Common use of Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Agreement Clause in Contracts

Successors and Assigns; Assignment of Agreement. This Agreement shall bind and inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the Primary Servicer and the Master Servicer and the respective successors and assigns of the Primary Servicer and the Master Servicer. This Agreement shall not be assigned, pledged or hypothecated by the Primary Servicer to a third party except as otherwise specifically provided for herein. This Agreement may be assumed by the Trustee if the Trustee has assumed the duties of the Master Servicer or any successor Master Servicer, without cost or obligation to the assuming party or the Trust Fund, upon the assumption by such party of the obligations, except to the extent they arose prior to the date of assumption, of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 7.02 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement (it being understood that any such obligations shall be the obligations of the terminated Master Servicer only).