AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
Depositor
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY
Master Servicer
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Trustee
and
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY
Trust Administrator
_______________________________________
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
Dated as of June 1, 2002
_______________________________________
Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates
Series 2002-2
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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SECTION PAGE
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.01. Defined Terms.........................................................5
1.02. Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls............................54
1.03 Rights of the NIMS Insurer...........................................55
ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.........................................56
2.02. Acceptance of REMIC I by the Trustee.................................58
2.03. Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the Originator
or the Depositor; Payment of Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts.......60
2.04. [Reserved]...........................................................63
2.05. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master Servicer.....63
2.06. Issuance of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class R-I Interest.66
2.07. Conveyance of the REMIC I Regular Interests; Acceptance of
REMIC II by the Trustee..............................................66
2.08. Conveyance of the REMIC II Regular Interests; Acceptance of
REMIC III by the Trustee.............................................66
2.09. Issuance of Class R Certificates.....................................67
2.10. Conveyance of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans..........................67
ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
3.01. Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer............................71
3.02. Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.........................73
3.03. [Reserved]...........................................................74
3.04. Collection Account, Escrow Account and Distribution Account..........74
3.05. Permitted Withdrawals From the Collection Account, Escrow Account
and Distribution Account.............................................78
3.06. Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, the Escrow Account,
the REO Account and the Distribution Account.........................81
3.07. Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges........................82
3.08. Maintenance of Hazard Insurance......................................83
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3.09. Maintenance of Mortgage Blanket Insurance............................84
3.10. Fidelity Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance........................84
3.11. Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption Agreements............84
3.12. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans............................85
3.13. Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property....................87
3.14. [Reserved]...........................................................90
3.15. Reports of Foreclosure and Abandonment of Mortgaged Properties.......90
3.16. Optional Purchase of Defaulted Mortgage Loans........................91
3.17. Trust Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage Files..........92
3.18. Servicing Compensation...............................................93
3.19. Statement as to Compliance...........................................93
3.20. Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report.....................94
3.21. Access to Certain Documentation......................................94
3.22. [Reserved]...........................................................94
3.23. Advance Facility.....................................................95
ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
4.01. Distributions........................................................97
4.02. Statements to Certificateholders....................................104
4.03. Remittance Reports and Other Reports to the Trust Administrator
and the Trustee; Advances...........................................108
4.04. Allocation of Realized Losses.......................................110
4.05. Compliance with Withholding Requirements............................111
4.06. Commission Reporting................................................111
4.07. [Reserved]..........................................................112
4.08. Pre-Funding Account.................................................112
4.09. Interest Coverage Account...........................................113
4.10 Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account..............................114
4.11. Initial Deposit Account.............................................116
ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
5.01. The Certificates....................................................117
5.02. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates...............119
5.03. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates...................124
5.04. Persons Deemed Owners...............................................124
5.05. Certain Available Information.......................................125
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ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR AND THE MASTER SERVICER
6.01. Liability of the Depositor and the Master Servicer..................126
6.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Master Servicer.....126
6.03. Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master Servicer
and Others..........................................................126
6.04. Limitation on Resignation of the Master Servicer....................127
6.05. Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master Servicer...........128
6.06. Sub-Servicing Agreements Between the Master Servicer and
Sub-Servicers.......................................................128
6.07. Successor Sub-Servicers.............................................130
6.08. Liability of the Master Servicer....................................130
6.09. No Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicers and the
NIMS Insurer, the Trust Administrator, the Trustee or
Certificateholders..................................................130
6.10. Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements by
Trust Administrator.................................................131
6.11. Sub-Servicing Accounts..............................................131
ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
7.01. Master Servicer Events of Default...................................132
7.02. Trust Administrator or Trustee to Act; Appointment of Successor.....134
7.03. Notification to Certificateholders..................................136
7.04. Waiver of Master Servicer Events of Default.........................137
ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR
8.01. Duties of Trustee...................................................138
8.02. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Trust Administrator...139
8.03. Neither the Trustee nor Trust Administrator Liable for Certificates
or Mortgage Loans...................................................140
8.04. Trustee and Trust Administrator May Own Certificates................141
8.05. Trustee's and Trust Administrator's Fees and Expenses...............141
8.06. Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and the Trust Administrator....142
8.07. Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator..142
8.08. Successor Trustee...................................................143
8.09. Merger or Consolidation of Trustee..................................144
8.10. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.......................144
8.11. Appointment of Custodians...........................................145
8.12. Appointment of Office or Agency.....................................146
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8.13. Representations and Warranties of the Trustee and the
Trust Administrator.................. ..............................146
ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
9.01 Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All Mortgage Loans....148
9.02 Additional Termination Requirements.................................150
ARTICLE X
REMIC PROVISIONS
10.01. REMIC Administration................................................151
10.02. Prohibited Transactions and Activities..............................154
10.03. Master Servicer and Trustee and Trust Administrator
Indemnification........................ ............................154
ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
11.01. Amendment...........................................................155
11.02. Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts..............................156
11.03. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders..........................156
11.04. Governing Law.......................................................157
11.05. Notices.............................................................157
11.06. Severability of Provisions..........................................158
11.07. Notice to Rating Agencies and the NIMS Insurer......................158
11.08. Article and Section References......................................159
11.09. Grant of Security Interest..........................................159
11.10 Third Party Rights..................................................160
11.11 NIMS Insurer's Rights...............................................160
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EXHIBITS
Exhibit A-1 Form of Class AF-1 Certificate
Exhibit A-2 Form of Class AF-2 Certificate
Exhibit A-3 Form of Class AF-3 Certificate
Exhibit A-4 Form of Class AF-4 Certificate
Exhibit A-5 Form of Class AF-5 Certificate
Exhibit A-6 Form of Class AF-6 Certificate
Exhibit A-7 Form of Class AV Certificate
Exhibit A-8 Form of Class M-1 Certificate
Exhibit A-9 Form of Class M-2 Certificate
Exhibit A-10 Form of Class M-3 Certificate
Exhibit A-11 Form of Class M-4 Certificate
Exhibit A-12 Form of Class CE Certificate
Exhibit A-13 Form of Class P Certificate
Exhibit A-14 Form of Class S Certificate
Exhibit A-15 Form of Class R Certificate
Exhibit B Form of Lost Note Affidavit
Exhibit C-1 Form of Trustee's Initial Certification
Exhibit C-2 Form of Trustee's Final Certification
Exhibit C-3 Form of Trustee's Receipt of Mortgage Note
Exhibit D Form of Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
Exhibit E-1 Request for Release
Exhibit E-2 Request for Release Mortgage Loans paid in full
Exhibit F-1 Form of Transferor Representation Letter and Form of Transferee
Representation Letter in Connection with Transfer of Class CE
and Class P Certificates Pursuant to
Rule 144A Under the 1933 Act
Exhibit F-2 Form of Transfer Affidavit and Agreement and Form of Transferor
Affidavit in Connection with Transfer of Residual Certificates
Exhibit G Form of Certification with respect to ERISA and the Code
Exhibit H [Reserved]
Exhibit I Form of Subsequent Transfer Instrument
Exhibit J Form of Addition Notice
Exhibit O Loss Mitigation Action Plan
Schedule 1 Mortgage Loan Schedule
Schedule 2 Prepayment Charge Schedule
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This Pooling and Servicing Agreement, is dated and effective as of
June 1, 2002, among AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., as Depositor,
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY, as Master Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association,
as Trustee and DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, as Trust Administrator.
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT:
The Depositor intends to sell pass-through certificates (collectively,
the "Certificates"), to be issued hereunder in multiple classes, which in the
aggregate will evidence the entire beneficial ownership interest in each REMIC
(as defined herein) created hereunder. The Trust Fund will consist of a
segregated pool of assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans, the Pre-Funding
Accounts and the Interest Coverage Accounts and certain other related assets
subject to this Agreement.
As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the segregated
pool of assets consisting of the Mortgage Loans and certain other related assets
(other than any Master Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts, the
Pre-Funding Accounts, the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, the Interest
Coverage Accounts, the Initial Deposit Account and any Subsequent Mortgage Loan
Interest) subject to this Agreement as a REMIC for federal income tax purposes,
and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as "REMIC I." The Class
R-I Interest will be the sole class of "residual interests" in REMIC I for
purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as defined herein). The following table
irrevocably sets forth the designation, the REMIC I Remittance Rate, the initial
Uncertificated Balance and, solely for purposes of satisfying Treasury
regulation section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the "latest possible maturity date" for
each of the REMIC I Regular Interests (as defined herein). None of the REMIC I
Regular Interests will be certificated.
REMIC I Initial Latest Possible
Designation Remittance Rate Uncertificated Balance Maturity Date(1)
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I-LTA Variable(2) $332,673,401.53 August 25, 2032
I-LTB Variable(2) $117,326,498.47 August 25, 2032
I-LTC Variable(2) $ 50,000,000.00 Xxxxxx 00, 0000
X-XXX Variable(2) $ 100.00 August 25, 2032
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(1) Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury
regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date
for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as
the "latest possible maturity date" for each REMIC I Regular Interest.
(2) Calculated in accordance with the definition of "REMIC I Remittance Rate"
herein.
REMIC II
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As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the segregated
pool of assets consisting of the REMIC I Regular Interests as a REMIC for
federal income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be
designated as "REMIC II". The Class R-II Interest will be the sole class of
"residual interests" in REMIC II for purposes of the REMIC Provisions (as
defined herein). The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the
REMIC II Remittance Rate, the initial Uncertificated Balance and, solely for
purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation Section 1.860G- 1(a)(4)(iii), the
"latest possible maturity date" for each of the REMIC II Regular Interests (as
defined herein). None of the REMIC II Regular Interests will be certificated.
REMIC II Initial Latest Possible
Designation Remittance Rate Uncertificated Balance Maturity Date(1)
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II-LTAA Variable(2) $ 489,999,902.00 August 25, 2032
II-LTAF1 Variable(2) $ 467,000.00 August 25, 2032
II-LTAF2 Variable(2) $ 203,000.00 August 25 2032
II-LTAF3 Variable(2) $ 266,000.00 August 25 2032
II-LTAF4 Variable(2) $ 150,000.00 August 25 2032
II-LTAF5 Variable(2) $ 190,000.00 August 25 2032
II-LTAF6 Variable(2) $ 174,000.00 August 25 2032
II-LTAV Variable(2) $ 2,725,000.00 August 25 2032
II-LTM1 Variable(2) $ 275,000.00 August 25 2032
II-LTM2 Variable(2) $ 275,000.00 August 25 2032
II-LTM3 Variable(2) $ 175,000.00 August 25 2032
II-LTM4 Variable(2) $ 62,500.00 August 25, 2032
II-LTZZ Variable(2) $ 5,037,498.00 August 25, 2032
II-LTS Variable(2) X/X(0) Xxxxxx 00, 0000
XX-XXX Variable(2) $ 100.00 August 25, 2032
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(1) Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury
regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date
for the Mortgage Loan with the latest maturity date has been designated as
the "latest possible maturity date" for each REMIC II Regular Interest.
(2) Calculated in accordance with the definition of "REMIC II Remittance Rate"
herein.
(3) REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS will not have an Initial Uncertificated
Balance, but will accrue interest on its Uncertificated Notional Amount
outstanding from time to time which shall equal the Initial Uncertificated
Balance of REMIC I Interest I-LTB.
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REMIC III
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As provided herein, the Trustee will elect to treat the segregated pool of
assets consisting of the REMIC II Regular Interests as a REMIC for federal
income tax purposes, and such segregated pool of assets will be designated as
"REMIC III." The Class R-III Interest will evidence the sole class of "residual
interests" in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC Provisions under federal
income tax law. The following table irrevocably sets forth the designation, the
Pass-Through Rate, the initial aggregate Certificate Principal Balance and,
solely for purposes of satisfying Treasury regulation section
1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii), the "latest possible maturity date" for the indicated
Classes of Certificates.
Initial Aggregate
Certificate Principal Latest Possible
Designation Pass-through Rate Balance Maturity Date(1)
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Class AF-1 Variable(2) $ 46,700,000.00 August 25, 2032
Class AF-2 Variable(2) $ 20,300,000.00 August 25, 2032
Class AF-3 Variable(2) $ 26,600,000.00 August 25, 2032
Class AF-4 Variable(2) $ 15,000,000.00 August 25, 2032
Class AF-5 Variable(2) $ 19,000,000.00 August 25, 2032
Class AF-6 Variable(2) $ 17,400,000.00 August 25, 2032
Class AV Variable(2) $272,500,000.00 August 25, 2032
Class M-1 Variable(2) $ 27,500,000.00 August 25, 2032
Class M-2 Variable(2) $ 27,500,000.00 August 25, 2032
Class M-3 Variable(2) $ 17,500,000.00 August 25, 2032
Class M-4 Variable(2) $ 6,250,000.00 August 25, 2032
Class S Variable(2) N/A(3) August 25, 2032
Class CE Variable(3) $ 3,749,900.00 August 25, 2032
Class P N/A(4) $ 100.00 August 25, 2032
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(1) Solely for purposes of Section 1.860G-1(a)(4)(iii) of the Treasury
regulations, the Distribution Date immediately following the maturity date
for the Mortgage Loans with the latest maturity date has been designated as
the "latest possible maturity date" for each Class of Certificates.
(2) Calculated in accordance with the definition of "Pass-Through Rate" herein.
(3) The Class S Certificates will not have a Certificate Principal Balance, but
will receive all amounts distributed to REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS.
(4) The Class CE Certificates will accrue interest at their variable
Pass-Through Rate on the Notional Amount of the Class CE Certificates
outstanding from time to time which shall equal the Uncertificated Balance
of the REMIC II Regular Interests. The Class CE Certificates will not
accrue interest on their Certificate Principal Balance. The Class CE
Certificates will also be entitled to the Subsequent Mortgage Loan
Interest, as a right with respect to a component of the Class CE
Certificates that will not be treated as a REMIC regular interest but
rather as separate interest strips from the Subsequent Mortgage Loans for a
specified period of time.
(5) The Class P Certificates will not accrue interest.
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As of the Cut-off Date, the Initial Group I Mortgage Loans had an
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to $135,267,479.01 and the Initial
Group II Mortgage Loans had an aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance equal to
$247,406,022.52. The amount deposited by the Depositor in the Group I
Pre-Funding Account on the Closing Date is the Original Group I Pre- Funded
Amount and the amount deposited by the Depositor in the Group II Pre-Funding
Account on the Closing Date is the Original Group II Pre-Funded Amount.
In consideration of the mutual agreements herein contained, the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator agree as
follows:
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ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Defined Terms.
Whenever used in this Agreement, including, without limitation, in the
Preliminary Statement hereto, the following words and phrases, unless the
context otherwise requires, shall have the meanings specified in this Article.
Unless otherwise specified, all calculations described herein shall be made on
the basis of a 360-day year consisting of twelve 30-day months and all
calculations on each Regular Interest shall be made on the basis of a 360-day
year and the actual number of days in the month.
"Accrued Certificate Interest": With respect to any Class of
Certificates (other than the Class P Certificates and the Residual Certificates)
and each Distribution Date, interest accrued during the related Interest Accrual
Period at the Pass-Through Rate for such Certificate for such Distribution Date
on the Certificate Principal Balance, in the case of the Class A Certificates
and the Mezzanine Certificates, or on the Notional Amount, in the case of the
Class S Certificates and the Class CE Certificates, of such Certificate
immediately prior to such Distribution Date. The Class P Certificates are not
entitled to distributions in respect of interest and, accordingly, will not
accrue interest. All distributions of interest on the Class AV Certificates and
the Mezzanine Certificates will be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year and
the actual number of days in the applicable Interest Accrual Period. All
distributions of interest on the Class AF Certificates, the Class S Certificates
and the Class CE Certificates will be based on a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30- day months. Accrued Certificate Interest with respect to each
Distribution Date, as to any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate, Class S
Certificate or Class CE Certificate, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
portion allocable to such Certificate pursuant to Section 1.02 hereof of the sum
of (a) the aggregate Prepayment Interest Shortfall, if any, for such
Distribution Date to the extent not covered by payments pursuant to Section
4.03(e) or allocated to the Class CE Certificates and (b) the aggregate amount
of any Relief Act Interest Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date. In
addition, Accrued Certificate Interest with respect to each Distribution Date,
as to any Class CE Certificate, shall be reduced by an amount equal to the
portion allocable to such Class CE Certificate of Realized Losses, if any,
pursuant to Section 4.04 hereof. Notwithstanding the foregoing, for federal
income tax purposes and under the REMIC Provisions, the Accrued Certificate
Interest for the Class S Certificates and any Distribution Date will be deemed
to be 100% of the Uncertificated Interest for REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS
for such Distribution Date.
"Addition Notice": With respect to the transfer of Subsequent Mortgage
Loans to the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 2.10, a notice of the Depositor's
designation of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans to be sold to the Trust Fund and
the aggregate principal balance of such Subsequent Mortgage Loans as of the
related Subsequent Cut-off Date. The Addition Notice shall be given not later
than three Business Days prior to the related Subsequent Transfer Date and shall
be substantially in the form of Exhibit J.
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"Adjustment Date": With respect to each Group II Mortgage Loan, the
first day of the month in which the Mortgage Rate of such Mortgage Loan changes
pursuant to the related Mortgage Note. The first Adjustment Date following the
Cut-off Date as to each Group II Mortgage Loan is set forth in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
"Administration Fee": The amount payable to the Trust Administrator on
each Distribution Date pursuant to Section 8.05 as compensation for all services
rendered by it or the Trustee in the execution of the trust hereby created and
in the exercise and performance of any of the powers and duties of the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee hereunder, which amount shall equal the
Administration Fee Rate accrued for one month multiplied by the sum of (i) the
aggregate Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and any REO
Properties as of the second preceding Due Date (or, in the case of the initial
Distribution Date, as of the Cut-off Date), calculated on the basis of a 360-day
year consisting of twelve 30-day months and (ii) the aggregate of the amounts on
deposit in the Pre-Funding Accounts as of the second preceding Due Date. The fee
payable to the Trustee for all services rendered by it in the execution of the
trust hereby created and the exercise and performance of any of the powers and
duties of the Trustee hereunder will be paid by the Trust Administrator out of
the Trust Administrator's own funds or out of the Administration Fee received by
the Trust Administrator.
"Administration Fee Rate": 0.005% per annum.
"Advance": As to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, any advance made
by the Master Servicer in respect of any Distribution Date representing the
aggregate of all payments of principal and interest, net of the Servicing Fee,
that were due during the related Due Period on the Mortgage Loans and that were
delinquent on the related Determination Date, plus certain amounts representing
assumed payments not covered by any current net income on the Mortgaged
Properties acquired by foreclosure or deed in lieu of foreclosure as determined
pursuant to Section 4.03.
"Affiliate": With respect to any specified Person, any other Person
controlling or controlled by or under common control with such specified Person.
For the purposes of this definition, "control" when used with respect to any
specified Person means the power to direct the management and policies of such
Person, directly or indirectly, whether through the ownership of voting
securities, by contract or otherwise, and the terms "controlling" and
"controlled" have meanings correlative to the foregoing.
"Agreement": This Pooling and Servicing Agreement and all amendments
hereof and supplements hereto.
"Applicable Regulations": As to any Mortgage Loan, all federal, state
and local laws, statutes, rules and regulations applicable thereto.
"Assignment": An assignment of Mortgage, notice of transfer or
equivalent instrument, in recordable form (excepting therefrom if applicable,
the mortgage recordation information which has not been returned by the
applicable recorder's office and/or the assignee's name), which is sufficient
under the laws of the jurisdiction wherein the related Mortgaged Property is
located to reflect of record the sale of the Mortgage.
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"Available Funds": With respect to any Distribution Date, an amount
equal to (1) the sum of (a) the aggregate of the amounts on deposit in the
Collection Account and Distribution Account as of the close of business on the
related Determination Date, (b) the aggregate of any amounts received in respect
of an REO Property withdrawn from any REO Account and deposited in the
Distribution Account for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 3.13, (c)
the aggregate of any amounts deposited in the Distribution Account by the Master
Servicer in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls for such Distribution Date
pursuant to Section 4.03(e), (d) the aggregate of any Advances made by the
Master Servicer for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.03, (e) the
aggregate of any advances made by the Trust Administrator or the Trustee, as
applicable, for such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 7.02(b), (f) with
respect to the Distribution Date immediately following the end of the Funding
Period, any amounts in the Pre-Funding Accounts after giving effect to any
purchase of Subsequent Mortgage Loans (g) with respect to the first Distribution
Date, the Initial Deposit and (h) with respect to each Distribution Date during
the Funding Period and on the Distribution Date immediately following the end of
the Funding Period, any amounts withdrawn by the Trust Administrator from the
Interest Coverage Accounts for distribution on the Certificates, reduced (to not
less than zero) by (2) the sum of (x) the portion of the amount described in
clause (1)(a) above that represents (i) Monthly Payments on the Mortgage Loans
received from a Mortgagor on or prior to the Determination Date but due during
any Due Period subsequent to the related Due Period, (ii) Principal Prepayments
on the Mortgage Loans received after the related Prepayment Period (together
with any interest payments received with such Principal Prepayments to the
extent they represent the payment of interest accrued on the Mortgage Loans
during a period subsequent to the related Prepayment Period), (iii) Liquidation
Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds received in respect of the Mortgage Loans after
the related Prepayment Period, (iv) amounts reimbursable or payable to the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the
Originator or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 3.05 or Section 3.06 or
otherwise payable in respect of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses, (v) Stayed
Funds, (vi) the Administration Fee payable from the Distribution Account
pursuant to Section 8.05, (vii) amounts deposited in the Collection Account or
the Distribution Account in error and (viii) the amount of any Prepayment
Charges collected by the Master Servicer and the amount of any Master Servicer
Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts and (y) amounts reimbursable to the Trustee or
the Trust Administrator, as applicable, for an advance made pursuant to Section
7.02(b) which advance the Trustee or Trust Administrator, as applicable, has
determined to be nonrecoverable from the Stayed Funds in respect of which it was
made.
"Bankruptcy Code": The Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Title 11 of the
United States Code), as amended.
"Bankruptcy Loss": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a Realized Loss
resulting from a Deficient Valuation or Debt Service Reduction.
"Book-Entry Certificate": Any Certificate registered in the name of
the Depository or its nominee. Initially, the Book-Entry Certificates will be
the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates.
"Book-Entry Custodian": The custodian appointed pursuant to Section
5.01.
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"Business Day": Any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on
which banking or savings and loan institutions in the State of California, the
State of New York, or in the city in which the Corporate Trust Office of the
Trust Administrator or the Corporate Trust Office of the Trustee is located, are
authorized or obligated by law or executive order to be closed.
"Certificate": Any one of the Depositor's Asset-Backed Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2002-2, Class AF-1, Class AF-2, Class AF-3, Class AF-4,
Class AF-5, Class AF-6, Class AV, Class M-1, Class M-2, Class M-3, Class M-4,
Class S, Class CE, Class P and Class R, issued under this Agreement.
"Certificate Factor": With respect to any Class of Regular
Certificates as of any Distribution Date, a fraction, expressed as a decimal
carried to six places, the numerator of which is the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance (or the Notional Amount, in the case of the Class S
Certificates and the Class CE Certificates) of such Class of Certificates on
such Distribution Date (after giving effect to any distributions of principal
and allocations of Realized Losses in reduction of the Certificate Principal
Balance (or the Notional Amount, in the case of the Class S Certificates and the
Class CE Certificates) of such Class of Certificates to be made on such
Distribution Date, and the denominator of which is the initial aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance (or the Notional Amount, in the case of the Class
S Certificates and the Class CE Certificates) of such Class of Certificates as
of the Closing Date.
"Certificateholder" or "Holder": The Person in whose name a
Certificate is registered in the Certificate Register, except that a
Disqualified Organization or a Non-United States Person shall not be a Holder of
a Residual Certificate for any purposes hereof and, solely for the purposes of
giving any consent pursuant to this Agreement, any Certificate registered in the
name of the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be
deemed not to be outstanding and the Voting Rights to which it is entitled shall
not be taken into account in determining whether the requisite percentage of
Voting Rights necessary to effect any such consent has been obtained, except as
otherwise provided in Section 11.01. The Trustee, the Trust Administrator and
the NIMS Insurer may conclusively rely upon a certificate of the Depositor or
the Master Servicer in determining whether a Certificate is held by an Affiliate
thereof. All references herein to "Holders" or "Certificateholders" shall
reflect the rights of Certificate Owners as they may indirectly exercise such
rights through the Depository and participating members thereof, except as
otherwise specified herein; provided, however, that the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the NIMS Insurer shall be required to recognize as a "Holder"
or "Certificateholder" only the Person in whose name a Certificate is registered
in the Certificate Register.
"Certificate Margin": With respect to the Class AV Certificates and,
for purposes of the Marker Rate, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAV, 0.27% in the
case of each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on
which the aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties
acquired in respect thereof) remaining in the Trust Fund is reduced to less than
10% of the sum of the aggregate principal balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans
as of the Cut-off Date and the Original Pre-Funded Amounts, or 0.54%, in the
case of any Distribution Date thereafter.
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With respect to the Class M-1 Certificates and, for purposes of the
Marker Rate,REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1, 0.62% in the case of each
Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in
respect thereof) remaining in the Trust Fund is reduced to less than 10% of the
sum of the aggregate principal balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date and the Original Pre-Funded Amounts, or 0.93%, in the case of any
Distribution Date thereafter.
With respect to the Class M-2 Certificates and, for purposes of the
Marker Rate, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2, 1.15% in the case of each
Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in
respect thereof) remaining in the Trust Fund is reduced to less than 10% of the
sum of the aggregate principal balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date and the Original Pre-Funded Amounts, or 1.725%, in the case of any
Distribution Date thereafter.
With respect to the Class M-3 Certificates and, for purposes of the
Marker Rate, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3, 1.77% in the case of each
Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in
respect thereof) remaining in the Trust Fund is reduced to less than 10% of the
sum of the aggregate principal balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date and the Original Pre-Funded Amounts, or 2.655%, in the case of any
Distribution Date thereafter.
With respect to the Class M-4 Certificates and, for purposes of the
Marker Rate, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM4, 2.20% in the case of each
Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in
respect thereof) remaining in the Trust Fund is reduced to less than 10% of the
sum of the aggregate principal balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans as of the
Cut-off Date and the Original Pre-Funded Amounts, or 3.30%, in the case of any
Distribution Date thereafter.
"Certificate Owner": With respect to a Book-Entry Certificate, the
Person who is the beneficial owner of such Certificate as reflected on the books
of the Depository or on the books of a Depository Participant or on the books of
an indirect participating brokerage firm for which a Depository Participant acts
as agent.
"Certificate Principal Balance": With respect to each Class A
Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate or Class P Certificate as of any date of
determination, the Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificate on the
Distribution Date immediately prior to such date of determination, minus all
distributions allocable to principal made thereon and in the case of a Mezzanine
Certificate, Realized Losses allocated thereto on such immediately prior
Distribution Date (or, in the case of any date of determination up to and
including the first Distribution Date, the initial Certificate Principal Balance
of such Certificate, as stated on the face thereof). With respect to each Class
CE Certificate as of any date of determination, an amount equal to the
Percentage Interest evidenced by such Certificate times the excess, if any, of
(A) the then aggregate Uncertificated Balances of the REMIC II Regular Interests
over (B) the then aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A
Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class P Certificates then
outstanding.
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"Certificate Register" and "Certificate Registrar": The register
maintained and the registrar appointed pursuant to Section 5.02.
"Class": Collectively, all of the Certificates bearing the same class
designation.
"Class A Certificate": Any one of the Class AF Certificates or the
Class AV Certificates.
"Class A Principal Allocation Percentage": With respect to the Class A
Certificates and any Distribution Date, the percentage equivalent of a fraction,
determined as follows: (i) in the case of the Class AF Certificates, the
numerator of which is (x) the Principal Remittance Amount for the Group I
Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is (y)
the Principal Remittance Amount for such Distribution Date and (ii) in the case
of the Class AV Certificates, the numerator of which is (x) the Principal
Remittance Amount for the Group II Mortgage Loans for such Distribution Date and
the denominator of which is (y) the Principal Remittance Amount for such
Distribution Date.
"Class A Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class A Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the
lesser of (A) the product of (i) 67.00% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period
(after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related
Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of
principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related
Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during
the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled
collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus
$2,500,000.
"Class AF Certificates": The Class AF-1 Certificates, the Class AF-2
Certificates, the Class AF-3 Certificates, the Class AF-4 Certificates, the
Class AF-5 Certificates and the Class AF-6 Certificates.
"Class AF-1 Certificate": Any one of the Class AF-1 Certificates
executed by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and
delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto
as Exhibit A-1 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions.
"Class AF-2 Certificate": Any one of the Class AF-2 Certificates
executed by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and
delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto
as Exhibit A-2 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions.
"Class AF-3 Certificate": Any one of the Class AF-3 Certificates
executed by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and
delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto
as Exhibit A-3 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions.
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"Class AF-4 Certificate": Any one of the Class AF-4 Certificates
executed by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and
delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto
as Exhibit A-4 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions.
"Class AF-5 Certificate": Any one of the Class AF-5 Certificates
executed by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and
delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto
as Exhibit A-5 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions.
"Class AF-6 Certificate": Any one of the Class AF-6 Certificates
executed by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and
delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto
as Exhibit A-6 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions.
"Class AV Certificate": Any one of the Class AV Certificates executed
by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and delivered by
the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
A-7 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC
Provisions.
"Class CE Certificate": Any one of the Class CE Certificates executed
by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and delivered by
the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
A-12 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC
Provisions.
"Class Exemption": A class exemption granted by the DOL, which
provides relief from certain of the prohibited transaction provisions of ERISA
and the related excise tax provisions of the Code.
"Class M-1 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-1 Certificates
executed by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and
delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto
as Exhibit A-8 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions.
"Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of
the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), and (ii)
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates immediately
prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i)
78.00% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as
of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled
payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received
or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the
related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect
to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the
extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received
during the related Prepayment Period) minus $2,500,000.
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"Class M-2 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-2 Certificates
executed by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and
delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto
as Exhibit A-9 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions.
"Class M-2 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of
the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into
account the payment of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date) and (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2
Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of
(A) the product of (i) 89.00% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving
effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to
the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal
received during the related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due
Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal due during the
related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and unscheduled
collections of principal received during the related Prepayment Period) minus
$2,500,000.
"Class M-3 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-3 Certificates
executed by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and
delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto
as Exhibit A-10 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions.
"Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of
the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into
account the payment of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2
Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date) and (iv) the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates immediately prior to such
Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i) 96.00% and (ii)
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day
of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of
principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced,
and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment
Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as
of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled
payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received
or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the
related Prepayment Period) minus $2,500,000.
"Class M-4 Certificate": Any one of the Class M-4 Certificates
executed by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and
delivered by the Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto
as Exhibit A-11 and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of
the REMIC Provisions.
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"Class M-4 Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess of (x) the sum of (i) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class A Certificates (after taking into account the payment of
the Class A Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (ii) the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates (after taking into
account the payment of the Class M-1 Principal Distribution Amount on such
Distribution Date), (iii) the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2
Certificates (after taking into account the payment of the Class M-1 Principal
Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), (iv) the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates (after taking into account the payment of
the Class M-3 Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date), and (v)
the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates immediately
prior to such Distribution Date over (y) the lesser of (A) the product of (i)
98.50% and (ii) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as
of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled
payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received
or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received during the
related Prepayment Period) and (B) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect
to scheduled payments of principal due during the related Due Period, to the
extent received or advanced, and unscheduled collections of principal received
during the related Prepayment Period) minus $2,500,000.
"Class P Certificate": Any one of the Class P Certificates executed by
the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and delivered by the
Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-13,
representing the right to distributions as set forth herein and therein and
evidencing a regular interest in REMIC III.
"Class R Certificate": Any one of the Class R Certificates executed by
the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and delivered by the
Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-15
and evidencing the ownership of the Class R-I Interest, the Class R-II Interest
and the Class R-III Interest.
"Class R-I Interest": The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC I.
"Class R-II Interest": The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC
II.
"Class R-III Interest": The uncertificated Residual Interest in REMIC
III.
"Class S Certificate": Any one of the Class S Certificates executed by
the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, and authenticated and delivered by the
Certificate Registrar, substantially in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit A-14
and evidencing a Regular Interest in REMIC III for purposes of the REMIC
Provisions.
"Class S Rate": With respect to REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS and
the Class S Certificates;
(A) in the case of the 1st Distribution Date through the 10th
Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the excess of (i) the REMIC I
Remittance Rate for REMIC I Regular
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Interest I-LTB over (ii) the excess (but not less than zero) of (x) the
REMIC I Remittance Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB over (y) 6.50%
per annum;
(B) in the case of the 11th Distribution Date through the 20th
Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the excess of (i) the REMIC I
Remittance Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB over (ii) the excess
(but not less than zero) of (x) the REMIC I Remittance Rate for REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTB over (y) 4.50% per annum;
(C) in the case of the 21st Distribution Date through the 30th
Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to the excess of (i) the REMIC I
Remittance Rate for REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB over (ii) the excess
(but not less than zero) of (x) the REMIC I Remittance Rate for REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTB over (y) 2.50% per annum;
(D) in the case of each Distribution Date thereafter, 0.00% per annum.
"Closing Date": June 7, 2002.
"Code": The Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
"Collection Account": The account or accounts created and maintained
by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.04(a), which shall be entitled
"Ameriquest Mortgage Company, as Master Servicer for U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of Ameriquest
Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2002-2." The Collection Account must be an Eligible Account.
"Commission": The Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Compensating Interest": As defined in Section 4.04(e) hereof.
"Corporate Trust Office": The principal corporate trust office of the
Trust Administrator or the Trustee, as the case may be, at which at any
particular time its corporate trust business in connection with this Agreement
shall be administered, which office with respect to the Trust Administrator, at
the date of the execution of this instrument is located at 0000 Xxxx Xx. Xxxxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxx, XX 00000-0000, or at such other address as the Trust
Administrator may designate from time to time by notice to the
Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trustee and with
respect to the Trustee, at the date of the execution of this instrument is
located at 000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx. Xxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000, or at such other
address as the Trustee may designate from time to time by notice to the
Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Master Servicer and the Trust
Administrator.
"Corresponding Certificate": With respect to (A)(i) REMIC II Regular
Interest II- LTAF1, (ii) REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF2, (iii) REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTAF3, (iv) REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF4, (v) REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTAF5, (vi) REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF6, (vii) REMIC
II Regular Interest II-LTAV, (viii) REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1, (ix)
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2, (x) REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3, (xi)
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM4 and (xii) REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTP,
(B)(i) the Class
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AF-1 Certificates, (ii) the Class AF-2 Certificates, (iii) the Class AF-3
Certificates, (iv) the Class AF-4 Certificates, (v) the Class AF-5 Certificates,
(vi) the Class AF-6 Certificates, (vii) the Class AV Certificates, (viii) the
Class M-1 Certificates, (ix) the Class M-2 Certificates, (x) the Class M-3
Certificates, (xi) the Class M-4 Certificates and (xii) Class P Certificates,
respectively.
"Credit Enhancement Percentage": For any Distribution Date, the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, calculated after taking into account
distributions of principal on the Mortgage Loans and distribution of the
Principal Distribution Amount to the Certificates then entitled to distributions
of principal on such Distribution Date, the numerator of which is the sum of the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of the Mezzanine Certificates and the
Class CE Certificates, and the denominator of which is the sum of (i) the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of
the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of principal
due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced, and
unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment
Period) and (ii) the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding Accounts, exclusive of
investment earnings therein.
"Cumulative Loss Percentage": With respect to any Distribution Date,
the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate
amount of Realized Losses incurred from the Cut-off Date to the last day of the
preceding calendar month and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date and the
Original Pre-Funded Amounts.
"Custodian": A Custodian, which shall initially be Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company.
"Cut-off Date": With respect to any Initial Mortgage Loan, the close
of business on the later of (i) the date of origination of such Mortgage Loan or
(ii) June 1, 2002. With respect to all Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans,
their respective dates of substitution. References herein to the "Cut-off Date,"
when used with respect to more than one Mortgage Loan, shall be to the
respective Cut-off Dates for such Mortgage Loans.
"Debt Service Reduction": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a
reduction in the scheduled Monthly Payment for such Mortgage Loan by a court of
competent jurisdiction in a proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code, except such a
reduction resulting from a Deficient Valuation.
"Deficient Valuation": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, a valuation
of the related Mortgaged Property by a court of competent jurisdiction in an
amount less than the then outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan,
which valuation results from a proceeding initiated under the Bankruptcy Code.
"Definitive Certificates": As defined in Section 5.01(b).
"Deleted Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan replaced or to be replaced by
a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan.
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"Delinquency Percentage": With respect to any Distribution Date, the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of all Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the
previous calendar month that, as of such last day of the previous calendar
month, are 60 or more days delinquent (measured under the OTS delinquency
calculation methodology), are in foreclosure, have been converted to REO
Properties or have related borrowers that are the subject of bankruptcy
proceedings, and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties as of the last day of the
previous calendar month; provided, however, that any Mortgage Loan purchased by
the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.16(a) shall not be included in either
the numerator or the denominator for purposes of calculating the Delinquency
Percentage.
"Depositor": Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., a Delaware
corporation, or its successor in interest.
"Depository": The Depository Trust Company, or any successor
Depository hereafter named. The nominee of the initial Depository, for purposes
of registering those Certificates that are to be Book-Entry Certificates, is
CEDE & Co. The Depository shall at all times be a "clearing corporation" as
defined in Section 8-102(3) of the Uniform Commercial Code of the State of New
York and a "clearing agency" registered pursuant to the provisions of Section
17A of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"Depository Institution": Any depository institution or trust company,
including the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, that (a) is incorporated
under the laws of the United States of America or any State thereof, (b) is
subject to supervision and examination by federal or state banking authorities
and (c) has outstanding unsecured commercial paper or other short-term unsecured
debt obligations that are rated P-1 by Xxxxx'x and A-1 by S&P (or comparable
ratings if Xxxxx'x and S&P are not the Rating Agencies).
"Depository Participant": A broker, dealer, bank or other financial
institution or other Person for whom from time to time a Depository effects
book-entry transfers and pledges of securities deposited with the Depository.
"Determination Date": With respect to each Distribution Date, the 10th
day of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs or, if such
10th day is not a Business Day, the Business Day immediately preceding such 10th
day.
"Directly Operate": With respect to any REO Property, the furnishing
or rendering of services to the tenants thereof, the management or operation of
such REO Property, the holding of such REO Property primarily for sale to
customers, the performance of any construction work thereon or any use of such
REO Property in a trade or business conducted by REMIC I other than through an
Independent Contractor; provided, however, that the Trustee (or the Master
Servicer on behalf of the Trustee) shall not be considered to Directly Operate
an REO Property solely because the Trustee (or the Master Servicer on behalf of
the Trustee) establishes rental terms, chooses tenants, enters into or renews
leases, deals with taxes and insurance, or makes decisions as to repairs or
capital expenditures with respect to such REO Property.
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"Disqualified Organization": Any of the following: (i) the United
States, any State or political subdivision thereof, any possession of the United
States, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an
instrumentality which is a corporation if all of its activities are subject to
tax and, except for Xxxxxxx Mac, a majority of its board of directors is not
selected by such governmental unit), (ii) any foreign government, any
international organization, or any agency or instrumentality of any of the
foregoing, (iii) any organization (other than certain farmers' cooperatives
described in Section 521 of the Code) which is exempt from the tax imposed by
Chapter 1 of the Code (including the tax imposed by Section 511 of the Code on
unrelated business taxable income), (iv) rural electric and telephone
cooperatives described in Section 1381(a)(2)(C) of the Code, (v) an "electing
large partnership" and (vi) any other Person so designated by the Trustee or the
Trust Administrator based upon an Opinion of Counsel that the holding of an
Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate by such Person may cause any of
REMIC I, REMIC II or REMIC III or any Person having an Ownership Interest in any
Class of Certificates (other than such Person) to incur a liability for any
federal tax imposed under the Code that would not otherwise be imposed but for
the Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such Person.
The terms "United States," "State" and "international organization" shall have
the meanings set forth in Section 7701 of the Code or successor provisions.
"Distribution Account": The trust account or accounts created and
maintained by the Trust Administrator pursuant to Section 3.04(e) which shall be
entitled "Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as Trust Administrator, in trust
for the registered holders of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-2." The Distribution Account must be an
Eligible Account.
"Distribution Date": The 25th day of any month, or if such 25th day is
not a Business Day, the next succeeding Business Day, commencing in July 2002.
"Due Date": With respect to each Distribution Date, the first day of
the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs, which is the day of
the month on which the Monthly Payment is due on a Mortgage Loan, exclusive of
any days of grace.
"Due Period": With respect to any Distribution Date, the period
commencing on the second day of the month immediately preceding the month in
which such Distribution Date occurs and ending on the related Due Date.
"Eligible Account": Any of (i) an account or accounts maintained with
a Depository Institution or trust company the short-term unsecured debt
obligations of which are rated P-1 by Moody's and A-1+ by S&P (or comparable
ratings if Moody's and S&P are not the Rating Agencies) at the time any amounts
are held on deposit therein, (ii) an account or accounts the deposits in which
are fully insured by the FDIC or (iii) a trust account or accounts maintained
with the corporate trust department of a federal or state chartered depository
institution or trust company acting in its fiduciary capacity. Eligible Accounts
may bear interest.
"ERISA": The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
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"Escrow Account": The account or accounts created and maintained
pursuant to Section 3.04(c).
"Escrow Payments": The amounts constituting taxes, and/or fire and
hazard insurance premiums escrowed by the Mortgagor with the mortgagee pursuant
to a voluntary escrow agreement related to any Mortgage Loan.
"Estate in Real Property": A fee simple estate or leasehold estate in
a parcel of land.
"Excess Overcollateralized Amount": With respect to the Class A
Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates and any Distribution Date, the
excess, if any, of (i) the Overcollateralized Amount for such Distribution Date
(calculated for this purpose only after assuming that 100% of the Principal
Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date has been distributed) over (ii) the
Overcollateralization Target Amount for such Distribution Date.
"Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rate": With respect to any Mortgage Loan
(or the related REO Property), as of any date of determination, a per annum rate
of interest equal to the applicable Mortgage Rate thereon as of the first day of
the month preceding the month in which the Distribution Date occurs minus the
sum of (i) the Administration Fee Rate and (ii) the Servicing Fee Rate.
"Expense Adjusted Maximum Mortgage Rate": With respect to any Mortgage
Loan (or the related REO Property), as of any date of determination, a per annum
rate of interest equal to the applicable Mortgage Rate (in the case of any Group
I Mortgage Loan) or Maximum Mortgage Rate (in the case any Group II Mortgage
Loan) thereon as of the first day of the month preceding the month in which the
Distribution Date occurs minus the sum of (i) the Administration Fee Rate and
(ii) the Servicing Fee Rate.
"Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense": Any amounts reimbursable to the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator, or any director, officer, employee or agent
of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, from the Trust Fund pursuant to
Section 8.05, any amounts payable from the Distribution Account in respect of
taxes pursuant to Section 10.01(g)(iii) and any amounts payable by the Trust
Administrator for the recording of the assignments of mortgage pursuant to
Section 2.01.
"Xxxxxx Xxx": Xxxxxx Xxx, formally known as the Federal National
Mortgage Association, or any successor thereto.
"FDIC": Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any successor
thereto.
"Final Recovery Determination": With respect to any defaulted Mortgage
Loan or any REO Property (other than a Mortgage Loan or REO Property purchased
by the Originator, the Depositor or the Master Servicer pursuant to or as
contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(a) or Section 9.01), a determination
made by the Master Servicer that all Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds
and other payments or recoveries which the Master Servicer, in its reasonable
good faith judgment, expects to be finally recoverable in respect thereof have
been so recovered. The Master
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Servicer shall maintain records, prepared by a Servicing Officer, of each Final
Recovery Determination made thereby.
"Formula Rate": For any Distribution Date and the Class AV
Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, the lesser of (i) LIBOR plus the
related Certificate Margin and (ii) the Maximum Cap Rate.
"Funding Period": The period beginning on the Closing Date and ending
on the earlier of the date on which (a) the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding
Accounts is reduced to zero or (b) 2:00 p.m., New York City time, on August 10,
2002.
"Xxxxxxx Mac": Xxxxxxx Mac, formally known as the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, or any successor thereto.
"Gross Margin": With respect to each Group II Mortgage Loan, the fixed
percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note that is added to the Index on
each Adjustment Date in accordance with the terms of the related Mortgage Note
to determine the Mortgage Rate for such Group II Mortgage Loan.
"Group I Interest Coverage Account": The account established and
maintained pursuant to Section 4.09.
"Group I Mortgage Loan": A first lien Mortgage Loan which provides for
a fixed Mortgage Rate payable with respect thereto. The Group I Mortgage Loans
are identified as such on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
"Group I Pre-Funding Account": The account established and maintained
pursuant to Section 4.08.
"Group II Interest Coverage Account": The account established and
maintained pursuant to Section 4.09.
"Group II Mortgage Loan": Each of the Mortgage Loans identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule as having a Mortgage Rate that is subject to adjustment.
The Group II Mortgage Loans are identified as such on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule.
"Group II Pre-Funding Account": The account established and maintained
pursuant to Section 4.08.
"Indenture": An indenture relating to the issuance of notes guaranteed
by the NIMS Insurer.
"Independent": When used with respect to any specified Person, any
such Person who (a) is in fact independent of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Originator and their respective Affiliates, (b) does not have any
direct financial interest in or any material indirect financial interest
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in the Depositor, the Originator, the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof,
and (c) is not connected with the Depositor, the Originator, the Master Servicer
or any Affiliate thereof as an officer, employee, promoter, underwriter,
trustee, trust administrator, partner, director or Person performing similar
functions; provided, however, that a Person shall not fail to be Independent of
the Depositor, the Originator, the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof
merely because such Person is the beneficial owner of 1% or less of any class of
securities issued by the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate
thereof, as the case may be.
"Independent Contractor": Either (i) any Person (other than the Master
Servicer) that would be an "independent contractor" with respect to REMIC I
within the meaning of Section 856(d)(3) of the Code if REMIC I were a real
estate investment trust (except that the ownership tests set forth in that
section shall be considered to be met by any Person that owns, directly or
indirectly, 35% or more of any Class of Certificates), so long as REMIC I does
not receive or derive any income from such Person and provided that the
relationship between such Person and REMIC I is at arm's length, all within the
meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.856-4(b)(5), or (ii) any other Person
(including the Master Servicer) if the Trustee and the Trust Administrator have
received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that the taking of any action in
respect of any REO Property by such Person, subject to any conditions therein
specified, that is otherwise herein contemplated to be taken by an Independent
Contractor will not cause such REO Property to cease to qualify as "foreclosure
property" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code (determined
without regard to the exception applicable for purposes of Section 860D(a) of
the Code), or cause any income realized in respect of such REO Property to fail
to qualify as Rents from Real Property.
"Index": With respect to each Group II Mortgage Loan and each related
Adjustment Date, the average of the interbank offered rates for six-month United
States dollar deposits in the London market as published in THE WALL STREET
JOURNAL and as most recently available as of the first business day 45 days or
more prior to such Adjustment Date, as specified in the related Mortgage Note.
"Initial Deposit": $0.00 in cash to be deposited by the Depositor with
the Trust Administrator for deposit into the Initial Deposit Account on or
before the Closing Date, relating to (i) Initial Mortgage Loans having a first
Due Date in the Due Period relating to the Distribution Date in August 2002 and
(ii) the initial Interest Accrual Period.
"Initial Deposit Account": The Initial Deposit Account established in
accordance with Section 4.11 hereof and maintained by the Trust Administrator,
which shall be entitled "Initial Deposit Account, Deutsche Bank National Trust
Company, as agent for U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee, in trust for
the registered holders of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-2" and which must be an Eligible Account.
"Initial Mortgage Loan": Any of the Mortgage Loans included in REMIC I
as of the Closing Date.
"Insurance Proceeds": Proceeds of any title policy, hazard policy or
other insurance policy covering a Mortgage Loan, to the extent such proceeds are
not to be applied to the restoration of the related Mortgaged Property or
released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures
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that the Master Servicer would follow in servicing mortgage loans held for its
own account, subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage Note
and Mortgage.
"Interest Accrual Period": With respect to any Distribution Date and
the Class AV Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, the period commencing
on the Distribution Date in the month immediately preceding the month in which
such Distribution Date occurs (or, in the case of the first Distribution Date,
commencing on the Closing Date) and ending on the day preceding such
Distribution Date. With respect to any Distribution Date and the Class AF
Certificates, the Class S Certificates, the Class CE Certificates, the REMIC II
Regular Interests and the REMIC I Regular Interests, the one-month period ending
on the last day of the calendar month preceding the month in which such
Distribution Date occurs.
"Interest Carry Forward Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date
and any Class of Class A Certificates, Class S Certificates or Mezzanine
Certificates, the sum of (i) the amount, if any, by which (a) the Interest
Distribution Amount for such Class of Certificates as of the immediately
preceding Distribution Date exceeded (b) the actual amount distributed on such
Class of Certificates in respect of interest on such immediately preceding
Distribution Date and (ii) the amount of any Interest Carry Forward Amount for
such Class of Certificates remaining unpaid from the previous Distribution Date,
plus accrued interest on such sum calculated at the related Pass- Through Rate
for the most recently ended Interest Accrual Period.
"Interest Coverage Accounts": The Group I Interest Coverage Account
and the Group II Interest Coverage Account.
"Interest Coverage Amounts": The amount to be paid by the Depositor to
the Trustee for deposit into the Interest Coverage Account on the Closing Date
pursuant to Section 4.09, which amount ,with respect to the Group I Mortgage
Loans is $548,011.96 amount with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans is
$1,139,521.19.
"Interest Determination Date": With respect to the Class AV
Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, and solely for purposes of calculating
the Marker Rate REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF, REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTM1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3
and REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM4 and any Interest Accrual Period therefor,
the second London Business Day preceding the commencement of such Interest
Accrual Period.
"Interest Distribution Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date,
any Class A Certificate, any Mezzanine Certificate, any Class S Certificate and
any Class CE Certificate, the aggregate Accrued Certificate Interest on the
Certificates of such Class for such Distribution Date.
"Interest Remittance Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date,
that portion of the Available Funds for such Distribution Date allocable to
interest.
"Late Collections": With respect to any Mortgage Loan and any Due
Period, all amounts received subsequent to the Determination Date immediately
following such Due Period, whether as late payments of Monthly Payments or as
Insurance Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds or
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otherwise, which represent late payments or collections of principal and/or
interest due (without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note) but delinquent for such Due Period and not
previously recovered.
"Liquidation Event": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, any of the
following events: (i) such Mortgage Loan is paid in full; (ii) a Final Recovery
Determination is made as to such Mortgage Loan; or (iii) such Mortgage Loan is
removed from REMIC I by reason of its being purchased, sold or replaced pursuant
to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(a) or Section 9.01. With
respect to any REO Property, either of the following events: (i) a Final
Recovery Determination is made as to such REO Property; or (ii) such REO
Property is removed from REMIC I by reason of its being purchased pursuant to
Section 9.01.
"Liquidation Proceeds": The amount (other than Insurance Proceeds or
amounts received in respect of the rental of any REO Property prior to REO
Disposition) received by the Master Servicer in connection with (i) the taking
of all or a part of a Mortgaged Property by exercise of the power of eminent
domain or condemnation, (ii) the liquidation of a defaulted Mortgage Loan
through a trustee's sale, foreclosure sale or otherwise, or (iii) the
repurchase, substitution or sale of a Mortgage Loan or an REO Property pursuant
to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.13, Section 3.16(a) or Section
9.01.
"Loan Group": Either Loan Group I or Loan Group II, as the context
requires.
"Loan Group I": The group of Mortgage Loans identified in the Mortgage
Loan Schedule as having been assigned to Loan Group I.
"Loan Group II": The group of Mortgage Loans identified in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule as having been assigned to Loan Group II.
"Loan-to-Value Ratio": As of any date of determination, the fraction,
expressed as a percentage, the numerator of which is the principal balance of
the related Mortgage Loan at such date and the denominator of which is the Value
of the related Mortgaged Property.
"Lockout Certificate Percentage": With respect to the Class AF-6
Certificates and any Distribution Date, the percentage equal to the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-6 Certificates immediately prior
to such Distribution Date divided by the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balances of the Class AF Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution
Date.
"Lockout Distribution Percentage": With respect to the Class AF-6
Certificates and any Distribution Date, the indicated percentage of the Lockout
Certificate Percentage for such Distribution Date:
DISTRIBUTION DATE OCCURRING IN PERCENTAGE
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July 2002 through June 2005 0%
July 2005 through June 2007 45%
July 2007 through June 2008 80%
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July 2008 through June 2009 100%
July 2009 and thereafter 300%
"London Business Day": Any day on which banks in the City of London
are open and conducting transactions in United States dollars.
"Loss Mitigation Action Plan": The policies and procedures set forth
in Exhibit O hereto relating to the realization on delinquent Mortgage Loans,
which are incorporated by reference into this Agreement shall be deemed a part
hereof.
"Lost Note Affidavit": With respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which
the original Mortgage Note has been permanently lost, misplaced or destroyed and
has not been replaced, an affidavit from the Seller certifying that the original
Mortgage Note has been lost, misplaced or destroyed (together with a copy of the
related Mortgage Note) and indemnifying the Trust Fund against any loss, cost or
liability resulting from the failure to deliver the original Mortgage Note in
the form of Exhibit B hereto.
"Marker Rate": With respect to the Class CE Certificates and any
Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to two (2) times the weighted average
of the REMIC II Remittance Rate for each of the REMIC II Regular Interests, with
the rate on each REMIC II Regular Interest (other than REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTZZ and REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS) subject to a cap equal to the
related Pass-Through Rate (in the case of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF1,
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF2, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF3, REMIC II
Regular Interest II- LTAF4, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF5 and REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTAF6) or the related Formula Rate (in the case of REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1, REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTM2, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3 and REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTM4) for the purpose of this calculation for such Distribution Date
and with the rate on REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ subject to a cap of zero
for the purpose of this calculation: provided, however, that solely for this
purpose, calculations of the REMIC II Remittance Rate and the related caps with
respect to REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1,
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3 and REMIC I
Regular Interest II-LTM4 shall be multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of
which is the actual number of days in the Interest Accrual Period and the
denominator of which is 30.
"Master Servicer": Ameriquest Mortgage Company or any successor master
servicer appointed as herein provided, in its capacity as Master Servicer
hereunder.
"Master Servicer Event of Default": One or more of the events
described in Section 7.01.
"Master Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount": The amounts
payable by the Master Servicer in respect of any waived Prepayment Charges
pursuant to Section 2.03(b).
"Master Servicer Remittance Date": With respect to any Distribution
Date, 3:00 p.m. New York time on the last Business Day preceding the related
Distribution Date.
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"Master Servicer Reporting Date": With respect to any Distribution
Date, 3:00 p.m. New York time on the 18th day of the calendar month in which
such Distribution Date occurs or, if such 18th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately succeeding such 18th day.
"Master Servicer Termination Test": With respect to any Distribution
Date, the Master Servicer Termination Test will be failed if the Cumulative Loss
Percentage exceeds 4.00%.
"Maximum Cap Rate": For any Distribution Date with respect to the
Class AV Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, a per annum rate equal to
the product of (x) the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Maximum Mortgage
Rates of the Mortgage Loans, weighted based on their Scheduled Principal
Balances as of the first day of the calendar month preceding the month in which
the Distribution Date occurs (after giving effect to unscheduled collections of
principal received during the related Prepayment Period) and (y) a fraction, the
numerator of which is 30 and the denominator of which is the actual number of
days elapsed in the related Interest Accrual Period.
"Maximum II-LTZZ Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount": With
respect to any Distribution Date, the excess of (i) accrued interest at the
REMIC II Remittance Rate applicable to REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ for
such Distribution Date on a balance equal to the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC
II Regular Interest II-LTZZ minus the REMIC II Overcollateralization Amount, in
each case for such Distribution Date, over (ii) Uncertificated Interest on REMIC
II Regular Interest II-LTAF1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF2, REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTAF3, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF4, REMIC II Regular
Interest II- LTAF5, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF6, REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1, REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTM2, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3 and REMIC Regular Interest II-LTM4
for such Distribution Date, with the rate on each such REMIC II Regular Interest
subject to a cap equal to the related Pass-Through Rate (in the case of REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTAF1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF2, REMIC II Regular
Interest II- LTAF3, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF4, REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTAF5 and REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF6) or the related Formula
Rate (in the case of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTM1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2, REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTM3 and REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM4), provided, however, that solely
for this purpose, calculations of the REMIC II Remittance Rate and the related
caps with respect to REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTM1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2, REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTM3 and REMIC I Regular Interest II-LTM4 shall be multiplied by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the Interest Accrual
Period and the denominator of which is 30.
"Maximum Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Group II Mortgage Loan,
the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the maximum Mortgage
Rate thereunder.
"Mezzanine Certificate": Any Class M-1 Certificates, Class M-2
Certificates, Class M-3 Certificates or Class M-4 Certificates.
"Minimum Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Group II Mortgage Loan,
the percentage set forth in the related Mortgage Note as the minimum Mortgage
Rate thereunder.
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"Monthly Payment": With respect to any Mortgage Loan, the scheduled
monthly payment of principal and interest on such Mortgage Loan which is payable
by the related Mortgagor from time to time under the related Mortgage Note,
determined: (a) after giving effect to (i) any Deficient Valuation and/or Debt
Service Reduction with respect to such Mortgage Loan and (ii) any reduction in
the amount of interest collectible from the related Mortgagor pursuant to the
Relief Act; (b) without giving effect to any extension granted or agreed to by
the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.02; and (c) on the assumption that all
other amounts, if any, due under such Mortgage Loan are paid when due.
"Moody's": Xxxxx'x Investors Service, or its successor in interest.
"Mortgage": The mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument creating a
first lien on, or first priority security interest in, a Mortgaged Property
securing a Mortgage Note.
"Mortgage File": The mortgage documents listed in Section 2.01
pertaining to a particular Mortgage Loan and any additional documents required
to be added to the Mortgage File pursuant to this Agreement.
"Mortgage Loan": Each mortgage loan transferred and assigned to the
Trustee pursuant to Section 2.01 or Section 2.03(d) of this Agreement, as held
from time to time held as a part of REMIC I, the Mortgage Loans so held being
identified in the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
"Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement": The agreement between the
Originator and the Depositor, regarding the transfer of the Mortgage Loans by
the Originator to or at the direction of the Depositor, substantially in the
form of Exhibit D annexed hereto.
"Mortgage Loan Schedule": As of any date, the list of Mortgage Loans
included in REMIC I on such date, separately identifying the Group I Mortgage
Loans and the Group II Mortgage Loans, attached hereto as Schedule 1 as
supplemented by each schedule of Subsequent Mortgage Loans attached to a
Subsequent Transfer Instrument. The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the
following information with respect to each Mortgage Loan:
(1) the Originator's Mortgage Loan identifying number;
(2) the Mortgagor's name;
(3) the street address of the Mortgaged Property including the state
and zip code;
(4) a code indicating whether the Mortgaged Property is
owner-occupied;
(5) the type of Residential Dwelling constituting the Mortgaged
Property;
(6) the original months to maturity;
(7) the Loan-to-Value Ratio at origination;
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(8) the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the Cut-off Date
(or the related Subsequent Cut-off Date, with respect to a Subsequent
Mortgage Loan);
(9) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the
Mortgage Loan;
(10) the stated maturity date;
(11) the amount of the Monthly Payment due on the first Due Date after
the Cut-off Date (or the related Subsequent Cut-off Date, with respect to a
Subsequent Mortgage Loan);
(12) the last Due Date on which a Monthly Payment was actually applied
to the unpaid Stated Principal Balance;
(13) the original principal amount of the Mortgage Loan;
(14) the Scheduled Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loan as of the
close of business on the Cut-off Date (or the related Subsequent Cut-off
Date, with respect to a Subsequent Mortgage Loan);
(15) with respect to each Group II Mortgage Loan, the Gross Margin;
(16) a code indicating the purpose of the Mortgage Loan (I.E.,
purchase refinance debt consolidation cashout, or refinance debt
consolidation no cashout);
(17) with respect to each Group II Mortgage Loan, the Maximum Mortgage
Rate;
(18) with respect to each Group II Mortgage Loan, the Minimum Mortgage
Rate;
(19) the Mortgage Rate at origination;
(20) with respect to each Group II Mortgage Loan, the Periodic Rate
Cap and the maximum first Adjustment Date Mortgage Rate adjustment;
(21) a code indicating the documentation program (I.E., Full
Documentation, Fast Trac or Stated Income);
(22) with respect to each Group II Mortgage Loan, the first Adjustment
Date immediately following the Cut-off Date;
(23) the risk grade;
(24) the Value of the Mortgaged Property;
(25) the sale price of the Mortgaged Property, if applicable; and
(26) the FICO score of the primary Mortgagor.
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The Mortgage Loan Schedule shall set forth the following information
with respect to the Mortgage Loans in the aggregate as of the Cut-off Date (or
Subsequent Cut-off Date, with respect to a Subsequent Mortgage Loan): (1) the
number of Mortgage Loans; (2) the current principal balance of the Mortgage
Loans; (3) the weighted average Mortgage Rate of the Mortgage Loans; and (4) the
weighted average maturity of the Mortgage Loans. The Mortgage Loan Schedule
shall be amended from time to time by the Depositor in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement. With respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage
Loan, the Cut-off Date shall refer to the related Cut-off Date for such Mortgage
Loan, determined in accordance with the definition of Cut-off Date herein.
"Mortgage Note": The original executed note or other evidence of the
indebtedness of a Mortgagor under a Mortgage Loan.
"Mortgage Pool": The pool of Mortgage Loans, identified on Schedule 1
from time to time, and any REO Properties acquired in respect thereof.
"Mortgage Rate": With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the annual rate
at which interest accrues on such Mortgage Loan from time to time in accordance
with the provisions of the related Mortgage Note, which rate (i) with respect to
each Group I Mortgage Loan shall remain constant at the rate set forth in the
Mortgage Loan Schedule as the Mortgage Rate in effect immediately following the
Cut-off Date and (ii) with respect to the Group II Mortgage Loans, (A) as of any
date of determination until the first Adjustment Date following the Cut-off Date
(or Subsequent Cut-off Date, with respect to a Subsequent Mortgage Loan) shall
be the rate set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule as the Mortgage Rate in
effect immediately following the Cut-off Date (or Subsequent Cut-off Date, with
respect to a Subsequent Mortgage Loan) and (B) as of any date of determination
thereafter shall be the rate as adjusted on the most recent Adjustment Date
equal to the sum, rounded to the nearest 0.125% as provided in the Mortgage
Note, of the Index, as most recently available as of a date prior to the
Adjustment Date as set forth in the related Mortgage Note, plus the related
Gross Margin; provided that the Mortgage Rate on such Group II Mortgage Loan on
any Adjustment Date shall never be more than the lesser of (i) the sum of the
Mortgage Rate in effect immediately prior to the Adjustment Date plus the
related Periodic Rate Cap, if any, and (ii) the related Maximum Mortgage Rate,
and shall never be less than the greater of (i) the Mortgage Rate in effect
immediately prior to the Adjustment Date less the Periodic Rate Cap, if any, and
(ii) the related Minimum Mortgage Rate. With respect to each Mortgage Loan that
becomes an REO Property, as of any date of determination, the annual rate
determined in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence as of the date
such Mortgage Loan became an REO Property.
"Mortgaged Property": The underlying property identified in the
related Mortgage as securing a Mortgage Loan, including any REO Property,
consisting of an Estate in Real Property improved by a Residential Dwelling
(excluding for purposes of construing the representations or warranties made in
the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, any improvements thereupon not considered
by the appraiser in determining the value of such Mortgaged Property).
"Mortgagor": The obligor on a Mortgage Note.
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"Net Monthly Excess Cashflow": With respect to any Distribution Date,
the sum of (i) any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such Distribution
Date and (ii) the excess of (x) the Available Funds for such Distribution Date
over (y) the sum for such Distribution Date of (A) the Senior Interest
Distribution Amount payable to the holders of the Class A Certificates and the
Class S Certificates and the Interest Distribution Amounts payable to the
Mezzanine Certificates and (B) the Principal Remittance Amount.
"Net Mortgage Rate": With respect to any Mortgage Loan (or the related
REO Property) as of any date of determination, a per annum rate of interest
equal to the then applicable Mortgage Rate for such Mortgage Loan minus the
Servicing Fee Rate.
"Net WAC Pass-Through Rate": With respect to the Class AF Certificates
and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to (A) the weighted average of
the Expense Adjusted Net Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans weighted on the
basis of the outstanding Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the
first day of the month preceding the month of such Distribution Date less (B)
the Pass-Through Rate for the Class S Certificates for such Distribution Date
multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the Notional Amount of the
Class S Certificates immediately prior to such Distribution Date and the
denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate outstanding Principal Balance
of the Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the month preceding the month of
such Distribution Date and any amount remaining in the Pre-Funding Account
(exclusive of any investment income therein). For federal income tax purposes,
the economic equivalent of such rate shall be expressed as the REMIC II
Remittance Rate of the REMIC II Regular Interest for which such Class of
Certificates is the Corresponding Certificate.
With respect to the Class AV Certificates and the Mezzanine
Certificates and any Distribution Date, a per annum rate equal to (A) the
product of (x) the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Net Mortgage Rates
of the Mortgage Loans weighted on the basis of the outstanding Principal
Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the month preceding the
month of such Distribution Date and (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is 30
and the denominator of which is the actual number of days elapsed in the related
Interest Accrual Period, less (B) the Pass-Through Rate for the Class S
Certificates for such Distribution Date multiplied by a fraction, the numerator
of which is the Notional Amount of the Class S Certificates immediately prior to
such Distribution Date and the denominator of which is the sum of the aggregate
outstanding Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the
month preceding the month of such Distribution Date and any amount remaining in
the Pre-Funding Account (exclusive of any investment income therein). For
federal income tax purposes, the economic equivalent of such rate shall be
expressed as the REMIC II Remittance Rate of the REMIC II Regular Interest for
which such Class of Certificates is the Corresponding Certificate.
With respect to the Class S Certificates and any Distribution Date, a
per annum rate equal to the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Net
Mortgage Rates of the Mortgage Loans weighted on the basis of the outstanding
Principal Balances of the Mortgage Loans as of the first day of the month
preceding the month of such Distribution Date.
"Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount": With respect to the Class A
Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class S Certificates and any
Distribution Date, the sum of the excess
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of (i) the amount of interest such Certificates would have been entitled to
receive on such Distribution Date had such Pass-Through Rate been calculated at
the Formula Rate (in the case of the Class AV Certificates and the Mezzanine
Certificates), or the applicable fixed rate set forth in clause (x) of the
definition of Pass-Through Rate (in the case of the Class AF Certificates and
the Class S Certificates), over (ii) the amount of interest payable on such
Certificates at the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date
and (B) the related Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for the previous Distribution
Date not previously paid, together with interest thereon at a rate equal to the
Formula Rate (in the case of the Class AV Certificates and the Mezzanine
Certificates) or the applicable fixed rate set forth in clause (x) of the
definition of Pass-Through Rate (in the case of the Class AF Certificates and
the Class S Certificates), as the case may be, in each case for the Interest
Accrual Period for the current Distribution Date.
"Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account": The Net WAC Rate Carryover
Reserve Account established and maintained pursuant to Section 4.10.
"New Lease": Any lease of REO Property entered into on behalf of REMIC
I, including any lease renewed or extended on behalf of REMIC I, if REMIC I has
the right to renegotiate the terms of such lease.
"NIMS Insurer": Any insurer that is guaranteeing certain payments
under notes issued by a trust, the principal assets of which include all or a
portion of the Class CE Certificates, the Class P Certificates and/or the Class
R Certificates.
"Nonrecoverable Advance": Any Advance previously made or proposed to
be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that, in the good faith
business judgment of the Master Servicer, will not or, in the case of a proposed
Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from related Late Collections,
Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property
as provided herein.
"Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance": Any Servicing Advance previously
made or proposed to be made in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO Property that,
in the good faith business judgment of the Master Servicer, will not or, in the
case of a proposed Servicing Advance, would not be ultimately recoverable from
related Late Collections, Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds on such
Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein.
"Non-United States Person": Any Person other than a United States
Person.
"Notional Amount": With respect to the Class CE Certificates and any
Distribution Date, the aggregate Uncertificated Balances of the REMIC II Regular
Interests immediately prior to such Distribution Date. With respect to the Class
S Certificates and any Distribution Date, an amount equal to the Uncertificated
Notional Amount for the REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB immediately prior to such
Distribution Date.
"Officers' Certificate": With respect to the Depositor, a certificate
signed by the Chairman of the Board, the Vice Chairman of the Board, the
President or a vice president (however denominated), and by the Treasurer, the
Secretary, or one of the assistant treasurers or assistant
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secretaries. With respect to the Master Servicer, any officer who is authorized
to act for the Master Servicer in matters relating to this Agreement, and whose
action is binding upon the Master Servicer, initially including those
individuals whose names appear on the list of authorized officers delivered at
the closing.
"Offered Certificate": Any one of the Class A Certificates, the
Mezzanine Certificates and the Class S Certificates, issued under this
Agreement.
"One-Month LIBOR": With respect to the Class AV Certificates, the
Mezzanine Certificates, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTM1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2, REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTM3 and REMIC II Regular Interest II- LTM4 and any Interest Accrual Period
therefor, the rate determined by the Trust Administrator on the related Interest
Determination Date on the basis of the offered rate for one-month U.S. dollar
deposits, as such rate appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London
time) on such Interest Determination Date; provided that if such rate does not
appear on Telerate Page 3750, the rate for such date will be determined on the
basis of the offered rates of the Reference Banks for one-month U.S. dollar
deposits, as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Interest Determination Date. In
such event, the Trust Administrator will request the principal London office of
each of the Reference Banks to provide a quotation of its rate. If on such
Interest Determination Date, two or more Reference Banks provide such offered
quotations, One-Month LIBOR for the related Interest Accrual Period shall be the
arithmetic mean of such offered quotations (rounded upwards if necessary to the
nearest whole multiple of 1/16%). If on such Interest Determination Date, fewer
than two Reference Banks provide such offered quotations, One-Month LIBOR for
the related Interest Accrual Period shall be the higher of (i) LIBOR as
determined on the previous Interest Determination Date and (ii) the Reserve
Interest Rate. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if, under the priorities described
above, LIBOR for an Interest Determination Date would be based on LIBOR for the
previous Interest Determination Date for the third consecutive Interest
Determination Date, the Trust Administrator shall select, after consultation
with the NIMS Insurer, an alternative comparable index (over which the Trust
Administrator has no control), used for determining one-month Eurodollar lending
rates that is calculated and published (or otherwise made available) by an
independent party.
"Opinion of Counsel": A written opinion of counsel, who may, without
limitation, be salaried counsel for the Depositor or the Master Servicer
acceptable to the Trustee, if such opinion is delivered to the Trustee, or
acceptable to the Trust Administrator, if such opinion is delivered to the Trust
Administrator, except that any opinion of counsel relating to (a) the
qualification of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) compliance with the REMIC
Provisions must be an opinion of Independent counsel.
"Original Group I Pre-Funded Amount": The amount deposited by the
Depositor in the Group I Pre-Funding Account on the Closing Date, which amount
is $41,472,585.91.
"Original Group II Pre-Funded Amount": The amount deposited by the
Depositor in the Group II Pre-Funding Account on the Closing Date, which amount
is $75,853,912.56.
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"Original Pre-Funded Amounts": The Original Group I Pre-Funded Amount
and the Original Group II Pre-Funded Amount.
"Originator": Ameriquest Mortgage Company, or its successor in
interest, in its capacity as originator under the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement.
"Overcollateralized Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date,
the excess, if any, of (a) the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal Balances of
the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties immediately following such Distribution
Date and the amount on deposit in the Pre- Funding Accounts as of the last day
of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of
principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced,
and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment
Period), exclusive of any investment earnings therein over (b) the sum of the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A Certificates, the
Mezzanine Certificates and the Class P Certificates as of such Distribution Date
(after giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution Date).
"Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the excess, if any, of (a) the Overcollateralization Target
Amount applicable to such Distribution Date over (b) the Overcollateralized
Amount applicable to such Distribution Date (calculated for this purpose only,
after taking into account the distributions to be made of the Principal
Remittance Amount on such Distribution Date).
"Overcollateralization Increase Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, the lesser of (a) the Overcollateralization Deficiency Amount
as of such Distribution Date (after taking into account the payment of the
Principal Distribution Amount on such Distribution Date, exclusive of the
payment of any Overcollateralization Increase Amount) and (b) the amount of
Accrued Certificate Interest payable on the Class CE Certificates on such
Distribution Date as reduced by Realized Losses allocated thereto with respect
to such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.04.
"Overcollateralization Reduction Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the lesser of (a) the Excess
Overcollateralized Amount and (b) the Principal Remittance Amount.
"Overcollateralization Target Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date (i) prior to the Stepdown Date, $3,750,000, (ii) on or after
the Stepdown Date provided a Trigger Event is not in effect, the greater of (x)
1.50% of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the
last day of the related Due Period (after giving effect to scheduled payments of
principal due during the related Due Period, to the extent received or advanced,
and unscheduled collections of principal received during the related Prepayment
Period) and (y) $2,500,000, and (iii) on or after the Stepdown Date and if a
Trigger Event is in effect, the Overcollateralization Target Amount for the
immediately preceding Distribution Date.
"Ownership Interest": As to any Certificate, any ownership or security
interest in such Certificate, including any interest in such Certificate as the
Holder thereof and any other interest therein, whether direct or indirect, legal
or beneficial, as owner or as pledgee.
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"Pass-Through Rate": With respect to the Class AF-1 Certificates and
any Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) 3.43% per annum and (y) the related Net
WAC Pass-Through Rate for such class for such Distribution Date.
With respect to the Class AF-2 Certificates and any Distribution Date,
the lesser of (x) 4.24% per annum and (y) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate
for such class for such Distribution Date.
With respect to the Class AF-3 Certificates and any Distribution Date,
the lesser of (x) 4.84% per annum and (y) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate
for such class for such Distribution Date.
With respect to the Class AF-4 Certificates and any Distribution Date,
the lesser of (x) 5.57% per annum and (y) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate
for such class for such Distribution Date.
With respect to the Class AF-5 Certificates and any Distribution Date,
the lesser of (x) 6.30% per annum in the case of each Distribution Date through
and including the Distribution Date on which the aggregate principal balance of
the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) remaining in the
Trust Fund is reduced to less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate principal
balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts, or 6.80% per annum, in the case of any Distribution Date
thereafter and (y) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such class for such
Distribution Date.
With respect to the Class AF-6 Certificates and any Distribution Date,
the lesser of (x) 5.85% per annum in the case of each Distribution Date through
and including the Distribution Date on which the aggregate principal balance of
the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in respect thereof) remaining in the
Trust Fund is reduced to less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate principal
balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts, or 6.35% per annum, in the case of any Distribution Date
thereafter and (y) the related Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such class for such
Distribution Date.
With respect to the Class AV Certificates and the Mezzanine
Certificates and any Distribution Date, the lesser of (x) the related Formula
Rate for such Distribution Date and (y) the Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such
Distribution Date.
With respect to the Class S Certificates and any Distribution Date,
the lesser of (x)(i) 6.50% per annum for the 1st Distribution Date through the
10th Distribution Date, (ii) 4.50% per annum for the 11th Distribution Date
through the 20th Distribution Date and (iii) 2.50% per annum for the 21st
Distribution Date through the 30th Distribution Date and (b) the related Net WAC
Pass- Through Rate for such Distribution Date; provided, however, for federal
income tax purposes and under the REMIC Provisions, (A) the Class S Certificates
will not have a Pass-Through Rate and (B) the Interest Distribution Amount for
the Class S Certificates and any Distribution Date will be deemed to be 100% of
the amount distributed on REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS for such Distribution
Date.
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With respect to the Class CE Certificates and any Distribution Date, a
rate per annum equal to the percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator
of which is the sum of the amounts calculated pursuant to clauses (A) through
(M) below, and the denominator of which is the Uncertificated Balance of the
REMIC II Regular Interests. For purposes of calculating the Pass-Through Rate
for the Class CE Certificates, the numerator is equal to the sum of the
following components:
(A) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA
minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated
Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA;
(B) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTAF1 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF1;
(C) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTAF2 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF2;
(D) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTAF3 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF3;
(E) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTAF4 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF4;
(F) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTAF5 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF5;
(G) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTAF6 minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF6;
(H) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAV
minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated
Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAV;
(I) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1
minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated
Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1;
(J) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2
minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated
Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2;
(K) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3
minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated
Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3;
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(L) the REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ
minus the Marker Rate, applied to an amount equal to the Uncertificated
Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ; and
(M) 100% of the interest on REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTP
"Percentage Interest": With respect to any Class of Certificates
(other than the Residual Certificates), the undivided percentage ownership in
such Class evidenced by such Certificate, expressed as a percentage, the
numerator of which is the initial Certificate Principal Balance represented by
such Certificate and the denominator of which is the aggregate initial
Certificate Principal Balance of all of the Certificates of such Class. The
Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates are issuable only in minimum
Percentage Interests corresponding to minimum initial Certificate Principal
Balances of $25,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in excess thereof. The Class
S Certificates are issuable only in minimum Percentage Interests corresponding
to minimum initial Notional Amounts of $25,000 and integral multiples of $1.00
in excess thereof. The Class P Certificates are issuable only in minimum
Percentage Interests corresponding to minimum initial Certificate Principal
Balances of $20 and integral multiples thereof. The Class CE Certificates are
issuable only in minimum Percentage Interests corresponding to minimum initial
Certificate Principal Balances of $10,000 and integral multiples of $1.00 in
excess thereof; provided, however, that a single Certificate of such Class of
Certificates may be issued having a Percentage Interest corresponding to the
remainder of the aggregate initial Certificate Principal Balance of such Class
or to an otherwise authorized denomination for such Class plus such remainder.
With respect to any Residual Certificate, the undivided percentage ownership in
such Class evidenced by such Certificate, as set forth on the face of such
Certificate. The Residual Certificates are issuable in Percentage Interests of
20% and multiples thereof.
"Periodic Rate Cap": With respect to each Group II Mortgage Loan and
any Adjustment Date therefor, the fixed percentage set forth in the related
Mortgage Note, which is the maximum amount by which the Mortgage Rate for such
Mortgage Loan may increase or decrease (without regard to the Maximum Mortgage
Rate or the Minimum Mortgage Rate) on such Adjustment Date from the Mortgage
Rate in effect immediately prior to such Adjustment Date.
"Permitted Investments": Any one or more of the following obligations
or securities acquired at a purchase price of not greater than par, regardless
of whether issued by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer, the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator or any of their respective Affiliates:
(i) direct obligations of, or obligations fully guaranteed as to
timely payment of principal and interest by, the United States or any
agency or instrumentality thereof, provided such obligations are backed by
the full faith and credit of the United States;
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(ii) demand and time deposits in, certificates of deposit of, or
bankers' acceptances (which shall each have an original maturity of not
more than 90 days and, in the case of bankers' acceptances, shall in no
event have an original maturity of more than 365 days or a remaining
maturity of more than 30 days) denominated in United States dollars and
issued by, any Depository Institution;
(iii) repurchase obligations with respect to any security described in
clause (i) above entered into with a Depository Institution (acting as
principal);
(iv) securities bearing interest or sold at a discount that are issued
by any corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States of
America or any state thereof and that are rated by each Rating Agency that
rates such securities in its highest long-term unsecured rating categories
at the time of such investment or contractual commitment providing for such
investment;
(v) commercial paper (including both non-interest-bearing discount
obligations and interest-bearing obligations payable on demand or on a
specified date not more than 30 days after the date of acquisition thereof)
that is rated by each Rating Agency that rates such securities in its
highest short-term unsecured debt rating available at the time of such
investment;
(vi) units of money market funds, including money market funds advised
by the Trust Administrator or an Affiliate thereof, that have been rated
"Aaa" by Moody's and "AAA" by S & P; and
(viii) if previously confirmed in writing to the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator and consented to by the NIMS Insurer, any other demand, money
market or time deposit, or any other obligation, security or investment, as
may be acceptable to the Rating Agencies as a permitted investment of funds
backing securities having ratings equivalent to its highest initial rating
of the Class A Certificates;
provided, however, that no instrument described hereunder shall evidence either
the right to receive (a) only interest with respect to the obligations
underlying such instrument or (b) both principal and interest payments derived
from obligations underlying such instrument and the interest and principal
payments with respect to such instrument provide a yield to maturity at par
greater than 120% of the yield to maturity at par of the underlying obligations.
"Permitted Transferee": Any Transferee of a Residual Certificate other
than a Disqualified Organization or Non-United States Person.
"Person": Any individual, corporation, partnership, joint venture,
association, joint- stock company, trust, unincorporated organization or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof.
"Plan": Any employee benefit plan or certain other retirement plans
and arrangements, including individual retirement accounts and annuities, Xxxxx
plans and bank collective investment funds and insurance company general or
separate accounts in which such plans, accounts or arrangements are invested,
that are subject to ERISA and Section 4975 of the Code.
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"Pre-Funding Accounts": The Group I Pre-Funding Account and the Group
II Pre- Funding Account.
"Prepayment Assumption": As defined in the Prospectus Supplement.
"Prepayment Charge": With respect to any Prepayment Period, any
prepayment premium, penalty or charge payable by the a Mortgagor in connection
with any Principal Prepayment pursuant to the terms of the related Mortgage Note
as from time to time held as a part of the Trust Fund, the Prepayment Charges so
held being identified in the Prepayment Charge Schedule (other than any Master
Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amount).
"Prepayment Charge Schedule": As of any date, the list of Prepayment
Charges included in the Trust Fund on such date, attached hereto as Schedule 2
(including the prepayment charge summary attached thereto) as supplemented by
each schedule of Subsequent Mortgage Loans which by their terms have related
Prepayment Charges. The Prepayment Charge Schedule shall set forth the following
information with respect to each Prepayment Charge:
(i) the Master Servicer's Mortgage Loan identifying number;
(ii) a code indicating the type of Prepayment Charge;
(iii) the date on which the first Monthly Payment was due on the
related Mortgage Loan;
(iv) the term of the Prepayment Charge;
(v) the original principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan;
(vi) the principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the
Cut-off Date (or the related Subsequent Cut-off Date, with respect to a
Subsequent Mortgage Loan);
The Prepayment Charge Schedule shall be amended from time to time by
the Master Servicer in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement and a
copy of such amended Prepayment Charge Schedule shall be furnished by the Master
Servicer to the NIMS Insurer.
"Prepayment Interest Excess": With respect to any Distribution Date,
for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in full
during the portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring between the first
day and the Determination Date of the calendar month in which such Distribution
Date occurs, an amount equal to interest (to the extent received) at the
applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the amount of such Principal Prepayment for the
number of days commencing on the first day of the calendar month in which such
Distribution Date occurs and ending on the last date through which interest is
collected from the related Mortgagor.
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"Prepayment Interest Shortfall": With respect to any Distribution
Date, for each Mortgage Loan that was the subject of a Principal Prepayment in
full during the portion of the related Prepayment Period occurring between the
first day of the related Prepayment Period and the last day of the calendar
month preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs, an amount
equal to interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the amount of such
Principal Prepayment for the number of days commencing on the day after the last
date on which interest is collected from the related Mortgagor and ending on the
last day of the calendar month preceding such Distribution Date. The obligations
of the Master Servicer in respect of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall are set
forth in Section 4.03(e).
"Prepayment Period": With respect to any Distribution Date, the period
commencing on the day after the Determination Date in the calendar month
preceding the calendar month in which such Distribution Date occurs (or, in the
case of the first Distribution Date, commencing on May 11, 2002) and ending on
the Determination Date of the calendar month in which such Distribution Date
occurs.
"Principal Distribution Amount": With respect to any Distribution
Date, the sum of:
(i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment on the Mortgage
Loans due during the related Due Period, whether or not received on or
prior to the related Determination Date;
(ii) the Stated Principal Balance of any Mortgage Loan that was
purchased during the related Prepayment Period pursuant to or as
contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(a) or Section 9.01 and the
amount of any shortfall deposited in the Collection Account in connection
with the substitution of a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 2.03
during the related Prepayment Period;
(iii) the principal portion of all other unscheduled collections
(including, without limitation, Principal Prepayments, Insurance Proceeds,
Liquidation Proceeds and REO Principal Amortization) received during the
related Prepayment Period, net of any portion thereof that represents a
recovery of principal for which an advance was made by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 4.03 in respect of a preceding Distribution Date, and
with respect to the Distribution Date immediately following the end of the
Funding Period, any amounts in the Pre-Funding Account after giving effect
to the purchase of any Subsequent Mortgage Loans; and
(iv) the amount of any Overcollateralization Increase Amount for such
Distribution Date; minus:
(v) the amount of any Overcollateralization Reduction Amount for such
Distribution Date.
"Principal Prepayment": Any payment of principal made by the Mortgagor
on a Mortgage Loan which is received in advance of its scheduled Due Date and
which is not accompanied by an amount of interest representing the full amount
of scheduled interest due on any Due Date in any month or months subsequent to
the month of prepayment.
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"Principal Remittance Amount": With respect to any Distribution Date,
the sum of the amounts set forth in clauses (i) through (iii) of the definition
of Principal Distribution Amount.
"Prospectus Supplement": The Prospectus Supplement, dated June 3,
2002, relating to the public offering of the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine
Certificates and the Class S Certificates.
"PTCE": A Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption.
"Purchase Price": With respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property to
be purchased pursuant to or as contemplated by Section 2.03, Section 3.16(a) or
Section 9.01, and as confirmed by an Officers' Certificate from the Master
Servicer to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, an amount equal to the sum
of (i) 100% of the Stated Principal Balance thereof as of the date of purchase
(or such other price as provided in Section 9.01), (ii) in the case of (x) a
Mortgage Loan, accrued interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the
applicable Net Mortgage Rate in effect from time to time from the Due Date as to
which interest was last covered by a payment by the Mortgagor or an advance by
the Master Servicer, which payment or advance had as of the date of purchase
been distributed pursuant to Section 4.01, through the end of the calendar month
in which the purchase is to be effected and (y) an REO Property, the sum of (1)
accrued interest on such Stated Principal Balance at the applicable Net Mortgage
Rate in effect from time to time from the Due Date as to which interest was last
covered by a payment by the Mortgagor or an advance by the Master Servicer
through the end of the calendar month immediately preceding the calendar month
in which such REO Property was acquired, plus (2) REO Imputed Interest for such
REO Property for each calendar month commencing with the calendar month in which
such REO Property was acquired and ending with the calendar month in which such
purchase is to be effected, net of the total of all net rental income, Insurance
Proceeds, Liquidation Proceeds and Advances that as of the date of purchase had
been distributed as or to cover REO Imputed Interest pursuant to Section 4.01,
(iii) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Advances and any unpaid Servicing
Fees allocable to such Mortgage Loan or REO Property, (iv) any amounts
previously withdrawn from the Collection Account in respect of such Mortgage
Loan or REO Property pursuant to Sections 3.05(a)(v) and 3.16(a), and (v) in the
case of a Mortgage Loan required to be purchased pursuant to Section 2.03,
expenses reasonably incurred or to be incurred by the Master Servicer, the NIMS
Insurer, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator in respect of the breach or
defect giving rise to the purchase obligation.
"Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan": A mortgage loan substituted for
a Deleted Mortgage Loan pursuant to the terms of this Agreement which must, on
the date of such substitution, (i) have an outstanding principal balance, after
application of all scheduled payments of principal and interest due during or
prior to the month of substitution, not in excess of the Scheduled Principal
Balance of the Deleted Mortgage Loan as of the Due Date in the calendar month
during which the substitution occurs, (ii) have a Mortgage Rate not less than
(and not more than one percentage point in excess of) the Mortgage Rate of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iii) with respect to any Group II Mortgage Loan, have a
Maximum Mortgage Rate not less than the Maximum Mortgage Rate on the
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Deleted Mortgage Loan, (iv) with respect to any Group II Mortgage Loan, have a
Minimum Mortgage Rate not less than the Minimum Mortgage Rate of the Deleted
Mortgage Loan, (v) with respect to any Group II Mortgage Loan, have a Gross
Margin equal to the Gross Margin of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vi) with respect
to any Group II Mortgage Loan, have a next Adjustment Date not more than two
months later than the next Adjustment Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (vii)
have a remaining term to maturity not greater than (and not more than one year
less than) that of the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (viii) have the same Due Date as
the Due Date on the Deleted Mortgage Loan, (ix) have a Loan-to-Value Ratio as of
the date of substitution equal to or lower than the Loan-to-Value Ratio of the
Deleted Mortgage Loan as of such date, (x) have a risk grading determined by the
Originator at least equal to the risk grading assigned on the Deleted Mortgage
Loan, (xi) have been underwritten or reunderwritten by the Originator in
accordance with the same underwriting criteria and guidelines as the Deleted
Mortgage Loan, (xii) have a Prepayment Charge provision at least equal to the
Prepayment Charge provision of the Deleted Mortgage Loan (xiii) conform to each
representation and warranty set forth in Section 6 of the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement applicable to the Deleted Mortgage Loan. In the event that one or more
mortgage loans are substituted for one or more Deleted Mortgage Loans, the
amounts described in clause (i) hereof shall be determined on the basis of
aggregate principal balances, the Mortgage Rates described in clause (ii) hereof
shall be determined on the basis of weighted average Mortgage Rates, the risk
gradings described in clause (x) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such
mortgage loan, the terms described in clause (vii) hereof shall be determined on
the basis of weighted average remaining terms to maturity, the Loan-to-Value
Ratios described in clause (ix) hereof shall be satisfied as to each such
mortgage loan and, except to the extent otherwise provided in this sentence, the
representations and warranties described in clause (xi) hereof must be satisfied
as to each Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or in the aggregate, as the case
may be.
"Rating Agency or Rating Agencies": Xxxxx'x and S&P or their
successors. If such agencies or their successors are no longer in existence,
"Rating Agencies" shall be such nationally recognized statistical rating
agencies, or other comparable Persons, designated by the Depositor, notice of
which designation shall be given to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the
Master Servicer.
"Realized Loss": With respect to each Mortgage Loan as to which a
Final Recovery Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal
to (i) the unpaid principal balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the commencement
of the calendar month in which the Final Recovery Determination was made, plus
(ii) accrued interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by
the Mortgagor through the end of the calendar month in which such Final Recovery
Determination was made, calculated in the case of each calendar month during
such period (A) at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was
then accruing on such Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the
Stated Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on
the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) any amounts
previously withdrawn from the Collection Account in respect of such Mortgage
Loan pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) and Section 3.12(c), minus (iv) the
proceeds, if any, received in respect of such Mortgage Loan during the calendar
month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, net of amounts that
are payable therefrom to the Master Servicer with respect to such Mortgage Loan
pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii).
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With respect to any REO Property as to which a Final Recovery
Determination has been made, an amount (not less than zero) equal to (i) the
unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the date of
acquisition of such REO Property on behalf of REMIC I, plus (ii) accrued
interest from the Due Date as to which interest was last paid by the Mortgagor
in respect of the related Mortgage Loan through the end of the calendar month
immediately preceding the calendar month in which such REO Property was
acquired, calculated in the case of each calendar month during such period (A)
at an annual rate equal to the annual rate at which interest was then accruing
on the related Mortgage Loan and (B) on a principal amount equal to the Stated
Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of the close of business on
the Distribution Date during such calendar month, plus (iii) REO Imputed
Interest for such REO Property for each calendar month commencing with the
calendar month in which such REO Property was acquired and ending with the
calendar month in which such Final Recovery Determination was made, plus (iv)
any amounts previously withdrawn from the Collection Account in respect of the
related Mortgage Loan pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(v) and Section 3.12(c), minus
(v) the aggregate of all Advances made by the Master Servicer in respect of such
REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan for which the Master Servicer has been
or, in connection with such Final Recovery Determination, will be reimbursed
pursuant to Section 3.13 out of rental income, Insurance Proceeds and
Liquidation Proceeds received in respect of such REO Property, minus (vi) the
total of all net rental income, Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds
received in respect of such REO Property that has been, or in connection with
such Final Recovery Determination, will be transferred to the Distribution
Account pursuant to Section 3.13.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a
Deficient Valuation, the difference between the principal balance of the
Mortgage Loan outstanding immediately prior to such Deficient Valuation and the
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan as reduced by the Deficient Valuation.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan which has become the subject of a
Debt Service Reduction, the portion, if any, of the reduction in each affected
Monthly Payment attributable to a reduction in the Mortgage Rate imposed by a
court of competent jurisdiction. Each such Realized Loss shall be deemed to have
been incurred on the Due Date for each affected Monthly Payment.
"Record Date": With respect to each Distribution Date and any
Book-Entry Certificate (other than the Class AF Certificates and the Class S
Certificates), the Business Day immediately preceding such Distribution Date.
With respect to each Distribution Date and any other Class of Certificates,
including any Definitive Certificates, the last Business Day of the month
immediately preceding the month in which such Distribution Date occurs.
"Reference Banks": Deutsche Bank, Xxxxxxx'x Bank PLC, The Tokyo
Mitsubishi Bank and National Westminster Bank PLC and their successors in
interest; provided, however, that if any of the foregoing banks are not suitable
to serve as a Reference Bank, then any leading banks selected by the Trust
Administrator (after consultation with the NIMS Insurer) which are engaged in
transactions in Eurodollar deposits in the international Eurocurrency market (i)
with an established place of business in London, (ii) not controlling, under the
control of or under common control with the Depositor or any Affiliate thereof
and (iii) which have been designated as such by the Trust Administrator.
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"Refinanced Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan the proceeds of which were
not used to purchase the related Mortgaged Property.
"Regular Certificate": Any Class A Certificate, Mezzanine Certificate,
Class S Certificate, Class P Certificate or Class CE Certificate.
"Regular Interest": A "regular interest" in a REMIC within the meaning
of Section 860G(a)(1) of the Code.
"Relief Act": The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940, as
amended or any applicable state law providing similar relief.
"Relief Act Interest Shortfall": With respect to any Distribution Date
and any Mortgage Loan, any reduction in the amount of interest collectible on
such Mortgage Loan for the most recently ended calendar month as a result of the
application of the Relief Act.
"REMIC": A "real estate mortgage investment conduit" within the
meaning of Section 860D of the Code.
"REMIC I": The segregated pool of assets subject hereto, constituting
the primary trust created hereby and to be administered hereunder, with respect
to which a REMIC election is to be made, consisting of: (i) such Mortgage Loans
and Prepayment Charges as from time to time are subject to this Agreement,
together with the Mortgage Files relating thereto, and together with all
collections thereon and proceeds thereof, (ii) any REO Property, together with
all collections thereon and proceeds thereof, (iii) the Trustee's rights with
respect to the Mortgage Loans under all insurance policies, required to be
maintained pursuant to this Agreement and any proceeds thereof, (iv) the
Depositor's rights under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (including any
security interest created thereby) to the extent conveyed pursuant to Section
2.01 and (v) the Collection Account (other than any amounts representing any
Master Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts), the Distribution Account
(other than any amounts representing any Master Servicer Prepayment Charge
Payment Amounts) and any REO Account and such assets that are deposited therein
from time to time and any investments thereof, together with any and all income,
proceeds and payments with respect thereto. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
however, REMIC I specifically excludes any Master Servicer Prepayment Charge
Payment Amounts, the Pre-Funding Accounts, the Interest Coverage Accounts, the
Initial Deposit Account, the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, any
Subsequent Mortgage Loan Interest, all payments and other collections of
principal and interest due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off Date
and all Prepayment Charges payable in connection with Principal Prepayments made
before the Cut-off Date.
"REMIC I Regular Interest": Any of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
"regular interest" in REMIC I. Each REMIC I Regular Interest shall accrue
interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and
shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated
Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto. The designations for
the respective REMIC I Regular Interests are set forth in the Preliminary
Statement hereto.
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"REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA": One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA shall accrue
interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and
shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated
Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB": One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB shall accrue
interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and
shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated
Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTC": One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTC shall accrue
interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time to time, and
shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and
conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated
Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP": One of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC I issued hereunder and designated as a
Regular Interest in REMIC I. REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP shall accrue
interest at the related REMIC I Remittance Rate in effect from time to time and
shall be entitled to any Prepayment Charges collected by the Master Servicer and
to a distribution of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in
an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in
the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC I Remittance Rate": With respect to each REMIC I Regular
Interest, the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted Mortgage Rates of the
Mortgage Loans; provided, however, with respect to REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTC, (i) for the first two Distribution Dates, 8.6299% and (ii) for each
Distribution Date thereafter, the weighted average of the Expense Adjusted
Mortgage Rates.
"REMIC II": The segregated pool of assets consisting of all of the
REMIC I Regular Interests conveyed in trust to the Trustee for the benefit of
the REMIC III Certificateholders pursuant to Section 2.08, and all amounts
deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be
made.
"REMIC II Interest Loss Allocation Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount (subject to adjustment based on the actual number
of days elapsed in the respective Interest Accrual Periods for the indicated
Regular Interests for such Distribution Date) equal to (a) the product of (i)
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties
then outstanding (plus any amounts in the Pre-Funding Account) and (ii) the
REMIC II Remittance Rate for REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA minus the Marker
Rate, divided by (b) 12.
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"REMIC II Overcollateralized Amount": With respect to any date of
determination, (i) 1% of the aggregate Uncertificated Balances of the REMIC II
Regular Interests minus (ii) the aggregate of the Uncertificated Balances of
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF2, REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTAF3, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF4, REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTAF5, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF6, REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2,
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3 and REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM4, in each
case as of such date of determination.
"REMIC II Principal Loss Allocation Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the product of (i) the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties (plus any amounts in
the Pre-Funding Accounts) then outstanding and (ii) 1 minus a fraction, the
numerator of which is two times the aggregate of the Uncertificated Balances of
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF2, REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTAF3, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF4, REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTAF5, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF6, REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2,
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3 and REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM4 and the
denominator of which is the aggregate of the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTAF1, REMIC II Regular Interest II- LTAF2, REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTAF3, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF4, REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTAF5, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF6, REMIC II Regular Interest II-
LTAV, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2,
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3 and REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM4.
"REMIC II Regular Interest": Any of the separate non-certificated
beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and designated as a
"regular interest" in REMIC II. Each REMIC II Regular Interest shall accrue
interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from time to time or
shall otherwise be entitled to interest as set forth herein, and shall be
entitled to distributions of principal, subject to the terms and conditions
hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as
set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto. The designations for the
respective REMIC II Regular Interests are set forth in the Preliminary Statement
hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF1": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF1
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
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"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF2": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF2
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF3": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF3
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF4": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF4
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF5": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF5
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF6": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF6
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAV": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAV
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and
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conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC III issued hereunder
and designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTM3 shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect
from time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject
to the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM4": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM4
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate in effect from
time to time, and shall be entitled to distributions of principal, subject to
the terms and conditions hereof, in an aggregate amount equal to its initial
Uncertificated Balance as set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTP": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTP
shall be entitled to any Prepayment Charges collected by the Master Servicer and
to a distribution of principal, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, in
an aggregate amount equal to its initial Uncertificated Balance as set forth in
the Preliminary Statement hereto.
"REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS": One of the separate
non-certificated beneficial ownership interests in REMIC II issued hereunder and
designated as a Regular Interest in REMIC II. REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS
shall accrue interest at the related REMIC II Remittance Rate on its
Uncertificated Notional Amount, as in effect from time to time. REMIC II Regular
Interest II- LTS has no principal balance and is not entitled to distributions
of principal.
"REMIC II Remittance Rate": With respect to each REMIC II Regular
Interest (other than REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS) and each Distribution
Date, a per annum rate equal to the
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weighted average of (x) the REMIC I Remittance Rate with respect to REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTC and REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTP for such Distribution Date and (y) the excess, if any, of (i) the
REMIC I Remittance Rate with respect to REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB for such
Distribution Date over (ii) the applicable Class S Rate, weighted on the basis
of the Uncertificated Balance of (x) REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA, REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTC and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP and (y) REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTB, respectively.
"REMIC II Overcollateralization Target Amount": 1% of the
Overcollateralization Target Amount.
"REMIC III": The segregated pool of assets consisting of all of the
REMIC II Regular Interests conveyed in trust to the Trustee, for the benefit of
the REMIC III Certificateholders pursuant to Section 2.09, and all amounts
deposited therein, with respect to which a separate REMIC election is to be
made.
"REMIC III Certificate": Any Regular Certificate or Class R
Certificate.
"REMIC III Certificateholder": The Holder of any REMIC III
Certificate.
"REMIC Provisions": Provisions of the federal income tax law relating
to real estate mortgage investment conduits, which appear at Section 860A
through 860G of the Code, and related provisions, and proposed, temporary and
final regulations and published rulings, notices and announcements promulgated
thereunder, as the foregoing may be in effect from time to time.
"Remittance Report": A report in form and substance that is acceptable
to the Trust Administrator and the NIMS Insurer on a magnetic disk or tape
prepared by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03 with such additions,
deletions and modifications as agreed to by the Trust Administrator and the
Master Servicer.
"Rents from Real Property": With respect to any REO Property, gross
income of the character described in Section 856(d) of the Code as being
included in the term "rents from real property."
"REO Account": Each of the accounts maintained by the Master Servicer
in respect of an REO Property pursuant to Section 3.13 which account may be the
Collection Account subject to Section 3.13.
"REO Disposition": The sale or other disposition of an REO Property on
behalf of REMIC I.
"REO Imputed Interest": As to any REO Property, for any calendar month
during which such REO Property was at any time part of REMIC I, one month's
interest at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate on the Stated Principal Balance of
such REO Property (or, in the case of the first such calendar month, of the
related Mortgage Loan, if appropriate) as of the close of business on the
Distribution Date in such calendar month.
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"REO Principal Amortization": With respect to any REO Property, for
any calendar month, the excess, if any, of (a) the aggregate of all amounts
received in respect of such REO Property during such calendar month, whether in
the form of rental income, sale proceeds (including, without limitation, that
portion of the Termination Price paid in connection with a purchase of all of
the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 9.01 that is allocable
to such REO Property) or otherwise, net of any portion of such amounts (i)
payable pursuant to Section 3.13(c) in respect of the proper operation,
management and maintenance of such REO Property or (ii) payable or reimbursable
to the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.13(d) for unpaid Servicing Fees in
respect of the related Mortgage Loan and unreimbursed Servicing Advances and
Advances in respect of such REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan, over (b)
the REO Imputed Interest in respect of such REO Property for such calendar
month.
"REO Property": A Mortgaged Property acquired by the Master Servicer
on behalf of REMIC I through foreclosure or deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, as
described in Section 3.13.
"Request for Release": A release signed by a Servicing Officer, in the
form of Exhibit E-1 or Exhibit E-2 attached hereto.
"Reserve Interest Rate": With respect to any Interest Determination
Date, the rate per annum that the Trust Administrator determines to be either
(i) the arithmetic mean (rounded upwards if necessary to the nearest whole
multiple of 1/16%) of the one-month U.S. dollar lending rates which New York
City banks selected by the Trust Administrator are quoting on the relevant
Interest Determination Date to the principal London offices of leading banks in
the London interbank market or (ii) in the event that the Trust Administrator
can determine no such arithmetic mean, the lowest one-month U.S. dollar lending
rate which New York City banks selected by the Trust Administrator are quoting
on such Interest Determination Date to leading European banks.
"Residential Dwelling": Any one of the following: (i) an attached or
detached one- family dwelling, (ii) a detached two- to four-family dwelling,
(iii) a one-family dwelling unit in a condominium project or (iv) a detached or
attached one-family dwelling in a planned unit development, none of which is a
co-operative, mobile or manufactured home (unless such mobile or manufactured
home is defined as real property under applicable state law).
"Residual Certificate": Any one of the Class R Certificates.
"Residual Interest": The sole class of "residual interests" in a REMIC
within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(2) of the Code.
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"Responsible Officer": When used with respect to the Trustee or the
Trust Administrator, any director, any vice president, any assistant vice
president, any associate, any assistant secretary, any trust officer or any
other officer of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as the case may be,
customarily performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above
designated officers and, with respect to a particular matter, to whom such
matter is referred because of such officer's knowledge of and familiarity with
the particular subject.
"Scheduled Principal Balance": With respect to any Mortgage Loan: (a)
as of the Cut- off Date (or the related Subsequent Cut-off Date, with respect to
a Subsequent Mortgage Loan), the outstanding principal balance of such Mortgage
Loan as of such date, net of the principal portion of all unpaid Monthly
Payments, if any, due on or before such date; (b) as of any Due Date subsequent
to the Cut-off Date up to and including the Due Date in the calendar month in
which a Liquidation Event occurs with respect to such Mortgage Loan, the
Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the Cut-off Date, minus
the sum of (i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due on or before
such Due Date but subsequent to the Cut-off Date, whether or not received, (ii)
all Principal Prepayments received before such Due Date but after the Cut-off
Date, (iii) the principal portion of all Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance
Proceeds received before such Due Date but after the Cut-off Date, net of any
portion thereof that represents principal due (without regard to any
acceleration of payments under the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note) on a Due
Date occurring on or before the date on which such proceeds were received and
(iv) any Realized Loss incurred with respect thereto as a result of a Deficient
Valuation occurring before such Due Date, but only to the extent such Realized
Loss represents a reduction in the portion of principal of such Mortgage Loan
not yet due (without regard to any acceleration of payments under the related
Mortgage and Mortgage Note) as of the date of such Deficient Valuation; and (c)
as of any Due Date subsequent to the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with
respect to such Mortgage Loan, zero. With respect to any REO Property: (a) as of
any Due Date subsequent to the date of its acquisition on behalf of the Trust
Fund up to and including the Due Date in the calendar month in which a
Liquidation Event occurs with respect to such REO Property, an amount (not less
than zero) equal to the Scheduled Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan
as of the Due Date in the calendar month in which such REO Property was
acquired, minus the aggregate amount of REO Principal Amortization, if any, in
respect of such REO Property for all previously ended calendar months; and (b)
as of any Due Date subsequent to the occurrence of a Liquidation Event with
respect to such REO Property, zero.
"Senior Interest Distribution Amount": With respect to any
Distribution Date, an amount equal to the sum of (i) the Interest Distribution
Amount for such Distribution Date for the Class A Certificates and the Class S
Certificates and (ii) the Interest Carry Forward Amount with respect to the
Class A Certificates and the Class S Certificates.
"Servicing Advances": The reasonable "out-of-pocket" costs and
expenses incurred by the Master Servicer in connection with a default,
delinquency or other unanticipated event by the Master Servicer in the
performance of its servicing obligations, including, but not limited to, the
cost of (i) the preservation, restoration and protection of a Mortgaged
Property, (ii) any enforcement or judicial proceedings, including foreclosures,
in respect of a particular Mortgage Loan, (iii) the management (including
reasonable fees in connection therewith) and liquidation of any REO Property and
(iv) the performance of its obligations under Section 3.01, Section 3.04(d),
Section 3.08, Section 3.12 and Section 3.13. The Master Servicer shall not be
required to make any Servicing Advance in respect of a Mortgage Loan or REO
Property that, in the good faith business judgment of the Master Servicer, would
not be ultimately recoverable from related Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation
Proceeds on such Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided herein.
"Servicing Fee": With respect to each Mortgage Loan and for any
calendar month, an amount equal to one month's interest (or in the event of any
payment of interest which accompanies
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a Principal Prepayment in full made by the Mortgagor during such calendar month,
interest for the number of days covered by such payment of interest) at the
applicable Servicing Fee Rate on the same principal amount on which interest on
such Mortgage Loan accrues for such calendar month. A portion of such Servicing
Fee may be retained by any Sub-Servicer as its servicing compensation.
"Servicing Fee Rate": 0.50% per annum.
"Servicing Officer": Any employee of the Master Servicer involved in,
or responsible for, the administration and servicing of the Mortgage Loans,
whose name and specimen signature appear on a list of Servicing Officers
furnished by the Master Servicer to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the
Depositor on the Closing Date, as such list may from time to time be amended.
"Servicing Standard": The standards set forth in the first paragraph
of Section 3.01.
"Single Certificate": With respect to any Class of Certificates (other
than the Class P Certificates and the Residual Certificates), a hypothetical
Certificate of such Class evidencing a Percentage Interest for such Class
corresponding to an initial Certificate Principal Balance or Notional Amount of
$1,000. With respect to the Class P Certificates and the Residual Certificates,
a hypothetical Certificate of such Class evidencing a 20% Percentage Interest in
such Class.
"S&P": Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, a division of The
XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., or its successor in interest.
"Startup Day": With respect to each Trust REMIC, the day designated as
such pursuant to Section 10.01(b) hereof.
"Stated Principal Balance": With respect to any Mortgage Loan: (a) as
of any date of determination up to but not including the Distribution Date on
which the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage
Loan would be distributed, the Scheduled Principal Balance of such Mortgage Loan
as of the Cut-off Date (or the related Subsequent Cut-off Date, with respect to
a Subsequent Mortgage Loan), as shown in the Mortgage Loan Schedule, minus the
sum of (i) the principal portion of each Monthly Payment due on a Due Date
subsequent to the Cut-off Date, to the extent received from the Mortgagor or
advanced by the Master Servicer and distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or
before such date of determination, (ii) all Principal Prepayments received after
the Cut-off Date, to the extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or
before such date of determination, (iii) all Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance
Proceeds applied by the Master Servicer as recoveries of principal in accordance
with the provisions of Section 3.12, to the extent distributed pursuant to
Section 4.01 on or before such date of determination and (iv) any Realized Loss
incurred with respect thereto as a result of a Deficient Valuation made during
or prior to the Prepayment Period for the most recent Distribution Date
coinciding with or preceding such date of determination; and (b) as of any date
of determination coinciding with or subsequent to the Distribution Date on which
the proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such Mortgage Loan
would be distributed, zero. With respect to any REO Property: (a) as of any date
of determination up to but not including the Distribution Date on which the
proceeds, if any, of a Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property would
be distributed, an amount (not less than
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zero) equal to the Stated Principal Balance of the related Mortgage Loan as of
the date on which such REO Property was acquired on behalf of REMIC I, minus the
sum of (i) if such REO Property was acquired before the Distribution Date in any
calendar month, the principal portion of the Monthly Payment due on the Due Date
in the calendar month of acquisition, to the extent advanced by the Master
Servicer and distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of
determination, and (ii) the aggregate amount of REO Principal Amortization in
respect of such REO Property for all previously ended calendar months, to the
extent distributed pursuant to Section 4.01 on or before such date of
determination; and (b) as of any date of determination coinciding with or
subsequent to the Distribution Date on which the proceeds, if any, of a
Liquidation Event with respect to such REO Property would be distributed, zero.
"Stayed Funds": If the Master Servicer is the subject of a proceeding
under the federal Bankruptcy Code and the making of a Remittance (as defined in
Section 7.02(b)) is prohibited by Section 362 of the federal Bankruptcy Code,
funds that are in the custody of the Master Servicer, a trustee in bankruptcy or
a federal bankruptcy court and should have been the subject of such Remittance
absent such prohibition.
"Stepdown Date": The earlier to occur of (i) the first Distribution
Date on which the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates has
been reduced to zero and (ii) the later to occur of (a) the Distribution Date
occurring in July 2005 and (b) the first Distribution Date on which the Credit
Enhancement Percentage (calculated for this purpose only after taking into
account distributions of principal on the Mortgage Loans but prior to any
distribution of the Principal Distribution Amount to the Certificates then
entitled to distributions of principal on such Distribution Date) is equal to or
greater than 33.00%.
"Subsequent Cut-off Date": With respect to those Subsequent Mortgage
Loans sold to the Trust Fund pursuant to a Subsequent Transfer Instrument, the
first day of the month in which the related Subsequent Transfer Date occurs.
"Subsequent Mortgage Loan": A Mortgage Loan sold by the Depositor to
the Trust Fund pursuant to Section 2.10, such Mortgage Loan being identified on
the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to a Subsequent Transfer Instrument.
"Subsequent Mortgage Loan Interest": Any amount constituting a monthly
payment of interest received or advanced at the Net Mortgage Rate with respect
to a Subsequent Mortgage Loan during the Due Periods relating to the first two
Distribution Dates in excess of 8.6299% per annum. The Subsequent Mortgage Loan
Interest shall be distributable to the Class CE Certificates. The Subsequent
Mortgage Loan Interest shall not be an asset of any Trust REMIC.
"Subsequent Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement": The agreement between
the Depositor and the Seller regarding the transfer of the Subsequent Mortgage
Loans by the Seller to the Depositor.
"Subsequent Transfer Date": With respect to each Subsequent Transfer
Instrument, the date on which the related Subsequent Mortgage Loans are sold to
the Trust Fund.
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"Subsequent Transfer Instrument": Each subsequent transfer instrument,
dated as of a Subsequent Transfer Date, executed by the Trustee and the
Depositor substantially in the form of Exhibit I, by which Subsequent Mortgage
Loans are sold to the Trust Fund.
"Sub-Servicer": Any Person with which the Master Servicer has entered
into a Sub- Servicing Agreement and which meets the qualifications of a
Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section 6.06.
"Sub-Servicing Account": An account established by a Sub-Servicer
which meets the requirements set forth in Section 6.11 and is otherwise
acceptable to the Master Servicer.
"Sub-Servicing Agreement": The written contract between the Master
Servicer and a Sub-Servicer relating to servicing and administration of certain
Mortgage Loans as provided in Section 6.06.
"Substitution Shortfall Amount": As defined in Section 2.03(d).
"Tax Returns": The federal income tax return on Internal Revenue
Service Form 1066, U.S. Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit Income Tax
Return, including Schedule Q thereto, Quarterly Notice to Residual Interest
Holders of REMIC Taxable Income or Net Loss Allocation, or any successor forms,
to be filed on behalf of each REMIC in the Trust Fund due to its classification
as a REMIC under the REMIC Provisions, together with any and all other
information reports or returns that may be required to be furnished to the
Certificateholders or filed with the Internal Revenue Service or any other
governmental taxing authority under any applicable provisions of federal, state
or local tax laws.
"Telerate Page 3750": The display designated as page "3750" on the Dow
Xxxxx Telerate Capital Markets Report (or such other page as may replace page
3750 on that report for the purpose of displaying London interbank offered rates
of major banks).
"Termination Price": As defined in Section 9.01.
"Terminator": As defined in Section 9.01.
"Transfer": Any direct or indirect transfer, sale, pledge,
hypothecation, or other form of assignment of any Ownership Interest in a
Certificate.
"Transferee": Any Person who is acquiring by Transfer any Ownership
Interest in a Certificate.
"Transferor": Any Person who is disposing by Transfer of any Ownership
Interest in a Certificate.
"Trigger Event": A Trigger Event has occurred with respect to a
Distribution Date if (i) the Delinquency Percentage exceeds 14.85% or (ii) the
percentage equivalent of a fraction, the numerator of which is the aggregate
amount of Realized Losses incurred from the Cut-off Date to the last day of the
related Due Period and the denominator of which is the aggregate Stated
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Principal Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date and the
Original Pre-Funded Amounts exceeds the applicable percentages set forth below
with respect to such Distribution Date:
DISTRIBUTION DATE OCCURRING IN PERCENTAGE
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July 2005 through June 2006 2.75%
July 2006 through June 2007 4.00%
July 2007 through June 2008 5.25%
July 2008 through June 2009 5.75%
July 2009 and thereafter 6.00%
"Trust Administrator": Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, a
national banking association, or its successor in interest, or any successor
Trust Administrator appointed as herein provided.
"Trust Fund": Collectively, all of the assets of each Trust REMIC,
Master Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts, the Pre-Funding Accounts, the
Initial Deposit Account, the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, the
Interest Coverage Accounts and any Subsequent Mortgage Loan Interest.
"Trust REMIC": Each of REMIC I, REMIC II and REMIC III.
"Trustee": U.S. Bank National Association, a national banking
association, or its successor in interest, or any successor trustee appointed as
herein provided.
"Uncertificated Balance": The amount of any REMIC I Regular Interest
or REMIC II Regular Interest (other than REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS)
outstanding as of any date of determination. As of the Closing Date, the
Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC I Regular Interest and each REMIC II
Regular Interest (other than REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS) shall equal the
amount set forth in the Preliminary Statement hereto as its initial
uncertificated balance. On each Distribution Date, the Uncertificated Balance of
each REMIC I Regular Interest and each REMIC II Regular Interest (other than
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS) shall be reduced by all distributions of
principal made on such REMIC I Regular Interest or such REMIC II Regular
Interest on such Distribution Date pursuant to Section 4.01 and, if and to the
extent necessary and appropriate, shall be further reduced on such Distribution
Date by Realized Losses as provided in Section 4.04. The Uncertificated Balance
of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ shall be increased by interest deferrals as
provided in Section 4.01(a)(1)(B)(i). The Uncertificated Balance of each REMIC I
Regular Interest and each REMIC II Regular Interest shall never be less than
zero.
"Uncertificated Interest": With respect to any REMIC I Regular
Interest for any Distribution Date, one month's interest at the REMIC I
Remittance Rate applicable to such REMIC I Regular Interest for such
Distribution Date, accrued on the Uncertificated Balance thereof immediately
prior to such Distribution Date. With respect to any REMIC II Regular Interest
for any Distribution Date, one month's interest at the REMIC II Remittance Rate
applicable to such REMIC II Regular Interest for such Distribution Date, accrued
on the Uncertificated Balance or
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Uncertificated Notional Amount thereof immediately prior to such Distribution
Date. Uncertificated Interest in respect of any REMIC I Regular Interest, REMIC
II Regular Interest, shall accrue on the basis of a 360-day year consisting of
twelve 30-day months. Uncertificated Interest with respect to each Distribution
Date, as to any REMIC I Regular Interest or REMIC II Regular Interest, shall be
reduced by an amount equal to the sum of (a) the aggregate Prepayment Interest
Shortfall, if any, for such Distribution Date to the extent not covered by
payments pursuant to Section 4.03(e) and (b) the aggregate amount of any Relief
Act Interest Shortfall, if any allocated, in each case, to such REMIC I Regular
Interest or REMIC II Regular Interest pursuant to Section 1.02. In addition,
Uncertificated Interest with respect to each Distribution Date, as to any REMIC
I Regular Interest or REMIC II Regular Interest shall be reduced by Realized
Losses, if any, allocated to such REMIC I Regular Interest or REMIC II Regular
Interest pursuant to Section 1.02 and Section 4.04.
"Uncertificated Notional Amount": With respect to REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTS, shall equal the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTB.
"Underwriters' Exemption": An individual exemption issued by the
United States Department of Labor, Prohibited Transaction Exemption ("PTE")
91-23 at 56 F.R. 15936, and amended on July 21, 1997 as PTE 97-34 at 62 F.R.
39021 and further amended on November 13, 2000 by PTE 2000-58 at 65 F.R. 67765,
to Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., for specific offerings in which Deutsche Bank
Securities Inc. or any person directly or indirectly, through one or more
intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under common control with Deutsche
Bank Securities Inc. is an underwriter, placement agent or a manager or
co-manager of the underwriting syndicate or selling group where the trust and
the offered certificates meet specified conditions. The Underwriters' Exemption,
as amended, provides a partial exemption for transactions involving certificates
representing a beneficial interest in a trust and entitling the holder to
pass-through payments of principal, interest and/or other payments with respect
to the trust's assets.
"Uninsured Cause": Any cause of damage to a Mortgaged Property such
that the complete restoration of such property is not fully reimbursable by the
hazard insurance policies required to be maintained pursuant to Section 3.08.
"United States Person": A citizen or resident of the United States, a
corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in, or under the
laws of, the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia
(except, in the case of a partnership, to the extent provided in regulations)
provided that, solely for purposes of the restrictions on the transfer of Class
R Certificates, no partnership or other entity treated as a partnership for
United States federal income tax purposes shall be treated as a United States
Person unless all persons that own an interest in such partnership either
directly or through any entity that is not a corporation for United States
federal income tax purposes are required by the applicable operative agreement
to be United States Persons, or an estate whose income is subject to United
States federal income tax regardless of its source, or a trust if a court within
the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the
administration of the trust and one or more United States persons have the
authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust. To the extent
prescribed in regulations by the Secretary of the Treasury, which have not yet
been issued, a trust which was in existence on August 20, 1996 (other than a
trust treated as owned by the grantor under subpart E of part I of subchapter J
of chapter 1 of the Code), and which was treated as a United States person on
August 20, 1996 may elect to
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continue to be treated as a United States person notwithstanding the previous
sentence. The term "United States" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
7701 of the Code.
"Value": With respect to any Mortgaged Property, the lesser of (i) the
value thereof as determined by an appraisal made for the originator of the
Mortgage Loan at the time of origination of the Mortgage Loan by an appraiser
who met the minimum requirements of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery
and Enforcement Act of 1989, and (ii) the purchase price paid for the related
Mortgaged Property by the Mortgagor with the proceeds of the Mortgage Loan,
provided, however, in the case of a Refinanced Mortgage Loan, such value of the
Mortgaged Property is based solely upon the value determined by an appraisal
made for the originator of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan at the time of
origination of such Refinanced Mortgage Loan by an appraiser who met the minimum
requirements of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act
of 1989.
"Voting Rights": The portion of the voting rights of all of the
Certificates which is allocated to any Certificate. With respect to any date of
determination, 97% of all Voting Rights will be allocated among the holders of
the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class CE
Certificates in proportion to the then outstanding Certificate Principal
Balances of their respective Certificates, 1% of all Voting Rights will be
allocated to the holders of the Class S Certificates in proportion to the then
outstanding Notional Amount of their Certificates, 1% of all Voting Rights will
be allocated to the holders of the Class P Certificates and 1% of all Voting
Rights will be allocated among the holders of the Residual Certificates. The
Voting Rights allocated to each Class of Certificate shall be allocated among
Holders of each such Class in accordance with their respective Percentage
Interests as of the most recent Record Date.
SECTION 1.02. Allocation of Certain Interest Shortfalls.
For purposes of calculating the amount of Accrued Certificate Interest
and the amount of the Interest Distribution Amount for the Class A Certificates,
the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class S Certificates and the Class CE
Certificates for any Distribution Date, (1) the aggregate amount of any
Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the
Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03(e)) and any Relief Act Interest
Shortfall incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date
shall be allocated first, among the Class CE Certificates on a PRO RATA basis
based on, and to the extent of, one month's interest at the then applicable
respective Pass-Through Rate on the respective Notional Amount of each such
Certificate and thereafter, among the Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine
Certificates and the Class S Certificates on a PRO RATA basis based on, and to
the extent of, one month's interest at the then applicable respective
Pass-Through Rate on the respective Certificate Principal Balance or Notional
Amount of each such Certificate and (2) the aggregate amount of any Realized
Losses incurred for any Distribution Date and Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts
incurred for any Distribution Date shall be allocated among the Class CE
Certificates on a PRO RATA basis based on, and to the extent of, one month's
interest at the then applicable respective Pass-Through Rate on the respective
Notional Amount of each such Certificate.
For purposes of calculating the amount of Uncertificated Interest for
the REMIC I Regular Interests for any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of
any Prepayment Interest
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Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 4.03(e)) and Relief Act Interest Shortfalls incurred in
respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date shall be allocated
first, to REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTC and
then to REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB, in each case to the extent of one
month's interest at the then applicable respective REMIC I Remittance Rate on
the respective Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest;
provided however, with respect to the first two Distribution Dates, such amounts
relating to the Initial Mortgage Loans shall be allocated first to REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTA and then to REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB, and such
amounts relating to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans shall be allocated to REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTC.
For purposes of calculating the amount of Uncertificated Interest for
the REMIC II Regular Interests for any Distribution Date, the aggregate amount
of any Prepayment Interest Shortfalls (to the extent not covered by payments by
the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03(e)) and Relief Act Interest
Shortfalls incurred in respect of the Mortgage Loans for any Distribution Date
shall be allocated first, to Uncertificated Interest payable to REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTAA and REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ up to an aggregate amount
equal to the REMIC II Interest Loss Allocation Amount, 98% and 2%, respectively,
and thereafter among REMIC II Regular Interest II- LTAF1, REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTAF2, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF3, REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTAF4, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAF5, REMIC II Regular Interest II-
LTAF6, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1,
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM2, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3, REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTM4 and REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ PRO RATA based
on, and to the extent of, one month's interest at the then applicable respective
Pass-Through Rate on the respective Uncertificated Balance of each such REMIC II
Regular Interest.
SECTION 1.03 Rights of the NIMS Insurer.
Each of the rights of the NIMS Insurer set forth in this Agreement
shall exist so long as (i) the NIMS Insurer has undertaken to guarantee certain
payments of notes issued pursuant to the Indenture and (ii) the notes issued
pursuant to the Indenture remain outstanding or the NIMS Insurer is owed amounts
in respect of its guarantee of payment on such notes; provided, however, the
NIMS Insurer shall not have any rights hereunder so long as (i) the NIMS Insurer
has not undertaken to guarantee certain payments of notes issued pursuant to the
Indenture or (ii) any default has occurred and is continuing under the insurance
policy issued by the NIMS Insurer with respect to such notes.
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ARTICLE II
CONVEYANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS;
ORIGINAL ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES
SECTION 2.01. Conveyance of Mortgage Loans.
The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee
without recourse for the benefit of the Certificateholders all the right, title
and interest of the Depositor, including any security interest therein for the
benefit of the Depositor, in and to the Mortgage Loans identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule, the rights of the Depositor under the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement, and all other assets included or to be included in REMIC I.
Such assignment includes all interest and principal received by the Depositor or
the Master Servicer on or with respect to the Mortgage Loans (other than
payments of principal and interest due on such Mortgage Loans on or before the
Cut-off Date). The Depositor herewith delivers to the Trust Administrator an
executed copy of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Original Pre-Funded
Amounts and the required deposits to the Interest Coverage Accounts and the
Trust Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee and the Certificateholders,
acknowledges receipt of the same.
In connection with such transfer and assignment, the Depositor does
hereby deliver to, and deposit with, the Trust Administrator, as custodian for
the Trustee (in which capacity the Trust Administrator will, unless otherwise
specified, be acting under this Article II) the following documents or
instruments with respect to each Initial Mortgage Loan so transferred and
assigned and the Depositor shall, in accordance with Section 2.10, deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Trust Administrator, as custodian for the Trustee,
with respect to each Subsequent Mortgage Loan, the following documents or
instruments (a "Mortgage File"):
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in blank, without recourse,
or in the following form: "Pay to the order of U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee under the applicable agreement, without recourse,"
with all prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of
endorsement from the originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee,
or with respect to any lost Mortgage Note, an original Lost Note Affidavit;
provided however, that such substitutions of Lost Note Affidavits for
original Mortgage Notes may occur only with respect to Mortgage Loans, the
aggregate Cut-off Date Principal Balance of which is less than or equal to
2.00% of the Pool Balance as of the Cut-off Date;
(ii) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon, and a
copy, certified by the appropriate recording office, of the recorded power
of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a power of attorney,
with evidence of recording thereon;
(iii) an original Assignment of the Mortgage assigned in blank,
without recourse;
(iv) the original recorded Assignment or Assignments of the Mortgage
showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator to the Person
assigning the Mortgage to the
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Trustee as contemplated by the immediately preceding clause (iii) or the
original unrecorded intervening Assignments;
(v) the original or copies of each assumption, modification, written
assurance or substitution agreement, if any; and
(vi) the original lenders's title insurance policy or an attorney's
opinion of title or similar guarantee of title acceptable to mortgage
lenders generally in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged Property is
located, together with all endorsements or riders which were issued with or
subsequent to the issuance of such policy, or in the event such original
title policy is unavailable, a written commitment or uniform binder or
preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or escrow
company.
If any of the documents referred to in Sections 2.01(ii), (iii) or
(iv) above has as of the Closing Date (or the related Subsequent Transfer Date,
with respect to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans) been submitted for recording but
either (x) has not been returned from the applicable public recording office or
(y) has been lost or such public recording office has retained the original of
such document, the obligations of the Depositor to deliver such documents shall
be deemed to be satisfied upon (1) delivery to the Trust Administrator, or to
the appropriate Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, of a copy of each such
document certified by the Originator in the case of (x) above or the applicable
public recording office in the case of (y) above to be a true and complete copy
of the original that was submitted for recording and (2) if such copy is
certified by the Originator, delivery to the Trust Administrator, or to the
appropriate Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, promptly upon receipt thereof of
either the original or a copy of such document certified by the applicable
public recording office to be a true and complete copy of the original. If the
original lender's title insurance policy was not delivered pursuant to Section
2.01(vi) above, the Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the
Trust Administrator, or to the appropriate Custodian on behalf of the Trustee,
promptly after receipt thereof, the original lender's title insurance policy.
The Depositor shall deliver or cause to be delivered to the Trust Administrator,
or to the appropriate Custodian on behalf of the Trustee, promptly upon receipt
thereof any other original documents constituting a part of a Mortgage File
received with respect to any Mortgage Loan, including, but not limited to, any
original documents evidencing an assumption or modification of any Mortgage
Loan.
The Master Servicer (in its capacity as Originator) shall promptly
(and in no event later than thirty (30) Business Days, subject to extension upon
a mutual agreement between the Master Servicer and the Trust Administrator,
following the later of (i) the Closing Date (or the related Subsequent Transfer
Date, with respect to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans), (ii) the date on which the
Originator receives the Assignment from the Custodian and (iii) the date of
receipt by the Master Servicer of the recording information for a Mortgage)
submit or cause to be submitted for recording, at no expense to the Trust Fund,
the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, in the appropriate public office for
real property records, each Assignment referred to in Sections 2.01(iii) and
(iv) above and shall execute each original Assignment referred to in section
2.01(iii) above in the following form: "U.S. Bank National Association, as
Trustee under the applicable agreement." In the event that any such Assignment
is lost or returned unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Master Servicer
(in its capacity as Originator) shall promptly prepare or cause to be prepared a
substitute Assignment or cure or cause to be cured such defect, as the case may
be, and thereafter cause each such
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Assignment to be duly recorded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for
administrative convenience and facilitation of servicing and to reduce closing
costs, the Assignments of the Mortgages shall not be required to be completed
and submitted for recording with respect to any Mortgage Loan only if the NIMS
Insurer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and each Rating Agency has
received an opinion of counsel, satisfactory in form and substance to the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator and each Rating Agency, to the effect that the
recordation of such assignments in any specific jurisdiction is not necessary to
protect the Trustee's interest in the related Mortgage Note; provided further,
however, notwithstanding the delivery of any opinion of counsel, each assignment
of Mortgage shall be submitted for recording by the Originator in the manner
described above, at no expense to the Trust Fund, the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, upon the earliest to occur of: (i) reasonable direction by
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights, (ii)
failure of the Master Servicer Termination Test, (iii) the occurrence of a
bankruptcy, insolvency or foreclosure relating to the Originator, (iv) the
occurrence of a servicing transfer as described in Section 7.02 hereof and (v)
if the Originator is not the Master Servicer and with respect to any one
assignment of Mortgage, the occurrence of a bankruptcy, insolvency or
foreclosure relating to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Master Servicer is unable to pay the cost
of recording the Assignments of Mortgage, such expense will be paid by the Trust
Administrator and shall be reimbursable to the Trust Administrator as an
Extraordinary Trust Fund Expense.
All original documents relating to the Mortgage Loans that are not
delivered to the Trust Administrator, or to the appropriate Custodian on behalf
of the Trustee, are and shall be held by or on behalf of the Originator, the
Depositor or the Master Servicer, as the case may be, in trust for the benefit
of the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders. In the event that any such
original document is required pursuant to the terms of this Section to be a part
of a Mortgage File, such document shall be delivered promptly to the Trust
Administrator, or to the appropriate Custodian on behalf of the Trustee. Any
such original document delivered to or held by the Depositor that is not
required pursuant to the terms of this Section to be a part of a Mortgage File,
shall be delivered promptly to the Master Servicer.
SECTION 2.02. Acceptance of REMIC I by the Trustee.
Subject to the provisions of Section 2.01 and subject to any
exceptions noted on the exception report described in the next paragraph below,
the Trust Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee acknowledges receipt (or, with
respect to Mortgage Loans subject to a Custodial Agreement, receipt by the
respective Custodian as the duly appointed agent of the Trustee) of the
documents referred to in Section 2.01 (other than such documents described in
Section 2.01(v)) above and all interests and all other assets included in the
definition of "REMIC I" under clauses (i), (iii), (iv) and (v) (to the extent of
amounts deposited into the Distribution Account) and declares that it, or such
Custodian as its agent, holds and will hold such documents and the other
documents delivered to it constituting a Mortgage File, and that it holds or
will hold all such assets and such other assets included in the definition of
"REMIC I" in trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future
Certificateholders.
On or prior to the Closing Date, the Trust Administrator agrees, for
the benefit of the Certificateholders, to execute and deliver (or cause the
Custodian to execute and deliver) to the
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Depositor and the NIMS Insurer an acknowledgment of receipt of the Mortgage Note
(with any exceptions noted), substantially in the form attached as Exhibit C-3
hereto.
The Trust Administrator agrees, for the benefit of the
Certificateholders, to review (or cause a Custodian on its behalf to review)
each Mortgage Note within 45 days of the Closing Date (or the related Subsequent
Transfer Date, with respect to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans) and to certify in
substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit C-1 (or cause the Custodian to
certify in the form of the Initial Certification attached to the Custodial
Agreement) that, as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule
(other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any Mortgage Loan specifically
identified in the exception report annexed thereto as not being covered by such
certification), (i) all documents constituting part of such Mortgage File (other
than such documents described in Section 2.01(v)) required to be delivered to it
pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession, (ii) such documents have been
reviewed by it or such Custodian and are not mutilated, torn or defaced unless
initialed by the related borrower and relate to such Mortgage Loan, (iii) based
on its or the Custodian's examination and only as to the foregoing, the
information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule that corresponds to items
(1) through (3), (6), (9), (10), (13), (15) and (19) of the definition of
"Mortgage Loan Schedule" accurately reflects information set forth in the
Mortgage File. It is herein acknowledged that, in conducting such review, the
Trust Administrator or such Custodian was under no duty or obligation (i) to
inspect, review or examine any such documents, instruments, certificates or
other papers to determine whether they are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate
for the represented purpose or whether they have actually been recorded or that
they are other than what they purport to be on their face or (ii) to determine
whether any Mortgage File should include any of the documents specified in
clause (v) of Section 2.01.
Prior to the first anniversary date of this Agreement the Trust
Administrator shall deliver to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee
and the NIMS Insurer a final certification in the form annexed hereto as Exhibit
C-2 (or shall cause the Custodian to deliver to the Trustee, the Depositor, the
Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer a final certification in the form attached
to the Custodial Agreement) evidencing the completeness of the Mortgage Files,
with any applicable exceptions noted thereon, with respect to all of the Initial
Mortgage Loans and the Subsequent Mortgage Loans. Upon the request of the Master
Servicer, any exception report related to the final certification shall be
provided in an electronic computer readable format as mutually agreed upon by
the Master Servicer and the Trust Administrator.
If in the process of reviewing the Mortgage Files and making or
preparing, as the case may be, the certifications referred to above, the Trust
Administrator or any Custodian finds any document or documents constituting a
part of a Mortgage File to be missing, mutilated, torn or defaced or does not
conform to the requirements identified above, at the conclusion of its review
the Trust Administrator (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee) shall so
notify the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Trustee and the Master Servicer. In
addition, upon the discovery by the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Master
Servicer, the Trust Administrator or the Trustee of a breach of any of the
representations and warranties made by the Originator in the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely
affects such Mortgage Loan or the interests of the related Certificateholders in
such Mortgage Loan, the party discovering such breach shall give prompt written
notice to the other parties.
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The Trust Administrator (or a Custodian on behalf of the Trustee)
shall, at the written request and expense of any Certificateholder, provide a
written report to such Certificateholder, of all Mortgage Files released to the
Master Servicer for servicing purposes.
SECTION 2.03. Repurchase or Substitution of Mortgage Loans by the
Originator or the Depositor; Payment of Prepayment
Charge Payment Amounts.
(a) Upon discovery or receipt of notice (including notice under
Section 2.02) of any materially defective document in, or that a document is
missing from, the Mortgage File or of the breach by the Originator of any
representation, warranty or covenant under the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
in respect of any Mortgage Loan which materially adversely affects the value of
such Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Certificateholders, the Trust
Administrator shall promptly notify the Originator, the NIMS Insurer and the
Master Servicer of such defect, missing document or breach and request that the
Originator deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach within 90
days from the date the Originator was notified of such missing document, defect
or breach, and if the Originator does not deliver such missing document or cure
such defect or breach in all material respects during such period, the Master
Servicer (or, in accordance with Section 6.06(b), the Trust Administrator) shall
enforce the obligations of the Originator under the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement to repurchase such Mortgage Loan from REMIC I at the Purchase Price
within 90 days after the date on which the Originator was notified (subject to
Section 2.03(d)) of such missing document, defect or breach, if and to the
extent that the Originator is obligated to do so under the Mortgage Loan
Purchase Agreement. The Purchase Price for the repurchased Mortgage Loan shall
be deposited in the Collection Account, and the Trust Administrator, upon
receipt of written certification from the Master Servicer of such deposit, shall
release to the Originator the related Mortgage File and shall request the
Trustee to (and the Trustee shall) execute and deliver such instruments of
transfer or assignment, in each case without recourse, as the Originator shall
furnish to it and as shall be necessary to vest in the Originator any Mortgage
Loan released pursuant hereto, and neither the Trust Administrator nor the
Trustee shall have any further responsibility with regard to such Mortgage File.
In lieu of repurchasing any such Mortgage Loan as provided above, if so provided
in the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, the Originator may cause such Mortgage
Loan to be removed from REMIC I (in which case it shall become a Deleted
Mortgage Loan) and substitute one or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in
the manner and subject to the limitations set forth in Section 2.03(c). It is
understood and agreed that the obligation of the Originator to cure or to
repurchase (or to substitute for) any Mortgage Loan as to which a document is
missing, a material defect in a document exists or as to which such a breach has
occurred and is continuing shall constitute the sole remedy respecting such
omission, defect or breach available to the Trustee on behalf of the
Certificateholders.
(b)(i) Promptly upon the earlier of discovery by the Master Servicer
or receipt of notice by the Master Servicer of the breach of any representation,
warranty or covenant of the Master Servicer set forth in Section 2.05 which
materially and adversely affects the interests of the Certificateholders in any
Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall cure such breach in all material
respects.
(ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 2.03(b)(i) above,
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(A) on the later of (x) the Master Servicer Remittance Date next
following the earlier of discovery by the Master Servicer or receipt of
notice by the Master Servicer of the breach of the representation made by
the Master Servicer in Section 2.05(vii), which breach materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Holders of the Class P Certificates
to any Prepayment Charge and (y) the Master Servicer Remittance Date next
following the Prepayment Period relating to such a breach, the Master
Servicer shall deposit into the Collection Account the amount of the
scheduled Prepayment Charge, less any amount collected and deposited by the
Master Servicer into the Collection Account in respect of such Prepayment
Charge; and
(B) on the later of (x) the Master Servicer Remittance Date next
following the earlier of discovery by the Master Servicer or receipt of
notice by the Master Servicer of the breach of the covenant made by the
Master Servicer in Section 2.05(viii), which breach materially and
adversely affects the interests of the Holders of the Class P Certificates
to any Prepayment Charge and (y) the Master Servicer Remittance Date next
following the Prepayment Period relating to such a breach, the Master
Servicer shall deposit into the Collection Account, as a Master Servicer
Prepayment Charge Payment Amount, the amount of the waived Prepayment
Charge, but only to the extent required under Section 2.03(b)(iii) below.
(iii) If with respect to any Prepayment Period,
(A) the dollar amount of Prepayment Charges that are the subject of
breaches by the Master Servicer of the covenant made by the Master Servicer
in Section 2.05(viii), which breaches materially and adversely affects the
interests of the Holders of the Class P Certificates to such Prepayment
Charges, exceeds
(B) 5% of the total dollar amount of Prepayment Charges payable by
Mortgagors in connection with Principal Prepayments on the related Mortgage
Loans that occurred during such Prepayment Period,
then the amount required to be paid by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
2.03(b)(ii)(B) above shall be limited to an amount, that when added to the
amount of Prepayment Charges actually collected by the Master Servicer in
respect of Prepayment Charges relating to Principal Prepayments on the related
Mortgage Loans that occurred during such Prepayment Period, will yield a sum
equal to 95% of the total dollar amount of Prepayment Charges (exclusive of (A)
Prepayment Charges not enforced or collected upon because (i) the enforceability
thereof shall have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally or
(ii) the collectability thereof shall have been limited due to acceleration in
connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment and (B) Prepayment
Charges waived by the Master Servicer when such waiver does not breach the
covenant set forth in Section 2.05(viii)) payable by Mortgagors in connection
with Principal Prepayments on the related Mortgage Loans that occurred during
such Prepayment Period.
(c) Any substitution of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for
Deleted Mortgage Loans made pursuant to Section 2.03(a), in the case of the
Originator, or Section 2.03(b), in the case
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of the Depositor, must be effected prior to the date which is two years after
the Startup Day for REMIC I.
As to any Deleted Mortgage Loan for which the Originator or the
Depositor substitutes a Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, such
substitution shall be effected by the Originator or the Depositor, as the case
may be, delivering to the Trust Administrator (or a Custodian on behalf of the
Trustee), for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, the Mortgage
Note, the Mortgage, the Assignment to the Trustee, and such other documents and
agreements, with all necessary endorsements thereon, as are required by Section
2.01, together with an Officers' Certificate providing that each such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan satisfies the definition thereof and specifying the
Substitution Shortfall Amount (as described below), if any, in connection with
such substitution. The Trust Administrator (or a Custodian on behalf of the
Trustee) shall acknowledge receipt for such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan
or Loans and, within ten Business Days thereafter, review such documents as
specified in Section 2.02 and deliver to the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the
Trustee and the Master Servicer, with respect to such Qualified Substitute
Mortgage Loan or Loans, a certification substantially in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit C-1, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon. Within one
year of the date of substitution, the Trust Administrator shall deliver to the
Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Trustee and the Master Servicer a certification
substantially in the form of Exhibit C-2 hereto with respect to such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans, with any applicable exceptions noted thereon.
Monthly Payments due with respect to Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans in the
month of substitution are not part of REMIC I and will be retained by the
Depositor or the Originator, as the case may be. For the month of substitution,
distributions to Certificateholders will reflect the Monthly Payment due on such
Deleted Mortgage Loan on or before the Due Date in the month of substitution,
and the Depositor or the Originator, as the case may be, shall thereafter be
entitled to retain all amounts subsequently received in respect of such Deleted
Mortgage Loan. The Depositor shall give or cause to be given written notice to
the Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer that such substitution has taken
place, shall amend the Mortgage Loan Schedule to reflect the removal of such
Deleted Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the substitution of
the Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and shall deliver a copy of such
amended Mortgage Loan Schedule to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the
NIMS Insurer. Upon such substitution, such Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or
Loans shall constitute part of the Mortgage Pool and shall be subject in all
respects to the terms of this Agreement and, in the case of a substitution
effected by the Originator, the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, including all
applicable representations and warranties thereof.
For any month in which the Depositor or the Originator substitutes one
or more Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans for one or more Deleted Mortgage
Loans, the Master Servicer will determine the amount (the "Substitution
Shortfall Amount"), if any, by which the aggregate Purchase Price of all such
Deleted Mortgage Loans exceeds the aggregate of, as to each such Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan, the Scheduled Principal Balance thereof as of the date
of substitution, together with one month's interest on such Scheduled Principal
Balance at the applicable Net Mortgage Rate. On the date of such substitution,
the Depositor or the Originator, as the case may be, will deliver or cause to be
delivered to the Master Servicer for deposit in the Collection Account an amount
equal to the Substitution Shortfall Amount, if any, and the Trust Administrator,
upon receipt of the related Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan or Loans and
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certification by the Master Servicer of such deposit, shall release to the
Depositor or the Originator, as the case may be, the related Mortgage File or
Files and shall request the Trustee to (and the Trustee shall) execute and
deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without
recourse, as the Depositor or the Originator, as the case may be, shall deliver
to it and as shall be necessary to vest therein any Deleted Mortgage Loan
released pursuant hereto.
In addition, the Depositor or the Originator, as the case may be,
shall obtain at its own expense and deliver to the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the NIMS Insurer an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such
substitution will not cause (a) any federal tax to be imposed on any Trust
REMIC, including without limitation, any federal tax imposed on "prohibited
transactions" under Section 860F(a)(1) of the Code or on "contributions after
the startup date" under Section 860G(d)(1) of the Code, or (b) any Trust REMIC
to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any Certificate is outstanding.
(d) Upon discovery by the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Originator,
the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator or the Trustee that any Mortgage
Loan does not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section
860G(a)(3) of the Code, the party discovering such fact shall within two
Business Days give written notice thereof to the other parties. In connection
therewith, the Originator or the Depositor shall repurchase or, subject to the
limitations set forth in Section 2.03(c), substitute one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans for the affected Mortgage Loan within 90 days of the
earlier of discovery or receipt of such notice with respect to such affected
Mortgage Loan. Such repurchase or substitution shall be made by the Originator.
Any such repurchase or substitution shall be made in the same manner as set
forth in Section 2.03(a). The Trustee shall reconvey to the Depositor or the
Originator, as the case may be, the Mortgage Loan to be released pursuant hereto
in the same manner, and on the same terms and conditions, as it would a Mortgage
Loan repurchased for breach of a representation or warranty.
SECTION 2.04. [Reserved].
SECTION 2.05. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of the Master
Servicer.
The Master Servicer hereby represents, warrants and covenants to the
Trust Administrator and the Trustee, for the benefit of each of the Trust
Administrator, the Trustee, the Certificateholders and to the Depositor that as
of the Closing Date or as of such date specifically provided herein:
(i) The Master Servicer is a corporation duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and
is duly authorized and qualified to transact any and all business
contemplated by this Agreement to be conducted by the Master Servicer in
any state in which a Mortgaged Property is located or is otherwise not
required under applicable law to effect such qualification and, in any
event, is in compliance with the doing business laws of any such State, to
the extent necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan
and to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement;
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(ii) The Master Servicer has the full corporate power and authority to
service each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform, and to
enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of
the Master Servicer the execution, delivery and performance of this
Agreement; and this Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution
and delivery thereof by the Depositor, the Trust Administrator and the
Trustee, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Master
Servicer, enforceable against the Master Servicer in accordance with its
terms, except to the extent that (a) the enforceability thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other
similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally and (b) the remedy of
specific performance and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may
be subject to the equitable defenses and to the discretion of the court
before which any proceeding therefor may be brought;
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Master
Servicer, the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Master Servicer
hereunder, the consummation of any other of the transactions herein
contemplated, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof
are in the ordinary course of business of the Master Servicer and will not
(A) result in a breach of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws
of the Master Servicer or (B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation
or acceleration of, or result in a default under, the terms of any other
material agreement or instrument to which the Master Servicer is a party or
by which it may be bound, or any statute, order or regulation applicable to
the Master Servicer of any court, regulatory body, administrative agency or
governmental body having jurisdiction over the Master Servicer; and the
Master Servicer is not a party to, bound by, or in breach or violation of
any indenture or other agreement or instrument, or subject to or in
violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory
body, administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over
it, which materially and adversely affects or, to the Master Servicer's
knowledge, would in the future materially and adversely affect, (x) the
ability of the Master Servicer to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or (y) the business, operations, financial condition, properties
or assets of the Master Servicer taken as a whole;
(iv) The Master Servicer is an approved seller/servicer for Xxxxxx Xxx
or Xxxxxxx Mac in good standing and is a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to
Section 203 and Section 211 of the National Housing Act;
(v) Except as disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement, no litigation is
pending against the Master Servicer that would materially and adversely
affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or the
ability of the Master Servicer to service the Mortgage Loans or to perform
any of its other obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof;
(vi) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Master Servicer of, or compliance by the Master Servicer
with, this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, except for such consents, approvals, authorizations or
orders, if any, that have been obtained prior to the Closing Date;
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(vii) The information set forth in the Prepayment Charge Schedule
attached hereto as Schedule 2 (including the prepayment charge summary
attached thereto) is complete, true and correct in all material respects at
the date or dates respecting which such information is furnished and each
Prepayment Charge is permissible and enforceable in accordance with its
terms (except to the extent that (i) the enforceability thereof may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other
similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally and (ii) the
collectability thereof may be limited due to acceleration in connection
with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment;
(viii) The Master Servicer will not waive any Prepayment Charge or
part of a Prepayment Charge unless, (i) the enforceability thereof shall
have been limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium, receivership and
other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally or (ii) the
collectability thereof shall have been limited due to acceleration in
connection with a foreclosure or other involuntary payment or (iii) in the
Master Servicer's reasonable judgment as described in Section 3.01 hereof,
(x) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default,
(y) such waiver would maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into
account the value of such Prepayment Charge and related Mortgage Loan and
(z) doing so is standard and customary in servicing similar Mortgage Loans
(including any waiver of a Prepayment Charge in connection with a
refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that is related to a default or a reasonably
foreseeable default). In no event will the Master Servicer waive a
Prepayment Charge in connection with a refinancing of a Mortgage Loan that
is not related to a default or a reasonably foreseeable default;
(ix) The information set forth in the "monthly tape" provided to the
Trustee or any of its affiliates is true and correct in all material
respects; and
(x) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Assignment is in
recordable form; (except that the name of the assignee and the recording
information with respect to such Mortgage Loan is blank) and each Mortgage
Loan was originated in the name of the Master Servicer or an affiliate
thereof.
It is understood and agreed that the representations, warranties and
covenants set forth in this Section 2.05 shall survive delivery of the Mortgage
Files to the Trust Administrator or to a Custodian, as the case may be, and
shall inure to the benefit of the Trust Administrator, the Trustee, the
Depositor and the Certificateholders. Upon discovery by any of the Depositor,
the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator or the Trustee of
a breach of any of the foregoing representations, warranties and covenants which
materially and adversely affects the value of any Mortgage Loan, Prepayment
Charge or the interests therein of the Certificateholders, the party discovering
such breach shall give prompt written notice (but in no event later than two
Business Days following such discovery) to the NIMS Insurer, the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee. Subject to Section 7.01, the obligation of the
Master Servicer set forth in Section 2.03(b) to cure breaches (or in the case of
the representations, warranties and covenants set forth in Section 2.05(vii) and
Section 2.05(viii) above, to otherwise remedy such breaches pursuant to Section
2.03(b)) shall constitute the sole remedies against the Master Servicer
available to the Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Trust Administrator or
the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders respecting a breach of the
representations, warranties and covenants contained in this Section 2.05. The
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preceding sentence shall not, however, limit any remedies available to the
Certificateholders, the Depositor, the Trust Administrator or the Trustee on
behalf of the Certificateholders (other than in the case of the representations,
warranties and covenants set forth in Section 2.05(vii) and Section 2.05(viii)
above) pursuant to the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement signed by the Master
Servicer in its capacity as Originator, respecting a breach of the
representations, warranties and covenants of the Master Servicer in its capacity
as Originator contained in such Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement.
SECTION 2.06. Issuance of the REMIC I Regular Interests and the Class
R-I Interest.
The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the Mortgage Loans
and the delivery to it or the Trust Administrator of the Mortgage Files, subject
to the provisions of Section 2.01 and Section 2.02, together with the assignment
to it of all other assets included in REMIC I, the receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged. Concurrently with such assignment and delivery and in exchange
therefor, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, pursuant to the written
request of the Depositor executed by an officer of the Depositor, has executed,
authenticated and delivered to or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R-I
Interest in authorized denominations. The interests evidenced by the Class R-I
Interest, together with the REMIC I Regular Interests, constitute the entire
beneficial ownership interest in REMIC I. The rights of the Class R-I
Certificateholders and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests) to
receive distributions from the proceeds of REMIC I in respect of the Class R-I
Interest and the REMIC I Regular Interests, respectively, and all ownership
interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R-I Interest and the REMIC I
Regular Interests, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.
SECTION 2.07. Conveyance of the REMIC I Regular Interests; Acceptance
of REMIC II by the Trustee.
The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee,
without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to
the REMIC I Regular Interests for the benefit of the Class R Certificateholders
(as holder of the Class R-I Interest and Class R-II Interest) and REMIC II (as
holder of the REMIC I Regular Interest). The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the
REMIC I Regular Interests and declares that it holds and will hold the same in
trust for the exclusive use and benefit of all present and future Class R
Certificateholders (as holder of the Class R-I Interest and Class R-II Interest)
and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interests). The rights of the
Class R Certificateholders (as holder of the Class R-I Interest and Class R-II
Interest) and REMIC II (as holder of the REMIC I Regular Interest) to receive
distributions from the proceeds of REMIC II in respect of the Class R-II
Interest and REMIC II Regular Interests, respectively, and all ownership
interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R-II Interest and the REMIC I
Regular Interests, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.
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SECTION 2.08. Conveyance of the REMIC II Regular Interests;
Acceptance of REMIC III by the Trustee.
The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and delivery hereof,
does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to the Trustee,
without recourse all the right, title and interest of the Depositor in and to
the REMIC II Regular Interests for the benefit of the Class R-
Certificateholders and REMIC III (as holder of the REMIC II Regular Interests).
The Trustee acknowledges receipt of the REMIC II Regular Interests and declares
that it holds and will hold the same in trust for the exclusive use and benefit
of all present and future Class R Certificateholders and REMIC III (as holder of
the REMIC II Regular Interests). The rights of the Class R Certificateholders
and REMIC III (as holder of the REMIC II Regular Interests) to receive
distributions from the proceeds of REMIC III in respect of the Class R
Certificates and REMIC III Certificates, respectively, and all ownership
interests evidenced or constituted by the Class R Certificates and the REMIC III
Certificates, shall be as set forth in this Agreement.
SECTION 2.09. Issuance of Class R Certificates.
The Trustee acknowledges the assignment to it of the REMIC II Regular
Interests and, concurrently therewith and in exchange therefor, pursuant to the
written request of the Depositor executed by an officer of the Depositor, the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator has executed, authenticated and delivered to
or upon the order of the Depositor, the Class R Certificates in authorized
denominations. The interests evidenced by the Class R Certificates, together
with the REMIC III Certificates, constitute the entire beneficial ownership
interest in REMIC III.
SECTION 2.10. Conveyance of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans.
(a) Subject to the conditions set forth in paragraph (b) below, in
consideration of the Trust Administrator's delivery on the Subsequent Transfer
Dates to or upon the order of the Depositor of all or a portion of the balance
of funds in the Pre-Funding Accounts, the Depositor shall on any Subsequent
Transfer Date sell, transfer, assign, set over and convey without recourse to
the Trustee for the benefit of the Trust Fund but subject to the other terms and
provisions of this Agreement all of the right, title and interest of the
Depositor in and to (i) the Subsequent Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule attached to the related Subsequent Transfer Instrument delivered
by the Depositor on such Subsequent Transfer Date, (ii) principal due and
interest accruing on the Subsequent Mortgage Loans after the related Subsequent
Cut-off Date and (iii) all items with respect to such Subsequent Mortgage Loans
to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.01 and the other items in the related
Mortgage Files; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Depositor reserves and retains all
right, title and interest in and to principal due and interest accruing on the
Subsequent Mortgage Loans prior to the related Subsequent Cut-off Date. The
transfer to the Trustee and delivery to the Trust Administrator for deposit in
the Mortgage Pool by the Depositor of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans identified
on the Mortgage Loan Schedule attached to the related Subsequent Transfer
Agreement shall be absolute and is intended by the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the Certificateholders to
constitute and to be treated as a sale of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans by the
Depositor to the Trust Fund. The related Mortgage File for each Subsequent
Mortgage Loan shall be delivered to the Trust Administrator or the Custodian at
least three Business Days prior to the related Subsequent Transfer Date.
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The purchase price paid by the Trust Administrator from amounts
released from the Group I Pre-Funding Account or the Group II Pre-Funding
Account, as applicable, shall be one- hundred percent (100%) of the aggregate
Stated Principal Balance of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans so transferred (as
identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule provided by the Depositor). This
Agreement shall constitute a fixed-price purchase contract in accordance with
Section 860G(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the Code.
(b) The Depositor shall transfer to the Trustee and deliver to the
Trust Administrator for deposit in the Trust the Subsequent Mortgage Loans and
the other property and rights related thereto as described in paragraph (a)
above, and the Trust Administrator shall release funds from the Group I
Pre-Funding Account or the Group II Pre-Funding Account, as applicable, only
upon the satisfaction of each of the following conditions on or prior to the
related Subsequent Transfer Date:
(i) the Depositor shall have provided the Trust Administrator and the
NIMS Insurer with a timely Addition Notice;
(ii) the Depositor shall have delivered to the Trust Administrator and
the NIMS Insurer a duly executed Subsequent Transfer Instrument, which
shall include a Mortgage Loan Schedule listing the Subsequent Mortgage
Loans, and the Master Servicer, in its capacity as Originator, shall have
delivered a computer file containing such Mortgage Loan Schedule to the
Trust Administrator and each Rating Agency at least three Business Days
prior to the related Subsequent Transfer Date;
(iii) as of each Subsequent Transfer Date, as evidenced by delivery of
the Subsequent Transfer Instrument, substantially in the form of Exhibit I,
the Depositor shall not be insolvent nor shall it have been rendered
insolvent by such transfer nor shall it be aware of any pending insolvency;
(iv) such sale and transfer shall not result in a material adverse tax
consequence to the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders;
(v) the Funding Period shall not have terminated;
(vi) the Depositor shall not have selected the Subsequent Mortgage
Loans in a manner that it believed to be adverse to the interests of the
Certificateholders;
(vii) the Depositor shall have delivered to the Trust Administrator
and the NIMS Insurer a Subsequent Transfer Instrument confirming the
satisfaction of the conditions precedent specified in this Section 2.10
and, pursuant to the Subsequent Transfer Instrument, assigned to the
Trustee without recourse for the benefit of the Certificateholders all the
right, title and interest of the Depositor, in, to and under the Subsequent
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, to the extent of the Subsequent Mortgage
Loans;
(viii) the Depositor shall have delivered to the Trust Administrator
and the NIMS Insurer a letter from an Independent accountant (with copies
provided to each Rating Agency)
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stating that the characteristics of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans conform
to the characteristics set forth in paragraphs (c) and (d) below;
(ix) the Depositor shall have delivered to the Trust Administrator and
the NIMS Insurer an Opinion of Counsel addressed to the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Rating Agencies with respect to the transfer of the
Subsequent Mortgage Loans substantially in the form of the Opinion of
Counsel delivered to the Trustee on the Closing Date regarding the true
sale of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans; and
(x) the Depositor shall have delivered to the Trust Administrator the
consent of the NIMS Insurer to the transfer of such Subsequent Mortgage
Loans.
(c) The obligation of the Trust Fund to purchase a Subsequent Mortgage
Loan on any Subsequent Transfer Date is subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions set forth in paragraph (d) below and the accuracy of the following
representations and warranties with respect to such Subsequent Mortgage Loan
determined as of the related Subsequent Cut-off Date: (i) the Subsequent
Mortgage Loan may not be 30 or more days delinquent as of the related Subsequent
Cut-off Date; (ii) the term to stated maturity of the Subsequent Mortgage Loan
will not be less than 174 months and will not exceed 360 months from its first
payment date; (iii) the Subsequent Mortgage Loan may not provide for negative
amortization; (iv) the Subsequent Mortgage Loan will not have a Loan-to-Value
Ratio greater than 95.00%; (v) the Subsequent Mortgage Loans will have, as of
the Subsequent Cut-off Date, a weighted average term since origination not in
excess of 3 months; (vi) no Subsequent Mortgage Loan shall have a Mortgage Rate
less than 6.50% or greater than 14.75%; (vii) the Subsequent Mortgage Loan shall
have been serviced by the Master Servicer since origination or purchased by the
Originator in accordance with its underwriting guidelines; (viii) the Subsequent
Mortgage Loan must have a first payment date occurring on or before August 2002
and (ix) the Subsequent Mortgage Loan shall have been be underwritten in
accordance with the criteria set forth under the section "The Mortgage
Pool--Underwriting Standards; Representations" in the Prospectus Supplement.
(d) Following the purchase of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans by the
Trust Fund for deposit in Loan Group I, the Group I Mortgage Loans (including
the related Subsequent Mortgage Loans) will, as of the related Subsequent
Cut-off Date: (i) have a weighted average original term to stated maturity of
not more than 360 months from the first payment date thereon; (ii) have a
weighted average Mortgage Rate of not less than 8.43% and not more than 8.60%,
by aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (iii) have a weighted
average Loan-to-Value Ratio of not more than 79.50% and (iv) have no Mortgage
Loan with a principal balance in excess of $575,000, in each case, measured by
aggregate principal balance of the Group I Mortgage Loans as of the related
Cut-off Date applicable to each Mortgage Loan.
Following the purchase of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans by the Trust
Fund for deposit in Loan Group II, the Group II Mortgage Loans (including the
related Subsequent Mortgage Loans) will, as of the related Subsequent Cut-off
Date: (i) have a weighted average original term to stated maturity of not more
than 360 months from the first payment date thereon; (ii) have a weighted
average Mortgage Rate of not less than 9.52% and not more than 9.702%, by
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans; (iii) have a weighted average
Loan-to-Value Ratio of not
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more than 78.10%; (iv) have no Mortgage Loan with a principal balance in excess
of $575,000 and (v) have a weighted average Gross Margin of not less than 6.42%,
in each case, measured by aggregate principal balance of the Group II Mortgage
Loans as of the related Cut-off Date applicable to each Mortgage Loan.
(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Subsequent Mortgage Loan may be
rejected by the NIMS Insurer or each Rating Agency if the inclusion of any such
Subsequent Mortgage Loan would adversely affect the ratings of any class of
Certificates. At least one Business Day prior to the related Subsequent Transfer
Date, the Depositor shall obtain confirmation from each Rating Agency which
Subsequent Mortgage Loans, if any, shall not be included in the transfer on the
related Subsequent Transfer Date and deliver such confirmation to the Trust
Administrator and the Master Servicer; provided, however, that the Master
Servicer, in its capacity as Originator, shall have delivered to each Rating
Agency at least three Business Days prior to such Subsequent Transfer Date a
computer file reasonably acceptable to each Rating Agency describing the
characteristics specified in paragraphs (c) and (d) above.
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ARTICLE III
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICING
OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS
SECTION 3.01. Master Servicer to Act as Master Servicer.
The Master Servicer shall service and administer the Mortgage Loans on
behalf of the Trustee and in the best interests of and for the benefit of the
Certificateholders (as determined by the Master Servicer in its reasonable
judgment) in accordance with (i) the terms of the respective Mortgage Loans and
any insurance policies related thereto, (ii) all Applicable Regulations, (iii)
the terms of this Agreement, (iv) the Loss Mitigation Action Plan, if
applicable, and (v) to the extent consistent with the preceding requirements, in
the same manner in which it services and administers similar mortgage loans for
its own portfolio, giving due consideration to customary and usual standards of
practice of prudent mortgage lenders and loan servicers administering similar
mortgage loans but without regard to:
(i) any relationship that the Master Servicer, any Sub-Servicer or any
Affiliate of the Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer may have with the
related Mortgagor;
(ii) the ownership of any Certificate by the Master Servicer or any
Affiliate of the Master Servicer;
(iii) the Master Servicer's obligation to make Advances or Servicing
Advances; or
(iv) the Master Servicer's or any Sub-Servicer's right to receive
compensation for its services hereunder or with respect to any particular
transaction (the "Servicing Standard")..
Subject only to the above-described servicing standards and the terms
of this Agreement and of the respective Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer
shall have full power and authority, acting alone or through Sub-Servicers as
provided in Section 6.06, to do or cause to be done any and all things in
connection with such servicing and administration which it may deem necessary or
desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Master Servicer
in its own name or in the name of a Sub-Servicer is hereby authorized and
empowered by the Trustee, in accordance with the servicing standards set forth
above, (i) to execute and deliver, on behalf of the Certificateholders, the
Trustee and the Trust Administrator, any and all instruments of satisfaction or
cancellation, or of partial or full release or discharge, or of forbearance, or
of modification and all other comparable instruments, with respect to the
Mortgage Loans and the Mortgaged Properties, (ii) to institute foreclosure
proceedings or obtain a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure to convert the ownership of
such properties, and to hold or cause to be held title to such properties, in
the name of the Trust Fund, on behalf of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator
and the Certificateholders, (iii) to market, sell and transfer title of REO
Properties held in the name of the Trust Fund to third party purchasers upon
terms and conditions the Master Servicer deems reasonable under the Servicing
Standard, (4) to bring or respond to civil actions or complaints (in its own
name or that of the Trust Fund or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund)
related to any Mortgage Loan, Mortgaged Property or REO Property held by the
Trust Fund and (5) execute any other document necessary or
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appropriate to enable the Master Servicer to carry out its servicing and
administrative duties hereunder consistent with the Servicing Standard.
At the written request of the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator
(on behalf of the Trustee) shall execute and furnish to the Master Servicer such
documents as are necessary or appropriate to enable the Master Servicer to carry
out its servicing and administrative duties hereunder. By execution of this
Agreement, the Trustee, on behalf of the Trust Fund, hereby grants to the Master
Servicer a power of attorney to execute any and all documents necessary to carry
out any and all servicing duties described in this Agreement (including the
taking of and transferring title of REO Properties to third parties held in the
name of the Trustee for the benefit of the Trust) and expressly confirms that
this paragraph along with the face page and a copy of the signature page (duly
executed) to this Agreement shall constitute the power of attorney for
evidentiary and/or recording purposes. Neither the Trustee nor the Trust
Administrator shall be liable for the actions of the Master Servicer or any
Sub-Servicers under such powers of attorney.
Subject to Section 3.04(d) hereof, in accordance with the Servicing
Standard, the Master Servicer shall advance or cause to be advanced funds as
necessary for the purpose of effecting the timely payment of taxes and
assessments on the Mortgaged Properties, which advances shall be Servicing
Advances reimbursable in the first instance from related collections from the
Mortgagors pursuant to Section 3.04(d), and further as provided in Section
3.05(a). Any cost incurred by the Master Servicer or by Sub-Servicers in
effecting the timely payment of taxes and assessments on a Mortgaged Property
shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to Certificateholders,
be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan,
notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit.
Consistent with the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer may
waive, modify or vary any term of any Mortgage Loan or consent to the
postponement of strict compliance with any such term or in any manner grant
indulgence to any Mortgagor if such waiver, modification, postponement or
indulgence is in conformity with the Servicing Standard; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
that:
(A) the Master Servicer, shall not make future advances (except as
provided in Section 4.03);
(B) the Master Servicer shall not permit any modification with respect
to any Mortgage Loan that would change the Mortgage Rate, defer or forgive
the payment of any principal or interest payments, reduce the outstanding
principal balance (except for reductions resulting from actual payments of
principal) or extend the final maturity date on such Mortgage Loan (unless
as provided in Section 3.02, (i) the Mortgagor is in default with respect
to the Mortgage Loan or (ii) such default is, in the judgment of the Master
Servicer, reasonably foreseeable); and
(C) the Master Servicer shall not consent to (i) partial releases of
Mortgages, (ii) alterations, (iii) removal, demolition or division of
properties subject to Mortgages, (iv) modification or (v) second mortgage
subordination agreements with respect to any Mortgage Loan that would: (i)
affect adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC,(ii) cause any
Trust REMIC to be subject to a tax on "prohibited transactions" or
"contributions" pursuant
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to the REMIC Provisions, or (iii) both (x) effect an exchange or reissuance
of such Mortgage Loan under Section 1001 of the Code (or Treasury
regulations promulgated thereunder) and (y) cause any Trust REMIC
constituting part of the Trust Fund to fail to qualify as a REMIC under the
Code or the imposition of any tax on "prohibited transactions" or
"contributions" after the Startup Day under the REMIC Provisions.
To the extent consistent with the terms of this Agreement, including
Section 2.03 and Section 2.05, the Master Servicer may waive (or permit a
Sub-Servicer to waive) a Prepayment Charge only under the following
circumstances: (i) such waiver is standard and customary in servicing similar
Mortgage Loans and (ii) such waiver relates to a default or a reasonably
foreseeable default and would, in the reasonable judgment of the Master
Servicer, maximize recovery of total proceeds taking into account the value of
such Prepayment Charge and the related Mortgage Loan.
The Master Servicer may delegate its responsibilities under this
Agreement; provided, however, that no such delegation shall release the Master
Servicer from the responsibilities or liabilities arising under this Agreement.
All references to Master Servicer in this Agreement shall be deemed to include
any Sub-Servicer duly appointed by the Master Servicer pursuant to this
Agreement.
SECTION 3.02. Collection of Certain Mortgage Loan Payments.
The Master Servicer shall make reasonable efforts to collect all
payments called for under the terms and provisions of the Mortgage Loans, and
shall, to the extent such procedures shall be consistent with this Agreement and
the terms and provisions of any applicable insurance policies, follow such
collection procedures as it would follow with respect to mortgage loans
comparable to the Mortgage Loans and held for its own account. Consistent with
the foregoing, the Master Servicer may in its discretion (i) waive any late
payment charge or, if applicable, penalty interest, or (ii) extend the due dates
for the Monthly Payments due on a Mortgage Note for a period of not greater than
180 days; provided that any extension pursuant to clause (ii) above shall not
affect the amortization schedule of any Mortgage Loan for purposes of any
computation hereunder. The NIMS Insurer's prior written consent shall be
required for any modification, waiver or amendment if the amendment if the
aggregate number of outstanding Mortgage Loans which have been modified, waived
or amended exceeds 5% of the number of Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date and
any Subsequent Cut-off Date. In the event of any such arrangement pursuant to
clause (ii) above, the Master Servicer shall make timely advances on such
Mortgage Loan during such extension pursuant to Section 4.03 and in accordance
with the amortization schedule of such Mortgage Loan without modification
thereof by reason of such arrangements.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that any Mortgage Loan is
in default or, in the judgment of the Master Servicer, such default is
reasonably foreseeable, the Master Servicer, consistent with the Servicing
Standard, may also waive, modify or vary any term of such Mortgage Loan
(including modifications that would change the Mortgage Rate, forgive the
payment of principal or interest or extend the final maturity date of such
Mortgage Loan), accept payment from the related Mortgagor of an amount less than
the Stated Principal Balance in final satisfaction of such Mortgage Loan, or
consent to the postponement of strict compliance with any such term or otherwise
grant indulgence to any Mortgagor (any and all such waivers, modifications,
variances,
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forgiveness of principal or interest, postponements, or indulgences collectively
referred to herein as "forbearance"), PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in determining
which course of action permitted by this sentence it shall pursue, the Master
Servicer shall adhere to the Loss Mitigation Action Plan. The Master Servicer's
analysis supporting any forbearance and the conclusion that any forbearance
meets the standards of Section 3.01 and the Loss Mitigation Action Plan shall be
reflected in writing in the Mortgage File.
In the event that a shortfall in any collection on or liability with
respect to any Mortgage Loan results from or is attributable to adjustments to
Mortgage Rates, Monthly Payments or Stated Principal Balances that were made by
the Master Servicer in a manner not consistent with the terms of the related
Mortgage Note and this Agreement, the Master Servicer, upon discovery or receipt
of notice thereof, immediately shall deliver to the Trust Administrator for
deposit in the Distribution Account from its own funds the amount of any such
shortfall and shall indemnify and hold harmless the Trust Fund, the Trustee, the
Trust Administrator, the Depositor and any successor master servicer in respect
of any such liability. Such indemnities shall survive the termination or
discharge of this Agreement.
SECTION 3.03. [Reserved].
SECTION 3.04. Collection Account, Escrow Account and Distribution
Account.
(a) COLLECTION ACCOUNT. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Master
Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant to
each Mortgage Loan separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee one or more
accounts (such account or accounts, the "Collection Account") in accordance with
this Section 3.04, held in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificateholders.
(b) DEPOSITS TO THE COLLECTION ACCOUNT. On behalf of the Trust Fund,
the Master Servicer shall deposit or cause to be deposited in the clearing
account (which account must be an Eligible Account) in which it customarily
deposits payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its
mortgage loan servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than
one Business Day after the Master Servicer's receipt thereof, and shall
thereafter deposit in the Collection Account, in no event more than two Business
Days after the deposit of such funds into the clearing account, as and when
received or as otherwise required hereunder, and retain therein, the following
payments and collections received or made by it subsequent to the Cut-off Date
with respect to the Initial Mortgage Loans, or the related Subsequent Cut-off
Date with respect to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans, or payments (other than
Principal Prepayments) received by it on or prior to the Cut-off Date but
allocable to a Due Period subsequent thereto:
(i) all payments on account of principal, including Principal
Prepayments, on the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties;
(ii) all payments on account of interest on the Mortgage Loans and REO
Properties adjusted to the Net Mortgage Rate;
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(iii) all Insurance Proceeds and Liquidation Proceeds (other than
proceeds to be held in the Escrow Account and applied to the restoration or
repair of the Mortgaged Property or released to the Mortgagor in accordance
with the Servicing Standard) and any amounts received in respect of the
rental of any REO Property prior to REO Disposition;
(iv) all proceeds related to the purchase, substitution or repurchase
of any Mortgage Loan or REO Property in accordance with Section 2.03;
(v) any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.09 in connection with the deductible clause in any
blanket hazard insurance policy, such deposit being made from the Master
Servicer's own funds, without reimbursement therefor;
(vi) any amounts required to be deposited by the Master Servicer
pursuant to Section 3.06 in connection with any losses realized on
Permitted Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account;
(vii) all amounts required to be deposited in connection with
shortfalls in principal amount of Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loans
pursuant to Section 2.03 (for purposes of this clause (vii), the Cut-off
Date with respect to any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan shall be deemed
to be the date of substitution); and
(viii) all Prepayment Charges collected by the Master Servicer, all
Prepayment Charges payable by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
2.03(e)(ii)(A) and all Master Servicer Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts
payable by the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 2.03(e)(ii)(B) as
limited by Section 2.03(e)(iii).
The foregoing requirements for deposit to the Collection Account shall
be exclusive, it being understood and agreed that, without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, payments in the nature of late payment charges,
assumption fees, insufficient funds charges, modification fees and other
ancillary fees (but not Prepayment Charges) need not be deposited by the Master
Servicer in the Collection Account and shall upon collection, belong to the
Master Servicer as additional compensation for its servicing activities. In the
event the Master Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account any amount not
required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw such amount from
the Collection Account, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
(c) ESCROW ACCOUNT. The Master Servicer shall segregate and hold all
funds collected and received pursuant to each Mortgage Loan which constitute
Escrow Payments separate and apart from any of its own funds and general assets
and shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trustee one or more accounts
(such account or accounts, the "Escrow Account") held in trust for the benefit
of the Certificateholders, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator.
(d) DEPOSITS TO THE ESCROW ACCOUNT. The Master Servicer shall deposit
or cause to be deposited in the clearing account (which account must be an
Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on
mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a
daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after the
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Master Servicer's receipt thereof, and shall thereafter deposit in the Escrow
Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the deposit of such funds
into the clearing account, as and when received or as otherwise required
hereunder, and retain therein:
(i) all Escrow Payments collected on account of the Mortgage Loans,
for the purpose of effecting timely payment of any such items as required
under the terms of this Agreement; and
(ii) all Insurance Proceeds which are to be applied to the restoration
or repair of any Mortgaged Property.
(e) DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT. On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Trust
Administrator shall segregate and hold all funds collected and received pursuant
to this Agreement separate and apart from any of its own funds and general
assets and shall establish and maintain in the name of the Trust Fund one or
more segregated accounts (such account or accounts, the "Distribution Account"),
held in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders.
(f) TRUST ADMINISTRATOR DEPOSITS TO THE DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT. Upon
receipt, the Trust Administrator shall deposit or cause to be deposited into the
Distribution Account all payments of any nature received from the Master
Servicer in accordance with this Agreement. The Trust Administrator shall
deposit in the Distribution Account any amounts required to be deposited
pursuant to Section 3.06 in connection with losses realized on Permitted
Investments with respect to funds held in the Distribution Account. Furthermore,
promptly upon receipt of any Stayed Funds, whether from the Master Servicer, a
trustee in bankruptcy, or federal bankruptcy court or other source, the Trust
Administrator shall deposit such funds in the Distribution Account, subject to
withdrawal thereof pursuant to Section 7.02(b) or as otherwise permitted
hereunder.
(g) MASTER SERVICER TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO THE DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT. On
behalf of the Trust Fund, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trust
Administrator in immediately available funds for deposit in the Distribution
Account by 3:00 p.m. (New York time) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date, (i)
that portion of Available Funds (calculated without regard to the references in
clause (2) of the definition thereof to amounts that may be withdrawn from the
Distribution Account) for the related Distribution Date then on deposit in the
Collection Account, (ii) without duplication, the amount of all Prepayment
Charges collected by the Master Servicer, all Prepayment Charges payable by the
Master Servicer pursuant to Section 2.03(e)(ii)(A) and all Master Servicer
Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts payable by the Master Servicer pursuant to
Section 2.03(e)(ii)(B), subject to Section 2.03(e)(iii) (in each case to the
extent not related to Principal Prepayments occurring after the related
Prepayment Period) and (iii) any amounts reimbursable to an Advancing Person
pursuant to Section 3.23.
In addition, the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trust
Administrator from time to time as required by this Agreement, for deposit and
the Trust Administrator shall so deposit, in the Distribution Account:
(i) any Advances, as required pursuant to Section 4.03;
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(ii) any amounts required to be deposited pursuant to Section 3.13 in
connection with any REO Property;
(iii) any amounts to be paid in connection with a purchase of Mortgage
Loans and REO Properties pursuant to Section 3.16 and Section 9.01;
(iv) any Compensating Interest as required pursuant to Section
4.03(e);
(v) any Stayed Funds, as soon as permitted by the federal bankruptcy
court having jurisdiction in such matters;
(vi) any amounts required to be paid by the Master Servicer pursuant
to Section 3.06 in connection with any losses realized on Permitted
Investments with respect to funds held in the Collection Account; and
(v) any amounts required to be paid to the Trust Administrator or the
Trustee from the assets of the Trust Fund on deposit in the Collection
Account pursuant to this Agreement, including but not limited to amounts
required to be paid to the Trust Administrator or the Trustee pursuant to
Section 7.02 and Section 8.05.
Funds held in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(b) may
at any time be delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trust Administrator for
deposit into the Distribution Account and for all purposes of this Agreement
shall be deemed to be a part of the Collection Account until the Business Day
prior to the Distribution Date; provided, however, that the Trust Administrator
shall have the sole authority to withdraw any funds held pursuant to this
paragraph. In the event the Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trust
Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account any amount not required to
be deposited therein, it may at any time request that the Trust Administrator
withdraw such amount from the Distribution Account and remit to it any such
amount, any provision herein to the contrary notwithstanding.
(h) INVESTMENT OF ACCOUNT FUNDS. Funds in on deposit in the Collection
Account, the Distribution Account, any REO Account and any Escrow Account may be
invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with the provisions set forth in
Section 3.06. Any investment earnings or interest paid on funds deposited in the
Collection Account, any REO Account and any Escrow Account (subject to Section
3.05(b)) shall accrue to the benefit of the Master Servicer and the Master
Servicer shall be entitled to retain and withdraw such interest from each such
account on a daily basis. Any investment earnings or interest paid on funds
deposited in the Distribution Account, shall accrue to the benefit of the Trust
Administrator and the Trust Administrator shall be entitled to retain and
withdraw such interest from each such account on a daily basis.
Funds on deposit in the Pre-Funding Accounts, the Interest Coverage
Accounts, the Net WAC Rate Reserve Carryover Account and the Initial Deposit
Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with Section 3.06
subject to any limitations set forth in Section 4.08 (with respect to the
Pre-Funding Accounts), Section 4.09 (with respect to the Interest Coverage
Accounts), Section 4.10 (with respect to the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve
Account) and
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Section 4.11 (with respect to the Initial Deposit Account) and any investment
earnings or interest paid shall accrue to the benefit of the party designated in
such section.
(i) CREATION, LOCATION AND SUBSEQUENT TRANSFERS OF ACCOUNTS. Each
account created pursuant to this Agreement must be an Eligible Account. On or
prior to the Closing Date, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator shall give notice, to each other, the NIMS Insurer and the
Depositor of the location of the any account created by it pursuant to this
Agreement. From time to time, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator may each transfer any account created by it to a different
depository institution provided that upon such transfer the written notice is
provided to all other parties listed in the preceding sentence.
SECTION 3.05. Permitted Withdrawals From the Collection Account,
Escrow Account and Distribution Account.
(a) COLLECTION ACCOUNT. The Master Servicer may, from time to time,
withdraw from the Collection Account for the following purposes or as described
in Section 4.03:
(i) to remit to the Trust Administrator for deposit in the
Distribution Account the amounts required to be so remitted pursuant to
Section 3.04(g) or permitted to be so remitted pursuant to the last
paragraph of Section 3.04(g);
(ii) subject to Section 3.12(c), to reimburse itself for (a) any
unpaid Servicing Fees, (b) any unreimbursed Servicing Advances and (c) any
unreimbursed Advances, the Master Servicer's right to reimburse itself
pursuant to this subclause (ii) being limited to any Late Collections,
Liquidation Proceeds, and Insurance Proceeds received on the related
Mortgage Loan and any amounts received in respect of the rental of the
related REO Property prior to an REO Disposition that represent payments of
principal and/or interest respecting which any such advance was made;
(iii) to reimburse itself for (a) any unpaid Servicing Fees to the
extent not recoverable under Section 3.05(a)(ii) and (b) any unpaid
Advances or Servicing Advances that have been deemed Nonrecoverable
Advances or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advances;
(iv) to pay to itself any Prepayment Interest Excess;
(v) to reimburse itself for any amounts paid pursuant to Section
3.12(b) (and not otherwise previously reimbursed);
(vi) to pay to itself as servicing compensation any interest earned on
funds in the Collection Account or the Interest Coverage Accounts (other
than interest or investment income earned on funds deposited in the related
Pre-Funding Account and transferred to the related Interest Coverage
Account pursuant to Section 4.08(c)(iv));
(vii) subject to Section 4.03(b), to reimburse the Master Servicer in
respect of any unreimbursed Advances to the extent of funds held in the
Collection Account for future distribution that were not included in
Available Funds for the preceding Distribution Date;
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(viii) to reimburse the Master Servicer or the Depositor for expenses
incurred by or reimbursable to the Master Servicer or the Depositor, as the
case may be, pursuant to Section 6.03;
(ix) to remit to the Trust Administrator or the Trustee any amounts
that the Trust Administrator or the Trustee, as applicable, is permitted to
be paid or reimbursed from the assets of the Trust Fund pursuant to the
terms of this Agreement, including the terms of Section 7.02(a) and Section
8.05 of this Agreement,;
(x) to reimburse the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer (if the Master
Servicer is not an Affiliate of the Seller), the Trust Administrator or the
Trustee, as the case may be, for enforcement expenses reasonably incurred
in respect of the breach or defect giving rise to the purchase obligation
under Section 2.03 of this Agreement that were included in the Purchase
Price of the Mortgage Loan, including any expenses arising out of the
enforcement of the purchase obligation;
(xi) to pay to the Master Servicer, the Depositor or the Originator,
as the case may be, with respect to each Mortgage Loan that has previously
been purchased or replaced pursuant to Section 2.03 or Section 3.16(a) all
amounts received thereon subsequent to the date of purchase or
substitution, as the case may be;
(xi) to transfer funds in the Collection Account maintained at a
particular depository to the Collection Account maintained at a different
depository, pursuant to Section 3.04(i); and
(xii) to clear and terminate the Collection Account upon the
termination of this Agreement.
On each Business Day as of the commencement of which the balance on
deposit in the Collection Account exceeds $75,000 following any withdrawals
pursuant to the next succeeding sentence, the amount of such excess shall be
remitted to the Trust Administrator, but only if the Collection Account
constitutes an Eligible Account solely pursuant to clause (ii) of the definition
of "Eligible Account." If the balance on deposit in the Collection Account
exceeds $75,000 as of the commencement of business on any Business Day and the
Collection Account constitutes an Eligible Account solely pursuant to clause
(ii) of the definition of "Eligible Account," the Master Servicer shall, on or
before 3:00 p.m. New York time on such Business Day, withdraw from the
Collection Account any and all amounts payable or reimbursable to the Depositor,
the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to
Section 3.05 and shall pay such amounts to the Persons entitled thereto.
The foregoing requirements for withdrawal from the Collection Account
shall be exclusive. In the event the Master Servicer shall deposit in the
Collection Account any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at
any time withdraw such amount from the Collection Account, any provision herein
to the contrary notwithstanding.
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The Master Servicer shall keep and maintain separate accounting, on a
Mortgage Loan by Mortgage Loan basis, for the purpose of justifying any
withdrawal from the Collection Account, to the extent held by or on behalf of
it, pursuant to subclauses (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), (vi), (vii), (viii) and (xi)
above. The Master Servicer shall provide written notification to the Trustee,
the Trust Administrator and the NIMS Insurer on or prior to the next succeeding
Master Servicer Reporting Date, upon making any withdrawals from the Collection
Account pursuant to subclause (viii) above.
(b) ESCROW ACCOUNT. The Master Servicer may, from time to time,
withdraw from the Escrow Account for the following purposes:
(i) to effect payments of ground rents, taxes, assessments, water
rates, hazard insurance premiums and comparable items;
(ii) to reimburse the Master Servicer for any Servicing Advance made
by the Master Servicer with respect to a related Mortgage Loan but only
from amounts received on the related Mortgage Loan which represent late
payments or Late Collections of Escrow Payments thereunder;
(iii) to refund to the Mortgagor any funds as may be determined to be
overages;
(iv) for transfer to the Collection Account in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement;
(v) for application to restoration or repair of the Mortgaged
Property;
(vi) to pay to the Master Servicer, or to the Mortgagor to the extent
required by the related Mortgage Loan or Applicable Regulations, any
interest paid on the funds deposited in the Escrow Account;
(vii) to clear and terminate the Escrow Account on the termination of
this Agreement; and
(viii) to transfer to the Collection Account any Insurance Proceeds.
In the event the Master Servicer shall deposit in an Escrow Account
any amount not required to be deposited therein, it may at any time withdraw
such amount from such Escrow Account, any provision herein to the contrary
notwithstanding. As part of its servicing duties, the Master Servicer shall pay
to the Mortgagor interest on funds in the Escrow Account, to the extent required
by the related Mortgage Loan or Applicable Regulations, and to the extent that
interest earned on funds in the Escrow Account is insufficient, shall pay such
interest from its own funds, without any reimbursement therefor. The Master
Servicer may pay to itself any excess interest on funds in the Escrow Account,
to the extent such action is in conformity with the Servicing Standard, is
permitted by law and such amounts are not required to be paid to Mortgagors or
used for any of the other purposes set forth above.
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(c) DISTRIBUTION ACCOUNT. The Trust Administrator shall, from time to
time, make withdrawals from the Distribution Account, for any of the following
purposes:
(i) to make distributions to Certificateholders in accordance with
Section 4.01;
(ii) to pay to itself and the Trustee amounts to which it is entitled
pursuant to Section 8.05;
(iii) to pay itself any interest income earned on funds deposited in
the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.06;
(iv) to reimburse itself pursuant to Section 7.01 and Section 7.02(b);
(v) to pay any amounts in respect of taxes pursuant to Section
10.01(g)(iii); and
(vi) to clear and terminate the Distribution Account pursuant to
Section 9.01.
SECTION 3.06. Investment of Funds in the Collection Account, the
Escrow Account, the REO Account and the Distribution
Account.
(a) The Master Servicer may direct any depository institution
maintaining the Collection Account, the Escrow Account (subject to Section
3.05(b)), and the REO Account and the Trust Administrator may direct any
depository institution maintaining the Distribution Account, (for purposes of
this Section 3.06, each an "Investment Account"), to invest the funds in such
Investment Account in one or more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold
at a discount, and maturing, unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the
Business Day immediately preceding the date on which such funds are required to
be withdrawn from such account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other
than the Trust Administrator is the obligor thereon, and (ii) no later than the
date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such Investment
Account pursuant to this Agreement, if the Trust Administrator is the obligor
thereon. All such Permitted Investments shall be held to maturity, unless
payable on demand. Any investment of funds in an Investment Account shall be
made in the name of the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee (in its
capacity as such) or in the name of a nominee of the Trust Administrator. The
Trust Administrator shall be entitled to sole possession (except with respect to
investment direction of funds held in the Collection Account, the Escrow
Account, and the REO Account) over each such investment and (except with respect
to the income on funds held in the Collection Account, the Escrow Account and
the REO Account) the income thereon, and any certificate or other instrument
evidencing any such investment shall be delivered directly to the Trust
Administrator or its agent, together with any document of transfer necessary to
transfer title to such investment to the Trust Administrator or its nominee. In
the event amounts on deposit in an Investment Account are at any time invested
in a Permitted Investment payable on demand, the Trust Administrator shall:
(i) consistent with any notice required to be given thereunder, demand
that payment thereon be made on the last day such Permitted Investment may
otherwise mature hereunder in an amount equal to the lesser of (1) all
amounts then payable thereunder and (2) the amount required to be withdrawn
on such date; and
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(ii) demand payment of all amounts due thereunder promptly upon
determination by a Responsible Officer of the Trust Administrator that such
Permitted Investment would not constitute a Permitted Investment in respect
of funds thereafter on deposit in the Investment Account.
(b) All income in the nature of interest from the investment of funds
in the Collection Account, the Escrow Account (subject to Section 3.05(b)) and
the REO Account shall be for the benefit of the Master Servicer as compensation
for the Master Servicer's services pursuant to this Agreement. The Master
Servicer shall deposit in the Collection Account, the Escrow Account, and the
REO Account from its own funds the amount of any loss incurred in respect of any
such Permitted Investment made with funds in such account immediately upon
realization of such loss.
(c) All income in the nature of interest or earnings from the
investment of funds in the Distribution Account shall be for the benefit of the
Trust Administrator as compensation for the Trust Administrator's services
pursuant to this Agreement. The Trust Administrator shall deposit in the
Distribution Account from its own funds the amount of any loss incurred on
Permitted Investments in the Distribution Account.
(d) Funds on deposit in the Pre-Funding Accounts, the Interest
Coverage Accounts, the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account and the Initial
Deposit Account may be invested in Permitted Investments in accordance with this
Section 3.06 subject to any limitations set forth in Section 4.08 (with respect
to the Pre-Funding Accounts), Section 4.09 (with respect to the Interest
Coverage Accounts), Section 4.10 (with respect to the Net WAC Rate Carryover
Reserve Account) and Section 4.11 (with respect to the Initial Deposit Account)
and any investment earnings or interest paid shall accrue to the benefit of the
party designated in such section.
(e) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement, if any
default occurs in the making of a payment due under any Permitted Investment, or
if a default occurs in any other performance required under any Permitted
Investment, the Trust Administrator may and, subject to Section 8.01 and Section
8.02(a)(v), upon the request of the NIMS Insurer or the Holders of Certificates
representing more than 50% of the Voting Rights allocated to any Class of
Certificates, shall take such action as may be appropriate to enforce such
payment or performance, including the institution and prosecution of appropriate
proceedings.
SECTION 3.07. Payment of Taxes, Insurance and Other Charges.
With respect to each Mortgage Loan, the Master Servicer shall maintain
accurate records reflecting the status of ground rents, taxes, assessments,
water rates and other charges which are or may become a lien upon the Mortgaged
Property and the status of fire and hazard insurance coverage and, as to those
Mortgage Loans subject to a voluntary escrow agreement, shall obtain, from time
to time, all bills for the payment of such charges (including renewal premiums)
and shall effect payment thereof prior to the applicable penalty or termination
date and at a time appropriate for securing maximum discounts allowable,
employing for such purpose deposits of the Mortgagor in the Escrow Account which
shall have been estimated and accumulated by the Master Servicer in amounts
sufficient for such purposes, as allowed under the terms of the Mortgage or
Applicable
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Regulations. The Master Servicer assumes full responsibility for the timely
payment of all such bills and shall effect timely payments of all such bills
irrespective of the Mortgagor's faithful performance in the payment of same or
the making of the Escrow Payments and shall make Servicing Advances from its own
funds to effect such payments. To the extent that the Mortgage does not provide
for Escrow Payments, the Master Servicer shall use reasonable efforts consistent
with the Servicing Standard to determine that any such payments are made by the
Mortgagor at the time they first become due and shall ensure that the Mortgaged
Property is not lost to a tax lien as a result of nonpayment and that such
Mortgaged Property is not left uninsured.
SECTION 3.08. Maintenance of Hazard Insurance.
The Master Servicer shall cause to be maintained for each Mortgage
Loan fire insurance with extended coverage on the related Mortgaged Property in
an amount which is at least equal to the least of (i) the current principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan, (ii) the amount necessary to fully compensate for
any damage or loss to the improvements that are a part of such property on a
replacement cost basis and (iii) the maximum insurable value of the improvements
which are a part of such Mortgaged Property, in each case in an amount not less
than such amount as is necessary to avoid the application of any coinsurance
clause contained in the related hazard insurance policy. The Master Servicer
shall also cause to be maintained fire insurance with extended coverage on each
REO Property in an amount which is at least equal to the lesser of (i) the
maximum insurable value of the improvements which are a part of such property
and (ii) the outstanding principal balance of the related Mortgage Loan, plus
accrued interest at the Mortgage Rate and related Servicing Advances (each
measured at the time it became an REO Property). The Master Servicer will comply
in the performance of this Agreement with all reasonable rules and requirements
of each insurer under any such hazard policies. Any amounts to be collected by
the Master Servicer under any such policies (other than amounts to be applied to
the restoration or repair of the property subject to the related Mortgage or
amounts to be released to the Mortgagor in accordance with the procedures that
the Master Servicer would follow in servicing loans held for its own account,
subject to the terms and conditions of the related Mortgage and Mortgage Note)
shall be deposited in the Collection Account, subject to withdrawal pursuant to
Section 3.05, if received in respect of a Mortgage Loan, or in the REO Account,
subject to withdrawal pursuant to Section 3.13, if received in respect of an REO
Property. Any cost incurred by the Master Servicer in maintaining any such
insurance shall not, for the purpose of calculating distributions to
Certificateholders, be added to the unpaid principal balance of the related
Mortgage Loan, notwithstanding that the terms of such Mortgage Loan so permit.
It is understood and agreed that no earthquake or other additional insurance is
to be required of any Mortgagor other than pursuant to such applicable laws and
regulations as shall at any time be in force and as shall require such
additional insurance. If the Mortgaged Property or REO Property is at any time
in an area identified in the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency as having special flood hazards, the Master Servicer will
cause to be maintained a flood insurance policy in respect thereof. Such flood
insurance shall be in an amount equal to the lesser of (i) the unpaid principal
balance of the related Mortgage Loan; (ii) the maximum amount of such insurance
available for the related Mortgaged Property under the national flood insurance
program (assuming that the area in which such Mortgaged Property is located is
participating in such program) and (iii) the maximum insurable value of the
improvements which are part of the related Mortgaged Property.
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SECTION 3.09. Maintenance of Mortgage Blanket Insurance.
In the event that the Master Servicer shall obtain and maintain a
blanket policy with an insurer having a General Policy Rating of A:V or better
in Best's Key Rating Guide (or such other rating that is comparable to such
rating) insuring against hazard losses on all of the Mortgage Loans, it shall
conclusively be deemed to have satisfied its obligations as set forth in the
first two sentences of Section 3.08, it being understood and agreed that such
policy may contain a deductible clause, in which case the Master Servicer shall,
in the event that there shall not have been maintained on the related Mortgaged
Property or REO Property a policy complying with the first two sentences of
Section 3.08, and there shall have been one or more losses which would have been
covered by such policy, deposit to the Collection Account from its own funds the
amount not otherwise payable under the blanket policy because of such deductible
clause. In connection with its activities as administrator and servicer of the
Mortgage Loans, the Master Servicer agrees to prepare and present, on behalf of
itself, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and Certificateholders, claims
under any such blanket policy in a timely fashion in accordance with the terms
of such policy.
SECTION 3.10. Fidelity Bond; Errors and Omissions Insurance.
The Master Servicer shall keep in force during the term of this
Agreement a policy or policies of insurance covering errors and omissions for
failure in the performance of the Master Servicer's obligations under this
Agreement, which policy or policies shall be in such form and amount that would
meet the requirements of Xxxxxx Xxx or Xxxxxxx Mac if it were the purchaser of
the Mortgage Loans, unless the Master Servicer has obtained a waiver of such
requirements from Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Master Servicer shall also
maintain a fidelity bond in the form and amount that would meet the requirements
of Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, unless the Master Servicer has obtained a waiver
of such requirements from Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac. The Master Servicer shall
provide the Trust Administrator and the NIMS Insurer (upon reasonable request)
with copies of any such insurance policies and fidelity bond. The Master
Servicer shall be deemed to have complied with this provision if an Affiliate of
the Master Servicer has such errors and omissions and fidelity bond coverage
and, by the terms of such insurance policy or fidelity bond, the coverage
afforded thereunder extends to the Master Servicer. Any such errors and
omissions policy and fidelity bond shall by its terms not be cancelable without
thirty days' prior written notice to the Trust Administrator. The Master
Servicer shall also cause each Sub-Servicer to maintain a policy of insurance
covering errors and omissions and a fidelity bond which would meet such
requirements.
SECTION 3.11. Enforcement of Due-On-Sale Clauses; Assumption
Agreements.
The Master Servicer will, to the extent it has knowledge of any
conveyance or prospective conveyance of any Mortgaged Property by any Mortgagor
(whether by absolute conveyance or by contract of sale, and whether or not the
Mortgagor remains or is to remain liable under the Mortgage Note and/or the
Mortgage), exercise its rights to accelerate the maturity of such Mortgage Loan
under the "due-on-sale" clause, if any, applicable thereto; provided, however,
that the Master Servicer shall not exercise any such rights if prohibited by law
from doing so. If the Master Servicer reasonably believes it is unable under
applicable law to enforce such "due-on-sale" clause, or if any of the other
conditions set forth in the proviso to the preceding sentence apply, the
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Master Servicer is authorized to enter into an assumption and modification
agreement from or with the person to whom such property has been conveyed or is
proposed to be conveyed, pursuant to which such person becomes liable under the
Mortgage Note and, to the extent permitted by applicable state law, the
Mortgagor remains liable thereon. The Master Servicer is also authorized to
enter into a substitution of liability agreement with such person, pursuant to
which the original Mortgagor is released from liability and such person is
substituted as the Mortgagor and becomes liable under the Mortgage Note,
provided that no such substitution shall be effective unless such person
satisfies the underwriting criteria of the Master Servicer. In connection with
any assumption or substitution, the Master Servicer shall apply such
underwriting standards and follow such practices and procedures as shall be
normal and usual in its general mortgage servicing activities and as it applies
to other mortgage loans owned solely by it. The Master Servicer shall not take
or enter into any assumption and modification agreement, however, unless (to the
extent practicable in the circumstances) it shall have received confirmation, in
writing, of the continued effectiveness of any applicable hazard insurance
policy, or a new policy meeting the requirements of this Section is obtained.
Any fee collected by the Master Servicer in respect of an assumption or
substitution of liability agreement will be retained by the Master Servicer as
additional servicing compensation. In connection with any such assumption, no
material term of the Mortgage Note (including but not limited to the related
Mortgage Rate and the amount of the Monthly Payment) may be amended or modified,
except as otherwise required pursuant to the terms thereof or otherwise
permitted under Section 3.01. The Master Servicer shall notify the Trust
Administrator and any respective Custodian that any such substitution or
assumption agreement has been completed by forwarding to the Trust Administrator
or to such Custodian, as the case may be, the executed original of such
substitution or assumption agreement, which document shall be added to the
related Mortgage File and shall, for all purposes, be considered a part of such
Mortgage File to the same extent as all other documents and instruments
constituting a part thereof.
Notwithstanding the foregoing paragraph or any other provision of this
Agreement, the Master Servicer shall not be deemed to be in default, breach or
any other violation of its obligations hereunder by reason of any assumption of
a Mortgage Loan by operation of law or by the terms of the Mortgage Note or any
assumption which the Master Servicer may be restricted by law from preventing,
for any reason whatever. For purposes of this Section 3.11, the term
"assumption" is deemed to also include a sale (of the Mortgaged Property)
subject to the Mortgage that is not accompanied by an assumption or substitution
of liability agreement.
SECTION 3.12. Realization Upon Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
(a) The Master Servicer shall, consistent with the Servicing Standard
and the Loss Mitigation Action Plan, foreclose upon or otherwise comparably
convert the ownership of properties securing such of the Mortgage Loans as come
into and continue in default and as to which no satisfactory arrangements can be
made for collection of delinquent payments pursuant to Section 3.02. The Master
Servicer shall be responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by it in any
such proceedings; provided, however, that such costs and expenses will be
recoverable as Servicing Advances by the Master Servicer as contemplated in
Section 3.05 and Section 3.13. The foregoing is subject to the provision that,
in any case in which Mortgaged Property shall have suffered damage from an
Uninsured Cause, the Master Servicer shall not be required to expend its own
funds toward the restoration of such property unless it shall determine in its
discretion that such restoration will
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increase the proceeds of liquidation of the related Mortgage Loan after
reimbursement to itself for such expenses.
(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 3.12 or
any other provision of this Agreement, with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to
which the Master Servicer has received actual notice of, or has actual knowledge
of, the presence of any toxic or hazardous substance on the related Mortgaged
Property, the Master Servicer shall not, on behalf of the Trustee, either (i)
obtain title to such Mortgaged Property as a result of or in lieu of foreclosure
or otherwise or (ii) otherwise acquire possession of, or take any other action
with respect to, such Mortgaged Property, if, as a result of any such action,
the Trustee, the Trust Fund or the Certificateholders would be considered to
hold title to, to be a "mortgagee-in-possession" of, or to be an "owner" or
"operator" of such Mortgaged Property within the meaning of the Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980, as amended from
time to time, or any comparable law, unless the Master Servicer has also
previously determined, based on its reasonable judgment and a report prepared by
a Person who regularly conducts environmental audits using customary industry
standards, that:
(1) such Mortgaged Property is in compliance with applicable
environmental laws or, if not, that it would be in the best economic
interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions as are necessary to bring
the Mortgaged Property into compliance therewith; and
(2) there are no circumstances present at such Mortgaged Property
relating to the use, management or disposal of any hazardous substances,
hazardous materials, hazardous wastes, or petroleum-based materials for
which investigation, testing, monitoring, containment, clean-up or
remediation could be required under any federal, state or local law or
regulation, or that if any such materials are present for which such action
could be required, that it would be in the best economic interest of the
Trust Fund to take such actions with respect to the affected Mortgaged
Property.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if such environmental audit reveals, or
if the Master Servicer has actual knowledge or notice, that such Mortgaged
Property contains such toxic or hazardous wastes or substances, the Master
Servicer shall not foreclose or accept a deed in lieu of foreclosure without the
prior written consent of the NIMS Insurer.
The cost of the environmental audit report contemplated by this
Section 3.12 shall be advanced by the Master Servicer, subject to the Master
Servicer's right to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as
provided in Section 3.05(a)(v), such right of reimbursement being prior to the
rights of Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Collection Account
received in respect of the affected Mortgage Loan or other Mortgage Loans.
If the Master Servicer determines, as described above, that it is in
the best economic interest of the Trust Fund to take such actions as are
necessary to bring any such Mortgaged Property into compliance with applicable
environmental laws, or to take such action with respect to the containment,
clean-up or remediation of hazardous substances, hazardous materials, hazardous
wastes or petroleum-based materials affecting any such Mortgaged Property, then
the Master Servicer shall take such action as it deems to be in the best
economic interest of the Trust Fund. The
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cost of any such compliance, containment, cleanup or remediation shall be
advanced by the Master Servicer, subject to the Master Servicer's right to be
reimbursed therefor from the Collection Account as provided in Section
3.05(a)(v), such right of reimbursement being prior to the rights of
Certificateholders to receive any amount in the Collection Account received in
respect of the affected Mortgage Loan or other Mortgage Loans.
(c) Proceeds received in connection with any Final Recovery
Determination, as well as any recovery resulting from a partial collection of
Insurance Proceeds or Liquidation Proceeds, in respect of any Mortgage Loan,
will be applied in the following order of priority: FIRST, to reimburse the
Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer for any related unreimbursed Servicing
Advances and Advances, pursuant to Section 3.05(a)(ii); SECOND, to accrued and
unpaid interest on the Mortgage Loan, to the date of the Final Recovery
Determination, or to the Due Date prior to the Distribution Date on which such
amounts are to be distributed if not in connection with a Final Recovery
Determination; and THIRD, as a recovery of principal of the Mortgage Loan. If
the amount of the recovery so allocated to interest is less than the full amount
of accrued and unpaid interest due on such Mortgage Loan, the amount of such
recovery will be allocated by the Master Servicer as follows: FIRST, to unpaid
Servicing Fees; and SECOND, to the balance of the interest then due and owing.
The portion of the recovery so allocated to unpaid Servicing Fees shall be
reimbursed to the Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer pursuant to Section
3.05(a)(ii).
SECTION 3.13. Title, Management and Disposition of REO Property.
(a) The deed or certificate of sale of any REO Property shall be taken
in the name of the Trustee, or its nominee, in trust for the benefit of the
Certificateholders. Pursuant to the power of attorney granted in Section 3.01,
the Master Servicer is hereby authorized to transfer the title of any REO
Property taken in the name of the Trustee to a third party purchaser pursuant to
this Section 3.13 without further documentation of its authority as
attorney-in-fact for the Trustee on behalf of the Trust. The Master Servicer, on
behalf of REMIC I (and on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders), shall either sell any REO Property before the close of the
third taxable year after the year REMIC I acquires ownership of such REO
Property for purposes of Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or request from the
Internal Revenue Service, no later than 60 days before the day on which the
three-year grace period would otherwise expire, an extension of the three-year
grace period, unless the Master Servicer shall have delivered to the Trustee,
the Trust Administrator, the NIMS Insurer and the Depositor an Opinion of
Counsel, addressed to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the NIMS Insurer and
the Depositor, to the effect that the holding by REMIC I of such REO Property
subsequent to three years after its acquisition will not result in the
imposition on any Trust REMIC of taxes on "prohibited transactions" thereof, as
defined in Section 860F of the Code, or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify
as a REMIC under Federal law at any time that any Certificates are outstanding.
The Master Servicer shall manage, conserve, protect and operate each REO
Property for the benefit of the Certificateholders and solely for the purpose of
its prompt disposition and sale in a manner which does not cause such REO
Property to fail to qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of
Section 860G(a)(8) of the Code or result in the receipt by any Trust REMIC of
any "income from non-permitted assets" within the meaning of Section
860F(a)(2)(B) of the Code, or any "net income from foreclosure property" which
is subject to taxation under the REMIC Provisions.
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(b) The Master Servicer shall segregate and hold all funds collected
and received in connection with the operation of any REO Property separate and
apart from its own funds and general assets and shall establish and maintain
with respect to REO Properties an account held in trust for the Trustee for the
benefit of the Certificateholders (the "REO Account"), which shall be an
Eligible Account. The Master Servicer shall be permitted to allow the Collection
Account to serve as the REO Account, subject to separate ledgers for each REO
Property. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to retain or withdraw any
interest income paid on funds deposited in the REO Account.
(c) The Master Servicer shall have full power and authority, subject
only to the specific requirements and prohibitions of this Agreement (including
the Loss Mitigation Action Plan), to do any and all things in connection with
any REO Property as are consistent with the manner in which the Master Servicer
manages and operates similar property owned by the Master Servicer or any of its
Affiliates, all on such terms and for such period as the Master Servicer deems
to be in the best interests of Certificateholders and appropriate to effect the
prompt disposition and sale of the REO Property. In connection therewith, the
Master Servicer shall deposit, or cause to be deposited in the clearing account
(which account must be an Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits
payments and collections on mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan
servicing activities on a daily basis, and in no event more than one Business
Day after the Master Servicer's receipt thereof, and shall thereafter deposit in
the REO Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the deposit of
such funds into the clearing account, all revenues received by it with respect
to an REO Property and shall withdraw therefrom funds necessary for the proper
operation, management and maintenance of such REO Property including, without
limitation:
(i) all insurance premiums due and payable in respect of such REO
Property;
(ii) all real estate taxes and assessments in respect of such REO
Property that may result in the imposition of a lien thereon; and
(iii) all costs and expenses necessary to maintain such REO Property.
To the extent that amounts on deposit in the REO Account with respect
to an REO Property are insufficient for the purposes set forth in clauses (i)
through (iii) above with respect to such REO Property, the Master Servicer shall
advance from its own funds such amount as is necessary for such purposes if, but
only if, the Master Servicer would make such advances if the Master Servicer
owned the REO Property and if in the Master Servicer's judgment, the payment of
such amounts will be recoverable from the rental or sale of the REO Property.
Notwithstanding the Master Servicer's obligation to the
Certificateholders to manage and operate (including the collection of rents from
existing tenants and management of any leases acquired with the REO property to
the extent applicable) the REO Property from the date of acquisition until the
date of sale, none of the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator or the
Trustee shall knowingly:
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(i) authorize the Trust Fund to enter into, renew or extend any New
Lease with respect to any REO Property, if the New Lease by its terms will
give rise to any income that does not constitute Rents from Real Property;
(ii) authorize any amount to be received or accrued under any New
Lease other than amounts that will constitute Rents from Real Property;
(iii) authorize any construction on any REO Property, other than the
completion of a building or other improvement thereon, and then only if
more than ten percent of the construction of such building or other
improvement was completed before default on the related Mortgage Loan
became imminent, all within the meaning of Section 856(e)(4)(B) of the
Code; or
(iv) authorize any Person to Directly Operate any REO Property on any
date more than 90 days after its date of acquisition by the Trust Fund;
unless, in any such case, the Master Servicer has obtained an Opinion of
Counsel, provided to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the NIMS Insurer,
to the effect that such action will not cause such REO Property to fail to
qualify as "foreclosure property" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(8) of
the Code at any time that it is held by REMIC I, and (B) the Master Servicer has
received written notice from the Trustee that it has received written consent
from the NIMS Insurer that the specific action may be taken.
The Master Servicer may contract with any Independent Contractor for
the operation and management of any REO Property, provided that:
(i) the terms and conditions of any such contract shall not be
inconsistent herewith;
(ii) any such contract shall require, or shall be administered to
require, that the Independent Contractor pay all costs and expenses
incurred in connection with the operation and management of such REO
Property, including those listed above and remit all related revenues (net
of such costs and expenses) to the Master Servicer as soon as practicable,
but in no event later than thirty days following the receipt thereof by
such Independent Contractor;
(iii) none of the provisions of this Section 3.13(c) relating to any
such contract or to actions taken through any such Independent Contractor
shall be deemed to relieve the Master Servicer of any of its duties and
obligations to the Trustee on behalf of the Certificateholders with respect
to the operation and management of any such REO Property; and
(iv) the Master Servicer shall be obligated with respect thereto to
the same extent as if it alone were performing all duties and obligations
in connection with the operation and management of such REO Property.
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The Master Servicer shall be entitled to enter into any agreement with
any Independent Contractor performing services for it related to its duties and
obligations hereunder for indemnification of the Master Servicer by such
Independent Contractor, and nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to limit
or modify such indemnification. The Master Servicer shall be solely liable for
all fees owed by it to any such Independent Contractor, irrespective of whether
the Master Servicer's compensation pursuant to Section 3.18 is sufficient to pay
such fees. The Master Servicer shall not engage an Independent Contractor to
engage in any activities that the Master Servicer would not be permitted to
engage in itself in accordance with the other provisions of this Agreement
(including the Loss Mitigation Action Plan).
(d) In addition to the withdrawals permitted under Section 3.13(c),
the Master Servicer may from time to time make withdrawals from the REO Account
for any REO Property: (i) to pay itself or any Sub-Servicer unpaid Servicing
Fees in respect of the related Mortgage Loan; and (ii) to reimburse itself or
any Sub-Servicer for unreimbursed Servicing Advances and Advances made in
respect of such REO Property or the related Mortgage Loan. On the Master
Servicer Remittance Date, the Master Servicer shall withdraw from each REO
Account maintained by it and deposit into the Distribution Account in accordance
with Section 3.04(g)(ii), for distribution on the related Distribution Date in
accordance with Section 4.01, the income from the related REO Property received
during the prior calendar month, net of any withdrawals made pursuant to Section
3.13(c) or this Section 3.13(d).
(e) Subject to the time constraints set forth in Section 3.13(a),
(including the constraint that the Master Servicer hold and manage each REO
Property "solely for the purpose of its prompt disposition") each REO
disposition shall be carried out by the Master Servicer at such price and upon
such terms and conditions as shall be in conformity with the requirements of the
Loss Mitigation Action Plan and as shall be normal and usual in its general
servicing activities for similar properties.
(f) The proceeds from the REO Disposition, net of any amount required
by law to be remitted to the Mortgagor under the related Mortgage Loan and net
of any payment or reimbursement to the Master Servicer or any Sub-Servicer as
provided above, shall be deposited in the Distribution Account in accordance
with Section 3.04(g)(ii) on the Master Servicer Remittance Date in the month
following the receipt thereof for distribution on the related Distribution Date
in accordance with Section 4.01. Any REO Disposition shall be for cash only
(unless changes in the REMIC Provisions made subsequent to the Startup Day allow
a sale for other consideration).
SECTION 3.14. [Reserved].
SECTION 3.15. Reports of Foreclosure and Abandonment of Mortgaged
Properties.
The Master Servicer shall file information returns with respect to the
receipt of mortgage interest received in a trade or business, reports of
foreclosures and abandonments of any Mortgaged Property and cancellation of
indebtedness income with respect to any Mortgaged Property as required by
Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code, respectively. Such reports
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shall be in form and substance sufficient to meet the reporting requirements
imposed by such Sections 6050H, 6050J and 6050P of the Code.
SECTION 3.16. Optional Purchase of Defaulted Mortgage Loans.
(a)(i) The NIMS Insurer may, at its option, purchase a Mortgage Loan
which has become 90 or more days delinquent or for which the Master Servicer has
accepted a deed in lieu of foreclosure. Prior to purchase pursuant to this
Section 3.16(a)(i), the Master Servicer shall be required to continue to make
Advances pursuant to Section 4.03. The NIMS Insurer shall not use any procedure
in selecting Mortgage Loans to be repurchased which is materially adverse to the
interests of the Certificateholders. The NIMS Insurer shall purchase such
delinquent Mortgage Loan at a price equal to the Purchase Price of such Mortgage
Loan. Any such purchase of a Mortgage Loan pursuant to this Section 3.16(a)(i)
shall be accomplished by remittance to the Master Servicer for deposit in the
Collection Account of the amount of the Purchase Price. The Trust Administrator
shall immediately request the Trustee to (and the Trustee shall) effectuate the
conveyance of such delinquent Mortgage Loan to the NIMS Insurer to the extent
necessary, and the Trust Administrator shall promptly deliver all documentation
to the NIMS Insurer.
(ii) During the first full calender month (but excluding the last
Business Day thereof) following a Mortgage Loan or related REO Property becoming
90 days or more delinquent, the Master Servicer shall have the option, but not
the obligation to purchase from the Trust Fund any such Mortgage Loan or related
REO Property that is then still 90 days or more delinquent, which the Master
Servicer determines in good faith will otherwise become subject to foreclosure
proceedings (evidence of such determination to be delivered in writing to the
Trust Administrator prior to purchase), at a price equal to the Purchase Price.
The Purchase Price for any Mortgage Loan or related REO Property purchased
hereunder shall be deposited in the Collection Account, and the Trust
Administrator, upon written certification of such deposit, shall release or
cause to be released to the Master Servicer the related Mortgage File and shall
request the Trustee (and the Trustee shall) execute and the Trust Administrator
shall deliver such instruments of transfer or assignment, in each case without
recourse, as the Master Servicer shall furnish and as shall be necessary to vest
in the Master Servicer title to any Mortgage Loan or related REO Property
released pursuant hereto.
(b) If with respect to any delinquent Mortgage Loan or related REO
Property, the option of the Master Servicer set forth in the preceding paragraph
shall have arisen but the Master Servicer shall have failed to exercise such
option on or before the Business Day preceding the last Business Day of the
calender month following the calender month during which such Mortgage Loan or
related REO Property first became 90 days or more delinquent, then such option
shall automatically expire; provided, however, that if any such Mortgage Loan or
related REO Property shall cease to be 90 days or more delinquent but then
subsequently shall again become 90 days or more delinquent, then the Master
Servicer shall be entitled to another repurchase option with respect to such
Mortgage Loan or REO Property as provided in the preceding paragraph.
SECTION 3.17. Trust Administrator to Cooperate; Release of Mortgage
Files.
(a) Upon the payment in full of any Mortgage Loan, or the receipt by
the Master Servicer of a notification that payment in full shall be escrowed in
a manner customary for such
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purposes, the Master Servicer will promptly notify the the Trust Administrator
and the Trustee and any related Custodian by a certification in the form of
Exhibit E-2 (which certification shall include a statement to the effect that
all amounts received or to be received in connection with such payment which are
required to be deposited in the Collection Account pursuant to Section 3.04(b)
have been or will be so deposited) of a Servicing Officer and shall request
delivery to it of the Mortgage File. Upon receipt of such certification and
request, the Trust Administrator or such Custodian, as the case may be, shall
promptly release (and in no event more than three (3) Business Days thereafter)
the related Mortgage File to the Master Servicer. No expenses incurred in
connection with any instrument of satisfaction or deed of reconveyance shall be
chargeable to the Collection Account or the Distribution Account.
(b) From time to time and as appropriate for the servicing or
foreclosure of any Mortgage Loan, including, for this purpose, collection under
any insurance policy relating to the Mortgage Loans, the Trust Administrator and
any related Custodian shall, upon request of the Master Servicer and delivery to
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or such Custodian, as the case may be, of a
Request for Release in the form of Exhibit E-l, release the related Mortgage
File to the Master Servicer, and the Trustee shall, at the direction of the
Master Servicer, execute such documents as shall be necessary to the prosecution
of any such proceedings and the Master Servicer shall retain such Mortgage File
in trust for the benefit of the Certificateholders. Such Request for Release
shall obligate the Master Servicer to return each and every document previously
requested from the Mortgage File to the Trust Administrator or to such Custodian
when the need therefor by the Master Servicer no longer exists, unless the
Mortgage Loan has been liquidated and the Liquidation Proceeds relating to the
Mortgage Loan have been deposited in the Collection Account or the Mortgage File
or such document has been delivered to an attorney, or to a public trustee or
other public official as required by law, for purposes of initiating or pursuing
legal action or other proceedings for the foreclosure of the Mortgaged Property
either judicially or non-judicially, and the Master Servicer has delivered to
the Trust Administrator a certificate of a Servicing Officer certifying as to
the name and address of the Person to which such Mortgage File or such document
was delivered and the purpose or purposes of such delivery. Upon receipt of a
certificate of a Servicing Officer stating that such Mortgage Loan was
liquidated and that all amounts received or to be received in connection with
such liquidation that are required to be deposited into the Collection Account
have been so deposited, or that such Mortgage Loan has become an REO Property, a
copy of the Request for Release shall be released by the Trust Administrator or
such Custodian to the Master Servicer.
(c) Upon written certification of a Servicing Officer, the Trust
Administrator shall request the Trustee (and the Trustee shall) execute and the
Trust Administrator shall deliver to the Master Servicer any court pleadings,
requests for trustee's sale or other documents reasonably necessary to the
foreclosure or trustee's sale in respect of a Mortgaged Property or to any legal
action brought to obtain judgment against any Mortgagor on the Mortgage Note or
Mortgage or to obtain a deficiency judgment, or to enforce any other remedies or
rights provided by the Mortgage Note or Mortgage or otherwise available at law
or in equity. Each such certification shall include a request that such
pleadings or documents be executed by the Trustee and a statement as to the
reason such documents or pleadings are required and that the execution and
delivery thereof by the Trustee will not invalidate or otherwise affect the lien
of the Mortgage, except for the termination of such a lien upon completion of
the foreclosure or trustee's sale.
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SECTION 3.18. Servicing Compensation.
As compensation for the activities of the Master Servicer hereunder,
the Master Servicer shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee with respect to each
Mortgage Loan payable solely from payments of interest in respect of such
Mortgage Loan, subject to Section 4.03(e). In addition, the Master Servicer
shall be entitled to recover unpaid Servicing Fees out of Insurance Proceeds or
Liquidation Proceeds to the extent permitted by Section 3.05(a)(ii), out of
general funds in the Collection Account to the extent permitted by Section
3.05(a) and out of amounts derived from the operation and sale of an REO
Property to the extent permitted by Section 3.13. The right to receive the
Servicing Fee may not be transferred in whole or in part except in connection
with the transfer of all of the Master Servicer's responsibilities and
obligations under this Agreement.
Additional servicing compensation in the form of assumption fees, late
payment charges, insufficient funds fees, reconveyance fees and other similar
fees and charges (other than Prepayment Charges) shall be retained by the Master
Servicer only to the extent such fees or charges are received by the Master
Servicer. The Master Servicer shall also be entitled pursuant to Section
3.05(a)(vi) to withdraw from the Collection Account, pursuant to Section 3.04(h)
to withdraw from any Escrow Account and pursuant to Section 3.13(b) to withdraw
from any REO Account, as additional servicing compensation, interest or other
income earned on deposits therein, subject to Section 3.06. The Master Servicer
shall be required to pay all expenses incurred by it in connection with its
servicing activities hereunder (including premiums for the insurance required by
Section 3.08, Section 3.09 and Section 3.10, to the extent such premiums are not
paid by the related Mortgagors or by a Sub-Servicer, servicing compensation of
each Sub-Servicer, and to the extent provided in Section 8.05, the fees and
expenses of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator) and shall not be entitled
to reimbursement therefor except as specifically provided herein.
SECTION 3.19. Statement as to Compliance.
The Master Servicer will deliver to the Trust Administrator, the
Trustee, the NIMS Insurer, the Depositor and each Rating Agency on or before
April 30th of each calendar year commencing in 2003, an Officers' Certificate
stating, as to each signatory thereof, that (i) a review of the activities of
the Master Servicer during the preceding year and of performance under this
Agreement has been made under such officers' supervision and (ii) to the best of
such officers' knowledge, based on such review, the Master Servicer has
fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement throughout such year, or,
if there has been a default in the fulfillment of any such obligation,
specifying each such default known to such officer and the nature and status
thereof. Copies of any such statement shall be provided by the Trust
Administrator to any Certificateholder and to any Person identified to the Trust
Administrator as a prospective transferee of a Certificate, upon the request and
at the expense of the requesting party, provided that such statement is
delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trust Administrator.
SECTION 3.20. Independent Public Accountants' Servicing Report.
Not later than April 30th of each calendar year commencing in 2003,
the Master Servicer, at its expense, shall cause a nationally recognized firm of
independent certified public accountants to furnish to the Master Servicer a
report stating that (i) it has obtained a letter of
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representation regarding certain matters from the management of the Master
Servicer which includes an assertion that the Master Servicer has complied with
certain minimum residential mortgage loan servicing standards, identified in the
Uniform Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers established by the
Mortgage Bankers Association of America, with respect to the servicing of
residential mortgage loans during the most recently completed fiscal year and
(ii) on the basis of an examination conducted by such firm in accordance with
standards established by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants,
such representation is fairly stated in all material respects, subject to such
exceptions and other qualifications that may be appropriate. In rendering its
report such firm may rely, as to matters relating to the direct servicing of
residential mortgage loans by Sub- Servicers, upon comparable reports of firms
of independent certified public accountants rendered on the basis of
examinations conducted in accordance with the same standards (rendered within
one year of such report) with respect to those Sub-Servicers. Immediately upon
receipt of such report, the Master Servicer shall furnish a copy of such report
to the Trust Administrator, the NIMS Insurer and each Rating Agency. Copies of
such statement shall be provided by the Trust Administrator to any
Certificateholder upon request at the Master Servicer's expense, provided that
such statement is delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trust Administrator.
In the event such firm of independent certified public accountants requires the
Trust Administrator to agree to the procedures performed by such firm, the
Master Servicer shall direct the Trust Administrator in writing to so agree; it
being understood and agreed that the Trust Administrator will deliver such
letter of agreement in conclusive reliance upon the direction of the Master
Servicer, and the Trust Administrator has not made any independent inquiry or
investigation as to, and shall have no obligation or liability in respect of,
the sufficiency, validity or correctness of such procedures.
SECTION 3.21. Access to Certain Documentation.
The Master Servicer shall provide to the Office of Thrift Supervision,
the FDIC, and any other federal or state banking or insurance regulatory
authority that may exercise authority over any Certificateholder, access to the
documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans required by applicable laws and
regulations. Such access shall be afforded without charge, but only upon
reasonable request and during normal business hours at the offices of the Master
Servicer designated by it. In addition, access to the documentation regarding
the Mortgage Loans will be provided to any Certificateholder, the Trust
Administrator, the NIMS Insurer and to any Person identified to the Master
Servicer as a prospective transferee of a Certificate, upon reasonable request
during normal business hours at the offices of the Master Servicer designated by
it at the expense of the Person requesting such access. In each case, access to
any documentation regarding the Mortgage Loans may be conditioned upon the
requesting party's acknowledgment in writing of a confidentiality agreement
regarding any information that is required to remain confidential under the
Xxxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Act of 1999.
SECTION 3.22. [Reserved]
SECTION 3.23. Advance Facility.
(a) The Master Servicer and/or the Trustee on behalf of the Trust
Fund, in either case, with the consent of the NIMS Insurer, is hereby authorized
to enter into a facility with any Person which provides that such Person (an
"Advancing Person") may fund Advances and/or
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Servicing Advances under this Agreement, although no such facility shall reduce
or otherwise affect the Master Servicer's obligation to fund such Advances
and/or Servicing Advances. If the Master Servicer enters into such an Advance
Facility pursuant to this Section 3.23, upon reasonable request of the Advancing
Person, the Trustee shall execute a letter of acknowledgment, confirming its
receipt of notice of the existence of such Advance Facility. To the extent that
an Advancing Person funds any Advance or any Servicing Advance and provides the
Trust Administrator with notice acknowledged by the Master Servicer that such
Advancing Person is entitled to reimbursement directly from the Trust
Administrator pursuant to the terms of the Advance Facility, such Advancing
Person shall be entitled to receive reimbursement pursuant to this Agreement for
such amount to the extent provided in Section 3.23(b). Such notice from the
Advancing Person must specify the amount of the reimbursement, the Section of
this Agreement that permits the applicable Advance or Servicing Advance to be
reimbursed and the section(s) of the Advance Facility that entitle the Advancing
Person to request reimbursement from the Trust Administrator, rather than the
Master Servicer, and include the Master Servicer's acknowledgment thereto or
proof of an Event of Default under the Advance Facility. The Trustee and the
Trust Administrator shall have no duty or liability with respect to any
calculation of any reimbursement to be paid to an Advancing Person and shall be
entitled to rely without independent investigation on the Advancing Person's
notice provided pursuant to this Section 3.23. An Advancing Person whose
obligations hereunder are limited to the funding of Advances and/or Servicing
Advances shall not be required to meet the qualifications of a Sub-Servicer
pursuant to Section 6.06 hereof. If the terms of a facility proposed to be
entered into with an Advancing Servicer by the Trust Fund would not materially
and adversely affect the interests of any Certificateholder, then the NIMS
Insurer shall not withhold its consent to the Trust Fund's entering such
facility.
(b) If an Advancing Person is entitled to reimbursement for any
particular Advance or Servicing Advance as set forth in Section 3.23(a), then
the Master Servicer shall not be permitted to reimburse itself therefor under
Section 3.05(a)(ii), Section 3.05(a)(iii), Section 3.05(a)(v) or Section
3.05(a)(vii), but instead the Master Servicer shall include such amounts in the
applicable remittance to the Trust Administrator made pursuant to Section
3.04(g) to the extent of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account on the
related Master Servicer Remittance Date. The Trust Administrator is hereby
authorized to pay to an Advancing Person reimbursements for Advances and
Servicing Advances from the Distribution Account to the same extent the Master
Servicer would have been permitted to reimburse itself for such Advances and/or
Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.05(a)(ii), Section 3.05(a)(iii),
Section 3.05(a)(v) or Section 3.05(a)(vii), as the case may be, had the Master
Servicer made such Advance or Servicing Advance.
(c) All Advances and Servicing Advances made pursuant to the terms of
this Agreement shall be deemed made and shall be reimbursed on a "first in first
out" (FIFO) basis.
(d) In the event the Master Servicer is terminated pursuant to Section
7.01, the Advancing Person shall succeed to the terminated Master Servicer's
right of reimbursement set forth in Section 7.02(c) to the extent of such
Advancing Person's financing of Advances or Servicing Advances hereunder then
remaining unreimbursed.
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ARTICLE IV
PAYMENTS TO CERTIFICATEHOLDERS
SECTION 4.01. Distributions.
(a)(1)(A) On each Distribution Date, the following amounts, in the
following order of priority, shall be distributed by REMIC I to REMIC II on
account of the REMIC I Regular Interests or withdrawn from the Distribution
Account and distributed to the holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect
of the Class R-I Interest), as the case may be:
(i) first, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB, in an
amount equal to (A) the Uncertificated Interest for such Distribution Date,
plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous
Distribution Dates and second, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTA, REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTC and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP,
in an amount equal to (A) the Uncertificated Interest for such Distribution
Date, plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from
previous Distribution Dates;
(ii) to the Holders of the REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP, on the
Distribution Date immediately following the expiration of the latest
Prepayment Charge term as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule or any
Distribution Date thereafter until $100 has been distributed pursuant to
this clause;
(iii) on each Distribution Date, the remainder of the Available Funds
for such Distribution Date after the distributions made pursuant to clause
(i) and clause (ii) above, first, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTA until the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC I Regular
Interest is reduced to zero, second, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTC, until the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC I Regular
Interest is reduced to zero; and third, to the Holders of REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTB until the Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC I Regular
Interest is reduced to zero; provided, however, for the first two
Distribution Dates, such amounts relating to the Initial Mortgage Loans
shall be allocated to REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA and REMIC I Regular
Interest ILTB in the order and priority described above and such amounts
relating to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans shall be allocated to REMIC I
Regular Interest I-LTC; and
(iv) to the Holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the
Class R-I Interest), any amounts remaining after the distributions pursuant
to clauses (i) through (iii) above.
On each Distribution Date, all amounts representing Prepayment Charges
in respect of the Mortgage Loans received during the related Prepayment Period
will be distributed by REMIC I to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP.
The payment of the foregoing amounts to the Holders of REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTP shall not reduce the Uncertificated Balance thereof.
(B) On each Distribution Date, the following amounts, in the following
order of priority, shall be distributed by REMIC II to REMIC III on account of
the REMIC II Regular
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Interests or withdrawn from the Distribution Account and distributed to the
holders of the Class R Certificates (in respect of the Class R-II Interest), as
the case may be:
(i) first, to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTS, in an
amount equal to (A) the Uncertificated Interest for such Distribution Date,
plus (B) any amounts in respect thereof remaining unpaid from previous
Distribution Dates and then to Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTAA, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF1, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF2,
REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF3, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF4, REMIC
Regular Interest II-LTAF5, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF6, REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1, REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTM2, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTM3, REMIC Regular
Interest II-LTM4, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ and REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTP, PRO RATA, in an amount equal to (A) the Uncertificated
Interest for such Distribution Date, plus (B) any amounts in respect
thereof remaining unpaid from previous Distribution Dates. Amounts payable
as Uncertificated Interest in respect of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ
shall be reduced and deferred when the REMIC II Overcollateralized Amount
is less than the REMIC II Overcollateralization Target Amount, by the
lesser of (x) the amount of such difference and (y) the Maximum II-LTZZ
Uncertificated Interest Deferral Amount and such amount will be payable to
the Holders of REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF1, REMIC Regular Interest
II-LTAF2, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF3, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF4,
REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF5, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF6, REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1, REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTM2, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTM3 and REMIC Regular
Interest II-LTM4 in the same proportion as the Overcollateralization
Increase Amount is allocated to the Corresponding Certificates;
(ii) second, to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interests, in an
amount equal to the remainder of the Available Funds for such Distribution
Date after the distributions made pursuant to clause (i) above, allocated
as follows:
(a) to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA and REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTP, 98.00% of such remainder (other than amounts
payable under clause (d) below), until the Uncertificated Balance of such
REMIC II Regular Interest is reduced to zero, provided, however, that REMIC
II Regular Interest II-LTP shall not be reduced until the Distribution Date
immediately following the expiration of the latest Prepayment Charge as
identified on the Prepayment Charge Schedule or any Distribution Date
thereafter, at which point such amount shall be distributed to REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTP, until $100 has been distributed pursuant to this
clause;
(b) to the Holders of REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF1, REMIC Regular
Interest II-LTAF2, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF3, REMIC Regular Interest
II-LTAF4, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF5, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTAF6,
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAV, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1, REMIC
II Regular Interest II-LTM2, REMIC Regular Interest II-LTM3 and REMIC
Regular Interest II-LTM4, 1.00% of such remainder (other than amounts
payable under clause (d) below), in the same proportion as principal
payments are allocated to the Corresponding Certificates, until the
Uncertificated Balances of such REMIC II Regular Interests are reduced to
zero;
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(c) to the Holders of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ, 1.00% of such
remainder (other than amounts payable under clause (d) below), until the
Uncertificated Balance of such REMIC II Regular Interest is reduced to
zero; then
(d) any remaining amount to the Holders of the Class R Certificates
(in respect of the Class R-II Interest); and
(iii) third, to REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTP, 100% of the amount
paid in respect of REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTP;
provided, however, that (i) 98.00% and (ii) 2.00% of any principal payments that
are attributable to an Overcollateralization Reduction Amount shall be allocated
to Holders of (i) REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA and REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTP, in that order and (ii) REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTP,
respectively; provided that REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTP shall not be
reduced until the Distribution Date immediately following the expiration of the
latest Prepayment Charge as identified on the Prepayment Charge Schedule or any
Distribution Date thereafter, at which point such amount shall be distributed to
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTP, until $100 has been distributed pursuant to
this clause.
(2) On the first Distribution Date, the Initial Deposit will be
transferred from the Initial Deposit Account to the Distribution Account for
inclusion among the Available Funds for such Distribution Date. On each
Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator shall withdraw from the Distribution
Account an amount equal to the Interest Remittance Amount and distribute to the
Certificateholders the following amounts, in the following order of priority:
(i) concurrently to the Holders of the Class A Certificates and the
Holders of the Class S Certificates, an amount equal to the Senior Interest
Distribution Amount allocable to such Certificates, on a PRO RATA basis
based on the entitlement of each such Class;
(ii) to the Holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, an amount equal to
the Interest Distribution Amount allocable to the Class M-1 Certificates;
(iii) to the Holders of the Class M-2 Certificates, an amount equal to
the Interest Distribution Amount allocable to the Class M-2 Certificates;
(iv) to the Holders of the Class M-3 Certificates, an amount equal to
the Interest Distribution Amount allocable to the Class M-3 Certificates;
and
(v) to the Holders of the Class M-4 Certificates, an amount equal to
the Interest Distribution Amount allocable to the Class M-4 Certificates.
(3) On each Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator shall withdraw
from the Distribution Account an amount equal to the Principal Distribution
Amount and distribute to the Certificateholders the following amounts, in the
following order of priority:
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(i) On each Distribution Date (a) prior to the Stepdown Date or (b) on
which a Trigger Event is in effect, the Principal Distribution Amount shall
be distributed in the following order of priority;
first, to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, allocated among the
Classes of Class A Certificates and in the priority as set forth below,
until the Certificate Principal Balance of each such Class has been reduced
to zero;
second, to the Holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of such Class has been reduced to zero;
third, to the Holders of the Class M-2 Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of such Class has been reduced to zero;
fourth, to the Holders of the Class M-3 Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of such Class has been reduced to zero; and
fifth, to the Holders of the Class M-4 Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of such Class has been reduced to zero.
(ii) On each Distribution Date (a) on or after the Stepdown Date and
(b) on which a Trigger Event is not in effect, the Principal Distribution
Amount shall be distributed in the following order of priority;
first, to the Holders of the Class A Certificates, the Class A
Principal Distribution Amount, allocated among the Classes of Class A
Certificates and in the priority set forth below, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero;
second, to the holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-1
Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero;
third, to the holders of the Class M-2 Certificates, the Class M-2
Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero;
fourth, to the holders of the Class M-3 Certificates, the Class M-3
Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero; and
fifth, to the holders of the Class M-4 Certificates, the Class M-4
Principal Distribution Amount until the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof has been reduced to zero.
All principal distributions of the Principal Distribution Amount and
the Class A Principal Distribution Amount to the Holders of the Class A
Certificates on any Distribution Date will be allocated between the Class AF
Certificates and the Class AV Certificates on a PRO RATA basis based on the
Class A Principal Allocation Percentage for each such Class for such
Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class AF Certificates or
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the Class AV Certificates is reduced to zero, then the remaining amount of
principal distributions distributable to the Holders of the Class A Certificates
on such Distribution Date, and the amount of principal distributions
distributable to the Holders of the Class A Certificates on subsequent
Distribution Dates, will be distributed to the holders of the Class of Class A
Certificates remaining outstanding, until the Certificate Principal Balance of
such Class of Class A Certificates remaining outstanding has been reduced to
zero.
With respect to the Class AF Certificates, all principal distributions
of the Principal Distribution Amount and the Class A Principal Distribution
Amount will be distributed as follows: first, to the Holders of the Class AF-6
Certificates, the Lockout Distribution Percentage of the Principal Distribution
Amount or the Class A Principal Distribution Amount, as applicable, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-6 Certificates has been reduced to
zero; second, to the Holders of the Class AF-1 Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-1 Certificates has been reduced to
zero; third, to the Holders of the Class AF-2 Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-2 Certificates has been reduced to
zero; fourth, to the Holders of the Class AF-3 Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-3 Certificates has been reduced to
zero; fifth, to the Holders of the Class AF-4 Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-4 Certificates has been reduced to
zero; sixth, to the Holders of the Class AF-5 Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-5 Certificates has been reduced to
zero and seventh, to the Holders of the Class AF-6 Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-6 Certificates has been reduced to
zero.
(4) On each Distribution Date, the Net Monthly Excess Cashflow shall
be distributed as follows:
(i) to the Holders of the Class or Classes of Certificates then
entitled to receive distributions in respect of principal, in an amount
equal to the Overcollateralization Increase Amount, applied to reduce the
Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificates until the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of such Certificates is reduced to zero;
(ii) to the Holders of the Class M-1 Certificates, in an amount equal
to the Interest Carry Forward Amount allocable to such Class of
Certificates;
(iii) to the Holders of the Class M-2 Certificates, in an amount equal
to the Interest Carry Forward Amount allocable to such Class of
Certificates;
(iv) to the Holders of the Class M-3 Certificates, in an amount equal
to the Interest Carry Forward Amount allocable to such Class of
Certificates;
(v) to the Holders of the Class M-4 Certificates, in an amount equal
to the Interest Carry Forward Amount allocable to such Class of
Certificates;
(vi) to the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, the amount
required by Section 4.10(b);
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(vii) to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates the Interest
Distribution Amount, any remaining Overcollateralization Reduction Amount
and any Subsequent Mortgage Loan Interest for such Distribution Date; and
(viii) to the Holders of the Class R Certificates, any remaining
amounts; provided that if such Distribution Date is the Distribution Date
immediately following the expiration of the latest Prepayment Charge term
as identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule or any Distribution Date
thereafter, then any such remaining amounts will be distributed first, to
the Holders of the Class P Certificates, until the Certificate Principal
Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; and second, to the Holders of the
Class R Certificates.
(b) On each Distribution Date, after making the distributions of the
Available Funds as set forth above, the Trust Administrator will FIRST, withdraw
from the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account all income from the investment
of funds in the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account and distribute such
amount to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates, and SECOND, withdraw from
the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account, to the extent of amounts remaining
on deposit therein, the amount of any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for such
Distribution Date and distribute such amount FIRST, concurrently, to the Class A
Certificates and the Class S Certificates on a PRO RATA basis based on the
respective Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts for such Classes of Certificates,
until each such amount has been paid in full; SECOND, to the Class M-1
Certificates, THIRD, to the Class M-2 Certificates, FOURTH, to the Class M-3
Certificates and FIFTH, to the Class M-4 Certificates, in each case to the
extent the Net WAC Carryover Amount is allocable to each such Class.
On each Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator shall withdraw any
amounts then on deposit in the Distribution Account that represent Prepayment
Charges collected by the Master Servicer, Prepayment Charges payable by the
Master Servicer pursuant to Section 2.03(b)(ii)(A) and Master Servicer
Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts payable by the Master servicer pursuant to
Section 2.03(b)(ii)(B), subject to Section 2.03(b)(iii), in each case to the
extent not related to Principal Prepayments occurring after the related
Prepayment Period, and the Trust Administrator shall distribute such amounts to
the Holders of the Class P Certificates. Such distributions shall not be applied
to reduce the Certificate Principal Balance of the Class P Certificates.
(c) All distributions made with respect to each Class of Certificates
on each Distribution Date shall be allocated PRO RATA among the outstanding
Certificates in such Class based on their respective Percentage Interests.
Payments in respect of each Class of Certificates on each Distribution Date will
be made to the Holders of the respective Class of record on the related Record
Date (except as otherwise provided in Section 4.01(e) or Section 9.01 respecting
the final distribution on such Class), based on the aggregate Percentage
Interest represented by their respective Certificates, and shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to the account of any such Holder at a
bank or other entity having appropriate facilities therefor, if such Holder
shall have so notified the Trust Administrator in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date, or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of such Holder
appearing in the Certificate Register. The final distribution on each
Certificate will be made in like manner, but only upon presentment and surrender
of such
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Certificate at the office of the Trust Administrator maintained for such purpose
pursuant to Section 8.12 or such other location specified in the notice to
Certificateholders of such final distribution.
Each distribution with respect to a Book-Entry Certificate shall be
paid to the Depository, as Holder thereof, and the Depository shall be
responsible for crediting the amount of such distribution to the accounts of its
Depository Participants in accordance with its normal procedures. Each
Depository Participant shall be responsible for disbursing such distribution to
the Certificate Owners that it represents and to each indirect participating
brokerage firm (a "brokerage firm" or "indirect participating firm") for which
it acts as agent. Each brokerage firm shall be responsible for disbursing funds
to the Certificate Owners that it represents. None of the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator, the Certificate Registrar, the Depositor or the Master Servicer
shall have any responsibility therefor except as otherwise provided by this
Agreement or applicable law.
(d) The rights of the Certificateholders to receive distributions in
respect of the Certificates, and all interests of the Certificateholders in such
distributions, shall be as set forth in this Agreement. Neither the Holders of
any Class of Certificates nor the Trustee, the Trust Administrator nor the
Master Servicer shall in any way be responsible or liable to the Holders of any
other Class of Certificates in respect of amounts properly previously
distributed on the Certificates.
(e) Except as otherwise provided in Section 9.01, whenever the Trust
Administrator expects that the final distribution with respect to any Class of
Certificates will be made on the next Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator
shall, no later than five (5) days after the related Determination Date, mail to
each Holder on such date of such Class of Certificates a notice to the effect
that:
(i) the Trust Administrator expects that the final distribution with
respect to such Class of Certificates will be made on such Distribution
Date, but only upon presentation and surrender of such Certificates at the
office of the Trust Administrator therein specified or its agent, and
(ii) no interest shall accrue on such Certificates from and after the
end of the related Interest Accrual Period.
Any funds not distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates of
such Class on such Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or
Holders to tender their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held
in trust by the Trust Administrator and credited to the account of the
appropriate non-tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which
notice has been given pursuant to this Section 4.01(e) shall not have been
surrendered for cancellation within six months after the time specified in such
notice, the Trust Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining
non-tendering Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for
cancellation in order to receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If
within one year after the second notice all such Certificates shall not have
been surrendered for cancellation, the Trust Administrator shall, directly or
through an agent, mail a final notice to remaining non-tendering
Certificateholders concerning surrender of their Certificates but shall continue
to hold any remaining funds for the benefit of non-tendering Certificateholders.
The costs and expenses of maintaining the funds in trust and of contacting such
Certificateholders shall be paid out of the assets remaining in
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such trust fund. If within one year after the final notice any such Certificates
shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the Trust Administrator shall
pay to Deutsche Bank Securities all such amounts, and all rights of
non-tendering Certificateholders in or to such amounts shall thereupon cease. No
interest shall accrue or be payable to any Certificateholder on any amount held
in trust by the Trust Administrator as a result of such Certificateholder's
failure to surrender its Certificate(s) for final payment thereof in accordance
with this Section 4.01(e).
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, (i) in no event
shall the Certificate Principal Balance of a Class A Certificate or a Mezzanine
Certificate be reduced more than once in respect of any particular amount both
(a) allocated to such Certificate in respect of Realized Losses pursuant to
Section 4.04 and (b) distributed to the Holder of such Certificate in reduction
of the Certificate Principal Balance thereof pursuant to this Section 4.01 from
Net Monthly Excess Cashflow and (ii) in no event shall the Uncertificated
Balance of a REMIC I Regular Interest or REMIC II Regular Interest to be reduced
more than once in respect of any particular amount both (a) allocated to such
REMIC I Regular Interest or REMIC II Regular Interest in respect of Realized
Losses pursuant to Section 4.04 and (b) distributed on such REMIC I Regular
Interest or REMIC II Regular Interest in reduction of the Uncertificated Balance
thereof pursuant to this Section 4.01.
SECTION 4.02. Statements to Certificateholders.
On each Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator shall prepare and
make available to each Holder of the Regular Certificates and the NIMS Insurer,
a statement as to the distributions made on such Distribution Date setting
forth:
(i) the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution Date to
the Holders of the Certificates of each Class allocable to principal, and
the amount of distribution made on such Distribution Date to the Holders of
the Class P Certificates allocable to Prepayment Charges or Master Servicer
Prepayment Charge Payment Amounts;
(ii) the amount of the distribution made on such Distribution Date to
the Holders of the Certificates of each Class allocable to interest;
(iii) the aggregate Servicing Fee received by the Master Servicer
during the related Due Period and such other customary information as the
Trust Administrator deems necessary or desirable, or which a
Certificateholder reasonably requests, to enable Certificateholders to
prepare their tax returns;
(iv) the aggregate amount of Advances for such Distribution Date;
(v) the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and
any REO Properties as of the close of business on such Distribution Date;
(vi) the number, aggregate principal balance, weighted average
remaining term to maturity and weighted average Mortgage Rate of the
Mortgage Loans as of the related Due Date and the number and aggregate
principle balance of all Subsequent Mortgage Loans added during the
preceding Due Period;
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(vii) the number and aggregate unpaid principal balance of Mortgage
Loans (a) delinquent 30-59 days, (b) delinquent 60-89 days, (c) delinquent
90 or more days in each case, as of the last day of the preceding calendar
month, (d) as to which foreclosure proceedings have been commenced and (e)
with respect to which the related Mortgagor has filed for protection under
applicable bankruptcy laws, with respect to whom bankruptcy proceedings are
pending or with respect to whom bankruptcy protection is in force;
(viii) with respect to any Mortgage Loan that became an REO Property
during the preceding calendar month, the loan number of such Mortgage Loan,
the unpaid principal balance and the Stated Principal Balance of such
Mortgage Loan as of the date it became an REO Property;
(ix) the book value and the Stated Principal Balance of any REO
Property as of the close of business on the last Business Day of the
calendar month preceding the Distribution Date;
(x) the aggregate amount of Principal Prepayments made during the
related Prepayment Period;
(xi) the aggregate amount of Realized Losses incurred during the
related Prepayment Period (or, in the case of Bankruptcy Losses allocable
to interest, during the related Due Period), separately identifying whether
such Realized Losses constituted Bankruptcy Losses and the aggregate amount
of Realized Losses incurred since the Closing Date;
(xii) the aggregate amount of Extraordinary Trust Fund Expenses
withdrawn from the Collection Account or the Distribution Account for such
Distribution Date;
(xiii) the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the each Class
of Certificates, after giving effect to the distributions, and allocations
of Realized Losses, made on such Distribution Date, separately identifying
any reduction thereof due to allocations of Realized Losses;
(xiv) the Certificate Factor for each such Class of Certificates
applicable to such Distribution Date;
(xv) the Interest Distribution Amount in respect of the Class A
Certificates, the Class S Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the
Class CE Certificates for such Distribution Date and the Interest Carry
Forward Amount, if any, with respect to the Class A Certificates, the Class
S Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates and the Class S Certificates on
such Distribution Date, and in the case of the Class A Certificates, the
Mezzanine Certificates, the Class S Certificates and the Class CE
Certificates, separately identifying any reduction thereof due to
allocations of Realized Losses, Prepayment Interest Shortfalls and Relief
Act Interest Shortfalls;
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(xvi) the aggregate amount of any Prepayment Interest Shortfall for
such Distribution Date, to the extent not covered by payments by the Master
Servicer pursuant to Section 4.03(e) or allocated to the Class CE
Certificates;
(xvii) the aggregate amount of Relief Act Interest Shortfalls for such
Distribution Date;
(xviii) the Overcollateralization Target Amount and the Credit
Enhancement Percentage for such Distribution Date;
(xix) the Overcollateralization Increase Amount, if any, for such
Distribution Date;
(xx) the Overcollateralization Reduction Amount, if any, for such
Distribution Date;
(xxi) with respect to any Mortgage Loan as to which foreclosure
proceedings have been concluded, the loan number and unpaid principal
balance of such Mortgage Loan as of the date of such conclusion of
foreclosure proceedings;
(xxii) with respect to Mortgage Loans as to which a Final Liquidation
has occurred, the number of Mortgage Loans, the unpaid principal balance of
such Mortgage Loans as of the date of such Final Liquidation and the amount
of proceeds (including Liquidation Proceeds and Insurance Proceeds)
collected in respect of such Mortgage Loans;
(xxiii) the respective Pass-Through Rates applicable to the Class A
Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class S Certificates and the
Class CE Certificates for such Distribution Date and the Pass-Through Rate
applicable to the Class AV Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates for
the immediately succeeding Distribution Date;
(xxiv) the amount on deposit in the Pre-Funding Accounts, the Net WAC
Rate Carryover Reserve Account and the Interest Coverage Accounts as of the
Determination Date;
(xxv) for the distribution occurring on the Distribution Date
immediately following the end of the Funding Period, the current balance on
deposit in the Pre-Funding Accounts that has not been used to purchase
Subsequent Mortgage Loans and that is being distributed to the related
Class A Certificateholders as a mandatory prepayment of principal, if any,
on such Distribution Date; and
(xxvi) the Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount for the Class A Certificates,
the Class S Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, if any, for such
Distribution Date and the amount remaining unpaid after reimbursements
therefor on such Distribution Date.
The Trust Administrator will make such statement (and, at its option,
any additional files containing the same information in an alternative format)
available each month to Certificateholders, the NIMS Insurer, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee and the Rating Agencies via the Trust Administrator's
internet website. The Trust Administrator's internet website shall initially be
located at http:\\xxx-xxxx.xxx.xxxxxxxx-xxxx.xxx/xxxx and assistance in using
the website can
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be obtained by calling the Trust Administrator's customer service desk at
0-000-000-0000. Parties that are unable to use the above distribution options
are entitled to have a paper copy mailed to them via first class mail by calling
the customer service desk and indicating such. The Trust Administrator shall
have the right to change the way such statements are distributed in order to
make such distribution more convenient and/or more accessible to the above
parties and the Trust Administrator shall provide timely and adequate
notification to all above parties regarding any such changes.
In the case of information furnished pursuant to subclauses (i)
through (iii) above, the amounts shall be expressed as a dollar amount per
Single Certificate of the relevant Class.
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar
year, the Trust Administrator shall furnish to the NIMS Insurer and each Person
who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Regular Certificate a
statement containing the information set forth in subclauses (i) through (iii)
above, aggregated for such calendar year or applicable portion thereof during
which such person was a Certificateholder. Such obligation of the Trust
Administrator shall be deemed to have been satisfied to the extent that
substantially comparable information shall be provided by the Trust
Administrator pursuant to any requirements of the Code as from time to time are
in force.
Within a reasonable period of time after the end of each calendar
year, the Trust Administrator shall furnish to the NIMS Insurer and each Person
who at any time during the calendar year was a Holder of a Residual Certificate
a statement setting forth the amount, if any, actually distributed with respect
to the Residual Certificates, as appropriate, aggregated for such calendar year
or applicable portion thereof during which such Person was a Certificateholder.
Such obligation of the Trust Administrator shall be deemed to have been
satisfied to the extent that substantially comparable information shall be
prepared by the Trust Administrator and furnished to such Holders pursuant to
the rules and regulations of the Code as are in force from time to time.
The Trust Administrator shall, upon request, furnish to each
Certificateholder and the NIMS Insurer, during the term of this Agreement, such
periodic, special, or other reports or information, whether or not provided for
herein, as shall be reasonable with respect to the Certificateholder, or
otherwise with respect to the purposes of this Agreement, all such reports or
information to be provided at the expense of the Certificateholder in accordance
with such reasonable and explicit instructions and directions as the
Certificateholder may provide. For purposes of this Section 4.02, the Trust
Administrator's duties are limited to the extent that the Trust Administrator
receives timely reports as required from the Master Servicer.
On each Distribution Date the Trust Administrator shall provide
Bloomberg Financial Markets, L.P. ("Bloomberg") CUSIP level factors for each
class of Certificates as of such Distribution Date, using a format and media
mutually acceptable to the Trust Administrator and Bloomberg.
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SECTION 4.03. Remittance Reports and Other Reports to the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee; Advances; Payments in
Respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls.
(a) On the Master Servicer Reporting Date, the Master Servicer shall
deliver to the Trust Administrator and the NIMS Insurer by telecopy (or by such
other means as the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator and the NIMS Insurer
may agree from time to time) a Remittance Report with respect to the related
Distribution Date. Such Remittance Report will include (i) the amount of
Advances to be made by the Master Servicer in respect of the related
Distribution Date, the aggregate amount of Advances outstanding after giving
effect to such Advances, and the aggregate amount of Nonrecoverable Advances in
respect of such Distribution Date and (ii) such other information with respect
to the Mortgage Loans as the Trust Administrator may reasonably require to
perform the calculations necessary to make the distributions contemplated by
Section 4.01 and to prepare the statements to Certificateholders contemplated by
Section 4.02. The Trust Administrator shall not be responsible to recompute,
recalculate or verify any information provided to it by the Master Servicer.
Not later than fifteen days after each Distribution Date, the Master
Servicer shall forward to the Trust Administrator, the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer
and the Depositor a statement prepared by the Master Servicer setting forth the
status of the Collection Account as of the close of business on such
Distribution Date and showing, for the period covered by such statement, the
aggregate amount of deposits into and withdrawals from the Collection Account of
each category of deposit specified in Section 3.04(b) and each category of
withdrawal specified in Section 3.05. Such statement may be in the form of the
then current Xxxxxx Xxx Monthly Accounting Report for its Guaranteed Mortgage
Pass-Through Program with appropriate additions and changes, and shall also
include information as to the aggregate of the outstanding principal balances of
all of the Mortgage Loans as of the last day of the calendar month immediately
preceding such Distribution Date. Copies of such statement shall be provided by
the Trust Administrator to any Certificateholder and to any Person identified to
the Trust Administrator as a prospective transferee of a Certificate, upon
request at the expense of the requesting party, provided such statement is
delivered by the Master Servicer to the Trust Administrator.
(b) The amount of Advances to be made by the Master Servicer for any
Distribution Date shall equal, subject to Section 4.03(d), the sum of (i) the
aggregate amount of Monthly Payments (with each interest portion thereof net of
the related Servicing Fee), due on the related Due Date in respect of the
Mortgage Loans, which Monthly Payments were delinquent as of the close of
business on the related Determination Date and (ii) with respect to each REO
Property, which REO Property was acquired during or prior to the related
Prepayment Period and as to which such REO Property an REO Disposition did not
occur during the related Prepayment Period, an amount equal to the excess, if
any, of the Monthly Payments (with each interest portion thereof net of the
related Servicing Fee) that would have been due on the related Due Date in
respect of the related Mortgage Loans, over the net income from such REO
Property transferred to the Distribution Account pursuant to Section 3.13 for
distribution on such Distribution Date.
On or before 3:00 p.m. New York time on the Master Servicer Remittance
Date, the Master Servicer shall remit in immediately available funds to the
Trust Administrator for deposit in
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the Distribution Account an amount equal to the aggregate amount of Advances, if
any, to be made in respect of the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties for the
related Distribution Date either (i) from its own funds or (ii) from the
Collection Account, to the extent of funds held therein for future distribution
(in which case, it will cause to be made an appropriate entry in the records of
Collection Account that amounts held for future distribution have been, as
permitted by this Section 4.03, used by the Master Servicer in discharge of any
such Advance) or (iii) in the form of any combination of (i) and (ii)
aggregating the total amount of Advances to be made by the Master Servicer with
respect to the Mortgage Loans and REO Properties. Any amounts held for future
distribution used by the Master Servicer to make a Advance as permitted in the
preceding sentence or withdrawn by the Master Servicer as permitted in Section
3.05(a)(vii) in reimbursement of Advances previously made shall be appropriately
reflected in the Master Servicer's records and replaced by the Master Servicer
by deposit in the Collection Account on or before any future Master Servicer
Remittance Date to the extent that the Available Funds for the related
Distribution Date (determined without regard to Advances to be made on the
Master Servicer Remittance Date) shall be less than the total amount that would
be distributed to the Classes of Certificateholders pursuant to Section 4.01 on
such Distribution Date if such amounts held for future distributions had not
been so used to make Advances. The Trust Administrator will provide notice to
the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer by telecopy by the close
of business on any Master Servicer Remittance Date in the event that the amount
remitted by the Master Servicer to the Trust Administrator on such date is less
than the Advances required to be made by the Master Servicer for the related
Distribution Date.
(c) The obligation of the Master Servicer to make such Advances is
mandatory, notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement but subject to
(d) below, and, with respect to any Mortgage Loan or REO Property, shall
continue until a Final Recovery Determination in connection therewith or the
removal thereof from REMIC I pursuant to any applicable provision of this
Agreement, except as otherwise provided in this Section.
(d) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no Advance or
Servicing Advance shall be required to be made hereunder by the Master Servicer
if such Advance or Servicing Advance would, if made, constitute a Nonrecoverable
Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance. The determination by the Master
Servicer that it has made a Nonrecoverable Advance or a Nonrecoverable Servicing
Advance or that any proposed Advance or Servicing Advance, if made, would
constitute a Nonrecoverable Advance or Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance,
respectively, shall be evidenced by an Officers' Certificate of the Master
Servicer delivered to the Trust Administrator, the Trustee and the NIMS Insurer.
(e) The Master Servicer shall deliver to the Trust Administrator for
deposit into the Distribution Account on or before 3:00 p.m. New York time on
the Master Servicer Remittance Date from its own funds an amount ("Compensating
Interest") equal to the lesser of (i) the aggregate of the Prepayment Interest
Shortfalls for the related Distribution Date resulting solely from Principal
Prepayments during the related Prepayment Period and (ii) the amount of its
aggregate Servicing Fee for the most recently ended calendar month. The Master
Servicer shall not have the right to reimbursement for any amounts remitted to
the Trust Administrator in respect of Prepayment Interest Shortfalls. Such
amounts so remitted shall be included in the Available Funds and distributed
therewith on the next Distribution Date. The Master Servicer shall not be
obligated to pay any amounts with respect to Relief Act Interest Shortfalls.
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SECTION 4.04. Allocation of Realized Losses.
(a) On or before each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall
determine as to each Mortgage Loan and REO Property: (i) the total amount of
Realized Losses, if any, incurred in connection with any Final Recovery
Determinations made during the related Prepayment Period; (ii) whether and the
extent to which such Realized Losses constituted Bankruptcy Losses and (iii) the
respective portions of such Realized Losses allocable to interest and allocable
to principal. On or before each Determination Date, the Master Servicer shall
also determine as to each Mortgage Loan: (A) the total amount of Realized
Losses, if any, incurred in connection with any Deficient Valuations made during
the related Prepayment Period and (B) the total amount of Realized Losses, if
any, incurred in connection with Debt Service Reductions in respect of Monthly
Payments due during the related Due Period. The information described in the two
preceding sentences that is to be supplied by the Master Servicer shall be
evidenced by an Officers' Certificate delivered to the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator by the Master Servicer on the Master Servicer Reporting Date
immediately following the end of (x) in the case of Bankruptcy Losses allocable
to interest, the Due Period during which any such Realized Loss was incurred,
and (y) in the case of all other Realized Losses, the Prepayment Period during
which any such Realized Loss was incurred.
(b) All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated to
any REMIC II Regular Interest pursuant to Section 4.04(c), shall be allocated by
the Trust Administrator on each Distribution Date as follows: first, to Net
Monthly Excess Cashflow; second, to the Class CE Certificates, until the
Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; third, to the
Class M-4 Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been
reduced to zero; fourth, to the Class M-3 Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero; fifth, to the Class M-2
Certificates, until the Certificate Principal Balance thereof has been reduced
to zero; and sixth, to the Class M-1 Certificates, until the Certificate
Principal Balance thereof has been reduced to zero. All Realized Losses to be
allocated to the Certificate Principal Balances of all Classes on any
Distribution Date shall be so allocated after the actual distributions to be
made on such date as provided above. All references above to the Certificate
Principal Balance of any Class of Certificates shall be to the Certificate
Principal Balance of such Class immediately prior to the relevant Distribution
Date, before reduction thereof by any Realized Losses, in each case to be
allocated to such Class of Certificates, on such Distribution Date.
Any allocation of Realized Losses to a Mezzanine Certificate on any
Distribution Date shall be made by reducing the Certificate Principal Balance
thereof by the amount so allocated; any allocation of Realized Losses to a Class
CE Certificate shall be made by reducing the amount otherwise payable in respect
thereof pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(4)(vii). No allocations of any Realized
Losses shall be made to the Certificate Principal Balances of the Class A
Certificates or the Class P Certificates.
As used herein, an allocation of a Realized Loss on a "PRO RATA basis"
among two or more specified Classes of Certificates means an allocation on a PRO
RATA basis, among the various Classes so specified, to each such Class of
Certificates on the basis of their then outstanding Certificate Principal
Balances prior to giving effect to distributions to be made on such Distribution
Date. All Realized Losses and all other losses allocated to a Class of
Certificates hereunder will be
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allocated among the Certificates of such Class in proportion to the Percentage
Interests evidenced thereby.
(c) All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated by
the Trust Administrator on each Distribution Date, first to REMIC I Regular
Interest I-LTA and REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTC, until the Uncertificated
Balance of each such REMIC I Regular Interest has been reduced to zero and then
to REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB, until the Uncertificated Balance has been
reduced to zero; provided however, with respect to the first two Distribution
Dates, all Realized Losses on the Initial Mortgage Loans shall be allocated
first to REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTA until the Uncertificated Balance thereof
has been reduced to zero and then to REMIC I Regular Interest I-LTB until the
Uncertificated Balance thereof has been reduced to zero, and all Realized Losses
on the Subsequent Mortgage Loans shall be allocated to REMIC I Regular Interest
I-LTC until the Uncertificated Balance thereof has been reduced to zero.
(d) All Realized Losses on the Mortgage Loans shall be allocated by
the Trust Administrator on each Distribution Date to the following REMIC II
Regular Interests in the specified percentages, as follows: first, to
Uncertificated Interest payable to the REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA and
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC
II Interest Loss Allocation Amount, 98% and 2%, respectively; second, to the
Uncertificated Balances of the REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA and REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTZZ up to an aggregate amount equal to the REMIC II
Principal Loss Allocation Amount, 98% and 2%, respectively; third, to the
Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA, REMIC II Regular
Interest II-LTM4 and REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%,
respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTM4 has been reduced to zero; fourth to the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC
II Regular Interest II-LTAA, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3 and REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the Uncertificated
Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM3 has been reduced to zero; fifth to
the Uncertificated Balances of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA, REMIC II
Regular Interest II-LTM2 and REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%,
respectively, until the Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest
II-LTM2 has been reduced to zero; and sixth to the Uncertificated Balances of
REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTAA, REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1 and REMIC
II Regular Interest II-LTZZ, 98%, 1% and 1%, respectively, until the
Uncertificated Balance of REMIC II Regular Interest II-LTM1 has been reduced to
zero.
SECTION 4.05. Compliance with Withholding Requirements.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, the Trust
Administrator shall comply with all federal withholding requirements respecting
payments to Certificateholders of interest or original issue discount that the
Trust Administrator reasonably believes are applicable under the Code. The
consent of Certificateholders shall not be required for such withholding. In the
event the Trust Administrator does withhold any amount from interest or original
issue discount payments or advances thereof to any Certificateholder pursuant to
federal withholding requirements, the Trust Administrator shall indicate the
amount withheld to such Certificateholders.
SECTION 4.06. Commission Reporting.
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Within 15 days after each Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator
shall file with the Commission via the Electronic Data Gathering and Retrieval
System, a Form 8-K with a copy of the statement to Certificateholders for such
Distribution Date as an exhibit thereto. Prior to January 30, 2003, the Trust
Administrator shall file a Form 15 Suspension Notification with respect to the
Trust Fund, if applicable. Prior to March 31, 2003, the Trust Administrator
shall file a Form 10-K, in substance conforming to industry standards, with
respect to the Trust Fund. The Depositor hereby grants to the Trust
Administrator a limited power of attorney to execute and file each such document
on behalf of the Depositor. Such power of attorney shall continue until the
earlier of (i) receipt by the Trust Administrator from the Depositor of written
termination of such power of attorney and (ii) the termination of the Trust
Fund. Promptly after filing any Form 8-K or Form 10-K pursuant to this Section
4.06, the Trust Administrator shall deliver a copy of such Form 8-K or Form
10-K, as the case may be, to the Depositor. The Depositor agrees to promptly
furnish to the Trust Administrator, from time to time upon request, such further
information, reports and financial statements within its control related to this
Agreement and the Mortgage Loans as the Trust Administrator reasonably deems
appropriate to prepare and file all necessary reports with the Commission.
SECTION 4.07. [Reserved].
SECTION 4.08. Pre-Funding Accounts.
(a) No later than the Closing Date, the Trust Administrator shall
establish, as agent for the Trustee, and maintain two segregated trust accounts
that are each Eligible Accounts, which shall be titled "Group I Pre-Funding
Account, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as agent for the U.S. Bank
National Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of Ameriquest
Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-2"
(the "Group I Pre-Funding Account") and "Group II Pre-Funding Account, Deutsche
Bank National Trust Company as agent for U.S. Bank National Association, as
Trustee for the registered holders of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc.,
Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-2" (the "Group II
Pre-Funding Account"). The Trust Administrator shall, promptly upon receipt,
deposit in the applicable Pre- Funding Account and retain therein the Original
Group I Pre-Funded Amount and the Original Group II Pre-Funding Account, as
applicable, remitted on the Closing Date to the Trust Administrator by the
Depositor. Funds deposited in the Pre-Funding Accounts shall be held in trust by
the Trust Administrator for the Certificateholders for the uses and purposes set
forth herein.
(b) The Trust Administrator will invest funds deposited in the
Pre-Funding Accounts in Permitted Investments of the kind described in clauses
(i), (v) or (vi) of the definition of Permitted Investments, as directed by the
Master Servicer, with a maturity date no later than the second Business Day
preceding each Distribution Date. For federal income tax purposes, the holder of
the largest Percentage Interest of the Residual Certificates shall be the owner
of the Pre-Funding Accounts and shall report all items of income, deduction,
gain or loss arising therefrom. All income and gain realized from investment of
funds deposited in the Pre-Funding Accounts shall be transferred to the Interest
Coverage Account on the Business Day immediately preceding each Distribution
Date. The Master Servicer shall deposit in the Pre-Funding Accounts the amount
of any net loss incurred in respect of any such Permitted Investment immediately
upon realization of such loss without any right of reimbursement therefor. The
Pre-Funding Accounts will not be an asset of any Trust REMIC.
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(c) Amounts on deposit in the Pre-Funding Accounts shall be withdrawn
by the Trust Administrator as follows:
(i) On any Subsequent Transfer Date, the Trust Administrator shall
withdraw from the related Pre-Funding Account an amount equal to 100% of
the Stated Principal Balances of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans transferred
and assigned to the Trustee for deposit in the Mortgage Pool on such
Subsequent Transfer Date and pay such amount to or upon the order of the
Depositor upon satisfaction of the conditions set forth in Section 2.10
with respect to such transfer and assignment;
(ii) if the amount on deposit in the related Pre-Funding Account has
not been reduced to zero during the Funding Period, on the day immediately
following the termination of the Funding Period, the Trust Administrator
shall deposit into the Distribution Account any amounts remaining in the
related Pre-Funding Account, net of any gain realized from the investment
of funds on deposit therein to the extent not previously paid to the
Interest Coverage Account, for distribution in accordance with the terms
hereof;
(iii) to withdraw any amount not required to be deposited in the
Pre-Funding Accounts or deposited therein in error;
(iv) to distribute to the Group I Interest Coverage Account or the
Group II Interest Coverage Account, as applicable, any income and gain
realized from the investment of funds in the Group I Pre-Funding Account or
the Group II Pre-Funding Account, as applicable; and
(v) to clear and terminate the Pre-Funding Accounts upon the earlier
to occur of (A) the day immediately following the end of the Funding Period
and (B) the termination of this Agreement, with any amounts remaining on
deposit therein being paid to the Holders of the Certificates then entitled
to distributions in respect of principal.
SECTION 4.09. Interest Coverage Account.
(a) No later than the Closing Date, the Trust Administrator, as agent
for the Trustee, shall establish and maintain two segregated trust accounts that
are Eligible Accounts, which shall be titled "Group I Interest Coverage Account,
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as agent for U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of Ameriquest Mortgage
Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-2" (the
"Group I Interest Coverage Account") and "Group II Interest Coverage Account,
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as agent for U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee for the registered holders of Ameriquest Mortgage
Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-2" (the
"Group II Interest Coverage Account"). The Trust Administrator shall, promptly
upon receipt, deposit in the applicable Interest Coverage Account and retain
therein the Group I Interest Coverage Amount and the Group II Interest Coverage
Amount, as applicable, remitted on the Closing Date to the Trust Administrator
by the Depositor. Funds deposited in the Interest Coverage Accounts shall be
held in trust by the Trust Administrator for the Certificateholders for the uses
and purposes set forth herein
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(b) The Trust Administrator will invest funds deposited in the
Interest Coverage Accounts in Permitted Investments of the kind described in
clauses (i), (v) or (vi) of the definition of Permitted Investments, as directed
by the Master Servicer, with a maturity date no later than the second Business
Day preceding each Distribution Date. For federal income tax purposes, the
holder of the largest Percentage Interest of the Residual Certificates shall be
the owner of the Interest Coverage Accounts and shall report all items of
income, deduction, gain or loss arising therefrom. At no time will the Interest
Coverage Accounts be an asset of any Trust REMIC. All income and gain realized
from investment of funds deposited in the Interest Coverage Accounts shall be
for the sole and exclusive benefit of the Master Servicer and shall be remitted
by the Trust Administrator to the Master Servicer on the first Business Day
following each Distribution Date. The Master Servicer shall deposit in the
Interest Coverage Accounts the amount of any net loss incurred in respect of any
such Permitted Investment immediately upon realization of such loss.
(c) On each Distribution Date during the Funding Period and on the
Distribution Date immediately following the end of the Funding Period, the Trust
Administrator shall withdraw from the Interest Coverage Accounts and deposit in
the Distribution Account an amount equal to 30 days' interest on the excess, if
any, of the Group I Original Pre-Funded Amount or Group II Original Pre-Funded
Amount, as applicable, over the aggregate Principal Balance of Subsequent Group
I Mortgage Loans or Subsequent Group II Mortgage Loans, as applicable, that both
(i) had a Due Date during the Due Period relating to such Distribution Date and
(ii) had a Subsequent Cut-off Date prior to the first day of the month in which
such Distribution Date occurs, at a per annum rate equal to the Pass-Through
Rate of the Offered Certificates for such Distribution Date, with the
Pass-Through Rate on the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates,
solely for the purposes of the foregoing calculation, each being multiplied by a
fraction, the numerator of which is the actual number of days in the Accrual
Period for such Class for such Distribution Date, and the denominator of which
is 30. Such withdrawal and deposit shall be treated as a contribution of cash by
the Master Servicer to REMIC 1. Immediately following any such withdrawal and
deposit, and immediately following the conveyance of any Subsequent Mortgage
Loans to the Trust on any Subsequent Transfer Date, the Trustee shall withdraw
from the Interest Coverage Account and remit to the Master Servicer or its
designee an amount equal to the excess, if any, of the amount remaining in the
Interest Coverage Account over the amount that would be required to be withdrawn
therefrom (assuming sufficient funds therein) pursuant to the second preceding
sentence on each subsequent Distribution Date, if any, that will occur during
the Funding Period or that will be the Distribution Date immediately following
the end of the Funding Period, if no Subsequent Mortgage Loans were acquired by
the Trust Fund after the end of the Prepayment Period relating to the current
Distribution Date (assuming that LIBOR remains constant at the level of LIBOR
applicable to the calculation of the Pass-Through Rate for the Class A
Certificates for the current Distribution Date).
(d) Upon the earlier of (i) the Distribution Date immediately
following the end of the Funding Period, (ii) the reduction of the Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class A Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates to
zero or (iii) the termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 9.01,
any amount remaining on deposit in the Interest Coverage Accounts after
distributions pursuant to paragraph (c) and (d) above shall be withdrawn by the
Trust Administrator and paid to the Depositor or its designee.
SECTION 4.10 Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account.
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(a) No later than the Closing Date, the Trust Administrator shall
establish and maintain with itself, as agent for the Trustee, a separate,
segregated trust account titled, "Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account,
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as agent for U.S. Bank National
Association, as Trustee, in trust for the registered holders of Ameriquest
Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series
2002-2." On the Closing Date, the Depositor will deposit, or cause to be
deposited, into the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account $1,000.
(b) On each Distribution Date as to which there is a Net WAC Rate
Carryover Amount payable to the Class A Certificates, the Class S Certificates
or the Mezzanine Certificates, the Trust Administrator has been directed by the
Class CE Certificateholders to, and therefore will, deposit into the Net WAC
Rate Carryover Reserve Account the amount of such Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount,
rather than distributing such amounts to the Class CE Certificateholders. On
each such Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator shall hold all such amounts
for the benefit of the Holders of the Class A Certificates, the Class S
Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates, and will distribute such amounts to
the Holders of the Class A Certificates, the Class S Certificates and the
Mezzanine Certificates in the amounts and priorities set forth in Section
4.01(a). If no Net WAC Rate Carryover Amounts are payable on a Distribution
Date, the Trust Administrator shall deposit into the Net WAC Rate Carryover
Reserve Account on behalf of the Class CE Certificateholders, from amounts
otherwise distributable to the Class CE Certificateholders, an amount such that
when added to other amounts already on deposit in the Net WAC Rate Carryover
Reserve Account, the aggregate amount on deposit therein is equal to $1,000.
(c) For federal and state income tax purposes, the Class CE
Certificateholders will be deemed to be the owners of the Net WAC Rate Carryover
Reserve Account and all amounts deposited into the Net WAC Rate Carryover
Reserve Account (other than the Initial Deposit therein of $1,000) shall be
treated as amounts distributed by REMIC III to the Holders of the Class CE
Certificates. Upon the termination of the Trust, or the payment in full of the
Class A Certificates, the Class S Certificates and the Mezzanine Certificates,
all amounts remaining on deposit in the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account
will be released by the Trust and distributed to the Class CE Certificateholders
or their designees. The Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account will be part of
the Trust but not part of any REMIC and any payments to the Holders of the Class
A Certificates, the Class S Certificates or the Mezzanine Certificates of Net
WAC Rate Carryover Amounts will not be payments with respect to a "regular
interest" in a REMIC within the meaning of Code Section 860(G)(a)(1).
(d) By accepting a Class CE Certificate, each Class CE
Certificateholder hereby agrees to direct the Trust Administrator, and the Trust
Administrator hereby is directed, to deposit into the Net WAC Rate Carryover
Reserve Account the amounts described above on each Distribution Date as to
which there is any Net WAC Rate Carryover Amount rather than distributing such
amounts to the Class CE Certificateholders. By accepting a Class CE Certificate,
each Class CE Certificateholder further agrees that such direction is given for
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
acknowledged by such acceptance.
(e) At the direction of the Holders of a majority in Percentage
Interest in the Class CE Certificates, the Trust Administrator shall direct any
depository institution maintaining the Net
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WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account to invest the funds in such account in one or
more Permitted Investments bearing interest or sold at a discount, and maturing,
unless payable on demand, (i) no later than the Business Day immediately
preceding the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such
account pursuant to this Agreement, if a Person other than the Trust
Administrator or an Affiliate manages or advises such investment, and (ii) no
later than the date on which such funds are required to be withdrawn from such
account pursuant to this Agreement, if the Trust Administrator or an Affiliate
manages or advises such investment. If no investment direction of the Holders of
a majority in Percentage Interest in the Class CE Certificates with respect to
the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account is received by the Trust
Administrator, the Trust Administrator shall invest the funds in the Deutsche
Bank Institutional Cash Management Fund 16- 79 so long as it is a Permitted
Investment. Interest earned on such investment shall be deposited into the Net
WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account.
(f) For federal tax return and information reporting, the right of the
Holders of the Class A Certificates, the Class S Certificates and the Mezzanine
Certificates to receive payments from the Net WAC Rate Carryover Reserve Account
in respect of any Net Wac Rate Carryover Amount shall be assigned a value of
zero.
SECTION 4.11. Initial Deposit Account.
On behalf of the Trust Fund, the Trust Administrator shall establish
and maintain the Initial Deposit Account, held in trust for the benefit of the
Certificateholders. On the Closing Date, the Depositor shall remit or cause to
be remitted to the Trust Administrator, for deposit in the Initial Deposit
Account, the Initial Deposit and the Trust Administrator shall deposit the
Initial Deposit, to the extent received by it, into the Initial Deposit Account
and invest such funds as directed by the Depositor. The Initial Deposit Account
shall be treated as an "outside reserve fund" under applicable Treasury
regulations and shall not be part of any Trust REMIC.
All income in the nature of interest from the investment of funds in
the Initial Deposit Account shall be for the benefit of the Depositor. The
Depositor shall remit from its own funds to the Trust Administrator for deposit
in the Initial Deposit Account the amount of any loss incurred on Permitted
Investments in the Initial Deposit Account, and the Trust Administrator shall
deposit such amount remitted to it by the Depositor into the Initial Deposit
Account. Any investment earnings on the Initial Deposit Account shall be treated
as owned by the Depositor and will be taxable to the Depositor. The Trust
Administrator shall be required to withdraw such earnings from the Initial
Deposit Account and remit the same to the Depositor on the first Distribution
Date, and shall thereupon terminate such accounts.
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ARTICLE V
THE CERTIFICATES
SECTION 5.01. The Certificates.
(a) The Certificates in the aggregate will represent the entire
beneficial ownership interest in the Mortgage Loans and all other assets
included in REMIC I. At the Closing Date, the aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Certificates will equal the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of
the Mortgage Loans.
The Certificates will be substantially in the forms annexed hereto as
Exhibits A-1 through A-15. The Certificates of each Class will be issuable in
registered form only, in denominations of authorized Percentage Interests as
described in the definition thereof. Each Certificate will share ratably in all
rights of the related Class.
Upon original issue, the Certificates shall be executed and delivered
by the Trustee, or the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee, and the
Trustee, or the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee, shall cause the
Certificates to be authenticated by the Certificate Registrar to or upon the
order of the Depositor. The Certificates shall be executed and attested by
manual or facsimile signature on behalf of the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator by an authorized signatory. Certificates bearing the manual or
facsimile signatures of individuals who were at any time the proper officers of
the Trustee or the Trust Administrator shall bind the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as applicable, notwithstanding that such individuals or any of
them have ceased to hold such offices prior to the authentication and delivery
of such Certificates or did not hold such offices at the date of such
Certificates. No Certificate shall be entitled to any benefit under this
Agreement or be valid for any purpose, unless there appears on such Certificate
a certificate of authentication substantially in the form provided herein
executed by the Certificate Registrar by manual signature, and such certificate
of authentication shall be conclusive evidence, and the only evidence, that such
Certificate has been duly authenticated and delivered hereunder. All
Certificates shall be dated the date of their authentication.
(b) The Class A Certificates, the Class S Certificates and the
Mezzanine Certificates shall initially be issued as one or more Certificates
held by the Book-Entry Custodian or, if appointed to hold such Certificates as
provided below, the Depository and registered in the name of the Depository or
its nominee and, except as provided below, registration of such Certificates may
not be transferred by the Trust Administrator except to another Depository that
agrees to hold such Certificates for the respective Certificate Owners with
Ownership Interests therein. The Certificate Owners shall hold their respective
Ownership Interests in and to such Certificates through the book-entry
facilities of the Depository and, except as provided below, shall not be
entitled to definitive, fully registered Certificates ("Definitive
Certificates") in respect of such Ownership Interests. All transfers by
Certificate Owners of their respective Ownership Interests in the Book-Entry
Certificates shall be made in accordance with the procedures established by the
Depository Participant or brokerage firm representing such Certificate Owner.
Each Depository Participant shall only transfer the Ownership Interests in the
Book-Entry Certificates of Certificate Owners it represents or of brokerage
firms for which it acts as agent in accordance with the
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Depository's normal procedures. The Trust Administrator is hereby initially
appointed as the Book- Entry Custodian and hereby agrees to act as such in
accordance herewith and in accordance with the agreement that it has with the
Depository authorizing it to act as such. The Book-Entry Custodian may, and if
it is no longer qualified to act as such, the Book-Entry Custodian shall,
appoint, by a written instrument delivered to the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator (if the Trust Administrator is
not the Book-Entry Custodian) and any other transfer agent (including the
Depository or any successor Depository) to act as Book-Entry Custodian under
such conditions as the predecessor Book-Entry Custodian and the Depository or
any successor Depository may prescribe, provided that the predecessor Book-Entry
Custodian shall not be relieved of any of its duties or responsibilities by
reason of any such appointment of other than the Depository. If the Trust
Administrator resigns or is removed in accordance with the terms hereof, the
Trustee or, if it so elects, the Depository shall immediately succeed to its
predecessor's duties as Book-Entry Custodian. The Depositor shall have the right
to inspect, and to obtain copies of, any Certificates held as Book-Entry
Certificates by the Book-Entry Custodian.
The Trust Administrator, the Trustee, the Master Servicer and the
Depositor may for all purposes (including the making of payments due on the
Book-Entry Certificates) deal with the Depository as the authorized
representative of the Certificate Owners with respect to the Book-Entry
Certificates for the purposes of exercising the rights of Certificateholders
hereunder. The rights of Certificate Owners with respect to the Book-Entry
Certificates shall be limited to those established by law and agreements between
such Certificate Owners and the Depository Participants and brokerage firms
representing such Certificate Owners. Multiple requests and directions from, and
votes of, the Depository as Holder of the Book-Entry Certificates with respect
to any particular matter shall not be deemed inconsistent if they are made with
respect to different Certificate Owners. The Trust Administrator may establish a
reasonable record date in connection with solicitations of consents from or
voting by Certificateholders and shall give notice to the Depository of such
record date.
If (i)(A) the Depositor advises the Trust Administrator in writing
that the Depository is no longer willing or able to properly discharge its
responsibilities as Depository, and (B) the Depositor is unable to locate a
qualified successor, (ii) the Depositor at its option advises the Trust
Administrator in writing that it elects to terminate the book-entry system
through the Depository or (iii) after the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event
of Default, Certificate Owners representing in the aggregate not less than 51%
of the Ownership Interests of the Book-Entry Certificates advise the Trust
Administrator through the Depository, in writing, that the continuation of a
book-entry system through the Depository is no longer in the best interests of
the Certificate Owners, the Trust Administrator shall notify all Certificate
Owners, through the Depository, of the occurrence of any such event and of the
availability of Definitive Certificates to Certificate Owners requesting the
same. Upon surrender to the Trust Administrator of the Book-Entry Certificates
by the Book-Entry Custodian or the Depository, as applicable, accompanied by
registration instructions from the Depository for registration of transfer, the
Trust Administrator shall issue the Definitive Certificates. Such Definitive
Certificates will be issued in minimum denominations of $25,000, except that any
beneficial ownership that was represented by a Book-Entry Certificate in an
amount less than $25,000 immediately prior to the issuance of a Definitive
Certificate shall be issued in a minimum denomination equal to the amount
represented by such Book-Entry Certificate. None of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trust Administrator or the Trustee shall be liable for any delay
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in the delivery of such instructions and may conclusively rely on, and shall be
protected in relying on, such instructions. Upon the issuance of Definitive
Certificates all references herein to obligations imposed upon or to be
performed by the Depository shall be deemed to be imposed upon and performed by
the Trust Administrator, to the extent applicable with respect to such
Definitive Certificates, and the Trust Administrator shall recognize the Holders
of the Definitive Certificates as Certificateholders hereunder.
SECTION 5.02. Registration of Transfer and Exchange of Certificates.
(a) The Trust Administrator shall cause to be kept at one of the
offices or agencies to be appointed by the Trust Administrator in accordance
with the provisions of Section 8.12 a Certificate Register for the Certificates
in which, subject to such reasonable regulations as it may prescribe, the Trust
Administrator shall provide for the registration of Certificates and of
transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein provided. The Trust
Administrator will initially serve as Certificate Registrar for the purpose of
registering Certificates and transfers and exchanges of Certificates as herein
provided. The Certificate Registrar may appoint, by a written instrument
delivered to the Master Servicer and the Depositor, any other bank or trust
company to act as Certificate Registrar under such conditions as the predecessor
Certificate Registrar may prescribe, provided that the predecessor Certificate
Registrar shall not be relieved of any of its duties or responsibilities
hereunder by reason of such appointment. If the Trust Administrator shall at any
time not be the Certificate Registrar, the Trust Administrator shall have and
maintain the right to inspect the Certificate Register or to obtain a copy
thereof at all reasonable times, and to rely conclusively upon a certificate of
the Certificate Registrar as to the information set forth in the Certificate
Register.
(b) No transfer of any Class CE Certificate, Class P Certificate or
Residual Certificate shall be made unless that transfer is made pursuant to an
effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "1933 Act"), and an effective registration or qualification under
applicable state securities laws, or is made in a transaction that does not
require such registration or qualification. In the event that such a transfer of
a Class CE Certificate, Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate is to be
made without registration or qualification (other than in connection with the
initial transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor to an affiliate of the
Depositor), the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar shall each
require receipt of: (i) if such transfer is purportedly being made in reliance
upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the
Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and from such
Certificateholder's prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached
hereto as Exhibit F-1; and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel
satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or
qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the
Depositor, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Master Servicer, in its
capacity as such, or the Trust Fund), together with copies of the written
certification(s) of the Certificateholder desiring to effect the transfer and/or
such Certificateholder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of
Counsel is based, if any. None of the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar, the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator is obligated to register or qualify the Class
CE Certificates, the Class P Certificates or the Residual Certificates under the
1933 Act or any other securities laws or to take any action not otherwise
required under this Agreement to permit the transfer of such Certificates
without registration or qualification. Any Certificateholder desiring to effect
the transfer of a Class CE
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Certificate, a Class P Certificate or a Residual Certificate shall, and does
hereby agree to, indemnify the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Depositor,
the Certificate Registrar and the Master Servicer against any liability that may
result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such
federal and state laws.
(c) No transfer of a Class CE Certificate, Class P Certificate or
Residual Certificate or any interest therein shall be made to any Plan subject
to ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly,
on behalf of any such Plan or any Person acquiring such Certificates with "Plan
Assets" of a Plan within the meaning of the Department of Labor regulation
promulgated at 29 C.F.R. ss. 2510.3-101 ("Plan Assets") unless the Depositor,
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the Master Servicer are provided with
an Opinion of Counsel which establishes to the satisfaction of the Depositor,
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the Master Servicer that the purchase
of such Certificates is permissible under applicable law, will not constitute or
result in any prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code and
will not subject the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator or the Trust Fund to any obligation or liability (including
obligations or liabilities under ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code) in addition
to those undertaken in this Agreement, which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an
expense of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator or the Trust Fund. Unless such Opinion of Counsel is provided, any
prospective Transferee of such Certificates must provide a certification in the
form of Exhibit G to this Agreement (or other form acceptable to the Depositor,
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the Master Servicer), which the Trust
Administrator may rely upon without further inquiry or investigation. Neither an
Opinion of Counsel nor any certification will be required in connection with the
initial transfer of any such Certificate by the Depositor to an affiliate of the
Depositor (in which case, the Depositor or any affiliate thereof shall have
deemed to have represented that such affiliate is not a Plan or a Person
investing Plan Assets) and the Trust Administrator shall be entitled to
conclusively rely upon a representation (which, upon the request of the Trust
Administrator, shall be a written representation) from the Depositor of the
status of such transferee as an affiliate of the Depositor.
Each beneficial owner of a Mezzanine Certificates or any interest
therein shall be deemed to have represented, by virtue of its acquisition or
holding of that certificate or interest therein, that either (i) it is not a
Plan investor, (ii) it has acquired and is holding such Mezzanine Certificates
in reliance on the Underwriters' Exemption, and that it understands that there
are certain conditions to the availability of the Underwriters' Exemption,
including that the Mezzanine Certificates must be rated, at the time of
purchase, not lower than "BBB-" (or its equivalent) by Xxxxx'x or S&P or (iii)
(1) it is an insurance company, (2) the source of funds used to acquire or hold
the certificate or interest therein is an "insurance company general account,"
as such term is defined in PTCE 95-60, and (3) the conditions in Sections I and
III of PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied.
If any Class CE Certificate, Class P Certificate or Residual
Certificate or any interest therein is acquired or held in violation of the
provisions of the preceding paragraph, the next preceding permitted beneficial
owner will be treated as the beneficial owner of that Certificate retroactive to
the date of transfer to the purported beneficial owner. Any purported beneficial
owner whose acquisition or holding of any such Certificate or interest therein
was effected in violation of the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall
indemnify and hold harmless the Depositor, the
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Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the NIMS Insurer and the
Trust Fund from and against any and all liabilities, claims, costs or expenses
incurred by those parties as a result of that acquisition or holding.
(d)(i) Each Person who has or who acquires any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall be deemed by the acceptance or acquisition of such
Ownership Interest to have agreed to be bound by the following provisions and to
have irrevocably authorized the Certificate Registrar or its designee under
clause (iii)(A) below to deliver payments to a Person other than such Person and
to negotiate the terms of any mandatory sale under clause (iii)(B) below and to
execute all instruments of Transfer and to do all other things necessary in
connection with any such sale. The rights of each Person acquiring any Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate are expressly subject to the following
provisions:
(A) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall be a Permitted Transferee and shall promptly
notify the Certificate Registrar of any change or impending change in its
status as a Permitted Transferee.
(B) In connection with any proposed Transfer of any Ownership Interest
in a Residual Certificate, the Certificate Registrar shall require delivery
to it and shall not register the Transfer of any Residual Certificate until
its receipt of an affidavit and agreement (a "Transfer Affidavit and
Agreement"), in the form attached hereto as Exhibit F-2 from the proposed
Transferee, in form and substance satisfactory to the Certificate
Registrar, representing and warranting, among other things, that such
Transferee is a Permitted Transferee, that it is not acquiring its
Ownership Interest in the Residual Certificate that is the subject of the
proposed Transfer as a nominee, trustee or agent for any Person that is not
a Permitted Transferee, that for so long as it retains its Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate, it will endeavor to remain a Permitted
Transferee, and that it has reviewed the provisions of this Section 5.02(d)
and agrees to be bound by them.
(C) Notwithstanding the delivery of a Transfer Affidavit and Agreement
by a proposed Transferee under clause (B) above, if a Responsible Officer
of the Certificate Registrar who is assigned to this transaction has actual
knowledge that the proposed Transferee is not a Permitted Transferee, no
Transfer of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to such
proposed Transferee shall be effected.
(D) Each Person holding or acquiring any Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate shall agree (x) to require a Transfer Affidavit and
Agreement from any other Person to whom such Person attempts to transfer
its Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate and (y) not to transfer
its Ownership Interest unless it provides a Transferor Affidavit (in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit F-2), to the Certificate Registrar stating
that, among other things, it has no actual knowledge that such other Person
is not a Permitted Transferee.
(E) Each Person holding or acquiring an Ownership Interest in a
Residual Certificate, by purchasing an Ownership Interest in such
Certificate, agrees to give the Certificate Registrar written notice that
it is a "pass-through interest holder" within the
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meaning of temporary Treasury regulation Section 1.67-3T(a)(2)(i)(A)
immediately upon acquiring an Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate, if it is, or is holding an Ownership Interest in a Residual
Certificate on behalf of, a "pass-through interest holder."
(ii) The Certificate Registrar will register the Transfer of any
Residual Certificate only if it shall have received the Transfer Affidavit and
Agreement and all of such other documents as shall have been reasonably required
by the Certificate Registrar as a condition to such registration. In addition,
no Transfer of a Residual Certificate shall be made unless the Certificate
Registrar shall have received a representation letter from the Transferee of
such Certificate to the effect that such Transferee is a Permitted Transferee.
(iii)(A) If any purported Transferee shall become a Holder of a
Residual Certificate in violation of the provisions of this Section 5.02(d),
then the last preceding Permitted Transferee shall be restored, to the extent
permitted by law, to all rights as holder thereof retroactive to the date of
registration of such Transfer of such Residual Certificate. The Certificate
Registrar shall be under no liability to any Person for any registration of
Transfer of a Residual Certificate that is in fact not permitted by this Section
5.02(d) or for making any payments due on such Certificate to the holder thereof
or for taking any other action with respect to such holder under the provisions
of this Agreement.
(B) If any purported Transferee shall become a holder of a Residual
Certificate in violation of the restrictions in this Section 5.02(d) and to
the extent that the retroactive restoration of the rights of the holder of
such Residual Certificate as described in clause (iii)(A) above shall be
invalid, illegal or unenforceable, then the Certificate Registrar shall
have the right, without notice to the holder or any prior holder of such
Residual Certificate, to sell such Residual Certificate to a purchaser
selected by the Certificate Registrar on such terms as the Certificate
Registrar may choose. Such purported Transferee shall promptly endorse and
deliver each Residual Certificate in accordance with the instructions of
the Certificate Registrar. Such purchaser may be the Certificate Registrar
itself or any Affiliate of the Certificate Registrar. The proceeds of such
sale, net of the commissions (which may include commissions payable to the
Certificate Registrar or its Affiliates), expenses and taxes due, if any,
will be remitted by the Certificate Registrar to such purported Transferee.
The terms and conditions of any sale under this clause (iii)(B) shall be
determined in the sole discretion of the Certificate Registrar, and the
Certificate Registrar shall not be liable to any Person having an Ownership
Interest in a Residual Certificate as a result of its exercise of such
discretion.
(iv) The Trust Administrator shall make available to the Internal
Revenue Service and those Persons specified by the REMIC Provisions all
information necessary to compute any tax imposed (A) as a result of the Transfer
of an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate to any Person who is a
Disqualified Organization, including the information described in Treasury
regulations sections 1.860D-1(b)(5) and 1.860E-2(a)(5) with respect to the
"excess inclusions" of such Residual Certificate and (B) as a result of any
regulated investment company, real estate investment trust, common trust fund,
partnership, trust, estate or organization described in Section 1381 of the Code
that holds an Ownership Interest in a Residual Certificate having as among its
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record holders at any time any Person which is a Disqualified Organization.
Reasonable compensation for providing such information may be accepted by the
Trust Administrator.
(v) The provisions of this Section 5.02(d) set forth prior to this
subsection (v) may be modified, added to or eliminated, provided that there
shall have been delivered to the Trust Administrator at the expense of the party
seeking to modify, add to or eliminate any such provision the following:
(A) written notification from each Rating Agency to the effect that
the modification, addition to or elimination of such provisions will not
cause such Rating Agency to downgrade its then-current ratings of any Class
of Certificates; and
(B) an Opinion of Counsel, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Trust Administrator, to the effect that such modification of, addition to
or elimination of such provisions will not cause any Trust REMIC to cease
to qualify as a REMIC and will not cause any Trust REMIC, as the case may
be, to be subject to an entity-level tax caused by the Transfer of any
Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a Permitted Transferee or (y)
a Person other than the prospective transferee to be subject to a REMIC-tax
caused by the Transfer of a Residual Certificate to a Person that is not a
Permitted Transferee.
The Trust Administrator shall forward to the NIMS Insurer a copy of
the items delivered to it pursuant to (A) and (B) above.
(e) Subject to the preceding subsections, upon surrender for
registration of transfer of any Certificate at any office or agency of the Trust
Administrator maintained for such purpose pursuant to Section 8.12, the Trust
Administrator shall execute and the Certificate Registrar shall authenticate and
deliver, in the name of the designated Transferee or Transferees, one or more
new Certificates of the same Class of a like aggregate Percentage Interest.
(f) At the option of the Holder thereof, any Certificate may be
exchanged for other Certificates of the same Class with authorized denominations
and a like aggregate Percentage Interest, upon surrender of such Certificate to
be exchanged at any office or agency of the Trust Administrator maintained for
such purpose pursuant to Section 8.12. Whenever any Certificates are so
surrendered for exchange the Trustee, or the Trust Administrator on behalf of
the Trustee, shall execute and cause the Certificate Registrar to authenticate
and deliver the Certificates which the Certificateholder making the exchange is
entitled to receive. Every Certificate presented or surrendered for transfer or
exchange shall (if so required by the Trust Administrator) be duly endorsed by,
or be accompanied by a written instrument of transfer in the form satisfactory
to the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder thereof or his attorney duly authorized in writing. In addition, with
respect to each Class R Certificate, the Holder thereof may exchange, in the
manner described above, such Class R Certificate for three separate
Certificates, each representing such Holder's respective Percentage Interest in
the Class R-1 Interest, the Class R-2 Interest and the Class R-3 Interest,
respectively, in each case that was evidenced by the Class R Certificate being
exchanged.
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(g) No service charge to the Certificateholders shall be made for any
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or governmental charge that may be
imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
(h) All Certificates surrendered for transfer and exchange shall be
canceled and destroyed by the Certificate Registrar in accordance with its
customary procedures.
(i) The Trust Administrator will cause the Certificate Registrar
(unless the Trust Administrator is acting as Certificate Registrar) to provide
notice to the Trust Administrator of each transfer of a Certificate and to
provide the Trust Administrator with an updated copy of the Certificate Register
on the first Business Day in January and June of each year, commencing in June
2003.
(j) Any attempted or purported transfer of any Certificate in
violation of the provisions of Section 5.02(c) hereof shall be void ab initio
and such Certificate shall be considered to have been held continuously by the
prior permitted Holder.
SECTION 5.03. Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.
If (i) any mutilated Certificate is surrendered to the Trust
Administrator or the Certificate Registrar, or the Trust Administrator and the
Certificate Registrar receive evidence to their satisfaction of the destruction,
loss or theft of any Certificate, and (ii) there is delivered to the Trustee,
the Trust Administrator, the NIMS Insurer and the Certificate Registrar such
security or indemnity as may be required by them to save each of them harmless,
then, in the absence of actual knowledge by the Trustee, the Trust Administrator
or the Certificate Registrar that such Certificate has been acquired by a bona
fide purchaser, the Trustee, or the Trust Administrator on behalf of the
Trustee, shall execute and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of the same
Class and of like denomination and Percentage Interest. Upon the issuance of any
new Certificate under this Section, the Trust Administrator may require the
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation thereto and any other expenses (including the fees
and expenses of the Certificate Registrar) connected therewith. Any replacement
Certificate issued pursuant to this Section shall constitute complete and
indefeasible evidence of ownership in the applicable REMIC created hereunder, as
if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate
shall be found at any time.
SECTION 5.04. Persons Deemed Owners.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator, the NIMS Insurer, the Certificate Registrar and any agent of any
of them may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate is registered as the
owner of such Certificate for the purpose of receiving distributions pursuant to
Section 4.01 and for all other purposes whatsoever, and none of the Depositor,
the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate
Registrar, the NIMS Insurer for any agent of any of them shall be affected by
notice to the contrary.
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SECTION 5.05. Certain Available Information.
On or prior to the date of the first sale of any Class CE Certificate,
Class P Certificate or Residual Certificate to an Independent third party, the
Depositor shall provide to the Trust Administrator ten copies of any private
placement memorandum or other disclosure document used by the Depositor in
connection with the offer and sale of the Class CE Certificates, Class P
Certificates or the Residual Certificates. In addition, if any such private
placement memorandum or disclosure document is revised, amended or supplemented
at any time following the delivery thereof to the Trust Administrator, the
Depositor promptly shall inform the Trust Administrator of such event and shall
deliver to the Trust Administrator ten copies of the private placement
memorandum or disclosure document, as revised, amended or supplemented. The
Trust Administrator shall maintain at its Corporate Trust Office and shall make
available free of charge during normal business hours for review by any Holder
of a Certificate or any Person identified to the Trust Administrator as a
prospective transferee of a Certificate, originals or copies of the following
items: (i) in the case of a Holder or prospective transferee of a Class CE
Certificate, a Class P Certificate or a Residual Certificate, the private
placement memorandum or other disclosure document relating to such Certificates,
if any, in the form most recently provided to the Trust Administrator; and (ii)
in all cases, (A) this Agreement and any amendments hereof entered into pursuant
to Section 11.01, (B) all monthly statements required to be delivered to
Certificateholders of the relevant Class pursuant to Section 4.02 since the
Closing Date, and all other notices, reports, statements and written
communications delivered to the Certificateholders of the relevant Class
pursuant to this Agreement since the Closing Date, (C) all certifications
delivered by a Responsible Officer of the Trust Administrator since the Closing
Date pursuant to Section 10.01(h), (D) any and all Officers' Certificates
delivered to the Trust Administrator by the Master Servicer since the Closing
Date to evidence the Master Servicer's determination that any Advance or
Servicing Advance was, or if made, would be a Nonrecoverable Advance or
Nonrecoverable Servicing Advance, respectively, and (E) any and all Officers'
Certificates delivered to the Trust Administrator by the Master Servicer since
the Closing Date pursuant to Section 4.04(a). Copies and mailing of any and all
of the foregoing items will be available from the Trust Administrator upon
request at the expense of the person requesting the same.
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ARTICLE VI
THE DEPOSITOR AND THE MASTER SERVICER
SECTION 6.01. Liability of the Depositor and the Master Servicer.
The Depositor and the Master Servicer each shall be liable in
accordance herewith only to the extent of the obligations specifically imposed
by this Agreement and undertaken hereunder by the Depositor and the Master
Servicer herein.
SECTION 6.02. Merger or Consolidation of the Depositor or the Master
Servicer.
Subject to the following paragraph, the Depositor will keep in full
effect its existence, rights and franchises as a corporation under the laws of
the jurisdiction of its incorporation. Subject to the following paragraph, the
Master Servicer will keep in full effect its existence, rights and franchises as
a corporation under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation and its
qualification as an approved conventional seller/servicer for Xxxxxx Xxx or
Xxxxxxx Mac in good standing. The Depositor and the Master Servicer each will
obtain and preserve its qualification to do business as a foreign corporation in
each jurisdiction in which such qualification is or shall be necessary to
protect the validity and enforceability of this Agreement, the Certificates or
any of the Mortgage Loans and to perform its respective duties under this
Agreement.
The Depositor or the Master Servicer may be merged or consolidated
with or into any Person, or transfer all or substantially all of its assets to
any Person, in which case any Person resulting from any merger or consolidation
to which the Depositor or the Master Servicer shall be a party, or any Person
succeeding to the business of the Depositor or the Master Servicer, shall be the
successor of the Depositor or the Master Servicer, as the case may be,
hereunder, without the execution or filing of any paper or any further act on
the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the contrary
notwithstanding; provided, however, that the successor or surviving Person to
the Master Servicer shall be qualified to service mortgage loans on behalf of
Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac; and provided further that the Rating Agencies'
ratings of the Class A Certificates, the Class S Certificates and the Mezzanine
Certificates in effect immediately prior to such merger or consolidation will
not be qualified, reduced or withdrawn as a result thereof (as evidenced by a
letter to such effect from the Rating Agencies).
SECTION 6.03. Limitation on Liability of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and Others.
None of the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer or any of
the directors, officers, employees or agents of the Depositor or the Master
Servicer shall be under any liability to the Trust Fund or the
Certificateholders for any action taken or for refraining from the taking of any
action in good faith pursuant to this Agreement, or for errors in judgment;
provided, however, that this provision shall not protect the Depositor, the NIMS
Insurer, the Master Servicer or any such person against any breach of
warranties, representations or covenants made herein, or against any specific
liability imposed on the Master Servicer pursuant hereto, or against any
liability which
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would otherwise be imposed by reason of willful misfeasance, bad faith or
negligence in the performance of duties or by reason of reckless disregard of
obligations and duties hereunder. The Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator and any director, officer,
employee or agent of the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer, the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator may rely in good faith on any document of any
kind which, PRIMA FACIE, is properly executed and submitted by any Person
respecting any matters arising hereunder.
The Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer and any director,
officer, employee or agent of the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer or the Master
Servicer shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Trust Fund against any
loss, liability or expense incurred in connection with any legal action relating
to this Agreement or the Certificates, other than any loss, liability or expense
relating to any specific Mortgage Loan or Mortgage Loans (except as any such
loss, liability or expense shall be otherwise reimbursable pursuant to this
Agreement) or any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful
misfeasance, bad faith or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or
by reason of reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder. Neither the
Depositor, the NIMS Insurer nor the Master Servicer shall be under any
obligation to appear in, prosecute or defend any legal action unless such action
is related to its respective duties under this Agreement and, in its opinion,
does not involve it in any expense or liability; provided, however, that each of
the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer and the Master Servicer may in its discretion
undertake any such action which it may deem necessary or desirable with respect
to this Agreement and the rights and duties of the parties hereto and the
interests of the Certificateholders hereunder. In such event, unless the
Depositor or the Master Servicer acts without the consent of Holders of
Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting Rights (which consent shall
not be necessary in the case of litigation or other legal action by either to
enforce their respective rights or defend themselves hereunder), the legal
expenses and costs of such action and any liability resulting therefrom (except
any loss, liability or expense incurred by reason of willful misfeasance, bad
faith or negligence in the performance of duties hereunder or by reason of
reckless disregard of obligations and duties hereunder) shall be expenses, costs
and liabilities of the Trust Fund, and the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer and the
Master Servicer shall be entitled to be reimbursed therefor from the Collection
Account as and to the extent provided in Section 3.05, any such right of
reimbursement being prior to the rights of the Certificateholders to receive any
amount in the Collection Account.
SECTION 6.04. Limitation on Resignation of the Master Servicer.
The Master Servicer shall not resign from the obligations and duties
hereby imposed on it except (i) upon determination that its duties hereunder are
no longer permissible under applicable law or (ii) with the written consent of
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the NIMS Insurer and written confirmation
from each Rating Agency (which confirmation shall be furnished to the Depositor,
the NIMS Insurer, the Trust Administrator and the Trustee) that such resignation
will not cause such Rating Agency to reduce the then current rating of the Class
A Certificates, the Class S Certificates or the Mezzanine Certificates. Any such
determination pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding sentence permitting the
resignation of the Master Servicer shall be evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel
to such effect obtained at the expense of the Master Servicer and delivered to
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the NIMS Insurer. No resignation of the
Master Servicer shall become effective until the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator or a successor servicer acceptable to the NIMS Insurer shall have
assumed the Master Servicer's responsibilities, duties, liabilities
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(other than those liabilities arising prior to the appointment of such
successor) and obligations under this Agreement.
Except as expressly provided herein, the Master Servicer shall not
assign or transfer any of its rights, benefits or privileges hereunder to any
other Person, nor delegate to or subcontract with, nor authorize or appoint any
other Person to perform any of the duties, covenants or obligations to be
performed by the Master Servicer hereunder. If, pursuant to any provision
hereof, the duties of the Master Servicer are transferred to a successor master
servicer, the entire amount of the Servicing Fee and other compensation payable
to the Master Servicer pursuant hereto shall thereafter be payable to such
successor master servicer.
SECTION 6.05. Rights of the Depositor in Respect of the Master
Servicer.
The Master Servicer shall afford (and any Sub-Servicing Agreement
shall provide that each Sub-Servicer shall afford) the Depositor, the NIMS
Insurer, the Trust Administrator and the Trustee, upon reasonable notice, during
normal business hours, access to all records maintained by the Master Servicer
(and any such Sub-Servicer) in respect of the Master Servicer's rights and
obligations hereunder and access to officers of the Master Servicer (and those
of any such Sub- Servicer) responsible for such obligations. Upon request, the
Master Servicer shall furnish to the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee its (and any such Sub- Servicer's) most recent
financial statements and such other information relating to the Master
Servicer's capacity to perform its obligations under this Agreement that it
possesses. To the extent such information is not otherwise available to the
public, the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Trust Administrator and the Trustee
shall not disseminate any information obtained pursuant to the preceding two
sentences without the Master Servicer's (or any such Sub-Servicer's) written
consent, except as required pursuant to this Agreement or to the extent that it
is appropriate to do so (i) in working with legal counsel, auditors, taxing
authorities or other governmental agencies, rating agencies or reinsurers or
(ii) pursuant to any law, rule, regulation, order, judgment, writ, injunction or
decree of any court or governmental authority having jurisdiction over the
Depositor, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Trust Fund, and in either
case, the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Trust Administrator or the Trustee,
as the case may be, shall use its best efforts to assure the confidentiality of
any such disseminated non-public information. The Depositor may, but is not
obligated to, enforce the obligations of the Master Servicer under this
Agreement and may, but is not obligated to, perform, or cause a designee to
perform, any defaulted obligation of the Master Servicer under this Agreement or
exercise the rights of the Master Servicer under this Agreement; provided that
the Master Servicer shall not be relieved of any of its obligations under this
Agreement by virtue of such performance by the Depositor or its designee. The
Depositor shall not have any responsibility or liability for any action or
failure to act by the Master Servicer and is not obligated to supervise the
performance of the Master Servicer under this Agreement or otherwise.
SECTION 6.06. Sub-Servicing Agreements Between the Master Servicer and
Sub-Servicers.
(a) The Master Servicer may enter into Sub-Servicing Agreements
(provided that such agreements would not result in a withdrawal or a downgrading
by any Rating Agency of the
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ratings on any Class of Certificates and the NIMS Insurer shall have consented
to such Sub-Servicing Agreement) with Sub-Servicers, for the servicing and
administration of the Mortgage Loans.
Each Sub-Servicer shall be (i) authorized to transact business in the
state or states in which the related Mortgaged Properties it is to service are
situated, if and to the extent required by applicable law to enable the
Sub-Servicer to perform its obligations hereunder and under the Sub- Servicing
Agreement, (ii) an institution approved as a mortgage loan originator by the
Federal Housing Administration or an institution the deposit accounts in which
are insured by the FDIC and (iii) a Xxxxxxx Mac or Xxxxxx Mae approved mortgage
servicer. Each Sub-Servicing Agreement must impose on the Sub-Servicer
requirements conforming to the provisions set forth in Section 6.11 and provide
for servicing of the Mortgage Loans consistent with the terms of this Agreement.
The Master Servicer will examine each Sub-Servicing Agreement and will be
familiar with the terms thereof. The terms of any Sub-Servicing Agreement will
not be inconsistent with any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Master
Servicer and the Sub-Servicers may enter into and make amendments to the
Sub-Servicing Agreements or enter into different forms of Sub-Servicing
Agreements; provided, however, that any such amendments or different forms shall
be consistent with and not violate the provisions of this Agreement, and that no
such amendment or different form shall be made or entered into which could be
reasonably expected to be materially adverse to the interests of the
Certificateholders, without the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled
to at least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any variation without the consent of the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights from the
provisions set forth in Section 6.11 relating to insurance or priority
requirements of Sub-Servicing Accounts, or credits and charges to the Sub-
Servicing Accounts or the timing and amount of remittances by the Sub-Servicers
to the Master Servicer, are conclusively deemed to be inconsistent with this
Agreement and therefore prohibited. The Master Servicer shall deliver to the
Trust Administrator and the NIMS Insurer copies of all Sub- Servicing
Agreements, and any amendments or modifications thereof, promptly upon the
Master Servicer's execution and delivery of such instruments.
(b) As part of its servicing activities hereunder, the Master Servicer
(except as otherwise provided in the last sentence of this paragraph), for the
benefit of the Trust Administrator, the Trustee and the Certificateholders,
shall enforce the obligations of each Sub-Servicer under the related
Sub-Servicing Agreement and of the Originator under the Mortgage Loan Purchase
Agreement, including, without limitation, any obligation to make advances in
respect of delinquent payments as required by a Sub-Servicing Agreement, or to
purchase a Mortgage Loan on account of missing or defective documentation or on
account of a breach of a representation, warranty or covenant, as described in
Section 2.03(a). Such enforcement, including, without limitation, the legal
prosecution of claims, termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements, and the pursuit
of other appropriate remedies, shall be in such form and carried out to such an
extent and at such time as the Master Servicer, in its good faith business
judgment, would require were it the owner of the related Mortgage Loans. The
Master Servicer shall pay the costs of such enforcement at its own expense, and
shall be reimbursed therefor only (i) from a general recovery resulting from
such enforcement, to the extent, if any, that such recovery exceeds all amounts
due in respect of the related Mortgage Loans or (ii) from a specific recovery of
costs, expenses or attorneys' fees against the party against whom such
enforcement is directed. Enforcement of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement
against the Originator shall be effected by the Master Servicer to the extent it
is not the Originator,
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and otherwise by the Trust Administrator, in accordance with the foregoing
provisions of this paragraph.
SECTION 6.07. Successor Sub-Servicers.
The Master Servicer, with the consent of the NIMS Insurer, shall be
entitled to terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement and the rights and obligations
of any Sub-Servicer pursuant to any Sub-Servicing Agreement in accordance with
the terms and conditions of such Sub-Servicing Agreement. In the event of
termination of any Sub-Servicer, all servicing obligations of such Sub- Servicer
shall be assumed simultaneously by the Master Servicer without any act or deed
on the part of such Sub-Servicer or the Master Servicer, and the Master Servicer
either shall service directly the related Mortgage Loans or shall enter into a
Sub-Servicing Agreement with a successor Sub-Servicer which qualifies under
Section 6.06.
Any Sub-Servicing Agreement shall include the provision that such
agreement may be immediately terminated by the Trust Administrator or the
Trustee without fee, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, in the
event that the Master Servicer shall, for any reason, no longer be the Master
Servicer (including termination due to a Master Servicer Event of Default).
SECTION 6.08. Liability of the Master Servicer.
Notwithstanding any Sub-Servicing Agreement, any of the provisions of
this Agreement relating to agreements or arrangements between the Master
Servicer and a Sub-Servicer or reference to actions taken through a Sub-Servicer
or otherwise, the Master Servicer shall remain obligated and primarily liable to
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the Certificateholders for the
servicing and administering of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3.01 without diminution of such obligation or liability by
virtue of such Sub-Servicing Agreements or arrangements or by virtue of
indemnification from the Sub-Servicer and to the same extent and under the same
terms and conditions as if the Master Servicer alone were servicing and
administering the Mortgage Loans. The Master Servicer shall be entitled to enter
into any agreement with a Sub-Servicer for indemnification of the Master
Servicer by such Sub-Servicer and nothing contained in this Agreement shall be
deemed to limit or modify such indemnification.
SECTION 6.09. No Contractual Relationship Between Sub-Servicers and
the NIMS Insurer, the Trust Administrator, the Trustee
or Certificateholders.
Any Sub-Servicing Agreement that may be entered into and any
transactions or services relating to the Mortgage Loans involving a Sub-Servicer
in its capacity as such shall be deemed to be between the Sub-Servicer and the
Master Servicer alone, and the NIMS Insurer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and Certificateholders shall not be deemed parties thereto and
shall have no claims, rights, obligations, duties or liabilities with respect to
the Sub-Servicer except as set forth in Section 6.10. The Master Servicer shall
be solely liable for all fees owed by it to any Sub- Servicer, irrespective of
whether the Master Servicer's compensation pursuant to this Agreement is
sufficient to pay such fees.
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SECTION 6.10. Assumption or Termination of Sub-Servicing Agreements by
Trust Administrator.
In the event the Master Servicer shall for any reason no longer be the
master servicer (including termination due to a Master Servicer Event of
Default), the Trust Administrator or its designee shall thereupon assume (or
cause its designee or the successor master servicer for the Trust Administrator
appointed pursuant to Section 7.02 to assume) all of the rights and obligations
of the Master Servicer under each Sub-Servicing Agreement that the Master
Servicer may have entered into, unless the Trust Administrator elects to
terminate any Sub-Servicing Agreement in accordance with its terms as provided
in Section 6.07. Upon such assumption, the Trust Administrator, its designee or
the successor servicer for the Trust Administrator appointed pursuant to Section
7.02 shall be deemed, subject to Section 6.07, to have assumed all of the Master
Servicer's interest therein and to have replaced the Master Servicer as a party
to each Sub-Servicing Agreement to the same extent as if each Sub-Servicing
Agreement had been assigned to the assuming party, except that (i) the Master
Servicer shall not thereby be relieved of any liability or obligations under any
Sub- Servicing Agreement and (ii) none of the Trust Administrator, its designee
or any successor Master Servicer shall be deemed to have assumed any liability
or obligation of the Master Servicer that arose before it ceased to be the
Master Servicer.
The Master Servicer at its expense shall, upon request of the Trust
Administrator, deliver to the assuming party all documents and records relating
to each Sub-Servicing Agreement and the Mortgage Loans then being serviced and
an accounting of amounts collected and held by or on behalf of it, and otherwise
use its best efforts to effect the orderly and efficient transfer of the
Sub-Servicing Agreements to the assuming party.
SECTION 6.11. Sub-Servicing Accounts.
In those cases where a Sub-Servicer is servicing a Mortgage Loan
pursuant to a Sub- Servicing Agreement, the Sub-Servicer will be required to
establish and maintain one or more accounts (collectively, the "Sub-Servicing
Account"). The Sub-Servicing Account shall be an Eligible Account. The
Sub-Servicer shall deposit in the clearing account (which account must be an
Eligible Account) in which it customarily deposits payments and collections on
mortgage loans in connection with its mortgage loan servicing activities on a
daily basis, and in no event more than one Business Day after the Sub-Servicer's
receipt thereof, all proceeds of Mortgage Loans received by the Sub-Servicer
less its servicing compensation to the extent permitted by the Sub-Servicing
Agreement, and shall thereafter deposit such amounts in the Sub-Servicing
Account, in no event more than two Business Days after the deposit of such funds
into the clearing account. The Sub- Servicer shall thereafter deposit such
proceeds in the Collection Account or remit such proceeds to the Master Servicer
for deposit in the Collection Account not later than two Business Days after the
deposit of such amounts in the Sub-Servicing Account. For purposes of this
Agreement, the Master Servicer shall be deemed to have received payments on the
Mortgage Loans when the Sub-Servicer receives such payments.
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ARTICLE VII
DEFAULT
SECTION 7.01. Master Servicer Events of Default.
"Master Servicer Event of Default," wherever used herein, means any
one of the following events:
(i) any failure by the Master Servicer to remit to the Trust
Administrator for distribution to the Certificateholders any payment (other
than a Advance required to be made from its own funds on any Master
Servicer Remittance Date pursuant to Section 4.03) required to be made
under the terms of the Certificates and this Agreement which continues
unremedied for a period of one Business Day after the date upon which
written notice of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall
have been given to the Master Servicer by the Depositor, the Trust
Administrator or the Trustee (in which case notice shall be provided by
telecopy), or to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee by the NIMS Insurer or the Holders of
Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; or
(ii) any failure on the part of the Master Servicer duly to observe or
perform in any material respect any of the covenants or agreements on the
part of the Master Servicer contained in the Certificates or in this
Agreement (or, if the Master Servicer is the Originator, the failure of the
Originator to repurchase a Mortgage Loan as to which a breach has been
established that requires a repurchase pursuant to the terms of Section 7
of the Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement) which continues unremedied for a
period of 45 days after the earlier of (i) the date on which written notice
of such failure, requiring the same to be remedied, shall have been given
to the Master Servicer by the Depositor, the Trust Administrator or the
Trustee, or to the Master Servicer, the Depositor, the Trust Administrator
and the Trustee by the NIMS Insurer or the Holders of Certificates entitled
to at least 25% of the Voting Rights and (ii) actual knowledge of such
failure by a Servicing Officer of the Master Servicer; or
(iii) a decree or order of a court or agency or supervisory authority
having jurisdiction in the premises in an involuntary case under any
present or future federal or state bankruptcy, insolvency or similar law or
the appointment of a conservator or receiver or liquidator in any
insolvency, readjustment of debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or
similar proceeding, or for the winding-up or liquidation of its affairs,
shall have been entered against the Master Servicer and if such proceeding
is being contested by the Master Servicer in good faith, such decree or
order shall have remained in force undischarged or unstayed for a period of
60 days or results in the entry of an order for relief or any such
adjudication or appointment; or
(iv) the Master Servicer shall consent to the appointment of a
conservator or receiver or liquidator in any insolvency, readjustment of
debt, marshalling of assets and liabilities or similar proceedings of or
relating to the Master Servicer or of or relating to all or substantially
all of its property; or
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(v) the Master Servicer shall admit in writing its inability to pay
its debts generally as they become due, file a petition to take advantage
of any applicable insolvency or reorganization statute, make an assignment
for the benefit of its creditors, or voluntarily suspend payment of its
obligations; or
(vi) any failure by the Master Servicer of the Master Servicer
Termination Test; or
(vii) any failure of the Master Servicer to make any Advance on any
Master Servicer Remittance Date required to be made from its own funds
pursuant to Section 4.03 which continues unremedied until 3:00 p.m. New
York time on the Business Day immediately following the Master Servicer
Remittance Date.
If a Master Servicer Event of Default described in clauses (i) through
(vi) of this Section shall occur, then, and in each and every such case, so long
as such Master Servicer Event of Default shall not have been remedied, the
Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Trust Administrator or the Trustee may, and at
the written direction of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of
Voting Rights, then at the direction of the NIMS Insurer, the Trustee shall, by
notice in writing to the Master Servicer (and to the Depositor and the Trust
Administrator if given by the Trustee or to the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator if given by the Depositor), terminate all of the rights and
obligations of the Master Servicer in its capacity as Master Servicer under this
Agreement, to the extent permitted by law, and in and to the Mortgage Loans and
the proceeds thereof. If a Master Servicer Event of Default described in clause
(vii) hereof shall occur, the Trustee shall, by notice in writing to the Master
Servicer, the Trust Administrator and the Depositor, terminate all of the rights
and obligations of the Master Servicer in its capacity as Master Servicer under
this Agreement and in and to the Mortgage Loans and the proceeds thereof and the
Trust Administrator, or the Trustee, as applicable, or a successor Master
Servicer appointed in accordance with Section 7.02, shall immediately make such
Advance and assume, pursuant to Section 7.02, the duties of a successor Master
Servicer. On or after the receipt by the Master Servicer of such written notice,
all authority and power of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, whether
with respect to the Certificates (other than as a Holder of any Certificate) or
the Mortgage Loans or otherwise, shall pass to and be vested in the Trust
Administrator pursuant to and under this Section and, without limitation, the
Trust Administrator is hereby authorized and empowered, as attorney-in-fact or
otherwise, to execute and deliver on behalf of and at the expense of the Master
Servicer, any and all documents and other instruments and to do or accomplish
all other acts or things necessary or appropriate to effect the purposes of such
notice of termination, whether to complete the transfer and endorsement or
assignment of the Mortgage Loans and related documents, or otherwise. The Master
Servicer agrees, at its sole cost and expense, promptly (and in any event no
later than ten Business Days subsequent to such notice) to provide the Trust
Administrator with all documents and records requested by it to enable it to
assume the Master Servicer's functions under this Agreement, and to cooperate
with the Trust Administrator and the Trustee in effecting the termination of the
Master Servicer's responsibilities and rights under this Agreement, including,
without limitation, the transfer within one Business Day to the Trust
Administrator for administration by it of all cash amounts which at the time
shall be or should have been credited by the Master Servicer to the Collection
Account held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer, the Distribution Account or
any REO Account or Servicing Account held by or on behalf of the Master Servicer
or thereafter be received with respect to the Mortgage Loans or any REO Property
serviced by the Master Servicer (provided, however, that the Master Servicer
shall continue
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to be entitled to receive all amounts accrued or owing to it under this
Agreement on or prior to the date of such termination, whether in respect of
Advances or otherwise, and shall continue to be entitled to the benefits of
Section 6.03, notwithstanding any such termination, with respect to events
occurring prior to such termination). For purposes of this Section 7.01, each of
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall not be deemed to have knowledge of
a Master Servicer Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Trustee
or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, assigned to and working in the
Trustee's or the Trust Administrator's, as the case may be, Corporate Trust
Office has actual knowledge thereof or unless written notice of any event which
is in fact such a Master Servicer Event of Default is received by the Trustee or
the Trust Administrator, as applicable, and such notice references the
Certificates, REMIC I or this Agreement.
The Trustee and the Trust Administrator 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 associated with
the transfer of servicing from the predecessor servicer, including without
limitation, any costs or expenses associated with the complete transfer of all
servicing data and the completion, correction or manipulation of such servicing
data as may be required by the Trustee and the Trust Administrator to correct
any errors or insufficiencies in the servicing data or otherwise to enable the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator to service the Mortgage Loans properly and
effectively.
SECTION 7.02. Trust Administrator or Trustee to Act; Appointment of
Successor.
(a) On and after the time the Master Servicer receives a notice of
termination, the Trust Administrator (and in the event the Trust Administrator
fails in its obligation, the Trustee) shall be the successor in all respects to
the Master Servicer in its capacity as Master Servicer under this Agreement and
the transactions set forth or provided for herein and shall be subject to all
the responsibilities, duties and liabilities relating thereto and arising
thereafter placed on the Master Servicer (except for any representations or
warranties of the Master Servicer under this Agreement, the responsibilities,
duties and liabilities contained in Section 2.03(c) and its obligation to
deposit amounts in respect of losses pursuant to Section 3.06) by the terms and
provisions hereof including, without limitation, the Master Servicer's
obligations to make Advances pursuant to Section 4.03; provided, however, that
if the Trust Administrator or the Trustee is prohibited by law or regulation
from obligating itself to make advances regarding delinquent mortgage loans,
then the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, shall not be
obligated to make Advances pursuant to Section 4.03; and provided further, that
any failure to perform such duties or responsibilities caused by the Master
Servicer's failure to provide information required by Section 7.01 shall not be
considered a default by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable,
as successor to the Master Servicer hereunder; provided, however, it is
understood and acknowledged by the parties that there will be a period of
transition (not to exceed 90 days) before the servicing transfer is fully
effected. As compensation therefor, effective from and after the time the Master
Servicer receives a notice of termination or immediately upon assumption of the
obligations to make Advances, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as
applicable, shall be entitled to the Servicing Fee and all funds relating to the
Mortgage Loans to which the Master Servicer would have been entitled if it had
continued to act hereunder (other than amounts which were due or would become
due to the Master Servicer prior to its termination or resignation).
Notwithstanding the above and subject to the next paragraph, the Trustee or the
Trust Administrator, as applicable, may, if it shall be unwilling to so act, or
shall, if
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it is unable to so act or if it is prohibited by law from making advances
regarding delinquent mortgage loans, or if the Holders of Certificates entitled
to at least 51% of the Voting Rights or the NIMS Insurer so request in writing
to the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, promptly appoint or
petition a court of competent jurisdiction to appoint, an established mortgage
loan servicing institution acceptable to each Rating Agency and the NIMS Insurer
and having a net worth of not less than $15,000,000 as the successor to the
Master Servicer under this Agreement in the assumption of all or any part of the
responsibilities, duties or liabilities of the Master Servicer under this
Agreement. No appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer under this
Agreement shall be effective until the assumption by the successor of all of the
Master Servicer's responsibilities, duties and liabilities hereunder. In
connection with such appointment and assumption described herein, the Trustee or
the Trust Administrator, as applicable, 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 be in
excess of that permitted the Master Servicer as such hereunder. The Depositor,
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and such successor shall take such action,
consistent with this Agreement, as shall be necessary to effectuate any such
succession. Pending appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer under this
Agreement, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, shall act in
such capacity as hereinabove provided.
Upon removal or resignation of the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator, with the cooperation of the Depositor, (x) shall solicit bids for
a successor Master Servicer as described below and (y) pending the appointment
of a successor Master Servicer as a result of soliciting such bids, shall serve
as Master Servicer of the Mortgage Loans serviced by such predecessor Master
Servicer. The Trust Administrator shall solicit, by public announcement, bids
from housing and home finance institutions, banks and mortgage servicing
institutions meeting the qualifications set forth above (including the Trust
Administrator or any affiliate thereof) (including that such mortgage loan
servicing institution be acceptable to each Rating Agency and the NIMS Insurer).
Such public announcement shall specify that the successor Master Servicer shall
be entitled to the servicing compensation agreed upon between the Trust
Administrator, the successor Master Servicer and the Depositor; provided,
however, that no such fee shall exceed the Servicing Fee. Within thirty days
after any such public announcement, the Trust Administrator, with the
cooperation of the Depositor, shall negotiate in good faith and effect the sale,
transfer and assignment of the servicing rights and responsibilities hereunder
to the qualified party submitting the highest satisfactory bid as to the price
they will pay to obtain such servicing. The Trust Administrator upon receipt of
the purchase price shall pay such purchase price to the Master Servicer being so
removed, after deducting from any sum received by the Trust Administrator from
the successor to the Master Servicer in respect of such sale, transfer and
assignment all costs and expenses of any public announcement and of any sale,
transfer and assignment of the servicing rights and responsibilities reasonably
incurred hereunder. After such deductions, the remainder of such sum shall be
paid by the Trust Administrator to the Master Servicer at the time of such sale.
(b) If the Master Servicer fails to remit to the Trust Administrator
for distribution to the Certificateholders any payment required to be made under
the terms of the Certificates and this Agreement (for purposes of this Section
7.02(b), a "Remittance") because the Master Servicer is the subject of a
proceeding under the federal Bankruptcy Code and the making of such Remittance
is prohibited by Section 362 of the federal Bankruptcy Code, the Trust
Administrator shall upon notice of such prohibition, regardless of whether it
has received a notice of termination under Section 7.01, advance the amount of
such Remittance by depositing such amount in the Distribution Account on
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the related Distribution Date. The Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as
applicable, shall be obligated to make such advance only if (i) such advance, in
the good faith judgment of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as
applicable, can reasonably be expected to be ultimately recoverable from Stayed
Funds and (ii) the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, is not
prohibited by law from making such advance or obligating itself to do so. Upon
remittance of the Stayed Funds to the Trust Administrator or the deposit thereof
in the Distribution Account by the Master Servicer, a trustee in bankruptcy or a
federal bankruptcy court, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable,
may recover the amount so advanced, without interest, by withdrawing such amount
from the Distribution Account; however, nothing in this Agreement shall be
deemed to affect the Trustee's or the Trust Administrator's, as applicable,
rights to recover from the Master Servicer's own funds interest on the amount of
any such advance. If the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as the case may be,
at any time makes an advance under this Subsection which it later determines in
its good faith judgment will not be ultimately recoverable from the Stayed Funds
with respect to which such advance was made, the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as applicable, shall be entitled to reimburse itself for such
advance, without interest, by withdrawing from the Distribution Account, out of
amounts on deposit therein, an amount equal to the portion of such advance
attributable to the Stayed Funds.
(c) If the Master Servicer is terminated pursuant to Section 7.01,
then the successor Master Servicer shall not be permitted to reimburse itself
directly for Advances or Servicing Advances under Section 3.05(a)(ii), Section
3.05(a)(iii), Section 3.05(a)(v) or Section 3.05(a)(vii) if the Master Servicer
has not been fully reimbursed for its Advances and Servicing Advances, but
instead the successor Master Servicer shall include such amounts in the
applicable remittance to the Trust Administrator made pursuant to Section
3.04(g) to the extent of amounts on deposit in the Collection Account on the
related Master Servicer Remittance Date. The Trust Administrator is hereby
authorized to pay to the terminated Master Servicer (or the related Advancing
Person in accordance with Section 3.23) and the successor Master Servicer, as
applicable, reimbursements for Advances and Servicing Advances from the
Distribution Account to the same extent each such Master Servicer would have
been permitted to reimburse itself for such Advances and/or Servicing Advances
in accordance with Section 3.05(a)(ii), Section 3.05(a)(iii), Section 3.05(a)(v)
or Section 3.05(a)(vii), as the case may be. All Advances and Servicing Advances
made pursuant to the terms of this Agreement shall be deemed made and shall be
reimbursed on a "first in-first out" (FIFO) basis. At such time as the Master
Servicer (or related Advancing Person) has been reimbursed for all Advances and
Servicing Advances made by it, the successor Master Servicer shall no longer be
required to remit in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 7.02(c)
and shall then be permitted to reimburse itself directly for Advances and
Servicing Advances in accordance with Section 3.05(a)(ii), Section 3.05(a)(iii),
Section 3.05(a)(v) or Section 3.05(a)(vii).
SECTION 7.03. Notification to Certificateholders.
(a) Upon any termination of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section
7.01 above or any appointment of a successor to the Master Servicer pursuant to
Section 7.02 above, the Trust Administrator shall give prompt written notice
thereof to Certificateholders and the NIMS Insurer at their respective addresses
appearing in the Certificate Register.
(b) Not later than the later of 60 days after the occurrence of any
event, which constitutes or which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would
constitute a Master Servicer Event
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of Default or five days after a Responsible Officer of the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator becomes aware of the occurrence of such an event, the Trustee or
the Trust Administrator shall transmit by mail to the NIMS Insurer and to all
Holders of Certificates notice of each such occurrence, unless such default or
Master Servicer Event of Default shall have been cured or waived.
SECTION 7.04. Waiver of Master Servicer Events of Default.
The Holders representing at least 66% of the Voting Rights (with the
consent of the NIMS Insurer) evidenced by all Classes of Certificates affected
by any default or Master Servicer Event of Default hereunder may waive such
default or Master Servicer Event of Default; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that a default
or Master Servicer Event of Default under clause (i) or (vii) of Section 7.01
may be waived only by all of the Holders of the Regular Certificates (with the
consent of the NIMS Insurer). Upon any such waiver of a default or Master
Servicer Event of Default, such default or Master Servicer Event of Default
shall cease to exist and shall be deemed to have been remedied for every purpose
hereunder. No such waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or
Master Servicer Event of Default or impair any right consequent thereon except
to the extent expressly so waived.
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ARTICLE VIII
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE AND THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR
SECTION 8.01. Duties of Trustee.
The Trustee and the Trust Administrator, prior to the occurrence of a
Master Servicer Event of Default and after the curing of all Master Servicer
Events of Default which may have occurred, undertakes to perform such duties and
only such duties as are specifically set forth in this Agreement. During a
Master Servicer Event of Default, each of the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator shall exercise such of the rights and powers vested in it by this
Agreement, and use the same degree of care and skill in their exercise as a
prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
such person's own affairs. Any permissive right of the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator enumerated in this Agreement shall not be construed as a duty.
Each of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, upon receipt of all
resolutions, certificates, statements, opinions, reports, documents, orders or
other instruments furnished to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator which are
specifically required to be furnished pursuant to any provision of this
Agreement, shall examine them to determine whether they conform on their face to
the requirements of this Agreement. If any such instrument is found not to
conform on its face to the requirements of this Agreement in a material manner,
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, as the case may be, shall take such
action as it deems appropriate to have the instrument corrected, and if the
instrument is not corrected to its respective satisfaction, such dissatisfied
party will provide notice thereof to the Certificateholders and the NIMS
Insurer.
No provision of this Agreement shall be construed to relieve the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator from liability for its own negligent action,
its own negligent failure to act or its own misconduct; provided, however, that:
(i) Prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default, and
after the curing of all such Master Servicer Events of Default which may
have occurred, the duties and obligations of each of the Trustee and the
Trust Administrator shall be determined solely by the express provisions of
this Agreement, neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator shall be
liable except for the performance of such duties and obligations as are
specifically set forth in this Agreement, no implied covenants or
obligations shall be read into this Agreement against the Trustee or the
Trust Administrator and, in the absence of bad faith on the part of the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as the case may be, may conclusively rely, as to the truth
of the statements and the correctness of the opinions expressed therein,
upon any certificates or opinions furnished to the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as the case may be, that conform to the requirements of this
Agreement;
(ii) Neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator shall be
personally liable for an error of judgment made in good faith by a
Responsible Officer or Responsible Officers of the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as applicable, unless it shall be proved that the Trustee or
the Trust Administrator, as applicable, was negligent in ascertaining the
pertinent facts; and
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(iii) Neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator shall be
personally liable with respect to any action taken, suffered or omitted to
be taken by it in good faith in accordance with the direction of the NIMS
Insurer or the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the
Voting Rights relating to the time, method and place of conducting any
proceeding for any remedy available to the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as applicable, or exercising any trust or power conferred
upon it, under this Agreement.
Neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator shall be required to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties hereunder, or in the exercise of any of its
rights or powers, if there is reasonable ground for believing that the repayment
of such funds or adequate indemnity against such risk or liability is not
reasonably assured to it, and none of the provisions contained in this Agreement
shall in any event require it to perform, or be responsible for the manner of
performance of, any of the obligations of the Master Servicer under this
Agreement, except during such time, if any, as the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as applicable, shall be the successor to, and be vested with the
rights, duties, powers and privileges of, the Master Servicer in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION 8.02. Certain Matters Affecting the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.01:
(i) Each of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator may request and
rely upon and shall be protected in acting or refraining from acting upon
any resolution, Officers' Certificate, certificate of auditors or any other
certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report, notice, request,
consent, order, appraisal, bond or other paper or document reasonably
believed by it to be genuine and to have been signed or presented by the
proper party or parties;
(ii) Each of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator may consult with
counsel and any Opinion of Counsel shall be full and complete authorization
and protection in respect of any action taken or suffered or omitted by it
hereunder in good faith and in accordance with such Opinion of Counsel;
(iii) Neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator shall be under
any obligation to exercise any of the trusts or powers vested in it by this
Agreement or to institute, conduct or defend any litigation hereunder or in
relation hereto at the request, order or direction of any of the
Certificateholders or the NIMS Insurer, pursuant to the provisions of this
Agreement, unless such Certificateholders or the NIMS Insurer, as
applicable, shall have offered to the Trustee or the Trust Administrator,
as applicable, reasonable security or indemnity against the costs, expenses
and liabilities which may be incurred therein or thereby; nothing contained
herein shall, however, relieve the Trustee or the Trust Administrator of
the obligation, upon the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default
(which has not been cured or waived), to exercise such of the rights and
powers vested in it by this Agreement, and to use the same degree of care
and skill in their exercise as a prudent person would exercise or use under
the circumstances in the conduct of such person's own affairs;
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(iv) Neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator shall be
personally liable for any action taken, suffered or omitted by it in good
faith and believed by it to be authorized or within the discretion or
rights or powers conferred upon it by this Agreement;
(v) Prior to the occurrence of a Master Servicer Event of Default
hereunder and after the curing of all Master Servicer Events of Default
which may have occurred, neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator
shall be bound to make any investigation into the facts or matters stated
in any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion, report,
notice, request, consent, order, approval, bond or other paper or document,
unless requested in writing to do so by the NIMS Insurer or the Holders of
Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights; provided,
however, that if the payment within a reasonable time to the Trustee or the
Trust Administrator, as applicable, of the costs, expenses or liabilities
likely to be incurred by it in the making of such investigation is, in the
opinion of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, not
reasonably assured to the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as
applicable, by such Certificateholders, the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as applicable, may require reasonable indemnity against such
expense, or liability from such Certificateholders or the NIMS Insurer as a
condition to taking any such action;
(vi) Each of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator may execute any
of the trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either
directly or by or through agents or attorneys; and
(vii) Neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator shall be
personally liable for any loss resulting from the investment of funds held
in the Collection Account, the Escrow Account or the REO Account made at
the direction of the Master Servicer pursuant to Section 3.06.
(b) All rights of action under this Agreement or under any of the
Certificates, enforceable by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, may be
enforced by it without the possession of any of the Certificates, or the
production thereof at the trial or other proceeding relating thereto, and any
such suit, action or proceeding instituted by the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator shall be brought in the name of the Trustee for the benefit of all
the Holders of such Certificates, subject to the provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 8.03. Neither the Trustee nor Trust Administrator Liable for
Certificates or Mortgage Loans.
The recitals contained herein and in the Certificates (other than the
signature of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee,
the authentication of the Certificate Registrar on the Certificates, the
acknowledgments of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator contained in Article
II and the representations and warranties of the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator in Section 8.13) shall be taken as the statements of the Depositor
and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any responsibility
for their correctness. Neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator make any
representations or warranties as to the validity or sufficiency of this
Agreement (other than as specifically set forth with respect to such party in
Section 8.13) or of the Certificates (other than with respect to the Trustee,
the signature of the Trustee and with respect to the Trust Administrator, the
signature of the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and authentication
of the Certificate Registrar on the Certificates) or of any Mortgage Loan
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or related document. Neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator shall be
accountable for the use or application by the Depositor of any of the
Certificates or of the proceeds of such Certificates, or for the use or
application of any funds paid to the Depositor or the Master Servicer in respect
of the Mortgage Loans or deposited in or withdrawn from the Collection Account
by the Master Servicer, other than with respect to the Trustee, any funds held
by or on behalf of the Trustee (other than by the Trust Administrator), and with
respect to the Trust Administrator, any amounts held by or on behalf of the
Trust Administrator in accordance with Section 3.04.
SECTION 8.04. Trustee and Trust Administrator May Own Certificates.
Each of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator in its individual
capacity or any other capacity may become the owner or pledgee of Certificates
with the same rights it would have if it were not Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as applicable.
SECTION 8.05. Trustee's and Trust Administrator's Fees and Expenses.
(a) The Trust Administrator shall withdraw from the Distribution
Account on each Distribution Date and pay to itself the Administration Fee and,
to the extent that the funds therein are at any time insufficient for such
purpose, the Depositor shall pay such fees. Each of the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator, or any director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee or the
Trust Administrator, as applicable, shall be indemnified by REMIC I and held
harmless against any loss, liability or expense (not including expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as applicable, including the compensation and the expenses and
disbursements of its agents and counsel, in the ordinary course of the Trustee's
or Trust Administrator's, as the case may be, performance in accordance with the
provisions of this Agreement) incurred by the Trustee or the Trust Administrator
in connection with any claim or legal action or any pending or threatened claim
or legal action arising out of or in connection with the acceptance or
administration of its obligations and duties under this Agreement, other than
any loss, liability or expense (i) resulting from a breach of the Master
Servicer's obligations and duties under this Agreement and the Mortgage Loans
(for which the Master Servicer shall indemnify pursuant to Section 8.05(b)),
(ii) that constitutes a specific liability of the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as applicable, pursuant to Section 10.01(c) or (iii) any loss,
liability or expense incurred by reason of its respective willful misfeasance,
bad faith or negligence in the performance of its respective duties hereunder or
by reason of reckless disregard of its respective obligations and duties
hereunder or as a result of a breach of its respective obligations under Article
X hereof. Any amounts payable to the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, or any
director, officer, employee or agent of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator,
as applicable, in respect of the indemnification provided by this paragraph (a),
or pursuant to any other right of reimbursement from the Trust Fund that the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator, or any director, officer, employee or agent
of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, may have hereunder in
its capacity as such, may be withdrawn by the Trust Administrator from the
Distribution Account at any time.
(b) The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify each of the Trustee and
the Trust Administrator from, and hold it harmless against, any loss, liability
or expense resulting from a breach of the Master Servicer's obligations and
duties under this Agreement. Such indemnity shall survive the termination or
discharge of this Agreement and the resignation or removal of the Trustee and
the Trust Administrator. Any payment hereunder made by the Master Servicer to
the Trustee or the Trust
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Administrator shall be from the Master Servicer's own funds, without
reimbursement from the Trust Fund therefor.
(c) The Master Servicer shall pay any annual rating agency fees of the
Rating Agencies for ongoing surveillance from its own funds without right of
reimbursement.
SECTION 8.06. Eligibility Requirements for Trustee and the Trust
Administrator.
Each of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator hereunder shall at all
times be a corporation or an association (other than the Depositor, the
Originator, the Master Servicer or any Affiliate of the foregoing) organized and
doing business under the laws of any state or the United States of America,
authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined
capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000 and subject to supervision or
examination by federal or state authority. If such corporation or association
publishes reports of conditions at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
requirements of the aforesaid supervising or examining authority, then for the
purposes of this Section the combined capital and surplus of such corporation or
association shall be deemed to be its combined capital and surplus as set forth
in its most recent report of conditions so published. In case at any time the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator shall cease to be eligible in accordance with
the provisions of this Section, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as the
case may be, shall resign immediately in the manner and with the effect
specified in Section 8.07.
SECTION 8.07. Resignation and Removal of the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator.
Either the Trustee or the Trust Administrator may at any time resign
and be discharged from the trust hereby created by giving written notice thereof
to the Depositor, the NIMS Insurer, the Master Servicer and the
Certificateholders. Upon receiving such notice of resignation of the Trustee,
the Depositor shall promptly appoint the Trust Administrator as successor
trustee, and the Trust Administrator shall serve in such capacity so long as it
continues to meet the eligibility requirements in Section 8.06 and is not
otherwise legally prohibited from serving as Trustee. If the Trust Administrator
is appointed successor trustee, it shall perform all obligations of the Trustee
and the Trust Administrator set forth herein. If the Trust Administrator is
unable to serve as successor trustee, the Depositor shall promptly appoint a
successor trustee or, if applicable, a trust administrator acceptable to the
NIMS Insurer by written instrument, in duplicate, which instrument shall be
delivered to the resigning Trustee or Trust Administrator and to the successor
trustee or trust administrator, as applicable. A copy of such instrument shall
be delivered to the Certificateholders, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator,
as applicable, and the Master Servicer by the Depositor. If no successor trustee
or trust administrator shall have been so appointed and have accepted
appointment within 30 days after the giving of such notice of resignation, the
resigning Trustee or Trust Administrator, as applicable, may petition any court
of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a successor trustee or trust
administrator, as applicable.
If at any time the Trustee or the Trust Administrator shall cease to
be eligible in accordance with the provisions of Section 8.06 and shall fail to
resign after written request therefor by the Depositor (or in the case of the
Trust Administrator, the Trustee) or the NIMS Insurer, or if at any time the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator shall become incapable of acting, or shall be
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adjudged bankrupt or insolvent, or a receiver of the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as the case may be, or of its respective property shall be
appointed, or any public officer shall take charge or control of the Trustee or
the Trust Administrator, as the case may be, or of its respective property or
affairs for the purpose of rehabilitation, conservation or liquidation, then the
Depositor or the NIMS Insurer may remove the Trustee or the Trust Administrator,
as applicable, and appoint a successor trustee or trust administrator, as
applicable, acceptable to the NIMS Insurer by written instrument, in duplicate,
which instrument shall be delivered to the Trustee or the Trust Administrator,
as applicable, so removed and to the successor trustee or trust administrator,
as applicable. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the
Certificateholders and the Master Servicer by the Depositor.
The Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 51% of the Voting
Rights (or the NIMS Insurer upon failure of the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator to perform its obligations hereunder) may at any time remove the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as the case may be, and appoint a successor
trustee or trust administrator, as applicable, acceptable to the NIMS Insurer by
written instrument or instruments, in triplicate, signed by such Holders or
their attorneys-in-fact duly authorized, one complete set of which instruments
shall be delivered to the Depositor, one complete set to the Trustee or the
Trust Administrator, as applicable, so removed and one complete set to the
successor so appointed. A copy of such instrument shall be delivered to the
Certificateholders and the Master Servicer by the Depositor.
Any resignation or removal of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator
and appointment of a successor trustee or trust administrator, as applicable,
pursuant to any of the provisions of this Section shall not become effective
until acceptance of appointment by the successor trustee or trust administrator,
as applicable, as provided in Section 8.08.
SECTION 8.08. Successor Trustee or Trust Administrator.
Any successor trustee or trust administrator appointed as provided in
Section 8.07 shall execute, acknowledge and deliver to the Depositor, the NIMS
Insurer, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, and to its
predecessor trustee or trust administrator, as applicable, an instrument
accepting such appointment hereunder, and thereupon the resignation or removal
of the predecessor trustee or trust administrator, as applicable, shall become
effective and such successor trustee or trust administrator, as applicable,
without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become fully vested with all
the rights, powers, duties and obligations of its predecessor hereunder, with
the like effect as if originally named as trustee or trust administrator herein.
The predecessor trustee or trust administrator, as applicable, shall deliver to
the successor trustee or trust administrator, as applicable, all Mortgage Files
and related documents and statements, as well as all moneys, held by it
hereunder (other than any Mortgage Files at the time held by a Custodian, which
Custodian shall become the agent of any successor trustee or trust administrator
hereunder), and the Depositor and the predecessor trustee or trust
administrator, as applicable, shall execute and deliver such instruments and do
such other things as may reasonably be required for more fully and certainly
vesting and confirming in the successor trustee or trust administrator, as the
case may be, all such rights, powers, duties and obligations.
No successor trustee or trust administrator shall accept appointment
as provided in this Section unless at the time of such acceptance such successor
trustee or trust administrator, as the case may be, shall be eligible under the
provisions of Section 8.06 and the appointment of such successor
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trustee or trust administrator shall not result in a downgrading of any Class of
Certificates by either Rating Agency, as evidenced by a letter from each Rating
Agency.
Upon acceptance of appointment by a successor trustee or trust
administrator as provided in this Section, the Depositor shall mail notice of
the succession of such trustee or trust administrator hereunder to all Holders
of Certificates at their addresses as shown in the Certificate Register. If the
Depositor fails to mail such notice within 10 days after acceptance of
appointment by the successor trustee or trust administrator, the successor
trustee or trust administrator shall cause such notice to be mailed at the
expense of the Depositor.
SECTION 8.09. Merger or Consolidation of Trustee or the Trust
Administrator.
Any corporation or association into which either the Trustee or the
Trust Administrator may be merged or converted or with which it may be
consolidated or any corporation or association resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as
the case may be, shall be a party, or any corporation or association succeeding
to the business of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable, shall
be the successor of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as the case may be,
hereunder, provided such corporation or association shall be eligible under the
provisions of Section 8.06, without the execution or filing of any paper or any
further act on the part of any of the parties hereto, anything herein to the
contrary notwithstanding.
SECTION 8.10. Appointment of Co-Trustee or Separate Trustee.
Notwithstanding any other provisions hereof, at any time, for the
purpose of meeting any legal requirements of any jurisdiction in which any part
of REMIC I or property securing the same may at the time be located, the Master
Servicer and the Trustee acting jointly shall have the power and shall execute
and deliver all instruments to appoint one or more Persons approved by the
Trustee and the NIMS Insurer to act as co-trustee or co-trustees, jointly with
the Trustee, or separate trustee or separate trustees, of all or any part of
REMIC I, and to vest in such Person or Persons, in such capacity, such title to
REMIC I, or any part thereof, and, subject to the other provisions of this
Section 8.10, such powers, duties, obligations, rights and trusts as the Master
Servicer and the Trustee may consider necessary or desirable. Any such
co-trustee or separate trustee shall be subject to the written approval of the
Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer. If the Master Servicer and the NIMS
Insurer shall not have joined in such appointment within 15 days after the
receipt by it of a request so to do, or in case a Master Servicer Event of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the Trustee alone shall have the
power to make such appointment. No co-trustee or separate trustee hereunder
shall be required to meet the terms of eligibility as a successor trustee under
Section 8.06 hereunder and no notice to Holders of Certificates of the
appointment of co-trustee(s) or separate trustee(s) shall be required under
Section 8.08 hereof.
In the case of any appointment of a co-trustee or separate trustee
pursuant to this Section 8.10 all rights, powers, duties and obligations
conferred or imposed upon the Trustee shall be conferred or imposed upon and
exercised or performed by the Trustee and such separate trustee or co-trustee
jointly, except to the extent that under any law of any jurisdiction in which
any particular act or acts are to be performed by the Trustee (whether as
Trustee hereunder or as successor to the Master Servicer hereunder), the Trustee
shall be incompetent or unqualified to perform such act or
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acts, in which event such rights, powers, duties and obligations (including the
holding of title to REMIC I or any portion thereof in any such jurisdiction)
shall be exercised and performed by such separate trustee or co-trustee at the
direction of the Trustee.
Any notice, request or other writing given to the Trustee shall be
deemed to have been given to each of the then separate trustees and co-trustees,
as effectively as if given to each of them. Every instrument appointing any
separate trustee or co-trustee shall refer to this Agreement and the conditions
of this Article VIII. Each separate trustee and co-trustee, upon its acceptance
of the trust conferred, shall be vested with the estates or property specified
in its instrument of appointment, either jointly with the Trustee or separately,
as may be provided therein, subject to all the provisions of this Agreement,
specifically including every provision of this Agreement relating to the conduct
of, affecting the liability of, or affording protection to, the Trustee. Every
such instrument shall be filed with the Trustee and a copy thereof given to the
Depositor, the Master Servicer and the NIMS Insurer.
Any separate trustee or co-trustee may, at any time, constitute the
Trustee, its agent or attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority, to the
extent not prohibited by law, to do any lawful act under or in respect of this
Agreement on its behalf and in its name. If any separate trustee or co- trustee
shall die, become incapable of acting, resign or be removed, all of its estates,
properties, rights, remedies and trusts shall vest in and be exercised by the
Trustee, to the extent permitted by law, without the appointment of a new or
successor trustee.
SECTION 8.11. Appointment of Custodians.
The Trustee may, with the consent of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Trust Administrator, appoint one or more Custodians to hold all
or a portion of the Mortgage Files as agent for the Trustee, by entering into a
Custodial Agreement. The appointment of any Custodian may at any time be
terminated and a substitute Custodian appointed therefor upon the reasonable
request of the Master Servicer to the Trustee, the consent to which shall not be
unreasonably withheld. The Trust Administrator shall pay any and all fees and
expenses of any Custodian in accordance with each Custodial Agreement (provided
that if expenses of the kind that would be reimbursable to the Trust
Administrator pursuant to Section 8.05 if incurred by the Trust Administrator
are incurred by the Custodian, the Trust Administrator shall be entitled to
reimbursement under Section 8.05 for such kind of expenses to the extent the
Trust Administrator has paid such expenses on behalf of the Custodian or for
which the Trust Administrator has reimbursed the Custodian). The Trustee
initially appoints the Custodian as Custodian, and the Depositor, the Master
Servicer and the Trust Administrator consent to such appointment. Subject to
Article VIII hereof, the Trust Administrator agrees to comply with the terms of
each Custodial Agreement and to enforce the terms and provisions thereof against
the Custodian for the benefit of the Certificateholders having an interest in
any Mortgage File held by such Custodian. Each Custodian shall be a depository
institution or trust company subject to supervision by federal or state
authority, shall have combined capital and surplus of at least $10,000,000 and
shall be qualified to do business in the jurisdiction in which it holds any
Mortgage File. Each Custodial Agreement may be amended only as provided in
Section 11.01. In no event shall the appointment of any Custodian pursuant to a
Custodial Agreement diminish the obligations of the Trust Administrator
hereunder.
SECTION 8.12. Appointment of Office or Agency.
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The Trust Administrator will designate an office or agency in the City
of New York where the Certificates may be surrendered for registration of
transfer or exchange, and presented for final distribution, and where notices
and demands to or upon the Trust Administrator in respect of the Certificates
and this Agreement may be served. As of the Closing Date, the Trust
Administrator designates the office of its agent located c/o DTC Transfer Agent
Services, 00 Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxx Xxxx Entrance, Xxx Xxxx, XX 00000 for such
purposes.
SECTION 8.13. Representations and Warranties of the Trustee and the
Trust Administrator.
Each of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator hereby represents and
warrants, solely as to itself, to the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, as applicable, and the Depositor, as of the Closing Date, that:
(i) It is a national banking association duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the United States.
(ii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by it, and the
performance and compliance with the terms of this Agreement by it, will not
violate its charter or bylaws or constitute a default (or an event which,
with notice or lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default) under,
or result in the breach of, any material agreement or other instrument to
which it is a party or which is applicable to it or any of its assets.
(iii) It has the full power and authority to enter into and consummate
all transactions contemplated by this Agreement, has duly authorized the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and has duly
executed and delivered this Agreement.
(iv) This Agreement, assuming due authorization, execution and
delivery by the other parties hereto, constitutes a valid, legal and
binding obligation of it, enforceable against it in accordance with the
terms hereof, subject to (A) applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
receivership, reorganization, moratorium and other laws affecting the
enforcement of creditors' rights generally, and (B) general principles of
equity, regardless of whether such enforcement is considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law.
(v) It is not in violation of, and its execution and delivery of this
Agreement and its performance and compliance with the terms of this
Agreement will not constitute a violation of, any law, any order or decree
of any court or arbiter, or any order, regulation or demand of any federal,
state or local governmental or regulatory authority, which violation, in
its good faith and reasonable judgment, is likely to affect materially and
adversely either the ability of it to perform its obligations under this
Agreement or its financial condition.
(vi) No litigation is pending or, to the best knowledge, threatened
against it which would prohibit it from entering into this Agreement or, in
its good faith reasonable judgment, is likely to materially and adversely
affect either its ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement
or its financial condition.
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ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION
SECTION 9.01 Termination Upon Repurchase or Liquidation of All
Mortgage Loans.
(a) Subject to Section 9.02, the respective obligations and
responsibilities under this Agreement of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the
Trust Administrator and the Trustee (other than the obligations of the Master
Servicer to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator pursuant to Section 8.05 and
of the Master Servicer to provide for and the Trust Administrator to make
payments in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests, the REMIC II Regular
Interests or the Classes of Certificates as hereinafter set forth) shall
terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders and the deposit of all amounts
held by or on behalf of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator and required
hereunder to be so paid or deposited on the Distribution Date coinciding with or
following the earlier to occur of (i) the purchase by the Terminator (as defined
below) of all Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I and (ii)
the final payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of
the last Mortgage Loan or REO Property remaining in REMIC I; provided, however,
that in no event shall the trust created hereby continue beyond the expiration
of 21 years from the death of the last survivor of the descendants of Xxxxxx X.
Xxxxxxx, the late ambassador of the United States to the Court of St. Xxxxx,
living on the date hereof. The purchase by the Terminator of all Mortgage Loans
and each REO Property remaining in REMIC I shall be at a price (the "Termination
Price") equal to the greater of (A) the aggregate Purchase Price of all the
Mortgage Loans included in REMIC I, plus the appraised value of each REO
Property, if any, included in REMIC I, such appraisal to be conducted by an
appraiser mutually agreed upon by the Terminator and the Trust Administrator in
their reasonable discretion and (B) the aggregate fair market value of all of
the assets of REMIC I (as determined by the Terminator and the Trust
Administrator, as of the close of business on the third Business Day next
preceding the date upon which notice of any such termination is furnished to
Certificateholders pursuant to the third paragraph of this Section 9.01).
(b) The Master Servicer (or if the Master Servicer Fails to exercise
such right, the NIMS Insurer) shall have the right (the party exercising such
right, the "Terminator"), to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO
Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to clause (i) of the preceding paragraph
no later than the Determination Date in the month immediately preceding the
Distribution Date on which the Certificates will be retired; provided, however,
that the Terminator may elect to purchase all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO
Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to clause (i) above only (A) if the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property
remaining in the Trust Fund at the time of such election is less than 10% of the
sum of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans as
of the Cut-off Date and the Original Pre-Funded Amount and (B) if the Terminator
is the Master Servicer and is an affiliate of the Originator, the Master
Servicer shall have delivered to the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the
NIMS Insurer a written certification that the burdens of servicing the Mortgage
Loans and REO Properties remaining in REMIC I exceed the benefits of the
Servicing Fees that would be realized by the Master Servicer if it continued to
service such assets on behalf of the Trust Fund. By acceptance of the Residual
Certificates, the Holders of the Residual Certificates agree, in connection with
any termination hereunder, to assign and transfer any amounts in excess of par,
and
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to the extent received in respect of such termination, to pay any such amounts
to the Holders of the Class CE Certificates.
(c) Notice of the liquidation of the REMIC I Regular Interests shall
be given promptly by the Trust Administrator by letter to Certificateholders
mailed (a) in the event such notice is given in connection with the purchase of
the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property by the Terminator, not earlier than the
15th day and not later than the 25th day of the month next preceding the month
of the final distribution on the Certificates or (b) otherwise during the month
of such final distribution on or before the Determination Date in such month, in
each case specifying (i) the Distribution Date upon which the Trust Fund will
terminate and final payment in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests, the
REMIC II Regular Interests and the Certificates will be made upon presentation
and surrender of the related Certificates at the office of the Trust
Administrator therein designated, (ii) the amount of any such final payment,
(iii) that no interest shall accrue in respect of the REMIC I Regular Interests,
the REMIC II Regular Interests or the Certificates from and after the Interest
Accrual Period relating to the final Distribution Date therefor and (iv) that
the Record Date otherwise applicable to such Distribution Date is not
applicable, payments being made only upon presentation and surrender of the
Certificates at the office of the Trust Administrator. The Trust Administrator
shall give such notice to the Certificate Registrar at the time such notice is
given to Certificateholders. In the event such notice is given in connection
with the purchase of all of the Mortgage Loans and each REO Property remaining
in REMIC I by the Terminator, the Terminator shall deliver to the Trust
Administrator for deposit in the Distribution Account not later than the last
Business Day preceding the final Distribution Date on the Certificates an amount
in immediately available funds equal to the above-described purchase price. Upon
certification to the Trust Administrator by a Servicing Officer of the making of
such final deposit, the Trust Administrator shall promptly release or cause to
be released to the Terminator the Mortgage Files for the remaining Mortgage
Loans, and the Trust Administrator shall request the Trustee to (and the Trustee
shall) execute all assignments, endorsements and other instruments necessary to
effectuate such transfer.
(d) Upon presentation of the Certificates by the Certificateholders on
the final Distribution Date, the Trust Administrator shall distribute to each
Certificateholder so presenting and surrendering its Certificates the amount
otherwise distributable on such Distribution Date in accordance with Section
4.01 in respect of the Certificates so presented and surrendered. Any funds not
distributed to any Holder or Holders of Certificates being retired on such
Distribution Date because of the failure of such Holder or Holders to tender
their Certificates shall, on such date, be set aside and held in trust by the
Trust Administrator and credited to the account of the appropriate non-
tendering Holder or Holders. If any Certificates as to which notice has been
given pursuant to this Section 9.01 shall not have been surrendered for
cancellation within six months after the time specified in such notice, the
Trust Administrator shall mail a second notice to the remaining non- tendering
Certificateholders to surrender their Certificates for cancellation in order to
receive the final distribution with respect thereto. If within one year after
the second notice all such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for
cancellation, the Trust Administrator shall, directly or through an agent, mail
a final notice to remaining related non-tendering Certificateholders concerning
surrender of their Certificates. The costs and expenses of maintaining the funds
in trust and of contacting such Certificateholders shall be paid out of the
assets remaining in the trust funds. If within one year after the final notice
any such Certificates shall not have been surrendered for cancellation, the
Trust Administrator shall pay to Deutsche Bank Securities all such amounts, and
all rights of non-tendering Certificateholders in or to such amounts shall
thereupon cease. No interest shall accrue or be payable
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to any Certificateholder on any amount held in trust by the Trust Administrator
as a result of such Certificateholder's failure to surrender its Certificate(s)
for final payment thereof in accordance with this Section 9.01.
Immediately following the deposit of funds in trust hereunder in
respect of the Certificates, the Trust Fund shall terminate.
SECTION 9.02 Additional Termination Requirements.
(a) In the event that the Terminator purchases all the Mortgage Loans
and each REO Property or the final payment on or other liquidation of the last
Mortgage Loan or REO Property remaining in REMIC I pursuant to Section 9.01, the
Trust Fund shall be terminated in accordance with the following additional
requirements:
(i) The Trustee shall specify the first day in the 90-day liquidation
period in a statement attached to each Trust REMIC's final Tax Return
pursuant to Treasury regulation Section 1.860F-1 and shall satisfy all
requirements of a qualified liquidation under Section 860F of the Code and
any regulations thereunder, as evidenced by an Opinion of Counsel obtained
at the expense of the Terminator;
(ii) During such 90-day liquidation period, and at or prior to the
time of making of the final payment on the Certificates, the Trustee shall
sell all of the assets of REMIC I to the Terminator for cash; and
(iii) At the time of the making of the final payment on the
Certificates, the Trust Administrator shall distribute or credit, or cause
to be distributed or credited, to the Holders of the Residual Certificates
all cash on hand in the Trust Fund (other than cash retained to meet
claims), and the Trust Fund shall terminate at that time.
(b) At the expense of the applicable Terminator (or in the event of
termination under Section 9.01(a)(ii), at the expense of the Trust
Administrator), the Trust Administrator shall prepare or cause to be prepared
the documentation required in connection with the adoption of a plan of
liquidation of each Trust REMIC pursuant to this Section 9.02.
(c) By their acceptance of Certificates, the Holders thereof hereby
agree to authorize the Trustee to specify the 90-day liquidation period for each
Trust REMIC which authorization shall be binding upon all successor
Certificateholders.
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ARTICLE X
REMIC PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.01. REMIC Administration.
(a) The Trustee shall elect to treat each Trust REMIC as a REMIC under
the Code and, if necessary, under applicable state law. Each such election will
be made by the Trustee on Form 1066 or other appropriate federal tax or
information return or any appropriate state return for the taxable year ending
on the last day of the calendar year in which the Certificates are issued. For
the purposes of the REMIC election in respect of REMIC I, the REMIC I Regular
Interests shall be designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC I and the Class
R-I Interest shall be designated as the Residual Interest in REMIC I. The REMIC
II Regular Interests shall be designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC II
and the Class R-II Interest shall be designated as the Residual Interest in
REMIC II. The Class A Certificates, the Mezzanine Certificates, the Class S
Certificates, the Class CE Certificates and the Class P Certificates shall be
designated as the Regular Interests in REMIC III and the Class R-III Interest
shall be designated as the Residual Interest in REMIC III. Neither the Trustee
nor the Trust Administrator shall permit the creation of any "interests" in any
Trust REMIC (within the meaning of Section 860G of the Code) other than the
REMIC I Regular Interests, the REMIC II Regular Interests and the interests
represented by the Certificates.
(b) The Closing Date is hereby designated as the "Startup Day" of each
Trust REMIC within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(9) of the Code.
(c) The Trust Administrator shall pay out of its own funds, without
any right of reimbursement, any and all expenses relating to any tax audit of
the Trust Fund caused by the Trust Administrator (including, but not limited to,
any professional fees or any administrative or judicial proceedings with respect
to any Trust REMIC that involve the Internal Revenue Service or state tax
authorities), other than the expense of obtaining any tax related Opinion of
Counsel except as specified herein. The Trust Administrator, as agent for each
Trust REMIC's tax matters person, shall (i) act on behalf of the Trust Fund in
relation to any tax matter or controversy involving any Trust REMIC and (ii)
represent the Trust Fund in any administrative or judicial proceeding relating
to an examination or audit by any governmental taxing authority with respect
thereto. The holder of the largest Percentage Interest of each Class of Residual
Certificates shall be designated, in the manner provided under Treasury
regulations section 1.860F-4(d) and Treasury regulations section
301.6231(a)(7)-1, as the tax matters person of the related REMIC created
hereunder. By their acceptance thereof, the holder of the largest Percentage
Interest of the Residual Certificates hereby agrees to irrevocably appoint the
Trust Administrator or an Affiliate as its agent to perform all of the duties of
the tax matters person for the Trust Fund.
(d) The Trust Administrator shall prepare, the Trustee shall sign and
the Trust Administrator shall file all of the Tax Returns in respect of each
REMIC created hereunder. The expenses of preparing and filing such returns shall
be borne by the Trust Administrator without any right of reimbursement therefor.
The Master Servicer shall provide on a timely basis to the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator or its designee such information with respect to the assets of the
Trust Fund as is in its possession and reasonably required by the Trustee and
the Trust Administrator to enable it to perform its obligations under this
Article.
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(e) The Trust Administrator shall perform on behalf of each Trust
REMIC all reporting and other tax compliance duties that are the responsibility
of such REMIC under the Code, the REMIC Provisions or other compliance guidance
issued by the Internal Revenue Service or any state or local taxing authority.
Among its other duties, as required by the Code, the REMIC Provisions or other
such compliance guidance, the Trust Administrator shall provide (i) to any
Transferor of a Residual Certificate such information as is necessary for the
application of any tax relating to the transfer of a Residual Certificate to any
Person who is not a Permitted Transferee, (ii) to the Certificateholders such
information or reports as are required by the Code or the REMIC Provisions
including reports relating to interest, original issue discount and market
discount or premium (using the Prepayment Assumption as required) and (iii) to
the Internal Revenue Service the name, title, address and telephone number of
the person who will serve as the representative of each Trust REMIC. The Master
Servicer shall provide on a timely basis to the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator such information with respect to the assets of the Trust Fund,
including, without limitation, the Mortgage Loans, as is in its possession and
reasonably required by the Trustee and the Trust Administrator to enable each of
them to perform their respective obligations under this subsection. In addition,
the Depositor shall provide or cause to be provided to the Trust Administrator,
within ten (10) days after the Closing Date, all information or data that the
Trust Administrator reasonably determines to be relevant for tax purposes as to
the valuations and issue prices of the Certificates, including, without
limitation, the price, yield, prepayment assumption and projected cash flow of
the Certificates.
(f) The Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall take such action and
shall cause each REMIC created hereunder to take such action as shall be
necessary to create or maintain the status thereof as a REMIC under the REMIC
Provisions (and the Master Servicer shall assist it, to the extent reasonably
requested by it). The Trustee and the Trust Administrator shall not take any
action, cause the Trust Fund to take any action or fail to take (or fail to
cause to be taken) any action that, under the REMIC Provisions, if taken or not
taken, as the case may be, could (i) endanger the status of any Trust REMIC as a
REMIC or (ii) result in the imposition of a tax upon the Trust Fund (including
but not limited to the tax on prohibited transactions as defined in Section
860F(a)(2) of the Code and the tax on contributions to a REMIC set forth in
Section 860G(d) of the Code) (either such event, an "Adverse REMIC Event")
unless the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the NIMS Insurer have received
an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator (at
the expense of the party seeking to take such action but in no event at the
expense of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator) to the effect that the
contemplated action will not, with respect to any Trust REMIC, endanger such
status or result in the imposition of such a tax, nor shall the Master Servicer
take or fail to take any action (whether or not authorized hereunder) as to
which the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the NIMS Insurer has advised it
in writing that it has received an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that an
Adverse REMIC Event could occur with respect to such action. In addition, prior
to taking any action with respect to any Trust REMIC or the respective assets of
each, or causing any Trust REMIC to take any action, which is not contemplated
under the terms of this Agreement, the Master Servicer will consult with the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the NIMS Insurer or its designee, in writing,
with respect to whether such action could cause an Adverse REMIC Event to occur
with respect to any Trust REMIC, and the Master Servicer shall not take any such
action or cause any Trust REMIC to take any such action as to which the Trustee,
the Trust Administrator or the NIMS Insurer has advised it in writing that an
Adverse REMIC Event could occur. The Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the
NIMS Insurer may consult with counsel to make such written advice, and the cost
of same shall be borne by the party seeking to take the action not
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permitted by this Agreement, but in no event shall such cost be an expense of
the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, as applicable. At all times as may be
required by the Code, the Master Servicer (in its capacity as Originator) on
behalf of the Trust Administrator will ensure that substantially all of the
assets of any Trust REMIC will consist of "qualified mortgages" as defined in
Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code and "permitted investments" as defined in Section
860G(a)(5) of the Code.
(g) In the event that any tax is imposed on "prohibited transactions"
of any REMIC created hereunder as defined in Section 860F(a)(2) of the Code, on
the "net income from foreclosure property" of such REMIC as defined in Section
860G(c) of the Code, on any contributions to any such REMIC after the Startup
Day therefor pursuant to Section 860G(d) of the Code, or any other tax is
imposed by the Code or any applicable provisions of state or local tax laws,
such tax shall be charged (i) to the Trust Administrator pursuant to Section
10.03 hereof, if such tax arises out of or results from a breach by the Trust
Administrator of any of its obligations under this Article X, (ii) to the Master
Servicer pursuant to Section 10.03 hereof, if such tax arises out of or results
from a breach by the Master Servicer of any of its obligations under Article III
or this Article X, or otherwise (iii) against amounts on deposit in the
Distribution Account and shall be paid by withdrawal therefrom.
(h) On or before April 15th of each calendar year, commencing April
15, 2003, the Trust Administrator shall deliver to the Master Servicer, the NIMS
Insurer and each Rating Agency a Certificate from a Responsible Officer of the
Trust Administrator stating, without regard to any action taken by any party
other than the Trust Administrator, the Trust Administrator's compliance with
this Article X.
(i) The Trust Administrator shall, for federal income tax purposes,
maintain books and records with respect to each Trust REMIC on a calendar year
and on an accrual basis. The Trust Administrator will apply for an Employer
Identification Number for the Trust from the Internal Revenue Service via a Form
SS-4 or such other form as is appropriate.
(j) Following the Startup Day, neither the Trustee nor the Trust
Administrator shall accept any contributions of assets to any Trust REMIC other
than in connection with any Qualified Substitute Mortgage Loan delivered in
accordance with Section 2.03 unless it shall have received an Opinion of Counsel
to the effect that the inclusion of such assets in the Trust Fund will not cause
the related REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time that any
Certificates are outstanding or subject such REMIC to any tax under the REMIC
Provisions or other applicable provisions of federal, state and local law or
ordinances.
(k) None of the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Master
Servicer shall enter into any arrangement by which any Trust REMIC will receive
a fee or other compensation for services nor permit any such REMIC to receive
any income from assets other than the Mortgage Pool which are deemed to
constitute "qualified mortgages" as defined in Section 860G(a)(3) of the Code or
"permitted investments" as defined in Section 860G(a)(5) of the Code.
SECTION 10.02. Prohibited Transactions and Activities.
None of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator or
the Trustee shall sell, dispose of or substitute for any of the Mortgage Loans
(except in connection with (i) the foreclosure of a Mortgage Loan, including but
not limited to, the acquisition or sale of a Mortgaged
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Property acquired by deed in lieu of foreclosure, (ii) the bankruptcy of REMIC
I, (iii) the termination of REMIC I pursuant to Article IX of this Agreement,
(iv) a substitution pursuant to Article II of this Agreement or (v) a purchase
of Mortgage Loans pursuant to Article II or III of this Agreement), nor acquire
any assets for any Trust REMIC (other than REO Property acquired in respect of a
defaulted Mortgage Loan), nor sell or dispose of any investments in the
Collection Account or the Distribution Account for gain, nor accept any
contributions to any Trust REMIC after the Closing Date (other than a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan delivered in accordance with Section 2.03), unless it
has received an Opinion of Counsel, addressed to the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the NIMS Insurer (at the expense of the party seeking to cause
such sale, disposition, substitution, acquisition or contribution but in no
event at the expense of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator) that such sale,
disposition, substitution, acquisition or contribution will not (a) affect
adversely the status of any Trust REMIC as a REMIC or (b) cause any Trust REMIC
to be subject to a tax on "prohibited transactions" or "contributions" pursuant
to the REMIC Provisions.
SECTION 10.03. Master Servicer and Trustee and Trust Administrator
Indemnification.
(a) The Trustee agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the NIMS Insurer,
the Depositor, the Trust Administrator and the Master Servicer for any taxes and
costs including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys fees imposed on or
incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trust Administrator or the Master
Servicer, caused solely by the Trustee's failure to act in accordance with its
standard of care set forth in this Article X.
(b) The Trust Administrator agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the
NIMS Insurer, the Depositor, the Trustee and the Master Servicer for any taxes
and costs including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys fees imposed
on or incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trustee or the Master
Servicer, caused solely by the Trust Administrator's failure to act in
accordance with its standard of care set forth in this Article X or any state,
local or franchise taxes imposed upon the Trust as a result of the location of
the Trust Administrator.
(c) The Master Servicer agrees to indemnify the Trust Fund, the NIMS
Insurer, the Depositor, the Trust Administrator and the Trustee for any taxes
and costs including, without limitation, any reasonable attorneys' fees imposed
on or incurred by the Trust Fund, the Depositor, the Trust Administrator or the
Trustee, as a result of a breach of the Master Servicer's covenants set forth in
Article III or this Article X or any state, local or franchise taxes imposed
upon the Trust as a result of the location of the Master Servicer or any
subservicer.
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ARTICLE XI
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
SECTION 11.01. Amendment.
This Agreement or any Custodial Agreement may be amended from time to
time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator
and, if applicable, the Custodian with the consent of the NIMS Insurer and
without the consent of any of the Certificateholders, (i) to cure any ambiguity
or defect, (ii) to correct, modify or supplement any provisions herein
(including to give effect to the expectations of Certificateholders), or in any
Custodial Agreement, or (iii) to make any other provisions with respect to
matters or questions arising under this Agreement or in any Custodial Agreement
which shall not be inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or such
Custodial Agreement, provided that such action shall not, as evidenced by an
Opinion of Counsel delivered to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator,
adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any Certificateholder,
which in each case shall be evidenced by (i) an Opinion of Counsel delivered to
the Master Servicer, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator (ii) confirmation
from the Rating Agencies that such amendment will not result in the reduction or
withdrawal of the rating of any outstanding Class of Certificates. No amendment
shall be deemed to adversely affect in any material respect the interests of any
Certificateholder who shall have consented thereto, and no Opinion of Counsel
shall be required to address the effect of any such amendment on any such
consenting Certificateholder.
This Agreement or any Custodial Agreement may also be amended from
time to time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer, the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee with the consent of the NIMS Insurer and the
Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting Rights for the
purpose of adding any provisions to or changing in any manner or eliminating any
of the provisions of this Agreement or any Custodial Agreement or of modifying
in any manner the rights of the Holders of Certificates; provided, however, that
no such amendment shall (i) reduce in any manner the amount of, or delay the
timing of, payments received on Mortgage Loans which are required to be
distributed on any Certificate without the consent of the Holder of such
Certificate, (ii) adversely affect in any material respect the interests of the
Holders of any Class of Certificates in a manner, other than as described in
(i), without the consent of the Holders of Certificates of such Class evidencing
at least 66% of the Voting Rights allocated to such Class, or (iii) modify the
consents required by the immediately preceding clauses (i) and (ii) without the
consent of the Holders of all Certificates then outstanding. Notwithstanding any
other provision of this Agreement, for purposes of the giving or withholding of
consents pursuant to this Section 11.01, Certificates registered in the name of
the Depositor or the Master Servicer or any Affiliate thereof shall be entitled
to Voting Rights with respect to matters affecting such Certificates.
Notwithstanding any contrary provision of this Agreement, none of the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the NIMS Insurer shall consent to any
amendment to this Agreement unless it shall have first received an Opinion of
Counsel satisfactory to the NIMS Insurer to the effect that such amendment will
not result in the imposition of any tax on any Trust REMIC pursuant to the REMIC
Provisions or cause any Trust REMIC to fail to qualify as a REMIC at any time
that any Certificates are outstanding.
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Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this Section 11.01,
none of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator or the
Trustee shall enter into any amendment of this Agreement that would
significantly change the permitted activities of the Trust Fund without the
consent of the NIMS Insurer and the holders of Certificates that represent more
than 50.00% of the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of all Certificates.
Promptly after the execution of any such amendment the Trustee shall
furnish a copy of such amendment to each Certificateholder.
It shall not be necessary for the consent of Certificateholders under
this Section 11.01 to approve the particular form of any proposed amendment, but
it shall be sufficient if such consent shall approve the substance thereof. The
manner of obtaining such consents and of evidencing the authorization of the
execution thereof by Certificateholders shall be subject to such reasonable
regulations as the Trustee and the Trust Administrator may prescribe.
The cost of any Opinion of Counsel to be delivered pursuant to this
Section 11.01 shall be borne by the Person seeking the related amendment, but in
no event shall such Opinion of Counsel be an expense of the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator.
Each of the Trustee and the Trust Administrator may, but shall not be
obligated to enter into any amendment pursuant to this Section that affects its
respective rights, duties and immunities under this Agreement or otherwise.
SECTION 11.02. Recordation of Agreement; Counterparts.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Agreement is subject
to recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in
all the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the
properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate
public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the
Master Servicer at the expense of the Certificateholders, but only upon
direction of the Trustee or the Trust Administrator accompanied by an Opinion of
Counsel to the effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects
the interests of the Certificateholders.
For the purpose of facilitating the recordation of this Agreement as
herein provided and for other purposes, this Agreement may be executed
simultaneously in any number of counterparts, each of which counterparts shall
be deemed to be an original, and such counterparts shall constitute but one and
the same instrument.
SECTION 11.03. Limitation on Rights of Certificateholders.
The death or incapacity of any Certificateholder shall not operate to
terminate this Agreement or the Trust Fund, nor entitle such Certificateholder's
legal representatives or heirs to claim an accounting or to take any action or
proceeding in any court for a partition or winding up of the Trust Fund, nor
otherwise affect the rights, obligations and liabilities of the parties hereto
or any of them.
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No Certificateholder shall have any right to vote (except as expressly
provided for herein) or in any manner otherwise control the operation and
management of the Trust Fund, or the obligations of the parties hereto, nor
shall anything herein set forth, or contained in the terms of any of the
Certificates, be construed so as to constitute the Certificateholders from time
to time as partners or members of an association; nor shall any
Certificateholder be under any liability to any third person by reason of any
action taken by the parties to this Agreement pursuant to any provision hereof.
No Certificateholder shall have any right by virtue of any provision
of this Agreement to institute any suit, action or proceeding in equity or at
law upon or under or with respect to this Agreement, unless (i) such Holder
previously shall have given to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator a written
notice of default and of the continuance thereof, as hereinbefore provided, and
(ii) the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the Voting Rights
shall have made written request upon the Trustee and the Trust Administrator to
institute such action, suit or proceeding in the name of the Trustee hereunder
and shall have offered to the Trustee and the Trust Administrator such
reasonable indemnity as it may require against the costs, expenses and
liabilities to be incurred therein or thereby, and the Trustee or the Trust
Administrator, for 15 days after its receipt of such notice, request and offer
of indemnity, shall have neglected or refused to institute any such action, suit
or proceeding. It is understood and intended, and expressly covenanted by each
Certificateholder with every other Certificateholder and the Trustee and the
Trust Administrator, that no one or more Holders of Certificates shall have any
right in any manner whatsoever by virtue of any provision of this Agreement to
affect, disturb or prejudice the rights of the Holders of any other of such
Certificates, or to obtain or seek to obtain priority over or preference to any
other such Holder, or to enforce any right under this Agreement, except in the
manner herein provided and for the equal, ratable and common benefit of all
Certificateholders. For the protection and enforcement of the provisions of this
Section, each and every Certificateholder and the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator shall be entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or
in equity.
SECTION 11.04. Governing Law.
This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws excluding the choice
of laws provisions therein.
SECTION 11.05. Notices.
All directions, demands, requests, authorizations and notices
hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when
received if personally delivered at or mailed by first class mail, postage
prepaid, or by express delivery service, facsimile, electronic mail or delivered
in any other manner specified herein, to (a) in the case of the Depositor, 0000
Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Capital
Markets (telecopy number (000) 000-0000), or such other address or telecopy
number as may hereafter be furnished to the Master Servicer, the NIMS Insurer,
the Trust Administrator and the Trustee in writing by the Depositor, (b) in the
case of the Master Servicer, 0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx, 00xx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: General Counsel (telecopy number: (000) 000-0000),
or such other address or telecopy number as may hereafter be furnished to the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the NIMS Insurer and the Depositor in writing
by the Master Servicer, (c) in the case of the Trust
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Administrator, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, 0000 Xxxx Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxx, XX 00000-0000, Attention: Trust Administration-AQ0202 (telecopy
number: (000) 000-0000), or such other address or telecopy number as may
hereafter be furnished to the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the NIMS Insurer and
the Depositor in writing by the Trust Administrator, (d) in the case of the
Trustee, the U.S. Bank National Association, 000 Xxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxx, Xx. Xxxx,
Xxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: Structured Finance/AMSI 2002-2 (telecopy number
(000) 000-0000), or such other address or telecopy number as may be furnished to
the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator, the Depositor and the NIMS Insurer
in writing by the Trustee and (e) in the case of the NIMS Insurer, such address
furnished to the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator in writing by the NIMS Insurer. Any notice required or permitted
to be given to a Certificateholder shall be given by first class mail, postage
prepaid, at the address of such Holder as shown in the Certificate Register. Any
notice so mailed within the time prescribed in this Agreement shall be
conclusively presumed to have been duly given when mailed, whether or not the
Certificateholder receives such notice. A copy of any notice required to be
telecopied hereunder also shall be mailed to the appropriate party in the manner
set forth above.
SECTION 11.06. Severability of Provisions.
If any one or more of the covenants, agreements, provisions or terms
of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatsoever held invalid, then such
covenants, agreements, provisions or terms shall be deemed severable from the
remaining covenants, agreements, provisions or terms of this Agreement and shall
in no way affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions of this
Agreement or of the Certificates or the rights of the Holders thereof.
SECTION 11.07. Notice to Rating Agencies and the NIMS Insurer.
The Trust Administrator shall use its best efforts promptly to provide
notice to the Rating Agencies and the NIMS Insurer with respect to each of the
following of which it has actual knowledge:
1. Any material change or amendment to this Agreement;
2. The occurrence of any Master Servicer Event of Default that has not
been cured or waived;
3. The resignation or termination of the Master Servicer or the
Trustee or the Trust Administrator;
4. The repurchase or substitution of Mortgage Loans pursuant to or as
contemplated by Section 2.03;
5. The final payment to the Holders of any Class of Certificates;
6. Any change in the location of the Collection Account or the
Distribution Account;
7. Any event that would result in the inability of the Trust
Administrator, were it to succeed as Master Servicer, to make advances
regarding delinquent Mortgage Loans; and
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8. The filing of any claim under the Master Servicer's blanket bond
and errors and omissions insurance policy required by Section 3.09 or the
cancellation or material modification of coverage under any such
instrument.
In addition, the Trust Administrator shall promptly furnish to each
Rating Agency and the NIMS Insurer copies of each report to Certificateholders
described in Section 4.02 and the Master Servicer, as required pursuant to
Section 3.19 and Section 3.20, shall promptly furnish to each Rating Agency
copies of the following:
1. Each annual statement as to compliance described in Section 3.19;
and
2. Each annual independent public accountants' servicing report
described in Section 3.20.
Any such notice pursuant to this Section 11.07 shall be in writing and
shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally delivered at or mailed by
first class mail, postage prepaid, or by express delivery service to Xxxxx'x
Investors Service, 00 Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000 and to Standard &
Poor's, a division of the XxXxxx-Xxxx Companies, Inc., 00 Xxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxx,
Xxx Xxxx 00000, or such other addresses as the Rating Agencies may designate in
writing to the parties hereto.
SECTION 11.08. Article and Section References.
All article and section references used in this Agreement, unless
otherwise provided, are to articles and sections in this Agreement.
SECTION 11.09. Grant of Security Interest.
It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of
the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor to the Trustee be, and be construed as, a
sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor and not a pledge of the Mortgage
Loans by the Depositor to secure a debt or other obligation of the Depositor or
the Originator. However, in the event that, notwithstanding the aforementioned
intent of the parties, the Mortgage Loans are held to be property of the
Depositor or the Originator, then, (a) it is the express intent of the parties
that such conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Depositor
to the Trustee to secure a debt or other obligation of the Depositor or the
Originator and (b)(1) this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security
agreement within the meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code
as in effect from time to time in the State of New York; (2) the conveyance
provided for in Section 2.01 hereof shall be deemed to be a grant by the
Originator and the Depositor to the Trustee of a security interest in all of the
Originator's and the Depositor's right, title and interest in and to the
Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable to the holders of the Mortgage Loans in
accordance with the terms thereof and all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary
or involuntary, of the foregoing into cash, instruments, securities or other
property, including without limitation all amounts, other than investment
earnings, from time to time held or invested in the Collection Account and the
Distribution Account, whether
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in the form of cash, instruments, securities or other property; (3) the
obligations secured by such security agreement shall be deemed to be all of the
Depositor's obligations under this Agreement, including the obligation to
provide to the Certificateholders the benefits of this Agreement relating to the
Mortgage Loans and the Trust Fund; and (4) notifications to persons holding such
property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from persons holding
such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or
confirmations from, financial intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable)
of the Trustee for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under
applicable law. Accordingly, the Depositor hereby grants to the Trustee a
security interest in the Mortgage Loans and all other property described in
clause (2) of the preceding sentence, for the purpose of securing to the Trustee
the performance by the Depositor of the obligations described in clause (3) of
the preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties hereto intend
the conveyance pursuant to Section 2.01 and the transfer pursuant to the
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement to be a true, absolute and unconditional sale
of the Mortgage Loans and assets constituting the Trust Fund by the Depositor to
the Trustee.
SECTION 11.10 Third Party Rights.
The NIMS Insurer shall be deemed a third-party beneficiary of this
Agreement to the same extent as if it were a party hereto, and shall have the
right to enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
SECTION 11.11 NIMS Insurer's Rights.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary anywhere in this Agreement,
all rights of the NIMS Insurer hereunder (i) shall not be operable whenever an
Insurer Default or an Insurer Insolvency Event and a Backup Insurer Default (as
defined in the Indenture) shall have occurred and be continuing and (ii) except
in the case of any right to indemnification hereunder shall permanently cease to
be operable upon the later to occur of (A) the payment in full of the NIM Notes
as provided in the Indenture and (B) the payment in full to the NIMS Insurer of
any amounts owed to the NIMS Insurer as provided in the Indenture.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee have caused their names to be signed hereto by
their respective officers thereunto duly authorized, in each case as of the day
and year first above written.
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.,
as Depositor
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: CFO
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY,
as Master Servicer
By: /s/ Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxx X. Xxxxxx
Title: CFO/EVP
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
as Trust Administrator
By: /s/ Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Associate
By: /s/ Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Title: Associate
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
as Trustee
By: /s/ X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
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Name: X. Xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Title: Vice President
STATE OF CALIFORNIA)
) ss.:
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
On the ___ day of June 2002, before me, a notary public in and for
said State, personally appeared ____________, known to me to be an
________________ of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., one of the corporations
that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
________________________________________
Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
000
XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
On the __th day of June 2002, before me, a notary public in and for
said State, personally appeared __________________, known to me to be a
_________________ of Ameriquest Mortgage Company, one of the corporations that
executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
corporation executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
________________________________________
Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
000
XXXXX XX XXXXXXXXXX )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF )
On the ___ day of June 2002, before me, a notary public in and for
said State, personally appeared _________________, known to me to be an
____________________ of Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, one of the
entities that executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the
person who executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me
that such entity executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
________________________________________
Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
STATE OF )
) ss.:
COUNTY OF )
On the ___ day of June 2002, before me, a notary public in and for
said State, personally appeared _________________, known to me to be an
____________________ of U.S. Bank National Association, one of the entities that
executed the within instrument, and also known to me to be the person who
executed it on behalf of said corporation, and acknowledged to me that such
entity executed the within instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my
official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written.
________________________________________
Notary Public
[Notarial Seal]
EXHIBIT A-1
FORM OF CLASS AF-1 CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 2002-2, Class AF-1 Aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class AF-1
Certificates as of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: [____]% per annum $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
No. 1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY,
THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY
BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-1-1
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage
Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-1 Certificates as of the
Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the
Class AF-1 Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Ameriquest Mortgage
Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Trust Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which
is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms
used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is
issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on
the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class AF-1 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
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The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall be the
lesser of (x) the per annum rate set forth on the face hereof and (y) the Net
WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the
rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator with the
consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting
Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive
and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and
of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in
lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this
Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain
limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require payment of
a sum sufficient to cover any tax
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or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer
or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to be paid
to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Initial Mortgage
Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:_______________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class AF-1 Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:_______________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
------------------
(Cust) (Minor)
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties under Uniform Gifts
to Minors Act
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if _________________
survivorship and not as tenants (State)
in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of
such interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address:_________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of ___________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by _____________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
X-0-0
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS AF-2 CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 2002-2, Class AF-2 Aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class AF-2
Certificates as of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: [____]% per annum $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
No. 1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY,
THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY
BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-2-1
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage
Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-2 Certificates as of the
Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the
Class AF-2 Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Ameriquest Mortgage
Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Trust Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which
is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms
used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is
issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on
the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class AF-2 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
A-2-2
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall be the
lesser of (x) the per annum rate set forth on the face hereof and (y) the Net
WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the
rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator with the
consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting
Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive
and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and
of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in
lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this
Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain
limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require payment of
a sum sufficient to cover any tax
A-2-3
or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer
or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to be paid
to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Initial Mortgage
Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class AF-2 Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
A-2-5
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto -____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address:_________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
A-2-6
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of ___________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ______________________________________, the
assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
X-0-0
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS AF-3 CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 2002-2, Class AF-3 Aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class AF-3
Certificates as of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: [____]% per annum $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
No. 1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY,
THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY
BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-2-8
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage
Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-3 Certificates as of the
Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the
Class AF-3 Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Ameriquest Mortgage
Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Trust Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which
is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms
used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is
issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on
the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class AF-3 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
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The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall be the
lesser of (x) the per annum rate set forth on the face hereof and (y) the Net
WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the
rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator with the
consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting
Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive
and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and
of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in
lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this
Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain
limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require payment of
a sum sufficient to cover any tax
A-2-10
or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer
or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to be paid
to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment
or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage
Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Initial Mortgage
Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class AF-3 Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
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ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
------------------
(Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties to Minors Act
_________________
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if (State)
survivorship and not as tenants
in common
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address:__________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
A-2-13
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to _________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of ___________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to ______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by _____________________________________, the
assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
X-0-00
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS AF-4 CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 2002-2, Class AF-4 Aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class AF-4
Certificates as of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: [____]% per annum $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
No. 1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY,
THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY
BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-2-15
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage
Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-4 Certificates as of the
Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the
Class AF-4 Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Ameriquest Mortgage
Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Trust Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which
is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms
used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is
issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on
the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class AF-4 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
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The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall be the
lesser of (x) the per annum rate set forth on the face hereof and (y) the Net
WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the
rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator with the
consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting
Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive
and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and
of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in
lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this
Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain
limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require payment of
a sum sufficient to cover any tax
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or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer
or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trust Administrator and required to be paid to them pursuant to the
Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other liquidation
(or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan remaining in
REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the Agreement at a
price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all the Mortgage
Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement
permits, but does not require, the party designated in the Agreement to purchase
from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of any
Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in the Agreement. The exercise
of such right will effect early retirement of the Certificates; however, such
right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the
Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than 10% of the sum of the
aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off
Date and the Original Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-2-18
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:____________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class AF-4 Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:_____________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: ________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
A-2-20
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of ___________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ____________________________________, the
assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
X-0-00
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS AF-5 CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 2002-2, Class AF-5 Aggregate Certificate Principal
Balance of the Class AF-5
Certificates as of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: [____]% per annum $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
No. 1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY,
THE OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY
BE LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-2-22
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a Percentage
Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate by the
aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-5 Certificates as of the
Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the
Class AF-5 Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Ameriquest Mortgage
Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any
successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the
Trust Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which
is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms
used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is
issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the
Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the
acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be made on
the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day, the
Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on the
First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class AF-5 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
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The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of interest
payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall be the
lesser of (x) the per annum rate set forth on the face hereof and (y) the Net
WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of Certificates
designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series specified on
the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing a Percentage
Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof equal to the
denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein provided, the
amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and obligations of the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and the
rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at any time by the
Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator with the
consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66% of the Voting
Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall be conclusive
and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this Certificate and
of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in exchange herefor or in
lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is made upon this
Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in certain
limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain limitations
therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable in the
Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration of
transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only without
coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests specified
in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of transfer
or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require payment of
a sum sufficient to cover any tax
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or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer
or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund created
thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all amounts
held by the Trust Administrator, on behalf of the Trustee and required to be
paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final
payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last
Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party
designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement
from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of
such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party
designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of the
Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been executed by
the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate shall not be
entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any purpose.
A-2-25
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class AF-5 Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
A-2-27
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of __________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
X-0-00
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS AF-6 CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 2002-2, Class AF-6 Aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the
Class AF-6 Certificates
as of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: [____]% per annum $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
No. 1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-2-29
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AF-6 Certificates as
of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class AF-6 Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which
term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer,
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent
provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein,
the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.
This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate
by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class AF-6 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
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The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of
interest payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall
be the lesser of (x) the per annum rate set forth on the face hereof and (y) the
Net WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this
Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer
hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such
consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment
thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax
A-2-31
or other governmental charge that may be imposed in connection with any transfer
or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to
be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final
payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last
Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party
designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement
from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of
such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party
designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
A-2-32
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class AF-6 Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
A-2-34
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of __________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
X-0-00
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS AV CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 2002-2, Class AV Aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the
Class AV Certificates as
of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: Variable $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
No. 1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-2-36
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class AV Certificates as
of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class AV Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which
term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer,
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent
provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein,
the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.
This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate
by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class AV Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
A-2-37
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of
interest payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall
be the lesser of (x) the Formula Rate for such Distribution Date and (y) the Net
WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date. For any Distribution Date and
this Certificate, the Formula Rate is the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the
Certificate Margin and (ii) the Maximum Cap Rate. The Certificate Margin for
this Certificate is with respect to this Certificate is [____]% in the case of
each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in
respect thereof) remaining in the Trust is reduced to less than 10% of the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, or
[____]% in the case of any Distribution Date thereafter.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this
Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer
hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such
consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment
thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
A-2-38
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to
be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final
payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last
Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party
designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement
from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of
such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party
designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
A-2-39
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class AV Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
A-2-41
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of __________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
X-0-00
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A
CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS SCERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT
DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT
REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series 2002-2, Class M-1 Aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the
Class M-1 Certificates as
of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: Variable $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
No. 1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-2-43
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-1 Certificates as
of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-1 Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which
term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer,
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent
provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein,
the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.
This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate
by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-1 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
A-2-44
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of
interest payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall
be the lesser of (x) the Formula Rate for such Distribution Date and (y) the Net
WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date. For any Distribution Date and
this Certificate, the Formula Rate is the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the
Certificate Margin and (ii) the Maximum Cap Rate. The Certificate Margin for
this Certificate is with respect to this Certificate is [____]% in the case of
each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in
respect thereof) remaining in the Trust is reduced to less than 10% of the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, or
[____]% in the case of any Distribution Date thereafter.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this
Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer
hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such
consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment
thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
A-2-45
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to
be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final
payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last
Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party
designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement
from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of
such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party
designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
A-2-46
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class M-1 Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
A-2-48
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of __________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
X-0-00
XXXXXXX X-0
FORM OF CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS
S CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED
IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series 2002-2, Class M-2 Aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the
Class M-2 Certificates as
of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: Variable $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
No. 1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-3-1
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-2 Certificates as
of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-2 Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which
term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer,
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent
provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein,
the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.
This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate
by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-2 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
A-3-2
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of
interest payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall
be the lesser of (x) the Formula Rate for such Distribution Date and (y) the Net
WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date. For any Distribution Date and
this Certificate, the Formula Rate is the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the
Certificate Margin and (ii) the Maximum Cap Rate. The Certificate Margin for
this Certificate is with respect to this Certificate is [____]% in the case of
each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in
respect thereof) remaining in the Trust is reduced to less than 10% of the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, or
[____]% in the case of any Distribution Date thereafter.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this
Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer
hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such
consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment
thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
A-3-3
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to
be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final
payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last
Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party
designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement
from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of
such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party
designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
A-3-4
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class M-2 Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
A-3-6
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of __________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
A-3-7
EXHIBIT A-10
FORM OF CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS
S CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES AND THE CLASS M-2
CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING AND SERVICING
AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series 2002-2, Class M-3 Aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the
Class M-3 Certificates as
of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: Variable $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U. S. Bank National Association
No. 1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-4-1
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-3 Certificates as
of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-3 Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which
term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer,
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent
provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein,
the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.
This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate
by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-3 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
A-4-2
The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of
interest payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall
be the lesser of (x) the Formula Rate for such Distribution Date and (y) the Net
WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date. For any Distribution Date and
this Certificate, the Formula Rate is the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the
Certificate Margin and (ii) the Maximum Cap Rate. The Certificate Margin for
this Certificate is with respect to this Certificate is [____]% in the case of
each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in
respect thereof) remaining in the Trust is reduced to less than 10% of the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, or
[____]% in the case of any Distribution Date thereafter.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this
Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer
hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such
consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment
thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
A-4-3
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to
be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final
payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last
Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party
designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement
from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of
such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party
designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
A-4-4
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class M-3 Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
A-4-6
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of __________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
A-4-7
EXHIBIT A-11
FORM OF CLASS M-4 CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE CLASS A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS
S CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-1 CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS M-2 CERTIFICATES
AND THE CLASS M-3 CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN THE POOLING
AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
Series 2002-2, Class M-4 Aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the
Class M-4 Certificates as
of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: Variable $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U. S. Bank National Association
No. 1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
A-4-8
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class M-4 Certificates as
of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by
all the Class M-4 Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which
term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer,
the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent
provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein,
the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement.
This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms, provisions and
conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate
by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class M-4 Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
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The Pass-Through Rate applicable to the calculation of
interest payable with respect to this Certificate on any Distribution Date shall
be the lesser of (x) the Formula Rate for such Distribution Date and (y) the Net
WAC Pass-Through Rate for such Distribution Date. For any Distribution Date and
this Certificate, the Formula Rate is the lesser of (i) One-Month LIBOR plus the
Certificate Margin and (ii) the Maximum Cap Rate. The Certificate Margin for
this Certificate is with respect to this Certificate is [____]% in the case of
each Distribution Date through and including the Distribution Date on which the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans (and properties acquired in
respect thereof) remaining in the Trust is reduced to less than 10% of the
aggregate principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Cut-off Date, or
[____]% in the case of any Distribution Date thereafter.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator and the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
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The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to
be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final
payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last
Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party
designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement
from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of
such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party
designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class M-4 Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of __________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
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EXHIBIT A-12
FORM OF CLASS CE CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT", AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE IS SUBORDINATE TO THE A CERTIFICATES, THE CLASS S
CERTIFICATES AND THE MEZZANINE CERTIFICATES TO THE EXTENT DESCRIBED IN
THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT
TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW
AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF
THE AGREEMENT.
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER
RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (EACH A "PLAN") SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR THE
CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES
DESCRIBED HEREIN.
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Series 2002-2, Class CE Aggregate Certificate
Principal Balance of the
Class CE Certificates as
of the Issue Date:
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Denomination: $[________]
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
No. 1
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Associatio
Aggregate Notional Amount of the Class
CE Certificates as of the Issue Date: Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
$[________] Trust Company
Notional Amount: $[________] Issue Date: June [__], 2002
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
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ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Ameriquest Securities L.L.C. is the
registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination
of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
CE Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership
interest evidenced by all the Class CE Certificates in REMIC III created
pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the
"Agreement"), among Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the
"Depositor," which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the
Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, a summary of certain
of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not
defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in
the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of
this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such
Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class CE Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
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This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this
Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer
hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such
consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment
thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the
transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made
in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In
the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification, the Trust Administrator and the Certificate
Registrar shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being
made in reliance
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upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the Holder of the
Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such Holder's prospective
transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the Agreement as Exhibit F-1,
and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel satisfactory to it that such
transfer may be made without such registration or qualification (which Opinion
of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust Fund or of the Depositor, the
Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Master Servicer in their respective
capacities as such), together with copies of the written certification(s) of the
Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer and/or such Holder's
prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of Counsel is based. None of the
Depositor, the Certificate Registrar, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator is
obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or to take any action not
otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the transfer of such
Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder desiring to
effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify the
Trustee, the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar and the Master Servicer
against any liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not
made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf
of any such Plan or any Person using "Plan Assets" to acquire this Certificate
shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by the Trust Administrator and required to be paid to them pursuant
to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final payment or other
liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last Mortgage Loan
remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party designated in the
Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement from REMIC I of all
the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of such Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party designated in the
Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and all property
acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as provided in
the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early retirement of the
Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to the aggregate Stated
Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of purchase being less than
10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Initial Mortgage
Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original Pre-Funded Amounts.
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The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class CE Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of __________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
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EXHIBIT A-13
FORM OF CLASS P CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT", AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT
TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW
AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF
THE AGREEMENT.
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER
RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (EACH A "PLAN") SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR THE
CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES
DESCRIBED HEREIN.
Series 2002-2, Class P Aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the
Class P Certificates as of the Issue Date: $100.00
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002 Denomination: $100.00
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002 Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
No. 1 Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
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DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Ameriquest Securities L.L.C. is the
registered owner of a Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination
of this Certificate by the aggregate Certificate Principal Balance of the Class
P Certificates as of the Issue Date) in that certain beneficial ownership
interest evidenced by all the Class P Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant
to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified above (the
"Agreement"), among Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter called the
"Depositor," which term includes any successor entity under the Agreement), the
Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, a summary of certain
of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter. To the extent not
defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the meanings assigned in
the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is subject to the terms,
provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which Agreement the Holder of
this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof assents and by which such
Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class P Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately
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available funds to the account of the Person entitled thereto if such Person
shall have so notified the Trust Administrator in writing at least five Business
Days prior to the Record Date immediately prior to such Distribution Date or
otherwise by check mailed by first class mail to the address of the Person
entitled thereto, as such name and address shall appear on the Certificate
Register. Notwithstanding the above, the final distribution on this Certificate
will be made after due notice by the Trust Administrator of the pendency of such
distribution and only upon presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the
office or agency appointed by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as
provided in the Agreement.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this
Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer
hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such
consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment
thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
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Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the
transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made
in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In
the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification, the Trust Administrator and the Certificate
Registrar shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being
made in reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written certifications from
the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such
Holder's prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the
Agreement as Exhibit F-1, and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel
satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or
qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust
Fund or of the Depositor, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Master
Servicer in their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the
written certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the
transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of
Counsel is based. None of the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar, the Trustee
or the Trust Administrator is obligated to register or qualify the Class of
Certificates specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other
securities law or to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement
to permit the transfer of such Certificates without registration or
qualification. Any Holder desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate
shall be required to indemnify the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the
Depositor, the Certificate Registrar and the Master Servicer against any
liability that may result if the transfer is not so exempt or is not made in
accordance with such federal and state laws.
No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf
of any such Plan or any Person using "Plan Assets" to acquire this Certificate
shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement.
No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Certificate Registrar may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by the Trust Administrator, on behalf of theTrustee and required to
be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final
payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last
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Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party
designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement
from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of
such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party
designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class P Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of __________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
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EXHIBIT A-14
FORM OF CLASS S CERTIFICATE
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"REGULAR INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT," AS
THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G AND 860D OF THE
INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
Series 2002-2, Class S Aggregate Notional Amount of the Class S
Certificates as of the Issue Date:
Pass-Through Rate: Variable $[________]
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Denomination: $[________]
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
No.1
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
CUSIP: [________]
DISTRIBUTIONS IN REDUCTION OF THE CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE OF THIS
CERTIFICATE MAY BE MADE MONTHLY AS SET FORTH HEREIN. ACCORDINGLY, THE
OUTSTANDING CERTIFICATE PRINCIPAL BALANCE HEREOF AT ANY TIME MAY BE
LESS THAN THE AMOUNT SHOWN ABOVE AS THE DENOMINATION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE.
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ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Cede & Co. is the registered owner of a
Percentage Interest (obtained by dividing the denomination of this Certificate
by the aggregate Notional Amount of the Class S Certificates as of the Issue
Date) in that certain beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class S
Certificates in REMIC III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement,
dated as specified above (the "Agreement"), among Ameriquest Mortgage Securities
Inc. (hereinafter called the "Depositor," which term includes any successor
entity under the Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator, a summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set
forth hereafter. To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used
herein have the meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued
under and is subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement,
to which Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance
hereof assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class S Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
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The Pass-Through Rate for the Class S Certificates will be
[____]% per annum for the 1st Distribution Date through the 10th Distribution
Date, [____]% per annum for the 11th Distribution Date through the 20th
Distribution Date and [____]% per annum for the 21st Distribution Date through
the 30th Distribution Date. After the 30th Distribution Date, the Pass- Through
Rate for the Class S Certificates will be 0.00% per annum.
This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trust Administrator and the
Trustee with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 66%
of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this Certificate shall
be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future Holders of this
Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer hereof or in
exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such consent is
made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment thereof, in
certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of any of the
Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
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No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to
be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final
payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last
Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party
designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement
from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of
such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party
designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class S Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
-------------------
TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of __________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
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EXHIBIT A-15
FORM OF CLASS R CERTIFICATE
THIS CERTIFICATE MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED TO A NON-UNITED STATES PERSON.
SOLELY FOR U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES, THIS CERTIFICATE IS A
"RESIDUAL INTEREST" IN A "REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE INVESTMENT CONDUIT"
("REMIC"), AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED, RESPECTIVELY, IN SECTIONS 860G
AND 860D OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 (THE "CODE").
THIS CERTIFICATE HAS NOT BEEN AND WILL NOT BE REGISTERED UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE
AND MAY NOT BE RESOLD OR TRANSFERRED UNLESS IT IS REGISTERED PURSUANT
TO SUCH ACT AND LAWS OR IS SOLD OR TRANSFERRED IN TRANSACTIONS THAT ARE
EXEMPT FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT AND UNDER APPLICABLE STATE LAW
AND IS TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF
THE AGREEMENT.
ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE ONLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5.02 OF THE
POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO HEREIN.
NO TRANSFER OF THIS CERTIFICATE TO AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR OTHER
RETIREMENT ARRANGEMENT (EACH A "PLAN") SUBJECT TO THE EMPLOYEE
RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR THE
CODE WILL BE REGISTERED EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PROCEDURES
DESCRIBED HEREIN.
ANY RESALE, TRANSFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS CERTIFICATE MAY BE
MADE ONLY IF THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE PROVIDES (I) AN AFFIDAVIT TO THE
TRUSTEE THAT (A) SUCH TRANSFEREE IS NOT (1) THE UNITED STATES OR ANY
POSSESSION THEREOF, ANY STATE OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF, ANY
FOREIGN GOVERNMENT, ANY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION, OR ANY AGENCY OR
INSTRUMENTALITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING, (2) ANY ORGANIZATION (OTHER
THAN A COOPERATIVE DESCRIBED IN SECTION 521 OF THE CODE) THAT IS EXEMPT
FROM THE TAX IMPOSED BY CHAPTER 1 OF THE CODE UNLESS SUCH ORGANIZATION
IS SUBJECT TO THE TAX IMPOSED BY SECTION 511 OF THE CODE, (3) ANY
ORGANIZATION DESCRIBED IN SECTION
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1381(A)(2)(C) OF THE CODE (ANY SUCHPERSON DESCRIBED IN THE FOREGOING
CLAUSES (1), (2) OR (3) SHALL HEREINAFTER BE REFERRED TO AS A
"DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION") OR (4) AN AGENT OF A DISQUALIFIED
ORGANIZATION AND (B) NO PURPOSE OF SUCH TRANSFER IS TO IMPEDE THE
ASSESSMENT OR COLLECTION OF TAX, AND (II) SUCH TRANSFEREE SATISFIES
CERTAIN ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS RELATING TO THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
THE PROPOSED TRANSFEREE. NOTWITHSTANDING THE REGISTRATION IN THE
CERTIFICATE REGISTER OF ANY TRANSFER, SALE OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF THIS
CERTIFICATE TO A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION OR AN AGENT OF A
DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION, SUCH REGISTRATION SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE OF
NO LEGAL FORCE OR EFFECT WHATSOEVER AND SUCH PERSON SHALL NOT BE DEEMED
TO BE A CERTIFICATEHOLDER FOR ANY PURPOSE HEREUNDER, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THE RECEIPT OF DISTRIBUTIONS ON THIS CERTIFICATE. EACH
HOLDER OF THIS CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
CONSENTED TO THE PROVISIONS OF THIS PARAGRAPH AND THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 5.02(D) OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT REFERRED TO
HEREIN. ANY PERSON THAT IS A DISQUALIFIED ORGANIZATION IS PROHIBITED
FROM ACQUIRING BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF THIS CERTIFICATE.
Series 2002-2, Class R Aggregate Percentage Interest of the Class R
Certificates as of the Issue Date: 100.00%
Date of Pooling and Servicing Agreement Percentage Interest
and Cut-off Date: June 1, 2002
Denomination: 100% Percentage Interest
First Distribution Date: July 25, 2002
Master Servicer: Ameriquest Mortgage Company
No. 1
Trustee: U.S. Bank National Association
Trust Administrator: Deutsche Bank National
Trust Company
Issue Date: June [__], 2002
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ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATE
evidencing a beneficial ownership interest in a Trust Fund (the "Trust Fund")
consisting primarily of a pool of conventional one- to four-family
adjustable-rate and fixed-rate first lien mortgage loans (the "Mortgage Loans")
formed and sold by
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
THIS CERTIFICATE DOES NOT REPRESENT AN OBLIGATION OF OR INTEREST IN
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., THE MASTER SERVICER, THE TRUSTEE,
THE TRUST ADMINISTRATOR OR ANY OF THEIR RESPECTIVE AFFILIATES. NEITHER
THIS CERTIFICATE NOR THE UNDERLYING MORTGAGE LOANS ARE GUARANTEED BY
ANY AGENCY OR INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE UNITED STATES.
This certifies that Ameriquest Securities L.L.C is the
registered owner of a Percentage Interest specified above in that certain
beneficial ownership interest evidenced by all the Class R Certificates in REMIC
III created pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as specified
above (the "Agreement"), among Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. (hereinafter
called the "Depositor," which term includes any successor entity under the
Agreement), the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator, a
summary of certain of the pertinent provisions of which is set forth hereafter.
To the extent not defined herein, the capitalized terms used herein have the
meanings assigned in the Agreement. This Certificate is issued under and is
subject to the terms, provisions and conditions of the Agreement, to which
Agreement the Holder of this Certificate by virtue of the acceptance hereof
assents and by which such Holder is bound.
Pursuant to the terms of the Agreement, distributions will be
made on the 25th day of each month or, if such 25th day is not a Business Day,
the Business Day immediately following (a "Distribution Date"), commencing on
the First Distribution Date specified above, to the Person in whose name this
Certificate is registered on the Record Date, in an amount equal to the product
of the Percentage Interest evidenced by this Certificate and the amount required
to be distributed to the Holders of Class R Certificates on such Distribution
Date pursuant to the Agreement.
All distributions to the Holder of this Certificate under the
Agreement will be made or caused to be made by or on behalf of the Trust
Administrator by wire transfer in immediately available funds to the account of
the Person entitled thereto if such Person shall have so notified the Trust
Administrator in writing at least five Business Days prior to the Record Date
immediately prior to such Distribution Date or otherwise by check mailed by
first class mail to the address of the Person entitled thereto, as such name and
address shall appear on the Certificate Register. Notwithstanding the above, the
final distribution on this Certificate will be made after due notice by the
Trust Administrator of the pendency of such distribution and only upon
presentation and surrender of this Certificate at the office or agency appointed
by the Trust Administrator for that purpose as provided in the Agreement.
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This Certificate is one of a duly authorized issue of
Certificates designated as Asset- Backed Pass-Through Certificates of the Series
specified on the face hereof (herein called the "Certificates") and representing
a Percentage Interest in the Class of Certificates specified on the face hereof
equal to the denomination specified on the face hereof divided by the aggregate
Certificate Principal Balance of the Class of Certificates specified on the face
hereof.
The Certificates are limited in right of payment to certain
collections and recoveries respecting the Mortgage Loans, all as more
specifically set forth herein and in the Agreement. As provided in the
Agreement, withdrawals from the Collection Account and the Distribution Account
may be made from time to time for purposes other than distributions to
Certificateholders, such purposes including reimbursement of advances made, or
certain expenses incurred, with respect to the Mortgage Loans.
The Agreement permits, with certain exceptions therein
provided, the amendment thereof and the modification of the rights and
obligations of the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the rights of the Certificateholders under the Agreement at
any time by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee and the Trust
Administrator with the consent of the Holders of Certificates entitled to at
least 66% of the Voting Rights. Any such consent by the Holder of this
Certificate shall be conclusive and binding on such Holder and upon all future
Holders of this Certificate and of any Certificate issued upon the transfer
hereof or in exchange herefor or in lieu hereof whether or not notation of such
consent is made upon this Certificate. The Agreement also permits the amendment
thereof, in certain limited circumstances, without the consent of the Holders of
any of the Certificates.
As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, the transfer of this Certificate is registrable
in the Certificate Register upon surrender of this Certificate for registration
of transfer at the offices or agencies appointed by the Trust Administrator as
provided in the Agreement, duly endorsed by, or accompanied by an assignment in
the form below or other written instrument of transfer in form satisfactory to
the Trust Administrator and the Certificate Registrar duly executed by, the
Holder hereof or such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing, and
thereupon one or more new Certificates of the same Class in authorized
denominations evidencing the same aggregate Percentage Interest will be issued
to the designated transferee or transferees.
The Certificates are issuable in fully registered form only
without coupons in Classes and denominations representing Percentage Interests
specified in the Agreement. As provided in the Agreement and subject to certain
limitations therein set forth, Certificates are exchangeable for new
Certificates of the same Class in authorized denominations evidencing the same
aggregate Percentage Interest, as requested by the Holder surrendering the same.
No transfer of this Certificate shall be made unless the
transfer is made pursuant to an effective registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), and an effective
registration or qualification under applicable state securities laws, or is made
in a transaction that does not require such registration or qualification. In
the event that such a transfer of this Certificate is to be made without
registration or qualification, the Trust Administrator and the Certificate
Registrar shall require receipt of (i) if such transfer is purportedly being
made in
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reliance upon Rule 144A under the 1933 Act, written certifications from the
Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the transfer, and from such
Holder's prospective transferee, substantially in the forms attached to the
Agreement as Exhibit F-1, and (ii) in all other cases, an Opinion of Counsel
satisfactory to it that such transfer may be made without such registration or
qualification (which Opinion of Counsel shall not be an expense of the Trust
Fund or of the Depositor, the Trust Administrator or the Master Servicer in
their respective capacities as such), together with copies of the written
certification(s) of the Holder of the Certificate desiring to effect the
transfer and/or such Holder's prospective transferee upon which such Opinion of
Counsel is based. None of the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar or the Trust
Administrator is obligated to register or qualify the Class of Certificates
specified on the face hereof under the 1933 Act or any other securities law or
to take any action not otherwise required under the Agreement to permit the
transfer of such Certificates without registration or qualification. Any Holder
desiring to effect a transfer of this Certificate shall be required to indemnify
the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Depositor, the Certificate Registrar
and the Master Servicer against any liability that may result if the transfer is
not so exempt or is not made in accordance with such federal and state laws.
No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf
of any such Plan or any Person using "Plan Assets" to acquire this Certificate
shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement.
Prior to registration of any transfer, sale or other
disposition of this Certificate, the proposed transferee shall provide to the
Trust Administrator (i) an affidavit to the effect that such transferee is any
Person other than a Disqualified Organization or the agent (including a broker,
nominee or middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, and (ii) a certificate
that acknowledges that (A) the Class R Certificates have been designated as a
residual interest in a REMIC, (B) it will include in its income a PRO RATA share
of the net income of the Trust Fund and that such income may be an "excess
inclusion," as defined in the Code, that, with certain exceptions, cannot be
offset by other losses or benefits from any tax exemption, and (C) it expects to
have the financial means to satisfy all of its tax obligations including those
relating to holding the Class R Certificates. Notwithstanding the registration
in the Certificate Register of any transfer, sale or other disposition of this
Certificate to a Disqualified Organization or an agent (including a broker,
nominee or middleman) of a Disqualified Organization, such registration shall be
deemed to be of no legal force or effect whatsoever and such Person shall not be
deemed to be a Certificateholder for any purpose, including, but not limited to,
the receipt of distributions in respect of this Certificate.
The Holder of this Certificate, by its acceptance hereof,
shall be deemed to have consented to the provisions of Section 5.02 of the
Agreement and to any amendment of the Agreement deemed necessary by counsel of
the Depositor to ensure that the transfer of this Certificate to any Person
other than a Permitted Transferee or any other Person will not cause the Trust
Fund to cease to qualify as a REMIC or cause the imposition of a tax upon the
REMIC.
No transfer of this Certificate to a Plan subject to ERISA or
Section 4975 of the Code, any Person acting, directly or indirectly, on behalf
of any such Plan or any Person using "Plan Assets" to acquire this Certificate
shall be made except in accordance with Section 5.02(c) of the Agreement.
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No service charge will be made for any such registration of
transfer or exchange of Certificates, but the Trust Administrator may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in connection with any transfer or exchange of Certificates.
The Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator and the Certificate Registrar and any agent of the Depositor, the
Master Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator or the Certificate
Registrar may treat the Person in whose name this Certificate is registered as
the owner hereof for all purposes, and none of the Depositor, the Master
Servicer, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator, the Certificate Registrar nor
any such agent shall be affected by notice to the contrary.
The obligations created by the Agreement and the Trust Fund
created thereby shall terminate upon payment to the Certificateholders of all
amounts held by the Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee and required to
be paid to them pursuant to the Agreement following the earlier of (i) the final
payment or other liquidation (or any advance with respect thereto) of the last
Mortgage Loan remaining in REMIC I, and (ii) the purchase by the party
designated in the Agreement at a price determined as provided in the Agreement
from REMIC I of all the Mortgage Loans and all property acquired in respect of
such Mortgage Loans. The Agreement permits, but does not require, the party
designated in the Agreement to purchase from REMIC I all the Mortgage Loans and
all property acquired in respect of any Mortgage Loan at a price determined as
provided in the Agreement. The exercise of such right will effect early
retirement of the Certificates; however, such right to purchase is subject to
the aggregate Stated Principal Balance of the Mortgage Loans at the time of
purchase being less than 10% of the sum of the aggregate Stated Principal
Balance of the Initial Mortgage Loans at the Cut-off Date and the Original
Pre-Funded Amounts.
The recitals contained herein shall be taken as statements of
the Depositor and neither the Trustee nor the Trust Administrator assumes any
responsibility for their correctness.
Unless the certificate of authentication hereon has been
executed by the Certificate Registrar, by manual signature, this Certificate
shall not be entitled to any benefit under the Agreement or be valid for any
purpose.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust Administrator has caused this
Certificate to be duly executed.
Dated: June __, 2002
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Trust Administrator
By:__________________________
Authorized Officer
CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION
This is one of the Class R Certificates referred to in the
within-mentioned Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL
TRUST COMPANY
as Certificate Registrar
By:__________________________
Authorized Signatory
ABBREVIATIONS
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face
of this instrument, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:
TEN COM - as tenants in common UNIF GIFT MIN ACT - CUSTODIAN
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TEN ENT - as tenants by the entireties (Cust) (Minor)
under Uniform Gifts
JT TEN - as joint tenants with right if to Minors Act
survivorship and not as tenants _________________
in common (State)
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above
list.
ASSIGNMENT
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned hereby sell(s), assign(s) and
transfer(s) unto _____________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
(Please print or typewrite name, address including postal zip code, and Taxpayer
Identification Number of assignee)
a Percentage Interest equal to____% evidenced by the within Asset-Backed Pass-
Through Certificate and hereby authorize(s) the registration of transfer of such
interest to assignee on the Certificate Register of the Trust Fund.
I (we) further direct the Certificate Registrar to issue a new
Certificate of a like Percentage Interest and Class to the above named assignee
and deliver such Certificate to the following address: _________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Dated:
_____________________________________
Signature by or on behalf of assignor
_____________________________________
Signature Guaranteed
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DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS
The assignee should include the following for purposes of
distribution:
Distributions shall be made, by wire transfer or otherwise, in
immediately available funds to ________________________________________________
________________________________ for the account of __________________________,
account number______________ or, if mailed by check, to _______________________
______________________________________________________________________________.
Applicable statements should be mailed to _____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
This information is provided by ________________________________________,
the assignee named above, or ____________________________________, as its agent.
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EXHIBIT B
[RESERVED]
B-1
EXHIBIT C-1
FORM OF TRUST ADMINISTRATOR'S INITIAL CERTIFICATION
[Date]
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc.
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002,
among Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Ameriquest Mortgage
Company, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and U.S. Bank
National Association, Asset-Backed Mortgage Pass- Through
Certificates, Series 2002-2
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002, among Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc.
as Depositor, Ameriquest Mortgage Company, as master servicer, U.S. Bank
National Association as trustee and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as
trust administrator, we hereby acknowledge that as to each Mortgage Loan listed
in the Mortgage Loan Schedule (other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or any
Mortgage Loan specifically identified in the exception report annexed thereto as
not being covered by such certification), (i) all documents constituting part of
such Mortgage File (other than such documents described in Section 2.01(v))
required to be delivered to it pursuant to this Agreement are in its possession,
(ii) such documents have been reviewed by it or such Custodian and are not
mutilated, torn or defaced unless initialed by the related borrower and relate
to such Mortgage Loan, (iii) based on its or the Custodian's examination and
only as to the foregoing, the information set forth in the Mortgage Loan
Schedule that corresponds to items (1) through (3), (6), (9), (10), (13), (15)
and (19) of the definition of "Mortgage Loan Schedule" accurately reflects
information set forth in the Mortgage File.
The Trust Administrator was under no duty or obligation (i) to
inspect, review or examine any such documents, instruments, certificates or
other papers to determine whether they are genuine, enforceable, or appropriate
for the represented purpose or whether they have actually been recorded or that
they are other than what they purport to be on their face or (ii) to determine
whether any Mortgage File should include any of the documents specified in
clause (v) of Section 2.01.
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Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY, as Trust Administrator
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT C-2
FORM OF TRUST ADMINISTRATOR'S INTERIM CERTIFICATION
[Date]
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc.
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002,
among Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Ameriquest Mortgage
Company, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and U.S. Bank
National Association, Asset-Backed Mortgage Pass- Through
Certificates, Series 2002-2
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In accordance with Section 2.02 of the above-captioned Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, the undersigned, as Trust Administrator, hereby
certifies that as to each Mortgage Loan listed in the Mortgage Loan Schedule
(other than any Mortgage Loan paid in full or listed on the attachment hereto),
it or a Custodian on its behalf has received each of the documents listed in
Section 2.01.
The Trust Administrator has made no independent examination of
any documents contained in each Mortgage File beyond the review specifically
required in the above-referenced Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Trust
Administrator makes no representations as to: (i) the validity, legality,
sufficiency, enforceability or genuineness of any of the documents contained in
the Mortgage File of any of the Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan
Schedule, or (ii) the collectability, insurability, effectiveness or suitability
of any such Mortgage Loan.
Capitalized words and phrases used herein shall have the
respective meanings assigned to them in the above-captioned Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY, as Trust Administrator
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT C-3
FORM OF TRUST ADMINISTRATOR'S RECEIPT OF MORTGAGE NOTE
[Date]
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc.
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002,
among Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Ameriquest Mortgage
Company, Deutsche Bank National Trust Company and U.S. Bank
National Association, Asset-Backed Mortgage Pass- Through
Certificates, Series 2002-2
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated
as of June 1, 2002, among Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. as Depositor,
Ameriquest Mortgage Company, as master servicer, U.S. Bank National Association
as trustee and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trust administrator, we
hereby acknowledge the receipt of the original Mortgage Note for each Mortgage
Loan with any exceptions thereto listed on Exhibit 1.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meanings
assigned to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY, as Trust Administrator
By:______________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT D
FORM OF MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
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MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This is a Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement (the "Agreement"), dated
June 3, 2002, between Ameriquest Mortgage Company, a Delaware corporation (the
"Originator") and Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., a Delaware corporation
(the "Purchaser").
PRELIMINARY STATEMENT
The Originator intends to sell the Mortgage Loans (as hereinafter
defined) to the Purchaser on the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement. The Purchaser shall deposit the Mortgage Loans into a
mortgage pool constituting the trust fund. The trust fund will be evidenced by a
single series of asset-backed pass-through certificates designated as Series
2002-2 (the "Certificates"). The Certificates will consist of fifteen classes of
certificates. The Class CE Certificates, the Class P Certificates and the Class
R Certificates (collectively, the "Non-offered Certificates") will be delivered
to the Originator as partial consideration for the Mortgage Loans as further
described below.
The Certificates will be issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of June1, 2002 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"),
among the Purchaser as depositor (in such capacity, the "Depositor"), the
Originator as master servicer (in such capacity the "Master Servicer"), U.S.
Bank National Association as trustee (in such capacity the "Trustee") and
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trust Administrator (in such capacity
the "Trust Administrator"). Pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the
Depositor will assign all of its right, title and interest in and to the
Mortgage Loans, together with its rights under this Agreement, to the Trustee
for the benefit of the Certificateholders. Capitalized terms used but not
defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
The parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. AGREEMENT TO PURCHASE. The Originator agrees to sell, and
the Purchaser agrees to purchase, on or before June 7, 2002 (the "Closing
Date"), certain adjustable-rate and fixed-rate conventional residential mortgage
loans (the "Mortgage Loans"), having an aggregate principal balance as of the
close of business on the Cut-off Date of approximately $382,673,501.33, after
giving effect to all payments due on the Mortgage Loans on or before the Cut-off
Date (the "Closing Balance"), whether or not received including the right to any
Prepayment Charges collected after the Cut-off Date from the Mortgagors in
connection with any Principal Prepayments on the Mortgage Loans. Any payments
(including Prepayment Charges) collected on or before the Cut-off Date,
including all scheduled payments of principal and interest due on or before the
Cut-off Date and collected after the Cut-off Date, shall belong to the
Originator.
SECTION 2. MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE. The Purchaser and the Originator
have agreed upon which of the mortgage loans owned by the Originator are to be
purchased by the Purchaser pursuant to this Agreement, and the Originator shall
prepare or cause to be prepared on or prior to the Closing Date a final schedule
(the "Closing Schedule") describing such Mortgage
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Loans and setting forth all of the Mortgage Loans to be purchased under this
Agreement, including the related Prepayment Charges. The Closing Schedule shall
conform to the requirements set forth in this Agreement and to the definition of
"Mortgage Loan Schedule" under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement. The Closing
Schedule shall be used as the Mortgage Loan Schedule under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 3. CONSIDERATION.
In consideration for the Mortgage Loans to be purchased hereunder, the
Purchaser shall, as described in Section 8, (i) pay to or upon the order of the
Originator in immediately available funds an amount (the "Purchase Price") equal
to the net sale proceeds of the Class AF-1 Certificates, the Class AF-2
Certificates, the Class AF-3 Certificates, the Class AF-4 Certificates, the
Class AF-5 Certificates, the Class AF-6 Certificates, the Class AV Certificates,
the Class M-1 Certificates, the Class M-2 Certificates and the Class M-3
Certificates, the Class M-4 Certificates, the Class S Certificates, and (ii)
deliver to Ameriquest Securities L.L.C., upon the order of the Originator, the
Class CE Certificates, the Class P Certificates and the Class R Certificates
(the "Ameriquest L.L.C. Certificates").
SECTION 4. TRANSFER OF THE MORTGAGE LOANS.
(a) POSSESSION OF MORTGAGE FILES. The Originator does hereby sell and
contribute, transfer, assign, set over and convey to the Purchaser, without
recourse but subject to the terms of this Agreement, all of its right, title and
interest in, to and under the Mortgage Loans, including the related Prepayment
Charges collected after the Cut-off Date. The contents of each Mortgage File not
delivered to the Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or designee of the
Purchaser on or prior to the Closing Date are and shall be held in trust by the
Originator for the benefit of the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or
designee of the Purchaser. Upon the sale and contribution of the Mortgage Loans
the ownership of each Mortgage Note, the related Mortgage and the other contents
of the related Mortgage File is vested in the Purchaser and the ownership of all
records and documents with respect to the related Mortgage Loan prepared by or
that come into the possession of the Originator on or after the Closing Date
shall immediately vest in the Purchaser and shall be delivered immediately to
the Purchaser or as otherwise directed by the Purchaser.
(b) DELIVERY OF MORTGAGE LOAN DOCUMENTS. The Originator will, on or
prior to the Closing Date, deliver or cause to be delivered to the Purchaser or
any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser each of the following
documents for each Mortgage Loan:
(i) the original Mortgage Note, endorsed in blank without recourse or
in the following form: "Pay to the order of U.S. Bank National Association,
as Trustee under the applicable agreement, without recourse," with all
prior and intervening endorsements showing a complete chain of endorsement
from the originator to the Person so endorsing to the Trustee, or with
respect to any lost Mortgage Note, an original Lost Note Affidavit;
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PROVIDED HOWEVER, that such substitutions of Lost Note Affidavits for original
Mortgage Notes may occur only with respect to Mortgage Loans, the aggregate
Cut-off Date Principal Balance of which is less than or equal to 2.00% of the
Pool Balance as of the Cut-off Date;
(ii) the original Mortgage with evidence of recording thereon,
and a copy, certified by the appropriate recording office, of the
recorded power of attorney, if the Mortgage was executed pursuant to a
power of attorney, with evidence of recording thereon;
(iii) an original Assignment of the Mortgage assigned in blank,
without recourse;
(iv) the original recorded Assignment or Assignments of the
Mortgage showing a complete chain of assignment from the originator to
the Person assigning the Mortgage to the Trustee as contemplated by
the immediately preceding clause (iii) or the original unrecorded
intervening Assignments;
(v) the original or copies of each assumption, modification,
written assurance or substitution agreement, if any; and
(vi) the original lender's title insurance policy or an
attorney's opinion of title or similar, guarantee of title acceptable
to mortgage lenders generally in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged
Property is located, together with all endorsements or riders which
were issued with or subsequent to the issuance of such policy,
insuring the priority of the Mortgage as a first lien on the Mortgaged
Property represented therein as a fee interest vested in the
Mortgagor, or in the event such original title policy is unavailable,
a written commitment or uniform binder or preliminary report of title
issued by the title insurance or escrow company.
The Originator shall promptly (and in no event later than thirty (30)
Business Days, subject to extension upon mutual agreement between the Originator
and the Trustee, following the later of (i) the Closing Date, (ii) the date on
which the Originator receives the Assignment from the Trustee and (iii) the date
of receipt by the Originator of the recording information for a Mortgage) submit
or cause to be submitted for recording, at no expense to the Trust Fund , the
Trust Administrator or the Trustee, in the appropriate public office for real
property records, each Assignment referred to in (iii) and (iv) above and shall
execute each original Assignment referred to in (iii) in the following form:
"U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee under the applicable agreement
without recourse". In the event that any such Assignment is lost or returned
unrecorded because of a defect therein, the Originator shall promptly prepare or
cause to be prepared a substitute Assignment or cure or cause to be cured such
defect, as the case may be, and thereafter cause each such Assignment to be duly
recorded. Notwithstanding the foregoing, however, for administrative convenience
and facilitation of servicing and to reduce closing costs, the assignments of
Mortgage
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shall not be required to be submitted for recording with respect to any Mortgage
Loan if the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and each Rating Agency has received
an opinion of counsel, satisfactory in form and substance to each Rating Agency,
to the effect that the recordation of such Assignments in any specific
jurisdiction is not necessary to protect the Trustee's interest in the related
Mortgage Note; provided further, however, notwithstanding the delivery of any
opinion of counsel, each assignment of Mortgage shall be submitted for recording
by the Originator in the manner described above, at no expense to the Trust
Fund, the Trustee or the Trust Administrator, upon the earliest to occur of: (i)
reasonable direction by Holders of Certificates entitled to at least 25% of the
Voting Rights, (ii) failure of the Master Servicer Termination Test, (iii) the
occurrence of the bankruptcy or insolvency of the Originator, (iv) the
occurrence of a servicing transfer as described in Section 7.02 of the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, and (v) if the Originator is not the Master Servicer
and with respect to any one Assignment of Mortgage, the occurrence of a
bankruptcy of the mortgagor under the related Mortgage or a foreclosure of
related Mortgage.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Originator is unable to pay the
cost of recording the Assignments of Mortgage, such expense will be paid by the
Trust Administrator and reimbursed from the Trust Fund. Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Section 4, if any document referred to in
Section 4(b)(ii) or 4(b)(iv) above has been submitted for recording but either
(x) has not been returned from the applicable public recording office or (y) has
been lost or such public recording office has retained the original of such
document, the obligations of the Originator hereunder shall be deemed to have
been satisfied upon (1) delivery by or on behalf of the Originator promptly upon
receipt thereof to the Purchaser or any assignee, transferee or designee of the
Purchaser of either the original or a copy of such document certified by the
Originator in the case of (x) above or the public recording office in the case
of (y) above to be a true and complete copy of the recorded original thereof and
(2) if such delivered copy is certified by the Originator then in addition
thereto delivery promptly upon receipt thereof of either the original or a copy
of such document certified by the public recording office to be a true and
complete copy of the original.
In the event that the original lender's title insurance policy has not
yet been issued, the Originator shall deliver to the Purchaser or any assignee,
transferee or designee of the Purchaser a written commitment or interim binder
or preliminary report of title issued by the title insurance or escrow company.
Promptly upon receipt by the Originator of any such original title insurance
policy the Originator shall deliver such to the Purchaser or any assignee,
transferee or designee of the Purchaser.
Each original document relating to a Mortgage Loan which is not
delivered to the Purchaser or its assignee, transferee or designee, if held by
the Originator, shall be so held for the benefit of the Purchaser or its
assignee, transferee or designee.
(c) ACCEPTANCE OF MORTGAGE LOANS. The documents delivered
pursuant to Section 4(b) hereof shall be reviewed by the Purchaser or any
assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser at any time before or after
the Closing Date (and with respect to each document
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permitted to be delivered after the Closing Date within seven days of its
delivery) to ascertain that all required documents have been executed and
received and that such documents relate to the Mortgage Loans identified on the
Mortgage Loan Schedule.
(d) RESERVED.
(e) TRANSFER OF INTEREST IN AGREEMENTS. The Purchaser has the
right to assign its interest under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to the
Trustee, as may be required to effect the purposes of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, without the consent of the Originator, and the assignee shall succeed
to the rights and obligations hereunder of the Purchaser. Any expense reasonably
incurred by or on behalf of the Purchaser, the Trust Administrator or the
Trustee in connection with enforcing any obligations of the Originator under
this Agreement will be promptly reimbursed by the Originator.
(f) EXAMINATION OF MORTGAGE FILES. Prior to the Closing Date, the
Originator shall either (i) deliver in escrow to the Purchaser or to any
assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser, for examination, the Mortgage
File pertaining to each Mortgage Loan or (ii) make such Mortgage Files available
to the Purchaser or to any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser for
examination at the Trust Administrator's offices in Santa Ana, California. Such
examination may be made by the Purchaser, and its respective designees, upon
reasonable notice to the Originator, the Trust Administrator and the Trustee
during normal business hours before the Closing Date and within 60 days after
the Closing Date. If any such person makes such examination prior to the Closing
Date and identifies any Mortgage Loans that do not conform to the requirements
of the Purchaser as described in this Agreement, such Mortgage Loans shall be
deleted from the Closing Schedule. The Purchaser may, at its option and without
notice to the Originator, purchase all or part of the Mortgage Loans without
conducting any partial or complete examination. The fact that the Purchaser or
any person has conducted or has failed to conduct any partial or complete
examination of the Mortgage Files shall not affect the rights of the Purchaser
or any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser to demand repurchase or
other relief as provided herein or under the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 5. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS OF THE
ORIGINATOR.
The Originator hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser, as of
the date hereof and as of the Closing Date, and covenants, that:
(i) The Originator is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware and is duly
authorized and qualified to transact any and all business contemplated by this
Agreement to be conducted by the Originator in any state in which a Mortgaged
Property is located or is otherwise not required under applicable law to effect
such qualification and, in any event, is in compliance with the doing business
laws of any such State,
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to the extent necessary to ensure its ability to enforce each Mortgage Loan and
to service the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement;
(ii) The Originator had the full corporate power and authority to
originate, hold and sell each Mortgage Loan and has the full corporate power and
authority to service each Mortgage Loan, and to execute, deliver and perform,
and to enter into and consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
and has duly authorized by all necessary corporate action on the part of the
Originator the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; and this
Agreement, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the
Purchaser, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Originator,
enforceable against the Originator in accordance with its terms, except to the
extent that (a) the enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium, receivership and other similar laws relating to
creditors' rights generally and (b) the remedy of specific performance and
injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to the equitable
defenses and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor
may be brought;
(iii) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Originator,
the servicing of the Mortgage Loans by the Originator under the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, the consummation of any other of the transactions herein
contemplated, and the fulfillment of or compliance with the terms hereof are in
the ordinary course of business of the Originator and will not (A) result in a
breach of any term or provision of the charter or by-laws of the Originator or
(B) conflict with, result in a breach, violation or acceleration of, or result
in a default under, the terms of any other material agreement or instrument to
which the Originator is a party or by which it may be bound, or any statute,
order or regulation applicable to the Originator of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over the
Originator; and the Originator is not a party to, bound by, or in breach or
violation of any indenture or other agreement or instrument, or subject to or in
violation of any statute, order or regulation of any court, regulatory body,
administrative agency or governmental body having jurisdiction over it, which
materially and adversely affects or, to the Originator's knowledge, would in the
future materially and adversely affect, (x) the ability of the Originator to
perform its obligations under this Agreement or (y) the business, operations,
financial condition, properties or assets of the Originator taken as a whole;
(iv) No consent, approval, authorization or order of any court or
governmental agency or body is required for the execution, delivery and
performance by the Originator of, or compliance by the Originator with, this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, or if any
such consent, approval, authorization or order is required, the Originator has
obtained the same;
(v) The Originator is an approved Originator/servicer for Xxxxxx Xxx
or Xxxxxxx Mac in good standing and is a HUD approved mortgagee pursuant to
Section 203 and Section 211 of the National Housing Act; and
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(vi) Except as otherwise disclosed in the Prospectus Supplement, no
litigation is pending against the Originator that would materially and adversely
affect the execution, delivery or enforceability of this Agreement or the
ability of the Originator to service the Mortgage Loans or to perform any of its
other obligations hereunder in accordance with the terms hereof.
SECTION 6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE ORIGINATOR RELATING
TO THE MORTGAGE LOANS.
The Originator hereby represents and warrants to the Purchaser that as
of the Closing Date:
(i) The information set forth on the related Mortgage Loan
Schedule with respect to each Mortgage Loan is true and correct in all material
respects;
(ii) [Reserved];
(iii) No material error, omission, misrepresentation, negligence,
fraud or similar occurrence with respect to a Mortgage Loan has taken place on
the part of any person, including without limitation, the Mortgagor, any
appraiser, any builder or developer, or any other party involved in the
origination of the Mortgage Loan or in the application of any insurance in
relation to such Mortgage Loan;
(iv) All payments due prior to the Cut-off Date have been made
and none of the Mortgage Loans will have been contractually delinquent for more
than one calendar month more than once since the origination thereof;
(v) Each Mortgage is a valid and enforceable first lien on the
Mortgaged Property, including all improvements thereon, subject only to (a) the
lien of nondelinquent current real property taxes and assessments, (b)
covenants, conditions and restrictions, rights of way, easements and other
matters of public record as of the date of recording of such Mortgage, such
exceptions appearing of record being acceptable to mortgage lending institutions
generally or specifically reflected in the appraisal made in connection with the
origination of the related Mortgage Loan, and (c) other matters to which like
properties are commonly subject which do not materially interfere with the
benefits of the security intended to be provided by such Mortgage;
(vi) Immediately prior to the assignment of the Mortgage Loans to
the Purchaser, the Originator had good title to, and was the sole legal and
beneficial owner of, each Mortgage Loan free and clear of any pledge, lien,
encumbrance or security interest and has full right and authority, subject to no
interest or participation of, or agreement with, any other party to sell and
assign the same;
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(vii) There is no delinquent tax or assessment lien against any
Mortgaged Property;
(viii) There is no valid offset, defense or counterclaim to any
Mortgage Note or Mortgage, including the obligation of the Mortgagor to pay the
unpaid principal of or interest on such Mortgage Note, nor will the operation of
any of the terms of the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage, or the exercise of any
right thereunder, render the Mortgage unenforceable, in whole or in part, or
subject to any valid right of rescission, set-off, counterclaim or defense,
including the defense of usury and no such valid right of rescission, set-off,
counterclaim or defense has been asserted with respect thereto;
(ix) There are no mechanics' liens or claims for work, labor or
material rendered to the Mortgaged Property affecting any Mortgaged Property
which are or may be a lien prior to, or equal with, the lien of the related
Mortgage, except those which are insured against by the title insurance policy
referred to in (xiii) below;
(x) Subject to the Escrow Withhold referred to in (xx) below,
each Mortgaged Property is free of material damage and is in good repair;
(xi) Each Mortgage Loan at origination complied in all material
respects with applicable local, state and federal laws, including, without
limitation, usury, equal credit opportunity, real estate settlement procedures,
truth-in-lending and disclosure laws, and consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not involve the violation of any such laws;
(xii) Neither the Originator nor any prior holder of any Mortgage
has modified the Mortgage in any material respect (except that a Mortgage Loan
may have been modified by a written instrument which has been recorded, if
necessary, to protect the interests of the Purchaser and which has been
delivered to the Trustee); satisfied, canceled or subordinated such Mortgage in
whole or in part; released the related Mortgaged Property in whole or in part
from the lien of such Mortgage; or executed any instrument of release,
cancellation, modification or satisfaction with respect thereto;
(xiii) A lender's policy of title insurance together with a
condominium endorsement, extended coverage endorsement, and an adjustable rate
mortgage endorsement (each as applicable) in an amount at least equal to the
Cut-off Date principal balance of each such Mortgage Loan or a commitment
(binder) to issue the same was effective on the date of the origination of each
Mortgage Loan, each such policy is valid and remains in full force and effect,
the transfer of the related Mortgage Loan to the Purchaser will not affect the
validity or enforceability of such policy and each such policy was issued by a
title insurer qualified to do business in the jurisdiction where the Mortgaged
Property is located and in a form acceptable to Xxxxxx Mae or Xxxxxxx Mac, which
policy insures the Originator and successor owners of indebtedness secured by
the insured Mortgage, as to the first priority lien of the Mortgage; no claims
have been made under
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such lender's title insurance policy and no prior holder
of the related Mortgage, including the Originator, has
done, by act or omission, anything which would impair the
coverage of such lender's title insurance policy;
(xiv) Each Mortgage Loan was originated by the Originator (or, if
generated on behalf of the Originator by a person other than the Originator, is
subject to the same underwriting standards and procedures used by the Originator
in originating mortgage loans directly) or by a savings and loan association,
savings bank, commercial bank, credit union, insurance company or similar
institution which is supervised and examined by a federal or state authority
(including a mortgage broker), or by a mortgagee approved by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development pursuant to Sections 203 and 211 of the National
Housing Act;
(xv) With respect to each Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Loan, on each
adjustment date, the Mortgage Rate will be adjusted to equal the Index plus the
Gross Margin, rounded to the nearest 0.125%, subject to the Periodic Rate Cap,
the Maximum Mortgage Rate and the Minimum Mortgage Rate. The related Mortgage
Note is payable on the first day of each month in self-amortizing monthly
installments of principal and interest, with interest payable in arrears, and
requires a monthly payment which is sufficient to fully amortize the outstanding
principal balance of the Mortgage Loan over its remaining term and to pay
interest at the applicable Mortgage Rate. No Mortgage Loan is subject to
negative amortization;
(xvi) All of the improvements which were included for the purpose
of determining the appraised value of the Mortgaged Property lie wholly within
the boundaries and building restriction lines of such property, and no
improvements on adjoining properties encroach upon the Mortgaged Property,
except those, if any, which are insured against by the lender's title insurance
policy referred to in (xiii) above.
(xvii) All inspections, licenses and certificates required to be
made or issued with respect to all occupied portions of the Mortgaged Property
including but not limited to certificates of occupancy, have been made or
obtained from the appropriate authorities and the Mortgaged Property is lawfully
occupied under applicable law except as may otherwise be insured against by the
lender's title insurance policy referred to in (xiii) above.
(xviii) All parties which have had any interest in the Mortgage,
whether as mortgagee, assignee, pledgee or otherwise, are (or, during the period
in which they held and disposed of such interest, were) in compliance with any
and all applicable licensing requirements of the laws of the state wherein the
Mortgaged Property is located;
(xix) The Mortgage Note and the related Mortgage are genuine, and
each is the legal, valid and binding obligation of the maker thereof,
enforceable in accordance with its terms and with applicable laws. All parties
to the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage had legal capacity to
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execute the Mortgage Note and the Mortgage and each Mortgage Note and Mortgage
have been duly and properly executed by such parties;
(xx) The proceeds of each Mortgage Loan have been fully
disbursed, there is no requirement for future advances thereunder and any and
all requirements as to completion of any on-site or off-site improvements and as
to disbursements of any escrow funds therefor have been complied with, excepting
therefrom any Mortgaged Property or Mortgage Loan subject to an Escrow Withhold
as defined in the Originator's underwriting guidelines. All costs, fees and
expenses incurred in making, closing or recording the Mortgage Loans were paid;
(xxi) The related Mortgage contains customary and enforceable
provisions which render the rights and remedies of the holder thereof adequate
for the realization against the Mortgaged Property of the benefits of the
security, including, (i) in the case of a Mortgage designated as a deed of
trust, by trustee's sale, and (ii) otherwise by judicial foreclosure. There is
no homestead or other exemption available to the Mortgagor which would
materially interfere with the right to sell the Mortgaged Property at a
trustee's sale or the right to foreclose the Mortgage;
(xxii) With respect to each Mortgage constituting a deed of
trust, a trustee, duly qualified under applicable law to serve as such, has been
properly designated and currently so serves and is named in such Mortgage, and
no fees or expenses are or will become payable by the Purchaser to the trustee
under the deed of trust, except in connection with a trustee's sale after
default by the Mortgagor;
(xxiii) There exist no deficiencies with respect to escrow
deposits and payments, if such are required, for which customary arrangements
for repayment thereof have not been made, and no escrow deposits or payments of
other charges or payments due the Originator have been capitalized under the
Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note;
(xxiv) The origination, collection and servicing practices used
by the Originator with respect to each Mortgage Loan have been in all material
respects legal, proper, reasonable and customary in the subprime mortgage
origination and servicing business;
(xxv) There is no pledged account or other security other than
real estate securing the Mortgagor's obligations;
(xxvi) No Mortgage Loan has a shared appreciation feature, or
other contingent interest feature;
(xxvii) The improvements upon each Mortgaged Property are covered
by a valid and existing hazard insurance policy with a generally acceptable
carrier that provides for fire extended coverage and such other hazards as are
customary in the area where the Mortgaged Property is located representing
coverage not less than the lesser of the outstanding principal balance
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of the related Mortgage Loan or the minimum amount required to compensate for
damage or loss on a replacement cost basis. All individual insurance policies
and flood policies referred to in clause (xxviii) below contain a standard
mortgagee clause naming the Originator or the original mortgagee, and its
successors in interest, as mortgagee, and the Originator has received no notice
that any premiums due and payable thereon have not been paid; the Mortgage
obligates the Mortgagor thereunder to maintain all such insurance, including
flood insurance, at the Mortgagor's cost and expense, and upon the Mortgagor's
failure to do so, authorizes the holder of the Mortgage to obtain and maintain
such insurance at the Mortgagor's cost and expense and to seek reimbursement
therefor from the Mortgagor, except as may be limited or restricted by
applicable law;
(xxviii) If the Mortgaged Property is in an area identified in
the Federal Register by the Federal Emergency Management Agency as having
special flood hazards, a flood insurance policy in a form meeting the
requirements of the current guidelines of the Flood Insurance Administration is
in effect with respect to such Mortgaged Property with a generally acceptable
carrier in an amount representing coverage not less than the least of (A) the
original outstanding principal balance of the Mortgage Loan, (B) the minimum
amount required to compensate for damage or loss on a replacement cost basis or
(C) the maximum amount of insurance that is available under the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973;
(xxix) There is no default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration existing under the Mortgage or the related Mortgage Note; and the
Originator has not waived any default, breach, violation or event of
acceleration;
(xxx) Each Mortgaged Property is improved by a one- to
four-family residential dwelling, including condominium units and dwelling units
in planned unit developments, which does not include (a) cooperatives or (b)
mobile homes and manufactured homes (as defined in the Xxxxxx Xxx
Seller-Servicer's Guide), except when the appraisal indicates that (i) the
mobile or manufactured home was built under the Federal Manufactured Home
Construction and Safety Standards of 1976 or (ii) otherwise assumes the
characteristics of site-built housing and meets local building codes, is readily
marketable, has been permanently affixed to the site, is not in a mobile home
"park," and is treated as real property under the applicable state law. With
respect to any Mortgage Loan that is secured by a leasehold estate, (a) the
lease is valid, in full force and effect; (b) all rents and other payments due
under the lease have been paid; (c) the lessee is not in default under any
provision of the lease; (d) the term of the lease exceeds the maturity date of
the related Mortgage Loan by at least five years and (e) the Mortgagee under the
Mortgage Loan is given notice and an opportunity to cure any defaults under the
lease;
(xxxi) There is no obligation on the part of the Originator or
any other party under the terms of the Mortgage or related Mortgage Note to make
payments in lieu of or in addition to those made by the Mortgagor;
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(xxxii) Any future advances made prior to the related Purchase
Date have been consolidated with the outstanding principal amount secured by the
Mortgage, and the secured principal amount, as consolidated, bears a single
interest rate and single repayment term reflected on the Mortgage Loan Schedule.
The consolidated principal amount does not exceed the original principal amount
of the Mortgage Loan;
(xxxiii) Each Mortgage Loan was underwritten in accordance with
the Originator's underwriting guidelines;
(xxxiv) The Mortgage File contains an appraisal which was
performed by an appraiser who satisfied, and which was conducted in accordance
with, all of the applicable requirements of the Financial Institutions Reform,
Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989, as amended;.
(xxxv) None of the Mortgage Loans is a graduated payment mortgage
loan, nor is any Mortgage Loan subject to a temporary buydown or similar
arrangement;
(xxxvi) With respect to each Mortgage Loan, no loan junior in
lien priority to such Mortgage Loan and secured by the related Mortgaged
Property was originated by the Originator at the time of origination of such
Mortgage Loan;
(xxxvii) The Mortgage Loans comply in all material respects with
the description set forth under the heading "The Mortgage Pool" in the
Depositor's Prospectus Supplement, dated June 3, 2002 (the "Prospectus
Supplement");
(xxxviii) The Mortgage contains an enforceable provision for the
acceleration of the payment of the unpaid principal balance of the Mortgage Loan
in the event that the Mortgaged Property is sold or transferred without the
prior written consent of the mortgagee thereunder, except as may be limited by
applicable law;
(xxxix) The information set forth in the Mortgage Loan Schedule
relating to the existence of a Prepayment Charge is complete, true and correct
in all material respects at the date or dates respecting which such information
is furnished and each Prepayment Charge is permissible and enforceable in
accordance with its terms upon the full and voluntary prepayment by the
Mortgagor under applicable law (except to the extent that: (1) the
enforceability thereof may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium,
receivership and other similar laws relating to creditors' rights generally; or
(2) the collectability thereof may be limited due to acceleration in connection
with a foreclosure or other involuntary payoff; and
(xl) Each Mortgage Loan is an obligation that is principally
secured by real property for purposes of the REMIC Provisions of the Code.
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SECTION 7. REPURCHASE OBLIGATION FOR DEFECTIVE DOCUMENTATION AND
FOR BREACH OF REPRESENTATION AND WARRANTY.
(a) The representations and warranties contained in Section 6 shall
not be materially impaired by any review and examination of loan files or other
documents evidencing or relating to the Mortgage Loans or any failure on the
part of the Purchaser to review or examine such documents and shall inure to the
benefit of any assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser, including the
Trust Administrator on behalf of the Trustee for the benefit of the
Certificateholders.
Upon discovery by the Originator, the Purchaser or any assignee,
transferee or designee of the Purchaser of any materially defective document in,
or that any material document was not transferred by the Originator (as listed
on the Trust Administrator's Preliminary Exception Report), as part of, any
Mortgage File or of a breach of any of the representations and warranties
contained in Section 5 or Section 6 that materially and adversely affects the
value of any Mortgage Loan or the interest therein of the Purchaser or the
Purchaser's assignee, transferee or designee, the party discovering the breach
shall give prompt written notice to the other. Within ninety (90) days of its
discovery or its receipt of notice of any such missing documentation which was
not transferred to the Purchaser as described above or materially defective
documentation or any such breach of a representation and warranty the Originator
promptly shall deliver such missing document or cure such defect or breach in
all material respects, or in the event the Originator cannot deliver such
missing document or such defect or breach cannot be cured, the Originator shall,
within 90 days of its discovery or receipt of notice, either (i) repurchase the
affected Mortgage Loan at a price equal to the Purchase Price (as such term is
defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) or (ii) pursuant to the
provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, cause the removal of such
Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund and substitute one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans. In the event that any Mortgage Loan is subject to a
breach of the representation and warranty in Section 6(xxxix) resulting in the
Master Servicer's inability to collect all or part of the Prepayment Charge from
the Mortgagor, in lieu of repurchase, the Originator shall be obligated to remit
to the Master Servicer (for deposit in the Collection Account) any shortfall in
the Prepayment Charge collected upon the Mortgagor's voluntary and full
principal prepayment.
The Originator shall amend the Closing Schedule to reflect the
withdrawal of such Mortgage Loan from the terms of this Agreement and the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement and the addition, if any, of a Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loan. The Originator shall deliver to the Purchaser such
amended Closing Schedule and shall deliver such other documents as are required
by this Agreement or the Pooling and Servicing Agreement within five (5) days of
any such amendment. Any repurchase pursuant to this Section 7(a) shall be
accomplished by deposit in the Collection Account of the amount of the Purchase
Price in accordance with Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Any repurchase or substitution required by this Section shall be made in a
manner consistent with Section 2.03 of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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In addition, upon discovery by the Originator, the Purchaser, or any
assignee, transferee or designee of the Purchaser that any Mortgage Loan does
not constitute a "qualified mortgage" within the meaning of Section 860G(a)(3)
of the Code, the party discovering the breach shall give prompt written notice
within five Business Days to the others. Within ninety (90) days of its
discovery or its receipt of notice, the Originator promptly shall either (i)
repurchase the affected Mortgage Loan at the Purchase Price (as such term is
defined in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement) or (ii) pursuant to the
provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, cause the removal of such
Mortgage Loan from the Trust Fund and substitute one or more Qualified
Substitute Mortgage Loans.
(b) It is understood and agreed that the obligations of the Originator
set forth in this Section 7 to cure, remit a Prepayment Charge shortfall,
repurchase or substitute for a defective Mortgage Loan constitute the sole
remedies of the Purchaser against the Originator respecting a missing or
defective material document or a breach of the representations and warranties
contained in Section 5 or Section 6.
SECTION 8. CLOSING; PAYMENT FOR THE MORTGAGE LOANS. The closing of the
purchase and sale of the Mortgage Loans shall be held at the New York City
office of Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx & Wood at 10:00 AM New York City time on the Closing
Date.
The closing shall be subject to each of the following conditions:
(a) All of the representations and warranties of the Originator under
this Agreement shall be true and correct in all material respects
as of the date as of which they are made and no event shall have
occurred which, with notice or the passage of time, would
constitute a default under this Agreement;
(b) The Purchaser shall have received, or the attorneys of the
Purchaser shall have received in escrow (to be released from
escrow at the time of closing), all Closing Documents as
specified in Section 9 of this Agreement, in such forms as are
agreed upon and acceptable to the Purchaser, duly executed by all
signatories other than the Purchaser as required pursuant to the
respective terms thereof;
(c) The Originator shall have delivered or caused to be delivered and
released to the Purchaser or to its designee, all documents
(including without limitation, the Mortgage Loans) required to be
so delivered by the Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.01 of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement; and
(d) All other terms and conditions of this Agreement shall have been
complied with.
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Subject to the foregoing conditions, the Purchaser shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to the Originator on the Closing Date, against delivery
and release by the Originator to the Trustee of all documents required pursuant
to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, the consideration for the Mortgage Loans
as specified in Section 3 of this Agreement, by delivery to the Originator of
the Purchase Price.
SECTION 9. CLOSING DOCUMENTS. Without limiting the generality of
Section 8 hereof, the closing shall be subject to delivery of each of the
following documents:
(a) An Officers' Certificate of the Originator, dated the Closing
Date, in form satisfactory to and upon which the Purchaser and
the Underwriters may rely, and attached thereto copies of the
certificate of incorporation, by-laws and certificate of good
standing of the Originator under the laws of Delaware and (ii) if
the Class CE Certificates and Class P Certificates are offered on
the Closing Date pursuant to a Private Placement Memorandum, the
Originator shall deliver an Officer's Certificate stating that
the same information contained in such Private Placement
Memorandum is true and accurate in all material respects;
(b) An Officers' Certificate of the Originator, dated the Closing
Date, in form satisfactory to and upon which the Purchaser and
the Underwriters may rely, with respect to certain facts
regarding the sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Originator to the
Purchaser;
(c) An Opinion of Counsel of the Originator, dated the Closing Date,
in form satisfactory to and addressed to the Purchaser and the
Underwriters;
(d) Such opinions of counsel from the Purchaser's or Originator's
counsel as the Rating Agencies may request in connection with the
sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Originator to the Purchaser or
the Originator's execution and delivery of, or performance under,
this Agreement and upon which the Underwriters may rely;
(e) A letter from Deloitte & Touche L.L.P., certified public
accountants, dated the date hereof and to the effect that they
have performed certain specified procedures as a result of which
they determined that certain information of an accounting,
financial or statistical nature set forth in the Prospectus
Supplement, under the captions "Summary of Prospectus
Supplement", "Risk Factors", "The Mortgage Pool", "Yield on the
Certificates", "Description of the Certificates", and "Pooling
and Servicing Agreement--The Originator and Master Servicer",
agrees with the records of the Originator;
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(f) The Originator shall deliver for inclusion in the Prospectus
Supplement under the captions "The Mortgage Pool--Underwriting
Standards; Representations" and "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement--The Originator and Master Servicer", or for inclusion
in other offering material such publicly available information
regarding its financial condition and its mortgage loan
delinquency, foreclosure and loss experience, underwriting
standards, lending activities and loan sales, production, and
servicing and collection practices, and any similar nonpublic,
unaudited financial information; and
(g) Such further information, certificates, opinions and documents as
the Purchaser or the Underwriters may reasonably request.
SECTION 10. COSTS. The Originator shall pay (or shall reimburse the
Purchaser or any other Person to the extent that the Purchaser or such other
Person shall pay) all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the
transfer and delivery of the Mortgage Loans, including without limitation,
assignment of mortgage recording costs and/or fees for title policy endorsements
and continuations, the fees and expenses of the Originator's in-house
accountants and in-house attorneys, the costs and expenses incurred in
connection with producing the Originator's loan loss, foreclosure and
delinquency experience, and the costs and expenses incurred in connection with
obtaining the documents referred to in Sections 9(d) and 9(e) to the extent such
costs and expenses were not previously paid by the Originator. The Originator
shall pay (or shall reimburse the Purchaser or any other Person to the extent
that the Purchaser or such other Person shall pay) the costs and expenses of
printing (or otherwise reproducing) and delivering this Agreement, the Pooling
and Servicing Agreement, the Certificates, the prospectus, the prospectus
supplement, and the private placement memorandum relating to the Certificates
and other related documents, the initial fees, costs and expenses of the Trust
Administrator and the Trustee relating to the issuance of the initial
certification of the Trustee under Section 2.02 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, the fees and expenses of the Originator's counsel in connection with
the preparation of all documents relating to the securitization of the Mortgage
Loans, the filing fee charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission for
registration of the Certificates, the cost of outside special counsel that may
be required for the Purchaser, the cost of obtaining the documents referred to
in Section 9(g) and the fees charged by any rating agency to rate the
Certificates. All other costs and expenses in connection with the transactions
contemplated hereunder shall be borne by the party incurring such expense.
SECTION 11. [Reserved]
SECTION 12. [Reserved]
SECTION 13. MANDATORY DELIVERY; GRANT OF SECURITY INTEREST. The sale
and delivery on the Closing Date of the Mortgage Loans described on the Mortgage
Loan Schedule in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement is
mandatory. It is specifically understood and
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agreed that each Mortgage Loan is unique and identifiable on the date hereof and
that an award of money damages would be insufficient to compensate the Purchaser
for the losses and damages incurred by the Purchaser in the event of the
Originator's failure to deliver the Mortgage Loans on or before the Closing
Date. The Originator hereby grants to the Purchaser a lien on and a continuing
security interest in the Originator's interest in each Mortgage Loan and each
document and instrument evidencing each such Mortgage Loan to secure the
performance by the Originator of its obligation hereunder, and the Originator
agrees that it holds such Mortgage Loans in custody for the Purchaser, subject
to the Purchaser's (i) right, prior to the Closing Date, to reject any Mortgage
Loan to the extent permitted by this Agreement, and (ii) obligation to deliver
or cause to be delivered the consideration for the Mortgage Loans pursuant to
Section 8 hereof. Any Mortgage Loans rejected by the Purchaser shall
concurrently therewith be released from the security interest created hereby.
The Originator agrees that, upon acceptance of the Mortgage Loans by the
Purchaser or its designee and delivery of payment to the Originator, that its
security interest in the Mortgage Loans shall be released. All rights and
remedies of the Purchaser under this Agreement are distinct from, and cumulative
with, any other rights or remedies under this Agreement or afforded by law or
equity and all such rights and remedies may be exercised concurrently,
independently or successively.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if on the Closing Date, each of the
conditions set forth in Section 8 hereof shall have been satisfied and the
Purchaser shall not have paid or caused to be paid the Purchase Price, or any
such condition shall not have been waived or satisfied and the Purchaser
determines not to pay or cause to be paid the Purchase Price, the Purchaser
shall immediately effect the redelivery of the Mortgage Loans, if delivery to
the Purchaser has occurred and the security interest created by this Section 12
shall be deemed to have been released.
SECTION 14. NOTICES. All demands, notices and communications hereunder
shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if personally
delivered to or mailed by registered mail, postage prepaid, or transmitted by
telex or telegraph and confirmed by a similar mailed writing, if to the
Purchaser, addressed to the Purchaser at 0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx 0000,
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: General Counsel, or such other address as
may hereafter be furnished to the Originator in writing by the Purchaser; if to
the Originator, addressed to the Originator at 0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx
0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000, Attention: General Counsel, or to such other
address as the Originator may designate in writing to the Purchaser.
SECTION 15. SEVERABILITY OF PROVISIONS. Any part, provision,
representation or warranty of this Agreement which is prohibited or which is
held to be void or unenforceable shall be ineffective to the extent of such
prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions
hereof. Any part, provision, representation or warranty of this Agreement which
is prohibited or unenforceable or is held to be void or unenforceable in any
jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of
such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining
provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any
jurisdiction as to any Mortgage Loan shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other
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jurisdiction. To the extent permitted by applicable law, the parties hereto
waive any provision of law which prohibits or renders void or unenforceable any
provision hereof.
SECTION 16. AGREEMENT OF PARTIES. The Originator and the Purchaser
agree to execute and deliver such instruments and take such actions as either of
the others may, from time to time, reasonably request in order to effectuate the
purpose and to carry out the terms of this Agreement and the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement.
SECTION 17. SURVIVAL. The Originator agrees that the representations,
warranties and agreements made by it herein and in any certificate or other
instrument delivered pursuant hereto shall be deemed to be relied upon by the
Purchaser, notwithstanding any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by the
Purchaser or on its behalf, and that the representations, warranties and
agreements made by the Originator herein or in any such certificate or other
instrument shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Mortgage Loans and
shall continue in full force and effect, notwithstanding any restrictive or
qualified endorsement on the Mortgage Notes and notwithstanding subsequent
termination of this Agreement, the Pooling and Servicing Agreement or the Trust
Fund.
SECTION 18. GOVERNING LAW. THIS AGREEMENT AND THE RIGHTS, DUTIES,
OBLIGATIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PARTIES HERETO SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS (INCLUDING THE CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS)
AND DECISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. THE PARTIES HERETO INTEND THAT THE
PROVISIONS OF SECTION 5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW SHALL APPLY
TO THIS AGREEMENT.
SECTION 19. MISCELLANEOUS. This Agreement may be executed in two or
more counter-parts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the
parties hereto and their respective successors and assigns. This Agreement
supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject
matter hereof. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed,
waived, discharged or terminated orally, but only by an instrument in writing
signed by the party against whom enforcement of the change, waiver, discharge or
termination is sought. The headings in this Agreement are for purposes of
reference only and shall not limit or otherwise affect the meaning hereof.
It is the express intent of the parties hereto that the conveyance of
the Mortgage Loans by the Originator to the Purchaser as provided in Section 4
hereof be, and be construed as, a sale of the Mortgage Loans by the Originator
to the Purchaser and not as a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Originator to
the Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Originator. However,
in the event that, notwithstanding the aforementioned intent of the parties, the
Mortgage Loans are held to be property of the Originator, then, (a) it is the
express intent of the parties that such
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conveyance be deemed a pledge of the Mortgage Loans by the Originator to the
Purchaser to secure a debt or other obligation of the Originator and (b) (1)
this Agreement shall also be deemed to be a security agreement within the
meaning of Articles 8 and 9 of the New York Uniform Commercial Code; (2) the
conveyance provided for in Section 4 hereof shall be deemed to be a grant by the
Originator to the Purchaser of a security interest in all of the Originator's
right, title and interest in and to the Mortgage Loans and all amounts payable
to the holders of the Mortgage Loans in accordance with the terms thereof and
all proceeds of the conversion, voluntary or involuntary, of the foregoing into
cash, instruments, securities or other property, including without limitation
all amounts, other than investment earnings, from time to time held or invested
in the Collection Account whether in the form of cash, instruments, securities
or other property; (3) the possession by the Purchaser or its agent of Mortgage
Notes, the related Mortgages and such other items of property that constitute
instruments, money, negotiable documents or chattel paper shall be deemed to be
"possession" for purposes of perfecting the security interest pursuant to the
New York Uniform Commercial Code; and (4) notifications to persons holding such
property, and acknowledgments, receipts or confirmations from persons holding
such property, shall be deemed notifications to, or acknowledgments, receipts or
confirmations from, financial intermediaries, bailees or agents (as applicable)
of the Purchaser for the purpose of perfecting such security interest under
applicable law. Any assignment of the interest of the Purchaser pursuant to
Section 4(d) hereof shall also be deemed to be an assignment of any security
interest created hereby. The Originator and the Purchaser shall, to the extent
consistent with this Agreement, take such actions as may be necessary to ensure
that, if this Agreement were deemed to create a security interest in the
Mortgage Loans, such security interest would be deemed to be a perfected
security interest of first priority under applicable law and will be maintained
as such throughout the term of this Agreement and the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Originator and the Purchaser have caused their
names to be signed by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized as of
the date first above written.
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE COMPANY
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES
INC.
By: ____________________________________
Name:
Title:
EXHIBIT E-1
REQUEST FOR RELEASE
(for Trustee)
LOAN INFORMATION
Name of Mortgagor: ______________________________
Master Servicer
Loan No.: ______________________________
TRUSTEE
Name: ______________________________
Address: ______________________________
______________________________
Trustee Mortgage
File No.: ______________________________
TRUST ADMINISTRATOR
Name: ______________________________
Address: ______________________________
______________________________
Trust Administrator
Mortgage File No.: ______________________________
DEPOSITOR
Name: AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
Address: ______________________________
Certificates: Asset-Backed Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2002-2.
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The undersigned Master Servicer hereby acknowledges
that it has received from _______________________, as Trustee for the Holders of
Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-2, the documents referred to
below (the "Documents"). All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in this
Request for Release shall have the meanings given them in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002, among the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator, the Depositor and the Master Servicer (the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement").
( ) Promissory Note dated _______________, 20__, in the original principal
sum of $__________, made by _____________________, payable to, or
endorsed to the order of, the Trustee.
( ) Mortgage recorded on _________________________ as instrument no.
____________________ in the County Recorder's Office of the County of
_______________, State of __________________ in
book/reel/docket_________________ of official records at page/image
_____________.
( ) Deed of Trust recorded on ___________________ as instrument no.
________________ in the County Recorder's Office of the County of
_________________, State of ____________________ in book/reel/docket
_________________ of official records at page/image ______________.
( ) Assignment of Mortgage or Deed of Trust to the Trustee, recorded on
__________________ as instrument no. _________ in the County Recorder's
Office of the County of _______________, State of
_______________________ in book/reel/docket ____________ of official
records at page/image ____________.
( ) Other documents, including any amendments, assignments or other
assumptions of the Mortgage Note or Mortgage.
( ) ---------------------------------------------
( ) ---------------------------------------------
( ) ---------------------------------------------
( ) ---------------------------------------------
The undersigned Master Servicer hereby acknowledges
and agrees as follows:
(1) The Master Servicer shall hold and retain
possession of the Documents in trust for the benefit of the Trustee, solely for
the purposes provided in the Agreement.
(2) The Master Servicer shall not cause or permit the
Documents to become subject to, or encumbered by, any claim, liens, security
interest, charges, writs of attachment or other impositions nor shall the Master
Servicer assert or seek to assert any claims or rights of setoff to or against
the Documents or any proceeds thereof.
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(3) The Master Servicer shall return each and every
Document previously requested from the Mortgage File to the Trustee when the
need therefor no longer exists, unless the Mortgage Loan relating to the
Documents has been liquidated and the proceeds thereof have been remitted to the
Collection Account and except as expressly provided in the Agreement.
(4) The Documents and any proceeds thereof, including
any proceeds of proceeds, coming into the possession or control of the Master
Servicer shall at all times be earmarked for the account of the Trustee, and the
Master Servicer shall keep the Documents and any proceeds separate and distinct
from all other property in the Master Servicer's possession, custody or control.
Dated:
[MASTER SERVICER]
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT E-2
REQUEST FOR RELEASE
[Mortgage Loans Paid in Full]
OFFICERS' CERTIFICATE AND TRUST RECEIPT ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH
CERTIFICATES SERIES 2002-2
____________________________________________________ HEREBY CERTIFIES THAT
HE/SHE IS AN OFFICER OF THE MASTER SERVICER, HOLDING THE OFFICE SET FORTH
BENEATH HIS/HER SIGNATURE, AND HEREBY FURTHER CERTIFIES AS FOLLOWS:
WITH RESPECT TO THE MORTGAGE LOANS, AS THE TERM IS DEFINED IN THE POOLING AND
SERVICING AGREEMENT DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED SCHEDULE:
ALL PAYMENTS OF PRINCIPAL, PREMIUM (IF ANY), AND INTEREST HAVE BEEN
MADE.
LOAN NUMBER: _______________ BORROWER'S NAME: _______________
COUNTY: ______________________
WE HEREBY CERTIFY THAT ALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH PAYMENTS,
WHICH ARE REQUIRED TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE COLLECTION ACCOUNT PURSUANT TO SECTION
3.10 OF THE POOLING AND SERVICING AGREEMENT, HAVE BEEN OR WILL BE CREDITED.
________________________________ DATED: _________________________
/ / VICE PRESIDENT
/ / ASSISTANT VICE PRESIDENT
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EXHIBIT F-1
FORM OF TRANSFEROR REPRESENTATION LETTER
[DATED]
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
0000 Xxxx Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Re: Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2002-2, Class ___, representing a ___%
Class ___ Percentage Interest
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the transfer by ________________ (the "Transferor")
to ________________ (the "Transferee") of the captioned mortgage pass-through
certificates (the "Certificates"), the Transferor hereby certifies as follows:
Neither the Transferor nor anyone acting on its behalf has (a) offered,
pledged, sold, disposed of or otherwise transferred any Certificate, any
interest in any Certificate or any other similar security to any person in any
manner, (b) has solicited any offer to buy or to accept a pledge, disposition or
other transfer of any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or any other
similar security from any person in any manner, (c) has otherwise approached or
negotiated with respect to any Certificate, any interest in any Certificate or
any other similar security with any person in any manner, (d) has made any
general solicitation by means of general advertising or in any other manner, (e)
has taken any other action, that (in the case of each of subclauses (a) through
(e) above) would constitute a distribution of the Certificates under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), or would render the
disposition of any Certificate a violation of Section 5 of the 1933 Act or any
state securities law or would require registration or qualification pursuant
thereto. The Transferor will not act, nor has it authorized or will it authorize
any person to act, in any manner set forth in the foregoing sentence with
respect to any Certificate. The Transferor will not sell or otherwise transfer
any of the Certificates, except in compliance with the provisions of that
certain Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002, among
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. as Depositor, Ameriquest Mortgage Company as
Master Servicer, U.S. Bank National Association as Trustee and Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company as Trust Administrator (the "Pooling and Servicing
Agreement"), pursuant to which Pooling and Servicing Agreement the Certificates
were issued.
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Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the
meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Very truly yours,
[Transferor]
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
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FORM OF TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER
[Date]
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
0000 Xxxx Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Re: Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed
Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-2, Class ___,
Representing a ___% Class ___ Percentage Interest
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the purchase from ______________________ (the "Transferor")
on the date hereof of the captioned trust certificates (the "Certificates"),
_______________ (the "Transferee") hereby certifies as follows:
1. The Transferee is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that
term is defined in Rule 144A ("Rule 144A") under the Securities Act of
1933 (the "1933 Act") and has completed either of the forms of
certification to that effect attached hereto as Annex 1 or Annex 2. The
Transferee is aware that the sale to it is being made in reliance on
Rule 144A. The Transferee is acquiring the Certificates for its own
account or for the account of a qualified institutional buyer, and
understands that such Certificate may be resold, pledged or transferred
only (i) to a person reasonably believed to be a qualified
institutional buyer that purchases for its own account or for the
account of a qualified institutional buyer to whom notice is given that
the resale, pledge or transfer is being made in reliance on Rule 144A,
or (ii) pursuant to another exemption from registration under the 1933
Act.
2. The Transferee has been furnished with all information
regarding (a) the Certificates and distributions thereon, (b) the
nature, performance and servicing of the Mortgage Loans, (c) the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement referred to below, and (d) any credit
enhancement mechanism associated with the Certificates, that it has
requested.
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All capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein
have the respective meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002, among Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc.
as Depositor, Ameriquest Mortgage Company as Master Servicer, U.S. Bank National
Association as Trustee and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trust
Administrator, pursuant to which the Certificates were issued.
[TRANSFEREE]
By: ___________________________
Name:
Title:
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ANNEX 1 TO EXHIBIT F-1
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QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
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[For Transferees Other Than Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of
Transferor] (the "Transferor") and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as Trust
Administrator, with respect to the mortgage pass-through certificates (the
"Certificates") described in the Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer, Senior Vice President or other executive officer of the
entity purchasing the Certificates (the "Transferee").
2. In connection with purchases by the Transferee, the
Transferee is a "qualified institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule
144A under the Securities Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because (i) the Transferee
owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis $______________________1 in
securities (except for the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end
of the Transferee's most recent fiscal year (such amount being calculated in
accordance with Rule 144A) and (ii) the Transferee satisfies the criteria in the
category marked below.
___ CORPORATION, ETC. The Transferee is a corporation (other than
a bank, savings and loan association or similar institution),
Massachusetts or similar business trust, partnership, or any
organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986.
___ BANK. The Transferee (a) is a national bank or banking
institution organized under the laws of any State, territory
or the District of Columbia, the business of which is
substantially confined to banking and is supervised by the
State or territorial banking commission or similar official or
is a foreign bank or equivalent institution, and (b) has an
audited net worth of at least $25,000,000 as demonstrated in
its latest annual financial statements, A COPY OF WHICH IS
ATTACHED HERETO.
___ SAVINGS AND LOAN. The Transferee (a) is a savings and loan
association, building and loan association, cooperative bank,
homestead association or similar institution, which is
supervised and examined by a State or Federal authority having
supervision over any such institutions or is a foreign savings
and loan association or equivalent institution and (b) has an
audited net worth of at least 1Transferee must own and/or
invest on a discretionary basis at least $100,000,000 in
securities unless Transferee is a dealer, and, in that case,
Transferee must own and/or invest on a discretionary basis at
least $10,000,000 in securities. $25,000,000 as demonstrated
in its latest annual financial statements, A COPY OF WHICH IS
ATTACHED HERETO.
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___ BROKER-DEALER. The Transferee is a dealer registered pursuant
to Section 15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
___ INSURANCE COMPANY. The Transferee is an insurance company
whose primary and predominant business activity is the writing
of insurance or the reinsuring of risks underwritten by
insurance companies and which is subject to supervision by the
insurance commissioner or a similar official or agency of a
State, territory or the District of Columbia.
___ STATE OR LOCAL PLAN. The Transferee is a plan established and
maintained by a State, its political subdivisions, or any
agency or instrumentality of the State or its political
subdivisions, for the benefit of its employees.
___ ERISA PLAN. The Transferee is an employee benefit plan within
the meaning of Title I of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974.
___ INVESTMENT ADVISOR. The Transferee is an investment advisor
registered under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
3. The term "SECURITIES" as used herein DOES NOT INCLUDE (i)
securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee, (ii) securities
that are part of an unsold allotment to or subscription by the Transferee, if
the Transferee is a dealer, (iii) securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. or
any instrumentality thereof, (iv) bank deposit notes and certificates of
deposit, (v) loan participations, (vi) repurchase agreements, (vii) securities
owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and (viii) currency, interest rate
and commodity swaps.
4. For purposes of determining the aggregate amount of
securities owned and/or invested on a discretionary basis by the Transferee, the
Transferee used the cost of such securities to the Transferee and did not
include any of the securities referred to in the preceding paragraph. Further,
in determining such aggregate amount, the Transferee may have included
securities owned by subsidiaries of the Transferee, but only if such
subsidiaries are consolidated with the Transferee in its financial statements
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and if the
investments of such subsidiaries are managed under the Transferee's direction.
However, such securities were not included if the Transferee is a
majority-owned, consolidated subsidiary of another enterprise and the Transferee
is not itself a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
5. The Transferee acknowledges that it is familiar with Rule
144A and understands that the Transferor and other parties related to the
Certificates are relying and will continue to rely on the statements made herein
because one or more sales to the Transferee may be in reliance on Rule 144A.
_____ _____ Will the Transferee be purchasing the Certificates
Yes No only for the Transferee's own account?
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6. If the answer to the foregoing question is "no", the
Transferee agrees that, in connection with any purchase of securities sold to
the Transferee for the account of a third party (including any separate account)
in reliance on Rule 144A, the Transferee will only purchase for the account of a
third party that at the time is a "qualified institutional buyer" within the
meaning of Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee agrees that the Transferee
will not purchase securities for a third party unless the Transferee has
obtained a current representation letter from such third party or taken other
appropriate steps contemplated by Rule 144A to conclude that such third party
independently meets the definition of "qualified institutional buyer" set forth
in Rule 144A.
7. The Transferee will notify each of the parties to which
this certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions
herein. Until such notice is given, the Transferee's purchase of the
Certificates will constitute a reaffirmation of this certification as of the
date of such purchase. In addition, if the Transferee is a bank or savings and
loan as provided above, the Transferee agrees that it will furnish to such
parties updated annual financial statements promptly after they become
available.
Dated:
Print Name of Transferee
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
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ANNEX 2 TO EXHIBIT F-1
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QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER STATUS UNDER SEC RULE 144A
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[For Transferees That Are Registered Investment Companies]
The undersigned hereby certifies as follows to [name of
Transferor] (the "Transferor") and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, as
Trust Administrator, with respect to the mortgage pass-through certificates (the
"Certificates") described in the Transferee Certificate to which this
certification relates and to which this certification is an Annex:
1. As indicated below, the undersigned is the President, Chief
Financial Officer or Senior Vice President of the entity purchasing the
Certificates (the "Transferee") or, if the Transferee is a "qualified
institutional buyer" as that term is defined in Rule 144A under the Securities
Act of 1933 ("Rule 144A") because the Transferee is part of a Family of
Investment Companies (as defined below), is such an officer of the investment
adviser (the "Adviser").
2. In connection with purchases by the Transferee, the
Transferee is a "qualified institutional buyer" as defined in Rule 144A because
(i) the Transferee is an investment company registered under the Investment
Company Act of 1940, and (ii) as marked below, the Transferee alone, or the
Transferee's Family of Investment Companies, owned at least $100,000,000 in
securities (other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end
of the Transferee's most recent fiscal year. For purposes of determining the
amount of securities owned by the Transferee or the Transferee's Family of
Investment Companies, the cost of such securities was used.
____ The Transferee owned $___________________ in securities (other
than the excluded securities referred to below) as of the end
of the Transferee's most recent fiscal year (such amount being
calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
____ The Transferee is part of a Family of Investment Companies
which owned in the aggregate $______________ in securities
(other than the excluded securities referred to below) as of
the end of the Transferee's most recent fiscal year (such
amount being calculated in accordance with Rule 144A).
3. The term "FAMILY OF INVESTMENT COMPANIES" as used herein
means two or more registered investment companies (or series thereof) that have
the same investment adviser or investment advisers that are affiliated (by
virtue of being majority owned subsidiaries of the same parent or because one
investment adviser is a majority owned subsidiary of the other).
4. The term "SECURITIES" as used herein does not include (i)
securities of issuers that are affiliated with the Transferee or are part of the
Transferee's Family of Investment Companies, (ii) securities issued or
guaranteed by the U.S. or any instrumentality thereof, (iii) bank deposit notes
and certificates of deposit, (iv) loan participations, (v) repurchase
agreements, (vi) securities owned but subject to a repurchase agreement and
(vii) currency, interest rate and commodity swaps.
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5. The Transferee is familiar with Rule 144A and understands
that the parties to which this certification is being made are relying and will
continue to rely on the statements made herein because one or more sales to the
Transferee will be in reliance on Rule 144A. In addition, the Transferee will
only purchase for the Transferee's own account.
6. The undersigned will notify the parties to which this
certification is made of any changes in the information and conclusions herein.
Until such notice, the Transferee's purchase of the Certificates will constitute
a reaffirmation of this certification by the undersigned as of the date of such
purchase.
Dated:
Print Name of Transferee or Advisor
By: ____________________________
Name:
Title:
IF AN ADVISER:
_______________________________________
Print Name of Transferee
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FORM OF TRANSFEREE REPRESENTATION LETTER
The undersigned hereby certifies on behalf of the purchaser
named below (the "Purchaser") as follows:
1. I am an executive officer of the Purchaser.
2. The Purchaser is a "qualified institutional buyer", as
defined in Rule 144A, ("Rule 144A") under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended.
3. As of the date specified below (which is not earlier than
the last day of the Purchaser's most recent fiscal year), the amount of
"securities", computed for purposes of Rule 144A, owned and invested on
a discretionary basis by the Purchaser was in excess of $100,000,000.
Name of Purchaser _____________________________________________________
By: (Signature) _____________________________________________________
Name of Signatory _____________________________________________________
Title _______________________________________________________________________
Date of this certificate ____________________________________________
Date of information provided in paragraph 3 ___________________________
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EXHIBIT F-2
FORM OF TRANSFER AFFIDAVIT AND AGREEMENT
STATE OF NEW YORK )
: ss.:
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
____________________________, being duly sworn, deposes,
represents and warrants as follows:
1. I am a ______________________ of
____________________________ (the "Owner") a corporation duly organized and
existing under the laws of ______________, the record owner of Ameriquest
Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-2,
[Class R] (the "Class R Certificates"), on behalf of whom I make this affidavit
and agreement. Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the respective
meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement pursuant to
which the Class R Certificates were issued.
2. The Owner (i) is and will be a "Permitted Transferee" as of
____________________, 2002 and (ii) is acquiring the Class R Certificates for
its own account or for the account of another Owner from which it has received
an affidavit in substantially the same form as this affidavit. A "Permitted
Transferee" is any person other than a "disqualified organization" or a
possession of the United States. For this purpose, a "disqualified organization"
means the United States, any state or political subdivision thereof, any agency
or instrumentality of any of the foregoing (other than an instrumentality all of
the activities of which are subject to tax and, except for the Federal Home Loan
Mortgage Corporation, a majority of whose board of directors is not selected by
any such governmental entity) or any foreign government, international
organization or any agency or instrumentality of such foreign government or
organization, any rural electric or telephone cooperative, or any organization
(other than certain farmers' cooperatives) that is generally exempt from federal
income tax unless such organization is subject to the tax on unrelated business
taxable income.
3. The Owner is aware (i) of the tax that would be imposed on
transfers of the Class R Certificates to disqualified organizations under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that applies to all transfers of the Class R
Certificates after March 31, 1988; (ii) that such tax would be on the transferor
or, if such transfer is through an agent (which person includes a broker,
nominee or middleman) for a non-Permitted Transferee, on the agent; (iii) that
the person otherwise liable for the tax shall be relieved of liability for the
tax if the transferee furnishes to such person an affidavit that the transferee
is a Permitted Transferee and, at the time of transfer, such person does not
have actual knowledge that the affidavit is false; and (iv) that each of the
Class R Certificates may be a "noneconomic residual interest" within the meaning
of proposed Treasury regulations promulgated under the Code and that the
transferor of a "noneconomic residual interest" will remain liable for any taxes
due with respect to the income on such residual interest, unless no significant
purpose of the transfer is to impede the assessment or collection of tax.
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4. The Owner is aware of the tax imposed on a "pass-through
entity" holding the Class R Certificates if, at any time during the taxable year
of the pass-through entity, a non-Permitted Transferee is the record holder of
an interest in such entity. (For this purpose, a "pass-through entity" includes
a regulated investment company, a real estate investment trust or common trust
fund, a partnership, trust or estate, and certain cooperatives.)
5. The Owner is aware that the Certificate Registrar will not
register the transfer of any Class R Certificate unless the transferee, or the
transferee's agent, delivers to the Certificate Registrar, among other things,
an affidavit in substantially the same form as this affidavit. The Owner
expressly agrees that it will not consummate any such transfer if it knows or
believes that any of the representations contained in such affidavit and
agreement are false.
6. The Owner consents to any additional restrictions or
arrangements that shall be deemed necessary upon advice of counsel to constitute
a reasonable arrangement to ensure that the Class R Certificates will only be
owned, directly or indirectly, by an Owner that is a Permitted Transferee.
7. The Owner's taxpayer identification number is ____________.
8. The Owner has reviewed the restrictions set forth on the
face of the Class R Certificates and the provisions of Section 5.02(d) of the
Pooling and Servicing Agreement under which the Class R Certificates were issued
(in particular, clauses (iii)(A) and (iii)(B) of Section 5.02(d) which authorize
the Trust Administrator to deliver payments to a person other than the Owner and
negotiate a mandatory sale by the Trust Administrator in the event that the
Owner holds such Certificate in violation of Section 5.02(d)); and that the
Owner expressly agrees to be bound by and to comply with such restrictions and
provisions.
9. The Owner is not acquiring and will not transfer the Class
R Certificates in order to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.
10. The Owner anticipates that it will, so long as it holds
the Class R Certificates, have sufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by the
holder of such Class R Certificates, and hereby represents to and for the
benefit of the person from whom it acquired the Class R Certificates that the
Owner intends to pay taxes associated with holding such Class R Certificates as
they become due, fully understanding that it may incur tax liabilities in excess
of any cash flows generated by the Class R Certificates.
11. The Owner has no present knowledge that it may become
insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so long as it holds the
Class R Certificates.
12. The Owner has no present knowledge or expectation that it
will be unable to pay any United States taxes owed by it so long as any of the
Certificates remain outstanding.
13. The Owner is not acquiring the Class R Certificates with
the intent to transfer the Class R Certificates to any person or entity that
will not have sufficient assets to pay any taxes
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owed by the holder of such Class R Certificates, or that may become insolvent or
subject to a bankruptcy proceeding, for so long as the Class R Certificates
remain outstanding.
14. The Owner will, in connection with any transfer that it
makes of the Class R Certificates, obtain from its transferee the
representations required by Section 5.02(d) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement under which the Class R Certificate were issued and will not
consummate any such transfer if it knows, or knows facts that should lead it to
believe, that any such representations are false.
15. The Owner will, in connection with any transfer that it
makes of the Class R Certificates, deliver to the Certificate Registrar an
affidavit, which represents and warrants that it is not transferring the Class R
Certificates to impede the assessment or collection of any tax and that it has
no actual knowledge that the proposed transferee: (i) has insufficient assets to
pay any taxes owed by such transferee as holder of the Class R Certificates;
(ii) may become insolvent or subject to a bankruptcy proceeding for so long as
the Class R Certificates remains outstanding; and (iii) is not a "Permitted
Transferee".
16. The Owner is a citizen or resident of the United States, a
corporation or partnership (or other entity treated as a corporation or
partnership for federal income tax purposes) created or organized in, or under
the laws of, the United States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia
(except, in the case of a partnership or entity treated as a partnership, to the
extent provided in regulations), an estate the income of which is subject to
United States federal income taxation regardless of its source or a trust other
than a "foreign trust" described in section 7701(a)(31) of the Code.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this instrument to be
executed on its behalf, pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, by
its [Vice] President, attested by its [Assistant] Secretary, this ____ day of
__________, 200__.
[OWNER]
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title: [Vice] President
ATTEST:
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
Personally appeared before me the above-named , known or
proved to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to
be a [Vice] President of the Owner, and acknowledged to me that [he/she]
executed the same as [his/her] free act and deed and the free act and deed of
the Owner.
Subscribed and sworn before me this ____ day of __________,
200__.
______________________________
Notary Public
County of _____________________
State of ______________________
My Commission expires:
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FORM OF TRANSFEROR AFFIDAVIT
STATE OF NEW YORK )
: ss. :
COUNTY OF NEW YORK )
_______________________________________, being duly sworn,
deposes, represents and warrants _____________________________ as follows:
1. I am a ____________________ of (the "Owner"), a corporation
duly organized and existing under the laws of ______________, on behalf of whom
I make this affidavit.
2. The Owner is not transferring the [Class R] (the "Residual
Certificates") to impede the assessment or collection of any tax.
3. The Owner has no actual knowledge that the Person that is
the proposed transferee (the "Purchaser") of the Residual Certificates: (i) has
insufficient assets to pay any taxes owed by such proposed transferee as holder
of the Residual Certificates; (ii) may become insolvent or subject to a
bankruptcy proceeding for so long as the Residual Certificates remain
outstanding and (iii) is not a Permitted Transferee.
4. The Owner understands that the Purchaser has delivered to
the Certificate Registrar a transfer affidavit and agreement in the form
attached to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement as Exhibit F-2. The Owner does
not know or believe that any representation contained therein is false.
5. At the time of transfer, the Owner has conducted a
reasonable investigation of the financial condition of the Purchaser as
contemplated by Treasury Regulations Section 1.860E- 1(c)(4)(i) and, as a result
of that investigation, the Owner has determined that the Purchaser has
historically paid its debts as they became due and has found no significant
evidence to indicate that the Purchaser will not continue to pay its debts as
they become due in the future. The Owner understands that the transfer of a
Residual Certificate may not be respected for United States income tax purposes
(and the Owner may continue to be liable for United States income taxes
associated therewith) unless the Owner has conducted such an investigation.
6. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have
the meanings ascribed to them in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Owner has caused this instrument to be
executed on its behalf, pursuant to the authority of its Board of Directors, by
its [Vice] President, attested by its [Assistant] Secretary, this ____ day of
___________, 200__.
[OWNER]
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title: [Vice] President
ATTEST:
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title: [Assistant] Secretary
Personally appeared before me the above-named , known or
proved to me to be the same person who executed the foregoing instrument and to
be a [Vice] President of the Owner, and acknowledged to me that [he/she]
executed the same as [his/her] free act and deed and the free act and deed of
the Owner.
Subscribed and sworn before me this ____ day of __________,
200__.
______________________________
Notary Public
County of ___________________________
State of _____________________________
My Commission expires:
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EXHIBIT G
FORM OF CERTIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO ERISA AND THE CODE
_____________, 200__
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc.
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
0000 Xxxx Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Ameriquest Mortgage Company
0000 Xxxx & Xxxxxxx Xxxx
Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000
Re: Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. Asset-Backed Pass-Through
Certificates, Series 2002-2, Class [CE], [P], [R]
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen:
__________________________________ (the "Transferee") intends
to acquire from _____________________ (the "Transferor") $____________ Initial
Certificate Principal Balance of Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc.,
Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2002-2, Class ___ (the
"Certificates"), issued pursuant to a Pooling and Servicing Agreement (the
"Pooling and Servicing Agreement") dated as of June 1, 2002 among Ameriquest
Mortgage Securities Inc. as depositor (the "Depositor"), Ameriquest Mortgage
Company as master servicer (the "Master Servicer"), U.S. Bank National
Association as trustee and Deutsche Bank National Trust Company as trust
administrator (the "Trust Administrator"). Capitalized terms used herein and not
otherwise defined shall have the meanings assigned thereto in the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement. The Transferee hereby certifies, represents and warrants
to, and covenants with the Depositor, the Trustee, the Trust Administrator and
the Master Servicer that the following statements in either (1) or (2) are
accurate:
_____ (1) The Certificates (i) are not being acquired by, and will
not be transferred to, any employee benefit plan within the
meaning of section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), or other
retirement arrangement, including individual retirement
accounts and annuities, Xxxxx plans and bank collective
investment funds and insurance company general or separate
accounts in which such plans, accounts or arrangements are
invested, that is subject to Section 406 of ERISA or Section
4975 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the
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"Code") (any of the foregoing, a "Plan"), (ii) are not being
acquired with "plan assets" of a Plan within the meaning of
the Department of Labor ("DOL") regulation, 29 C.F.R. ss.
2510.3-101, and (iii) will not be transferred to any entity
that is deemed to be investing in plan assets within the
meaning of the DOL regulation at 29 C.F.R.ss.2510.3-101; or
_____ (2) The purchase of Certificates is permissible under
applicable law, will not constitute or result in any
prohibited transaction under ERISA or Section 4975 of the
Code, will not subject the Depositor, the Trustee, the Trust
Administrator or the Master Servicer to any obligation in
addition to those undertaken in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement and the transferee is an insurance company and (A)
the source of funds used to purchase such Certificate is an
"insurance company general account" (as such term is defined
in PTCE 95-60), (B) the conditions set forth in Sections I and
III PTCE 95-60 have been satisfied and (C) there is no Plan
with respect to which the amount of such general account's
reserves and liabilities for contracts held by or on behalf of
such Plan and all other Plans maintained by the same employer
(or any "affiliate" thereof, as defined in PTCE 95-60) or by
the same employee organization, exceeds 10% of the total of
all reserves and liabilities of such general account (as
determined under PTCE 95-60) as of the date of the acquisition
of such Certificates.
Very truly yours,
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT H
[RESERVED]
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EXHIBIT I
FORM OF SUBSEQUENT TRANSFER INSTRUMENT
Pursuant to this Subsequent Transfer Instrument, dated
_______, 2002 (the "Instrument"), between Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. as
seller (the "Depositor"), U.S. Bank National Association as trustee and Deutsche
Bank National Trust Company as trust administrator (the "Trustee") of the
Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Asset-Backed Pass-Through Certificates,
Series 2002-2, and pursuant to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of
June 1, 2002 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement"), among the Depositor as
depositor, Ameriquest Mortgage Company as master servicer, the Trustee as
trustee and the Trust Administrator as trust administrator, the Depositor, the
Trustee and the Trust Administrator agree to the sale by the Depositor and the
purchase by the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund, of the Mortgage Loans
listed on the attached Schedule of Mortgage Loans (the "Subsequent Mortgage
Loans").
Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined herein shall
have the meanings set forth in the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Section 1. CONVEYANCE OF SUBSEQUENT MORTGAGE LOANS.
(a) The Depositor does hereby sell, transfer, assign, set over
and convey to the Trustee on behalf of the Trust Fund, without recourse, all of
its right, title and interest in and to the Subsequent Mortgage Loans, and
including all amounts due on the Subsequent Mortgage Loans after the related
Subsequent Cut-off Date, and all items with respect to the Subsequent Mortgage
Loans to be delivered pursuant to Section 2.01 of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement; provided, however that the Depositor reserves and retains all right,
title and interest in and to amounts due on the Subsequent Mortgage Loans on or
prior to the related Subsequent Cut-off Date. The Depositor, contemporaneously
with the delivery of this Agreement, has delivered or caused to be delivered to
the Trust Administrator each item set forth in Section 2.01 of the Pooling and
Servicing Agreement. The transfer to the Trustee by the Depositor of the
Subsequent Mortgage Loans identified on the Mortgage Loan Schedule shall be
absolute and is intended by the Depositor, the Master Servicer, the Trustee, the
Trust Administrator and the Certificateholders to constitute and to be treated
as a sale by the Depositor to the Trust Fund.
(b) The Depositor, concurrently with the execution and
delivery hereof, does hereby transfer, assign, set over and otherwise convey to
the Trustee without recourse for the benefit of the Certificateholders all the
right, title and interest of the Depositor, in, to and under the Subsequent
Mortgage Loan Purchase Agreement, dated the date hereof, between the Depositor
as purchaser and the Master Servicer as originator and as seller, to the extent
of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans.
(c) Additional terms of the sale are set forth on Attachment A
hereto.
Section 2. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES; CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT.
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(a) The Depositor hereby confirms that each of the conditions
precedent and the representations and warranties set forth in Section 2.10 of
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement are satisfied as of the date hereof.
(b) All terms and conditions of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement are hereby ratified and confirmed; provided, however, that in the
event of any conflict, the provisions of this Instrument shall control over the
conflicting provisions of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
Section 3. RECORDATION OF INSTRUMENT.
To the extent permitted by applicable law, this Instrument, or
a memorandum thereof if permitted under applicable law, is subject to
recordation in all appropriate public offices for real property records in all
of the counties or other comparable jurisdictions in which any or all of the
properties subject to the Mortgages are situated, and in any other appropriate
public recording office or elsewhere, such recordation to be effected by the
Master Servicer at the Certificateholders' expense on direction of the related
Certificateholders, but only when accompanied by an Opinion of Counsel to the
effect that such recordation materially and beneficially affects the interests
of the Certificateholders or is necessary for the administration or servicing of
the Mortgage Loans.
Section 4. GOVERNING LAW.
This Instrument shall be construed in accordance with the laws
of the State of New York and the obligations, rights and remedies of the parties
hereunder shall be determined in accordance with such laws, without giving
effect to principles of conflicts of law.
Section 5. COUNTERPARTS.
This Instrument may be executed in one or more counterparts
and by the different parties hereto on separate counterparts, each of which,
when so executed, shall be deemed to be an original; such counterparts,
together, shall constitute one and the same instrument.
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Section 6. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
This Instrument shall inure to the benefit of and be binding
upon the Depositor, the Trustee and the Trust Administrator and their respective
successors and assigns.
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC.
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By: ________________________________
Name:
Title:
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST
COMPANY,
as Trust Administrator
By: ______________________________
Name:
Title:
ATTACHMENTS
A. Additional terms of sale.
B. Schedule of Subsequent Mortgage Loans.
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ATTACHMENT A
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ADDITIONAL TERMS OF SALE
A. General
1. Subsequent Cut-off Date: ________, 2002
2. Subsequent Transfer Date: ________, 2002
3. Aggregate Principal Balance of the Subsequent
Mortgage Loans as of the Subsequent Cut-off Date:
$______________
4. Purchase Price: 100.00%
B. The following representations and warranties with respect to each
Subsequent Mortgage Loan determined as of the Subsequent Cut-off Date is true
and correct: (i) the Subsequent Mortgage Loan may not be 30 or more days
delinquent as of the related Subsequent Cut-off Date (except with respect to
1.00% of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans, by aggregate principal balance as of the
related Subsequent Cut-off Date, which may be 30 or more days delinquent but
less than 60 days delinquent as of the related Subsequent Cut-off Date); (ii)
the stated term to maturity of the Subsequent Mortgage Loan will not be less
than ___ months and will not exceed 360 months; (iii) the Subsequent Mortgage
Loan may not provide for negative amortization; (iv) the Subsequent Mortgage
Loan will not have a Loan-to-Value Ratio greater than ____% the Subsequent
Mortgage Loans will have as of the Subsequent Cut-off Date, a weighted average
term since origination not in excess of __ months; (vi) no Subsequent Mortgage
Loan shall have a Mortgage Rate less than ___% or greater than ____%; (vii) the
Subsequent Mortgage Loan will have been serviced by the Master Servicer since
origination or purchased by the Depositor; (viii) the Subsequent Mortgage Loan
must have a first Monthly Payment due on or before [MONTH/YEAR]; and (ix) the
Subsequent Mortgage Loan will be underwritten in accordance with the criteria
set forth under the section "The Mortgage Pool--Underwriting Standards;
Representations" in the Prospectus Supplement.
C. Following the purchase of the Subsequent Mortgage Loans by the Trust
Fund, the Mortgage Loans (including the Subsequent Mortgage Loans) will, as of
the Subsequent Cut-off Date: (i) have a weighted average original term to stated
maturity of not more than 360 months; (ii) have a weighted average Mortgage Rate
of not less than _____% and not more than ______%; (iii) have a weighted average
Loan-to-Value Ratio of not more than ______%; (iv) have no Mortgage Loan with a
principal balance in excess of $________ and (v) have a weighted average Gross
Margin of not less than _____%, in each case, as applicable, by aggregate
principal balance of the Mortgage Loans as of the Subsequent Cut-off Date.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Subsequent Mortgage Loan may be rejected by
any of the Rating Agencies if the inclusion of such Subsequent Mortgage Loan
would adversely affect the ratings on any class of Offered Certificates.
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EXHIBIT J
FORM OF ADDITION NOTICE
____________, 2002
Deutsche Bank National Trust Company
0000 Xxxx Xx. Xxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000-0000
Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of June 1, 2002,
among Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc., Ameriquest Mortgage
Company, U.S. Bank National Association and Deutsche Bank
National Trust Company, relating to Ameriquest Mortgage
Securities Inc., Asset-backed Pass-through Certificates,
Series 2002-2
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Section 2.10 of the referenced Pooling and
Servicing Agreement, Ameriquest Mortgage Securities Inc. has designated
Subsequent Mortgage Loans to be sold to the Trust Fund on ________, 2002 with an
aggregate principal balance of $_______________. Capitalized terms not otherwise
defined herein have the meaning set forth in the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement.
Please acknowledge your receipt of this notice by
countersigning the enclosed copy in the space indicated below and returning it
to the attention of the undersigned.
Very truly yours,
AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE
SECURITIES INC.
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
Acknowledged and Agreed:
DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY,
as Trust Administrator
By: __________________________
Name:
Title:
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EXHIBIT K
LOSS MITIGATION ACTION PLAN
DEFAULT MITIGATION ACTION SUPPORTING STANDARDS
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FORBEARANCE WORKOUT Borrower documents a temporary financial hardship
Defer any of the following: resulting in request for a forbearance
1.accrued interest Borrower documents financial ability to pay under the
2.past due principal proposed forbearance terms
3.escrow advances Borrower expresses a willingness to perform.
4.corporate advances Current monthly payments are scheduled to be made
5.ancillary fees prior to late charge date during the forbearance term
6.any combination of the above
LOAN MODIFICATION WORKOUT Borrower documents a non-temporary financial
Any of the following: hardship resulting in the request for a loan modification
1.waive accrued interest Borrower documents financial ability to pay under the
2.waive past due principal proposed loan modification terms
3.waive corporate advances Borrower does not have the ability to pay under the
4.waive ancillary fees original loan terms
5.reduce principal Borrower expresses a willingness to perform
6.reduce interest rate No waiver of escrow advances (taxes and insurance) is
7.any combination of the above items allowed
8.any combination with the Forbearance items
SHORT SALE DISPOSAL Sale to a third party
Waive or negotiate a reduced amount of any of the Independent appraisal supports sale price
following: No cash to seller (borrower), excluding costs necessary
1.accrued interest to close
2.principal Borrower does not have the ability and/or willingness
3.escrow advances to pay
4.corporate advances Borrower no longer wants property
5.ancillary fees
6.prepayment charges
7.any combination of the above items
SHORT PAY-OFF DISPOSAL Refinance by independent third party Lender
Waive or negotiate a reduced amount of any of the Independent appraisal supports new loan amount
following: New loan is no cash out (i.e. no cash to borrower
1.accrued interest excluding costs necessary to close)
2.principal Borrower has expressed his/her unwillingness to pay
3.escrow advances Anticipated refinance time frame is less than
4.corporate advances anticipated foreclosure time frame
5.ancillary fees
6.prepayment charges
7.any combination of the above items
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DEFAULT MITIGATION ACTION SUPPORTING STANDARDS
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DEED-IN-LIEU DISPOSAL Borrower has already or will abandon the property or
is willing to vacate the property (in a broom sweep
condition) on a mutually agreeable date
Borrower does not have the ability and/or willingness
to pay
Independent appraisal confirms property has a value
Title is clean
Property appears to be resalable based on condition
and value shown in independent appraisal
Property does not appear to have any environmental or
hazardous conditions (or such conditions appear to be
curable)
FORECLOSURE DISPOSAL Borrower has already or will abandon the property
(which may be by an eviction proceeding or mutual
agreement)
Borrower does not have the ability and/or willingness
to pay
Independent appraisal confirms property has a value
Property appears to be resalable based on condition
and value shown in independent appraisal
Property does not appear to have any environmental or
hazardous conditions (or such conditions appear to be
curable)
Workouts in the form of either a Forbearance or Loan Modification require that
the Borrower document the existence of a financial hardship leading to the
payment delinquency and document the ability to make the payments required
under the proposed Forbearance or Loan Modification. If the Borrower fails to
meet both of these conditions or the Borrower is uncooperative, a Disposal
Loss Mitigation Action will be employed to liquidate the delinquent loan,
assuming the Borrower does not otherwise cure the existing default. Each of
the Default Mitigation Actions and Supporting Standards may not be applicable
to each and every loan subject to a default in its monthly payments and in
those cases where a Default Mitigation Action or Supporting Standard may be
applicable, each is subject to amendment and/or waiver on an individual basis
pursuant to applicable federal, state and local laws, decisional authorities,
court orders, instructions of regulatory and/or other governmental
authorities, the advice of legal counsel, instructions from the Trust
Administrator and changes in the loan servicing standards.
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SCHEDULE 1
MORTGAGE LOAN SCHEDULE
Filed By Paper
Schedule-1-1
SCHEDULE 2
PREPAYMENT CHARGE SCHEDULE
Available Upon Request
Schedule-2-1
