Common use of Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor Clause in Contracts

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation repurchase obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating compensation to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.047.01, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after the Master Servicer receives such date notice of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date of termination or resignation the time the Master Servicer was terminated as Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation repurchase obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating compensation to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLML shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master ServicerServicer or (b) select a successor master servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused solely by the failure of the Master Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records required to be provided to it by the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Xxx- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor Master Servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLMLI shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master Servicer or (b) select a successor Master Servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder(iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Mae- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 10,000,000, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder; provided, that the Trustee shall obtain a letter from each Rating Agency that the ratings, if any, on each of the Certificates will not be lowered as a result of the selection of the successor to the Master Servicer. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLML shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master ServicerServicer or (b) select a successor master servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused solely by the failure of the Master Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records required to be provided to it by the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Mae- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor Master Servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLML shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master ServicerServicer or (b) select a successor master servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused solely by the failure of the Master Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records required to be provided to it by the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Xxx- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor Master Servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Section 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder shall be effective until the NIMs Insurer shall have consented thereto and prior written consent of the NIMs Insurer is obtained (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX (with the exception of the last paragraph of Section 9.01(d)) shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLMLI shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master Servicer or (b) select a successor Master Servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder(iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Xxx- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 10,000,000, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder; provided, that the Trustee shall obtain a letter from each Rating Agency that the ratings, if any, on each of the Certificates will not be lowered as a result of the selection of the successor to the Master Servicer. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination Termination Notice pursuant to Section 7.01 10.01, the Servicer shall continue to perform all servicing functions under this Agreement until the date specified in the Termination Notice or otherwise specified by the Master Trustee in writing or, if no such date is specified in such Termination Notice, or otherwise specified by the Trustee, until a date mutually agreed upon by the Servicer resigns and Trustee. The Trustee shall notify each Rating Agency of such removal of the Servicer. The Trustee shall, as promptly as possible after the giving of a Termination Notice appoint a successor servicer (the “Successor Servicer”), and such Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Trustee. The Trustee may obtain bids from any potential successor servicer. If the Trustee is unable to obtain any bids from any potential successor servicer and the Servicer delivers an Officer’s Certificate to the effect that they cannot in good faith cure the Servicer Default which gave rise to a Termination Notice, and if the Trustee is legally unable to act as Successor Servicer, then the Trustee shall notify each Credit Enhancement Provider of the proposed sale of the Receivables and shall provide each such Credit Enhancement Provider an opportunity to bid on the Receivables and, except in the case of a Servicer Default set forth in subsection 10.01(d), shall offer the Seller the right of first refusal to purchase the Receivables on terms equivalent to the best purchase offer as determined by the Trustee, but in no event less than an amount equal to the Aggregate Investor Interest on the date of such purchase plus all interest accrued but unpaid on all of the outstanding Investor Certificates at the applicable Certificate Rate through the date of such purchase; provided, however, that if the short-term deposits or long-term unsecured debt obligations of the Seller (or if neither such deposits nor such obligations of the Seller are rated by Moody’s, if Xxxxx’x is a Rating Agency with respect to any Series of Certificates outstanding, then of the holding company of the Seller so long as such holding company shall be Bank of America Corporation) are not rated at the time of such purchase at least P-3 or Baa3, respectively, by Moody’s, if Xxxxx’x is a Rating Agency with respect to any Series of Certificates outstanding, no such purchase by the Seller shall occur unless the Seller shall deliver an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee that such purchase would not constitute a fraudulent conveyance of the Seller. The proceeds of such sale shall be deposited in the Distribution Account or any Series Account, as provided in the related Supplement, for distribution to the Investor Certificateholders of each outstanding Series pursuant to Section 6.0412.03 of the Agreement. In the event that a Successor Servicer has not been appointed and has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, the Trustee without further action shall automatically be appointed the Successor Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee shall, if it is legally unable so to act, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any established financial institution having, in the case of an entity that is subject to risk-based capital adequacy requirements, risk-based capital of at least $50,000,000 or, in the case of an entity that is not subject to risk-based capital requirements, having a net worth of not less than $50,000,000 and whose regular business includes the servicing of VISA, MasterCard or American Express credit card receivables as the Successor Servicer hereunder. (b) Upon its appointment, the Successor Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer with respect to servicing functions under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted all references in this Agreement to the Master Servicer shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Servicer; provided. Any Successor Servicer, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances by its acceptance of its appointment, will automatically agree to be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred bound by the Master Servicer prior to such date terms and provisions of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. each Credit Enhancement. (c) In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee shall be entitled to such compensation, or may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor the Successor Servicer out of payments on Mortgage Loans Collections, as it and such successor Successor Servicer shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that the Servicing Fee permitted to the Master Servicer hereunderpursuant to Section 3.02. The Seller agrees that if the Servicer is terminated hereunder, it will agree to deposit with the Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary a portion of the Collections in respect of Finance Charge Receivables that it is entitled to effectuate any such successionreceive pursuant to Article IV to pay its share of the compensation of the Successor Servicer. (bd) In connection with any All authority and power granted to the Successor Servicer under this Agreement shall automatically cease and terminate upon termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, Trust pursuant to Section 12.01 and shall pass to and be vested in the event that any Seller and, without limitation, the Seller is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Mortgage Loans are MERS LoansSuccessor Servicer, either (i) as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the successor Master purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. The Successor Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree agrees to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer Seller in registering effecting the transfer of servicing termination of the MERS Loans responsibilities and rights of the Successor Servicer to conduct servicing on the Receivables. The Successor Servicer shall transfer its electronic records relating to the successor Master Receivables to the Seller in such electronic form as the Seller may reasonably request and shall transfer all other records, correspondence and documents to the Seller in the manner and at such times as the Seller shall reasonably request. To the extent that compliance with this Section 10.02 shall require the Successor Servicer on to disclose to the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if Seller information of any kind which the successor Master Successor Servicer is not a member of MERSdeems to be confidential, the predecessor Master Seller shall be required to enter into such customary licensing and confidentiality agreements as the Successor Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS deem necessary to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)protect its interests.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer Certificate Administrator receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer Certificate Administrator resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer Certificate Administrator under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer Certificate Administrator by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master ServicerCertificate Administrator; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer Certificate Administrator prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingresignation. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans Underlying Certificates which the Master Servicer Certificate Administrator would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer Certificate Administrator had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer Certificate Administrator as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer Certificate Administrator hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer Certificate Administrator hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans Underlying Certificates as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Certificate Administrator hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination Termination Notice pursuant to Section 7.01 10.1, the Servicer shall continue to perform all servicing functions under this Agreement until the date specified in the Termination Notice or otherwise specified by the Master Trustee in writing or, if no such date is specified in such Termination Notice, or otherwise specified by the Trustee in writing, until a date mutually agreed upon by the Servicer resigns and Trustee (not to exceed 90 days from the date of delivery of such notice). The Trustee shall as promptly as possible after the giving of a Termination Notice appoint a successor servicer (the "Successor Servicer"), with the consent of any Enhancement Provider, and such Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Trustee, the Transferor and any Enhancement Provider. The Transferor shall have the right to nominate to the Trustee the name of a potential successor servicer which nominee shall be selected by the Trustee as the Successor Servicer, subject to the consent of any Enhancement Provider. The Trustee shall seek bids from potential successor servicers. If the Trustee is unable to obtain any bids from any potential successor servicer and the Servicer delivers an Officer's Certificate to the effect that it cannot in good faith cure the Servicer Default which gave rise to a transfer of servicing, then the Trustee shall notify each Enhancement Provider that a sale of the Receivables is proposed and shall provide each Enhancement Provider an opportunity to bid on the Receivables and shall offer the Transferor the right of first refusal to purchase the Receivables on terms equivalent to the best purchase offer as determined by the Trustee, but in no event less than an amount equal to the Aggregate Investor Amount (less the aggregate amount held in the Excess Funding Account and any Principal Account with respect to any Series) on the date of such purchase plus all accrued but unpaid interest on the Certificates of all Series at the applicable Certificate Rates through the end of the applicable interest accrual periods of such Series plus any other unpaid amounts required to be paid pursuant to this Section 10.2 under any Supplement; provided, however, that, if the Transferor shall not have a rating of P-3 or Baa3 or higher by Moody's and A-3 or BBB- or higher by Standard & Poor's, no such reassignment shall occur unless the Transferor shall deliver to the Trustee and the Rating Agencies an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee that such reassignment would not constitute a fraudulent conveyance. In the event that a Successor Servicer has not been appointed and has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, the Trustee (as trustee hereunder) without further action shall automatically be appointed the Successor Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee shall, if it is legally unable so to act, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any established financial institution having a net worth of not less than $50,000,000 and whose regular business includes the servicing of consumer revolving credit card receivables as the Successor Servicer hereunder. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the entire amount of the reassignment deposit amount shall be distributed to the Investor Certificateholders of the related Series on the subsequent Distribution Date for such Series pursuant to Section 6.0412.3 (except for amounts payable to any Enhancement Provider under the applicable Enhancement Agreement, which amounts shall be distributed to such Enhancement Provider.) (b) Upon its appointment, the Trustee Successor Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer with respect to all servicing functions under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted all references in this Agreement to the Master Servicer shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Servicer; provided, however, that, the outgoing Servicer shall not be relieved of any liability hereunder for its actions prior to the transfer of servicing hereunder; provided further, that the Trustee Successor Servicer shall not under any circumstances be responsible liable for any acts or omissions of the Servicer or for any breach by the Servicer of any of its representations and warranties contained herein or in any Purchase Obligation Supplement or amendment, by Officer's Certificate delivered in connection herewith, and provided further, that, (i) the outgoing Servicer shall not indemnify the Trust or the Trustee under Section 8.4 for acts, omissions or alleged acts or omissions, including any involving negligence or bad faith by a Successor Servicer and (ii) the outgoing Servicer shall not pay or reimburse the Trustee pursuant to Section 11.5 for any expense, disbursement or advance of the Company Trustee related to or any liability incurred arising as a result of the negligence or bad faith of the Successor Servicer. Any Successor Servicer, by its acceptance of its appointment, will automatically agree to be bound by the Master Servicer prior to such date terms and provisions of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. applicable Enhancement agreement. (c) In connection with such appointment and assumption, (i) the Trustee shall be entitled to such compensation, or may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor the Successor Servicer out of payments on Mortgage Loans Collections, as it and such successor Successor Servicer shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that the Monthly Servicing Fee permitted to the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionspursuant to Section 3.2, consistent with this Agreement(ii) Profxxxx'x, Xxc., as shall be necessary initial Servicer, agrees to effectuate reimburse any such successionreasonable out-of-pocket, system conversion and modification, moving and related expenses incurred by the Successor Servicer, if the Servicer is not Profxxxx'x, Xxc. (b) In connection with any termination , or resignation an Affiliate of Profxxxx'x, Xxc. or the Master Servicer hereunderTrustee, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree connection to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System a Successor Servicer, such reimbursement obligation in accordance with MERS’ rules no event not to exceed $50,000, and procedures, or (iiiii) if the successor Master Monthly Servicing Fee payable to the Successor Servicer is shall not a member be sufficient to cover the actual costs of MERSservicing the Receivables, Profxxxx'x, Xxc., as initial Servicer, agrees to reimburse any excess of the actual costs of servicing the Receivables over the Monthly Servicing Fee accruing to the Servicer; provided, however, that such reimbursement obligation may not exceed the average costs of servicing for similar portfolios of Receivables. (d) All authority and power granted to the Successor Servicer under this Agreement shall automatically cease and terminate upon termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 12.1 and shall pass to and be vested in the Transferor and, without limitation, the predecessor Master Transferor is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Successor Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. The Successor Servicer shall agrees to cooperate with the successor Master Transferor in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the Successor Servicer in (A) de-registering to conduct servicing on the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS Receivables. The Successor Servicer shall transfer its electronic records relating to the Trust of Receivables to the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan Transferor in recordable such electronic form as the Transferor may reasonably request and shall transfer all other records, correspondence and documents to the Transferor in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) manner and at such times as the Transferor shall reasonably request. To the extent that compliance with this Section 10.2 shall require the Successor Servicer to disclose to the Transferor information of any kind which the definition of “Mortgage File” herein Successor Servicer deems to be confidential, the Transferor shall be required to enter into such customary licensing and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments confidentiality agreements as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master the Successor Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)deem necessary to protect its interests.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which the receipt by either Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or the Master Servicer resigns an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 6.047.05 to the effect that such Master Servicer is legally unable to act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the such Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the such Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; PROVIDED, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; providedHOWEVER, that the Trustee (i) shall not be under no obligation to purchase any circumstances be responsible for any representations Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 10.01; and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or (ii) shall have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the such Master Servicer at or prior to the time of receipt by such date Master Servicer of termination such notice or resignation and by the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingof such Opinion of Independent Counsel. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the such Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the such Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the such Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunderincurred. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a FNMA- or FHLMC-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to such Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 10,000,000, as the successor to the such Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the such Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to either Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; providedPROVIDED, howeverHOWEVER, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the either Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to such Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLMLI shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master ServicerServicer or (b) select a successor master servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder(iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Mae- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor Master Servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the 120 Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)."Mortgage

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which termination of the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or under the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04Servicing Agreement, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this the Servicing Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein therein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof; PROVIDED, and HOWEVER, that EMC shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Servicer or (b) select a successor Servicer acceptable to the Master ServicerRating Agencies; providedand PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, it is understood and acknowledged that by the parties hereto that there will be a period of transition (not to exceed 90 days) before the transfer of servicing obligations is fully effected and that the Trustee (i) shall not be under no obligation to purchase any circumstances be responsible for any representations Mortgage Loan; and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or (ii) shall have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunderincurred. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Fannie Mae or Freddxx Xxx-xxxrovex xxxxxcer having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 25,000,000 and which has the qualifications required under the Servicing Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder under the Servicing Agreement in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer under the Servicing Agreement. Pending appointment of a successor to the Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; providedPROVIDED, howeverHOWEVER, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement and the Servicing Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any The termination or resignation of the Master rights and obligations of the Servicer shall not affect any obligations incurred by the Servicer prior to such termination. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Servicer (or by the Trust Fund if the Servicer is unable to fulfill its obligations hereunder) for all costs incurred by the Trustee in connection or associated with the transfer of servicing from the Servicer to a successor Servicer (whether or not the Trustee is the successor Servicer), including, without limitation, any costs or expenses associated with the complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion, correction and/or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the event that servicing data provided by the Servicer or as otherwise may be required to enable the successor Servicer (including the Trustee) to service the Mortgage Loans properly and effectively in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. If the Trustee shall succeed to any duties of the Servicer respecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Servicer in the servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; PROVIDED, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; providedHOWEVER, that the Trustee (i) shall not be under no obligation to purchase any circumstances be responsible for any representations Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 10.01; and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or (ii) shall have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to the time of receipt by the Master Servicer of such date of termination notice or resignation and by the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingof such Opinion of Independent Counsel. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunderincurred. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Mae- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 10,000,000, as the successor to the such Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; providedPROVIDED, howeverHOWEVER, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the 108 successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the 106 MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or 6.01, the Trustee shall appoint a successor Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04meeting the criteria described below and, if it does not appoint a successor, or until the successor's appointment takes effect, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof, and shall have including without limitation, the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated obligation to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingAdvances [and to pay Compensating Interest]. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which such compensation as the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain hereunder if no such notice of termination had been given. In the event the Trustee fails to appoint a successor Master Servicer, and the Trustee is unwilling or legally unable to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the act as successor Master Servicer had continued to act hereunderitself, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution or any institution that regularly services residential mortgage loans that is then servicing a residential mortgage loan portfolio and having all licenses, permits and approvals required by applicable law, and having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 10,000,000, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder; [provided that any such successor Master Servicer (other than the Trustee) shall be acceptable to the Bond Insurer, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld and] provided further that the appointment of any such successor Master Servicer will not result in the qualification, reduction or withdrawal of the implied rating assigned to the Bonds by any Rating Agency, [without taking into account the existence of the Bond Insurance Policy]. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate effect any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation . The appointment of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the a successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member not affect any liability of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer that may have arisen under this Agreement prior to its termination as Master Servicer, nor shall cooperate with the any successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer be liable for any acts or omissions of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer or for any breach by such Master Servicer or the Depositor of any of its representations or warranties contained herein or in any related document or agreement. Each of the Rating Agencies shall cooperate with be given written notice of the appointment of a successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS pursuant to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)Section.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. 125 (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).. 126

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that the Depositor shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to the Master Servicerselect a successor master servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused solely by the failure of the Master Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records required to be provided to it by the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Mae- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor Master Servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary in no event shall the Trustee be liable for any Servicing Fee or master servicing fee or for any differential in the amount of the Servicing Fee or master servicing fee paid hereunder and the amount necessary to induce any successor servicer or successor master servicer to act as successor servicer or successor master servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX (with the exception of the last paragraph of Section 9.01(d)) shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, 84 together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or the Master if a Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04Extension Notice has not been delivered, the Trustee Trustee, shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof, and shall have including without limitation, the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated obligation to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingAdvances and to pay Compensating Interest. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to such compensation as the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account hereunder if the Master Servicer no such notice of termination had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunderbeen given. Notwithstanding the aboveforegoing, unless the Certificate Insurer previously shall have appointed a successor servicer, if the Trustee shall be unwilling so to act, or the Trustee is legally unable so to act, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall if it is unable to so act, with the consent of the Certificate Insurer and the Rating Agencies may promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, appoint any established housing and home finance institution or any institution that regularly services home equity loans that is then servicing a home equity loan portfolio and having all licenses, permits and approvals required by applicable law, and having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder; provided that any such successor servicer shall be acceptable to the Certificate Insurer and the Rating Agencies, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld; and provided further that the appointment of any such successor servicer will not result in the qualification, reduction or withdrawal of the rating assigned to any subclass of Offered Certificates by any Rating Agency. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. The appointment of a successor servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Servicer that may have arisen under this Agreement prior to its termination as Servicer (including without limitation, any amount for a deductible amount pursuant to the last sentence of Section 3.04), nor shall any successor servicer be liable for any acts or omissions of the predecessor Servicer or for any breach by such Servicer or the Seller of any of its representations or warranties contained herein or in any related document or agreement. Each of the Rating Agencies shall be given written notice of the appointment of a successor servicer pursuant to this Section. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunderThe Trustee, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loansshall be reimbursed for Transition Costs, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS any, incurred in connection with the servicing assumption of responsibilities of the MERS Loanssuccessor servicer, upon receipt of documentation of such costs and expenses. The Trustee shall have no claim against the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer, any Certificateholder, the Trust or any other party to this Agreement for any costs and expenses incurred in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer effecting such succession in registering the transfer of servicing excess of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System amount specified in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)"Transition Costs."

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. 108 (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).. 109

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make 103 such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the 125 successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the 95 successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and 115 powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after When the date on which the Master Servicer Securities Administrator receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns Trustee receives the resignation of the Securities Administrator evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer Securities Administrator in its capacity as securities administrator under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer Securities Administrator by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and in its capacity as such successor shall have the same limitations on limitation of liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, Securities Administrator. In the event that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of is succeeding to the Company or any liability incurred by Securities Administrator as the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As Securities Administrator, as compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating receive monthly such portion of the Securities Administration Fee, together with such other securities administration compensation as is agreed to at such time by the Mortgage Loans which Trustee and the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from Securities Administrator, but in no event more than 25% thereof until the Certificate Account if date of final cessation of the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable Securities Administrator's securities administration activities hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall shall, if it is unable to so actact or to obtain a qualifying bid as described below, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution, bank or securities administration institution having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor securities administrator as are set forth herein, as the successor to the Master Servicer Securities Administrator hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer Securities Administrator hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no until such a successor securities administrator is appointed and has assumed the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Securities Administrator hereunder, the Trustee shall continue as the successor to the Securities Administrator as provided above. Upon cessation of the Securities Administrator's securities administration activities hereunder, the Trustee or any other successor securities administrator shall be entitled to compensation shallnot exceed the compensation specified in Section 6.05 hereof, which amount shall include compensation for acting as paying agent. If the Securities Administrator and the Paying Agent are not the same party, the Securities Administrator shall pay the compensation of the Paying Agent. In the event the Trustee is required to solicit bids as provided above, the Trustee shall solicit, by public announcement, bids from housing and home finance institutions, banks and securities administration institutions meeting the qualifications set forth in the preceding sentence for the purchase of the securities administration functions. Such public announcement shall specify that the successor securities administrator shall be entitled to the full amount of the Securities Administration Fee as compensation together with the other securities administration compensation in the form of late reporting fees or otherwise as provided in Section 6.05, which amount shall include compensation for acting as paying agent. Within 30 days after any such public announcement, the Trustee shall negotiate and effect the sale, transfer and assignment of the securities administration rights and responsibilities hereunder to the Trusteequalified party submitting the highest qualifying bid. The Trustee shall deduct all costs and expenses of any public announcement and of any sale, transfer and assignment of the securities administration rights and responsibilities hereunder from any sum received by the Trustee from the successor to the Securities Administrator in respect of such sale, transfer and assignment. After such deductions, the remainder of such sum shall be in excess paid by the Trustee to the Securities Administrator at the time of that permitted such sale, transfer and assignment to the Master Servicer hereunderSecurities Administrator's successor. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection . The Securities Administrator agrees to cooperate with the Trustee and any successor securities administrator in effecting the termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunderSecurities Administrator's securities administration responsibilities and rights hereunder and shall promptly provide the Trustee or such successor securities administrator, as applicable, all documents and records reasonably requested by it to enable it to assume the Securities Administrator's function hereunder and shall promptly also transfer to the Trustee or such successor securities administrator, as applicable, all amounts which then have been or should have been deposited in the event that any of Certificate Account by the Securities Administrator or which are thereafter received by the Securities Administrator with respect to the Mortgage Loans are MERS LoansCertificates. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor securities administrator shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, either or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof caused by (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing failure of the MERS LoansSecurities Administrator to deliver, or any delay in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans delivering, cash, documents or records to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and proceduresit, or (ii) restrictions imposed by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Securities Administrator. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01 above or this Section 7.05, the Securities Administrator shall retain all of its rights and responsibilities hereunder, and no successor (including the Trustee) shall succeed thereto, if the assumption thereof by such successor Master Servicer is would cause the rating assigned to any Certificates to be revoked, downgraded or placed on credit review status (other than for possible upgrading) by any Rating Agency and the retention thereof by the Securities Administrator would avert such revocation, downgrading or review. All costs associated with the appointment of a successor securities administrator, to the extent not a member of MERSdeducted from any sum received by the Trustee from the successor securities administrator, shall be paid to the Person that incurred them by the predecessor Master Servicer securities administrator. Without limiting the predecessor securities administrator's obligation, if the predecessor securities administrator fails to pay such costs, such costs shall cooperate with be reimbursed by the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignmentTrust. The predecessor Master Servicer Securities Administrator and successor Securities Administrator shall bear notify the Depositor and Trustee of any such appointment at least two Business Days prior to the effective date thereof and shall provide the Depositor and the Trustee with all fees information required by the Depositor to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of MERS Form 8-K not later than the effective date of such appointment and all fees and costs the successor Securities Administrator shall report such event on Form 8-K within four business days of preparing and recording any assignments the occurrence of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)such event.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).101

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable 125 form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; PROVIDED, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; providedHOWEVER, that the Trustee (i) shall not be under no obligation to purchase any circumstances be responsible for any representations Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 10.01; and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or (ii) shall have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to the time of receipt by the Master Servicer of such date of termination notice or resignation and by the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingof such Opinion of Independent Counsel. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunderincurred. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a FNMA-or FHLMC-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 10,000,000, as the successor to the such Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; providedPROVIDED, howeverHOWEVER, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).. 112

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the 119 Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which ---------------------------------------- time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.047.01, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after the Master Servicer receives such date notice of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date of termination or resignation the time the Master Servicer was terminated as Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and ---------------------------------------- after the date on which time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.047.01, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after the Master Servicer receives such date notice of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date of termination or resignation the time the Master Servicer was terminated as Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall if it is unable to so act, 105 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.047.04, the Trustee or a successor Master Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity as master servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof arising on and thereofafter its succession. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto agree that the Trustee, in its capacity as successor Master Servicer, will immediately assume the obligations of the Master Servicer to make Monthly Advances and Servicing Advances and all of the rights of the Master Servicer to receive reimbursement for such Monthly Advances. The Trustee will assume all other rights and duties of the Master Servicer as soon as practicable, but in no event later than 90 days after the Trustee becomes successor Master Servicer (the "Transition Period"). Prior to the assumption of such other duties by the Trustee, the Trustee as successor Master Servicer, may with the prior written consent of the Certificate Insurer, retain the defaulting Master Servicer as subservicer for the servicing of the Mortgage Loans during the Transition Period. During such period the defaulting Master Servicer shall be entitled to receive the entire Master Servicing Fee from the Trustee as successor Master Servicer and shall have indemnify the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; providedTrustee for any loss, cost or expense that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation may incur as a result of the Company defaulting Master Servicer's actions as subservicer of the Mortgage Loans during the Transition Period. Notwithstanding the above, or any liability incurred by anything in this Section to the contrary, the Trustee, or a successor Master Servicer if it becomes the Master Servicer prior pursuant to this Section, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any of the Mortgage Loans or (ii) for any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer including acts or omissions of a predecessor Master Servicer during the Transition Period , unless such date predecessor Master Servicer was the Trustee. The Trustee or a successor Master Servicer may conduct any activity required of termination it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or resignation and through an agent appointed by it with due care. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee any necessary information pursuant to Section 5.03, any funds required to be obligated deposited to make the Trust, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited transfer of master servicing as required by law from so doingSection 8.01. As compensation therefor, the Trustee such successor Master Servicer shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which such compensation as the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account hereunder if the Master Servicer no such notice of termination had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunderbeen given. Notwithstanding the above, (i) if the Trustee may, if it shall be is unable or unwilling to act as successor Master Servicer or (ii) if the Trustee is legally unable so to act, or the Trustee shall if it is unable to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution institution, bank or other mortgage loan or home equity loan servicer having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 50,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder; provided that any such successor Master Servicer shall be acceptable to the Certificate Insurer, as evidenced by the Certificate Insurer's prior written consent which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld and provided, further, that the appointment of any such successor Master Servicer will not result in the qualification (including the placement of the certificates on a "negative credit watch"), reduction or withdrawal of the ratings assigned to the Certificates by the Rating Agencies. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the successor shall be entitled to receive compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans in an amount equal to the compensation which the Master Servicer would otherwise have received pursuant to Section 3.09 (or such lesser compensation as it the Trustee and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess ). The appointment of that permitted the a successor Master Servicer hereundershall not affect any liability of the predecessor Master Servicer which may have arisen under this Agreement prior to its termination as Master Servicer to pay any deductible under an insurance policy pursuant to Section 3.05 or to indemnify the Trustee pursuant to Section 7.06), nor shall any successor Master Servicer be liable for any acts or omissions of the predecessor Master Servicer or for any breach by such Master Servicer of any of its representations or warranties contained herein or in any related document or agreement. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of Any successor, including the Trustee, to the Master Servicer hereunder, in as servicer shall during the event that any term of its service as servicer (i) continue to service and administer the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loansfor the benefit of Certificateholders and the Certificate Insurer, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if maintain in force a policy or policies of insurance covering errors and omissions in the successor performance of its obligations as Master Servicer hereunder and a Fidelity Bond in respect of its officers, employees and agents to the same extent as the Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS so required pursuant to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)3.06.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 6.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLMLI shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master Servicer or (b) select a successor Master Servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder(iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Xxx- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, the appointment of which successor shall be approved by the NIMs Insurer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 10,000,000, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder; provided, that the Trustee shall obtain a letter from each Rating Agency that the ratings, if any, on each of the Certificates and the NIM Notes, if any, will not be lowered as a result of the selection of the successor to the Master Servicer. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder shall be effective until the Trustee and the NIMs Insurer shall have consented thereto and prior written consent of the NIMs Insurer is obtained. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that the provisions of Section 6.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 7.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation repurchase obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating compensation to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation 106 and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall if it is unable to so act, 107 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which termination of the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or under the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04Servicing Agreements, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and in its capacity under the Selling Servicing Agreements and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein therein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof; PROVIDED, and HOWEVER, that EMC shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master Servicer or (b) select a successor Master Servicer; providedand PROVIDED FURTHER, HOWEVER, it is understood and acknowledged that by the parties hereto that there will be a period of transition (not to exceed 90 days) before the transfer of servicing obligations is fully effected and that the Trustee (i) shall not be under no obligation to purchase any circumstances be responsible for any representations Mortgage Loan and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or (ii) shall have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunderincurred. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution having which is a net Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac-approved xxxxxxex xavinx x xxx worth of not less than $10,000,000 25,000,000 and which has the qualifications required under the related Servicing Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder under the Servicing Agreements in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunderunder the Servicing Agreements. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; providedPROVIDED, howeverHOWEVER, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this AgreementAgreement and the Servicing Agreements, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any . The termination or resignation of the rights and obligations of the Master Servicer shall not affect any obligations incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such termination. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, the Trustee shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Master Servicer (or by the Trust Fund if the Master Servicer is unable to fulfill its obligations hereunder) for all costs incurred by the Trustee in connection or associated with the transfer of servicing from the Master Servicer to a successor Master Servicer (whether or not the Trustee is the successor Master Servicer), including, without limitation, any costs or expenses associated with the complete transfer of all servicing data and the completion, correction and/or manipulation of such servicing data as may be required to correct any errors or insufficiencies in the event that any of servicing data provided by the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) Master Servicer or as otherwise may be require to enable the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if Trustee) to service the Mortgage Loans properly and effectively in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement. (b) If the Trustee is acting shall succeed to any duties of the Master Servicer respecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS Servicer in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer Mortgage Loans (although such provisions shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans continue to apply to the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee); the provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLML shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master ServicerServicer or (b) select a successor master servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused solely by the failure of the Master Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records required to be provided to it by the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Xxx- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, the appointment of which successor shall be approved by the NIMs Insurer (which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor Master Servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder shall be effective until the NIMs Insurer shall have consented thereto and prior written consent of the NIMs Insurer is obtained (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed). (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in 112 all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that the Depositor shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to the Master Servicerselect a successor master servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused solely by the failure of the Master Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records required to be provided to it by the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Xxx- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor Master Servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Section 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary in no event shall the Trustee be liable for any Servicing Fee or master servicing fee or for any differential in the amount of the Servicing Fee or master servicing fee paid hereunder and the amount necessary to induce any successor servicer or successor master servicer to act as successor servicer or successor master servicer, as applicable, under this Agreement and the transactions set forth or provided for herein. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX (with the exception of the last paragraph of Section 9.01(d)) shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLML shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master ServicerServicer or (b) select a successor master servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused solely by the failure of the Master Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records required to be provided to it by the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Mae- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor Master Servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX (with the exception of the last paragraph of Section 9.01(d)) shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which time the Master Servicer receives a notice of full or partial termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an extension of the Master Servicer resigns servicing term is not delivered pursuant to Section 6.047.06, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the whole Trust or the affected Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool Loan Group, as appropriate and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof, and shall have including without limitation, the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated obligation to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingAdvances and to pay Compensating Interest. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to such compensation as the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account hereunder if the Master Servicer no such notice of termination had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunderbeen given. Notwithstanding the aboveforegoing, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution or any institution that regularly services home equity loans that is then servicing a home equity loan portfolio and having all licenses, permits and approvals required by applicable law, and having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder with respect to the whole Trust or the affected Mortgage Loan Group, as appropriate, in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder; provided that any such successor Servicer shall be acceptable to the Financial Guaranty Insurer, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld and provided further that the appointment of any such successor Servicer will not result in the qualification, reduction or withdrawal of the rating assigned to any Class of related Offered Certificates by any Rating Agency. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with . The appointment of a successor Servicer shall not affect any termination or resignation liability of the Master predecessor Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master may have arisen under this Agreement prior to its termination as Servicer (including without limitation, any amount for a deductible amount pursuant to the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as last sentence of Section 3.04), nor shall any successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing Servicer be liable for any acts or omissions of the MERS Loans, predecessor Servicer or for any breach by such Servicer or the Seller of any of its representations or warranties contained herein or in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing any related document or agreement. Each of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer Rating Agencies shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust be given written notice of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) appointment of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and a successor Servicer pursuant to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignmentthis Section. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).102 108

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities 115 relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable 128 form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent 122 with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERSr System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERSr System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from 109 MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.047.01, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after the Master 138 Servicer receives such date notice of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date of termination or resignation the time the Master Servicer was terminated as Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall if it is unable to so act, appoint, 120 or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation 105 therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession.. 84 (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation 115 and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer 105 by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERSr System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERSr System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in 106 lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.047.01, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after the Master Servicer receives such date notice of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date of termination or resignation the time the Master Servicer was terminated as Master Servicer and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).,

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)."Mortgage

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation 130 and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such 100 successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession.. 149 (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto 143 arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).. 144

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).109

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the 122 Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 117 established housing and home finance institution having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall if it is unable to so act, appoint, 108 or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto 113 arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).. 114

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, Clipper, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination Termination Notice pursuant to Section 7.01 10.1, the Servicer shall continue to perform all servicing functions under this Agreement until the date specified in the Termination Notice or otherwise specified by the Master Trustee in writing or, if no such date is specified in such Termination Notice or otherwise specified by the Trustee, until a date mutually agreed upon by the Servicer resigns pursuant and the Trustee. The Trustee shall as promptly as possible after the giving of a Termination Notice appoint a successor servicer (the "Successor Servicer"), and such Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to Section 6.04the Trustee. If the Trustee is unable to appoint any successor servicer and the Servicer delivers an Officer's Certificate to the effect that it cannot in good faith cure the Servicer Default which gave rise to a transfer of servicing, then the Trustee shall offer the Servicer the right to accept retransfer of all the Trust Assets and the Servicer may accept retransfer of all the Trust Assets, provided, however, that if the long-term unsecured debt obligations of the Servicer are not rated at the time of such purchase at least investment grade by each Rating Agency, no such retransfer shall occur unless the Servicer shall deliver an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee that such retransfer would not constitute a fraudulent conveyance of the Servicer. The retransfer deposit amount for such a retransfer shall be equal to the sum of the Aggregate Principal Amount, plus accrued interest thereon, at the Note Rate, through the date of retransfer. In the event that a Successor Servicer has not been appointed and has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, the Trustee without further action shall automatically be appointed the Successor Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee shall, if it is legally unable so to act, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any established financial institution having a net worth of not less than $20,000,000 and whose regular business includes the servicing of Leases as the Successor Servicer hereunder. (b) Upon its appointment, the Successor Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer with respect to servicing functions under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted all references in this Agreement to the Master Servicer shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Servicer; provided. Any Successor Servicer, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances by its acceptance of its appointment, will automatically agree to be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred bound by the Master Servicer prior to such date terms and provisions of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating any Enhancement to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due extent that such terms apply to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. Servicer. (c) In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee shall be entitled to such compensation, or may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor the Successor Servicer out of payments on Mortgage Loans Collections, as it and such successor Successor Servicer shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such successionMonthly Servicing Fee. (bd) In connection with any All authority and power granted to the Servicer under this Agreement shall automatically cease and terminate upon termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, Trust pursuant to Section 12.1 and shall pass to and be vested in the event that any Transferor and, without limitation, the Transferor is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Mortgage Loans are MERS LoansServicer, either (i) as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the successor Master purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. The Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree agrees to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer Transferor in registering effecting the transfer of servicing termination of the MERS Loans responsibilities and rights of the Servicer to the successor Master Servicer conduct servicing on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)Included Leases.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall if it is unable to so act, appoint, 110 or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. 120 (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating 121 Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing 105 Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination Termination Notice pursuant to Section 7.01 10.1, the Servicer shall continue to perform all servicing functions under this Agreement until the date specified in the Termination Notice or as otherwise specified by the Master Trustee in writing or, if no such date is specified in such Termination Notice, or otherwise specified by the Trustee, until a date mutually agreed upon by the Servicer resigns and Trustee. The Trustee shall notify each Rating Agency of such removal of the Servicer. The Trustee shall, as promptly as possible after the giving of a Termination Notice, appoint a successor servicer (the "Successor Servicer"), and such Successor Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Trustee. If such Successor Servicer is unable to accept such appointment, the Trustee may obtain bids from any potential Successor Servicer. If the Trustee is unable to obtain any bids from any potential successor servicer and the Servicer delivers an Officer's Certificate to the effect that it cannot in good faith cure the Servicer Default which gave rise to a transfer of servicing, and if the Trustee is legally unable to act as Successor Servicer, then the Trustee shall offer the Transferor the right to accept reassignment of all of the Receivables for an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Aggregate Invested Amount on the date of such purchase, less the amount, if any, previously allocated and available for payment of principal to Certificateholders on the Distribution Date which relates to the Monthly Period in which such purchase occurs, plus (ii) all interest accrued but unpaid on all of the outstanding Investor Certificates at the applicable Certificate Rate through and including the day preceding the Distribution Date which relates to the Monthly Period in which such purchase occurs (or, to the extent that, pursuant to the related Supplement, the Transferor otherwise would be obligated to pay accrued interest on any portion of the Invested Amount of any Series repaid on such Distribution Date only through the end of a specified interest accrual period, then interest on such portion shall be payable only through the end of such interest accrual period), less the amount, if any, previously allocated and available for payment of interest to the Certificateholders on such Distribution Date, plus (iii) any other amounts accrued and owing as specified in any applicable Supplement; provided, however, that no such purchase by the Transferor shall occur unless the Transferor shall deliver an Opinion of Counsel reasonably acceptable to the Trustee that such purchase would not constitute a fraudulent conveyance by the Transferor. The proceeds of such sale shall be deposited in the Distribution Account or any Series Account, as provided in the related Supplement, for distribution to the Investor Certificateholders of each outstanding Series pursuant to Section 6.0412.3 of this Agreement. In the event that a Successor Servicer has not been appointed or has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Servicer ceases to act as Servicer, the Trustee without further action shall automatically be appointed the Successor Servicer (but shall have continued authority to appoint another Person as Successor Servicer). The Trustee may delegate any of its servicing obligations to an affiliate or agent of the Trustee in accordance with Article III hereof. Any such delegations shall not relieve the Trustee of its liability and responsibility with respect to such servicing duties. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee shall, if it is legally unable to act, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any established financial institution or other entity having, in the case of an entity that is subject to risk-based capital adequacy requirements, risk-based capital of at least $50,000,000 or, in the case of an entity that is not subject to risk-based capital requirements, having a tangible net worth of not less than $50,000,000 and whose regular business includes the servicing of contracts and receivables similar to the Contracts and the related Receivables as the Successor Servicer hereunder. (b) Upon its appointment, the Successor Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer with respect to servicing functions under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the rights, responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted all references in this Agreement to the Master Servicer shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances unless otherwise expressly provided herein. Any Successor Servicer, by its acceptance of its appointment, will automatically agree to be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred bound by the Master Servicer prior to such date terms and provisions of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. each Enhancement. (c) In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee shall be entitled to such compensation, or may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor the Successor Servicer out of payments on Mortgage Loans Collections, as it and such successor Successor Servicer shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that the Servicing Fee permitted to the Master Servicer hereunderpursuant to Section 3.2. The Trustee Transferor agrees that if the Servicer is terminated hereunder, it will agree to deposit a portion of the Collections in respect of Imputed Yield Receivables that it is entitled to receive pursuant to Article IV to pay its ratable share of the compensation of the Successor Servicer. (d) All authority and power granted to the Successor Servicer under this Agreement shall automatically cease and terminate upon termination of the Trust pursuant to Section 12.1 and shall pass to and be vested in the Transferor and, without limitation, the Transferor is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Successor Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such successor transfer of servicing rights. The Successor Servicer agrees to cooperate with the Transferor in effecting the termination of the responsibilities and rights of the Successor Servicer to conduct servicing on the Contracts and the related Receivables. The Successor Servicer shall take transfer its electronic records relating to the Contracts and the related Receivables to the Transferor in such actionselectronic form as the Transferor may reasonably request and shall transfer all other records, consistent correspondence and documents to the Transferor in the manner and at such times as the Transferor shall reasonably request. To the extent that compliance with this Section 10.2 shall require the Successor Servicer to disclose to the Transferor information of any kind which the Successor Servicer deems to be confidential, the Transferor shall be required to enter into such customary licensing and confidentiality agreements as the Successor Servicer shall deem necessary to protect its interests. (e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Successor Servicer shall cooperate with service and administer the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System Receivables in accordance with MERS’ rules applicable law and procedurescustomary and usual servicing procedures for other institutional servicers engaged in servicing receivables substantially similar to the Receivables, or (ii) if and to the successor Master Servicer is extent not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate inconsistent with the successor Master Servicer foregoing, shall exercise that degree of skill and care it uses in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)servicing assets held for its own account.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, 127 together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in 135 all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which time the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or the Master if a Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04Extension Notice has not been delivered, the Trustee Trustee, shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity as servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof, and shall have including without limitation, the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated obligation to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingAdvances and to pay Compensating Interest. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to such compensation as the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account hereunder if the Master Servicer no such notice of termination had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunderbeen given. Notwithstanding the aboveforegoing, unless the Certificate Insurer previously shall have appointed a successor servicer, if the Trustee shall be unwilling so to act, or the Trustee is legally unable so to act, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall if it is unable to so act, with the consent of the Certificate Insurer and the Rating Agencies may promptly appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, appoint any established housing and home finance institution or any institution that regularly services home equity loans that is then servicing a home equity loan portfolio and having all licenses, permits and approvals required by applicable law, and having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder; PROVIDED that any such successor servicer shall be acceptable to the Certificate Insurer and the Rating Agencies, which acceptance shall not be unreasonably withheld; and PROVIDED FURTHER that the appointment of any such successor servicer will not result in the qualification, reduction or withdrawal of the rating assigned to any subclass of Offered Certificates by any Rating Agency. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Servicer hereunder, unless the Trustee is prohibited by law from so acting, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with 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; providedPROVIDED, howeverHOWEVER, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. The appointment of a successor servicer shall not affect any liability of the predecessor Servicer that may have arisen under this Agreement prior to its termination as Servicer (including without limitation, any amount for a deductible amount pursuant to the last sentence of Section 3.04), nor shall any successor servicer be liable for any acts or omissions of the predecessor Servicer or for any breach by such Servicer or the Seller of any of its representations or warranties contained herein or in any related document or agreement. Each of the Rating Agencies shall be given written notice of the appointment of a successor servicer pursuant to this Section. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunderThe Trustee, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loansshall be reimbursed for Transition Costs, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS any, incurred in connection with the servicing assumption of responsibilities of the MERS Loanssuccessor servicer, upon receipt of documentation of such costs and expenses. The Trustee shall have no claim against the Servicer, the Trustee, the Certificate Insurer, any Certificateholder, the Trust or any other party to this Agreement for any costs and expenses incurred in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer effecting such succession in registering the transfer of servicing excess of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System amount specified in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)"Transition Costs."

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERSr System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERSr System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust Trustee of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The successor Master Servicer shall promptly cause the assignments referred to in clause (ii)(B) of the immediately preceding sentence to be recorded or filed, except in states where, in the opinion of counsel admitted to practice in such state acceptable to the Company, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies submitted in lieu of such recording or filing, such recording or filing is not required to protect the Trustee's interest in such Mortgage Loans against creditors of, or against sale, further assignments, satisfaction or discharge by, the Lender, a Servicer, the Company or the Master Servicer. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as 103 reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLML shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master ServicerServicer or (b) select a successor master servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused solely by the failure of the Master Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records required to be provided to it by the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Fannie Mae- or Freddie Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a suxxxxxxr to the Xxxxxx Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor Master Servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Section 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).the

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLML shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master ServicerServicer or (b) select a successor master servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances -120- deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee (as successor Master Servicer) nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof or any failure to perform, or any delay in performing, any duties or responsibilities hereunder, in either case caused solely by the failure of the Master Servicer to deliver or provide, or any delay in delivering or providing, any cash, information, documents or records required to be provided to it by the Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Xxxxxx Mae- or Xxxxxxx Mac-approved servicer, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor Master Servicer as are set forth in this Agreement, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, in the event that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Section 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after Upon the date on which receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 8.01 or an Opinion of Independent Counsel pursuant to Section 7.05 to the effect that the Master Servicer resigns pursuant is legally unable to Section 6.04act or to delegate its duties to a Person which is legally able to act, the Trustee shall be automatically become the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer in its capacity under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and thereafter be subject to all the responsibilities, duties duties, liabilities and limitations on liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof; provided, and however, that MLMLI shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted right to either (a) immediately assume the duties of the Master Servicer or (b) select a successor Master Servicer; providedprovided further, however, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or have no obligation whatsoever with respect to any liability (other than advances deemed recoverable and not previously made) incurred by the Master Servicer at or prior to such date the time of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doingtermination. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement permitted under this Agreement for advances previously made or amounts expenses previously expended incurred. Notwithstanding the above, or anything herein to the contrary, the Trustee, if it becomes Master Servicer, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any Mortgage Loan, (ii) for any representation or warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder(iii) for any -77- act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. The Trustee may conduct any activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee distribution instructions, any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of master servicing. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling so to so act, or shall shall, if it is legally unable so to so act, appoint, appoint or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution which is a Fannie Mae- or Freddie Xxx-xpproved sxxxxxxx, and with respect to a successor to the Master Servicer only, having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 10,000,000, as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder; provided, that the Trustee shall obtain a letter from each Rating Agency that the ratings, if any, on each of the Certificates will not be lowered as a result of the selection of the successor to the Master Servicer. Pending any such appointmentappointment of a successor to the Master Servicer hereunder, the Trustee is obligated to shall act in such capacitycapacity as hereinabove provided. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on the Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that the provisions of Section 7.06 shall apply, no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer Trustee under this Subsection 8.02(a), and that such successor shall undertake and assume the obligations of the Trustee to pay compensation to any third Person acting as an agent or independent contractor in the performance of master servicing responsibilities hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with If the Trustee shall succeed to any termination or resignation duties of the Master Servicer hereunderrespecting the Mortgage Loans as provided herein, it shall do so in a separate capacity and not in its capacity as Trustee and, accordingly, the provisions of Article IX shall be inapplicable to the Trustee in its duties as the successor to the Master Servicer in the event that any servicing of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including although such provisions shall continue to apply to the Trustee if in its capacity as Trustee); the Trustee is acting provisions of Article VII, however, shall apply to it in its capacity as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)master servicer.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts subservicing agreements with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Distribution Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, 117 together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation 124 and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, 102 together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable 119 form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which After receipt by the Master Servicer receives of a notice of termination Termination Notice pursuant to Section 7.01 or 10.01, the Master Servicer resigns pursuant shall continue to Section 6.04perform all servicing functions under this Agreement until the date specified in the Termination Notice or otherwise specified by the Trustee in writing or, if no such date is specified in such Termination Notice, or otherwise specified by the Trustee, until a date mutually agreed upon by the Master Servicer and Trustee. The Trustee shall notify each Rating Agency of removal of the Master Servicer. The Trustee shall, as promptly as possible after the giving of a Termination Notice, appoint a Successor Master Servicer, and such Successor Master Servicer shall accept its appointment by a written assumption in a form acceptable to the Trustee. The Trustee may obtain bids from any potential successor master servicers. If a Successor Master Servicer has not been appointed and has not accepted its appointment at the time when the Master Servicer ceases to act as Master Servicer, the Trustee without further action shall automatically be appointed the Successor Master Servicer. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee shall, if it is unable legally so to act, petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint any established financial institution having, in the case of an entity that is subject to risk-based capital adequacy requirements, risk-based capital of at least $50,000,000 or, in the case of an entity that is not subject to risk-based capital requirements, having a net worth of not less than $50,000,000 and whose regular business includes the servicing of credit card receivables as the Successor Master Servicer hereunder. (b) Upon its appointment, the Successor Master Servicer shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer with respect to servicing functions under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereofhereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due references in this Agreement to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended shall be deemed to refer to the Successor Master Servicer. Any Successor Master Servicer, by its acceptance of its appointment, will automatically agree to be bound by the terms and are otherwise reimbursable hereunderprovisions of each Enhancement. Notwithstanding the above, or anything in this Section 10.02 to the Trustee maycontrary, the Trustee, 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the becomes Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all pursuant to this Section, shall have no responsibility or obligation (i) to repurchase or substitute any part of the responsibilitiesAccount or Receivable, duties (ii) for any representation or liabilities warranty of the Master Servicer hereunder, and (iii) for any act or omission of either a predecessor or successor Master Servicer other than the Trustee. Pending The Trustee may conduct any such appointment, activity required of it as Master Servicer hereunder through an Affiliate or through an agent. Neither the Trustee is obligated nor any other successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to be in default hereunder due to any act in such capacity. or omission of a predecessor Master Servicer, including but not limited to failure to timely deliver to the Trustee any Monthly Master Servicer's Certificate or any funds required to be deposited to the Trust Fund, or any breach of its duty to cooperate with a transfer of servicing as required by Section 10.01. (c) In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee shall be entitled to such compensation, or may make such arrangements for the compensation of such successor the Successor Master Servicer out of payments on Mortgage Loans Collections, as it and such successor Successor Master Servicer shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, shall be in excess of that the Monthly Servicing Fee permitted to the Master Servicer hereunderpursuant to Section 3.02. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsTransferor agrees that if the Master Servicer is terminated hereunder, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary it will agree to effectuate any such successiondeposit a portion of the Collections in respect of Finance Charge Receivables that it is entitled to receive pursuant to Article IV to pay its share of the compensation of the Successor Master Servicer. (bd) In connection with any All authority and power granted to the Successor Master Servicer under this Agreement shall automatically cease and terminate upon termination or resignation of the Trust pursuant to Section 12.01 and shall pass to and be vested in the Transferor and, without limitation, the Transferor is hereby authorized and empowered to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Successor Master Servicer, as attorney-in-fact or otherwise, all documents and other instruments, and to do and accomplish all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such transfer of servicing rights. The Successor Master Servicer hereunder, agrees to cooperate with the Transferor in effecting the event that any termination of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) responsibilities and rights of the successor Successor Master Servicer (including to conduct servicing on the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Receivables. The Successor Master Servicer shall cooperate transfer its electronic records relating to the Receivables to the Transferor in such electronic form as the Transferor may reasonably request and shall transfer all other records, correspondence and documents to the Transferor in the manner and at such times as the Transferor shall reasonably request. To the extent that compliance with this Section 10.02 shall require the successor Successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to disclose to the successor Transferor information of any kind which the Successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERSdeems to be confidential, the predecessor Transferor shall be required to enter into such customary licensing and confidentiality agreements as the Successor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor reasonably deem necessary to protect its interests. (e) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require any Successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS assume or succeed to the Trust any duty or obligation of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)Transferor.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make such arrangements for the compensation of such 119 successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS(R) System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS(R) System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after When the date on which the Master Servicer Securities Administrator receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns Trustee receives the resignation of the Securities Administrator evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer Securities Administrator in its capacity as securities administrator under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer Securities Administrator by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and in its capacity as such successor shall have the same limitations on limitation of liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, Securities Administrator. In the event that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of is succeeding to the Company or any liability incurred by Securities Administrator as the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As Securities Administrator, as compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating receive monthly such portion of the Securities Administration Fee, together with such other securities administration compensation as is agreed to at such time by the Mortgage Loans which Trustee and the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from Securities Administrator, but in no event more than 25% thereof until the Certificate Account if date of final cessation of the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable Securities Administrator’s securities administration activities hereunder. Notwithstanding the above, the Trustee may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or shall shall, if it is unable to so actact or to obtain a qualifying bid as described below, appoint, or petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, any established housing and home finance institution, bank or securities administration institution having a net worth of not less than $10,000,000 and meeting such other standards for a successor securities administrator as are set forth herein, as the successor to the Master Servicer Securities Administrator hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer Securities Administrator hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with 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; provided, however, that no until such a successor securities administrator is appointed and has assumed the responsibilities, duties and liabilities of the Securities Administrator hereunder, the Trustee shall continue as the successor to the Securities Administrator as provided above. Upon cessation of the Securities Administrator’s securities administration activities hereunder, the Trustee or any other successor securities administrator shall be entitled to compensation shallnot exceed the compensation specified in Section 6.05 hereof, which amount shall include compensation for acting as paying agent. If the Securities Administrator and the Paying Agent are not the same party, the Securities Administrator shall pay the compensation of the Paying Agent. In the event the Trustee is required to solicit bids as provided above, the Trustee shall solicit, by public announcement, bids from housing and home finance institutions, banks and securities administration institutions meeting the qualifications set forth in the preceding sentence for the purchase of the securities administration functions. Such public announcement shall specify that the successor securities administrator shall be entitled to the full amount of the Securities Administration Fee as compensation together with the other securities administration compensation in the form of late reporting fees or otherwise as provided in Section 6.05, which amount shall include compensation for acting as paying agent. Within 30 days after any such public announcement, the Trustee shall negotiate and effect the sale, transfer and assignment of the securities administration rights and responsibilities hereunder to the Trusteequalified party submitting the highest qualifying bid. The Trustee shall deduct all costs and expenses of any public announcement and of any sale, transfer and assignment of the securities administration rights and responsibilities hereunder from any sum received by the Trustee from the successor to the Securities Administrator in respect of such sale, transfer and assignment. After such deductions, the remainder of such sum shall be in excess paid by the Trustee to the Securities Administrator at the time of that permitted such sale, transfer and assignment to the Master Servicer hereunderSecurities Administrator’s successor. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actionsaction, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection . The Securities Administrator agrees to cooperate with the Trustee and any successor securities administrator in effecting the termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunderSecurities Administrator’s securities administration responsibilities and rights hereunder and shall promptly provide the Trustee or such successor securities administrator, as applicable, all documents and records reasonably requested by it to enable it to assume the Securities Administrator’s function hereunder and shall promptly also transfer to the Trustee or such successor securities administrator, as applicable, all amounts which then have been or should have been deposited in the event that any of Certificate Account by the Securities Administrator or which are thereafter received by the Securities Administrator with respect to the Mortgage Loans are MERS LoansCertificates. Neither the Trustee nor any other successor securities administrator shall be deemed to be in default hereunder by reason of any failure to make, either or any delay in making, any distribution hereunder or any portion thereof caused by (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing failure of the MERS LoansSecurities Administrator to deliver, or any delay in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans delivering, cash, documents or records to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® System in accordance with MERS’ rules and proceduresit, or (ii) restrictions imposed by any regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Securities Administrator. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 7.01 above or this Section 7.05, the Securities Administrator shall retain all of its rights and responsibilities hereunder, and no successor (including the Trustee) shall succeed thereto, if the assumption thereof by such successor Master Servicer is would cause the rating assigned to any Certificates to be revoked, downgraded or placed on credit review status (other than for possible upgrading) by any Rating Agency and the retention thereof by the Securities Administrator would avert such revocation, downgrading or review. All costs associated with the appointment of a successor securities administrator, to the extent not a member of MERSdeducted from any sum received by the Trustee from the successor securities administrator, shall be paid to the Person that incurred them by the predecessor Master Servicer securities administrator. Without limiting the predecessor securities administrator’s obligation, if the predecessor securities administrator fails to pay such costs, such costs shall cooperate with be reimbursed by the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “Mortgage File” herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignmentTrust. The predecessor Master Servicer Securities Administrator and successor Securities Administrator shall bear notify the Depositor and Trustee of any such appointment at least two Business Days prior to the effective date thereof and shall provide the Depositor and the Trustee with all fees information required by the Depositor to comply with its reporting obligation under Item 6.02 of MERS Form 8-K not later than the effective date of such appointment and all fees and costs the successor Securities Administrator shall report such event on Form 8-K within four business days of preparing and recording any assignments the occurrence of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b)such event.

Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor. (a) On and after the date on which the Master Servicer receives a notice of termination pursuant to Section 7.01 or the Master Servicer resigns pursuant to Section 6.04, the Trustee shall be the successor in all respects to the Master Servicer under this Agreement and under the Selling and Servicing Contracts with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the Mortgage Pool and with respect to the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall have all the rights and powers and be subject to all the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto arising on or after such date of termination or resignation placed on the Master Servicer by the terms and provisions hereof and thereof, and shall have the same limitations on liability herein granted to the Master Servicer; provided, that the Trustee shall not under any circumstances be responsible for any representations and warranties or any Purchase Obligation of the Company or any liability incurred by the Master Servicer prior to such date of termination or resignation and the Trustee shall not be obligated to make a Monthly P&I Advance if it is prohibited by law from so doing. As compensation therefor, the Trustee shall be entitled to all funds relating to the Mortgage Loans which the Master Servicer would have been entitled to retain or to withdraw from the Certificate Account if the Master Servicer had continued to act hereunder, except for those amounts due to the Master Servicer as reimbursement for advances previously made or amounts previously expended and are otherwise reimbursable hereunder. 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 $10,000,000 as the successor to the Master Servicer hereunder in the assumption of all or any part of the responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer hereunder. Pending any such appointment, the Trustee is obligated to act in such capacity. In connection with such appointment and assumption, the Trustee may make 97 such arrangements for the compensation of such successor out of payments on Mortgage Loans as it and such successor shall agree; provided, however, that no such compensation shall, together with the compensation to the Trustee, be in excess of that permitted the Master Servicer hereunder. The Trustee and such successor shall take such actions, consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such succession. (b) In connection with any termination or resignation of the Master Servicer hereunder, in the event that any of the Mortgage Loans are MERS Loans, either (i) the successor Master Servicer (including the Trustee if the Trustee is acting as successor Master Servicer) shall represent and warrant that it is a member of MERS in good standing and shall agree to comply in all material respects with the rules and procedures of MERS in connection with the servicing of the MERS Loans, in which case the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in registering the transfer of servicing of the MERS Loans to the successor Master Servicer on the MERS® MERS'r' System in accordance with MERS’ ' rules and procedures, or (ii) if the successor Master Servicer is not a member of MERS, the predecessor Master Servicer shall cooperate with the successor Master Servicer in (A) de-registering the MERS Loans from the MERS® MERS'r' System and (B) causing MERS to execute and deliver an assignment from MERS to the Trust of the Mortgage securing each MERS Loan in recordable form and in the form otherwise provided under clause (X)(iii) of the definition of “"Mortgage File” " herein and to execute and deliver such other notices, documents and other instruments as may be necessary or desirable to effect such de-registration and assignment. The predecessor Master Servicer shall bear any and all fees of MERS and all fees and costs of preparing and recording any assignments of Mortgages as required under this Section 7.02(b).