Representations and Warranties of Owner The Owner warrants and represents to and covenants with the Servicer that as of the date hereof, and as of each Effective Date as to the Mortgage Loans the servicing obligations with respect to which are transferred to the Servicer thereon, or as of such other date specifically provided herein:
(a) The Owner is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Owner is qualified or registered to transact business, and is duly licensed, in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of property or the conduct of its respective business requires such qualification, registration or licensing, except to the extent that there is an applicable exemption or where the failure to be so licensed, registered, qualified or in good standing is not material.
(b) The Owner has the power, authority and legal right to enter into and perform this Agreement and to perform the obligations required of it hereunder, and this Agreement and any document or instrument to be delivered to the Servicer by the Owner pursuant hereto has been duly authorized, executed and delivered.
(c) This Agreement and any documents or instruments now or hereafter executed and delivered to the Servicer by the Owner pursuant to this Agreement constitute (or shall, when delivered to the Servicer by the Owner, constitute) valid and legally binding obligations of the Owner enforceable against the Owner in accordance with their respective terms, subject to bankruptcy laws and other similar laws of general application affecting the rights of creditors and subject to the application of the rules of equity, including those respecting the availability of specific performance.
(d) None of the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated thereby and hereby, or the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement will conflict with any of the terms, conditions or provisions of the Owner’s articles of incorporation or by-laws or materially conflict with or result in a material breach of any of the terms, conditions or provisions of any legal restriction or any agreement or instrument to which the Owner is now a party or by which it is bound, or constitute a default or result in an acceleration under any of the foregoing, or result in the material violation of any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree to which the Owner or its property is subject.
(e) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and performance by the Owner of or compliance by the Owner with this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement except for consents, approvals, authorizations and orders which have been obtained.
(f) The Owner shall, on or before the related Effective Date, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Servicer or the Custodian, as applicable, all of the books, records, data, files and Mortgage Loan Documents, including records on microfiche or its equivalent, reasonably required by the Servicer to document and service each Mortgage Loan; such books, records, data, files and documents contain all of the items (including hazard insurance policies, flood insurance policies and private mortgage insurance policies) which are required by the Qualified Insurers or by Accepted Servicing Practices to service the Mortgage Loans; are true, accurate and complete in all material respects; and it is reasonable for the Servicer to rely thereon.
(g) As of the applicable Effective Date, if any Mortgage Loan is secured by a Mortgaged Property located in Federal Emergency Management Agency designated flood areas, then (to the extent required by Accepted Servicing Practices) flood insurance policies are in full force and effect in the amounts required by Accepted Servicing Practices or are insured through the Owner’s or the Prior Servicer’s “gap coverage” flood insurance policy.
(h) As of the applicable Effective Date, all Mortgaged Property is currently insured against fire and has extended coverage insurance in the amounts required under Accepted Servicing Practices; all insurance premiums on such insurance policies have been paid in a timely manner; and there have been no fire losses on any Mortgaged Property where the Owner’s estimate of loss is materially greater than the net recovery from the fire insurance carrier. To the Owner’s knowledge, there have been no fire losses on any Mortgaged Property as to which there is a pending coinsurance claim.
(i) There is no litigation pending or, to the Owner’s knowledge, threatened with respect to the Owner which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement, or which is reasonably likely to have a material adverse effect on the servicing or the financial condition of the Owner.
(j) As of the applicable Effective Date, all of the Mortgage Loans have, or the Owner shall promptly cause to be obtained, a valid, fully paid, freely transferable, life of the loan tax service contract and flood service contract.
(k) There are no accounts of Mortgagors that are pledged in lieu of the maintenance of an escrow account for taxes, assessments, insurance or other escrow items owed by the Mortgagor.
(l) As of the applicable Effective Date, all calculations required to be made by the Owner with respect to the amount of principal, interest, escrow payments and other amounts due and owing by a Mortgagor from time to time under each Mortgage Loan have been made in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices. All invoices transmitted to the Mortgagors by the Owner for principal, interest, escrow payments and all other amounts due and payable under each Mortgage Loan have been prepared, and the funds collected from the Mortgagors have been applied for the payment of such amounts, in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices.
(m) No written statement, report or other document furnished or to be furnished pursuant to the Agreement contains or will contain any statement that is or will be inaccurate or misleading in any material respect or omits to state a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the information and statements therein not misleading.
