Common use of Successor to the Servicers Clause in Contracts

Successor to the Servicers. In connection with the termination of either Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.04 or 9.01, the Trustee shall (i) succeed to and assume all of such Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations as a Servicer (but not in any other capacity) under this Agreement (except that the Trustee shall not be obligated to make Advances if prohibited by applicable law nor to effectuate repurchases or substitutions of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.02 and except that the Trustee makes no representations and warranties pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02). Prior to the termination of such Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement, the Trustee may appoint a successor having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 and which is a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of such Servicer under this Agreement, except as aforesaid, if the Trustee receives a letter from each Rating Agency that such appointment would not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the current rating of any Class of Certificates that is rated by a Rating Agency. Any co-trustee appointed pursuant to Section 10.10 for purposes of this Section 8.05 shall have an obligation to make Advances pursuant to Section 6.03 during such time as the Trustee is a Servicer, which obligation shall be joint and several with that of the Trustee as Servicer. If the Trustee has become the successor to a Servicer in accordance with this Section or Section 9.03, then notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 and which is a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing as the successor to a Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of a Servicer hereunder. In connection with any such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree or such court shall determine; provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted under this Agreement without the consent of all of the Certificateholders. If either Servicer's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04 or 9.01, such Servicer shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor or the Trust Fund. The resignation or removal of a Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04 or 9.01 shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve such Servicer of liability for breach of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 3.03. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer such successor is succeeding and to the Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of such Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement and the Certificates. Any termination or resignation of either Servicer or this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04, 9.01 or 11.01 shall not affect any claims that the Trustee may have against such Servicer for events or actions taken or not taken by such Servicer arising prior to any such termination or resignation.

Successor to the Servicers. In connection with the termination of either Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.04 or 9.01, the Trustee shall (i) succeed to and assume all of such Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations as a Servicer (but not in any other capacity) under this Agreement (except that the Trustee shall not be obligated to make Advances if prohibited by applicable law nor to effectuate repurchases or substitutions of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.02 and except that the Trustee makes no representations and warranties pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02). Prior to the termination of such Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement, the Trustee may appoint a successor having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 and which is a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of such Servicer under this Agreement, except as aforesaid, if the Trustee receives a letter from each Rating Agency that such appointment would not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the current rating of any Class of Certificates that is rated by a Rating Agency. Any co-trustee appointed pursuant to Section 10.10 for purposes of this Section 8.05 shall have an obligation to make Advances pursuant to Section 6.03 during such time as the Trustee is a Servicer, which obligation shall be joint and several with that of the Trustee as Servicer. If the Trustee has become the successor to a Servicer in accordance with this Section or Section 9.03, then notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 and which is a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing as the successor to a Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of a Servicer hereunder. In connection with any such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree or such court shall determine; provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted under this Agreement without the consent of all of the Certificateholders. If either Servicer's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04 or 9.01, such Servicer shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor or the Trust Fund. The resignation or removal of a Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04 or 9.01 shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve such Servicer of liability for breach of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 3.03. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer such successor it is succeeding and to the Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of such Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement and the Certificates. Any termination or resignation of either Servicer or this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04, 9.01 or 11.01 shall not affect any claims that the Trustee may have against such Servicer for events or actions taken or not taken by such Servicer arising prior to any such termination or resignation.

Successor to the Servicers. In connection with the Prior to termination of either a Servicer's ’s responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.04 or Sections 4.13, 8.04, 9.01, 10.01 or 10.02, the Trustee Purchaser shall (i) succeed to and assume all of such the applicable Servicer's ’s responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations as a Servicer (but not in any other capacity) under this Agreement (except that the Trustee shall not be obligated to make Advances if prohibited by applicable law nor to effectuate repurchases or substitutions of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.02 and except that the Trustee makes no representations and warranties pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02). Prior to the termination of such Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement, the Trustee may or (ii) appoint a successor having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 and which is a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer the characteristics set forth in good standing Section 8.02 hereof and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of such the applicable Servicer under this Agreement, except as aforesaid, if Agreement prior to the Trustee receives a letter from each Rating Agency that such appointment would not result in a reduction or withdrawal termination of the current rating of any Class of Certificates that is rated by a Rating Agency. Any co-trustee appointed pursuant to Section 10.10 for purposes of this Section 8.05 shall have an obligation to make Advances pursuant to Section 6.03 during such time as the Trustee is a applicable Servicer, which obligation shall be joint and several with that of the Trustee as Servicer. If the Trustee has become the successor to a Servicer in accordance with this Section or Section 9.03, then notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 and which is a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing as the successor to a Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all of the ’s responsibilities, duties or and liabilities of a Servicer hereunderunder this Agreement. In connection with any such appointment and assumption, the Trustee Purchaser may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it the Purchaser and such successor shall agree or such court shall determine; provided, however, agree. In the event that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted under this Agreement without the consent of all of the Certificateholders. If either a Servicer's ’s duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to Section 8.02the aforementioned Sections, 8.04 or 9.01, such the applicable Servicer shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor or the Trust Fundsuccessor. The resignation or removal of a the applicable Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04 or 9.01 the aforementioned Sections shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve such Servicer of liability for breach the applicable Seller of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Sections 3.01, 3.02 and 3.03 and the remedies available to the Purchaser thereunder and under Section 3.038.01, it being understood and agreed that the provisions of such Sections 3.01, 3.02, 3.03 and 8.01 shall be applicable to such Servicer notwithstanding any such resignation or termination of the applicable Servicer, or the termination of this Agreement. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer such successor is succeeding applicable Seller and to the Trustee Purchaser an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of such the applicable Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement and the CertificatesAgreement. Any termination or resignation of either a Servicer or this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.024.13, 8.04, 9.01 9.01, 10.01, or 11.01 10.02 shall not affect any claims that the Trustee Purchaser may have against such Servicer for events or actions taken or not taken by such the Servicer arising prior to any such termination or resignation. Each Servicer shall promptly deliver to the successor the funds in the Custodial Account and the Escrow Account and the Mortgage Files and related documents and statements held by it hereunder and the applicable Servicer shall account for all funds. Each Servicer shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things all as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of such Servicer. The successor shall make arrangements as it may deem appropriate to reimburse the applicable Servicer for unrecovered Servicing Advances which the successor retains hereunder and which would otherwise have been recovered by the applicable Servicer pursuant to this Agreement but for the appointment of the successor servicer. Upon a successor’s acceptance of appointment as such, the applicable Servicer shall notify by mail the Purchaser of such appointment.

Successor to the Servicers. In connection with the termination of either Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.04 or 9.01, the Trustee shall (i) succeed to and assume all of such Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations as a Servicer (but not in any other capacity) under this Agreement (except that the Trustee shall not be obligated to make Advances if prohibited by applicable law nor to effectuate repurchases or substitutions of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.02 and except that the Trustee makes no representations and warranties pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02). Prior to the termination of such Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement, the Trustee may appoint a successor having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 and which is a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of such Servicer under this Agreement, except as aforesaid, if the Trustee receives a letter from each Rating Agency that such appointment would not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the current rating of any Class of Certificates that is rated by a Rating Agency. Any co-trustee appointed pursuant to Section 10.10 for purposes of this Section 8.05 shall have an obligation to make Advances pursuant to Section 6.03 during such time as the Trustee is a Servicer, which obligation shall be joint and several with that of the Trustee as Servicer. If the Trustee has become the successor to a Servicer in accordance with this Section or Section 9.03, then notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 and which is a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing as the successor to a Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of a Servicer hereunder. In connection with any such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree or such court shall determine; provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted under this Agreement without the consent of all of the Certificateholders. If either Servicer's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04 or 9.01, such Servicer shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor or the Trust Fund. The resignation or removal of a Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04 or 9.01 shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve such Servicer of liability for breach of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 3.03. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer such successor it is succeeding and to the Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of such Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement and the Certificates. Any termination or resignation of either Servicer or this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04, 9.01 or 11.01 shall not affect any claims that the Trustee may have against such Servicer for events or actions taken or not taken by such Servicer arising prior to any such termination or resignation. A Servicer succeeded hereunder shall timely deliver to the successor the funds that were, or were required to be, in its Collection Account and the Escrow Account, if any, and all Mortgage Files and related documents, statements and recordkeeping held by it hereunder and such Servicer shall account for all funds and shall execute and deliver such instruments and do such other things as may reasonably be required to more fully and definitely vest and confirm in the successor all such rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of such Servicer. Upon a successor's acceptance of appointment as such, the succeeded Servicer shall notify, in writing, the Trustee, the Master Servicer, the Certificateholders and each Rating Agency of such appointment.

Successor to the Servicers. In connection with the termination of either Servicer's responsibilities and duties under this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.04 or 9.01, the Trustee shall (i) succeed to and assume all of such Servicer's responsibilities, rights, duties and obligations as a Servicer (but not in any other capacity) under this Agreement (except that the Trustee shall not be obligated to make Advances if prohibited by applicable law nor to effectuate repurchases or substitutions of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Section 2.02 and except that the Trustee makes no representations and warranties pursuant to Sections 3.01 and 3.02). Prior to the termination of such Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities under this Agreement, the Trustee may appoint a successor having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 and which is a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing and which shall succeed to all rights and assume all of the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of such Servicer under this Agreement, except as aforesaid, if the Trustee receives a letter from each Rating Agency that such appointment would not result in a reduction or withdrawal of the current rating of any Class of Certificates that is rated by a Rating Agency. Any co-trustee appointed pursuant to Section 10.10 for purposes of this Section 8.05 shall have an obligation to make Advances pursuant to Section 6.03 during such time as the Trustee is a Servicer, which obligation shall be joint and several with that of the Trustee as Servicer. If the Trustee has become the successor to a Servicer in accordance with this Section or Section 9.03, then notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall, if it is unable to so act, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 and which is a FNMA or FHLMC approved seller/servicer in good standing as the successor to a Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of a Servicer hereunder. In connection with any such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree or such court shall determine; provided, however, that no such compensation shall be in excess of that permitted under this Agreement without the consent of all of the Certificateholders. If either Servicer's duties, responsibilities and liabilities under this Agreement should be terminated pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04 or 9.01, such Servicer shall discharge such duties and responsibilities during the period from the date it acquires knowledge of such termination until the effective date thereof with the same degree of diligence and prudence which it is obligated to exercise under this Agreement, and shall take no action whatsoever that might impair or prejudice the rights or financial condition of its successor or the Trust Fund. The resignation or removal of a Servicer pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04 or 9.01 shall not become effective until a successor shall be appointed pursuant to this Section and shall in no event relieve such Servicer of liability for breach of the representations and warranties made pursuant to Section 3.03. Any successor appointed as provided herein shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Servicer such successor it is succeeding and to the Trustee an instrument accepting such appointment, whereupon such successor shall become fully vested with all the rights, powers, duties, responsibilities, obligations and liabilities of such Servicer, with like effect as if originally named as a party to this Agreement and the Certificates. Any termination or resignation of either Servicer or this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.02, 8.04, 9.01 or 11.01 shall not affect any claims that the Trustee may have against such Servicer for events or actions taken or not taken by such Servicer arising prior to any such termination or resignation.