMIC III Component of Class X-E Certificates” in the table that appears under “Corresponding REMIC II Regular Interests”. The REMIC III Component of the Class X-Y Certificates is hereby irrevocably assigned the alphanumeric designation under the column heading “REMIC III Component of Class X-Y Certificates” in the table that appears under “Corresponding REMIC II Regular Interests”. Corresponding REMIC II Regular Interests The following table irrevocably sets forth, with respect to each REMIC II Regular Interest (i) the Class of Certificates and (ii) the REMIC III Component of the Class X-A, Class X-B, Class X-C, Class X-D, Class X-E or Class X-Y Certificates, in each case for which such REMIC II Regular Interest constitutes a Corresponding REMIC II Regular Interest: REMIC II Regular Interest Class of Certificates REMIC III Component of Class X-A Certificates REMIC III Component of Class X-B Certificates REMIC III Component of Class X-C Certificates REMIC III Component of Class X-D Certificates REMIC III Component of Class X-E Certificates REMIC III Component of Class X-Y Certificates X-0 X-0 X-0-X-X X/X X/X X/X X/X N/A X-XX A-SB A-SB-X-A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A B B N/A B-X-B N/A N/A N/A N/A C C N/A C-X-B N/A N/A N/A N/A D D N/A D-X-B N/A X/X X/X X/X X X X/X X/X E-X-C X/X X/X X/X X X X/X X/X X/X F-X-D N/A N/A G G N/A N/A N/A N/A G-X-E N/A X-Y X/X X/X X/X X/X X/X X/X X-Y-X-Y Each of (i) the Cut-off Date Pool Balance, (ii) the initial aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC I Regular Interests, (iii) the initial aggregate Uncertificated Principal Balance of the REMIC II Regular Interests and (iv) the initial aggregate Class Principal Balance of the respective Classes of Regular Certificates (other than the Interest Only Certificates) will be $1,487,599,793. Class Designations of the Certificates. The following table irrevocably sets forth the Class Designation, Pass-Through Rate and initial Class Principal Balance for each Class of Certificates. Class Designation Pass-Through Rate Initial Class Principal Balance Class A-1 1.4790% per annum $ 57,333,000 Class A-2 2.9760% per annum $ 75,863,000 Class A-3 3.5280% per annum $ 59,936,000 Class A-4 3.4880% per annum $ 360,000,000 Class A-5 3.7520% per annum $ 386,043,000 Class A-SB 3.4640% per annum $ 102,144,000 Class X-A Variable(1) (2) Class X-B Variable(1) (3) Class X-C Variable(1) (4) Class X-D Variable(1) (5) Class X-E Variable(1) (6) Class X-Y Variable(1) (7) Class A-S Variable(1) $ 104,132,000 Class B Variable(1) $ 68,802,000 Class C Variable(1) $ 52,066,000 Class D Variable(1) $ 111,570,000 Class E 3.4550% per annum $ 31,611,000 Class F 3.4550% per annum $ 14,876,000 Class G 3.4550% per annum $ 63,223,793 Class R None None Class V None (8)
REMIC II As provided herein, the Securities Administrator will elect to treat the segregated pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as “REMIC II.” The Class R-II Interest will evidence the sole class of “residual interests” in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the REMIC II Remittance Rate, the initial aggregate Uncertificated Balance and, for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the “latest possible maturity date” for each of the REMIC II Regular Interests. None of the REMIC II Regular Interests will be certificated. Designation REMIC II Remittance Rate Initial Uncertificated Balance Latest Possible Maturity Date (1) AA Variable(2 ) $ 344,206,466.32 October 25, 2036 A-1 Variable(2 ) $ 1,120,645.00 October 25, 2036 A-2A Variable(2 ) $ 813,340.00 October 25, 2036 A-2B Variable(2 ) $ 323,045.00 October 25, 2036 A-2C Variable(2 ) $ 232,410.00 October 25, 2036 A-2D Variable(2 ) $ 204,505.00 October 25, 2036 M-1 Variable(2 ) $ 138,735.00 October 25, 2036 M-2 Variable(2 ) $ 129,955.00 October 25, 2036 M-3 Variable(2 ) $ 75,515.00 October 25, 2036 M-4 Variable(2 ) $ 64,980.00 October 25, 2036 M-5 Variable(2 ) $ 64,980.00 October 25, 2036 M-6 Variable(2 ) $ 57,955.00 October 25, 2036 M-7 Variable(2 ) $ 57,955.00 October 25, 2036 M-8 Variable(2 ) $ 49,170.00 October 25, 2036 M-9 Variable(2 ) $ 40,390.00 October 25, 2036 M-10 Variable(2 ) $ 24,585.00 October 25, 2036 M-11 Variable(2 ) $ 35,125.00 October 25, 2036 ZZ Variable(2 ) $ 3,591,331.76 October 25, 2036 P Variable(2 ) $ 100.00 October 25, 2036 IO Variable(2 ) (3 ) October 25, 2036 I-SUB Variable(2 ) $ 6,808.58 October 25, 2036 I-GRP Variable(2 ) $ 28,082.89 October 25, 2036 II-SUB Variable(2 ) $ 9,558.74 October 25, 2036 II-GRP Variable(2 ) $ 39,975.80 October 25, 2036 XX Variable(2 ) $ 351,146,662.08 October 25, 2036
Sale and Conveyance of Mortgages; Possession of Mortgage File The Seller does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without recourse, representation or warranty (except as otherwise specifically set forth herein), subject to the rights of the holders of interests in any related Companion Loan, all of its right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans secured by the Mortgaged Properties identified on Exhibit A to this Agreement (the “Mortgage Loan Schedule”), including all interest and principal received or receivable on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans after the Cut-Off Date (and, in any event, excluding payments of principal and interest and other amounts due and payable on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-Off Date and excluding any Retained Defeasance Rights and Obligations with respect to the Mortgage Loans). Upon the sale of the Mortgage Loans, the ownership of each related Note, the Seller’s interest in the related Mortgage represented by the Note and the other contents of the related Mortgage File (subject to the rights of the holders of interests in any related Companion Loan) will be vested in the Purchaser and immediately thereafter the Trustee, and the ownership of records and documents with respect to each Mortgage Loan (other than those to be held by the holder of any related Companion Loan) prepared by or which come into the possession of the Seller shall (subject to the rights of the holders of interests in any related Companion Loan) immediately vest in the Purchaser and immediately thereafter the Trustee. In connection with the transfer pursuant to this Section 1 of any Mortgage Loan that is part of a Whole Loan, the Seller does hereby assign to the Purchaser all of its rights, title and interest (solely in its capacity as the holder of the subject Mortgage Loan) in, to and under the related Co-Lender Agreement (it being understood and agreed that the Seller does not assign any right, title or interest that it or any other party may have thereunder in its capacity as the holder of any related Companion Loan). The Seller’s assignment of any Outside Serviced Mortgage Loan is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable Outside Servicing Agreement and the related Co-Lender Agreement. The Purchaser will sell: (i) certain classes of the Certificates (the “Public Certificates”) to the underwriters (the “Underwriters”) specified in the Underwriting Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2023 (the “Underwriting Agreement”), between the Purchaser and the Underwriters; and (ii) certain classes of the Certificates (the “Private Certificates”) to the initial purchasers (the “Initial Purchasers” and, collectively with the Underwriters, the “Dealers”) specified in the Purchase Agreement, dated as of November 30, 2023 (the “Certificate Purchase Agreement”), between the Purchaser and the Initial Purchasers. The sale and conveyance of the Mortgage Loans is being conducted on an arms-length basis and upon commercially reasonable terms. As the consideration for the Mortgage Loans, the Purchaser shall pay, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, to the Seller or at the Seller’s direction that sum set forth in the funding schedule executed by the Seller and the Purchaser relating to the sale of the Mortgage Loans contemplated hereby (but subject to certain post-settlement adjustments for expenses incurred by the Underwriters and the Initial Purchasers on behalf of the Depositor and for which the Seller is specifically responsible). The purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall take place on the Closing Date.
REMIC Election for REMIC I The Tax Matters Person, shall, on behalf of REMIC I, elect to treat REMIC I as a REMIC within the meaning of Section 860D of the Code and, if necessary, under applicable state laws. Such election shall be included in the Form 1066 and any appropriate state return to be filed on behalf of REMIC I for its first taxable year. The Closing Date is hereby designated as the “startup day” of REMIC I within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code. The regular interests (as set forth in the table contained in the Preliminary Statement hereto) relating to REMIC I are hereby designated as “regular interests” in REMIC I for purposes of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code. The Class R-1 Residual Interest is hereby designated as the sole class of “residual interest” in REMIC I for purposes of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code. The REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-1 Residual Interest shall together be deemed to be a separate series of beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust consisting of the REMIC I Assets pursuant to Section 3806(b)(2) of the Statutory Trust Statute. The parties intend that the affairs of REMIC I shall constitute, and that the affairs of REMIC I shall be conducted so as to qualify REMIC I as a REMIC. In furtherance of such intention, the Tax Matters Person shall, on behalf of REMIC I: (a) prepare and file, or cause to be prepared and filed, a federal tax return using a calendar year as the taxable year and using an accrual method of accounting for REMIC I when and as required by the REMIC Provisions and other applicable federal income tax laws; (b) make an election, on behalf of the trust, for REMIC I to be treated as a REMIC on the federal tax return of REMIC I for its first taxable year, in accordance with the REMIC Provisions; (c) prepare and forward, or cause to be prepared and forwarded, to the Holders of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-1 Residual Interest and the Trustee, all information reports as and when required to be provided to them in accordance with the REMIC Provisions, and make available the information necessary for the application of Section 860E(e) of the Code; (d) conduct the affairs of REMIC I at all times that any REMIC I Regular Interests are outstanding so as to maintain the status of REMIC I as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions; (e) not knowingly or intentionally take any action or omit to take any action that would cause the termination of the REMIC status of REMIC I; and (f) pay the amount of any federal prohibited transaction penalty taxes imposed on REMIC I when and as the same shall be due and payable (but such obligation shall not prevent the Company or any other appropriate person from contesting any such tax in appropriate proceedings and shall not prevent the Company from withholding payment of such tax, if permitted by law, pending the outcome of such proceedings); provided, that the Company shall be entitled to be indemnified by REMIC I for any such prohibited transaction penalty taxes if the Company’s failure to exercise reasonable care was not the primary cause of the imposition of such prohibited transaction penalty taxes. The Trustee and the Master Servicer shall promptly provide the Company with such information in the possession of the Trustee or the Master Servicer, respectively, as the Company may from time to time request for the purpose of enabling the Company to prepare tax returns. In the event that a Mortgage Loan is discovered to have a defect which, had such defect been discovered before the startup day, would have prevented such Mortgage Loan from being a “qualified mortgage” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, and the Company does not repurchase such Mortgage Loan within 90 days of such date, the Master Servicer, on behalf of the Trustee, shall within 90 days of the date such defect is discovered sell such Mortgage Loan at such price as the Master Servicer in its sole discretion, determines to be the greatest price that will result in the purchase thereof within 90 days of such date, unless the Master Servicer delivers to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that continuing to hold such Mortgage Loan will not adversely affect the status of the electing portion of REMIC I as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes.
Sale and Conveyance of Mortgage Loans Seller agrees to sell and Purchaser agrees to purchase, from time to time, those certain Mortgage Loans identified in a Mortgage Loan Schedule, on the price and terms set forth herein. Purchaser, on any Funding Date, shall be obligated to purchase only such Mortgage Loans set forth in the applicable Mortgage Loan Schedule, subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Purchaser will purchase Mortgage Loan(s) from Seller, from time to time on such Funding Dates as may be agreed upon by Purchaser and Seller. The closing shall, at Purchaser's option be either: by telephone, confirmed by letter or wire as the parties shall agree; or conducted in person at such place, as the parties shall agree. On the Funding Date and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, each Seller will sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without recourse except as set forth in this Agreement, and the Purchaser will purchase, all of the right, title and interest of the applicable Seller in and to the Mortgage Loans being conveyed by it hereunder, as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule. Examination of the Mortgage Files may be made by Purchaser or its designee as follows. No later than five business days prior to the Funding Date, Seller will deliver to Purchaser or Custodian Legal Documents required pursuant to Schedule B. Upon Purchaser's request, Seller shall make the Credit Documents available to Purchaser for review, at Seller's place of business and during reasonable business hours. If Purchaser makes such examination prior to the Funding Date and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the Cendant Guide, such Mortgage Loans will be deleted from the Mortgage Loan Schedule at Purchaser's discretion. Purchaser may, at its option and without notice to Seller, purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans without conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact that Purchaser has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete examination of the Mortgage Loan files shall not affect Purchaser's rights to demand repurchase, substitution or other relief as provided herein. On the Funding Date and in accordance with the terms herein, Purchaser will pay to Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, the Purchase Price, together with interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate from the Cut-Off Date to the Funding Date, according to the instructions to be provided, respectively, by Cendant Mortgage and the Trust. Purchaser shall be entitled to all scheduled principal due after the Cut-Off Date, all other recoveries of principal collected after the Funding Date and all payments of interest on the Mortgage Loans (minus that portion of any such payment which is allocable to the period prior to the Funding Date). The principal balance of each Mortgage Loan as of the Funding Date is determined after application of payments of principal due on or before the Funding Date whether or not collected. Therefore, payments of scheduled principal and interest prepaid for a due date beyond the Funding Date shall not be applied to the principal balance as of the Funding Date. Such prepaid amounts shall be the property of Purchaser. Seller shall hold any such prepaid amounts for the benefit of Purchaser for subsequent remittance by Seller to Purchaser. All scheduled payments of principal due on or before the Funding Date and collected by Seller after the Funding Date shall belong to Seller.
