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Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicer, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing Procedures. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of “Owner” hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

Appears in 7 contracts

Samples: Servicing Agreement (GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-Ar1), Servicing Agreement (GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-7f), Servicing Agreement (GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-10f)

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Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicercontractor, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing ProceduresProcedures and the terms of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of “Owner” hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if if, in the Servicer’s 's reasonable and prudent determination determination, such waiver, modification, variation, postponement or indulgence is in the best interests of and is not materially adverse to the Owner and will not result in the impairment of coverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy; provided, however, that the Servicer may not, without the prior written consent of the Owner, (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate (other than by adjustments required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note), the Lifetime Rate Cap (if applicable), the Initial Rate Cap (if applicable), the Periodic Rate Cap (if applicable) or the Gross Margin (if applicable), (ii) defer or forgive the payment of any principal or interest, (iii) reduce the outstanding principal amount (except to reflect actual payments of principal), (iv) except other than pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, make any advances of additional principal or (v) extend the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.34.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, Owner in connection with any Mortgage Loan all instruments of satisfaction or cancellationsatisfaction, or of partial cancellation or full releaserelease upon receipt by the Servicer of payment in full of the Unpaid Principal Balance or, discharge with the prior written consent of the Owner, partial release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Owner such documents requiring execution and delivery as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans to the extent that the Servicer is not permitted to execute and deliver such documents pursuant to the preceding sentence. Upon receipt of such documents, the Owner shall execute such documents and deliver them to the Servicer. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

Appears in 4 contracts

Samples: Servicing Agreement (GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-Ar2), Servicing Agreement (GSR 2006-5f), Servicing Agreement (GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-6f)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicercontractor, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing ProceduresProcedures and the terms of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s 's servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Lawapplicable law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of "Owner" hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx mark its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of Loaxx xf such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s 's duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if if, in the Servicer’s 's reasonable and prudent determination determination, such waiver, modification, variation, postponement or indulgence is in the best interests of and is not materially adverse to the Owner and will not result in the impairment of coverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy; provided, however, that the Servicer may not, without the prior written consent of the Owner, (i) waive any Prepayment Charge in full or in part, (ii) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate (other than by adjustments required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note), the Lifetime Rate Cap (if applicable), the Initial Rate Cap (if applicable), the Periodic Rate Cap (if applicable) or the Gross Margin (if applicable), (iii) defer or forgive the payment of any principal or interest, (iv) reduce the outstanding principal amount (except to reflect actual payments of principal), (v) except other than pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, make any advances of additional principal or (vi) extend the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.34.3, the difference between (a) such month’s 's principal and one month’s 's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, Owner in connection with any Mortgage Loan all instruments of satisfaction or cancellationsatisfaction, or of partial cancellation or full releaserelease upon receipt by the Servicer of payment in full of the Unpaid Principal Balance or, discharge with the prior written consent of the Owner, partial release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Owner such documents requiring execution and delivery as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans to the extent that the Servicer is not permitted to execute and deliver such documents pursuant to the preceding sentence. Upon receipt of such documents, the Owner shall execute such documents and deliver them to the Servicer. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

Appears in 3 contracts

Samples: Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (Gsaa Home Equity Trust 2004-8), Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (GS Mortgage GSAA Home Eq. Trust 2004-7), Trust Agreement (Gsaa Home Equity Trust 2004-6)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall commence servicing service and administering each administer the Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date Loans in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing Procedures. Except , and, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably in connection with such servicing and administration that the Servicer may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited including, without limitation, all action permitted or required to the following: (i) to execute be taken under any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy. In servicing and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of administering the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in Loans, the manner provided in this Agreement)Servicer shall employ Acceptable Servicing Procedures, (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided except that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent employ the procedures set forth in this Agreement whenever the Acceptable Servicing Procedures conflict with or prejudices the interests of the Owner requirements under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner Trust and the Certificateholders in performing its obligations under this Agreementhereunder. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral Mortgage File relating and the Credit File with respect to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant delivered to the terms hereofServicer, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which that are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders and in a custodial capacity onlyonly for the sole purpose of servicing or supervising the servicing of the related Mortgage Loans. The documents comprising each Collateral Mortgage File and each Credit File and all related documents which that come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders in such Collateral Mortgage File and Credit File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless Depositor or if such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s 's servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain Loans or is in connection with respect to each a repurchase of any Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject pursuant to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner Section 3.3 of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Purchase Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of “Owner” hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMICAgreement, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if if, in the Servicer’s 's reasonable and prudent determination, such waiver, modification, variation, postponement or indulgence is in the best interests of the Trust and the Certificateholders; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would (i) change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment of any principal or interest payments, reduce the outstanding principal amount (except for actual payments of principal) or extend the related Maturity Date (unless the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, imminent and in the Servicer's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, variation, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner. In Certificateholders), (ii) affect adversely the event status of any such modification which permits REMIC as a REMIC or (iii) cause any REMIC to be subject to a tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" pursuant to the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage LoanREMIC Provisions. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in shall not permit any month in which modification with respect to any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance that would both (x) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1.860G-2(b) of the Treasury Regulations and (by) cause any REMIC constituting part of the amount paid by Trust Fund to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to Code or the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" after the Startup Day under the REMIC Provisions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, Trustee all instruments of satisfaction or satisfaction, cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge or partial release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner Trustee shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, and execute and deliver all appropriate notices regarding the same, in strict compliance with (i) the Applicable Requirements. The Servicer shall establish procedures to monitor the Index in order to ensure that it uses the appropriate value for the Index in determining an interest rate change. If the Servicer fails to make a timely and correct Mortgage Interest Rate adjustment or Monthly Payment adjustment, the Servicer shall use its own funds to satisfy any shortage in the Mortgagor's Monthly Payment for so long as such shortage continues. In the event the Index, as specified in the related Mortgage Note, becomes unavailable for any reason, the Servicer shall select an alternative index based on comparable information, in accordance with the terms of the Mortgage Note, and such alternative index shall thereafter be the Index for such Mortgage Loan. In such event, the Servicer shall also determine a new Gross Margin. The new Gross Margin shall be the difference between (x) the average of the original Index for the most recent three-year period that ends on the last date the original Index was available plus the Gross Margin on the last date the original Index was available and (y) the average of the new Index for the most recent three-year period that ends on that date (or if not available for such three-year period, for such time as it is available), rounded as provided in the Mortgage Note, . (iie) all applicable law, In connection with the servicing and (iii) administration of the Mortgage Loans and consistent with Acceptable Servicing Procedures.Procedures and this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority to execute and deliver or cause to be executed and delivered on behalf of the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders, such instruments of assignment or other comparable instruments as the Servicer shall deem appropriate in order to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System or cause the removal of any Mortgage Loan from registration on the MERS(R)

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Servicing Agreement (Morgan Stanley Abs Capital I Inc Trust Series 2004-Sd1), Servicing Agreement (Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc. Trust, Series 2004-Sd2)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicercontractor, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing ProceduresProcedures and the terms of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of “Owner” hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx mxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if if, in the Servicer’s 's reasonable and prudent determination determination, such waiver, modification, variation, postponement or indulgence is in the best interests of and is not materially adverse to the Owner and will not result in the impairment of coverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy; provided, however, that the Servicer may not, without the prior written consent of the Owner, (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate (other than by adjustments required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note), the Lifetime Rate Cap (if applicable), the Initial Rate Cap (if applicable), the Periodic Rate Cap (if applicable) or the Gross Margin (if applicable), (ii) defer or forgive the payment of any principal or interest, (iii) reduce the outstanding principal amount (except to reflect actual payments of principal), (iv) except other than pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, make any advances of additional principal or (v) extend the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.34.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, Owner in connection with any Mortgage Loan all instruments of satisfaction or cancellationsatisfaction, or of partial cancellation or full releaserelease upon receipt by the Servicer of payment in full of the Unpaid Principal Balance or, discharge with the prior written consent of the Owner, partial release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Owner such documents requiring execution and delivery as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans to the extent that the Servicer is not permitted to execute and deliver such documents pursuant to the preceding sentence. Upon receipt of such documents, the Owner shall execute such documents and deliver them to the Servicer. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Servicing Agreement (GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-Oa1), Servicing Agreement (GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-10f)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicercontractor, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing ProceduresProcedures and the terms of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of “Owner” hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (Gsaa Home Equity Trust 2004-8), Trust Agreement (GSAA Home Equity Trust 2005-4)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicer, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing Procedures. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of “Owner” hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx mxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Servicing Agreement (GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-Oa1), Servicing Agreement (GSR Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-8f)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicer, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing Procedures. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of “Owner” hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

Appears in 2 contracts

Samples: Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (Gsaa Home Equity Trust 2004-8), Trust Agreement (GSAA Home Equity Trust 2005-4)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicer, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing Procedures. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s 's servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of "Owner" hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx mark its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans Mortgagx Xxans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s 's duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

Appears in 1 contract

Samples: Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-4)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicercontractor, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing ProceduresProcedures and the terms of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Lawapplicable law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of “Owner” hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if if, in the Servicer’s 's reasonable and prudent determination determination, such waiver, modification, variation, postponement or indulgence is in the best interests of and is not materially adverse to the Owner and will not result in the impairment of coverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy; provided, however, that the Servicer may not, without the prior written consent of the Owner, (i) waive any Prepayment Charge in full or in part, (ii) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate (other than by adjustments required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note), the Lifetime Rate Cap (if applicable), the Initial Rate Cap (if applicable), the Periodic Rate Cap (if applicable) or the Gross Margin (if applicable), (iii) defer or forgive the payment of any principal or interest, (iv) reduce the outstanding principal amount (except to reflect actual payments of principal), (v) except other than pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, make any advances of additional principal or (vi) extend the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.34.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, Owner in connection with any Mortgage Loan all instruments of satisfaction or cancellationsatisfaction, or of partial cancellation or full releaserelease upon receipt by the Servicer of payment in full of the Unpaid Principal Balance or, discharge with the prior written consent of the Owner, partial release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Owner such documents requiring execution and delivery as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans to the extent that the Servicer is not permitted to execute and deliver such documents pursuant to the preceding sentence. Upon receipt of such documents, the Owner shall execute such documents and deliver them to the Servicer. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

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Samples: Servicing Agreement (GSR 2006-4f)

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Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicer, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing Procedures. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s 's servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of "Owner" hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx mark its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans Xxxns of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s 's duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

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Samples: Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-3)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicercontractor, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing ProceduresProcedures and the terms of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s 's servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of "Owner" hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx mark its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans Xxxns of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s 's duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if if, in the Servicer’s 's reasonable and prudent determination determination, such waiver, modification, variation, postponement or indulgence is in the best interests of and is not materially adverse to the Owner and will not result in the impairment of coverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy; provided, however, that the Servicer may not, without the prior written consent of the Owner, (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate (other than by adjustments required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note), the Lifetime Rate Cap (if applicable), the Initial Rate Cap (if applicable), the Periodic Rate Cap (if applicable) or the Gross Margin (if applicable), (ii) defer or forgive the payment of any principal or interest, (iii) reduce the outstanding principal amount (except to reflect actual payments of principal), (iv) except other than pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, make any advances of additional principal or (v) extend the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.34.3, the difference between (a) such month’s 's principal and one month’s 's interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance Unpaid Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, Owner in connection with any Mortgage Loan all instruments of satisfaction or cancellationsatisfaction, or of partial cancellation or full releaserelease upon receipt by the Servicer of payment in full of the Unpaid Principal Balance or, discharge with the prior written consent of the Owner, partial release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Owner such documents requiring execution and delivery as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans to the extent that the Servicer is not permitted to execute and deliver such documents pursuant to the preceding sentence. Upon receipt of such documents, the Owner shall execute such documents and deliver them to the Servicer. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

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Samples: Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-17)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicer, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing Procedures. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s 's servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of "Owner" hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx mark its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of Loaxx xf such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s 's duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMICAgreement, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if if, in the Servicer’s 's reasonable and prudent determination determination, such waiver, modification, variation, postponement or indulgence is in the best interests of and is not materially adverse to the Owner and will not result in the impairment of coverage under any Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy; provided, however, that the Servicer may not, without the prior written consent of the Owner. In , (i) waive any Prepayment Charge in full or in part, (ii) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the event Mortgage Interest Rate (other than by adjustments required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note), (iii) forgive the payment of any such modification which permits principal or interest, (iv) reduce the deferral outstanding principal amount (except to reflect actual payments of interest or principal payments on any principal), (v) except other than pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, make any advances of additional principal, or (vi) extend the Servicer shall, final maturity date on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, Owner in connection with any Mortgage Loan all instruments of satisfaction or cancellationsatisfaction, or of partial cancellation or full releaserelease upon receipt by the Servicer of payment in full of the Unpaid Principal Balance or, discharge with the prior written consent of the Owner, partial release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. The Servicer shall prepare and deliver to the Owner such documents requiring execution and delivery as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans to the extent that the Servicer is not permitted to execute and deliver such documents pursuant to the preceding sentence. Upon receipt of such documents, the Owner shall execute such documents and deliver them to the Servicer. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

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Samples: Master Servicing and Trust Agreement (GS Mortgage GSAA Home Eq. Trust 2004-7)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent servicercontractor, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing ProceduresProcedures and the terms of the Mortgage Notes and the Mortgages. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to the following: (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this Agreement. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Owner, in its own name when the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Owner, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s 's servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of “Owner” hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMIC, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if in the Servicer’s reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, modification, postponement or indulgence is not materially adverse to the Owner. In the event of any such modification which permits the deferral of interest or principal payments on any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall, on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing Procedures.

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Samples: Assignment, Assumption and Recognition Agreement (GSAA Home Equity Trust 2006-1)

Identification of Mortgage Loans; Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall commence servicing and administering each Mortgage Loan on behalf of the Owner from and after the Cut-off Date in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and Acceptable Servicing Procedures. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do any and all things reasonably consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including but not limited to, all action permitted or required to the following: (i) to execute and deliverbe taken under any related Primary Mortgage Insurance Policy, on behalf of the Owner, customary consents LGC or waivers and other instruments and documents, (ii) to consent to transfers of any Mortgaged Property and assumptions of the Mortgage Notes and related Mortgages (but only in the manner provided in this Agreement), (iii) to collect any Insurance Proceeds and other Liquidation Proceeds, and (iv) to effectuate foreclosure or other conversion of the ownership of the Mortgaged Property securing any Mortgage Loan; provided that the Servicer shall not take any action that is inconsistent with or prejudices the interests of the Owner under this AgreementMIC. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by shall service the Owner, Government Mortgage Loans in its own name when accordance with the Servicer, believes it appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf guidelines of the Ownerapplicable governing agency, any including the FHA or VA, as applicable and shall comply with all instruments of assignment the rules and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage in the name of MERS, solely regulations as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assignsset forth by each applicable agency. The Servicer shall at all times act in the best interests of the Owner in performing its obligations under this Agreement. (b) The documents comprising the Collateral File relating to each Mortgage Loan serviced hereunder and that are retained by the Servicer pursuant to the terms hereof, together with all other documents with respect to each such Mortgage Loan which are prepared by or which come into the possession of the Servicer, shall immediately vest in the Owner and shall be held and maintained in trust by the Servicer at the will of the Owner and in a custodial capacity only. The documents comprising each Collateral File and all related documents which come into the possession of the Servicer and are so held by the Servicer shall be segregated from the other books and records of the Servicer and shall be appropriately marked to clearly reflect the ownership interest of the Owner in such Collateral File and related documents. The Servicer shall release its custody of any such documents only in accordance with written instructions from the Owner, unless such release is required as incidental to the Servicer’s 's servicing of the Mortgage Loans. The Servicer shall maintain with respect to each Mortgage Loan and shall make available for inspection by the Owner or its designee the related Servicing File during the time the Owner retains ownership of a Mortgage Loan and thereafter in accordance with Applicable Law. The Servicer shall keep at its servicing office books and records in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Servicer shall note transfers of Mortgage Loans. No transfer of a Mortgage Loan may be made unless such transfer is in compliance with the terms hereof. For the purposes of this Agreement, the Servicer shall be under no obligation to deal with any person with respect to this Agreement or the Mortgage Loans unless the books and records show such person as the owner of the Mortgage Loan. The Owner may, subject to the terms of this Agreement, sell and transfer one or more of the Mortgage Loans, provided, however, that in no event shall there be more than four Persons at any given time having the status of “Owner” hereunder. The Owner also shall advise the Servicer of the transfer. Upon receipt of notice of the transfer, the Servicer shall xxxx its books and records to reflect the ownership of the Mortgage Loans of such assignee, and shall release the previous Owner from its obligations hereunder with respect to the Mortgage Loans sold or transferred. If the Servicer receives written notification of a transfer less than five (5) Business Days before the monthly Determination Date, the Servicer’s duties to remit and report to the new purchaser(s) as required by Section 5.9 hereof shall begin with the first Determination Date after the Reconstitution Date. (c) Consistent with the terms of this Agreement and subject to the REMIC Provisions if the Mortgage Loans have been transferred to a REMICany applicable HUD and VA guidelines, the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to any Mortgagor if if, in the Servicer’s 's reasonable and prudent determination determination, such waiver, modification, variation, postponement or indulgence is in the best interests of and is not materially adverse to the Owner and will not result in the impairment of coverage under any LGC or MIC; provided, however, that the Servicer may not, without the prior written consent of the Owner. In , (i) waive any Prepayment Charge in full or in part, (ii) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the event Mortgage Interest Rate (other than by adjustments required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note), (iii) forgive the payment of any such modification which permits principal or interest, (iv) reduce the deferral outstanding principal amount (except to reflect actual payments of interest or principal payments on any principal), (v) except other than pursuant to the terms of the Mortgage Loan, make any advances of additional principal, or (vi) extend the Servicer shall, final maturity date on the Business Day immediately preceding the Remittance Date in any month in which any such principal or interest payment has been deferred, deposit in the Custodial Account from its own funds, in accordance with Section 5.3, the difference between (a) such month’s principal and one month’s interest at the Mortgage Loan Remittance Rate on the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan and (b) the amount paid by the Mortgagor. The Servicer shall be entitled to reimbursement for such advances to the same extent as for all other advances made pursuant to Section 5.3Loan. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer shall continue, and is hereby authorized and empowered, empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of itself and the Owner, Owner in connection with any Mortgage Loan all instruments of satisfaction or cancellationsatisfaction, or of partial cancellation or full releaserelease upon receipt by the Servicer of payment in full of the Unpaid Principal Balance or, discharge with the prior written consent of the Owner, partial release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, instruments with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties. If reasonably required by the Servicer, the Owner shall furnish the Servicer with any powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties under this Agreement. (d) As to each ARM Loan, the Servicer shall make periodic Mortgage Interest Rate and Monthly Payment adjustments, as applicable, in strict compliance with (i) the terms of the Mortgage and Mortgage Note, (ii) all applicable law, and (iii) Acceptable Servicing ProceduresProcedures and any applicable FHA or VA guidelines, rules or regulations.

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Samples: Servicing Agreement (Gs Mortgage Securities Corp)

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