Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (set forth in Schedule B-1 and B-2 of this Agreement) and the conveyance thereof from the Initial Seller to the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of the Initial Seller and the Seller have agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon discovery by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, a Trustee Mortgage File, or discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value of that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "Defective Mortgage Loan") (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's obligation under its respective Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders. (b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on excess at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given. (c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty. (d) Each of the Initial Seller and the Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Residential Funding Inc)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (set forth in Schedule B-1 as of the Closing Date, including representations and B-2 warranties that no Mortgage Loan is a “high-cost home loan” as defined under any local, state, or federal laws, and each of this Agreement) the Depositor and the conveyance thereof from Trustee intend that the Initial Seller to Mortgage Loans (including any Replacement Mortgage Loans) included in the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the Trust Fund satisfy such representations and warranties. The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon (i) discovery or receipt by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, in a related Trustee Mortgage File or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the Custodian's ’s Final Trust Receipt as required under the Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, from a related Trustee Mortgage File, or (ii) discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller Depositor or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan Loan, which materially adversely affects the value of that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "“Defective Mortgage Loan"”) (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or 221575 Sequoia 2007-2 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's ’s obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the related Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage, the related Assignment of Mortgage to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' ’ Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the 221575 Sequoia 2007-2 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "“Substitution Amount"”), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's ’s interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Collection Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either an Adverse REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "“qualified mortgage" ” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in 221575 Sequoia 2007-2 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any an Adverse REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2007-2)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (set forth in Schedule B-1 as of the Closing Date, including representations and B-2 warranties that no Mortgage Loan is a “high-cost home loan” as defined under any local, state, or federal laws, and each of this Agreement) the Depositor and the conveyance thereof from Trustee intend that the Initial Seller to Mortgage Loans (including any Replacement Mortgage Loans) included in the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the Trust Fund satisfy such representations and warranties. The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a 174197 Sequoia Alternative Loan Trust 2006-1 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon (i) discovery or receipt by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, in a related Trustee Mortgage File or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator of the a Custodian's ’s Final Trust Receipt as required under the Custody any Custodial Agreement, that a document is missing from, from a related Trustee Mortgage File, or (ii) discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller Depositor or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan Loan, which materially adversely affects the value of that such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "“Defective Mortgage Loan"”) (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator and the other of such parties), the TrusteeTrust Administrator, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trust Administrator shall give the Trustee written notice thereof and the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's ’s obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Certificate Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designeethe Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Trust Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and neither the Trustee, or its designee, Trustee nor the Custodian shall have no any further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders. 174197 Sequoia Alternative Loan Trust 2006-1 Pooling and Servicing Agmt.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the related Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage, the related Assignment of Mortgage to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' ’ Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The applicable Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the Custody related Custodial Agreement and deliver to the Trustee Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the each applicable Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage LoansLoans for which it acts as Custodian, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "“Substitution Amount"”), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's ’s interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and receipt by the Trustee or the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, of certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Trust Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either an Adverse REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. If such Opinion of 174197 Sequoia Alternative Loan Trust 2006-1 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the SellerDepositor, the Depositor Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "“qualified mortgage" ” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Trust Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Trust Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any an Adverse REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Residential Funding Inc)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (set forth in Schedule B-1 and B-2 as of this Agreement) and the conveyance thereof from the Initial Seller to the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the Closing Date. The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon discovery by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, a Trustee Mortgage File, or discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value of that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "Defective Mortgage Loan") (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) 42 below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either an Adverse REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any an Adverse REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Residential Funding Inc)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (set forth in Schedule B-1 as of the Closing Date, including representations and B-2 warranties that no Mortgage Loan is a “high-cost home loan” as defined under any local, state, or federal laws, and each of this Agreement) the Depositor and the conveyance thereof from Trustee intend that the Initial Seller to Mortgage Loans (including any Replacement Mortgage Loans) included in the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the Trust Fund satisfy such representations and warranties. The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon (i) discovery or receipt by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, in a related Trustee Mortgage File or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator of the a Custodian's ’s Final Trust Receipt as required under the Custody any Custodial Agreement, that a document is missing from, from a related Trustee Mortgage File, or (ii) discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller Depositor or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan Loan, which materially adversely affects the value of that such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "“Defective Mortgage Loan"”) (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator and the other of such parties), the TrusteeTrust Administrator, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trust Administrator shall give the Trustee written notice thereof and the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's ’s obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Certificate Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designeethe Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Trust Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and neither the Trustee, or its designee, Trustee nor the Custodian shall have no any further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the related Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage, the related Assignment of Mortgage to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' ’ Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The applicable Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the Custody related Custodial Agreement and deliver to the Trustee Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the each applicable Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage LoansLoans for which it acts as Custodian, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "“Substitution Amount"”), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's ’s interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and receipt by the Trustee or the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, of certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and the Trustee shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Trust Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either an Adverse REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the SellerDepositor, the Depositor Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "“qualified mortgage" ” within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Trust Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Trust Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any an Adverse REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Mortgage Funding Corp)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d5(b) of each of the Initial Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and Section 5(b) of the Secondary MLBTC Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller Originator and the Seller, respectively, MLBTC have made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (such representations and warranties are set forth out in full in Schedule B-1 and B-2 B of this Agreement) as of the Closing Date and the conveyance thereof from the Initial Seller Originator or MLBTC to the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller and then to the Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of the Initial Seller Certificateholders, and the Seller Originator and MLBTC have agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such (i) the representations and warranties of the Depositor set forth in Section 2(b2.03, (ii) the representations and warranties of the Originator set forth in Sections 5(a) and 2(d5(b) of the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and Sale Agreements (iii) the representations and warranties of MLBTC set forth in Sections 5(a) and 5(b) of the MLBTC Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon discovery by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, a Trustee Mortgage File, or discovery (i) by the Depositor, the Initial Seller Seller, the Originator, MLBTC or the Trustee of a breach of any representation or warranty made by Depositor under Section 2.03 which materially adversely affects the value of a Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholder (a "Defective Mortgage Loan"), (ii) by the Depositor, the Originator, MLBTC or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller Originator of any representation or warranty under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects Loan, (iii) by the value Depositor, the Originator, MLBTC or the Seller of that the breach by MLBTC of any representation or warranty under the MLBTC Mortgage Loan or Purchase Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan, which breach results in the interest therein of the Certificateholders (Mortgage Loan being a "Defective Mortgage Loan") " (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof of such breach to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall (i) in the case of an uncured breach under Section 2.03, cause the Depositor to repurchase such Defective Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price, (ii) in the case of an uncured breach by the Originator under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, cause the Depositor to enforce the Initial Seller's or SellerOriginator's obligation under its respective the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, Originator to repurchase that Defective Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price Price, and (iii) in the case of an uncured breach by MLBTC under the MLBTC Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, cause the Depositor to enforce MLBTC's obligation under the MLBTC Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement and cause MLBTC to repurchase that Defective Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price; in each case on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach under clauses (ii) and (iii) above that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller Originator or the Seller MLBTC, as applicable, shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller Originator or the Seller MLBTC shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Defective Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator such deposit and two copies of a Request for Release with respect to such depositDefective Mortgage Loan, shall release to the Initial Seller Originator or the SellerMLBTC, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Defective Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Defective Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party the Originator or MLBTC may cause such Defective Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller Originator or the Seller MLBTC, as applicable, to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party Originator or MLBTC, as applicable, respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders. With respect to the representations and warranties described in Schedule B which are made to the best of the Originator's or MLBTC's, as applicable knowledge, if it is discovered by any of the Depositor, the Originator, MLBTC or the Trustee that the substance of such representation and warranty is inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the relate Mortgage Loan, then notwithstanding the Originator's or MLBTC's, as applicable, lack of knowledge with respect to the substance of such representation and warranty, such inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of the applicable representation or warranty.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller Originator or the Seller MLBTC substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, Trustee for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The Custodian Trustee shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the Custody this Agreement under Section 2.02(a) and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust ReceiptInitial Certification, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the Custodian Trustee shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust ReceiptCertification, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller Originator or the SellerMLBTC, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller Originator or MLBTC, as applicable, shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller Originator or the Seller MLBTC substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer Trustee, based upon information provided by the Servicer, shall determine the excess (each, a "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller Originator or the SellerMLBTC, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by two copies of a Request for Release with respect to the Servicer of such depositDeleted Mortgage Loan or Loans, shall release to the Initial Seller Originator or the SellerMLBTC, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller Originator or MLBTC, as applicable, shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller Originator or the SellerMLBTC, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial SellerOriginator, MLBTC, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party Originator, MLBTC or Depositor, as applicable, shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller Originator or the SellerMLBTC. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller Originator or the SellerMLBTC, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller The Originator and the Seller indemnifies MLBTC indemnify and holds hold the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Master Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding.
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Samples: Trust Agreement (Merrill Lynch Mort Inv Inc Mo Pass THR Ce Se MLCC 2003f)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans as of the Closing Date, including representations and warranties that no Mortgage Loan is a "high-cost home loan" as defined under any local, state, or federal laws, and it is intended that the Mortgage Loans (set forth including any Replacement Mortgage Loans) included in Schedule B-1 the Trust Fund satisfy such representations and B-2 of this Agreement) and the conveyance thereof from the Initial Seller to the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the warranties. The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon (i) discovery or receipt by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, in a related Trustee Mortgage File or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the a Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the any Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, from a related Trustee Mortgage File, or (ii) discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller Depositor or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan Loan, which materially adversely affects the value of that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "Defective Mortgage Loan") (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any 107174 Sequoia 2004-4 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. 41 such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the related Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage, the related Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The applicable Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the related Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the each applicable Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage LoansLoans for which it acts as Custodian, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations 107174 Sequoia 2004-4 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either an Adverse REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any an Adverse REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. 107174 Sequoia 2004-4 Pooling and Servicing Agmt.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Residential Funding Inc)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans as of the Closing Date, including representations and warranties that no Mortgage Loan is a "high-cost home loan" as defined under any local, state, or federal laws, and it is intended that the Mortgage Loans (set forth including any Replacement Mortgage Loans) included in Schedule B-1 the Trust Fund satisfy such representations and B-2 of this Agreement) and the conveyance thereof from the Initial Seller to the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the warranties. The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. With respect to the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement in clauses (I)(xvii), (II)(24), (III)(s) and (V)(v) of Schedule A thereto, to the extent that the representations and warranties contained in such clauses are made to the best of the Seller's knowledge or as to which the Seller has no knowledge, if it is discovered by the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer or the Trustee that the substance of such representation and warranty is inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan then, notwithstanding the Seller's lack of knowledge with respect to the substance of such representation and warranty being inaccurate at the time the representation or warranty was made, such inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of the applicable representation or warranty. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon (i) discovery or receipt by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, a Trustee Mortgage File, or (ii) discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value of that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "Defective Mortgage Loan") (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, 105005 Sequoia 2004-3 Pooling and Servicing Agreement to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such 105005 Sequoia 2004-3 Pooling and Servicing Agreement substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either an Adverse REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any an Adverse REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Residential Funding Inc)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (set forth in Schedule B-1 and B-2 as of this Agreement) and the conveyance thereof from the Initial Seller to the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the Closing Date. The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon discovery by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, a Trustee Mortgage File, or discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value of that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "Defective Mortgage Loan") (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such 80091 Pooling and Servicing Agreement Sequoia 2003-3 40 breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. 80091 Pooling and Servicing Agreement Sequoia 2003-3 For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" 80091 Pooling and Servicing Agreement Sequoia 2003-3 under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Residential Funding Inc)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (set forth in Schedule B-1 and B-2 B of this Agreement) as of the Closing Date and the conveyance thereof from the Initial Seller to the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of the Initial Seller and the Seller have has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon discovery by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the a Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, a Trustee Mortgage File, or discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller Depositor or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value of that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "Defective Mortgage Loan") (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and 63963 SEQUOIA 12 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 39 deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage LoansLoans for which it acts as Custodian, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage 63963 SEQUOIA 12 Pooling and Servicing Agreement 40 Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Residential Funding Inc)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Initial Mortgage Loans as of the Closing Date (set forth in Schedule B-1 and B-2 of this Agreement) will be deemed to have made the same representations and the conveyance thereof from the Initial Seller warranties with respect to the Seller and, in turn, from Subsequent Mortgage Loan as of the Seller to the applicable Subsequent Transfer Date). The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. With respect to the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement in clauses (I)(xvii) and (II)(xix) of Schedule A thereto, to the extent that the representations and warranties contained in such clauses are made to the best of the Seller's knowledge or as to which the Seller has no knowledge, if it is discovered by the Depositor, the Seller, the Servicer or the Trustee that the substance of such representation and warranty is inaccurate and such inaccuracy materially and adversely affects the value of the related Mortgage Loan then, notwithstanding the Seller's lack of knowledge with respect to the substance of such representation and warranty being inaccurate at the time the representation or warranty was made, such inaccuracy shall be deemed a breach of the applicable representation or warranty. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon discovery by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the each Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the related Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, a related Trustee Mortgage File, or discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value of that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "Defective Mortgage Loan") (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the related Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the related Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage, the related Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The Such Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the related Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the related Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the related Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either an Adverse REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any an Adverse REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Residential Funding Inc)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (set forth in Schedule B-1 as of the Closing Date, including representations and B-2 warranties that no Mortgage Loan is a "high-cost home loan" as defined under any local, state, or federal laws, and each of this Agreement) the Depositor and the conveyance thereof from Trustee intend that the Initial Seller to Mortgage Loans (including any Replacement Mortgage Loans) included in the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the Trust Fund satisfy such representations and warranties. The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon (i) discovery or receipt by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, in a related Trustee Mortgage File or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the a Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the any Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, from a related Trustee Mortgage File, or (ii) discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller Depositor or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan Loan, which materially adversely affects the value of that such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "Defective Mortgage Loan") (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that such Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the related Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage, the related Assignment of Mortgage to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The applicable Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the related Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the each applicable Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage LoansLoans for which it acts as Custodian, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either an Adverse REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any an Adverse REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2005-4)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (set forth in Schedule B-1 as of the Closing Date, including representations and B-2 warranties that no Mortgage Loan is a "high-cost home loan" as defined under any local, state, or federal laws, and each of this Agreement) the Depositor and the conveyance thereof from Trustee intend that the Initial Seller to Mortgage Loans (including any Replacement Mortgage Loans) included in the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the Trust Fund satisfy such representations and warranties. The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon (i) discovery or receipt by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, in a related Trustee Mortgage File or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the a Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the any Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, from a related Trustee Mortgage File, or (ii) discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller Depositor or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan Loan, which materially adversely affects the value of that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "Defective Mortgage Loan") (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor 109323 Sequoia 2004-5 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the related Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage, the related Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The applicable Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the related Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the each applicable Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage LoansLoans for which it acts as Custodian, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Certificateholders shall reflect the collections 109323 Sequoia 2004-5 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either an Adverse REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan 109323 Sequoia 2004-5 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any an Adverse REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Residential Funding Inc)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (set forth in Schedule B-1 as of the Closing Date, including representations and B-2 warranties that no Mortgage Loan is a "high-cost home loan" as defined under any local, state, or federal laws, and each of this Agreement) the Depositor and the conveyance thereof from Trustee intend that the Initial Seller to Mortgage Loans (including any Replacement Mortgage Loans) included in the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the Trust Fund satisfy such representations and warranties. The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon (i) discovery or receipt by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, in a related Trustee Mortgage File or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the a Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the any Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, from a related Trustee Mortgage File, or (ii) discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller Depositor or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan Loan, which materially adversely affects the value of that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "Defective Mortgage Loan") (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant 113535 Sequoia 2004-7 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a Deleted Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the related Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage, the related Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The applicable Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the related Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the each applicable Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage LoansLoans for which it acts as Custodian, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, 113535 Sequoia 2004-7 Pooling and Servicing Agmt. as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer for deposit in the Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the applicable Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by the Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either an Adverse REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any an Adverse REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Mortgage Trust 2004-7)
Discovery of Breach; Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans. (a) Pursuant to Sections 2(b) and 2(d) of each of the Initial Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement and the Secondary Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement, each of the Initial Seller and the Seller, respectively, have has made certain representations and warranties as to the characteristics of the Mortgage Loans (set forth in Schedule B-1 and B-2 as of this Agreement) and the conveyance thereof from the Initial Seller to the Seller and, in turn, from the Seller to the Closing Date. The Depositor, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders and each of hereby assigns any such rights against the Initial Seller to the Trustee and the Seller have acknowledges that it has agreed to comply with the provisions of this Section 2.04 in respect of a breach of any of such representations and warranties. It is understood and agreed that such representations and warranties set forth in Section 2(b) and 2(d) of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement shall survive delivery of the Trustee Mortgage Files and the Assignment of Mortgage of each Mortgage Loan to the Trustee and shall continue throughout the term of this Agreement. Upon discovery by the Depositor or receipt of written notice of any materially defective document in, or, following the date of delivery to the Trustee of the related Custodian's Final Trust Receipt as required under the Custody Agreement, that a document is missing from, a Trustee Mortgage File, or discovery by the Depositor, the Initial Seller or the Seller of the breach by the Initial Seller or the Seller of any representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value of that Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders (a "Defective Mortgage Loan") (each of such parties hereby agreeing to give written notice thereof to the Trustee and the other of such parties), the Trustee, or its designee, shall promptly notify the Depositor in writing of such defective or missing document or breach and request that the Depositor deliver such missing document or cure or cause the cure of such defect or breach within 90 days from the date that the Depositor discovered or was notified of such missing document, defect or breach, and if the Depositor does not deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Trustee shall enforce the Initial Seller's or Seller's obligation under its respective the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale Agreements Agreement and cause the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, to repurchase that Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund at the Purchase Price on or prior to the Determination Date following the expiration of such 90 90-day period (subject to Section 2.04(b) below); provided, however, that, in connection with any such breach that could not reasonably have been cured within such 90 90-day period, if the Initial Seller or the Seller shall have commenced to cure such breach within such 90 90-day period, the Initial Seller or the Seller shall be permitted to proceed thereafter diligently and expeditiously to cure the same within an additional 90 90-day period. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall be deposited in the related Distribution Account, and the Trustee, or its designee, upon receipt of written certification from the Securities Administrator such deposit and two copies of a Request for Release with respect to such depositDefective Mortgage Loan, shall release or cause the related Custodian to release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, representation or warranties, as either party shall furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in such party any Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto and the Trustee, or its designee, shall have no further responsibility with regard to such Trustee Mortgage File (it being understood that the Trustee shall have no responsibility for determining the sufficiency of such assignment for its intended purpose). In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, either party the Seller may cause such Mortgage Loan to be removed from the Trust Fund (in which case it shall become a "Deleted Mortgage Loan") and substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans in the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b) below. It is understood and agreed that the obligation of either the Initial Seller or the Seller to cure or to repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is missing, a material defect in a constituent document exists or as to which such a breach has occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy against the such party Seller respecting such omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders.
(b) Any substitution of Replacement Mortgage Loans for Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.04(a) above must be effected prior to the last Business Day that is within two years after the Closing Date. As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes a Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, such substitution shall be effected by delivering to the related Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, for such Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, together with an Officers' Certificate stating that each such Replacement Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the Substitution Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with such substitution. The related Custodian shall acknowledge receipt for such Replacement Mortgage Loan and, within 45 days thereafter, shall review such Mortgage Documents as specified in the related Custody Agreement and deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, a certification substantially in the form of a revised Trust Receipt, with any exceptions noted thereon. Within one year of the date of substitution, the related Custodian shall deliver to the Trustee and the Depositor a certification substantially in the form of a revised Final Trust Receipt, with respect to such Replacement Mortgage Loans, with any exceptions noted thereon. Monthly Payments due with respect to Replacement Mortgage Loans in the month of substitution shall not be included as part of the Trust Fund and shall be retained by the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable. For the month of substitution, distributions to the Certificateholders shall reflect the collections and recoveries in respect of such Deleted Mortgage in the Due Period preceding the month of substitution and the Seller shall thereafter be entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted Mortgage Loan. Upon such substitution, such Replacement Mortgage Loan shall constitute part of the Trust Fund and shall be subject in all respects to the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, including all representations and warranties thereof included in the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, in each case as of the date of substitution. For any month in which either the Initial Seller or the Seller substitutes one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the related Servicer shall determine the excess (each, a 50 "Substitution Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Replacement Mortgage Loans replacing such Deleted Mortgage Loans, together with one month's interest on such excess amount at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the related Servicer for deposit in the related Custodial Account an amount equal to the related Substitution Amount, if any, and the related Custodian, on behalf of the Trustee, upon receipt of the related Replacement Mortgage Loan or Loans and certification by two copies of a Request for Release with respect to the Servicer of such depositDeleted Mortgage Loan or Loans, shall release to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the related Trustee Mortgage File or Files and shall execute and deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Seller shall deliver to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan released pursuant hereto. In addition, the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee and the Securities Administrator an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such substitution (either specifically or as a class of transactions) shall not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(l) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(l) of the Code, or (b) either an Adverse REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent. If such Opinion of Counsel can not be delivered, then such substitution may only be effected at such time as the required Opinion of Counsel can be given.
(c) Upon discovery by the Initial Seller, the Seller, the Depositor or the Trustee that any Mortgage Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection therewith, the applicable party Seller or Depositor, as applicable, shall repurchase or, subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.04(b), substitute one or more Replacement Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected Mortgage Loan. Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set forth in Section 2.04(a) above, if made by the Initial Seller or the Seller. The Trustee shall re-convey to the Initial Seller or the Seller, as applicable, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
(d) Each of the Initial Seller and the The Seller indemnifies and holds the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Trustee, the Depositor and each Certificateholder harmless against any and all taxes, claims, losses, penalties, fines, forfeitures, reasonable legal fees and related costs, judgments, and any other costs, fees and expenses that the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Securities Administrator, the Depositor and any Certificateholder may sustain in connection with any actions of such party relating to a repurchase of a Mortgage Loan other than in compliance with the terms of this Section 2.04 and the related Mortgage Loan Purchase and Sale AgreementsAgreement, to the extent that any such action causes (i) any federal or state tax to be imposed on the Trust Fund, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (ii) any an Adverse REMIC formed hereby to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstandingEvent.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sequoia Residential Funding Inc)