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Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2004-Wmc1)

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Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable or (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered "predatory" pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, then the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the 77 name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five fifteen (515) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects terms of the defense of such claimsrelated mortgage note, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for required to enforce any such cost provision in any mortgage note the enforcement of which would violate federal, state or expense relating local laws or ordinances designed to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderdiscourage predatory lending practices.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Mortgage Asset Securitization Transactions, Inc. Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2004-Wmc3)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactiontransaction (the “Servicing Standard”). To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and and, (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or and (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (iii) above, then the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If Certificates and the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by Depositor hereby agrees to assist and direct the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful Trustee in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation any obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment ChargeCharge under the Master Agreement. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer Trustee and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. The Servicer hereby acknowledges that for the purposes of clause (iii) above, the law applicable to the enforcement of Prepayment Charges is the law applicable to the originator of the related Mortgage Loan. In the event the Servicer determines that (i) the foregoing acknowledgement is no longer accurate and (ii) applicable state law would prevent it from fully enforcing any Prepayment Charge, the Servicer shall (i) provide notice to the Depositor at least 30 days prior to waiving any such Prepayment Charge and (ii) provide a written opinion of counsel from a nationally recognized law firm experienced in regulatory matters concluding that fully enforcing such Prepayment Charge would violate applicable law. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of as soon as practicable after receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder. The Servicer further is hereby authorized and empowered in its own name or in the name of the Subservicer, when the Servicer or the Subservicer, as the case may be, believes it is 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 Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS® System, shall be reimbursable by the Trust Fund to such Servicer.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2007-Opt4)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, determination that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee Trustee, with the cooperation of the Servicer, shall enforce the obligation of the Originator Seller under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator Seller fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorSeller. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of on the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedPROVIDED, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of as soon as practicable after receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-Ff4)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Sub- Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiB) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of is prohibited by applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii) above, then as a remedy for the breach of such covenant, the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, and notwithstanding any state or federal law or provision of this Agreement permitting otherwise, the Servicer makes a good faith determinationshall not require the payment of any Prepayment Charge in any instance in which the mortgage debt is accelerated as the result of the borrower's default in making required payments on such Mortgage Loan, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered and no Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount shall be payable in connection with any noncollection of any Prepayment Charge in any such instance. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, any payments made by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted hereunder shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee paid outside of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originatorany REMIC. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Sub- Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicername, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11Account. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraphthis Section 3.01, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Sub- Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.045.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with With respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects each of the defense of such claimsMortgage Loans, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company or expense relating to claims against their successors (the "Credit Repositories") in a timely manner, and in connection therewith, in the case of each Group I Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall transmit full-file credit reporting data for each such Mortgage Loan pursuant to Xxxxxx Xxx Guide Announcement 95-19 and incurred by reason shall report one of its willful misfeasancethe following statuses each month as follows: new origination, bad faith current, delinquent (30-, 60-, 90-days, etc.), foreclosed, or negligence in the performance of its duties hereundercharged-off.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp Fremont Home Loan Trust 2003 A)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iv) the Servicer has not received information and documentation sufficient to confirm the existence or amount of such Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (iii) or (iv) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, determination that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, failure and the Trustee Trustee, with the cooperation of the Servicer, shall enforce the obligation of the Originator Seller under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator Seller fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorSeller. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of on the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of as soon as practicable after receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-Ffh4)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfoliosimilar investors, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) (a) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiib) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally or the collectability thereof shall have been limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, (ii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable, (iv) the Servicer has not received information and documentation sufficient to confirm the existence or amount of such Prepayment Charge or (v) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) aboveor (v) above and a representation or warranty regarding such Prepayment Charge has been breached, then then, the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to enforce the obligations of the Originator Sponsor under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action pursuant to this paragraph unless directed by the Depositor and provided, further, the Depositor hereby agrees to assist the Trustee in enforcing any obligations of the Sponsor to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan which has breached a representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator Sponsor fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorSponsor. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i) through (v) above, the Servicer shall pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates (the “Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”). To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating liabilities arising under this Agreement. The Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer servicing the Mortgage Loans on its behalf) has fully furnished and will continue to claims against fully furnish, in accordance with the Servicer Fair Credit Reporting Act and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasanceimplementing regulations, bad faith accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company or negligence in the performance of its duties hereundertheir successors on a monthly basis.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-Opx1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (iA) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (iiB) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iiiC) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (ivD) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiB) such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan unrelated to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default where (x) the collection related Mortgagor has stated to the Servicer or an applicable Sub-Servicer an intention to refinance the related Mortgage Loan and (y) the Servicer has concluded in its reasonable judgment that the waiver of such Prepayment Charge would be induce such mortgagor to refinance with the Servicer; provided, however, that the Servicer shall waive no more than 5.00% of the Prepayment Charges (by number of Prepayment Charges) set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule in violation of applicable lawsaccordance with clause (ii)(B) above. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii)(B) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected clauses (i) and (ii)(B) above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, Certificateholders and CertificateholdersCertificate Insurer; provided, that the Servicer will not release any Mortgagor without the prior consent of the Pool Insurer and the Certificate Insurer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney (reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) for each county in which a Mortgaged Property is located and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. In addition, but without duplication, the Servicer will make the advances contemplated by Section 10A of the Pool Policy. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-Hl1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) (a) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiib) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally or the collectability thereof shall have been limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, (ii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable, (iv) the Servicer has not received information and documentation sufficient to confirm the existence or amount of such Prepayment Charge or (v) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) aboveor (v) above and a representation or warranty regarding such Prepayment Charge has been breached, then then, the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination; provided, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trusteehowever, that the Servicer's efforts are Trustee shall not reasonably expected be under any obligation to be successful take any action pursuant to this paragraph unless directed by the Depositor and provided, further, the Depositor hereby agrees to assist the Trustee in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation any obligations of the Originator to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan which has breached a representation or warranty under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment ChargeAssignment Agreement. If the such Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, Trust Administrator, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against such Originator. Notwithstanding the Originatorforegoing, to the extent that the Trustee and the Originator are the same entity, the Trust Administrator shall enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement pursuant to the terms of this paragraph. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i) through (v) above, the Servicer shall pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates (the “Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”). To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating liabilities arising under this Agreement. The Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer servicing the Mortgage Loans on its behalf) has fully furnished and will continue to claims against fully furnish, in accordance with the Servicer Fair Credit Reporting Act and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasanceimplementing regulations, bad faith accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company or negligence in the performance of its duties hereundertheir successors on a monthly basis.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-Ahl1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable or (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the related Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P CertificatesCertificates (the “Originator Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”). If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates (the “Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”). To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of a Sub-Servicer or in the name of the Trust FundTrustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five fifteen (515) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects terms of the defense of such claimsrelated mortgage note, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for required to enforce any such cost provision in any mortgage note the enforcement of which would violate federal, state or expense relating local laws or ordinances designed to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderdiscourage predatory lending practices.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2006-He3)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of is prohibited by applicable lawslaw or (iii) the Servicer has not been provided with information sufficient to enable it to collect the Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii) or (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, as applicable, to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Servicer for deposit in accordance with its obligations under the Master AgreementCollection Account (to the extent paid by the Seller). If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standards described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, then as a remedy for the Trusteebreach of such covenant, the Servicer shall pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the Depositor shall consult time that the amount prepaid on further actions the related Mortgage Loan is required to be taken against deposited into the OriginatorCollection Account. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall be deemed to be paid outside of the Trust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such propertiesproperties in the name of the Trustee, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11Account. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp Ast Back Certs Ser 2003-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with all applicable laws and the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to and in accordance with customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver Loans, relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would be in violation of otherwise violate applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause (iiiii) above, then the Servicer (in its capacity as Originator) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement be required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Custodial Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Custodial Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected clause (ii) above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment judgment, for the benefit of the Certificateholders, in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by hereunder and the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2006-Opt1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Sub- Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and Loans, (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, determination that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failurefailure and with the cooperation of the Servicer, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of on the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedPROVIDED, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans shall be serviced and administered by the Servicer on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement Agreement, and serviced by the Originators in accordance with the terms of the Servicing Side Letter, dated as of July 7, 2005, among Greenwich Capital Financial Products, Inc., New Century Mortgage Corporation and Finance America, LLC as servicers and the Mortgage Loans Servicer, which is attached hereto as Exhibit S, and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be is prohibited by applicable law or (iv) the Prepayment Charge payable under the terms of the Mortgage Note is less than the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth in violation of applicable lawsthe Prepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iii) or (iv) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts work with the Depositor to enforce the obligations of the related Originator under the related Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standards described above, then as a remedy for the breach of such covenant, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with its obligations under and at the Master time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee, any payments made by the Servicer and the Depositor in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall consult on further actions be deemed to be taken against paid outside of the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Sub- Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicername, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11Account. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2005-3)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and all applicable law and regulations and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactionhereunder. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment judgement of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default or (iii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would be otherwise violate applicable law or (iv) such waiver is related to an acceleration of the Mortgage Loan as a result of the Mortgagor's default in violation of applicable lawsmaking the loan payments. If a Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Prepayment Charge payable under the terms of the Mortgage Note is waived as permitted by meeting less than the standard described amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth in clause (iii) abovethe Prepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts not have any liability or obligation with respect to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement such difference, and in addition shall not have any liability or obligation to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived any uncollected Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under if the Master Agreement, failure to collect such amount is the Trustee, direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information on the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorPrepayment Charge Schedule. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards (the "Accepted Servicing Practices") and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in the its own name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date3.14, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer hereunder and submitted furnished to the Trustee for execution. The by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized attorney and empowered shall be indemnified by the TrusteeServicer for any cost, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name liability or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of expense incurred by the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence Servicer's use or as a result misuse of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection any such power of attorney. In accordance with the MERS(R) SystemAccepted Servicing Practices, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance make or cause to be advanced funds made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances Servicing Advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.093.07, and further as provided in Section 3.113.09; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the Mortgagor has not made such payment and if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.073.06, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Ace Sec Corp Hom Eq Ln Tr Ser 2003-Op1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Trustee and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Servicer shall pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates (the “Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”). If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii) or (iii) above, then then, the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to enforce the obligations of the Originator Responsible Party under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action pursuant to this paragraph unless directed by the Depositor and provided, further, the Depositor hereby agrees to assist the Trustee in enforcing any obligations of the Responsible Party to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan which has breached a representation or warranty under the Master Agreement or Assignment Agreement. If the Servicer Trustee makes a good faith determination, determination as evidenced by an officer's ’s certificate delivered by the Servicer Trustee to the TrusteeTrust Administrator, that the Servicer's ’s efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee Trust Administrator of such failure, failure and the Trustee Trust Administrator, with the cooperation of the Servicer, shall enforce the obligation of the Originator Responsible Party under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator such Responsible Party fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the related Master Agreement, the Trustee, Trust Administrator, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorResponsible Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Trustee and the Responsible Party are the same entity, the Trust Administrator shall enforce the obligations of the Responsible Party under the related Master Agreement pursuant to the terms of this paragraph. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-Nc2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and all applicable law and regulations and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer ’s or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactionhereunder. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes related to the Mortgage Loans and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default or (iiiii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would be in violation of otherwise violate applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originatorlaw. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards (the “Accepted Servicing Practices”) and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in the its own name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or dischargedischarge or subordination, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date3.14, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer hereunder and submitted furnished to the Trustee for execution. The by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered , or such other documents furnished by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders Trustee pursuant to this paragraph and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when shall be indemnified by the Servicer for any cost, liability or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of expense incurred by the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in Servicer’s use or misuse of any such power of attorney or other document furnished by the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable Trustee pursuant to continue operations in connection this paragraph. In accordance with the MERS(R) SystemAccepted Servicing Practices, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance make or cause to be advanced funds made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances Servicing Advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.093.07, and further as provided in Section 3.113.09; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the related Mortgagor has not made such payment and if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the related Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any related Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such related Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.073.06, the related Mortgagor is in default with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (SG Mortgage Securities Trust 2005-Opt1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (iA) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (iiB) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iiiC) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (ivD) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiB) such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan unrelated to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default where (x) the collection related Mortgagor has stated to the Servicer or an applicable Sub-Servicer an intention to refinance the related Mortgage Loan and (y) the Servicer has concluded in its reasonable judgment that the waiver of such Prepayment Charge would be induce such mortgagor to refinance with the Servicer; provided, however, that the Servicer shall waive no more than 5.00% of the Prepayment Charges (by number of Prepayment Charges) set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule in violation of applicable lawsaccordance with clause (ii)(B) above. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii)(B) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected clauses (i) and (ii)(B) above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, Certificateholders and CertificateholdersCertificate Insurer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney for each county in which a Mortgaged Property is located and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-Fxd2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i1) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii2) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii3) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv4) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting waived, other than in accordance with the standard described standards set forth in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above, then and such waiver materially and adversely affects the interests of the Holders of the Class P Certificates in any Prepayment Charge, the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to must pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clauses (ii) or (iii) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by that such waiver has occurred) shall work with the Servicer Depositor to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trustee for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations Regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated mortgage note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim mortgage note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-Eq1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Trustee and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii) or (iii) above, then then, the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to enforce the obligations of the related Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action pursuant to this paragraph unless directed by the Depositor and provided, further, the Depositor hereby agrees to assist the Trustee in enforcing any obligations of any Originator to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan which has breached a representation or warranty under the related Assignment Agreement. If the Servicer Trustee makes a good faith determination, determination as evidenced by an officer's ’s certificate delivered by the Servicer Trustee to the TrusteeTrust Administrator, that the Servicer's ’s efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee Trust Administrator of such failure, failure and the Trustee Trust Administrator, with the cooperation of the Servicer, shall enforce the obligation of the related Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the such Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the related Master Agreement, the Trustee, Trust Administrator, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against such Originator. Notwithstanding the Originatorforegoing, to the extent that the Trustee and the related Originator are the same entity, the Trust Administrator shall enforce the obligations of the related Originator under the related Master Agreement pursuant to the terms of this paragraph. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc., Series 2005-He4)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall may waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable, (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters or (v) the Mortgage Loan has been accelerated or paid off in connection with the workout or borrower default, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan or state or federal law might permit the imposition of a Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by shall pay the Servicer amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the TrusteeTrustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that the Servicer's efforts are Servicer shall not reasonably expected have an obligation to be successful pay the amount of any uncollected Prepayment Charge if the failure to collect such amount is the direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information furnished to the Servicer by the Originator or a prior servicer, in enforcing such rights, it shall notify which case the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such failure, and the Trustee waiver has occurred) shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trustee for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances (other than Servicing Advances) with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations Regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated mortgage note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim mortgage note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-Wf2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of is prohibited by applicable lawslaw or (iii) the Servicer has not been provided with information sufficient to enable it to collect the Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii) or (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to or the Servicer Seller under the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, as applicable, to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Servicer for deposit in accordance with its obligations under the Master AgreementCollection Account (to the extent paid by the Seller). If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standards described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, then as a remedy for the Trusteebreach of such covenant, the Servicer shall pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the Depositor shall consult time that the amount prepaid on further actions the related Mortgage Loan is required to be taken against deposited into the OriginatorCollection Account. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall be deemed to be paid outside of the Trust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such propertiesproperties in the name of the Trustee, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11Account. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Securities Corp Finance Amer Mo Ln Tr 2003-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of is prohibited by applicable lawslaw or (iii) the Servicer has not been provided with information sufficient to enable it to collect the Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Servicer for deposit in accordance with its obligations under the Master AgreementCollection Account (to the extent paid by the Seller). If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standards described in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, then as a remedy for the Trusteebreach of such covenant, the Servicer shall pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the Depositor shall consult time that the amount prepaid on further actions the related Mortgage Loan is required to be taken against deposited into the OriginatorCollection Account. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall be deemed to be paid outside of the Trust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such propertiesproperties in the name of the Trustee, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedPROVIDED, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp Asset Backed Certs Ser 2003-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer Fremont Investment & Loan shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans from the Cut-off Date through and including June 30, 2006 in accordance with the Master Agreement. Xxxxx Fargo shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans, beginning on July 1, 2006, on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable, (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters or (v) the Mortgage Loan has been accelerated or paid off in connection with the workout or borrower default, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan or state or federal loaw might permit the imposition of a Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trustee for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances (other than Servicing Advances) with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations Regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated mortgage note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim mortgage note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Fremont Home Loan Trust 2006-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgmentincluding with respect to collection procedures) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans normal and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage servicers servicing similar mortgage loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Certificateholders' reliance on the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it the Servicer may deem necessary or desirabledesirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement (the "Servicing Standard"). Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, 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 Certificateholders; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not make future advances that are deemed by the Servicer to be Nonrecoverable Advances and, except as set forth in the following sentence or Section 3.03, 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 thereof of any principal or interest payments, reduce the outstanding principal amount (except for actual payments of principal) or extend the final maturity date with respect to such Mortgage Loan, (ii) affect adversely the status of any REMIC constituting part of the Trust Fund as a REMIC or (iii) cause any such REMIC to be subject to a tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" pursuant to the REMIC Provisions. In the event that the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable consistent with the standards set forth in this Section 3.01, the Servicer may permit a modification of such Mortgage Loan (including modifications that would change the Mortgage Rate, forgive the payment of principal or interest or extend the final maturity date of such Mortgage Loan), accept payment from the related Mortgagor of an amount less than the Principal Balance in final satisfaction of such Mortgage Loan, or consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or otherwise grant indulgence to any Mortgagor (any and all such waivers, modifications, variances, forgiveness of principal or interest, postponements, or indulgences collectively referred to herein as a "forbearance"); provided, however, that the terms of any Mortgage Loan may only be modified after it has become a 60+ Day Delinquent Loan; provided, further, that the final maturity date of any Mortgage Loan may not be extended beyond the latest maturity date of any other Mortgage Loan. The Servicer's analysis supporting any forbearance and the conclusion that any forbearance meets the standards of this Section 3.01 shall be reflected in writing in the Mortgage File or on the Servicer's servicing system. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would both (x) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1.860G-2(b) of the Treasury Regulations and (y) cause any REMIC constituting part of the Trust Fund to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" after the Startup Day under the REMIC Provisions. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the ServicerServicer shall continue, in the name of the Trust Fund, and is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, deliver on behalf of the Certificateholders itself, and the Trustee, any 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 Property. The Servicer shall make all required Servicing Advances and shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with Applicable Regulations, and shall provide to the Mortgagor any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Trustee shall execute and deliver to the Servicer within at least fifteen (15) Business Days of receipt, upon request, any powers of attorney furnished to it by the Servicer empowering the Servicer to execute and deliver instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instrumentsto foreclose upon or otherwise liquidate any Mortgaged Property, with respect and to appeal, prosecute or defend in any court action relating to the Mortgage Loans and or the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such propertiesProperties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state this Agreement, and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to deliver such other documents as the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents may request, necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to service and administer the Mortgage Loans and carry out their servicing and administrative its duties hereunder; provided, in each case in accordance with Servicing Standard (and the Trustee shall have no liability for misuse of any such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer). Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the Servicer shall not without the Trustee's written consent: (i) initiate any action, suit or proceeding solely under the Trustee's name without indicating the Servicer's representative capacity, or (ii) take any action with the intent to cause, and submitted which results in, the Trustee being registered to do business in any state. The Servicer shall give prompt notice to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of any action, of which the Servicer has actual knowledge, to (i) assert a claim against the Trust Fund or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney(ii) assert jurisdiction over the Trust Fund. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments of assignment Assignments 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred . (a) the Servicer determines that such waiver is standard and customary in connection with the actions described servicing similar mortgage loans, (b) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and (c) would, in the preceding sentence reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of Liquidation Proceeds for such Mortgage Loan, taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge, or (ii) such Prepayment Charge is prohibited by state or federal law. If the Servicer has waived or does not collect all or a portion of a Prepayment Charge relating to a Principal Prepayment due to any action or omission of the Servicer, other than as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with provided above, the MERS(R) SystemServicer shall, shall be reimbursable on the date on which the Principal Prepayment is remitted to the Trustee, deliver to the Trustee the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant Prepayment Charge Amount with respect to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, such Mortgage Loan for distribution in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitthis Agreement. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to In the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to event that a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification Prepayment Charge due with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of not timely received by the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for use commercially reasonable efforts to determine whether the Originator is obligated to pay a related Originator Prepayment Charge Payment Amount, and if the Servicer determines that a Originator Prepayment Charge Payment Amount is due, the Servicer shall promptly notify the Originator, and the Servicer shall enforce the Originator's obligations to pay in a timely manner any such cost or expense relating Originator Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts and, to claims against the Servicer and incurred extent that such amounts are received by reason the Servicer, shall cause such amounts to be deposited into the Collection Account within one Business Day of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderreceipt.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Abfc Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2003-Wmc1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Sponsor to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, determination that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee Trustee, with the cooperation of the Servicer, shall enforce the obligation of the Originator Sponsor under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator Sponsor fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorSponsor. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of on the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of as soon as practicable after receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Securities Corp)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (B) such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan unrelated to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default where (x) the related mortgagor has stated to the Servicer or an applicable Sub-Servicer an intention to refinance the related Mortgage Loan and (y) the Servicer has concluded in its reasonable judgement that the waiver of such Prepayment Charge would induce such mortgagor to refinance with the Servicer; provided, however, that the Servicer shall waive no more than 5.00% of the Prepayment Charges (by number of Prepayment Charges) set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule in accordance with clause (ii)(B) above or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer is unable to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing enforce such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator Seller under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of on the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Sub- Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, at the request of the Trustee with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten fifteen (1015) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp Asset Backed Cert Ser 2003 Ffh1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) (a) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiib) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally or the collectability thereof shall have been limited due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, (ii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable, (iv) the Servicer has not received information and documentation sufficient to confirm the existence or amount of such Prepayment Charge or (v) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) aboveor (v) above and a representation or warranty regarding such Prepayment Charge has been breached, then then, the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to enforce the obligations of the Originator Sponsor under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action pursuant to this paragraph unless directed by the Depositor and provided, further, the Depositor hereby agrees to assist the Trustee in enforcing any obligations of the Sponsor to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan which has breached a representation or warranty under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator Sponsor fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorSponsor. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i) through (v) above, the Servicer shall pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates (the “Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”). To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit; provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer from the responsibilities or liabilities arising under this Agreement. The Servicer (or a Sub-Servicer servicing the Mortgage Loans on its behalf) has fully furnished and will continue to fully furnish, in accordance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act and its implementing regulations, accurate and complete information (e.g., favorable and unfavorable) on its borrower credit files to Equifax, Experian and Trans Union Credit Information Company or their successors on a monthly basis. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Sections 3.02(b), 3.20, 3.21, 4.07, 7.01(vi) and 11.11, the obligations of the Backup Servicer with respect to Regulation AB (to the extent that it becomes the successor servicer) shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence solely as set forth in the performance of its duties hereunderAddendum Regulation AB.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-Amc4)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and Loans, (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, determination that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator Seller under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of on the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Sub- Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and MBIA (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and all applicable law and regulations and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactionhereunder. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment judgement of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default or (iii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would be otherwise violate applicable law. Notwithstanding any provision in violation of applicable laws. If a this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Prepayment Charge payable under the terms of the Mortgage Note is waived as permitted by meeting less than the standard described amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth in clause (iii) abovethe Prepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts not have any liability or obligation with respect to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement such difference, and in addition shall not have any liability or obligation to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived any uncollected Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under if the Master Agreement, failure to collect such amount is the Trustee, direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information on the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorPrepayment Charge Schedule. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards (the "Accepted Servicing Practices") and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in the its own name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and CertificateholdersMBIA. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date3.14, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer hereunder and submitted furnished to the Trustee for execution. The by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized attorney and empowered shall be indemnified by the TrusteeServicer for any cost, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name liability or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of expense incurred by the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence Servicer's use or as a result misuse of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection any such power of attorney. In accordance with the MERS(R) SystemAccepted Servicing Practices, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance make or cause to be advanced funds made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances Servicing Advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.093.07, and further as provided in Section 3.113.09; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the Mortgagor has not made such payment, if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.073.06, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Ace Securities Corp Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2003 Hs1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (iA) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (iiB) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iiiC) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (ivD) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiB) such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan unrelated to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default where (x) the collection related Mortgagor has stated to the Servicer or an applicable Sub-Servicer an intention to refinance the related Mortgage Loan and (y) the Servicer has concluded in its reasonable judgment that the waiver of such Prepayment Charge would be induce such mortgagor to refinance with the Servicer; provided, however, that the Servicer shall waive no more than 5.00% of the Prepayment Charges (by number of Prepayment Charges) set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule in violation of applicable lawsaccordance with clause (ii)(B) above. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii)(B) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected clauses (i) and (ii)(B) above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders Certificateholders, the Certificate Insurer and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, Certificateholders and CertificateholdersCertificate Insurer; provided, that the Servicer will not release any Mortgagor without the prior consent of the Pool Insurer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney for each county in which a Mortgaged Property is located and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. In addition, but without duplication, the Servicer will make the advances contemplated by Section 10A of the Pool Policy. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Option One Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-Fxd1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable, (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters or (v) the Servicer has not received information and documentation sufficient to confirm the existence or amount of such Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P CertificatesCertificates (the “Originator Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”). If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i) through (v) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates (the “Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”). To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of a Sub-Servicer or in the name of the Trust FundTrustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five fifteen (515) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-ServicerServicer (but not at its expense), when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated mortgage note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim mortgage note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (MASTR Asset-Backed Securities Trust 2006-Am2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable or (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts work with the Depositor to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, Distribution Account for the Trustee, benefit of the Servicer and Holders of the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorClass P Certificates. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances Advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations Regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated mortgage note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim mortgage note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Fremont Home Loan Trust 2006-2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiB) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of is prohibited by applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii) above, then as a remedy for the breach of such covenant, the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.77

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Finance America Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-3)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer, as independent contract servicer, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with this Agreement and shall have full power and authority, acting alone, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which the Servicer may deem necessary or desirable and consistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders Purchaser (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: : (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; Mortgagor and (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactionhereunder. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer subservicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans or required to comply with applicable law and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default or (iiiB) such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan unrelated to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default where (x) the collection related mortgagor has stated to the Servicer or an applicable subservicer an intention to refinance the related Mortgage Loan and (y) the Servicer has concluded in its reasonable judgment that the waiver of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawsinduce such mortgagor to refinance with the Servicer. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii)(B) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with its obligations under and at the Master Agreement, time that the Trustee, amount prepaid on the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the related Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, Loan is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be deposited into the Custodial Account; provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in however, that if such Prepayment Charge is waived within the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) first ninety days of after the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute Servicer is required to pay only the greater of the amount required in the preceding sentence and furnish to the amount required under Section 7.05 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement. 11-1 Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Servicer and may waive, modify or vary any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration term of any Mortgage Loan on or consent to the MERS(R) System, postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant indulgence to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, any and all instruments of assignment and other comparable instruments with respect to such assignment or re-recording of a Mortgage Mortgagor if in the name of MERSServicer's reasonable and prudent determination such waiver, solely as nominee for the Trustee and its successors and assigns. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence modification, postponement or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable indulgence is not materially adverse to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereofPurchaser; provided, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraphhowever, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment thereof or of any principal or interest payments, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance outstanding principal amount (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) ), make additional advances of additional principal or change extend the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unlessLoan, in any such case, as provided each case unless the Purchaser consents in Section 3.07writing. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Mortgagor Servicer shall continue, and is in default hereby authorized and empowered, to execute and deliver on behalf of itself, and the Purchaser, all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in Loans and with respect to the judgment of Mortgaged Property. If reasonably required by the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) the Purchaser 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. In servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall employ procedures including collection procedures and exercise the same care that it customarily employs and exercises in servicing and administering mortgage loans for its own account giving due consideration to accepted mortgage servicing practices of prudent lending institutions and the Purchaser's reliance on the Servicer (ii) permit "Accepted Servicing Practices"). The Servicer may enter into subservicing arrangements with other sellers or any modificationsubservicers acceptable to the Purchaser, waiver pursuant to subservicing agreements which are acceptable to the Purchaser, provided the Servicer shall be responsible for any costs or amendment of expenses payable to such subservicers, such subservicing agreements shall not be inconsistent with this Agreement, and any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 subservicing agreements shall be immediately terminable upon the direction of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC ProvisionsPurchaser. The Servicer shall also undertake remain obligated and liable to defendthe Purchaser for the servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loans without diminution of such obligation or liability by virtue of such subservicing agreements or arrangements or by virtue of indemnification from the subservicer for any acts or omissions and to the same extent and under the same terms and conditions as if the Servicer alone were servicing and administering the Mortgage Loans and any other transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving the subservicer shall be deemed to be between the subservicer and the Servicer alone and the Purchaser shall have no obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to a claim against the Trustee subservicer including no obligation, duty or liability of the Purchaser to pay the subservicer's fees and expenses or the Trust, obligation to pay any claims against termination fees and expenses of the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claimsubservicer. The Servicer shall not pay all fees and expenses of the subservicer from its own funds or other amounts permitted to be liable for any delay in responding retained by or reimbursed to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Mortgage Loan Purchase and Interim Servicing Agreement (American Business Financial Services Inc /De/)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and all applicable law and regulations and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactionhereunder. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment judgement of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default or (iii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would be otherwise violate applicable law. Notwithstanding any provision in violation of applicable laws. If a this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Prepayment Charge payable under the terms of the Mortgage Note is waived as permitted by meeting less than the standard described amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth in clause (iii) abovethe Prepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts not have any liability or obligation with respect to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement such difference, and in addition shall not have any liability or obligation to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived any uncollected Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under if the Master Agreement, failure to collect such amount is the Trustee, direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information on the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorPrepayment Charge Schedule. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards (the "Accepted Servicing Practices") and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in the its own name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date3.14, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer hereunder and submitted furnished to the Trustee for execution. The by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized attorney and empowered shall be indemnified by the TrusteeServicer for any cost, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name liability or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of expense incurred by the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence Servicer's use or as a result misuse of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection any such power of attorney. In accordance with the MERS(R) SystemAccepted Servicing Practices, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance make or cause to be advanced funds made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances Servicing Advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.093.07, and further as provided in Section 3.113.09; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the Mortgagor has not made such payment and if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.073.06, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Ace Securities Corp Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004 Fm1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i1) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii2) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii3) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv4) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable or (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts work with the Depositor to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Originators to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations Regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated mortgage note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim mortgage note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and Loans, (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, determination that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failurefailure and with the cooperation of the Servicer, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of on the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-1 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2005-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by shall pay the Servicer amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the TrusteeTrustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that the Servicer's efforts are Servicer shall not reasonably expected have an obligation to be successful pay the amount of any uncollected Prepayment Charge if the failure to collect such amount is the direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information furnished to the Servicer by the Originator or a prior servicer, in enforcing such rights, it shall notify which case the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such failure, and the Trustee waiver has occurred) shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trustee for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances (other than Servicing Advances) with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations Regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated mortgage note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim mortgage note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2007-Ns1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii) or (iii) above, then the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer Trustee and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in the name of the Trust Fund, Fund is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.reductions

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2004 1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i1) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii2) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii3) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv4) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoingforegoing servicing standard (the “Servicing Standard”), the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall may waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii) or (iii) above, then then, as notified to the Servicer Trustee, the Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Assignment Agreement or the Master Agreement, the Servicer shall notify the Trustee, and the Servicer Trustee and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards Servicing Standard and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders Certificateholders, the Trust Fund and the TrusteeTrustee or any of them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit; provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated mortgage note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim mortgage note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-Eq2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and Loans, (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator Seller under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedPROVIDED, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Securities Corp First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-Ffh3)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Sub- Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiB) such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan unrelated to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default where (x) the collection related mortgagor has stated to the Servicer or an applicable Sub-Servicer an intention to refinance the related Mortgage Loan and (y) the Servicer has concluded in its reasonable judgement that the waiver of such Prepayment Charge would be induce such mortgagor to refinance with the Servicer; provided, however, that the Servicer shall waive no more than 5.00% of the Prepayment Charges (by number of Prepayment Charges) set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule in violation of applicable lawsaccordance with clause (ii)(B) above. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii)(B) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected clauses (i) and (ii)(B) above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Sub- Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedPROVIDED, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Assets Sec Corp First Franklin Mort Ln Tr 2002 Ffa)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Estate and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders Noteholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Servicing Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate Note by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the The Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall not waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a any Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstancesunless: (i) the enforceability thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors’ rights generally, (ii) the enforcement thereof is illegal, or any local, state or federal agency has threatened legal action if the Prepayment Charge is enforced, (iii) the mortgage debt has been accelerated in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment or (iv) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) Loan. If a Prepayment Charge is waived, but does not meet the collection standards described above, then the Servicer is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge would be by depositing such amount in violation of applicable lawsthe Collection Account. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iiiii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to notify the Indenture Trustee in writing and the Indenture Trustee shall enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement NC Capital to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotes, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing remitting such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay amount to the Servicer for deposit into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If prepaid on the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions related Mortgage Loan is required to be taken against deposited into the OriginatorCollection Account. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Servicing Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Indenture Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders Trust Estate, the Issuer, the Noteholders and the Indenture Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Indenture Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Indenture Trustee and CertificateholdersNoteholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Servicing Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days the Issuer and the Indenture Trustee shall execute, at the written request of the Closing DateServicer, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by hereunder and the Servicer Issuer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Indenture Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged PropertiesProperties in a manner and at a time that avoids the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or the foreclosure as a result of a tax lien, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions payments to CertificateholdersNoteholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Servicing Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.01) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions). The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Servicing Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Servicing Agreement.

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Samples: Servicing Agreement (New Century Alternative Mortgage Loan Trust 2006-Alt1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee’s rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, determination that the Servicer's ’s efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failurefailure and with the cooperation of the Servicer, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of on the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i1) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii2) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii3) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv4) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable or (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by hereunder and the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof3.09, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated Mortgage Note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim Mortgage Note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2006-Am1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable, (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters or (v) the Mortgage Loan has been accelerated or paid off in connection with the workout or borrower default, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan or state or federal loaw might permit the imposition of a Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations any obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P CertificatesCertificates (the “Originator Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”) pursuant to Article IV of the Assignment Agreement. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates (the “Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”). To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of a Sub-Servicer or in the name of the Trust FundTrustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five fifteen (515) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances (other than Servicing Advances) with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations Regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects terms of the defense of such claimsrelated mortgage note, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for required to enforce any such cost provision in any mortgage note the enforcement of which would violate federal, state or expense relating local laws or ordinances designed to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderdiscourage predatory lending practices.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2006-Fre2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer Servicer, as an independent contractor, shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans Loans, from and after the related Transfer Date on behalf of the Trust and Owner in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders Owner (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in manner, and with the same care, skill, prudence and diligence, with which it services and administers similar commercial and multifamily mortgage loans for its own portfolioother third party portfolios and commercial and multifamily mortgage loans owned by the Servicer, giving due consideration in each case that are similar to the Mortgage Loans, provided that such practices shall be consistent with the customary and usual standards of practice of prudent institutional commercial and multifamily mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans with a view to the maximization of timely recovery of principal and interest on each Mortgage Loan but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer Subservicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer Subservicer may have with the related any Mortgagor or any Affiliate of any Mortgagor, or with any Affiliate thereof; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer Servicer's or any Affiliate of Subservicer's obligations to incur servicing expenses with respect to the Servicer;Mortgage Loan; or (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-ServicerSubservicer's right to receive receipt of compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To In the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery event of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to conflict between the above-described servicing standards (herein referred to as "Accepted Servicing Practices") and this Agreement, this Agreement shall control. Subject to Accepted Servicing Practices and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone and/or through one or through Sub-Servicers as provided more Subservicers in accordance with Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirablein accordance with the terms of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee Owner when the Servicer believes deems it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders itself and the TrusteeOwner, (a) any and all financing statements, continuation statements and other documents or instruments necessary to maintain the lien of each Mortgage on the related Mortgaged Property and any other related collateral; and (b) any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, discharge and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans Loans; provided, however that the Servicer shall notify the Owner in writing (with a copy of any documents received by the Servicer from the Mortgagor in connection therewith) in the event that the Servicer intends to execute and deliver any such instrument referred to in clause (b) above, and shall proceed with such course only upon receipt of the Owner's written approval thereof. The Servicer shall provide the Owner and the Mortgaged Properties Custodian with copies of all documents and instruments executed by it pursuant to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as this paragraph promptly following such execution (provided, that the foregoing shall not be construed to convert contravene the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of requirements for prior approval by the Trustee and CertificateholdersOwner set forth herein). The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them therebylaw. The Servicer Owner shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer Subservicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or and any Sub-Servicer Subservicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by (A) the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for obligated to take, or to refrain from taking, any actions which the actions by Owner requests that the Servicer take or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by refrain from taking to the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when extent that the Servicer determines in accordance with Accepted Servicing Practices that taking such actions or the Sub-Servicerrefraining from taking such actions, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or would cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification a violation of applicable laws, regulations, codes, ordinances, court orders or restrictive covenants with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rateor Mortgaged Property, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment a violation of any term provision of any a Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) Document, and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also not undertake to defendprovide services (the "Special Services") relating to work-outs or mortgage loan restructuring, asset ----------------- management, disposition or other similar activities of or with respect to any Defaulted Mortgage Loan or related Mortgaged Property, except pursuant to a claim against written agreement between the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify Owner and the Servicer which sets forth the scope of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not the Special Services and confirms the fees to be liable for any delay in responding paid to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of for the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimSpecial Services; provided, however, provided that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderprovide Ordinary Foreclosure Services as set forth herein without additional compensation.

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Samples: Servicing Agreement (Imperial Credit Commercial Mortgage Investment Corp)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the all Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (iA) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (iiB) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iiiC) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (ivD) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver Loans, relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would be in violation of otherwise violate applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause (iiiii) above, then the Servicer (in its capacity as Originator) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement be required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If , by depositing such amount into the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by Collection Account together with and at the Servicer to time the Trustee, that amounts prepaid on the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected related Mortgage Loan is required to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify deposited into the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorCollection Account. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney for each county in which a Mortgaged Property is located and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc Series 2004-Opt1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and all applicable law and regulations and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer 's or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactionhereunder. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes related to the Mortgage Loans and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment judgement of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default or (iiiii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would be otherwise violate applicable law. Notwithstanding any provision in violation of applicable laws. If a this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Prepayment Charge payable under the terms of the Mortgage Note related to a Mortgage Loan is waived as permitted by meeting less than the standard described amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth in clause (iii) abovethe Prepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts not have any liability or obligation with respect to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement such difference, and in addition shall not have any liability or obligation to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived any uncollected Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under if the Master Agreement, failure to collect such amount is the Trustee, direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information on the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorPrepayment Charge Schedule. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards (the "Accepted Servicing Practices") and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in the its own name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or dischargedischarge or subordination, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date3.14, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer hereunder and submitted furnished to the Trustee for execution. The by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized attorney and empowered shall be indemnified by the TrusteeServicer for any cost, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name liability or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of expense incurred by the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence Servicer's use or as a result misuse of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection any such power of attorney. In accordance with the MERS(R) SystemAccepted Servicing Practices, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance make or cause to be advanced funds made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances Servicing Advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.093.07, and further as provided in Section 3.113.09; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the related Mortgagor has not made such payment and if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the related Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any related Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such related Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.073.06, the related Mortgagor is in default with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Ace Securities Corp Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-Op1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable, (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters or (v) the Servicer has not received information and documentation sufficient to confirm the existence or amount of such Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P CertificatesCertificates (the “Originator Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”). If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i) through (v) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates (the “Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount”). To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of a Sub-Servicer or in the name of the Trust FundTrustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five fifteen (515) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof3.09, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated Mortgage Note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim Mortgage Note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (MASTR Asset Backed Securities Trust 2006-Am3)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii) or (iii) above, then then, as notified to the Servicer Trustee, the Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator Seller fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Servicer shall notify the Trustee, and the Servicer Trustee and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorSeller. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders Certificateholders, the Trust Fund and the TrusteeTrustee or any of them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Equifirst Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-3 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-3)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii) or (iii) above, then then, the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action pursuant to this paragraph unless directed by the Depositor and provided, further, the Depositor hereby agrees to assist the Trustee in enforcing any obligations of the Originator to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan which has breached a representation or warranty under the Master Agreement or Assignment Agreement. If the Servicer Trustee makes a good faith determination, determination as evidenced by an officer's ’s certificate delivered by the Servicer Trustee to the TrusteeTrust Administrator, that the Servicer's ’s efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee Trust Administrator of such failure, failure and the Trustee Trust Administrator, with the cooperation of the Servicer, shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the such Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the related Master Agreement, the Trustee, Trust Administrator, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Trustee and the Originator are the same entity, the Trust Administrator shall enforce the obligations of the Originator under the related Master Agreement pursuant to the terms of this paragraph. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in provided that the final maturity date for any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the modified Mortgage Loan or such default is, shall not exceed the Latest Possible Maturity Date as described in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) Preliminary Statement hereto or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-Wfhe4)

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Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers or would service and administer similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer Subservicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer Subservicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s or any Subservicer’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's Subservicer’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, in the event of a Principal Prepayment in Full or in part of a Mortgage Loan, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) if such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, would maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and related Mortgage Loan and doing so is in compliance with Accepted Servicing Practices (including any waiver of a Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default). In addition, the Servicer may not waive any Prepayment Charge or portion thereof required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note unless (i) the Servicer determines that such waiver would maximize recovery of Liquidation Proceeds for such Mortgage Loan, taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the Mortgage Loan, and the waiver of such Prepayment Charge is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans (including the waiver of a Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of the Mortgage Loan related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default) or (iiiii) (A) the enforceability thereof is limited (1) by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, or other similar law relating to creditors’ rights or (2) due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, (B) the enforceability is otherwise limited or prohibited by subsequent changes in applicable law or (C) the collection of such the Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, such to be evidenced by an officer’s certification, relying on the advice of counsel. If Notwithstanding, in no event shall the Servicer waive (or permit a Subservicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is waived as permitted by meeting not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default, and if the standard described Servicer fails to collect the Prepayment Charge upon any prepayment of any Mortgage Loan which contains a Prepayment Charge, or waives any Prepayment Charge other than in clause (iii) aboveaccordance with the standards set forth in this agreement, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce deposit in the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay Custodial Account the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If In addition to the Originator fails terms stated above, with respect to pay the amount of such waived soft Prepayment Charge in accordance Charges associated with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteea Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall not waive any part of any Prepayment Charge unless (i) the waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default, (ii) the Prepayment Charge would cause an undue hardship to the related borrower, (iii) the Mortgaged Property is sold by the Mortgagor, (iv) the collection of any Prepayment Charge would violate any relevant law or regulation or (v) the waiving of the Prepayment Charge would otherwise benefit the Trust Fund. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers Subservicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of a Subservicer or in the name of the Trust FundTrustee, solely in its capacity as Trustee of the Trust, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17The Trustee shall execute, within five (5) days at the written request of the Closing DateServicer, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers Subservicer the power of attorney attached hereto as Exhibit Q and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer Subservicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer or Subservicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers Subservicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-ServicerSubservicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-ServicerSubservicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Custodial Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or ), change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated Mortgage Note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim Mortgage Note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Alliance Bancorp Trust 2007-Oa1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator Seller under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedPROVIDED, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-Ff11 Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 2004-Ff11)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiB) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of is prohibited by applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii) above, then as a remedy for the breach of such covenant, the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicername, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11Account. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Fremont Home Loan Trust 2003-3 Asset Backed Certs)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii) or (iii) above, then then, the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates; provided, however, that the Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action pursuant to this paragraph unless directed by the Depositor and provided, further, the Depositor hereby agrees to assist the Trustee in enforcing any obligations of the Originator to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan which has breached a representation or warranty under the Master Agreement or Assignment Agreement. If the Servicer Trustee makes a good faith determination, determination as evidenced by an officer's ’s certificate delivered by the Servicer Trustee to the TrusteeTrust Administrator, that the Servicer's ’s efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee Trust Administrator of such failure, failure and the Trustee Trust Administrator, with the cooperation of the Servicer, shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the such Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the related Master Agreement, the Trustee, Trust Administrator, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Notwithstanding the foregoing, to the extent that the Trustee and the Originator are the same entity, the Trust Administrator shall enforce the obligations of the Originator under the related Master Agreement pursuant to the terms of this paragraph. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust 2007-Wfhe3)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans shall be serviced and administered by the Servicer on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans Agreement, and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i1) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii2) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii3) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv4) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be is prohibited by applicable law or (iv) the Prepayment Charge payable under the terms of the Mortgage Note is less than the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth in violation of applicable lawsthe Prepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iii) or (iv) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts work with the Depositor to enforce the obligations of the related Originator under the related Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standards described above, then as a remedy for the breach of such covenant, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with its obligations under and at the Master time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee, any payments made by the Servicer and the Depositor in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall consult on further actions be deemed to be taken against paid outside of the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the ServicerServicer in its own name, in the name of a Sub-Servicer or in the Trust Fundname of the Trustee, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Sub- Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicername, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11Account. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the second preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Sub- Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-A)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Prior to the applicable Servicing Transfer Date, the parties hereto acknowledge that the Interim Servicer shall service and administer the Delayed Servicing Transfer Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer (as determined by the Interim Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio and that each and every right (including, but not limited to, the right to receive the Servicing Fee and additional servicing compensation) obligation, responsibility, duty and liabitilty of the Servicer set forth in this Agreement (other than the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.05) shall be a right, obligation, responsibility, duty and liability of the Interim Servicer with respect to the Delayed Servicing Transfer Mortgage Loans until the applicable Servicing Transfer Date. In addition, all liabilities of the Interim Servicer incurred prior to the Servicing Transfer Date shall remain with the Interim Servicer. Commencing on the applicable Servicing Transfer Date, the Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorNotes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in the its own name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney in the form of Exhibit I hereto and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by hereunder and the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall make or cause to be made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which Servicing Advances shall be reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the Mortgagor has made such payment as set forth in Section 3.09 or if the Mortgagor has not made such payment, if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien. Any cost incurred by the Servicer in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event of a Principal Prepayment in full of a Mortgage Loan, the Servicer may not waive any Prepayment Charge or portion thereof required by the terms of the related Mortgage Note unless (i) the Servicer determines that such waiver would maximize recovery of Liquidation Proceeds for such Mortgage Loan, taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge, (ii)(A) the enforceability thereof is limited (1) by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership, or other similar law relating to creditors' rights generally or (2) due to acceleration in connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment, or (B) the enforceability is otherwise limited or prohibited by applicable law or (iii) the Servicer has not been provided with information sufficient to enable it to collect the Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall also undertake enforce the obligation of the Originator to defend, pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account (to the extent paid by the Originator) for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. In the event of a Principal Prepayment in full with respect to a claim against any Mortgage Loan, the Servicer shall deliver to the Trustee a certification of a Servicing Officer substantially in the form of Exhibit J no later than the third Business Day following the immediately succeeding Determination Date with a copy to the Class CE Certificateholder. Promptly upon the earlier of discovery by the Servicer or receipt of notice by the Servicer of the breach of the covenant of the Servicer set forth above which materially and adversely affects the interests of the Holders of the Class P Certificates in any Prepayment Charge, the Servicer shall promptly pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge (or such portion thereof as had been waived), for the benefit of the holders of the Class P Certificates by depositing such amount into the Collection Account for distribution in accordance with the terms of this Agreement. The foregoing shall not, however, limit any remedies available to the Certificateholders, the Depositor or the TrustTrustee on behalf of the Trust Fund and for the benefit of the Certificateholders, any claims against pursuant to the TrustMaster Agreement and Assignment Agreement, respecting a breach of the representations, warranties and covenants of the Originator or the Seller contained in the Master Agreement or Assignment Agreement, as applicable. With respect to each Mortgage Loan which is the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full, which prepayment is not accompanied by the payment of a Prepayment Charge, the Trustee or itself by shall verify that such Mortgage Loan was identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule as not being subject to a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such mattersPrepayment Charge. The Trustee Servicer may delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall notify release the Servicer from the responsibilities or liabilities arising under this Agreement. As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Servicer, for the benefit of the Trustee and the Certificateholders, shall enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement and the Seller under the Assignment Agreement, including, without limitation, any such claim within ten (10) days obligation of receiving notice the Originator or the Seller to purchase a Mortgage Loan on account of such claimmissing or defective documentation or on account of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant, as described in Section 2.03(a). The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects actions or inactions of the defense Interim Servicer or any other prior servicer of such claims, including a Mortgage Loan prior to the timely delivery related Servicing Transfer Date nor shall any action or inaction by the Interim Servicer be deemed a Servicer Event of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderDefault.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-Res1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiB) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of is prohibited by applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii) above, then as a remedy for the breach of such covenant, the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Sub- Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp Asset Backed Certs Series 2002-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactiontransaction (the “Servicing Standard”). To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iv) the Servicer has not received information and documentation sufficient to confirm the existence or amount of such Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (iii) or (iv) above, then the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination; provided, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trusteehowever, that the Servicer's efforts are Trustee shall not reasonably expected be under any obligation to be successful take any action pursuant to this paragraph unless directed by the Depositor and provided, further, the Depositor hereby agrees to assist and direct the Trustee in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation any obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment ChargeCharge under the Master Agreement. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer Trustee and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. The Servicer hereby acknowledges that for the purposes of clause (iii) above, the law applicable to the enforcement of Prepayment Charges is the law applicable to the originator of the related Mortgage Loan. In the event the Servicer determines that (i) the foregoing acknowledgement is no longer accurate and (ii) applicable state law would prevent it from fully enforcing any Prepayment Charge, the Servicer shall (i) provide notice to the Depositor at least 30 days prior to waiving any such Prepayment Charge and (ii) provide a written opinion of counsel from a nationally recognized law firm experienced in regulatory matters concluding that fully enforcing such Prepayment Charge would violate applicable law. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of as soon as practicable after receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder. The Servicer further is hereby authorized and empowered in its own name or in the name of the Subservicer, when the Servicer or the Subservicer, as the case may be, believes it is 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 Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS® System, shall be reimbursable by the Trust Fund to such Servicer.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2007-Opt1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (B) such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan unrelated to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default where (x) the related mortgagor has stated to the Servicer or an applicable Sub-Servicer an intention to refinance the related Mortgage Loan and (y) the Servicer has concluded in its reasonable judgement that the waiver of such Prepayment Charge would induce such mortgagor to refinance with the Servicer; provided, however, that the Servicer shall waive no more than 5.00% of the Prepayment Charges (by number of Prepayment Charges) set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule in accordance with clause (ii)(B) above or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of is prohibited by applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii)(B) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected clauses (i) and (ii)(B) above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Sub- Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney provided to the Trustee in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations 57 promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp First Frank Mort Ln Tr 2002-Ff2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans shall be serviced and administered by the Servicer on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans Agreement, and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i1) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii2) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii3) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv4) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be is prohibited by applicable law or (iv) the Prepayment Charge payable under the terms of the Mortgage Note is less than the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth in violation of applicable lawsthe Prepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iii) or (iv) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts work with the Depositor to enforce the obligations of the related Originator under the related Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standards described above, then as a remedy for the breach of such covenant, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with its obligations under and at the Master time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, the Trustee, any payments made by the Servicer and the Depositor in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall consult on further actions be deemed to be taken against paid outside of the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the ServicerServicer in its own name, in the name of a Sub-Servicer or in the Trust Fundname of the Trustee, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Sub- Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicername, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11Account. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Sub- Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. Additional Documents; Consent of the Purchaser) is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence of Section 5.01(d)(iii) and replacing it with the following: The Servicer shall service shall, in servicing the Revolving Credit Loans, follow and administer comply with the Mortgage Loans on behalf servicing guidelines established by FNMA, and the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Revolving Credit Loan or consent to the Trust 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 in the best interests of the Insurer and for the benefit Noteholders (as evidenced in part by an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall not be an expense of the Certificateholders Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Seller or the Insurer, addressed to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Insurer and the Seller, to the effect that any such waiver, modification or variance will not (i) result in the imposition of the tax on "prohibited transactions" on the Issuer or contributions after the "start-up day" (as determined by defined in the Servicer in its reasonable judgmentTrust Agreement) in accordance or (ii) cause any REMIC created under the Trust Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any of the Notes or the Class B Certificates are outstanding) and is consistent with the terms of this Agreement and Agreement; provided, however, that if the Mortgage Loans and, Mortgagor is in default with respect to the extent consistent with Revolving Credit Loan or such termsdefault is, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contraryimminent, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Revolving Credit Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance outstanding principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unlessRevolving Credit Loan. Promptly after the execution of any assumption, in modification, consolidation or extension of any such case, as provided in Section 3.07Revolving Credit Loan, the Mortgagor is in default with respect servicer shall forward to the Mortgage Loan or Master Servicer copies any documents evidencing such default isassumption, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver consolidation or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderextension.

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Samples: Servicing Agreement (Lehman ABS Corp. Home Equity Loan Trust 2005-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and all applicable law and regulations and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactionhereunder. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment judgement of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default or (iiiB) such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan unrelated to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default where (x) the collection related Mortgagor has stated to the Servicer or an applicable Sub-Servicer an intention to refinance the related Mortgage Loan and (y) the Servicer has concluded in its reasonable judgement that the waiver of such Prepayment Charge would be induce such Mortgagor to refinance with the Servicer or (iii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in violation accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would otherwise violate applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting both of the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii)(B) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account within 90 days of notice or discovery of such waiver not meeting the standard set forth in both clauses (i) and (ii)(B) above. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the Trusteecontrary, that in the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify event the Trustee of such failure, and Prepayment Charge payable under the Trustee shall enforce the obligation terms of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer Mortgage Note is less than the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth in the Prepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer, the Servicer shall not have any liability or obligation with respect to such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails difference, and in addition shall not have any liability or obligation to pay the amount of any uncollected Prepayment Charge if the failure to collect such amount is the direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information on the Prepayment Charge Schedule. Furthermore, notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, any payments made by the Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer Charges pursuant to clauses (i) and (ii) above and the Depositor preceding sentence shall consult on further actions be deemed to be taken against paid outside of the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards (the "Accepted Servicing Practices") and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in the its own name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date3.14, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer hereunder and submitted furnished to the Trustee for execution. The by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized attorney and empowered shall be indemnified by the TrusteeServicer for any cost, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name liability or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of expense incurred by the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence Servicer's use or as a result misuse of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection any such power of attorney. In accordance with the MERS(R) SystemAccepted Servicing Practices, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance make or cause to be advanced funds made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances Servicing Advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.093.07, and further as provided in Section 3.113.09; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the Mortgagor has not made such payment, if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.073.06, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Ace Securities Corp)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment judgement of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default or (iiiB) such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan unrelated to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default where (x) the collection related mortgagor has stated to the Servicer or an applicable Sub-Servicer an intention to refinance the related Mortgage Loan and (y) the Servicer has concluded in its reasonable judgement that the waiver of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation induce such mortgagor to refinance with the Servicer or (iii) collection of the related Prepayment Charge would violate applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting both of the standard standards described in clause clauses (i) and (ii)(B) or (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement is required to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee respect of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such any waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account Charges pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not clauses (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (Bii)(B) cause any REMIC created hereunder shall be deemed to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition be paid outside of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.the

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Carrington Mortgage Loan Trust, Series 2004-Nc1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and Loans, (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer is unable to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing enforce such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator Seller under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of on the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Sub- Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, at the request of the Trustee with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten fifteen (1015) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp Asset Back Certs Ser 2003 Ffh2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiB) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of is prohibited by applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii) above, then as a remedy for the breach of such covenant, the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. 66 Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicername, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11Account. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp Fremont Home Ln Tr 2003-2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. (a) The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar respective Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers Subservicers as provided in Section SECTION 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things which it may deem necessary or desirable in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirableadministration. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Subservicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer or the Subservicer, as the case may be, believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the TrusteeTrustee or any of them, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of consent to assumption or modification in connection with a proposed conveyance, or of assignment of any Mortgage and Mortgage Note in connection with the repurchase of a Mortgage Loan and all other comparable instruments, or with respect to the modification or rerecording of a Mortgage for the purpose of correcting the Mortgage, the subordination of the lien of the Mortgage in favor of a public utility company or government agency or unit with powers of eminent domain, the taking of a deed in lieu of foreclosure, the completion of judicial or non-judicial foreclosure, the conveyance of a Mortgaged Property to an Insurer, the acquisition of any property acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure, or the management, marketing and conveyance of any property acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure with respect to the Mortgage Loans and with respect to the Mortgaged Properties and Properties. Notwithstanding the foregoing, subject to institute foreclosure proceedings SECTION 3.07(A), the Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would constitute a sale or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership exchange of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf Mortgage Loan within the meaning of Section 1001 of the Trustee Code and Certificateholdersany proposed, temporary or final regulations promulgated thereunder (other than in connection with a proposed conveyance or assumption of such Mortgage Loan that is treated as a Principal Prepayment in Full pursuant to SECTION 3.13(D) hereof) and cause the REMIC to fail to qualify as such under the Code. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and with any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their service and administer the Mortgage Loans. In servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedadministering any Nonsubserviced Mortgage Loan, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted shall, to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall extent not be liable for inconsistent with this Agreement, comply with the actions Program Guide as if it were the originator of such Mortgage Loan and had retained the servicing rights and obligations in respect thereof. (b) All costs incurred by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, Subservicers in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in properties subject to the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property Mortgage Loans shall not, for the purpose of calculating monthly distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of amount owing under the related Mortgage LoanLoans, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement , and such costs shall be recoverable to the contrary, the extent permitted by SECTION 3.10(A)(II). (c) The Servicer may not make any future advances enter into one or more agreements in connection with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided the offering of pass-through certificates evidencing interests in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce one or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment more of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of Certificates providing for the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself payment by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not amounts received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with by the Servicer in all aspects as servicing compensation hereunder and required to cover certain Prepayment Interest Shortfalls on the Mortgage Loans, which payment obligation will thereafter be an obligation of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Taconic Asset Acceptance Company, L.L.C.)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and Loans, (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator Seller under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Sub- Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust 2004-Ffh2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. Additional Documents; Consent of the Purchaser) is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence of Section 5.01(d)(iii) and replacing it with the following: The Servicer shall service shall, in servicing the Revolving Credit Loans, follow and administer comply with the Mortgage Loans on behalf servicing guidelines established by FNMA, and the Servicer may waive, modify or vary any term of any Revolving Credit Loan or consent to the Trust 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 in the best interests of the Insurer and for the benefit Noteholders (as evidenced in part by an Opinion of Counsel, which opinion shall not be an expense of the Certificateholders Issuer, the Indenture Trustee, the Seller or the Insurer, addressed to the Indenture Trustee, the Issuer, the Insurer and the Seller, to the effect that any such waiver, modification or variance will not (i) result in the imposition of the tax on "prohibited transactions" on the Issuer or contributions after the "start-up day" (as determined by defined in the Servicer in its reasonable judgmentTrust Agreement) in accordance or (ii) cause any REMIC created under the Trust Agreement to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any of the Notes or the Class B Certificates are outstanding) and is consistent with the terms of this Agreement and Agreement; provided, however, that if the Mortgage Loans and, Mortgagor is in default with respect to the extent consistent with Revolving Credit Loan or such termsdefault is, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contraryimminent, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Revolving Credit Loan that would change the Mortgage Interest Rate, defer or forgive the payment of principal or interest, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance outstanding principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unlessRevolving Credit Loan. Promptly after the execution of any assumption, in modification, consolidation or extension of any such case, as provided in Section 3.07Revolving Credit Loan, the Mortgagor is in default with respect servicer shall forward to the Mortgage Loan or Master Servicer copies any documents evidencing such default isassumption, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver consolidation or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderextension.

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Samples: Servicing Agreement (Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust 2005-He3)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i), (ii) or (iii) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by shall pay the Servicer amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the TrusteeTrustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that the Servicer's efforts are Servicer shall not reasonably expected have an obligation to be successful pay the amount of any uncollected Prepayment Charge if the failure to collect such amount is the direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information furnished to the Servicer by the Originator or a prior servicer, in enforcing such rights, it shall notify which case the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such failure, and the Trustee waiver has occurred) shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trustee for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders, to market, sell and transfer title of REO Properties held in the name of the Trust Fund to third party purchasers upon terms and conditions the Servicer deems reasonable under the Servicing Standard, to bring or respond to civil actions or complaints (in its own name or that of the Trust Fund or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund) related to any Mortgage Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property held by the Trust Fund and to execute any other document necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer to carry out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder consistent with the Servicing Standard. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances (other than Servicing Advances) with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations Regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated mortgage note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim mortgage note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer from the responsibilities or liabilities arising under this Agreement. For purposes of the Regulation AB Amendment, the Depositor hereby notifies the Servicer that the parties to the transaction are the Depositor, the Servicer, the Trustee and the Custodian. In addition to the foregoing, (i) with respect to any second lien Mortgage Loan where the related first lien mortgage loan is not included in the Mortgage Pool, the Servicer shall not be indemnified for proactively contact the servicer of the first lien mortgage loan regarding the status of the borrower on such first lien mortgage loan and pursue the action that results in the greatest net proceeds to the Certificateholders and (ii) with respect to any such cost or expense relating to claims against second lien Mortgage Loan where the related first lien mortgage loan is included in the Mortgage Pool, the Servicer will proactivly monitor the status of the borrower on such first lien Mortgage Loan and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence pursue the action that results in the performance of its duties hereundergreatest net proceeds to the Certificateholders.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2007-Wmc1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and all applicable law and regulations and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactionhereunder. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment judgement of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default or (iiiii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would be otherwise violate applicable law. Notwithstanding any provision in violation of applicable laws. If a this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Prepayment Charge payable under the terms of the Mortgage Note is waived as permitted by meeting less than the standard described amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth in clause (iii) abovethe Prepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts not have any liability or obligation with respect to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement such difference, and in addition shall not have any liability or obligation to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived any uncollected Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under if the Master Agreement, failure to collect such amount is the Trustee, direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information on the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorPrepayment Charge Schedule. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards (the "Accepted Servicing Practices") and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in the its own name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or dischargedischarge or subordination, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date3.14, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer hereunder and submitted furnished to the Trustee for execution. The by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized attorney and empowered shall be indemnified by the TrusteeServicer for any cost, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name liability or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of expense incurred by the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence Servicer's use or as a result misuse of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection any such power of attorney. In accordance with the MERS(R) SystemAccepted Servicing Practices, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance make or cause to be advanced funds made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances Servicing Advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.093.07, and further as provided in Section 3.113.09; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the Mortgagor has not made such payment and if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.073.06, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Home Equity Loan Trust Series 2004-Hs1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i1) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii2) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii3) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv4) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall may waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable, (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters or (v) the Mortgage Loan has been accelerated or paid off in connection with the workout or borrower default, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan or state or federal law might permit the imposition of a Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by shall pay the Servicer amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the TrusteeTrustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, that the Servicer's efforts are Servicer shall not reasonably expected have an obligation to be successful pay the amount of any uncollected Prepayment Charge if the failure to collect such amount is the direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information furnished to the Servicer by the Originator or a prior servicer, in enforcing such rights, it shall notify which case the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such failure, and the Trustee waiver has occurred) shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trustee for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances (other than Servicing Advances) with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations Regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated mortgage note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim mortgage note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Soundview Home Loan Trust 2006-Wf1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and all applicable law and regulations and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer ’s or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactionhereunder. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes related to the Mortgage Loans and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default or (iiiii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would be in violation of otherwise violate applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originatorlaw. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards (the “Accepted Servicing Practices”) and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in the its own name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or dischargedischarge or subordination, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date3.14, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents (in form reasonably acceptable to the Trustee) necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer hereunder and submitted furnished to the Trustee for execution. The by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered , or such other documents furnished by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders Trustee pursuant to this paragraph and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when shall be indemnified by the Servicer for any cost, liability or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of expense incurred by the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in Servicer’s use or misuse of any such power of attorney or other document furnished by the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable Trustee pursuant to continue operations in connection this paragraph. In accordance with the MERS(R) SystemAccepted Servicing Practices, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance make or cause to be advanced funds made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances Servicing Advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.093.07, and further as provided in Section 3.113.09; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the related Mortgagor has not made such payment and if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the related Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any related Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such related Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.073.06, the related Mortgagor is in default with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (SG Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-Opt2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiB) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of is prohibited by applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii) above, then as a remedy for the breach of such covenant, the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Securities Corp Fremont Loan Tr 2003-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) either (A) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iiiB) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of is prohibited by applicable lawslaw. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than as permitted by meeting the standard standards described in clause clauses (iiii) and (ii) above, then as a remedy for the breach of such covenant, the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account together with and at the time that the amount prepaid on the related Mortgage Loan is required to be deposited into the Collection Account. If the Servicer makes a good faith determinationNotwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered any payments made by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected in respect of any Prepayment Charges waived other than as permitted above shall be deemed to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation paid outside of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorTrust Fund. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Sub- Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the 57 generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or a limited powers power of attorney in the form of Exhibit I, executed by each payee or last endorsee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgage Notes and each mortgagee or last assignee, as applicable, of each of the Mortgages and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Sub- Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedPROVIDED, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp Asset Backed Certs Ser 2002-2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable or (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered "predatory" pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to Trustee shall, enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement NC Capital to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by hereunder and the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof3.09, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated Mortgage Note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim Mortgage Note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Mastr Alternative Loan Trust 2005-Nc1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable. If (A) a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii) or (iii) aboveabove and (B) the Trustee has received written notice from the Servicer of (I) such waiver and (II) the amount of such Prepayment Charge, then the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator Seller fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer Trustee and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorSeller. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedPROVIDED, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Sub- Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, defend any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or and/or itself by a Mortgagor which relate the Borrower or otherwise related to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage LoanLoan hereunder. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in In such matters. The Trustee shall notify event, the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice reasonable legal expenses and costs of such claim. The Servicer action and any liability resulting therefrom shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects expenses, costs and liabilities of the defense of such claims, including Trust (payable solely from the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf assets of the TrusteeTrust Fund), the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating entitled to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderbe reimbursed therefor.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp First Frank Mort Loan Tr 2004-Ffh1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable or (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to Trustee shall, enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) 15 days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by hereunder and the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof3.09, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated Mortgage Note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim Mortgage Note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Mortgage Asset Securitization Transactions Inc)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans andand all applicable law and regulations, and to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer 's or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactionhereunder. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes related to the Mortgage Loans and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan Loan, and if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default, (ii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would otherwise violate applicable law; or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer notwithstanding any state or federal law to the Trusteecontrary, that when a Mortgage Loan is accelerated or paid off in connection with the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee workout of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originatora delinquent Mortgage Loan. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards (the "Accepted Servicing Practices") and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in the its own name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or dischargedischarge or subordination, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date3.14, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer hereunder and submitted furnished to the Trustee for execution. The by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered , or such other documents furnished by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders Trustee pursuant to this paragraph and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when shall be indemnified by the Servicer for any cost, liability or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of expense incurred by the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in Servicer's use or misuse of any such power of attorney or other document furnished by the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable Trustee pursuant to continue operations in connection this paragraph. In accordance with the MERS(R) SystemAccepted Servicing Practices, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance make or cause to be advanced funds made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances Servicing Advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.093.07, and further as provided in Section 3.113.09; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the related Mortgagor has not made such payment and if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the related Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit; provided, however, that the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any related Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such related Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.073.06, the related Mortgagor is in default with respect to the related Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, not waive any Prepayment Charge with respect to a claim against any Mortgage Loan other than in accordance with the Trustee or standard set forth in this Section 3.01. Notwithstanding anything to the Trustcontrary contained in this Agreement, any claims against if the Trustobligation of the Servicer set forth in the previous sentence is breached, the Trustee Servicer shall pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, from its own funds without any right of reimbursement, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates, by depositing such amount into the Collection Account, within 90 days of the earlier of discovery by the Servicer or itself receipt of notice by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of such breach. Furthermore, notwithstanding any such claim within ten (10) days other provisions of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for this Agreement, any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with payments made by the Servicer in all aspects respect of any waived Prepayment Charges pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed to be paid outside of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderFund.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Sg Mortgage Securities Trust 2006-Fre2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or the related Mortgage Note is not available or (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Trustee shall, upon receipt by a Responsible Officer of the Trustee of written notice from the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to of such waiver, enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement Seller to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trustee for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If In connection therewith, the Servicer makes shall deliver written notice to a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered Responsible Officer of the Trustee within five Business Days of such waiver and shall provide the Trustee with any information required by the Servicer to Trustee regarding the Trustee, that calculation of the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to Prepayment Charge Schedule as may be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify necessary for the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall to enforce the Seller's obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorCharge. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedPROVIDED, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) foreseeable or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, at the request of the Trustee with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten fifteen (1015) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects to effect the smooth transition of the defense of any such claimsundertaking, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp First Franklin Mort Ln Tr 03 Ff1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and all applicable law and regulations and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make P&I Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactionhereunder. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment judgement of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan and, if such waiver is made in connection with a refinancing of the related Mortgage Loan, such refinancing is related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default, (ii) such Prepayment Charge is unenforceable in accordance with applicable law or the collection of such related Prepayment Charge would otherwise violate applicable law or (iii) the collection mortgage debt has been accelerated as a result of such the related Mortgagor's default in making the related Monthly Payments. Notwithstanding any provision in this Agreement to the contrary, in the event the Prepayment Charge would be in violation payable under the terms of applicable laws. If a the Mortgage Note is less than the amount of the Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting set forth in the standard described in clause (iii) abovePrepayment Charge Schedule or other information provided to the Servicer, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts not have any liability or obligation with respect to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement such difference, and in addition shall not have any liability or obligation to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived any uncollected Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under if the Master Agreement, failure to collect such amount is the Trustee, direct result of inaccurate or incomplete information on the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorPrepayment Charge Schedule. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards (the "Accepted Servicing Practices") and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, Trustee is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardjudgment, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trust Fund, the Certificateholders and the Trustee or any of them, and upon written notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or dischargedischarge or subordination, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, in the name of and on behalf of the Trustee Trustee, for the benefit of the Trust Fund and the Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date3.14, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their its servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer hereunder and submitted furnished to the Trustee for execution. The by the Servicer, and the Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized attorney and empowered shall be indemnified by the TrusteeServicer for any cost, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name liability or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of expense incurred by the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence Servicer's use or as a result misuse of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection any such power of attorney. In accordance with the MERS(R) SystemAccepted Servicing Practices, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance make or cause to be advanced funds made Servicing Advances as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances Servicing Advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.093.07, and further as provided in Section 3.113.09; provided, however, the Servicer shall only make such Servicing Advance if the Mortgagor has not made such payment, if the failure to make such Servicing Advance would result in the loss of the Mortgaged Property due to a tax sale or foreclosure as result of a tax lien and if such Servicing Advance would not constitute a Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating the Stated Principal Balance of a Mortgage Loan or distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.073.06, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any Trust REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Peoples Choice Home Loan Securities Trust Series 2004-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and Loans, (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause (iii) above, then the Servicer shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations Trustee's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement including the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, determination that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failurefailure and with the cooperation of the Servicer, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of on the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedPROVIDED, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Meritage Mortgage Loan Trust 2005-2)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii) or (iii) above, then the Servicer Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer Trustee and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; providedPROVIDED, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Sub- Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Financial Asset Sec Corp Asset-Backed Certs Series 2004-1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transactiontransaction (the “Servicing Standard”). To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable lawslaws or (iv) the Servicer has not received information and documentation sufficient to confirm the existence or amount of such Prepayment Charge. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (iii) or (iv) above, then the Servicer notify the Trustee and the Trustee shall make commercially reasonable efforts to attempt to enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If the Servicer makes a good faith determination; provided, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trusteehowever, that the Servicer's efforts are Trustee shall not reasonably expected be under any obligation to be successful take any action pursuant to this paragraph unless directed by the Depositor and provided, further, the Depositor hereby agrees to assist the Trustee in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation any obligations of the Originator to repurchase or substitute for a Mortgage Loan which has breached a representation or warranty under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment ChargeAssignment Agreement. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge in accordance with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trustee, the Servicer and the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the Originator. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, in the name of the Trust Fund, is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standard, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other documents necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for execution. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS® System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(R) MERS® System, shall be reimbursable to the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.04) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake to defend, with respect to a claim against the Trustee or the Trust, any claims against the Trust, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of as soon as practicable after receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for any delay in responding to any claim of which it has not received timely notice. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claim; provided, however, that the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunder.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Greenpoint Mortgage Funding Trust 2005-Hy1)

Servicer to Act as Servicer. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on behalf of the Trust Fund and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the Certificateholders (as determined by the Servicer in its reasonable judgment) in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the respective Mortgage Loans and, to the extent consistent with such terms, in the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar mortgage loans but without regard to: (i) any relationship that the Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the related Mortgagor; (ii) the ownership or non-ownership of any Certificate by the Servicer or any Affiliate of the Servicer; (iii) the Servicer's ’s obligation to make Advances or Servicing Advances; or (iv) the Servicer's ’s or any Sub-Servicer's ’s right to receive compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular transaction. To the extent consistent with the foregoing, the Servicer (a) shall seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Mortgage Notes and (b) shall waive (or permit a Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans mortgage loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan or Loan, (iiiii) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be in violation of applicable laws, (iii) the amount of the Prepayment Charge set forth on the Prepayment Charge Schedule is not consistent with the related Mortgage Note or is otherwise unenforceable or (iv) the collection of such Prepayment Charge would be considered “predatory” pursuant to written guidance published or issued by any applicable federal, state or local regulatory authority acting in its official capacity and having jurisdiction over such matters. If a Prepayment Charge is waived as permitted by meeting the standard described in clause clauses (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, then the Trustee (upon receipt of written notice from the Servicer that such waiver has occurred) shall make commercially reasonable efforts to enforce the obligations obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement NC Capital to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge, Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. If a Prepayment Charge is waived other than in accordance with (i), (ii), (iii) or (iv) above, the Servicer makes a good faith determination, as evidenced by an officer's certificate delivered by the Servicer to the Trustee, that the Servicer's efforts are not reasonably expected to be successful in enforcing such rights, it shall notify the Trustee of such failure, and the Trustee shall enforce the obligation of the Originator under the Master Agreement to pay to the Servicer the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge. If the Originator fails to pay the amount of such waived Prepayment Charge to the Trust Administrator for deposit in accordance the Distribution Account for the benefit of the Holders of the Class P Certificates. To the extent consistent with its obligations under the Master Agreement, the Trusteeforegoing, the Servicer shall also seek to maximize the timely and complete recovery of principal and interest on the Depositor shall consult on further actions to be taken against the OriginatorMortgage Notes. Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Servicer shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as provided in Section 3.02, to do or cause to be done any and all things in connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Servicer, Servicer in its own name or in the name of the Trust Fund, a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and empowered by the Trustee when the Servicer believes it appropriate in its best judgment in accordance with the Servicing Standardservicing standards set forth above, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, and upon notice to the Trustee, any and all instruments of satisfaction or cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties and to institute foreclosure proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure so as to convert the ownership of such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, on behalf of the Trustee and Certificateholders. The Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans in accordance with applicable state and federal law and shall provide to the Mortgagors any reports required to be provided to them thereby. The Servicer shall also comply in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements of each insurer under any standard hazard insurance policy. Subject to Section 3.17, within five (5) days of the Closing Date, the Trustee shall execute execute, at the written request of the Servicer, and furnish to the Servicer and any Sub-Servicer any special or limited powers of attorney and other such documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Servicer or any Sub-Servicer to carry out their servicing and administrative duties hereunder; provided, such limited powers and the Trustee hereby grants to the Servicer a power of attorney or other documents shall be prepared by the Servicer and submitted to the Trustee for executioncarry out such duties. The Trustee shall not be liable for the actions by of the Servicer or any Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney. In accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit provided, however, that (subject to Section 3.07) the Servicer may capitalize the amount of any Servicing Advances incurred pursuant to this Section 3.01 in connection with the modification of a Mortgage Loan. The Servicer further is authorized and empowered by the Trustee, on behalf of the Certificateholders and the Trustee, in its own name or in the name of the Sub-Servicer, when the Servicer or the Sub-Servicer, as the case may be, believes it is appropriate in its best judgment to register any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, or cause the removal from the registration of any Mortgage Loan on the MERS(R) MERS System, to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders or any of them, 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. Any reasonable expenses (i) incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence or as a result of MERS discontinuing or becoming unable to continue operations in connection with the MERS(RMERS System or (ii) Systemif the affected Mortgage Loan is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable, incurred in connection with the actions described in the preceding sentence, shall be reimbursable subject to withdrawal by the Servicer by withdrawal from the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.11. Subject to Section 3.09 hereof, in accordance with the standards of the preceding paragraph, the Servicer, on escrowed accounts, shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as necessary for the purpose of effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.09, and further as provided in Section 3.11. Any cost incurred by the Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in effecting the payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permitAccount. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Servicer may not make any future advances with respect to a Mortgage Loan (except as provided in Section 4.044.03) and the Servicer shall not (i) permit any modification with respect to any Mortgage Loan (except with respect to a Mortgage Loan that is in default or, in the judgment of the Servicer, such default is reasonably foreseeable) that would change the Mortgage Rate, reduce or increase the Stated Principal Balance principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of principal) or change the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless, in any such case, as provided in Section 3.07, the Mortgagor is in default with respect to the Mortgage Loan or such default is, in the judgment of the Servicer, reasonably foreseeable) or (ii) permit any modification, waiver or amendment of any term of any Mortgage Loan that would both (A) effect an exchange or reissuance of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or final, temporary or proposed Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder) and (B) cause any REMIC created hereunder to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions after the startup date" under the REMIC Provisions. The Servicer shall also undertake Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to defend, with respect the contrary and notwithstanding its ability to a claim against do so pursuant to the Trustee or terms of the Trust, any claims against the Trustrelated mortgage note, the Trustee or itself by a Mortgagor which relate to or affect the servicing of any Mortgage Loan. This shall not be construed as an assumption of liability in such matters. The Trustee shall notify the Servicer of any such claim within ten (10) days of receiving notice of such claim. The Servicer shall not be liable for required to enforce any delay provision in responding to any claim mortgage note the enforcement of which it has not received timely noticewould violate federal, state or local laws or ordinances designed to discourage predatory lending practices. The Trustee shall cooperate with the Servicer in all aspects of the defense of such claims, including the timely delivery of all relevant litigation files and other related information. In the event the Servicer acts on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust or itself in any such litigation, the Trust shall pay all costs and expenses (including attorneys' fees, court costs, settlements and judgments) associated with the defense and management of such claimmay delegate its responsibilities under this Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Servicer shall not be indemnified for any such cost from the responsibilities or expense relating to claims against the Servicer and incurred by reason of its willful misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of its duties hereunderliabilities arising under this Agreement.

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Samples: Pooling and Servicing Agreement (Mastr Asset Backed Securities Trust 2006-Nc1, Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2006-Nc1)

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