Independent. When used with respect to any specified Person, any such Person who (a) is in fact independent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and their respective Affiliates, (b) does not have any direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, and (c) is not connected with the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof merely because such Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any class of securities issued by the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Merrill Lynch Investors Trust, Series 2006-A2), Pooling and Servicing Agreement (MERRILL LYNCH MORT INV TRUST MLMI Series 2005-A1), Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Merrill Lynch Alternative Note Asset Trust, Series 2007-Oar2)
Independent. When used with respect to any specified Person, any such Person who (a) is in fact independent of the DepositorCompany, the Master Servicer and their respective Affiliates, (b) does not have any direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in the Depositor Company or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, and (c) is not connected with the Depositor Company or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, trust administrator, partner, director or Person performing similar functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of the Depositor Company or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof merely because such Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any class of securities issued by the Depositor Company or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Washington Mutual Asset-Backed Certificates, WMABS Series 2007-He2), Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Washington Mutual Asset-Backed Certificates, WMABS Series 2007-He1), Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Washington Mutual Asset-Backed Certificates, WMABS Series 2006-He4)
Independent. When used with respect to any specified Person, any such Person who (ai) is in fact independent of the Depositor, the Master Servicer and their respective Affiliates, (bii) does not have any direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest in the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, and (ciii) is not connected with the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter, trustee, partner, director or Person performing similar functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof merely because such Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any class of securities issued by the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof, as the case may be.
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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (C-Bass 2007-Cb5 Trust)
