SAS 70 Audit. Servicer will engage, at its expense, an independent CPA firm that adheres to professional standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to conduct reviews of Servicer’s general controls associated with Servicer’s facilities, as well as the controls associated with the Services and the programs used to provide the Services, including but not limited to controls over information technology and related processes, The scope of the audit shall include all such matters as Servicer’s auditor deems necessary or required to meet regulatory compliance standards, including but not limited to an examination of the record keeping system and other equipment and software used by Servicer. Such reviews shall be performed at such frequency and times as Servicer shall determine, but shall be performed at least once annually. Within thirty (30) days of its receipt by Servicer, Servicer shall provide FMC with a copy of each report submitted by Servicer’s independent accountants regarding any of the matters set forth in this paragraph. All such reviews shall comply with AICPA Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70, and the reports obtained shall be of the type generally referred to (depending on the publication) as either Type “II” or “B”. In a Type II report, the Servicer auditor will express an opinion on (1) whether the Servicer’s organization description of its controls presents fairly, in all material respects, the relevant aspects of the Servicer’s organization controls that had been placed in operation as of a specific date, and (2) whether the controls were suitably designed to achieve specified control objectives, and (3) whether the controls that were tested were operating with sufficient effectiveness to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the control objectives were achieved during the period specified. If the Servicer’s auditor procedures reveal exceptions or control deficiencies, then Servicer shall take steps to correct the control objective, at no cost to FMC.
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Samples: Private Student Loan Servicing Agreement (First Marblehead Corp), Private Student Loan Servicing Agreement (National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2006-3)
SAS 70 Audit. Servicer will engage, at its expense, an independent CPA firm that adheres to professional standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to conduct reviews of Servicer’s general controls associated with Servicer’s facilities, as well as the controls associated with the Services and the programs used to provide the Services, including but not limited to controls over information technology and related processes, . The scope of the audit shall include all such matters as Servicer’s auditor deems necessary or required to meet regulatory compliance standards, including but not limited to an examination of the record keeping system and other equipment and software used by Servicer. Such reviews shall be performed at such frequency and times as Servicer shall determine, but shall be performed at least once annually. Within thirty (30) days of its the receipt by Servicer, Servicer shall provide FMC Lender with a copy of each report submitted by Servicer’s independent accountants regarding any of the matters set forth in this paragraph. All such reviews shall comply with AICPA Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70, and the reports obtained shall be of the type generally referred to (depending on the publication) as either Type “II” or “B”. In a Type II report, the Servicer Servicer’s auditor will express an opinion on (1) whether the Servicer’s organization description of its controls presents fairly, in all material respects, the relevant aspects of the Servicer’s organization organizational controls that had been placed in operation as of a specific date, and (2) whether the controls were suitably designed to achieve specified control objectives, and (3) whether the controls that were tested were operating with sufficient effectiveness to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the control objectives were achieved during the period specified. If the Servicer’s auditor audit of procedures reveal reveals exceptions or control deficiencies, then Servicer shall take steps to correct the control objective, at no cost to FMCLender.
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Samples: Administration Agreement (First Marblehead Corp), Administration Agreement (First Marblehead Corp)
SAS 70 Audit. Servicer will engage, at its expense, an independent CPA firm that adheres to professional standards standards, established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) to conduct reviews of Servicer’s general controls associated with Servicer’s facilities, as well as the controls associated with the Services and and, the programs used to provide the Services, including but not limited to controls over information technology and related processes, . The scope of the audit shall include all such matters as Servicer’s auditor deems necessary or required to meet regulatory compliance standards, including but not limited to an examination of the record keeping system and other equipment and software used by Servicer. Such reviews shall be performed at such frequency and times as Servicer shall determine, but shall be performed at least once annually. Within thirty (30) days of its receipt by Servicer, Servicer shall provide FMC with a copy of each report submitted by Servicer’s independent accountants regarding any of the matters set forth in this paragraph. All such reviews shall comply with AICPA Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70, and the reports obtained shall be of the type generally referred to (depending on the publication) as either Type “II” or “B”. In a Type II report, the Servicer auditor will express an opinion on (1) whether the Servicer’s organization description of its controls presents fairly, in all material respects, the relevant aspects of the Servicer’s organization controls that had been placed in operation as of a specific date, and (2) whether the controls were suitably designed to achieve specified control objectives, and (3) whether the controls that were tested were operating with sufficient effectiveness to provide reasonable, but not absolute, assurance that the control objectives were achieved during the period specified. If the Servicer’s auditor procedures reveal exceptions or control deficiencies, then Servicer shall take steps to correct the control objective, at no cost to FMC.
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Samples: Private Student Loan Servicing Agreement (National Collegiate Funding LLC)